diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index 66a2db9..7642cb7 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -741,11 +741,11 @@ input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
 
 .user-menu { position: relative; }
 .user-chip {
-    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
-    padding: 6px 12px;
+    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+    padding: 5px 12px 5px 6px;
     background: var(--bg-elev);
     border: 1px solid var(--border);
-    border-radius: 16px;
+    border-radius: 20px;
     color: var(--text);
     font-size: 12px;
     transition: all var(--t-fast);
@@ -756,10 +756,10 @@ input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
    Falls back to a background-image when a custom picture is set. */
 .user-avatar {
     display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
-    width: 22px; height: 22px;
-    margin-left: -4px;
+    width: 30px; height: 30px;
+    margin-left: 0;
     border-radius: 50%;
-    font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600;
     color: #fff;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     background-size: cover; background-position: center;
@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@ body[data-editor-position="center"]:has(#settingsPanel.is-open)::before {
     display: none;
 }
 .settings-search-clear svg { width: 12px; height: 12px; }
-.settings-search-clear:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--bg-elev-3); }
+.settings-search-clear:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--bg-elev-2); }
 .settings-search-wrap.has-query .settings-search-clear { display: inline-flex; }
 /* Hidden section + per-row + no-results banner driven by JS. */
 .slideover-field.is-search-hidden,
@@ -2191,6 +2191,33 @@ body[data-editor-position="center"]:has(#settingsPanel.is-open)::before {
     display: none;
 }
 .settings-no-results.is-visible { display: block; }
+/* Global busy overlay — spinner + text for long ops (export, big saves). */
+.busy-overlay {
+    position: fixed; inset: 0;
+    z-index: 200;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
+    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
+}
+.busy-overlay.is-hidden { display: none; }
+.busy-box {
+    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
+    padding: 24px 32px;
+    background: var(--bg-elev);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
+}
+.busy-spinner {
+    width: 34px; height: 34px;
+    border: 3px solid var(--border);
+    border-top-color: var(--accent);
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    animation: busy-spin 0.7s linear infinite;
+}
+@keyframes busy-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+.busy-text { font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-dim); text-align: center; }
 .slideover-field-label { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--text-faint); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
 .slideover-field-value {
     display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
diff --git a/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas b/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
index 04a2128..d95b34e 100644
--- a/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
+++ b/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ type
   private
     FServer: TPMHTTPServer;
     FBridge: TPMBridge;
+    // Accumulates base64 chunks for large file saves (attachments too big
+    // to fit a single cmd:// URL). Keyed by reqId, flushed on save-commit.
+    FFileSaveChunks: TDictionary<string, TStringBuilder>;
     FPendingURL: string;
     FNavTimer: TTimer;
     // Set once WebView2 fires OnInitialized. The nav timer only consumes
@@ -108,6 +111,10 @@ type
     // space between PanelTop (top) and PanelLog/Splitter (bottom).
     WebBrowser: TWebBrowserClass;
     procedure AutofillTimerTick(Sender: TObject);
+    // Shared by cmd://file/save (single-shot) and file/save-commit
+    // (chunked): decode the base64, show the Save dialog, write, and fire
+    // Bridge.onFileSaveResult back to JS.
