diff --git a/webui/backend/app/api/__pycache__/routes_files.cpython-313.pyc b/webui/backend/app/api/__pycache__/routes_files.cpython-313.pyc
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diff --git a/webui/backend/app/api/routes_files.py b/webui/backend/app/api/routes_files.py
index f40b28b..ad9c2dc 100644
--- a/webui/backend/app/api/routes_files.py
+++ b/webui/backend/app/api/routes_files.py
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ async def info(
     return service.info(path=path)
 
 
+@router.get("/download")
+async def download(
+    path: str,
+    service: FileOpsService = Depends(get_file_ops_service),
+) -> StreamingResponse:
+    prepared = service.prepare_download(path=path)
+    return StreamingResponse(
+        prepared["content"],
+        headers=prepared["headers"],
+        media_type=prepared["content_type"],
+    )
+
+
 @router.get("/video")
 async def video(
     path: str,
diff --git a/webui/backend/app/services/__pycache__/file_ops_service.cpython-313.pyc b/webui/backend/app/services/__pycache__/file_ops_service.cpython-313.pyc
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diff --git a/webui/backend/app/services/file_ops_service.py b/webui/backend/app/services/file_ops_service.py
index 7aa8637..8b560a8 100644
--- a/webui/backend/app/services/file_ops_service.py
+++ b/webui/backend/app/services/file_ops_service.py
@@ -353,6 +353,32 @@ class FileOpsService:
             height=metadata["height"],
         )
 
+    def prepare_download(self, path: str) -> dict:
+        resolved_target = self._path_guard.resolve_existing_path(path)
+
+        if resolved_target.absolute.is_dir():
+            raise AppError(
+                code="type_conflict",
+                message="Source must be a file",
+                status_code=409,
+                details={"path": resolved_target.relative},
+            )
+        if not resolved_target.absolute.is_file():
+            raise AppError(
+                code="type_conflict",
+                message="Unsupported path type for download",
+                status_code=409,
+                details={"path": resolved_target.relative},
+            )
+
+        return {
+            "content": self._filesystem.stream_file(resolved_target.absolute),
+            "headers": {
+                "Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="{resolved_target.absolute.name}"',
+            },
+            "content_type": self._content_type_for(resolved_target.absolute) or "application/octet-stream",
+        }
+
     def save(self, path: str, content: str, expected_modified: str) -> SaveResponse:
         resolved_target = self._path_guard.resolve_existing_path(path)
 
