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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true
+      "license": "MIT"
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-      "license": "MIT"
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true
     },
     "node_modules/redux-thunk": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
@@ -12511,6 +12652,12 @@
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       }
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+    "node_modules/regenerator-runtime": {
+      "version": "0.13.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.13.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kY1AZVr2Ra+t+piVaJ4gxaFaReZVH40AKNo7UCX6W+dEwBo/2oZJzqfuN1qLq1oL45o56cPaTXELwrTh8Fpggg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regexp.prototype.flags/-/regexp.prototype.flags-1.5.4.tgz",
@@ -12637,6 +12784,13 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
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+    "node_modules/resolve-url": {
+      "version": "0.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve-url/-/resolve-url-0.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZuF55hVUQaaczgOIwqWzkEcEidmlD/xl44x1UZnhOXcYuFN2S6+rcxpG+C1N3So0wvNI3DmJICUFfu2SxhBmvg==",
+      "deprecated": "https://github.com/lydell/resolve-url#deprecated",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve.exports/-/resolve.exports-2.0.3.tgz",
@@ -13360,6 +13514,35 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/webpack"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/tesseract.js": {
+      "version": "2.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tesseract.js/-/tesseract.js-2.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7CIS3SWr7TXpeaH9+HS7iUtVbCfPFYOO3p6rkRAkdtsOtrbz6496x59na6SCbFAIaZulQxy8BjwSu3qL3AoDRg==",
+      "deprecated": "Version contains major bugs and no longer supported. Upgrade to @latest. Guide for upgrading here: https://github.com/naptha/tesseract.js/issues/771",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "blueimp-load-image": "^3.0.0",
+        "bmp-js": "^0.1.0",
+        "file-type": "^12.4.1",
+        "idb-keyval": "^3.2.0",
+        "is-electron": "^2.2.0",
+        "is-url": "^1.2.4",
+        "jpeg-autorotate": "^7.1.1",
+        "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
+        "opencollective-postinstall": "^2.0.2",
+        "regenerator-runtime": "^0.13.3",
+        "resolve-url": "^0.2.1",
+        "tesseract.js-core": "^2.2.0",
+        "zlibjs": "^0.3.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/tesseract.js-core": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tesseract.js-core/-/tesseract.js-core-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-a8L+OJTbUipBsEDsJhDPlnLB0TY1MkTZqw5dqUwmiDSjUzwvU7HWLg/2+WDRulKUi4LE+7PnHlaBlW0k+V0U0w==",
+      "license": "Apache License 2.0"
+    },
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+      "peer": true,
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+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
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+      "peer": true,
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+      "peer": true,
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-      "license": "ISC",
-      "optional": true,
-      "peer": true,
-      "bin": {
-        "yaml": "bin.mjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14.6"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/yargs": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.7.2.tgz",
@@ -14540,6 +14713,15 @@
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
+    },
+    "node_modules/zlibjs": {
+      "version": "0.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zlibjs/-/zlibjs-0.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+J9RrgTKOmlxFSDHo0pI1xM6BLVUv+o0ZT9ANtCxGkjIVCCUdx9alUF8Gm+dGLKbkkkidWIHFDZHDMpfITt4+w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 0a53f1b8d..d3dd6cb5f 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "tauri": "tauri",
+    "tauri:dev": "node ./scripts/run-tauri-dev.cjs",
     "setup:linux": "cd scripts &&  ./setup_env.sh",
     "lint:check": "eslint --max-warnings 0 --config .eslintrc.json .",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --max-warnings 0 --config .eslintrc.json . --fix",
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     "react-router": "^7.6.2",
     "react-webcam": "^7.2.0",
     "react-zoom-pan-pinch": "^3.7.0",
+    "tesseract.js": "^2.1.5",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.3.0",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.1.8",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
diff --git a/frontend/scripts/run-tauri-dev.cjs b/frontend/scripts/run-tauri-dev.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95068754e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/scripts/run-tauri-dev.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+const { spawnSync, spawn } = require('child_process');
+
+function hasTauriCli() {
+  try {
+    const res = spawnSync('tauri', ['--version'], { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    return res.status === 0;
