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diff --git a/resources/extractor-jvm/src/com/sucukdeluxe/extractor/JBindExtractorMain.java b/resources/extractor-jvm/src/com/sucukdeluxe/extractor/JBindExtractorMain.java
index 33f1fef..b60b275 100644
--- a/resources/extractor-jvm/src/com/sucukdeluxe/extractor/JBindExtractorMain.java
+++ b/resources/extractor-jvm/src/com/sucukdeluxe/extractor/JBindExtractorMain.java
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ public final class JBindExtractorMain {
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
+        if (args.length == 1 && "--daemon".equals(args[0])) {
+            runDaemon();
+            return;
+        }
         int exit = 1;
         try {
             ExtractionRequest request = parseArgs(args);
@@ -65,6 +69,127 @@ public final class JBindExtractorMain {
         System.exit(exit);
     }
 
+    private static void runDaemon() {
+        System.out.println("RD_DAEMON_READY");
+        System.out.flush();
+        java.io.BufferedReader reader = new java.io.BufferedReader(
+                new java.io.InputStreamReader(System.in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        try {
+            String line;
+            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+                line = line.trim();
+                if (line.isEmpty()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                int exitCode = 1;
+                try {
+                    ExtractionRequest request = parseDaemonRequest(line);
+                    exitCode = runExtraction(request);
+                } catch (IllegalArgumentException error) {
+                    emitError("Argumentfehler: " + safeMessage(error));
+                    exitCode = 2;
+                } catch (Throwable error) {
+                    emitError(safeMessage(error));
+                    exitCode = 1;
+                }
+                System.out.println("RD_REQUEST_DONE " + exitCode);
+                System.out.flush();
+            }
+        } catch (IOException ignored) {
+            // stdin closed — parent process exited
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static ExtractionRequest parseDaemonRequest(String jsonLine) {
+        // Minimal JSON parsing without external dependencies.
+        // Expected format: {"archive":"...","target":"...","conflict":"...","backend":"...","passwords":["...","..."]}
+        ExtractionRequest request = new ExtractionRequest();
+        request.archiveFile = new File(extractJsonString(jsonLine, "archive"));
+        request.targetDir = new File(extractJsonString(jsonLine, "target"));
+        String conflict = extractJsonString(jsonLine, "conflict");
+        if (conflict.length() > 0) {
+            request.conflictMode = ConflictMode.fromValue(conflict);
+        }
+        String backend = extractJsonString(jsonLine, "backend");
+        if (backend.length() > 0) {
+            request.backend = Backend.fromValue(backend);
+        }
+        // Parse passwords array
+        int pwStart = jsonLine.indexOf("\"passwords\"");
+        if (pwStart >= 0) {
+            int arrStart = jsonLine.indexOf('[', pwStart);
+            int arrEnd = jsonLine.indexOf(']', arrStart);
+            if (arrStart >= 0 && arrEnd > arrStart) {
+                String arrContent = jsonLine.substring(arrStart + 1, arrEnd);
+                int idx = 0;
+                while (idx < arrContent.length()) {
+                    int qStart = arrContent.indexOf('"', idx);
+                    if (qStart < 0) break;
+                    int qEnd = findClosingQuote(arrContent, qStart + 1);
+                    if (qEnd < 0) break;
+                    request.passwords.add(unescapeJsonString(arrContent.substring(qStart + 1, qEnd)));
+                    idx = qEnd + 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (request.archiveFile == null || !request.archiveFile.exists() || !request.archiveFile.isFile()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Archiv nicht gefunden: " +
+                    (request.archiveFile == null ? "null" : request.archiveFile.getAbsolutePath()));
+        }
+        if (request.targetDir == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("--target fehlt");
+        }
+        return request;
+    }
+
+    private static String extractJsonString(String json, String key) {
+        String search = "\"" + key + "\"";
+        int keyIdx = json.indexOf(search);
+        if (keyIdx < 0) return "";
+        int colonIdx = json.indexOf(':', keyIdx + search.length());
