feat(desktop): Windows taskbar overlay icon for unread badge

Red-dot overlay drawn as raw RGBA (no extra resource bundled).
Shown on Windows when unread count > 0, cleared when 0.
macOS keeps numeric Dock badge; Linux has no cross-DE badge API.

Bumps version 0.10.0 -> 0.10.1.

apps/desktop/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@chat-app/desktop",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.10.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Tauri v2 desktop client (Windows / macOS / Linux)",
   "type": "module",
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "@chat-app/shared": "workspace:*",
     "@chat-app/ui-web": "workspace:*",
     "@livekit/components-react": "^2.9.0",
+    "@livekit/track-processors": "^0.7.2",
     "@supabase/supabase-js": "^2.46.0",
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.1.1",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-fs": "^2.5.0",

apps/desktop/public/favicon.svg

@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 <svg viewBox="0 0 64 64" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-        <defs>
-          <clipPath id="cp02">
-            <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19"/>
-          </clipPath>
-        </defs>
-        <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19" fill="#2e1065"/>
-        <g clip-path="url(#cp02)">
-          <path d="M-4 32 Q 16 18 32 32 T 68 32 L 68 64 L -4 64 Z" fill="#7c4dff"/>
-          <path d="M-4 32 Q 16 18 32 32 T 68 32" stroke="#a78bfa" stroke-width="2" fill="none"/>
-        </g>
-        <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19"
-                 fill="none" stroke="#a78bfa" stroke-width="1.5" opacity="0.4"/>
+        <rect x="4" y="4" width="56" height="56" rx="20" fill="#a78bfa"/>
+        <path d="M18 46 V22 Q 18 18 22 18 Q 26 18 27 21 L 39 42 Q 40 45 44 45 V22 Q 44 18 40 18"
+              fill="none" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" opacity="0"/>
+        <path d="M20 46 V22 a3 3 0 0 1 5.5 -1.8 L 40 43 a2 2 0 0 0 4 -1.2 V22 a3 3 0 0 0 -6 0"
+              fill="none" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
       </svg>

apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "chat-app-desktop"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.10.1"
 description = "ChatApp desktop client"
 authors = ["Dennis"]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ crate-type = ["staticlib", "cdylib", "rlib"]
 tauri-build = { version = "2", features = [] }
 
 [dependencies]
-tauri = { version = "2", features = ["devtools"] }
+tauri = { version = "2", features = ["devtools", "tray-icon"] }
 tauri-plugin-notification = "2"
 tauri-plugin-sql = { version = "2", features = ["sqlite"] }
 tauri-plugin-stronghold = "2"
@@ -22,11 +22,43 @@ tauri-plugin-fs = "2"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 
+# Pure-rust libsodium-compatible primitives. No C toolchain required so
+# cross-compile for mobile stays clean. API output is bit-compatible with
+# libsodium-wrappers-sumo for the ops we use (secretbox, box, pwhash).
+dryoc = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, features = ["serde"] }
+base64 = "0.22"
+
 [target."cfg(not(any(target_os = \"android\", target_os = \"ios\")))".dependencies]
 tauri-plugin-global-shortcut = "2"
 tauri-plugin-updater = "2"
+tauri-plugin-window-state = "2"
+
+# LiveKit client SDK — lives behind the `rust-livekit` feature flag so the
+# baseline build stays unaffected while the JS-SDK path is still the
+# default. Pulls libwebrtc-rs which adds ~20MB to the binary and ~5-10min
+# to the first build. Tokio runtime is required; the rest of the crate
+# stays idle when the feature is off.
+livekit = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, features = ["tokio", "rustls-tls-native-roots"], optional = true }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "sync", "macros"], optional = true }
 
 [features]
 # This feature is used for production builds or when `devPath` points to the filesystem
 # and disables specific features relevant to the dev build.
 custom-protocol = ["tauri/custom-protocol"]
+
+# Enable the Rust LiveKit client. Off by default so CI + users stay on the
+# JS-SDK path until the rust bridge reaches feature parity. Turn on via:
+#   cargo build --features rust-livekit
+rust-livekit = ["dep:livekit", "dep:tokio"]
+
+# Release-profile tuned for ChatApp: whole-program LTO + single codegen unit
+# cuts binary size by ~20-30% and trims startup overhead. `strip = "symbols"`
+# removes debug + symbol tables (the updater already signs separately so
+# symbol-backed crash reports aren't the recovery path). `panic = "abort"`
+# skips unwinding metadata since the app doesn't use catch_unwind anywhere.
+[profile.release]
+lto = true
+codegen-units = 1
+strip = "symbols"
+panic = "abort"
+opt-level = "s"

apps/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
     "notification:allow-notify",
     "notification:allow-is-permission-granted",
     "notification:allow-request-permission",
+    "sql:default",
+    "sql:allow-load",
+    "sql:allow-execute",
+    "sql:allow-select",
+    "sql:allow-close",
     "global-shortcut:allow-register",
     "global-shortcut:allow-unregister",
     "global-shortcut:allow-is-registered",

apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/source.svg

@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 <svg viewBox="0 0 64 64" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-        <defs>
-          <clipPath id="cp02">
-            <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19"/>
-          </clipPath>
-        </defs>
-        <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19" fill="#2e1065"/>
-        <g clip-path="url(#cp02)">
-          <path d="M-4 32 Q 16 18 32 32 T 68 32 L 68 64 L -4 64 Z" fill="#7c4dff"/>
-          <path d="M-4 32 Q 16 18 32 32 T 68 32" stroke="#a78bfa" stroke-width="2" fill="none"/>
-        </g>
-        <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19"
-                 fill="none" stroke="#a78bfa" stroke-width="1.5" opacity="0.4"/>
+        <rect x="4" y="4" width="56" height="56" rx="20" fill="#a78bfa"/>
+        <path d="M18 46 V22 Q 18 18 22 18 Q 26 18 27 21 L 39 42 Q 40 45 44 45 V22 Q 44 18 40 18"
+              fill="none" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" opacity="0"/>
+        <path d="M20 46 V22 a3 3 0 0 1 5.5 -1.8 L 40 43 a2 2 0 0 0 4 -1.2 V22 a3 3 0 0 0 -6 0"
+              fill="none" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
       </svg>

apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/crypto.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+// Native crypto primitives exposed as Tauri commands. The JS side calls
+// these via `invoke('crypto_…', …)` through `lib/nativeCryptoBackend.ts`.
+//
+// All byte arrays cross the IPC boundary as base64 strings to sidestep
+// serde_json's lack of native bytes support; JS encodes/decodes at the
+// thin wrapper layer. The extra encode step costs a few µs per call —
+// negligible against Argon2id's ~200ms and acceptable for bulk AEAD ops
+// which still outperform the WASM backend after the round-trip.
+//
+// Semantics: bit-compatible with libsodium-wrappers-sumo for all inputs.
+// AEAD authentication failures surface as `Err(String)` so the JS layer
+// can re-throw a deterministic error that existing callers already handle.
+
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as B64, Engine};
+use dryoc::classic::crypto_box;
+use dryoc::classic::crypto_pwhash::{self, PasswordHashAlgorithm};
+use dryoc::classic::crypto_secretbox;
+use dryoc::constants::{
+    CRYPTO_BOX_PUBLICKEYBYTES, CRYPTO_BOX_SECRETKEYBYTES, CRYPTO_PWHASH_MEMLIMIT_MODERATE,
+    CRYPTO_PWHASH_OPSLIMIT_MODERATE, CRYPTO_PWHASH_SALTBYTES,
+};
+use dryoc::rng::randombytes_buf;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+fn encode(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+    B64.encode(bytes)
+}
+
+fn decode(s: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    B64.decode(s).map_err(|e| format!("invalid base64: {}", e))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Random
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_random_bytes(len: usize) -> Result<String, String> {
+    if len == 0 || len > 1024 * 1024 {
+        return Err("invalid length".into());
+    }
+    let buf = randombytes_buf(len);
+    Ok(encode(&buf))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// crypto_secretbox — XSalsa20-Poly1305
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_secretbox_encrypt(
+    plaintext_b64: String,
+    nonce_b64: String,
+    key_b64: String,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let plaintext = decode(&plaintext_b64)?;
+    let nonce = decode(&nonce_b64)?;
+    let key = decode(&key_b64)?;
+    if nonce.len() != 24 {
+        return Err("nonce must be 24 bytes".into());
+    }
+    if key.len() != 32 {
+        return Err("key must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; plaintext.len() + 16];
+    let nonce_arr: [u8; 24] = nonce.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    let key_arr: [u8; 32] = key.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    crypto_secretbox::crypto_secretbox_easy(
+        &mut ciphertext,
+        &plaintext,
+        &nonce_arr,
+        &key_arr,
+    )
+    .map_err(|e| format!("secretbox encrypt failed: {}", e))?;
+    Ok(encode(&ciphertext))
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_secretbox_decrypt(
+    ciphertext_b64: String,
+    nonce_b64: String,
+    key_b64: String,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let ciphertext = decode(&ciphertext_b64)?;
+    let nonce = decode(&nonce_b64)?;
+    let key = decode(&key_b64)?;
+    if nonce.len() != 24 {
+        return Err("nonce must be 24 bytes".into());
+    }
+    if key.len() != 32 {
+        return Err("key must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    if ciphertext.len() < 16 {
+        return Err("ciphertext too short".into());
+    }
+    let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len() - 16];
+    let nonce_arr: [u8; 24] = nonce.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    let key_arr: [u8; 32] = key.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    crypto_secretbox::crypto_secretbox_open_easy(
+        &mut plaintext,
+        &ciphertext,
+        &nonce_arr,
+        &key_arr,
+    )
+    .map_err(|_| "secretbox auth failed".to_string())?;
+    Ok(encode(&plaintext))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// crypto_box — X25519 + XSalsa20-Poly1305
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct KeyPairB64 {
+    pub public_key: String,
+    pub private_key: String,
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_box_keypair() -> Result<KeyPairB64, String> {
+    let (pk, sk) = crypto_box::crypto_box_keypair();
+    Ok(KeyPairB64 {
+        public_key: encode(&pk),
+        private_key: encode(&sk),
+    })
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_box_encrypt(
+    plaintext_b64: String,
+    nonce_b64: String,
+    recipient_pk_b64: String,
+    sender_sk_b64: String,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let plaintext = decode(&plaintext_b64)?;
+    let nonce = decode(&nonce_b64)?;
+    let pk = decode(&recipient_pk_b64)?;
+    let sk = decode(&sender_sk_b64)?;
+    if pk.len() != CRYPTO_BOX_PUBLICKEYBYTES {
+        return Err("pk must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    if sk.len() != CRYPTO_BOX_SECRETKEYBYTES {
+        return Err("sk must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; plaintext.len() + 16];
+    let nonce_arr: [u8; 24] = nonce.as_slice().try_into().map_err(|_| "bad nonce")?;
+    let pk_arr: [u8; 32] = pk.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    let sk_arr: [u8; 32] = sk.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    crypto_box::crypto_box_easy(&mut ciphertext, &plaintext, &nonce_arr, &pk_arr, &sk_arr)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("box encrypt failed: {}", e))?;
+    Ok(encode(&ciphertext))
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_box_decrypt(
+    ciphertext_b64: String,
+    nonce_b64: String,
+    sender_pk_b64: String,
+    recipient_sk_b64: String,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let ciphertext = decode(&ciphertext_b64)?;
+    let nonce = decode(&nonce_b64)?;
+    let pk = decode(&sender_pk_b64)?;
+    let sk = decode(&recipient_sk_b64)?;
+    if pk.len() != CRYPTO_BOX_PUBLICKEYBYTES {
+        return Err("pk must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    if sk.len() != CRYPTO_BOX_SECRETKEYBYTES {
+        return Err("sk must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    if ciphertext.len() < 16 {
+        return Err("ciphertext too short".into());
+    }
+    let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len() - 16];
+    let nonce_arr: [u8; 24] = nonce.as_slice().try_into().map_err(|_| "bad nonce")?;
+    let pk_arr: [u8; 32] = pk.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    let sk_arr: [u8; 32] = sk.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    crypto_box::crypto_box_open_easy(
+        &mut plaintext,
+        &ciphertext,
+        &nonce_arr,
+        &pk_arr,
+        &sk_arr,
+    )
+    .map_err(|_| "box auth failed".to_string())?;
+    Ok(encode(&plaintext))
+}
+
+// Sealed-box (anonymous) variant — sender identity not authenticated but
+// recipient still verified. Used by the conv-key wrapping flow.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_box_seal(
+    plaintext_b64: String,
+    recipient_pk_b64: String,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let plaintext = decode(&plaintext_b64)?;
+    let pk = decode(&recipient_pk_b64)?;
+    if pk.len() != CRYPTO_BOX_PUBLICKEYBYTES {
+        return Err("pk must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    let pk_arr: [u8; 32] = pk.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; plaintext.len() + 48];
+    crypto_box::crypto_box_seal(&mut ciphertext, &plaintext, &pk_arr)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("seal failed: {}", e))?;
+    Ok(encode(&ciphertext))
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_box_seal_open(
+    ciphertext_b64: String,
+    recipient_pk_b64: String,
+    recipient_sk_b64: String,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let ciphertext = decode(&ciphertext_b64)?;
+    let pk = decode(&recipient_pk_b64)?;
+    let sk = decode(&recipient_sk_b64)?;
+    if pk.len() != CRYPTO_BOX_PUBLICKEYBYTES {
+        return Err("pk must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    if sk.len() != CRYPTO_BOX_SECRETKEYBYTES {
+        return Err("sk must be 32 bytes".into());
+    }
+    if ciphertext.len() < 48 {
+        return Err("ciphertext too short".into());
+    }
+    let pk_arr: [u8; 32] = pk.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    let sk_arr: [u8; 32] = sk.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len() - 48];
+    crypto_box::crypto_box_seal_open(&mut plaintext, &ciphertext, &pk_arr, &sk_arr)
+        .map_err(|_| "seal open failed".to_string())?;
+    Ok(encode(&plaintext))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// crypto_pwhash — Argon2id
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct PwhashArgs {
+    pub password: String,
+    pub salt_b64: String,
+    pub out_len: usize,
+    // Opslimit / memlimit presets map to libsodium constants; callers pass
+    // one of "interactive" | "moderate" | "sensitive". We default to
+    // moderate which matches every current call-site.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub preset: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn pwhash_limits(preset: Option<&str>) -> (u64, usize) {
+    match preset {
+        Some("interactive") => (2, 64 * 1024 * 1024),
+        Some("sensitive") => (4, 1024 * 1024 * 1024),
+        _ => (
+            CRYPTO_PWHASH_OPSLIMIT_MODERATE as u64,
+            CRYPTO_PWHASH_MEMLIMIT_MODERATE,
+        ),
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn crypto_pwhash(args: PwhashArgs) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let salt = decode(&args.salt_b64)?;
+    if salt.len() != CRYPTO_PWHASH_SALTBYTES {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "salt must be {} bytes",
+            CRYPTO_PWHASH_SALTBYTES
+        ));
+    }
+    if args.out_len < 16 || args.out_len > 64 {
+        return Err("out_len out of range (16..=64)".into());
+    }
+    let salt_arr: [u8; CRYPTO_PWHASH_SALTBYTES] =
+        salt.as_slice().try_into().unwrap();
+    let (opslimit, memlimit) = pwhash_limits(args.preset.as_deref());
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; args.out_len];
+    crypto_pwhash::crypto_pwhash(
+        &mut out,
+        args.password.as_bytes(),
+        &salt_arr,
+        opslimit,
+        memlimit,
+        PasswordHashAlgorithm::Argon2id13,
+    )
+    .map_err(|e| format!("pwhash failed: {}", e))?;
+    Ok(encode(&out))
+}

apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,121 @@
+mod crypto;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "rust-livekit")]
+mod livekit_bridge;
+
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+use tauri::{
+    menu::{Menu, MenuEvent, MenuItem, PredefinedMenuItem},
+    tray::{MouseButton, MouseButtonState, TrayIconBuilder, TrayIconEvent},
+    AppHandle, Listener, Manager,
+};
+
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+// Payload for the `tray-unread-update` event the JS layer emits whenever the
+// aggregate unread-count changes. 0 hides the badge / resets the tooltip;
+// non-zero sets a count indicator.
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct TrayUnreadPayload {
+    count: u32,
+}
+
+// Red-dot overlay icon for the Windows taskbar. Drawn as raw RGBA instead of
+// shipping a PNG so we don't add another resource to the bundle. Kept small
+// (32x32) since Windows scales the overlay down anyway.
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn unread_overlay_rgba() -> Vec<u8> {
+    const SIZE: u32 = 32;
+    let r = SIZE as f32 / 2.0;
+    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity((SIZE * SIZE * 4) as usize);
+    for y in 0..SIZE {
+        for x in 0..SIZE {
+            let dx = x as f32 - r + 0.5;
+            let dy = y as f32 - r + 0.5;
+            let d = (dx * dx + dy * dy).sqrt();
+            let edge = r - 1.0;
+            if d <= edge {
+                buf.extend_from_slice(&[0xDC, 0x26, 0x26, 0xFF]);
+            } else if d <= r {
+                let alpha = (255.0 * (r - d)).clamp(0.0, 255.0) as u8;
+                buf.extend_from_slice(&[0xDC, 0x26, 0x26, alpha]);
+            } else {
+                buf.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0, 0, 0]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    buf
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+fn show_main_window(app: &AppHandle) {
+    if let Some(win) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
+        let _ = win.show();
+        let _ = win.unminimize();
+        let _ = win.set_focus();
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+fn hide_main_window(app: &AppHandle) {
+    if let Some(win) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
+        let _ = win.hide();
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+fn handle_menu_event(app: &AppHandle, event: MenuEvent) {
+    match event.id.as_ref() {
+        "tray-show" => show_main_window(app),
+        "tray-hide" => hide_main_window(app),
+        "tray-quit" => {
+            app.exit(0);
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
 pub fn run() {
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "rust-livekit"))]
     let mut builder = tauri::Builder::default()
-        .plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init())
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
+            crypto::crypto_random_bytes,
+            crypto::crypto_secretbox_encrypt,
+            crypto::crypto_secretbox_decrypt,
+            crypto::crypto_box_keypair,
+            crypto::crypto_box_encrypt,
+            crypto::crypto_box_decrypt,
+            crypto::crypto_box_seal,
+            crypto::crypto_box_seal_open,
+            crypto::crypto_pwhash,
+        ])
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init());
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "rust-livekit")]
+    let mut builder = tauri::Builder::default()
+        .manage(livekit_bridge::LivekitState::new())
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
+            crypto::crypto_random_bytes,
+            crypto::crypto_secretbox_encrypt,
+            crypto::crypto_secretbox_decrypt,
+            crypto::crypto_box_keypair,
+            crypto::crypto_box_encrypt,
+            crypto::crypto_box_decrypt,
+            crypto::crypto_box_seal,
+            crypto::crypto_box_seal_open,
+            crypto::crypto_pwhash,
+            livekit_bridge::livekit_connect,
+            livekit_bridge::livekit_disconnect,
+            livekit_bridge::livekit_send_data,
+            livekit_bridge::livekit_set_mic,
+            livekit_bridge::livekit_set_camera,
+        ])
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init());
+
+    builder = builder
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_sql::Builder::default().build())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_fs::init())
         .plugin(
@@ -13,12 +127,105 @@ pub fn run() {
             .build(),
         );
 
-    // Global shortcut + updater plugins are desktop-only (no mobile support).
+    // Global shortcut + updater + window-state plugins are desktop-only
+    // (no mobile support — mobile windows are OS-managed).
     #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
     {
         builder = builder
             .plugin(tauri_plugin_global_shortcut::Builder::new().build())
-            .plugin(tauri_plugin_updater::Builder::new().build());
+            .plugin(tauri_plugin_updater::Builder::new().build())
+            .plugin(tauri_plugin_window_state::Builder::new().build());
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+    {
+        builder = builder.setup(|app| {
+            // Tray icon with a minimal menu. Left-click toggles window
+            // visibility; right-click shows the menu. Badge / tooltip updates
+            // come from the JS side via `tray-unread-update` events.
+            let show = MenuItem::with_id(app, "tray-show", "Öffnen", true, None::<&str>)?;
+            let hide = MenuItem::with_id(app, "tray-hide", "Ausblenden", true, None::<&str>)?;
+            let sep = PredefinedMenuItem::separator(app)?;
+            let quit = MenuItem::with_id(app, "tray-quit", "Beenden", true, None::<&str>)?;
+            let menu = Menu::with_items(app, &[&show, &hide, &sep, &quit])?;
+
+            let mut tray_builder = TrayIconBuilder::with_id("chatapp-tray")
+                .menu(&menu)
+                .show_menu_on_left_click(false)
+                .tooltip("ChatApp")
+                .on_menu_event(|app, event| handle_menu_event(app, event))
+                .on_tray_icon_event(|tray, event| {
+                    if let TrayIconEvent::Click {
+                        button: MouseButton::Left,
+                        button_state: MouseButtonState::Up,
+                        ..
+                    } = event
+                    {
+                        let app = tray.app_handle();
+                        if let Some(win) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
+                            if win.is_visible().unwrap_or(false) {
+                                let _ = win.hide();
+                            } else {
+                                let _ = win.show();
+                                let _ = win.set_focus();
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+
+            // `default_window_icon` returns Option<&Image>; only attach if
+            // we actually have one bundled (should always be true via the
+            // tauri.conf.json icon list, but guard to stay typesafe).
+            if let Some(icon) = app.default_window_icon() {
+                tray_builder = tray_builder.icon(icon.clone());
+            }
+
+            let tray = tray_builder.build(app)?;
+
+            // Listen for JS-side unread updates and mirror them into the tray
+            // tooltip + macOS dock badge. `tray` is cheap to clone (internal
+            // Arc) so we can move it into the listener closure directly.
+            let tray_handle = tray.clone();
+            let badge_window = app.get_webview_window("main");
+            app.listen("tray-unread-update", move |event| {
+                let Ok(payload) = serde_json::from_str::<TrayUnreadPayload>(event.payload())
+                else {
+                    return;
+                };
+                let tooltip = if payload.count == 0 {
+                    "ChatApp".to_string()
+                } else {
+                    format!("ChatApp · {} neu", payload.count)
+                };
+                let _ = tray_handle.set_tooltip(Some(tooltip));
+                // Dock/taskbar badge. macOS uses a numeric label; Windows uses
+                // an overlay icon (red dot = unread). Linux has no cross-DE
+                // badge API — skip.
+                #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+                if let Some(win) = badge_window.as_ref() {
+                    let badge = if payload.count == 0 {
+                        None
+                    } else {
+                        Some(payload.count.to_string())
+                    };
+                    let _ = win.set_badge_label(badge);
+                }
+                #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+                if let Some(win) = badge_window.as_ref() {
+                    if payload.count == 0 {
+                        let _ = win.set_overlay_icon(None);
+                    } else {
+                        let rgba = unread_overlay_rgba();
+                        let img = tauri::image::Image::new_owned(rgba, 32, 32);
+                        let _ = win.set_overlay_icon(Some(img));
+                    }
+                }
+                #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows")))]
+                let _ = &badge_window;
+            });
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
     }
 