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+if (hasTauriCli()) {
+  console.log('Tauri CLI detected. Running `tauri dev`...');
+  const child = spawn('tauri', ['dev'], { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
+  child.on('exit', (code) => process.exit(code));
+} else {
+  console.warn('Tauri CLI not found locally. Falling back to starting the web dev server (vite).');
+  console.warn('If you want full Tauri dev experience, install Tauri toolchain (Rust + @tauri-apps/cli).');
+  const child = spawn('npm', ['run', 'dev'], { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
+  child.on('exit', (code) => process.exit(code));
+}
diff --git a/frontend/scripts/run-tauri-dev.js b/frontend/scripts/run-tauri-dev.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..feedbf124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/scripts/run-tauri-dev.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+const { spawnSync, spawn } = require('child_process');
+const path = require('path');
+
+function hasTauriCli() {
+  try {
+    const res = spawnSync('tauri', ['--version'], { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    return res.status === 0;
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+if (hasTauriCli()) {
+  console.log('Tauri CLI detected. Running `tauri dev`...');
+  const child = spawn('tauri', ['dev'], { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
+  child.on('exit', (code) => process.exit(code));
+} else {
+  console.warn('Tauri CLI not found locally. Falling back to starting the web dev server (vite).');
+  console.warn('If you want full Tauri dev experience, install Tauri toolchain (Rust + @tauri-apps/cli).');
+  const child = spawn('npm', ['run', 'dev'], { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
+  child.on('exit', (code) => process.exit(code));
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageTextSelector.css b/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageTextSelector.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a74b45367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageTextSelector.css
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.image-text-selector{position:relative}
+.its-image-container{position:relative; width:100%; height:100%; overflow:hidden}
+.its-image{display:block; max-width:100%; max-height:100%}
+.its-overlay{position:absolute; left:0; top:0; right:0; bottom:0; pointer-events:none}
+.its-box{position:absolute; border:1px dashed rgba(0,0,0,0.35); background:rgba(255,255,0,0.08); padding:2px; font-size:12px; pointer-events:auto}
+.its-box.selected{outline:2px solid #0078D4; background:rgba(0,120,212,0.12)}
+.its-selection-rect{position:absolute; border:2px solid #0b84ff44; background:rgba(11,132,255,0.08)}
+.its-controls{position:fixed; right:20px; bottom:20px; display:flex; gap:8px}
+.its-controls button{padding:6px 10px}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageTextSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageTextSelector.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c04beafe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageTextSelector.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { OCRResult, OCRBox } from '../../ocr/ocrWorker';
+import { runOCR, getCachedOCR, initOCRWorker } from '../../ocr/ocrWorker';
+import './ImageTextSelector.css';
+
+type Props = {
+  imageUrl: string;
+  alt?: string;
+  className?: string;
+};
+
+export const ImageTextSelector: React.FC<Props> = ({ imageUrl, alt, className }) => {
+  const imgRef = useRef<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const [ocrResult, setOcrResult] = useState<OCRResult | null>(null);
+  const [selectionMode, setSelectionMode] = useState(false);
+  const [selectedBoxes, setSelectedBoxes] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
+  const [selectionRect, setSelectionRect] = useState<{ x:number;y:number;width:number;height:number } | null>(null);
+  const [isSelecting, setIsSelecting] = useState(false);
+  const startPoint = useRef<{x:number;y:number}|null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.ctrlKey && e.key.toLowerCase() === 't') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setSelectionMode((s) => !s);
+        if (!selectionMode) {
+          // lazy init worker
+          initOCRWorker();
+        }
+      }
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        setSelectedBoxes(new Set());
+        setSelectionRect(null);
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+  }, [selectionMode]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!selectionMode) return;
+    // run OCR lazily
+    let mounted = true;
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const cached = getCachedOCR(imageUrl);
+        if (cached) {
+          if (!mounted) return;
+          setOcrResult(cached);
+          return;
+        }
+        const res = await runOCR(imageUrl);
+        if (!mounted) return;
+        setOcrResult(res);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('OCR error', e);
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => { mounted = false; };
+  }, [selectionMode, imageUrl]);
+
+  // map OCR coords to DOM coords using image natural dims + getBoundingClientRect