+        if (colonIdx < 0) return "";
+        int qStart = json.indexOf('"', colonIdx + 1);
+        if (qStart < 0) return "";
+        int qEnd = findClosingQuote(json, qStart + 1);
+        if (qEnd < 0) return "";
+        return unescapeJsonString(json.substring(qStart + 1, qEnd));
+    }
+
+    private static int findClosingQuote(String s, int from) {
+        for (int i = from; i < s.length(); i++) {
+            char c = s.charAt(i);
+            if (c == '\\') {
+                i++; // skip escaped character
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (c == '"') return i;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    private static String unescapeJsonString(String s) {
+        if (s.indexOf('\\') < 0) return s;
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(s.length());
+        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
+            char c = s.charAt(i);
+            if (c == '\\' && i + 1 < s.length()) {
+                char next = s.charAt(i + 1);
+                switch (next) {
+                    case '"': sb.append('"'); i++; break;
+                    case '\\': sb.append('\\'); i++; break;
+                    case '/': sb.append('/'); i++; break;
+                    case 'n': sb.append('\n'); i++; break;
+                    case 'r': sb.append('\r'); i++; break;
+                    case 't': sb.append('\t'); i++; break;
+                    default: sb.append(c); break;
+                }
+            } else {
+                sb.append(c);
+            }
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
     private static int runExtraction(ExtractionRequest request) throws Exception {
         List<String> passwords = normalizePasswords(request.passwords);
         Exception lastError = null;
diff --git a/src/main/download-manager.ts b/src/main/download-manager.ts
index a6a33d3..29158dd 100644
--- a/src/main/download-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/download-manager.ts
@@ -6369,10 +6369,46 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
     // Track multiple active archives for parallel hybrid extraction.
     // Using plain object instead of Map — Map.has() was mysteriously
     // returning false despite Map.set() being called with the same key.
-    const resolvedItemsCache: Record<string, DownloadItem[]> = Object.create(null);
-    const archiveStartTimesCache: Record<string, number> = Object.create(null);
+    const hybridInitializedArchives = new Set<string>();
+    const hybridResolvedItems: Array<{ key: string; items: DownloadItem[] }> = [];
+    const hybridStartTimes: Array<{ key: string; time: number }> = [];
     let hybridLastEmitAt = 0;
 
+    const findHybridResolved = (key: string): DownloadItem[] | undefined => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < hybridResolvedItems.length; i++) {
+        if (hybridResolvedItems[i].key === key) return hybridResolvedItems[i].items;
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    };
+    const setHybridResolved = (key: string, items: DownloadItem[]): void => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < hybridResolvedItems.length; i++) {
+        if (hybridResolvedItems[i].key === key) { hybridResolvedItems[i].items = items; return; }
+      }
+      hybridResolvedItems.push({ key, items });
+    };
+    const removeHybridResolved = (key: string): void => {
+      for (let i = hybridResolvedItems.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        if (hybridResolvedItems[i].key === key) { hybridResolvedItems.splice(i, 1); return; }
+      }
+    };
+    const findHybridStartTime = (key: string): number | undefined => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < hybridStartTimes.length; i++) {
+        if (hybridStartTimes[i].key === key) return hybridStartTimes[i].time;
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    };
+    const setHybridStartTime = (key: string, time: number): void => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < hybridStartTimes.length; i++) {
+        if (hybridStartTimes[i].key === key) { hybridStartTimes[i].time = time; return; }
+      }
+      hybridStartTimes.push({ key, time });
+    };
+    const removeHybridStartTime = (key: string): void => {
+      for (let i = hybridStartTimes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        if (hybridStartTimes[i].key === key) { hybridStartTimes.splice(i, 1); return; }
+      }
+    };
+
     // Mark items based on whether their archive is actually ready for extraction.