     builder

apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/livekit_bridge.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+// Rust LiveKit bridge — command/event glue between the JS CallContext and
+// the native livekit client. Feature-gated behind `rust-livekit` so the
+// baseline build doesn't pay the libwebrtc download / link cost while the
+// bridge is still evolving.
+//
+// Design contract (matches `lib/nativeLiveKit.ts` on the JS side):
+//   command: livekit_connect      { url, token, e2ee_key_b64? }
+//   command: livekit_disconnect
+//   command: livekit_set_mic      { enabled }
+//   command: livekit_set_camera   { enabled }
+//   command: livekit_start_share  {}
+//   command: livekit_stop_share   {}
+//   command: livekit_send_data    { payload_b64, reliable }
+//   event:   livekit:room_state           { state }
+//   event:   livekit:participant_joined   { identity, name? }
+//   event:   livekit:participant_left     { identity }
+//   event:   livekit:track_published      { identity, sid, kind, source }
+//   event:   livekit:track_unpublished    { identity, sid }
+//   event:   livekit:audio_level          { identity, level }
+//   event:   livekit:data_received        { identity, payload_b64 }
+//   event:   livekit:error                { message }
+//
+// Phase B.1 (this file) only wires connect/disconnect + room-state events
+// so the JS side can prove round-trip; mic/camera/video come later.
+
+#![cfg(feature = "rust-livekit")]
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use livekit::{
+    id::ParticipantIdentity, DataPacketKind, Room, RoomEvent, RoomOptions,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter, State};
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
+
+pub struct LivekitState {
+    room: Mutex<Option<Arc<Room>>>,
+}
+
+impl LivekitState {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            room: Mutex::new(None),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct ConnectArgs {
+    pub url: String,
+    pub token: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+struct RoomStatePayload {
+    state: &'static str,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+struct ParticipantPayload {
+    identity: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+struct DataPayload {
+    identity: String,
+    payload_b64: String,
+    reliable: bool,
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn livekit_connect(
+    app: AppHandle,
+    state: State<'_, LivekitState>,
+    args: ConnectArgs,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut guard = state.room.lock().await;
+    if guard.is_some() {
+        return Err("already connected".into());
+    }
+    let options = RoomOptions::default();
+    let (room, mut events) = Room::connect(&args.url, &args.token, options)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("livekit connect failed: {}", e))?;
+    let room = Arc::new(room);
+    *guard = Some(room.clone());
+    drop(guard);
+
+    let _ = app.emit(
+        "livekit:room_state",
+        RoomStatePayload { state: "connected" },
+    );
+
+    // Spawn the event pump. Lives for the duration of the room connection;
+    // stops naturally when the channel closes (disconnect or crash).
+    let app_for_events = app.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        while let Some(event) = events.recv().await {
+            pump_event(&app_for_events, event);
+        }
+        let _ = app_for_events.emit(
+            "livekit:room_state",
+            RoomStatePayload {
+                state: "disconnected",
+            },
+        );
+    });
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn pump_event(app: &AppHandle, event: RoomEvent) {
+    match event {
+        RoomEvent::ParticipantConnected(p) => {
+            let _ = app.emit(
+                "livekit:participant_joined",
+                ParticipantPayload {
+                    identity: identity_string(p.identity()),
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        RoomEvent::ParticipantDisconnected(p) => {
+            let _ = app.emit(
+                "livekit:participant_left",
+                ParticipantPayload {
+                    identity: identity_string(p.identity()),
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        RoomEvent::DataReceived {
+            payload,
+            kind,
+            participant,
+            ..
+        } => {
+            use base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD;
+            use base64::Engine;
+            let identity = participant
+                .map(|p| identity_string(p.identity()))
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            let _ = app.emit(
+                "livekit:data_received",
+                DataPayload {
+                    identity,
+                    payload_b64: STANDARD.encode(payload.as_ref()),
+                    reliable: matches!(kind, DataPacketKind::Reliable),
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        RoomEvent::Disconnected { .. } => {
+            let _ = app.emit(
+                "livekit:room_state",
+                RoomStatePayload {
+                    state: "disconnected",
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        _ => {
+            // Remaining events (TrackPublished, TrackSubscribed, etc.) land
+            // in later phases. Ignoring silently keeps the prototype small.
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn identity_string(id: ParticipantIdentity) -> String {
+    // ParticipantIdentity is a newtype around String in the livekit crate.
+    id.0
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn livekit_disconnect(state: State<'_, LivekitState>) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut guard = state.room.lock().await;
+    if let Some(room) = guard.take() {
+        let _ = room.close().await;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn livekit_send_data(
+    state: State<'_, LivekitState>,
+    payload_b64: String,
+    reliable: bool,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    use base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD;
+    use base64::Engine;
+    let room = state.room.lock().await;
+    let room = room.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| "not connected".to_string())?;
+    let payload = STANDARD
+        .decode(&payload_b64)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("bad base64: {}", e))?;
+    let kind = if reliable {
+        DataPacketKind::Reliable
+    } else {
+        DataPacketKind::Lossy
+    };
+    room.local_participant()
+        .publish_data(livekit::prelude::DataPacket {
+            payload,
+            topic: None,
+            reliable: matches!(kind, DataPacketKind::Reliable),
+            destination_identities: Vec::new(),
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("publish_data failed: {}", e))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// Placeholder — Phase B.2 will fill these in.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn livekit_set_mic(_enabled: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
+    Err("livekit_set_mic not implemented — Phase B.2".into())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn livekit_set_camera(_enabled: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
+    Err("livekit_set_camera not implemented — Phase B.2".into())
+}
+
+// Unused-send bridge so `mpsc` doesn't get unused-import-warned when the
+// feature gate is off.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+fn _mpsc_anchor() -> mpsc::Sender<()> {
+    let (tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel::<()>(1);
+    tx
+}

apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "ChatApp",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.10.1",
   "identifier": "com.meinname.chatapp",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "pnpm vite:dev",

apps/desktop/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import { lazy, Suspense } from 'react';
 import { BrowserRouter, Navigate, Outlet, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { AppShell } from './components/AppShell';
+import { CrashToast } from './components/CrashToast';
 import { ErrorBoundary } from './components/ErrorBoundary';
+import { SpinnerIcon } from './components/icons';
 import { UpdateToast } from './components/UpdateToast';
 import { RequireAdmin, RequireAuth, RequireDevice } from './components/guards';
 import { AuthProvider } from './context/AuthContext';
@@ -9,14 +12,39 @@ import { CallProvider } from './context/CallContext';
 import { ConversationsProvider } from './context/ConversationsContext';
 import { FriendshipsProvider } from './context/FriendshipsContext';
 import { ThemeProvider } from './context/ThemeContext';
-import { AdminPage } from './pages/AdminPage';
-import { AuthCallbackPage } from './pages/AuthCallbackPage';
 import { AuthPage } from './pages/AuthPage';
 import { ChatsEmptyState, ChatsPage } from './pages/ChatsPage';
 import { ConversationPage } from './pages/ConversationPage';
-import { DevicePage } from './pages/DevicePage';
-import { FriendsPage } from './pages/FriendsPage';
-import { SettingsPage } from './pages/SettingsPage';
+
+// Routes rarely visited on first render are pulled out of the initial bundle.
+// AuthPage stays eager because it's the first screen unauthenticated users
+// see; ChatsPage + ConversationPage stay eager because every authenticated
+// session renders them immediately.
+const AdminPage = lazy(() => import('./pages/AdminPage').then((m) => ({ default: m.AdminPage })));
+const AuthCallbackPage = lazy(() =>
+  import('./pages/AuthCallbackPage').then((m) => ({ default: m.AuthCallbackPage })),
+);
+const DevicePage = lazy(() => import('./pages/DevicePage').then((m) => ({ default: m.DevicePage })));
+const FriendsPage = lazy(() =>
+  import('./pages/FriendsPage').then((m) => ({ default: m.FriendsPage })),
+);
+const SettingsPage = lazy(() =>
+  import('./pages/SettingsPage').then((m) => ({ default: m.SettingsPage })),
+);
+
+function RouteSuspense({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <Suspense
+      fallback={
+        <div className="flex min-h-full w-full items-center justify-center bg-surface-3">
+          <SpinnerIcon className="h-5 w-5 text-accent" />
+        </div>
+      }
+    >
+      {children}
+    </Suspense>
+  );
+}
 
 // Isolates each top-level route so a crash in one page doesn't take the whole
 // shell down. The boundary auto-retries via `ErrorBoundary`'s backoff schedule.
@@ -52,11 +80,25 @@ export function App() {
                   <Routes>
                     <Route element={<RouteBoundary scope="auth" />}>
                       <Route path="/auth" element={<AuthPage />} />
-                      <Route path="/auth/callback" element={<AuthCallbackPage />} />
+                      <Route
+                        path="/auth/callback"
+                        element={
+                          <RouteSuspense>
+                            <AuthCallbackPage />
+                          </RouteSuspense>
+                        }
+                      />
                     </Route>
                     <Route element={<RequireAuth />}>
                       <Route element={<RouteBoundary scope="device" />}>
-                        <Route path="/device" element={<DevicePage />} />
+                        <Route
+                          path="/device"
+                          element={
+                            <RouteSuspense>
+                              <DevicePage />
+                            </RouteSuspense>
+                          }
+                        />
                       </Route>
                       <Route element={<RequireDevice />}>
                         <Route element={<AppShell />}>
@@ -75,14 +117,35 @@ export function App() {
                             </Route>
                           </Route>
                           <Route element={<RouteBoundary scope="friends" />}>
-                            <Route path="/friends" element={<FriendsPage />} />
+                            <Route
+                              path="/friends"
+                              element={
+                                <RouteSuspense>
+                                  <FriendsPage />
+                                </RouteSuspense>
+                              }
+                            />
                           </Route>
                           <Route element={<RouteBoundary scope="settings" />}>
-                            <Route path="/settings" element={<SettingsPage />} />
+                            <Route
+                              path="/settings"
+                              element={
+                                <RouteSuspense>
+                                  <SettingsPage />
+                                </RouteSuspense>
+                              }
+                            />
                           </Route>
                           <Route element={<RequireAdmin />}>
                             <Route element={<RouteBoundary scope="admin" />}>
-                              <Route path="/admin" element={<AdminPage />} />
+                              <Route
+                                path="/admin"
+                                element={
+                                  <RouteSuspense>
+                                    <AdminPage />
+                                  </RouteSuspense>
+                                }
+                              />
                             </Route>
                           </Route>
                         </Route>
@@ -91,6 +154,7 @@ export function App() {
                     <Route path="*" element={<Navigate to="/chats" replace />} />
                   </Routes>
                   <UpdateToast />
+                  <CrashToast />
                 </BrowserRouter>
               </CallProvider>
             </ConversationsProvider>

apps/desktop/src/components/AttachmentAudio.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { type AttachmentHandle, downloadAndDecryptAttachment } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
+import { getCachedAttachment, putCachedAttachment } from '../lib/attachmentCache';
 import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
 import { AlertIcon, MicIcon, SpinnerIcon } from './icons';
 
@@ -31,19 +32,30 @@ export function AttachmentAudio({ handle }: Props) {
     setBlobUrl(null);
     setArrayBuf(null);
 
-    downloadAndDecryptAttachment({ client: supabase, handle })
-      .then(async (blob) => {
+    void (async () => {
+      const cached = await getCachedAttachment(handle.id);
+      if (cached) {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        url = URL.createObjectURL(cached);
+        setBlobUrl(url);
+        const buf = await cached.arrayBuffer();
+        if (!cancelled) setArrayBuf(buf);
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+        const blob = await downloadAndDecryptAttachment({ client: supabase, handle });
         if (cancelled) return;
         url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
         setBlobUrl(url);
         const buf = await blob.arrayBuffer();
         if (!cancelled) setArrayBuf(buf);
-      })
-      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+        void putCachedAttachment(handle.id, blob);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
         if (!cancelled) {
           setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'download failed');
         }
-      });
+      }
+    })();
 
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;

apps/desktop/src/components/AttachmentGeneric.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { type AttachmentHandle, downloadAndDecryptAttachment } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+
+import { getCachedAttachment, putCachedAttachment } from '../lib/attachmentCache';
+import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
+import { AlertIcon, SpinnerIcon } from './icons';
+
+interface Props {
+  handle: AttachmentHandle;
+}
+
+// Catch-all card for attachments without a richer renderer (zip, docx,
+// txt, etc). Decrypt is deferred to first download click — these can be
+// large and there's no inline preview to justify auto-fetching them.
+export function AttachmentGeneric({ handle }: Props) {
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const download = async () => {
+    if (busy) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      let blob = await getCachedAttachment(handle.id);
+      if (!blob) {
+        blob = await downloadAndDecryptAttachment({ client: supabase, handle });
+        void putCachedAttachment(handle.id, blob);
+      }
+      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      const a = document.createElement('a');
+      a.href = url;
+      a.download = filenameFor(handle);
+      document.body.appendChild(a);
+      a.click();
+      document.body.removeChild(a);
+      // Defer revoke so Safari has a chance to start the download.
+      setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 60_000);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'download failed');
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-2 inline-flex w-[280px] items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2 p-2.5">
+      <span className="flex h-9 w-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-accent/10 text-accent">
+        <FileGlyph />
+      </span>
+      <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+        <p className="truncate text-xs font-semibold text-fg">
+          {prettyMime(handle.mimeType)}
+        </p>
+        <p className="truncate text-[10px] text-fg-muted">
+          {formatSize(handle.sizeBytes)}
+        </p>
+        {error && (
+          <p className="mt-0.5 inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-[10px] text-rose-500">
+            <AlertIcon className="h-3 w-3" />
+            <span>{error}</span>
+          </p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => void download()}
+        disabled={busy}
+        aria-label="Download"
+        title="Download"
+        className="flex h-8 w-8 shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-line bg-surface-3 text-fg transition hover:brightness-95 disabled:opacity-60"
+      >
+        {busy ? <SpinnerIcon className="h-4 w-4" /> : <DownloadGlyph />}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function FileGlyph() {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+      <path d="M3 2a1 1 0 011-1h6l3 3v10a1 1 0 01-1 1H4a1 1 0 01-1-1V2zm7 0v3h3l-3-3z" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+function DownloadGlyph() {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="14" height="14" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.6" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
+      <path d="M8 2v8M4 7l4 4 4-4M3 13h10" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+function filenameFor(handle: AttachmentHandle): string {
+  const ext = extFor(handle.mimeType);
+  return 'attachment-' + handle.id.slice(0, 8) + (ext ? '.' + ext : '');
+}
+
+function extFor(mime: string): string | null {
+  const map: Record<string, string> = {
+    'application/zip': 'zip',
+    'application/x-zip-compressed': 'zip',
+    'application/x-7z-compressed': '7z',
+    'application/x-tar': 'tar',
+    'application/gzip': 'gz',
+    'application/json': 'json',
+    'application/xml': 'xml',
+    'text/plain': 'txt',
+    'text/markdown': 'md',
+    'text/csv': 'csv',
+    'application/msword': 'doc',
+    'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document': 'docx',
+    'application/vnd.ms-excel': 'xls',
+    'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet': 'xlsx',
+    'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint': 'ppt',
+    'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation': 'pptx',
+  };
+  return map[mime] ?? null;
+}
+
+function prettyMime(mime: string): string {
+  const ext = extFor(mime);
+  if (ext) return ext.toUpperCase() + '-Datei';
+  if (mime.startsWith('text/')) return 'Textdatei';
+  return mime || 'Datei';
+}
+
+function formatSize(bytes: number): string {
+  if (bytes < 1024) return bytes + ' B';
+  if (bytes < 1024 * 1024) return (bytes / 1024).toFixed(0) + ' KB';
+  return (bytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1) + ' MB';
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/AttachmentImage.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { type AttachmentHandle, downloadAndDecryptAttachment } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
+import { getCachedAttachment, putCachedAttachment } from '../lib/attachmentCache';
 import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
 import { AlertIcon, SpinnerIcon, XIcon } from './icons';
 
@@ -8,35 +9,95 @@ interface Props {
   handle: AttachmentHandle;
 }
 
+// Max inline-preview dimension. Full-resolution stays available for the
+// lightbox. Animated formats (gif/webp/apng) are passed through untouched
+// so animation isn't lost; everything else is downscaled to this box.
+const THUMB_MAX_DIM = 640;
+const ANIMATED_MIME = /^image\/(gif|apng|webp)/;
+
+async function makeThumbnail(blob: Blob): Promise<Blob | null> {
+  if (ANIMATED_MIME.test(blob.type)) return null;
+  if (typeof createImageBitmap !== 'function') return null;
+  if (typeof OffscreenCanvas !== 'function') return null;
+  try {
+    const bitmap = await createImageBitmap(blob);
+    const largest = Math.max(bitmap.width, bitmap.height);
+    if (largest <= THUMB_MAX_DIM) {
+      bitmap.close();
+      return null;
+    }
+    const scale = THUMB_MAX_DIM / largest;
+    const w = Math.max(1, Math.round(bitmap.width * scale));
+    const h = Math.max(1, Math.round(bitmap.height * scale));
+    const canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(w, h);
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    if (!ctx) {
+      bitmap.close();
+      return null;
+    }
+    ctx.drawImage(bitmap, 0, 0, w, h);
+    bitmap.close();
+    return await canvas.convertToBlob({ type: 'image/webp', quality: 0.8 });
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 export function AttachmentImage({ handle }: Props) {
-  const [blobUrl, setBlobUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [fullUrl, setFullUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [thumbUrl, setThumbUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [lightboxOpen, setLightboxOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
-    let url: string | null = null;
+    const created: string[] = [];
     setError(null);
-    setBlobUrl(null);
+    setFullUrl(null);
+    setThumbUrl(null);
 
-    downloadAndDecryptAttachment({ client: supabase, handle })
-      .then((blob) => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-        setBlobUrl(url);
-      })
-      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+    const take = (blob: Blob): string => {
+      const u = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      created.push(u);
+      return u;
+    };
+
+    // OPFS cache → decrypt → generate thumbnail for inline display.
+    // Lightbox swaps to the full blob when opened.
+    void (async () => {
+      const cached = await getCachedAttachment(handle.id);
+      let blob: Blob;
+      if (cached) {
+        blob = cached;
+      } else {
+        try {
+          blob = await downloadAndDecryptAttachment({ client: supabase, handle });
+          void putCachedAttachment(handle.id, blob);
+        } catch (err: unknown) {
           if (!cancelled) {
             setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'download failed');
           }
-      });
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      const full = take(blob);
+      setFullUrl(full);
+      const thumb = await makeThumbnail(blob);
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      if (thumb) {
+        setThumbUrl(take(thumb));
+      }
+    })();
 
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
-      if (url) URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+      for (const u of created) URL.revokeObjectURL(u);
     };
   }, [handle.id, handle.storagePath, handle.keyB64, handle.nonceB64]);
 
+  const blobUrl = thumbUrl ?? fullUrl;
+
   if (error) {
     return (
       <div className="mt-2 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-rose-500/20 bg-rose-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-rose-200">
@@ -66,10 +127,11 @@ export function AttachmentImage({ handle }: Props) {
           src={blobUrl}
           alt="attachment"
           loading="lazy"
+          decoding="async"
           className="block h-auto max-h-80 w-auto max-w-full object-contain"
         />
       </button>
-      {lightboxOpen && <Lightbox url={blobUrl} onClose={() => setLightboxOpen(false)} />}
+      {lightboxOpen && fullUrl && <Lightbox url={fullUrl} onClose={() => setLightboxOpen(false)} />}
     </>
   );
 }

apps/desktop/src/components/AttachmentPdf.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { type AttachmentHandle, downloadAndDecryptAttachment } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { getCachedAttachment, putCachedAttachment } from '../lib/attachmentCache';
+import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
+import { AlertIcon, SpinnerIcon } from './icons';
+
+interface Props {
+  handle: AttachmentHandle;
+}
+
+// PDF preview rendered via the browser's built-in PDF viewer (Chromium /
+// Safari both ship one). Embedding via <object> with a fallback link keeps
+// the implementation tiny — no pdf.js dependency.
+export function AttachmentPdf({ handle }: Props) {
+  const [blobUrl, setBlobUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    let url: string | null = null;
+    setError(null);
+    setBlobUrl(null);
+
+    void (async () => {
+      const cached = await getCachedAttachment(handle.id);
+      if (cached) {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        const typed = new Blob([cached], { type: 'application/pdf' });
+        url = URL.createObjectURL(typed);
+        setBlobUrl(url);
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+        const blob = await downloadAndDecryptAttachment({ client: supabase, handle });
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        // Force the application/pdf type so the browser plugin engages.
+        const typed = new Blob([blob], { type: 'application/pdf' });
+        url = URL.createObjectURL(typed);
+        setBlobUrl(url);
+        void putCachedAttachment(handle.id, blob);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'download failed');
+        }
+      }
+    })();
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      if (url) URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    };
+  }, [handle.id, handle.storagePath, handle.keyB64, handle.nonceB64]);
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mt-2 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-rose-500/20 bg-rose-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-rose-200">
+        <AlertIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
+        <span>{error}</span>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!blobUrl) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mt-2 flex h-24 w-[320px] items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2 text-fg-muted">
+        <SpinnerIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-2 w-full max-w-[420px] overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 border-b border-line bg-surface-3 px-3 py-2 text-xs">
+        <span className="flex items-center gap-2 truncate text-fg">
+          <PdfGlyph />
+          <span className="truncate">PDF · {formatSize(handle.sizeBytes)}</span>
+        </span>
+        <div className="flex gap-1">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setExpanded((v) => !v)}
+            className="cursor-pointer rounded-md border border-line bg-surface-2 px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] text-fg hover:bg-surface-3"
+          >
+            {expanded ? 'Einklappen' : 'Vorschau'}
+          </button>
+          <a
+            href={blobUrl}
+            download={'attachment-' + handle.id.slice(0, 8) + '.pdf'}
+            className="cursor-pointer rounded-md border border-line bg-surface-2 px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] text-fg no-underline hover:bg-surface-3"
+          >
+            Download
+          </a>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      {expanded && (
+        <object data={blobUrl} type="application/pdf" className="block h-[420px] w-full">
+          <p className="p-4 text-xs text-fg-muted">
+            Vorschau nicht verfügbar — bitte herunterladen.
+          </p>
+        </object>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function PdfGlyph() {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="14" height="14" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+      <path d="M3 2a1 1 0 011-1h6l3 3v10a1 1 0 01-1 1H4a1 1 0 01-1-1V2zm7 0v3h3l-3-3zM5 9h6v1H5V9zm0 2h6v1H5v-1zm0-4h2v1H5V7z" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+function formatSize(bytes: number): string {
+  if (bytes < 1024) return bytes + ' B';
+  if (bytes < 1024 * 1024) return (bytes / 1024).toFixed(0) + ' KB';
+  return (bytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1) + ' MB';
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/AttachmentVideo.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { type AttachmentHandle, downloadAndDecryptAttachment } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { getCachedAttachment, putCachedAttachment } from '../lib/attachmentCache';
+import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
+import { AlertIcon, SpinnerIcon } from './icons';
+
+interface Props {
+  handle: AttachmentHandle;
+}
+
+// Decrypt the blob, render a native <video controls>. Loads on demand —
+// metadata-only preload so we don't burn bandwidth until the user hits play.
+export function AttachmentVideo({ handle }: Props) {
+  const [blobUrl, setBlobUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    let url: string | null = null;
+    setError(null);
+    setBlobUrl(null);
+
+    void (async () => {
+      const cached = await getCachedAttachment(handle.id);
+      if (cached) {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        url = URL.createObjectURL(cached);
+        setBlobUrl(url);
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+        const blob = await downloadAndDecryptAttachment({ client: supabase, handle });
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        setBlobUrl(url);
+        void putCachedAttachment(handle.id, blob);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'download failed');
+        }
+      }
+    })();
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      if (url) URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    };
+  }, [handle.id, handle.storagePath, handle.keyB64, handle.nonceB64]);
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mt-2 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-rose-500/20 bg-rose-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-rose-200">
+        <AlertIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
+        <span>{error}</span>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!blobUrl) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mt-2 flex h-32 w-[320px] items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2 text-fg-muted">
+        <SpinnerIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <video
+      controls
+      preload="metadata"
+      src={blobUrl}
+      className="mt-2 block max-h-80 w-full max-w-[420px] rounded-lg border border-line bg-black"
+    >
+      <track kind="captions" />
+    </video>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/Avatar.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Reusable avatar that prefers an uploaded image and falls back to a coloured
 // letter circle. Use this everywhere the app needs to render a profile.
 
+import { useCachedAvatarUrl } from '../lib/avatarCache';
+
 interface Props {
   url?: string | null | undefined;
   displayName?: string | null | undefined;
@@ -18,10 +20,11 @@ export function Avatar({
   fallbackClass = 'bg-accent/20 text-accent',
   alt,
 }: Props) {
-  if (url) {
+  const effectiveUrl = useCachedAvatarUrl(url);
+  if (effectiveUrl) {
     return (
       <img
-        src={url}
+        src={effectiveUrl}
         alt={alt ?? displayName ?? ''}
         className={'shrink-0 rounded-full object-cover ' + className}
         draggable={false}

apps/desktop/src/components/BackupRestoreDialog.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { DeviceRestore } from './DeviceRestore';
+import { AlertIcon, ShieldIcon, XIcon } from './icons';
+
+interface Props {
+  open: boolean;
+  userId: string;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+// Modal wrapper around DeviceRestore for the already-signed-in case. A
+// successful restore swaps the local device-identity for the one embedded
+// in the backup string — the app then hard-reloads so every hook
+// re-initialises against the restored keys (simpler than invalidating
+// supabase-realtime subscriptions, stronghold caches, livekit rooms, etc.
+// individually).
+export function BackupRestoreDialog({ open, userId, onClose }: Props) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose();
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    const prev = document.body.style.overflow;
+    document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden';
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+      document.body.style.overflow = prev;
+    };
+  }, [open, onClose]);
+
+  if (!open) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-modal="true"
+      aria-label="Backup wiederherstellen"
+      className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-start justify-center overflow-y-auto bg-black/60 p-6 backdrop-blur-sm"
+      onClick={onClose}
+    >
+      <div
+        onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+        className="flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-4"
+      >
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between rounded-lg border border-white/10 bg-ink-900/70 p-3 backdrop-blur-xl">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <ShieldIcon className="h-4 w-4 text-brand-300" />
+            <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white">
+              Gerät aus Backup wiederherstellen
+            </h3>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={onClose}
+            aria-label="Schließen"
+            className="flex h-8 w-8 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-neutral-400 transition hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-white"
+          >
+            <XIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-lg border border-amber-500/30 bg-amber-500/10 p-3 text-xs text-amber-100">
+          <AlertIcon className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-amber-300" />
+          <p className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+            Restore ersetzt das aktuelle Gerät durch das aus dem Backup.
+            Die App lädt danach neu. Nachrichten, die auf diesem Gerät seit
+            dem Backup eingegangen sind, sind erst wieder lesbar, nachdem
+            Peer-Geräte den Conversation-Key erneut für die wiederhergestellte
+            Device-ID wrappen.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <DeviceRestore
+          userId={userId}
+          onRestored={() => {
+            // Hard reload — cleanest way to reset every hook, supabase
+            // realtime channel, stronghold handle, and cached state.
+            window.location.reload();
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/CallControls.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   MicOffIcon,
   MonitorShareIcon,
   MonitorStopIcon,
+  MusicIcon,
   PhoneOffIcon,
   UsersIcon,
   VideoIcon,
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ interface Props {
   onToggleDeafen: () => void;
   onHangup: () => void;
   onOpenParticipants?: () => void;
+  /** Toggle the in-call soundboard popover. Active = panel currently open. */
+  onToggleSoundboard?: () => void;
+  soundboardOpen?: boolean;
   /** Compact variant used inside the docked call (36px buttons). */
   compact?: boolean;
   /** Glass variant used when controls float on fullscreen cinema mode. */
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ export function CallControls({
   onToggleDeafen,
   onHangup,
   onOpenParticipants,
+  onToggleSoundboard,
+  soundboardOpen = false,
   compact = false,
   glass = false,
   disabledMedia = false,
@@ -115,6 +121,18 @@ export function CallControls({
           <MonitorShareIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
         )}
       </CallButton>
+      {onToggleSoundboard && (
+        <CallButton
+          label={t('app:soundboard.toggle', { defaultValue: 'Soundboard' })}
+          active={soundboardOpen}
+          activeTone="accent"
+          onClick={onToggleSoundboard}
+          glass={glass}
+          className={btnSize}
+        >
+          <MusicIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+        </CallButton>
+      )}
       {onOpenParticipants && (
         <CallButton
           label={t('app:call.participants', { defaultValue: 'Teilnehmer' })}

apps/desktop/src/components/CallUI.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext';
 import { useCall } from '../context/CallContext';
 import { useConversationsContext } from '../context/ConversationsContext';
 import { useFriendshipsContext } from '../context/FriendshipsContext';
@@ -17,12 +18,17 @@ import { LockIcon, MonitorShareIcon, PhoneIcon, PhoneOffIcon } from './icons';
 //     different route.
 export function CallUI() {
   const { state } = useCall();
+  const { profile } = useAuth();
+  const dnd = profile?.presenceState === 'dnd';
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    // DND silences only the *incoming* ring — outgoing stays audible because
+    // the user initiated that call themselves. The incoming-call panel still
+    // appears visually; only the audible ring is suppressed.
     if (state.kind === 'outgoing') ringtone.start('outgoing');
-    else if (state.kind === 'incoming') ringtone.start('incoming');
+    else if (state.kind === 'incoming' && !dnd) ringtone.start('incoming');
     else ringtone.stop();
-  }, [state.kind]);
+  }, [state.kind, dnd]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     return () => ringtone.stop();

apps/desktop/src/components/ConversationHeader.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext';
 import { useCall } from '../context/CallContext';
 import { useCallPresence } from '../lib/useCallPresence';
+import type { PeerPresence } from '../lib/usePeerPresence';
 import { Avatar } from './Avatar';
 import {
   InfoIcon,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ const PRESENCE_DOT: Record<PresenceState, string> = {
 
 interface Props {
   conversation: ConversationSummary | null;
-  peerPresence: PresenceState | null;
+  peerPresence: PeerPresence | null;
   onInfoClick?: () => void;
   onSearchClick?: () => void;
 }
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ export function ConversationHeader({ conversation, peerPresence, onInfoClick, on
 
 interface HeaderBarProps {
   conversation: ConversationSummary;
-  peerPresence: PresenceState | null;
+  peerPresence: PeerPresence | null;
   onInfoClick?: () => void;
   onSearchClick?: () => void;
 }
@@ -65,8 +66,18 @@ function HeaderBar({ conversation, peerPresence, onInfoClick, onSearchClick }: H
   const peerAvatar = isDm ? (conversation.peer?.avatarUrl ?? null) : (conversation.avatarUrl ?? null);
 
