feat(attachments): add attachment support with sidebar and API integration (#5673)

frontend/package-lock.json

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "@embedpdf/engines": "^2.5.0",
         "@embedpdf/models": "^2.5.0",
         "@embedpdf/plugin-annotation": "^2.5.0",
+        "@embedpdf/plugin-attachment": "^2.5.0",
         "@embedpdf/plugin-bookmark": "^2.5.0",
         "@embedpdf/plugin-document-manager": "^2.5.0",
         "@embedpdf/plugin-export": "^2.5.0",
@@ -668,6 +669,23 @@
         "vue": ">=3.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@embedpdf/plugin-attachment": {
+      "version": "2.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@embedpdf/plugin-attachment/-/plugin-attachment-2.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dVVnklI2V1Tsnkf2Ob1PY/R8U6bImhaYwiWm8TwJnNzXXT3aTHQ81lGQOv+pIA9f02L8Y4J5OOKkVrKIpqBHug==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@embedpdf/models": "2.5.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@embedpdf/core": "2.5.0",
+        "preact": "^10.26.4",
+        "react": ">=16.8.0",
+        "react-dom": ">=16.8.0",
+        "svelte": ">=5 <6",
+        "vue": ">=3.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@embedpdf/plugin-bookmark": {
       "version": "2.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@embedpdf/plugin-bookmark/-/plugin-bookmark-2.5.0.tgz",

frontend/package.json

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "@embedpdf/engines": "^2.5.0",
     "@embedpdf/models": "^2.5.0",
     "@embedpdf/plugin-annotation": "^2.5.0",
+    "@embedpdf/plugin-attachment": "^2.5.0",
     "@embedpdf/plugin-bookmark": "^2.5.0",
     "@embedpdf/plugin-export": "^2.5.0",
     "@embedpdf/plugin-history": "^2.5.0",

frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml

@@ -5304,6 +5304,7 @@ selectAll = "Select All"
 selectByNumber = "Select by Page Numbers"
 toggleAnnotations = "Toggle Annotations Visibility"
 toggleBookmarks = "Toggle Bookmarks"
+toggleAttachments = "Toggle Attachments"
 toggleSidebar = "Toggle Sidebar"
 toggleTheme = "Toggle Theme"
 
@@ -6437,6 +6438,15 @@ unknownFile = "Unknown file"
 zoomIn = "Zoom In"
 zoomOut = "Zoom Out"
 
+[viewer.attachments]
+title = "Attachments"
+searchPlaceholder = "Search attachments"
+noSupport = "Attachment support is unavailable for this viewer."
+noDocument = "Open a PDF to view its attachments."
+loading = "Loading attachments..."
+empty = "No attachments in this document"
+noMatch = "No attachments match your search"
+
 [viewPdf]
 header = "View PDF"
 tags = "view,read,annotate,text,image,highlight,edit"

frontend/src/core/components/viewer/AttachmentAPIBridge.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useAttachmentCapability } from '@embedpdf/plugin-attachment/react';
+import { useViewer } from '@app/contexts/ViewerContext';
+import { AttachmentState, AttachmentAPIWrapper } from '@app/contexts/viewer/viewerBridges';
+import { PdfAttachmentObject } from '@embedpdf/models';
+
+export function AttachmentAPIBridge() {
+  const { provides: attachmentCapability } = useAttachmentCapability();
+  const { registerBridge } = useViewer();
+  const [state, setState] = useState<AttachmentState>({
+    attachments: null,
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null,
+  });
+
+  const fetchAttachments = useCallback(
+    async () => {
+      if (!attachmentCapability) return [];
+
+      setState(prev => ({ ...prev, isLoading: true, error: null }));
+      try {
+        const task = attachmentCapability.getAttachments();
+
+        const timeoutPromise = new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
+          setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Attachment fetch timeout after 10 seconds')), 10000);
+        });
+
+        const result = await Promise.race([task.toPromise(), timeoutPromise]);
+        setState({
+          attachments: result ?? [],
+          isLoading: false,
+          error: null,
+        });
+        return result ?? [];
+      } catch (error) {
+        const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to load attachments';
+        setState({
+          attachments: null,
+          isLoading: false,
+          error: message,
+        });
+        throw error;
+      }
+    },
+    [attachmentCapability]
+  );
+
+  const api = useMemo<AttachmentAPIWrapper | null>(() => {
+    if (!attachmentCapability) return null;
+
+    return {
+      getAttachments: fetchAttachments,
+      downloadAttachment: async (attachment: PdfAttachmentObject) => {
+        try {
+          const task = attachmentCapability.downloadAttachment(attachment);
+          const buffer = await task.toPromise();
+
+          // Create a blob and trigger download
+          const blob = new Blob([buffer], { type: 'application/octet-stream' });
+          const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+          const link = document.createElement('a');
+          link.href = url;
+          link.download = attachment.name || 'attachment';
+          document.body.appendChild(link);
+          link.click();
+          document.body.removeChild(link);
+          window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Failed to download attachment:', error);
+        }
+      },
+      clearAttachments: () => {
+        setState({
+          attachments: null,
+          isLoading: false,
+          error: null,
+        });
+      },
+      setLocalAttachments: (attachments, error = null) => {
+        setState({
+          attachments,
+          isLoading: false,
+          error,
+        });
+      },
+    };
+  }, [attachmentCapability, fetchAttachments]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!api) return;
+
+    registerBridge('attachment', {
+      state,
+      api,
+    });
+  }, [api, state, registerBridge]);
+
+  return null;
+}

