diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec5b652..782d804 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,23 +36,24 @@ go build -o vcom ./cmd/vcom
 Run directly from the flake:
 
 ```bash
-nix run github:vrubelroman/vcom?ref=v0.1.9
+nix run github:vrubelroman/vcom?ref=v0.2.0
 ```
 
 Install into user profile:
 
 ```bash
-nix profile add github:vrubelroman/vcom?ref=v0.1.9
+nix profile add github:vrubelroman/vcom?ref=v0.2.0
 ```
 
 The Nix package wraps `vcom` with `ueberzugpp` in `PATH`, so image preview works in non-`kitty` terminals out of the box.
 
 ### Debian / Ubuntu
 
-Download the release `.deb` for `v0.1.9`, then install:
+Download and install the latest release:
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt install ./vcom_0.1.9_amd64.deb
+curl -sL https://github.com/vrubelroman/vcom/releases/download/v0.2.0/vcom_0.2.0_amd64.deb -o /tmp/vcom_0.2.0_amd64.deb
+sudo apt install /tmp/vcom_0.2.0_amd64.deb
 ```
 
 The Debian package declares `ueberzug` (or `ueberzugpp` where available) as a dependency for image preview outside `kitty`.
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ Built-in themes (use `T` to cycle or set `ui.theme` in config):
 
 ## Releases
 
-Pushing a tag like `v0.1.9` triggers GitHub Actions release workflow (`.github/workflows/release.yml`) which:
+Pushing a tag like `v0.2.0` triggers GitHub Actions release workflow (`.github/workflows/release.yml`) which:
 
 - runs tests
 - vendors Go modules
@@ -190,9 +191,9 @@ Pushing a tag like `v0.1.9` triggers GitHub Actions release workflow (`.github/w
 
 Release artifacts:
 
-- `vcom-v0.1.9-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
-- `vcom_0.1.9_amd64.deb`
-- `vcom-v0.1.9-checksums.txt`
+- `vcom-v0.2.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
+- `vcom_0.2.0_amd64.deb`
+- `vcom-v0.2.0-checksums.txt`
 
 ## Notes
 
diff --git a/internal/fs/entry.go b/internal/fs/entry.go
index 32d6c7e..fdb9e03 100644
--- a/internal/fs/entry.go
+++ b/internal/fs/entry.go
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ var (
 		"png": {}, "jpg": {}, "jpeg": {}, "gif": {}, "webp": {}, "bmp": {}, "svg": {}, "ico": {},
 		"avif": {}, "heic": {}, "heif": {}, "tiff": {}, "tif": {},
 	}
+	pdfExtensions = map[string]struct{}{
+		"pdf": {},
+	}
+	audioExtensions = map[string]struct{}{
+		"mp3": {}, "flac": {}, "ogg": {}, "opus": {}, "wav": {},
+		"aac": {}, "m4a": {}, "wma": {}, "dsf": {}, "ape": {},
+	}
+	videoExtensions = map[string]struct{}{
+		"mp4": {}, "mkv": {}, "mov": {}, "avi": {}, "webm": {},
+		"m4v": {}, "wmv": {}, "flv": {}, "ts": {}, "mts": {},
+	}
 	archiveExtensions = map[string]struct{}{
 		"zip": {}, "tar": {}, "gz": {}, "tgz": {}, "xz": {}, "bz2": {}, "7z": {}, "rar": {},
 		"zst": {}, "lz": {}, "lz4": {}, "lzma": {},
@@ -113,6 +124,12 @@ func (e Entry) Category() string {
 		return "image"
 	case hasExt(textExtensions, e.Extension):
 		return "text"
+	case hasExt(pdfExtensions, e.Extension):
+		return "pdf"
+	case hasExt(audioExtensions, e.Extension):
+		return "audio"
+	case hasExt(videoExtensions, e.Extension):
+		return "video"
 	case hasExt(archiveExtensions, e.Extension):
 		return "archive"
 	case hasExt(textFilenames, strings.ToLower(e.Name)):
diff --git a/internal/fs/preview.go b/internal/fs/preview.go
index fb08c24..76a9a23 100644
--- a/internal/fs/preview.go
+++ b/internal/fs/preview.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vfs
