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# Open a document from file system

Easilty open a document from the file system with WebViewer. The Apryse Web SDK streamlines secure, serverless document processing with robust support for JavaScript and TypeScript, and seamlessly int

## Opening a document in WebViewer from file system

## Enable File Browser Option

If you wish to allow users to open files from their local file system, you can enable this feature with:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Feature option" %}
You can enable the file picker with Features at any point in time.

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
WebViewer(...)
  .then(instance => {
    const { Feature } = instance.UI;
    instance.UI.enableFeatures([UI.Feature.FilePicker]);
  });
```

{% endcode %}

[UI.enableFeatures](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/UI.html#.enableFeatures__anchor) [Feature](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/UI.html#.Feature__anchor)

###

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Constructor option" %}
You can also specify this via the WebViewer constructor at the very beginning.

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
WebViewer({
  ...
  enableFilePicker: true,
}).then(instance => {
    // ...
  });
```

{% endcode %}

[WebViewer Options](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/global.html#WebViewerOptions__anchor)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

And this option will be available to users in the top-right of the WebViewer UI:

![](https://3532544125-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FX9YnTSKIHvV7m0A36LbO%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0c9d146355ec5e2efe688be88ba43ac3ee852c91%2F4a16761c18d423f2fdb657fd2c0bc88844f66736-182x262.png?alt=media)

## With a File Object

If you have the [File](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File/) object, from a file picker for example, you can pass the object directly to the loadDocument function. File objects are similar to [Blobs](/web/open-save-document/open/blob.md) and should load fine.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript (SDK v8.0+)" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
<label for="file_upload">Choose A file</label>
<input type="file" id="file_upload" name="file_upload" accept=".pdf">

<div id='viewer' style='width: 1024px; height: 600px;'></div>

<script>
  const input = document.getElementById('file_upload');

  WebViewer(...)
    .then(instance => {
      input.addEventListener('change', () => {

        // Get the file from the input
        const file = input.files[0];
        instance.UI.loadDocument(file, { filename: file.name });
      });

      const { documentViewer } = instance.Core;
      documentViewer.addEventListener('documentLoaded', () => {
        // perform document operations
      });
    });
</script>
```

{% endcode %}

[UI.loadDocument](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/UI.html#loadDocument__anchor)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript (SDK v6.0+)" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
<label for="file_upload">Choose A file</label>
<input type="file" id="file_upload" name="file_upload" accept=".pdf">

<div id='viewer' style='width: 1024px; height: 600px;'></div>

<script>
  const input = document.getElementById('file_upload');

  WebViewer(...)
    .then(instance => {
      input.addEventListener('change', () => {

        // Get the file from the input
        const file = input.files[0];
        instance.loadDocument(file, { filename: file.name });
      });

      const { docViewer } = instance;
      docViewer.on('documentLoaded', () => {
        // perform document operations
      });
    });
</script>
```

{% endcode %}

[WebViewerInstance.loadDocument](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/UI.html#loadDocument__anchor)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Loading Options

WebViewer provides various options to load a document. Whether you are loading a document through the `initialDoc` option in the constructor or calling `loadDocument` after mounting, you can always provide [options to load your document](/web/open-save-document/open.md#loading-options).


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