PFA Converter

Convert PostScript fonts (PFA) online for free


Drop or upload your .PFA file
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How to convert your PFA file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PFA file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert PFA to another file type

The converter easily converts your PFA fonts to various formats - free and online. No FontForge or or other Font software needed.

  • PFA to SVG
  • PFA to PFM
  • PFA to WDP
  • PFA to JBIG
  • PFA to VIC
  • PFA to UIL
  • PFA to OTB
  • PFA to MONO
  • PFA to EPDF
  • PFA to FL32
  • PFA to FLIF
  • PFA to BMP

Convert a file to PFA

To convert other file formats to the "ASCII Outline Font" file type, you need software like FontForge or a similar tool.


About PFA files

A .PFA (Printer Font ASCII) file is a legacy representation of a PostScript Type 1 font, encoded in ASCII text. Historically favored on Unix and Linux systems (while Windows preferred the binary PFB format), these files contain the glyph outlines required for printing. However, .PFA files present significant challenges in modern workflows. Most notably, Adobe completely discontinued support for PostScript Type 1 fonts in January 2023 within Creative Cloud apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

This means opening older archives often results in "missing font" errors that break your design layout. Additionally, .PFA files are not self-contained; they typically require a separate metrics file (.AFM or .PFM) to render spacing correctly, doubling the file management burden. They are also incompatible with modern web design standards. To salvage these assets, the best practice is to convert .PFA to OTF (OpenType) or TTF (TrueType) for desktop editing, or WOFF2 for web deployment. In rare cases, a .PFA file might be a floor plan schematic from Microspace Profloor, which requires specific CAD software to view.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PFA file.

Users also converted PRN, PDF, WOFF2, WOFF, SFD and TTF files.


FAQ

If you want to convert PFA file to TTF, OTF, WOFF, WOFF2, EOT, BDF, PCF, FNT, FON or AFM, you can use FontForge or similar software from the "Legacy Type 1 Font" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert UFO, WOFF, PFB, GXF, AFM, F3F, SFD, WOFF2, PSF, TTF, TXF or OTF files to PFA, try FontForge or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Type 1 Font" category.



The PFA Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PFA converter.