diff --git a/client/homebrew/navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx b/client/homebrew/navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx
index cc833013d..319ef3392 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx
@@ -1,12 +1,64 @@
 const React = require('react');
+const _ = require('lodash');
 const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
+const { splitTextStyleAndMetadata } = require('../../../shared/helpers.js'); // Importing the function from helpers.js
 
-module.exports = function(props){
-	return <Nav.item
-		href='/new'
-		newTab={true}
-		color='purple'
-		icon='fas fa-plus-square'>
-		new
-	</Nav.item>;
+const BREWKEY  = 'homebrewery-new';
+const STYLEKEY = 'homebrewery-new-style';
+const METAKEY  = 'homebrewery-new-meta';
+
+const NewBrew = () => {   
+    const handleFileChange = (e) => {
+        const file = e.target.files[0];
+        if (file) {
+            const reader = new FileReader();
+            reader.onload = (e) => {
+                const fileContent = e.target.result;
+                const newBrew = {
+                    text: fileContent,
+                    style: ''
+                };
+                if(fileContent.startsWith('```metadata')) {
+                    splitTextStyleAndMetadata(newBrew); // Modify newBrew directly
+                    localStorage.setItem(BREWKEY, newBrew.text);
+                    localStorage.setItem(STYLEKEY, newBrew.style);
+                    localStorage.setItem(METAKEY, JSON.stringify(_.pick(newBrew, ['title', 'description', 'tags', 'systems', 'renderer', 'theme', 'lang'])));
+                    window.location.href = '/new';
+                } else {
+                    alert('This file is invalid, please, enter a valid file');
+                }
+            };
+            reader.readAsText(file);
+        }
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <Nav.dropdown>
+            <Nav.item
+                className='new'
+                color='purple'
+                icon='fa-solid fa-plus-square'>
+                new
+            </Nav.item>
+            <Nav.item
+                className='fromBlank'
+                href='/new'
+                newTab={true}
+                color='purple'
+                icon='fa-solid fa-file'>
+                from blank
+            </Nav.item>
+
+            <Nav.item
+                className='fromFile'
+                color='purple'
+                icon='fa-solid fa-upload'
+                onClick={() => { document.getElementById('uploadTxt').click(); }}>
+                <input id="uploadTxt" className='newFromLocal' type="file" onChange={handleFileChange} style={{ display: 'none' }} />
+                from file
+            </Nav.item>
+        </Nav.dropdown>
+    );
 };
+
+module.exports = NewBrew;
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index fc5d4a035..4c72b4924 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -17,21 +17,8 @@ const asyncHandler = require('express-async-handler');
 
 const { DEFAULT_BREW } = require('./brewDefaults.js');
 
-const splitTextStyleAndMetadata = (brew)=>{
-	brew.text = brew.text.replaceAll('\r\n', '\n');
-	if(brew.text.startsWith('```metadata')) {
-		const index = brew.text.indexOf('```\n\n');
-		const metadataSection = brew.text.slice(12, index - 1);
-		const metadata = yaml.load(metadataSection);
-		Object.assign(brew, _.pick(metadata, ['title', 'description', 'tags', 'systems', 'renderer', 'theme', 'lang']));
-		brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
-	}
-	if(brew.text.startsWith('```css')) {
-		const index = brew.text.indexOf('```\n\n');
-		brew.style = brew.text.slice(7, index - 1);
-		brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
-	}
-};
+const { splitTextStyleAndMetadata } = require('../shared/helpers.js');
+
 
 const sanitizeBrew = (brew, accessType)=>{
 	brew._id = undefined;
diff --git a/shared/helpers.js b/shared/helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5abb93fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const yaml = require('js-yaml');
+
+const splitTextStyleAndMetadata = (brew) => {
+    brew.text = brew.text.replaceAll('\r\n', '\n');
+    if (brew.text.startsWith('```metadata')) {
+        const index = brew.text.indexOf('```\n\n');
+        const metadataSection = brew.text.slice(12, index - 1);
+        const metadata = yaml.load(metadataSection);
+        Object.assign(brew, _.pick(metadata, ['title', 'description', 'tags', 'systems', 'renderer', 'theme', 'lang']));
+        brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
+    }
+    if (brew.text.startsWith('```css')) {
+        const index = brew.text.indexOf('```\n\n');
+        brew.style = brew.text.slice(7, index - 1);
+        brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
+    }
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+    splitTextStyleAndMetadata
+};