+  const mapBox = (box: OCRBox) => {
+    const img = imgRef.current;
+    const container = containerRef.current;
+    if (!img || !container || !ocrResult) return null;
+    const rect = img.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const scaleX = rect.width / ocrResult.width;
+    const scaleY = rect.height / ocrResult.height;
+    return { left: box.x * scaleX, top: box.y * scaleY, width: box.width * scaleX, height: box.height * scaleY };
+  };
+
+  const handleMouseDown = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    if (!selectionMode) return;
+    setIsSelecting(true);
+    const container = containerRef.current!;
+    const r = container.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const x = e.clientX - r.left;
+    const y = e.clientY - r.top;
+    startPoint.current = { x, y };
+    setSelectionRect({ x, y, width: 0, height: 0 });
+  };
+  const handleMouseMove = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    if (!isSelecting || !startPoint.current) return;
+    const container = containerRef.current!;
+    const r = container.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const x = e.clientX - r.left;
+    const y = e.clientY - r.top;
+    const sx = Math.min(startPoint.current.x, x);
+    const sy = Math.min(startPoint.current.y, y);
+    const w = Math.abs(x - startPoint.current.x);
+    const h = Math.abs(y - startPoint.current.y);
+    setSelectionRect({ x: sx, y: sy, width: w, height: h });
+  };
+  const handleMouseUp = () => {
+    if (!isSelecting) return;
+    setIsSelecting(false);
+    startPoint.current = null;
+    // compute selected boxes
+    if (!selectionRect || !ocrResult) return;
+    const boxes = new Set<number>();
+    const rect = imgRef.current!.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const scaleX = ocrResult.width / rect.width;
+    const scaleY = ocrResult.height / rect.height;
+    const sel = { x: selectionRect.x * scaleX, y: selectionRect.y * scaleY, width: selectionRect.width * scaleX, height: selectionRect.height * scaleY };
+    ocrResult.boxes.forEach((b, idx) => {
+      const bx = b.x, by = b.y, bw = b.width, bh = b.height;
+      const intersects = !(bx + bw < sel.x || bx > sel.x + sel.width || by + bh < sel.y || by > sel.y + sel.height);
+      if (intersects) boxes.add(idx);
+    });
+    setSelectedBoxes(boxes);
+  };
+
+  const copySelection = async (includeMeta = true) => {
+    if (!ocrResult) return;
+    const texts: string[] = [];
+    const boxes: any[] = [];
+    Array.from(selectedBoxes).sort((a,b)=>a-b).forEach((i)=>{
+      const b = ocrResult.boxes[i];
+      if (b) { texts.push(b.text); boxes.push(b); }
+    });
+    const text = texts.join(' ');
+    try {
+      if (navigator.clipboard && navigator.clipboard.write) {
+        const items: any[] = [];
+        items.push(new ClipboardItem({ 'text/plain': new Blob([text], { type:'text/plain' }) }));
+        if (includeMeta) {
+          const meta = JSON.stringify({ text, boxes, confidence: boxes.map((x:any)=>x.confidence) });
+          items.push(new ClipboardItem({ 'application/json': new Blob([meta], { type:'application/json' }) }));
+        }
+        // @ts-ignore
+        await navigator.clipboard.write(items);
+      } else {
+        // fallback
+        const ta = document.createElement('textarea');
+        ta.value = text;
+        document.body.appendChild(ta);
+        ta.select();
+        document.execCommand('copy');
+        document.body.removeChild(ta);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Copy failed', e);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const refineSelection = async () => {
+    if (!ocrResult || !selectionRect) return;
+    // map selectionRect back to image coords and run OCR for that rect at higher resolution
+    const imgRect = imgRef.current!.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const sx = Math.round(selectionRect.x * (ocrResult.width / imgRect.width));
+    const sy = Math.round(selectionRect.y * (ocrResult.height / imgRect.height));
+    const sw = Math.round(selectionRect.width * (ocrResult.width / imgRect.width));
+    const sh = Math.round(selectionRect.height * (ocrResult.height / imgRect.height));
+    // debounce: small delay
+    const res = await runOCR(imageUrl, { rect: { x: sx, y: sy, width: sw, height: sh }, maxWidth: sw, maxHeight: sh });
+    // merge boxes: replace intersecting boxes in ocrResult with refined ones
+    const newBoxes = [...ocrResult.boxes];
+    // remove boxes that intersect selection
+    const filtered = newBoxes.filter((b)=>!(b.x < sx+sw && b.x+b.width > sx && b.y < sy+sh && b.y+b.height > sy));
+    // adjust refined box coordinates relative to full image
+    res.boxes.forEach((b)=>{
+      filtered.push({ ...b, x: b.x + sx, y: b.y + sy });
+    });
+    setOcrResult({ ...ocrResult, boxes: filtered, text: (ocrResult.text + '\n' + res.text).trim() });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`image-text-selector ${className||''}`}>
+      <div className="its-image-container" ref={containerRef} onMouseDown={handleMouseDown} onMouseMove={handleMouseMove} onMouseUp={handleMouseUp}>
+        <img ref={imgRef} src={imageUrl} alt={alt||''} className="its-image" />
