Sample PDF 10MB File
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File details
| Format | |
| Extension | |
| MIME type | application/pdf |
| Size | 10 MB |
| Exact bytes | 10,485,760 |
| Filename | TestFile-pdf-10mb.pdf |
| Format version | PDF 1.3 |
| Contents | 40-page A4 document: H1/H2/H3 headings, lorem ipsum body text, tables, image placeholders, and footer page numbers throughout |
| Encoding | FlateDecode stream compression; Helvetica font subset embedded |
What is a 10MB PDF file useful for?
A 10 MB PDF (~40 pages) crosses the threshold where document processing moves from incidental to resource-intensive. Use it to verify that your backend does not load the entire file into RAM before streaming it to storage, that nginx or your reverse proxy does not silently reject it under a default 10 MB body-size limit, and that thumbnail generation is offloaded to a worker process rather than blocking an HTTP thread. It is also the right file for testing upload-progress-bar accuracy on slower connections.
What's inside this file?
A 40-page A4 document generated with fpdf2. At this page count the cross-reference table and page tree become structurally significant, exercising PDF reader code paths for navigating large document hierarchies. Per-page content is consistent with the smaller samples: heading hierarchy, lorem ipsum body, formatted table, image placeholder, and page-number footer.
Download via curl
curl -L "http://localhost:8000/files/pdf/TestFile-pdf-10mb.pdf" \ -o TestFile-pdf-10mb.pdf
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