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"image"
 	_ "image/gif"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	_ "image/png"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ const (
 	PreviewKindDirectory PreviewKind = "directory"
 	PreviewKindText      PreviewKind = "text"
 	PreviewKindImage     PreviewKind = "image"
+	PreviewKindPDF       PreviewKind = "pdf"
+	PreviewKindAudio     PreviewKind = "audio"
+	PreviewKindVideo     PreviewKind = "video"
 	PreviewKindBinary    PreviewKind = "binary"
 	PreviewKindError     PreviewKind = "error"
 )
@@ -45,6 +50,16 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	ImageFormat string
 	ImageSize   string
 	Extension   string
+
+	// Extended preview metadata
+	Duration   string
+	Bitrate    string
+	AudioCodec string
+	VideoCodec string
+	SampleRate string
+	Channels   string
+	PageCount  string
+	Dimensions string
 }
 
 type Preview struct {
@@ -130,6 +145,17 @@ func BuildPreview(entry Entry, options PreviewOptions) Preview {
 		return preview
 	}
 
+	// Extended preview for PDF, audio, video via external utilities
+	if hasExt(pdfExtensions, entry.Extension) {
+		return buildPDFPreview(entry, options, preview)
+	}
+	if hasExt(audioExtensions, entry.Extension) {
+		return buildAudioPreview(entry, options, preview)
+	}
+	if hasExt(videoExtensions, entry.Extension) {
+		return buildVideoPreview(entry, options, preview)
+	}
+
 	if IsBinarySample(data) {
 		preview.Kind = PreviewKindBinary
 		preview.Body = "Binary file detected.\n\nSafe inline preview is disabled for this file type."
@@ -391,6 +417,260 @@ func renderImageInlinePreview(path string, width int, height int) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func findTool(name string) string {
+	path, err := exec.LookPath(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return path
+}
+
+func buildPDFPreview(entry Entry, options PreviewOptions, base Preview) Preview {
+	pdftotext := findTool("pdftotext")
+	if pdftotext == "" {
+		base.Kind = PreviewKindBinary
+		base.Body = "PDF file detected.\nInstall poppler-utils (pdftotext) for text preview."
+		base.PlainBody = base.Body
+		return base
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(pdftotext, "-layout", "-nopgbrk", entry.Path, "-")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+		base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("pdftotext error:\n\n%s", err)
+		base.PlainBody = base.Body
+		return base
+	}
+
+	text := string(out)
+	if int64(len(text)) > options.MaxPreviewBytes {
+		text = text[:options.MaxPreviewBytes]
+	}
+
+	// Get page count via pdfinfo if available
+	pdfinfo := findTool("pdfinfo")
+	if pdfinfo != "" {
+		infoCmd := exec.Command(pdfinfo, entry.Path)
+		if infoOut, err := infoCmd.Output(); err == nil {
+			for _, line := range strings.Split(string(infoOut), "\n") {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(line), "pages:") {
+					base.Metadata.PageCount = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line[5:], ":"))
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	base.Kind = PreviewKindPDF
+	base.PlainBody = text
+	base.Body = highlightText(entry.Path, text, options.ThemeName)
+	return base
+}
+
+func buildAudioPreview(entry Entry, options PreviewOptions, base Preview) Preview {
+	ffprobe := findTool("ffprobe")
+	if ffprobe == "" {
+		base.Kind = PreviewKindBinary
+		base.Body = "Audio file detected.\nInstall ffmpeg (ffprobe) for metadata preview."
