Fix LuxTTS + Chatterbox in prod: bundle espeak/perth data, fix multiprocessing

- collect-all piper_phonemize to bundle espeak-ng-data for LuxTTS phonemization
- Set ESPEAK_DATA_PATH in frozen builds so the C library finds bundled data
- collect-all perth to bundle pretrained watermark model for Chatterbox
- Add multiprocessing.freeze_support() to fix resource_tracker subprocess crash

.bumpversion.cfg

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.2.0
+current_version = 0.2.3
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = v{new_version}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pyinstaller
           pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
+          pip install --no-deps chatterbox-tts
 
       - name: Install MLX dependencies (Apple Silicon only)
         if: matrix.backend == 'mlx'
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           p12-file-base64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
           p12-password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0.6
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pyinstaller
           pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
+          pip install --no-deps chatterbox-tts
 
       - name: Install PyTorch with CUDA 12.1
         run: |

app/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@voicebox/app",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

app/src/components/AudioPlayer/AudioPlayer.tsx

@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
           barRadius: 2,
           height: 80,
           normalize: true,
-          backend: 'WebAudio',
+          // Use MediaElement backend (default). Unlike the WebAudio backend,
+          // MediaElement uses a standard <audio> element for playback which
+          // benefits from the browser/webview's built-in audio session recovery.
+          // This prevents audio loss when another app steals audio output or
+          // the system audio session is interrupted.
           interact: true, // Enable interaction (click to seek)
           mediaControls: false, // Don't show native controls
         });
@@ -189,15 +193,6 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
         const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
         wavesurfer.setVolume(currentVolume);
 
-        // Get the underlying audio element and ensure it's not muted
-        // (unless we're using native playback, which will be set later)
-        const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-        if (mediaElement && !isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-          mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-          mediaElement.muted = false;
-          debug.log('Audio element volume:', mediaElement.volume, 'muted:', mediaElement.muted);
-        }
-
         // Auto-play when ready - check if we should use native playback
         // Get current values from the store and queries at runtime (not captured closure values)
         const currentAudioUrl = usePlayerStore.getState().audioUrl;
@@ -264,21 +259,8 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
             debug.log('Should use native playback:', shouldUseNative);
 
             if (!shouldUseNative) {
-              debug.log('No custom devices assigned, falling back to WaveSurfer');
-              // Reset native playback flag and unmute WaveSurfer
+              debug.log('No custom devices assigned, using standard playback');
               isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = false;
-              const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-              if (mediaElement) {
-                const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-                mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-                mediaElement.muted = false;
-                debug.log(
-                  'WaveSurfer unmuted for normal playback - volume:',
-                  mediaElement.volume,
-                  'muted:',
-                  mediaElement.muted,
-                );
-              }
             } else {
               const deviceIds = assignedChannels.flatMap((ch: any) => ch.device_ids);
               debug.log('Device IDs to play to:', deviceIds);
@@ -299,19 +281,10 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
                   // Mark that we're using native playback
                   isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = true;
 
-                  // Mute WaveSurfer's audio element to prevent UI audio output
-                  // Keep WaveSurfer running for visualization
-                  const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-                  if (mediaElement) {
-                    mediaElement.volume = 0;
-                    mediaElement.muted = true;
-                    debug.log(
-                      'WaveSurfer muted for native playback - volume:',
-                      mediaElement.volume,
-                      'muted:',
-                      mediaElement.muted,
-                    );
-                  }
+                  // Mute WaveSurfer's audio output — native handles the actual sound
+                  // Keep WaveSurfer running for waveform visualization
+                  wavesurfer.setVolume(0);
+                  wavesurfer.setMuted(true);
 
                   // Start WaveSurfer playback for visualization (muted)
                   wavesurfer.play().catch((error) => {
@@ -334,38 +307,15 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
               'Native playback failed during auto-play, falling back to WaveSurfer:',
               error,
             );
-            // Reset native playback flag and unmute WaveSurfer
             isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = false;
-            const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-            if (mediaElement) {
-              const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-              mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-              mediaElement.muted = false;
-              debug.log(
-                'WaveSurfer unmuted after native playback failure - volume:',
-                mediaElement.volume,
-                'muted:',
-                mediaElement.muted,
-              );
-            }
             // Fall through to WaveSurfer playback
           }
-        } else {
-          debug.log('Not using native playback, using WaveSurfer');
-          // Reset native playback flag and unmute WaveSurfer
-          isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = false;
-          const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-          if (mediaElement) {
-            const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-            mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-            mediaElement.muted = false;
-            debug.log(
-              'WaveSurfer unmuted for normal playback - volume:',
-              mediaElement.volume,
-              'muted:',
-              mediaElement.muted,
-            );
-          }
+        }
+
+        // Standard playback path — ensure WaveSurfer is unmuted
+        if (!isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
+          wavesurfer.setMuted(false);
+          wavesurfer.setVolume(usePlayerStore.getState().volume);
         }
 
         // Only auto-play if shouldAutoPlay flag is set (user explicitly clicked to play)
@@ -389,28 +339,6 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
       // Handle play/pause
       wavesurfer.on('play', () => {
         setIsPlaying(true);
-        // Ensure audio element volume is set correctly
-        const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-        if (mediaElement) {
-          // Double-check: if using native playback, keep WaveSurfer muted
-          // Otherwise, ensure it's unmuted
-          if (isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-            mediaElement.volume = 0;
-            mediaElement.muted = true;
-            debug.log('Playing (native mode) - WaveSurfer muted for visualization only');
-          } else {
-            // Ensure WaveSurfer is unmuted for normal playback
-            const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-            mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-            mediaElement.muted = false;
-            debug.log(
-              'Playing (normal mode) - volume:',
-              mediaElement.volume,
-              'muted:',
-              mediaElement.muted,
-            );
-          }
-        }
       });
       wavesurfer.on('pause', () => setIsPlaying(false));
       wavesurfer.on('finish', () => {
@@ -492,11 +420,6 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
       if (wavesurferRef.current) {
         debug.log('Destroying WaveSurfer instance');
         try {
-          const mediaElement = wavesurferRef.current.getMediaElement();
-          if (mediaElement) {
-            mediaElement.pause();
-            mediaElement.src = '';
-          }
           wavesurferRef.current.destroy();
         } catch (error) {
           debug.error('Error destroying WaveSurfer:', error);
@@ -537,13 +460,10 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
     }
 
     // Reset native playback flag when loading new audio
-    // Also unmute WaveSurfer if it was muted
+    // Unmute WaveSurfer if it was muted for native playback
     if (isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-      const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-      if (mediaElement) {
-        mediaElement.muted = false;
-        mediaElement.volume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-      }
+      wavesurfer.setMuted(false);
+      wavesurfer.setVolume(usePlayerStore.getState().volume);
     }
     isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = false;
 
@@ -559,16 +479,7 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
         wavesurfer.pause();
       }
 
-      // Stop the media element explicitly
-      const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-      if (mediaElement) {
-        debug.log('Stopping media element');
-        mediaElement.pause();
-        mediaElement.currentTime = 0;
-        mediaElement.src = '';
-      }
-
-      // Use empty() to completely destroy the waveform and media element
+      // Use empty() to completely destroy the waveform and reset media
       debug.log('Calling wavesurfer.empty() to destroy audio');
       wavesurfer.empty();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -623,20 +534,13 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
   // Sync volume
   useEffect(() => {
     if (wavesurferRef.current) {
-      wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(volume);
-      // Also ensure the underlying audio element volume is set
-      const mediaElement = wavesurferRef.current.getMediaElement();
-      if (mediaElement) {
-        // If using native playback, keep WaveSurfer muted regardless of volume setting
-        if (isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-          mediaElement.volume = 0;
-          mediaElement.muted = true;
-          debug.log('Volume sync: Using native playback, keeping WaveSurfer muted');
-        } else {
-          mediaElement.volume = volume;
-          mediaElement.muted = volume === 0;
-          debug.log('Volume synced:', volume, 'muted:', mediaElement.muted);
-        }
+      // If using native playback, keep WaveSurfer muted regardless of volume setting
+      if (isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
+        wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(0);
+        debug.log('Volume sync: Using native playback, keeping WaveSurfer muted');
+      } else {
+        wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(volume);
+        debug.log('Volume synced:', volume);
       }
     }
   }, [volume]);
@@ -757,11 +661,8 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
           isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = true;
 
           // Mute WaveSurfer and start it for visualization
-          const mediaElement = wavesurferRef.current.getMediaElement();
-          if (mediaElement) {
-            mediaElement.volume = 0;
-            mediaElement.muted = true;
-          }
+          wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(0);
+          wavesurferRef.current.setMuted(true);
 
           // Start WaveSurfer for visualization (muted)
           wavesurferRef.current.play().catch((error) => {
@@ -785,11 +686,8 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
     } else {
       // Ensure WaveSurfer is not muted if not using native playback
       if (!isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-        const mediaElement = wavesurferRef.current.getMediaElement();
-        if (mediaElement) {
-          mediaElement.muted = false;
-          mediaElement.volume = volume;
-        }
+        wavesurferRef.current.setMuted(false);
+        wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(volume);
       }
 
       wavesurferRef.current.play().catch((error) => {

app/src/components/EffectsTab/EffectsDetail.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { EffectsChainEditor } from '@/components/Effects/EffectsChainEditor';
 import { GenerationPicker } from '@/components/Effects/GenerationPicker';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
 import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator';
@@ -29,6 +37,11 @@ export function EffectsDetail() {
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [deleting, setDeleting] = useState(false);
 
+  // "Save as Custom" dialog state
+  const [saveAsDialogOpen, setSaveAsDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [saveAsName, setSaveAsName] = useState('');
+  const [saveAsDescription, setSaveAsDescription] = useState('');
+
   // Preview state
   const [previewGenId, setPreviewGenId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [previewLoading, setPreviewLoading] = useState(false);
@@ -165,8 +178,38 @@ export function EffectsDetail() {
     }
   }
 
-  async function handleSaveAsNew() {
-    await handleSaveNew();
+  function handleSaveAsNew() {
+    // Open the dialog with a suggested name based on the current preset
+    setSaveAsName(`${name} (Copy)`);
+    setSaveAsDescription(description);
+    setSaveAsDialogOpen(true);
+  }
+
+  async function handleSaveAsConfirm() {
+    if (!saveAsName.trim()) {
+      toast({ title: 'Name required', variant: 'destructive' });
+      return;
+    }
+    setSaving(true);
+    try {
+      const created = await apiClient.createEffectPreset({
+        name: saveAsName.trim(),
+        description: saveAsDescription.trim() || undefined,
+        effects_chain: workingChain,
+      });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['effect-presets'] });
+      setSaveAsDialogOpen(false);
+      setSelectedPresetId(created.id);
+      toast({ title: 'Preset saved', description: `"${created.name}" has been created.` });
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast({
+        title: 'Failed to save',
+        description: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+        variant: 'destructive',
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
   }
 
   async function handleDelete() {
@@ -327,6 +370,53 @@ export function EffectsDetail() {
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
+
+      {/* Save as Custom dialog */}
+      <Dialog open={saveAsDialogOpen} onOpenChange={setSaveAsDialogOpen}>
+        <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-md">
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>Save as Custom Preset</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              Create a new custom preset based on the current effects chain.
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <div className="space-y-3 py-2">
+            <div className="space-y-1.5">
+              <Label className="text-xs">Name</Label>
+              <Input
+                value={saveAsName}
+                onChange={(e) => setSaveAsName(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="My preset..."
+                className="h-9"
+                autoFocus
+                onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                  if (e.key === 'Enter' && saveAsName.trim()) {
+                    handleSaveAsConfirm();
+                  }
+                }}
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div className="space-y-1.5">
+              <Label className="text-xs">Description</Label>
+              <Textarea
+                value={saveAsDescription}
+                onChange={(e) => setSaveAsDescription(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="Describe what this preset does..."
+                className="min-h-[60px] resize-none"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <DialogFooter>
+            <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setSaveAsDialogOpen(false)} disabled={saving}>
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+            <Button onClick={handleSaveAsConfirm} disabled={saving || !saveAsName.trim()}>
+              <Save className="h-3.5 w-3.5 mr-1.5" />
+              {saving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save'}
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
     </div>
   );
 }

app/src/components/ServerSettings/GpuAcceleration.tsx

@@ -246,13 +246,18 @@ export function GpuAcceleration() {
         {/* CUDA download section - only show when no GPU is active (native or CUDA) */}
         {!hasNativeGpu && !isCurrentlyCuda && (
           <>
-            {/* Download progress */}
+            {/* Download progress (manual download or auto-update) */}
             {cudaDownloading && downloadProgress && (
               <div className="space-y-2">
                 <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-sm">
                   <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                     <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
-                    <span>{downloadProgress.filename || 'Downloading CUDA backend...'}</span>
+                    <span>
+                      {downloadProgress.filename ||
+                        (cudaAvailable
+                          ? 'Updating CUDA backend...'
+                          : 'Downloading CUDA backend...')}
+                    </span>
                   </div>
                   {downloadProgress.total > 0 && (
                     <span className="text-muted-foreground">

app/src/components/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ export function Sidebar({ isMacOS }: SidebarProps) {
 
       {/* Navigation Buttons */}
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-        {tabs.map((tab) => {
+        {tabs.map((tab, index) => {
           const Icon = tab.icon;
           // For index route, use exact match; for others, use default matching
           const isActive =
             tab.path === '/' ? matchRoute({ to: '/', exact: true }) : matchRoute({ to: tab.path });
 
+          // Accent fades as buttons get further from the logo
+          const accentOpacity = Math.max(0.08, 0.5 - index * 0.07);
+
           return (
             <Link
               key={tab.id}
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ export function Sidebar({ isMacOS }: SidebarProps) {
                   style={{
                     maskImage: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, black, transparent 60%)',
                     WebkitMaskImage: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, black, transparent 60%)',
-                    border: '1px solid hsl(var(--accent) / 0.5)',
+                    border: `1px solid hsl(var(--accent) / ${accentOpacity})`,
                   }}
                 />
               )}

backend/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Backend package
 
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.3"

backend/backends/chatterbox_backend.py

@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ class ChatterboxTTSBackend:
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))
             raise
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to load Chatterbox: {e}")
+            import traceback
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load Chatterbox: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
             if not is_cached:
                 progress_manager.mark_error(model_name, str(e))
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))

backend/backends/chatterbox_turbo_backend.py

@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ class ChatterboxTurboTTSBackend:
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))
             raise
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to load Chatterbox Turbo: {e}")
+            import traceback
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load Chatterbox Turbo: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
             if not is_cached:
                 progress_manager.mark_error(model_name, str(e))
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))

backend/backends/luxtts_backend.py

@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ class LuxTTSBackend:
             logger.info("LuxTTS loaded successfully")
 
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to load LuxTTS: {e}")
+            import traceback
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load LuxTTS: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
             if not is_cached:
                 progress_manager.mark_error(model_name, str(e))
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))

backend/build_binary.py

@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ def build_server(cuda=False):
         '--name', binary_name,
     ]
 
+    # Hide console window on Windows only. On macOS/Linux the sidecar needs
+    # stdout/stderr for Tauri to capture logs.
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        args.append('--noconsole')
+
     # Add local qwen_tts path if specified (for editable installs)
     qwen_tts_path = os.getenv('QWEN_TTS_PATH')
     if qwen_tts_path and Path(qwen_tts_path).exists():
@@ -67,6 +72,16 @@ def build_server(cuda=False):
         '--hidden-import', 'backend.utils.effects',
         '--hidden-import', 'backend.versions',
         '--hidden-import', 'pedalboard',
+        '--hidden-import', 'chatterbox',
+        '--hidden-import', 'chatterbox.tts_turbo',
+        '--hidden-import', 'chatterbox.mtl_tts',
+        '--hidden-import', 'backend.backends.chatterbox_backend',
+        '--hidden-import', 'backend.backends.chatterbox_turbo_backend',
+        '--hidden-import', 'backend.backends.luxtts_backend',
+        '--hidden-import', 'zipvoice',
+        '--hidden-import', 'zipvoice.luxvoice',
+        '--collect-all', 'zipvoice',
+        '--collect-all', 'linacodec',
         '--hidden-import', 'torch',
         '--hidden-import', 'transformers',
         '--hidden-import', 'fastapi',
@@ -81,11 +96,27 @@ def build_server(cuda=False):
         '--hidden-import', 'qwen_tts.core',
         '--hidden-import', 'qwen_tts.cli',
         '--copy-metadata', 'qwen-tts',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'requests',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'transformers',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'huggingface-hub',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'tokenizers',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'safetensors',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'tqdm',
+        '--hidden-import', 'requests',
         '--collect-submodules', 'qwen_tts',
         '--collect-data', 'qwen_tts',
         # Fix for pkg_resources and jaraco namespace packages
         '--hidden-import', 'pkg_resources.extern',
         '--collect-submodules', 'jaraco',
+        # inflect uses typeguard @typechecked which calls inspect.getsource()
+        # at import time — needs .py source files, not just .pyc bytecode
+        '--collect-all', 'inflect',
+        # perth ships pretrained watermark model files (hparams.yaml, .pth.tar)
+        # in perth/perth_net/pretrained/ — needed by chatterbox at runtime
+        '--collect-all', 'perth',
+        # piper_phonemize ships espeak-ng-data/ (phoneme tables, language dicts)
+        # needed by LuxTTS for text-to-phoneme conversion
+        '--collect-all', 'piper_phonemize',
     ])
 
     # Add CUDA-specific hidden imports

backend/cuda_download.py

@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ async def download_cuda_binary(version: Optional[str] = None):
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warning(f"Could not fetch checksum file — skipping verification: {e}")
 
+            # Get total size across all parts by issuing HEAD requests
+            total_size = 0
+            for part_name in parts:
+                try:
+                    head_resp = await client.head(f"{base_url}/{part_name}")
+                    content_length = int(head_resp.headers.get("content-length", 0))
+                    total_size += content_length
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            logger.info(f"Total download size: {total_size / 1024 / 1024:.1f} MB")
+
             # Download and concatenate parts
             total_downloaded = 0
             with open(temp_path, "wb") as f:
@@ -142,8 +153,8 @@ async def download_cuda_binary(version: Optional[str] = None):
                             f.write(chunk)
                             total_downloaded += len(chunk)
                             progress.update_progress(
-                                PROGRESS_KEY, current=total_downloaded, total=0,
-                                filename=f"Part {i + 1}/{len(parts)}",
+                                PROGRESS_KEY, current=total_downloaded, total=total_size,
+                                filename=f"Downloading CUDA backend ({i + 1}/{len(parts)})",
                                 status="downloading",
                             )
 
@@ -188,6 +199,56 @@ async def download_cuda_binary(version: Optional[str] = None):
         raise
 