+    procedure SaveDecodedFile(const AName, AB64, AReqId: string);
     procedure LogLine(const AMsg: string);
     procedure UpdateButtons;
     procedure NavigateToVault;
@@ -174,6 +181,7 @@ begin
   FServer.OnLog := LogLine;
 
   FBridge := TPMBridge.Create(Self);
+  FFileSaveChunks := TDictionary<string, TStringBuilder>.Create;
   FBridge.OnSystemLock      := BridgeSystemLock;
   FBridge.OnTrayRestore     := BridgeTrayRestore;
   FBridge.OnLockRequest     := BridgeLockRequest;
@@ -243,6 +251,11 @@ end;
 
 procedure TMainForm.FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
 begin
+  if Assigned(FFileSaveChunks) then
+  begin
+    for var LSB in FFileSaveChunks.Values do LSB.Free;
+    FFileSaveChunks.Free;
+  end;
   FBridge.Free;
   FServer.Free;
 end;
@@ -440,6 +453,61 @@ begin
     Result := Copy(Result, 1, TokenPos + 4) + '***';
 end;
 
+procedure TMainForm.SaveDecodedFile(const AName, AB64, AReqId: string);
+var
+  LOk: Boolean;
+  LPath, LErr: string;
+begin
+  LOk   := False;
+  LPath := '';
+  LErr  := '';
+  try
+    var LBytes := TNetEncoding.Base64.DecodeStringToBytes(AB64);
+    var LDlg := TSaveDialog.Create(nil);
+    try
+      LDlg.FileName := AName;
+      var LExt := ExtractFileExt(AName);
+      if LExt = '.json' then LDlg.Filter := 'JSON file (*.json)|*.json|All files (*.*)|*.*'
+      else if LExt = '.csv' then LDlg.Filter := 'CSV file (*.csv)|*.csv|All files (*.*)|*.*'
+      else LDlg.Filter := 'All files (*.*)|*.*';
+      LDlg.DefaultExt := LExt.TrimLeft(['.']);
+      LDlg.Options := LDlg.Options + [TOpenOption.ofOverwritePrompt];
+      if LDlg.Execute then
+      begin
+        LPath := LDlg.FileName;
+        var LStream := TFileStream.Create(LPath, fmCreate);
+        try
+          if Length(LBytes) > 0 then
+            LStream.WriteBuffer(LBytes[0], Length(LBytes));
+        finally
+          LStream.Free;
+        end;
+        LOk := True;
+        LogLine(Format('File saved: %s (%d bytes)', [LPath, Length(LBytes)]));
+      end
+      else
+        LogLine('File save cancelled by user');
+    finally
+      LDlg.Free;
+    end;
+  except
+    on E: Exception do
+    begin
+      LErr := E.Message;
+      LogLine('File save FAILED: ' + LErr);
+    end;
+  end;
+  var LEscReq := StringReplace(AReqId, '"', '\"', [rfReplaceAll]);
+  var LEscPath := StringReplace(LPath, '\', '\\', [rfReplaceAll]);
+  LEscPath := StringReplace(LEscPath, '"', '\"', [rfReplaceAll]);
+  var LEscErr := StringReplace(LErr, '\', '\\', [rfReplaceAll]);
+  LEscErr := StringReplace(LEscErr, '"', '\"', [rfReplaceAll]);
+  WebBrowser.ExecuteJavaScript(
+    'if(window.Bridge&&Bridge.onFileSaveResult)' +
+    'Bridge.onFileSaveResult("' + LEscReq + '",' +
+    BoolToStr(LOk, True).ToLower + ',"' + LEscPath + '","' + LEscErr + '")');
+end;
+
 procedure TMainForm.NavigateToVault;
 begin
   FPendingURL := 'http://127.0.0.1:' + FServer.BoundPort.ToString + '/index.html';
@@ -1107,58 +1175,48 @@ begin
   // Bridge.onFileSaveResult(reqId, ok, path). All synchronous on the UI
   // thread — payloads are small (a vault JSON export is well under 1 MB).
   else if ACmd = 'file/save' then
+    // Single-shot: small payload fits in one cmd:// URL.
+    SaveDecodedFile(GetParam('name'), GetParam('data'), GetParam('reqId'))
+
+  // Chunked large-file transfer: accumulate base64 pieces keyed by reqId,
+  // ack each so JS can send the next (see Bridge.saveFile chunk path).
