From dcb66a9849bcb405859c1a7b70b8700431f6a759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rocky <72559939+hkgood@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 17:13:07 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat: sync force-quit Flow teardown and polish macOS local
 ASR UX

End Live Activities and release the audio session synchronously on
applicationWillTerminate, and continue macOS local-model install,
onboarding, and settings polish on this branch.
---
 .gitignore                                    |   3 +
 CHANGELOG.md                                  |   3 +
 OSGKeyboard/Services/AppURLHandler.swift      |   8 +
 .../Services/FlowLiveActivityController.swift |  17 +
 OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowSessionManager.swift |  68 ++
 .../Services/FlowTerminationCoordinator.swift |  24 +
 OSGKeyboardMac/DashboardView.swift            |  76 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacComponents.swift            |  27 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacContentView.swift           |  11 +
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictationViewModel.swift    |  28 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictionaryView.swift        |  11 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacHistoryView.swift           |  10 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalSettingsViews.swift    | 110 +++
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalWebView.swift          |  48 ++
 .../MacLocalASRModelSettingsView.swift        |  95 +--
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRService.swift       |  80 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacOnboardingView.swift        | 699 ++++++++++++++++++
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacQwen3LocalASR.swift         |  17 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacRootView.swift              |  70 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacSettingsView.swift          |  70 +-
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaLocalASR.swift        |   8 +
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaONNXRunner.swift      |  27 +
 OSGKeyboardMac/MacTheme.swift                 | 117 ++-
 OSGKeyboardMac/OSGKeyboardMacApp.swift        |  43 +-
 .../Models/LocalASRCapabilities.swift         |   9 +
 .../Models/LocalASRModelCatalog.swift         |  61 ++
 .../Resources/LocalASR/local-asr-catalog.json |  93 ++-
 .../Services/LocalASRModelInstallState.swift  |   9 +-
 .../Services/LocalASRModelManager.swift       | 262 +++++--
 OSGKeyboardShared/en.lproj/Shared.strings     |  47 +-
 .../zh-Hans.lproj/Shared.strings              |  47 +-
 .../LocalASRDownloadSourceSorterTests.swift   |  47 ++
 .../LocalASRModelCatalogTests.swift           |  28 +-
 project.yml                                   |   3 +
 34 files changed, 1936 insertions(+), 340 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowTerminationCoordinator.swift
 create mode 100644 OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalSettingsViews.swift
 create mode 100644 OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalWebView.swift
 create mode 100644 OSGKeyboardMac/MacOnboardingView.swift
 create mode 100644 OSGKeyboardTests/LocalASRDownloadSourceSorterTests.swift

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b038ea..e381900 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -70,3 +70,6 @@ __pycache__/
 .flow-oslog-capture.log
 .flow-*.log
 .osg_*.png
+
+# Standalone experiment: 灵动岛录音机制验证 demo (throwaway)
+AudioIntentProbe/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 637796a..2f87910 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- **Force-quit mic release**: on termination the host app now synchronously stops `AVAudioEngine`, deactivates `AVAudioSession`, and ends Live Activities (Dynamic Island + Lock Screen) in `applicationWillTerminate`, reducing “microphone in use” errors after reopening. / **强杀麦克风释放**：进程终止时在 `applicationWillTerminate` 内同步停止 `AVAudioEngine`、释放 `AVAudioSession` 并结束 Live Activity（灵动岛 + 锁屏），降低强杀后重开提示麦克风被占用的概率。
+
 ## [0.5.2] - 2026-07-09
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/OSGKeyboard/Services/AppURLHandler.swift b/OSGKeyboard/Services/AppURLHandler.swift
index 916b2a6..50c2a2a 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboard/Services/AppURLHandler.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboard/Services/AppURLHandler.swift
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ final class AppURLHandler: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
         configuration.delegateClass = AppSceneDelegate.self
         return configuration
     }
+
+    /// 后台音频会话仍 running 时，用户强杀常会进入此回调（约 5 秒清理窗口）。
+    /// 同步释放麦克风 + 结束 Live Activity，避免重开后「麦克风被占用」。
+    func applicationWillTerminate(_ application: UIApplication) {
+        MainActor.assumeIsolated {
+            FlowTerminationCoordinator.performSynchronousTerminationCleanup()
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 final class AppSceneDelegate: NSObject, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
diff --git a/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowLiveActivityController.swift b/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowLiveActivityController.swift
index a173f26..eb374d1 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowLiveActivityController.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowLiveActivityController.swift
@@ -116,4 +116,21 @@ enum FlowLiveActivityController {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /// `applicationWillTerminate` 专用：阻塞到所有 `end` 完成，避免进程先退出而锁屏卡片残留。
+    nonisolated static func endAllSynchronouslyOnTerminate() {
+        let semaphore = DispatchSemaphore(value: 0)
+        Task.detached(priority: .userInitiated) {
+            let activities = Activity<FlowActivityAttributes>.activities
+            let count = activities.count
+            for activity in activities {
+                await activity.end(activity.content, dismissalPolicy: .immediate)
+            }
+            FlowDiagnostics.log("Live Activity ended synchronously on terminate (count=\(count))")
+            semaphore.signal()
+        }
+        semaphore.wait()
+        currentPhase = .idle
+        currentActivity = nil
+    }
 }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowSessionManager.swift b/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowSessionManager.swift
index cc7539d..b9ad9d1 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowSessionManager.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowSessionManager.swift
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ final class FlowSessionManager: ObservableObject {
         capture.onEngineLiveChanged = { [weak self] _ in
             self?.refreshHostReady()
         }
+        FlowTerminationCoordinator.register(self)
     }
 
     // MARK: - Public
@@ -210,6 +211,73 @@ final class FlowSessionManager: ObservableObject {
         AppPermissions.openSystemSettings()
     }
 
+    /// 强杀专用同步 teardown：不等待 ASR/LLM；Live Activity 由
+    /// `FlowTerminationCoordinator` 同步 `end`。
+    func prepareForProcessTermination() {
+        debug("prepareForProcessTermination")
+
+        coldStartContext = nil
+        isColdStartHandoff = false
+        coldStartRecoveryTask?.cancel()
+        coldStartRecoveryTask = nil
+        startTask?.cancel()
+        startTask = nil
+        commandObserver = nil
+        pollingTask?.cancel()
+        pollingTask = nil
+        heartbeatTask?.cancel()
+        heartbeatTask = nil
+        expiryTask?.cancel()
+        expiryTask = nil
+        levelTask?.cancel()
+        levelTask = nil
+        finalizeTask?.cancel()
+        finalizeTask = nil
+        utteranceSafetyTask?.cancel()
+        utteranceSafetyTask = nil
+        asrTask?.cancel()
+        asrTask = nil
+        chunkedPipeline = nil
+
+        if isUtteranceRecording || isUtteranceProcessing {
+            capture.cancelUtterance()
+            asr.cancel()
+        }
+
+        capture.cancelUtterance()
+        if capture.running {
+            capture.stop()
+        }
+
+        endBackgroundKeepAlive()
+        ScreenWakeLock.release()
+
+        sessionASR?.cancel()
+        sessionASR = nil
+        sessionASREngineMode = nil
+        sessionASRWarmedLocaleID = nil
+
+        if isActive || FlowSessionBridge.isSessionActive() {
+            FlowSessionBridge.markSessionInactive()
+            FlowSessionDarwin.postSessionChanged()
+        }
+
+        activeSessionId = nil
+        currentUtteranceId = nil
+        currentCommandSeq = 0
+        lastHandledCommandSeq = 0
+        isUtteranceRecording = false
+        isUtteranceProcessing = false
+        isActive = false
+        isStarting = false
+        sessionExpiresAt = nil
+        sessionWarning = nil
+        currentPartial = ""
+        lastFinal = ""
+        chunkWarnings = []
+        FlowSessionBridge.setHostReady(false)
+    }
+
     func endSession() {
         guard isActive else { return }
         debug("Flow session ended")
diff --git a/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowTerminationCoordinator.swift b/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowTerminationCoordinator.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec0a3bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OSGKeyboard/Services/FlowTerminationCoordinator.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// FlowTerminationCoordinator.swift
+// OSGKeyboard · Main App
+//
+// 桥接 `UIApplicationDelegate.applicationWillTerminate` 与 `FlowSessionManager`。
+// SwiftUI 里 `FlowSessionManager` 是 `@StateObject`，AppDelegate 无法直接持有；
+// 此处用弱引用在进程退出窗口（约 5 秒）内同步释放麦克风与 Live Activity。
+
+import Foundation
+
+@MainActor
+enum FlowTerminationCoordinator {
+    private static weak var sessionManager: FlowSessionManager?
+
+    /// `FlowSessionManager.init()` 注册当前实例。
+    static func register(_ manager: FlowSessionManager) {
+        sessionManager = manager
+    }
+
+    /// 强杀 / 系统终止时调用。必须在主线程执行（`applicationWillTerminate` 保证）。
+    static func performSynchronousTerminationCleanup() {
+        sessionManager?.prepareForProcessTermination()
+        FlowLiveActivityController.endAllSynchronouslyOnTerminate()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/DashboardView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/DashboardView.swift
index ab2f4b1..e06343a 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/DashboardView.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/DashboardView.swift
@@ -34,11 +34,15 @@ struct DashboardView: View {
                         Text(MacL10n.format("mac.foregroundApp", language: lang, appName))
                             .font(TypeStyle.caption)
                             .foregroundStyle(palette.textTertiary)
+                            .transition(.opacity)
                     }
                     statGrid
                     dictationCanvas
                 }
-                .padding(Spacing.lg)
+                .animation(Motion.soft, value: viewModel.foregroundAppName)
+                .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.lg)
+                .padding(.top, Spacing.sm)
+                .padding(.bottom, Spacing.lg)
             }
             BottomDictationBar(viewModel: viewModel)
                 .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.lg)
@@ -91,23 +95,30 @@ struct DashboardView: View {
 
     private var dictationCanvas: some View {
         MacCard(padding: Spacing.lg) {
-            if viewModel.transcript.isEmpty {
-                Text(
-                    viewModel.isRecording
-                        ? MacL10n.string("mac.status.listening", language: lang)
-                        : MacL10n.string("mac.status.ready", language: lang)
-                )
-                .font(.system(size: 26, weight: .light))
-                .foregroundStyle(palette.textTertiary)
-                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 220, alignment: .topLeading)
-            } else {
-                Text(viewModel.transcript)
-                    .font(.system(size: 22, weight: .regular))
-                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
-                    .textSelection(.enabled)
+            ZStack(alignment: .topLeading) {
+                if viewModel.transcript.isEmpty {
+                    Text(
+                        viewModel.isRecording
+                            ? MacL10n.string("mac.status.listening", language: lang)
+                            : MacL10n.string("mac.status.ready", language: lang)
+                    )
+                    .font(.system(size: 26, weight: .light))
+                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textTertiary)
+                    .contentTransition(.opacity)
                     .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 220, alignment: .topLeading)
+                    .transition(.opacity)
+                } else {
+                    Text(viewModel.transcript)
+                        .font(.system(size: 22, weight: .regular))
+                        .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+                        .textSelection(.enabled)
+                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 220, alignment: .topLeading)
+                        .transition(.opacity)
+                }
             }
         }
+        .animation(Motion.soft, value: viewModel.transcript.isEmpty)
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.isRecording)
     }
 }
 
@@ -132,12 +143,11 @@ struct BottomDictationBar: View {
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.md)
         .padding(.vertical, Spacing.sm)
-        .macGlassSurface(in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Radius.xl, style: .continuous), fillOpacity: 0.78)
+        .macGlassSurface(in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Radius.xl, style: .continuous), fillOpacity: 1)
         .overlay(
             RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Radius.xl, style: .continuous)
                 .stroke(palette.dividerStrong, lineWidth: 0.5)
         )
-        .shadow(color: palette.textPrimary.opacity(0.12), radius: 18, y: 8)
     }
 
     private var readinessChip: some View {
@@ -152,10 +162,12 @@ struct BottomDictationBar: View {
             )
             .font(TypeStyle.caption2)
             .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+            .contentTransition(.opacity)
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.sm)
         .padding(.vertical, 5)
         .background(palette.surfaceElevated, in: Capsule())
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.isProcessing)
     }
 
     private var translationPicker: some View {
@@ -195,8 +207,10 @@ struct BottomDictationBar: View {
                         .foregroundStyle(palette.textTertiary)
                         .fixedSize()
                         .offset(y: -22)
+                        .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .offset(y: 6)))
                 }
             }
+            .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.isRecording)
     }
 
     private var recordButton: some View {
@@ -205,25 +219,31 @@ struct BottomDictationBar: View {
                 Circle()
                     .fill(viewModel.isRecording ? palette.recordRed : palette.accent)
                     .frame(width: 52, height: 52)
-                    .macGlassSurface(in: Circle(), fillOpacity: 0.2)
                     .shadow(
-                        color: (viewModel.isRecording ? palette.recordRed : palette.accent).opacity(0.5),
-                        radius: pulse ? 14 : 6
+                        color: (viewModel.isRecording ? palette.recordRed : palette.accent).opacity(0.35),
+                        radius: pulse ? 10 : 5
                     )
-                if viewModel.isRecording {
-                    // 与 iOS 一致：录音时在红色按钮内部显示实时波形
-                    MiniWaveform(level: viewModel.audioLevel, barCount: 4, tint: palette.textOnAccent)
-                } else {
-                    Image(systemName: "mic.fill")
-                        .font(.system(size: 20, weight: .bold))
-                        .foregroundStyle(palette.textOnAccent)
+                Group {
+                    if viewModel.isRecording {
+                        // 与 iOS 一致：录音时在红色按钮内部显示实时波形
+                        MiniWaveform(level: viewModel.audioLevel, barCount: 4, tint: palette.textOnAccent)
+                    } else {
+                        Image(systemName: "mic.fill")
+                            .font(.system(size: 20, weight: .bold))
+                            .foregroundStyle(palette.textOnAccent)
+                    }
                 }
+                .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .scale(scale: 0.7)))
             }
         }
         .buttonStyle(.plain)
         .disabled(viewModel.isProcessing)
+        .opacity(viewModel.isProcessing ? 0.55 : 1)
+        .scaleEffect(viewModel.isRecording ? 1.06 : 1)
+        .animation(Motion.soft, value: viewModel.isRecording)
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.isProcessing)
         .onAppear {
-            withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 1.1).repeatForever(autoreverses: true)) {
+            withAnimation(Motion.breath) {
                 pulse = true
             }
         }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacComponents.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacComponents.swift
index abd509b..8daa33f 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacComponents.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacComponents.swift
@@ -38,20 +38,17 @@ private struct MacGlassSurface<S: Shape>: ViewModifier {
     let fillOpacity: Double
 
     func body(content: Content) -> some View {
-        if #available(macOS 26.0, *) {
-            content
-                .background(palette.surface.opacity(fillOpacity), in: shape)
-                .glassEffect(.regular, in: shape)
-        } else {
-            content
-                .background(palette.surface.opacity(fillOpacity), in: shape)
-        }
+        // Flat, shadowless surface fill. We deliberately avoid `glassEffect`
+        // here: on macOS 26 Liquid Glass adds a raised drop shadow to every
+        // card, which reads as visual noise for content containers. Hierarchy
+        // is carried by the surface colour + hairline border instead.
+        content
+            .background(palette.surface.opacity(fillOpacity), in: shape)
     }
 }
 
 extension View {
-    /// Applies Liquid Glass on macOS 26 while keeping the same semantic
-    /// surface colour on older systems.
+    /// Applies a flat semantic surface fill (no drop shadow) behind `content`.
     func macGlassSurface<S: Shape>(
         in shape: S,
         fillOpacity: Double = 0.72
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ struct MacCard<Content: View>: View {
 
         content()
             .padding(padding)
-            .macGlassSurface(in: shape)
+            .macGlassSurface(in: shape, fillOpacity: 1)
             .overlay(
                 shape
                     .stroke(palette.divider, lineWidth: 0.5)
@@ -135,6 +132,8 @@ struct StatCard: View {
                     .foregroundStyle(accent ? palette.accent : palette.textPrimary)
                     .lineLimit(1)
                     .minimumScaleFactor(0.7)
+                    .contentTransition(.numericText())
+                    .animation(Motion.soft, value: value)
                 Text(caption)
                     .font(TypeStyle.caption)
                     .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ struct MiniWaveform: View {
             }
         }
         .frame(height: 22)
-        .animation(.easeOut(duration: 0.12), value: level)
+        .animation(Motion.instant, value: level)
         .onAppear {
             withAnimation(.linear(duration: 0.9).repeatForever(autoreverses: true)) {
                 phase = 1
@@ -214,12 +213,14 @@ struct MacStatusFooter: View {
                 systemImage: viewModel.isCloudMode ? "cloud" : "cpu"
             )
             .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+            .contentTransition(.opacity)
 
