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PDF Test Collections — Grouped by Purpose

Five curated sets of PDF files engineered for specific testing workflows. Each ZIP includes documentation describing every file's purpose and expected behavior.

SET 01RAG/AI

RAG/AI Test Sets

Papers, slides, reports, and contracts structured for retrieval-augmented generation testing. Includes header/footer variants and a README documenting expected chunking behavior per file.

5 PDFS · ZIP · READMEExplore →
SET 02OCR

OCR Test Sets

Clean sans-serif text (baseline), tables, two-column layouts, and simulated low-quality scans. Ships with ground-truth.txt so you can score OCR engine accuracy against known-correct output.

4 PDFS · ZIP · GROUND-TRUTHExplore →
SET 03PARSER

Parser Stress-Test Sets

Malformed PDFs (corrupt xref, missing trailer, invalid objects), boundary cases, font edge cases, encrypted files, and the smallest valid PDF (< 1 KB). Each file is annotated with expected parser behavior: reject, tolerate, or partial-parse.

8 PDFS · ZIP · EXPECTED-BEHAVIORExplore →
SET 04RENDER

Render-Compatibility Sets

PDFs exercising CID fonts, OpenType, Type 3, and multiple character encodings. Open them side-by-side in pdf.js, Chrome, Firefox, Adobe Acrobat, and Evince to surface rendering differences.

4 PDFS · ZIP · READMEExplore →
SET 05⚠ SECURITY

Security Test Sets

Files containing JavaScript, hidden text, injection payloads, and bloated constructs. For authorized security testing only — validating that your parsers, viewers, and sanitization tools handle untrusted input safely. Includes AUP and disclaimer.

5 PDFS · ZIP · AUPExplore →

All collections are free to download as ZIP archives. No account required. Files are static assets served from our CDN — no generation delay.

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Each ZIP contains 4–10+ PDF files plus a documentation file (README, expected-behavior.md, ground-truth.txt, or AUP) explaining what each file tests and what the expected outcome is.

They contain structural payloads (JavaScript stubs, hidden text, oversized objects) designed to test sanitization and sandboxing — not weaponized exploits. Download and open them only in isolated test environments. The collection ships with an Acceptable Use Policy.

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