15 MB PNG sample

A PNG file of exactly 15,728,640 bytes. It is a valid Portable Network Graphics 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 PNG file.

sample-png-15mb.png

15 MB15,728,640 bytes

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Type: image/png
SHA-256: 5398c29d076258ec4e6197ac7db73d650557c11a3d729cfcd1aa35055240de1d
Delivery: Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).

What is in this file

A 2626 × 1996 test card. The pixel data sits in a deflate stream made of stored blocks, so the size is set by the pixel count. 185 bytes of tEXt comment chunk bring the file to the exact size.

Dimensions	2,626 × 1,996 px
Colour type	Truecolour RGB, 8 bits per channel
Transparency	No
Compression	Deflate stream of stored blocks
Interlaced	No

First bytes of the file

The first 64 bytes of sample-png-15mb.png as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The PNG signature is 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A.

00000000  89 50 4e 47 0d 0a 1a 0a  00 00 00 0d 49 48 44 52 |.PNG........IHDR|
00000010  00 00 0a 42 00 00 07 cc  08 02 00 00 00 6f 84 84 |...B.........o..|
00000020  1d 00 00 00 ad 74 45 58  74 43 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 |.....tEXtComment|
00000030  00 53 61 6d 70 6c 65 54  65 73 74 46 69 6c 65 73 |.SampleTestFiles|

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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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Use this file for

Measuring download speed from your own server or CDN
Verifying dimension limits
Testing image uploads that must stay lossless

Testing notes for PNG

Every chunk carries a CRC, so a strict decoder rejects a file that was altered in transit.
PNG compresses flat colour extremely well, so a tiny file can expand to a very large bitmap. Check dimensions before decoding.

PNG format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-png-15mb.png
Format	PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
Extension	.png
MIME type	image/png
Size	15,728,640 bytes (15 MB)
Kind	Binary
Signature	89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A
SHA-256	5398c29d076258ec4e6197ac7db73d650557c11a3d729cfcd1aa35055240de1d
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	Images

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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 PNG file?: A 2626 × 1996 test card. The pixel data sits in a deflate stream made of stored blocks, so the size is set by the pixel count. 185 bytes of tEXt comment chunk bring the file to the exact size.
Is there a sample with transparency?: Yes. The curated library includes a 512 × 512 PNG with an alpha gradient.

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