diff --git a/scriptengine.cpp b/scriptengine.cpp
index b9f0141..c15a5c6 100644
--- a/scriptengine.cpp
+++ b/scriptengine.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ ScriptEngine::ScriptEngine(Database *database, BatchProcessing *parent)
     QJSValue core = _jsEngine->newQObject(this);
     _jsEngine->globalObject().setProperty("core", core);
     QJSValue fitsRecordObject = _jsEngine->newQMetaObject(&FITSRecordModify::staticMetaObject);
+    QJSValue textFile = _jsEngine->newQMetaObject(&TextFile::staticMetaObject);
     _jsEngine->globalObject().setProperty("FITSRecordModify", fitsRecordObject);
+    _jsEngine->globalObject().setProperty("TextFile", textFile);
     _semaphore.release(_pool->maxThreadCount());
     _pool->setThreadPriority(QThread::LowPriority);
 
@@ -149,6 +151,25 @@ void ScriptEngine::plot(const QJSValue &pointsArray)
     }
 }
 
+QJSValue ScriptEngine::openFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &mode)
+{
+    QFileInfo info(fileName);
+    if(!info.isAbsolute())
+        info = QFileInfo(outputDir() + fileName);
+
+    TextFile *textFile = new TextFile;
+    if(textFile->open(info.absoluteFilePath(), mode))
+    {
+        return _jsEngine->newQObject(textFile);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        logError("Failed to open file " + fileName);
+        delete textFile;
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 bool ScriptEngine::convert(File *file, QString &outpath, const QString &format, const QVariantMap &params, bool async)
 {
     QString path;
@@ -835,4 +856,60 @@ void FITSRecordModify::addKeyword(const QString &key, const QVariant &value, con
     _update.append({key.toLatin1(), value, comment.toLatin1()});
 }
 
+bool TextFile::open(const QString &path, const QString &mode)
+{
+    _fr.setFileName(path);
+    QIODevice::OpenMode openMode;
+    if(mode == "r")
+        openMode = QIODevice::ReadOnly;
+    else if(mode == "w")
+        openMode = QIODevice::WriteOnly;
+    else if(mode == "a")
+        openMode = QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Append;
+    else if(mode == "r+")
+        openMode = QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::ExistingOnly;
+    else if(mode == "w+")
+        openMode = QIODevice::ReadWrite;
+    else if(mode == "a+")
+        openMode = QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Append;
+    else
+        return false;
+
+    openMode |= QIODevice::Text;//always open as text
+    return _fr.open(openMode);
+}
+
+void TextFile::write(const QString &data)
+{
+    _fr.write(data.toUtf8());
+}
+
+QString TextFile::read(int maxlen)
+{
+    QByteArray data = _fr.read(maxlen);
+    return data;
+}
+
+QString TextFile::readLine()
+{
+    QByteArray data = _fr.readLine();
+    return QString::fromUtf8(data);
+}
+
+QString TextFile::readAll()
+{
+    QByteArray data = _fr.readAll();
+    return QString::fromUtf8(data);
+}
+
+bool TextFile::seek(qint64 offset)
+{
+    return _fr.seek(offset);
+}
+
+qint64 TextFile::pos()
+{
+    return _fr.pos();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/scriptengine.h b/scriptengine.h
index 77542c0..add3199 100644
--- a/scriptengine.h
+++ b/scriptengine.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <QThreadPool>
 #include <QSemaphore>
 #include "database.h"
-#include "imageinfo.h"
+#include "imageinfodata.h"
 
 class BatchProcessing;
 class Solver;
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QJSValue getFloat(const QString &label = QString(), double value = 0, int decimals = 3) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE QJSValue getItem(const QStringList &items, const QString &label = "", int current = 0) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE void plot(const QJSValue &pointsArray);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QJSValue openFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &mode = "r");
     bool convert(File *file, QString &outpath, const QString &format, const QVariantMap &params, bool async);
 #ifdef PLATESOLVER
     Q_INVOKABLE void setSolverProfile(int index);
@@ -143,6 +144,20 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void addKeyword(const QString &key, const QVariant &value, const QString &comment = QString());
 };
 
+class TextFile : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    QFile _fr;
+public:
+    bool open(const QString &path, const QString &mode);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void write(const QString &data);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString read(int maxlen);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString readLine();
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString readAll();
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool seek(qint64 offset);
+    Q_INVOKABLE qint64 pos();
+};
+
 }
 
 #endif // SCRIPTENGINE_H