     // Only items whose archive is in readyArchives get "Ausstehend"; others keep
     // "Warten auf Parts" to avoid flicker between hybrid runs.
@@ -6420,17 +6456,19 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
             // Do NOT mark remaining archives as "Done" here — some may have
             // failed. The post-extraction code (result.failed check) will
             // assign the correct label. Only clear the tracking caches.
-            for (const key of Object.keys(resolvedItemsCache)) delete resolvedItemsCache[key];
-            for (const key of Object.keys(archiveStartTimesCache)) delete archiveStartTimesCache[key];
+            hybridInitializedArchives.clear();
+            hybridResolvedItems.length = 0;
+            hybridStartTimes.length = 0;
             return;
           }
 
           if (progress.archiveName) {
             // Resolve items for this archive if not yet tracked
-            if (!(progress.archiveName in resolvedItemsCache)) {
+            if (!hybridInitializedArchives.has(progress.archiveName)) {
+              hybridInitializedArchives.add(progress.archiveName);
               const resolved = resolveArchiveItems(progress.archiveName);
-              resolvedItemsCache[progress.archiveName] = resolved;
-              archiveStartTimesCache[progress.archiveName] = nowMs();
+              setHybridResolved(progress.archiveName, resolved);
+              setHybridStartTime(progress.archiveName, nowMs());
               if (resolved.length === 0) {
                 logger.warn(`resolveArchiveItems (hybrid): KEINE Items gefunden für archiveName="${progress.archiveName}", items.length=${items.length}, itemNames=[${items.slice(0, 5).map((i) => path.basename(i.targetPath || i.fileName || "?")).join(", ")}]`);
               } else {
@@ -6449,12 +6487,12 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
                 this.emitState(true);
               }
             }
-            const archItems = resolvedItemsCache[progress.archiveName] || [];
+            const archItems = findHybridResolved(progress.archiveName) || [];
 
             // If archive is at 100%, mark its items as done and remove from active
             if (Number(progress.archivePercent ?? 0) >= 100) {
               const doneAt = nowMs();
-              const startedAt = archiveStartTimesCache[progress.archiveName] || doneAt;
+              const startedAt = findHybridStartTime(progress.archiveName) || doneAt;
               const doneLabel = formatExtractDone(doneAt - startedAt);
               for (const entry of archItems) {
                 if (!isExtractedLabel(entry.fullStatus)) {
@@ -6462,8 +6500,9 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
                   entry.updatedAt = doneAt;
                 }
               }
-              delete resolvedItemsCache[progress.archiveName];
-              delete archiveStartTimesCache[progress.archiveName];
+              hybridInitializedArchives.delete(progress.archiveName);
+              removeHybridResolved(progress.archiveName);
+              removeHybridStartTime(progress.archiveName);
               // Show transitional label while next archive initializes
               const done = progress.current + 1;
               if (done < progress.total) {
@@ -6757,8 +6796,44 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
       try {
         // Track multiple active archives for parallel extraction.
         // Using plain object — Map.has() had a mysterious caching failure.
