Sample Archive Files: ZIP, RAR, 7Z & TAR
Download free sample archive files in ZIP (universal), TAR.GZ (Linux), TAR.BZ2 (archival), RAR (WinRAR), and 7Z (highest compression). From 1KB to 1GB for testing extraction, compression pipelines, and upload handling.
Choose a format by task
| Task | Recommended format | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-platform sharing | ZIP | Built-in support is common across desktop and mobile systems. |
| Strongest compression | 7Z | Often produces smaller archives when maximum compression matters. |
| Multipart archives | RAR | Commonly used for split volumes and recovery records. |
| Linux packaging | TAR.GZ | A standard tarball format for Unix packaging and distribution. |
| Long-term archive | TAR.BZ2 | Combines tar packaging with slower, space-efficient bzip2 compression. |
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Universal — cross-platform, streamable
View all ZIP →sample-1kb.zip
File details and verification
- Filename
- sample-1kb.zip
- Exact size
- 1,163 bytes
- Displayed size
- 1.1 KB
- Catalog status
- Valid catalog fixture
- SHA-256
- 04d104c11bef76e652a3fbabfdf32dd484a5391461ae4dc05b4dc79a56c8e8de
- Header signature
- Matched (ZIP local header)
- Verified on
- 2026-08-10
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://cdn.truefilesize.com/zip/sample-1kb.zip
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sample-10kb.zip
File details and verification
- Filename
- sample-10kb.zip
- Exact size
- 11,097 bytes
- Displayed size
- 10.8 KB
- Catalog status
- Valid catalog fixture
- SHA-256
- ed152a503c8f6aa597e7a02af51aee217c27775b8126edf0675b018bccb1f114
- Header signature
- Matched (ZIP local header)
- Verified on
- 2026-08-10
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://cdn.truefilesize.com/zip/sample-10kb.zip
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sample-100kb.zip
File details and verification
- Filename
- sample-100kb.zip
- Exact size
- 106,174 bytes
- Displayed size
- 104 KB
- Catalog status
- Valid catalog fixture
- SHA-256
- 6121cd2d8a028e8e390fca16114f1146a1284948191354f67dd383825e78d950
- Header signature
- Matched (ZIP local header)
- Verified on
- 2026-08-10
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://cdn.truefilesize.com/zip/sample-100kb.zip
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sample-500kb.zip
File details and verification
- Filename
- sample-500kb.zip
- Exact size
- 522,444 bytes
- Displayed size
- 510 KB
- Catalog status
- Valid catalog fixture
- SHA-256
- 8bd1c1e127989ddaac1b0675ecd6f269ade00afdfc40397d805b67338ad514c1
- Header signature
- Matched (ZIP local header)
- Verified on
- 2026-08-10
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://cdn.truefilesize.com/zip/sample-500kb.zip
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sample-1mb.zip
File details and verification
- Filename
- sample-1mb.zip
- Exact size
- 1,102,644 bytes
- Displayed size
- 1.05 MB
- Catalog status
- Valid catalog fixture
- SHA-256
- bb63fb5a55ce96b8533aab7e7a18a58321ce007a361a5e68880ef483f436b35b
- Header signature
- Matched (ZIP local header)
- Verified on
- 2026-08-10
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://cdn.truefilesize.com/zip/sample-1mb.zip
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sample-5mb.zip
File details and verification
- Filename
- sample-5mb.zip
- Exact size
- 5,503,944 bytes
- Displayed size
- 5.25 MB
- Catalog status
- Valid catalog fixture
- SHA-256
- a6eab7be93fcbb76a3d28ad664389f3d714b6c6642b4a7cd256ac864196b5711
- Header signature
- Matched (ZIP local header)
- Verified on
- 2026-08-10
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://cdn.truefilesize.com/zip/sample-5mb.zip
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