 
+def get_cuda_binary_version() -> Optional[str]:
+    """Get the version of the installed CUDA binary, or None if not installed."""
+    import subprocess
+    cuda_path = get_cuda_binary_path()
+    if not cuda_path:
+        return None
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [str(cuda_path), "--version"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30,
+        )
+        # Output format: "voicebox-server 0.2.0"
+        for line in result.stdout.strip().splitlines():
+            if "voicebox-server" in line:
+                return line.split()[-1]
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Could not get CUDA binary version: {e}")
+    return None
+
+
+async def check_and_update_cuda_binary():
+    """Check if the CUDA binary is outdated and auto-download if so.
+
+    Called on server startup. If a CUDA binary exists but its version
+    doesn't match the current app version, triggers a background download
+    of the updated CUDA binary. The download progress is visible to the
+    frontend via the existing SSE progress endpoint.
+    """
+    cuda_path = get_cuda_binary_path()
+    if not cuda_path:
+        return  # No CUDA binary installed, nothing to update
+
+    cuda_version = get_cuda_binary_version()
+    current_version = __version__
+
+    if cuda_version == current_version:
+        logger.info(f"CUDA binary is up to date (v{current_version})")
+        return
+
+    logger.info(
+        f"CUDA binary version mismatch: binary=v{cuda_version}, app=v{current_version}. "
+        f"Auto-downloading updated CUDA backend..."
+    )
+
+    try:
+        await download_cuda_binary()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Auto-update of CUDA binary failed: {e}")
+
+
 async def delete_cuda_binary() -> bool:
     """Delete the downloaded CUDA binary. Returns True if deleted."""
     path = get_cuda_binary_path()

backend/main.py

@@ -3104,6 +3104,10 @@ async def startup_event():
     print(f"Backend: {backend_type.upper()}")
     print(f"GPU available: {_get_gpu_status()}")
 
+    # Auto-update CUDA binary if installed but outdated
+    from .cuda_download import check_and_update_cuda_binary
+    _create_background_task(check_and_update_cuda_binary())
+
     # Initialize progress manager with main event loop for thread-safe operations
     try:
         progress_manager = get_progress_manager()

backend/server.py

@@ -6,6 +6,39 @@ absolute imports instead of relative imports.
 """
 
 import sys
+import os
+
+# On Windows with --noconsole (PyInstaller), sys.stdout/stderr are None.
+# They can also be broken file objects in some edge cases.
+# Redirect to devnull to prevent crashes from print()/tqdm/logging.
+def _is_writable(stream):
+    """Check if a stream is usable for writing."""
+    if stream is None:
+        return False
+    try:
+        stream.write("")
+        return True
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+if not _is_writable(sys.stdout):
+    sys.stdout = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+if not _is_writable(sys.stderr):
+    sys.stderr = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+
+# PyInstaller + multiprocessing: child processes re-execute the frozen binary
+# with internal arguments. freeze_support() handles this and exits early.
+import multiprocessing
+multiprocessing.freeze_support()
+
+# In frozen builds, piper_phonemize's espeak-ng C library falls back to
+# /usr/share/espeak-ng-data/ which doesn't exist.  Point it at the bundled
+# data directory instead.
+if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+    _meipass = getattr(sys, '_MEIPASS', os.path.dirname(sys.executable))
+    _espeak_data = os.path.join(_meipass, 'piper_phonemize', 'espeak-ng-data')
+    if os.path.isdir(_espeak_data):
+        os.environ.setdefault('ESPEAK_DATA_PATH', _espeak_data)
 
 # Fast path: handle --version before any heavy imports so the Rust
 # version check doesn't block for 30+ seconds loading torch etc.
@@ -58,6 +91,12 @@ def disable_watchdog():
     """Disable the parent watchdog so the server keeps running after parent exits."""
     global _watchdog_disabled
     _watchdog_disabled = True
+    # Ignore SIGHUP so the server survives when the parent Tauri process exits.
+    # On Unix, child processes receive SIGHUP when the parent's session leader
+    # exits, which would kill the server even though we want it to persist.
+    if sys.platform != "win32":
+        import signal
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, signal.SIG_IGN)
 
 
 def _start_parent_watchdog(parent_pid, data_dir=None):
@@ -130,7 +169,16 @@ def _start_parent_watchdog(parent_pid, data_dir=None):
                 watchdog_logger.info("Watchdog disabled (keep server running), stopping monitor")
                 return
             if not _is_pid_alive(parent_pid):
-                watchdog_logger.info(f"Parent process {parent_pid} gone, shutting down server...")
+                # Parent is gone. Before shutting down, give the app a moment
+                # to send /watchdog/disable — there is a race where the Tauri
+                # RunEvent::Exit handler sends the disable request while we are
+                # mid-iteration (already past the _watchdog_disabled check above).
+                watchdog_logger.info(f"Parent process {parent_pid} gone, waiting for possible disable request...")
+                time.sleep(1)
+                if _watchdog_disabled:
+                    watchdog_logger.info("Watchdog was disabled during grace period, keeping server alive")
+                    return
+                watchdog_logger.info("Watchdog still enabled after grace period, shutting down server...")
                 if sys.platform == "win32":
                     # sys.exit triggers SystemExit, allowing uvicorn to run
                     # shutdown handlers. os.kill(SIGTERM) on Windows calls

backend/utils/hf_progress.py

@@ -64,11 +64,17 @@ class HFProgressTracker:
                     if key in tqdm_kwargs:
                         filtered_kwargs[key] = value
                 
+                # Force-enable the progress bar — we're tracking progress ourselves,
+                # we don't need tqdm to render to a terminal, but we DO need
+                # self.n to be updated when update() is called.
+                filtered_kwargs['disable'] = False
+
                 # Try to initialize with filtered kwargs, fall back to all kwargs if that fails
                 try:
                     super().__init__(*args, **filtered_kwargs)
                 except TypeError:
                     # If filtering failed, try with all kwargs (maybe tqdm version accepts them)
+                    kwargs['disable'] = False
                     super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
                 
                 self._tracker_filename = filename or "unknown"

backend/voicebox-server.spec

@@ -1,35 +1,44 @@
 # -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
 from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_data_files
 from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_submodules
+from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_all
 from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import copy_metadata
 
 datas = []
-hiddenimports = ['backend', 'backend.main', 'backend.config', 'backend.database', 'backend.models', 'backend.profiles', 'backend.history', 'backend.tts', 'backend.transcribe', 'backend.platform_detect', 'backend.backends', 'backend.backends.pytorch_backend', 'backend.utils.audio', 'backend.utils.cache', 'backend.utils.progress', 'backend.utils.hf_progress', 'backend.utils.validation', 'torch', 'transformers', 'fastapi', 'uvicorn', 'sqlalchemy', 'librosa', 'soundfile', 'qwen_tts', 'qwen_tts.inference', 'qwen_tts.inference.qwen3_tts_model', 'qwen_tts.inference.qwen3_tts_tokenizer', 'qwen_tts.core', 'qwen_tts.cli', 'pkg_resources.extern', 'backend.backends.mlx_backend', 'mlx', 'mlx.core', 'mlx.nn', 'mlx_audio', 'mlx_audio.tts', 'mlx_audio.stt']
+binaries = []
+hiddenimports = ['backend', 'backend.main', 'backend.config', 'backend.database', 'backend.models', 'backend.profiles', 'backend.history', 'backend.tts', 'backend.transcribe', 'backend.platform_detect', 'backend.backends', 'backend.backends.pytorch_backend', 'backend.utils.audio', 'backend.utils.cache', 'backend.utils.progress', 'backend.utils.hf_progress', 'backend.utils.validation', 'backend.cuda_download', 'backend.effects', 'backend.utils.effects', 'backend.versions', 'pedalboard', 'chatterbox', 'chatterbox.tts_turbo', 'chatterbox.mtl_tts', 'backend.backends.chatterbox_backend', 'backend.backends.chatterbox_turbo_backend', 'backend.backends.luxtts_backend', 'zipvoice', 'zipvoice.luxvoice', 'torch', 'transformers', 'fastapi', 'uvicorn', 'sqlalchemy', 'librosa', 'soundfile', 'qwen_tts', 'qwen_tts.inference', 'qwen_tts.inference.qwen3_tts_model', 'qwen_tts.inference.qwen3_tts_tokenizer', 'qwen_tts.core', 'qwen_tts.cli', 'requests', 'pkg_resources.extern', 'backend.backends.mlx_backend', 'mlx', 'mlx.core', 'mlx.nn', 'mlx_audio', 'mlx_audio.tts', 'mlx_audio.stt']
 datas += collect_data_files('qwen_tts')
-# Use collect_all (not collect_data_files) so native .dylib and .metallib
-# files are bundled as binaries, not data. Without this, MLX raises OSError
-# when loading Metal shaders inside the PyInstaller bundle.
-from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_all as _collect_all
-_mlx_datas, _mlx_bins, _mlx_hidden = _collect_all('mlx')
-_mlxa_datas, _mlxa_bins, _mlxa_hidden = _collect_all('mlx_audio')
-datas += _mlx_datas + _mlxa_datas
 datas += copy_metadata('qwen-tts')
+datas += copy_metadata('requests')
+datas += copy_metadata('transformers')
+datas += copy_metadata('huggingface-hub')
+datas += copy_metadata('tokenizers')
+datas += copy_metadata('safetensors')
+datas += copy_metadata('tqdm')
 hiddenimports += collect_submodules('qwen_tts')
 hiddenimports += collect_submodules('jaraco')
 hiddenimports += collect_submodules('mlx')
 hiddenimports += collect_submodules('mlx_audio')
+tmp_ret = collect_all('zipvoice')
+datas += tmp_ret[0]; binaries += tmp_ret[1]; hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
+tmp_ret = collect_all('linacodec')
+datas += tmp_ret[0]; binaries += tmp_ret[1]; hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
+tmp_ret = collect_all('mlx')
+datas += tmp_ret[0]; binaries += tmp_ret[1]; hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
+tmp_ret = collect_all('mlx_audio')
+datas += tmp_ret[0]; binaries += tmp_ret[1]; hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
 
 
 a = Analysis(
     ['server.py'],
     pathex=[],
-    binaries=_mlx_bins + _mlxa_bins,
+    binaries=binaries,
     datas=datas,
     hiddenimports=hiddenimports,
     hookspath=[],
     hooksconfig={},
     runtime_hooks=[],
-    excludes=[],
+    excludes=['nvidia', 'nvidia.cublas', 'nvidia.cuda_cupti', 'nvidia.cuda_nvrtc', 'nvidia.cuda_runtime', 'nvidia.cudnn', 'nvidia.cufft', 'nvidia.curand', 'nvidia.cusolver', 'nvidia.cusparse', 'nvidia.nccl', 'nvidia.nvjitlink', 'nvidia.nvtx'],
     noarchive=False,
     optimize=0,
 )

bun.lock

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     },
     "app": {
       "name": "@voicebox/app",
-      "version": "0.1.13",
+      "version": "0.2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
         "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
@@ -72,13 +72,15 @@
     },
     "landing": {
       "name": "@voicebox/landing",
-      "version": "0.1.13",
+      "version": "0.2.0",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@fontsource/space-grotesk": "^5.2.10",
         "@radix-ui/react-separator": "^1.1.8",
         "@radix-ui/react-slot": "^1.2.4",
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.17",
         "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+        "framer-motion": "^12.36.0",
         "lucide-react": "^0.316.0",
         "next": "^16.1.3",
         "postcss": "^8.4.33",
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@
         "tailwind-merge": "^3.4.0",
         "tailwindcss": "^3.4.1",
         "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
+        "wavesurfer.js": "^7.12.2",
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^20.11.5",
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@
     },
     "tauri": {
       "name": "@voicebox/tauri",
-      "version": "0.1.13",
+      "version": "0.2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.0.0",
         "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog": "^2.0.0",
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@
     },
     "web": {
       "name": "@voicebox/web",
-      "version": "0.1.13",
+      "version": "0.2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.0.0",
         "react": "^18.3.0",
@@ -274,6 +277,8 @@
 
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+    "@fontsource/space-grotesk": ["@fontsource/[email protected]", "", {}, "sha512-XNXEbT74OIITPqw2H6HXwPDp85fy43uxfBwFR5PU+9sLnjuLj12KlhVM9nZVN6q6dlKjkuN8JisW/OBxwxgUew=="],
+
     "@hookform/resolvers": ["@hookform/[email protected]", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react-hook-form": "^7.0.0" } }, "sha512-79Dv+3mDF7i+2ajj7SkypSKHhl1cbln1OGavqrsF7p6mbUv11xpqpacPsGDCTRvCSjEEIez2ef1NveSVL3b0Ag=="],
 
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@@ -1152,12 +1157,16 @@
 
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+    "@voicebox/landing/framer-motion": ["[email protected]", "", { "dependencies": { "motion-dom": "^12.36.0", "motion-utils": "^12.36.0", "tslib": "^2.4.0" }, "peerDependencies": { "@emotion/is-prop-valid": "*", "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0", "react-dom": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0" }, "optionalPeers": ["@emotion/is-prop-valid", "react", "react-dom"] }, "sha512-4PqYHAT7gev0ke0wos+PyrcFxI0HScjm3asgU8nSYa8YzJFuwgIvdj3/s3ZaxLq0bUSboIn19A2WS/MHwLCvfw=="],
+
     "@voicebox/landing/lucide-react": ["[email protected]", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": "^16.5.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0" } }, "sha512-dTmYX1H4IXsRfVcj/KUxworV6814ApTl7iXaS21AimK2RUEl4j4AfOmqD3VR8phe5V91m4vEJ8tCK4uT1jE5nA=="],
 
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+    "@voicebox/landing/wavesurfer.js": ["[email protected]", "", {}, "sha512-akVYISAHCw2gNw/7n8Pk/zH1Zz91WJyL/2MaNQCLD1XV3A226gKlWoDHWp9UdWqQ3zXnWttDf9ewZQQ3cxbOmQ=="],
+
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@@ -1169,5 +1178,9 @@
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+
+    "@voicebox/landing/framer-motion/motion-dom": ["[email protected]", "", { "dependencies": { "motion-utils": "^12.36.0" } }, "sha512-Ep1pq8P88rGJ75om8lTCA13zqd7ywPGwCqwuWwin6BKc0hMLkVfcS6qKlRqEo2+t0DwoUcgGJfXwaiFn4AOcQA=="],
+
+    "@voicebox/landing/framer-motion/motion-utils": ["[email protected]", "", {}, "sha512-eHWisygbiwVvf6PZ1vhaHCLamvkSbPIeAYxWUuL3a2PD/TROgE7FvfHWTIH4vMl798QLfMw15nRqIaRDXTlYRg=="],
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 }

docs/RELEASE_v0.2.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+# Voicebox v0.2.0 -- Release Notes
+
+## The story
+
+Voicebox v0.1.x shipped as a single-engine voice cloning app built around Qwen3-TTS. It worked, but it was limited: one model family, 10 languages, English-centric emotion, a synchronous generation pipeline that locked the UI, and a hard ceiling on how much text you could generate at once.
+
+v0.2.0 is a ground-up rethink. Voicebox is now a **multi-engine voice cloning platform**. Four TTS engines. 23 languages. Expressive paralinguistic controls. A full post-processing effects pipeline. Unlimited generation length. Asynchronous everything. And it runs on every major GPU vendor -- NVIDIA, AMD, Intel Arc, Apple Silicon -- plus Docker for headless deployment.
+
+This is the release where Voicebox stops being a proof of concept and starts being a real tool.
+
+---
+
+## Major New Features
+
+### Multi-Engine Architecture
+Voicebox now supports **four TTS engines**, each with different strengths. Switch between them per-generation from a single unified interface:
+
+| Engine | Languages | Strengths |
+|--------|-----------|-----------|
+| **Qwen3-TTS** (0.6B / 1.7B) | 10 | High-quality multilingual cloning, delivery instructions ("speak slowly", "whisper") |
+| **LuxTTS** | English | Lightweight (~1GB VRAM), 48kHz output, 150x realtime on CPU |
+| **Chatterbox Multilingual** | 23 | Broadest language coverage -- Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish and more |
+| **Chatterbox Turbo** | English | Fast 350M model with paralinguistic emotion/sound tags |
+
+### Emotions and Paralinguistic Tags (Chatterbox Turbo)
+Type `/` in the text input to open an autocomplete for **9 expressive tags** that the model synthesizes inline with speech:
+
+`[laugh]` `[chuckle]` `[gasp]` `[cough]` `[sigh]` `[groan]` `[sniff]` `[shush]` `[clear throat]`
+
+Tags render as inline badges in a rich text editor and serialize cleanly to the API. This makes generated speech sound natural and expressive in a way that plain TTS can't.
+
+### 23 Languages via Chatterbox Multilingual
+The Chatterbox Multilingual engine brings zero-shot voice cloning to **23 languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, and Turkish. The language dropdown dynamically filters to show only languages supported by the selected engine.
+
+### Unlimited Generation Length (Auto-Chunking)
+Previously, long text would hit model context limits and degrade. Now, text is **automatically split at sentence boundaries** and each chunk is generated independently, then crossfaded back together. This is fully engine-agnostic and works with all four engines.
+
+- **Auto-chunking limit slider** (100-5,000 chars, default 800) -- controls when text gets split
+- **Crossfade slider** (0-200ms, default 50ms) -- blends chunk boundaries smoothly, or set to 0 for a hard cut
+- **Max text length raised to 50,000 characters** -- generate entire scripts, chapters, or articles in one go
+- Smart splitting respects abbreviations (Dr., e.g., a.m.), CJK punctuation, and never breaks inside paralinguistic `[tags]`
+
+### Asynchronous Generation Queue
+Generation is now fully **non-blocking**. Submit a generation and immediately start typing the next one -- no more frozen UI waiting for inference to complete.
+
+- Serial execution queue prevents GPU contention across all backends
+- Real-time SSE status streaming (`generating` -> `completed` / `failed`)
+- Failed generations can be retried without re-entering text
+- Stale generations from crashes are auto-recovered on startup
+- Generating status pill shown inline in the story editor
+
+### Post-Processing Effects Pipeline
+A full audio effects system powered by Spotify's `pedalboard` library. Apply effects after generation, preview them in real time, and build reusable presets -- all without leaving the app.
+
+**8 effects available:**
+
+| Effect | What it does |
+|--------|-------------|
+| **Pitch Shift** | Shift pitch up or down by up to 12 semitones |
+| **Reverb** | Room reverb with configurable size, damping, and wet/dry mix |
+| **Delay** | Echo with adjustable delay time, feedback, and mix |
+| **Chorus / Flanger** | Modulated delay -- short for metallic flanger, longer for lush chorus |
+| **Compressor** | Dynamic range compression with threshold, ratio, attack, and release |
+| **Gain** | Volume adjustment from -40 to +40 dB |
+| **High-Pass Filter** | Remove low frequencies below a configurable cutoff |
+| **Low-Pass Filter** | Remove high frequencies above a configurable cutoff |
+
+**Effects presets** -- Four built-in presets ship out of the box (Robotic, Radio, Echo Chamber, Deep Voice), and you can create unlimited custom presets. Presets are drag-and-drop chains of effects with per-parameter sliders.
+
+**Per-profile default effects** -- Assign an effects chain to a voice profile and it applies automatically to every generation with that voice. Override per-generation from the generate box.
+
+**Live preview** -- Audition any effects chain against an existing generation before committing. The preview streams processed audio without saving anything.
+
+### Generation Versions
+Every generation now supports **multiple versions** with full provenance tracking:
+
+- **Original** -- the clean, unprocessed TTS output (always preserved)
+- **Effects versions** -- apply different effects chains to create new versions from any source version
+- **Takes** -- regenerate with the same text and voice but a new seed for variation
+- **Source tracking** -- each version records which version it was derived from
+- **Version pinning in stories** -- pin a specific version to a track clip in the story editor, independent of the generation's default
+- **Favorites** -- star generations to mark them for quick access
+
+---
+
+## New Platform Support
+
+### Linux (Native)
+Full Linux support with `.deb` and `.rpm` packages. Includes PulseAudio/PipeWire audio capture for voice sample recording.
+
+### AMD ROCm GPU Acceleration
+AMD GPU users now get hardware-accelerated inference via ROCm, with automatic `HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION` configuration for GPUs not officially in the ROCm compatibility list (e.g., RX 6600).
+
+### NVIDIA CUDA Backend Swap
+The CPU-only release can download and swap in a CUDA-accelerated backend binary from within the app -- no reinstall required. Handles GitHub's 2GB asset limit by downloading split parts and verifying SHA-256 checksums.
+
+### Intel Arc (XPU) and DirectML
+PyTorch backend also supports Intel Arc GPUs via IPEX/XPU and Windows any-GPU via DirectML.
+
+### Docker + Web Deployment
+Run Voicebox headless as a Docker container with the full web UI:
+```bash
+docker compose up
+```
+3-stage build, non-root runtime, health checks, persistent model cache across rebuilds. Binds to localhost only by default.
+
+---
+
+## Model Management
+- **Per-model unload** -- free GPU memory without deleting downloaded models
+- **Custom models directory** -- set `VOICEBOX_MODELS_DIR` to store models anywhere
+- **Model folder migration** -- move all models to a new location with progress tracking
+- **Whisper Turbo** -- added `openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo` as a transcription model option
+- **Download cancel/clear UI** -- cancel in-progress downloads, VS Code-style problems panel for errors
+
+---
+
+## Security
+- **CORS hardening** -- replaced wildcard `*` with an explicit allowlist of local origins; extensible via `VOICEBOX_CORS_ORIGINS` env var
+- **Network access toggle** -- fully disable outbound network requests for air-gapped deployments
+
+## Accessibility
+- Comprehensive screen reader support (tested with NVDA/Narrator) across all major UI surfaces
+- Keyboard navigation for voice cards, history rows, model management, and story editor
+- State-aware `aria-label` attributes on all interactive controls
+
+## Reliability
+- **Atomic audio saves** -- two-phase write prevents corrupted files on crash/interrupt
+- **Filesystem health endpoint** -- proactive disk space and directory writability checks
+- **Errno-specific error messages** -- clear feedback for permission denied, disk full, missing directory
+
+## UX Polish
+- Responsive layout with horizontal-scroll voice cards on mobile
+- App version shown in sidebar
+- Voice card heights normalized
+- Audio player title hidden at narrow widths to prevent overflow
+
+---
+
+## Installation
+
+| Platform | Download |
+|----------|----------|
+| **macOS (Apple Silicon)** | `Voicebox_0.2.0_aarch64.dmg` |
+| **macOS (Intel)** | `Voicebox_0.2.0_x64.dmg` |
+| **Windows** | `Voicebox_0.2.0_x64_en-US.msi` or `x64-setup.exe` |
+| **Linux** | `.deb` / `.rpm` packages |
+| **Docker** | `docker compose up` |
+
+The app includes automatic updates -- future patches will be installed automatically.
+
+---
+
+## Video Script Beats
+
+For the marketing video, focus on these six beats:
+
+1. **"Four engines, one app"** -- show the engine dropdown switching between Qwen, LuxTTS, Chatterbox, and Turbo
+2. **"23 languages"** -- generate the same voice clone in Arabic, Japanese, Hindi, etc.
+3. **"Make it expressive"** -- type `/laugh` and `/sigh` with Chatterbox Turbo, play back the result
+4. **"Shape your sound"** -- apply the Robotic or Deep Voice preset, preview it live, then build a custom effects chain with drag-and-drop
+5. **"No limits"** -- paste a long script, show it auto-chunk and generate seamlessly
+6. **"Queue and go"** -- fire off multiple generations back-to-back without waiting