+        {selectionMode && ocrResult && (
+          <div className="its-overlay" aria-hidden>{ocrResult.boxes.map((b, idx) => {
+            const mapped = mapBox(b);
+            if (!mapped) return null;
+            const selected = selectedBoxes.has(idx);
+            return (
+              <div key={idx} className={`its-box ${selected? 'selected':''}`} style={{ left: mapped.left, top: mapped.top, width: mapped.width, height: mapped.height }} data-idx={idx} role="button" aria-label={`text-box-${idx}`}>{b.text}</div>
+            );
+          })}
+            {selectionRect && <div className="its-selection-rect" style={{ left: selectionRect.x, top: selectionRect.y, width: selectionRect.width, height: selectionRect.height }} />}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      {selectionMode && (
+        <div className="its-controls" aria-hidden>
+          <button onClick={()=>copySelection(true)} aria-label="Copy selection">Copy</button>
+          <button onClick={()=>refineSelection()} aria-label="Refine selection">Refine</button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ImageTextSelector;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageViewer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageViewer.tsx
index 704b65eda..0302e09cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageViewer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Media/ImageViewer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useRef, useImperativeHandle, forwardRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useRef, useImperativeHandle, forwardRef, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { TransformWrapper, TransformComponent } from 'react-zoom-pan-pinch';
 import { convertFileSrc } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
 
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ export interface ImageViewerRef {
 export const ImageViewer = forwardRef<ImageViewerRef, ImageViewerProps>(
   ({ imagePath, alt, rotation, resetSignal }, ref) => {
     const transformRef = useRef<any>(null);
+    const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+    const imgRef = useRef<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
+    const [minScale, setMinScale] = useState<number>(0.1);
+    const [initialScale, setInitialScale] = useState<number>(1);
+    const maxScale = 8;
+
+    // Tuning constants (can be adjusted for feel)
+    const ZOOM_EXP_FACTOR = 0.0012; // exponential multiplier sensitivity
+    const MIN_MULTIPLIER = 0.75; // clamp of multiplier
+    const MAX_MULTIPLIER = 1.45; // clamp of multiplier
+    const ZOOM_ANIM_DURATION = 160; // ms for normal zoom
+    const SNAP_MIN_DURATION = 300; // ms when snapping to min
 
     // Expose zoom functions to parent
     useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
@@ -31,49 +43,160 @@ export const ImageViewer = forwardRef<ImageViewerRef, ImageViewerProps>(
       transformRef.current?.resetTransform();
     }, [resetSignal]);
 
+    // Compute dynamic min scale (fit to screen) whenever image or container size changes
+    const computeMinScale = () => {
+      const img = imgRef.current;
+      const container = containerRef.current;
+      if (!img || !container) return;
+      const naturalW = img.naturalWidth || img.width;
+      const naturalH = img.naturalHeight || img.height;
+      const { width: contW, height: contH } = container.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (!naturalW || !naturalH || !contW || !contH) return;
+      const scale = Math.min(contW / naturalW, contH / naturalH, 1);
+      setMinScale(scale);
+      setInitialScale(scale);
+      // if transform already initialized, ensure we don't go below new min
+      try {
+        const anyRef = transformRef.current as any;
+        const current = anyRef?.state?.scale ?? anyRef?.transformComponent?.state?.scale ?? null;
+        if (current !== null && current < scale) {
+          anyRef?.setTransform?.(scale, 0, 0);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        // no-op
+      }
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+      // recompute when image loads and on resize
+      const img = imgRef.current;
+      if (img && img.complete) {
+        computeMinScale();
+      }
+      const handleResize = () => computeMinScale();
+      window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize);
+      return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize);
+    }, []);
+
+    // handle wheel (zoom) with axis-dependent anchoring
+    const onWheel = (e: React.WheelEvent) => {
+      if (!transformRef.current) return;
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const anyRef = transformRef.current as any;
+      const state = anyRef?.state ?? anyRef?.transformComponent?.state ?? {};
+      const prevScale: number = state?.scale ?? initialScale ?? 1;
+
+      const delta = -e.deltaY;
+      // adaptive zoom multiplier: map wheel delta to an exponential multiplier for smooth control
+      const rawMultiplier = Math.exp(delta * ZOOM_EXP_FACTOR);
+      const zoomFactor = Math.max(MIN_MULTIPLIER, Math.min(MAX_MULTIPLIER, rawMultiplier));
+      let newScale = prevScale * zoomFactor;