+  else if ACmd = 'file/chunk' then
   begin
-    var LName  := GetParam('name');
-    var LData  := GetParam('data');
     var LReqId := GetParam('reqId');
-    var LOk    := False;
-    var LPath  := '';
-    var LErr   := '';
-    try
-      var LBytes := TNetEncoding.Base64.DecodeStringToBytes(LData);
-      var LDlg := TSaveDialog.Create(nil);
-      try
-        LDlg.FileName := LName;
-        var LExt := ExtractFileExt(LName);
-        if LExt = '.json' then LDlg.Filter := 'JSON file (*.json)|*.json|All files (*.*)|*.*'
-        else if LExt = '.csv' then LDlg.Filter := 'CSV file (*.csv)|*.csv|All files (*.*)|*.*'
-        else LDlg.Filter := 'All files (*.*)|*.*';
-        LDlg.DefaultExt := LExt.TrimLeft(['.']);
-        LDlg.Options := LDlg.Options + [TOpenOption.ofOverwritePrompt];
-        if LDlg.Execute then
-        begin
-          LPath := LDlg.FileName;
-          var LStream := TFileStream.Create(LPath, fmCreate);
-          try
-            if Length(LBytes) > 0 then
-              LStream.WriteBuffer(LBytes[0], Length(LBytes));
-          finally
-            LStream.Free;
-          end;
-          LOk := True;
-          LogLine(Format('File saved: %s (%d bytes)', [LPath, Length(LBytes)]));
-        end
-        else
-          LogLine('File save cancelled by user');
-      finally
-        LDlg.Free;
-      end;
-    except
-      on E: Exception do
-      begin
-        LErr := E.Message;
-        LogLine('File save FAILED: ' + LErr);
-      end;
+    var LData  := GetParam('data');
+    var LSB: TStringBuilder;
+    if not FFileSaveChunks.TryGetValue(LReqId, LSB) then
+    begin
+      LSB := TStringBuilder.Create;
+      FFileSaveChunks.Add(LReqId, LSB);
     end;
+    LSB.Append(LData);
     var LEscReq := StringReplace(LReqId, '"', '\"', [rfReplaceAll]);
-    var LEscPath := StringReplace(LPath, '\', '\\', [rfReplaceAll]);
-    LEscPath := StringReplace(LEscPath, '"', '\"', [rfReplaceAll]);
-    var LEscErr := StringReplace(LErr, '\', '\\', [rfReplaceAll]);
-    LEscErr := StringReplace(LEscErr, '"', '\"', [rfReplaceAll]);
     WebBrowser.ExecuteJavaScript(
-      'if(window.Bridge&&Bridge.onFileSaveResult)' +
-      'Bridge.onFileSaveResult("' + LEscReq + '",' +
-      BoolToStr(LOk, True).ToLower + ',"' + LEscPath + '","' + LEscErr + '")');
+      'if(window.Bridge&&Bridge.onFileChunkAck)' +
+      'Bridge.onFileChunkAck("' + LEscReq + '")');
+  end
+
+  // Commit the accumulated chunks: reconstruct the full base64, run the
+  // shared save routine, then discard the buffer.
+  else if ACmd = 'file/save-commit' then
+  begin
+    var LReqId := GetParam('reqId');
+    var LSB: TStringBuilder;
+    if FFileSaveChunks.TryGetValue(LReqId, LSB) then
+    begin
+      var LFull := LSB.ToString;
+      LSB.Free;
+      FFileSaveChunks.Remove(LReqId);
+      SaveDecodedFile(GetParam('name'), LFull, LReqId);
+    end
+    else
+    begin
+      var LEscReq := StringReplace(LReqId, '"', '\"', [rfReplaceAll]);
+      WebBrowser.ExecuteJavaScript(
+        'if(window.Bridge&&Bridge.onFileSaveResult)' +
+        'Bridge.onFileSaveResult("' + LEscReq + '",false,"","no chunks buffered")');
+    end;
   end
 
   // ---- Auto-backup: folder picker (modal Win32 dialog) -----------------
diff --git a/delphi-backend/assets/assets.res b/delphi-backend/assets/assets.res
index cbe7dd2..ede4dc4 100644
Binary files a/delphi-backend/assets/assets.res and b/delphi-backend/assets/assets.res differ
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 5b5ed65..938deb0 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1130,8 +1130,13 @@
             <p id="confirmMessage" style="margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--text-dim);font-size:13px;line-height:1.5">
                 Are you sure?