frontend/src/core/components/viewer/AttachmentSidebar.css

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/* Attachment Sidebar - Modern styling to match AllTools section */
+
+.attachment-sidebar {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    135deg,
+    color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-toolbar) 96%, transparent),
+    color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-background) 90%, transparent)
+  );
+  border-left: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--border-subtle) 75%, transparent);
+  box-shadow: -2px 0 16px color-mix(in srgb, var(--shadow-color, rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.35)) 20%, transparent);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
+}
+
+/* Header Section */
+.attachment-sidebar__header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 0.75rem 0.875rem;
+  background: var(--bg-toolbar);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
+}
+
+.attachment-sidebar__header-title {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.attachment-sidebar__header-icon {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  color: var(--mantine-color-blue-6);
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+}
+
+/* Search Section */
+.attachment-sidebar__search {
+  background: var(--tool-panel-search-bg, var(--bg-toolbar));
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--tool-panel-search-border-bottom, var(--border-subtle));
+  padding-top: 0.75rem !important;
+}
+
+/* Content Section */
+.attachment-sidebar__content {
+  padding-top: 0.5rem !important;
+}
+
+.attachment-sidebar__empty-state,
+.attachment-sidebar__error {
+  padding: 2rem 1rem;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.attachment-sidebar__loading {
+  padding: 2rem 1rem !important;
+}
+
+/* Attachment List */
+.attachment-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+/* Attachment Items */
+.attachment-item-wrapper {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.attachment-item {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.65rem;
+  border-radius: 0.65rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-toolbar) 86%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  width: 100%;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  position: relative;
+  text-align: left;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.attachment-item:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-primary) 8%, var(--bg-toolbar));
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-primary) 20%, var(--border-subtle));
+  transform: translateX(2px);
+}
+
+.attachment-item:active {
+  transform: translateX(3px);
+}
+
+.attachment-item:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-primary) 30%, var(--border-subtle));
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
+/* Download Icon */
+.attachment-item__download-icon {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.attachment-item:hover .attachment-item__download-icon {
+  color: var(--mantine-color-blue-6);
+  transform: scale(1.1);
+}
+
+/* Content */
+.attachment-item__content {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.15rem;
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.attachment-item__title {
+  line-height: 1.35;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.attachment-item__meta {
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+/* Smooth fade-in animation */
+@keyframes attachment-fade-in {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(-4px);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+}
+
+.attachment-list {
+  animation: attachment-fade-in 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+/* Accessibility & Reduced Motion */
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .attachment-item,
+  .attachment-list {
+    transition: none;
+    animation: none;
+  }
+}