   // Hide presence when peer chose invisible — reciprocal privacy.
-  const showPresence = isDm && peerPresence && peerPresence !== 'invisible';
-  const presenceLabel = peerPresence ? t('app:presence.' + peerPresence) : '';
+  const peerState = peerPresence?.state ?? null;
+  const showPresence = isDm && peerState && peerState !== 'invisible';
+  // Subtitle priority: custom status_message when online (or idle/dnd), else
+  // the localized presence label. Offline always wins → just "Offline".
+  const presenceLabel = (() => {
+    if (!peerState) return '';
+    if (peerState === 'offline') return t('app:presence.offline');
+    if (peerPresence?.statusMessage && peerPresence.statusMessage.trim().length > 0) {
+      return peerPresence.statusMessage.trim();
+    }
+    return t('app:presence.' + peerState);
+  })();
 
   return (
     <header className="flex items-center gap-3 border-b border-line bg-surface-3 px-6 py-3">
@@ -80,12 +91,12 @@ function HeaderBar({ conversation, peerPresence, onInfoClick, onSearchClick }: H
             <UsersIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
           </div>
         )}
-        {showPresence && peerPresence && (
+        {showPresence && peerState && (
           <span
             aria-hidden="true"
             className={
               'absolute -bottom-0.5 -right-0.5 h-3 w-3 rounded-full ring-2 ring-surface-3 ' +
-              PRESENCE_DOT[peerPresence]
+              PRESENCE_DOT[peerState]
             }
           />
         )}

apps/desktop/src/components/CrashToast.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+
+import { type CrashEntry, subscribeCrashes } from '../lib/crashRecovery';
+import { AlertIcon, XIcon } from './icons';
+
+const VISIBLE_MS = 7_000;
+const MAX_STACK = 3;
+
+// Bottom-right stack of toasts for uncaught errors. Auto-dismisses each
+// entry after VISIBLE_MS. The user can X-out earlier.
+export function CrashToast() {
+  const [entries, setEntries] = useState<CrashEntry[]>([]);
+
+  useEffect(
+    () =>
+      subscribeCrashes((entry) => {
+        setEntries((prev) => [...prev.slice(-(MAX_STACK - 1)), entry]);
+      }),
+    [],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (entries.length === 0) return;
+    const latest = entries[entries.length - 1]!;
+    const id = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      setEntries((prev) => prev.filter((e) => e.id !== latest.id));
+    }, VISIBLE_MS);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(id);
+  }, [entries]);
+
+  if (entries.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return createPortal(
+    <div
+      role="region"
+      aria-label="Fehler"
+      className="pointer-events-none fixed bottom-4 right-4 z-[100] flex flex-col gap-2"
+    >
+      {entries.map((entry) => (
+        <div
+          key={entry.id}
+          role="alert"
+          className="pointer-events-auto flex max-w-sm items-start gap-2 rounded-lg border border-rose-500/40 bg-rose-500/10 p-3 text-sm text-rose-700 shadow-xl backdrop-blur-sm dark:text-rose-100"
+        >
+          <AlertIcon className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+          <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+            <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider">
+              {entry.source === 'promise' ? 'Promise-Fehler' : 'Unerwarteter Fehler'}
+            </p>
+            <p className="mt-0.5 break-words text-xs">{entry.message}</p>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            aria-label="Schließen"
+            onClick={() =>
+              setEntries((prev) => prev.filter((e) => e.id !== entry.id))
+            }
+            className="shrink-0 cursor-pointer rounded-md p-1 text-rose-700 transition hover:bg-rose-500/20 dark:text-rose-100"
+          >
+            <XIcon className="h-3 w-3" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>,
+    document.body,
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/EmojiPicker.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,408 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+interface EmojiEntry {
+  e: string;
+  k: string[]; // search keywords (incl. name)
+}
+
+interface Category {
+  label: string;
+  entries: EmojiEntry[];
+}
+
+// Curated emoji set — small enough to stay fast without a dependency, wide
+// enough to cover everyday messaging. Keywords are the primary search
+// surface; the emoji character itself is also matched so a user typing ❤️
+// literally finds it.
+const CATEGORIES: Category[] = [
+  {
+    label: 'Smileys',
+    entries: [
+      { e: '😀', k: ['grin', 'smile', 'happy'] },
+      { e: '😃', k: ['smile', 'happy'] },
+      { e: '😄', k: ['smile', 'laugh'] },
+      { e: '😁', k: ['grin', 'smile'] },
+      { e: '😆', k: ['laugh', 'lol'] },
+      { e: '😅', k: ['sweat', 'nervous', 'laugh'] },
+      { e: '🤣', k: ['lol', 'rofl', 'laugh'] },
+      { e: '😂', k: ['joy', 'laugh', 'tears'] },
+      { e: '🙂', k: ['smile', 'slight'] },
+      { e: '🙃', k: ['upside', 'irony'] },
+      { e: '😉', k: ['wink'] },
+      { e: '😊', k: ['blush', 'smile'] },
+      { e: '😇', k: ['angel', 'innocent'] },
+      { e: '🥰', k: ['love', 'hearts'] },
+      { e: '😍', k: ['love', 'heart eyes'] },
+      { e: '🤩', k: ['star', 'excited'] },
+      { e: '😘', k: ['kiss'] },
+      { e: '😗', k: ['kiss'] },
+      { e: '😚', k: ['kiss'] },
+      { e: '😙', k: ['kiss'] },
+      { e: '🥲', k: ['tear', 'smile'] },
+      { e: '😋', k: ['yum', 'tasty'] },
+      { e: '😛', k: ['tongue'] },
+      { e: '😜', k: ['tongue', 'wink'] },
+      { e: '🤪', k: ['zany', 'silly'] },
+      { e: '😝', k: ['tongue'] },
+      { e: '🤑', k: ['money'] },
+      { e: '🤗', k: ['hug'] },
+      { e: '🤭', k: ['giggle', 'shy'] },
+      { e: '🤫', k: ['shush', 'quiet'] },
+      { e: '🤔', k: ['think'] },
+      { e: '🤐', k: ['zip', 'quiet'] },
+      { e: '🤨', k: ['raise brow'] },
+      { e: '😐', k: ['neutral'] },
+      { e: '😑', k: ['expressionless'] },
+      { e: '😶', k: ['speechless'] },
+      { e: '😏', k: ['smirk'] },
+      { e: '😒', k: ['unamused'] },
+      { e: '🙄', k: ['eye roll'] },
+      { e: '😬', k: ['grimace', 'awkward'] },
+      { e: '🤥', k: ['lying'] },
+      { e: '😔', k: ['sad', 'pensive'] },
+      { e: '😪', k: ['sleepy'] },
+      { e: '😴', k: ['sleep'] },
+      { e: '😷', k: ['mask', 'sick'] },
+      { e: '🤒', k: ['sick', 'fever'] },
+      { e: '🤕', k: ['injured'] },
+      { e: '🤢', k: ['nauseated'] },
+      { e: '🤮', k: ['vomit'] },
+      { e: '🤧', k: ['sneeze'] },
+      { e: '🥵', k: ['hot'] },
+      { e: '🥶', k: ['cold'] },
+      { e: '🥴', k: ['dizzy', 'woozy'] },
+      { e: '😵', k: ['dizzy'] },
+      { e: '🤯', k: ['mind blown'] },
+      { e: '🤠', k: ['cowboy'] },
+      { e: '🥳', k: ['party'] },
+      { e: '😎', k: ['cool', 'sunglasses'] },
+      { e: '🤓', k: ['nerd'] },
+      { e: '🧐', k: ['monocle'] },
+      { e: '😕', k: ['confused'] },
+      { e: '😟', k: ['worried'] },
+      { e: '🙁', k: ['frown'] },
+      { e: '☹️', k: ['frown'] },
+      { e: '😮', k: ['open mouth'] },
+      { e: '😯', k: ['hushed'] },
+      { e: '😲', k: ['astonished'] },
+      { e: '😳', k: ['flushed'] },
+      { e: '🥺', k: ['pleading'] },
+      { e: '😦', k: ['frowning'] },
+      { e: '😧', k: ['anguished'] },
+      { e: '😨', k: ['fear'] },
+      { e: '😰', k: ['anxious', 'sweat'] },
+      { e: '😥', k: ['sad', 'relieved'] },
+      { e: '😢', k: ['cry'] },
+      { e: '😭', k: ['cry', 'loud'] },
+      { e: '😱', k: ['scream', 'scared'] },
+      { e: '😖', k: ['confounded'] },
+      { e: '😣', k: ['persevere'] },
+      { e: '😞', k: ['disappointed'] },
+      { e: '😓', k: ['sweat'] },
+      { e: '😩', k: ['weary'] },
+      { e: '😫', k: ['tired'] },
+      { e: '🥱', k: ['yawn'] },
+      { e: '😤', k: ['triumph'] },
+      { e: '😡', k: ['angry', 'rage'] },
+      { e: '😠', k: ['angry'] },
+      { e: '🤬', k: ['swear', 'curse'] },
+      { e: '😈', k: ['devil'] },
+      { e: '👿', k: ['imp'] },
+      { e: '💀', k: ['skull', 'dead'] },
+      { e: '🤡', k: ['clown'] },
+      { e: '👻', k: ['ghost'] },
+      { e: '👽', k: ['alien'] },
+      { e: '🤖', k: ['robot'] },
+      { e: '💩', k: ['poop', 'shit'] },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Gestures',
+    entries: [
+      { e: '👋', k: ['wave', 'hi'] },
+      { e: '🤚', k: ['hand'] },
+      { e: '🖐️', k: ['hand'] },
+      { e: '✋', k: ['stop', 'high five'] },
+      { e: '🖖', k: ['spock'] },
+      { e: '👌', k: ['ok'] },
+      { e: '🤌', k: ['pinch'] },
+      { e: '🤏', k: ['small'] },
+      { e: '✌️', k: ['peace', 'victory'] },
+      { e: '🤞', k: ['crossed fingers'] },
+      { e: '🤟', k: ['love you'] },
+      { e: '🤘', k: ['rock'] },
+      { e: '🤙', k: ['call me'] },
+      { e: '👈', k: ['point left'] },
+      { e: '👉', k: ['point right'] },
+      { e: '👆', k: ['point up'] },
+      { e: '🖕', k: ['middle finger', 'fuck'] },
+      { e: '👇', k: ['point down'] },
+      { e: '☝️', k: ['point up'] },
+      { e: '👍', k: ['thumbs up', 'like'] },
+      { e: '👎', k: ['thumbs down', 'dislike'] },
+      { e: '✊', k: ['fist'] },
+      { e: '👊', k: ['punch'] },
+      { e: '🤛', k: ['fist left'] },
+      { e: '🤜', k: ['fist right'] },
+      { e: '👏', k: ['clap'] },
+      { e: '🙌', k: ['raised hands'] },
+      { e: '👐', k: ['open hands'] },
+      { e: '🤲', k: ['palms'] },
+      { e: '🙏', k: ['pray', 'thanks'] },
+      { e: '✍️', k: ['write'] },
+      { e: '💪', k: ['flex', 'strong'] },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Hearts',
+    entries: [
+      { e: '❤️', k: ['heart', 'love'] },
+      { e: '🧡', k: ['orange heart'] },
+      { e: '💛', k: ['yellow heart'] },
+      { e: '💚', k: ['green heart'] },
+      { e: '💙', k: ['blue heart'] },
+      { e: '💜', k: ['purple heart'] },
+      { e: '🖤', k: ['black heart'] },
+      { e: '🤍', k: ['white heart'] },
+      { e: '🤎', k: ['brown heart'] },
+      { e: '💔', k: ['broken heart'] },
+      { e: '❣️', k: ['heart exclamation'] },
+      { e: '💕', k: ['hearts'] },
+      { e: '💞', k: ['revolving hearts'] },
+      { e: '💓', k: ['beating heart'] },
+      { e: '💗', k: ['growing heart'] },
+      { e: '💖', k: ['sparkle heart'] },
+      { e: '💘', k: ['cupid'] },
+      { e: '💝', k: ['heart gift'] },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Animals & Food',
+    entries: [
+      { e: '🐶', k: ['dog'] },
+      { e: '🐱', k: ['cat'] },
+      { e: '🐭', k: ['mouse'] },
+      { e: '🐹', k: ['hamster'] },
+      { e: '🐰', k: ['rabbit'] },
+      { e: '🦊', k: ['fox'] },
+      { e: '🐻', k: ['bear'] },
+      { e: '🐼', k: ['panda'] },
+      { e: '🐨', k: ['koala'] },
+      { e: '🐯', k: ['tiger'] },
+      { e: '🦁', k: ['lion'] },
+      { e: '🐸', k: ['frog'] },
+      { e: '🐵', k: ['monkey'] },
+      { e: '🐔', k: ['chicken'] },
+      { e: '🐧', k: ['penguin'] },
+      { e: '🐦', k: ['bird'] },
+      { e: '🦆', k: ['duck'] },
+      { e: '🍎', k: ['apple'] },
+      { e: '🍌', k: ['banana'] },
+      { e: '🍕', k: ['pizza'] },
+      { e: '🍔', k: ['burger'] },
+      { e: '🍟', k: ['fries'] },
+      { e: '🌭', k: ['hotdog'] },
+      { e: '🍿', k: ['popcorn'] },
+      { e: '🍣', k: ['sushi'] },
+      { e: '🍩', k: ['donut'] },
+      { e: '🍪', k: ['cookie'] },
+      { e: '🎂', k: ['cake', 'birthday'] },
+      { e: '🍰', k: ['cake'] },
+      { e: '🍫', k: ['chocolate'] },
+      { e: '🍺', k: ['beer'] },
+      { e: '🍷', k: ['wine'] },
+      { e: '🥂', k: ['cheers'] },
+      { e: '☕', k: ['coffee'] },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Objects & Symbols',
+    entries: [
+      { e: '🔥', k: ['fire', 'lit'] },
+      { e: '✨', k: ['sparkle'] },
+      { e: '⭐', k: ['star'] },
+      { e: '🌟', k: ['star glowing'] },
+      { e: '💫', k: ['dizzy'] },
+      { e: '💥', k: ['boom', 'explosion'] },
+      { e: '⚡', k: ['lightning'] },
+      { e: '☀️', k: ['sun'] },
+      { e: '🌈', k: ['rainbow'] },
+      { e: '☁️', k: ['cloud'] },
+      { e: '🌧️', k: ['rain'] },
+      { e: '❄️', k: ['snow'] },
+      { e: '🎉', k: ['party', 'tada'] },
+      { e: '🎊', k: ['confetti'] },
+      { e: '🎁', k: ['gift'] },
+      { e: '🎈', k: ['balloon'] },
+      { e: '💯', k: ['100', 'perfect'] },
+      { e: '✅', k: ['check'] },
+      { e: '❌', k: ['x', 'no'] },
+      { e: '⚠️', k: ['warning'] },
+      { e: '❓', k: ['question'] },
+      { e: '❗', k: ['exclamation'] },
+      { e: '💬', k: ['speech'] },
+      { e: '💭', k: ['thought'] },
+      { e: '👀', k: ['eyes'] },
+      { e: '🚀', k: ['rocket'] },
+      { e: '🎵', k: ['music'] },
+      { e: '🎶', k: ['music'] },
+      { e: '🔔', k: ['bell'] },
+      { e: '💡', k: ['idea', 'bulb'] },
+    ],
+  },
+];
+
+const RECENT_KEY = 'chat.emoji.recents.v1';
+const RECENT_MAX = 24;
+
+function loadRecents(): string[] {
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(RECENT_KEY);
+    if (!raw) return [];
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+    if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) return [];
+    return parsed.filter((x): x is string => typeof x === 'string').slice(0, RECENT_MAX);
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+function saveRecents(list: string[]): void {
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(RECENT_KEY, JSON.stringify(list.slice(0, RECENT_MAX)));
+  } catch {
+    /* ignore quota */
+  }
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  open: boolean;
+  onPick: (emoji: string) => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+export function EmojiPicker({ open, onPick, onClose }: Props) {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+  const [recents, setRecents] = useState<string[]>(() => loadRecents());
+  const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        onClose();
+      }
+    };
+    const onDown = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      const t = e.target as HTMLElement | null;
+      if (rootRef.current && t && !rootRef.current.contains(t) && !t.closest('[data-emoji-trigger]')) {
+        onClose();
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    window.addEventListener('mousedown', onDown);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+      window.removeEventListener('mousedown', onDown);
+    };
+  }, [open, onClose]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) setQuery('');
+  }, [open]);
+
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!q) return CATEGORIES;
+    return CATEGORIES.map((cat) => ({
+      label: cat.label,
+      entries: cat.entries.filter(
+        (entry) =>
+          entry.e.includes(q) ||
+          entry.k.some((k) => k.includes(q)) ||
+          cat.label.toLowerCase().includes(q),
+      ),
+    })).filter((cat) => cat.entries.length > 0);
+  }, [query]);
+
+  if (!open) return null;
+
+  const handlePick = (emoji: string) => {
+    onPick(emoji);
+    const next = [emoji, ...recents.filter((e) => e !== emoji)].slice(0, RECENT_MAX);
+    setRecents(next);
+    saveRecents(next);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={rootRef}
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-label="Emoji auswählen"
+      className="absolute bottom-full right-0 z-30 mb-2 flex w-[320px] flex-col rounded-xl border border-line bg-surface-2 shadow-xl"
+    >
+      <div className="border-b border-line p-2">
+        <input
+          type="search"
+          autoFocus
+          value={query}
+          onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+          placeholder="Suchen…"
+          className="w-full rounded-md border border-line bg-surface-3 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm text-fg placeholder-fg-muted outline-none focus:border-accent"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div className="max-h-[320px] overflow-y-auto p-2">
+        {recents.length > 0 && !query && (
+          <CategoryBlock
+            label="Zuletzt"
+            entries={recents.map((e) => ({ e, k: [] }))}
+            onPick={handlePick}
+          />
+        )}
+        {filtered.map((cat) => (
+          <CategoryBlock
+            key={cat.label}
+            label={cat.label}
+            entries={cat.entries}
+            onPick={handlePick}
+          />
+        ))}
+        {filtered.length === 0 && (
+          <p className="py-4 text-center text-xs text-fg-muted">Keine Treffer</p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function CategoryBlock({
+  label,
+  entries,
+  onPick,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  entries: EmojiEntry[];
+  onPick: (emoji: string) => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="mb-2">
+      <p className="mb-1 px-1 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-fg-muted">
+        {label}
+      </p>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-8 gap-0.5">
+        {entries.map((entry, idx) => (
+          <button
+            key={entry.e + ':' + idx}
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => onPick(entry.e)}
+            aria-label={entry.k[0] ?? entry.e}
+            className="flex h-8 w-8 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-md text-lg transition hover:bg-surface-3"
+          >
+            {entry.e}
+          </button>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/InCallPanel.tsx

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { FocusIcon, GridIcon, LockIcon, MaximizeIcon, SpinnerIcon, UsersIcon } f
 import { ParticipantVolumeMenu } from './ParticipantVolumeMenu';
 import { ScreenShareDialog } from './ScreenShareDialog';
 import { ScreenShareViewer } from './ScreenShareViewer';
+import { SoundboardPanel } from './SoundboardPanel';
 
 // Discord-style in-call dock rendered above the message list. Renders three
 // visual modes driven by CallContext.callMode: grid, focus, fullscreen.
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
     isCameraEnabled,
     isDeafened,
     remoteDeafen,
+    remoteMute,
     remoteScreenShares,
     callMode,
     focusedId,
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
   const myId = session?.user.id ?? null;
   const activeSpeakers = useActiveSpeakers(room);
   const [shareDialogOpen, setShareDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [soundboardOpen, setSoundboardOpen] = useState(false);
   const [volumeMenu, setVolumeMenu] = useState<
     { userId: string; displayName: string; x: number; y: number } | null
   >(null);
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
     isMuted,
     isDeafened,
     remoteDeafen,
+    remoteMute,
     isScreenSharing,
     isCameraEnabled,
     remoteSharerIds: new Set(remoteScreenShares.map((s) => s.participantId)),
@@ -150,6 +154,8 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
       }}
       onToggleVideo={() => void toggleCamera()}
       onToggleDeafen={toggleDeafen}
+      onToggleSoundboard={() => setSoundboardOpen((v) => !v)}
+      soundboardOpen={soundboardOpen}
       onHangup={() => void hangup()}
       compact={callMode !== 'fullscreen'}
       glass={callMode === 'fullscreen'}
@@ -197,6 +203,10 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
             onClose={() => setVolumeMenu(null)}
           />
         )}
+        <SoundboardPopover
+          open={soundboardOpen}
+          onClose={() => setSoundboardOpen(false)}
+        />
       </>
     );
   }
@@ -280,10 +290,28 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
           onClose={() => setVolumeMenu(null)}
         />
       )}
+
+      <SoundboardPopover
+        open={soundboardOpen}
+        onClose={() => setSoundboardOpen(false)}
+      />
     </section>
   );
 }
 
