diff --git a/scripts/ui-audit-modals.js b/scripts/ui-audit-modals.js
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+// Modal-fokussiertes Audit: oeffnet jedes Modal, prueft DE/EN-Localization
+// + Layout-Overflow + ob das Modal in den Viewport passt (nicht abgeschnitten).
+const { _electron: electron } = require('playwright');
+
+const NEUTRAL = /^[\s\d.,:%/x+()|-]*$|VOD|FPS|Twitch|Ctrl|HH|MM|SS|@|http|\.mp4|\.json|MB|GB|KB|TB|TAB|^x$/i;
+const GERMAN = /(auswahlen|herunterladen|loeschen|schliessen|ausfuehren|hinzufugen|zusammenfugen|aufloesung|datei|einstellung|speichern|abbrechen|durchsuchen|fehlgeschlagen|zuerst|neueste|alteste|vorschau|qualitat|sprache|\bund\b|\boder\b|\bfur\b|\bnicht\b|\bzum\b|\bzur\b|\bdie\b|\bder\b|\bdas\b|wahle|reihenfolge|geandert|unterstutzte)/i;
+
+async function modalText(win) {
+  return win.evaluate(() => {
+    const open = document.querySelector('.modal-overlay.show, .modal-overlay[style*="flex"], #commandPaletteModal.show');
+    const root = open || document.querySelector('.modal-overlay.show');
+    if (!root) return null;
+    const txts = [];
+    for (const el of root.querySelectorAll('button, label, span, h1, h2, h3, h4, p, option')) {
+      const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (r.width === 0 || r.height === 0) continue;
+      const t = Array.from(el.childNodes).filter(n => n.nodeType === 3).map(n => n.textContent.trim()).join(' ').trim();
+      if (t) txts.push(t);
+    }
+    const rect = root.querySelector('.modal') ? root.querySelector('.modal').getBoundingClientRect() : root.getBoundingClientRect();
+    return { texts: txts, modalRect: { top: Math.round(rect.top), bottom: Math.round(rect.bottom), left: Math.round(rect.left), right: Math.round(rect.right) }, vh: window.innerHeight, vw: window.innerWidth };
+  });
+}
+
+async function auditModal(win, name, openFn) {
+  await win.evaluate(() => { ['de'].forEach(() => window.changeLanguage && window.changeLanguage('de')); });
+  await win.waitForTimeout(300);
+  const opened = await win.evaluate(openFn);
+  if (!opened) { process.stdout.write(`  ${name}: could not open\n`); return; }
+  await win.waitForTimeout(700);
+  const de = await modalText(win);
+  // close, switch en, reopen
+  await win.keyboard.press('Escape'); await win.waitForTimeout(300);
+  await win.evaluate(() => window.changeLanguage && window.changeLanguage('en'));
+  await win.waitForTimeout(300);
+  await win.evaluate(openFn);
+  await win.waitForTimeout(700);
+  const en = await modalText(win);
+  await win.keyboard.press('Escape'); await win.waitForTimeout(300);
+
+  if (!de || !en) { process.stdout.write(`  ${name}: no modal captured\n`); return; }
+
+  // Localization: deutsche Strings die in EN identisch blieben
+  const enSet = new Set(en.texts);
+  const leaks = de.texts.filter(t => enSet.has(t) && GERMAN.test(t) && !NEUTRAL.test(t) && t.length >= 3);
+  // Modal off-screen check (EN)
+  const m = en.modalRect;
+  const clipped = m.top < 0 || m.left < 0 || m.bottom > en.vh || m.right > en.vw;
+  process.stdout.write(`  ${name}: ${leaks.length ? 'LOCALIZATION LEAK -> ' + JSON.stringify(leaks) : 'loc OK'} | ${clipped ? `CLIPPED ${JSON.stringify(m)} vh=${en.vh} vw=${en.vw}` : 'fits viewport'}\n`);
+}
+
+async function run() {
+  const app = await electron.launch({ executablePath: require('electron'), args: ['.'], cwd: process.cwd() });
+  const win = await app.firstWindow();
+  await win.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 800 });
+  await win.waitForTimeout(2500);
+  await win.evaluate(async () => { await window.selectStreamer('xqc'); }).catch(() => {});
+  await win.waitForTimeout(4000);
+
+  process.stdout.write('\n===== MODAL AUDIT (1280x800) =====\n');
+
+  // Trim/Clip dialog — braucht eine VOD-Card
+  await auditModal(win, 'trim-dialog', () => {
+    const btn = document.querySelector('.vod-card .vod-btn.secondary');
+    if (btn) { btn.click(); return true; }
+    return false;
+  });
+
+  await auditModal(win, 'template-guide', () => {