-        const fullResolvedCache: Record<string, DownloadItem[]> = Object.create(null);
-        const fullStartTimesCache: Record<string, number> = Object.create(null);
+        const fullInitializedArchives = new Set<string>();
+        const fullResolvedItems: Array<{ key: string; items: DownloadItem[] }> = [];
+        const fullStartTimes: Array<{ key: string; time: number }> = [];
+
+        const findFullResolved = (key: string): DownloadItem[] | undefined => {
+          for (let i = 0; i < fullResolvedItems.length; i++) {
+            if (fullResolvedItems[i].key === key) return fullResolvedItems[i].items;
+          }
+          return undefined;
+        };
+        const setFullResolved = (key: string, items: DownloadItem[]): void => {
+          for (let i = 0; i < fullResolvedItems.length; i++) {
+            if (fullResolvedItems[i].key === key) { fullResolvedItems[i].items = items; return; }
+          }
+          fullResolvedItems.push({ key, items });
+        };
+        const removeFullResolved = (key: string): void => {
+          for (let i = fullResolvedItems.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (fullResolvedItems[i].key === key) { fullResolvedItems.splice(i, 1); return; }
+          }
+        };
+        const findFullStartTime = (key: string): number | undefined => {
+          for (let i = 0; i < fullStartTimes.length; i++) {
+            if (fullStartTimes[i].key === key) return fullStartTimes[i].time;
+          }
+          return undefined;
+        };
+        const setFullStartTime = (key: string, time: number): void => {
+          for (let i = 0; i < fullStartTimes.length; i++) {
+            if (fullStartTimes[i].key === key) { fullStartTimes[i].time = time; return; }
+          }
+          fullStartTimes.push({ key, time });
+        };
+        const removeFullStartTime = (key: string): void => {
+          for (let i = fullStartTimes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (fullStartTimes[i].key === key) { fullStartTimes.splice(i, 1); return; }
+          }
+        };
 
         const result = await extractPackageArchives({
           packageDir: pkg.outputDir,
@@ -6785,18 +6860,20 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
               // Do NOT mark remaining archives as "Done" here — some may have
               // failed. The post-extraction code (result.failed check) will
               // assign the correct label. Only clear the tracking caches.
-              for (const key of Object.keys(fullResolvedCache)) delete fullResolvedCache[key];
-              for (const key of Object.keys(fullStartTimesCache)) delete fullStartTimesCache[key];
+              fullInitializedArchives.clear();
+              fullResolvedItems.length = 0;
+              fullStartTimes.length = 0;
               emitExtractStatus("Entpacken 100%", true);
               return;
             }
 
             if (progress.archiveName) {
               // Resolve items for this archive if not yet tracked
-              if (!(progress.archiveName in fullResolvedCache)) {
+              if (!fullInitializedArchives.has(progress.archiveName)) {
+                fullInitializedArchives.add(progress.archiveName);
                 const resolved = resolveArchiveItems(progress.archiveName);
-                fullResolvedCache[progress.archiveName] = resolved;
-                fullStartTimesCache[progress.archiveName] = nowMs();
+                setFullResolved(progress.archiveName, resolved);
+                setFullStartTime(progress.archiveName, nowMs());
                 if (resolved.length === 0) {
                   logger.warn(`resolveArchiveItems (full): KEINE Items für archiveName="${progress.archiveName}", completedItems=${completedItems.length}, names=[${completedItems.slice(0, 5).map((i) => path.basename(i.targetPath || i.fileName || "?")).join(", ")}]`);
                 } else {
@@ -6813,12 +6890,12 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
                   emitExtractStatus(`Entpacken ${progress.percent}% · ${progress.archiveName}`, true);
                 }
               }
-              const archiveItems = fullResolvedCache[progress.archiveName] || [];
+              const archiveItems = findFullResolved(progress.archiveName) || [];
 
               // If archive is at 100%, mark its items as done and remove from active
               if (Number(progress.archivePercent ?? 0) >= 100) {
                 const doneAt = nowMs();
-                const startedAt = fullStartTimesCache[progress.archiveName] || doneAt;
+                const startedAt = findFullStartTime(progress.archiveName) || doneAt;
                 const doneLabel = formatExtractDone(doneAt - startedAt);
                 for (const entry of archiveItems) {
                   if (!isExtractedLabel(entry.fullStatus)) {
@@ -6826,8 +6903,9 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
                     entry.updatedAt = doneAt;
                   }
                 }
-                delete fullResolvedCache[progress.archiveName];
-                delete fullStartTimesCache[progress.archiveName];
+                fullInitializedArchives.delete(progress.archiveName);
+                removeFullResolved(progress.archiveName);
+                removeFullStartTime(progress.archiveName);
                 // Show transitional label while next archive initializes
                 const done = progress.current + 1;
                 if (done < progress.total) {
diff --git a/src/main/extractor.ts b/src/main/extractor.ts
index d975881..1962bfe 100644
--- a/src/main/extractor.ts
+++ b/src/main/extractor.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import os from "node:os";
-import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { spawn, spawnSync, type ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
 import AdmZip from "adm-zip";
 import { CleanupMode, ConflictMode } from "../shared/types";
 import { logger } from "./logger";
@@ -988,6 +988,274 @@ function parseJvmLine(
   }
 }
 
+// ── Persistent JVM Daemon ──
+// Keeps a single JVM process alive across multiple extraction requests,
+// eliminating the ~5s JVM boot overhead per archive.
