diff --git a/src/_helpers/mime.ts b/src/_helpers/mime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dbdc26b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/_helpers/mime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*!
+This file is part of CycloneDX JavaScript Library.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+Copyright (c) OWASP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
+*/
+
+
+import {extname} from "path";
+
+import type {MimeType} from "../types/mimeType";
+
+const MAP_TEXT_EXTENSION_MIMETYPE: Readonly<Record<string, MimeType>> = {
+  '': 'text/plain', // our scope is text!
+  '.csv': 'text/csv',
+  '.htm': 'text/html',
+  '.html': 'text/html',
+  '.licence': 'text/plain',
+  '.license': 'text/plain',
+  '.md': 'text/markdown',
+  '.rst': 'text/prs.fallenstein.rst',
+  '.txt': 'text/plain',
+  '.xml': 'text/xml' // not `application/xml` -- our scope is text!
+} as const
+
+/**
+ * Returns the guessed mime type of file, based on file name extension.
+ * Returns undefined if tile extension is unknown.
+ */
+export function getMimeTypeForTextFile (filename: string): MimeType | undefined {
+  return MAP_TEXT_EXTENSION_MIMETYPE[extname(filename).toLowerCase()]
+}
diff --git a/src/builders/fromPath.node.ts b/src/builders/fromPath.node.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dea23a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/builders/fromPath.node.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*!
+This file is part of CycloneDX JavaScript Library.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+Copyright (c) OWASP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Node-specifics.
+ */
+
+import {readdirSync} from "fs";
+import {join, relative} from "path";
+
+import type * as Factories from "../factories/index.node";
+import {NamedLicense} from "../models/license";
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Node-specific LicenseEvidenceBuilder.
+ */
+export class LicenseEvidenceBuilder {
+
+  readonly #attachmentFactory: Factories.FromPath.AttachmentFactory
+
+  constructor(attachmentFactory: LicenseEvidenceBuilder['attachmentFactory']) {
+    this.#attachmentFactory = attachmentFactory
+  }
+
+  get attachmentFactory (): Factories.FromPath.AttachmentFactory {
+    return this.#attachmentFactory
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return a license on success.
+   * Returns undefined if it appears to bes no known text file.
+   * Throws error, if license attachment content could not be fetched.
+   *
+   * If `relativeFrom` is given, the file is displayed relative from there,
+   * else the file is displayed unmodified.
+   *
+   * @param file - path to file
+   * @param relativeFrom -  relative path reference for file display
+   */
+  public fromFile(file: string, relativeFrom: string | undefined = undefined): NamedLicense | undefined {
+    let name
+    if ( relativeFrom === undefined) {
+      name = `file: ${file}`
+    } else {
+      // `file` could be absolute or relative path - lets resolve it anyway
+      name = `file: ${relative(relativeFrom, file)}`
+    }
+    const text = this.#attachmentFactory.fromTextFile(file)
+    if (text === undefined) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+    return new NamedLicense(name, {text})
+  }
+
+  readonly #LICENSE_FILENAME_PATTERN = /^(?:UN)?LICEN[CS]E|.\.LICEN[CS]E$|^NOTICE$/i
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a generator for license evidences in a directory.
+   * Throws error, if directory content could not be inspected.
+   *
+   * Unreadable files will be omitted.
+   *
+   * @param dir - path to inspect
+   * @param relativeFrom - relative path reference for file display
+   *
+   * @remarks
+   *
+   * Utilizes {@link fromFile}.
+   */
+  public * fromDir(dir: string, relativeFrom: string | undefined = undefined): Generator<NamedLicense> {
+    // may throw if `readdirSync()` fails
+    const dcis = readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })
+    for (const dci of dcis) {
+      if (
+        !dci.isFile() ||
+        !this.#LICENSE_FILENAME_PATTERN.test(dci.name.toLowerCase())
+      ) {
+        continue
+      }
+
+      let le
+      try {
+        le = this.fromFile( join(dir, dci.name), relativeFrom)
+      } catch (e) {
+        continue
+      }
+      if (le !== undefined) {
+        yield le
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/builders/index.node.ts b/src/builders/index.node.ts
index 12bdce998..2f3f9ef8f 100644
--- a/src/builders/index.node.ts
+++ b/src/builders/index.node.ts
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ Copyright (c) OWASP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
 */
 
 export * as FromNodePackageJson from './fromNodePackageJson.node'
+export * as FromPath from './fromPath.node'
diff --git a/src/factories/fromPath.node.ts b/src/factories/fromPath.node.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a35cfd63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/factories/fromPath.node.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*!
+This file is part of CycloneDX JavaScript Library.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+Copyright (c) OWASP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Node-specifics.
+ */
+
+import {readFileSync} from "fs";
+
+import {getMimeTypeForTextFile} from "../_helpers/mime";
+import {AttachmentEncoding} from "../enums/attachmentEncoding";
+import {Attachment} from "../models/attachment";
+import type {MimeType} from "../types/mimeType";
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Node-specific AttachmentFactory.
+ */
+export class AttachmentFactory {
+
+  /**
+   * Throws error, if file content could not be read.
+   *
+   * Content will be base64 encoded.
+   */
+  public fromFile(file: string, contentType: MimeType | undefined = undefined): Attachment {
+    return new Attachment(
+          // may throw if `readFileSync()` fails
+          readFileSync(file, {encoding: 'base64'}),
+          {
+            contentType,
+            encoding: AttachmentEncoding.Base64
+          })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return an attachment on success.
+   * Returns undefined if it appears to be no known text file.
+   * Throws error, if content could not be fetched.
+   *
+   * Tries to guess the file's mime-type.
+   */
+  public fromTextFile(file: string): Attachment | undefined {
+    const contentType = getMimeTypeForTextFile(file)
+    if (contentType === undefined) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+    return this.fromFile(file, contentType)
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/factories/index.node.ts b/src/factories/index.node.ts
index 872de4f2f..0cfe916a3 100644
--- a/src/factories/index.node.ts
+++ b/src/factories/index.node.ts
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ export * from './index.common'
 // region node-specifics
 
 export * as FromNodePackageJson from './fromNodePackageJson.node'
+export * as FromPath from './fromPath.node'
 
 // endregion node-specifics