landing/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@voicebox/landing",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "description": "Landing page for voicebox.sh",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "bun --bun next dev --turbo",
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
     "lint": "next lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@fontsource/space-grotesk": "^5.2.10",
     "@radix-ui/react-separator": "^1.1.8",
     "@radix-ui/react-slot": "^1.2.4",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.17",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+    "framer-motion": "^12.36.0",
     "lucide-react": "^0.316.0",
     "next": "^16.1.3",
     "postcss": "^8.4.33",
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.4.0",
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.1",
-    "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7"
+    "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
+    "wavesurfer.js": "^7.12.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^20.11.5",

landing/src/app/api/releases/route.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { getLatestRelease } from '@/lib/releases';
 
 export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
-export const revalidate = 600; // Revalidate every 10 minutes
 
 export async function GET() {
   try {

landing/src/app/api/stars/route.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { getStarCount } from '@/lib/releases';
+
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+export const revalidate = 600;
+
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    const count = await getStarCount();
+    return NextResponse.json({ count });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error fetching star count:', error);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to fetch star count' }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}

landing/src/app/globals.css

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     --secondary-foreground: 0 0% 0%;
     --muted: 0 0% 96%;
     --muted-foreground: 0 0% 45%;
-    --accent: 0 0% 96%;
+    --accent: 43 50% 50%;
     --accent-foreground: 0 0% 0%;
     --destructive: 0 0% 0%;
     --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 100%;
@@ -27,26 +27,52 @@
   }
 
   .dark {
-    --background: 0 0% 3%;
-    --foreground: 0 0% 98%;
-    --card: 0 0% 8% / 0.6;
-    --card-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
-    --popover: 0 0% 8% / 0.8;
-    --popover-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
-    --primary: 0 0% 98%;
-    --primary-foreground: 0 0% 8%;
-    --secondary: 0 0% 12% / 0.5;
-    --secondary-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
-    --muted: 0 0% 12% / 0.4;
-    --muted-foreground: 0 0% 65%;
-    --accent: 0 0% 15% / 0.5;
-    --accent-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    /* Surfaces -- slightly warm-tinted darks */
+    --background: 30 4% 4%;
+    --foreground: 30 10% 94%;
+    --card: 30 4% 7%;
+    --card-foreground: 30 10% 94%;
+    --popover: 30 4% 7%;
+    --popover-foreground: 30 10% 94%;
+    --primary: 30 10% 94%;
+    --primary-foreground: 30 4% 7%;
+    --secondary: 30 4% 10%;
+    --secondary-foreground: 30 10% 94%;
+    --muted: 30 3% 12%;
+    --muted-foreground: 30 5% 55%;
+    --accent: 43 50% 45%;
+    --accent-foreground: 30 10% 94%;
     --destructive: 0 62% 50%;
-    --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
-    --border: 0 0% 15% / 0.5;
-    --input: 0 0% 15% / 0.5;
-    --ring: 0 0% 98% / 0.2;
-    --radius: 1rem;
+    --destructive-foreground: 30 10% 94%;
+    --border: 30 4% 13%;
+    --input: 30 4% 13%;
+    --ring: 30 10% 94% / 0.2;
+    --radius: 0.75rem;
+
+    /* App-specific surface tokens */
+    --app: 30 4% 4%;
+    --app-box: 30 4% 7%;
+    --app-dark-box: 30 4% 5%;
+    --app-darker-box: 30 4% 3%;
+    --app-light-box: 30 4% 14%;
+    --app-line: 30 4% 13%;
+    --app-button: 30 4% 11%;
+    --app-hover: 30 4% 15%;
+    --app-selected: 30 4% 17%;
+
+    /* Text hierarchy */
+    --ink: 30 10% 94%;
+    --ink-dull: 30 5% 55%;
+    --ink-faint: 30 3% 38%;
+
+    /* Accent shades */
+    --accent-faint: 43 45% 55%;
+    --accent-deep: 43 55% 35%;
+    --accent-glow: 43 60% 50%;
+
+    /* Sidebar */
+    --sidebar: 30 4% 3%;
+    --sidebar-line: 30 4% 10%;
   }
 }
 
@@ -60,9 +86,9 @@
   body {
     @apply bg-background text-foreground antialiased;
     overflow-x: hidden;
-    background-image:
-      radial-gradient(at 0% 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03) 0px, transparent 50%),
-      radial-gradient(at 100% 100%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 0px, transparent 50%);
+    font-family:
+      ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto,
+      "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
   }
 }
 
@@ -71,3 +97,56 @@
     text-wrap: balance;
   }
 }
+
+/* Staggered fade-in animation for hero elements */
+@keyframes fadeUp {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(16px);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+}
+
+.fade-in {
+  opacity: 0;
+  animation: fadeUp 0.6s ease-out forwards;
+}
+
+.hero-glow-fade {
+  opacity: 0;
+  animation: fadeIn 2s ease-out 0.3s forwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Noise texture overlay for hero glow */
+/* .hero-glow::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  z-index: 5;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='2048' height='2048'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='1.5' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 100% 100% no-repeat;
+  opacity: 0.35;
+  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
+  will-change: transform;
+} */
+
+/* Scrollbar hiding */
+::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+* {
+  scrollbar-width: none;
+}

landing/src/app/layout.tsx

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
-import { Inter } from 'next/font/google';
 import './globals.css';
-import { Banner } from '@/components/Banner';
-import { Footer } from '@/components/Footer';
-import { Header } from '@/components/Header';
-
-const inter = Inter({ subsets: ['latin'], variable: '--font-sans' });
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  title: 'Voicebox - Open Source Voice Cloning Desktop App Powered by Qwen3-TTS',
+  title: 'Voicebox - Open Source Voice Cloning Desktop App',
   description:
-    'Near-perfect voice cloning powered by Qwen3-TTS. Desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Multi-sample support, smart caching, local or remote inference.',
-  keywords: ['voice cloning', 'TTS', 'Qwen3', 'desktop app', 'AI voice'],
+    'Near-perfect voice cloning with multiple TTS engines. Desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Multi-sample support, smart caching, local or remote inference.',
+  keywords: [
+    'voice cloning',
+    'TTS',
+    'multi-engine',
+    'desktop app',
+    'AI voice',
+    'open source',
+    'text to speech',
+  ],
   icons: {
     icon: [
       { url: '/favicon.png', type: 'image/png' },
@@ -20,8 +22,8 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
     apple: [{ url: '/apple-touch-icon.png', sizes: '180x180', type: 'image/png' }],
   },
   openGraph: {
-    title: 'voicebox',
-    description: 'Professional voice cloning with Qwen3-TTS',
+    title: 'Voicebox',
+    description: 'Open source voice cloning. Local-first. Free forever.',
     type: 'website',
     url: 'https://voicebox.sh',
   },
@@ -30,15 +32,16 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
 export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <html lang="en" suppressHydrationWarning className="dark">
-      <body className={inter.variable}>
-        <div className="relative min-h-screen bg-background font-sans flex flex-col">
-          <Banner />
-          <Header />
-          <main className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 md:px-4 flex-1 py-4 sm:py-6 md:py-0">
-            {children}
-          </main>
-          <Footer />
-        </div>
+      <head>
+        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
+        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossOrigin="anonymous" />
+        <link
+          href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Caveat:wght@400;500&display=swap"
+          rel="stylesheet"
+        />
+      </head>
+      <body>
+        <div className="relative min-h-screen bg-background font-sans">{children}</div>
       </body>
     </html>
   );

landing/src/app/linux-install/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import type { Metadata } from 'next';
+import { Footer } from '@/components/Footer';
+import { Navbar } from '@/components/Navbar';
+import { GITHUB_REPO } from '@/lib/constants';
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  title: 'Linux Install - Voicebox',
+  description: 'Build Voicebox from source on Linux. Clone, setup, and build in three commands.',
+};
+
+export default function LinuxInstall() {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Navbar />
+
+      <section className="relative pt-32 pb-24">
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-6">
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-foreground">Install on Linux</h1>
+
+          <p className="mt-4 text-muted-foreground">
+            We&apos;re currently working through CI issues that prevent us from shipping a reliable
+            pre-built binary for Linux. In the meantime, building from source is straightforward and
+            takes just a few minutes.
+          </p>
+
+          <div className="mt-10 space-y-6">
+            {/* Prerequisites */}
+            <div>
+              <h2 className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider mb-3">
+                Prerequisites
+              </h2>
+              <ul className="list-disc list-inside text-sm text-muted-foreground space-y-1">
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://git-scm.com"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    Git
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    Rust
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://github.com/casey/just#installation"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    just
+                  </a>{' '}
+                  — install via{' '}
+                  <code className="text-xs bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">cargo install just</code>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://bun.sh"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    Bun
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  Tauri system deps —{' '}
+                  <a
+                    href="https://v2.tauri.app/start/prerequisites/#linux"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    see Tauri docs
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+              </ul>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Steps */}
+            <div>
+              <h2 className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider mb-3">
+                Build from source
+              </h2>
+              <div className="space-y-3">
+                <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/60 p-4 font-mono text-sm">
+                  <div className="text-muted-foreground select-none"># Clone the repo</div>
+                  <div>git clone https://github.com/jamiepine/voicebox.git</div>
+                  <div>cd voicebox</div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/60 p-4 font-mono text-sm">
+                  <div className="text-muted-foreground select-none">
+                    # Install all dependencies (Python venv, JS deps, etc.)
+                  </div>
+                  <div>just setup</div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/60 p-4 font-mono text-sm">
+                  <div className="text-muted-foreground select-none"># Build the app</div>
+                  <div>just build</div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                The built app will be in{' '}
+                <code className="text-xs bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">
+                  tauri/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/
+                </code>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Dev mode */}
+            <div>
+              <h2 className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider mb-3">
+                Or run in dev mode
+              </h2>
+              <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/60 p-4 font-mono text-sm">
+                <div className="text-muted-foreground select-none">
+                  # Start the dev server with hot reload
+                </div>
+                <div>just dev</div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Links */}
+          <div className="mt-12 pt-8 border-t border-border flex flex-wrap gap-4 text-sm">
+            <a
+              href={GITHUB_REPO}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+            >
+              GitHub Repo
+            </a>
+            <a
+              href={`${GITHUB_REPO}/issues`}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+            >
+              Report an issue
+            </a>
+            <a
+              href={`${GITHUB_REPO}/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md`}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+            >
+              Contributing guide
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      <Footer />
+    </>
+  );
+}

landing/src/app/page.tsx

@@ -1,304 +1,327 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { Cloud, Code, Cpu, Github, Shield, Zap } from 'lucide-react';
-import Image from 'next/image';
+import { Github, Globe, Languages, MessageSquare, Zap } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { ControlUI } from '@/components/ControlUI';
+import { Features } from '@/components/Features';
+import { Footer } from '@/components/Footer';
+import { Navbar } from '@/components/Navbar';
 import { AppleIcon, LinuxIcon, WindowsIcon } from '@/components/PlatformIcons';
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
-import { Section } from '@/components/ui/section';
+import { VoiceCreator } from '@/components/VoiceCreator';
 import { DOWNLOAD_LINKS, GITHUB_REPO } from '@/lib/constants';
 import type { DownloadLinks } from '@/lib/releases';
-import { FeatureCard } from '../components/ui/feature-card';
 
 export default function Home() {
   const [downloadLinks, setDownloadLinks] = useState<DownloadLinks>(DOWNLOAD_LINKS);
+  const [version, setVersion] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [totalDownloads, setTotalDownloads] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    // Fetch latest release info
     fetch('/api/releases')
       .then((res) => {
-        if (!res.ok) {
-          throw new Error('Failed to fetch releases');
-        }
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch releases');
         return res.json();
       })
       .then((data) => {
-        if (data.downloadLinks) {
-          setDownloadLinks(data.downloadLinks);
-        }
+        if (data.downloadLinks) setDownloadLinks(data.downloadLinks);
+        if (data.version) setVersion(data.version);
+        if (data.totalDownloads != null) setTotalDownloads(data.totalDownloads);
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error('Failed to fetch release info:', error);
-        // Keep fallback links (releases page) on error
       });
   }, []);
-  const features = [
-    {
-      title: 'Near-Perfect Voice Cloning',
-      description:
-        "Powered by Alibaba's Qwen3-TTS model for exceptional voice quality and accuracy.",
-      icon: <Zap className="h-6 w-6" />,
-    },
-    {
-      title: 'Stories Editor',
-      description:
-        'Create multi-voice narratives with a timeline-based editor. Arrange tracks, trim clips, and mix conversations.',
-      icon: <Code className="h-6 w-6" />,
-    },
-    {
-      title: 'Multi-Sample Support',
-      description:
-        'Combine multiple voice samples for higher quality and more natural-sounding results.',
-      icon: <Code className="h-6 w-6" />,
-    },
-
-    {
-      title: 'Local or Remote',
-      description:
-        'Run GPU inference locally or connect to a remote machine. One-click server setup.',
-      icon: <Cloud className="h-6 w-6" />,
-    },
-    {
-      title: 'Audio Transcription',
-      description:
-        'Powered by Whisper for accurate speech-to-text. Extract reference text from voice samples automatically.',
-      icon: <Shield className="h-6 w-6" />,
-    },
-    {
-      title: 'Cross-Platform',
-      description: 'Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. No Python installation required.',
-      icon: <Cpu className="h-6 w-6" />,
-    },
-  ];
 
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-12 sm:space-y-16 md:space-y-20">
-      {/* Hero Section */}
-      <section className="relative py-12 sm:py-16 md:py-20 lg:py-24">
-        <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 relative max-w-7xl">
-          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-8 lg:gap-12 items-start">
-            {/* Left side - Content */}
-            <div className="space-y-6 lg:pr-8">
-              <div className="flex lg:justify-start justify-center mb-6">
-                <Image
-                  src="/voicebox-logo-2.png"
-                  alt="Voicebox Logo"
-                  width={1024}
-                  height={1024}
-                  className="w-32 sm:w-40 md:w-48 h-auto"
-                  priority
-                />
-              </div>
-              <h1 className="text-5xl sm:text-6xl md:text-7xl lg:text-8xl font-bold leading-tight text-center lg:text-left">
-                Voicebox
-              </h1>
-              <p className="text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-foreground/70 max-w-xl text-center lg:text-left mx-auto lg:mx-0">
-                Open source voice cloning powered by Qwen3-TTS. Create natural-sounding speech from
-                text with near-perfect voice replication.
-              </p>
+    <>
+      <Navbar />
 