+
+interface DaemonRequest {
+  resolve: (result: JvmExtractResult) => void;
+  onArchiveProgress?: (percent: number) => void;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  parseState: { bestPercent: number; usedPassword: string; backend: string; reportedError: string };
+}
+
+let daemonProcess: ChildProcess | null = null;
+let daemonReady = false;
+let daemonBusy = false;
+let daemonCurrentRequest: DaemonRequest | null = null;
+let daemonStdoutBuffer = "";
+let daemonStderrBuffer = "";
+let daemonOutput = "";
+let daemonTimeoutId: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+let daemonAbortHandler: (() => void) | null = null;
+let daemonLayout: JvmExtractorLayout | null = null;
+
+export function shutdownDaemon(): void {
+  if (daemonProcess) {
+    try { daemonProcess.stdin?.end(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    try { killProcessTree(daemonProcess); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    daemonProcess = null;
+  }
+  daemonReady = false;
+  daemonBusy = false;
+  daemonCurrentRequest = null;
+  daemonStdoutBuffer = "";
+  daemonStderrBuffer = "";
+  daemonOutput = "";
+  if (daemonTimeoutId) { clearTimeout(daemonTimeoutId); daemonTimeoutId = null; }
+  if (daemonAbortHandler) { daemonAbortHandler = null; }
+  daemonLayout = null;
+}
+
+function finishDaemonRequest(result: JvmExtractResult): void {
+  const req = daemonCurrentRequest;
+  if (!req) return;
+  daemonCurrentRequest = null;
+  daemonBusy = false;
+  daemonStdoutBuffer = "";
+  daemonStderrBuffer = "";
+  daemonOutput = "";
+  if (daemonTimeoutId) { clearTimeout(daemonTimeoutId); daemonTimeoutId = null; }
+  if (req.signal && daemonAbortHandler) {
+    req.signal.removeEventListener("abort", daemonAbortHandler);
+    daemonAbortHandler = null;
+  }
+  req.resolve(result);
+}
+
+function handleDaemonLine(line: string): void {
+  const trimmed = String(line || "").trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return;
+
+  // Check for daemon ready signal
+  if (trimmed === "RD_DAEMON_READY") {
+    daemonReady = true;
+    logger.info("JVM Daemon bereit (persistent)");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Check for request completion
+  if (trimmed.startsWith("RD_REQUEST_DONE ")) {
+    const code = parseInt(trimmed.slice("RD_REQUEST_DONE ".length).trim(), 10);
+    const req = daemonCurrentRequest;
+    if (!req) return;
+
+    if (code === 0) {
+      req.onArchiveProgress?.(100);
+      finishDaemonRequest({
+        ok: true, missingCommand: false, missingRuntime: false,
+        aborted: false, timedOut: false, errorText: "",
+        usedPassword: req.parseState.usedPassword, backend: req.parseState.backend
+      });
+    } else {
+      const message = cleanErrorText(req.parseState.reportedError || daemonOutput) || `Exit Code ${code}`;
+      finishDaemonRequest({
+        ok: false, missingCommand: false, missingRuntime: isJvmRuntimeMissingError(message),
+        aborted: false, timedOut: false, errorText: message,
+        usedPassword: req.parseState.usedPassword, backend: req.parseState.backend
+      });
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Regular progress/status lines — delegate to parseJvmLine
+  if (daemonCurrentRequest) {
+    parseJvmLine(trimmed, daemonCurrentRequest.onArchiveProgress, daemonCurrentRequest.parseState);
+  }
+}
+
+function startDaemon(layout: JvmExtractorLayout): boolean {
+  if (daemonProcess && daemonReady) return true;
+  shutdownDaemon();
+
+  const jvmTmpDir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `rd-extract-daemon-${crypto.randomUUID()}`);
+  fs.mkdirSync(jvmTmpDir, { recursive: true });
+