             Label(
                 MacTranslationDisplay.label(for: viewModel.config.translationTargetLocaleId, language: lang),
                 systemImage: "translate"
             )
             .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+            .contentTransition(.opacity)
 
             Label(MacL10n.string("mac.connected", language: lang), systemImage: "link")
                 .foregroundStyle(palette.accent)
@@ -228,5 +229,7 @@ struct MacStatusFooter: View {
         .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon)
         .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.lg)
         .padding(.vertical, Spacing.xs)
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.isCloudMode)
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.config.translationTargetLocaleId)
     }
 }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacContentView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacContentView.swift
index ebb3c51..ed4b6f1 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacContentView.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacContentView.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct MacContentView: View {
             Text(viewModel.statusMessage)
                 .font(TypeStyle.caption)
                 .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+                .contentTransition(.opacity)
 
             if !viewModel.transcript.isEmpty {
                 ScrollView {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ struct MacContentView: View {
                 .frame(maxHeight: 120)
                 .padding(Spacing.xs)
                 .background(palette.surface, in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Radius.small, style: .continuous))
+                .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .move(edge: .top)))
             }
 
             Divider().overlay(palette.divider)
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ struct MacContentView: View {
         }
         .padding(Spacing.md)
         .background(palette.background)
+        .animation(Motion.soft, value: viewModel.transcript.isEmpty)
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.statusMessage)
     }
 
     private var statusRow: some View {
@@ -103,20 +107,24 @@ struct MacContentView: View {
             Spacer()
             if viewModel.isRecording {
                 MiniWaveform(level: viewModel.audioLevel, barCount: 4)
+                    .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .scale(scale: 0.7)))
             }
         }
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.isRecording)
     }
 
     private var recordButton: some View {
         Button(action: viewModel.toggleRecording) {
             HStack {
                 Image(systemName: viewModel.isRecording ? "stop.fill" : "mic.fill")
+                    .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace))
                 Text(
                     viewModel.isRecording
                         ? MacL10n.string("mac.record.stop", language: lang)
                         : MacL10n.string("mac.record.start", language: lang)
                 )
                 .font(TypeStyle.bodyEmph)
+                .contentTransition(.opacity)
             }
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 40)
             .background(
@@ -127,6 +135,9 @@ struct MacContentView: View {
         }
         .buttonStyle(.plain)
         .disabled(viewModel.isProcessing)
+        .opacity(viewModel.isProcessing ? 0.55 : 1)
+        .animation(Motion.soft, value: viewModel.isRecording)
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: viewModel.isProcessing)
     }
 
     private var footer: some View {
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictationViewModel.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictationViewModel.swift
index 09f3786..ad44d3e 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictationViewModel.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictationViewModel.swift
@@ -101,25 +101,11 @@ final class MacDictationViewModel: ObservableObject {
     func onAppear() async {
         await MacICloudSyncBootstrap.pullIfEnabled()
         refreshForegroundAppName()
-        warmUpQwen3IfNeeded()
-    }
-
-    /// Pre-load MLX weights + Metal shaders so the first dictation is fast.
-    func warmUpQwen3IfNeeded() {
-        guard config.engineMode == "local",
-              let model = MacLocalASRService.selectedModelDefinition(),
-              model.backend == .mlx,
-              MacLocalASRService.isModelInstalled(model) else { return }
-        let path = MacLocalASRPreferences.qwen3ModelPath
-        Task.detached(priority: .utility) {
-            _ = try? await MacQwen3ASREngine.shared.prepareIfNeeded(modelPath: path)
-        }
     }
 
     func reloadConfigFromCloud() {
         config.reloadFromPersistedStorage()
         statusMessage = MacL10n.string("mac.status.ready", language: config.uiLanguage)
-        warmUpQwen3IfNeeded()
     }
 
     func refreshDictionaryFromCloud() {
@@ -159,10 +145,8 @@ final class MacDictationViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
     var localModelReady: Bool {
         _ = localModelRevision
-        if let model = MacLocalASRService.selectedModelDefinition() {
-            return MacLocalASRService.isModelInstalled(model)
-        }
-        return MacLocalASRPreferences.qwen3ModelIsInstalled()
+        guard let model = MacLocalASRService.selectedModelDefinition() else { return false }
+        return MacLocalASRService.isModelInstalled(model)
     }
 
     /// Context-aware warning when local engine is selected but the active model is not ready.
@@ -173,9 +157,6 @@ final class MacDictationViewModel: ObservableObject {
         guard let model = MacLocalASRService.selectedModelDefinition() else {
             return MacL10n.string("mac.settings.localModelFallbackApple", language: config.uiLanguage)
         }
-        if model.installKind == .manual {
-            return MacL10n.string("mac.settings.mlxModelMissing", language: config.uiLanguage)
-        }
         return MacL10n.format(
             "mac.settings.selectedModelMissing",
             language: config.uiLanguage,
@@ -190,10 +171,6 @@ final class MacDictationViewModel: ObservableObject {
         objectWillChange.send()
     }
 
-    var qwen3ModelInstalled: Bool {
-        MacLocalASRPreferences.qwen3ModelIsInstalled()
-    }
-
     // MARK: - Preferences
 
     func setAutoPasteEnabled(_ enabled: Bool) {
@@ -210,7 +187,6 @@ final class MacDictationViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
     func setEngineMode(_ mode: String) {
         config.engineMode = mode
-        if mode == "local" { warmUpQwen3IfNeeded() }
     }
 
     // MARK: - Recording
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictionaryView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictionaryView.swift
index f2f986b..1a3c80d 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictionaryView.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacDictionaryView.swift
@@ -48,12 +48,15 @@ struct MacDictionaryView: View {
         Group {
             if entries.isEmpty {
                 emptyState
+                    .transition(.opacity)
             } else {
                 form
+                    .transition(.opacity)
             }
         }
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
         .background(palette.background)
+        .animation(Motion.soft, value: entries.isEmpty)
         .task {
             await MacICloudSyncBootstrap.dictionarySync.pullAndMergeIfEnabled()
             viewModel.refreshDictionaryFromCloud()
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ struct MacDictionaryView: View {
         .formStyle(.grouped)
         .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
         .background(palette.background)
+        .animation(Motion.soft, value: query)
         .safeAreaInset(edge: .top, spacing: 0) { centeredSearchField }
         .confirmationDialog(
             MacL10n.string("mac.dict.deleteTitle", language: lang),
@@ -93,7 +97,9 @@ struct MacDictionaryView: View {
             titleVisibility: .visible
         ) {
             Button(MacL10n.string("mac.delete", language: lang), role: .destructive) {
-                if let entry = entryPendingDeletion { delete(entry) }
+                if let entry = entryPendingDeletion {
+                    withAnimation(Motion.soft) { delete(entry) }
+                }
                 entryPendingDeletion = nil
             }
             Button(MacL10n.string("mac.cancel", language: lang), role: .cancel) {
@@ -215,12 +221,13 @@ private struct MacDictionaryRow: View {
                     .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
             }
             .buttonStyle(.borderless)
-            .foregroundStyle(palette.textTertiary)
+            .foregroundStyle(isHovering ? palette.danger : palette.textTertiary)
             .opacity(isHovering ? 1 : 0)
             .accessibilityLabel(MacL10n.string("mac.delete", language: language))
         }
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
         .contentShape(Rectangle())
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: isHovering)
         .onHover { isHovering = $0 }
         .contextMenu {
             Button(action: copy) {
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacHistoryView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacHistoryView.swift
index f9edc2d..e02f914 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacHistoryView.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacHistoryView.swift
@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@ struct MacHistoryView: View {
         Group {
             if historyStore.entries.isEmpty {
                 emptyState
+                    .transition(.opacity)
             } else {
                 form
+                    .transition(.opacity)
             }
         }
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
         .background(palette.background)
+        .animation(Motion.soft, value: historyStore.entries.isEmpty)
     }
 
     // MARK: - Grouped cards
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ struct MacHistoryView: View {
             titleVisibility: .visible
         ) {
             Button(MacL10n.string("mac.history.clearConfirm", language: lang), role: .destructive) {
-                historyStore.clearAll()
+                withAnimation(Motion.soft) { historyStore.clearAll() }
             }
             Button(MacL10n.string("mac.cancel", language: lang), role: .cancel) {}
         } message: {
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ struct MacHistoryView: View {
             time: Self.timeFormatter.string(from: entry.createdAt),
             language: lang,
             copy: { viewModel.copyToClipboard(entry.text) },
-            delete: { historyStore.delete(id: entry.id) }
+            delete: { withAnimation(Motion.soft) { historyStore.delete(id: entry.id) } }
         )
     }
 
@@ -144,12 +147,13 @@ private struct MacHistoryRow: View {
                     .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
             }
             .buttonStyle(.borderless)
-            .foregroundStyle(palette.textTertiary)
+            .foregroundStyle(isHovering ? palette.danger : palette.textTertiary)
             .opacity(isHovering ? 1 : 0)
             .accessibilityLabel(MacL10n.string("mac.delete", language: language))
         }
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
         .contentShape(Rectangle())
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: isHovering)
         .onHover { isHovering = $0 }
         .contextMenu {
             Button(action: copy) {
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalSettingsViews.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalSettingsViews.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..004304c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalSettingsViews.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+// MacLegalSettingsViews.swift
+// OSGKeyboard · Mac
+//
+// Privacy policy and third-party license screens (mirrors iOS Settings footer).
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct MacPrivacyPolicyView: View {
+    let uiLanguage: AppUILanguage
+    @Environment(\.themePalette) private var palette
+
+    var body: some View {
+        MacLegalWebView(
+            resourceName: "PrivacyPolicy",
+            scrollToAnchor: privacyScrollAnchor
+        )
+        .background(palette.background)
+        .navigationTitle(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.privacyPolicy", language: uiLanguage))
+    }
+
+    private var privacyScrollAnchor: String? {
+        switch uiLanguage {
+        case .chinese:
+            return "zh"
+        case .english:
+            return "top"
+        case .auto:
+            return uiLanguage.resolvedLanguageCode().hasPrefix("zh") ? "zh" : "top"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct MacOpenSourceLicensesView: View {
+    let uiLanguage: AppUILanguage
+    @Environment(\.themePalette) private var palette
+
+    var body: some View {
+        List {
+            Section {
+                Text(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.licenses.footer", language: uiLanguage))
+                    .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+                    .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+            }
+
+            Section {
+                ForEach(OpenSourceLicenseCatalog.entries) { entry in
+                    NavigationLink {
+                        MacOpenSourceLicenseDetailView(entry: entry, uiLanguage: uiLanguage)
+                    } label: {
+                        HStack {
+                            Text(entry.name)
+                                .lineLimit(1)
+                                .truncationMode(.middle)
+                            Spacer(minLength: Spacing.sm)
+                            Text(entry.licenseName)
+                                .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                                .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
+        .background(palette.background)
+        .navigationTitle(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.thirdPartyLicenses", language: uiLanguage))
+    }
+}
+
+private struct MacOpenSourceLicenseDetailView: View {
+    let entry: OpenSourceLicenseCatalog.Entry
+    let uiLanguage: AppUILanguage
+    @Environment(\.themePalette) private var palette
+
+    var body: some View {
+        ScrollView {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: Spacing.sm) {
+                if let url = entry.url {
+                    Link(destination: url) {
+                        HStack(spacing: Spacing.xs) {
+                            Text(url.absoluteString)
+                                .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                                .foregroundStyle(palette.accent)
+                                .lineLimit(2)
+                                .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
+                            Spacer(minLength: 0)
+                            Image(systemName: "arrow.up.right.square")
+                                .font(.system(size: 12))
+                                .foregroundStyle(palette.textTertiary)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Text(entry.purpose)
+                    .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+
+                Text(entry.licenseText)
+                    .font(TypeStyle.monoSmall)
+                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+                    .textSelection(.enabled)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+            }
+            .padding(Spacing.lg)
+        }
+        .background(palette.background)
+        .navigationTitle(entry.name)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalWebView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalWebView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..287730d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLegalWebView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// MacLegalWebView.swift
+// OSGKeyboard · Mac
+//
+// In-app HTML viewer for bundled legal documents (privacy policy).
+
+import SwiftUI
+import WebKit
+
+struct MacLegalWebView: NSViewRepresentable {
+    let resourceName: String
+    var scrollToAnchor: String?
+
+    func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator {
+        Coordinator(scrollToAnchor: scrollToAnchor)
+    }
+
+    func makeNSView(context: Context) -> WKWebView {
+        let webView = WKWebView(frame: .zero)
+        webView.setValue(false, forKey: "drawsBackground")
+        webView.navigationDelegate = context.coordinator
+        context.coordinator.webView = webView
+
+        guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: resourceName, withExtension: "html") else {
+            return webView
+        }
+        webView.loadFileURL(url, allowingReadAccessTo: url.deletingLastPathComponent())
+        return webView
+    }
+
+    func updateNSView(_ nsView: WKWebView, context: Context) {
+        context.coordinator.scrollToAnchor = scrollToAnchor
+    }
+
+    final class Coordinator: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
+        var scrollToAnchor: String?
+        weak var webView: WKWebView?
+
+        init(scrollToAnchor: String?) {
+            self.scrollToAnchor = scrollToAnchor
+        }
+
+        func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFinish navigation: WKNavigation!) {
+            guard let anchor = scrollToAnchor, !anchor.isEmpty else { return }
+            let escaped = anchor.replacingOccurrences(of: "'", with: "\\'")
+            webView.evaluateJavaScript("location.hash = '#\(escaped)';") { _, _ in }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRModelSettingsView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRModelSettingsView.swift
index fc10bfd..dee9a3c 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRModelSettingsView.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRModelSettingsView.swift
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // MacLocalASRModelSettingsView.swift
 // OSGKeyboard · Mac
 //
-// Local ASR model catalog, download progress, MLX path, and bias diagnostics.
+// Local ASR model catalog, download progress, and bias diagnostics.
 
 import AppKit
 import SwiftUI
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ final class MacLocalASRModelSettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
         catalog = try? LocalASRModelCatalog.loadBundled()
         if let catalog {
             let manifest = LocalASRInstalledManifestIO.load(defaultModelId: catalog.defaultModelId)
-            selectedModelId = manifest.selectedModelId.isEmpty
-                ? MacLocalASRPreferences.selectedModelId
-                : manifest.selectedModelId
+            selectedModelId = MacLocalASRPreferences.migratedModelId(
+                manifest.selectedModelId.isEmpty
+                    ? MacLocalASRPreferences.selectedModelId
+                    : manifest.selectedModelId
+            )
         }
         diagnosticsSnapshot = LocalASRBiasDiagnosticsStore.load()
         onLocalModelStateChanged?()
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ final class MacLocalASRModelSettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func installedDiskUsage(_ model: LocalASRModelDefinition) -> String? {
-        guard model.installKind == .archive,
+        guard model.installKind == .archive || model.installKind == .repository,
               let relative = model.installRelativePath,
               isInstalled(model) else { return nil }
         let dir = LocalASRModelInstallState.installDirectory(for: relative)
@@ -140,15 +142,6 @@ final class MacLocalASRModelSettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
         NSWorkspace.shared.activateFileViewerSelecting([url])
     }
 