+// Fixed-position overlay so the popover sits above both docked + fullscreen
+// call modes without needing a portal or parent-relative anchoring.
+function SoundboardPopover({ open, onClose }: { open: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
+  if (!open) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="pointer-events-none fixed inset-x-0 bottom-24 z-50 flex justify-center px-4">
+      <div className="pointer-events-auto">
+        <SoundboardPanel onClose={onClose} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -296,6 +324,7 @@ interface BuildArgs {
   isMuted: boolean;
   isDeafened: boolean;
   remoteDeafen: Record<string, boolean>;
+  remoteMute: Record<string, boolean>;
   isScreenSharing: boolean;
   isCameraEnabled: boolean;
   remoteSharerIds: Set<string>;
@@ -321,6 +350,7 @@ function buildTiles({
   isMuted,
   isDeafened,
   remoteDeafen,
+  remoteMute,
   isScreenSharing,
   isCameraEnabled,
   remoteSharerIds,
@@ -379,7 +409,10 @@ function buildTiles({
       displayName: m.profile?.displayName ?? '?',
       avatarUrl: m.profile?.avatarUrl ?? null,
       self: false,
-      muted: !rp.isMicrophoneEnabled,
+      // Peer's self-reported mute state via data channel. LiveKit's own
+      // `isMicrophoneEnabled` no longer flips on mute since the pipeline
+      // output track stays published. See remoteMute broadcast in CallContext.
+      muted: remoteMute[m.userId] ?? false,
       // Deafen state arrives via LiveKit data channel; see CallContext.
       deafened: remoteDeafen[m.userId] ?? false,
       video: rp.isCameraEnabled,

apps/desktop/src/components/LinkPreviewCard.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useLinkPreview } from '../lib/useLinkPreview';
+
+interface Props {
+  url: string;
+}
+
+// Renders a compact OpenGraph preview card under a message bubble. Fetches
+// lazily through the edge function; silent when the URL returned no meta.
+export function LinkPreviewCard({ url }: Props) {
+  const preview = useLinkPreview(url);
+  if (!preview || !preview.ok) return null;
+  if (!preview.title && !preview.description && !preview.imageUrl) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <a
+      href={url}
+      target="_blank"
+      rel="noreferrer noopener"
+      className="mt-2 flex max-w-[320px] overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2 text-sm no-underline transition hover:bg-surface-3"
+    >
+      {preview.imageUrl && (
+        <img
+          src={preview.imageUrl}
+          alt=""
+          loading="lazy"
+          className="h-20 w-20 shrink-0 object-cover"
+          onError={(e) => {
+            (e.currentTarget as HTMLImageElement).style.display = 'none';
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+      <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-center gap-0.5 p-2.5">
+        {preview.siteName && (
+          <p className="truncate text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-fg-muted">
+            {preview.siteName}
+          </p>
+        )}
+        {preview.title && (
+          <p className="line-clamp-2 text-sm font-semibold text-fg">
+            {preview.title}
+          </p>
+        )}
+        {preview.description && (
+          <p className="line-clamp-2 text-xs text-fg-muted">{preview.description}</p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </a>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/MentionAutocomplete.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import type { ConversationSummary } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { Avatar } from './Avatar';
+
+interface Props {
+  members: ConversationSummary['members'];
+  query: string;
+  excludeUserId: string | undefined;
+  onSelect: (username: string) => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+// Dropdown shown above the composer when the user has typed `@` followed
+// by the start of a member name. Keyboard-first — arrow keys move through,
+// enter/tab commits, escape cancels.
+export function MentionAutocomplete({
+  members,
+  query,
+  excludeUserId,
+  onSelect,
+  onClose,
+}: Props) {
+  const q = query.toLowerCase();
+  const matches = members
+    .filter((m) => m.userId !== excludeUserId)
+    .filter((m) => {
+      if (!q) return true;
+      const name = (m.profile?.displayName ?? '').toLowerCase();
+      const handle = (m.profile?.username ?? '').toLowerCase();
+      return name.includes(q) || handle.includes(q);
+    })
+    .slice(0, 8);
+
+  const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setActive(0);
+  }, [query]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (matches.length === 0) return;
+      if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setActive((i) => (i + 1) % matches.length);
+      } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setActive((i) => (i - 1 + matches.length) % matches.length);
+      } else if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === 'Tab') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        const pick = matches[active];
+        if (pick?.profile?.username) onSelect(pick.profile.username);
+      } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        onClose();
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey, true);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey, true);
+    };
+  }, [matches, active, onSelect, onClose]);
+
+  if (matches.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      role="listbox"
+      aria-label="Mitglieder"
+      className="absolute bottom-full left-0 right-0 z-20 mb-2 max-h-64 overflow-y-auto rounded-xl border border-line bg-surface-2 p-1 shadow-xl"
+    >
+      {matches.map((m, idx) => {
+        const name = m.profile?.displayName ?? m.profile?.username ?? '?';
+        const handle = m.profile?.username ?? '';
+        const isActive = idx === active;
+        return (
+          <button
+            key={m.userId}
+            type="button"
+            role="option"
+            aria-selected={isActive}
+            onMouseEnter={() => setActive(idx)}
+            onClick={() => {
+              if (m.profile?.username) onSelect(m.profile.username);
+            }}
+            className={
+              'flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm transition ' +
+              (isActive ? 'bg-accent/20 text-fg' : 'text-fg-muted hover:bg-surface-3')
+            }
+          >
+            <Avatar
+              displayName={name}
+              url={m.profile?.avatarUrl ?? null}
+              className="h-6 w-6 text-[10px]"
+            />
+            <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-fg">{name}</span>
+            <span className="shrink-0 text-[10px] text-fg-muted">@{handle}</span>
+          </button>
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/MessageBubble.tsx

@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext';
 import { devLocalSecretStore } from '../lib/secretStore';
 import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
 import type { AggregatedReaction } from '../lib/useMessageReactions';
+import { extractFirstUrl } from '../lib/useLinkPreview';
 import { AttachmentAudio } from './AttachmentAudio';
+import { AttachmentGeneric } from './AttachmentGeneric';
 import { AttachmentImage } from './AttachmentImage';
+import { AttachmentPdf } from './AttachmentPdf';
+import { AttachmentVideo } from './AttachmentVideo';
+import { LinkPreviewCard } from './LinkPreviewCard';
 import { Avatar } from './Avatar';
 import { ForwardIcon, PencilIcon, PhoneIcon, PhoneOffIcon, ReplyIcon, SmileIcon, SpinnerIcon, TrashIcon, XIcon } from './icons';
 
@@ -51,6 +56,8 @@ interface Props {
   onReply?: (m: DecryptedMessage) => void;
   /** Hover action: parent opens forward dialog for current message. */
   onForward?: (m: DecryptedMessage) => void;
+  /** Click on the message's avatar surfaces the author's profile card. */
+  onAvatarClick?: (userId: string, ev: React.MouseEvent) => void;
   /** Highlighted state — set briefly after a jump. */
   highlighted?: boolean;
 }
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@ export function MessageBubble({
   onJumpToMessage,
   onReply,
   onForward,
+  onAvatarClick,
   highlighted = false,
 }: Props) {
   const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
@@ -92,6 +100,47 @@ export function MessageBubble({
   const withinEditWindow = age < EDIT_WINDOW_MS;
   const bodyText = initialText;
   const attachments = initialAttachments;
+
+  // /tempmsg ephemeral window. expireMs embedded in plaintext JSON; sender
+  // fires the soft-delete when the clock runs out. Receivers just watch
+  // the deletedAt flip via realtime.
+  const expireMs = parsed.kind === 'text' ? parsed.expireMs : undefined;
+  const [tickNow, setTickNow] = useState<number>(() => Date.now());
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (expireMs === undefined) return;
+    const id = window.setInterval(() => setTickNow(Date.now()), 1000);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(id);
+  }, [expireMs]);
+  const msLeft =
+    expireMs !== undefined
+      ? Math.max(0, expireMs - (tickNow - createdAt.getTime()))
+      : null;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!mine) return;
+    if (expireMs === undefined) return;
+    if (message.deletedAt) return;
+    const remaining = Math.max(0, expireMs - age);
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      void softDeleteMessage(supabase, message.id).catch((err: unknown) => {
+        console.warn('ephemeral auto-delete failed', err);
+      });
+    }, remaining);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [mine, expireMs, age, message.id, message.deletedAt]);
+
+  // Receiver-side auto-hide when the expiry window elapses even if the
+  // sender's delete hasn't propagated yet (network hiccup, offline-sender).
+  const [localExpired, setLocalExpired] = useState<boolean>(
+    msLeft !== null && msLeft <= 0,
+  );
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (expireMs === undefined) return;
+    if (localExpired) return;
+    const remaining = Math.max(0, expireMs - age);
+    const t = window.setTimeout(() => setLocalExpired(true), remaining);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(t);
+  }, [expireMs, age, localExpired]);
   const canEdit =
     parsed.kind === 'text' &&
     mine &&
@@ -176,13 +225,16 @@ export function MessageBubble({
     [onToggleReaction],
   );
 
-  if (message.deletedAt) {
+  if (message.deletedAt || localExpired) {
     return (
       <div className={'flex items-end gap-2 ' + (mine ? 'flex-row-reverse' : '')}>
         <AvatarSlot
           show={isLastOfRun}
           url={senderAvatarUrl ?? null}
           displayName={senderDisplayName ?? null}
+          {...(onAvatarClick
+            ? { onClick: (ev: React.MouseEvent) => onAvatarClick(message.senderId, ev) }
+            : {})}
         />
         <div className="max-w-[calc(70%-2.5rem)] rounded-2xl border border-line bg-surface-2 px-3.5 py-1.5 text-xs italic text-fg-muted">
           {t('app:chats.deleted')}
@@ -269,23 +321,30 @@ export function MessageBubble({
                 type="button"
                 onClick={() => onJumpToMessage?.(quoted.id)}
                 className={
-                  'mb-1.5 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-stretch gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-xs transition hover:opacity-90 ' +
+                  'mb-1.5 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-stretch gap-2 rounded-md pl-2 pr-2.5 py-1.5 text-left text-xs transition hover:brightness-110 hover:shadow-sm ' +
                   (mine
-                    ? 'bg-white/15 text-accent-fg/90'
-                    : 'bg-surface-2 text-fg-muted')
+                    ? 'bg-white/10 text-accent-fg/90'
+                    : 'bg-surface-2/80 text-fg-muted ring-1 ring-inset ring-line')
                 }
               >
                 <span
                   aria-hidden="true"
                   className={
-                    'w-0.5 shrink-0 rounded-full ' + (mine ? 'bg-white/50' : 'bg-accent')
+                    '-ml-1 w-1 shrink-0 rounded-full ' +
+                    (mine ? 'bg-white/70' : 'bg-accent')
                   }
                 />
-                <span className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                  <span className={'block truncate font-semibold ' + (mine ? '' : 'text-fg')}>
-                    {quoted.senderName}
+                <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 pl-1">
+                  <span
+                    className={
+                      'flex items-center gap-1 truncate text-[11px] font-semibold ' +
+                      (mine ? 'text-accent-fg' : 'text-accent')
+                    }
+                  >
+                    <ReplyIcon className="h-3 w-3 shrink-0" />
+                    <span className="truncate">{quoted.senderName}</span>
                   </span>
-                  <span className="block truncate italic opacity-90">
+                  <span className="mt-0.5 block truncate opacity-80">
                     {quoted.deleted
                       ? t('app:chats.deleted')
                       : quoted.isAttachment && !quoted.snippet
@@ -299,14 +358,27 @@ export function MessageBubble({
               <span className="italic opacity-70">…cannot decrypt</span>
             ) : (
               <>
-                {bodyText.length > 0 && <div>{bodyText}</div>}
-                {attachments.map((a) =>
-                  a.mimeType.startsWith('audio/') ? (
-                    <AttachmentAudio key={a.id} handle={a} />
-                  ) : (
-                    <AttachmentImage key={a.id} handle={a} />
-                  ),
-                )}
+                {bodyText.length > 0 && <div>{renderBodyWithMentions(bodyText)}</div>}
+                {bodyText.length > 0 &&
+                  (() => {
+                    const url = extractFirstUrl(bodyText);
+                    return url ? <LinkPreviewCard url={url} /> : null;
+                  })()}
+                {attachments.map((a) => {
+                  if (a.mimeType.startsWith('audio/')) {
+                    return <AttachmentAudio key={a.id} handle={a} />;
+                  }
+                  if (a.mimeType.startsWith('image/')) {
+                    return <AttachmentImage key={a.id} handle={a} />;
+                  }
+                  if (a.mimeType.startsWith('video/')) {
+                    return <AttachmentVideo key={a.id} handle={a} />;
+                  }
+                  if (a.mimeType === 'application/pdf') {
+                    return <AttachmentPdf key={a.id} handle={a} />;
+                  }
+                  return <AttachmentGeneric key={a.id} handle={a} />;
+                })}
               </>
             )}
             <div
@@ -319,6 +391,17 @@ export function MessageBubble({
               {message.editedAt && !message.deletedAt && (
                 <span className="italic">· {t('app:chats.edited')}</span>
               )}
+              {msLeft !== null && msLeft > 0 && (
+                <span
+                  className={
+                    'inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[9px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider ' +
+                    (mine ? 'bg-white/20' : 'bg-rose-500/15 text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-300')
+                  }
+                  title="Selbstzerstörung"
+                >
+                  ⏱ {Math.ceil(msLeft / 1000)}s
+                </span>
+              )}
             </div>
           </div>
         )}
@@ -439,14 +522,29 @@ function AvatarSlot({
   show,
   url,
   displayName,
+  onClick,
 }: {
   show: boolean;
   url: string | null;
   displayName: string | null;
+  onClick?: (ev: React.MouseEvent) => void;
 }) {
   if (!show) {
     return <div aria-hidden="true" className="h-8 w-8 shrink-0" />;
   }
+  if (onClick) {
+    return (
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        data-user-popover-trigger
+        onClick={onClick}
+        className="shrink-0 cursor-pointer rounded-full transition hover:ring-2 hover:ring-accent/50 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent/50"
+        aria-label={displayName ?? 'Profil'}
+      >
+        <Avatar url={url} displayName={displayName ?? ''} className="h-8 w-8 text-xs" />
+      </button>
+    );
+  }
   return (
     <Avatar
       url={url}
@@ -510,6 +608,33 @@ function formatDuration(totalSec: number): string {
   return m + ':' + s.toString().padStart(2, '0');
 }
 
+// Splits body text on `@username` tokens, rendering matches as highlighted
+// pills. Username alphabet matches Supabase citext usernames: alphanumerics
+// + underscores, length 1..32 (we don't bound here — regex is permissive
+// and keys off a leading `@` with an alnum/underscore follow).
+const MENTION_RE = /@([A-Za-z0-9_]{1,32})/g;
+
+function renderBodyWithMentions(text: string): React.ReactNode[] {
+  const out: React.ReactNode[] = [];
+  let lastIdx = 0;
+  let m: RegExpExecArray | null;
+  MENTION_RE.lastIndex = 0;
+  while ((m = MENTION_RE.exec(text)) !== null) {
+    if (m.index > lastIdx) out.push(text.slice(lastIdx, m.index));
+    out.push(
+      <span
+        key={m.index + ':' + m[1]}
+        className="rounded bg-accent/20 px-1 text-accent"
+      >
+        {m[0]}
+      </span>,
+    );
+    lastIdx = m.index + m[0].length;
+  }
+  if (lastIdx < text.length) out.push(text.slice(lastIdx));
+  return out;
+}
+
 function DeliveryTicks({ state }: { state: 'sent' | 'delivered' | 'read' }) {
   // One checkmark for sent, two for delivered/read. Read shifts color to the
   // accent to match WhatsApp/Telegram blue-tick convention.

apps/desktop/src/components/RingtoneSettings.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import {
+  clearIncomingRingtone,
+  getIncomingRingtone,
+  MAX_RINGTONE_BYTES,
+  saveIncomingRingtone,
+  type StoredRingtone,
+} from '../lib/ringtoneStorage';
+import { PhoneIcon, SpinnerIcon, TrashIcon } from './icons';
+
+interface Props {
+  /** Disable interactions while a parent action is in flight. */
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+const BYTES_PER_MB = 1024 * 1024;
+
+// UI for the custom incoming-call ringtone. Single file slot. Upload
+// validates size + mime and surfaces errors inline. Preview button plays
+// the stored blob through a local <audio> element without touching the
+// shared ringtone singleton so we don't interfere with a live call.
+export function RingtoneSettings({ disabled = false }: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
+  const previewRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
+  const previewUrlRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  const [current, setCurrent] = useState<StoredRingtone | null>(null);
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [playing, setPlaying] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const cur = await getIncomingRingtone();
+      setCurrent(cur);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error('getIncomingRingtone failed', err);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void refresh();
+  }, [refresh]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Revoke any preview blob URL when the component unmounts so long-lived
+    // pages don't leak memory.
+    return () => {
+      stopPreview();
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  function stopPreview(): void {
+    const el = previewRef.current;
+    if (el) {
+      try {
+        el.pause();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      el.src = '';
+    }
+    previewRef.current = null;
+    if (previewUrlRef.current) {
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(previewUrlRef.current);
+      previewUrlRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setPlaying(false);
+  }
+
+  async function handleFile(file: File): Promise<void> {
+    setError(null);
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      await saveIncomingRingtone(file);
+      await refresh();
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      const code = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'upload_failed';
+      if (code === 'ringtone_too_large') {
+        setError(
+          t('app:settings.ringtone_error_too_large', {
+            defaultValue: 'Datei zu groß (max 2 MB).',
+            max: MAX_RINGTONE_BYTES / BYTES_PER_MB,
+          }),
+        );
+      } else if (code === 'ringtone_not_audio') {
+        setError(
+          t('app:settings.ringtone_error_not_audio', {
+            defaultValue: 'Nur Audio-Dateien werden unterstützt.',
+          }),
+        );
+      } else {
+        setError(
+          t('app:settings.ringtone_error_generic', {
+            defaultValue: 'Ringtone konnte nicht gespeichert werden.',
+          }),
+        );
+      }
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+      if (inputRef.current) inputRef.current.value = '';
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleReset(): Promise<void> {
+    setError(null);
+    setBusy(true);
+    stopPreview();
+    try {
+      await clearIncomingRingtone();
+      await refresh();
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error('clearIncomingRingtone failed', err);
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function handlePreview(): void {
+    if (!current) return;
+    if (playing) {
+      stopPreview();
+      return;
+    }
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(current.blob);
+    const el = new Audio(url);
+    el.loop = false;
+    el.volume = 0.85;
+    el.onended = () => stopPreview();
+    el.onerror = () => {
+      setError(
+        t('app:settings.ringtone_error_play', {
+          defaultValue: 'Ringtone konnte nicht abgespielt werden.',
+        }),
+      );
+      stopPreview();
+    };
+    el.play().catch(() => {
+      setError(
+        t('app:settings.ringtone_error_play', {
+          defaultValue: 'Ringtone konnte nicht abgespielt werden.',
+        }),
+      );
+      stopPreview();
+    });
+    previewRef.current = el;
+    previewUrlRef.current = url;
+    setPlaying(true);
+  }
+
+  const hasCustom = current !== null;
+  const sizeMb = current ? (current.blob.size / BYTES_PER_MB).toFixed(2) : null;
+  const interactionsDisabled = disabled || busy;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium text-fg">
+            <PhoneIcon className="h-4 w-4 text-fg-muted" />
+            {t('app:settings.ringtone_incoming', { defaultValue: 'Eingehender Anruf' })}
+          </div>
+          <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-fg-muted">
+            {hasCustom && current
+              ? t('app:settings.ringtone_custom_active', {
+                  defaultValue: '{{name}} · {{size}} MB',
+                  name: current.filename,
+                  size: sizeMb,
+                })
+              : t('app:settings.ringtone_default_active', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Standard-Klingelton (Doppelton)',
+                })}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2">
+          {hasCustom && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={handlePreview}
+              disabled={interactionsDisabled}
+              className="cursor-pointer rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-3 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-fg transition hover:brightness-95 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+            >
+              {playing
+                ? t('app:settings.ringtone_stop', { defaultValue: 'Stop' })
+                : t('app:settings.ringtone_preview', { defaultValue: 'Vorhören' })}
+            </button>
+          )}
+          <input
+            ref={inputRef}
+            type="file"
+            accept="audio/*"
+            className="hidden"
+            onChange={(e) => {
+              const f = e.target.files?.[0];
+              if (f) void handleFile(f);
+            }}
+          />
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => inputRef.current?.click()}
+            disabled={interactionsDisabled}
+            className="inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-accent px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-accent-fg transition hover:brightness-110 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            {busy && <SpinnerIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
+            <span>
+              {hasCustom
+                ? t('app:settings.ringtone_replace', { defaultValue: 'Ersetzen' })
+                : t('app:settings.ringtone_upload', { defaultValue: 'Hochladen' })}
+            </span>
+          </button>
+          {hasCustom && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => void handleReset()}
+              disabled={interactionsDisabled}
+              aria-label={t('app:settings.ringtone_reset', { defaultValue: 'Zurücksetzen' })}
+              title={t('app:settings.ringtone_reset', { defaultValue: 'Zurücksetzen' })}
+              className="flex h-8 w-8 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-rose-500/40 bg-rose-500/10 text-rose-600 transition hover:bg-rose-500/20 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 dark:text-rose-300"
+            >
+              <TrashIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {error && (
+        <p className="rounded-md border border-rose-500/30 bg-rose-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-300">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
+      <p className="text-[11px] text-fg-muted">
+        {t('app:settings.ringtone_hint', {
+          defaultValue:
+            'MP3, WAV, OGG oder M4A bis 2 MB. Nur für eingehende Anrufe — ausgehend bleibt der Standard.',
+        })}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/ScreenShareDialog.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   getScreenShareSettings,
   PRESET_ORDER,
   type ScreenSharePreset,
+  updateScreenShareSettings,
 } from '../lib/screenShareSettings';
 import {
   MonitorShareIcon,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export function ScreenShareDialog({ open, onClose, onStart }: Props) {
   const [surface, setSurface] = useState<DisplaySurfaceHint>(initial.displaySurface);
   const [preset, setPreset] = useState<ScreenSharePreset>(initial.preset);
   const [framerate, setFramerate] = useState<number | null>(initial.framerateOverride);
+  const [includeAudio, setIncludeAudio] = useState<boolean>(initial.includeSystemAudio);
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -51,6 +53,9 @@ export function ScreenShareDialog({ open, onClose, onStart }: Props) {
     setBusy(true);
     setError(null);
     try {
+      // Persist the audio choice alongside the other picker prefs so the
+      // upstream startScreenShare picks it up on its settings read.
+      updateScreenShareSettings({ includeSystemAudio: includeAudio });
       await onStart({ preset, displaySurface: surface, framerate });
       onClose();
     } catch (err: unknown) {
@@ -165,6 +170,30 @@ export function ScreenShareDialog({ open, onClose, onStart }: Props) {
             </p>
           </div>
 
+          <div>
+            <label className="flex cursor-pointer items-start gap-2 rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2 px-3 py-2 text-xs hover:bg-surface">
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={includeAudio}
+                onChange={(e) => setIncludeAudio(e.target.checked)}
+                className="mt-0.5 accent-accent"
+              />
+              <span className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                <span className="block font-semibold text-fg">
+                  {t('app:call.share_system_audio', {
+                    defaultValue: 'System-Sound mit übertragen',
+                  })}
+                </span>
+                <span className="mt-0.5 block text-[11px] text-fg-muted">
+                  {t('app:call.share_system_audio_hint', {
+                    defaultValue:
+                      '"Go Live" — Systemsound wird mitgesendet. Auf macOS braucht das extra Berechtigungen; wird sonst stumm geteilt.',
+                  })}
+                </span>
+              </span>
+            </label>
+          </div>
+
           {error && (
             <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-300">
               {error}

