diff --git a/public/css/assistant.css b/public/css/assistant.css
index c2761c71..43694f87 100644
--- a/public/css/assistant.css
+++ b/public/css/assistant.css
@@ -324,3 +324,7 @@ body.assistant-workspace .assistant-learning-view { min-height: 0; height: 100vh
   .assistant-goback-rail { display:inline-flex; align-self:stretch; justify-content:flex-start; margin-bottom:6px; }
   .assistant-topbar #btn-assistant-goback { display:none; }
 }
+/* Library item hover download */
+.assistant-gallery-item-wrap { position:relative; }
+.assistant-gallery-download { position:absolute; top:4px; right:4px; width:24px; height:24px; border-radius:6px; background:rgba(15,23,42,.6); color:#fff; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; font-size:11px; opacity:0; transition:opacity .12s ease; pointer-events:none; }
+.assistant-gallery-item-wrap:hover .assistant-gallery-download, .assistant-gallery-item-wrap:focus-within .assistant-gallery-download { opacity:1; pointer-events:auto; }
diff --git a/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js b/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
index 450fb7d6..2423e289 100644
--- a/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
+++ b/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
@@ -912,7 +912,6 @@ import {
   }
 
   function startAssistantMic() {
-    unlockAudioPlayback();
     var input = document.getElementById('assistant-input');
     assistantMic.finalText = String(input && input.value || '');
     assistantMic.sessionFinals = '';
@@ -962,18 +961,17 @@ import {
           showToast('No speech detected — try again', 'error');
         }
       };
-      if (typeof transcribeAudio === 'function' && blob && blob.size > 100) {
-        if (blob.size < 4000 && !live) {
-          if (typeof showToast === 'function') showToast('Recording was too short or silent — speak closer to the microphone', 'error');
-          finish('');
-          return;
-        }
-        transcribeAudio(blob).then(function(data) {
-          // Server transcription wins; the live transcript is the fallback,
-          // never lose what the browser already heard.
-          finish(data && data.success && data.text ? data.text : live);
+      // Same flow as the working dictation tab: send whatever was recorded,
+      // fall back to the live transcript, never drop what the browser heard.
+      if (!blob || blob.size === 0) { if (live) finish(live); return; }
+      if (typeof transcribeAudio === 'function') {
+        return transcribeAudio(blob).then(function(data) {
+          if (data && data.success && data.text) finish(data.text);
+          else if (data && data.noProvider) finish(live);
+          else finish(live);
         }).catch(function() { finish(live); });
-      } else finish(live);
+      }
+      finish(live);
     }).catch(function() {});
   }
 
@@ -1017,7 +1015,6 @@ import {
   }
 
   function conversationStartListening() {
-    unlockAudioPlayback();
     var status = document.getElementById('assistant-voice-status');
     if (status) status.textContent = 'Listening…';
     conversationMode.listening = true;
@@ -1162,7 +1159,7 @@ import {
         },
         onDone: function (url) {
           var progress = document.getElementById('create-image-progress');
-          if (progress) { progress.textContent = ''; progress.hidden = true; }
+          if (progress) { progress.textContent = 'Done ✓'; progress.hidden = false; setTimeout(function() { progress.textContent = ''; progress.hidden = true; }, 1800); }
           renderCreateImageHistory();
           openImagePreview(url);
         },
@@ -1193,7 +1190,11 @@ import {
           return;
         }
         wrap.innerHTML = done.map(function (job) {
-          return '<button type="button" class="assistant-gallery-item" data-gallery-image="' + escapeAttr(job.imageUrl) + '" title="' + escapeAttr(new Date(job.createdAt || '').toLocaleString()) + '"><img src="' + escapeAttr(job.imageUrl) + '" alt="Generated image" loading="lazy"></button>';
+          var dl = job.imageUrl + (job.imageUrl.indexOf('?') === -1 ? '?download=1' : '&download=1');
+          return '<div class="assistant-gallery-item-wrap">' +
+            '<button type="button" class="assistant-gallery-item" data-gallery-image="' + escapeAttr(job.imageUrl) + '" title="' + escapeAttr(new Date(job.createdAt || '').toLocaleString()) + '"><img src="' + escapeAttr(job.imageUrl) + '" alt="Generated image" loading="lazy"></button>' +
+            '<a class="assistant-gallery-download" href="' + escapeAttr(dl) + '" download title="Download this image"><i class="fas fa-download"></i></a>' +
+            '</div>';
         }).join('') + running.map(function (job) {
           return '<div class="assistant-gallery-item assistant-gallery-running" title="Generating…"><i class="fas fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></div>';
         }).join('');
@@ -1282,10 +1283,12 @@ import {
 
