Large PDFs exhaust memory and never release it
Large PDFs consume 10 to 20 GB of RAM, keep memory after parsing, or crash with out-of-memory errors on laptops.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 28 October 2024 · last reported 20 October 2025
What's going wrong
People converting long PDFs, such as a 750-page report or a 66-page annual report, report that Marker can use around 20 GB of RAM and does not release it afterward.
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