-    /// Opens (creating if needed) the model's shared subfolder so the user can
-    /// drop in manually-converted weights (used by the MLX model).
-    func revealModelFolder(_ model: LocalASRModelDefinition) {
-        guard let relative = model.installRelativePath else { return }
-        let url = LocalASRModelInstallState.installDirectory(for: relative)
-        try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: url, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
-        NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
-    }
-
     func revealStorageRoot() {
         let url = LocalASRModelInstallState.rootDirectory()
         try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: url, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
@@ -212,7 +205,6 @@ struct MacLocalASRModelSettingsView: View {
         Group {
             if let catalog = modelVM.catalog {
                 modelPickerSection(catalog: catalog)
-                runtimeSection(catalog: catalog)
             } else {
                 Text(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.catalogMissing", language: lang))
                     .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
@@ -226,6 +218,16 @@ struct MacLocalASRModelSettingsView: View {
 
     private func modelPickerSection(catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument) -> some View {
         Section {
+            if let runtime = modelVM.currentRuntime(in: catalog) {
+                LabeledContent(runtime.displayName) {
+                    Text(
+                        modelVM.isRuntimeInstalled(runtime)
+                            ? MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.installed", language: lang)
+                            : MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.notInstalled", language: lang)
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+
             ForEach(catalog.models) { model in
                 modelRow(model)
             }
@@ -251,31 +253,6 @@ struct MacLocalASRModelSettingsView: View {
             }
         } header: {
             Text(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.models", language: lang))
-        } footer: {
-            Text(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.modelsDesc", language: lang))
-                .font(TypeStyle.caption)
-                .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func runtimeSection(catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument) -> some View {
-        Group {
-            if let runtime = modelVM.currentRuntime(in: catalog) {
-                Section {
-                    LabeledContent(runtime.displayName) {
-                        Text(
-                            modelVM.isRuntimeInstalled(runtime)
-                                ? MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.installed", language: lang)
-                                : MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.notInstalled", language: lang)
-                        )
-                    }
-                    Text(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.runtimeDesc", language: lang))
-                        .font(TypeStyle.caption)
-                        .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
-                } header: {
-                    Text(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.runtime", language: lang))
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -293,9 +270,22 @@ struct MacLocalASRModelSettingsView: View {
                     HStack(spacing: Spacing.sm) {
                         Image(systemName: selected ? "largecircle.fill.circle" : "circle")
                             .foregroundStyle(selected ? palette.accent : palette.textTertiary)
+                            .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace))
+                            .animation(Motion.quick, value: selected)
                         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
-                            Text(model.displayName)
-                                .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+                            HStack(spacing: Spacing.xs) {
+                                Text(model.displayName)
+                                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+                                if model.supportsHotwords {
+                                    Text(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.personalDictionaryTag", language: lang))
+                                        .font(TypeStyle.caption2)
+                                        .padding(.horizontal, 6)
+                                        .padding(.vertical, 2)
+                                        .background(palette.accent.opacity(0.15))
+                                        .foregroundStyle(palette.accent)
+                                        .clipShape(Capsule())
+                                }
+                            }
                             Text(modelSubtitle(model, installed: installed))
                                 .font(TypeStyle.caption)
                                 .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
@@ -308,6 +298,8 @@ struct MacLocalASRModelSettingsView: View {
                 Spacer()
 
                 modelRowActions(model: model, installed: installed, installing: installing)
+                    .animation(Motion.soft, value: installing)
+                    .animation(Motion.soft, value: installed)
             }
         }
         .padding(.vertical, 2)
@@ -344,18 +336,13 @@ struct MacLocalASRModelSettingsView: View {
                     )
                 }
             }
-        } else if model.installKind == .manual {
-            Button(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.openFolder", language: lang)) {
-                modelVM.revealModelFolder(model)
-            }
-            .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-            .controlSize(.small)
         } else if installed {
             Button(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.delete", language: lang), role: .destructive) {
                 modelVM.deleteModel(model)
             }
             .buttonStyle(.bordered)
             .controlSize(.small)
+            .tint(palette.danger)
         } else {
             Button(MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.download", language: lang)) {
                 modelVM.installModel(model)
@@ -382,7 +369,7 @@ struct MacLocalASRModelSettingsView: View {
                 .trim(from: 0, to: fraction)
                 .stroke(palette.accent, style: StrokeStyle(lineWidth: 3, lineCap: .round))
                 .rotationEffect(.degrees(-90))
-                .animation(.linear(duration: 0.15), value: fraction)
+                .animation(Motion.instant, value: fraction)
             if modelVM.installProgress.phase == .paused {
                 Image(systemName: "pause.fill")
                     .font(.system(size: 10, weight: .bold))
@@ -399,16 +386,10 @@ struct MacLocalASRModelSettingsView: View {
 
     private func modelSubtitle(_ model: LocalASRModelDefinition, installed: Bool) -> String {
         let size = modelVM.formattedSize(model.sizeBytes)
-        let hotword = model.supportsHotwords
-            ? MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.hotwordsYes", language: lang)
-            : MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.hotwordsNo", language: lang)
-        let state = installed
-            ? MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.installed", language: lang)
-            : MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.notInstalled", language: lang)
         if let usage = modelVM.installedDiskUsage(model) {
-            return "\(size) · \(hotword) · \(state) · \(usage)"
+            return "\(size) · \(usage)"
         }
-        return "\(size) · \(hotword) · \(state)"
+        return size
     }
 
     private var diagnosticsSection: some View {
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRService.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRService.swift
index 6d185fc..71154fc 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRService.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacLocalASRService.swift
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 // OSGKeyboard · Mac
 //
 // On-device ASR for macOS. Routes through the bundled local ASR catalog:
-// Qwen3 MLX (default), Sherpa Qwen3 hotwords POC, SenseVoice, Apple Speech fallback.
+// Sherpa Qwen3 (default), Paraformer, SenseVoice, Apple Speech fallback.
 
 import Foundation
 
 enum MacLocalASRBackend: String, Sendable, CaseIterable {
-    case qwen3MLX
     case sherpaQwen3
+    case sherpaParaformer
     case sherpaSenseVoice
     case appleSpeech
 }
@@ -42,48 +42,37 @@ enum MacLocalASRError: Error, LocalizedError {
 enum MacLocalASRPreferences {
     static let backendKey = "mac.localASR.backend"
     static let selectedModelIdKey = LocalASRPreferenceKeys.selectedModelId
-    /// Shared managed subfolder for the manually-provided MLX weights.
+    /// Legacy MLX path key — retained for migration only.
     static let qwen3ModelRelativePath = "models/qwen3-asr-1.7b-mlx"
 
     static var selectedModelId: String {
         get {
             if let raw = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: selectedModelIdKey), !raw.isEmpty {
-                return raw
+                return migratedModelId(raw)
             }
-            return legacyBackend == .appleSpeech ? "apple-speech-fallback" : "qwen3-mlx-1.7b"
+            return legacyBackend == .appleSpeech ? "apple-speech-fallback" : "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8"
         }
         set { UserDefaults.standard.set(newValue, forKey: selectedModelIdKey) }
     }
 
+    /// Maps removed catalog entries to the current default Sherpa model.
+    static func migratedModelId(_ id: String) -> String {
+        switch id {
+        case "qwen3-mlx-1.7b":
+            return "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8"
+        default:
+            return id
+        }
+    }
+
     static var legacyBackend: MacLocalASRBackend {
         guard let raw = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: backendKey),
               let value = MacLocalASRBackend(rawValue: raw) else {
-            return .qwen3MLX
+            return .sherpaQwen3
         }
+        if raw == "qwen3MLX" { return .sherpaQwen3 }
         return value
     }
-
-    /// Fixed location inside the shared managed model storage root. All three
-    /// catalog models live under the same directory, so MLX no longer needs a
-    /// per-model folder picker — the user drops converted weights here.
-    static var qwen3ModelPath: String {
-        LocalASRModelInstallState.installDirectory(for: qwen3ModelRelativePath).path
-    }
-
-    static func qwen3ModelIsInstalled(at path: String = qwen3ModelPath) -> Bool {
-        var isDir: ObjCBool = false
-        guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path, isDirectory: &isDir), isDir.boolValue else {
-            return false
-        }
-        let fm = FileManager.default
-        let config = (path as NSString).appendingPathComponent("config.json")
-        let weights = (path as NSString).appendingPathComponent("model.safetensors")
-        guard fm.fileExists(atPath: config), fm.fileExists(atPath: weights) else {
-            return false
-        }
-        let names = (try? fm.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: path)) ?? []
-        return names.contains("vocab.json") && names.contains("merges.txt")
-    }
 }
 
 enum MacLocalASRService {
@@ -97,7 +86,7 @@ enum MacLocalASRService {
         let manifest = LocalASRInstalledManifestIO.load(defaultModelId: catalog.defaultModelId)
         let selectedId = manifest.selectedModelId.isEmpty
             ? MacLocalASRPreferences.selectedModelId
-            : manifest.selectedModelId
+            : MacLocalASRPreferences.migratedModelId(manifest.selectedModelId)
         if selectedId == "apple-speech-fallback" { return nil }
         return LocalASRModelCatalog.model(selectedId, in: catalog)
             ?? LocalASRModelCatalog.model(catalog.defaultModelId, in: catalog)
@@ -116,34 +105,19 @@ enum MacLocalASRService {
     static func isModelInstalled(_ model: LocalASRModelDefinition) -> Bool {
         LocalASRModelInstallState.isInstalled(
             model,
-            manualMLXPath: MacLocalASRPreferences.qwen3ModelPath
+            manualMLXPath: nil,
+            fileManager: FileManager.default
         )
     }
 
-    /// Transcribe using the selected catalog model, with MLX → Apple Speech fallback.
+    /// Transcribe using the selected catalog model, falling back to Apple Speech.
     static func transcribe(
         samples: [Float],
         locale: Locale,
         bias: LocalASRBiasPayload? = nil
     ) async throws -> String {
         if let model = selectedModelDefinition(), isModelInstalled(model) {
-            do {
-                return try await transcribeWithModel(model, samples: samples, locale: locale, bias: bias)
-            } catch {
-                if model.backend != .mlx {
-                    throw error
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if MacLocalASRPreferences.qwen3ModelIsInstalled() {
-            return try await MacQwen3LocalASR.transcribe(
-                samples: samples,
-                sampleRate: 16_000,
-                locale: locale,
-                modelPath: MacLocalASRPreferences.qwen3ModelPath,
-                bias: bias
-            )
+            return try await transcribeWithModel(model, samples: samples, locale: locale, bias: bias)
         }
 