+		base.PlainBody = base.Body
+		return base
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(ffprobe,
+		"-v", "quiet",
+		"-print_format", "json",
+		"-show_format",
+		"-show_streams",
+		entry.Path,
+	)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+		base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("ffprobe error:\n\n%s", err)
+		base.PlainBody = base.Body
+		return base
+	}
+
+	var info struct {
+		Format struct {
+			Duration string `json:"duration"`
+			Bitrate  string `json:"bit_rate"`
+		} `json:"format"`
+		Streams []struct {
+			CodecType  string `json:"codec_type"`
+			CodecName  string `json:"codec_name"`
+			SampleRate string `json:"sample_rate"`
+			Channels   int    `json:"channels"`
+		} `json:"streams"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(out, &info); err != nil {
+		base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+		base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse ffprobe output:\n\n%s", err)
+		base.PlainBody = base.Body
+		return base
+	}
+
+	// Format duration
+	if info.Format.Duration != "" {
+		if secs, err := strconv.ParseFloat(info.Format.Duration, 64); err == nil {
+			mins := int(secs) / 60
+			secsRem := int(secs) % 60
+			base.Metadata.Duration = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%02d", mins, secsRem)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if info.Format.Bitrate != "" {
+		if bps, err := strconv.ParseInt(info.Format.Bitrate, 10, 64); err == nil {
+			base.Metadata.Bitrate = fmt.Sprintf("%d kbps", bps/1000)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, stream := range info.Streams {
+		if stream.CodecType == "audio" {
+			base.Metadata.AudioCodec = stream.CodecName
+			if stream.SampleRate != "" {
+				base.Metadata.SampleRate = stream.SampleRate + " Hz"
+			}
+			switch stream.Channels {
+			case 1:
+				base.Metadata.Channels = "mono"
+			case 2:
+				base.Metadata.Channels = "stereo"
+			case 6:
+				base.Metadata.Channels = "5.1"
+			case 8:
+				base.Metadata.Channels = "7.1"
+			default:
+				base.Metadata.Channels = fmt.Sprintf("%d ch", stream.Channels)
+			}
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	var lines []string
+	lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Duration: %s", base.Metadata.Duration))
+	if base.Metadata.Bitrate != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Bitrate:  %s", base.Metadata.Bitrate))
+	}
+	if base.Metadata.AudioCodec != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Codec:    %s", base.Metadata.AudioCodec))
+	}
+	if base.Metadata.SampleRate != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Rate:     %s", base.Metadata.SampleRate))
+	}
+	if base.Metadata.Channels != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Channels: %s", base.Metadata.Channels))
+	}
+
+	base.Kind = PreviewKindAudio
+	base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("🎵 Audio File\n\n%s", strings.Join(lines, "\n"))
+	base.PlainBody = fmt.Sprintf("Audio File\n\nDuration: %s\nBitrate: %s\nCodec: %s\nRate: %s\nChannels: %s",
+		base.Metadata.Duration, base.Metadata.Bitrate, base.Metadata.AudioCodec,
+		base.Metadata.SampleRate, base.Metadata.Channels)
+	return base
+}
+
+func buildVideoPreview(entry Entry, options PreviewOptions, base Preview) Preview {
+	ffprobe := findTool("ffprobe")
+	if ffprobe == "" {
+		base.Kind = PreviewKindBinary
+		base.Body = "Video file detected.\nInstall ffmpeg (ffprobe) for metadata preview."
+		base.PlainBody = base.Body
+		return base
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(ffprobe,
+		"-v", "quiet",
+		"-print_format", "json",
+		"-show_format",
+		"-show_streams",
+		entry.Path,
+	)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+		base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("ffprobe error:\n\n%s", err)
+		base.PlainBody = base.Body
+		return base
+	}
+
+	var info struct {
+		Format struct {
+			Duration string `json:"duration"`
+			Bitrate  string `json:"bit_rate"`
+		} `json:"format"`
+		Streams []struct {
+			CodecType string `json:"codec_type"`
+			CodecName string `json:"codec_name"`
+			Width     int    `json:"width"`
+			Height    int    `json:"height"`
+		} `json:"streams"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(out, &info); err != nil {
+		base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+		base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse ffprobe output:\n\n%s", err)
+		base.PlainBody = base.Body
+		return base
+	}
+
+	// Format duration
+	if info.Format.Duration != "" {
+		if secs, err := strconv.ParseFloat(info.Format.Duration, 64); err == nil {
+			hrs := int(secs) / 3600
+			mins := (int(secs) % 3600) / 60
+			secsRem := int(secs) % 60
+			if hrs > 0 {
+				base.Metadata.Duration = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%02d:%02d", hrs, mins, secsRem)
+			} else {
