[Feature Request]: Add attachment file upload upon drag/drop or paste within the editors #2626

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T04:39:29+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:39:29 +03:00

Originally created by @christianhz01 on GitHub (Feb 2, 2022).

Describe the feature you'd like

That a PDF can be pasted like an image or opened with a preview, without download.
-> exactly as it was solved for example in Nextcloud

Describe the benefits this feature would bring to BookStack users

No unnecessary downloads of PDFs that you just want to have a quick look at.

Additional context

No response

Originally created by @christianhz01 on GitHub (Feb 2, 2022). ### Describe the feature you'd like That a PDF can be pasted like an image or opened with a preview, without download. -> exactly as it was solved for example in Nextcloud ### Describe the benefits this feature would bring to BookStack users No unnecessary downloads of PDFs that you just want to have a quick look at. ### Additional context _No response_

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 04:39:29 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:39:33 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2022):

Hi @christianhz01,

That a PDF can be pasted like an image or opened with a preview, without download.

It sounds like there are two requests here, although I'm not 100% sure about what is desired. I'm guessing:

Allow pasting/drag+dropping of files into the page editor, to be uploaded as an attachment.
Allow PDF attachment files to be viewed in-browser without download first.

The second of the above can be achieved, when viewing a page, by clicking the attachment in the sidebar while holding down shift, Or by appending ?open=true to the attachment link. At some point I would like tot make this more obvious in the interface but I've found that coming up with the right user interface has been tricky. I think this may already be covered by #705.

In reference to (1) in the above, is my assumption correct in regards to the description of the feature? If so I could re-purpose this issue to focus on that.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2022): Hi @christianhz01, > That a PDF can be pasted like an image or opened with a preview, without download. It sounds like there are two requests here, although I'm not 100% sure about what is desired. I'm guessing: 1. Allow pasting/drag+dropping of files into the page editor, to be uploaded as an attachment. 2. Allow PDF attachment files to be viewed in-browser without download first. The second of the above can be achieved, when viewing a page, by clicking the attachment in the sidebar while holding down shift, Or by appending `?open=true` to the attachment link. At some point I would like tot make this more obvious in the interface but I've found that coming up with the right user interface has been tricky. I think this may already be covered by #705. In reference to (1) in the above, is my assumption correct in regards to the description of the feature? If so I could re-purpose this issue to focus on that.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:39:40 +03:00

@christianhz01 commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2022):

Hi @ssddanbrown
Thanks for the answer. Both would be very useful features :)

@christianhz01 commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2022): Hi @ssddanbrown Thanks for the answer. Both would be very useful features :)

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:39:42 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2022):

Okay, will therefore re-focus this issue to attachment paste/drag+dropping.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2022): Okay, will therefore re-focus this issue to attachment paste/drag+dropping.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:39:45 +03:00

@ghost commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2023):

Hey,

are there any updates on that topic?
I would like to import PDF´s from my local mashine therefore drag and drop would be perfect for me.
The Request #705 was nice, but i seem to fail uploading my local files.

thanks for your great work! :-)

@ghost commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2023): Hey, are there any updates on that topic? I would like to import PDF´s from my local mashine therefore drag and drop would be perfect for me. The Request #705 was nice, but i seem to fail uploading my local files. thanks for your great work! :-)

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:39:52 +03:00

@kevinmckeown commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2023):

+1 for import pdf

@kevinmckeown commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2023): +1 for import pdf

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:39:54 +03:00

@zznobzz commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023):

Very need import pdf!

@zznobzz commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023): Very need import pdf!

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:39:59 +03:00