         return try await MacSpeechLocalASR.transcribe(samples: samples, locale: locale)
@@ -157,14 +131,8 @@ enum MacLocalASRService {
     ) async throws -> String {
         switch model.backend {
         case .mlx:
-            return try await MacQwen3LocalASR.transcribe(
-                samples: samples,
-                sampleRate: 16_000,
-                locale: locale,
-                modelPath: MacLocalASRPreferences.qwen3ModelPath,
-                bias: bias
-            )
-        case .sherpaQwen3, .sherpaSenseVoice:
+            throw MacLocalASRError.qwen3ModelMissing
+        case .sherpaQwen3, .sherpaSenseVoice, .sherpaParaformer:
             return try await MacSherpaLocalASR.transcribe(
                 samples: samples,
                 sampleRate: 16_000,
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacOnboardingView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacOnboardingView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caacf77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacOnboardingView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,699 @@
+// MacOnboardingView.swift
+// OSGKeyboard · Mac
+//
+// A short first-run setup for the macOS app. It is intentionally separate
+// from iOS onboarding because Mac needs Accessibility and optional Sherpa setup.
+//
+// Visual language mirrors the iOS onboarding: an ambient top gradient, a
+// glowing hero icon, a large title block, and elongated capsule progress
+// dots — all carried by whitespace and a single accent colour.
+
+import AppKit
+import AVFoundation
+import SwiftUI
+
+enum MacOnboardingState {
+    static let storageKey = "mac.hasCompletedOnboarding"
+}
+
+private enum MacOnboardingStep: Int, CaseIterable {
+    case welcome
+    case microphone
+    case accessibility
+    case engine
+    case cloudAPI
+    case localModel
+
+    var systemImage: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .welcome: return "sparkles"
+        case .microphone: return "mic.fill"
+        case .accessibility: return "accessibility"
+        case .engine: return "switch.2"
+        case .cloudAPI: return "key.fill"
+        case .localModel: return "arrow.down.circle.fill"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+private final class MacOnboardingViewModel: ObservableObject {
+    @Published var step: MacOnboardingStep = .welcome
+    @Published var micStatus = AVCaptureDevice.authorizationStatus(for: .audio)
+    @Published var accessibilityTrusted = MacTextInsertionService.isAccessibilityTrusted
+    @Published var catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument?
+    @Published var installProgress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress.idle
+    @Published var isInstalling = false
+    @Published var statusMessage = ""
+
+    private let manager = LocalASRModelManager.shared
+    private var progressPollTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+
+    deinit {
+        progressPollTask?.cancel()
+    }
+
+    var defaultModel: LocalASRModelDefinition? {
+        guard let catalog else { return nil }
+        return catalog.models.first { $0.id == catalog.defaultModelId }
+    }
+
+    var isDefaultModelInstalled: Bool {
+        guard let defaultModel else { return false }
+        return MacLocalASRService.isModelInstalled(defaultModel)
+    }
+
+    func reload() {
+        catalog = try? LocalASRModelCatalog.loadBundled()
+        micStatus = AVCaptureDevice.authorizationStatus(for: .audio)
+        accessibilityTrusted = MacTextInsertionService.isAccessibilityTrusted
+    }
+
+    func requestMicrophone() {
+        AVCaptureDevice.requestAccess(for: .audio) { [weak self] _ in
+            Task { @MainActor in
+                self?.micStatus = AVCaptureDevice.authorizationStatus(for: .audio)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func openAccessibilitySettings() {
+        _ = MacTextInsertionService.requestAccessibilityIfNeeded()
+        if let url = URL(string: "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_Accessibility") {
+            NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
+        }
+        refreshAccessibilitySoon()
+    }
+
+    func refreshAccessibilitySoon() {
+        accessibilityTrusted = MacTextInsertionService.isAccessibilityTrusted
+        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) { [weak self] in
+            self?.accessibilityTrusted = MacTextInsertionService.isAccessibilityTrusted
+        }
+    }
+
+    func installDefaultModel() {
+        guard let catalog, let model = defaultModel, !isInstalling else { return }
+        statusMessage = ""
+        isInstalling = true
+        startProgressPolling()
+        Task {
+            do {
+                try await manager.installModel(model, catalog: catalog)
+                installProgress = await manager.currentProgress()
+                selectInstalledModel(model.id, catalog: catalog)
+                statusMessage = MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.model.done")
+            } catch {
+                installProgress = await manager.currentProgress()
+                statusMessage = error.localizedDescription
+            }
+            isInstalling = false
+            stopProgressPolling()
+            reload()
+        }
+    }
+
+    func progressLabel(language: AppUILanguage) -> String {
+        let phase: String
+        switch installProgress.phase {
+        case .idle: return installProgress.message
+        case .downloading: phase = MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.phase.downloading", language: language)
+        case .paused: phase = MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.phase.paused", language: language)
+        case .extracting: phase = MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.phase.extracting", language: language)
+        case .validating: phase = MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.phase.validating", language: language)
+        case .finalizing: phase = MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.phase.finalizing", language: language)
+        case .failed: phase = MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.phase.failed", language: language)
+        case .completed: phase = MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.phase.completed", language: language)
+        }
+        guard !installProgress.message.isEmpty else { return phase }
+        return "\(phase) · \(installProgress.message)"
+    }
+
+    private func selectInstalledModel(_ modelId: String, catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument) {
+        MacLocalASRPreferences.selectedModelId = modelId
+        var manifest = LocalASRInstalledManifestIO.load(defaultModelId: catalog.defaultModelId)
+        manifest.selectedModelId = modelId
+        manifest.updatedAt = Date()
+        try? LocalASRInstalledManifestIO.save(manifest)
+    }
+
+    private func startProgressPolling() {
+        progressPollTask?.cancel()
+        progressPollTask = Task { [weak self] in
+            while !Task.isCancelled {
+                let current = await LocalASRModelManager.shared.currentProgress()
+                await MainActor.run { self?.installProgress = current }
+                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 120_000_000)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func stopProgressPolling() {
+        progressPollTask?.cancel()
+        progressPollTask = nil
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Root
+
+struct MacOnboardingView: View {
+    @ObservedObject var viewModel: MacDictationViewModel
+    @Binding var hasCompletedOnboarding: Bool
+
+    @Environment(\.themePalette) private var palette
+    @Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme
+    @StateObject private var model = MacOnboardingViewModel()
+    @State private var contentAppeared = false
+
+    private var lang: AppUILanguage { viewModel.config.uiLanguage }
+
+    private var visibleSteps: [MacOnboardingStep] {
+        if viewModel.config.engineMode == "cloud" {
+            return [.welcome, .microphone, .accessibility, .engine, .cloudAPI]
+        }
+        return [.welcome, .microphone, .accessibility, .engine, .localModel]
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        GeometryReader { geo in
+            ZStack(alignment: .top) {
+                background(height: geo.size.height)
+
+                VStack(spacing: 0) {
+                    Spacer(minLength: Spacing.xl)
+
+                    hero
+                        .id(model.step)
+                        .transition(stepTransition)
+
+                    Spacer(minLength: Spacing.lg)
+
+                    progressDots
+                        .padding(.bottom, Spacing.lg)
+
+                    bottomBar
+                        .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.xxxl)
+                        .padding(.bottom, Spacing.xxl)
+                }
+                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(minWidth: 860, minHeight: 600)
+        .onAppear {
+            applyDefaults()
+            model.reload()
+            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.7, dampingFraction: 0.85)) {
+                contentAppeared = true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Background
+
+    private func background(height: CGFloat) -> some View {
+        ZStack(alignment: .top) {
+            palette.background.ignoresSafeArea()
+
+            LinearGradient(
+                colors: [
+                    palette.accent.opacity(0.12),
+                    palette.accent.opacity(0.03),
+                    palette.background.opacity(0)
+                ],
+                startPoint: .top,
+                endPoint: .bottom
+            )
+            .frame(height: height * 0.42)
+            .ignoresSafeArea(edges: .top)
+            .allowsHitTesting(false)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Hero + content
+
+    private var hero: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: Spacing.lg) {
+            heroIcon
+
+            VStack(spacing: Spacing.sm) {
+                Text(title)
+                    .font(TypeStyle.title2)
+                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+
+                Text(subtitle)
+                    .font(TypeStyle.body)
+                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: 460)
+            }
+
+            stepContent
+                .frame(maxWidth: 460)
+                .padding(.top, Spacing.xs)
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.xxl)
+        .opacity(contentAppeared ? 1 : 0)
+        .offset(y: contentAppeared ? 0 : 12)
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var heroIcon: some View {
+        if model.step == .welcome {
+            Image("OSGBrandMark")
+                .renderingMode(.template)
+                .resizable()
+                .scaledToFit()
+                .frame(width: 128, height: 128)
+                .foregroundStyle(colorScheme == .dark ? Color.white : palette.accent)
+                .accessibilityLabel("OSGKeyboard")
+        } else {
+            ZStack {
+                Circle()
+                    .fill(palette.accentGlow)
+                    .frame(width: 116, height: 116)
+                    .blur(radius: 26)
+
+                Circle()
+                    .fill(palette.accentMuted)
+                    .frame(width: 92, height: 92)
+                    .overlay(Circle().stroke(palette.accent.opacity(0.25), lineWidth: 1))
+
+                Image(systemName: model.step.systemImage)
+                    .font(.system(size: 40, weight: .semibold))
+                    .foregroundStyle(palette.accent)
+                    .symbolRenderingMode(.hierarchical)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var stepContent: some View {
+        switch model.step {
+        case .welcome:
+            featureList
+        case .microphone:
+            permissionCard(
+                isGranted: model.micStatus == .authorized,
+                grantedText: MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.microphone.granted", language: lang),
+                neededText: MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.microphone.needed", language: lang)
+            )
+        case .accessibility:
+            permissionCard(
+                isGranted: model.accessibilityTrusted,
+                grantedText: MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.accessibility.granted", language: lang),
+                neededText: MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.accessibility.needed", language: lang)
+            )
+        case .engine:
+            enginePicker
+        case .cloudAPI:
+            cloudAPIFields
+        case .localModel:
+            localModelPanel
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var featureList: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: Spacing.sm) {
+            featureRow("lock.shield.fill", MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.welcome.privacy", language: lang))
+            featureRow("option", MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.welcome.hotkey", language: lang))
+            featureRow("cpu", MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.welcome.local", language: lang))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func featureRow(_ icon: String, _ text: String) -> some View {
+        HStack(spacing: Spacing.md) {
+            Image(systemName: icon)
+                .font(.system(size: 15, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundStyle(palette.accent)
+                .frame(width: 26, height: 26)
+                .background(palette.accentMuted, in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8, style: .continuous))
+
+            Text(text)
+                .font(TypeStyle.footnote)
+                .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+                .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
+
+            Spacer(minLength: 0)
+        }
+        .padding(.vertical, Spacing.xs)
+        .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.md)
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+        .background(cardShape.fill(palette.surface))
+        .overlay(cardShape.stroke(palette.divider, lineWidth: 0.5))
+    }
+
+    private func permissionCard(isGranted: Bool, grantedText: String, neededText: String) -> some View {
+        HStack(spacing: Spacing.sm) {
+            Image(systemName: isGranted ? "checkmark.seal.fill" : "exclamationmark.circle.fill")
+                .font(.system(size: 20, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundStyle(isGranted ? palette.accent : palette.warning)
+
+            Text(isGranted ? grantedText : neededText)
+                .font(TypeStyle.bodyEmph)
+                .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+
+            Spacer(minLength: 0)
+        }
+        .padding(Spacing.md)
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+        .background(cardShape.fill(palette.surface))
+        .overlay(cardShape.stroke((isGranted ? palette.accent : palette.warning).opacity(0.25), lineWidth: 1))
+    }
+
+    private var enginePicker: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: Spacing.sm) {
+            engineRow(
+                title: MacL10n.string("mac.settings.localEngine", language: lang),
+                subtitle: MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.engine.localDesc", language: lang),
+                systemImage: "cpu",
+                selected: viewModel.config.engineMode == "local"
+            ) { setEngine("local") }
+
+            engineRow(
+                title: MacL10n.string("mac.settings.cloudEngine", language: lang),
+                subtitle: MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.engine.cloudDesc", language: lang),
+                systemImage: "cloud.fill",
+                selected: viewModel.config.engineMode == "cloud"
+            ) { setEngine("cloud") }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func engineRow(
+        title: String,
+        subtitle: String,
+        systemImage: String,
+        selected: Bool,
+        action: @escaping () -> Void
+    ) -> some View {
+        Button(action: action) {
+            HStack(spacing: Spacing.md) {
+                Image(systemName: systemImage)
+                    .font(.system(size: 18, weight: .medium))
+                    .foregroundStyle(selected ? palette.accent : palette.textTertiary)
+                    .frame(width: 30)
+
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 3) {
+                    Text(title)
+                        .font(TypeStyle.bodyEmph)
+                        .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+                    Text(subtitle)
+                        .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+                        .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
+                        .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                }
+
+                Spacer(minLength: Spacing.sm)
+
+                Image(systemName: selected ? "checkmark.circle.fill" : "circle")
+                    .font(.system(size: 18))
+                    .foregroundStyle(selected ? palette.accent : palette.textTertiary.opacity(0.6))
+            }
+            .padding(Spacing.md)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+            .background(cardShape.fill(selected ? palette.accentMuted : palette.surface))
+            .overlay(cardShape.stroke(selected ? palette.accent.opacity(0.5) : palette.divider, lineWidth: selected ? 1 : 0.5))
+            .contentShape(Rectangle())
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+    }
+
+    private var cloudAPIFields: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: Spacing.md) {
+            Picker(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.service", language: lang), selection: providerBinding) {
+                ForEach(viewModel.selectableProviders) { provider in
+                    Text(provider.name).tag(provider.id)
+                }
+            }
+            .labelsHidden()
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+
+            SecureField(text: $viewModel.config.apiKey, prompt: Text(verbatim: "sk-...")) {
+                Text(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.apiKey", language: lang))
+            }
+            .labelsHidden()
+            .macFieldStyle()
+
+            TextField(text: $viewModel.config.model, prompt: Text(verbatim: "")) {
+                Text(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.model", language: lang))
+            }
+            .labelsHidden()
+            .macFieldStyle()
+
+            Label(MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.cloud.skipHint", language: lang), systemImage: "info.circle")
+                .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+        }
+        .padding(Spacing.md)
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+        .background(cardShape.fill(palette.surface))
+        .overlay(cardShape.stroke(palette.divider, lineWidth: 0.5))
+    }
+
+    private var localModelPanel: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: Spacing.md) {
+            HStack(spacing: Spacing.sm) {
+                Image(systemName: model.isDefaultModelInstalled ? "checkmark.circle.fill" : "shippingbox.fill")
+                    .font(.system(size: 20, weight: .medium))
+                    .foregroundStyle(model.isDefaultModelInstalled ? palette.accent : palette.textTertiary)
+
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                    Text(model.defaultModel?.displayName ?? MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.catalogMissing", language: lang))
+                        .font(TypeStyle.bodyEmph)
+                        .foregroundStyle(palette.textPrimary)
+                    Text(localModelSubtitle)
+                        .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+                }
+
+                Spacer(minLength: Spacing.sm)
+
+                if !model.isDefaultModelInstalled, !model.isInstalling {
+                    Button(MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.model.download", language: lang)) {
+                        model.installDefaultModel()
+                    }
+                    .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+                    .tint(palette.accent)
+                    .disabled(model.defaultModel == nil)
+                }
+            }
+
+            if model.isInstalling || model.installProgress.phase != .idle {
+                ProgressView(value: model.installProgress.fraction)
+                    .tint(palette.accent)
+                Text(model.progressLabel(language: lang))
+                    .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+            }
+
+            if !model.statusMessage.isEmpty {
+                Text(model.statusMessage)
+                    .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(model.isDefaultModelInstalled ? palette.accent : palette.warning)
+            }
+
+            Label(MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.model.skipHint", language: lang), systemImage: "info.circle")
+                .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+        }
+        .padding(Spacing.md)
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+        .background(cardShape.fill(palette.surface))
+        .overlay(cardShape.stroke(palette.divider, lineWidth: 0.5))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Progress dots
+
+    private var progressDots: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 6) {
+            ForEach(Array(visibleSteps.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { index, _ in
+                Capsule()
+                    .fill(index == currentStepIndex ? palette.accent : palette.textTertiary.opacity(0.28))
+                    .frame(width: index == currentStepIndex ? 22 : 6, height: 6)
+            }
+        }
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: currentStepIndex)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Bottom bar
+
+    private var bottomBar: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: Spacing.sm) {
+            if canGoBack {
+                secondaryButton(MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.back", language: lang)) { goBack() }
+            }
+
+            if canSkipCurrentStep {
+                secondaryButton(MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.skipForNow", language: lang)) {
+                    if isLastStep { finish() } else { goForward() }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Spacer(minLength: 0)
+
+            primaryButton(primaryButtonTitle, disabled: model.isInstalling && model.step == .localModel) {
+                primaryAction()
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: 520)
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+    }
+
+    private func primaryButton(_ titleText: String, disabled: Bool, action: @escaping () -> Void) -> some View {
+        Button(action: action) {
+            Text(titleText)
+                .font(TypeStyle.headline)
+                .foregroundStyle(disabled ? palette.textSecondary : palette.textOnAccent)
+                .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.xxl)
+                .frame(minWidth: 150, minHeight: 44)
+                .background(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Radius.large, style: .continuous)
+                        .fill(disabled ? palette.surfaceElevated : palette.accent)
+                )
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+        .disabled(disabled)
+    }
+
+    private func secondaryButton(_ titleText: String, action: @escaping () -> Void) -> some View {
+        Button(action: action) {
+            Text(titleText)
+                .font(TypeStyle.bodyEmph)
+                .foregroundStyle(palette.textSecondary)
+                .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.lg)
+                .frame(minHeight: 44)
+                .background(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Radius.large, style: .continuous)
+                        .stroke(palette.dividerStrong, lineWidth: 0.5)
+                )
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Copy
+
+    private var title: String {
+        switch model.step {
+        case .welcome: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.welcome.title", language: lang)
+        case .microphone: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.microphone.title", language: lang)
+        case .accessibility: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.accessibility.title", language: lang)
+        case .engine: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.engine.title", language: lang)
+        case .cloudAPI: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.cloud.title", language: lang)
+        case .localModel: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.model.title", language: lang)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var subtitle: String {
+        switch model.step {
+        case .welcome: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.welcome.subtitle", language: lang)
+        case .microphone: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.microphone.subtitle", language: lang)
+        case .accessibility: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.accessibility.subtitle", language: lang)
+        case .engine: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.engine.subtitle", language: lang)
+        case .cloudAPI: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.cloud.subtitle", language: lang)
+        case .localModel: return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.model.subtitle", language: lang)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var primaryButtonTitle: String {
+        switch model.step {
+        case .microphone where model.micStatus != .authorized:
+            return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.microphone.allow", language: lang)
+        case .accessibility where !model.accessibilityTrusted:
+            return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.accessibility.open", language: lang)
+        case .cloudAPI:
+            return MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.finish", language: lang)
+        case .localModel:
+            return MacL10n.string(model.isDefaultModelInstalled ? "mac.onboarding.finish" : "mac.onboarding.skipForNow", language: lang)
+        default:
+            return isLastStep ? MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.finish", language: lang) : MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.next", language: lang)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var localModelSubtitle: String {
+        if model.isDefaultModelInstalled {
+            return MacL10n.string("mac.localASR.installed", language: lang)
+        }
+        guard let model = model.defaultModel else { return "" }
+        return ByteCountFormatter.string(fromByteCount: Int64(model.sizeBytes), countStyle: .file)
+    }
+
+    private var providerBinding: Binding<String> {
+        Binding(
+            get: { viewModel.config.providerId },
+            set: { newId in
+                guard let provider = viewModel.selectableProviders.first(where: { $0.id == newId }) else { return }
+                viewModel.selectProvider(provider)
+            }
+        )
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Derived
+
+    private var cardShape: RoundedRectangle {
+        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Radius.medium, style: .continuous)
+    }
+
+    private var stepTransition: AnyTransition {
+        .asymmetric(
+            insertion: .opacity.combined(with: .offset(y: 10)),
+            removal: .opacity.combined(with: .offset(y: -10))
+        )
+    }
+
+    private var currentStepIndex: Int {
+        visibleSteps.firstIndex(of: model.step) ?? 0
+    }
+
+    private var canGoBack: Bool {
+        currentStepIndex > 0 && !model.isInstalling
+    }
+
+    private var canSkipCurrentStep: Bool {
+        model.step != .welcome && !model.isInstalling
+    }
+
+    private var isLastStep: Bool {
+        currentStepIndex == visibleSteps.count - 1
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Actions
+
+    private func setEngine(_ mode: String) {
+        withAnimation(Motion.quick) { viewModel.setEngineMode(mode) }
+    }
+
+    private func primaryAction() {
+        switch model.step {
+        case .microphone where model.micStatus != .authorized:
+            model.requestMicrophone()
+        case .accessibility where !model.accessibilityTrusted:
+            model.openAccessibilitySettings()
+        default:
+            if isLastStep { finish() } else { goForward() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func goForward() {
+        let nextIndex = min(currentStepIndex + 1, visibleSteps.count - 1)
+        withAnimation(Motion.soft) { model.step = visibleSteps[nextIndex] }
+    }
+
+    private func goBack() {
+        let previousIndex = max(currentStepIndex - 1, 0)
+        withAnimation(Motion.soft) { model.step = visibleSteps[previousIndex] }
+    }
+
+    private func finish() {
+        viewModel.selectedSection = .dashboard
+        hasCompletedOnboarding = true
+    }
+
+    private func applyDefaults() {
+        guard !hasCompletedOnboarding else { return }
+        if viewModel.config.apiKey.isEmpty, viewModel.config.engineMode == "cloud" {
+            viewModel.setEngineMode("local")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacQwen3LocalASR.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacQwen3LocalASR.swift
index cd46822..4088df3 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacQwen3LocalASR.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacQwen3LocalASR.swift
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ enum MacQwen3LocalASR {
         modelPath: String,
         bias: LocalASRBiasPayload? = nil
     ) async throws -> String {
-        guard MacLocalASRPreferences.qwen3ModelIsInstalled(at: modelPath) else {
+        guard modelDirectoryIsInstalled(at: modelPath) else {
             throw MacLocalASRError.qwen3ModelMissing
         }
         guard sampleRate == 16_000 else {
@@ -40,4 +40,19 @@ enum MacQwen3LocalASR {
             throw MacLocalASRError.qwen3InferenceFailed(error.localizedDescription)
         }
     }
+
+    private static func modelDirectoryIsInstalled(at path: String) -> Bool {
+        var isDir: ObjCBool = false
+        guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path, isDirectory: &isDir), isDir.boolValue else {
+            return false
+        }
+        let fm = FileManager.default
+        let config = (path as NSString).appendingPathComponent("config.json")
+        let weights = (path as NSString).appendingPathComponent("model.safetensors")
+        guard fm.fileExists(atPath: config), fm.fileExists(atPath: weights) else {
+            return false
+        }
+        let names = (try? fm.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: path)) ?? []
+        return names.contains("vocab.json") && names.contains("merges.txt")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacRootView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacRootView.swift
index d4552d9..a959dfb 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacRootView.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacRootView.swift
@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ struct MacRootView: View {
             brandHeader
             VStack(spacing: 4) {
                 ForEach(MacSection.allCases) { section in
-                    sidebarRow(section)
+                    MacSidebarRow(
+                        section: section,
+                        isSelected: viewModel.selectedSection == section,
+                        language: uiLanguage
+                    ) {
+                        withAnimation(Motion.soft) { viewModel.selectedSection = section }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             .padding(.horizontal, MacMetrics.sidebarInset)
@@ -58,27 +64,6 @@ struct MacRootView: View {
         }
     }
 