-              {/* Mobile: centered screenshot above download buttons */}
-              <div className="flex justify-center lg:hidden my-8">
-                <div className="w-full max-w-2xl">
-                  <Image
-                    src="/assets/app-screenshot-1.webp"
-                    alt="Voicebox Application Screenshot"
-                    width={1920}
-                    height={1080}
-                    className="w-full h-auto rounded-lg shadow-lg"
-                    priority
-                  />
-                </div>
-              </div>
-
-              {/* Download buttons under left content */}
-              <div className="space-y-4 pt-4">
-                <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-3 w-full max-w-2xl">
-                  <Button asChild size="lg" className="w-full px-0">
-                    <a
-                      href={downloadLinks.macArm}
-                      download
-                      className="flex items-center w-full relative"
-                    >
-                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0 pl-4">
-                        <AppleIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
-                        <div className="h-5 w-px bg-border" />
-                      </div>
-                      <span className="flex-1 text-center px-4">macOS (ARM)</span>
-                    </a>
-                  </Button>
-                  <Button asChild size="lg" className="w-full px-0">
-                    <a
-                      href={downloadLinks.macIntel}
-                      download
-                      className="flex items-center w-full relative"
-                    >
-                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0 pl-4">
-                        <AppleIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
-                        <div className="h-5 w-px bg-border" />
-                      </div>
-                      <span className="flex-1 text-center px-4">macOS (Intel)</span>
-                    </a>
-                  </Button>
-                  <Button asChild size="lg" className="w-full px-0">
-                    <a
-                      href={downloadLinks.windows}
-                      download
-                      className="flex items-center w-full relative"
-                    >
-                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0 pl-4">
-                        <WindowsIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
-                        <div className="h-5 w-px bg-border" />
-                      </div>
-                      <span className="flex-1 text-center px-4">Windows</span>
-                    </a>
-                  </Button>
-                  <Button asChild size="lg" className="w-full px-0" disabled>
-                    <a
-                      href={downloadLinks.linux}
-                      onClick={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
-                      className="flex items-center w-full relative opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed"
-                      title="Linux builds coming soon — Currently blocked by GitHub runner disk space limitations."
-                      aria-label="Linux builds coming soon — Currently blocked by GitHub runner disk space limitations."
-                    >
-                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0 pl-4">
-                        <LinuxIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
-                        <div className="h-5 w-px bg-border" />
-                      </div>
-                      <span className="flex-1 text-center px-4">Linux</span>
-                    </a>
-                  </Button>
-                </div>
-                <Button variant="outline" size="lg" asChild className="w-full max-w-2xl">
-                  <a href={GITHUB_REPO} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-                    <Github className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />
-                    View on GitHub
-                  </a>
-                </Button>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Desktop: Large screenshot positioned off-screen */}
-            <div className="hidden lg:block relative">
-              <div className="absolute right-0 top-0 -mt-10 w-[200%] -mr-[100%]">
-                <Image
-                  src="/assets/app-screenshot-1.webp"
-                  alt="Voicebox Application Screenshot"
-                  width={1920}
-                  height={1080}
-                  className="w-full h-auto"
-                  priority
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
+      {/* ── Hero Section ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <section className="relative pt-32 pb-16">
+        {/* Background glow */}
+        <div className="hero-glow hero-glow-fade pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -top-32">
+          <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-0 -translate-x-1/2 w-[800px] h-[600px] rounded-full bg-accent/15 blur-[150px]" />
+          <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-12 -translate-x-1/2 w-[500px] h-[400px] rounded-full bg-accent/10 blur-[80px]" />
         </div>
-      </section>
 
-      {/* Screenshots Section */}
-      <section className="py-12 sm:py-16 md:py-20">
-        <div className="w-full md:w-[150%] md:-ml-[25%]">
-          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 px-8">
-            <div className="w-full">
-              <Image
-                src="/assets/app-screenshot-2.webp"
-                alt="Voicebox Screenshot 2"
-                width={1920}
-                height={1080}
-                className="w-full h-auto rounded-lg shadow-lg"
-              />
-            </div>
-            <div className="w-full">
-              <Image
-                src="/assets/app-screenshot-1.webp"
-                alt="Voicebox Screenshot 1"
-                width={1920}
-                height={1080}
-                className="w-full h-auto rounded-lg shadow-lg"
-              />
-            </div>
-            <div className="w-full">
-              <Image
-                src="/assets/app-screenshot-3.webp"
-                alt="Voicebox Screenshot 3"
-                width={1920}
-                height={1080}
-                className="w-full h-auto rounded-lg shadow-lg"
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      {/* Description Section */}
-      <section className="py-12 sm:py-16 md:py-20">
-        <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-4xl">
-          <h2 className="text-3xl sm:text-4xl md:text-5xl font-bold text-center mb-6 sm:mb-8">
-            What is Voicebox?
-          </h2>
-          <div className="space-y-6 text-lg text-foreground/80 text-center">
-            <p>
-              Voicebox is a <strong>local-first voice cloning studio</strong> with DAW-like features
-              for professional voice synthesis. Think of it as a{' '}
-              <strong>local, free and open-source alternative to ElevenLabs</strong> — download
-              models, clone voices, and generate speech entirely on your machine.
-            </p>
-            <p>
-              Unlike cloud services that lock your voice data behind subscriptions, Voicebox gives
-              you complete privacy, professional tools, and native performance. Download a voice
-              model, clone any voice from a few seconds of audio, and compose multi-voice projects
-              with studio-grade editing tools.
-            </p>
-            <p>
-              Optimized for performance with <strong>Metal acceleration on Mac</strong> and{' '}
-              <strong>CUDA acceleration on Windows/Linux</strong> for fast, local inference.
-            </p>
-            <p className="text-foreground/60">No Python install required.</p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      {/* Demo Video Section */}
-      <section className="py-12 sm:py-16 md:py-20">
-        <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-7xl">
-          <h2 className="text-3xl sm:text-4xl md:text-5xl font-bold text-center mb-8 sm:mb-12">
-            See it in action...
-          </h2>
-          <div className="flex justify-center">
-            <div className="w-full max-w-5xl">
-              {/** biome-ignore lint/a11y/useMediaCaption: not generating captions for this, ya damn linter */}
-              <video
-                className="w-full h-auto rounded-lg shadow-lg"
-                controls
-                playsInline
-                preload="metadata"
-                poster="/assets/app-screenshot-1.webp"
-              >
-                <source
-                  src="/voicebox-demo.webm"
-                  type="video/webm"
-                  aria-label="Voicebox Demo Video"
-                />
-                Your browser does not support the video tag.
-              </video>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      {/* Features Section */}
-      <Section id="features">
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:gap-6">
-          {features.map((feature) => (
-            <FeatureCard
-              key={feature.title}
-              title={feature.title}
-              description={feature.description}
-              icon={feature.icon}
+        <div className="relative mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6 text-center">
+          {/* Logo */}
+          <div
+            className="fade-in mx-auto mb-8 h-[120px] w-[120px] md:h-[160px] md:w-[160px]"
+            style={{ animationDelay: '0ms' }}
+          >
+            {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+            <img
+              src="/voicebox-logo-app.webp"
+              alt="Voicebox"
+              className="h-full w-full object-contain"
             />
-          ))}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Headline */}
+          <div className="fade-in relative" style={{ animationDelay: '100ms' }}>
+            <h1 className="text-5xl font-bold tracking-tighter leading-[0.9] text-foreground md:text-7xl lg:text-8xl">
+              Your voice, your machine.
+            </h1>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Subtitle */}
+          <p
+            className="fade-in mx-auto mt-6 max-w-2xl text-lg text-muted-foreground md:text-xl"
+            style={{ animationDelay: '200ms' }}
+          >
+            Open source voice cloning studio with support for multiple TTS engines. Clone any voice,
+            generate natural speech, and compose multi-voice projects — all running locally.
+          </p>
+
+          {/* CTAs */}
+          <div
+            className="fade-in mt-10 flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-center justify-center gap-4"
+            style={{ animationDelay: '300ms' }}
+          >
+            <a
+              href="#download"
+              className="rounded-full bg-accent px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-white shadow-[0_4px_20px_hsl(43_60%_50%/0.3),inset_0_2px_0_rgba(255,255,255,0.2),inset_0_-2px_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.1)] transition-all hover:bg-accent-faint active:shadow-[0_2px_10px_hsl(43_60%_50%/0.3),inset_0_4px_8px_rgba(0,0,0,0.3)]"
+            >
+              Download
+            </a>
+            <a
+              href={GITHUB_REPO}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-border/60 bg-card/40 backdrop-blur-sm px-6 py-3 text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground hover:border-border"
+            >
+              <Github className="h-4 w-4" />
+              View on GitHub
+            </a>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Version + downloads */}
+          <p
+            className="fade-in mt-4 text-xs text-muted-foreground/50"
+            style={{ animationDelay: '400ms' }}
+          >
+            {version ?? ''}
+            {version && totalDownloads != null ? ' \u00b7 ' : ''}
+            {totalDownloads != null ? `${totalDownloads.toLocaleString()} downloads` : ''}
+            {version || totalDownloads != null ? ' \u00b7 ' : ''}
+            macOS, Windows, Linux
+          </p>
         </div>
-      </Section>
-    </div>
+
+        {/* ── ControlUI mockup ─────────────────────────────────────── */}
+        <div className="mt-16">
+          <ControlUI />
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      {/* ── Features ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <Features />
+
+      {/* ── Voice Creator ────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <VoiceCreator />
+
+      {/* ── Models ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <section id="about" className="border-t border-border py-24">
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6">
+          <div className="text-center mb-14">
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground md:text-4xl mb-4">
+              Multi-Engine Architecture
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+              Choose the right model for every job. All models run locally on your hardware —
+              download once, use forever.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
+            {/* Qwen3-TTS */}
+            <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/30">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">Qwen3-TTS</h3>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">by Alibaba</span>
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex gap-1.5">
+                  <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
+                    1.7B
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
+                    0.6B
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                High-quality multilingual voice cloning with natural prosody. The only engine with
+                delivery instructions — control tone, pace, and emotion with natural language.
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <Globe className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  10 languages
+                </span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <MessageSquare className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  Delivery instructions
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Chatterbox */}
+            <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/30">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">Chatterbox</h3>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">by Resemble AI</span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                Production-grade voice cloning with the broadest language support. 23 languages with
+                zero-shot cloning and emotion exaggeration control.
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <Languages className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  23 languages
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Chatterbox Turbo */}
+            <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/30">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">Chatterbox Turbo</h3>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">by Resemble AI</span>
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
+                  350M
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                Lightweight and fast. Supports paralinguistic tags — embed [laugh], [sigh], [gasp]
+                and more directly in your text for expressive, natural speech.
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <Zap className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  350M params
+                </span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <MessageSquare className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  [laugh] [sigh] tags
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* LuxTTS */}
+            <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/30">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">LuxTTS</h3>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">by ZipVoice</span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                Ultra-fast, CPU-friendly voice cloning at 48kHz. Exceeds 150x realtime on CPU with
+                ~1GB VRAM. The fastest engine for quick iterations.
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <Zap className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  150x realtime
+                </span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  48kHz output
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      {/* ── Download Section ─────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <section id="download" className="border-t border-border py-24">
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-4xl px-6">
+          <div className="text-center mb-12">
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground md:text-4xl mb-4">
+              Download Voicebox
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground">
+              Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. No dependencies required.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-3 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+            {/* macOS ARM */}
+            <a
+              href={downloadLinks.macArm}
+              download
+              className="flex items-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm px-5 py-4 transition-all hover:border-accent/30 hover:bg-card group"
+            >
+              <AppleIcon className="h-6 w-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground group-hover:text-foreground transition-colors" />
+              <div className="ml-4">
+                <div className="text-sm font-medium">macOS</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Apple Silicon (ARM)</div>
+              </div>
+            </a>
+
+            {/* macOS Intel */}
+            <a
+              href={downloadLinks.macIntel}
+              download
+              className="flex items-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm px-5 py-4 transition-all hover:border-accent/30 hover:bg-card group"
+            >
+              <AppleIcon className="h-6 w-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground group-hover:text-foreground transition-colors" />
+              <div className="ml-4">
+                <div className="text-sm font-medium">macOS</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Intel (x64)</div>
+              </div>
+            </a>
+
+            {/* Windows */}
+            <a
+              href={downloadLinks.windows}
+              download
+              className="flex items-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm px-5 py-4 transition-all hover:border-accent/30 hover:bg-card group"
+            >
+              <WindowsIcon className="h-6 w-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground group-hover:text-foreground transition-colors" />
+              <div className="ml-4">
+                <div className="text-sm font-medium">Windows</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">64-bit (MSI)</div>
+              </div>
+            </a>
+
+            {/* Linux */}
+            <a
+              href="/linux-install"
+              className="flex items-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm px-5 py-4 transition-all hover:border-accent/30 hover:bg-card group"
+            >
+              <LinuxIcon className="h-6 w-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground group-hover:text-foreground transition-colors" />
+              <div className="ml-4">
+                <div className="text-sm font-medium">Linux</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Build from source</div>
+              </div>
+            </a>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* GitHub link */}
+          <div className="mt-6 text-center">
+            <a
+              href={`${GITHUB_REPO}/releases`}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+            >
+              <Github className="h-4 w-4" />
+              View all releases on GitHub
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      {/* ── Footer ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <Footer />
+    </>
   );
 }

