diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index c624ef6..89667c3 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -2133,6 +2133,16 @@ input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
     color: var(--text);
     overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
 }
+.qs-mode {
+    display: flex; gap: 2px; padding: 2px; flex-shrink: 0;
+    background: var(--bg-elev-2); border-radius: 999px;
+}
+.qs-mode button {
+    border: 0; background: none; cursor: pointer;
+    color: var(--text-dim); font-size: 12px;
+    padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 999px;
+}
+.qs-mode button.is-on { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; }
 .quick-search-acts {
     display: flex; gap: 2px; flex-shrink: 0;
 }
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a5655eb..778bb67 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1231,6 +1231,12 @@
             <input id="quickSearchInput" type="text"
                    placeholder="Search and press Enter to copy password…"
                    autocomplete="off">
+            <!-- Copier ou remplir : visible seulement quand une fenetre cible
+                 existe - sans elle, remplir n'aurait rien a viser. -->
+            <div class="qs-mode" id="qsMode" hidden>
+                <button type="button" data-qsmode="copy">Copy</button>
+                <button type="button" data-qsmode="fill">Fill</button>
+            </div>
             <kbd>Esc</kbd>
         </div>
         <div class="quick-search-results" id="quickSearchResults"></div>
diff --git a/js/app.overlays.js b/js/app.overlays.js
index 981bc26..eb8638c 100644
--- a/js/app.overlays.js
+++ b/js/app.overlays.js
@@ -27,6 +27,39 @@ let quickSearchHideAfter = false;
 // HWND and is waiting for cmd://autofill/execute. On pick we SendInput
 // the password instead of copying to the clipboard.
 let quickSearchFillMode  = false;
+// CE QUE L'UTILISATEUR PREFERE quand une cible existe : remplir, ou copier
+// quand meme - le remplissage echoue vers une application lancee en
+// administrateur, ou quand le gestionnaire de Chrome s'en mele. Retenu en pref
+// DPAPI : localStorage se vide a chaque lancement (port ephemere).
+let quickSearchPreferCopy = false;
+
+/// Remplit-on vraiment ? Il faut une cible ET ne pas avoir choisi Copy.
+function qsFills() { return quickSearchFillMode && !quickSearchPreferCopy; }
+
+function qsApplyMode() {
+    const box = document.getElementById('qsMode');
+    if (box) {
+        box.hidden = !quickSearchFillMode;
+        box.querySelectorAll('[data-qsmode]').forEach(b =>
+            b.classList.toggle('is-on', (b.dataset.qsmode === 'fill') === qsFills()));
+    }
+    const hintEl = document.querySelector('#quickSearchModal .quick-search-hint');
+    if (hintEl) {
+        hintEl.textContent = qsFills()
+            ? 'Enter / click = password · Shift+Enter / right-click = user+password · Ctrl+Enter / Ctrl+click = username · Esc = cancel'
+            : 'Enter / click = copy password · Ctrl+Enter / Ctrl+click = copy username · Esc = close';
+    }
+}
+
+document.addEventListener('click', ev => {
+    const b = ev.target.closest && ev.target.closest('[data-qsmode]');
+    if (!b) return;
+    quickSearchPreferCopy = b.dataset.qsmode === 'copy';
+    if (Bridge.active) Bridge.setPref('qsCopy', quickSearchPreferCopy ? '1' : '0');
+    qsApplyMode();
+    quickSearchRender();
+    document.getElementById('quickSearchInput').focus();
+});
 
 function quickSearchScoreEntry(e, q) {
     if (!q) return 1;   // empty query → all entries pass, ordering preserved
@@ -89,7 +122,7 @@ function quickSearchRender() {
         row.appendChild(avatar);
         row.appendChild(main);
         // Un bouton par valeur presente : pas besoin de retenir clic / Ctrl+clic.
-        const verb = quickSearchFillMode ? 'Fill ' : 'Copy ';
+        const verb = qsFills() ? 'Fill ' : 'Copy ';
         const acts = el('div', { class: 'quick-search-acts' });
         const act = (ic, title, mode) => {
             const b = el('button', { class: 'icon-btn icon-btn-sm', type: 'button', title });
@@ -133,7 +166,7 @@ async function quickSearchPickEntry(entry, mode) {
         try { if (secret && secret !== '[ERROR]') code = (await generateTOTP(secret)).code; }
         catch (_) { code = ''; }
         if (!code) { toast('2FA: cannot read the secret', 'error'); return; }
-        if (quickSearchFillMode) {
+        if (qsFills()) {
             autofillPendingToast = entryDisplayName(entry) + ' · 2FA code sent';
             if (Bridge.active) Bridge.executeAutofill('', code, quickSearchHideAfter);
             quickSearchFillMode  = false;
@@ -159,7 +192,7 @@ async function quickSearchPickEntry(entry, mode) {
 
     // Fill mode (Ctrl+Shift+Q hotkey): SendInput directly into the HWND
     // Delphi saved when the hotkey fired. No clipboard touch.
-    if (quickSearchFillMode) {
+    if (qsFills()) {
         if (mode === 'user') {
             const u = entry.username || '';
             if (!u) { toast('No username on this entry', 'warning'); return; }
@@ -527,12 +560,15 @@ function openQuickSearchModal(hideAfter, forFill) {
     quickSearchSelected  = 0;
     quickSearchHideAfter = !!hideAfter;
     quickSearchFillMode  = !!forFill;
-    // Subtle hint to the user about what Enter will do.
-    const hintEl = modal.querySelector('.quick-search-hint');
-    if (hintEl) {
-        hintEl.textContent = forFill
-            ? 'Enter / click = password · Shift+Enter / right-click = user+password · Ctrl+Enter / Ctrl+click = username · Esc = cancel'
-            : 'Enter / click = copy password · Ctrl+Enter / Ctrl+click = copy username · Esc = close';
+    qsApplyMode();
+    // La preference arrive de Delphi : on affiche tout de suite, et on
+    // rectifie des qu'elle est la (une fraction de seconde).
+    if (forFill && Bridge.active) {
+        Bridge.getPref('qsCopy').then(v => {
+            quickSearchPreferCopy = v === '1';
+            qsApplyMode();
+            quickSearchRender();
+        }).catch(() => {});
     }
     quickSearchRender();
     setTimeout(() => input.focus(), 50);