frontend/src/core/components/viewer/AttachmentSidebar.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { Box, ScrollArea, Text, ActionIcon, Loader, Stack, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
+import LocalIcon from '@app/components/shared/LocalIcon';
+import { useViewer } from '@app/contexts/ViewerContext';
+import { PdfAttachmentObject } from '@embedpdf/models';
+import AttachmentIcon from '@mui/icons-material/AttachmentRounded';
+import DownloadIcon from '@mui/icons-material/DownloadRounded';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import '@app/components/viewer/AttachmentSidebar.css';
+
+interface AttachmentSidebarProps {
+  visible: boolean;
+  thumbnailVisible: boolean;
+  documentCacheKey?: string;
+  preloadCacheKeys?: string[];
+}
+
+const SIDEBAR_WIDTH = '15rem';
+
+interface AttachmentCacheEntry {
+  status: 'idle' | 'loading' | 'success' | 'error';
+  attachments: PdfAttachmentObject[] | null;
+  error: string | null;
+  lastFetched: number | null;
+}
+
+const createEntry = (overrides: Partial<AttachmentCacheEntry> = {}): AttachmentCacheEntry => ({
+  status: 'idle',
+  attachments: null,
+  error: null,
+  lastFetched: null,
+  ...overrides,
+});
+
+export const AttachmentSidebar = ({ visible, thumbnailVisible, documentCacheKey, preloadCacheKeys = [] }: AttachmentSidebarProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { attachmentActions, hasAttachmentSupport } = useViewer();
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('');
+  const [attachmentSupport, setAttachmentSupport] = useState(() => hasAttachmentSupport());
+  const [activeEntry, setActiveEntry] = useState<AttachmentCacheEntry>(() => createEntry());
+  const cacheRef = useRef<Map<string, AttachmentCacheEntry>>(new Map());
+  const [fetchNonce, setFetchNonce] = useState(0);
+  const currentKeyRef = useRef<string | null>(documentCacheKey ?? null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    currentKeyRef.current = documentCacheKey ?? null;
+  }, [documentCacheKey]);
+
+  // Poll once until the attachment bridge registers
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (attachmentSupport) return;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const id = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!cancelled && hasAttachmentSupport()) {
+        setAttachmentSupport(true);
+        clearInterval(id);
+      }
+    }, 250);
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      clearInterval(id);
+    };
+  }, [attachmentSupport, hasAttachmentSupport]);
+
+  // Reset UI and load cached entry (if any) when switching documents
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setSearchTerm('');
+
+    if (!documentCacheKey) {
+      setActiveEntry(createEntry());
+      attachmentActions.clearAttachments();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const cached = cacheRef.current.get(documentCacheKey);
+    if (cached) {
+      setActiveEntry(cached);
+      if (cached.status === 'success') {
+        attachmentActions.setLocalAttachments(cached.attachments ?? [], null);
+      } else if (cached.status === 'error') {
+        attachmentActions.setLocalAttachments(cached.attachments ?? null, cached.error);
+      } else {
+        attachmentActions.clearAttachments();
+      }
+    } else {
+      setActiveEntry(createEntry());
+      attachmentActions.clearAttachments();
+    }
+  }, [documentCacheKey, attachmentActions]);
+
+  // Keep cache bounded to the currently relevant keys
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const allowed = new Set<string>();
+    if (documentCacheKey) {
+      allowed.add(documentCacheKey);
+    }
+    preloadCacheKeys.forEach(key => {
+      if (key) {
+        allowed.add(key);
+      }
+    });
+
+    cacheRef.current.forEach((_entry, key) => {
+      if (!allowed.has(key)) {
+        cacheRef.current.delete(key);
+      }
+    });
+  }, [documentCacheKey, preloadCacheKeys]);
+
+  // Fetch attachments for the active document when needed
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!attachmentSupport || !documentCacheKey) return;
+
+    const key = documentCacheKey;
+    const cached = cacheRef.current.get(key);
+    if (cached && (cached.status === 'loading' || cached.status === 'success')) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const updateEntry = (entry: AttachmentCacheEntry) => {
+      cacheRef.current.set(key, entry);
+      if (!cancelled && currentKeyRef.current === key) {
+        setActiveEntry(entry);
+      }
+    };
+
+    updateEntry(createEntry({
+      status: 'loading',
+      attachments: cached?.attachments ?? null,
+      lastFetched: cached?.lastFetched ?? null,
+    }));
+
+    const fetchWithRetry = async () => {
+      const maxAttempts = 10;
+      for (let attempt = 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++) {
+        try {
+          const result = await attachmentActions.getAttachments();
+          return Array.isArray(result) ? result : [];
+        } catch (error: any) {
+          const message = typeof error?.message === 'string' ? error.message.toLowerCase() : '';
+          const notReady =
+            message.includes('document') &&
+            message.includes('not') &&
+            message.includes('open');
+
+          if (!notReady || attempt === maxAttempts - 1) {
+            throw error;
+          }
+
+          await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+        }
+      }
+      return [];
+    };
+
+    fetchWithRetry()
+      .then(attachments => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        const entry = createEntry({
+          status: 'success',
+          attachments,
+          lastFetched: Date.now(),
+        });
+        updateEntry(entry);
+        if (currentKeyRef.current === key) {
+          attachmentActions.setLocalAttachments(attachments, null);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(error => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to load attachments';
+        const fallback = cacheRef.current.get(key);
+        const entry = createEntry({
+          status: 'error',
+          attachments: fallback?.attachments ?? null,
+          error: message,
+          lastFetched: fallback?.lastFetched ?? null,
+        });
+        updateEntry(entry);
+        if (currentKeyRef.current === key) {
+          attachmentActions.setLocalAttachments(null, message);
+        }
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [attachmentSupport, documentCacheKey, fetchNonce, attachmentActions]);
+
+  const requestReload = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!documentCacheKey) return;
+    cacheRef.current.delete(documentCacheKey);
+    setActiveEntry(createEntry());
+    attachmentActions.clearAttachments();
+    setFetchNonce(value => value + 1);
+  }, [documentCacheKey, attachmentActions]);
+
+  const handleDownload = (attachment: PdfAttachmentObject, event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    attachmentActions.downloadAttachment(attachment);
+  };
+
+  const filteredAttachments = useMemo(() => {
+    const attachments = Array.isArray(activeEntry.attachments) ? activeEntry.attachments : [];
+    if (!searchTerm.trim()) return attachments;
+    const term = searchTerm.trim().toLowerCase();
+    return attachments.filter(a => a.name?.toLowerCase().includes(term));
+  }, [activeEntry.attachments, searchTerm]);
+
+  const formatFileSize = (bytes?: number) => {
+    if (bytes === undefined) return '';
+    if (bytes === 0) return '0 B';
+    const k = 1024;
+    const sizes = ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB'];
+    const i = Math.floor(Math.log(bytes) / Math.log(k));
+    return parseFloat((bytes / Math.pow(k, i)).toFixed(1)) + ' ' + sizes[i];
+  };
+
+  const renderAttachments = (attachments: PdfAttachmentObject[]) => {
+    return attachments.map((attachment, index) => (
+      <div key={`${attachment.name}-${index}`} className="attachment-item-wrapper">
+        <div
+          className="attachment-item"
+          onClick={(event) => handleDownload(attachment, event)}
+          role="button"
+          tabIndex={0}
+          onKeyDown={(event) => {
+            if (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              handleDownload(attachment, event as any);
+            }
+          }}
+        >
+          <div className="attachment-item__content">
+            <Text size="sm" fw={500} className="attachment-item__title">
+              {attachment.name || 'Untitled'}
+            </Text>
+            {(attachment.size !== undefined || attachment.description) && (
+              <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" className="attachment-item__meta">
+                {[formatFileSize(attachment.size), attachment.description].filter(Boolean).join(' • ')}
+              </Text>
+            )}
+          </div>
+          <ActionIcon
+            variant="subtle"
+            size="sm"
+            className="attachment-item__download-icon"
+            onClick={(event) => handleDownload(attachment, event)}
+          >
+            <DownloadIcon sx={{ fontSize: '1.2rem' }} />
+          </ActionIcon>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    ));
+  };
+
+  if (!visible) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const isSearchActive = searchTerm.trim().length > 0;
+  const hasAttachments = Array.isArray(activeEntry.attachments) && activeEntry.attachments.length > 0;
+  const isLocalLoading = attachmentSupport && activeEntry.status === 'loading';
+  const currentError = attachmentSupport && activeEntry.status === 'error' ? activeEntry.error : null;
+
+  const showAttachmentList = attachmentSupport && documentCacheKey && filteredAttachments.length > 0;
+  const showEmptyState =
+    attachmentSupport &&
+    documentCacheKey &&
+    !isLocalLoading &&
+    !currentError &&
+    activeEntry.status === 'success' &&
+    !hasAttachments;
+  const showSearchEmpty =
+    attachmentSupport &&
+    documentCacheKey &&
+    isSearchActive &&
+    hasAttachments &&
+    filteredAttachments.length === 0;
+  const showNoDocument = attachmentSupport && !documentCacheKey;
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      className="attachment-sidebar"
+      style={{
+        position: 'fixed',
+        right: thumbnailVisible ? SIDEBAR_WIDTH : 0,
+        top: 0,
+        bottom: 0,
+        width: SIDEBAR_WIDTH,
+        zIndex: 998,
+      }}
+    >
+      <div className="attachment-sidebar__header">
+        <div className="attachment-sidebar__header-title">
+          <span className="attachment-sidebar__header-icon">
+            <AttachmentIcon />
+          </span>
+          <Text fw={600} size="sm" tt="uppercase" lts={0.5}>
+            {t('viewer.attachments.title', 'Attachments')}
+          </Text>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <Box px="sm" pb="sm" className="attachment-sidebar__search">
+        <TextInput
+          value={searchTerm}
+          placeholder={t('viewer.attachments.searchPlaceholder', 'Search attachments')}
+          onChange={(event) => setSearchTerm(event.currentTarget.value)}
+          leftSection={<LocalIcon icon="search" width="1.1rem" height="1.1rem" />}
+          size="xs"
+        />
+      </Box>
+
+      <ScrollArea style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+        <Box p="sm" className="attachment-sidebar__content">
+          {!attachmentSupport && (
+            <div className="attachment-sidebar__empty-state">
+              <Text size="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">
+                {t('viewer.attachments.noSupport', 'Attachment support is unavailable for this viewer.')}
+              </Text>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {attachmentSupport && showNoDocument && (
+            <div className="attachment-sidebar__empty-state">
+              <Text size="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">
+                {t('viewer.attachments.noDocument', 'Open a PDF to view its attachments.')}
+              </Text>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {attachmentSupport && documentCacheKey && currentError && (
+            <Stack gap="xs" align="center" className="attachment-sidebar__error">
+              <Text size="sm" c="red" ta="center">
+                {currentError}
+              </Text>
+              <ActionIcon variant="light" onClick={requestReload}>
+                <LocalIcon icon="refresh" />
+              </ActionIcon>
+            </Stack>
+          )}
+
+          {attachmentSupport && documentCacheKey && isLocalLoading && (
+            <Stack gap="md" align="center" c="dimmed" py="xl" className="attachment-sidebar__loading">
+              <Loader size="md" type="dots" />
+              <Text size="sm" ta="center">
+                {t('viewer.attachments.loading', 'Loading attachments...')}
+              </Text>
+            </Stack>
+          )}
+
+          {showEmptyState && (
+            <div className="attachment-sidebar__empty-state">
+              <Text size="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">
+                {t('viewer.attachments.empty', 'No attachments in this document')}
+              </Text>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {showAttachmentList && (
+            <div className="attachment-list">
+              {renderAttachments(filteredAttachments)}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {showSearchEmpty && (
+            <div className="attachment-sidebar__empty-state">
+              <Text size="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">
+                {t('viewer.attachments.noMatch', 'No attachments match your search')}
+              </Text>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </Box>
+      </ScrollArea>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};