             </p>
-            <label class="field is-hidden" id="confirmInputField">
+            <label class="field is-hidden" id="confirmInputField" style="position:relative">
                 <input id="confirmInput" type="text" autocomplete="off">
+                <button type="button" id="confirmInputEye" class="icon-btn icon-btn-sm"
+                        title="Show / hide"
+                        style="display:none;position:absolute;right:4px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%)">
+                    <svg><use href="#i-eye"/></svg>
+                </button>
             </label>
         </form>
         <footer class="modal-footer">
@@ -1143,6 +1148,14 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
+<!-- Global busy overlay: spinner + text for long operations (export…). -->
+<div id="busyOverlay" class="busy-overlay is-hidden">
+    <div class="busy-box">
+        <div class="busy-spinner"></div>
+        <div class="busy-text" id="busyText">Working…</div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
 <!-- ============================================================ -->
 <!-- AUTOFILL PICKER — shown when multiple entries match hotkey    -->
 <!-- ============================================================ -->
diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index a465ff5..0685976 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const API = (location.pathname.indexOf('/password-manager/') === 0)
 // Falls back to navigator.clipboard for the standalone PHP frontend.
 const prefResolvers = {};
 const fileSaveResolvers = {};
+const fileChunkResolvers = {};
 let versionResolver = null;
 let launchModeResolver = null;
 const folderPickResolvers = {};
@@ -207,25 +208,75 @@ const Bridge = (() => {
         // (which Edge wraps with "Téléchargements" popup + Open File prompt).
         // The caller passes raw bytes as Uint8Array OR a string; we base64
         // it and ship to Delphi which writes the file after the user picks.
-        saveFile(name, content) {
+        saveFile(name, content, onProgress) {
             if (!active) return Promise.resolve({ ok: false, error: 'bridge offline' });
             let bytes;
             if (typeof content === 'string') bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(content);
             else bytes = content;
             const b64 = bytesToBase64(bytes);
             const reqId = 'fs_' + Date.now() + '_' + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8);
-            return new Promise(resolve => {
-                fileSaveResolvers[reqId] = resolve;
-                cmd('cmd://file/save?name=' + encodeURIComponent(name) +
-                    '&data=' + encodeURIComponent(b64) +
-                    '&reqId=' + encodeURIComponent(reqId));
-                setTimeout(() => {
-                    if (fileSaveResolvers[reqId]) {
-                        delete fileSaveResolvers[reqId];
-                        resolve({ ok: false, error: 'timeout' });
-                    }
-                }, 120000);
-            });
+            // cmd:// goes through window.location.href, which WebView2 caps at
+            // roughly a couple MB of URL. A big attachment base64'd blows past
+            // that → the navigation blanks the document (black screen). So for
+            // anything large we stream the data in chunks small enough to fit
+            // a URL, each acknowledged before the next is sent (sequential —
+            // otherwise repeated location.href assignments coalesce and only
+            // the last lands). Small payloads keep the fast single-shot path.
+            // ~1 MB base64 per chunk — comfortably under WebView2's ~2 MB
+            // URL cap even after percent-encoding, while keeping the number
+            // of round-trips (and total time) low on big exports.