+    if (typeof window.openTemplateGuide === 'function') { window.openTemplateGuide(); return true; }
+    return false;
+  });
+
+  await auditModal(win, 'command-palette', () => {
+    // Ctrl+K simulieren via direkter open falls exposed, sonst keydown
+    const ev = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'k', ctrlKey: true, bubbles: true });
+    document.dispatchEvent(ev);
+    return document.getElementById('commandPaletteModal')?.classList.contains('show') || false;
+  });
+
+  // Kleines Fenster — Template Guide ist das hoechste Modal, bei 700px Hoehe testen
+  await win.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 700 });
+  await win.waitForTimeout(500);
+  process.stdout.write('\n===== MODAL AUDIT (1280x700, min-height) =====\n');
+  await auditModal(win, 'template-guide@700', () => {
+    if (typeof window.openTemplateGuide === 'function') { window.openTemplateGuide(); return true; }
+    return false;
+  });
+  await auditModal(win, 'trim-dialog@700', () => {
+    const btn = document.querySelector('.vod-card .vod-btn.secondary');
+    if (btn) { btn.click(); return true; }
+    return false;
+  });
+
+  await app.close();
+  process.stdout.write('\nDone modal audit.\n');
+}
+run().catch(e => { process.stderr.write(String(e) + '\n'); process.exit(1); });
diff --git a/scripts/ui-audit.js b/scripts/ui-audit.js
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+// Intensives UI-Audit. Findet Bugs die man visuell uebersieht:
+//  1. Localization-Luecken: Text der bei DE->EN Wechsel identisch bleibt
+//     (potentiell hardcoded/untranslated), pro Tab + Modal.
+//  2. Horizontal-Overflow: Elemente deren scrollWidth > clientWidth.
+//  3. Zero-size sichtbare interaktive Elemente (Buttons/Inputs mit 0 Hoehe/Breite).
+//  4. Off-screen positionierte sichtbare Elemente.
+//  5. Text-Overflow (Inhalt groesser als Box, abgeschnitten ohne ellipsis).
+//
+// Run: node scripts/ui-audit.js
+const { _electron: electron } = require('playwright');
+
+const TABS = ['vods', 'clips', 'cutter', 'merge', 'stats', 'archive', 'settings'];
+
+// Bekannte sprach-neutrale Texte (Namen, Zahlen, Marken) — keine Localization-Luecke.
+const NEUTRAL = /^[\s\d.,:%/x+()-]*$|VOD|FPS|Twitch|Discord|YouTube|Apple|xQc|Ctrl|HH|MM|SS|@|http|\.mp4|\.json|MB|GB|KB|TB|B$/i;
+
+async function collectVisibleText(win) {
+  return await win.evaluate(() => {
+    const out = {};
+    const els = document.querySelectorAll('button, label, span, h1, h2, h3, h4, p, option, .vod-btn, .nav-item, td, th, li');
+    let idx = 0;
+    for (const el of els) {
+      // Nur direkter Text, keine verschachtelten Element-Kinder einsammeln
+      const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const visible = rect.width > 0 && rect.height > 0 && window.getComputedStyle(el).display !== 'none' && window.getComputedStyle(el).visibility !== 'hidden';
+      const directText = Array.from(el.childNodes)
+        .filter(n => n.nodeType === 3)
+        .map(n => n.textContent.trim())
+        .join(' ')
+        .trim();
+      if (!directText) continue;
+      const key = (el.id || el.className || el.tagName) + '#' + (idx++);
+      out[key] = { text: directText, visible };
+    }
+    return out;
+  });
+}
+
+async function checkLayout(win, label) {
+  return await win.evaluate((lbl) => {
+    const issues = [];
+    const all = document.querySelectorAll('*');
+    const vw = window.innerWidth, vh = window.innerHeight;
+    for (const el of all) {
+      const cs = window.getComputedStyle(el);
+      if (cs.display === 'none' || cs.visibility === 'hidden' || cs.opacity === '0') continue;
+      const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (rect.width === 0 && rect.height === 0) continue;
+
+      // Horizontal overflow innerhalb des Elements (Content breiter als Box, kein scroll/hidden)
+      if (el.scrollWidth > el.clientWidth + 2 && cs.overflowX === 'visible' && el.clientWidth > 0) {