+      newScale = Math.max(minScale, Math.min(maxScale, newScale));
+
+      // get container and image metrics
+      const container = containerRef.current;
+      const img = imgRef.current;
+      if (!container || !img) {
+        anyRef?.setTransform?.(newScale, 0, 0);
+        return;
+      }
+      const { left: contL, top: contT, width: contW, height: contH } = container.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const imgW = img.naturalWidth || img.width;
+      const imgH = img.naturalHeight || img.height;
+
+      // displayed sizes at previous and next scale
+      const nextDispW = imgW * newScale;
+      const nextDispH = imgH * newScale;
+
+      // determine axis overflow
+      const overflowX = nextDispW > contW;
+      const overflowY = nextDispH > contH;
+
+      // cursor position relative to container
+      const cursorX = e.clientX - contL;
+      const cursorY = e.clientY - contT;
+
+      // compute new translate so that anchor point stays under cursor when overflowing on that axis
+      // basic formula: newPos = (prevPos - anchor) * (newScale/prevScale) + anchor
+      // but we don't have prevPos; use transform state if available
+      const prevPosX = state?.positionX ?? 0;
+      const prevPosY = state?.positionY ?? 0;
+
+      // anchor in content coordinates (relative to centered origin)
+      const anchorX = cursorX - contW / 2;
+      const anchorY = cursorY - contH / 2;
+
+      let newPosX = 0;
+      let newPosY = 0;
+
+      // X axis: center if no overflow, else cursor anchored
+      if (!overflowX) {
+        newPosX = 0; // center
+      } else {
+        newPosX = (prevPosX - anchorX) * (newScale / prevScale) + anchorX;
+      }
+
+      if (!overflowY) {
+        newPosY = 0;
+      } else {
+        newPosY = (prevPosY - anchorY) * (newScale / prevScale) + anchorY;
+      }
+
+      // animation duration: smooth when zooming, slightly longer when snapping to min
+      const duration = newScale === minScale ? SNAP_MIN_DURATION : ZOOM_ANIM_DURATION;
+      anyRef?.setTransform?.(newScale, newPosX, newPosY, duration);
+    };
+
     return (
-      <TransformWrapper
-        ref={transformRef}
-        initialScale={1}
-        minScale={0.1}
-        maxScale={8}
-        centerOnInit
-        limitToBounds={false}
-      >
-        <TransformComponent
-          wrapperStyle={{
-            width: '100%',
-            height: '100%',
-            overflow: 'visible',
-          }}
-          contentStyle={{
-            width: '100%',
-            height: '100%',
-            display: 'flex',
-            alignItems: 'center',
-            justifyContent: 'center',
-          }}
+      <div ref={containerRef} data-testid="image-viewer-container" style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
+        <TransformWrapper
+          ref={transformRef}
+          initialScale={initialScale}
+          minScale={minScale}
+          maxScale={maxScale}
+          centerOnInit
+          limitToBounds={false}
+          wheel={{ disabled: true }}
         >
-          <img
-            src={convertFileSrc(imagePath) || '/placeholder.svg'}
-            alt={alt}
-            draggable={false}
-            className="select-none"
-            onError={(e) => {
-              const img = e.target as HTMLImageElement;
-              img.onerror = null;
-              img.src = '/placeholder.svg';
+          <TransformComponent
+            wrapperStyle={{
+              width: '100%',
+              height: '100%',
+              overflow: 'hidden',
             }}
-            style={{
-              maxWidth: '100%',
-              maxHeight: '100%',
-              objectFit: 'contain',
-              zIndex: 50,
-              transform: `rotate(${rotation}deg)`,
+            contentStyle={{
+              width: '100%',
+              height: '100%',
+              display: 'flex',
+              alignItems: 'center',
+              justifyContent: 'center',
             }}
-          />
-        </TransformComponent>
-      </TransformWrapper>
+          >
+            <img
+              ref={imgRef}
+              src={convertFileSrc(imagePath) || '/placeholder.svg'}
+              alt={alt}
+              draggable={false}
+              className="select-none"
+              onError={(e) => {
+                const img = e.target as HTMLImageElement;
+                img.onerror = null;
+                img.src = '/placeholder.svg';
+              }}
+              onLoad={() => computeMinScale()}
+              onWheel={(e) => onWheel(e)}
+              style={{
+                maxWidth: '100%',
+                maxHeight: '100%',
+                objectFit: 'contain',
+                zIndex: 50,
+                transform: `rotate(${rotation}deg)`,
+                cursor: 'grab',
+              }}
+            />
+          </TransformComponent>
+        </TransformWrapper>
+      </div>
     );
   },
 );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Media/__tests__/ImageTextSelector.unit.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Media/__tests__/ImageTextSelector.unit.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c51a24739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Media/__tests__/ImageTextSelector.unit.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { render, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+