+            const CHUNK = 1000000;
+            if (b64.length <= CHUNK) {
+                return new Promise(resolve => {
+                    fileSaveResolvers[reqId] = resolve;
+                    cmd('cmd://file/save?name=' + encodeURIComponent(name) +
+                        '&data=' + encodeURIComponent(b64) +
+                        '&reqId=' + encodeURIComponent(reqId));
+                    setTimeout(() => {
+                        if (fileSaveResolvers[reqId]) {
+                            delete fileSaveResolvers[reqId];
+                            resolve({ ok: false, error: 'timeout' });
+                        }
+                    }, 120000);
+                });
+            }
+            return (async () => {
+                const totalChunks = Math.ceil(b64.length / CHUNK);
+                let done = 0;
+                for (let off = 0; off < b64.length; off += CHUNK) {
+                    const piece = b64.slice(off, off + CHUNK);
+                    const ackOk = await new Promise(res => {
+                        fileChunkResolvers[reqId] = res;
+                        cmd('cmd://file/chunk?reqId=' + encodeURIComponent(reqId) +
+                            '&data=' + encodeURIComponent(piece));
+                        setTimeout(() => {
+                            if (fileChunkResolvers[reqId]) {
+                                delete fileChunkResolvers[reqId];
+                                res(false);
+                            }
+                        }, 30000);
+                    });
+                    if (!ackOk) return { ok: false, error: 'chunk transfer failed' };
+                    done++;
+                    if (typeof onProgress === 'function')
+                        onProgress(Math.round(done / totalChunks * 100));
+                }
+                return await new Promise(resolve => {
+                    fileSaveResolvers[reqId] = resolve;
+                    cmd('cmd://file/save-commit?reqId=' + encodeURIComponent(reqId) +
+                        '&name=' + encodeURIComponent(name));
+                    setTimeout(() => {
+                        if (fileSaveResolvers[reqId]) {
+                            delete fileSaveResolvers[reqId];
+                            resolve({ ok: false, error: 'timeout' });
+                        }
+                    }, 120000);
+                });
+            })();
+        },
+        onFileChunkAck(reqId) {
+            const r = fileChunkResolvers[reqId];
+            if (r) { delete fileChunkResolvers[reqId]; r(true); }
         },
         onFileSaveResult(reqId, ok, path, err) {
             const r = fileSaveResolvers[reqId];
@@ -6231,14 +6282,22 @@ async function uploadAttachment(entryId, file) {
 }
 
 async function downloadAttachment(att) {
+    // Spinner for large attachments — fetch + decrypt + chunked transfer
+    // of a multi-MB file takes a moment before the Save dialog appears.
+    const big = (att.size_bytes || 0) > 512 * 1024;
     try {
+        if (big) showBusy('Preparing download…');
         const full = await api('/attachments/' + att.id, { headers: authHeaders() });
         const bytes = await decryptBlobBytes(full.encrypted_blob, full.iv);
         if (Bridge.active && typeof Bridge.saveFile === 'function') {
-            const res = await Bridge.saveFile(att.filename, bytes);
+            const res = await Bridge.saveFile(att.filename, bytes, pct => {
+                if (big) updateBusy('Preparing download… ' + pct + '%');
+            });
+            if (big) hideBusy();
             if (res.ok) toast('Saved to ' + res.path);
             else if (res.error) toast('Save failed: ' + res.error, 'error');
         } else {
+            if (big) hideBusy();
             // Web fallback: trigger a browser download.
             const blob = new Blob([bytes], { type: att.mime || 'application/octet-stream' });
             const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
@@ -6248,6 +6307,7 @@ async function downloadAttachment(att) {
             setTimeout(() => { URL.revokeObjectURL(url); a.remove(); }, 100);
         }
     } catch (e) {
+        if (big) hideBusy();
         toast('Download failed: ' + (e && e.message ? e.message : e), 'error');
     }
 }
@@ -6800,12 +6860,36 @@ function promptDialog(opts) {
     $('#confirmInput').value = opts.value || '';
     $('#confirmInput').placeholder = opts.placeholder || '';
     // Allow password-style masking (used by encrypted import/export).
-    $('#confirmInput').type = opts.password ? 'password' : 'text';
+    const inp = $('#confirmInput');
+    const eye = $('#confirmInputEye');
+    inp.type = opts.password ? 'password' : 'text';
+    if (eye) {
+        // Eye toggle only for password prompts. Reset to masked + leave
+        // room on the right so text doesn't run under the button.