frontend/src/core/components/viewer/EmbedPdfViewer.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { LocalEmbedPDF } from '@app/components/viewer/LocalEmbedPDF';
 import { PdfViewerToolbar } from '@app/components/viewer/PdfViewerToolbar';
 import { ThumbnailSidebar } from '@app/components/viewer/ThumbnailSidebar';
 import { BookmarkSidebar } from '@app/components/viewer/BookmarkSidebar';
+import { AttachmentSidebar } from '@app/components/viewer/AttachmentSidebar';
 import { useNavigationGuard, useNavigationState } from '@app/contexts/NavigationContext';
 import { useSignature } from '@app/contexts/SignatureContext';
 import { useRedaction } from '@app/contexts/RedactionContext';
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
     isThumbnailSidebarVisible,
     toggleThumbnailSidebar,
     isBookmarkSidebarVisible,
+    isAttachmentSidebarVisible,
     isSearchInterfaceVisible,
     searchInterfaceActions,
     zoomActions,
@@ -83,13 +85,13 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
   const lastKnownScrollPageRef = useRef<number>(1);
   const pendingScrollRestoreRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const scrollRestoreAttemptsRef = useRef<number>(0);
-  
+
   // Track the file ID we should be viewing after a save (to handle list reordering)
   const pendingFileIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
   // Get redaction context
   const { redactionsApplied, setRedactionsApplied } = useRedaction();
-  
+
   // Ref for redaction pending tracker API
   const redactionTrackerRef = useRef<RedactionPendingTrackerAPI>(null);
 