+				base.Metadata.Duration = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%02d", mins, secsRem)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if info.Format.Bitrate != "" {
+		if bps, err := strconv.ParseInt(info.Format.Bitrate, 10, 64); err == nil {
+			base.Metadata.Bitrate = fmt.Sprintf("%d kbps", bps/1000)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, stream := range info.Streams {
+		switch stream.CodecType {
+		case "video":
+			base.Metadata.VideoCodec = stream.CodecName
+			if stream.Width > 0 && stream.Height > 0 {
+				base.Metadata.Dimensions = fmt.Sprintf("%dx%d", stream.Width, stream.Height)
+			}
+		case "audio":
+			if base.Metadata.AudioCodec == "" {
+				base.Metadata.AudioCodec = stream.CodecName
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var lines []string
+	lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Duration:   %s", base.Metadata.Duration))
+	if base.Metadata.Bitrate != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Bitrate:    %s", base.Metadata.Bitrate))
+	}
+	if base.Metadata.VideoCodec != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Video:      %s", base.Metadata.VideoCodec))
+	}
+	if base.Metadata.Dimensions != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Resolution: %s", base.Metadata.Dimensions))
+	}
+	if base.Metadata.AudioCodec != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Audio:      %s", base.Metadata.AudioCodec))
+	}
+
+	base.Kind = PreviewKindVideo
+	base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("🎬 Video File\n\n%s", strings.Join(lines, "\n"))
+	base.PlainBody = fmt.Sprintf("Video File\n\nDuration: %s\nBitrate: %s\nVideo: %s\nResolution: %s\nAudio: %s",
+		base.Metadata.Duration, base.Metadata.Bitrate, base.Metadata.VideoCodec,
+		base.Metadata.Dimensions, base.Metadata.AudioCodec)
+	return base
+}
+
 func detectImage(data []byte) (string, string, bool) {
 	cfg, format, err := image.DecodeConfig(bytes.NewReader(data))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/ui/model.go b/internal/ui/model.go
index 4f8a3e1..6c1e450 100644
--- a/internal/ui/model.go
+++ b/internal/ui/model.go
@@ -2726,6 +2726,30 @@ func renderMetadata(meta vfs.Metadata, palette theme.Palette, width int, useNerd
 	if meta.ImageFormat != "" {
 		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("image: %s %s", meta.ImageFormat, meta.ImageSize))
 	}
+	if meta.Duration != "" {
+		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("duration: %s", meta.Duration))
+	}
+	if meta.Bitrate != "" {
+		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("bitrate: %s", meta.Bitrate))
+	}
+	if meta.AudioCodec != "" {
+		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("audio: %s", meta.AudioCodec))
+	}
+	if meta.VideoCodec != "" {
+		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("video: %s", meta.VideoCodec))
+	}
+	if meta.Dimensions != "" {
+		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("resolution: %s", meta.Dimensions))
+	}
+	if meta.SampleRate != "" {
+		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("rate: %s", meta.SampleRate))
+	}
+	if meta.Channels != "" {
+		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("channels: %s", meta.Channels))
+	}
+	if meta.PageCount != "" {
+		rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("pages: %s", meta.PageCount))
+	}
 
 	leftWidth := max(innerWidth/2, 18)
 	if leftWidth > innerWidth {
@@ -3550,6 +3574,12 @@ func previewIcon(preview vfs.Preview) string {
 		return "󰋩"
 	case vfs.PreviewKindText:
 		return "󰈙"
+	case vfs.PreviewKindPDF:
+		return "󰷉"
+	case vfs.PreviewKindAudio:
+		return "󰋋"
+	case vfs.PreviewKindVideo:
+		return "󰋲"
 	case vfs.PreviewKindBinary:
 		return "󰈔"
 	case vfs.PreviewKindError:
diff --git a/plans/extended-preview-feature.md b/plans/extended-preview-feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb29893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plans/extended-preview-feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1,497 @@
+# Extended Preview — PDF, Audio, Video via External Utilities
+
+## Overview
+
+Add rich preview support for three new file categories by leveraging external CLI tools. If a tool is not installed, the file falls back to the existing binary-file display.
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TD
+    A[BuildPreview entry] --> B{Is directory?}
+    B -->|Yes| C[buildDirectoryPreview]
+    B -->|No| D[Open file, read header]
+    D --> E{Detect image?}
+    E -->|Yes| F[PreviewKindImage]
+    E -->|No| G{Detect PDF ext?}
+    G -->|Yes| H{pdftotext available?}
+    H -->|Yes| I[PreviewKindPDF - extract text]
+    H -->|No| J[Fallback to binary]
+    G -->|No| K{Detect audio ext?}
+    K -->|Yes| L{ffprobe available?}
+    L -->|Yes| M[PreviewKindAudio - show metadata]
+    L -->|No| N[Fallback to binary]
+    K -->|No| O{Detect video ext?}
+    O -->|Yes| P{ffprobe available?}
+    P -->|Yes| Q[PreviewKindVideo - show metadata]
+    P -->|No| R[Fallback to binary]
+    O -->|No| S[Is binary sample?]
