diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index b2db828..fc4bf73 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -117,18 +117,41 @@ function showToast(message, type) {
 function copyText(elementId) {
   var el = document.getElementById(elementId);
   if (!el) return;
-  var text = el.innerText || el.textContent;
-  navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function() {
-    showToast('Copied!', 'success');
-  }).catch(function() {
-    var range = document.createRange();
-    range.selectNode(el);
-    window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
-    window.getSelection().addRange(range);
-    document.execCommand('copy');
-    window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
-    showToast('Copied!', 'success');
-  });
+  var text = el.innerText || el.textContent || '';
+  if (!text.trim()) { showToast('Nothing to copy', 'error'); return; }
+
+  // Try modern clipboard API (requires HTTPS or localhost)
+  if (navigator.clipboard && navigator.clipboard.writeText) {
+    navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function() {
+      showToast('Copied!', 'success');
+    }).catch(function(err) {
+      // Fallback: select + execCommand
+      try {
+        var range = document.createRange();
+        range.selectNodeContents(el);
+        window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
+        window.getSelection().addRange(range);
+        var ok = document.execCommand('copy');
+        window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
+        showToast(ok ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy failed — please select text manually', ok ? 'success' : 'error');
+      } catch (e) {
+        showToast('Copy not supported in this browser', 'error');
+      }
+    });
+  } else {
+    // No clipboard API — use execCommand directly
+    try {
+      var range = document.createRange();
+      range.selectNodeContents(el);
+      window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
+      window.getSelection().addRange(range);
+      var ok = document.execCommand('copy');
+      window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
+      showToast(ok ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy failed — please select text manually', ok ? 'success' : 'error');
+    } catch (e) {
+      showToast('Copy not supported in this browser', 'error');
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // Speak / Stop
@@ -142,41 +165,17 @@ function speakText(elementId) {
   if (!el) return;
   var text = (el.innerText || el.textContent).trim();
   if (!text) { showToast('Nothing to read', 'error'); return; }
-
+  if (!('speechSynthesis' in window)) { showToast('TTS not supported', 'error'); return; }
+  window.speechSynthesis.cancel();
+  var utter = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
+  utter.rate = 0.9;
+  utter.onend = function() { stopReading(); };
+  utter.onerror = function() { stopReading(); };
   currentlyReadingId = elementId;
   var btn = findReadButton(elementId);
   if (btn) { btn.classList.add('btn-reading'); btn.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-stop"></i> Stop'; }
-
-  // Try ElevenLabs backend first
-  var token = window.AUTH_TOKEN || localStorage.getItem('ped_scribe_token') || '';
-  fetch('/api/text-to-speech', {
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token },
-    body: JSON.stringify({ text: text })
-  })
-  .then(function(r) {
-    if (!r.ok) throw new Error('not configured');
-    return r.blob();
-  })
-  .then(function(blob) {
-    var url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-    currentAudio = new Audio(url);
-    currentAudio.onended = function() { URL.revokeObjectURL(url); stopReading(); };
-    currentAudio.onerror = function() { URL.revokeObjectURL(url); stopReading(); };
-    currentAudio.play();
-    showToast('Reading — click Stop to end', 'info');
-  })
-  .catch(function() {
-    // Fallback to native speech synthesis
-    if (!('speechSynthesis' in window)) { stopReading(); showToast('TTS not supported', 'error'); return; }
-    window.speechSynthesis.cancel();
-    var utter = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
-    utter.rate = 0.9;
-    utter.onend = function() { stopReading(); };
-    utter.onerror = function() { stopReading(); };
-    window.speechSynthesis.speak(utter);
-    showToast('Reading — click Stop to end', 'info');
-  });
+  window.speechSynthesis.speak(utter);
+  showToast('Reading — click Stop to end', 'info');
 }
 
 function stopReading() {