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
   // Track previous annotation/redaction state to detect tool switches
   const prevEnableAnnotationsRef = useRef(shouldEnableAnnotations);
   const prevEnableRedactionRef = useRef(shouldEnableRedaction);
-  
+
   // Track scroll position whenever scrollState changes from the context
   // This ensures we always have the most up-to-date position
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -126,27 +128,27 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
       lastKnownScrollPageRef.current = scrollState.currentPage;
     }
   }, [scrollState.currentPage]);
-  
+
   // Preserve scroll position when switching between annotation and redaction tools
   // Using useLayoutEffect to capture synchronously before DOM updates
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const annotationsChanged = prevEnableAnnotationsRef.current !== shouldEnableAnnotations;
     const redactionChanged = prevEnableRedactionRef.current !== shouldEnableRedaction;
-    
+
     if (annotationsChanged || redactionChanged) {
       // Read scroll state directly AND use the tracked value - take whichever is valid
       const currentScrollState = getScrollState();
       const pageFromState = currentScrollState.currentPage;
       const pageFromRef = lastKnownScrollPageRef.current;
-      
+
       // Use the current state if valid, otherwise fall back to tracked ref
       const pageToRestore = pageFromState > 0 ? pageFromState : pageFromRef;
-      
+
       if (pageToRestore > 0) {
         pendingScrollRestoreRef.current = pageToRestore;
         scrollRestoreAttemptsRef.current = 0;
       }
-      
+
       prevEnableAnnotationsRef.current = shouldEnableAnnotations;
       prevEnableRedactionRef.current = shouldEnableRedaction;
     }
@@ -338,10 +340,10 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
     const checkForChanges = () => {
       // Check for annotation history changes (using ref that's updated by useEffect)
       const hasAnnotationChanges = hasAnnotationChangesRef.current;
-      
+
       // Check for pending redactions
       const hasPendingRedactions = (redactionTrackerRef.current?.getPendingCount() ?? 0) > 0;
-      
+
       // Always consider applied redactions as unsaved until export
       const hasAppliedRedactions = redactionsApplied;
 
@@ -367,13 +369,13 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
 
       // Step 0: Commit any pending redactions before export
       const hadPendingRedactions = (redactionTrackerRef.current?.getPendingCount() ?? 0) > 0;
-      
+
       // Mark redactions as applied BEFORE committing, so the button stays enabled during the save process
       // This ensures the button doesn't become disabled when pendingCount becomes 0
       if (hadPendingRedactions || redactionsApplied) {
         setRedactionsApplied(true);
       }
-      
+
       if (hadPendingRedactions) {
         console.log('[Viewer] Committing pending redactions before export');
         redactionTrackerRef.current?.commitAllPending();
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
       // Only consume the current file, not all active files
       const currentFileId = activeFiles[activeFileIndex]?.fileId;
       if (!currentFileId) throw new Error('Current file ID not found');
-      
+
       const parentStub = selectors.getStirlingFileStub(currentFileId);
       if (!parentStub) throw new Error('Parent stub not found');
 
@@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
       // Store the page to restore after file replacement triggers re-render
       pendingScrollRestoreRef.current = pageToRestore;
       scrollRestoreAttemptsRef.current = 0;
-      
+
       // Store the new file ID so we can track it after the list reorders
       const newFileId = stubs[0]?.id;
       if (newFileId) {
@@ -451,7 +453,7 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
       // Create StirlingFiles and stubs for version history
       const currentFileId = activeFiles[activeFileIndex]?.fileId;
       if (!currentFileId) throw new Error('Current file ID not found');
-      
+
       const parentStub = selectors.getStirlingFileStub(currentFileId);
       if (!parentStub) throw new Error('Parent stub not found');
 
@@ -463,7 +465,7 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
       // Clear flags
       hasAnnotationChangesRef.current = false;
       setRedactionsApplied(false);
-      
+
       console.log('[Viewer] Applied redactions saved, pending marks discarded');
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to save applied redactions:', error);
@@ -474,19 +476,19 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
   // Uses polling with retries to ensure the scroll succeeds
   useEffect(() => {
     if (pendingScrollRestoreRef.current === null) return;
-    
+
     const pageToRestore = pendingScrollRestoreRef.current;
     const maxAttempts = 10;
     const attemptInterval = 100; // ms between attempts
-    
+
     const attemptScroll = () => {
       const currentState = getScrollState();
       const targetPage = Math.min(pageToRestore, currentState.totalPages);
-      
+
       // Only attempt if we have valid state (totalPages > 0 means PDF is loaded)
       if (currentState.totalPages > 0 && targetPage > 0) {
         scrollActions.scrollToPage(targetPage, 'instant');
-        
+
         // Check if scroll succeeded after a brief delay
         setTimeout(() => {
           const afterState = getScrollState();
@@ -516,7 +518,7 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
         scrollRestoreAttemptsRef.current = 0;
       }
     };
-    
+
     // Start attempting after initial delay
     const timer = setTimeout(attemptScroll, 150);
     return () => clearTimeout(timer);
@@ -535,7 +537,9 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
 
