Question 1

Are the files really free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every file in the library is free for any use, including commercial, with no attribution required. See the License page for the plain-language terms.

Question 2

Where do the files come from?

Accepted Answer

Every file is generated by a deterministic Python script — not collected from the web. That is why each one ships with an exact specification and, where randomness is involved, a fixed seed. There is no copyright exposure.

Question 3

Are the files safe?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The library contains no executables, no macro-enabled Office files, and no archives. Downloads are served with a Content-Disposition: attachment header so your browser downloads rather than renders them. Some files are deliberately corrupt for error-handling tests — these are always clearly labelled 'intentionally corrupt' in the title and description.

Question 4

What are the 'intentionally corrupt' files?

Accepted Answer

They are real files that have been deliberately truncated or malformed so you can test how your tool handles bad input. They are not valid files by design, and every one is labelled as intentionally corrupt.

Question 5

What is a 'pair'?

Accepted Answer

A pair is a 1:1 relationship between two files that belong together — a clean image and its noisy version, or a scanned document and its text twin. One is the input, the other is the ground truth you score against.

Question 6

Can I use these files in a CI pipeline?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every download is a stable, permanent URL, so you can curl a fixture directly in your tests. File URLs never change once shipped.

Question 7

Can I edit a file in the browser?

Accepted Answer

Text-based files (TXT, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, MD, HTML, SVG) open in the in-browser editor with syntax highlighting. Edit and download the result — nothing is uploaded.

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Do you track me?

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Question 9

Can I request a file that isn't here?

Accepted Answer

Yes — email examples@novusstreamsolutions.com with what you need. The library grows over time and requests help set priorities.

Question 10

What is Novus Examples for?

Accepted Answer

Testing. It gives developers, QA engineers, and tool evaluators reproducible fixtures with documented properties — for parsers, converters, denoisers, OCR, form fillers, and more.

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