Basic footer structure

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { Suspense } from "react";
+import { ScrollArea } from "@mantine/core";
 import { RainbowThemeProvider } from "./components/shared/RainbowThemeProvider";
 import { FileContextProvider } from "./contexts/FileContext";
 import { NavigationProvider } from "./contexts/NavigationContext";
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ export default function App() {
                 <ToolWorkflowProvider>
                   <SidebarProvider>
                     <RightRailProvider>
-                    <HomePage />
+                      <ScrollArea h="100vh" scrollbarSize={6} scrollHideDelay={1000}>
+                        <HomePage />
+                      </ScrollArea>
                     </RightRailProvider>
                   </SidebarProvider>
                 </ToolWorkflowProvider>

frontend/src/components/shared/Footer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import { Flex } from '@mantine/core';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+interface FooterProps {
+  privacyPolicy?: string;
+  termsAndConditions?: string;
+  accessibilityStatement?: string;
+  cookiePolicy?: string;
+  impressum?: string;
+  analyticsEnabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function Footer({
+  privacyPolicy = '/privacy',
+  termsAndConditions = '/terms',
+  accessibilityStatement = 'accessibility',
+  cookiePolicy = 'cookie',
+  impressum = 'impressum',
+  analyticsEnabled = false
+}: FooterProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  // Load cookie consent script when analytics is enabled
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (analyticsEnabled) {
+      const script = document.createElement('script');
+      script.type = 'module';
+      script.src = '/js/thirdParty/cookieconsent-config.js';
+      document.head.appendChild(script);
+
+      return () => {
+        // Cleanup script when component unmounts
+        if (document.head.contains(script)) {
+          document.head.removeChild(script);
+        }
+      };
+    }
+  }, [analyticsEnabled]);
+
+  const handleCookiePreferences = () => {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && (window as any).CookieConsent) {
+      (window as any).CookieConsent.show(true);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{
+      zIndex: 999999,
+      backgroundColor: 'var(--mantine-color-gray-1)',
+      borderTop: '1px solid var(--mantine-color-gray-3)',
+      paddingBottom: '0.5rem',
+    }}>
+        <Flex pt='sm' gap="md"
+          justify="center"
+          align="center"
+          direction="row"
+          wrap="wrap"
+          px="lg"
+          style={{ fontSize: '0.75rem' }}>
+          <a
+            className="footer-link px-3"
+            id="licenses"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            href="/licenses"
+          >
+            {t('licenses.nav', 'Licenses')}
+          </a>
+          <a
+            className="footer-link px-3"
+            id="releases"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            href="/releases"
+          >
+            {t('releases.footer', 'Releases')}
+          </a>
+          <a
+            className="footer-link px-3"
+            id="survey"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            href="https://stirlingpdf.info/s/cm28y3niq000o56dv7liv8wsu"
+          >
+            {t('survey.nav', 'Survey')}
+          </a>
+          {privacyPolicy && (
+            <a
+              className="footer-link px-3"
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              href={privacyPolicy}
+            >
+              {t('legal.privacy', 'Privacy Policy')}
+            </a>
+          )}
+          {termsAndConditions && (
+            <a
+              className="footer-link px-3"
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              href={termsAndConditions}
+            >
+              {t('legal.terms', 'Terms and Conditions')}
+            </a>
+          )}
+          {accessibilityStatement && (
+            <a
+              className="footer-link px-3"
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              href={accessibilityStatement}
+            >
+              {t('legal.accessibility', 'Accessibility')}
+            </a>
+          )}
+          {cookiePolicy && (
+            <a
+              className="footer-link px-3"
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              href={cookiePolicy}
+            >
+              {t('legal.cookie', 'Cookie Preferecences')}
+            </a>
+          )}
+          {analyticsEnabled && (
+            <button
+              className="footer-link px-3"
+              id="cookieBanner"
+              onClick={handleCookiePreferences}
+              style={{ border: 'none', background: 'none', cursor: 'pointer' }}
+            >
+              {t('legal.showCookieBanner', 'Cookie Preferences')}
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </Flex>
+
+        {/* Powered by section */}
+        <Flex justify="center" align="center" gap={"sm"} >
+          <span>{t('poweredBy', 'Powered by')} </span>
+          <a href="https://stirlingpdf.com" className="stirling-link">
+            Stirling PDF
+          </a>
+        </Flex>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/pages/HomePage.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Workbench from "../components/layout/Workbench";
 import QuickAccessBar from "../components/shared/QuickAccessBar";
 import RightRail from "../components/shared/RightRail";
 import FileManager from "../components/FileManager";
+import Footer from "../components/shared/Footer";
 
 
 export default function HomePage() {
@@ -38,17 +39,21 @@ export default function HomePage() {
   // Note: File selection limits are now handled directly by individual tools
 
   return (
-    <Group
-      align="flex-start"
-      gap={0}
-      className="min-h-screen w-screen overflow-hidden flex-nowrap flex"
-    >
-      <QuickAccessBar
-        ref={quickAccessRef} />
-      <ToolPanel />
-      <Workbench />
-      <RightRail />
-      <FileManager selectedTool={selectedTool as any /* FIX ME */} />
-    </Group>
+    <div className="min-h-screen flex flex-col">
+      <Group
+        align="flex-start"
+        gap={0}
+        className="flex-nowrap flex"
+        style={{ minHeight: '100vh' }}
+      >
+        <QuickAccessBar
+          ref={quickAccessRef} />
+        <ToolPanel />
+        <Workbench />
+        <RightRail />
+        <FileManager selectedTool={selectedTool as any /* FIX ME */} />
+      </Group>
+      <Footer />
+    </div>
   );
 }