   const sidebarWidthRem = 15;
   const totalRightMargin =
-    (isThumbnailSidebarVisible ? sidebarWidthRem : 0) + (isBookmarkSidebarVisible ? sidebarWidthRem : 0);
+    (isThumbnailSidebarVisible ? sidebarWidthRem : 0) +
+    (isBookmarkSidebarVisible ? sidebarWidthRem : 0) +
+    (isAttachmentSidebarVisible ? sidebarWidthRem : 0);
 
   return (
     <Box
@@ -649,6 +653,12 @@ const EmbedPdfViewerContent = ({
         documentCacheKey={bookmarkCacheKey}
         preloadCacheKeys={allBookmarkCacheKeys}
       />
+      <AttachmentSidebar
+        visible={isAttachmentSidebarVisible}
+        thumbnailVisible={isThumbnailSidebarVisible}
+        documentCacheKey={bookmarkCacheKey}
+        preloadCacheKeys={allBookmarkCacheKeys}
+      />
 
       {/* Navigation Warning Modal */}
       {!previewFile && (

frontend/src/core/components/viewer/LocalEmbedPDF.tsx

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { ThumbnailPluginPackage } from '@embedpdf/plugin-thumbnail/react';
 import { RotatePluginPackage, Rotate } from '@embedpdf/plugin-rotate/react';
 import { ExportPluginPackage } from '@embedpdf/plugin-export/react';
 import { BookmarkPluginPackage } from '@embedpdf/plugin-bookmark/react';
+import { AttachmentPluginPackage } from '@embedpdf/plugin-attachment/react';
 import { PrintPluginPackage } from '@embedpdf/plugin-print/react';
 import { HistoryPluginPackage } from '@embedpdf/plugin-history/react';
 import { AnnotationLayer, AnnotationPluginPackage } from '@embedpdf/plugin-annotation/react';
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import { HistoryAPIBridge } from '@app/components/viewer/HistoryAPIBridge';
 import type { SignatureAPI, AnnotationAPI, HistoryAPI } from '@app/components/viewer/viewerTypes';
 import { ExportAPIBridge } from '@app/components/viewer/ExportAPIBridge';
 import { BookmarkAPIBridge } from '@app/components/viewer/BookmarkAPIBridge';
+import { AttachmentAPIBridge } from '@app/components/viewer/AttachmentAPIBridge';
 import { PrintAPIBridge } from '@app/components/viewer/PrintAPIBridge';
 import { isPdfFile } from '@app/utils/fileUtils';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
@@ -184,6 +186,9 @@ export function LocalEmbedPDF({ file, url, fileName, enableAnnotations = false,
       // Register bookmark plugin for PDF outline support
       createPluginRegistration(BookmarkPluginPackage),
 
+      // Register attachment plugin for PDF attachments support
+      createPluginRegistration(AttachmentPluginPackage),
+
       // Register rotate plugin
       createPluginRegistration(RotatePluginPackage),
 
@@ -664,6 +669,7 @@ export function LocalEmbedPDF({ file, url, fileName, enableAnnotations = false,
 
         <ExportAPIBridge />
         <BookmarkAPIBridge />
+        <AttachmentAPIBridge />
         <PrintAPIBridge />
         <DocumentPermissionsAPIBridge />
         <DocumentReadyWrapper

frontend/src/core/components/viewer/useViewerRightRailButtons.tsx

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { useRedaction, useRedactionMode } from '@app/contexts/RedactionContext';
 export function useViewerRightRailButtons() {
   const { t, i18n } = useTranslation();
   const viewer = useViewer();
-  const { isThumbnailSidebarVisible, isBookmarkSidebarVisible, isSearchInterfaceVisible, registerImmediatePanUpdate } = viewer;
+  const { isThumbnailSidebarVisible, isBookmarkSidebarVisible, isAttachmentSidebarVisible, isSearchInterfaceVisible, registerImmediatePanUpdate } = viewer;
   const [isPanning, setIsPanning] = useState<boolean>(() => viewer.getPanState()?.isPanning ?? false);
   const { sidebarRefs } = useSidebarContext();
   const { position: tooltipPosition } = useRightRailTooltipSide(sidebarRefs, 12);
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export function useViewerRightRailButtons() {
   const rotateRightLabel = t('rightRail.rotateRight', 'Rotate Right');
   const sidebarLabel = t('rightRail.toggleSidebar', 'Toggle Sidebar');
   const bookmarkLabel = t('rightRail.toggleBookmarks', 'Toggle Bookmarks');
+  const attachmentLabel = t('rightRail.toggleAttachments', 'Toggle Attachments');
   const printLabel = t('rightRail.print', 'Print PDF');
   const annotationsLabel = t('rightRail.annotations', 'Annotations');
 