+        eye.style.display = opts.password ? '' : 'none';
+        inp.style.paddingRight = opts.password ? '34px' : '';
+        eye.onclick = () => {
+            inp.type = inp.type === 'password' ? 'text' : 'password';
+            inp.focus();
+        };
+    }
     $('#confirmModal').classList.remove('is-hidden');
     setTimeout(() => $('#confirmInput').focus(), 50);
     return new Promise(res => { confirmResolver = res; });
 }
 
+// Global busy overlay for long operations (export, big file saves).
+function showBusy(text) {
+    const t = $('#busyText'); if (t) t.textContent = text || 'Working…';
+    const o = $('#busyOverlay'); if (o) o.classList.remove('is-hidden');
+}
+function updateBusy(text) {
+    const t = $('#busyText'); if (t) t.textContent = text || '';
+}
+function hideBusy() {
+    const o = $('#busyOverlay'); if (o) o.classList.add('is-hidden');
+}
+
 function closeConfirm(value) {
     $('#confirmModal').classList.add('is-hidden');
     if (confirmResolver) {
@@ -8871,7 +8955,12 @@ async function doExport() {
         }
     }
 
-    toast('Encrypting backup… (PBKDF2 600k iterations)');
+    // Show the spinner BEFORE the heavy work — the entry-decrypt +
+    // attachment-fetch loop below is the real cost on big vaults, not
+    // just the final encrypt/save. A 0ms yield lets the overlay paint
+    // before we block the thread.
+    showBusy('Reading vault…');
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
     try {
         // Step 3: assemble the plaintext payload (same shape as the legacy
         // plaintext exporter — round-trips with the existing JSON importer
@@ -8896,7 +8985,12 @@ async function doExport() {
                           })),
             entries:     [],
         };
+        let _expDone = 0;
+        const _expTotal = state.entries.length;
         for (const e of state.entries) {
+            _expDone++;
+            if (_expTotal > 10 && (_expDone % 5 === 0 || _expDone === _expTotal))
+                updateBusy('Reading vault… ' + _expDone + '/' + _expTotal);
             const plain = await decryptPwd(e.encrypted_password, e.iv);
             let plainTotp = '';
             if (e.totp_secret && e.totp_iv) {
@@ -8953,11 +9047,21 @@ async function doExport() {
         const attachTotal = payload.entries.reduce(
             (n, e) => n + (Array.isArray(e.attachments) ? e.attachments.length : 0), 0);
 
-        // Step 4: encrypt + save via native dialog
-        const container = await encryptExportPayload(payload, exportPwd);
-        const json = JSON.stringify(container, null, 2);
-        const fname = 'vault-export-' + new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10) + '.json';
-        const res = await Bridge.saveFile(fname, json);
+        // Step 4: encrypt + save via native dialog. Big vaults (many
+        // attachments) take a few seconds — show a spinner so the app
+        // doesn't look frozen while the Save dialog is being prepared.
+        showBusy('Encrypting export…');
+        let res;
+        try {
+            const container = await encryptExportPayload(payload, exportPwd);
+            const json = JSON.stringify(container, null, 2);
+            const fname = 'vault-export-' + new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10) + '.json';
+            updateBusy('Preparing file…');
+            res = await Bridge.saveFile(fname, json, pct =>
+                updateBusy('Preparing file… ' + pct + '%'));
+        } finally {
+            hideBusy();
+        }
         if (res.ok) {
             const tail = attachTotal > 0
                 ? ' + ' + attachTotal + ' attachment(s)' : '';
@@ -8966,6 +9070,7 @@ async function doExport() {
         }
         else if (res.error) toast('Export failed: ' + res.error, 'error');
     } catch (err) {
+        hideBusy();
         toast('Export failed: ' + (err && err.message ? err.message : err), 'error');
     }
 }