+    S -->|Yes| T[PreviewKindBinary]
+    S -->|No| U[PreviewKindText + syntax highlight]
+```
+
+## 1. New PreviewKind Constants
+
+File: [`internal/fs/preview.go`](internal/fs/preview.go) (around line 28-35)
+
+Add three new constants to the `PreviewKind` type:
+- `PreviewKindPDF     PreviewKind = "pdf"`
+- `PreviewKindAudio   PreviewKind = "audio"`
+- `PreviewKindVideo   PreviewKind = "video"`
+
+## 2. Extended Metadata Struct
+
+File: [`internal/fs/preview.go`](internal/fs/preview.go) — `Metadata` struct (line 37-48)
+
+Add new optional fields:
+
+```go
+type Metadata struct {
+    // ... existing fields ...
+
+    // Extended preview metadata
+    Duration    string  // audio/video duration (e.g. "3:42")
+    Bitrate     string  // audio/video bitrate (e.g. "320 kbps")
+    AudioCodec  string  // audio codec (e.g. "aac", "mp3")
+    VideoCodec  string  // video codec (e.g. "h264", "vp9")
+    SampleRate  string  // audio sample rate (e.g. "44100 Hz")
+    Channels    string  // audio channels (e.g. "stereo")
+    PageCount   string  // PDF page count
+    Dimensions  string  // video dimensions (e.g. "1920x1080")
+}
+```
+
+## 3. New Extension Maps
+
+File: [`internal/fs/entry.go`](internal/fs/entry.go) (around line 55-63)
+
+Add three new extension sets:
+
+```go
+pdfExtensions = map[string]struct{}{
+    "pdf": {},
+}
+audioExtensions = map[string]struct{}{
+    "mp3": {}, "flac": {}, "ogg": {}, "opus": {}, "wav": {},
+    "aac": {}, "m4a": {}, "wma": {}, "dsf": {}, "ape": {},
+}
+videoExtensions = map[string]struct{}{
+    "mp4": {}, "mkv": {}, "mov": {}, "avi": {}, "webm": {},
+    "m4v": {}, "wmv": {}, "flv": {}, "ts": {}, "mts": {},
+}
+```
+
+## 4. New Categories in `Category()` Method
+
+File: [`internal/fs/entry.go`](internal/fs/entry.go) — `Category()` method (line 102-123)
+
+Add three new cases in the switch statement (before `default`):
+
+```go
+case hasExt(pdfExtensions, e.Extension):
+    return "pdf"
+case hasExt(audioExtensions, e.Extension):
+    return "audio"
+case hasExt(videoExtensions, e.Extension):
+    return "video"
+```
+
+## 5. External Utility Detection
+
+File: [`internal/fs/preview.go`](internal/fs/preview.go) — new helper functions
+
+```go
+func findTool(name string) string {
+    path, err := exec.LookPath(name)
+    if err != nil {
+        return ""
+    }
+    return path
+}
+```
+
+Add `"os/exec"` to imports.
+
+## 6. Modified `BuildPreview()` Flow
+
+File: [`internal/fs/preview.go`](internal/fs/preview.go) — `BuildPreview()` (line 73)
+
+Insert the new checks after the image detection block (after line 131) and before the `IsBinarySample()` check:
+
+```go
+// PDF preview via pdftotext
+if hasExt(pdfExtensions, entry.Extension) {
+    return buildPDFPreview(entry, options, preview)
+}
+
+// Audio preview via ffprobe
+if hasExt(audioExtensions, entry.Extension) {
+    return buildAudioPreview(entry, options, preview)
+}
+
+// Video preview via ffprobe
+if hasExt(videoExtensions, entry.Extension) {
+    return buildVideoPreview(entry, options, preview)
+}
+```
+
+This placement ensures:
+- Images are still detected by magic bytes (works for any extension)
+- PDF/audio/video get their custom handling
+- Files that don't match any category fall through to the existing binary/text detection
+
+## 7. New Preview Builder Functions
+
+File: [`internal/fs/preview.go`](internal/fs/preview.go) — new functions
+
+### 7a. `buildPDFPreview()`
+
+```go
+func buildPDFPreview(entry Entry, options PreviewOptions, base Preview) Preview {
+    pdftotext := findTool("pdftotext")
+    if pdftotext == "" {
+        base.Kind = PreviewKindBinary
+        base.Body = "PDF file detected.\nInstall poppler-utils (pdftotext) for text preview."