+  const args = [
+    "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8",
+    `-Djava.io.tmpdir=${jvmTmpDir}`,
+    "-Xms512m",
+    "-Xmx8g",
+    "-XX:+UseSerialGC",
+    "-cp",
+    layout.classPath,
+    JVM_EXTRACTOR_MAIN_CLASS,
+    "--daemon"
+  ];
+
+  try {
+    const child = spawn(layout.javaCommand, args, {
+      windowsHide: true,
+      stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"]
+    });
+    lowerExtractProcessPriority(child.pid, currentExtractCpuPriority);
+    daemonProcess = child;
+    daemonLayout = layout;
+
+    child.stdout!.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      const raw = String(chunk || "");
+      daemonOutput = appendLimited(daemonOutput, raw);
+      daemonStdoutBuffer += raw;
+      const lines = daemonStdoutBuffer.split(/\r?\n/);
+      daemonStdoutBuffer = lines.pop() || "";
+      for (const line of lines) {
+        handleDaemonLine(line);
+      }
+    });
+
+    child.stderr!.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      const raw = String(chunk || "");
+      daemonOutput = appendLimited(daemonOutput, raw);
+      daemonStderrBuffer += raw;
+      const lines = daemonStderrBuffer.split(/\r?\n/);
+      daemonStderrBuffer = lines.pop() || "";
+      for (const line of lines) {
+        if (daemonCurrentRequest) {
+          parseJvmLine(line, daemonCurrentRequest.onArchiveProgress, daemonCurrentRequest.parseState);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    child.on("error", () => {
+      if (daemonCurrentRequest) {
+        finishDaemonRequest({
+          ok: false, missingCommand: true, missingRuntime: true,
+          aborted: false, timedOut: false, errorText: "Daemon process error",
+          usedPassword: "", backend: ""
+        });
+      }
+      shutdownDaemon();
+    });
+
+    child.on("close", () => {
+      if (daemonCurrentRequest) {
+        const req = daemonCurrentRequest;
+        finishDaemonRequest({
+          ok: false, missingCommand: false, missingRuntime: false,
+          aborted: false, timedOut: false,
+          errorText: cleanErrorText(req.parseState.reportedError || daemonOutput) || "Daemon process exited unexpectedly",
+          usedPassword: req.parseState.usedPassword, backend: req.parseState.backend
+        });
+      }
+      // Clean up tmp dir
+      fs.rm(jvmTmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true }, () => {});
+      daemonProcess = null;
+      daemonReady = false;
+      daemonBusy = false;
+      daemonLayout = null;
+    });
+
+    logger.info(`JVM Daemon gestartet (PID ${child.pid})`);
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.warn(`JVM Daemon Start fehlgeschlagen: ${String(error)}`);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function isDaemonAvailable(layout: JvmExtractorLayout): boolean {
+  // Start daemon if not running yet
+  if (!daemonProcess || !daemonReady) {
+    startDaemon(layout);
+  }
+  return Boolean(daemonProcess && daemonReady && !daemonBusy);
+}
+
+function sendDaemonRequest(
+  archivePath: string,
+  targetDir: string,
+  conflictMode: ConflictMode,
+  passwordCandidates: string[],
+  onArchiveProgress?: (percent: number) => void,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+  timeoutMs?: number
+): Promise<JvmExtractResult> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const mode = effectiveConflictMode(conflictMode);
+    const parseState = { bestPercent: 0, usedPassword: "", backend: "", reportedError: "" };
+
+    daemonBusy = true;
+    daemonOutput = "";
+    daemonCurrentRequest = { resolve, onArchiveProgress, signal, timeoutMs, parseState };
+
+    // Set up timeout
