diff --git a/crates/desktop/artcraft/src/core/commands/download/download_directory_reveal_command.rs b/crates/desktop/artcraft/src/core/commands/download/download_directory_reveal_command.rs
--- a/crates/desktop/artcraft/src/core/commands/download/download_directory_reveal_command.rs
+++ b/crates/desktop/artcraft/src/core/commands/download/download_directory_reveal_command.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub async fn download_directory_reveal_command(
   ).await;
 
   if let Err(err) = result {
-    format!("Error revealing download dir: {:?}", err);
+    error!("Error revealing download dir: {:?}", err);
     return Err("error revealing download dir".into())
   }
 
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ pub async fn handle_request(
       .preferred_download_directory
       .download_directory(app_data_root);
 
-  info!("Revealing item in directory: {:?}", download_directory);
+  info!("Opening download directory: {:?}", download_directory);
 
-  app.opener().reveal_item_in_dir(download_directory)
+  app.opener().open_path(download_directory.to_string_lossy().to_string(), None::<&str>)
       .map_err(|err| anyhow!("Failed to open directory: {:?}", err))?;
 
   Ok(())
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/generation-feed/desktopMediaActions.ts b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/generation-feed/desktopMediaActions.ts
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/generation-feed/desktopMediaActions.ts
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/generation-feed/desktopMediaActions.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 import type { Prompts } from "@storyteller/api";
 import {
   DownloadUrl,
+  DownloadDirectoryReveal,
   useModelsStore,
   downloadUrlToPath,
   pickDownloadDirectory,
@@ -126,6 +127,16 @@ export async function downloadMediaFilesToFolder(
   return saved > 0;
 }
 
+/** Open the user's downloads folder in the OS file manager. */
+export async function openDownloadsFolder() {
+  try {
+    await DownloadDirectoryReveal();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(">>> Failed to open downloads folder:", error);
+    toast.error("Could not open downloads folder");
+  }
+}
+
 /** Seed the video page with `url` as the starting image and switch to it. */
 export async function applyMakeVideoFromImage(url: string, mediaToken?: string) {
   try {
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TopBar.tsx b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   applyMakeVideoFromImage,
   applyRecreateFromPromptData,
   downloadMediaFileToDisk,
+  openDownloadsFolder,
 } from "~/components/generation-feed/desktopMediaActions";
 import { useStoryboardStore } from "~/pages/PageStoryboard";
 import { useSceneStore } from "@storyteller/ui-pagedraw";
@@ -704,6 +705,7 @@ export const TopBar = ({ pageName }: Props) => {
       <GalleryModal
         mode="view"
         onDownloadClicked={downloadFile}
+        onOpenDownloadsFolder={openDownloadsFolder}
         onEditClicked={handleEditFromGallery}
         onTurnIntoVideoClicked={handleTurnIntoVideoFromGallery}
         onRemoveBackgroundClicked={handleRemoveBackgroundFromGallery}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal.tsx
--- a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import {
   BoxIcon,
   EllipsisIcon,
   FolderIcon,
+  FolderOpenIcon,
   FolderPlusIcon,
   GlobeIcon,
   Grid3x3Icon,
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ interface GalleryModalProps {
    *  of a Retry link. */
   onLoginClick?: () => void;
   onDownloadClicked?: (url: string, mediaClass?: string, model?: string) => Promise<void>;
+  onOpenDownloadsFolder?: () => void | Promise<void>;
   onAddToSceneClicked?: (
     url: string,
     media_id: string | undefined,
@@ -585,6 +587,7 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
     useSelectedLoading,
     onLoginClick,
     onDownloadClicked,
+    onOpenDownloadsFolder,
     onAddToSceneClicked,
     isOpen,
     forceFilter,
@@ -2838,6 +2841,22 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
                       />
                     </Button>
                   </Tooltip>
+                  {mode === "view" && onOpenDownloadsFolder && (
+                    <Tooltip
+                      position="top"
+                      content="Open downloads folder"
+                      closeOnClick={true}
+                    >
+                      <Button
+                        variant="action"
+                        onClick={onOpenDownloadsFolder}
+                        className="relative z-[51] h-9 w-9 p-2.5"
+                        aria-label="Open downloads folder"
+                      >
+                        <FolderOpenIcon className="text-lg text-base-fg" />
+                      </Button>
+                    </Tooltip>
+                  )}
                   {/* Image fit toggle button */}
                   <Tooltip
                     position="top"
@@ -3693,6 +3712,7 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
             downloadUrl={imageUrl}
             mediaId={lightboxImageSignal.value?.id}
             onDownloadClicked={onDownloadClicked}
+            onOpenDownloadsFolder={onOpenDownloadsFolder}
             onAddToSceneClicked={onAddToSceneClicked}
             mediaClass={lightboxImageSignal.value?.mediaClass}
             onEditClicked={onEditClicked}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/src/lib/lightbox-modal.spec.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/src/lib/lightbox-modal.spec.tsx
--- a/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/src/lib/lightbox-modal.spec.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/src/lib/lightbox-modal.spec.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import LightboxModal from "./lightbox-modal";
 