+        base.PlainBody = base.Body
+        return base
+    }
+
+    // Extract text
+    cmd := exec.Command(pdftotext, "-layout", "-nopgbrk", entry.Path, "-")
+    out, err := cmd.Output()
+    if err != nil {
+        base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+        base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("pdftotext error:\n\n%s", err)
+        base.PlainBody = base.Body
+        return base
+    }
+
+    text := string(out)
+    if len(text) > int(options.MaxPreviewBytes) {
+        text = text[:options.MaxPreviewBytes]
+    }
+
+    // Get page count via pdfinfo if available
+    pdfinfo := findTool("pdfinfo")
+    if pdfinfo != "" {
+        infoCmd := exec.Command(pdfinfo, entry.Path)
+        if infoOut, err := infoCmd.Output(); err == nil {
+            for _, line := range strings.Split(string(infoOut), "\n") {
+                if strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(line), "pages:") {
+                    base.Metadata.PageCount = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, "Pages:"))
+                    break
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    base.Kind = PreviewKindPDF
+    base.PlainBody = text
+    base.Body = highlightText(entry.Path, text, options.ThemeName)
+    return base
+}
+```
+
+### 7b. `buildAudioPreview()`
+
+```go
+func buildAudioPreview(entry Entry, options PreviewOptions, base Preview) Preview {
+    ffprobe := findTool("ffprobe")
+    if ffprobe == "" {
+        base.Kind = PreviewKindBinary
+        base.Body = "Audio file detected.\nInstall ffmpeg (ffprobe) for metadata preview."
+        base.PlainBody = base.Body
+        return base
+    }
+
+    // Use ffprobe to extract metadata as JSON
+    cmd := exec.Command(ffprobe,
+        "-v", "quiet",
+        "-print_format", "json",
+        "-show_format",
+        "-show_streams",
+        entry.Path,
+    )
+    out, err := cmd.Output()
+    if err != nil {
+        base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+        base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("ffprobe error:\n\n%s", err)
+        base.PlainBody = base.Body
+        return base
+    }
+
+    var info struct {
+        Format struct {
+            Duration string `json:"duration"`
+            Bitrate  string `json:"bit_rate"`
+        } `json:"format"`
+        Streams []struct {
+            CodecType string `json:"codec_type"`
+            CodecName string `json:"codec_name"`
+            SampleRate string `json:"sample_rate"`
+            Channels    int    `json:"channels"`
+        } `json:"streams"`
+    }
+    if err := json.Unmarshal(out, &info); err != nil {
+        base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+        base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse ffprobe output:\n\n%s", err)
+        base.PlainBody = base.Body
+        return base
+    }
+
+    // Format duration
+    if info.Format.Duration != "" {
+        if secs, err := strconv.ParseFloat(info.Format.Duration, 64); err == nil {
+            mins := int(secs) / 60
+            secsRem := int(secs) % 60
+            base.Metadata.Duration = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%02d", mins, secsRem)
+        }
+    }
+
+    if info.Format.Bitrate != "" {
+        if bps, err := strconv.ParseInt(info.Format.Bitrate, 10, 64); err == nil {
+            base.Metadata.Bitrate = fmt.Sprintf("%d kbps", bps/1000)
+        }
+    }
+
+    for _, stream := range info.Streams {
+        if stream.CodecType == "audio" {
+            base.Metadata.AudioCodec = stream.CodecName
+            if stream.SampleRate != "" {
+                base.Metadata.SampleRate = stream.SampleRate + " Hz"
+            }
+            switch stream.Channels {
+            case 1:
+                base.Metadata.Channels = "mono"
+            case 2:
+                base.Metadata.Channels = "stereo"
+            case 6:
+                base.Metadata.Channels = "5.1"
+            case 8:
+                base.Metadata.Channels = "7.1"
+            default:
+                base.Metadata.Channels = fmt.Sprintf("%d ch", stream.Channels)
+            }
+            break
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Build a rich metadata body
+    var lines []string
+    lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Duration: %s", base.Metadata.Duration))
+    if base.Metadata.Bitrate != "" {
+        lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Bitrate:  %s", base.Metadata.Bitrate))
+    }
+    if base.Metadata.AudioCodec != "" {
+        lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Codec:    %s", base.Metadata.AudioCodec))
+    }
+    if base.Metadata.SampleRate != "" {
+        lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Rate:     %s", base.Metadata.SampleRate))
+    }
+    if base.Metadata.Channels != "" {
+        lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Channels: %s", base.Metadata.Channels))
+    }
+
+    base.Kind = PreviewKindAudio
+    base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("🎵 Audio File\n\n%s", strings.Join(lines, "\n"))
+    base.PlainBody = fmt.Sprintf("Audio File\n\nDuration: %s\nBitrate: %s\nCodec: %s\nRate: %s\nChannels: %s",
+        base.Metadata.Duration, base.Metadata.Bitrate, base.Metadata.AudioCodec,
+        base.Metadata.SampleRate, base.Metadata.Channels)
+    return base
+}
+```
+
+### 7c. `buildVideoPreview()`
+
+```go
+func buildVideoPreview(entry Entry, options PreviewOptions, base Preview) Preview {
+    ffprobe := findTool("ffprobe")
+    if ffprobe == "" {
+        base.Kind = PreviewKindBinary
+        base.Body = "Video file detected.\nInstall ffmpeg (ffprobe) for metadata preview."