diff --git a/webui/backend/data/tasks.db b/webui/backend/data/tasks.db
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diff --git a/webui/backend/tests/golden/__pycache__/test_ui_smoke_golden.cpython-313.pyc b/webui/backend/tests/golden/__pycache__/test_ui_smoke_golden.cpython-313.pyc
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diff --git a/webui/backend/tests/golden/test_api_download_golden.py b/webui/backend/tests/golden/test_api_download_golden.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f487e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/backend/tests/golden/test_api_download_golden.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import httpx
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]))
+
+from backend.app.dependencies import get_file_ops_service
+from backend.app.fs.filesystem_adapter import FilesystemAdapter
+from backend.app.main import app
+from backend.app.security.path_guard import PathGuard
+from backend.app.services.file_ops_service import FileOpsService
+
+
+class DownloadApiGoldenTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.root = Path(self.temp_dir.name) / "root"
+        self.root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        path_guard = PathGuard({"storage1": str(self.root), "storage2": str(self.root)})
+        service = FileOpsService(path_guard=path_guard, filesystem=FilesystemAdapter())
+
+        async def _override_file_ops_service() -> FileOpsService:
+            return service
+
+        app.dependency_overrides[get_file_ops_service] = _override_file_ops_service
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        app.dependency_overrides.clear()
+        self.temp_dir.cleanup()
+
+    def _get(self, url: str) -> httpx.Response:
+        async def _run() -> httpx.Response:
+            transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=app)
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://testserver") as client:
+                return await client.get(url)
+
+        return asyncio.run(_run())
+
+    def test_download_success_for_allowed_file(self) -> None:
+        src = self.root / "report.txt"
+        src.write_text("hello download", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        response = self._get("/api/files/download?path=storage1/report.txt")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(response.content, b"hello download")
+        self.assertIn('attachment; filename="report.txt"', response.headers.get("content-disposition", ""))
+        self.assertEqual(response.headers.get("content-type"), "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+
+    def test_download_directory_type_conflict(self) -> None:
+        (self.root / "docs").mkdir()
+
+        response = self._get("/api/files/download?path=storage1/docs")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 409)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json()["error"]["code"], "type_conflict")
+
+    def test_download_path_not_found(self) -> None:
+        response = self._get("/api/files/download?path=storage1/missing.txt")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json()["error"]["code"], "path_not_found")
+
+    def test_download_invalid_root_alias(self) -> None:
+        response = self._get("/api/files/download?path=unknown/file.txt")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json()["error"]["code"], "invalid_root_alias")
+
+    def test_download_traversal_blocked(self) -> None:
+        response = self._get("/api/files/download?path=storage1/../etc/passwd")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json()["error"]["code"], "path_traversal_detected")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/webui/backend/tests/golden/test_ui_smoke_golden.py b/webui/backend/tests/golden/test_ui_smoke_golden.py
index 5b67d96..f39a314 100644
--- a/webui/backend/tests/golden/test_ui_smoke_golden.py
+++ b/webui/backend/tests/golden/test_ui_smoke_golden.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class UiSmokeGoldenTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn('id="context-menu-target"', body)
         self.assertIn('id="context-menu-open-btn"', body)
         self.assertIn('id="context-menu-edit-btn"', body)
+        self.assertIn('id="context-menu-download-btn"', body)
         self.assertIn('id="context-menu-rename-btn"', body)
         self.assertIn('id="context-menu-copy-btn"', body)
         self.assertIn('id="context-menu-move-btn"', body)
@@ -214,9 +215,11 @@ class UiSmokeGoldenTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn('function openContextMenu(pane, entry, event)', app_js)
         self.assertIn('function closeContextMenu()', app_js)
         self.assertIn('function isOpenableSelection(item)', app_js)
+        self.assertIn('async function downloadFileRequest(path)', app_js)
         self.assertIn('function applyContextMenuSelection()', app_js)
         self.assertIn('function startContextMenuOpen()', app_js)
         self.assertIn('function startContextMenuEdit()', app_js)
+        self.assertIn('function startContextMenuDownload()', app_js)
         self.assertIn('function startContextMenuRename()', app_js)
         self.assertIn('function startContextMenuCopy()', app_js)
         self.assertIn('function startContextMenuMove()', app_js)
@@ -236,6 +239,9 @@ class UiSmokeGoldenTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn('const editableSingle = items.length === 1 && isEditableSelection(items[0]);', app_js)
         self.assertIn('elements.editButton.classList.toggle("hidden", isMulti || items.length !== 1 || items[0].kind !== "file");', app_js)
         self.assertIn('elements.editButton.disabled = !editableSingle;', app_js)
+        self.assertIn('const downloadableSingle = items.length === 1 && items[0].kind === "file";', app_js)
+        self.assertIn('elements.downloadButton.classList.toggle("hidden", !downloadableSingle);', app_js)
+        self.assertIn('elements.downloadButton.disabled = !downloadableSingle;', app_js)
         self.assertIn('elements.renameButton.classList.toggle("hidden", isMulti);', app_js)
         self.assertIn('elements.copyButton.classList.remove("hidden");', app_js)
         self.assertIn('elements.copyButton.disabled = items.length === 0;', app_js)
@@ -244,6 +250,8 @@ class UiSmokeGoldenTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn('elements.propertiesButton.disabled = items.length === 0;', app_js)
         self.assertIn('openCurrentDirectory();', app_js)
         self.assertIn('openEditor();', app_js)
+        self.assertIn('downloadFileRequest(selected.path);', app_js)
+        self.assertIn('anchor.download = selected.name;', app_js)
         self.assertIn('openRenamePopup();', app_js)
         self.assertIn('startCopySelected();', app_js)
         self.assertIn('openF6Flow();', app_js)
diff --git a/webui/html/app.js b/webui/html/app.js
index b06523d..8f7fac8 100644
--- a/webui/html/app.js
+++ b/webui/html/app.js
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ function contextMenuElements() {
     target: document.getElementById("context-menu-target"),
     openButton: document.getElementById("context-menu-open-btn"),
     editButton: document.getElementById("context-menu-edit-btn"),
+    downloadButton: document.getElementById("context-menu-download-btn"),
     renameButton: document.getElementById("context-menu-rename-btn"),
     copyButton: document.getElementById("context-menu-copy-btn"),
     moveButton: document.getElementById("context-menu-move-btn"),
@@ -383,12 +384,15 @@ function openContextMenu(pane, entry, event) {
   const isMulti = items.length > 1;
   const openableSingle = items.length === 1 && isOpenableSelection(items[0]);
   const editableSingle = items.length === 1 && isEditableSelection(items[0]);
+  const downloadableSingle = items.length === 1 && items[0].kind === "file";
   elements.scope.textContent = isMulti ? "Multi-selection" : "Single item";
   elements.target.textContent = isMulti ? `${items.length} selected items` : entry.name;
   elements.openButton.classList.toggle("hidden", isMulti);
   elements.openButton.disabled = !openableSingle;
   elements.editButton.classList.toggle("hidden", isMulti || items.length !== 1 || items[0].kind !== "file");
   elements.editButton.disabled = !editableSingle;
+  elements.downloadButton.classList.toggle("hidden", !downloadableSingle);
+  elements.downloadButton.disabled = !downloadableSingle;
   elements.renameButton.classList.toggle("hidden", isMulti);
   elements.copyButton.classList.remove("hidden");
   elements.copyButton.disabled = items.length === 0;
@@ -490,6 +494,40 @@ function startContextMenuEdit() {
   openEditor();
 }
 