landing/src/components/ControlUI.tsx

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+'use client';
+
+import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
+import {
+  AudioLines,
+  Box,
+  Download,
+  Mic,
+  MoreHorizontal,
+  Pencil,
+  Server,
+  Sparkles,
+  Speaker,
+  Star,
+  Trash2,
+  Volume2,
+  Wand2,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { LandingAudioPlayer, unlockAudioContext } from './LandingAudioPlayer';
+
+// ─── Data ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Edit this section to customise all the content shown in the ControlUI demo.
+
+interface VoiceProfile {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  language: string;
+  hasEffects: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Voice profiles shown in the grid / scroll strip. Index matters — DemoScript references profiles by index. */
+const PROFILES: VoiceProfile[] = [
+  {
+    name: 'Jarvis',
+    description: 'Dry wit, composed British AI assistant',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: true,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Samuel L. Jackson',
+    description: 'Commanding intensity with sharp, punchy delivery',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: true,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Bob Ross',
+    description: 'Gentle, soothing voice full of quiet encouragement',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Sam Altman',
+    description: 'Measured, thoughtful Silicon Valley cadence',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Morgan Freeman',
+    description: 'Rich, warm baritone with gravitas and calm authority',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Linus Tech Tips',
+    description: 'Enthusiastic, fast-paced tech explainer energy',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Fireship',
+    description: 'Rapid-fire, deadpan tech humor with zero filler',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Scarlett Johansson',
+    description: 'Smooth, low alto with understated warmth',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Dario Amodei',
+    description: 'Calm, precise articulation with academic depth',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'David Attenborough',
+    description: 'Warm, reverent narration with wonder and precision',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Zendaya',
+    description: 'Relaxed, modern delivery with effortless cool',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Barack Obama',
+    description: 'Measured cadence with rhythmic pauses and gravitas',
+    language: 'en',
+    hasEffects: false,
+  },
+];
+
+/** Each entry is one cycle of the demo animation: select a profile → type text → generate → play audio. */
+interface DemoStep {
+  profileIndex: number;
+  text: string;
+  audioUrl: string;
+  engine: string;
+  duration: string;
+  effect?: string;
+}
+
+const DEMO_SCRIPT: DemoStep[] = [
+  {
+    profileIndex: 0,
+    text: 'Sir, I have completed the analysis. Your code has twelve critical vulnerabilities, your coffee is cold, and frankly your commit messages could use some work.',
+    audioUrl: '/audio/jarvis.webm',
+    engine: 'Qwen 1.7B',
+    duration: '0:10',
+    effect: 'Robot',
+  },
+  {
+    profileIndex: 4,
+    text: "I've narrated penguins, galaxies, and the entire history of mankind. But nothing prepared me for the moment a computer learned to do my job from a five second audio clip.",
+    audioUrl: '/audio/morganfreeman.webm',
+    engine: 'Qwen 1.7B',
+    duration: '0:11',
+    effect: 'Radio',
+  },
+  {
+    profileIndex: 3,
+    text: "Open source? [laugh] What's that?",
+    audioUrl: '/audio/samaltman.webm',
+    engine: 'Chatterbox',
+    duration: '0:03',
+  },
+  {
+    profileIndex: 1,
+    text: "So let me get this straight. You downloaded an app, pressed a button, and now there's two of me? The world was not ready for one",
+    audioUrl: '/audio/samjackson.webm',
+    engine: 'Qwen 1.7B',
+    duration: '0:10',
+  },
+  {
+    profileIndex: 5,
+    text: "So we got this voice cloning software and honestly it's kind of terrifying. Like, my wife could not tell the difference. Voicebox dot s h, link in the description!",
+    audioUrl: '/audio/linus.webm',
+    engine: 'Qwen 1.7B',
+    duration: '0:11',
+  },
+  {
+    profileIndex: 6,
+    text: 'This is Voicebox in one hundred seconds. It clones voices locally, it runs on your GPU, and no, OpenAI cannot hear you. Lets go.',
+    audioUrl: '/audio/fireship.webm',
+    engine: 'Qwen 0.6B',
+    duration: '0:09',
+  },
+];
+
+/** History rows pre-populated on first load. Oldest first visually (array index 0 = top row). */
+interface Generation {
+  id: number;
+  profileName: string;
+  text: string;
+  language: string;
+  engine: string;
+  duration: string;
+  timeAgo: string;
+  favorited: boolean;
+  versions: number;
+}
+
+const INITIAL_GENERATIONS: Generation[] = [
+  {
+    id: 1,
+    profileName: 'Morgan Freeman',
+    text: 'The neural pathways of human speech contain more complexity than any language model can fully capture, yet we keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible.',
+    language: 'en',
+    engine: 'Qwen 1.7B',
+    duration: '0:08',
+    timeAgo: '2 minutes ago',
+    favorited: true,
+    versions: 3,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 2,
+    profileName: 'Samuel L. Jackson',
+    text: 'In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the human voice remains our most powerful tool for connection and storytelling.',
+    language: 'en',
+    engine: 'Qwen 1.7B',
+    duration: '0:07',
+    timeAgo: '15 minutes ago',
+    favorited: false,
+    versions: 1,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 3,
+    profileName: 'Jarvis',
+    text: 'The architecture of modern text-to-speech systems reveals an elegant interplay between transformer models and acoustic feature prediction.',
+    language: 'en',
+    engine: 'Qwen 0.6B',
+    duration: '0:09',
+    timeAgo: '1 hour ago',
+    favorited: false,
+    versions: 2,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 4,
+    profileName: 'Bob Ross',
+    text: 'Welcome to the next chapter. Every great story begins with a single voice, and today that voice can be yours.',
+    language: 'en',
+    engine: 'Chatterbox',
+    duration: '0:06',
+    timeAgo: '3 hours ago',
+    favorited: true,
+    versions: 1,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 5,
+    profileName: 'Linus Tech Tips',
+    text: 'Local inference gives you complete control over your voice data. No cloud, no subscriptions, no compromises.',
+    language: 'en',
+    engine: 'Qwen 1.7B',
+    duration: '0:05',
+    timeAgo: '5 hours ago',
+    favorited: false,
+    versions: 1,
+  },
+];
+
+const SIDEBAR_ITEMS = [
+  { icon: Volume2, label: 'Generate' },
+  { icon: AudioLines, label: 'Stories' },
+  { icon: Mic, label: 'Voices' },
+  { icon: Wand2, label: 'Effects' },
+  { icon: Speaker, label: 'Audio' },
+  { icon: Box, label: 'Models' },
+  { icon: Server, label: 'Server' },
+];
+
+// ─── Phase system ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+type Phase = 'idle' | 'selecting' | 'typing' | 'generating' | 'complete' | 'playing';
+
+const PHASE_DURATIONS: Record<Phase, number> = {
+  idle: 2500,
+  selecting: 800,
+  typing: 6000,
+  generating: 2800,
+  complete: 1200,
+  playing: 4000,
+};
+
+// ─── Typewriter ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function TypewriterText({ text, speed }: { text: string; speed?: number }) {
+  // Default: fill the typing phase duration, leaving 500ms buffer at the end
+  const resolvedSpeed =
+    speed ?? Math.max(20, Math.floor((PHASE_DURATIONS.typing - 500) / text.length));
+  const [displayed, setDisplayed] = useState('');
+  const indexRef = useRef(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    indexRef.current = 0;
+    setDisplayed('');
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      indexRef.current += 1;
+      if (indexRef.current <= text.length) {
+        setDisplayed(text.slice(0, indexRef.current));
+      } else {
+        clearInterval(interval);
+      }
+    }, resolvedSpeed);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [text, resolvedSpeed]);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {displayed}
+      <span className="inline-block h-3.5 w-[2px] animate-pulse bg-foreground/70 ml-[1px] align-middle" />
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Loading bars (simplified react-loaders replacement) ────────────────────
+
+function LoadingBars({ mode }: { mode: 'idle' | 'generating' | 'playing' }) {
+  const barColor = mode !== 'idle' ? 'bg-accent' : 'bg-muted-foreground/40';
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-[2px] h-5">
+      {[0, 1, 2, 3, 4].map((i) => (
+        <motion.div
+          key={`${i}-${mode}`}
+          className={`w-[3px] rounded-full ${barColor}`}
+          animate={
+            mode === 'generating'
+              ? { height: ['6px', '16px', '6px'] }
+              : mode === 'playing'
+                ? { height: ['8px', '14px', '4px', '12px', '8px'] }
+                : { height: '8px' }
+          }
+          transition={
+            mode === 'generating'
+              ? { duration: 0.6, repeat: Infinity, delay: i * 0.08, ease: 'easeInOut' }
+              : mode === 'playing'
+                ? { duration: 1.2, repeat: Infinity, delay: i * 0.15, ease: 'easeInOut' }
+                : {}
+          }
+        />
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Profile Card ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const ProfileCard = ({
+  profile,
+  selected,
+  selecting,
+  cardRef,
+}: {
+  profile: VoiceProfile;
+  selected: boolean;
+  selecting: boolean;
+  cardRef?: React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>;
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <motion.div
+      ref={cardRef}
+      className={`rounded-xl border-2 bg-card p-3.5 flex flex-col h-[143px] transition-all duration-200 ${
+        selected ? 'border-accent shadow-md' : 'border-border/50 hover:shadow-sm'
+      } ${selecting && !selected ? 'opacity-60' : ''}`}
+      animate={selecting && selected ? { scale: [1, 1.02, 1] } : {}}
+      transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+    >
+      <div className="text-[15px] font-bold leading-tight line-clamp-2">{profile.name}</div>
+      <div className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2 leading-relaxed mt-1">
+        {profile.description}
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-2">
+        <span className="text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-md border border-border text-muted-foreground">
+          {profile.language}
+        </span>
+        {profile.hasEffects && <Sparkles className="h-3 w-3 text-accent fill-accent" />}
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1 mt-auto justify-end">
+        <Download className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-muted-foreground/40" />
+        <Pencil className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-muted-foreground/40" />
+        <Trash2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-muted-foreground/40" />
+      </div>
+    </motion.div>
+  );
+};
+
+// ─── History Row ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function HistoryRow({
+  gen,
+  mode,
+  isNew,
+}: {
+  gen: Generation;
+  mode: 'idle' | 'generating' | 'playing';
+  isNew: boolean;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <motion.div
+      className={`border rounded-md transition-colors text-left w-full ${
+        mode === 'playing' ? 'bg-muted/70' : 'bg-card'
+      }`}
+      initial={isNew ? { opacity: 0, y: -8 } : false}
+      animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+      transition={{ duration: 0.3, ease: 'easeOut' }}
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-stretch gap-3 h-[80px] p-2.5">
+        {/* Status icon */}
+        <div className="w-8 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0">
+          <LoadingBars mode={mode} />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Meta info */}
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 w-36 shrink-0 justify-center">
+          <div className="text-[12px] font-medium truncate">{gen.profileName}</div>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
+            <span>{gen.language}</span>
+            <span>{gen.engine}</span>
+            {mode !== 'generating' && <span>{gen.duration}</span>}
+          </div>
+          <div className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
+            {mode === 'generating' ? (
+              <span className="text-accent">Generating...</span>
+            ) : (
+              gen.timeAgo
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Transcript */}
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 flex items-center">
+          <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground line-clamp-3 leading-relaxed">
+            {gen.text}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Action buttons */}
+        <div className="flex flex-col justify-center items-center gap-0.5 shrink-0">
+          <button className="h-5 w-5 flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm hover:bg-muted">
+            <Star
+              className={`h-2.5 w-2.5 ${
+                gen.favorited ? 'text-accent fill-accent' : 'text-muted-foreground/50'
+              }`}
+            />
+          </button>
+          {gen.versions > 1 && (
+            <button className="h-5 w-5 flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm hover:bg-muted">
+              <AudioLines className="h-2.5 w-2.5 text-muted-foreground/50" />
+            </button>
+          )}
+          <button className="h-5 w-5 flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm hover:bg-muted">
+            <MoreHorizontal className="h-2.5 w-2.5 text-muted-foreground/50" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </motion.div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Floating Generate Box ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function FloatingGenerateBox({
+  phase,
+  typingText,
+  selectedProfile,
+  engine,
+  effect,
+}: {
+  phase: Phase;
+  typingText: string;
+  selectedProfile: VoiceProfile | null;
+  engine: string;
+  effect?: string;
+}) {
+  const isFocused = phase === 'typing' || phase === 'generating';
+  const isGenerating = phase === 'generating';
+
+  return (
+    <motion.div
+      className="bg-background/30 backdrop-blur-2xl border border-accent/20 rounded-[1.5rem] shadow-2xl p-2.5"
+      animate={{
+        borderColor: isGenerating
+          ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.35)'
+          : isFocused
+            ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.25)'
+            : 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.15)',
+      }}
+      transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+    >
+      {/* Text area + generate button */}
+      <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+          <motion.div
+            className="overflow-hidden"
+            animate={{ height: isFocused ? 100 : 32 }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.25, ease: 'easeOut' }}
+          >
+            <div
+              className="text-[12.5px] text-muted-foreground/60 px-2 py-1 leading-relaxed"
+              style={{ minHeight: isFocused ? 100 : 32 }}
+            >
+              {phase === 'typing' ? (
+                <span className="text-foreground">
+                  <TypewriterText text={typingText} />
+                </span>
+              ) : phase === 'generating' ? (
+                <span className="text-muted-foreground/40">{typingText}</span>
+              ) : (
+                <span>
+                  {selectedProfile
+                    ? `Generate speech using ${selectedProfile.name}...`
+                    : 'Select a voice profile above...'}
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Generate button */}
+        <button className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-accent flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 shadow-lg">
+          <Sparkles className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-white fill-white" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Bottom selectors */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-2">
+        <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground">
+          English
+        </span>
+        <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground">
+          {engine}
+        </span>
+        <span
+          className={`text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border flex items-center gap-1 ${
+            effect
+              ? 'border-accent/30 bg-accent/10 text-accent'
+              : 'border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground'
+          }`}
+        >
+          <Sparkles className={`h-2.5 w-2.5 ${effect ? 'fill-accent' : ''}`} />
+          {effect || 'Effect'}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </motion.div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Main ControlUI ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function ControlUI() {
+  const [phase, setPhase] = useState<Phase>('idle');
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(DEMO_SCRIPT[0].profileIndex);
+  const [cycle, setCycle] = useState(0);
+  const [newGenId, setNewGenId] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [generations, setGenerations] = useState<Generation[]>([...INITIAL_GENERATIONS]);
+  const [isMuted, setIsMuted] = useState(true);
+  const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(true);
+  const [pageHidden, setPageHidden] = useState(false);
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const phaseRef = useRef(phase);
+  const mobileCardRefs = useRef<Map<number, HTMLDivElement>>(new Map());
+  const desktopCardRefs = useRef<Map<number, HTMLDivElement>>(new Map());
+  const profileGridRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [scrollLeft, setScrollLeft] = useState(0);
+  phaseRef.current = phase;
+
+  const step = DEMO_SCRIPT[cycle % DEMO_SCRIPT.length];
+  const selectedProfile = PROFILES[selectedIndex];
+
+  // Scroll to selected profile card — accounts for generate box overlay on desktop
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const isMobile = window.innerWidth < 768;
+
+    if (isMobile) {
+      const el = mobileCardRefs.current.get(selectedIndex);
+      if (el) el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest', inline: 'center' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Desktop
+    const el = desktopCardRefs.current.get(selectedIndex);
+    const scrollContainer = profileGridRef.current;
+    if (!el || !scrollContainer) return;
+
+    const containerTop = scrollContainer.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+    const elTop = el.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+    const elRelTop = elTop - containerTop + scrollContainer.scrollTop;
+
+    const rowHeight = 145;
+    const generateBoxHeight = 200;
+    const visibleTop = scrollContainer.scrollTop;
+    const visibleBottom = visibleTop + scrollContainer.clientHeight - generateBoxHeight;
+    const elRelBottom = elRelTop + el.offsetHeight;
+
+    if (elRelTop >= visibleTop && elRelBottom <= visibleBottom) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const target = elRelTop - rowHeight;
+    scrollContainer.scrollTo({ top: Math.max(0, target), behavior: 'smooth' });
+  }, [selectedIndex]);
+
+  // Visibility detection
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(([entry]) => setIsVisible(entry.isIntersecting), {
+      threshold: 0,
+    });
+    if (containerRef.current) observer.observe(containerRef.current);
+
+    const handleVisibility = () => setPageHidden(document.visibilityState !== 'visible');
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibility);
+
+    return () => {
+      observer.disconnect();
+      document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibility);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const paused = !isVisible || pageHidden;
+
+  // Phase cycling — `playing` phase is driven by audio finish, not a timeout
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (paused || phase === 'playing') return;
+
+    const duration = PHASE_DURATIONS[phase];
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      console.log(
+        '[ControlUI] phase transition',
+        phase,
+        '→ next, cycle:',
+        cycle,
+        'step profile:',
+        PROFILES[step.profileIndex].name,
+      );
+      switch (phase) {
+        case 'idle': {
+          setSelectedIndex(step.profileIndex);
+          setPhase('selecting');
+          break;
+        }
+        case 'selecting':
+          setPhase('typing');
+          break;
+        case 'typing': {
+          const profile = PROFILES[step.profileIndex];
+          const newGen: Generation = {
+            id: Date.now(),
+            profileName: profile.name,
+            text: step.text,
+            language: profile.language,
+            engine: step.engine,
+            duration: step.duration,
+            timeAgo: 'just now',
+            favorited: false,
+            versions: 1,
+          };
+          setGenerations((prev) => [newGen, ...prev.slice(0, 5)]);
+          setNewGenId(newGen.id);
+          setPhase('generating');
+          break;
+        }
+        case 'generating':
+          setPhase('playing');
+          break;
+      }
+    }, duration);
+
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [phase, paused, step, cycle]);
+
+  const handleAudioFinish = useCallback(() => {
+    if (phaseRef.current !== 'playing') return;
+    setPhase('idle');
+    setCycle((c) => c + 1);
+    setNewGenId(null);
+  }, []);
+
+  const isGenerating = phase === 'generating';
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={containerRef} className="relative z-20 mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl px-6">
+      {/* Unmute button with handwritten hint */}
+      <div className="flex justify-end mb-3">
+        <div className="relative">
+          {/* Handwritten hint — absolutely positioned above the button */}
+          {isMuted && (
+            <motion.div
+              className="absolute select-none pointer-events-none"
+              style={{ top: -30, right: 100 }}
+              initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 6 }}
+              animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+              transition={{ delay: 2, duration: 0.6, ease: 'easeOut' }}
+            >
+              <span
+                className="text-xl text-accent/80 whitespace-nowrap"
+                style={{
+                  fontFamily: "'Caveat', 'Segoe Script', 'Comic Sans MS', cursive",
+                  letterSpacing: '0.02em',
+                }}
+              >
+                try me!
+              </span>
+              {/* Curved arrow from text down-right toward the button */}
+              <svg
+                width="22"
+                height="11"
+                viewBox="0 0 80 40"
+                fill="none"
+                className="text-accent/70 absolute"
+                style={{ top: 14, left: 60 }}
+                aria-hidden="true"
+              >
+                <title>Arrow</title>
+                <path
+                  d="M4 4 C20 4, 40 8, 55 20 C62 26, 66 32, 70 36"
+                  stroke="currentColor"
+                  strokeWidth="3"
+                  strokeLinecap="round"
+                  fill="none"
+                />
+                <path
+                  d="M58 42 L70 36 L64 22"
+                  stroke="currentColor"
+                  strokeWidth="3"
+                  strokeLinecap="round"
+                  strokeLinejoin="round"
+                  transform="rotate(35, 70, 36)"
+                  fill="none"
+                />
+              </svg>
+            </motion.div>
+          )}
+          <button
+            onClick={() => {
+              unlockAudioContext();
+              setIsMuted(!isMuted);
+            }}
+            className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-card/50 backdrop-blur text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+          >
+            {isMuted ? (
+              <>
+                <Volume2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                <span>Unmute</span>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <Volume2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-accent" />
+                <span>Mute</span>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-app-line bg-app-box shadow-[0_25px_60px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0_8px_20px_rgba(0,0,0,0.3)] md:h-[640px] pointer-events-none select-none">
+        <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row h-full">
+          {/* ── Sidebar (hidden on mobile) ─────────────────────────── */}
+          <div className="hidden md:flex w-16 shrink-0 border-r border-app-line bg-sidebar flex-col items-center py-4 gap-4">
+            {/* Logo */}
+            <div className="mb-1">
+              <div
+                className="w-9 h-9 rounded-lg overflow-hidden"
+                style={{
+                  filter:
+                    'drop-shadow(0 0 6px hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.5)) drop-shadow(0 0 14px hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.35))',
+                }}
+              >
+                <img
+                  src="/voicebox-logo-app.webp"
+                  alt=""
+                  className="w-full h-full object-contain"
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Nav items */}
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+              {SIDEBAR_ITEMS.map((item, i) => {
+                const Icon = item.icon;
+                const active = i === 0;
+                return (
+                  <div
+                    key={item.label}
+                    className={`w-9 h-9 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center transition-all duration-200 ${
+                      active
+                        ? 'bg-white/[0.07] text-foreground shadow-lg backdrop-blur-sm border border-white/[0.08]'
+                        : 'text-muted-foreground/60'
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    <Icon className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  </div>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Version */}
+            <div className="mt-auto text-[8px] text-muted-foreground/40">v0.2.0</div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* ── Main content ──────────────────────────────────────── */}
+          <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col md:flex-row min-w-0 relative">
+            {/* Left: Profiles + Generate box */}
+            <div className="flex flex-col min-w-0 relative md:flex-1 md:overflow-hidden">
+              {/* Gradient fade overlay — sits between header and scroll content */}
+              <div className="hidden md:block absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-16 bg-gradient-to-b from-app-box to-transparent z-[1] pointer-events-none" />
+
+              {/* Header — floats above everything */}
+              <div className="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 z-10 px-4 pt-4 md:pt-6 pb-2 flex items-center justify-between">
+                <h2 className="text-base font-bold">Voicebox</h2>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <button className="h-6 text-[10px] px-2.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1">
+                    Import Voice
+                  </button>
+                  <button className="h-6 text-[10px] px-2.5 rounded-full bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center">
+                    Create Voice
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Scrollable profile cards — scrolls behind header + gradient */}
+              <div
+                ref={profileGridRef}
+                className="flex-1 min-h-0 md:overflow-y-auto md:pt-14 pt-12"
+              >
+                <div className="px-4">
+                  {/* Mobile: horizontal scroll strip with edge fade */}
+                  <div className="relative md:hidden">
+                    {scrollLeft > 0 && (
+                      <div className="absolute left-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-6 bg-gradient-to-r from-app-box to-transparent z-10" />
+                    )}
+                    <div className="absolute right-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-6 bg-gradient-to-l from-app-box to-transparent z-10" />
+                    <div
+                      className="flex gap-2 overflow-x-auto pb-2"
+                      onScroll={(e) => setScrollLeft(e.currentTarget.scrollLeft)}
+                    >
+                      {PROFILES.map((profile, i) => (
+                        <div
+                          key={profile.name}
+                          className="shrink-0 w-[140px]"
+                          ref={(el) => {
+                            if (el) mobileCardRefs.current.set(i, el);
+                          }}
+                        >
+                          <ProfileCard
+                            profile={profile}
+                            selected={i === selectedIndex}
+                            selecting={phase === 'selecting'}
+                          />
+                        </div>
+                      ))}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
+                  {/* Desktop: 3-col grid */}
+                  <div className="hidden md:grid grid-cols-3 gap-2 mt-1 pb-44">
+                    {PROFILES.map((profile, i) => (
+                      <ProfileCard
+                        key={profile.name}
+                        profile={profile}
+                        selected={i === selectedIndex}
+                        selecting={phase === 'selecting'}
+                        cardRef={(el: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
+                          if (el) desktopCardRefs.current.set(i, el);
+                        }}
+                      />
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Floating generate box — desktop: absolute overlay, mobile: inline */}
+              <div className="px-3 pt-2 pb-3 md:pt-0 md:absolute md:left-4 md:right-4 md:bottom-[117px] md:z-20 md:pb-0 md:px-0">
+                <FloatingGenerateBox
+                  phase={phase}
+                  typingText={step.text}
+                  selectedProfile={selectedProfile}
+                  engine={step.engine}
+                  effect={step.effect}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Right/Below: History */}
+            <div className="md:w-[48%] shrink-0 flex flex-col min-w-0 border-t md:border-t-0 border-app-line">
+              <div className="max-h-[360px] md:max-h-none flex-1 overflow-hidden px-3 pt-3 md:pt-6 pb-3">
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                  {generations.map((gen) => {
+                    const isThisNew = gen.id === newGenId;
+                    const rowMode: 'idle' | 'generating' | 'playing' =
+                      isThisNew && isGenerating
+                        ? 'generating'
+                        : isThisNew && phase === 'playing'
+                          ? 'playing'
+                          : 'idle';
+                    return <HistoryRow key={gen.id} gen={gen} mode={rowMode} isNew={isThisNew} />;
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Audio player */}
+            <LandingAudioPlayer
+              audioUrl={step.audioUrl}
+              title={selectedProfile.name}
+              playing={phase === 'playing'}
+              muted={isMuted}
+              onFinish={handleAudioFinish}
+              onClose={() => {}}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