+        base.PlainBody = base.Body
+        return base
+    }
+
+    // Use ffprobe to extract metadata as JSON
+    cmd := exec.Command(ffprobe,
+        "-v", "quiet",
+        "-print_format", "json",
+        "-show_format",
+        "-show_streams",
+        entry.Path,
+    )
+    out, err := cmd.Output()
+    if err != nil {
+        base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+        base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("ffprobe error:\n\n%s", err)
+        base.PlainBody = base.Body
+        return base
+    }
+
+    var info struct {
+        Format struct {
+            Duration string `json:"duration"`
+            Bitrate  string `json:"bit_rate"`
+        } `json:"format"`
+        Streams []struct {
+            CodecType string `json:"codec_type"`
+            CodecName string `json:"codec_name"`
+            Width     int    `json:"width"`
+            Height    int    `json:"height"`
+        } `json:"streams"`
+    }
+    if err := json.Unmarshal(out, &info); err != nil {
+        base.Kind = PreviewKindError
+        base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse ffprobe output:\n\n%s", err)
+        base.PlainBody = base.Body
+        return base
+    }
+
+    // Format duration
+    if info.Format.Duration != "" {
+        if secs, err := strconv.ParseFloat(info.Format.Duration, 64); err == nil {
+            hrs := int(secs) / 3600
+            mins := (int(secs) % 3600) / 60
+            secsRem := int(secs) % 60
+            if hrs > 0 {
+                base.Metadata.Duration = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%02d:%02d", hrs, mins, secsRem)
+            } else {
+                base.Metadata.Duration = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%02d", mins, secsRem)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if info.Format.Bitrate != "" {
+        if bps, err := strconv.ParseInt(info.Format.Bitrate, 10, 64); err == nil {
+            base.Metadata.Bitrate = fmt.Sprintf("%d kbps", bps/1000)
+        }
+    }
+
+    for _, stream := range info.Streams {
+        switch stream.CodecType {
+        case "video":
+            base.Metadata.VideoCodec = stream.CodecName
+            if stream.Width > 0 && stream.Height > 0 {
+                base.Metadata.Dimensions = fmt.Sprintf("%dx%d", stream.Width, stream.Height)
+            }
+        case "audio":
+            if base.Metadata.AudioCodec == "" {
+                base.Metadata.AudioCodec = stream.CodecName
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Build a rich metadata body
+    var lines []string
+    lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Duration:   %s", base.Metadata.Duration))
+    if base.Metadata.Bitrate != "" {
+        lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Bitrate:    %s", base.Metadata.Bitrate))
+    }
+    if base.Metadata.VideoCodec != "" {
+        lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Video:      %s", base.Metadata.VideoCodec))
+    }
+    if base.Metadata.Dimensions != "" {
+        lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Resolution: %s", base.Metadata.Dimensions))
+    }
+    if base.Metadata.AudioCodec != "" {
+        lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  Audio:      %s", base.Metadata.AudioCodec))
+    }
+
+    base.Kind = PreviewKindVideo
+    base.Body = fmt.Sprintf("🎬 Video File\n\n%s", strings.Join(lines, "\n"))
+    base.PlainBody = fmt.Sprintf("Video File\n\nDuration: %s\nBitrate: %s\nVideo: %s\nResolution: %s\nAudio: %s",
+        base.Metadata.Duration, base.Metadata.Bitrate, base.Metadata.VideoCodec,
+        base.Metadata.Dimensions, base.Metadata.AudioCodec)
+    return base
+}
+```
+
+## 8. UI: Update `renderMetadata()`
+
+File: [`internal/ui/model.go`](internal/ui/model.go) — `renderMetadata()` (line 2714)