-    private func sidebarRow(_ section: MacSection) -> some View {
-        let isSelected = viewModel.selectedSection == section
-
-        return Button {
-            viewModel.selectedSection = section
-        } label: {
-            Label(section.title(language: uiLanguage), systemImage: section.systemImage)
-                .font(.system(size: 13))
-                .foregroundStyle(isSelected ? palette.textOnAccent : palette.textPrimary)
-                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-                .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.sm)
-                .padding(.vertical, 7)
-                .background(
-                    isSelected ? palette.accent : Color.clear,
-                    in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 7, style: .continuous)
-                )
-                .contentShape(Rectangle())
-        }
-        .buttonStyle(.plain)
-    }
-
     /// Brand mark pinned above the nav list. Top padding clears the traffic
     /// lights that now float over the borderless sidebar.
     private var brandHeader: some View {
@@ -123,8 +108,49 @@ struct MacRootView: View {
                 }
             }
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+            .id(viewModel.selectedSection)
+            .transition(.opacity)
             MacStatusFooter(viewModel: viewModel)
         }
         .background(palette.background)
     }
 }
+
+// MARK: - Sidebar row
+
+/// A navigation row with an animated hover highlight and selection state,
+/// matching the macOS System Settings feel.
+private struct MacSidebarRow: View {
+    let section: MacSection
+    let isSelected: Bool
+    let language: AppUILanguage
+    let action: () -> Void
+
+    @Environment(\.themePalette) private var palette
+    @State private var isHovering = false
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Button(action: action) {
+            Label(section.title(language: language), systemImage: section.systemImage)
+                .font(.system(size: 13))
+                .foregroundStyle(isSelected ? palette.textOnAccent : palette.textPrimary)
+                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                .padding(.horizontal, Spacing.sm)
+                .padding(.vertical, 7)
+                .background(
+                    rowBackground,
+                    in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 7, style: .continuous)
+                )
+                .contentShape(Rectangle())
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: isSelected)
+        .animation(Motion.quick, value: isHovering)
+        .onHover { isHovering = $0 }
+    }
+
+    private var rowBackground: Color {
+        if isSelected { return palette.accent }
+        return isHovering ? palette.textPrimary.opacity(0.06) : .clear
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSettingsView.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSettingsView.swift
index a4b607a..2cb8fe8 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSettingsView.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSettingsView.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ struct MacSettingsView: View {
 
     @AppStorage(MacAppearancePreference.storageKey)
     private var appearanceRaw = MacAppearancePreference.system.rawValue
+    @AppStorage(MacOnboardingState.storageKey)
+    private var hasCompletedMacOnboarding = true
     @State private var accessibilityTrusted = MacTextInsertionService.isAccessibilityTrusted
     @State private var showProviderPicker = false
 
@@ -30,22 +32,26 @@ struct MacSettingsView: View {
     ]
 
     var body: some View {
-        Form {
-            generalSection
-            recognitionSection
-            if viewModel.config.engineMode == "cloud" {
-                providerSection
+        NavigationStack {
+            Form {
+                generalSection
+                recognitionSection
+                if viewModel.config.engineMode == "cloud" {
+                    providerSection
+                        .transition(.opacity)
+                }
+                if viewModel.config.engineMode == "local" {
+                    MacLocalASRModelSettingsView(viewModel: viewModel)
+                        .transition(.opacity)
+                }
+                inputSection
+                legalSection
             }
-            if viewModel.config.engineMode == "local" {
-                MacLocalASRModelSettingsView(viewModel: viewModel)
-            }
-            inputSection
-            syncSection
+            .formStyle(.grouped)
+            .tint(palette.accent)
+            .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
+            .background(palette.background)
         }
-        .formStyle(.grouped)
-        .tint(palette.accent)
-        .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
-        .background(palette.background)
         .onAppear { refreshAccessibilityState() }
     }
 
@@ -70,13 +76,7 @@ struct MacSettingsView: View {
                     Text(localeLabel(locale)).tag(locale.id)
                 }
             }
-        }
-    }
 
-    // MARK: - iCloud
-
-    private var syncSection: some View {
-        Section("iCloud") {
             MacSettingsICloudSyncRow(defaults: viewModel.defaults, language: lang)
             MacDictionaryICloudSyncRow(defaults: viewModel.defaults, language: lang)
         }
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ struct MacSettingsView: View {
                 subtitle: MacL10n.string("mac.settings.cloudEngineDesc", language: lang),
                 systemImage: "cloud",
                 selected: viewModel.config.engineMode == "cloud"
-            ) { viewModel.setEngineMode("cloud") }
+            ) { withAnimation(Motion.soft) { viewModel.setEngineMode("cloud") } }
 
             methodRow(
                 title: MacL10n.string("mac.settings.localEngine", language: lang),
                 subtitle: MacL10n.string("mac.settings.localEngineDesc", language: lang),
                 systemImage: "cpu",
                 selected: viewModel.config.engineMode == "local"
-            ) { viewModel.setEngineMode("local") }
+            ) { withAnimation(Motion.soft) { viewModel.setEngineMode("local") } }
         }
     }
 
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ struct MacSettingsView: View {
                     )
                     .font(TypeStyle.caption)
                     .foregroundStyle(accessibilityTrusted ? palette.accent : palette.warning)
+                    .contentTransition(.opacity)
+                    .animation(Motion.quick, value: accessibilityTrusted)
 
                     Button(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.openAccessibility", language: lang)) {
                         openAccessibilitySettings()
@@ -190,7 +192,27 @@ struct MacSettingsView: View {
         }
     }
 
-    // MARK: - Qwen3 model path (legacy — see MacLocalASRModelSettingsView)
+    // MARK: - Legal
+
+    private var legalSection: some View {
+        Section(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.about", language: lang)) {
+            NavigationLink {
+                MacPrivacyPolicyView(uiLanguage: lang)
+            } label: {
+                Text(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.privacyPolicy", language: lang))
+            }
+
+            NavigationLink {
+                MacOpenSourceLicensesView(uiLanguage: lang)
+            } label: {
+                Text(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.thirdPartyLicenses", language: lang))
+            }
+
+            Button(MacL10n.string("mac.settings.restartOnboarding", language: lang)) {
+                hasCompletedMacOnboarding = false
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     // MARK: - Row helpers
 
@@ -228,7 +250,9 @@ struct MacSettingsView: View {
                 Spacer(minLength: Spacing.sm)
                 Image(systemName: selected ? "checkmark.circle.fill" : "circle")
                     .foregroundStyle(selected ? palette.accent : palette.textTertiary)
+                    .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace))
             }
+            .animation(Motion.quick, value: selected)
             .contentShape(Rectangle())
         }
         .buttonStyle(.plain)
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaLocalASR.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaLocalASR.swift
index 94b632e..6bb7762 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaLocalASR.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaLocalASR.swift
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ enum MacSherpaLocalASR {
                 layout: layout,
                 runtimeBinary: binary
             )
+        case .sherpaParaformer:
+            return try await MacSherpaONNXRunner.transcribeParaformer(
+                samples: samples,
+                sampleRate: sampleRate,
+                modelRoot: modelRoot,
+                layout: layout,
+                runtimeBinary: binary
+            )
         default:
             throw MacLocalASRError.qwen3InferenceFailed("Unsupported Sherpa backend")
         }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaONNXRunner.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaONNXRunner.swift
index d4116b8..740da76 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaONNXRunner.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacSherpaONNXRunner.swift
@@ -77,6 +77,33 @@ enum MacSherpaONNXRunner {
         return try await run(binary: runtimeBinary, arguments: arguments)
     }
 
+    static func transcribeParaformer(
+        samples: [Float],
+        sampleRate: Int,
+        modelRoot: URL,
+        layout: LocalASRModelLayout,
+        runtimeBinary: URL
+    ) async throws -> String {
+        guard sampleRate == 16_000 else {
+            throw MacLocalASRError.qwen3InferenceFailed("Sherpa expects 16 kHz audio")
+        }
+        guard let paraformer = layout.paraformerModel,
+              let tokens = layout.tokens else {
+            throw MacLocalASRError.qwen3InferenceFailed("Incomplete Paraformer layout")
+        }
+
+        let wavURL = try writeTemporaryWAV(samples: samples, sampleRate: sampleRate)
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: wavURL) }
+
+        let arguments = [
+            "--tokens=\(modelRoot.appendingPathComponent(tokens).path)",
+            "--paraformer=\(modelRoot.appendingPathComponent(paraformer).path)",
+            "--num-threads=2",
+            wavURL.path,
+        ]
+        return try await run(binary: runtimeBinary, arguments: arguments)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Private
 
     private static func writeTemporaryWAV(samples: [Float], sampleRate: Int) throws -> URL {
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacTheme.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacTheme.swift
index 9728001..8dfba7e 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/MacTheme.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/MacTheme.swift
@@ -3,47 +3,108 @@
 //
 // System-native colour palette for the desktop app. Instead of the custom
 // near-black brand palette, the Mac app maps every design token onto AppKit
-// semantic colours (`Color(nsColor:)`), which adapt to light / dark on their
-// own. The brand green is kept only as the accent. This gives the app the
-// same zero-colour-difference, System-Settings / Notes look on both
-// appearances while reusing every existing `palette.X` call site.
+// semantic colours, resolved to a concrete value for the *active* appearance.
+// The brand green is kept only as the accent. Light mode uses a warm,
+// iOS-matched surface set (the default `windowBackgroundColor` reads cold
+// grey on macOS); Dark mode keeps the native AppKit semantic colours.
 
 import AppKit
 import SwiftUI
 
 enum MacSystemPalette {
-    /// A `ThemePalette` whose surfaces and text resolve to AppKit semantic
-    /// colours. Because those colours are dynamic, a single value renders
-    /// correctly under both light and dark (driven by `preferredColorScheme`).
-    static let palette = ThemePalette(
-        background:      Color(nsColor: .windowBackgroundColor),
-        surface:         Color(nsColor: .controlBackgroundColor),
-        surfaceElevated: Color(nsColor: .unemphasizedSelectedContentBackgroundColor),
-        surfaceMuted:    Color(nsColor: .underPageBackgroundColor),
+    /// Returns the palette for the given colour scheme. Because the two
+    /// palettes hold *concrete* (already-resolved) colours, the value changes
+    /// identity when the scheme flips — so injecting it via `@Environment`
+    /// (see `macSystemPalette()`) reliably re-renders every dependent view the
+    /// instant the appearance changes, instead of lagging until the next
+    /// view rebuild.
+    static func palette(for scheme: ColorScheme) -> ThemePalette {
+        scheme == .dark ? darkPalette : lightPalette
+    }
 
-        accent:          Palette.accent,
-        accentMuted:     Palette.accent.opacity(0.16),
-        accentGlow:      Palette.accent.opacity(0.35),
+    private static let lightPalette = makePalette(dark: false)
+    private static let darkPalette = makePalette(dark: true)
 
-        danger:          Color(nsColor: .systemRed),
-        success:         Palette.accent,
-        warning:         Color(nsColor: .systemOrange),
+    private static func makePalette(dark: Bool) -> ThemePalette {
+        ThemePalette(
+            background:      resolved(dark ? darkBackground : warmBackground, dark: dark),
+            surface:         resolved(dark ? darkSurface : warmSurface, dark: dark),
+            surfaceElevated: resolved(dark ? darkElevated : warmElevated, dark: dark),
+            surfaceMuted:    resolved(dark ? darkMuted : warmMuted, dark: dark),
 
-        textPrimary:     Color(nsColor: .labelColor),
-        textSecondary:   Color(nsColor: .secondaryLabelColor),
-        textTertiary:    Color(nsColor: .tertiaryLabelColor),
-        textOnAccent:    Color.white,
+            accent:          Palette.accent,
+            accentMuted:     Palette.accent.opacity(0.16),
+            accentGlow:      Palette.accent.opacity(0.35),
 
-        divider:         Color(nsColor: .separatorColor),
-        dividerStrong:   Color(nsColor: .separatorColor),
+            danger:          resolved(.systemRed, dark: dark),
+            success:         Palette.accent,
+            warning:         resolved(.systemOrange, dark: dark),
 