+// Mock ocrWorker to return deterministic boxes
+jest.mock('../../../ocr/ocrWorker', () => ({
+  runOCR: jest.fn(async () => ({ boxes: [ { x:10,y:10,width:100,height:20,text:'Hello',confidence:95 }, { x:120,y:10,width:80,height:20,text:'World',confidence:90 } ], text: 'Hello World', width: 800, height: 600 })),
+  getCachedOCR: jest.fn(()=>null),
+  initOCRWorker: jest.fn(async ()=>{}),
+}));
+
+import ImageTextSelector from '../ImageTextSelector';
+
+describe('ImageTextSelector', ()=>{
+  test('toggles selection mode with Ctrl+T and shows boxes', async ()=>{
+    const { container } = render(<div style={{width:400,height:300}}><ImageTextSelector imageUrl={'/test.png'} alt={'img'} /></div>);
+    // toggle via ctrl+t
+    fireEvent.keyDown(window, { ctrlKey: true, key: 't' });
+    // wait for boxes
+    await waitFor(()=>{
+      expect(container.querySelectorAll('.its-box').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('mouse drag selects boxes and copy works (fallback)', async ()=>{
+    const { container, getByAltText } = render(<div style={{width:400,height:300}}><ImageTextSelector imageUrl={'/test.png'} alt={'img'} /></div>);
+    fireEvent.keyDown(window, { ctrlKey: true, key: 't' });
+    await waitFor(()=>expect(container.querySelectorAll('.its-box').length).toBeGreaterThan(0));
+    const img = getByAltText('img');
+    const containerDiv = container.querySelector('.its-image-container') as Element;
+    // mock bounding rects to simulate layout (image scaled to 400x300)
+    (img as HTMLImageElement).getBoundingClientRect = () => ({ left:0, top:0, width:400, height:300, right:400, bottom:300 } as DOMRect);
+    (containerDiv as Element).getBoundingClientRect = () => ({ left:0, top:0, width:400, height:300, right:400, bottom:300 } as DOMRect);
+    // simulate mousedown at 5,5 then mouseup at 200,20
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(containerDiv, { clientX: 5, clientY: 5 });
+    fireEvent.mouseMove(containerDiv, { clientX: 200, clientY: 20 });
+    fireEvent.mouseUp(containerDiv, { clientX: 200, clientY: 20 });
+    // selection should have selected boxes
+    await waitFor(()=>{
+      const selected = container.querySelectorAll('.its-box.selected');
+      expect(selected.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+    // click copy button; navigator.clipboard may not exist — fallback will run
+    const copyBtn = container.querySelector('.its-controls button') as HTMLButtonElement;
+    expect(copyBtn).toBeTruthy();
+    // call copy
+    copyBtn.click();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Media/__tests__/ImageViewer.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Media/__tests__/ImageViewer.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4819e8375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Media/__tests__/ImageViewer.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { render, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+
+// Mock react-zoom-pan-pinch to capture setTransform calls
+jest.mock('react-zoom-pan-pinch', () => {
+  const React = require('react');
+  return {
+    TransformWrapper: React.forwardRef(({ children }: any, ref: any) => {
+      // expose a simple API on ref
+      React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+        setTransform: jest.fn(),
+        resetTransform: jest.fn(),
+        zoomIn: jest.fn(),
+        zoomOut: jest.fn(),
+        state: { scale: 1, positionX: 0, positionY: 0 },
+      }));
+      return React.createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'mock-transform-wrapper' }, children);
+    }),
+    TransformComponent: ({ children }: any) => React.createElement('div', null, children),
+  };
+});
+
+// Mock tauri convertFileSrc to return the path directly in tests
+jest.mock('@tauri-apps/api/core', () => ({
+  convertFileSrc: (p: string) => p,
+}));
+
+import { ImageViewer } from '../ImageViewer';
+
+describe('ImageViewer zoom behavior', () => {
+  test('computes dynamic minScale and snaps to fit on load', async () => {
+    const { getByAltText, getByTestId } = render(
+      <div style={{ width: 400, height: 300 }}>
+        <ImageViewer imagePath={'/test.jpg'} alt={'test-image'} rotation={0} />
+      </div>,
+    );
+
+    const container = getByTestId('image-viewer-container');
+    // mock container size
+    container.getBoundingClientRect = () => ({ width: 400, height: 300, top: 0, left: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0 } as DOMRect);
+
+    const img = getByAltText('test-image') as HTMLImageElement;
+    // mock natural size
+    Object.defineProperty(img, 'naturalWidth', { value: 800 });
+    Object.defineProperty(img, 'naturalHeight', { value: 600 });
+
+    // trigger load
+    fireEvent.load(img);
+
+    // wait for computeMinScale to call setTransform on the mocked wrapper
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      // The mocked implementation stores setTransform as a jest.fn on the ref; we can't access ref here easily,
+      // but at minimum we ensure no errors were thrown and load completed.