-import LightboxModal from './lightbox-modal';
+vi.mock("embla-carousel-react", () => ({
+  default: () => [vi.fn(), null],
+}));
 
-describe('LightboxModal', () => {
-  
-  it('should render successfully', () => {
-    const { baseElement } = render(<LightboxModal />);
+describe("LightboxModal", () => {
+  it("should render successfully", () => {
+    const { baseElement } = render(
+      <LightboxModal isOpen={false} onClose={() => {}} onCloseGallery={() => {}} />,
+    );
     expect(baseElement).toBeTruthy();
   });
-  
+
+  it("opens the configured downloads folder from the media actions", async () => {
+    const onOpenDownloadsFolder = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    render(
+      <LightboxModal
+        isOpen
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        onCloseGallery={() => {}}
+        imageUrl="data:image/png;base64,"
+        onOpenDownloadsFolder={onOpenDownloadsFolder}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Open downloads folder" }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(onOpenDownloadsFolder).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/src/lib/lightbox-modal.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/src/lib/lightbox-modal.tsx
--- a/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/src/lib/lightbox-modal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/src/lib/lightbox-modal.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Modal } from "@storyteller/ui-modal";
 import { Tooltip } from "@storyteller/ui-tooltip";
 import { Button } from "@storyteller/ui-button";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
-import { ArrowDownToLineIcon, BoxIcon, CheckIcon, ChevronLeftIcon, ChevronRightIcon, CopyIcon, GlobeIcon, ImageIcon, InfoIcon, LinkIcon, LogOutIcon, MusicIcon, PauseIcon, PencilIcon, PlayIcon, RotateCwIcon, SearchIcon, Trash2Icon, UserIcon, VideoIcon, WandSparklesIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowDownToLineIcon, BoxIcon, CheckIcon, ChevronLeftIcon, ChevronRightIcon, CopyIcon, FolderOpenIcon, GlobeIcon, ImageIcon, InfoIcon, LinkIcon, LogOutIcon, MusicIcon, PauseIcon, PencilIcon, PlayIcon, RotateCwIcon, SearchIcon, Trash2Icon, UserIcon, VideoIcon, WandSparklesIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { DynamicIcon } from "@storyteller/icons";
 import { MediaFileDelete } from "@storyteller/tauri-api";
 import { LoadingSpinner } from "@storyteller/ui-loading-spinner";
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ interface LightboxModalProps {
   downloadUrl?: string;
   mediaId?: string;
   onDownloadClicked?: (url: string, mediaClass?: string, model?: string) => Promise<void>;
+  onOpenDownloadsFolder?: () => void | Promise<void>;
   onAddToSceneClicked?: (
     url: string,
     media_id: string | undefined,
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ export function LightboxModal({
   downloadUrl, // cdn url of the image
   mediaId, // media id of the image
   onDownloadClicked,
+  onOpenDownloadsFolder,
   onAddToSceneClicked,
   mediaClass,
   onEditClicked,
@@ -1184,6 +1186,24 @@ export function LightboxModal({
                   </Button>
                 )}
 
+                {onOpenDownloadsFolder && (
+                  <Button
+                    className={
+                      derivedMediaClass === "image"
+                        ? "w-full py-1.5 text-[13px]"
+                        : "w-full col-span-2 py-1.5 text-[13px]"
+                    }
+                    variant="secondary"
+                    icon={FolderOpenIcon}
+                    onClick={async (e) => {
+                      e.stopPropagation();
+                      await onOpenDownloadsFolder();
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    Open downloads folder
+                  </Button>
+                )}
+
                 {onAddToSceneClicked && actionUrl && (
                   <Button
                     className="w-full py-1.5 text-[13px]"