@@ -178,6 +179,18 @@ export function useViewerRightRailButtons() {
           viewer.toggleBookmarkSidebar();
         }
       },
+      {
+        id: 'viewer-toggle-attachments',
+        icon: <LocalIcon icon="attachment-rounded" width="1.5rem" height="1.5rem" />,
+        tooltip: attachmentLabel,
+        ariaLabel: attachmentLabel,
+        section: 'top' as const,
+        order: 56,
+        active: isAttachmentSidebarVisible,
+        onClick: () => {
+          viewer.toggleAttachmentSidebar();
+        }
+      },
       {
         id: 'viewer-print',
         icon: <LocalIcon icon="print" width="1.5rem" height="1.5rem" />,
@@ -251,6 +264,7 @@ export function useViewerRightRailButtons() {
     viewer,
     isThumbnailSidebarVisible,
     isBookmarkSidebarVisible,
+    isAttachmentSidebarVisible,
     isSearchInterfaceVisible,
     isPanning,
     searchLabel,
@@ -260,6 +274,7 @@ export function useViewerRightRailButtons() {
     rotateRightLabel,
     sidebarLabel,
     bookmarkLabel,
+    attachmentLabel,
     printLabel,
     tooltipPosition,
     annotationsLabel,

frontend/src/core/contexts/ViewerContext.tsx

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   SearchActions,
   ExportActions,
   BookmarkActions,
+  AttachmentActions,
   PrintActions,
 } from '@app/contexts/viewer/viewerActions';
 import {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   ExportState,
   ThumbnailAPIWrapper,
   BookmarkState,
+  AttachmentState,
   DocumentPermissionsState,
   PdfPermissionFlag,
 } from '@app/contexts/viewer/viewerBridges';
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ interface ViewerContextType {
   toggleThumbnailSidebar: () => void;
   isBookmarkSidebarVisible: boolean;
   toggleBookmarkSidebar: () => void;
+  isAttachmentSidebarVisible: boolean;
+  toggleAttachmentSidebar: () => void;
 
   // Search interface visibility
   isSearchInterfaceVisible: boolean;
@@ -114,6 +118,8 @@ interface ViewerContextType {
   getExportState: () => ExportState;
   getBookmarkState: () => BookmarkState;
   hasBookmarkSupport: () => boolean;
+  getAttachmentState: () => AttachmentState;
+  hasAttachmentSupport: () => boolean;
   getDocumentPermissions: () => DocumentPermissionsState;
   hasPermission: (flag: PdfPermissionFlag) => boolean;
 
@@ -139,9 +145,10 @@ interface ViewerContextType {
   searchActions: SearchActions;
   exportActions: ExportActions;
   bookmarkActions: BookmarkActions;
+  attachmentActions: AttachmentActions;
   printActions: PrintActions;
 
-  // Bridge registration - internal use by bridges  
+  // Bridge registration - internal use by bridges
   registerBridge: <K extends BridgeKey>(
     type: K,
     ref: BridgeRef<BridgeStateMap[K], BridgeApiMap[K]>
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ export const ViewerProvider: React.FC<ViewerProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
   // UI state - only state directly managed by this context
   const [isThumbnailSidebarVisible, setIsThumbnailSidebarVisible] = useState(false);
   const [isBookmarkSidebarVisible, setIsBookmarkSidebarVisible] = useState(false);
+  const [isAttachmentSidebarVisible, setIsAttachmentSidebarVisible] = useState(false);
   const [isSearchInterfaceVisible, setSearchInterfaceVisible] = useState(false);
   const [isAnnotationsVisible, setIsAnnotationsVisible] = useState(true);
   const [isAnnotationMode, setIsAnnotationModeState] = useState(false);
@@ -175,11 +183,11 @@ export const ViewerProvider: React.FC<ViewerProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
 
   // Apply changes function - registered by EmbedPdfViewer
   const applyChangesRef = useRef<(() => Promise<void>) | null>(null);
-  
+
   const setApplyChanges = useCallback((fn: (() => Promise<void>) | null) => {
     applyChangesRef.current = fn;
   }, []);
-  
+
   const applyChanges = useCallback(async () => {
     if (applyChangesRef.current) {
       await applyChangesRef.current();
@@ -249,6 +257,10 @@ export const ViewerProvider: React.FC<ViewerProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
     setIsBookmarkSidebarVisible(prev => !prev);
   };
 
+  const toggleAttachmentSidebar = () => {
+    setIsAttachmentSidebarVisible(prev => !prev);
+  };
+
   const searchInterfaceActions = {
     open: () => setSearchInterfaceVisible(true),
     close: () => setSearchInterfaceVisible(false),
@@ -312,6 +324,18 @@ export const ViewerProvider: React.FC<ViewerProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
 
   const hasBookmarkSupport = () => Boolean(bridgeRefs.current.bookmark);
 
+  const getAttachmentState = (): AttachmentState => {
+    return (
+      bridgeRefs.current.attachment?.state || {
+        attachments: null,
+        isLoading: false,
+        error: null,
+      }
+    );
+  };
+
+  const hasAttachmentSupport = () => Boolean(bridgeRefs.current.attachment);
+
   const getDocumentPermissions = (): DocumentPermissionsState => {
     return bridgeRefs.current.permissions?.state || {
       isEncrypted: false,
@@ -351,6 +375,7 @@ export const ViewerProvider: React.FC<ViewerProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
     searchActions,
     exportActions,
     bookmarkActions,
+    attachmentActions,
     printActions,
   } = createViewerActions({
     registry: bridgeRefs,
@@ -365,6 +390,8 @@ export const ViewerProvider: React.FC<ViewerProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
     toggleThumbnailSidebar,
     isBookmarkSidebarVisible,
     toggleBookmarkSidebar,
+    isAttachmentSidebarVisible,
+    toggleAttachmentSidebar,
 
