diff --git a/src/common/file-input/index.ts b/src/common/file-input/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..438919f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/file-input/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './open-file';
diff --git a/src/common/file-input/open-file.ts b/src/common/file-input/open-file.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3da1be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/file-input/open-file.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export type OnFileSelectedCallback = (file: File) => void;
+
+export const FileInput = (onFileSelected: OnFileSelectedCallback) => {
+  const fileInput = document.createElement('input');
+  fileInput.type = 'file';
+  fileInput.accept = '.mml';
+  fileInput.addEventListener('change', event => {
+    const target = event.target as HTMLInputElement;
+    const file = target.files?.[0];
+    if (file) onFileSelected(file);
+  });
+  fileInput.click();
+};
diff --git a/src/pods/toolbar/components/open-button/open-button.component.tsx b/src/pods/toolbar/components/open-button/open-button.component.tsx
index 89a1d4b0..eb0c5abe 100644
--- a/src/pods/toolbar/components/open-button/open-button.component.tsx
+++ b/src/pods/toolbar/components/open-button/open-button.component.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,36 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import { OpenIcon } from '@/common/components/icons/open-icon.component';
 import { ToolbarButton } from '@/pods/toolbar/components/toolbar-button';
+import { useCanvasSchemaContext } from '@/core/providers';
+import { FileInput, OnFileSelectedCallback } from '@/common/file-input';
 import classes from '@/pods/toolbar/toolbar.pod.module.css';
 
-export const OpenButton = () => {
-  const handleOpenButtonClick = () => {
-    console.log('Open button clicked');
+export const OpenButton: React.FC = () => {
+  const { loadSchema } = useCanvasSchemaContext();
+
+  const handleFileRead = (fileContent: string) => {
+    try {
+      const parsedData = JSON.parse(fileContent);
+      loadSchema(parsedData);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error('Error opening file' + error);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleOpenButtonClick: OnFileSelectedCallback = (file: File) => {
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+    reader.onload = e => {
+      const fileContent = e.target?.result as string;
+      if (fileContent) handleFileRead(fileContent);
+    };
+    reader.readAsText(file);
   };
 
   return (
     <ToolbarButton
       icon={<OpenIcon />}
       label={'Open'}
-      onClick={handleOpenButtonClick}
+      onClick={() => FileInput(handleOpenButtonClick)}
       className={classes.button}
     />
   );