-        recordRed:       Color(nsColor: .systemRed)
-    )
+            textPrimary:     resolved(.labelColor, dark: dark),
+            textSecondary:   resolved(.secondaryLabelColor, dark: dark),
+            textTertiary:    resolved(.tertiaryLabelColor, dark: dark),
+            textOnAccent:    Color.white,
+
+            divider:         resolved(.separatorColor, dark: dark),
+            dividerStrong:   resolved(.separatorColor, dark: dark),
+
+            recordRed:       resolved(.systemRed, dark: dark)
+        )
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Warm Light-mode surfaces (matched to iOS `Palette.light`)
+
+    /// #F2F1EE — warm gray page background.
+    private static let warmBackground = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.949, green: 0.945, blue: 0.933, alpha: 1)
+    /// #FCFBF9 — warm off-white card/control surface.
+    private static let warmSurface = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.988, green: 0.984, blue: 0.976, alpha: 1)
+    /// #EBEAE7 — slightly recessed elevated surface.
+    private static let warmElevated = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.922, green: 0.918, blue: 0.906, alpha: 1)
+    /// #EEEDE9 — muted fill between background and surface.
+    private static let warmMuted = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.933, green: 0.929, blue: 0.918, alpha: 1)
+
+    // MARK: - Dark-mode surfaces (Apple standard elevated grays)
+    //
+    // AppKit's `controlBackgroundColor` is *darker* than `windowBackgroundColor`
+    // in Dark Aqua, so cards using it recede into the page. Instead we step the
+    // surfaces explicitly (systemGray6→4 equivalents) so every card reads as
+    // clearly elevated above the background — mirroring the iOS dark palette.
+
+    /// #1C1C1E — page background.
+    private static let darkBackground = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.110, green: 0.110, blue: 0.118, alpha: 1)
+    /// #2C2C2E — card / control surface, clearly lighter than the background.
+    private static let darkSurface = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.173, green: 0.173, blue: 0.180, alpha: 1)
+    /// #3A3A3C — elevated fill for selected / raised chrome.
+    private static let darkElevated = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.227, green: 0.227, blue: 0.235, alpha: 1)
+    /// #242426 — muted fill between background and surface.
+    private static let darkMuted = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.141, green: 0.141, blue: 0.149, alpha: 1)
+
+    /// Resolves a (possibly dynamic) AppKit colour to its concrete value under
+    /// the requested appearance, so the two static palettes differ by value.
+    private static func resolved(_ nsColor: NSColor, dark: Bool) -> Color {
+        guard let appearance = NSAppearance(named: dark ? .darkAqua : .aqua) else {
+            return Color(nsColor: nsColor)
+        }
+        var result = nsColor
+        appearance.performAsCurrentDrawingAppearance {
+            result = nsColor.usingColorSpace(.sRGB) ?? nsColor
+        }
+        return Color(nsColor: result)
+    }
+}
+
+private struct MacSystemPaletteModifier: ViewModifier {
+    @Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme
+
+    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+        content.environment(\.themePalette, MacSystemPalette.palette(for: colorScheme))
+    }
 }
 
 extension View {
-    /// Injects the system-native palette used across the macOS app.
+    /// Injects the system-native palette used across the macOS app, refreshed
+    /// automatically whenever the effective colour scheme changes.
     func macSystemPalette() -> some View {
-        environment(\.themePalette, MacSystemPalette.palette)
+        modifier(MacSystemPaletteModifier())
     }
 }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardMac/OSGKeyboardMacApp.swift b/OSGKeyboardMac/OSGKeyboardMacApp.swift
index a87c048..5f1af5a 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardMac/OSGKeyboardMacApp.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardMac/OSGKeyboardMacApp.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct OSGKeyboardMacApp: App {
     // Mac-local appearance preference. Drives both the SwiftUI colour scheme
     // and — via `applyToApp` — the AppKit window chrome / popover.
     @AppStorage(MacAppearancePreference.storageKey) private var appearanceRaw = MacAppearancePreference.system.rawValue
+    @AppStorage(MacOnboardingState.storageKey) private var hasCompletedMacOnboarding = false
 
     private var appearance: MacAppearancePreference {
         MacAppearancePreference(rawValue: appearanceRaw) ?? .system
@@ -23,7 +24,16 @@ struct OSGKeyboardMacApp: App {
 
     var body: some Scene {
         Window("OSGKeyboard", id: "main") {
-            MacRootView(viewModel: viewModel)
+            Group {
+                if hasCompletedMacOnboarding {
+                    MacRootView(viewModel: viewModel)
+                } else {
+                    MacOnboardingView(
+                        viewModel: viewModel,
+                        hasCompletedOnboarding: $hasCompletedMacOnboarding
+                    )
+                }
+            }
                 .macSystemPalette()
                 .environment(\.locale, viewModel.config.uiLanguage.swiftUILocale)
                 .preferredColorScheme(appearance.colorScheme)
@@ -177,12 +187,41 @@ final class MacAppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 private struct MacMenuBarPopover: View {
     @ObservedObject private var viewModel = MacDictationViewModel.shared
     @AppStorage(MacAppearancePreference.storageKey) private var appearanceRaw = MacAppearancePreference.system.rawValue
+    @AppStorage(MacOnboardingState.storageKey) private var hasCompletedMacOnboarding = false
 
     var body: some View {
-        MacContentView(viewModel: viewModel)
+        Group {
+            if hasCompletedMacOnboarding {
+                MacContentView(viewModel: viewModel)
+            } else {
+                onboardingPrompt
+            }
+        }
             .frame(width: 340)
             .macSystemPalette()
             .environment(\.locale, viewModel.config.uiLanguage.swiftUILocale)
             .preferredColorScheme(MacAppearancePreference(rawValue: appearanceRaw)?.colorScheme ?? nil)
     }
+
+    private var onboardingPrompt: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: Spacing.md) {
+            Image(systemName: "sparkles")
+                .font(.system(size: 30, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundStyle(.accent)
+
+            Text(MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.popover.title", language: viewModel.config.uiLanguage))
+                .font(TypeStyle.headline)
+
+            Text(MacL10n.string("mac.onboarding.popover.subtitle", language: viewModel.config.uiLanguage))
+                .font(TypeStyle.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+
+            Button(MacL10n.string("mac.openWindow", language: viewModel.config.uiLanguage)) {
+                MacMainWindow.open()
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+        }
+        .padding(Spacing.lg)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LocalASRCapabilities.swift b/OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LocalASRCapabilities.swift
index c5e33d5..37743c5 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LocalASRCapabilities.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LocalASRCapabilities.swift
@@ -79,4 +79,13 @@ public struct LocalASRCapabilities: Sendable, Equatable {
         supportsStreaming: false,
         hotwordReloadCost: .none
     )
+
+    /// FunASR Paraformer (Sherpa offline) — no project hotword API.
+    public static let sherpaParaformer = LocalASRCapabilities(
+        hotwordMode: .none,
+        maxHotwordCount: 0,
+        maxPromptCharacters: 0,
+        supportsStreaming: false,
+        hotwordReloadCost: .none
+    )
 }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LocalASRModelCatalog.swift b/OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LocalASRModelCatalog.swift
index d4f2f12..beb67d1 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LocalASRModelCatalog.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LocalASRModelCatalog.swift
@@ -9,19 +9,41 @@ public enum LocalASRModelBackend: String, Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
     case mlx
     case sherpaQwen3
     case sherpaSenseVoice
+    case sherpaParaformer
     case appleSpeech
 }
 
 public enum LocalASRInstallKind: String, Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
     case manual
     case archive
+    /// Multi-file install from a remote repository (ModelScope / HuggingFace file API).
+    case repository
     case runtime
 }
 
+public struct LocalASRDownloadFile: Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
+    public let remotePath: String
+    public let localPath: String
+    public let sizeBytes: Int?
+}
+
 public struct LocalASRDownloadSource: Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
     public let type: String
     public let priority: Int
+    /// Full URL for a single archive download.
     public let url: String
+    /// Base URL template for repository installs; must contain `{path}`.
+    public let baseURL: String?
+    public let files: [LocalASRDownloadFile]?
+
+    public var isRepository: Bool {
+        guard let files, !files.isEmpty else { return false }
+        return baseURL?.contains("{path}") == true
+    }
+
+    public var isArchive: Bool {
+        !url.isEmpty && !isRepository
+    }
 }
 
 public struct LocalASRModelLayout: Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
@@ -30,6 +52,7 @@ public struct LocalASRModelLayout: Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
     public var decoder: String?
     public var tokenizer: String?
     public var senseVoiceModel: String?
+    public var paraformerModel: String?
     public var tokens: String?
 }
 
@@ -91,6 +114,8 @@ public enum LocalASRModelCatalog {
             return .sherpaQwen3
         case .sherpaSenseVoice:
             return .sherpaSenseVoice
+        case .sherpaParaformer:
+            return .sherpaParaformer
         case .appleSpeech:
             return .appleSpeech
         }
@@ -117,6 +142,42 @@ public enum LocalASRModelCatalog {
     #endif
 }
 
+/// Region-aware ordering for local ASR model download mirrors.
+public enum LocalASRDownloadSourceSorter {
+
+    /// `true` when the system region is mainland China (`CN`).
+    public static func isChinaMainland(region: Locale.Region? = Locale.current.region) -> Bool {
+        region?.identifier == "CN"
+    }
+
+    /// Lower rank = tried earlier. CN: ModelScope → HuggingFace → GitHub; elsewhere: HF → GitHub → ModelScope.
+    public static func typeRank(_ type: String, chinaFirst: Bool) -> Int {
+        switch type.lowercased() {
+        case "modelscope":
+            return chinaFirst ? 0 : 2
+        case "huggingface":
+            return chinaFirst ? 1 : 0
+        case "github":
+            return 1
+        default:
+            return 3
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static func sorted(
+        _ sources: [LocalASRDownloadSource],
+        region: Locale.Region? = Locale.current.region
+    ) -> [LocalASRDownloadSource] {
+        let chinaFirst = isChinaMainland(region: region)
+        return sources.sorted { lhs, rhs in
+            let leftRank = typeRank(lhs.type, chinaFirst: chinaFirst)
+            let rightRank = typeRank(rhs.type, chinaFirst: chinaFirst)
+            if leftRank != rightRank { return leftRank < rightRank }
+            return lhs.priority < rhs.priority
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 public enum LocalASRModelCatalogError: Error, LocalizedError {
     case missingBundledCatalog
     case modelNotFound(String)
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardShared/Resources/LocalASR/local-asr-catalog.json b/OSGKeyboardShared/Resources/LocalASR/local-asr-catalog.json
index 610986b..424219f 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardShared/Resources/LocalASR/local-asr-catalog.json
+++ b/OSGKeyboardShared/Resources/LocalASR/local-asr-catalog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "schemaVersion": 1,
-  "defaultModelId": "qwen3-mlx-1.7b",
+  "defaultModelId": "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8",
   "runtimes": [
     {
       "id": "sherpa-onnx-1.13.4-macos-arm64",
@@ -36,21 +36,9 @@
     }
   ],
   "models": [
-    {
-      "id": "qwen3-mlx-1.7b",
-      "displayName": "Qwen3-ASR 1.7B (MLX)",
-      "backend": "mlx",
-      "sizeBytes": 1400000000,
-      "recommendedLocales": ["zh-CN", "en-US"],
-      "supportsHotwords": true,
-      "hotwordMode": "promptOnly",
-      "installKind": "manual",
-      "installRelativePath": "models/qwen3-asr-1.7b-mlx",
-      "requiredRelativeFiles": ["config.json", "model.safetensors", "vocab.json", "merges.txt"]
-    },
     {
       "id": "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8",
-      "displayName": "Qwen3-ASR 0.6B (Sherpa · hotwords)",
+      "displayName": "Qwen3-ASR 0.6B",
       "backend": "sherpaQwen3",
       "runtimePlatform": "macos",
       "sizeBytes": 650000000,
@@ -74,9 +62,84 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "id": "sherpa-qwen3-1.7b-int8",
+      "displayName": "Qwen3-ASR 1.7B",
+      "backend": "sherpaQwen3",
+      "runtimePlatform": "macos",
+      "sizeBytes": 1900000000,
+      "recommendedLocales": ["zh-CN", "en-US"],
+      "supportsHotwords": true,
+      "hotwordMode": "recognizerScoped",
+      "installKind": "repository",
+      "installRelativePath": "models/sherpa-qwen3-1.7b-int8",
+      "archiveBaseName": "sherpa-onnx-qwen3-asr-1.7B-int8",
+      "layout": {
+        "convFrontend": "conv_frontend.onnx",
+        "encoder": "encoder.int8.onnx",
+        "decoder": "decoder.int8.onnx",
+        "tokenizer": "tokenizer"
+      },
+      "sources": [
+        {
+          "type": "modelscope",
+          "priority": 1,
+          "url": "",
+          "baseURL": "https://www.modelscope.cn/models/zengshuishui/Qwen3-ASR-onnx/resolve/master/{path}",
+          "files": [
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/conv_frontend.onnx", "localPath": "conv_frontend.onnx", "sizeBytes": 12000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/encoder.int8.onnx", "localPath": "encoder.int8.onnx", "sizeBytes": 900000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/decoder.int8.onnx", "localPath": "decoder.int8.onnx", "sizeBytes": 700000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/tokenizer/merges.txt", "localPath": "tokenizer/merges.txt", "sizeBytes": 500000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/tokenizer/vocab.json", "localPath": "tokenizer/vocab.json", "sizeBytes": 3000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/tokenizer/tokenizer.json", "localPath": "tokenizer/tokenizer.json", "sizeBytes": 7000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/tokenizer/tokenizer_config.json", "localPath": "tokenizer/tokenizer_config.json", "sizeBytes": 10000 }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "huggingface",
+          "priority": 1,
+          "url": "",
+          "baseURL": "https://huggingface.co/zengshuishui/Qwen3-ASR-onnx/resolve/main/{path}",
+          "files": [
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/conv_frontend.onnx", "localPath": "conv_frontend.onnx", "sizeBytes": 12000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/encoder.int8.onnx", "localPath": "encoder.int8.onnx", "sizeBytes": 900000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/decoder.int8.onnx", "localPath": "decoder.int8.onnx", "sizeBytes": 700000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/tokenizer/merges.txt", "localPath": "tokenizer/merges.txt", "sizeBytes": 500000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/tokenizer/vocab.json", "localPath": "tokenizer/vocab.json", "sizeBytes": 3000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/tokenizer/tokenizer.json", "localPath": "tokenizer/tokenizer.json", "sizeBytes": 7000000 },
+            { "remotePath": "model_1.7B/tokenizer/tokenizer_config.json", "localPath": "tokenizer/tokenizer_config.json", "sizeBytes": 10000 }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "sherpa-paraformer-zh-int8",
+      "displayName": "Paraformer Large",
+      "backend": "sherpaParaformer",
+      "runtimePlatform": "macos",
+      "sizeBytes": 220000000,
+      "recommendedLocales": ["zh-CN", "en-US"],
+      "supportsHotwords": false,
+      "hotwordMode": "none",
+      "installKind": "archive",
+      "installRelativePath": "models/sherpa-paraformer-zh-int8",
+      "archiveBaseName": "sherpa-onnx-paraformer-zh-int8-2025-10-07",
+      "layout": {
+        "paraformerModel": "model.int8.onnx",
+        "tokens": "tokens.txt"
+      },
+      "sources": [
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "priority": 1,
+          "url": "https://github.com/k2-fsa/sherpa-onnx/releases/download/asr-models/sherpa-onnx-paraformer-zh-int8-2025-10-07.tar.bz2"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "id": "sherpa-sensevoice-small-int8",
-      "displayName": "SenseVoice Small (Sherpa)",
+      "displayName": "SenseVoice Small",
       "backend": "sherpaSenseVoice",
       "runtimePlatform": "macos",
       "sizeBytes": 250000000,
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardShared/Services/LocalASRModelInstallState.swift b/OSGKeyboardShared/Services/LocalASRModelInstallState.swift
index 5545c26..6d6bd77 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardShared/Services/LocalASRModelInstallState.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardShared/Services/LocalASRModelInstallState.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public enum LocalASRModelInstallState {
             let base = URL(fileURLWithPath: manualMLXPath ?? "", isDirectory: true)
             guard fileManager.fileExists(atPath: base.path) else { return false }
             return required.allSatisfy { fileManager.fileExists(atPath: base.appendingPathComponent($0).path) }
-        case .archive:
+        case .archive, .repository:
             guard let relative = model.installRelativePath,
                   let layout = model.layout,
                   let baseName = model.archiveBaseName else { return false }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public enum LocalASRModelInstallState {
         _ model: LocalASRModelDefinition,
         fileManager: FileManager = .default
     ) -> URL? {
-        guard model.installKind == .archive,
+        guard model.installKind == .archive || model.installKind == .repository,
               let relative = model.installRelativePath,
               let baseName = model.archiveBaseName else { return nil }
         return installDirectory(for: relative, fileManager: fileManager)
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ public enum LocalASRModelInstallState {
                   let tokens = layout.tokens else { return false }
             return fileManager.fileExists(atPath: root.appendingPathComponent(onnx).path)
                 && fileManager.fileExists(atPath: root.appendingPathComponent(tokens).path)
+        case .sherpaParaformer:
+            guard let paraformer = layout.paraformerModel,
+                  let tokens = layout.tokens else { return false }
+            return fileManager.fileExists(atPath: root.appendingPathComponent(paraformer).path)
+                && fileManager.fileExists(atPath: root.appendingPathComponent(tokens).path)
         default:
             return false
         }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardShared/Services/LocalASRModelManager.swift b/OSGKeyboardShared/Services/LocalASRModelManager.swift
index 022fbe4..a0580eb 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardShared/Services/LocalASRModelManager.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardShared/Services/LocalASRModelManager.swift
@@ -184,9 +184,7 @@ public actor LocalASRModelManager {
         _ model: LocalASRModelDefinition,
         catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument
     ) async throws {
-        guard model.installKind == .archive,
-              let relative = model.installRelativePath,
-              let baseName = model.archiveBaseName,
+        guard let relative = model.installRelativePath,
               let sources = model.sources,
               !sources.isEmpty else {
             throw LocalASRModelManagerError.validationFailed("Model is not downloadable.")
@@ -198,38 +196,70 @@ public actor LocalASRModelManager {
             message: model.displayName,
             activeItemId: model.id
         )
-        if model.backend == .sherpaQwen3 || model.backend == .sherpaSenseVoice {
+        if model.backend == .sherpaQwen3 || model.backend == .sherpaSenseVoice || model.backend == .sherpaParaformer {
             try await ensureRuntimeInstalled(catalog: catalog)
         }
-        let sortedSources = sources.sorted { $0.priority < $1.priority }
+
+        let sortedSources = LocalASRDownloadSourceSorter.sorted(sources)
         var lastError: Error?
-        for source in sortedSources {
-            do {
-                try await installArchive(
-                    from: source.url,
-                    installRelativePath: relative,
-                    archiveBaseName: baseName,
-                    layoutModel: model,
-                    itemId: model.id,
-                    displayName: model.displayName
-                )
-                var manifest = loadManifest(defaultModelId: catalog.defaultModelId)
-                if !manifest.installedModelIDs.contains(model.id) {
-                    manifest.installedModelIDs.append(model.id)
-                }
-                manifest.updatedAt = Date()
-                try saveManifest(manifest)
-                progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(
-                    phase: .completed,
-                    fraction: 1,
-                    message: model.displayName,
-                    activeItemId: model.id
-                )
-                return
-            } catch {
-                lastError = error
+
+        switch model.installKind {
+        case .archive:
+            guard let baseName = model.archiveBaseName else {
+                throw LocalASRModelManagerError.validationFailed("Model is not downloadable.")
             }
+            for source in sortedSources where source.isArchive {
+                do {
+                    try await installArchive(
+                        from: source.url,
+                        installRelativePath: relative,
+                        archiveBaseName: baseName,
+                        layoutModel: model,
+                        itemId: model.id,
+                        displayName: model.displayName
+                    )
+                    try markModelInstalled(model, catalog: catalog)
+                    progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(
+                        phase: .completed,
+                        fraction: 1,
+                        message: model.displayName,
+                        activeItemId: model.id
+                    )
+                    return
+                } catch {
+                    lastError = error
+                }
+            }
+        case .repository:
+            guard let baseName = model.archiveBaseName else {
+                throw LocalASRModelManagerError.validationFailed("Model is not downloadable.")
+            }
+            for source in sortedSources where source.isRepository {
+                do {
+                    try await installRepository(
+                        source: source,
+                        installRelativePath: relative,
+                        archiveBaseName: baseName,
+                        layoutModel: model,
+                        itemId: model.id,
+                        displayName: model.displayName
+                    )
+                    try markModelInstalled(model, catalog: catalog)
+                    progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(
+                        phase: .completed,
+                        fraction: 1,
+                        message: model.displayName,
+                        activeItemId: model.id
+                    )
+                    return
+                } catch {
+                    lastError = error
+                }
+            }
+        default:
+            throw LocalASRModelManagerError.validationFailed("Model is not downloadable.")
         }
+
         progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(
             phase: .failed,
             fraction: 0,
@@ -238,11 +268,24 @@ public actor LocalASRModelManager {
         throw lastError ?? LocalASRModelManagerError.downloadFailed("All mirrors failed")
     }
 