apps/desktop/src/components/SoundboardManagerDialog.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,625 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import { getPttSettings } from '../lib/pttSettings';
+import { codeToShortcut } from '../lib/globalShortcut';
+import { invalidate as invalidateSoundCache, preload } from '../lib/soundboardPlayback';
+import {
+  addSound,
+  deleteSound,
+  getSoundBlob,
+  listSounds,
+  MAX_SOUND_BYTES,
+  reorderCategory,
+  type SoundboardEntry,
+  subscribeSoundboardChanges,
+  updateSound,
+} from '../lib/soundboardStorage';
+import { Modal } from './Modal';
+import {
+  AlertIcon,
+  ChevronDownIcon,
+  PencilIcon,
+  PlusIcon,
+  SpinnerIcon,
+  TrashIcon,
+} from './icons';
+
+interface Props {
+  open: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+const BYTES_PER_MB = 1024 * 1024;
+const CATEGORY_LIST_ID = 'sb-category-list';
+
+// Admin UI for the soundboard. Users add, rename, categorise, reorder,
+// assign hotkeys, adjust per-sound volume, preview and delete clips here.
+// In-call panel only reads the resulting manifest.
+export function SoundboardManagerDialog({ open, onClose }: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
+  const fileRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
+  const previewRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
+  const previewUrlRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  const [entries, setEntries] = useState<SoundboardEntry[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [busyId, setBusyId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [previewingId, setPreviewingId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      setEntries(await listSounds());
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error('listSounds failed', err);
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    void refresh();
+    // External mutations (hotkey fires, multi-tab edits) should reflect
+    // immediately while the dialog is open.
+    const unsub = subscribeSoundboardChanges(() => {
+      void refresh();
+    });
+    return () => {
+      unsub();
+      stopPreview();
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [open, refresh]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => stopPreview();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  const categories = useMemo(() => {
+    const set = new Set<string>();
+    for (const e of entries) if (e.category) set.add(e.category);
+    return Array.from(set).sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+  }, [entries]);
+
+  const grouped = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, SoundboardEntry[]>();
+    for (const e of entries) {
+      const key = e.category ?? '';
+      const arr = map.get(key);
+      if (arr) arr.push(e);
+      else map.set(key, [e]);
+    }
+    return map;
+  }, [entries]);
+
+  function stopPreview(): void {
+    const el = previewRef.current;
+    if (el) {
+      try {
+        el.pause();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      el.src = '';
+    }
+    previewRef.current = null;
+    if (previewUrlRef.current) {
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(previewUrlRef.current);
+      previewUrlRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setPreviewingId(null);
+  }
+
+  async function handleAdd(file: File): Promise<void> {
+    setError(null);
+    setBusyId('__add');
+    try {
+      await addSound({ file });
+      await refresh();
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      const code = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'add_failed';
+      if (code === 'sound_too_large') {
+        setError(
+          t('app:soundboard.error_too_large', {
+            defaultValue: 'Datei zu groß (max {{max}} MB).',
+            max: MAX_SOUND_BYTES / BYTES_PER_MB,
+          }),
+        );
+      } else if (code === 'sound_not_audio') {
+        setError(
+          t('app:soundboard.error_not_audio', {
+            defaultValue: 'Nur Audio-Dateien werden unterstützt.',
+          }),
+        );
+      } else {
+        setError(
+          t('app:soundboard.error_generic', {
+            defaultValue: 'Sound konnte nicht gespeichert werden.',
+          }),
+        );
+      }
+    } finally {
+      setBusyId(null);
+      if (fileRef.current) fileRef.current.value = '';
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handlePatch(
+    id: string,
+    patch: Parameters<typeof updateSound>[1],
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    setBusyId(id);
+    try {
+      await updateSound(id, patch);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error('updateSound failed', err);
+    } finally {
+      setBusyId(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleDelete(id: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!window.confirm(t('app:soundboard.delete_confirm', { defaultValue: 'Sound löschen?' }))) {
+      return;
+    }
+    setBusyId(id);
+    try {
+      await deleteSound(id);
+      invalidateSoundCache(id);
+      if (previewingId === id) stopPreview();
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error('deleteSound failed', err);
+    } finally {
+      setBusyId(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handlePreview(entry: SoundboardEntry): Promise<void> {
+    if (previewingId === entry.id) {
+      stopPreview();
+      return;
+    }
+    stopPreview();
+    const blob = await getSoundBlob(entry.id);
+    if (!blob) return;
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const el = new Audio(url);
+    el.volume = entry.gain;
+    el.onended = () => stopPreview();
+    el.onerror = () => stopPreview();
+    el.play().catch(() => stopPreview());
+    previewRef.current = el;
+    previewUrlRef.current = url;
+    setPreviewingId(entry.id);
+    // Opportunistic warm-up of the AudioBuffer cache so the first in-call
+    // playback doesn't pause on decode.
+    void preload(entry.id);
+  }
+
+  async function handleReorder(
+    category: string | null,
+    idx: number,
+    dir: -1 | 1,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const bucket = grouped.get(category ?? '') ?? [];
+    const next = idx + dir;
+    if (next < 0 || next >= bucket.length) return;
+    const reordered = bucket.slice();
+    const tmp = reordered[idx]!;
+    reordered[idx] = reordered[next]!;
+    reordered[next] = tmp;
+    setBusyId('__reorder:' + (category ?? ''));
+    try {
+      await reorderCategory(
+        category,
+        reordered.map((e) => e.id),
+      );
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error('reorderCategory failed', err);
+    } finally {
+      setBusyId(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!open) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      open={open}
+      onClose={onClose}
+      title={t('app:soundboard.manager_title', { defaultValue: 'Soundboard verwalten' })}
+      size="lg"
+    >
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <p className="text-xs text-fg-muted">
+            {t('app:soundboard.manager_hint', {
+              defaultValue:
+                'Beliebig viele Sounds, kein Hotkey nötig. Hotkeys feuern nur während eines Anrufs.',
+            })}
+          </p>
+          <input
+            ref={fileRef}
+            type="file"
+            accept="audio/*"
+            className="hidden"
+            onChange={(e) => {
+              const f = e.target.files?.[0];
+              if (f) void handleAdd(f);
+            }}
+          />
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => fileRef.current?.click()}
+            disabled={busyId !== null}
+            className="inline-flex shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-accent px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-accent-fg transition hover:brightness-110 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            {busyId === '__add' ? (
+              <SpinnerIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            ) : (
+              <PlusIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            )}
+            <span>{t('app:soundboard.add', { defaultValue: 'Sound hinzufügen' })}</span>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        {error && (
+          <div className="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-rose-500/30 bg-rose-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-300">
+            <AlertIcon className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+            <p className="min-w-0 flex-1 break-words">{error}</p>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        <datalist id={CATEGORY_LIST_ID}>
+          {categories.map((c) => (
+            <option key={c} value={c} />
+          ))}
+        </datalist>
+
+        {loading ? (
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-fg-muted">
+            <SpinnerIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-accent" />
+          </div>
+        ) : entries.length === 0 ? (
+          <p className="rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2 px-4 py-6 text-center text-sm text-fg-muted">
+            {t('app:soundboard.empty', {
+              defaultValue: 'Noch keine Sounds. Lade oben welche hoch.',
+            })}
+          </p>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+            {Array.from(grouped.entries()).map(([categoryKey, bucket]) => {
+              const category = categoryKey === '' ? null : categoryKey;
+              return (
+                <SoundboardCategoryGroup
+                  key={categoryKey || '__uncat'}
+                  category={category}
+                  entries={bucket}
+                  entriesTotal={entries}
+                  busyId={busyId}
+                  previewingId={previewingId}
+                  onPatch={handlePatch}
+                  onDelete={handleDelete}
+                  onPreview={handlePreview}
+                  onReorder={handleReorder}
+                />
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface GroupProps {
+  category: string | null;
+  entries: SoundboardEntry[];
+  entriesTotal: SoundboardEntry[];
+  busyId: string | null;
+  previewingId: string | null;
+  onPatch: (id: string, patch: Parameters<typeof updateSound>[1]) => Promise<void>;
+  onDelete: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
+  onPreview: (entry: SoundboardEntry) => Promise<void>;
+  onReorder: (category: string | null, idx: number, dir: -1 | 1) => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+function SoundboardCategoryGroup({
+  category,
+  entries,
+  entriesTotal,
+  busyId,
+  previewingId,
+  onPatch,
+  onDelete,
+  onPreview,
+  onReorder,
+}: GroupProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(true);
+  const label =
+    category ??
+    t('app:soundboard.category_uncategorized', { defaultValue: '(Ohne Kategorie)' });
+  return (
+    <section className="rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-2">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
+        className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-between gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-left"
+      >
+        <span className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-fg-muted">
+          {label} · {entries.length}
+        </span>
+        <ChevronDownIcon
+          className={'h-4 w-4 text-fg-muted transition ' + (open ? '' : '-rotate-90')}
+        />
+      </button>
+      {open && (
+        <ul className="flex flex-col gap-2 border-t border-line p-3">
+          {entries.map((entry, idx) => (
+            <SoundboardRow
+              key={entry.id}
+              entry={entry}
+              entriesTotal={entriesTotal}
+              isFirst={idx === 0}
+              isLast={idx === entries.length - 1}
+              busy={busyId === entry.id}
+              previewing={previewingId === entry.id}
+              onPatch={onPatch}
+              onDelete={onDelete}
+              onPreview={onPreview}
+              onReorderUp={() => onReorder(category, idx, -1)}
+              onReorderDown={() => onReorder(category, idx, 1)}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface RowProps {
+  entry: SoundboardEntry;
+  entriesTotal: SoundboardEntry[];
+  isFirst: boolean;
+  isLast: boolean;
+  busy: boolean;
+  previewing: boolean;
+  onPatch: (id: string, patch: Parameters<typeof updateSound>[1]) => Promise<void>;
+  onDelete: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
+  onPreview: (entry: SoundboardEntry) => Promise<void>;
+  onReorderUp: () => Promise<void>;
+  onReorderDown: () => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+function SoundboardRow({
+  entry,
+  entriesTotal,
+  isFirst,
+  isLast,
+  busy,
+  previewing,
+  onPatch,
+  onDelete,
+  onPreview,
+  onReorderUp,
+  onReorderDown,
+}: RowProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
+  const [editingName, setEditingName] = useState(false);
+  const [nameDraft, setNameDraft] = useState(entry.name);
+  const [categoryDraft, setCategoryDraft] = useState(entry.category ?? '');
+  const [capturingHotkey, setCapturingHotkey] = useState(false);
+  const [hotkeyError, setHotkeyError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setNameDraft(entry.name);
+    setCategoryDraft(entry.category ?? '');
+  }, [entry.name, entry.category]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!capturingHotkey) return;
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      if (e.code === 'Escape') {
+        setCapturingHotkey(false);
+        setHotkeyError(null);
+        return;
+      }
+      // Conflict checks: PTT + other soundboard entries with this code.
+      const ptt = getPttSettings();
+      if (ptt.enabled && ptt.key === e.code) {
+        setHotkeyError(
+          t('app:soundboard.hotkey_conflict_ptt', {
+            defaultValue: 'Konflikt mit Push-to-Talk.',
+          }),
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      const taken = entriesTotal.find((s) => s.id !== entry.id && s.hotkey === e.code);
+      if (taken) {
+        setHotkeyError(
+          t('app:soundboard.hotkey_conflict_sound', {
+            defaultValue: 'Bereits von "{{name}}" belegt.',
+            name: taken.name,
+          }),
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      setHotkeyError(null);
+      setCapturingHotkey(false);
+      void onPatch(entry.id, { hotkey: e.code });
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey, { capture: true });
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey, { capture: true });
+  }, [capturingHotkey, entriesTotal, entry.id, onPatch, t]);
+
+  const hotkeyLabel = entry.hotkey ? codeToShortcut(entry.hotkey) : null;
+
+  return (
+    <li className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 rounded-md border border-line bg-surface-3 px-3 py-2">
+      <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5">
+        {editingName ? (
+          <input
+            autoFocus
+            value={nameDraft}
+            onChange={(e) => setNameDraft(e.target.value)}
+            onBlur={() => {
+              setEditingName(false);
+              if (nameDraft.trim() && nameDraft !== entry.name) {
+                void onPatch(entry.id, { name: nameDraft });
+              } else {
+                setNameDraft(entry.name);
+              }
+            }}
+            onKeyDown={(e) => {
+              if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+                (e.target as HTMLInputElement).blur();
+              }
+              if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+                setNameDraft(entry.name);
+                setEditingName(false);
+              }
+            }}
+            className="w-full rounded border border-line bg-surface-2 px-2 py-1 text-sm text-fg focus:border-accent focus:outline-none"
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setEditingName(true)}
+            className="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 self-start text-sm font-semibold text-fg hover:text-accent"
+          >
+            {entry.name}
+            <PencilIcon className="h-3 w-3 opacity-50" />
+          </button>
+        )}
+        <p className="text-[10px] text-fg-muted">
+          {(entry.size / BYTES_PER_MB).toFixed(2)} MB · {entry.mime}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <input
+        type="text"
+        value={categoryDraft}
+        onChange={(e) => setCategoryDraft(e.target.value)}
+        onBlur={() => {
+          const next = categoryDraft.trim() || null;
+          if (next !== (entry.category ?? null)) {
+            void onPatch(entry.id, { category: next });
+          }
+        }}
+        list={CATEGORY_LIST_ID}
+        placeholder={t('app:soundboard.category_placeholder', {
+          defaultValue: 'Kategorie…',
+        })}
+        className="w-32 shrink-0 rounded border border-line bg-surface-2 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-fg placeholder-fg-muted focus:border-accent focus:outline-none"
+      />
+
+      <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => {
+            setHotkeyError(null);
+            setCapturingHotkey((v) => !v);
+          }}
+          className={
+            'inline-flex min-w-[5rem] cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded border px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-mono font-semibold transition ' +
+            (capturingHotkey
+              ? 'animate-pulse border-accent bg-accent/20 text-fg'
+              : hotkeyLabel
+                ? 'border-accent/40 bg-accent/10 text-accent'
+                : 'border-line bg-surface-2 text-fg-muted hover:bg-surface')
+          }
+          title={t('app:soundboard.hotkey_capture', {
+            defaultValue: 'Hotkey binden (Esc = abbrechen)',
+          })}
+        >
+          {capturingHotkey
+            ? t('app:soundboard.hotkey_press', { defaultValue: 'Drücke…' })
+            : hotkeyLabel ??
+              t('app:soundboard.hotkey_none', { defaultValue: 'Kein Hotkey' })}
+        </button>
+        {entry.hotkey && !capturingHotkey && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => void onPatch(entry.id, { hotkey: null })}
+            aria-label={t('app:soundboard.hotkey_clear', { defaultValue: 'Hotkey entfernen' })}
+            title={t('app:soundboard.hotkey_clear', { defaultValue: 'Hotkey entfernen' })}
+            className="flex h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded text-fg-muted hover:bg-surface-2 hover:text-fg"
+          >
+            ×
+          </button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2">
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          min={0}
+          max={1}
+          step={0.05}
+          value={entry.gain}
+          onChange={(e) => void onPatch(entry.id, { gain: Number(e.target.value) })}
+          className="accent-accent w-20"
+          title={t('app:soundboard.gain_title', {
+            defaultValue: 'Lautstärke',
+          })}
+        />
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => void onPreview(entry)}
+          disabled={busy}
+          className="inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 rounded border border-line bg-surface-2 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-medium text-fg transition hover:bg-surface disabled:opacity-50"
+        >
+          {previewing
+            ? t('app:soundboard.preview_stop', { defaultValue: 'Stop' })
+            : t('app:soundboard.preview', { defaultValue: 'Vorhören' })}
+        </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onReorderUp}
+          disabled={busy || isFirst}
+          aria-label={t('app:soundboard.move_up', { defaultValue: 'Nach oben' })}
+          title={t('app:soundboard.move_up', { defaultValue: 'Nach oben' })}
+          className="flex h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded text-fg-muted hover:bg-surface-2 hover:text-fg disabled:opacity-40"
+        >
+          ↑
+        </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onReorderDown}
+          disabled={busy || isLast}
+          aria-label={t('app:soundboard.move_down', { defaultValue: 'Nach unten' })}
+          title={t('app:soundboard.move_down', { defaultValue: 'Nach unten' })}
+          className="flex h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded text-fg-muted hover:bg-surface-2 hover:text-fg disabled:opacity-40"
+        >
+          ↓
+        </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => void onDelete(entry.id)}
+          disabled={busy}
+          aria-label={t('app:soundboard.delete', { defaultValue: 'Löschen' })}
+          title={t('app:soundboard.delete', { defaultValue: 'Löschen' })}
+          className="flex h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded border border-rose-500/30 bg-rose-500/10 text-rose-600 hover:bg-rose-500/20 disabled:opacity-50 dark:text-rose-300"
+        >
+          <TrashIcon className="h-3 w-3" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {hotkeyError && capturingHotkey && (
+        <p className="basis-full text-[11px] text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-300">
+          {hotkeyError}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </li>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/SoundboardPanel.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import { useCall } from '../context/CallContext';
+import { codeToShortcut } from '../lib/globalShortcut';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_PREFS,
+  getPrefs,
+  listSounds,
+  type SoundboardEntry,
+  type SoundboardPrefs,
+  subscribeSoundboardChanges,
+} from '../lib/soundboardStorage';
+import { ChevronDownIcon, XIcon } from './icons';
+
+interface Props {
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+// In-call popover that lists every stored sound grouped by category. Click a
+// pad to play through the active pipeline. Hotkey-badge shows the bound
+// accelerator (if any). Master + monitor sliders adjust the pipeline gains.
+export function SoundboardPanel({ onClose }: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
+  const {
+    playSoundboard,
+    stopSoundboard,
+    activeSoundboardIds,
+    setSoundboardMasterGain,
+    setSoundboardMonitorGain,
+  } = useCall();
+  const [entries, setEntries] = useState<SoundboardEntry[]>([]);
+  const [prefs, setPrefs] = useState<SoundboardPrefs>(() => ({ ...DEFAULT_PREFS }));
+  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+  const closeRef = useRef(onClose);
+  closeRef.current = onClose;
+
+  const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const [all, p] = await Promise.all([listSounds(), getPrefs()]);
+      setEntries(all);
+      setPrefs(p);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.warn('soundboard panel refresh failed', err);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void refresh();
+    const unsub = subscribeSoundboardChanges(() => {
+      void refresh();
+    });
+    return unsub;
+  }, [refresh]);
+
+  // Close on Esc — tapping outside is handled by the trigger's parent.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') closeRef.current();
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+  }, []);
+
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!q) return entries;
+    return entries.filter(
+      (e) =>
+        e.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        (e.category ?? '').toLowerCase().includes(q),
+    );
+  }, [entries, query]);
+
+  const grouped = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, SoundboardEntry[]>();
+    for (const e of filtered) {
+      const key = e.category ?? '';
+      const arr = map.get(key);
+      if (arr) arr.push(e);
+      else map.set(key, [e]);
+    }
+    return map;
+  }, [filtered]);
+
+  function toggleCategory(key: string): void {
+    setCollapsed((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: !prev[key] }));
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-label={t('app:soundboard.panel_title', { defaultValue: 'Soundboard' })}
+      className="flex w-[360px] max-h-[70vh] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-line bg-surface-3 shadow-2xl"
+    >
+      <header className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-line px-4 py-2.5">
+        <h3 className="font-display text-sm font-semibold text-fg">
+          {t('app:soundboard.panel_title', { defaultValue: 'Soundboard' })}
+        </h3>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onClose}
+          aria-label={t('app:soundboard.panel_close', { defaultValue: 'Schließen' })}
+          className="flex h-7 w-7 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-md text-fg-muted transition hover:bg-surface-2 hover:text-fg"
+        >
+          <XIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
+        </button>
+      </header>
+
+      {entries.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="border-b border-line px-3 pb-2 pt-2">
+          <input
+            type="search"
+            value={query}
+            onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder={t('app:soundboard.panel_search', { defaultValue: 'Suche…' })}
+            className="w-full rounded-md border border-line bg-surface-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-fg placeholder-fg-muted focus:border-accent focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/30"
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3">
+        {entries.length === 0 ? (
+          <p className="py-6 text-center text-xs text-fg-muted">
+            {t('app:soundboard.panel_empty', {
+              defaultValue:
+                'Keine Sounds gespeichert. Füge welche in den Einstellungen hinzu.',
+            })}
+          </p>
+        ) : filtered.length === 0 ? (
+          <p className="py-6 text-center text-xs text-fg-muted">
+            {t('app:soundboard.panel_no_matches', {
+              defaultValue: 'Keine Treffer.',
+            })}
+          </p>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+            {Array.from(grouped.entries()).map(([key, bucket]) => (
+              <CategorySection
+                key={key || '__uncat'}
+                categoryKey={key}
+                entries={bucket}
+                collapsed={collapsed[key] ?? false}
+                activeIds={activeSoundboardIds}
+                onToggle={() => toggleCategory(key)}
+                onActivate={(id) => {
+                  if (activeSoundboardIds.has(id)) {
+                    stopSoundboard(id);
+                  } else {
+                    void playSoundboard(id);
+                  }
+                }}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <footer className="flex flex-col gap-2 border-t border-line bg-surface-2 px-4 py-3">
+        <VolumeSlider
+          label={t('app:soundboard.panel_master', { defaultValue: 'Master' })}
+          value={prefs.masterGain}
+          onChange={(v) => {
+            setPrefs((p) => ({ ...p, masterGain: v }));
+            void setSoundboardMasterGain(v);
+          }}
+        />
+        <VolumeSlider
+          label={t('app:soundboard.panel_monitor', { defaultValue: 'Mithören' })}
+          value={prefs.monitorGain}
+          onChange={(v) => {
+            setPrefs((p) => ({ ...p, monitorGain: v }));
+            void setSoundboardMonitorGain(v);
+          }}
+        />
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => stopSoundboard()}
+          className="mt-1 inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-line bg-surface-3 px-3 py-1.5 text-[11px] font-semibold text-fg transition hover:brightness-95"
+        >
+          {t('app:soundboard.panel_stop_all', { defaultValue: 'Alle stoppen' })}
+        </button>
+      </footer>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+interface CategorySectionProps {
+  categoryKey: string;
+  entries: SoundboardEntry[];
+  collapsed: boolean;
+  activeIds: ReadonlySet<string>;
+  onToggle: () => void;
+  onActivate: (id: string) => void;
+}
+
+function CategorySection({
+  categoryKey,
+  entries,
+  collapsed,
+  activeIds,
+  onToggle,
+  onActivate,
+}: CategorySectionProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
+  const label =
+    categoryKey === ''
+      ? t('app:soundboard.category_uncategorized', { defaultValue: '(Ohne Kategorie)' })
+      : categoryKey;
+  return (
+    <section>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={onToggle}
+        className="mb-1.5 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-between gap-2 text-left text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-fg-muted"
+      >
+        <span>
+          {label} · {entries.length}
+        </span>
+        <ChevronDownIcon
+          className={'h-3 w-3 transition ' + (collapsed ? '-rotate-90' : '')}
+        />
+      </button>
+      {!collapsed && (
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-1.5">
+          {entries.map((entry) => (
+            <SoundPad
+              key={entry.id}
+              entry={entry}
+              active={activeIds.has(entry.id)}
+              onActivate={() => onActivate(entry.id)}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+interface PadProps {
+  entry: SoundboardEntry;
+  active: boolean;
+  onActivate: () => void;
+}
+
+function SoundPad({ entry, active, onActivate }: PadProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
+  const hotkey = entry.hotkey ? codeToShortcut(entry.hotkey) : null;
+  const base =
+    'group relative flex min-h-[54px] cursor-pointer flex-col justify-center gap-0.5 rounded-md border px-2.5 py-2 text-left text-xs font-medium transition focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent/40';
+  const toneClass = active
+    ? 'border-rose-500 bg-rose-500/20 text-fg hover:brightness-110'
+    : 'border-line bg-surface-2 text-fg hover:border-accent hover:bg-surface-3';
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onActivate}
+      className={`${base} ${toneClass}`}
+      title={
+        active
+          ? t('app:soundboard.pad_stop', { defaultValue: 'Stoppen' })
+          : entry.name
+      }
+      aria-pressed={active}
+    >
+      <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 truncate">
+        {active && (
+          <span
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            className="h-2 w-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-rose-500 animate-live-dot"
+          />
+        )}
+        <span className="truncate">{entry.name}</span>
+      </span>
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-1.5">
+        {hotkey ? (
+          <span className="inline-flex w-fit items-center rounded border border-line bg-surface-3 px-1 py-0.5 font-mono text-[9px] text-fg-muted">
+            {hotkey}
+          </span>
+        ) : (
+          <span aria-hidden="true" />
+        )}
+        {active && (
+          <span className="text-[9px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.08em] text-rose-500 dark:text-rose-300">
+            {t('app:soundboard.pad_stop', { defaultValue: 'Stoppen' })}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+function VolumeSlider({
+  label,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: number;
+  onChange: (v: number) => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <label className="flex items-center gap-3 text-[11px] text-fg">
+      <span className="w-16 shrink-0 text-fg-muted">{label}</span>
+      <input
+        type="range"
+        min={0}
+        max={1}
+        step={0.02}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={(e) => onChange(Number(e.target.value))}
+        className="accent-accent flex-1"
+      />
+      <span className="w-9 shrink-0 text-right tabular-nums text-fg-muted">
+        {Math.round(value * 100)}%
+      </span>
+    </label>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/SoundboardSettings.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import {
+  listSounds,
+  subscribeSoundboardChanges,
+  type SoundboardEntry,
+} from '../lib/soundboardStorage';
+import { SoundboardManagerDialog } from './SoundboardManagerDialog';
+import { ArrowRightIcon } from './icons';
+
+// Entry point into the soundboard manager from the settings page. Shows a
+// tiny summary (count, category count) and opens the big dialog on click.
+export function SoundboardSettings() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['app']);
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [entries, setEntries] = useState<SoundboardEntry[]>([]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const refresh = async () => {
+      try {
+        const all = await listSounds();
+        if (!cancelled) setEntries(all);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        console.warn('listSounds failed', err);
+      }
+    };
+    void refresh();
+    const unsub = subscribeSoundboardChanges(() => {
+      void refresh();
+    });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      unsub();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const categoryCount = new Set(entries.map((e) => e.category ?? '__uncat')).size;
+  const withHotkey = entries.filter((e) => e.hotkey !== null).length;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <p className="text-sm font-medium text-fg">
+            {t('app:soundboard.summary_title', { defaultValue: 'Deine Sounds' })}
+          </p>
+          <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-fg-muted">
+            {entries.length === 0
+              ? t('app:soundboard.summary_empty', {
+                  defaultValue: 'Noch keine Sounds vorhanden.',
+                })
+              : t('app:soundboard.summary_counts', {
+                  defaultValue:
+                    '{{sounds}} Sounds · {{categories}} Kategorien · {{hotkeys}} mit Hotkey',
+                  sounds: entries.length,
+                  categories: categoryCount,
+                  hotkeys: withHotkey,
+                })}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
+          className="inline-flex shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-accent px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-accent-fg transition hover:brightness-110"
+        >
+          <span>
+            {t('app:soundboard.manage', { defaultValue: 'Verwalten' })}
+          </span>
+          <ArrowRightIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <p className="text-[11px] text-fg-muted">
+        {t('app:soundboard.settings_hint', {
+          defaultValue:
+            'Hotkeys sind optional. Sounds lassen sich auch während eines Anrufs direkt im UI abspielen.',
+        })}
+      </p>
+      <SoundboardManagerDialog open={open} onClose={() => setOpen(false)} />
+    </>
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/UserBar.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { updateOwnProfile } from '@chat-app/shared/auth';
 import type { PresenceState } from '@chat-app/shared/supabase';
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext';
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
 import { Avatar } from './Avatar';
 import { ChevronDownIcon } from './icons';
 
+const STATUS_MAX = 128;
+
 const PRESENCE_OPTIONS: PresenceState[] = ['online', 'idle', 'dnd', 'invisible', 'offline'];
 
 const PRESENCE_DOT: Record<PresenceState, string> = {
@@ -25,6 +27,23 @@ export function UserBar() {
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
 
   const presence = profile?.presenceState ?? 'offline';
+  const persistedStatus = profile?.statusMessage ?? '';
+  const [statusDraft, setStatusDraft] = useState(persistedStatus);
+
+  // Re-sync local draft with the server when the profile refreshes (e.g. after
+  // a successful save) — without this the input would forget any incoming
+  // updates from another device.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setStatusDraft(persistedStatus);
+  }, [persistedStatus]);
+
+  // Subtitle priority: custom status when online and set, else label, else "Offline".
+  const subtitle =
+    presence === 'offline'
+      ? t('app:presence.offline')
+      : persistedStatus.trim().length > 0
+        ? persistedStatus.trim()
+        : t('app:presence.' + presence);
 
   async function changePresence(next: PresenceState) {
     if (busy || next === presence) {
@@ -43,6 +62,20 @@ export function UserBar() {
     }
   }
 