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+'use client';
+
+import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
+import { AudioLines, Cloud, MessageSquareText, Mic, Sparkles, TextCursorInput } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+// ─── Lazy load wrapper ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function LazyLoad({
+  children,
+  className,
+  rootMargin = '200px',
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+  rootMargin?: string;
+}) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = ref.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
+      ([entry]) => {
+        if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+          setVisible(true);
+          observer.disconnect();
+        }
+      },
+      { rootMargin },
+    );
+    observer.observe(el);
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, [rootMargin]);
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={ref} className={className}>
+      {visible ? children : null}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Animation: Voice Cloning ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function VoiceCloningAnimation() {
+  const [phase, setPhase] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setPhase((p) => (p + 1) % 3);
+    }, 2400);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  const samples = ['Sample 1', 'Sample 2', 'Sample 3'];
+  const bars = [0.4, 0.7, 0.5, 0.9, 0.3, 0.6, 0.8, 0.4, 0.7, 0.5, 0.3, 0.6];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4">
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 w-full max-w-[200px]">
+        {/* Sample pills */}
+        <div className="flex gap-1.5">
+          {samples.map((s, i) => (
+            <motion.div
+              key={s}
+              className="text-[9px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border font-medium"
+              animate={{
+                borderColor: i === phase ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.5)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
+                backgroundColor: i === phase ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.08)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)',
+                color: i === phase ? 'hsl(43 50% 45%)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.4)',
+              }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+            >
+              {s}
+            </motion.div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Waveform visualization */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-[2px] h-10 w-full justify-center">
+          {bars.map((h, i) => (
+            <motion.div
+              key={i}
+              className="w-[4px] rounded-full"
+              animate={{
+                height: `${h * 100}%`,
+                backgroundColor: phase === 2 ? 'hsl(43 50% 45%)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.15)',
+              }}
+              transition={{
+                height: { duration: 0.6, delay: i * 0.04, ease: 'easeInOut' },
+                backgroundColor: { duration: 0.3 },
+              }}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Result label */}
+        <motion.div
+          className="text-[9px] font-mono"
+          animate={{
+            opacity: phase === 2 ? 1 : 0.3,
+            color: phase === 2 ? 'hsl(43 50% 45%)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)',
+          }}
+          transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+        >
+          voice profile ready
+        </motion.div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Mini waveform for clips ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Fixed-width dense waveform that overflows — the clip container clips it.
+// This way resizing a clip just reveals/hides bars instead of re-rendering.
+
+const WAVEFORM_BAR_COUNT = 60;
+
+function MiniWaveform({ seed, color }: { seed: number; color: string }) {
+  // Deterministic pseudo-random waveform that looks like real speech audio.
+  // Uses layered noise at different frequencies for natural envelope + detail.
+  const bars = useMemo(() => {
+    // Seeded pseudo-random number generator (deterministic per seed)
+    let s = seed * 9301 + 49297;
+    const rand = () => {
+      s = (s * 16807 + 0) % 2147483647;
+      return s / 2147483647;
+    };
+
+    // Pre-generate random values
+    const r = Array.from({ length: WAVEFORM_BAR_COUNT }, () => rand());
+
+    return Array.from({ length: WAVEFORM_BAR_COUNT }, (_, i) => {
+      const t = i / WAVEFORM_BAR_COUNT;
+
+      // Slow envelope — broad amplitude shape (words / phrases)
+      const envelope =
+        0.3 +
+        0.35 *
+          Math.sin(t * Math.PI * (2 + (seed % 3))) *
+          Math.sin(t * Math.PI * (1.3 + seed * 0.7)) +
+        0.2 * Math.sin(t * Math.PI * (4.7 + seed * 1.3));
+
+      // Medium variation — syllable-level bumps
+      const mid = 0.15 * Math.sin(i * 0.8 + seed * 3.1) * Math.cos(i * 1.3 + seed);
+
+      // High-frequency noise — individual sample jitter
+      const noise = (r[i] - 0.5) * 0.25;
+
+      // Combine and clamp
+      const raw = envelope + mid + noise;
+      return Math.max(0.06, Math.min(1, raw));
+    });
+  }, [seed]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center h-full overflow-hidden">
+      {bars.map((h, i) => (
+        <div
+          key={`w-${seed}-${i}`}
+          className="shrink-0 rounded-full opacity-50"
+          style={{
+            width: 2,
+            marginRight: 1,
+            height: `${h * 100}%`,
+            backgroundColor: color,
+          }}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Animation: Stories Editor ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// Clip shape: id, profile, track, left (px out of 220), width (px), waveform seed
+type DemoClip = { id: string; profile: string; track: number; x: number; w: number; seed: number };
+
+const INITIAL_CLIPS: DemoClip[] = [
+  { id: 'n1', profile: 'Morgan', track: 0, x: 4, w: 70, seed: 1 },
+  { id: 'n2', profile: 'Morgan', track: 0, x: 135, w: 35, seed: 2 },
+  { id: 'a1', profile: 'Scarlett', track: 1, x: 25, w: 40, seed: 3 },
+  { id: 'a2', profile: 'Scarlett', track: 1, x: 120, w: 35, seed: 4 },
+  { id: 'b1', profile: 'Jarvis', track: 2, x: 70, w: 45, seed: 5 },
+];
+
+// Timeline width the clips live inside
+const TL_W = 220;
+// Each action returns a new clips array (or modifies in place)
+type Action = { label: string; apply: (clips: DemoClip[]) => DemoClip[] };
+
+const ACTIONS: Action[] = [
+  // 0 — move Jarvis clip earlier
+  { label: 'Move clip', apply: (c) => c.map((cl) => (cl.id === 'b1' ? { ...cl, x: 55 } : cl)) },
+  // 1 — split Morgan's first clip into two with visible gap
+  {
+    label: 'Split clip',
+    apply: (c) => {
+      // Idempotent: if n1b already exists, the split already happened
+      if (c.some((cl) => cl.id === 'n1b')) return c;
+      const clip = c.find((cl) => cl.id === 'n1');
+      if (!clip) return c;
+      const leftW = 25;
+      const gap = 8;
+      const rightW = clip.w - leftW - gap;
+      return [
+        ...c.filter((cl) => cl.id !== 'n1'),
+        { ...clip, w: leftW, id: 'n1' },
+        {
+          id: 'n1b',
+          profile: clip.profile,
+          track: clip.track,
+          x: clip.x + leftW + gap,
+          w: rightW,
+          seed: 6,
+        },
+      ];
+    },
+  },
+  // 2 — trim Scarlett's second clip shorter
+  { label: 'Trim clip', apply: (c) => c.map((cl) => (cl.id === 'a2' ? { ...cl, w: 25 } : cl)) },
+  // 3 — duplicate Jarvis to track 0
+  {
+    label: 'Duplicate',
+    apply: (c) => {
+      // Idempotent: if b1d already exists, the duplicate already happened
+      if (c.some((cl) => cl.id === 'b1d')) return c;
+      const clip = c.find((cl) => cl.id === 'b1');
+      if (!clip) return c;
+      return [...c, { ...clip, id: 'b1d', track: 0, x: 180, w: 35, seed: 7 }];
+    },
+  },
+  // 4 — reset
+  { label: '', apply: () => INITIAL_CLIPS },
+];
+
+function StoriesAnimation() {
+  const [clips, setClips] = useState<DemoClip[]>(INITIAL_CLIPS);
+  const [actionIndex, setActionIndex] = useState(-1);
+  const [playheadX, setPlayheadX] = useState(0);
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const playheadRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof requestAnimationFrame>>(0);
+
+  // Animate the playhead continuously
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let start: number | null = null;
+    const speed = 12; // px per second
+    const animate = (ts: number) => {
+      if (start === null) start = ts;
+      const elapsed = (ts - start) / 1000;
+      setPlayheadX((elapsed * speed) % TL_W);
+      playheadRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+    };
+    playheadRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+    return () => cancelAnimationFrame(playheadRef.current);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Step through actions
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setActionIndex((prev) => {
+        const next = (prev + 1) % ACTIONS.length;
+        setClips((current) => ACTIONS[next].apply(current));
+        // Highlight the clip being acted on
+        if (next === 0) setSelectedId('b1');
+        else if (next === 1) setSelectedId('n1');
+        else if (next === 2) setSelectedId('a2');
+        else if (next === 3) setSelectedId('b1');
+        else setSelectedId(null);
+        return next;
+      });
+    }, 2600);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  const trackLabels = ['1', '0', '-1'];
+  const timeMarkers = [0, 2, 4, 6, 8];
+  const accentColor = 'hsl(43 50% 45%)';
+  const accentFg = 'hsl(30 10% 94%)';
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50">
+      {/* Toolbar */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 border-b border-app-line bg-app-darkBox/60 shrink-0">
+        <div className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-ink-faint/40" />
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <div className="w-4 h-4 rounded flex items-center justify-center bg-app-button">
+            <div className="border-l-[4px] border-l-ink-faint border-t-[3px] border-t-transparent border-b-[3px] border-b-transparent ml-0.5" />
+          </div>
+          <div className="w-4 h-4 rounded flex items-center justify-center bg-app-button">
+            <div className="w-2 h-2 rounded-sm bg-ink-faint/60" />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <span className="text-[8px] text-ink-faint font-mono ml-1 tabular-nums">0:03 / 0:10</span>
+        <div className="flex-1" />
+        {actionIndex >= 0 && actionIndex < ACTIONS.length - 1 && (
+          <motion.span
+            key={actionIndex}
+            className="text-[7px] font-medium px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-full"
+            style={{
+              backgroundColor: `${accentColor.replace(')', ' / 0.15)')}`,
+              color: accentColor,
+            }}
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 3 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.25 }}
+          >
+            {ACTIONS[actionIndex].label}
+          </motion.span>
+        )}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
+          <span className="text-[7px] text-ink-faint">Zoom</span>
+          <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded flex items-center justify-center bg-app-button text-[8px] text-ink-faint">
+            -
+          </div>
+          <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded flex items-center justify-center bg-app-button text-[8px] text-ink-faint">
+            +
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Timeline */}
+      <div className="flex flex-1 min-h-0">
+        {/* Track labels sidebar */}
+        <div className="w-7 shrink-0 border-r border-app-line bg-app-darkBox/30 flex flex-col">
+          <div className="h-5 border-b border-app-line" />
+          {trackLabels.map((label) => (
+            <div
+              key={label}
+              className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center border-b border-app-line"
+            >
+              <span className="text-[7px] text-ink-faint select-none">{label}</span>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Tracks area */}
+        <div className="flex-1 relative overflow-hidden flex flex-col">
+          {/* Time ruler */}
+          <div className="h-5 shrink-0 border-b border-app-line bg-app-darkBox/20 relative">
+            {timeMarkers.map((t) => (
+              <div
+                key={`tm-${t}`}
+                className="absolute top-0 h-full flex flex-col justify-end pb-0.5"
+                style={{ left: `${(t / 10) * 100}%` }}
+              >
+                <div className="h-1.5 w-px bg-app-line" />
+                <span className="text-[7px] text-ink-faint ml-0.5 select-none">{`0:0${t}`}</span>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Track rows + clips — same parent so percentages match */}
+          <div className="flex-1 relative min-h-0">
+            {/* Track rows background */}
+            {trackLabels.map((label, i) => (
+              <div
+                key={`bg-${label}`}
+                className="border-b border-app-line absolute left-0 right-0"
+                style={{
+                  height: `${100 / 3}%`,
+                  top: `${(i * 100) / 3}%`,
+                  backgroundColor: i % 2 === 0 ? 'transparent' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.01)',
+                }}
+              />
+            ))}
+
+            {/* Clips */}
+            {clips.map((clip) => {
+              const trackIdx = clip.track;
+              const isSelected = clip.id === selectedId;
+              const clipTop = `calc(${(trackIdx * 100) / 3}% + 2px)`;
+              const clipHeight = `calc(${100 / 3}% - 4px)`;
+              return (
+                <motion.div
+                  key={clip.id}
+                  className="absolute rounded overflow-hidden"
+                  initial={false}
+                  style={{
+                    height: clipHeight,
+                    left: `${(clip.x / TL_W) * 100}%`,
+                    width: `${(clip.w / TL_W) * 100}%`,
+                    top: clipTop,
+                  }}
+                  animate={{
+                    left: `${(clip.x / TL_W) * 100}%`,
+                    width: `${(clip.w / TL_W) * 100}%`,
+                    top: clipTop,
+                  }}
+                  transition={{ type: 'spring', stiffness: 200, damping: 25 }}
+                >
+                  <div
+                    className="w-full h-full rounded overflow-hidden flex flex-col"
+                    style={{
+                      backgroundColor: isSelected ? 'hsl(43 50% 45%)' : 'hsl(43 45% 40%)',
+                      boxShadow: isSelected
+                        ? 'inset 0 0 0 1px hsl(43 50% 55%), 0 0 0 1px hsl(30 10% 94% / 0.4)'
+                        : 'inset 0 0 0 1px hsl(30 10% 94% / 0.1)',
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    {/* Profile label — scaled to bypass browser min font size */}
+                    <div className="shrink-0 relative" style={{ height: 9 }}>
+                      <span
+                        className="text-[10px] font-medium leading-none absolute top-0 left-0.5 origin-top-left opacity-80 whitespace-nowrap"
+                        style={{ color: accentFg, transform: 'scale(0.75)' }}
+                      >
+                        {clip.profile}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+                    {/* Waveform — absolutely positioned so it never affects clip width */}
+                    <div className="absolute left-0 right-0 bottom-0" style={{ top: 9 }}>
+                      <MiniWaveform seed={clip.seed} color={accentFg} />
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  {/* Trim handles on selected */}
+                  {isSelected && (
+                    <>
+                      <div
+                        className="absolute left-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-1 rounded-l"
+                        style={{ backgroundColor: 'hsl(30 10% 94% / 0.25)' }}
+                      />
+                      <div
+                        className="absolute right-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-1 rounded-r"
+                        style={{ backgroundColor: 'hsl(30 10% 94% / 0.25)' }}
+                      />
+                    </>
+                  )}
+                </motion.div>
+              );
+            })}
+
+            {/* Playhead */}
+            <motion.div
+              className="absolute top-0 bottom-0 w-[2px] rounded-full z-20 pointer-events-none"
+              style={{ backgroundColor: accentColor }}
+              animate={{ left: `${(playheadX / TL_W) * 100}%` }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.05, ease: 'linear' }}
+            >
+              <div
+                className="absolute -top-0.5 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 w-2 h-2 rounded-full"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: accentColor }}
+              />
+            </motion.div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Animation: Effects Pipeline ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function EffectsAnimation() {
+  const [activeEffect, setActiveEffect] = useState(0);
+  const effects = [
+    { name: 'Pitch Shift', param: '-3 semitones', color: '#3b82f6' },
+    { name: 'Reverb', param: 'Room 0.7', color: '#8b5cf6' },
+    { name: 'Compressor', param: '-15 dB', color: '#ec4899' },
+    { name: 'Low-Pass', param: '6000 Hz', color: '#14b8a6' },
+  ];
+
+  // Waveform bars — original shape
+  const rawBars = [0.3, 0.6, 0.8, 0.5, 0.9, 0.4, 0.7, 0.3, 0.6, 0.5, 0.8, 0.4, 0.7, 0.9, 0.3];
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setActiveEffect((p) => (p + 1) % effects.length);
+    }, 2200);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [effects.length]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4 gap-3">
+      {/* Effects chain */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+        {effects.map((fx, i) => (
+          <div key={fx.name} className="flex items-center gap-1">
+            <motion.div
+              className="text-[8px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border font-medium"
+              animate={{
+                borderColor: i <= activeEffect ? `${fx.color}60` : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
+                backgroundColor: i <= activeEffect ? `${fx.color}15` : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)',
+                color: i <= activeEffect ? fx.color : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)',
+              }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+            >
+              {fx.name}
+            </motion.div>
+            {i < effects.length - 1 && (
+              <motion.span
+                className="text-[8px]"
+                animate={{
+                  color: i < activeEffect ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)',
+                }}
+                transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+              >
+                &rarr;
+              </motion.span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Waveform that morphs as effects are applied */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-[2px] h-10 w-full max-w-[200px] justify-center">
+        {rawBars.map((h, i) => {
+          // Each effect stage progressively transforms the shape
+          const shifted = activeEffect >= 0 ? h * (0.7 + 0.3 * Math.sin(i * 0.8)) : h;
+          const dampened = activeEffect >= 1 ? shifted * (0.6 + 0.4 * Math.cos(i * 0.3)) : shifted;
+          const compressed = activeEffect >= 2 ? 0.3 + dampened * 0.5 : dampened;
+          const filtered = activeEffect >= 3 ? compressed * (1 - i * 0.03) : compressed;
+          const finalH = Math.max(0.08, Math.min(1, filtered));
+
+          return (
+            <motion.div
+              key={`bar-${i}`}
+              className="w-[3px] rounded-full"
+              animate={{
+                height: `${finalH * 100}%`,
+                backgroundColor: effects[activeEffect].color,
+              }}
+              transition={{
+                height: { duration: 0.5, delay: i * 0.02, ease: 'easeInOut' },
+                backgroundColor: { duration: 0.4 },
+              }}
+            />
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Active effect detail */}
+      <motion.div
+        className="text-[9px] font-mono text-ink-faint"
+        key={activeEffect}
+        initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 4 }}
+        animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+        transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+      >
+        {effects[activeEffect].name}: {effects[activeEffect].param}
+      </motion.div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Animation: Local or Remote ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function LocalRemoteAnimation() {
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState(0);
+  const modes = ['Local GPU', 'Remote Server'];
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setMode((p) => (p + 1) % 2);
+    }, 2800);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4">
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 w-full max-w-[180px]">
+        {/* Toggle */}
+        <div className="flex gap-1 p-0.5 rounded-full border border-app-line bg-app-darkerBox">
+          {modes.map((m, i) => (
+            <motion.div
+              key={m}
+              className="text-[9px] px-3 py-1 rounded-full font-medium"
+              animate={{
+                backgroundColor: i === mode ? 'hsl(43 50% 45%)' : 'transparent',
+                color: i === mode ? 'hsl(30 10% 94%)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.35)',
+              }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.25 }}
+            >
+              {m}
+            </motion.div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Status */}
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2">
+          <motion.div
+            className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full"
+            animate={{
+              backgroundColor: mode === 0 ? '#4ade80' : '#3b82f6',
+              boxShadow: mode === 0 ? '0 0 8px #4ade80' : '0 0 8px #3b82f6',
+            }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+          />
+          <span className="text-[9px] text-ink-faint font-mono">
+            {mode === 0 ? 'Metal acceleration active' : 'Connected to 192.168.1.50'}
+          </span>
+          <span className="text-[8px] text-ink-faint/60 font-mono">
+            {mode === 0 ? 'VRAM: 8.2 / 16.0 GB' : 'Latency: 12ms | CUDA'}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Animation: Transcription ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function TranscriptionAnimation() {
+  const [charIndex, setCharIndex] = useState(0);
+  const text = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the riverbank.';
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setCharIndex((p) => {
+        if (p >= text.length) return 0;
+        return p + 1;
+      });
+    }, 80);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [text.length]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4 gap-3">
+      {/* Fake waveform */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-[1px] h-6 w-full max-w-[180px] justify-center">
+        {Array.from({ length: 30 }, (_, i) => {
+          const h = 0.2 + 0.8 * Math.abs(Math.sin(i * 0.5 + charIndex * 0.1));
+          const active = i < (charIndex / text.length) * 30;
+          return (
+            <div
+              key={i}
+              className={`w-[3px] rounded-full transition-colors duration-100 ${
+                active ? 'bg-accent' : 'bg-app-line'
+              }`}
+              style={{ height: `${h * 100}%` }}
+            />
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Transcribed text */}
+      <div className="text-[10px] text-ink-dull font-mono max-w-[200px] text-center leading-relaxed min-h-[32px]">
+        {text.slice(0, charIndex)}
+        {charIndex < text.length && (
+          <span className="inline-block w-[2px] h-3 bg-accent animate-pulse ml-[1px] align-middle" />
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Animation: Unlimited Length ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function UnlimitedLengthAnimation() {
+  const [phase, setPhase] = useState(0);
+
+  const chunks = [
+    'The morning sun crept over the mountains, casting long shadows across the valley below.',
+    'Birds stirred in the canopy, their songs weaving through the cool air like threads of gold.',
+    'Far below, a river wound its way through ancient stones, carrying whispers of the night.',
+  ];
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setPhase((p) => (p + 1) % 4); // 0-2 = processing chunks, 3 = crossfade/done
+    }, 2000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4 gap-2.5">
+      {/* Chunk pills */}
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 w-full max-w-[220px]">
+        {chunks.map((chunk, i) => (
+          <motion.div
+            key={`chunk-${i}`}
+            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded border text-[8px]"
+            animate={{
+              borderColor:
+                phase === 3
+                  ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.3)'
+                  : i === phase
+                    ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.5)'
+                    : i < phase
+                      ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.12)'
+                      : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
+              backgroundColor:
+                phase === 3
+                  ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.04)'
+                  : i === phase
+                    ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.08)'
+                    : i < phase
+                      ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.04)'
+                      : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)',
+            }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.4 }}
+          >
+            {/* Status indicator */}
+            <motion.div
+              className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0"
+              animate={{
+                backgroundColor:
+                  phase === 3
+                    ? 'hsl(43 50% 50%)'
+                    : i === phase
+                      ? 'hsl(43 50% 50%)'
+                      : i < phase
+                        ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)'
+                        : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)',
+                boxShadow:
+                  i === phase && phase < 3 ? '0 0 6px hsl(43 50% 50%)' : '0 0 0px transparent',
+              }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+            />
+            <span
+              className={`truncate font-mono ${
+                phase === 3 || i <= phase ? 'text-ink-dull' : 'text-ink-faint/50'
+              }`}
+            >
+              {chunk}
+            </span>
+          </motion.div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Crossfade / result bar */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1 w-full max-w-[220px]">
+        {chunks.map((_, i) => (
+          <motion.div
+            key={`seg-${i}`}
+            className="h-1.5 flex-1 rounded-full"
+            animate={{
+              backgroundColor:
+                phase === 3
+                  ? 'hsl(43 50% 45%)'
+                  : i < phase
+                    ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.2)'
+                    : i === phase
+                      ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.5)'
+                      : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
+            }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.4 }}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Status text */}
+      <motion.div
+        className="text-[9px] font-mono"
+        key={phase}
+        initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+        animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+        transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+      >
+        <span className={phase === 3 ? 'text-accent' : 'text-ink-faint'}>
+          {phase < 3
+            ? `generating chunk ${phase + 1} of ${chunks.length}...`
+            : 'crossfaded & ready'}
+        </span>
+      </motion.div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Feature data ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const FEATURES = [
+  {
+    title: 'Near-Perfect Voice Cloning',
+    description:
+      'Multiple TTS engines for exceptional voice quality. Clone any voice from a few seconds of audio with natural intonation and emotion.',
+    icon: Mic,
+    animation: VoiceCloningAnimation,
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Stories Editor',
+    description:
+      'Create multi-voice narratives with a timeline-based editor. Arrange tracks, trim clips, and mix conversations between characters.',
+    icon: AudioLines,
+    animation: StoriesAnimation,
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Audio Effects Pipeline',
+    description:
+      'Apply pitch shift, reverb, delay, compression, and more — then save as presets. Preview effects live and set defaults per voice profile.',
+    icon: Sparkles,
+    animation: EffectsAnimation,
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Local or Remote',
+    description:
+      'Run GPU inference locally with Metal, CUDA, ROCm, Intel Arc, or DirectML — or connect to a remote machine. One-click server setup with automatic discovery.',
+    icon: Cloud,
+    animation: LocalRemoteAnimation,
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Audio Transcription',
+    description:
+      'Powered by Whisper for accurate speech-to-text. Automatically extract reference text from voice samples.',
+    icon: MessageSquareText,
+    animation: TranscriptionAnimation,
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Unlimited Generation Length',
+    description:
+      'Generate up to 50,000 characters in one go. Text is auto-split at sentence boundaries, generated per-chunk, and crossfaded seamlessly.',
+    icon: TextCursorInput,
+    animation: UnlimitedLengthAnimation,
+  },
+];
+
+// ─── Feature Card ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function FeatureCard({ feature }: { feature: (typeof FEATURES)[number] }) {
+  const Icon = feature.icon;
+  const Animation = feature.animation;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-lg border border-app-line bg-app-darkBox overflow-hidden">
+      <LazyLoad>
+        <div className="pointer-events-none select-none">
+          <Animation />
+        </div>
+      </LazyLoad>
+      <div className="p-5">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+          <Icon className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+          <h3 className="text-[15px] font-medium text-foreground">{feature.title}</h3>
+        </div>
+        <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">{feature.description}</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Features Section ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function Features() {
+  return (
+    <section id="features" className="border-t border-border py-24">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6">
+        <div className="mb-16 text-center">
+          <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground md:text-4xl mb-4">
+            Professional voice tools, zero compromise
+          </h2>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+            Everything you need to clone voices, generate speech, and produce multi-voice content —
+            running entirely on your machine.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <div className="grid gap-6 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
+          {FEATURES.map((feature) => (
+            <FeatureCard key={feature.title} feature={feature} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}

