diff --git a/ccp/js/inputwidgetcontroller.js b/ccp/js/inputwidgetcontroller.js
index 86ef9f6..cd057c5 100644
--- a/ccp/js/inputwidgetcontroller.js
+++ b/ccp/js/inputwidgetcontroller.js
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class Renderer{
     if(this.isSecret(input)){
       return new SecretInputRenderer(input)
     }
+    if(this.isFile(input)){
+      return new FileInputRenderer(input)
+    }
     return new SimpleInputRenderer(input)
   }
   
@@ -94,6 +97,13 @@ class Renderer{
       (input.schema.format != null) && 
       (input.schema.format.toLowerCase() === "code") 
   }
+
+  static isFile(input){
+    return (input.schema.type === "string") && 
+      ("format" in input.schema) && 
+      (input.schema.format != null) && 
+      (input.schema.format.toLowerCase() === "file") 
+  }
   
   static isDateTime(input){
     return (input.schema.type === "string") && 
@@ -132,6 +142,68 @@ class SimpleInputRenderer extends Renderer{
   }
 }
 
+class FileInputRenderer extends Renderer{
+  
+  #html = null;
+  #content = null;
+  
+  constructor(input){
+    super(input)
+  }
+  
+  connectedCallback(controller){
+    controller.querySelector(`input[name=${this.name}]`).addEventListener("change", ev=>{
+      const tgt = ev.target
+      const ename = tgt.getAttribute("name")
+      if(ename === this.name){
+        const file = ev.target.files[0]
+        if(file.type !== this.schema.contentMediaType){
+          alert("Unsupported media type. Must be " + this.schema.contentMediaType)
+          ev.stopPropagation()
+          ev.preventDefault()
+          tgt.value = null
+          return false 
+        }
+        if(file.size > 100*1024){
+          alert("This input allows only small files (100K). Use references instead ")
+          ev.stopPropagation()
+          ev.preventDefault()
+          tgt.value = null
+          return false
+        }
+        const reader = new FileReader()
+        reader.addEventListener('load', ev=>{
+          let encoded = ev.target.result.toString().replace(/^data:(.*,)?/, '');
+          if ((encoded.length % 4) > 0) {
+            encoded += '='.repeat(4 - (encoded.length % 4));
+          }
+          this.#content = encoded
+        })
+        reader.readAsDataURL(file)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+  
+  getValue(parent){
+    return this.#content
+  }
+  
+  render(){
+    let required = this.required ? 'required="required"' : "" 
+    let readonly = this.readOnly ? 'readonly="readOnly"' : ""
+    this.#html = `
+      <div class="ccp-input-widget form-field">
+        <label>
+          ${this.title}
+          <span class="ccp-help-icon" title="${this.description}" alt="${this.description}">?</span>
+        </label>
+        <input type="file" class="ccp-input-widget form-control" name="${this.name}" value="${this.schema.default}" ${required} ${readonly}></input>
+      </div>
+    `     
+    return this.#html
+  }
+}
+
 class SecretInputRenderer extends Renderer{
   
   #html = null;
diff --git a/ccp/js/inputwidgeteditorcontroller.js b/ccp/js/inputwidgeteditorcontroller.js
index 9a68a4a..eca77ea 100644
--- a/ccp/js/inputwidgeteditorcontroller.js
+++ b/ccp/js/inputwidgeteditorcontroller.js
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ class CCPInputWidgetEditorController extends HTMLElement{
                     <option value="time" selected="${this.isSelectedFormat('time')}">Time</option>
                     <option value="dateTime" selected="${this.isSelectedFormat('dateTime')}">Date time</option>
                     <option value="code" selected="${this.isSelectedFormat('code')}">Code</option>
-                    <option value="secret" ${this.isSelectedFormat('secret')}>Secret</option>
+                    <option value="file" selected="${this.isSelectedFormat('file')}"}>File</option>
+                    <option value="secret" selected="${this.isSelectedFormat('secret')}">Secret</option>
                   </select>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ class CCPInputWidgetEditorController extends HTMLElement{
           this.querySelector("div[name=input-default] input[name=default]").type = "time"
         }else if(this.#input.schema.format === "dateTime"){
           this.querySelector("div[name=input-default] input[name=default]").type = "dateTime"
+        }else if(this.#input.schema.format === "file"){
+          this.querySelector("div[name=input-default] input[name=default]").type = "file"
         }
       }
       else if(ename === "contentMediaType"){