15 MB PDF sample

A PDF file of exactly 15,728,640 bytes. It is a valid Portable Document Format file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 15 MB sample, test or dummy PDF file.

sample-pdf-15mb.pdf

15 MB15,728,640 bytes

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Type: application/pdf
SHA-256: 604a6cc1f8bcad296d68804b9bd4bcc7f4f73e7ce8d0153b4be380c932800429
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What is in this file

9 pages of selectable text followed by 5 full-page test-card images stored as uncompressed RGB, which is what gives the file its size. 1,041 bytes of PDF comment lines before the cross-reference table bring the file to the exact size.

Pages	14
Page size	A4 (595 × 842 pt)
PDF version	1.4
Fonts	Helvetica, Helvetica-Bold (standard, not embedded)
Images	5 uncompressed RGB, 860 × 1216 px
Encrypted	No
Text selectable	Yes

First bytes of the file

The first 64 bytes of sample-pdf-15mb.pdf as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The PDF signature is 25 50 44 46 2D.

00000000  25 50 44 46 2d 31 2e 34  0a 25 e2 e3 cf d3 0a 31 |%PDF-1.4.%.....1|
00000010  20 30 20 6f 62 6a 0a 3c  3c 20 2f 54 79 70 65 20 | 0 obj.<< /Type |
00000020  2f 43 61 74 61 6c 6f 67  20 2f 50 61 67 65 73 20 |/Catalog /Pages |
00000030  32 20 30 20 52 20 3e 3e  0a 65 6e 64 6f 62 6a 0a |2 0 R >>.endobj.|

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Where 15 MB matters

A 15,728,640-byte file, 15 MB in the binary units that operating systems and upload limits use. It is useful wherever a form, an API gateway, a storage quota or a mail server is configured with a limit of about this size.

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A file cut off before its final "%%EOF" marker usually cannot be opened, which makes PDF a good format for detecting truncated transfers.

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Technical details

File name	sample-pdf-15mb.pdf
Format	PDF (Portable Document Format)
Extension	.pdf
MIME type	application/pdf
Size	15,728,640 bytes (15 MB)
Kind	Binary
Signature	25 50 44 46 2D
SHA-256	604a6cc1f8bcad296d68804b9bd4bcc7f4f73e7ce8d0153b4be380c932800429
Created	2026-10-23
Validation	See the listed size and SHA-256. Small downloads are checked in the browser; verify streamed downloads manually. A hash match does not prove parser compatibility.
Preview	Available on this page
Source	Generated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere
Licence	Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
Category	Documents

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 15 MB?: Yes. It is 15,728,640 bytes, which is 15 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 15 MB PDF file?: 9 pages of selectable text followed by 5 full-page test-card images stored as uncompressed RGB, which is what gives the file its size. 1,041 bytes of PDF comment lines before the cross-reference table bring the file to the exact size.
Are the PDFs password-protected or signed?: The sized files are not: they are unencrypted, unsigned and contain no forms, scripts or attachments. The curated list on this page adds a password-protected PDF, with its password stated, and a PDF with fillable form fields.

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