+        const tag = el.tagName.toLowerCase() + (el.id ? '#' + el.id : el.className ? '.' + String(el.className).split(' ')[0] : '');
+        issues.push(`overflow-x: ${tag} scrollW=${el.scrollWidth} clientW=${el.clientWidth}`);
+      }
+      // Interaktives Element mit 0-Groesse aber im Layout (display nicht none)
+      if ((el.tagName === 'BUTTON' || el.tagName === 'INPUT' || el.tagName === 'SELECT') && rect.width > 0 && rect.height === 0) {
+        issues.push(`zero-height interactive: ${el.tagName}#${el.id}`);
+      }
+      // Off-screen (komplett ausserhalb viewport, aber sichtbar gestylt) — nur grobe Faelle
+      if (rect.right < -5 || rect.left > vw + 5) {
+        const tag = el.tagName.toLowerCase() + (el.id ? '#' + el.id : '');
+        if (el.id && rect.width > 20) issues.push(`offscreen-x: ${tag} left=${Math.round(rect.left)} right=${Math.round(rect.right)}`);
+      }
+    }
+    return [...new Set(issues)];
+  }, label);
+}
+
+async function run() {
+  const electronPath = require('electron');
+  const app = await electron.launch({ executablePath: electronPath, args: ['.'], cwd: process.cwd() });
+  const win = await app.firstWindow();
+  await win.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 900 });
+  await win.waitForTimeout(2500);
+
+  // Streamer laden fuer VODs-Kontext
+  await win.evaluate(async () => { await window.selectStreamer('xqc'); }).catch(() => {});
+  await win.waitForTimeout(4000);
+
+  const findings = { localization: [], layout: [] };
+
+  for (const tab of TABS) {
+    await win.evaluate((t) => window.showTab(t), tab);
+    await win.waitForTimeout(700);
+
+    // DE snapshot
+    await win.evaluate(() => window.changeLanguage && window.changeLanguage('de'));
+    await win.waitForTimeout(400);
+    const de = await collectVisibleText(win);
+    // EN snapshot
+    await win.evaluate(() => window.changeLanguage && window.changeLanguage('en'));
+    await win.waitForTimeout(400);
+    const en = await collectVisibleText(win);
+
+    // Diff: gleiche keys, identischer Text, sichtbar, nicht neutral, enthaelt Buchstaben
+    for (const key of Object.keys(de)) {
+      if (!en[key]) continue;
+      const dt = de[key].text, et = en[key].text;
+      if (!de[key].visible) continue;
+      if (dt !== et) continue; // hat sich geaendert -> uebersetzt, ok
+      if (!/[a-zA-ZäöüÄÖÜ]/.test(dt)) continue; // keine Buchstaben
+      if (NEUTRAL.test(dt)) continue;
+      if (dt.length < 3) continue;
+      // Heuristik: deutsche Marker ODER generell verdaechtig (mehr als 1 Wort + Buchstaben)
+      findings.localization.push(`[${tab}] "${dt}"`);
+    }
+
+    const layout = await checkLayout(win, tab);
+    for (const l of layout) findings.layout.push(`[${tab}] ${l}`);
+  }
+
+  // Dedup + nur potenziell-deutsche Strings (haben deutsche Muster)
+  const GERMAN = /(auswahlen|herunterladen|loeschen|schliessen|ausfuehren|hinzufugen|zusammenfugen|aufloesung|datei|einstellung|speichern|abbrechen|durchsuchen|fehlgeschlagen|wird|werden|zuerst|neueste|alteste|groesste|kleinste|alle|aktivieren|verschieben|aufnahme|laden|warteschlange|herunter|vorschau|qualitat|sprache|streamer hinzu|\bund\b|\boder\b|\bfur\b|\bmit\b|\bnicht\b|\bzum\b|\bzur\b)/i;
+  const locUnique = [...new Set(findings.localization)];
+  const locGerman = locUnique.filter(s => GERMAN.test(s));
+  const locOther = locUnique.filter(s => !GERMAN.test(s));
+
+  process.stdout.write('\n===== LOCALIZATION (German-pattern, likely untranslated) =====\n');
+  locGerman.forEach(s => process.stdout.write('  ' + s + '\n'));
+  process.stdout.write(`\n===== LOCALIZATION (other identical DE==EN, review) ===== (${locOther.length})\n`);
+  locOther.slice(0, 40).forEach(s => process.stdout.write('  ' + s + '\n'));
+  process.stdout.write('\n===== LAYOUT issues =====\n');
+  [...new Set(findings.layout)].forEach(s => process.stdout.write('  ' + s + '\n'));
+  process.stdout.write('\nDone audit.\n');
+
+  await app.close();
+}
+
+run().catch((e) => { process.stderr.write(String(e) + '\n'); process.exit(1); });