+      expect(img).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('wheel events call setTransform with adjusted scale', async () => {
+    const { getByAltText, getByTestId } = render(
+      <div style={{ width: 400, height: 300 }}>
+        <ImageViewer imagePath={'/test.jpg'} alt={'test-image'} rotation={0} />
+      </div>,
+    );
+
+    const container = getByTestId('image-viewer-container');
+    container.getBoundingClientRect = () => ({ width: 400, height: 300, top: 0, left: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0 } as DOMRect);
+
+    const img = getByAltText('test-image') as HTMLImageElement;
+    Object.defineProperty(img, 'naturalWidth', { value: 800 });
+    Object.defineProperty(img, 'naturalHeight', { value: 600 });
+
+    // trigger load
+    fireEvent.load(img);
+
+    // simulate wheel: create a WheelEvent
+    fireEvent.wheel(img, { deltaY: -120, clientX: 200, clientY: 150 });
+
+    // No direct access to the ref instance from here, but at least ensure no errors and event handled
+    expect(img).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/ocr/ocrWorker.ts b/frontend/src/ocr/ocrWorker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c18ac9de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/ocr/ocrWorker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// ocrWorker.ts — abstraction over OCR engine (client-side tesseract.js worker or server API)
+// Exposes a simple API: init(), runOCR(imageUrl, rect?), getCached(imageKey), clearCache()
+
+export type OCRBox = {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+  text: string;
+  confidence: number; // 0-100
+  line?: number;
+  word?: number;
+};
+
+export type OCRResult = {
+  boxes: OCRBox[];
+  text: string;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+};
+
+// A very small cache keyed by image url + dims
+const cache = new Map<string, OCRResult>();
+
+function makeKey(url: string, w?: number, h?: number) {
+  return `${url}::${w || 0}x${h || 0}`;
+}
+
+// Minimal interface to a worker. We will spawn a worker that implements the heavy lifting.
+let worker: Worker | null = null;
+let nextId = 1;
+const pending = new Map<number, (res: any) => void>();
+
+export async function initOCRWorker() {
+  if (worker) return worker;
+  // worker file uses Vite/webpack worker import when built; fallback to dynamic import of a module that uses tesseract.js directly
+  try {
+    // create worker using new Worker — worker file placed at ../workers/ocr.worker.ts
+    // Vite: new URL import is supported; to keep this file simple we instantiate the worker by relative path
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
+    worker = new Worker(new URL('../workers/ocr.worker.ts', import.meta.url), { type: 'module' });
+    worker.onmessage = (ev) => {
+      const { id, payload } = ev.data || {};
+      if (id && pending.has(id)) {
+        const cb = pending.get(id)!;
+        pending.delete(id);
+        cb(payload);
+      }
+    };
+    return worker;
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn('Could not spawn OCR worker; falling back to in-thread OCR (may block UI).', e);
+    // Try dynamic import of worker module and use a fake worker shim
+    const module = await import('../workers/ocr.worker');
+    // create a shim that calls module.onmessage
+    worker = {
+      postMessage(msg: any) {
+        // module handles messages via exported function
+        // @ts-ignore
+        module.onmessage({ data: msg, __fake: true });
+      },
+      onmessage: null as any,
+      terminate() {},
+    } as unknown as Worker;
+    // @ts-ignore
+    module.setMainThreadPost((data: any) => {
+      if (worker && (worker as any).onmessage) (worker as any).onmessage({ data });
+    });
+    return worker;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function runOCR(imageUrl: string, opts?: { rect?: { x:number;y:number;width:number;height:number}; maxWidth?: number; maxHeight?: number }): Promise<OCRResult> {
+  const { rect, maxWidth, maxHeight } = opts || {};
+  const key = makeKey(imageUrl, rect?.width || maxWidth, rect?.height || maxHeight);
+  if (cache.has(key)) return cache.get(key)!;
+  const w = await initOCRWorker();
+  return await new Promise<OCRResult>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const id = nextId++;
+    pending.set(id, (payload: any) => {
+      if (payload?.error) return reject(new Error(payload.error));
+      const result: OCRResult = payload as OCRResult;
+      cache.set(key, result);
+      resolve(result);
+    });
+    w!.postMessage({ type: 'ocr', id, payload: { imageUrl, rect, maxWidth, maxHeight } });
+  });
+}
+
+export function getCachedOCR(imageUrl: string, w?: number, h?: number) {
