diff --git a/internal/server/response.go b/internal/server/response.go
index e67eab5..609171d 100644
--- a/internal/server/response.go
+++ b/internal/server/response.go
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
@@ -42,3 +46,97 @@ func InternalError(c *gin.Context, msg string) {
 func ErrorWithStatus(c *gin.Context, code int, msg string) {
 	c.JSON(code, APIResponse{Success: false, Error: msg})
 }
+
+// ParseRange parses an HTTP Range header (RFC 7233).
+// Only single-part ranges are supported: bytes=start-end, bytes=start-, bytes=-suffix.
+// Multi-part ranges (bytes=0-100,200-300) return an error.
+func ParseRange(rangeHeader string, fileSize int64) (start, end int64, err error) {
+	if rangeHeader == "" {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("empty range header")
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(rangeHeader, "bytes=") {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid range unit: %s", rangeHeader)
+	}
+
+	rangeSpec := strings.TrimPrefix(rangeHeader, "bytes=")
+
+	if strings.Contains(rangeSpec, ",") {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("multi-part ranges are not supported")
+	}
+
+	rangeSpec = strings.TrimSpace(rangeSpec)
+	parts := strings.Split(rangeSpec, "-")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid range format: %s", rangeSpec)
+	}
+
+	if parts[0] == "" {
+		suffix, parseErr := strconv.ParseInt(parts[1], 10, 64)
+		if parseErr != nil {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid suffix range: %s", parts[1])
+		}
+		if suffix <= 0 || suffix > fileSize {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("suffix range %d exceeds file size %d", suffix, fileSize)
+		}
+		start = fileSize - suffix
+		end = fileSize - 1
+	} else if parts[1] == "" {
+		start, err = strconv.ParseInt(parts[0], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid range start: %s", parts[0])
+		}
+		if start >= fileSize {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("range start %d exceeds file size %d", start, fileSize)
+		}
+		end = fileSize - 1
+	} else {
+		start, err = strconv.ParseInt(parts[0], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid range start: %s", parts[0])
+		}
+		end, err = strconv.ParseInt(parts[1], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid range end: %s", parts[1])
+		}
+		if start > end {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("range start %d > end %d", start, end)
+		}
+		if start >= fileSize {
+			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("range start %d exceeds file size %d", start, fileSize)
+		}
+		if end >= fileSize {
+			end = fileSize - 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	return start, end, nil
+}
+
+// StreamFile sends a full file as an HTTP response with proper headers.
+func StreamFile(c *gin.Context, reader io.ReadCloser, filename string, fileSize int64, contentType string) {
+	defer reader.Close()
+
+	c.Header("Content-Disposition", fmt.Sprintf(`attachment; filename="%s"`, filename))
+	c.Header("Content-Type", contentType)
+	c.Header("Content-Length", strconv.FormatInt(fileSize, 10))
+	c.Header("Accept-Ranges", "bytes")
+
+	c.Status(http.StatusOK)
+	io.Copy(c.Writer, reader)
+}
+
+// StreamRange sends a partial content response (206) for a byte range.
+func StreamRange(c *gin.Context, reader io.ReadCloser, start, end, totalSize int64, contentType string) {
+	defer reader.Close()
+
+	contentLength := end - start + 1
+
+	c.Header("Content-Range", fmt.Sprintf("bytes %d-%d/%d", start, end, totalSize))
+	c.Header("Content-Type", contentType)
+	c.Header("Content-Length", strconv.FormatInt(contentLength, 10))
+	c.Header("Accept-Ranges", "bytes")
+
+	c.Status(http.StatusPartialContent)
+	io.Copy(c.Writer, reader)
+}
diff --git a/internal/server/response_test.go b/internal/server/response_test.go
index dd67fd3..9041d6a 100644
--- a/internal/server/response_test.go
+++ b/internal/server/response_test.go
@@ -114,3 +114,65 @@ func TestErrorWithStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected error 'already exists', got '%s'", resp.Error)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParseRangeStandard(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		rangeHeader string
+		fileSize    int64
+		wantStart   int64
+		wantEnd     int64
+		wantErr     bool
+	}{
+		{"bytes=0-1023", 10000, 0, 1023, false},
+		{"bytes=1024-", 10000, 1024, 9999, false},
+		{"bytes=-1024", 10000, 8976, 9999, false},
+		{"bytes=0-0", 10000, 0, 0, false},
+		{"bytes=9999-", 10000, 9999, 9999, false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		start, end, err := ParseRange(tt.rangeHeader, tt.fileSize)
+		if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			t.Errorf("ParseRange(%q, %d) error = %v, wantErr %v", tt.rangeHeader, tt.fileSize, err, tt.wantErr)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !tt.wantErr {
+			if start != tt.wantStart || end != tt.wantEnd {
+				t.Errorf("ParseRange(%q, %d) = (%d, %d), want (%d, %d)", tt.rangeHeader, tt.fileSize, start, end, tt.wantStart, tt.wantEnd)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseRangeInvalidAndMultiPart(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		rangeHeader string
+		fileSize    int64
+	}{
+		{"", 10000},
+		{"bytes=9999-0", 10000},
+		{"bytes=20000-", 10000},
+		{"bytes=0-100,200-300", 10000},
+		{"bytes=0-100, 400-500", 10000},
+		{"bytes=", 10000},
+		{"chars=0-100", 10000},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		_, _, err := ParseRange(tt.rangeHeader, tt.fileSize)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("ParseRange(%q, %d) expected error, got nil", tt.rangeHeader, tt.fileSize)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseRangeEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
+	start, end, err := ParseRange("bytes=0-99999", 10000)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if end != 9999 {
+		t.Errorf("end = %d, want 9999 (clamped to fileSize-1)", end)
+	}
+	if start != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("start = %d, want 0", start)
+	}
+}