landing/src/components/Footer.tsx

@@ -1,22 +1,33 @@
+import Image from 'next/image';
 import Link from 'next/link';
-import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator';
 import { GITHUB_REPO } from '@/lib/constants';
 
 export function Footer() {
   return (
-    <footer className="border-t border-border pt-8 sm:pt-12 pb-6 sm:pb-8 mt-12 sm:mt-16 md:mt-20">
-      <div className="container mx-auto px-4">
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 sm:gap-8 mb-6 sm:mb-8">
-          <div>
-            <h3 className="font-bold text-lg mb-4">voicebox</h3>
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
-              Professional voice cloning powered by Qwen3-TTS. Desktop app for Mac, Windows, and
-              Linux.
+    <footer className="border-t border-border py-12">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-4 gap-8 mb-10">
+          {/* Brand */}
+          <div className="md:col-span-1">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 mb-4">
+              <Image
+                src="/voicebox-logo-app.webp"
+                alt="Voicebox"
+                width={24}
+                height={24}
+                className="h-6 w-6"
+              />
+              <span className="text-sm font-semibold">Voicebox</span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">
+              Open source voice cloning studio. Local-first, free forever.
             </p>
           </div>
+
+          {/* Product */}
           <div>
-            <h4 className="font-semibold mb-3">Product</h4>
-            <ul className="space-y-2 text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+            <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold mb-3">Product</h4>
+            <ul className="space-y-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
               <li>
                 <a href="#features" className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors">
                   Features
@@ -28,20 +39,17 @@ export function Footer() {
                 </a>
               </li>
               <li>
-                <Link
-                  href={GITHUB_REPO}
-                  target="_blank"
-                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                  className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
-                >
-                  GitHub
-                </Link>
+                <a href="#about" className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors">
+                  About
+                </a>
               </li>
             </ul>
           </div>
+
+          {/* Resources */}
           <div>
-            <h4 className="font-semibold mb-3">Resources</h4>
-            <ul className="space-y-2 text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+            <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold mb-3">Resources</h4>
+            <ul className="space-y-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
               <li>
                 <Link
                   href={GITHUB_REPO}
@@ -74,10 +82,39 @@ export function Footer() {
               </li>
             </ul>
           </div>
+
+          {/* Also by */}
+          <div>
+            <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold mb-3">Also By</h4>
+            <ul className="space-y-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              <li>
+                <a
+                  href="https://spacebot.sh"
+                  target="_blank"
+                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                  className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+                >
+                  Spacebot
+                </a>
+              </li>
+              <li>
+                <a
+                  href="https://spacedrive.com"
+                  target="_blank"
+                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                  className="hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+                >
+                  Spacedrive
+                </a>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+          </div>
         </div>
-        <Separator className="my-8" />
-        <div className="text-center text-muted-foreground text-sm space-y-2">
-          <p>© 2026 voicebox. All rights reserved.</p>
+
+        <div className="border-t border-border pt-6">
+          <p className="text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            &copy; {new Date().getFullYear()} Voicebox. Open source under MIT license.
+          </p>
         </div>
       </div>
     </footer>

landing/src/components/LandingAudioPlayer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { Pause, Play, Repeat, Volume2, VolumeX } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import WaveSurfer from 'wavesurfer.js';
+
+function formatDuration(seconds: number): string {
+  const m = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+  const s = Math.floor(seconds % 60);
+  return `${m}:${s.toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
+// Shared ref so the unmute button can unlock WaveSurfer's audio on iOS Safari
+// Must call .play() on WaveSurfer's actual media element during a user gesture
+let sharedWaveSurfer: WaveSurfer | null = null;
+let audioUnlocked = false;
+
+export function unlockAudioContext() {
+  if (audioUnlocked) return;
+  audioUnlocked = true;
+
+  // Unlock WaveSurfer's internal audio element
+  // Skip if already playing — the context is already unlocked and the
+  // play/pause/reset dance would destroy the active playback.
+  if (sharedWaveSurfer && !sharedWaveSurfer.isPlaying()) {
+    const media = sharedWaveSurfer.getMediaElement();
+    if (media) {
+      media.muted = true;
+      media
+        .play()
+        .then(() => {
+          media.pause();
+          media.muted = false;
+          media.currentTime = 0;
+        })
+        .catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Also unlock a standalone AudioContext as fallback
+  try {
+    const ctx = new (
+      window.AudioContext ||
+      (window as unknown as { webkitAudioContext: typeof AudioContext }).webkitAudioContext
+    )();
+    const buffer = ctx.createBuffer(1, 1, 22050);
+    const source = ctx.createBufferSource();
+    source.buffer = buffer;
+    source.connect(ctx.destination);
+    source.start(0);
+  } catch {
+    // Silently fail
+  }
+}
+
+interface LandingAudioPlayerProps {
+  audioUrl: string;
+  title: string;
+  playing: boolean;
+  muted: boolean;
+  onFinish: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+export function LandingAudioPlayer({
+  audioUrl,
+  title,
+  playing,
+  muted,
+  onFinish,
+  onClose,
+}: LandingAudioPlayerProps) {
+  const waveformRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const wavesurferRef = useRef<WaveSurfer | null>(null);
+  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
+  const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0);
+  const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
+  const [volume, setVolume] = useState(0.75);
+  const [isLooping, setIsLooping] = useState(false);
+  const [isReady, setIsReady] = useState(false);
+  const onFinishRef = useRef(onFinish);
+  onFinishRef.current = onFinish;
+  const playingRef = useRef(playing);
+  playingRef.current = playing;
+  const mutedRef = useRef(muted);
+  mutedRef.current = muted;
+
+  // Initialize WaveSurfer
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const initWaveSurfer = () => {
+      const container = waveformRef.current;
+      if (!container) {
+        setTimeout(initWaveSurfer, 50);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const rect = container.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (rect.width === 0 || rect.height === 0) {
+        setTimeout(initWaveSurfer, 50);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Clean up existing instance
+      if (wavesurferRef.current) {
+        wavesurferRef.current.destroy();
+        wavesurferRef.current = null;
+      }
+
+      const root = document.documentElement;
+      const getCSSVar = (varName: string) => {
+        const value = getComputedStyle(root).getPropertyValue(varName).trim();
+        return value ? `hsl(${value})` : '';
+      };
+
+      const ws = WaveSurfer.create({
+        container,
+        waveColor: getCSSVar('--muted'),
+        progressColor: getCSSVar('--accent'),
+        cursorColor: getCSSVar('--accent'),
+        barWidth: 2,
+        barRadius: 2,
+        height: 80,
+        normalize: true,
+        interact: true,
+        mediaControls: false,
+      });
+
+      ws.on('ready', () => {
+        setDuration(ws.getDuration());
+        ws.setVolume(mutedRef.current ? 0 : volume);
+        setIsReady(true);
+      });
+
+      ws.on('play', () => {
+        console.log('[Player] play event');
+        setIsPlaying(true);
+      });
+      ws.on('pause', () => {
+        console.log('[Player] pause event');
+        setIsPlaying(false);
+      });
+
+      ws.on('timeupdate', (time: number) => {
+        setCurrentTime(Math.min(time, ws.getDuration()));
+      });
+
+      let didFinish = false;
+      ws.on('finish', () => {
+        if (didFinish) return;
+        didFinish = true;
+        console.log(
+          '[Player] finish event, currentTime:',
+          ws.getCurrentTime(),
+          'duration:',
+          ws.getDuration(),
+        );
+        setIsPlaying(false);
+        onFinishRef.current();
+      });
+
+      ws.load(audioUrl);
+      wavesurferRef.current = ws;
+      sharedWaveSurfer = ws;
+    };
+
+    setIsReady(false);
+    setCurrentTime(0);
+    setDuration(0);
+
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        setTimeout(initWaveSurfer, 10);
+      });
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      if (wavesurferRef.current) {
+        wavesurferRef.current.destroy();
+        wavesurferRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [audioUrl]);
+
+  // Respond to external play/stop signals
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const ws = wavesurferRef.current;
+    console.log('[Player] effect', { playing, isReady, hasWs: !!ws });
+    if (!ws || !isReady) return;
+
+    if (playing) {
+      // Resume the AudioContext first (required for iOS Safari after unlock)
+      const backend = ws.getMediaElement();
+      if (backend && 'context' in backend) {
+        const ctx = (backend as unknown as { context: AudioContext }).context;
+        if (ctx?.state === 'suspended') ctx.resume();
+      }
+      ws.play()
+        .then(() => {
+          console.log('[Player] play succeeded');
+        })
+        .catch((e: Error) => {
+          if (e.name === 'NotAllowedError') {
+            console.warn('[Player] Autoplay blocked by browser — waiting for user gesture');
+          } else {
+            console.error('[Player] play failed', e);
+          }
+        });
+    } else {
+      ws.pause();
+    }
+  }, [playing, isReady]);
+
+  // Sync volume and muted state
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (wavesurferRef.current) {
+      wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(muted ? 0 : volume);
+    }
+  }, [volume, muted]);
+
+  const handlePlayPause = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!wavesurferRef.current) return;
+    wavesurferRef.current.playPause();
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 border-t border-border bg-background/95 backdrop-blur supports-backdrop-filter:bg-background/60 z-30">
+      <div className="px-4 py-3 flex flex-col md:flex-row md:items-center gap-2 md:gap-4">
+        {/* Waveform — full width row on mobile, inline on desktop */}
+        <div className="min-w-0 min-h-[60px] md:min-h-[80px] md:flex-1 md:order-2">
+          <div ref={waveformRef} className="w-full h-full min-h-[60px] md:min-h-[80px]" />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Controls row */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 md:contents">
+          {/* Play/Pause */}
+          <button
+            onClick={handlePlayPause}
+            disabled={!isReady}
+            className="h-10 w-10 rounded-full bg-accent flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 disabled:opacity-50 md:order-1 shadow-lg"
+          >
+            {isPlaying ? (
+              <Pause className="h-5 w-5 text-accent-foreground fill-accent-foreground" />
+            ) : (
+              <Play className="h-5 w-5 ml-0.5 text-accent-foreground fill-accent-foreground" />
+            )}
+          </button>
+
+          {/* Time */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground shrink-0 md:order-3">
+            <span className="font-mono text-xs">{formatDuration(currentTime)}</span>
+            <span className="text-xs">/</span>
+            <span className="font-mono text-xs">{formatDuration(duration)}</span>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Title */}
+          {title && (
+            <div className="text-sm font-medium truncate max-w-[200px] shrink-0 hidden lg:block md:order-4">
+              {title}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Loop */}
+          <button
+            onClick={() => setIsLooping(!isLooping)}
+            className={`h-8 w-8 flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm shrink-0 hover:bg-muted md:order-5 ${
+              isLooping ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground'
+            }`}
+          >
+            <Repeat className="h-4 w-4" />
+          </button>
+
+          {/* Volume */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0 w-[140px] md:order-6 mr-3">
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setVolume(volume > 0 ? 0 : 0.75)}
+              className="h-8 w-8 flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-muted rounded-sm"
+            >
+              {volume > 0 ? (
+                <Volume2 className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+              ) : (
+                <VolumeX className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+              )}
+            </button>
+            <input
+              type="range"
+              min={0}
+              max={100}
+              value={volume * 100}
+              onChange={(e) => setVolume(Number(e.target.value) / 100)}
+              className="flex-1 h-1 appearance-none bg-muted rounded-full accent-foreground cursor-pointer [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:appearance-none [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:h-3 [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:w-3 [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:rounded-full [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:bg-foreground"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

landing/src/components/Navbar.tsx

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+'use client';
+
+import { Github } from 'lucide-react';
+import Image from 'next/image';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { GITHUB_REPO } from '@/lib/constants';
+
+function formatStarCount(count: number): string {
+  if (count >= 1000) {
+    const k = count / 1000;
+    return k % 1 === 0 ? `${k}k` : `${k.toFixed(1)}k`;
+  }
+  return count.toString();
+}
+
+export function Navbar() {
+  const [starCount, setStarCount] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch('/api/stars')
+      .then((res) => {
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch stars');
+        return res.json();
+      })
+      .then((data) => {
+        if (typeof data.count === 'number') setStarCount(data.count);
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error('Failed to fetch star count:', error);
+      });
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <nav className="fixed inset-x-0 top-0 z-50 border-b border-border/50 bg-background/80 backdrop-blur-xl">
+      <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-7xl items-center justify-between px-6 py-3">
+        {/* Logo + wordmark */}
+        <a href="/" className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+          <Image
+            src="/voicebox-logo-app.webp"
+            alt="Voicebox"
+            width={28}
+            height={28}
+            className="h-7 w-7"
+          />
+          <span className="text-[15px] font-semibold text-foreground">Voicebox</span>
+        </a>
+
+        {/* Nav links */}
+        <div className="hidden sm:flex items-center gap-1">
+          <a
+            href="#features"
+            className="rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground"
+          >
+            Features
+          </a>
+          <a
+            href="#about"
+            className="rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground"
+          >
+            About
+          </a>
+          <a
+            href="#download"
+            className="rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground"
+          >
+            Download
+          </a>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* GitHub star button */}
+        <a
+          href={GITHUB_REPO}
+          target="_blank"
+          rel="noopener noreferrer"
+          className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border/60 bg-card/60 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground hover:border-border"
+        >
+          <Github className="h-4 w-4" />
+          <span className="text-[13px] font-medium">Star</span>
+          {starCount !== null && (
+            <span className="border-l border-border/60 pl-2 text-[13px] font-semibold text-foreground">
+              {formatStarCount(starCount)}
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    </nav>
+  );
+}