+    private func markModelInstalled(
+        _ model: LocalASRModelDefinition,
+        catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument
+    ) throws {
+        var manifest = loadManifest(defaultModelId: catalog.defaultModelId)
+        if !manifest.installedModelIDs.contains(model.id) {
+            manifest.installedModelIDs.append(model.id)
+        }
+        manifest.updatedAt = Date()
+        try saveManifest(manifest)
+    }
+
     public func installRuntime(
         _ runtime: LocalASRRuntimeDefinition,
         catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument
     ) async throws {
-        guard let source = runtime.sources.sorted(by: { $0.priority < $1.priority }).first else {
+        let sortedSources = LocalASRDownloadSourceSorter.sorted(runtime.sources)
+        guard !sortedSources.isEmpty else {
             throw LocalASRModelManagerError.downloadFailed("No runtime source configured.")
         }
         progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(
@@ -251,25 +294,34 @@ public actor LocalASRModelManager {
             message: runtime.displayName,
             activeItemId: runtime.id
         )
-        try await installArchive(
-            from: source.url,
-            installRelativePath: runtime.installRelativePath,
-            archiveBaseName: runtime.installRelativePath.split(separator: "/").last.map(String.init) ?? runtime.id,
-            layoutModel: nil,
-            expectedBinaryCandidates: runtime.binaryCandidates,
-            itemId: runtime.id,
-            displayName: runtime.displayName
-        )
-        guard isRuntimeInstalled(runtime) else {
-            throw LocalASRModelManagerError.binaryMissing
+        var lastError: Error?
+        for source in sortedSources where source.isArchive {
+            do {
+                try await installArchive(
+                    from: source.url,
+                    installRelativePath: runtime.installRelativePath,
+                    archiveBaseName: runtime.installRelativePath.split(separator: "/").last.map(String.init) ?? runtime.id,
+                    layoutModel: nil,
+                    expectedBinaryCandidates: runtime.binaryCandidates,
+                    itemId: runtime.id,
+                    displayName: runtime.displayName
+                )
+                guard isRuntimeInstalled(runtime) else {
+                    throw LocalASRModelManagerError.binaryMissing
+                }
+                var manifest = loadManifest(defaultModelId: catalog.defaultModelId)
+                if !manifest.installedRuntimeIDs.contains(runtime.id) {
+                    manifest.installedRuntimeIDs.append(runtime.id)
+                }
+                manifest.updatedAt = Date()
+                try saveManifest(manifest)
+                progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(phase: .completed, fraction: 1, message: runtime.displayName)
+                return
+            } catch {
+                lastError = error
+            }
         }
-        var manifest = loadManifest(defaultModelId: catalog.defaultModelId)
-        if !manifest.installedRuntimeIDs.contains(runtime.id) {
-            manifest.installedRuntimeIDs.append(runtime.id)
-        }
-        manifest.updatedAt = Date()
-        try saveManifest(manifest)
-        progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(phase: .completed, fraction: 1, message: runtime.displayName)
+        throw lastError ?? LocalASRModelManagerError.downloadFailed("All runtime mirrors failed")
     }
 
     public func modelRootURL(_ model: LocalASRModelDefinition) -> URL? {
@@ -285,7 +337,8 @@ public actor LocalASRModelManager {
         _ model: LocalASRModelDefinition,
         catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument
     ) throws {
-        guard model.installKind == .archive, let relative = model.installRelativePath else { return }
+        guard model.installKind == .archive || model.installKind == .repository,
+              let relative = model.installRelativePath else { return }
         let dir = installDirectory(for: relative)
         if fileManager.fileExists(atPath: dir.path) {
             try fileManager.removeItem(at: dir)
@@ -445,6 +498,115 @@ public actor LocalASRModelManager {
         try? fileManager.removeItem(at: archiveURL)
     }
 