+  async function saveStatus() {
+    const next = statusDraft.trim().slice(0, STATUS_MAX);
+    if (next === persistedStatus) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      await updateOwnProfile(supabase, { statusMessage: next.length === 0 ? null : next });
+      await refreshProfile();
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error('updateStatusMessage failed', err);
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="relative">
       <button
@@ -69,9 +102,7 @@ export function UserBar() {
           <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium text-fg">
             {profile?.displayName ?? '—'}
           </p>
-          <p className="truncate text-xs text-fg-muted">
-            {t('app:presence.' + presence)}
-          </p>
+          <p className="truncate text-xs text-fg-muted">{subtitle}</p>
         </div>
         <ChevronDownIcon
           className={'h-4 w-4 text-fg-muted transition ' + (open ? 'rotate-180' : '')}
@@ -83,6 +114,30 @@ export function UserBar() {
           role="menu"
           className="absolute bottom-full left-0 right-0 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-line bg-surface-3 shadow-xl"
         >
+          <div className="border-b border-line p-2">
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              value={statusDraft}
+              onChange={(e) => setStatusDraft(e.target.value.slice(0, STATUS_MAX))}
+              onBlur={() => void saveStatus()}
+              onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+                  e.preventDefault();
+                  void saveStatus();
+                  setOpen(false);
+                }
+                if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+                  setStatusDraft(persistedStatus);
+                  setOpen(false);
+                }
+              }}
+              placeholder={t('app:presence.status_placeholder', {
+                defaultValue: 'Status setzen…',
+              })}
+              maxLength={STATUS_MAX}
+              className="w-full rounded-md border border-line bg-surface-2 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-fg placeholder-fg-muted outline-none focus:border-accent"
+            />
+          </div>
           {PRESENCE_OPTIONS.map((opt) => (
             <button
               key={opt}

apps/desktop/src/components/UserProfilePopover.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import type { ProfileBrief } from '@chat-app/shared/friends';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+
+import { usePeerPresence } from '../lib/usePeerPresence';
+import { Avatar } from './Avatar';
+
+interface Props {
+  userId: string;
+  profile: ProfileBrief | null;
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onStartDm?: (userId: string) => void;
+}
+
+const PRESENCE_DOT: Record<string, string> = {
+  online: 'bg-emerald-500',
+  idle: 'bg-amber-400',
+  dnd: 'bg-rose-500',
+  invisible: 'bg-neutral-500',
+  offline: 'bg-neutral-400 dark:bg-neutral-600',
+};
+
+const CARD_W = 280;
+const CARD_H = 180;
+
+// Hover/click card surfaced from avatars around the app. Shows display name,
+// @handle, presence state + status message, plus a DM-start button when
+// the clicked profile isn't the caller.
+export function UserProfilePopover({
+  userId,
+  profile,
+  x,
+  y,
+  onClose,
+  onStartDm,
+}: Props) {
+  // Subscribe to the same presence feed that the conversation header uses,
+  // so status updates flow in live.
+  const presence = usePeerPresence(userId);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose();
+    };
+    const onDown = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      const t = e.target as HTMLElement | null;
+      if (t?.closest('[data-user-popover]')) return;
+      if (t?.closest('[data-user-popover-trigger]')) return;
+      onClose();
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    window.addEventListener('mousedown', onDown);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+      window.removeEventListener('mousedown', onDown);
+    };
+  }, [onClose]);
+
+  const left = Math.min(Math.max(8, x), window.innerWidth - CARD_W - 8);
+  const top = Math.min(Math.max(8, y), window.innerHeight - CARD_H - 8);
+
+  const displayName = profile?.displayName ?? '?';
+  const username = profile?.username ?? '';
+  const state = presence?.state ?? 'offline';
+  const showPresence = state !== 'invisible';
+  const statusMessage = presence?.statusMessage?.trim() ?? '';
+
+  return createPortal(
+    <div
+      data-user-popover
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-label={displayName}
+      style={{ left, top, width: CARD_W }}
+      className="fixed z-[80] flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-xl border border-line bg-surface-2/95 p-4 shadow-xl backdrop-blur-md"
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <div className="relative">
+          <Avatar
+            url={profile?.avatarUrl ?? null}
+            displayName={displayName}
+            className="h-14 w-14 text-lg"
+          />
+          {showPresence && (
+            <span
+              aria-hidden="true"
+              className={
+                'absolute -bottom-0.5 -right-0.5 h-3.5 w-3.5 rounded-full ring-2 ring-surface-2 ' +
+                (PRESENCE_DOT[state] ?? PRESENCE_DOT.offline)
+              }
+            />
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <p className="truncate font-display text-base font-semibold text-fg">
+            {displayName}
+          </p>
+          {username && (
+            <p className="truncate text-xs text-fg-muted">@{username}</p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {statusMessage && state !== 'offline' && (
+        <p className="rounded-md bg-surface-3 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs italic text-fg-muted">
+          {statusMessage}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
+      {onStartDm && (
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => {
+            onStartDm(userId);
+            onClose();
+          }}
+          className="inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-accent px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-accent-fg transition hover:brightness-110"
+        >
+          Nachricht senden
+        </button>
+      )}
+    </div>,
+    document.body,
+  );
+}

apps/desktop/src/components/icons.tsx

@@ -401,6 +401,16 @@ export function CrownIcon(props: IconProps) {
   );
 }
 
+export function MusicIcon(props: IconProps) {
+  return (
+    <Base {...props}>
+      <path d="M9 18V5l12-2v13" />
+      <circle cx="6" cy="18" r="3" />
+      <circle cx="18" cy="16" r="3" />
+    </Base>
+  );
+}
+
 export function SendIcon(props: IconProps) {
   return (
     <Base {...props}>
@@ -509,86 +519,53 @@ export function AddUserIcon(props: IconProps) {
   );
 }
 
+// Soft-N mark: rounded-square violet tile with a stylised "N" glyph. Used
+// wherever the app needs a standalone icon (sidebar rail, auth screen,
+// favicon). Colour decisions sit inside the SVG so consumers just size the
+// element via `className`.
 export function LogoMark(props: IconProps) {
   return (
     <svg
       xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
       viewBox="0 0 64 64"
-      fill="none"
       aria-hidden="true"
       {...props}
     >
-      <defs>
-        <clipPath id="logo-hex-clip">
-          <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19" />
-        </clipPath>
-      </defs>
-      <polygon
-        points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19"
-        fill="#2e1065"
-      />
-      <g clipPath="url(#logo-hex-clip)">
+      <rect x="4" y="4" width="56" height="56" rx="20" fill="#a78bfa" />
       <path
-          d="M-4 32 Q 16 18 32 32 T 68 32 L 68 64 L -4 64 Z"
-          fill="#7c4dff"
-        />
-        <path
-          d="M-4 32 Q 16 18 32 32 T 68 32"
-          stroke="#a78bfa"
-          strokeWidth="2"
+        d="M20 46 V22 a3 3 0 0 1 5.5 -1.8 L 40 43 a2 2 0 0 0 4 -1.2 V22 a3 3 0 0 0 -6 0"
         fill="none"
-        />
-      </g>
-      <polygon
-        points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19"
-        fill="none"
-        stroke="#a78bfa"
-        strokeWidth="1.5"
-        opacity="0.4"
+        stroke="#fff"
+        strokeWidth="5"
+        strokeLinecap="round"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
       />
     </svg>
   );
 }
 
-// Full lockup: hex icon + "Netralax" wordmark. `tone` decides text colour:
-// "dark" = white text (use on dark background), "light" = black text.
+// Full lockup: soft-N mark + "Netralax" wordmark. `tone` decides text colour:
+// "dark" = white text (use on dark background), "light" = near-black.
 export function LogoLockup({
   tone = 'dark',
   ...props
 }: IconProps & { tone?: 'dark' | 'light' }) {
-  const textFill = tone === 'dark' ? '#ffffff' : '#0F172A';
+  const textFill = tone === 'dark' ? '#ffffff' : '#14121c';
   return (
     <svg
       xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
       viewBox="0 0 260 64"
-      fill="none"
       aria-hidden="true"
       {...props}
     >
-      <defs>
-        <clipPath id="logo-lockup-hex-clip">
-          <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19" />
-        </clipPath>
-      </defs>
-      <polygon points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19" fill="#2e1065" />
-      <g clipPath="url(#logo-lockup-hex-clip)">
+      <rect x="4" y="4" width="56" height="56" rx="20" fill="#a78bfa" />
       <path
-          d="M-4 32 Q 16 18 32 32 T 68 32 L 68 64 L -4 64 Z"
-          fill="#7c4dff"
-        />
-        <path
-          d="M-4 32 Q 16 18 32 32 T 68 32"
-          stroke="#a78bfa"
-          strokeWidth="2"
+        d="M20 46 V22 a3 3 0 0 1 5.5 -1.8 L 40 43 a2 2 0 0 0 4 -1.2 V22 a3 3 0 0 0 -6 0"
         fill="none"
-        />
-      </g>
-      <polygon
-        points="32,5 57,19 57,45 32,59 7,45 7,19"
-        fill="none"
-        stroke="#a78bfa"
-        strokeWidth="1.5"
-        opacity="0.4"
+        stroke="#fff"
+        strokeWidth="5"
+        strokeLinecap="round"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
       />
       <text
         x="78"

apps/desktop/src/context/AuthContext.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   getOwnProfile,
   signOut as supabaseSignOut,
   type Profile,
+  updateOwnProfile,
 } from '@chat-app/shared/auth';
 import { changeLocale, isSupportedLocale } from '@chat-app/shared/i18n';
 import type { Session } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
@@ -143,6 +144,43 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     void registerWebPush(device.id);
   }, [device?.id]);
 
+  // Auto online/offline transition.
+  //
+  // - On mount with a session whose last persisted state is `offline`, flip
+  //   to `online`. We never override an explicit `idle`, `dnd`, or
+  //   `invisible` choice — those are user intent.
+  // - On `pagehide` / `beforeunload`, fire a best-effort update to
+  //   `offline`. Browsers don't guarantee delivery during unload, but the
+  //   request usually slips through; the next page load corrects state if it
+  //   didn't.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!session || !profile) return;
+    if (profile.presenceState === 'offline') {
+      void updateOwnProfile(supabase, { presenceState: 'online' })
+        .then(() => refreshProfile())
+        .catch((err: unknown) => {
+          console.warn('auto online flip failed', err);
+        });
+    }
+    const onLeave = () => {
+      // Skip if user explicitly chose a non-online state — they probably
+      // want to look unavailable on next reconnect too.
+      if (
+        profile.presenceState !== 'online' &&
+        profile.presenceState !== 'offline'
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+      void updateOwnProfile(supabase, { presenceState: 'offline' }).catch(() => {});
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('beforeunload', onLeave);
+    window.addEventListener('pagehide', onLeave);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', onLeave);
+      window.removeEventListener('pagehide', onLeave);
+    };
+  }, [session, profile, refreshProfile]);
+
   const signOut = useCallback(async () => {
     await supabaseSignOut(supabase);
   }, []);

apps/desktop/src/context/CallContext.tsx

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 import { useAuth } from './AuthContext';
 import { useConversationsContext } from './ConversationsContext';
 import { playEndBeep, playJoinBeep, playLeaveBeep } from '../lib/callSounds';
+import { setCallWakeLock } from '../lib/wakeLock';
 import { notify } from '../lib/osNotify';
 import {
   isTauriRuntime,
@@ -40,14 +41,27 @@ import { getPttSettings, subscribePttSettings } from '../lib/pttSettings';
 import {
   getAudioQualityParams,
   getAudioSettings,
+  subscribeAudioSettings,
   updateAudioSettings,
 } from '../lib/audioSettings';
+import {
+  applyBackgroundBlurToLocal,
+  removeBackgroundBlurFromLocal,
+} from '../lib/videoBlur';
 import {
   createCallE2EE,
   getCallE2EESettings,
   isE2EESupported,
 } from '../lib/callE2EE';
+import { createMicPipeline, type MicPipeline } from '../lib/micPipeline';
 import { getParticipantVolume } from '../lib/participantVolumes';
+import { startSoundboardHotkeys } from '../lib/soundboardHotkeys';
+import { playEntry } from '../lib/soundboardPlayback';
+import {
+  getPrefs as getSoundboardPrefs,
+  listSounds as listSoundboard,
+  updatePrefs as updateSoundboardPrefs,
+} from '../lib/soundboardStorage';
 import {
   type DisplaySurfaceHint,
   getPresetParams,
@@ -110,6 +124,11 @@ interface CallContextValue {
   isDeafened: boolean;
   /** identity -> their deafen state, received via data channel. */
   remoteDeafen: Record<string, boolean>;
+  /** identity -> mute state. Broadcast from peer whenever mic-gain flips.
+   *  Needed because we can't rely on LiveKit's native isMicrophoneEnabled —
+   *  the mic pipeline keeps the track published with sound flowing even
+   *  while the mic path is gain-silenced, so LK never sees "muted". */
+  remoteMute: Record<string, boolean>;
   // Zero or more remote screen shares (LiveKit supports multiple simultaneous).
   remoteScreenShares: RemoteScreenShare[];
   // Remembers the conversation of the last call we left so a sidebar widget
@@ -139,6 +158,19 @@ interface CallContextValue {
   dismissLastCall: () => void;
   setCallMode: (mode: CallMode) => void;
   setFocusedId: (id: string | null) => void;
+  /** Play a soundboard entry through the active call's mic pipeline.
+   *  No-op when not connected. Default single-fire per id (spamming the
+   *  hotkey cuts the previous instance); set overlap=true to layer. */
+  playSoundboard: (id: string, opts?: { overlap?: boolean }) => Promise<void>;
+  /** Stop every active sb source, or just the one matching `id` if given. */
+  stopSoundboard: (id?: string) => void;
+  /** Ids of soundboard entries currently emitting audio. Updated live so
+   *  the in-call panel can show a stop icon on active pads. */
+  activeSoundboardIds: ReadonlySet<string>;
+  /** Apply new sb master/monitor gains to the live pipeline. Persists via
+   *  updatePrefs in the storage module. */
+  setSoundboardMasterGain: (value: number) => Promise<void>;
+  setSoundboardMonitorGain: (value: number) => Promise<void>;
   // Runtime mic switch. Persists choice so subsequent calls reuse it, and
   // hot-swaps the input on an active call without a reconnect.
   setAudioInputDevice: (deviceId: string | null) => Promise<void>;
@@ -157,7 +189,7 @@ function newCallId(): string {
 }
 
 export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
-  const { session, device } = useAuth();
+  const { session, device, profile } = useAuth();
   const { conversations } = useConversationsContext();
   const myId = session?.user.id;
 
@@ -173,12 +205,18 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const [lastCallConversationId, setLastCallConversationId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [callMode, setCallModeState] = useState<CallMode>('grid');
   const [focusedId, setFocusedIdState] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [activeSoundboardIds, setActiveSoundboardIds] = useState<ReadonlySet<string>>(
+    () => new Set<string>(),
+  );
 
   const signalChannelRef = useRef<RealtimeChannel | null>(null);
   const presenceChannelRef = useRef<RealtimeChannel | null>(null);
   const ringTimerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const soloTimerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const roomRef = useRef<Room | null>(null);
+  // Web Audio graph that mixes live mic + soundboard sources into a single
+  // published track. Created per call in joinRoom, destroyed in disconnectRoom.
+  const pipelineRef = useRef<MicPipeline | null>(null);
   // Tracks whether the current call was ever in the connected state — needed
   // so hangup/solo-timeout can emit a real duration message vs. "missed".
   const everConnectedRef = useRef<boolean>(false);
@@ -191,12 +229,21 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   // channel messages ({ type: 'presence', deafened: bool }). Exposed as
   // state so consumer components re-render on change.
   const [remoteDeafen, setRemoteDeafen] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const [remoteMute, setRemoteMute] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  // Mirror of isMuted for use inside LiveKit-event callbacks that run outside
+  // the React component (ParticipantConnected rebroadcast etc).
+  const mutedRef = useRef<boolean>(false);
   const stateRef = useRef<CallState>(state);
   stateRef.current = state;
   // Keep latest conversations accessible from signal-channel closures without
   // re-subscribing the channel on every conversations update.
   const conversationsRef = useRef(conversations);
   conversationsRef.current = conversations;
+  // Mirror own presence state for use inside signal-channel callbacks. DND
+  // suppresses incoming-call OS notifications (ringtone is handled in CallUI
+  // which has direct access to the auth profile).
+  const presenceRef = useRef(profile?.presenceState ?? 'offline');
+  presenceRef.current = profile?.presenceState ?? 'offline';
 
   // --- Helpers -----------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -271,8 +318,25 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     setIsDeafened(false);
     deafenedActive = false;
     setRemoteDeafen({});
+    setRemoteMute({});
+    setIsMuted(false);
+    mutedRef.current = false;
     setIsE2EEActive(false);
 
+    // Tear down the mic pipeline AFTER LiveKit disconnects so the published
+    // track is unpublished cleanly first; then close AudioContext + stop
+    // raw mic + output tracks we own.
+    const pipeline = pipelineRef.current;
+    if (pipeline) {
+      try {
+        pipeline.destroy();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      pipelineRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setActiveSoundboardIds(new Set<string>());
+
     const pres = presenceChannelRef.current;
     if (pres) {
       try {
@@ -434,14 +498,14 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
 
       r.on(RoomEvent.ParticipantConnected, () => {
         setRemoteParticipants(Array.from(r.remoteParticipants.values()));
-        void playJoinBeep();
+        if (presenceRef.current !== 'dnd') void playJoinBeep();
         markConnectedIfReady(r, conversationId, mediaKind, callId);
       });
 
       r.on(RoomEvent.ParticipantDisconnected, () => {
         const remaining = Array.from(r.remoteParticipants.values());
         setRemoteParticipants(remaining);
-        void playLeaveBeep();
+        if (presenceRef.current !== 'dnd') void playLeaveBeep();
         // Alone in the room while connected — start the solo-timeout.
         if (
           stateRef.current.kind === 'connected' &&
@@ -511,23 +575,36 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
           if (!participant?.identity) return;
           try {
             const text = new TextDecoder().decode(payload);
-            const msg = JSON.parse(text) as { type?: string; deafened?: boolean };
-            if (msg.type === 'presence' && typeof msg.deafened === 'boolean') {
+            const msg = JSON.parse(text) as {
+              type?: string;
+              deafened?: boolean;
+              muted?: boolean;
+            };
+            if (msg.type !== 'presence') return;
             const id: string = participant.identity;
+            if (typeof msg.deafened === 'boolean') {
               const deafened: boolean = msg.deafened;
               setRemoteDeafen((prev) => {
                 if (prev[id] === deafened) return prev;
                 return { ...prev, [id]: deafened };
               });
             }
+            if (typeof msg.muted === 'boolean') {
+              const muted: boolean = msg.muted;
+              setRemoteMute((prev) => {
+                if (prev[id] === muted) return prev;
+                return { ...prev, [id]: muted };
+              });
+            }
           } catch {
             /* ignore malformed */
           }
         },
       );
-      // When someone joins, re-send our current deafen state so they know.
+      // When someone joins, re-send our current presence (deafen + mute) so
+      // they know immediately instead of waiting for the next toggle.
       r.on(RoomEvent.ParticipantConnected, () => {
-        void broadcastPresence(r, deafenedActive);
+        void broadcastPresence(r, deafenedActive, mutedRef.current);
       });
 
       // Track my own screen-share state via LocalTrack events so the toggle
@@ -556,19 +633,48 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         setIsE2EEActive(false);
       }
       try {
-        const inputId = getAudioSettings().inputDeviceId;
-        await r.localParticipant.setMicrophoneEnabled(true, {
+        const audioPrefs = getAudioSettings();
+        const inputId = audioPrefs.inputDeviceId;
+        // Noise suppression: user-preference wins over the quality preset so
+        // hifi-mode users can still enable NS when they need to cut room hum.
+        const nsEffective = audioPrefs.noiseSuppression && aParams.noiseSuppression;
+        // Grab the raw mic ourselves instead of going through LiveKit's
+        // setMicrophoneEnabled. The resulting MediaStreamTrack is routed
+        // through createMicPipeline, which mixes in soundboard buffers and
+        // exposes a single output track we hand to publishTrack. Mute / PTT
+        // are gain-based from here on, never track.enabled or device stop.
+        const rawStream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
+          audio: {
             echoCancellation: aParams.echoCancellation,
-          noiseSuppression: aParams.noiseSuppression,
+            noiseSuppression: nsEffective,
             autoGainControl: aParams.autoGainControl,
             channelCount: aParams.stereo ? 2 : 1,
             sampleRate: aParams.sampleRateHz,
-          // Plain string maps to `ideal` — if the device is gone we fall back
-          // to OS default instead of throwing NotFoundError.
-          ...(inputId ? { deviceId: inputId } : {}),
+            ...(inputId ? { deviceId: { ideal: inputId } } : {}),
+          },
+          video: false,
+        });
+        const rawTrack = rawStream.getAudioTracks()[0];
+        if (!rawTrack) throw new Error('no audio track from getUserMedia');
+        const pipeline = createMicPipeline(rawTrack);
+        pipelineRef.current = pipeline;
+        // Pull the user's last-saved soundboard gains onto the live pipeline
+        // before the first sound ever plays so nothing blasts at 100%.
+        try {
+          const prefs = await getSoundboardPrefs();
+          pipeline.setSoundboardGain(prefs.masterGain);
+          pipeline.setMonitorGain(prefs.monitorGain);
+        } catch (err: unknown) {
+          console.warn('getSoundboardPrefs failed', err);
+        }
+        await r.localParticipant.publishTrack(pipeline.outputTrack, {
+          source: Track.Source.Microphone,
+          red: true,
+          dtx: aParams.stereo ? false : true,
+          forceStereo: aParams.stereo,
         });
       } catch (micErr: unknown) {
-        console.error('setMicrophoneEnabled failed', micErr);
+        console.error('mic pipeline setup failed', micErr);
       }
       if (mediaKind === 'video') {
         try {
@@ -807,12 +913,15 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   }, []);
 
   const toggleMute = useCallback(() => {
+    const pipeline = pipelineRef.current;
+    if (!pipeline) return;
+    setIsMuted((prev) => {
+      const nextMuted = !prev;
+      pipeline.setMicGain(nextMuted ? 0 : 1);
+      mutedRef.current = nextMuted;
       const r = roomRef.current;
-    if (!r) return;
-    const lp = r.localParticipant;
-    const shouldEnable = !lp.isMicrophoneEnabled;
-    void lp.setMicrophoneEnabled(shouldEnable).then(() => {
-      setIsMuted(!shouldEnable);
+      if (r) void broadcastPresence(r, deafenedActive, nextMuted);
+      return nextMuted;
     });
   }, []);
 
@@ -848,7 +957,10 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
 
       try {
         await lp.setScreenShareEnabled(true, {
-          audio: false,
+          // "Go live" mode — capture system audio alongside the screen when
+          // the user opted in. On hosts that can't fulfil the request the
+          // browser quietly drops it; peers just get video-only, no error.
+          audio: settings.includeSystemAudio,
           ...(ssParams.dims
             ? {
                 resolution: {
@@ -921,7 +1033,7 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       // headphones-off badge. Data channel works on any LiveKit server
       // version, unlike `setAttributes` which requires a newer server.
       const r = roomRef.current;
-      if (r) void broadcastPresence(r, next);
+      if (r) void broadcastPresence(r, next, mutedRef.current);
       return next;
     });
   }, []);
@@ -934,6 +1046,9 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     try {
       await lp.setCameraEnabled(nextOn);
       setIsCameraEnabled(nextOn);
+      if (nextOn && getAudioSettings().videoBackgroundBlur) {
+        void applyBackgroundBlurToLocal(lp);
+      }
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       console.error('setCameraEnabled failed', err);
       // Permission denied / no camera — keep state in sync with actual
@@ -942,6 +1057,23 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     }
   }, []);
 
+  // Live-toggle the background-blur processor when the settings flag flips.
+  // Acquiring the MediaPipe model is deferred until first activation to
+  // avoid the 1.5MB download on users who never enable blur.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return subscribeAudioSettings((s) => {
+      const r = roomRef.current;
+      if (!r) return;
+      const lp = r.localParticipant;
+      if (!lp.isCameraEnabled) return;
+      if (s.videoBackgroundBlur) {
+        void applyBackgroundBlurToLocal(lp);
+      } else {
+        void removeBackgroundBlurFromLocal(lp);
+      }
+    });
+  }, []);
+
   // --- Push-to-talk ------------------------------------------------------
   // While PTT is active + we're in a connected call, the mic is held off
   // except while the configured key is pressed. Under Tauri we also register
@@ -957,9 +1089,14 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     let globalRegisteredFor: string | null = null;
 
     const setMic = (on: boolean) => {
+      const pipeline = pipelineRef.current;
+      if (!pipeline) return;
+      pipeline.setMicGain(on ? 1 : 0);
+      const nextMuted = !on;
+      mutedRef.current = nextMuted;
+      setIsMuted(nextMuted);
       const r = roomRef.current;
-      if (!r) return;
-      void r.localParticipant.setMicrophoneEnabled(on).then(() => setIsMuted(!on));
+      if (r) void broadcastPresence(r, deafenedActive, nextMuted);
     };
 
     const pressPtt = () => {
@@ -1088,6 +1225,7 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
             conv?.peer?.displayName ??
             '…';
           const isGroup = conv?.type === 'group';
+          if (presenceRef.current !== 'dnd') {
             void notify({
               title: isGroup
                 ? (conv?.name ?? 'Gruppenanruf')
@@ -1096,6 +1234,7 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
                 ? callerName + ' ruft die Gruppe'
                 : callerName + ' ruft dich an',
             });
+          }
           break;
         }
         case 'accept':
@@ -1136,10 +1275,12 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
               conv?.members.find((m) => m.userId === cur.fromUserId)?.profile?.displayName ??
               conv?.peer?.displayName ??
               '…';
+            if (presenceRef.current !== 'dnd') {
               void notify({
                 title: 'Verpasster Anruf',
                 body: callerName + ' hat aufgelegt',
               });
+            }
             setState({ kind: 'idle' });
           }
           break;
@@ -1156,16 +1297,98 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     setFocusedIdState(id);
   }, []);
 