landing/src/components/VoiceCreator.tsx

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+'use client';
+
+import { AnimatePresence, motion } from 'framer-motion';
+import { Mic, Monitor, Upload } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+
+// ─── Waveform bars generator ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function generateWaveformBars(count: number, seed: number): number[] {
+  const bars: number[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    const x = i / count;
+    // Speech-like envelope: ramp up, sustain, taper
+    const envelope = Math.sin(x * Math.PI) * 0.8 + 0.2;
+    // Layered pseudo-random noise
+    const n1 = Math.sin(seed * 127.1 + i * 43.7) * 0.5 + 0.5;
+    const n2 = Math.sin(seed * 269.5 + i * 17.3) * 0.3 + 0.5;
+    const n3 = Math.sin(seed * 53.9 + i * 97.1) * 0.2 + 0.5;
+    const noise = (n1 + n2 + n3) / 3;
+    bars.push(envelope * noise);
+  }
+  return bars;
+}
+
+// ─── Animated waveform background ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function WaveformBackground({ active }: { active: boolean }) {
+  const bars = useMemo(() => generateWaveformBars(60, 42), []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none flex items-end justify-center overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="flex items-end gap-[2px] w-full h-full px-4 pb-4">
+        {bars.map((h, i) => {
+          const maxH = 120; // max bar height in px
+          const baseH = 4;
+          const activeH = baseH + h * maxH;
+          const idleH = baseH + h * maxH * 0.25;
+          return (
+            <motion.div
+              key={i}
+              className="flex-1 rounded-full bg-accent"
+              animate={{
+                opacity: active ? 0.35 : 0.1,
+                height: active ? [idleH, activeH, idleH * 1.5, activeH * 0.7, idleH] : idleH,
+              }}
+              transition={
+                active
+                  ? {
+                      duration: 1.0 + (i % 5) * 0.12,
+                      repeat: Infinity,
+                      repeatType: 'mirror',
+                      delay: (i % 7) * 0.04,
+                      ease: 'easeInOut',
+                    }
+                  : { duration: 0.6 }
+              }
+            />
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Tab content panels ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function UploadPanel() {
+  const [hasFile, setHasFile] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Simulate file drop after 2s
+    const t1 = setTimeout(() => setHasFile(true), 2000);
+    const t2 = setTimeout(() => setHasFile(false), 5000);
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(t1);
+      clearTimeout(t2);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 p-6 border-2 rounded-lg min-h-[180px] transition-colors duration-300 ${
+        hasFile ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5' : 'border-dashed border-muted-foreground/25'
+      }`}
+    >
+      <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+        {!hasFile ? (
+          <motion.div
+            key="idle"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="h-10 px-5 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <Upload className="h-4 w-4" />
+              Choose File
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-center">
+              Drag and drop an audio file, or click to browse.
+              <br />
+              Maximum duration: 30 seconds.
+            </p>
+          </motion.div>
+        ) : (
+          <motion.div
+            key="file"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Upload className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium">sample-voice-clip.wav</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <span>0:04</span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <Mic className="h-3 w-3" />
+                Transcribe
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+      </AnimatePresence>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function RecordPanel() {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<'idle' | 'recording' | 'done'>('idle');
+  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const t1 = setTimeout(() => setState('recording'), 1500);
+    const t2 = setTimeout(() => setState('done'), 5500);
+    const t3 = setTimeout(() => {
+      setState('idle');
+      setElapsed(0);
+    }, 8000);
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(t1);
+      clearTimeout(t2);
+      clearTimeout(t3);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  // Timer
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (state !== 'recording') return;
+    setElapsed(0);
+    const interval = setInterval(() => setElapsed((e) => e + 1), 1000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [state]);
+
+  const formatTime = (s: number) => `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${(s % 60).toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 p-6 border-2 rounded-lg min-h-[180px] overflow-hidden transition-colors duration-300 ${
+        state === 'recording'
+          ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5'
+          : state === 'done'
+            ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5'
+            : 'border-dashed border-muted-foreground/25'
+      }`}
+    >
+      <WaveformBackground active={state === 'recording'} />
+
+      <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+        {state === 'idle' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="idle"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="h-10 px-5 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <Mic className="h-4 w-4" />
+              Start Recording
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-center">
+              Click to record from your microphone.
+              <br />
+              Maximum duration: 30 seconds.
+            </p>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+
+        {state === 'recording' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="recording"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-accent animate-pulse" />
+              <span className="text-lg font-mono font-semibold">{formatTime(elapsed)}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="h-9 px-4 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-sm bg-accent-foreground" />
+              Stop Recording
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{formatTime(30 - elapsed)} remaining</p>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+
+        {state === 'done' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="done"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Mic className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium">Recording complete</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <span>0:04</span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <Mic className="h-3 w-3" />
+                Transcribe
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+      </AnimatePresence>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SystemPanel() {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<'idle' | 'capturing' | 'done'>('idle');
+  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const t1 = setTimeout(() => setState('capturing'), 1500);
+    const t2 = setTimeout(() => setState('done'), 5500);
+    const t3 = setTimeout(() => {
+      setState('idle');
+      setElapsed(0);
+    }, 8000);
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(t1);
+      clearTimeout(t2);
+      clearTimeout(t3);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (state !== 'capturing') return;
+    setElapsed(0);
+    const interval = setInterval(() => setElapsed((e) => e + 1), 1000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [state]);
+
+  const formatTime = (s: number) => `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${(s % 60).toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 p-6 border-2 rounded-lg min-h-[180px] overflow-hidden transition-colors duration-300 ${
+        state === 'capturing'
+          ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5'
+          : state === 'done'
+            ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5'
+            : 'border-dashed border-muted-foreground/25'
+      }`}
+    >
+      <WaveformBackground active={state === 'capturing'} />
+
+      <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+        {state === 'idle' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="idle"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="h-10 px-5 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <Monitor className="h-4 w-4" />
+              Start Capture
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-center">
+              Capture audio playing on your system.
+              <br />
+              Maximum duration: 30 seconds.
+            </p>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+
+        {state === 'capturing' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="capturing"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-accent animate-pulse" />
+              <span className="text-lg font-mono font-semibold">{formatTime(elapsed)}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="h-9 px-4 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-sm bg-accent-foreground" />
+              Stop Capture
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{formatTime(30 - elapsed)} remaining</p>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+
+        {state === 'done' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="done"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Monitor className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium">Capture complete</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <span>0:04</span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <Mic className="h-3 w-3" />
+                Transcribe
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+      </AnimatePresence>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Tab selector ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const TABS = [
+  { id: 'upload' as const, label: 'Upload', icon: Upload },
+  { id: 'record' as const, label: 'Microphone', icon: Mic },
+  { id: 'system' as const, label: 'System Audio', icon: Monitor },
+];
+
+type TabId = (typeof TABS)[number]['id'];
+
+// ─── Main section ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function VoiceCreator() {
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<TabId>('record');
+  const [cycleKey, setCycleKey] = useState(0);
+
+  // Auto-cycle tabs
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const tabOrder: TabId[] = ['record', 'upload', 'system'];
+    let idx = tabOrder.indexOf(activeTab);
+
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      idx = (idx + 1) % tabOrder.length;
+      setActiveTab(tabOrder[idx]);
+      setCycleKey((k) => k + 1);
+    }, 9000);
+
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [activeTab]);
+
+  return (
+    <section className="border-t border-border py-24">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-12 md:gap-16 items-center">
+          {/* Left: Copy */}
+          <div>
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground md:text-4xl mb-4">
+              Clone any voice in seconds
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground mb-6">
+              Three ways to capture a voice sample. Upload a clip, record from your microphone, or
+              capture audio playing on your system. Voicebox clones the voice from as little as 3
+              seconds of audio.
+            </p>
+            <div className="space-y-3">
+              <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-lg bg-accent/10 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+                  <Upload className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-sm font-medium">Upload a clip</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Drag and drop any audio file — WAV, MP3, FLAC, or WebM.
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-lg bg-accent/10 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+                  <Mic className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-sm font-medium">Record from microphone</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Live waveform preview while you record. Up to 30 seconds.
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-lg bg-accent/10 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+                  <Monitor className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-sm font-medium">System audio capture</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Clone a voice from a YouTube video, podcast, or any app playing audio.
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Right: Animated UI mock */}
+          <div className="rounded-xl border border-app-line bg-app-darkBox overflow-hidden pointer-events-none select-none">
+            <div className="p-5">
+              {/* Tab bar */}
+              <div className="flex rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/50 p-1 mb-4">
+                {TABS.map((tab) => {
+                  const Icon = tab.icon;
+                  const isActive = activeTab === tab.id;
+                  return (
+                    <button
+                      key={tab.id}
+                      onClick={() => {
+                        setActiveTab(tab.id);
+                        setCycleKey((k) => k + 1);
+                      }}
+                      className={`flex-1 flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md text-xs font-medium transition-colors ${
+                        isActive
+                          ? 'bg-background text-foreground shadow-sm'
+                          : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground'
+                      }`}
+                    >
+                      <Icon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                      <span className="hidden sm:inline">{tab.label}</span>
+                    </button>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Panel */}
+              <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+                <motion.div
+                  key={`${activeTab}-${cycleKey}`}
+                  initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 6 }}
+                  animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+                  exit={{ opacity: 0, y: -6 }}
+                  transition={{ duration: 0.2 }}
+                >
+                  {activeTab === 'upload' && <UploadPanel />}
+                  {activeTab === 'record' && <RecordPanel />}
+                  {activeTab === 'system' && <SystemPanel />}
+                </motion.div>
+              </AnimatePresence>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}

landing/src/lib/releases.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export interface DownloadLinks {
 export interface ReleaseInfo {
   version: string;
   downloadLinks: DownloadLinks;
+  totalDownloads: number;
 }
 
 const GITHUB_REPO = 'jamiepine/voicebox';
@@ -17,7 +18,11 @@ const GITHUB_API_BASE = 'https://api.github.com';
 // Cache for release info (in-memory cache, resets on server restart)
 let cachedReleaseInfo: ReleaseInfo | null = null;
 let cacheTimestamp: number = 0;
-const CACHE_DURATION = 1000 * 60 * 10; // 10 minutes
+const CACHE_DURATION = 1000 * 60 * 5; // 5 minutes
+
+// Cache for star count
+let cachedStarCount: number | null = null;
+let starCacheTimestamp: number = 0;
 
 /**
  * Fetches the latest release from GitHub and extracts download links
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ export async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
 
   try {
     const response = await fetch(`${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/latest`, {
-      next: { revalidate: 600 }, // Revalidate every 10 minutes
+      cache: 'no-store',
       headers: {
         Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
       },
@@ -68,11 +73,15 @@ export async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
       }
     }
 
+    // Fetch total downloads across ALL releases
+    const totalDownloads = await getTotalDownloads();
+
     // Fallback: construct URLs if not found in assets
     const baseUrl = `https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/download/${version}`;
 
     const releaseInfo: ReleaseInfo = {
       version,
+      totalDownloads,
       downloadLinks: {
         macArm: downloadLinks.macArm || `${baseUrl}/voicebox_aarch64.app.tar.gz`,
         macIntel: downloadLinks.macIntel || `${baseUrl}/voicebox_x64.app.tar.gz`,
@@ -92,3 +101,89 @@ export async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
     throw error;
   }
 }
+
+// Cache for total download count
+let cachedTotalDownloads: number | null = null;
+let downloadsCacheTimestamp: number = 0;
+
+/**
+ * Fetches download counts across ALL releases (paginated)
+ */
+async function getTotalDownloads(): Promise<number> {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (cachedTotalDownloads !== null && now - downloadsCacheTimestamp < CACHE_DURATION) {
+    return cachedTotalDownloads;
+  }
+
+  let total = 0;
+  let page = 1;
+
+  try {
+    while (true) {
+      const response = await fetch(
+        `${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases?per_page=100&page=${page}`,
+        {
+          cache: 'no-store',
+          headers: { Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json' },
+        },
+      );
+
+      if (!response.ok) break;
+
+      const releases = await response.json();
+      if (!Array.isArray(releases) || releases.length === 0) break;
+
+      for (const release of releases) {
+        for (const asset of release.assets || []) {
+          total += asset.download_count || 0;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (releases.length < 100) break;
+      page++;
+    }
+
+    cachedTotalDownloads = total;
+    downloadsCacheTimestamp = now;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to fetch total downloads:', error);
+    if (cachedTotalDownloads !== null) return cachedTotalDownloads;
+  }
+
+  return total;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetches the star count for the repo from GitHub
+ */
+export async function getStarCount(): Promise<number> {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (cachedStarCount !== null && now - starCacheTimestamp < CACHE_DURATION) {
+    return cachedStarCount;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}`, {
+      next: { revalidate: 600 },
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`GitHub API error: ${response.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const repo = await response.json();
+    const count = repo.stargazers_count ?? 0;
+
+    cachedStarCount = count;
+    starCacheTimestamp = now;
+
+    return count;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to fetch star count:', error);
+    if (cachedStarCount !== null) return cachedStarCount;
+    throw error;
+  }
+}

landing/tailwind.config.js

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ module.exports = {
   ],
   theme: {
     extend: {
+      fontFamily: {
+        sans: ['var(--font-sans)', 'system-ui', 'sans-serif'],
+      },
       colors: {
         border: 'hsl(var(--border))',
         input: 'hsl(var(--input))',
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ module.exports = {
         accent: {
           DEFAULT: 'hsl(var(--accent))',
           foreground: 'hsl(var(--accent-foreground))',
+          faint: 'hsl(var(--accent-faint))',
+          deep: 'hsl(var(--accent-deep))',
+          glow: 'hsl(var(--accent-glow))',
         },
         popover: {
           DEFAULT: 'hsl(var(--popover))',
@@ -42,6 +48,27 @@ module.exports = {
           DEFAULT: 'hsl(var(--card))',
           foreground: 'hsl(var(--card-foreground))',
         },
+        // App surface tokens
+        app: {
+          DEFAULT: 'hsl(var(--app))',
+          box: 'hsl(var(--app-box))',
+          darkBox: 'hsl(var(--app-dark-box))',
+          darkerBox: 'hsl(var(--app-darker-box))',
+          lightBox: 'hsl(var(--app-light-box))',
+          line: 'hsl(var(--app-line))',
+          button: 'hsl(var(--app-button))',
+          hover: 'hsl(var(--app-hover))',
+          selected: 'hsl(var(--app-selected))',
+        },
+        ink: {
+          DEFAULT: 'hsl(var(--ink))',
+          dull: 'hsl(var(--ink-dull))',
+          faint: 'hsl(var(--ink-faint))',
+        },
+        sidebar: {
+          DEFAULT: 'hsl(var(--sidebar))',
+          line: 'hsl(var(--sidebar-line))',
+        },
       },
       borderRadius: {
         lg: 'var(--radius)',

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "voicebox",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "private": true,
   "workspaces": [
     "app",

scripts/build-server.sh

@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ PLATFORM=$(rustc --print host-tuple 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
 echo "Building voicebox-server for platform: $PLATFORM"
 
 # Build Python binary
+# Resolve PATH to absolute paths before changing directory
+export PATH="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)/backend/venv/bin:$PATH"
 cd backend
 
 # Check if PyInstaller is installed
 if ! python -c "import PyInstaller" 2>/dev/null; then
     echo "Installing PyInstaller..."
-    pip install pyinstaller
+    python -m pip install pyinstaller
 fi
 
 # Build binary

tauri/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@voicebox/tauri",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

tauri/src-tauri/Cargo.lock

@@ -5041,7 +5041,7 @@ checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "voicebox"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "core-foundation-sys",

tauri/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "voicebox"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.3"
 description = "A production-quality desktop app for Qwen3-TTS voice cloning and generation"
 authors = ["you"]
 license = ""

tauri/src-tauri/src/main.rs

@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ async fn restart_server(
 
 #[command]
 fn set_keep_server_running(state: State<'_, ServerState>, keep_running: bool) {
+    println!("set_keep_server_running called with: {}", keep_running);
     *state.keep_running_on_close.lock().unwrap() = keep_running;
 }
 
@@ -762,6 +763,8 @@ pub fn run() {
                 RunEvent::Exit => {
                     let state = app.state::<ServerState>();
                     let keep_running = *state.keep_running_on_close.lock().unwrap();
+                    let has_pid = state.server_pid.lock().unwrap().is_some();
+                    println!("RunEvent::Exit — keep_running={}, has_pid={}", keep_running, has_pid);
 
                     if keep_running {
                         // Tell the server to disable its watchdog so it survives
@@ -771,9 +774,13 @@ pub fn run() {
                             .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2))
                             .build()
                             .unwrap();
-                        let _ = client
+                        match client
                             .post(&format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/watchdog/disable", SERVER_PORT))
-                            .send();
+                            .send()
+                        {
+                            Ok(resp) => println!("Watchdog disable response: {}", resp.status()),
+                            Err(e) => eprintln!("Failed to disable watchdog: {}", e),
+                        }
                     } else {
                         // Server will self-terminate via parent-pid watchdog when
                         // this process exits. On Unix, also send SIGTERM for

tauri/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Voicebox",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "identifier": "sh.voicebox.app",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "bun run dev",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "bundle": {
     "active": true,
     "targets": "all",
-    "createUpdaterArtifacts": false,
+    "createUpdaterArtifacts": "v1Compatible",
     "externalBin": ["binaries/voicebox-server"],
     "icon": [
       "icons/32x32.png",

tauri/src/platform/lifecycle.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ class TauriLifecycle implements PlatformLifecycle {
         // @ts-expect-error - accessing module-level variable from another module
         const serverStartedByApp = window.__voiceboxServerStartedByApp ?? false;
 
+        console.log(
+          '[lifecycle] window-close-requested: keepRunning=%s, serverStartedByApp=%s',
+          keepRunning,
+          serverStartedByApp,
+        );
+
         if (!keepRunning && serverStartedByApp) {
           // Stop server before closing (only if we started it)
           try {

tauri/src/platform/updater.ts

@@ -64,13 +64,17 @@ class TauriUpdater implements PlatformUpdater {
       }
       this.notifySubscribers();
     } catch (error) {
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      // Tauri updater throws on 404 / no published release / network errors.
+      // Treat "no update available" style errors as up-to-date, not failures.
+      const isNoUpdate = /404|not found|no update|up.to.date/i.test(message);
       this.status = {
         checking: false,
         available: false,
         downloading: false,
         installing: false,
         readyToInstall: false,
-        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to check for updates',
+        error: isNoUpdate ? undefined : message,
       };
       this.notifySubscribers();
     }

web/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@voicebox/web",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",