diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/image-preview.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/image-preview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e24eaf4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/image-preview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { formatHeaders } from "@/lib/api";
+
+const HEIF_EXTENSIONS = new Set(["heic", "heif", "hif"]);
+
+export function needsServerPreview(file: File): boolean {
+  const ext = file.name.split(".").pop()?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
+  return HEIF_EXTENSIONS.has(ext);
+}
+
+export async function fetchDecodedPreview(file: File): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append("file", file);
+    const res = await fetch("/api/v1/preview", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: formatHeaders(),
+      body: formData,
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    const blob = await res.blob();
+    return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function revokePreviewUrl(url: string): void {
+  URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/stores/file-store.ts b/apps/web/src/stores/file-store.ts
index e49a0dd3..eeed0f25 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/stores/file-store.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/stores/file-store.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { create } from "zustand";
-import { formatHeaders } from "@/lib/api";
+import { fetchDecodedPreview, needsServerPreview } from "@/lib/image-preview";
 
 export interface FileEntry {
   file: File;
@@ -77,34 +77,6 @@ function deriveFiles(entries: FileEntry[]): File[] {
   return prevFiles;
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// HEIC/HEIF preview helpers
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const HEIF_EXTENSIONS = new Set(["heic", "heif", "hif"]);
-
-function needsServerPreview(file: File): boolean {
-  const ext = file.name.split(".").pop()?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
-  return HEIF_EXTENSIONS.has(ext);
-}
-
-async function fetchDecodedPreview(file: File): Promise<string | null> {
-  try {
-    const formData = new FormData();
-    formData.append("file", file);
-    const res = await fetch("/api/v1/preview", {
-      method: "POST",
-      headers: formatHeaders(),
-      body: formData,
-    });
-    if (!res.ok) return null;
-    const blob = await res.blob();
-    return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Store
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------