+  const markActive = useCallback((id: string, on: boolean) => {
+    setActiveSoundboardIds((prev) => {
+      const has = prev.has(id);
+      if (on && has) return prev;
+      if (!on && !has) return prev;
+      const next = new Set(prev);
+      if (on) next.add(id);
+      else next.delete(id);
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const playSoundboard = useCallback(
+    async (id: string, opts?: { overlap?: boolean }) => {
+      const pipeline = pipelineRef.current;
+      if (!pipeline) return;
+      const entries = await listSoundboard();
+      const entry = entries.find((e) => e.id === id);
+      if (!entry) return;
+      const handle = await playEntry(pipeline, entry, {
+        ...(opts?.overlap !== undefined ? { overlap: opts.overlap } : {}),
+        onEnded: () => markActive(id, false),
+      });
+      if (handle) markActive(id, true);
+    },
+    [markActive],
+  );
+
+  const stopSoundboard = useCallback(
+    (id?: string) => {
+      const pipeline = pipelineRef.current;
+      if (!pipeline) return;
+      pipeline.stopAll(id);
+      if (id) {
+        markActive(id, false);
+      } else {
+        setActiveSoundboardIds(new Set<string>());
+      }
+    },
+    [markActive],
+  );
+
+  const setSoundboardMasterGain = useCallback(async (value: number) => {
+    const prefs = await updateSoundboardPrefs({ masterGain: value });
+    pipelineRef.current?.setSoundboardGain(prefs.masterGain);
+  }, []);
+
+  const setSoundboardMonitorGain = useCallback(async (value: number) => {
+    const prefs = await updateSoundboardPrefs({ monitorGain: value });
+    pipelineRef.current?.setMonitorGain(prefs.monitorGain);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Global soundboard hotkey registration — runs only while connected so the
+  // OS-level shortcuts don't fire when the user is outside of a call.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (state.kind !== 'connected') return;
+    const teardown = startSoundboardHotkeys((id) => {
+      void playSoundboard(id);
+    });
+    return teardown;
+  }, [state.kind, playSoundboard]);
+
   const setAudioInputDevice = useCallback(async (deviceId: string | null) => {
     updateAudioSettings({ inputDeviceId: deviceId });
-    const r = roomRef.current;
-    if (!r) return;
+    const pipeline = pipelineRef.current;
+    if (!pipeline) return;
     try {
-      // LiveKit API: `switchActiveDevice(kind, deviceId)` hot-swaps without a
-      // reconnect. Pass empty string or `default` to revert to OS default.
-      await r.switchActiveDevice('audioinput', deviceId ?? 'default');
+      // We own the mic track (see joinRoom pipeline setup), so LiveKit's
+      // switchActiveDevice no longer applies. Fetch a new raw track with the
+      // updated deviceId + the same quality constraints, then hand ownership
+      // to the pipeline. It disconnects the old source, stops the old track,
+      // and rewires micGain onto the new source — the published track stays
+      // stable so peers don't see a republish.
+      const audioPrefs = getAudioSettings();
+      const aParams = getAudioQualityParams(audioPrefs.quality);
+      const nsEffective = audioPrefs.noiseSuppression && aParams.noiseSuppression;
+      const newStream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
+        audio: {
+          echoCancellation: aParams.echoCancellation,
+          noiseSuppression: nsEffective,
+          autoGainControl: aParams.autoGainControl,
+          channelCount: aParams.stereo ? 2 : 1,
+          sampleRate: aParams.sampleRateHz,
+          ...(deviceId ? { deviceId: { ideal: deviceId } } : {}),
+        },
+        video: false,
+      });
+      const newTrack = newStream.getAudioTracks()[0];
+      if (!newTrack) throw new Error('no audio track for device');
+      pipeline.replaceMicTrack(newTrack);
     } catch (err: unknown) {
-      console.error('switchActiveDevice(audioinput) failed', err);
+      console.error('setAudioInputDevice failed', err);
     }
   }, []);
 
@@ -1205,6 +1428,17 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     }
   }, [state.kind]);
 
+  // Hold the screen awake while a call is live so long sessions don't get
+  // dropped by display-sleep / OS power-save. Released the moment the call
+  // ends or errors out.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const callActive =
+      state.kind === 'connected' ||
+      state.kind === 'connecting' ||
+      state.kind === 'outgoing';
+    void setCallWakeLock(callActive);
+  }, [state.kind]);
+
   // Global Esc: drop out of fullscreen cinema back to grid while in an active
   // call. Doesn't hangup and doesn't fire when other dialogs would consume it.
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -1229,6 +1463,7 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       isCameraEnabled,
       isDeafened,
       remoteDeafen,
+      remoteMute,
       remoteScreenShares,
       lastCallConversationId,
       callMode,
@@ -1249,6 +1484,11 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       setFocusedId,
       setAudioInputDevice,
       setAudioOutputDevice,
+      playSoundboard,
+      stopSoundboard,
+      activeSoundboardIds,
+      setSoundboardMasterGain,
+      setSoundboardMonitorGain,
     }),
     [
       state,
@@ -1260,6 +1500,7 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       isCameraEnabled,
       isDeafened,
       remoteDeafen,
+      remoteMute,
       remoteScreenShares,
       lastCallConversationId,
       callMode,
@@ -1280,6 +1521,11 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       setFocusedId,
       setAudioInputDevice,
       setAudioOutputDevice,
+      playSoundboard,
+      stopSoundboard,
+      activeSoundboardIds,
+      setSoundboardMasterGain,
+      setSoundboardMonitorGain,
     ],
   );
 
@@ -1297,10 +1543,14 @@ export function useCall(): CallContextValue {
 // audio elements. Toggled by toggleDeafen in sync with the React state.
 let deafenedActive = false;
 
-async function broadcastPresence(room: Room, deafened: boolean): Promise<void> {
+async function broadcastPresence(
+  room: Room,
+  deafened: boolean,
+  muted: boolean,
+): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const payload = new TextEncoder().encode(
-      JSON.stringify({ type: 'presence', deafened }),
+      JSON.stringify({ type: 'presence', deafened, muted }),
     );
     await room.localParticipant.publishData(payload, { reliable: true });
   } catch (err: unknown) {

apps/desktop/src/context/ConversationsContext.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { playNotificationTone } from '../lib/notificationSound';
 import { notify } from '../lib/osNotify';
 import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
+import { updateTrayUnread } from '../lib/trayBadge';
 import { useAuth } from './AuthContext';
 
 const LAST_READ_STORAGE_KEY = 'chatapp.conv_last_read';
@@ -253,6 +254,12 @@ export function ConversationsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     return s;
   }, [unread]);
 
+  // Mirror unread count into the tray tooltip + dock badge. Runs in Tauri
+  // only; no-op in browser-preview.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void updateTrayUnread(totalUnread);
+  }, [totalUnread]);
+
   const value = useMemo<ConversationsContextValue>(
     () => ({
       conversations,

apps/desktop/src/lib/attachmentCache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Blob cache for decrypted attachments. Stores the Blob body in OPFS
+// (Origin Private File System — always sandbox-scoped to the origin, no
+// user prompt) keyed by attachment id. Avoids re-downloading + re-decrypting
+// the same blob on every scroll-into-view.
+//
+// Tauri WebKit + WebView2 both support OPFS as of the versions targeted by
+// tauri 2. On unsupported hosts the cache degrades to a no-op and callers
+// fall back to the fetch path.
+
+const DIR_NAME = 'attachments';
+const DEFAULT_TTL_MS = 7 * 24 * 3600 * 1000;
+
+interface OpfsRoot {
+  getDirectoryHandle: (
+    name: string,
+    opts?: { create?: boolean },
+  ) => Promise<OpfsDir>;
+}
+
+interface OpfsDir {
+  getFileHandle: (
+    name: string,
+    opts?: { create?: boolean },
+  ) => Promise<OpfsFile>;
+  removeEntry: (name: string, opts?: { recursive?: boolean }) => Promise<void>;
+  entries?: () => AsyncIterableIterator<[string, OpfsFile]>;
+}
+
+interface OpfsFile {
+  getFile: () => Promise<File>;
+  createWritable: () => Promise<{
+    write: (data: ArrayBuffer | Blob) => Promise<void>;
+    close: () => Promise<void>;
+  }>;
+}
+
+let dirPromise: Promise<OpfsDir | null> | null = null;
+
+async function getDir(): Promise<OpfsDir | null> {
+  if (!dirPromise) {
+    dirPromise = (async () => {
+      const storage = (navigator as unknown as { storage?: { getDirectory?: () => Promise<OpfsRoot> } }).storage;
+      const getDirectory = storage?.getDirectory;
+      if (!storage || !getDirectory) return null;
+      try {
+        const root = await getDirectory.call(storage);
+        return await root.getDirectoryHandle(DIR_NAME, { create: true });
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        console.warn('opfs attachment cache init failed', err);
+        return null;
+      }
+    })();
+  }
+  return dirPromise;
+}
+
+function safeName(id: string): string {
+  // OPFS file names can't contain slashes; attachment ids are UUIDs so this
+  // is mostly defensive.
+  return id.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_.-]/g, '_') + '.bin';
+}
+
+export async function getCachedAttachment(id: string): Promise<Blob | null> {
+  const dir = await getDir();
+  if (!dir) return null;
+  try {
+    const handle = await dir.getFileHandle(safeName(id), { create: false });
+    const file = await handle.getFile();
+    // Evict stale entries lazily — if older than TTL, drop and miss.
+    if (Date.now() - file.lastModified > DEFAULT_TTL_MS) {
+      await dir.removeEntry(safeName(id)).catch(() => undefined);
+      return null;
+    }
+    return file;
+  } catch {
+    // File doesn't exist → cache miss.
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function putCachedAttachment(id: string, blob: Blob): Promise<void> {
+  const dir = await getDir();
+  if (!dir) return;
+  try {
+    const handle = await dir.getFileHandle(safeName(id), { create: true });
+    const writable = await handle.createWritable();
+    await writable.write(blob);
+    await writable.close();
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('putCachedAttachment failed', err);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function evictCachedAttachment(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const dir = await getDir();
+  if (!dir) return;
+  try {
+    await dir.removeEntry(safeName(id));
+  } catch {
+    /* ignore — probably never existed */
+  }
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/audioSettings.ts

@@ -16,12 +16,27 @@ export interface AudioSettings {
   // Preferred output (speaker/headphone) deviceId. null = system default.
   // Applied to every <audio> element we attach via HTMLMediaElement.setSinkId.
   outputDeviceId: string | null;
+  // RMS threshold (0..1) for the "is this participant talking" ring. Lower =
+  // more sensitive. Default 0.03 catches soft speech without lighting up on
+  // keyboard noise. Users on quiet mics can lower; users in noisy rooms bump up.
+  voiceThreshold: number;
+  // Per-publish DSP toggle. Off lets hifi-style music go through unmodified;
+  // on cleans up voice when the quality preset doesn't already imply it.
+  // Defaults to "follow the quality preset".
+  noiseSuppression: boolean;
+  // Background blur on the local camera track. Lazy — requires
+  // @livekit/track-processors + its MediaPipe selfie-segmentation model
+  // (~1.5MB) which downloads on first activation.
+  videoBackgroundBlur: boolean;
 }
 
 const DEFAULTS: AudioSettings = {
   quality: 'voice',
   inputDeviceId: null,
   outputDeviceId: null,
+  voiceThreshold: 0.03,
+  noiseSuppression: true,
+  videoBackgroundBlur: false,
 };
 
 export interface AudioQualityParams {
@@ -80,6 +95,7 @@ function read(): AudioSettings {
       return cached;
     }
     const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Partial<AudioSettings>;
+    const rawThreshold = typeof parsed.voiceThreshold === 'number' ? parsed.voiceThreshold : NaN;
     cached = {
       quality: isQuality(parsed.quality) ? parsed.quality : DEFAULTS.quality,
       inputDeviceId:
@@ -90,6 +106,18 @@ function read(): AudioSettings {
         typeof parsed.outputDeviceId === 'string' && parsed.outputDeviceId.length > 0
           ? parsed.outputDeviceId
           : DEFAULTS.outputDeviceId,
+      voiceThreshold:
+        Number.isFinite(rawThreshold) && rawThreshold >= 0.005 && rawThreshold <= 0.2
+          ? rawThreshold
+          : DEFAULTS.voiceThreshold,
+      noiseSuppression:
+        typeof parsed.noiseSuppression === 'boolean'
+          ? parsed.noiseSuppression
+          : DEFAULTS.noiseSuppression,
+      videoBackgroundBlur:
+        typeof parsed.videoBackgroundBlur === 'boolean'
+          ? parsed.videoBackgroundBlur
+          : DEFAULTS.videoBackgroundBlur,
     };
     return cached;
   } catch {

apps/desktop/src/lib/avatarCache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Session-level avatar cache. Avatars are small (<100KB), referenced from
+// many places (chat list, bubbles, dialogs), and rarely change — so keeping
+// one blob-URL per remote URL avoids repeated decodes + network 304s across
+// remounts. OPFS is optional; the in-memory map is enough for daily use.
+
+const blobUrls = new Map<string, string>(); // remote URL → blob URL
+const inflight = new Map<string, Promise<string | null>>();
+
+async function fetchAsBlobUrl(url: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(url, { cache: 'force-cache' });
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    const blob = await res.blob();
+    return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+// Returns a cached blob URL for the avatar. Falls back to the original URL
+// if caching fails so rendering never breaks.
+export function useCachedAvatarUrl(url: string | null | undefined): string | null | undefined {
+  if (!url) return url;
+  return blobUrls.get(url) ?? url;
+}
+
+// Eagerly populate the cache for a list of URLs (e.g. conversation members)
+// so subsequent renders hit the Map directly.
+export function warmAvatarCache(urls: Array<string | null | undefined>): void {
+  for (const url of urls) {
+    if (!url) continue;
+    if (blobUrls.has(url)) continue;
+    if (inflight.has(url)) continue;
+    const p = fetchAsBlobUrl(url).then((blobUrl) => {
+      if (blobUrl) blobUrls.set(url, blobUrl);
+      inflight.delete(url);
+      return blobUrl;
+    });
+    inflight.set(url, p);
+  }
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/crashRecovery.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+// Crash / uncaught-error recovery.
+//
+// The React <ErrorBoundary> already catches render errors. This module covers
+// the OTHER half: async code outside React (realtime handlers, Promises
+// that never hit a .catch, setTimeout callbacks, LiveKit event listeners,
+// etc.). Those bubble to window.onerror / onunhandledrejection and would
+// otherwise disappear silently in production.
+//
+// Behaviour:
+//   - First error: emit a toast + log.
+//   - Repeated identical errors within DEDUPE_MS: swallow (no spam).
+//   - More than BURST_LIMIT distinct errors within BURST_WINDOW_MS: force a
+//     full page reload. Something is systematically broken and the UI
+//     probably can't recover in-place.
+
+export interface CrashEntry {
+  id: string;
+  message: string;
+  stack: string | null;
+  source: 'window' | 'promise';
+  at: number;
+}
+
+type Listener = (entry: CrashEntry) => void;
+
+const DEDUPE_MS = 10_000;
+const BURST_WINDOW_MS = 30_000;
+const BURST_LIMIT = 8;
+
+const listeners = new Set<Listener>();
+const recent = new Map<string, number>(); // message hash → last seen
+let burst: number[] = [];
+let installed = false;
+
+function hash(message: string): string {
+  let h = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < message.length; i++) {
+    h = ((h << 5) - h + message.charCodeAt(i)) | 0;
+  }
+  return h.toString(36);
+}
+
+function emit(entry: CrashEntry): void {
+  // Dedupe on the message hash so a handler that fires every animation
+  // frame doesn't drown the UI in toasts.
+  const key = hash(entry.message);
+  const now = entry.at;
+  const last = recent.get(key);
+  if (last && now - last < DEDUPE_MS) return;
+  recent.set(key, now);
+  // Purge stale dedupe entries to keep the map bounded.
+  for (const [k, ts] of recent) {
+    if (now - ts > DEDUPE_MS * 3) recent.delete(k);
+  }
+
+  // Burst detection: drop samples older than window, count what's left.
+  burst = burst.filter((t) => now - t < BURST_WINDOW_MS);
+  burst.push(now);
+  if (burst.length >= BURST_LIMIT) {
+    console.error('[crash-recovery] burst threshold reached — reloading');
+    // Let existing toast handlers see the final entry first, then reload.
+    // Delay lets the log flush + any pending realtime ack go through.
+    window.setTimeout(() => window.location.reload(), 500);
+  }
+
+  for (const fn of listeners) {
+    try {
+      fn(entry);
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Listener itself threw — log but don't recurse.
+      console.error('[crash-recovery] listener threw', err);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function toEntry(
+  err: unknown,
+  source: CrashEntry['source'],
+): CrashEntry {
+  const message =
+    err instanceof Error
+      ? err.message
+      : typeof err === 'string'
+        ? err
+        : (() => {
+            try {
+              return JSON.stringify(err);
+            } catch {
+              return String(err);
+            }
+          })();
+  const stack = err instanceof Error ? err.stack ?? null : null;
+  return {
+    id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+    message: message || 'unknown error',
+    stack,
+    source,
+    at: Date.now(),
+  };
+}
+
+export function installCrashHandlers(): void {
+  if (installed) return;
+  installed = true;
+
+  window.addEventListener('error', (ev: ErrorEvent) => {
+    // Some events (ResizeObserver loop, benign extension injections) arrive
+    // as errors without a real message. Skip those to avoid spam.
+    if (!ev.message && !ev.error) return;
+    emit(toEntry(ev.error ?? ev.message, 'window'));
+  });
+
+  window.addEventListener('unhandledrejection', (ev: PromiseRejectionEvent) => {
+    emit(toEntry(ev.reason, 'promise'));
+  });
+}
+
+export function subscribeCrashes(fn: Listener): () => void {
+  listeners.add(fn);
+  return () => {
+    listeners.delete(fn);
+  };
+}
+
+// Test / escape hatch — lets the reload threshold get checked in dev.
+export function reportManualCrash(err: unknown): void {
+  emit(toEntry(err, 'window'));
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/decryptWorker.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// Main-thread wrapper around the decrypt Web Worker.
+//
+// Spawns a single worker lazily on first use. Uses request-id correlation so
+// concurrent batches (e.g. a backfill arriving while a realtime insert
+// dispatches) can't mix up their results. Falls back to inline decrypt if
+// the Worker constructor isn't available (non-browser environments, some
+// strict CSPs).
+
+import sodium from 'libsodium-wrappers-sumo';
+
+export interface DecryptItem {
+  id: string;
+  ciphertext: Uint8Array;
+  nonce: Uint8Array;
+  key: Uint8Array;
+}
+
+interface Pending {
+  resolve: (results: DecryptResult[]) => void;
+  reject: (err: unknown) => void;
+}
+
+interface DecryptResult {
+  id: string;
+  plaintext: string | null;
+}
+
+let worker: Worker | null = null;
+let workerBroken = false;
+const pending = new Map<string, Pending>();
+
+function spawn(): Worker | null {
+  if (workerBroken) return null;
+  if (worker) return worker;
+  try {
+    worker = new Worker(new URL('../workers/decrypt.worker.ts', import.meta.url), {
+      type: 'module',
+    });
+    worker.addEventListener('message', (ev: MessageEvent) => {
+      const data = ev.data as { id?: string; results?: DecryptResult[] };
+      if (!data.id) return;
+      const entry = pending.get(data.id);
+      if (!entry) return;
+      pending.delete(data.id);
+      entry.resolve(data.results ?? []);
+    });
+    worker.addEventListener('error', (ev) => {
+      console.warn('decrypt worker error, falling back to inline', ev.message);
+      workerBroken = true;
+      worker?.terminate();
+      worker = null;
+      for (const entry of pending.values()) {
+        entry.reject(new Error('decrypt worker crashed'));
+      }
+      pending.clear();
+    });
+    return worker;
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('decrypt worker spawn failed, falling back to inline', err);
+    workerBroken = true;
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function decryptBatch(items: DecryptItem[]): Promise<DecryptResult[]> {
+  if (items.length === 0) return [];
+  const w = spawn();
+  if (!w) return inlineDecrypt(items);
+
+  return new Promise<DecryptResult[]>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const id = crypto.randomUUID();
+    pending.set(id, { resolve, reject });
+    try {
+      w.postMessage({ id, items });
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      pending.delete(id);
+      // postMessage can fail if the Uint8Array view is detached — retry inline.
+      console.warn('decrypt worker postMessage failed, using inline', err);
+      inlineDecrypt(items).then(resolve, reject);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// Fallback path — same semantics as the worker but on the main thread. Used
+// when the worker failed to spawn or crashed mid-session.
+async function inlineDecrypt(items: DecryptItem[]): Promise<DecryptResult[]> {
+  await sodium.ready;
+  return items.map((item) => {
+    try {
+      const plain = sodium.crypto_secretbox_open_easy(item.ciphertext, item.nonce, item.key);
+      return {
+        id: item.id,
+        plaintext: new TextDecoder('utf-8', { fatal: false }).decode(plain),
+      };
+    } catch {
+      return { id: item.id, plaintext: null };
+    }
+  });
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/deviceBackup.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { getCryptoBackend } from '@chat-app/shared/crypto';
 import sodium from 'libsodium-wrappers-sumo';
 
+import { pwhashArgon2id } from './nativeCryptoOps';
+
 // Encrypts/decrypts the device private key with a user-provided passphrase
 // so the backup string can be safely written down or stored in a password
 // manager. Uses Argon2id (libsodium crypto_pwhash) for the KDF and
@@ -36,15 +38,13 @@ function unb64url(s: string): Uint8Array {
   return out;
 }
 
-async function deriveKey(passphrase: string, salt: Uint8Array, sodiumLib: typeof sodium): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-  return sodiumLib.crypto_pwhash(
-    KEY_LEN,
-    passphrase,
+async function deriveKey(passphrase: string, salt: Uint8Array, _sodiumLib: typeof sodium): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  return pwhashArgon2id({
+    password: passphrase,
     salt,
-    sodiumLib.crypto_pwhash_OPSLIMIT_MODERATE,
-    sodiumLib.crypto_pwhash_MEMLIMIT_MODERATE,
-    sodiumLib.crypto_pwhash_ALG_ARGON2ID13,
-  );
+    outLen: KEY_LEN,
+    preset: 'moderate',
+  });
 }
 
 export async function exportDeviceKey(

apps/desktop/src/lib/globalShortcut.ts

@@ -55,3 +55,72 @@ export async function unregisterPttShortcut(code: string): Promise<void> {
 export function isTauriRuntime(): boolean {
   return typeof window !== 'undefined' && '__TAURI_INTERNALS__' in window;
 }
+
+// --- Soundboard shortcuts --------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Separate from the single PTT shortcut: the soundboard needs to register
+// many fire-and-forget press bindings at once, keep track of which ids own
+// which accelerators so we can unregister just one, and expose conflict
+// detection for the settings UI.
+
+interface SoundShortcutRegistration {
+  shortcut: string;
+  onPress: () => void;
+}
+
+// Map of logical id (sound uuid) -> registration.
+const soundRegistry = new Map<string, SoundShortcutRegistration>();
+
+export async function registerSoundShortcut(
+  id: string,
+  code: string,
+  onPress: () => void,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!isTauriRuntime()) return false;
+  const shortcut = codeToShortcut(code);
+  // Unregister any previous binding for this id first — caller may be
+  // re-registering after the user changed the hotkey for the same sound.
+  await unregisterSoundShortcut(id);
+  try {
+    if (await isRegistered(shortcut)) {
+      await unregister(shortcut);
+    }
+    await register(shortcut, (event: ShortcutEvent) => {
+      if (event.state === 'Pressed') onPress();
+    });
+    soundRegistry.set(id, { shortcut, onPress });
+    return true;
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('registerSoundShortcut failed', { id, code, err });
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function unregisterSoundShortcut(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const reg = soundRegistry.get(id);
+  if (!reg) return;
+  soundRegistry.delete(id);
+  if (!isTauriRuntime()) return;
+  try {
+    if (await isRegistered(reg.shortcut)) {
+      await unregister(reg.shortcut);
+    }
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('unregisterSoundShortcut failed', { id, err });
+  }
+}
+
+export async function unregisterAllSoundShortcuts(): Promise<void> {
+  const ids = Array.from(soundRegistry.keys());
+  await Promise.all(ids.map((id) => unregisterSoundShortcut(id)));
+}
+
+// Resolve a DOM code to the registry's current owner (if any). Used by the
+// settings UI to surface conflicts before saving a new hotkey.
+export function soundShortcutOwnerFor(code: string): string | null {
+  const shortcut = codeToShortcut(code);
+  for (const [id, reg] of soundRegistry) {
+    if (reg.shortcut === shortcut) return id;
+  }
+  return null;
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/imageCompress.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Client-side image compression before upload. Downscales huge photos
+// (phone cameras regularly emit 4000×3000+ at 5MB+) to a size that
+// actually makes sense for chat display. Preserves aspect ratio.
+//
+// Skips animated formats (gif/apng/webp) to keep motion, and skips
+// already-small files to avoid useless re-encode overhead.
+
+const MAX_DIM = 2048;
+const TARGET_QUALITY = 0.85;
+const SKIP_BELOW_BYTES = 512 * 1024; // 512KB — not worth re-encoding
+const ANIMATED_MIME = /^image\/(gif|apng|webp)$/;
+
+export async function compressImage(file: File): Promise<File> {
+  if (!file.type.startsWith('image/')) return file;
+  if (ANIMATED_MIME.test(file.type)) return file;
+  if (file.size < SKIP_BELOW_BYTES) return file;
+  if (typeof createImageBitmap !== 'function') return file;
+  if (typeof OffscreenCanvas !== 'function') return file;
+
+  try {
+    const bitmap = await createImageBitmap(file);
+    const largest = Math.max(bitmap.width, bitmap.height);
+    const scale = largest > MAX_DIM ? MAX_DIM / largest : 1;
+    const w = Math.max(1, Math.round(bitmap.width * scale));
+    const h = Math.max(1, Math.round(bitmap.height * scale));
+    const canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(w, h);
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    if (!ctx) {
+      bitmap.close();
+      return file;
+    }
+    ctx.drawImage(bitmap, 0, 0, w, h);
+    bitmap.close();
+    const blob = await canvas.convertToBlob({
+      type: 'image/webp',
+      quality: TARGET_QUALITY,
+    });
+    // If the re-encoded blob is actually larger (small PNGs can expand as
+    // WebP), keep the original.
+    if (blob.size >= file.size) return file;
+    const name = renameToWebp(file.name);
+    return new File([blob], name, { type: 'image/webp', lastModified: file.lastModified });
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('compressImage failed — keeping original', err);
+    return file;
+  }
+}
+
+function renameToWebp(original: string): string {
+  const dot = original.lastIndexOf('.');
+  const base = dot > 0 ? original.slice(0, dot) : original;
+  return base + '.webp';
+}
+
+export async function compressImages(files: File[]): Promise<File[]> {
+  return Promise.all(files.map((f) => compressImage(f)));
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/messageCache.ts

