# Resources/Resource Extension
**URL:** https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/resources-resource-extension/4206
**Category:** All-New Evolve - Questions
**Created:** [June 1, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/resources-resource-extension/4206 "2026-06-01T23:21:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@karleenutt](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/karleenutt)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/resources-resource-extension/4206/1 "2026-06-01T23:21:18Z")
Hello! Is there an equivalent of the resources extension in the new evolve? Or a timeline of when that will be available? We’ve used it before to embed and store resources directly in the course, rather than having to navigate storing them externally in a Google Drive, etc. This is a main/key feature I’ve found that will determine if I build the course I’m working on in the new or legacy version.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@hbailey](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/hbailey)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/resources-resource-extension/4206/2 "2026-06-02T12:57:47Z")
Hi Karlee,
In the spirit of simplification, things that were under Extensions in Legacy are being incorporated into the flow of work as you build in New Evolve. We don’t as yet have a mechanism for a button to link to an item in the asset library but it has been added to the wishlist for consideration.
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### Author:  [@Matt\_Leathes](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/Matt_Leathes)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/resources-resource-extension/4206/3 "2026-07-15T11:41:47Z")
> [@hbailey](#):
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> We don’t as yet have a mechanism for a button to link to an item in the asset library
We do now though! As of today the Button element gains two new actions:
- **Download Resource** - forces the file to download, even for file types (e.g. PDF) that would normally open in the browser
- **Open Resource** - for files such as PDFs that you want to open in the browser; these will always open in a new tab
You can now upload the following additional file types to Evolve: pdf, docx, xlsx, csv, pptx
And you can also now filter the asset library by:
- Documents (pdf, docx)
- Spreadsheets (csv, xlsx)
- Presentations (pptx)
And you can add localised versions of these files if needed.
Two things to note:
1. In Evolve Preview the downloaded file will have an ‘asset id’ in the filename - e.g. `presentation-GlEkDGFbjiPI.pptx` - this _only_ happens in preview; in the published version of the course it will have the original filename.
2. Unlike in Legacy Evolve, you cannot upload old MS Office formats i.e. .doc, .xls & .ppt