+    if (timeoutMs && timeoutMs > 0) {
+      daemonTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+        // Timeout — kill the daemon and restart fresh for next request
+        const req = daemonCurrentRequest;
+        if (req) {
+          finishDaemonRequest({
+            ok: false, missingCommand: false, missingRuntime: false,
+            aborted: false, timedOut: true,
+            errorText: `Entpacken Timeout nach ${Math.ceil(timeoutMs / 1000)}s`,
+            usedPassword: parseState.usedPassword, backend: parseState.backend
+          });
+        }
+        shutdownDaemon();
+      }, timeoutMs);
+    }
+
+    // Set up abort handler
+    if (signal) {
+      daemonAbortHandler = () => {
+        const req = daemonCurrentRequest;
+        if (req) {
+          finishDaemonRequest({
+            ok: false, missingCommand: false, missingRuntime: false,
+            aborted: true, timedOut: false, errorText: "aborted:extract",
+            usedPassword: parseState.usedPassword, backend: parseState.backend
+          });
+        }
+        // Kill daemon on abort — cleaner than trying to interrupt mid-extraction
+        shutdownDaemon();
+      };
+      signal.addEventListener("abort", daemonAbortHandler, { once: true });
+    }
+
+    // Build and send JSON request
+    const jsonRequest = JSON.stringify({
+      archive: archivePath,
+      target: targetDir,
+      conflict: mode,
+      backend: "auto",
+      passwords: passwordCandidates
+    });
+
+    try {
+      daemonProcess!.stdin!.write(jsonRequest + "\n");
+    } catch (error) {
+      finishDaemonRequest({
+        ok: false, missingCommand: false, missingRuntime: false,
+        aborted: false, timedOut: false,
+        errorText: `Daemon stdin write failed: ${String(error)}`,
+        usedPassword: "", backend: ""
+      });
+      shutdownDaemon();
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 function runJvmExtractCommand(
   layout: JvmExtractorLayout,
   archivePath: string,
@@ -1011,6 +1279,15 @@ function runJvmExtractCommand(
     });
   }
 
+  // Try persistent daemon first — saves ~5s JVM boot per archive
+  if (isDaemonAvailable(layout)) {
+    logger.info(`JVM Daemon: Sende Request für ${path.basename(archivePath)}`);
+    return sendDaemonRequest(archivePath, targetDir, conflictMode, passwordCandidates, onArchiveProgress, signal, timeoutMs);
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: spawn a new JVM process (daemon busy or not available)
+  logger.info(`JVM Spawn: Neuer Prozess für ${path.basename(archivePath)}${daemonBusy ? " (Daemon busy)" : ""}`);
+
   const mode = effectiveConflictMode(conflictMode);
   // Each JVM process needs its own temp dir so parallel SevenZipJBinding
   // instances don't fight over the same native DLL file lock.
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index 053f413..562e407 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { IPC_CHANNELS } from "../shared/ipc";
 import { getLogFilePath, logger } from "./logger";
 import { APP_NAME } from "./constants";
 import { extractHttpLinksFromText } from "./utils";
-import { cleanupStaleSubstDrives } from "./extractor";
+import { cleanupStaleSubstDrives, shutdownDaemon } from "./extractor";
 
 /* ── IPC validation helpers ────────────────────────────────────── */
 function validateString(value: unknown, name: string): string {
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ app.on("before-quit", () => {
   if (updateQuitTimer) { clearTimeout(updateQuitTimer); updateQuitTimer = null; }
   stopClipboardWatcher();
   destroyTray();
+  shutdownDaemon();
   try {
     controller.shutdown();
   } catch (error) {