   function openImagePreview(src) {
     if (!src) return;
+    var downloadUrl = src + (src.indexOf('?') === -1 ? '?download=1' : '&download=1');
     var modal = document.createElement('div');
     modal.className = 'assistant-takehome-modal';
     modal.id = 'assistant-image-preview-modal';
     modal.innerHTML = '<div class="modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><h2>Generated image</h2>' +
+      '<a class="btn-sm btn-ghost" href="' + escapeAttr(downloadUrl) + '" download title="Download this image"><i class="fas fa-download"></i> Download</a>' +
       '<button type="button" class="modal-close" data-image-preview-close aria-label="Close"><i class="fas fa-xmark"></i></button></div>' +
       '<div class="modal-body"><img src="' + escapeAttr(src) + '" alt="Generated image" style="width:100%;border-radius:12px;"></div></div>';
     document.body.appendChild(modal);
@@ -1593,11 +1596,14 @@ import {
     var bubble = row && row.querySelector('.assistant-bubble');
     if (!bubble) return;
     if (!bubble.assistantOriginalHtml) bubble.assistantOriginalHtml = bubble.innerHTML;
-    // Translate the RENDERED HTML so headings, bold, lists and tables keep their shape.
-    translateAssistantMessage(bubble.innerHTML, target, provider, 'html')
+    // Translate the raw markdown as text (LibreTranslate rejects rendered HTML),
+    // then re-render the translated text through the shared markdown pipeline.
+    var raw = bubble.assistantRawContent !== undefined ? bubble.assistantRawContent : String(bubble.textContent || '').trim();
+    if (!String(raw).trim()) return;
+    translateAssistantMessage(raw, target, provider, 'text')
       .then(function(data) {
         if (!data.success) throw new Error(data.error || 'Translation failed');
-        bubble.innerHTML = sanitize(String(data.translated || '')) +
+        bubble.innerHTML = renderMarkdown(String(data.translated || ''), [], {}) +
           '<button type="button" class="btn-sm btn-ghost" data-assistant-msg-show-original><i class="fas fa-undo"></i> Show original</button>';
         renderEmbeddedBlocks(bubble);
       })
diff --git a/test/assistant-translate.test.js b/test/assistant-translate.test.js
index 9b5b3a47..34c2f0bd 100644
--- a/test/assistant-translate.test.js
+++ b/test/assistant-translate.test.js
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ test('per-message translate picker offers a provider choice and leaves the raw t
   const sent = JSON.parse(translateCalls[0].options.body);
   assert.equal(sent.target, 'es');
   assert.equal(sent.provider, 'libretranslate');
-  assert.equal(sent.format, 'html');
-  assert.match(sent.message, /<p>Chest pain in a four year old\.<\/p>/);
+  assert.equal(sent.format, 'text');
+  assert.equal(sent.message, 'Chest pain in a four year old.');
   const bubble = row.querySelector('.assistant-bubble');
   assert.match(bubble.textContent, /Traducción de "Chest pain in a four year old/);
   assert.equal(c.messages[0].content, 'Chest pain in a four year old.', 'canonical transcript unchanged');