+async function startDownloadSelected() {
+  const selectedItems = activePaneState().selectedItems;
+  if (selectedItems.length !== 1 || selectedItems[0].kind !== "file") {
+    return;
+  }
+  const selected = selectedItems[0];
+  try {
+    const blob = await downloadFileRequest(selected.path);
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const anchor = document.createElement("a");
+    anchor.href = url;
+    anchor.download = selected.name;
+    document.body.append(anchor);
+    anchor.click();
+    anchor.remove();
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    setStatus(`Download started: ${selected.name}`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    setActionError("Download", err);
+  }
+}
+
+function startContextMenuDownload() {
+  if (contextMenuElements().downloadButton?.disabled) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!applyContextMenuSelection()) {
+    closeContextMenu();
+    return;
+  }
+  closeContextMenu();
+  startDownloadSelected();
+}
+
 function startContextMenuProperties() {
   if (contextMenuElements().propertiesButton?.disabled) {
     return;
@@ -744,6 +782,15 @@ function createApiError(response, data) {
   return err;
 }
 
+async function downloadFileRequest(path) {
+  const response = await fetch(`/api/files/download?${new URLSearchParams({ path }).toString()}`);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const data = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+    throw createApiError(response, data);
+  }
+  return response.blob();
+}
+
 async function uploadFileRequest(targetPath, file, overwrite = false) {
   const formData = new FormData();
   formData.append("target_path", targetPath);
@@ -3836,6 +3883,9 @@ function setupEvents() {
   if (contextMenu.editButton) {
     contextMenu.editButton.onclick = startContextMenuEdit;
   }
+  if (contextMenu.downloadButton) {
+    contextMenu.downloadButton.onclick = startContextMenuDownload;
+  }
   if (contextMenu.copyButton) {
     contextMenu.copyButton.onclick = startContextMenuCopy;
   }
diff --git a/webui/html/index.html b/webui/html/index.html
index b28f6f6..656a9c0 100644
--- a/webui/html/index.html
+++ b/webui/html/index.html
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     <div class="context-menu-separator"></div>
     <button id="context-menu-open-btn" type="button" role="menuitem">Open</button>
     <button id="context-menu-edit-btn" type="button" role="menuitem">Edit</button>
+    <button id="context-menu-download-btn" type="button" role="menuitem">Download</button>
     <button id="context-menu-rename-btn" type="button" role="menuitem">Rename</button>
     <button id="context-menu-copy-btn" type="button" role="menuitem">Copy</button>
     <button id="context-menu-move-btn" type="button" role="menuitem">Move</button>