+
+Add new metadata fields to the right column after the image info block:
+
+```go
+// After: if meta.ImageFormat != "" { ... }
+
+if meta.Duration != "" {
+    rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("duration: %s", meta.Duration))
+}
+if meta.Bitrate != "" {
+    rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("bitrate: %s", meta.Bitrate))
+}
+if meta.AudioCodec != "" {
+    rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("audio: %s", meta.AudioCodec))
+}
+if meta.VideoCodec != "" {
+    rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("video: %s", meta.VideoCodec))
+}
+if meta.Dimensions != "" {
+    rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("resolution: %s", meta.Dimensions))
+}
+if meta.SampleRate != "" {
+    rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("rate: %s", meta.SampleRate))
+}
+if meta.Channels != "" {
+    rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("channels: %s", meta.Channels))
+}
+if meta.PageCount != "" {
+    rightRows = append(rightRows, fmt.Sprintf("pages: %s", meta.PageCount))
+}
+```
+
+## 9. UI: Update `previewIcon()`
+
+File: [`internal/ui/model.go`](internal/ui/model.go) — `previewIcon()` (line 3545)
+
+Add new Nerd Font icons:
+
+```go
+case vfs.PreviewKindPDF:
+    return "󰷉"   // nf-oct-file-pdf
+case vfs.PreviewKindAudio:
+    return "󰋋"   // nf-custom-audio-file
+case vfs.PreviewKindVideo:
+    return "󰋲"   // nf-custom-video-file
+```
+
+And ASCII fallback:
+```go
+case "pdf":
+    return "[P]"
+case "audio":
+    return "[A]"
+case "video":
+    return "[V]"
+```
+
+## 10. UI: Update `syncImageOverlay()`
+
+File: [`internal/ui/model.go`](internal/ui/model.go) — `syncImageOverlay()` (line 4225)
+
+The overlay should only show for `PreviewKindImage`, which it already checks. No change needed — video files should NOT use the image overlay since we don't have video thumbnail support yet.
+
+## 11. Files Changed Summary
+
+| File | Changes |
+|------|---------|
+| [`internal/fs/entry.go`](internal/fs/entry.go) | Add `pdfExtensions`, `audioExtensions`, `videoExtensions` maps; update `Category()` method |
+| [`internal/fs/preview.go`](internal/fs/preview.go) | Add `PreviewKindPDF/Audio/Video` constants; add fields to `Metadata`; add `findTool()`, `buildPDFPreview()`, `buildAudioPreview()`, `buildVideoPreview()`; modify `BuildPreview()` insertion point; add `"os/exec"`, `"encoding/json"` imports |
+| [`internal/ui/model.go`](internal/ui/model.go) | Update `renderMetadata()` with new fields; update `previewIcon()` with new icons |
+
+## 12. Edge Cases & Considerations
+
+- **Missing external tool**: If `pdftotext` or `ffprobe` is not installed, the user sees a helpful message telling them which package to install, and the preview falls back to `PreviewKindBinary` (same as before).
+- **Large PDFs**: Text extraction respects `MaxPreviewBytes` limit — truncated output is still highlighted.
+- **Corrupt files**: `ffprobe` and `pdftotext` handle errors gracefully; any non-zero exit returns `PreviewKindError` with the error message.
+- **Performance**: External processes are launched synchronously in the preview command (which already runs in a goroutine via `loadPreviewCmd()`), so the UI remains responsive.
+- **No new dependencies**: All tools are invoked via `os/exec` (stdlib). No Go modules needed.
+
+## 13. Test Plan
+
+1. Open `test.pdf` — verify text is extracted and syntax-highlighted, page count shown in metadata
+2. Open `test.mp3` — verify duration, bitrate, codec, sample rate, channels shown
+3. Open `test.flac` — same as above
+4. Open `test.mp4` — verify duration, bitrate, video codec, resolution, audio codec shown
+5. Open PDF/audio/video on a system without `pdftotext`/`ffprobe` — verify fallback message
+6. Verify `go build ./...` and `go vet ./...` pass