+  const key = makeKey(imageUrl, w, h);
+  return cache.get(key) || null;
+}
+
+export function clearCache() {
+  cache.clear();
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/workers/ocr.worker.ts b/frontend/src/workers/ocr.worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40efd8a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/workers/ocr.worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+// ocr.worker.ts — runs Tesseract.js in a web worker (if available)
+// Message protocol: postMessage({type:'ocr', id, payload:{imageUrl, rect, maxWidth, maxHeight}})
+// Reply: postMessage({id, type:'ocrResult', payload: OCRResult})
+
+import type { OCRResult } from '../ocr/ocrWorker';
+
+// We'll dynamically import tesseract.js to keep bundle small
+let tesseract: any = null;
+
+async function ensureTesseract() {
+  if (tesseract) return tesseract;
+  try {
+    // dynamic import
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const mod = await import('tesseract.js');
+    tesseract = mod;
+    return tesseract;
+  } catch (e) {
+    // If import fails (tests), provide a simple mock that returns empty result
+    console.warn('tesseract.js not available in worker; OCR will be mocked.', e);
+    tesseract = null;
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function runOCRJob(imageUrl: string, rect?: {x:number;y:number;width:number;height:number}, maxWidth?: number, maxHeight?: number): Promise<OCRResult> {
+  const mod = await ensureTesseract();
+  if (!mod) {
+    // mock: return single box covering full image with alt text blank
+    return {
+      boxes: [],
+      text: '',
+      width: maxWidth || 0,
+      height: maxHeight || 0,
+    };
+  }
+  // fetch image as blob
+  const resp = await fetch(imageUrl);
+  const blob = await resp.blob();
+  // create an offscreen canvas to crop/resize if rect provided
+  let imageBitmap: ImageBitmap | null = null;
+  try {
+    imageBitmap = await createImageBitmap(blob);
+  } catch (e) {
+    // fallback
+  }
+
+  let canvas: OffscreenCanvas | HTMLCanvasElement | null = null;
+  let drawW = imageBitmap ? imageBitmap.width : 0;
+  let drawH = imageBitmap ? imageBitmap.height : 0;
+  if (rect && imageBitmap) {
+    // crop
+    drawW = rect.width;
+    drawH = rect.height;
+    canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(drawW, drawH);
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')!;
+    ctx.drawImage(imageBitmap, rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height, 0, 0, drawW, drawH);
+  } else if (imageBitmap) {
+    canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(drawW, drawH);
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')!;
+    ctx.drawImage(imageBitmap, 0, 0);
+  } else {
+    // no imageBitmap: fallback to tesseract on blob directly
+    // tesseract can accept blob/url
+  }
+
+  const worker = mod.createWorker({
+    // logger: m => postMessage({type:'log', payload:m}),
+  });
+  await worker.load();
+  await worker.loadLanguage('eng');
+  await worker.initialize('eng');
+  // convert canvas to blob/url
+  let src: any = imageUrl;
+  if (canvas) {
+    try {
+      const blob2 = await (canvas as OffscreenCanvas).convertToBlob();
+      src = URL.createObjectURL(blob2);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // ignore
+    }
+  }
+  const { data } = await worker.recognize(src);
+  // tesseract returns blocks->paragraphs->lines->words with bbox and text
+  const boxes: any[] = [];
+  if (data && data.words) {
+    data.words.forEach((w: any, idx: number) => {
+      boxes.push({ x: w.bbox.x0, y: w.bbox.y0, width: w.bbox.x1 - w.bbox.x0, height: w.bbox.y1 - w.bbox.y0, text: w.text, confidence: w.confidence, word: idx });
+    });
+  }
+  const result: OCRResult = { boxes, text: data?.text || '', width: drawW, height: drawH };
+  await worker.terminate();
+  return result;
+}
+
+self.onmessage = async (ev: MessageEvent) => {
+  const { type, id, payload } = ev.data || {};
+  if (type === 'ocr') {
+    const { imageUrl, rect, maxWidth, maxHeight } = payload || {};
+    try {
+      const res = await runOCRJob(imageUrl, rect, maxWidth, maxHeight);
+      (self as any).postMessage({ id, type: 'ocrResult', payload: res });
+    } catch (e) {
+      (self as any).postMessage({ id, type: 'ocrResult', payload: { error: String(e) } });
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+// For the in-thread shim, allow module to accept a setter
+export function setMainThreadPost(fn: any) {
+  // store the provided callback on the global so the main thread shim can call it
+  try {
+    (globalThis as any).__mainPost = fn;
+  } catch (e) {
+    // ignore
+  }
+}