+    private func installRepository(
+        source: LocalASRDownloadSource,
+        installRelativePath: String,
+        archiveBaseName: String,
+        layoutModel: LocalASRModelDefinition,
+        itemId: String,
+        displayName: String
+    ) async throws {
+        guard let baseURL = source.baseURL,
+              let files = source.files,
+              !files.isEmpty else {
+            throw LocalASRModelManagerError.downloadFailed("Invalid repository source.")
+        }
+
+        let destinationRoot = installDirectory(for: installRelativePath)
+            .appendingPathComponent(archiveBaseName, isDirectory: true)
+        let stagingRoot = rootDirectory().appendingPathComponent("staging/\(UUID().uuidString)", isDirectory: true)
+        try fileManager.createDirectory(at: stagingRoot, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        defer { try? fileManager.removeItem(at: stagingRoot) }
+
+        if fileManager.fileExists(atPath: destinationRoot.path) {
+            try fileManager.removeItem(at: destinationRoot)
+        }
+        try fileManager.createDirectory(at: destinationRoot, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+
+        let totalBytes = files.reduce(Int64(0)) { partial, file in
+            partial + Int64(file.sizeBytes ?? 0)
+        }
+        var completedBytes: Int64 = 0
+
+        for (index, file) in files.enumerated() {
+            let remoteURLString = baseURL.replacingOccurrences(of: "{path}", with: file.remotePath)
+            guard let remoteURL = URL(string: remoteURLString) else {
+                throw LocalASRModelManagerError.downloadFailed("Invalid URL for \(file.remotePath)")
+            }
+
+            let localURL = destinationRoot.appendingPathComponent(file.localPath)
+            try fileManager.createDirectory(
+                at: localURL.deletingLastPathComponent(),
+                withIntermediateDirectories: true
+            )
+
+            // Snapshot the running total so the progress closure captures an
+            // immutable value (avoids concurrent access to `completedBytes`).
+            let priorBytes = completedBytes
+            progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(
+                phase: .downloading,
+                fraction: 0.10 + (Double(index) / Double(files.count)) * 0.45,
+                message: displayName,
+                bytesReceived: priorBytes,
+                bytesTotal: totalBytes > 0 ? totalBytes : nil,
+                activeItemId: itemId
+            )
+
+            do {
+                let controller = LocalASRModelDownloadClient.makeController(destinationURL: localURL) { update in
+                    Task {
+                        let aggregateReceived = priorBytes + update.bytesReceived
+                        let aggregateTotal = totalBytes > 0 ? totalBytes : update.bytesTotal
+                        await LocalASRModelManager.shared.updateDownloadProgress(
+                            itemId: itemId,
+                            displayName: displayName,
+                            update: LocalASRDownloadProgressUpdate(
+                                bytesReceived: aggregateReceived,
+                                bytesTotal: max(aggregateTotal, 1)
+                            )
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+                activeDownloadController = controller
+                try await controller.download(from: remoteURL)
+                activeDownloadController = nil
+                pausedResumeData = nil
+            } catch {
+                activeDownloadController = nil
+                pausedResumeData = nil
+                throw LocalASRModelManagerError.downloadFailed(error.localizedDescription)
+            }
+
+            if let size = file.sizeBytes {
+                completedBytes += Int64(size)
+            } else if let attrs = try? fileManager.attributesOfItem(atPath: localURL.path),
+                      let size = attrs[.size] as? Int64 {
+                completedBytes += size
+            }
+        }
+
+        progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(
+            phase: .validating,
+            fraction: 0.82,
+            message: displayName,
+            activeItemId: itemId
+        )
+        guard LocalASRModelInstallState.isInstalled(
+            layoutModel,
+            manualMLXPath: nil,
+            fileManager: fileManager
+        ) else {
+            throw LocalASRModelManagerError.validationFailed("Required model files missing after download.")
+        }
+
+        progress = LocalASRModelInstallProgress(
+            phase: .finalizing,
+            fraction: 0.95,
+            message: displayName,
+            activeItemId: itemId
+        )
+    }
+
     public func ensureRuntimeInstalled(catalog: LocalASRCatalogDocument) async throws {
         guard let runtime = LocalASRModelCatalog.runtime(
             for: LocalASRModelCatalog.currentRuntimePlatform(),
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardShared/en.lproj/Shared.strings b/OSGKeyboardShared/en.lproj/Shared.strings
index 218bd11..b8509ed 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardShared/en.lproj/Shared.strings
+++ b/OSGKeyboardShared/en.lproj/Shared.strings
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@
 "mac.settings.localSpeechFallback" = "Local Recognition (Apple Speech)";
 "mac.settings.localSpeechFallbackDesc" = "On-device Apple Speech when the Qwen3 model is not installed.";
 "mac.settings.about" = "About";
+"mac.settings.privacyPolicy" = "Privacy Policy";
+"mac.settings.thirdPartyLicenses" = "Third-Party Licenses";
+"mac.settings.licenses.footer" = "Open-source components used by OSGKeyboard. License texts are reproduced from upstream repositories; model weights are downloaded at runtime and cached on device. OSGKeyboard itself is source-available — commercial licensing: rocky.hk@gmail.com.";
+"mac.settings.restartOnboarding" = "Restart First-Run Setup";
 "mac.settings.general" = "General";
 "mac.settings.input" = "Input & Shortcuts";
 "mac.settings.recognitionLanguage" = "Recognition Language";
@@ -185,14 +189,48 @@
 "mac.appearance.system" = "System";
 "mac.appearance.light" = "Light";
 "mac.appearance.dark" = "Dark";
+"mac.onboarding.progress" = "Step %lld of %lld";
+"mac.onboarding.back" = "Back";
+"mac.onboarding.next" = "Next";
+"mac.onboarding.finish" = "Finish";
+"mac.onboarding.skipForNow" = "Skip for now";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.title" = "Welcome to OSGKeyboard";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.subtitle" = "Set up dictation in a minute. Everything here can be changed later in Settings.";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.privacy" = "Your voice stays local unless you choose a cloud provider.";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.hotkey" = "Hold Option to dictate from any app.";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.local" = "Local Sherpa recognition can be prepared now or later.";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.title" = "Allow microphone access";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.subtitle" = "OSGKeyboard needs the microphone to capture your dictation audio.";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.allow" = "Allow Microphone";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.granted" = "Microphone access is granted.";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.needed" = "Microphone access is needed for recording.";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.title" = "Enable Accessibility";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.subtitle" = "Accessibility lets OSGKeyboard listen for the global shortcut and paste text into the front app. You can skip it and grant it later.";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.open" = "Open System Settings";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.granted" = "Accessibility permission is granted.";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.needed" = "Accessibility is not enabled yet.";
+"mac.onboarding.engine.title" = "Choose a recognition path";
+"mac.onboarding.engine.subtitle" = "Start locally for privacy, or use your own cloud API for provider-based recognition and polish.";
+"mac.onboarding.engine.localDesc" = "Private on-device recognition with Sherpa models. Falls back to Apple Speech until a model is installed.";
+"mac.onboarding.engine.cloudDesc" = "Use your API key for cloud speech recognition and AI polishing.";
+"mac.onboarding.cloud.title" = "Configure API access";
+"mac.onboarding.cloud.subtitle" = "Pick a provider and add your key. This step is optional, so you can finish now and fill it later in Settings.";
+"mac.onboarding.cloud.skipHint" = "You can leave these blank and finish setup; cloud mode will ask for a key before use.";
+"mac.onboarding.model.title" = "Prepare local recognition";
+"mac.onboarding.model.subtitle" = "Download the basic Sherpa runtime and default model now, or skip and continue with Apple Speech fallback.";
+"mac.onboarding.model.download" = "Download Default Model";
+"mac.onboarding.model.done" = "Local model is ready.";
+"mac.onboarding.model.skipHint" = "Skipping is safe: Settings keeps the same download controls for later.";
+"mac.onboarding.popover.title" = "Finish setup";
+"mac.onboarding.popover.subtitle" = "Open the main window to choose permissions, API settings, and local model download.";
 "mac.error.noAudio" = "No audio captured";
 "mac.error.noCloudASR" = "Selected provider has no cloud ASR";
 "mac.error.emptyTranscript" = "No speech recognized";
 "mac.error.qwen3ModelMissing" = "Qwen3-ASR model not installed";
 "mac.error.qwen3LoadFailed" = "Failed to load Qwen3 model: %@";
 "mac.error.qwen3InferenceFailed" = "Qwen3 transcription failed: %@";
-"mac.localASR.models" = "Local ASR Models";
-"mac.localASR.modelsDesc" = "Sherpa models download directly. For MLX Qwen3, drop your converted weights into the folder opened by “Open folder”. All three share one storage directory.";
+"mac.localASR.models" = "Local ASR Engine & Models";
+"mac.localASR.modelsDesc" = "Models download directly. China uses ModelScope first; elsewhere Hugging Face first, then GitHub. Qwen3 1.7B downloads as multiple files.";
 "mac.localASR.download" = "Download";
 "mac.localASR.selectFolder" = "Choose folder";
 "mac.localASR.openFolder" = "Open folder";
@@ -202,6 +240,7 @@
 "mac.localASR.installDone" = "Install completed.";
 "mac.localASR.installed" = "Installed";
 "mac.localASR.notInstalled" = "Not installed";
+"mac.localASR.personalDictionaryTag" = "Personal dictionary";
 "mac.localASR.hotwordsYes" = "Hotwords";
 "mac.localASR.hotwordsNo" = "No hotwords";
 "mac.localASR.catalogMissing" = "Local ASR catalog is missing from the app bundle.";
@@ -219,8 +258,8 @@
 "mac.localASR.redownload" = "Re-download";
 "mac.localASR.revealInFinder" = "Reveal in Finder";
 "mac.localASR.openStorage" = "Open model storage folder";
-"mac.localASR.runtime" = "Sherpa Runtime";
-"mac.localASR.runtimeDesc" = "Required for Sherpa Qwen3 and SenseVoice models. Installed automatically with those models.";
+"mac.localASR.runtime" = "Local ASR runtime";
+"mac.localASR.runtimeDesc" = "Installed automatically with the models above; required for Qwen3, SenseVoice, and similar models.";
 "mac.localASR.phase.downloading" = "Downloading";
 "mac.localASR.phase.paused" = "Paused";
 "mac.localASR.phase.extracting" = "Extracting";
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardShared/zh-Hans.lproj/Shared.strings b/OSGKeyboardShared/zh-Hans.lproj/Shared.strings
index 5562931..771ca39 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardShared/zh-Hans.lproj/Shared.strings
+++ b/OSGKeyboardShared/zh-Hans.lproj/Shared.strings
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@
 "mac.settings.localSpeechFallback" = "本地识别（Apple Speech）";
 "mac.settings.localSpeechFallbackDesc" = "未安装 Qwen3 模型时，使用 Apple 本地语音识别。";
 "mac.settings.about" = "关于";
+"mac.settings.privacyPolicy" = "隐私政策";
+"mac.settings.thirdPartyLicenses" = "第三方许可";
+"mac.settings.licenses.footer" = "以下为 OSGKeyboard 使用的开源组件。许可正文摘自上游仓库；模型权重在运行时下载并缓存在本机。OSGKeyboard 本身采用源码可见许可，商业授权请联系 rocky.hk@gmail.com。";
+"mac.settings.restartOnboarding" = "重新开始首次引导";
 "mac.settings.general" = "通用";
 "mac.settings.input" = "输入与快捷键";
 "mac.settings.recognitionLanguage" = "识别语言";
@@ -185,14 +189,48 @@
 "mac.appearance.system" = "跟随系统";
 "mac.appearance.light" = "浅色";
 "mac.appearance.dark" = "深色";
+"mac.onboarding.progress" = "第 %lld 步，共 %lld 步";
+"mac.onboarding.back" = "上一步";
+"mac.onboarding.next" = "下一步";
+"mac.onboarding.finish" = "完成";
+"mac.onboarding.skipForNow" = "暂时跳过";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.title" = "欢迎使用 OSGKeyboard";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.subtitle" = "用一分钟完成听写基础配置。这里的选项之后都可以在设置里修改。";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.privacy" = "除非你选择云端服务商，语音会优先留在本机处理。";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.hotkey" = "按住 Option 键即可在任意应用开始听写。";
+"mac.onboarding.welcome.local" = "Sherpa 本地识别可以现在准备，也可以稍后下载。";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.title" = "允许麦克风访问";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.subtitle" = "OSGKeyboard 需要麦克风来录制你的听写音频。";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.allow" = "允许麦克风";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.granted" = "麦克风权限已授权。";
+"mac.onboarding.microphone.needed" = "录音需要麦克风权限。";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.title" = "开启辅助功能";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.subtitle" = "辅助功能用于全局快捷键和向前台应用粘贴文本。你可以先跳过，之后再授权。";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.open" = "打开系统设置";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.granted" = "辅助功能权限已授权。";
+"mac.onboarding.accessibility.needed" = "尚未开启辅助功能权限。";
+"mac.onboarding.engine.title" = "选择识别方式";
+"mac.onboarding.engine.subtitle" = "默认可用本地识别以保护隐私，也可以配置自己的云端 API。";
+"mac.onboarding.engine.localDesc" = "使用 Sherpa 本地模型进行私密转写；模型未安装前会回退到 Apple 语音识别。";
+"mac.onboarding.engine.cloudDesc" = "使用你的 API Key 进行云端语音识别和 AI 润色。";
+"mac.onboarding.cloud.title" = "配置 API 访问";
+"mac.onboarding.cloud.subtitle" = "选择服务商并填写密钥。此步骤可跳过，之后可在设置中补齐。";
+"mac.onboarding.cloud.skipHint" = "可以先留空并完成引导；云端模式使用前会提示需要 API Key。";
+"mac.onboarding.model.title" = "准备本地识别";
+"mac.onboarding.model.subtitle" = "现在下载基础 Sherpa runtime 和默认模型，或先跳过并使用 Apple Speech 兜底。";
+"mac.onboarding.model.download" = "下载默认模型";
+"mac.onboarding.model.done" = "本地模型已准备好。";
+"mac.onboarding.model.skipHint" = "跳过不会影响使用：设置页保留同样的下载入口。";
+"mac.onboarding.popover.title" = "完成首次配置";
+"mac.onboarding.popover.subtitle" = "打开主窗口选择权限、API 设置和本地模型下载。";
 "mac.error.noAudio" = "没有捕获到音频";
 "mac.error.noCloudASR" = "当前服务商不支持云端语音识别";
 "mac.error.emptyTranscript" = "没有识别到语音";
 "mac.error.qwen3ModelMissing" = "未安装 Qwen3-ASR 模型";
 "mac.error.qwen3LoadFailed" = "Qwen3 模型加载失败：%@";
 "mac.error.qwen3InferenceFailed" = "Qwen3 转写失败：%@";
-"mac.localASR.models" = "本地 ASR 模型";
-"mac.localASR.modelsDesc" = "Sherpa 模型可直接下载；MLX Qwen3 请将转换好的权重放入「打开目录」指向的文件夹。三个模型共用同一存储目录。";
+"mac.localASR.models" = "本地 ASR 引擎与模型";
+"mac.localASR.modelsDesc" = "模型可直接下载。中国大陆优先 ModelScope，其他地区优先 Hugging Face，再回退 GitHub。Qwen3 1.7B 以多文件方式下载。";
 "mac.localASR.download" = "下载";
 "mac.localASR.selectFolder" = "选择目录";
 "mac.localASR.openFolder" = "打开目录";
@@ -202,6 +240,7 @@
 "mac.localASR.installDone" = "安装完成。";
 "mac.localASR.installed" = "已安装";
 "mac.localASR.notInstalled" = "未安装";
+"mac.localASR.personalDictionaryTag" = "个性词库";
 "mac.localASR.hotwordsYes" = "支持热词";
 "mac.localASR.hotwordsNo" = "无热词";
 "mac.localASR.catalogMissing" = "应用包内缺少本地 ASR 模型目录。";
@@ -219,8 +258,8 @@
 "mac.localASR.redownload" = "重新下载";
 "mac.localASR.revealInFinder" = "在 Finder 中显示";
 "mac.localASR.openStorage" = "打开模型存储目录";
-"mac.localASR.runtime" = "Sherpa 运行时";
-"mac.localASR.runtimeDesc" = "Sherpa Qwen3 与 SenseVoice 模型需要此运行时；下载上述模型时会自动安装。";
+"mac.localASR.runtime" = "本地识别运行时";
+"mac.localASR.runtimeDesc" = "下载上述模型时会自动安装；Qwen3 与 SenseVoice 等模型需要此组件。";
 "mac.localASR.phase.downloading" = "下载中";
 "mac.localASR.phase.paused" = "已暂停";
 "mac.localASR.phase.extracting" = "解压中";
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardTests/LocalASRDownloadSourceSorterTests.swift b/OSGKeyboardTests/LocalASRDownloadSourceSorterTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0376c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OSGKeyboardTests/LocalASRDownloadSourceSorterTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// LocalASRDownloadSourceSorterTests.swift
+// OSGKeyboardTests
+
+import XCTest
+@testable import OSGKeyboardShared
+
+final class LocalASRDownloadSourceSorterTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private func source(_ type: String, priority: Int = 1) -> LocalASRDownloadSource {
+        LocalASRDownloadSource(
+            type: type,
+            priority: priority,
+            url: "https://example.com/\(type).tar.bz2",
+            baseURL: nil,
+            files: nil
+        )
+    }
+
+    func testChinaMainlandPrefersModelScope() {
+        let sources = [
+            source("github"),
+            source("huggingface"),
+            source("modelscope"),
+        ]
+        let sorted = LocalASRDownloadSourceSorter.sorted(sources, region: Locale.Region("CN"))
+        XCTAssertEqual(sorted.map(\.type), ["modelscope", "huggingface", "github"])
+    }
+
+    func testGlobalPrefersHuggingFace() {
+        let sources = [
+            source("github"),
+            source("huggingface"),
+            source("modelscope"),
+        ]
+        let sorted = LocalASRDownloadSourceSorter.sorted(sources, region: Locale.Region("US"))
+        XCTAssertEqual(sorted.map(\.type), ["huggingface", "github", "modelscope"])
+    }
+
+    func testSameTypeUsesPriority() {
+        let sources = [
+            source("github", priority: 2),
+            source("github", priority: 1),
+        ]
+        let sorted = LocalASRDownloadSourceSorter.sorted(sources, region: Locale.Region("US"))
+        XCTAssertEqual(sorted.map(\.priority), [1, 2])
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardTests/LocalASRModelCatalogTests.swift b/OSGKeyboardTests/LocalASRModelCatalogTests.swift
index 4e13d7a..8a913cc 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardTests/LocalASRModelCatalogTests.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardTests/LocalASRModelCatalogTests.swift
@@ -9,9 +9,19 @@ final class LocalASRModelCatalogTests: XCTestCase {
     func testBundledCatalogLoads() throws {
         let catalog = try LocalASRModelCatalog.loadBundled()
         XCTAssertEqual(catalog.schemaVersion, 1)
-        XCTAssertFalse(catalog.models.isEmpty)
-        XCTAssertTrue(catalog.models.contains { $0.id == "qwen3-mlx-1.7b" })
+        XCTAssertEqual(catalog.defaultModelId, "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8")
+        XCTAssertFalse(catalog.models.contains { $0.id == "qwen3-mlx-1.7b" })
         XCTAssertTrue(catalog.models.contains { $0.id == "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8" })
+        XCTAssertTrue(catalog.models.contains { $0.id == "sherpa-qwen3-1.7b-int8" })
+        XCTAssertTrue(catalog.models.contains { $0.id == "sherpa-paraformer-zh-int8" })
+    }
+
+    func testSherpaQwen317BUsesRepositoryInstall() throws {
+        let catalog = try LocalASRModelCatalog.loadBundled()
+        let model = try XCTUnwrap(LocalASRModelCatalog.model("sherpa-qwen3-1.7b-int8", in: catalog))
+        XCTAssertEqual(model.installKind, .repository)
+        XCTAssertTrue(model.sources?.contains(where: { $0.type == "modelscope" && $0.isRepository }) == true)
+        XCTAssertTrue(model.sources?.contains(where: { $0.type == "huggingface" && $0.isRepository }) == true)
     }
 
     func testCapabilitiesForSherpaQwen3() throws {
@@ -22,6 +32,14 @@ final class LocalASRModelCatalogTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(model.supportsHotwords)
     }
 
+    func testCapabilitiesForParaformer() throws {
+        let catalog = try LocalASRModelCatalog.loadBundled()
+        let model = try XCTUnwrap(LocalASRModelCatalog.model("sherpa-paraformer-zh-int8", in: catalog))
+        let caps = LocalASRModelCatalog.capabilities(for: model)
+        XCTAssertEqual(caps.hotwordMode, .none)
+        XCTAssertFalse(model.supportsHotwords)
+    }
+
     func testManifestRoundTrip() throws {
         let manifest = LocalASRInstalledManifest(
             selectedModelId: "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8",
@@ -54,11 +72,11 @@ final class LocalASRModelCatalogTests: XCTestCase {
         )
         LocalASRBiasDiagnosticsStore.save(
             payload: payload,
-            modelId: "qwen3-mlx-1.7b",
-            backendLabel: "MLX"
+            modelId: "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8",
+            backendLabel: "Sherpa Qwen3"
         )
         let snapshot = LocalASRBiasDiagnosticsStore.load()
-        XCTAssertEqual(snapshot?.modelId, "qwen3-mlx-1.7b")
+        XCTAssertEqual(snapshot?.modelId, "sherpa-qwen3-0.6b-int8")
         XCTAssertEqual(snapshot?.diagnostics.userTermCount, 2)
         XCTAssertEqual(snapshot?.hotwordCount, 1)
         LocalASRBiasDiagnosticsStore.clear()
diff --git a/project.yml b/project.yml
index 70b8ead..30685ed 100644
--- a/project.yml
+++ b/project.yml
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ targets:
         excludes:
           - "AppIcon.appiconset"
       - path: OSGKeyboardMac
+      - path: OSGKeyboard/Services/OpenSourceLicenseCatalog.swift
       - path: OSGKeyboardShared
         excludes:
           - "en.lproj"
@@ -432,6 +433,8 @@ targets:
         buildPhase: resources
       - path: OSGKeyboard/Resources/CustomLanguageModel/v1/phrases.tsv
         buildPhase: resources
+      - path: OSGKeyboard/Resources/PrivacyPolicy.html
+        buildPhase: resources
       - path: OSGKeyboardShared/Resources/LocalASR/local-asr-catalog.json
         buildPhase: resources
     entitlements: