diff --git a/chrome.html b/chrome.html
index 295d72a..4ead64b 100644
--- a/chrome.html
+++ b/chrome.html
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 <head><meta charset="utf-8">
 <style>
   :root { color-scheme: dark; font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; }
+  /* `display:flex/grid` otherwise overrides the HTML hidden attribute — force it. */
+  [hidden] { display: none !important; }
   body { margin: 0; height: 100vh; background: #0f1420; color: #e7eaf1; user-select: none; overflow: hidden; }
   /* tab strip */
   .tabs { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 4px; padding: 6px 8px 0; height: 34px; }
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@
   /* toolbar */
   .bar { display: flex; gap: 6px; align-items: center; padding: 6px 10px; }
   .nav { display: flex; gap: 1px; }
-  /* Firefox-style round-rect icon buttons: 16px stroke glyph in a 34x32 hit target */
   .ic { width: 34px; height: 32px; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer;
         color: #c5cdda; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0; }
   .ic svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.7;
@@ -26,41 +27,51 @@
   .ic:hover { background: #ffffff14; color: #fff; }
   .ic:active { background: #ffffff22; }
   .ic:disabled { opacity: .28; cursor: default; background: transparent; }
-  /* clickable Theseus logo = site-info button */
-  .logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; font-weight: 700; color: #d6ff3d; white-space: nowrap;
-          padding: 5px 10px; margin: 0 2px; border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer;
-          background: transparent; font-size: 13px; }
-  .logo:hover { background: rgba(214,255,61,.10); border-color: #d6ff3d33; }
-  .logo.open { background: rgba(214,255,61,.14); border-color: #d6ff3d55; }
-  .logo .chev { color: #9fb04e; font-size: 9px; }
-  input { padding: 8px 13px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid #ffffff22; background: #1b2330; color: inherit; font-size: 13.5px; outline: none; }
-  input:focus { border-color: #4b7bec; }
-  .urlwrap { flex: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; background: #1b2330; border: 1px solid #ffffff22;
-             border-radius: 999px; padding-right: 8px; }
+  /* address bar with a security badge on the left + bookmark star on the right */
+  .urlwrap { flex: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #1b2330; border: 1px solid #ffffff22;
+             border-radius: 999px; padding: 0 6px 0 4px; }
   .urlwrap:focus-within { border-color: #4b7bec; }
-  #url { flex: 1; border: none; background: transparent; border-radius: 999px; }
-  #url:focus { border: none; }
-  #search { width: 180px; }
+  /* Firefox-style padlock badge */
+  .secbadge { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 28px; height: 26px; border-radius: 6px; border: none;
+              background: transparent; cursor: pointer; padding: 0; }
+  .secbadge:hover { background: #ffffff14; }
+  .secbadge svg { width: 14px; height: 14px; }
+  .secbadge svg .shk { fill: none; stroke: #a9b3c2; stroke-width: 1.3; }
+  .secbadge svg .bdy { fill: #a9b3c2; }
+  .secbadge.warn svg .shk { stroke: #f6ad55; } .secbadge.warn svg .bdy { fill: #f6ad55; }
+  .star { border: none; background: transparent; cursor: pointer; color: #8b98a9; font-size: 15px; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 6px; }
+  .star:hover { background: #ffffff14; color: #fff; } .star.on { color: #ffd23d; }
+  input { padding: 7px 6px; border-radius: 999px; border: none; background: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 13.5px; outline: none; }
+  #url { flex: 1; }
+  /* search box + engine picker */
+  .searchbox { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px; background: #1b2330; border: 1px solid #ffffff22;
+               border-radius: 999px; padding-left: 8px; }
+  .searchbox:focus-within { border-color: #4b7bec; }
+  .searchbox .mag { color: #8b98a9; font-size: 12px; }
+  #search { width: 150px; }
+  .engine { background: #10151f; color: #b9c2d0; border: none; border-left: 1px solid #ffffff1a; border-radius: 0 999px 999px 0;
+            font-size: 11.5px; padding: 6px 6px; outline: none; cursor: pointer; }
+  .reg { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding: 2px 8px; border-radius: 999px; white-space: nowrap;
+         background: rgba(214,255,61,.13); color: #d6ff3d; border: 1px solid #d6ff3d33; }
   .tor { padding: 7px 10px; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #ffffff22; background: #2b2f3a; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 12.5px; }
   .tor.connecting { background: #7a5c14; } .tor.on { background: #6b3fa0; }
-  .sep { width: 1px; height: 22px; background: #ffffff1a; margin: 0 4px; }
-  .searchbox { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; }
-  .searchbox .mag { color: #8b98a9; font-size: 13px; }
-  /* registry/TLD badge — trusted chrome, painted by the browser not the page */
-  .reg { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding: 2px 9px; border-radius: 999px;
-         background: rgba(214,255,61,.13); color: #d6ff3d; border: 1px solid #d6ff3d33; white-space: nowrap; }
-  /* site-info dropdown panel (opened by the logo) */
-  .siteinfo { font-size: 12px; color: #dbe3ef; background: #141b28; border-top: 1px solid #ffffff12;
-              padding: 10px 16px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 5px 14px; }
-  .siteinfo .k { color: #7f8aa0; }
-  .siteinfo .v { color: #e7eaf1; }
-  .siteinfo .v code { font-family: ui-monospace, monospace; color: #bfeae4; }
-  .siteinfo .dotv { display: inline-block; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: #5e6678; margin-right: 6px; vertical-align: middle; }
-  .siteinfo .dotv.chain { background: #d6ff3d; } .siteinfo .dotv.sia { background: #b39ddb; }
-  .siteinfo .dotv.server { background: #4fd1a5; } .siteinfo .dotv.web { background: #8b93a7; } .siteinfo .dotv.err { background: #f6768a; }
+  /* Theseus logo — moved to the right, opens Settings */
+  .logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; font-weight: 700; color: #d6ff3d; white-space: nowrap;
+          padding: 6px 12px; border: 1px solid #d6ff3d33; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer;
+          background: rgba(214,255,61,.08); font-size: 13px; }
+  .logo:hover { background: rgba(214,255,61,.16); }
+  .logo .gear { font-size: 12px; opacity: .8; }
+  /* bookmarks / saved-pages bar (Edge-style) */
+  .bookmarks { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; padding: 3px 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; }
+  .bm { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; max-width: 180px; padding: 3px 9px; border-radius: 6px;
+        background: #171e2a; border: 1px solid #ffffff10; color: #c5cdda; font-size: 12px; cursor: pointer; }
+  .bm:hover { background: #202a3a; color: #fff; }
+  .bm .bt { overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
+  .bm .bx { opacity: 0; cursor: pointer; font-size: 11px; } .bm:hover .bx { opacity: .55; }
+  .bm .bx:hover { opacity: 1; color: #f6768a; }
+  .bm-empty { color: #5e6678; font-size: 11.5px; padding: 3px 4px; }
   .tordisc { font-size: 11.5px; color: #d9c7f2; background: #2a1c40; border-top: 1px solid #6b3fa055; padding: 5px 14px; }
   .tordisc a { color: #d6ff3d; }
-  /* passive "also on BCNR" bar — dual-use TLD switch (never hijacks the web) */
   .bcnrbar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-size: 11.5px; color: #dbead0;
              background: #1a2417; border-top: 1px solid #d6ff3d33; padding: 6px 14px; }
   .bcnrbar .breg { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding: 1px 7px; border-radius: 999px;
@@ -69,38 +80,34 @@
   .bcnrbar .bopen { margin-left: auto; padding: 4px 11px; border-radius: 7px; border: 1px solid #d6ff3d55;
                     background: rgba(214,255,61,.12); color: #eaffb0; cursor: pointer; font-size: 11.5px; }
   .bcnrbar .bopen:hover { background: rgba(214,255,61,.22); }
-  .bcnrbar .bdismiss { color: #8b98a9; text-decoration: none; }
-  .bcnrbar .bdismiss:hover { color: #fff; }
+  .bcnrbar .bdismiss { color: #8b98a9; text-decoration: none; } .bcnrbar .bdismiss:hover { color: #fff; }
 </style></head>
 <body>
   <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
   <div class="bar">
     <div class="nav">
-      <button class="ic" id="back" title="Back">
-        <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M10 3 L5 8 L10 13"/></svg></button>
-      <button class="ic" id="fwd" title="Forward">
-        <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M6 3 L11 8 L6 13"/></svg></button>
-      <button class="ic" id="reload" title="Reload">
-        <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M13 8 a5 5 0 1 1 -1.5 -3.6"/><path d="M13 2.5 L13 5 L10.5 5"/></svg></button>
-      <button class="ic" id="home" title="Home">
-        <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M2.5 7.5 L8 3 L13.5 7.5"/><path d="M4 6.7 L4 13 L12 13 L12 6.7"/></svg></button>
+      <button class="ic" id="back" title="Back"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M10 3 L5 8 L10 13"/></svg></button>
+      <button class="ic" id="fwd" title="Forward"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M6 3 L11 8 L6 13"/></svg></button>
+      <button class="ic" id="reload" title="Reload"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M13 8 a5 5 0 1 1 -1.5 -3.6"/><path d="M13 2.5 L13 5 L10.5 5"/></svg></button>
+      <button class="ic" id="home" title="Home"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M2.5 7.5 L8 3 L13.5 7.5"/><path d="M4 6.7 L4 13 L12 13 L12 6.7"/></svg></button>
     </div>
-    <button class="logo" id="logo" title="Site information">
-      <span>⛓ Theseus</span><span class="chev">▼</span></button>
     <div class="urlwrap">
+      <button class="secbadge" id="secbadge" title="Site information" hidden>
+        <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><path class="shk" d="M5 7 V5.3 a3 3 0 0 1 6 0 V7"/><rect class="bdy" x="3.6" y="6.9" width="8.8" height="6" rx="1.2"/></svg>
+      </button>
       <input id="url" placeholder="Search or enter a .bch / .p2p name or web address" spellcheck="false">
       <span class="reg" id="reg" hidden></span>
+      <button class="star" id="star" title="Save this page">☆</button>
     </div>
-    <span class="sep"></span>
     <div class="searchbox">
       <span class="mag">🔍</span>
-      <input id="search" placeholder="Search the web" spellcheck="false">
+      <input id="search" placeholder="Search" spellcheck="false">
+      <select id="engine" class="engine" title="Search engine"></select>
     </div>
     <button class="tor" id="tor" title="Route traffic through Tor">🧅 Tor: Off</button>
-    <button class="ic" id="settings" title="Settings">
-      <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><circle cx="8" cy="8" r="2.2"/><path d="M8 1.5 L8 3 M8 13 L8 14.5 M1.5 8 L3 8 M13 8 L14.5 8 M3.3 3.3 L4.3 4.3 M11.7 11.7 L12.7 12.7 M12.7 3.3 L11.7 4.3 M4.3 11.7 L3.3 12.7"/></svg></button>
+    <button class="logo" id="logo" title="Settings"><span>⛓ Theseus</span><span class="gear">⚙</span></button>
   </div>
-  <div id="siteinfo" class="siteinfo" hidden></div>
+  <div class="bookmarks" id="bookmarks" hidden></div>
   <div id="tordisc" class="tordisc" hidden>
     Onion mode hides your IP from sites and your ISP (including .bch lookups).
     It is <b>not full anonymity</b> — this browser can still be fingerprinted; for that use the Tor Browser.
@@ -115,8 +122,9 @@
 <script>
   const $ = (id) => document.getElementById(id);
   const T = window.theseus;
-  // Keep the chrome view tall enough for whatever bars are visible (site info / Tor / BCNR).
   function syncHeight() { requestAnimationFrame(() => T.setChromeHeight(document.body.scrollHeight)); }
+
+  // ---- navigation ----
   function goURL() { const v = $("url").value.trim(); if (v) T.navigate(v); }
   $("url").addEventListener("keydown", (e) => { if (e.key === "Enter") goURL(); });
   $("search").addEventListener("keydown", (e) => { if (e.key === "Enter") { const q = $("search").value.trim(); if (q) { T.search(q); $("search").value = ""; } } });
@@ -124,59 +132,76 @@
   $("fwd").onclick = () => T.forward();
   $("reload").onclick = () => T.reload();
   $("home").onclick = () => T.goHome();
-  $("settings").onclick = () => T.openSettings();
+  $("logo").onclick = () => T.openSettings();          // logo (right) opens Settings
 
-  // ---- site-info panel (toggled by the Theseus logo) ----
-  let lastNav = null, infoOpen = false;
-  function renderInfo() {
-    const d = lastNav, box = $("siteinfo");
-    const row = (k, v) => `<span class="k">${k}</span><span class="v">${v}</span>`;
-    let html = "";
-    if (!d || d.kind === "home") {
-      html = row("Page", "Theseus home") +
-             row("About", "Theseus is a decentralized-web navigator. It resolves BCNR names (.bch, .p2p, .nav…) straight from the Bitcoin&nbsp;Cash chain — no ICANN, no DNS middleman.");
-    } else if (d.kind === "web") {
-      html = row("Site", `<span class="dotv web"></span><code>${(d.host||"").replace(/</g,"&lt;")}</code>`) +
-             row("Resolved via", "ICANN DNS (ordinary web)") +
-             row("Registry", "ICANN — not a BCNR name");
-    } else if (d.kind === "resolving") {
-      html = row("Site", `<code>${(d.host||"").replace(/</g,"&lt;")}</code>`) + row("Status", "resolving on the BCH chain…");
-    } else if (d.kind === "nxdomain") {
-      html = row("Name", `<span class="dotv err"></span><code>${(d.host||"").replace(/</g,"&lt;")}</code>`) +
-             row("Status", "not registered on the BCNR chain (NXDOMAIN)");
-    } else if (d.kind === "error") {
-      html = row("Status", `<span class="dotv err"></span>${(d.error||"resolution failed").replace(/</g,"&lt;")}`);
-    } else { // ok
-      const cls = (d.source||"").includes("chain") ? "chain" : (d.source||"").includes("Sia") ? "sia" : (d.source||"").includes("server") ? "server" : "web";
-      html = row("Site", `<span class="dotv ${cls}"></span><code>${(d.host||"").replace(/</g,"&lt;")}</code>`) +
-             row("Served from", d.source || "chain") +
-             row("Registry", (d.registry || "BCNR") + (d.tld ? " · ." + d.tld : "")) +
-             (d.records && d.records.length ? row("Records", `<code>${d.records.join(", ")}</code>`) : "") +
-             (d.category ? row("Certificate", `<code>${String(d.category).slice(0,24)}…</code>`) : "");
-    }
-    box.innerHTML = html;
-  }
-  function toggleInfo(force) {
-    infoOpen = force !== undefined ? force : !infoOpen;
-    $("siteinfo").hidden = !infoOpen;
-    $("logo").classList.toggle("open", infoOpen);
-    if (infoOpen) renderInfo();
+  // ---- search engine picker ----
+  T.getSearchEngines().then((d) => {
+    const sel = $("engine");
+    sel.innerHTML = d.engines.map((e) => `<option value="${e.id}">${e.name}</option>`).join("");
+    sel.value = d.current;
+    sel.onchange = () => T.setSearchEngine(sel.value);
+  });
+
+  // ---- bookmarks bar ----
+  let current = { url: "", title: "" };
+  let bookmarks = [];
+  function renderBookmarks() {
+    const box = $("bookmarks");
+    if (!bookmarks.length) { box.innerHTML = `<span class="bm-empty">No saved pages yet — click ☆ to save the current page</span>`; syncHeight(); return; }
+    box.innerHTML = bookmarks.map((b, i) =>
+      `<div class="bm" data-i="${i}" title="${(b.url || "").replace(/"/g, "&quot;")}">
+         <span class="bt">${(b.title || b.url).replace(/</g, "&lt;")}</span>
+         <span class="bx" data-x="${i}">✕</span></div>`).join("");
+    box.querySelectorAll(".bm").forEach((el) => el.onclick = (e) => {
+      const i = Number(el.dataset.i);
+      if (e.target.dataset.x !== undefined) { T.removeBookmark(bookmarks[i].url); }
+      else T.navigate(bookmarks[i].url);
+    });
     syncHeight();
+    updateStar();
   }
-  $("logo").onclick = () => toggleInfo();
+  function updateStar() {
+    const saved = bookmarks.some((b) => b.url === current.url && current.url);
+    const s = $("star"); s.textContent = saved ? "★" : "☆"; s.classList.toggle("on", saved);
+    s.title = saved ? "Remove from saved pages" : "Save this page";
+  }
+  $("star").onclick = () => {
+    if (!current.url) return;
+    if (bookmarks.some((b) => b.url === current.url)) T.removeBookmark(current.url);
+    else T.addBookmark({ title: current.title || current.url, url: current.url });
+  };
+  T.getBookmarks().then((b) => { bookmarks = b || []; renderBookmarks(); });
+  T.onBookmarks((b) => { bookmarks = b || []; renderBookmarks(); });
 
+  // ---- security badge (Firefox-style padlock); opens the floating overlay ----
+  function setBadge(d) {
+    const b = $("secbadge");
+    if (!d || d.kind === "home") { b.hidden = true; return; }
+    b.hidden = false;
+    let cls = "secbadge", title = "Site information — click for details";
+    if (d.kind === "ok") title = "Secure · " + (d.source || "BCNR") + " — click for details";
+    else if (d.kind === "web") title = "Connection — click for details";
+    else if (d.kind === "resolving") title = "Resolving…";
+    else if (d.kind === "nxdomain") { cls = "secbadge warn"; title = "Not registered on BCNR"; }
+    else if (d.kind === "error") { cls = "secbadge warn"; title = "Resolution error"; }
+    b.className = cls; b.title = title;
+  }
+  // The popover is a separate overlay view; hand main the badge's screen position.
+  $("secbadge").onclick = () => {
+    const r = $("secbadge").getBoundingClientRect();
+    T.toggleSiteInfo({ x: Math.round(r.left), y: Math.round(r.bottom + 4) });
+  };
+
+  // ---- Tor ----
   let torShown = false;
   $("tor").onclick = () => { T.toggleTor(); if (!torShown) { $("tordisc").hidden = false; torShown = true; syncHeight(); } };
   $("tordismiss").onclick = (e) => { e.preventDefault(); $("tordisc").hidden = true; syncHeight(); };
 
-  // Passive "also on BCNR" bar for dual-use ICANN TLDs (.de/.dev/.ltd).
+  // ---- passive BCNR offer ----
   T.onBcnrOffer((d) => {
     const bar = $("bcnrbar");
-    if (d && d.host) {
-      $("bcnrhost").textContent = d.host;
-      $("bcnrreg").textContent = d.registry || "BCNR";
-      bar.hidden = false;
-    } else { bar.hidden = true; }
+    if (d && d.host) { $("bcnrhost").textContent = d.host; $("bcnrreg").textContent = d.registry || "BCNR"; bar.hidden = false; }
+    else bar.hidden = true;
     syncHeight();
   });
   $("bcnropen").onclick = () => { $("bcnrbar").hidden = true; syncHeight(); T.switchToBcnr(); };
@@ -186,9 +211,14 @@
     b.textContent = d.state === "on" ? "🧅 Tor: On" : d.state === "connecting" ? "🧅 connecting…" : "🧅 Tor: Off";
   });
 
+  // ---- tabs ----
   T.onTabs((d) => {
     $("back").disabled = !d.canBack; $("fwd").disabled = !d.canForward;
     if (document.activeElement !== $("url")) $("url").value = d.url || "";
+    current.url = d.url || "";
+    const active = d.tabs.find((t) => t.active);
+    current.title = active ? active.title : "";
+    updateStar();
     const box = $("tabs");
     box.innerHTML = d.tabs.map((t) =>
       `<div class="tab ${t.active ? "active" : ""}" data-id="${t.id}">
@@ -202,18 +232,19 @@
     $("newtab").onclick = () => T.newTab();
   });
 
+  // ---- provenance ----
   T.onNav((d) => {
-    lastNav = d;
-    // Registry/TLD badge: shown for any BNS name, painted here (trusted chrome).
+    setBadge(d);
     const reg = $("reg");
-    if (d.tld) { reg.hidden = false; reg.textContent = (d.registry || "BCNR") + " · ." + d.tld; }
-    else reg.hidden = true;
-    // Keep the address bar in sync (unless the user is typing).
+    if (d.tld) { reg.hidden = false; reg.textContent = (d.registry || "BCNR") + " · ." + d.tld; } else reg.hidden = true;
     if (document.activeElement !== $("url")) {
       if (d.kind === "home") $("url").value = "";
       else if (d.host && !$("url").value) $("url").value = d.host;
     }
-    if (infoOpen) renderInfo();
+    // Favorites bar shows only on the new-tab / home page (Edge-style); it hides
+    // once a real page loads so it never eats space while browsing.
+    $("bookmarks").hidden = !(!d || d.kind === "home");
+    syncHeight();
   });
 
   syncHeight();
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 0df10da..a856244 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ const RES_DIR = app.isPackaged ? process.resourcesPath : __dirname;
 const RESOLVER = app.isPackaged
   ? path.join(RES_DIR, "resolver-web.mjs")
   : path.join(__dirname, "..", "Argus", "src", "lib", "resolver-web.js");
-const SEARCH = (q) => "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=" + encodeURIComponent(q);
+// Search engines the user can pick from (default persisted in settings.searchEngine).
+const SEARCH_ENGINES = {
+  duckduckgo: { name: "DuckDuckGo", url: (q) => "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=" + encodeURIComponent(q) },
+  google:     { name: "Google",     url: (q) => "https://www.google.com/search?q=" + encodeURIComponent(q) },
+  bing:       { name: "Bing",       url: (q) => "https://www.bing.com/search?q=" + encodeURIComponent(q) },
+  brave:      { name: "Brave",      url: (q) => "https://search.brave.com/search?q=" + encodeURIComponent(q) },
+  startpage:  { name: "Startpage",  url: (q) => "https://www.startpage.com/sp/search?query=" + encodeURIComponent(q) },
+};
+const SEARCH = (q) => (SEARCH_ENGINES[settings.searchEngine] || SEARCH_ENGINES.duckduckgo).url(q);
 // Public content relay (secret-free): serves s3/ip/h/u without shipping keys.
 const GATEWAY = "https://navigate.st";
 
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@ const SETTINGS_DEFAULTS = {
   timezoneValue: "UTC",      // IANA zone used when timezoneMode === "change"
   languageMode: "show",      // show (real) | hide (en-US) | change (languageValue)
   languageValue: "en-US",    // locale used when languageMode === "change"
+  searchEngine: "duckduckgo",// default search engine (see SEARCH_ENGINES)
 };
 let settings = { ...SETTINGS_DEFAULTS };
 const settingsFile = () => path.join(app.getPath("userData"), "settings.json");
@@ -81,6 +90,12 @@ function loadSettings() {
 function saveSettings() {
   try { fs.writeFileSync(settingsFile(), JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2)); } catch (e) { console.error("settings save failed:", e.message); }
 }
+// ---- bookmarks / saved pages (userData/bookmarks.json) ----
+let bookmarks = [];
+const bookmarksFile = () => path.join(app.getPath("userData"), "bookmarks.json");
+function loadBookmarks() { try { if (fs.existsSync(bookmarksFile())) bookmarks = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(bookmarksFile(), "utf8")); } catch (e) { console.error("bookmarks load failed:", e.message); } }
+function saveBookmarks() { try { fs.writeFileSync(bookmarksFile(), JSON.stringify(bookmarks, null, 2)); } catch (e) { console.error("bookmarks save failed:", e.message); } }
+function emitBookmarks() { try { chrome?.webContents.send("bookmarks", bookmarks); } catch {} }
 // WebRTC IP-handling policy: protect by default (independent of Tor), strongest under Tor.
 function webrtcPolicy() {
   if (!settings.webrtcProtect) return "default";
@@ -340,8 +355,12 @@ async function serveBns(request) {
 
 // ---- window + tabs ----
 let win, chrome, statusbar;
-let CHROME_H = 84;    // grows when an extra bar (Tor notice / BCNR offer / site info) is shown
+let CHROME_H = 84;    // grows when an extra bar (Tor notice / BCNR offer) is shown
 const STATUS_H = 24;  // fixed bottom resolver/provenance line
+// Site-info popover: a floating overlay VIEW on top of the page content, so it
+// never pushes the page down. Positioned under the address-bar badge on demand.
+let popover, popVisible = false, popPos = { x: 8, y: 90 };
+const POP_W = 360, POP_H = 200;
 const tabs = [];       // { id, view, title, url, prov }
 let activeId = null, tabSeq = 0;
 const tabById = (id) => tabs.find((t) => t.id === id);
@@ -352,6 +371,7 @@ const activeTab = () => tabById(activeId);
 function pushNav(prov) {
   chrome?.webContents.send("nav", prov);
   statusbar?.webContents.send("nav", prov);
+  if (popVisible) popover?.webContents.send("site-info", prov);
 }
 
 function layout() {
@@ -361,9 +381,28 @@ function layout() {
   const bodyH = Math.max(0, height - CHROME_H - STATUS_H);
   for (const t of tabs) t.view.setBounds({ x: 0, y: CHROME_H, width, height: bodyH });
   statusbar?.setBounds({ x: 0, y: height - STATUS_H, width, height: STATUS_H });
+  positionPopover();
+}
+function positionPopover() {
+  if (!popover) return;
+  const { width } = win.getContentBounds();
+  const x = Math.max(6, Math.min(popPos.x, width - POP_W - 6));
+  popover.setBounds({ x, y: popPos.y, width: POP_W, height: POP_H });
+}
+function showPopover(show) {
+  if (!popover) return;
+  if (show) {
+    positionPopover();
+    // Re-add to the top of the z-order (tabs added later would otherwise cover it).
+    win.contentView.removeChildView(popover);
+    win.contentView.addChildView(popover);
+    popover.setVisible(true); popVisible = true;
+    popover.webContents.send("site-info", activeTab()?.prov || { kind: "home" });
+  } else { popover.setVisible(false); popVisible = false; }
 }
 function setActive(id) {
   activeId = id;
+  if (popVisible) showPopover(false); // don't carry a stale popover across tabs
   for (const t of tabs) t.view.setVisible(t.id === id);
   const t = activeTab();
   if (t?.prov) pushNav(t.prov);
@@ -466,6 +505,12 @@ function createWindow() {
   statusbar.webContents.loadFile("statusbar.html");
   // The bottom bar loads async; once ready, paint it with the active tab's state.
   statusbar.webContents.once("did-finish-load", () => { const t = activeTab(); if (t?.prov) statusbar.webContents.send("nav", t.prov); });
+  // Floating site-info overlay (hidden until the address-bar badge is clicked).
+  popover = new WebContentsView({ webPreferences: { preload: path.join(__dirname, "popover-preload.js") } });
+  try { popover.setBackgroundColor("#00000000"); } catch {}
+  win.contentView.addChildView(popover);
+  popover.webContents.loadFile("popover.html");
+  popover.setVisible(false);
   chrome.webContents.once("did-finish-load", () => {
     const saved = settings.restoreSession ? loadSession() : [];
     if (saved.length) saved.forEach((u) => createTab(u)); else createTab();
@@ -548,6 +593,33 @@ ipcMain.handle("go-forward", () => { const wc = activeTab()?.view.webContents; i
 ipcMain.handle("reload", () => activeTab()?.view.webContents.reload());
 ipcMain.handle("toggle-tor", () => { torState === "off" ? startTor() : stopTor(); });
 ipcMain.handle("open-settings", () => { const ex = tabs.find((t) => t.settings); if (ex) return setActive(ex.id); createTab(null, { settings: true }); });
+ipcMain.handle("toggle-site-info", (_e, rect) => {
+  if (popVisible) return showPopover(false);
+  if (rect) popPos = { x: Math.round(rect.x), y: Math.round(rect.y) };
+  showPopover(true);
+});
+ipcMain.handle("close-site-info", () => showPopover(false));
+ipcMain.handle("search-engines", () => ({
+  engines: Object.entries(SEARCH_ENGINES).map(([id, e]) => ({ id, name: e.name })),
+  current: settings.searchEngine,
+}));
+ipcMain.handle("set-search-engine", (_e, id) => {
+  if (SEARCH_ENGINES[id]) { settings.searchEngine = id; saveSettings(); }
+  return settings.searchEngine;
+});
+ipcMain.handle("bookmarks-get", () => bookmarks);
+ipcMain.handle("bookmark-add", (_e, bm) => {
+  if (bm && bm.url && !bookmarks.some((b) => b.url === bm.url)) {
+    bookmarks.push({ title: bm.title || bm.url, url: bm.url });
+    saveBookmarks(); emitBookmarks();
+  }
+  return bookmarks;
+});
+ipcMain.handle("bookmark-remove", (_e, url) => {
+  bookmarks = bookmarks.filter((b) => b.url !== url);
+  saveBookmarks(); emitBookmarks();
+  return bookmarks;
+});
 ipcMain.handle("settings-get", () => settings);
 ipcMain.handle("settings-set", (_e, key, val) => {
   if (key in SETTINGS_DEFAULTS) { settings[key] = val; saveSettings(); }
@@ -572,7 +644,9 @@ ipcMain.handle("switch-to-bcnr", () => {
 // launching the full UI (see dev/selftest.js). Normal `npm start` is unchanged.
 if (!process.env.THESEUS_NO_AUTOSTART) {
   app.whenReady().then(() => {
+    Menu.setApplicationMenu(null); // drop the native File/Edit/View/Help menu bar
     loadSettings();
+    loadBookmarks();
     applyPermissions();
     applyAcceptLanguage();
     protocol.handle("bns", serveBns);
diff --git a/popover-preload.js b/popover-preload.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed90928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/popover-preload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require("electron");
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("pop", {
+  onData: (cb) => ipcRenderer.on("site-info", (_e, d) => cb(d)),
+  close: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("close-site-info"),
+});
diff --git a/popover.html b/popover.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3d65ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/popover.html
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html><head><meta charset="utf-8">
+<style>
+  :root { color-scheme: dark; font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; }
+  html, body { margin: 0; height: 100%; background: transparent; }
+  .card { height: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: #141b28;
+          border: 1px solid #ffffff24; border-radius: 10px; box-shadow: 0 12px 34px #000b; overflow: hidden; }
+  .head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 8px 12px;
+          border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff12; font-size: 12px; color: #b9c2d0; }
+  .head .x { border: none; background: transparent; color: #8b98a9; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; border-radius: 5px; padding: 1px 6px; }
+  .head .x:hover { background: #ffffff14; color: #fff; }
+  .body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 6px 14px; padding: 11px 14px; font-size: 12px; overflow-y: auto; }
+  .k { color: #7f8aa0; } .v { color: #e7eaf1; }
+  .v code { font-family: ui-monospace, monospace; color: #bfeae4; word-break: break-all; }
+  .dotv { display: inline-block; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: #5e6678; margin-right: 6px; }
+  .dotv.chain { background: #d6ff3d; } .dotv.sia { background: #b39ddb; }
+  .dotv.server { background: #4fd1a5; } .dotv.web { background: #8b93a7; } .dotv.err { background: #f6768a; }
+</style></head>
+<body>
+  <div class="card">
+    <div class="head"><span>Site information</span><button class="x" id="x" title="Close">✕</button></div>
+    <div class="body" id="body"></div>
+  </div>
+<script>
+  const $ = (id) => document.getElementById(id);
+  $("x").onclick = () => window.pop.close();
+  const esc = (s) => String(s || "").replace(/</g, "&lt;");
+  const row = (k, v) => `<span class="k">${k}</span><span class="v">${v}</span>`;
+  window.pop.onData((d) => {
+    let html = "";
+    if (!d || d.kind === "home") html = row("Page", "Theseus home");
+    else if (d.kind === "web") html = row("Site", `<span class="dotv web"></span><code>${esc(d.host)}</code>`) + row("Resolved via", "ICANN DNS (web)") + row("Registry", "ICANN");
+    else if (d.kind === "resolving") html = row("Site", `<code>${esc(d.host)}</code>`) + row("Status", "resolving on the BCH chain…");
+    else if (d.kind === "nxdomain") html = row("Name", `<span class="dotv err"></span><code>${esc(d.host)}</code>`) + row("Status", "not registered (NXDOMAIN)");
+    else if (d.kind === "error") html = row("Status", `<span class="dotv err"></span>${esc(d.error || "resolution failed")}`);
+    else {
+      const cls = (d.source || "").includes("chain") ? "chain" : (d.source || "").includes("Sia") ? "sia" : (d.source || "").includes("server") ? "server" : "web";
+      html = row("Site", `<span class="dotv ${cls}"></span><code>${esc(d.host)}</code>`) +
+             row("Served from", esc(d.source) || "chain") +
+             row("Registry", (d.registry || "BCNR") + (d.tld ? " · ." + d.tld : "")) +
+             (d.records && d.records.length ? row("Records", `<code>${esc(d.records.join(", "))}</code>`) : "") +
+             (d.category ? row("Certificate", `<code>${esc(String(d.category).slice(0, 24))}…</code>`) : "");
+    }
+    $("body").innerHTML = html;
+  });
+</script>
+</body></html>
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 869be62..1a846bb 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -11,8 +11,15 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("theseus", {
   reload: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("reload"),
   toggleTor: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("toggle-tor"),
   openSettings: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("open-settings"),
+  toggleSiteInfo: (rect) => ipcRenderer.invoke("toggle-site-info", rect),
   switchToBcnr: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("switch-to-bcnr"),
   setChromeHeight: (h) => ipcRenderer.invoke("set-chrome-height", h),
+  getSearchEngines: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("search-engines"),
+  setSearchEngine: (id) => ipcRenderer.invoke("set-search-engine", id),
+  getBookmarks: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("bookmarks-get"),
+  addBookmark: (bm) => ipcRenderer.invoke("bookmark-add", bm),
+  removeBookmark: (url) => ipcRenderer.invoke("bookmark-remove", url),
+  onBookmarks: (cb) => ipcRenderer.on("bookmarks", (_e, d) => cb(d)),
   onNav: (cb) => ipcRenderer.on("nav", (_e, d) => cb(d)),
   onTor: (cb) => ipcRenderer.on("tor", (_e, d) => cb(d)),
   onTabs: (cb) => ipcRenderer.on("tabs", (_e, d) => cb(d)),
