diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index b21184f..1f0e2f2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-10-13 - 3.1.0 - feat(core)
+Add support for creating Web ReadableStream from a file
+
+- Introduced a new helper function `createWebReadableStreamFromFile` that allows for creating a Web ReadableStream from a file path.
+- Updated exports in `ts/index.ts` to include `nodewebhelpers` which provides the new web stream feature.
+
 ## 2024-10-13 - 3.0.46 - fix(WebDuplexStream)
 Fix errors in WebDuplexStream transformation and test logic
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 562916a..2853522 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartstream',
-  version: '3.0.46',
+  version: '3.1.0',
   description: 'A library to simplify the creation and manipulation of Node.js streams, providing utilities for handling transform, duplex, and readable/writable streams effectively in TypeScript.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index a740308..534fadb 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ export * from './smartstream.functions.js';
 
 import * as plugins from './smartstream.plugins.js';
 export const webstream = plugins.webstream;
+import * as nodewebhelpers from './smartstream.nodewebhelpers.js';
+export {
+  nodewebhelpers,
+}
diff --git a/ts/smartstream.nodewebhelpers.ts b/ts/smartstream.nodewebhelpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff60737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/smartstream.nodewebhelpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { createReadStream } from 'fs';
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Web ReadableStream from a file.
+ *
+ * @param filePath - The path to the file to be read
+ * @returns A Web ReadableStream that reads the file in chunks
+ */
+export function createWebReadableStreamFromFile(filePath: string): ReadableStream<Uint8Array> {
+  const fileStream = createReadStream(filePath);
+
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      // When data is available, enqueue it into the Web ReadableStream
+      fileStream.on('data', (chunk) => {
+        controller.enqueue(chunk as Uint8Array);
+      });
+
+      // When the file stream ends, close the Web ReadableStream
+      fileStream.on('end', () => {
+        controller.close();
+      });
+
+      // If there's an error, error the Web ReadableStream
+      fileStream.on('error', (err) => {
+        controller.error(err);
+      });
+    },
+    cancel() {
+      // If the Web ReadableStream is canceled, destroy the file stream
+      fileStream.destroy();
+    }
+  });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 562916a..2853522 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartstream',
-  version: '3.0.46',
+  version: '3.1.0',
   description: 'A library to simplify the creation and manipulation of Node.js streams, providing utilities for handling transform, duplex, and readable/writable streams effectively in TypeScript.'
 }