     // Search interface
     isSearchInterfaceVisible,
@@ -392,6 +419,8 @@ export const ViewerProvider: React.FC<ViewerProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
     getExportState,
     getBookmarkState,
     hasBookmarkSupport,
+    getAttachmentState,
+    hasAttachmentSupport,
     getDocumentPermissions,
     hasPermission,
 
@@ -415,6 +444,7 @@ export const ViewerProvider: React.FC<ViewerProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
     searchActions,
     exportActions,
     bookmarkActions,
+    attachmentActions,
     printActions,
 
     // Bridge registration

frontend/src/core/contexts/viewer/viewerActions.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   ScrollState,
   ZoomState,
 } from '@app/contexts/viewer/viewerBridges';
-import { PdfBookmarkObject } from '@embedpdf/models';
+import { PdfBookmarkObject, PdfAttachmentObject } from '@embedpdf/models';
 
 export interface ScrollActions {
   scrollToPage: (page: number, behavior?: 'smooth' | 'instant') => void;
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ export interface BookmarkActions {
   setLocalBookmarks: (bookmarks: PdfBookmarkObject[] | null, error?: string | null) => void;
 }
 
+export interface AttachmentActions {
+  getAttachments: () => Promise<PdfAttachmentObject[] | null>;
+  downloadAttachment: (attachment: PdfAttachmentObject) => void;
+  clearAttachments: () => void;
+  setLocalAttachments: (attachments: PdfAttachmentObject[] | null, error?: string | null) => void;
+}
+
 export interface PrintActions {
   print: () => void;
 }
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ export interface ViewerActionsBundle {
   searchActions: SearchActions;
   exportActions: ExportActions;
   bookmarkActions: BookmarkActions;
+  attachmentActions: AttachmentActions;
   printActions: PrintActions;
 }
 
@@ -375,6 +383,27 @@ export function createViewerActions({
         api?.setLocalBookmarks?.(bookmarks ?? null, error);
       },
     },
+    attachmentActions: {
+      getAttachments: async () => {
+        const api = registry.current.attachment?.api;
+        if (!api?.getAttachments) {
+          return null;
+        }
+        return api.getAttachments();
+      },
+      downloadAttachment: (attachment) => {
+        const api = registry.current.attachment?.api;
+        api?.downloadAttachment?.(attachment);
+      },
+      clearAttachments: () => {
+        const api = registry.current.attachment?.api;
+        api?.clearAttachments?.();
+      },
+      setLocalAttachments: (attachments, error = null) => {
+        const api = registry.current.attachment?.api;
+        api?.setLocalAttachments?.(attachments ?? null, error);
+      },
+    },
     printActions: {
       print: () => {
         const api = registry.current.print?.api;

frontend/src/core/contexts/viewer/viewerBridges.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { SpreadMode } from '@embedpdf/plugin-spread/react';
-import { PdfBookmarkObject } from '@embedpdf/models';
+import { PdfBookmarkObject, PdfAttachmentObject } from '@embedpdf/models';
 
 export enum PdfPermissionFlag {
   Print = 0x0004,
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ export interface BookmarkAPIWrapper {
   setLocalBookmarks: (bookmarks: PdfBookmarkObject[] | null, error?: string | null) => void;
 }
 
+export interface AttachmentAPIWrapper {
+  getAttachments: () => Promise<PdfAttachmentObject[]>;
+  downloadAttachment: (attachment: PdfAttachmentObject) => void;
+  clearAttachments: () => void;
+  setLocalAttachments: (attachments: PdfAttachmentObject[] | null, error?: string | null) => void;
+}
+
 export interface ScrollState {
   currentPage: number;
   totalPages: number;
@@ -152,6 +159,12 @@ export interface BookmarkState {
   error: string | null;
 }
 
+export interface AttachmentState {
+  attachments: PdfAttachmentObject[] | null;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface BridgeRef<TState = unknown, TApi = unknown> {
   state: TState;
   api: TApi;
@@ -168,6 +181,7 @@ export interface BridgeStateMap {
   thumbnail: unknown;
   export: ExportState;
   bookmark: BookmarkState;
+  attachment: AttachmentState;
   print: unknown;
   permissions: DocumentPermissionsState;
 }
@@ -183,6 +197,7 @@ export interface BridgeApiMap {
   thumbnail: ThumbnailAPIWrapper;
   export: ExportAPIWrapper;
   bookmark: BookmarkAPIWrapper;
+  attachment: AttachmentAPIWrapper;
   print: PrintAPIWrapper;
   permissions: DocumentPermissionsAPIWrapper;
 }
@@ -204,6 +219,7 @@ export const createBridgeRegistry = (): ViewerBridgeRegistry => ({
   thumbnail: null,
   export: null,
   bookmark: null,
+  attachment: null,
   print: null,
   permissions: null,
 });