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+// Local SQLite message cache. Persists decrypted messages so startup +
+// conversation-switch hydrate from disk instantly instead of waiting on a
+// network round-trip + batch decrypt.
+//
+// The cache is per-device-local (app-local-data dir, same trust boundary as
+// the device private key). Plaintext is stored because the threat model
+// already assumes local-disk access means compromise — same as the existing
+// outbox + secret store. Ciphertext + nonce are kept alongside so a future
+// key-rotation migration can re-derive plaintext when a new bundle arrives.
+
+import type { DecryptedMessage } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
+
+import { isTauriRuntime } from './globalShortcut';
+
+interface Database {
+  execute: (sql: string, values?: unknown[]) => Promise<{ rowsAffected?: number }>;
+  select: <T>(sql: string, values?: unknown[]) => Promise<T[]>;
+  close: () => Promise<boolean>;
+}
+
+interface DatabaseStatic {
+  load: (path: string) => Promise<Database>;
+}
+
+const DB_NAME = 'chatapp-cache.db';
+
+let dbPromise: Promise<Database | null> | null = null;
+
+async function loadDb(): Promise<Database | null> {
+  if (!isTauriRuntime()) return null;
+  try {
+    // Dynamic import so browser-preview builds don't choke on the tauri
+    // plugin module. Vite will statically analyse this + split it into a
+    // chunk that only loads inside Tauri.
+    const mod = (await import('@tauri-apps/plugin-sql')) as {
+      default: DatabaseStatic;
+      Database?: DatabaseStatic;
+    };
+    const DatabaseCtor: DatabaseStatic = mod.default ?? (mod as { Database: DatabaseStatic }).Database;
+    const db = await DatabaseCtor.load('sqlite:' + DB_NAME);
+    await db.execute(`
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        conversation_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        sender_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        sender_device_id TEXT,
+        reply_to_id TEXT,
+        edited_at TEXT,
+        deleted_at TEXT,
+        created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+        plaintext TEXT
+      );
+    `);
+    await db.execute(
+      'CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_msgs_conv_created ON messages(conversation_id, created_at);',
+    );
+    // FTS5 virtual table for instant full-text search across the cache.
+    // Keeps only the searchable text columns (plaintext + sender), keyed
+    // by the message id so we can join back to the main row. Triggers
+    // mirror inserts/updates/deletes so the index never drifts.
+    //
+    // Falls back gracefully on FTS5-less builds: the IF NOT EXISTS keeps
+    // the call idempotent, and the surrounding try/catch already handles
+    // a CREATE failure by skipping the whole cache.
+    try {
+      await db.execute(
+        `CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages_fts USING fts5(
+          message_id UNINDEXED,
+          conversation_id UNINDEXED,
+          plaintext,
+          tokenize = 'unicode61 remove_diacritics 2'
+        );`,
+      );
+      await db.execute(
+        `CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS messages_ai AFTER INSERT ON messages BEGIN
+           INSERT INTO messages_fts (message_id, conversation_id, plaintext)
+           VALUES (new.id, new.conversation_id, COALESCE(new.plaintext, ''));
+         END;`,
+      );
+      await db.execute(
+        `CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS messages_ad AFTER DELETE ON messages BEGIN
+           DELETE FROM messages_fts WHERE message_id = old.id;
+         END;`,
+      );
+      await db.execute(
+        `CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS messages_au AFTER UPDATE ON messages BEGIN
+           DELETE FROM messages_fts WHERE message_id = old.id;
+           INSERT INTO messages_fts (message_id, conversation_id, plaintext)
+           VALUES (new.id, new.conversation_id, COALESCE(new.plaintext, ''));
+         END;`,
+      );
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.warn('FTS5 init failed — search falls back to in-memory scan', err);
+    }
+    return db;
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('messageCache init failed — falling back to memory-only', err);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function getDb(): Promise<Database | null> {
+  if (!dbPromise) dbPromise = loadDb();
+  return dbPromise;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Public API — all calls are no-ops when the cache isn't available (browser
+// preview, init error, etc.), so callers never need to guard.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface Row {
+  id: string;
+  conversation_id: string;
+  sender_id: string;
+  sender_device_id: string | null;
+  reply_to_id: string | null;
+  edited_at: string | null;
+  deleted_at: string | null;
+  created_at: string;
+  plaintext: string | null;
+}
+
+export async function loadCachedMessages(
+  conversationId: string,
+  limit = 500,
+): Promise<DecryptedMessage[]> {
+  const db = await getDb();
+  if (!db) return [];
+  try {
+    const rows = await db.select<Row>(
+      'SELECT * FROM messages WHERE conversation_id = $1 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $2',
+      [conversationId, limit],
+    );
+    return rows
+      .reverse()
+      .map((r) => ({
+        id: r.id,
+        conversationId: r.conversation_id,
+        senderId: r.sender_id,
+        senderDeviceId: r.sender_device_id,
+        replyToId: r.reply_to_id,
+        editedAt: r.edited_at,
+        deletedAt: r.deleted_at,
+        createdAt: r.created_at,
+        plaintext: r.plaintext,
+      }));
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('loadCachedMessages failed', err);
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+export async function persistMessages(
+  conversationId: string,
+  messages: DecryptedMessage[],
+): Promise<void> {
+  const db = await getDb();
+  if (!db || messages.length === 0) return;
+  try {
+    // Replace strategy: each message is keyed by id so upsert is "INSERT OR
+    // REPLACE". Attachments + forward chains are part of `plaintext` JSON so
+    // nothing lives outside this table.
+    for (const m of messages) {
+      await db.execute(
+        `INSERT OR REPLACE INTO messages
+         (id, conversation_id, sender_id, sender_device_id, reply_to_id,
+          edited_at, deleted_at, created_at, plaintext)
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9)`,
+        [
+          m.id,
+          conversationId,
+          m.senderId,
+          m.senderDeviceId,
+          m.replyToId,
+          m.editedAt,
+          m.deletedAt,
+          m.createdAt,
+          m.plaintext,
+        ],
+      );
+    }
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('persistMessages failed', err);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function deleteCachedMessage(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const db = await getDb();
+  if (!db) return;
+  try {
+    await db.execute('DELETE FROM messages WHERE id = $1', [id]);
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('deleteCachedMessage failed', err);
+  }
+}
+
+// Full-text search across cached messages. Returns rows in newest-first
+// order; caller maps to DecryptedMessage. Empty result on cache-miss or
+// FTS5 not available — caller should fall back to in-memory regex.
+export async function searchCachedMessages(
+  conversationId: string,
+  query: string,
+  limit = 200,
+): Promise<DecryptedMessage[]> {
+  const db = await getDb();
+  if (!db) return [];
+  const trimmed = query.trim();
+  if (trimmed.length === 0) return [];
+  // Sanitize for FTS5 MATCH syntax. Strip quotes + control chars; wrap in
+  // an OR over each token with a trailing wildcard so partial words match.
+  // Hyphens + colons are FTS5 operators so we drop them.
+  const tokens = trimmed
+    .replace(/["'\u0000-\u001f]/g, ' ')
+    .replace(/[-:^]/g, ' ')
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  if (tokens.length === 0) return [];
+  const matchExpr = tokens.map((t) => '"' + t.replace(/"/g, '') + '"*').join(' AND ');
+  try {
+    const rows = await db.select<Row>(
+      `SELECT m.* FROM messages m
+       JOIN messages_fts f ON f.message_id = m.id
+       WHERE f.conversation_id = $1 AND messages_fts MATCH $2
+       ORDER BY m.created_at DESC
+       LIMIT $3`,
+      [conversationId, matchExpr, limit],
+    );
+    return rows.map((r) => ({
+      id: r.id,
+      conversationId: r.conversation_id,
+      senderId: r.sender_id,
+      senderDeviceId: r.sender_device_id,
+      replyToId: r.reply_to_id,
+      editedAt: r.edited_at,
+      deletedAt: r.deleted_at,
+      createdAt: r.created_at,
+      plaintext: r.plaintext,
+    }));
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('searchCachedMessages failed', err);
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+// Housekeeping — run once per session to bound the cache size. Keeps the
+// latest KEEP_PER_CONV messages per conversation.
+const KEEP_PER_CONV = 1000;
+
+export async function pruneCache(): Promise<void> {
+  const db = await getDb();
+  if (!db) return;
+  try {
+    await db.execute(
+      `DELETE FROM messages WHERE id IN (
+         SELECT id FROM messages m
+         WHERE (
+           SELECT COUNT(*) FROM messages m2
+           WHERE m2.conversation_id = m.conversation_id
+             AND m2.created_at > m.created_at
+         ) >= $1
+       )`,
+      [KEEP_PER_CONV],
+    );
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    console.warn('pruneCache failed', err);
+  }
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/micPipeline.ts

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+// Shared Web Audio graph that sits between the raw microphone MediaStream
+// and LiveKit's published track. Mixes live mic with on-demand soundboard
+// buffers so both paths reach the peer through a single published track,
+// and lets us locally monitor soundboard output without feedback from the
+// mic path.
+//
+// Graph:
+//   rawMicSource ──► micGain ──┐
+//                              ├─► destinationNode ─► publishedTrack
+//   sbBufferSources ─► sbGain ─┤
+//                              └─► monitorGain ─► ctx.destination (local hear,
+//                                                 soundboard only)
+//
+// Lifetime:
+//   createMicPipeline(rawTrack) — builds graph + AudioContext
+//   pipeline.outputTrack         — pass to `localParticipant.publishTrack`
+//   pipeline.setMicGain(0..1)    — mute / PTT
+//   pipeline.setSoundboardGain(..) / setMonitorGain(..) — sb master + local hear
+//   pipeline.playBuffer(buffer, opts) — returns a handle so callers can stop
+//   pipeline.stopAll(buffers?)   — kill every active sb source (or only one id)
+//   pipeline.replaceMicTrack(newTrack) — hot-swap on device change
+//   pipeline.destroy()           — close ctx, stop owned tracks
+
+export interface PlayBufferOpts {
+  /** Per-source gain 0..1, multiplied by sb master. */
+  gain?: number;
+  /** Stable id — calling playBuffer with the same id stops the previous one
+   *  first (single-fire mode). Omit for overlap mode. */
+  id?: string;
+  /** Fired when the buffer ends naturally (not when stopped manually). */
+  onEnded?: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface PlayHandle {
+  id: string | null;
+  stop(): void;
+}
+
+export interface MicPipeline {
+  readonly outputTrack: MediaStreamTrack;
+  setMicGain(value: number): void;
+  setSoundboardGain(value: number): void;
+  setMonitorGain(value: number): void;
+  replaceMicTrack(newTrack: MediaStreamTrack): void;
+  playBuffer(buffer: AudioBuffer, opts?: PlayBufferOpts): PlayHandle;
+  stopAll(id?: string): void;
+  destroy(): void;
+}
+
+interface ActiveSource {
+  id: string | null;
+  node: AudioBufferSourceNode;
+  gain: GainNode;
+}
+
+// Clamp helper — avoid letting callers pass NaN or out-of-range values.
+function clamp01(v: number): number {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(v)) return 0;
+  if (v < 0) return 0;
+  if (v > 1) return 1;
+  return v;
+}
+
+export function createMicPipeline(rawTrack: MediaStreamTrack): MicPipeline {
+  const AudioCtx =
+    window.AudioContext ??
+    (window as unknown as { webkitAudioContext?: typeof AudioContext }).webkitAudioContext;
+  if (!AudioCtx) {
+    throw new Error('AudioContext unavailable');
+  }
+
+  const ctx = new AudioCtx();
+
+  const micGain = ctx.createGain();
+  micGain.gain.value = 1;
+
+  const sbGain = ctx.createGain();
+  sbGain.gain.value = 1;
+
+  const monitorGain = ctx.createGain();
+  monitorGain.gain.value = 1;
+
+  const dest = ctx.createMediaStreamDestination();
+
+  // Mic path → published only.
+  micGain.connect(dest);
+
+  // Soundboard path → published + local monitor.
+  sbGain.connect(dest);
+  sbGain.connect(monitorGain);
+  monitorGain.connect(ctx.destination);
+
+  let currentRawTrack: MediaStreamTrack = rawTrack;
+  let micSource: MediaStreamAudioSourceNode = buildMicSource(ctx, rawTrack, micGain);
+
+  const active = new Set<ActiveSource>();
+  let destroyed = false;
+
+  function buildMicSource(
+    c: AudioContext,
+    t: MediaStreamTrack,
+    target: AudioNode,
+  ): MediaStreamAudioSourceNode {
+    const stream = new MediaStream([t]);
+    const node = c.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
+    node.connect(target);
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  const outputTrack = dest.stream.getAudioTracks()[0];
+  if (!outputTrack) {
+    throw new Error('MediaStreamAudioDestinationNode produced no audio track');
+  }
+
+  return {
+    outputTrack,
+
+    setMicGain(value: number) {
+      if (destroyed) return;
+      const v = clamp01(value);
+      micGain.gain.setTargetAtTime(v, ctx.currentTime, 0.01);
+    },
+
+    setSoundboardGain(value: number) {
+      if (destroyed) return;
+      const v = clamp01(value);
+      sbGain.gain.setTargetAtTime(v, ctx.currentTime, 0.01);
+    },
+
+    setMonitorGain(value: number) {
+      if (destroyed) return;
+      const v = clamp01(value);
+      monitorGain.gain.setTargetAtTime(v, ctx.currentTime, 0.01);
+    },
+
+    replaceMicTrack(newTrack: MediaStreamTrack) {
+      if (destroyed) return;
+      // Tear down the old MediaStreamSourceNode and stop the raw track we
+      // owned. Caller passes ownership of `newTrack` to the pipeline.
+      try {
+        micSource.disconnect();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      if (currentRawTrack !== newTrack) {
+        try {
+          currentRawTrack.stop();
+        } catch {
+          /* ignore */
+        }
+      }
+      currentRawTrack = newTrack;
+      micSource = buildMicSource(ctx, newTrack, micGain);
+    },
+
+    playBuffer(buffer: AudioBuffer, opts: PlayBufferOpts = {}): PlayHandle {
+      if (destroyed) {
+        return { id: opts.id ?? null, stop: () => undefined };
+      }
+
+      // Single-fire: stop previous instance of the same id so holding a
+      // hotkey doesn't stack a dozen overlapping plays.
+      if (opts.id) {
+        for (const entry of active) {
+          if (entry.id === opts.id) stopActive(entry);
+        }
+      }
+
+      const node = ctx.createBufferSource();
+      node.buffer = buffer;
+
+      const g = ctx.createGain();
+      g.gain.value = clamp01(opts.gain ?? 1);
+
+      node.connect(g);
+      g.connect(sbGain);
+
+      const entry: ActiveSource = { id: opts.id ?? null, node, gain: g };
+      active.add(entry);
+
+      node.onended = () => {
+        if (!active.has(entry)) return;
+        try {
+          node.disconnect();
+        } catch {
+          /* ignore */
+        }
+        try {
+          g.disconnect();
+        } catch {
+          /* ignore */
+        }
+        active.delete(entry);
+        opts.onEnded?.();
+      };
+
+      try {
+        node.start();
+      } catch {
+        active.delete(entry);
+      }
+
+      return {
+        id: entry.id,
+        stop: () => stopActive(entry),
+      };
+    },
+
+    stopAll(id?: string) {
+      for (const entry of Array.from(active)) {
+        if (id !== undefined && entry.id !== id) continue;
+        stopActive(entry);
+      }
+    },
+
+    destroy() {
+      if (destroyed) return;
+      destroyed = true;
+      for (const entry of Array.from(active)) stopActive(entry);
+      try {
+        micSource.disconnect();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      try {
+        micGain.disconnect();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      try {
+        sbGain.disconnect();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      try {
+        monitorGain.disconnect();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      try {
+        currentRawTrack.stop();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      try {
+        outputTrack.stop();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      void ctx.close().catch(() => {
+        /* ignore */
+      });
+    },
+  };
+
+  function stopActive(entry: ActiveSource): void {
+    try {
+      entry.node.onended = null;
+      entry.node.stop();
+    } catch {
+      /* already ended */
+    }
+    try {
+      entry.node.disconnect();
+    } catch {
+      /* ignore */
+    }
+    try {
+      entry.gain.disconnect();
+    } catch {
+      /* ignore */
+    }
+    active.delete(entry);
+  }
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/nativeCryptoOps.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// Native accelerators for the crypto ops whose JS/WASM runtime is slow
+// enough to matter. The sync `CryptoBackend` interface stays on WASM because
+// migrating every call-site to async would break most of the shared crypto
+// code for no runtime win — per-message AEAD already runs in a worker and
+// its 15µs-vs-80µs delta is lost in IPC overhead (~40µs round-trip).
+//
+// The two ops we actually accelerate:
+//   * Argon2id password hashing (vault unlock, backup import/export)
+//   * Randomness (fast enough inline, but we expose it so future Rust-only
+//     flows don't need to route through the WASM backend).
+//
+// All fall back to WASM when the Tauri runtime isn't present (browser
+// preview, dev server) so the same code paths keep working.
+
+import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
+import _sodium from 'libsodium-wrappers-sumo';
+
+import { isTauriRuntime } from './globalShortcut';
+
+function bytesToB64(bytes: Uint8Array): string {
+  let s = '';
+  for (const b of bytes) s += String.fromCharCode(b);
+  return btoa(s);
+}
+
+function b64ToBytes(s: string): Uint8Array {
+  const bin = atob(s);
+  const out = new Uint8Array(bin.length);
+  for (let i = 0; i < bin.length; i++) out[i] = bin.charCodeAt(i);
+  return out;
+}
+
+// Environment flag. Default ON in Tauri, OFF in browser-preview. Can be
+// force-disabled by setting VITE_USE_NATIVE_CRYPTO=false for debugging
+// a regression against the WASM baseline.
+const flagEnabled = (() => {
+  const raw = (import.meta as unknown as { env?: { VITE_USE_NATIVE_CRYPTO?: string } })
+    .env?.VITE_USE_NATIVE_CRYPTO;
+  if (raw === 'false' || raw === '0') return false;
+  return true;
+})();
+
+function nativeAvailable(): boolean {
+  return flagEnabled && isTauriRuntime();
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Argon2id password hashing
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export interface PwhashOpts {
+  password: string;
+  salt: Uint8Array;
+  outLen: number;
+  preset?: 'interactive' | 'moderate' | 'sensitive';
+}
+
+export async function pwhashArgon2id(opts: PwhashOpts): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  if (nativeAvailable()) {
+    try {
+      const b64 = await invoke<string>('crypto_pwhash', {
+        args: {
+          password: opts.password,
+          saltB64: bytesToB64(opts.salt),
+          outLen: opts.outLen,
+          preset: opts.preset ?? 'moderate',
+        },
+      });
+      return b64ToBytes(b64);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      // Tauri command not registered (e.g. older build) or unexpected failure.
+      // Fall through to WASM so the app stays functional.
+      console.warn('[nativeCryptoOps] pwhash native failed, falling back', err);
+    }
+  }
+  await _sodium.ready;
+  const s = _sodium;
+  const presetPair = (() => {
+    switch (opts.preset ?? 'moderate') {
+      case 'interactive':
+        return [s.crypto_pwhash_OPSLIMIT_INTERACTIVE, s.crypto_pwhash_MEMLIMIT_INTERACTIVE];
+      case 'sensitive':
+        return [s.crypto_pwhash_OPSLIMIT_SENSITIVE, s.crypto_pwhash_MEMLIMIT_SENSITIVE];
+      default:
+        return [s.crypto_pwhash_OPSLIMIT_MODERATE, s.crypto_pwhash_MEMLIMIT_MODERATE];
+    }
+  })();
+  return s.crypto_pwhash(
+    opts.outLen,
+    opts.password,
+    opts.salt,
+    presetPair[0]!,
+    presetPair[1]!,
+    s.crypto_pwhash_ALG_ARGON2ID13,
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Randombytes — native-first, WASM fallback. Used for non-hot-path nonces
+// and tokens; inline callers that need sync random should stay on the
+// backend interface.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function randomBytesAsync(len: number): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  if (nativeAvailable()) {
+    try {
+      const b64 = await invoke<string>('crypto_random_bytes', { len });
+      return b64ToBytes(b64);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.warn('[nativeCryptoOps] random native failed, falling back', err);
+    }
+  }
+  await _sodium.ready;
+  return _sodium.randombytes_buf(len);
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Secretbox + box accelerators — exposed but not auto-adopted. Call-sites
+// can migrate individually if they measure a win. Round-trip IPC is ~40µs
+// so per-op wins under 100µs usually lose to the WASM path.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function secretboxEncryptNative(
+  plaintext: Uint8Array,
+  nonce: Uint8Array,
+  key: Uint8Array,
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  if (!nativeAvailable()) throw new Error('native crypto unavailable');
+  const b64 = await invoke<string>('crypto_secretbox_encrypt', {
+    plaintextB64: bytesToB64(plaintext),
+    nonceB64: bytesToB64(nonce),
+    keyB64: bytesToB64(key),
+  });
+  return b64ToBytes(b64);
+}
+
+export async function secretboxDecryptNative(
+  ciphertext: Uint8Array,
+  nonce: Uint8Array,
+  key: Uint8Array,
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  if (!nativeAvailable()) throw new Error('native crypto unavailable');
+  const b64 = await invoke<string>('crypto_secretbox_decrypt', {
+    ciphertextB64: bytesToB64(ciphertext),
+    nonceB64: bytesToB64(nonce),
+    keyB64: bytesToB64(key),
+  });
+  return b64ToBytes(b64);
+}

apps/desktop/src/lib/nativeLiveKit.ts

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+// Thin JS wrapper around the Rust LiveKit bridge commands + events.
+// Mirrors the subset of `livekit-client` that CallContext actually uses
+// so the adapter can be swapped behind the `VITE_USE_RUST_LIVEKIT` flag.
+//
+// Phase B.1 — only connect/disconnect/data-channel/state events wired.
+// Mic, camera, screen-share, active-speakers, video rendering ship in
+// later phases. Components that call missing methods get a typed
+// "not implemented" error so regressions surface immediately.
+
+import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
+import { listen, type UnlistenFn } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
+
+import { isTauriRuntime } from './globalShortcut';
+
+export const rustLivekitFlag = (() => {
+  const raw = (import.meta as unknown as { env?: { VITE_USE_RUST_LIVEKIT?: string } })
+    .env?.VITE_USE_RUST_LIVEKIT;
+  return raw === 'true' || raw === '1';
+})();
+
+export function isRustLivekitAvailable(): boolean {
+  return rustLivekitFlag && isTauriRuntime();
+}
+
+export type NativeRoomState =
+  | { state: 'connecting' }
+  | { state: 'connected' }
+  | { state: 'disconnected' };
+
+export interface NativeParticipantEvent {
+  identity: string;
+  name?: string | undefined;
+}
+
+export interface NativeDataEvent {
+  identity: string;
+  payloadB64: string;
+  reliable: boolean;
+}
+
+type Listener<T> = (payload: T) => void;
+
+export class NativeRoom {
+  private unlistens: UnlistenFn[] = [];
+  private stateListeners = new Set<Listener<NativeRoomState>>();
+  private joinListeners = new Set<Listener<NativeParticipantEvent>>();
+  private leaveListeners = new Set<Listener<NativeParticipantEvent>>();
+  private dataListeners = new Set<Listener<NativeDataEvent>>();
+
+  async connect(url: string, token: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!isRustLivekitAvailable()) {
+      throw new Error('Rust LiveKit backend not available');
+    }
+    await this.subscribeEvents();
+    try {
+      await invoke('livekit_connect', { args: { url, token } });
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      await this.teardown();
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async disconnect(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await invoke('livekit_disconnect');
+    } finally {
+      await this.teardown();
+    }
+  }
+
+  async sendData(payload: Uint8Array, reliable: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    await invoke('livekit_send_data', {
+      payloadB64: bytesToB64(payload),
+      reliable,
+    });
+  }
+
+  onRoomState(fn: Listener<NativeRoomState>): () => void {
+    this.stateListeners.add(fn);
+    return () => this.stateListeners.delete(fn);
+  }
+  onParticipantJoined(fn: Listener<NativeParticipantEvent>): () => void {
+    this.joinListeners.add(fn);
+    return () => this.joinListeners.delete(fn);
+  }
+  onParticipantLeft(fn: Listener<NativeParticipantEvent>): () => void {
+    this.leaveListeners.add(fn);
+    return () => this.leaveListeners.delete(fn);
+  }
+  onDataReceived(fn: Listener<NativeDataEvent>): () => void {
+    this.dataListeners.add(fn);
+    return () => this.dataListeners.delete(fn);
+  }
+
+  private async subscribeEvents(): Promise<void> {
+    // Room state — connected / disconnected.
+    const uState = await listen<NativeRoomState>('livekit:room_state', (evt) => {
+      for (const fn of this.stateListeners) fn(evt.payload);
+    });
+    const uJoined = await listen<NativeParticipantEvent>('livekit:participant_joined', (evt) => {
+      for (const fn of this.joinListeners) fn(evt.payload);
+    });
+    const uLeft = await listen<NativeParticipantEvent>('livekit:participant_left', (evt) => {
+      for (const fn of this.leaveListeners) fn(evt.payload);
+    });
+    const uData = await listen<NativeDataEvent>('livekit:data_received', (evt) => {
+      for (const fn of this.dataListeners) fn(evt.payload);
+    });
+    this.unlistens.push(uState, uJoined, uLeft, uData);
+  }
+
+  private async teardown(): Promise<void> {
+    for (const unlisten of this.unlistens) {
+      try {
+        unlisten();
+      } catch {
+        /* unlistens become no-op after first call */
+      }
+    }
+    this.unlistens = [];
+    this.stateListeners.clear();
+    this.joinListeners.clear();
+    this.leaveListeners.clear();
+    this.dataListeners.clear();
+  }
+}
+
+function bytesToB64(bytes: Uint8Array): string {
+  let s = '';
+  for (const b of bytes) s += String.fromCharCode(b);
+  return btoa(s);
+}