diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/screens-library.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/screens-library.jsx
index 42a7665..526f5ae 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/screens-library.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/screens-library.jsx
@@ -50,6 +50,24 @@ function Library({ navigate, onOpenAsset, openProject, onClearProject }) {
   const [allAssets, setAllAssets] = React.useState(window.ZAMPP_DATA.ASSETS || []);
   const [ctxMenu, setCtxMenu] = React.useState(null); // { asset, x, y }
   const [renamingAsset, setRenamingAsset] = React.useState(null);
+  // Asset queued for hi-res download. Null means no modal showing. Set when
+  // the user clicks Download and has NOT dismissed the "are you sure" warning.
+  const [pendingDownload, setPendingDownload] = React.useState(null);
+
+  // Single entry point for hi-res downloads from the library. If the user
+  // ticked "Don't show again" in the warning modal, skip straight to the
+  // download; otherwise pop the modal with this asset queued. The modal's
+  // confirm handler calls runDownload directly.
+  const requestDownload = function(asset) {
+    if (!asset || !asset.original_s3_key) return;
+    try {
+      if (localStorage.getItem('df.lib.download.warnDismissed') === '1') {
+        runDownload(asset);
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (_) { /* localStorage unavailable — show modal to be safe */ }
+    setPendingDownload(asset);
+  };
   const [creatingBin, setCreatingBin] = React.useState(false);
   const [newBinName, setNewBinName] = React.useState('');
   const [draggingAssetId, setDraggingAssetId] = React.useState(null);
@@ -320,6 +338,7 @@ function Library({ navigate, onOpenAsset, openProject, onClearProject }) {
               return <AssetCard key={a.id} asset={a}
                        onOpen={function() { onOpenAsset(a); }}
                        onContextMenu={function(e) { openCtx(a, e); }}
+                       onDownload={function() { requestDownload(a); }}
                        onDragStart={function(e) { onAssetDragStart(a.id, e); }}
                        draggable={true} />;
             })}
@@ -363,6 +382,21 @@ function Library({ navigate, onOpenAsset, openProject, onClearProject }) {
           onChanged={refreshAssets}
           onOpen={function() { onOpenAsset(ctxMenu.asset); }}
           onRename={function(a) { setCtxMenu(null); setRenamingAsset(a); }}
+          onDownload={function(a) { setCtxMenu(null); requestDownload(a); }}
+        />
+      )}
+      {pendingDownload && (
+        <DownloadWarningModal
+          asset={pendingDownload}
+          onClose={function() { setPendingDownload(null); }}
+          onConfirm={function(dismissForever) {
+            const a = pendingDownload;
+            setPendingDownload(null);
+            if (dismissForever) {
+              try { localStorage.setItem('df.lib.download.warnDismissed', '1'); } catch (_) {}
+            }
+            runDownload(a);
+          }}
         />
       )}
       {renamingAsset && (
@@ -410,7 +444,29 @@ function Library({ navigate, onOpenAsset, openProject, onClearProject }) {
   );
 }
 
-function AssetContextMenu({ asset, x, y, bins, onClose, onChanged, onOpen, onRename }) {
+// Hi-res download trigger shared by the card and the context menu. Resolves
+// a presigned S3 URL via /assets/:id/hires (returns { url, filename, ext })
+// and clicks a hidden anchor so the browser does the download. The download
+// itself is direct S3 — never proxied through mam-api — so big files don't
+// touch the API container.
+function runDownload(asset) {
+  if (!asset || !asset.id) return;
+  return window.ZAMPP_API.fetch('/assets/' + asset.id + '/hires')
+    .then(function(r) {
+      if (!r || !r.url) { alert('No hi-res source available for this asset.'); return; }
+      const a = document.createElement('a');
+      a.href = r.url;
+      a.download = r.filename || ((asset.display_name || asset.name || asset.id) + '.' + (r.ext || 'mov'));
+      a.target = '_blank';
+      a.rel    = 'noopener';
+      document.body.appendChild(a);
+      a.click();
+      document.body.removeChild(a);
+    })
+    .catch(function(e) { alert('Download failed: ' + (e.message || 'unknown error')); });
+}
+
+function AssetContextMenu({ asset, x, y, bins, onClose, onChanged, onOpen, onRename, onDownload }) {
   const ref = React.useRef(null);
   // Pin the menu inside the viewport even if the user right-clicked near
   // the bottom-right edge of the grid.
@@ -454,6 +510,9 @@ function AssetContextMenu({ asset, x, y, bins, onClose, onChanged, onOpen, onRen
       <div className="ctx-header">{asset.display_name || asset.name}</div>
       <button onClick={function() { onClose(); onOpen(); }}><Icon name="play" size={11} />Open</button>
       <button onClick={rename}><Icon name="edit" size={11} />Rename…</button>
+      {asset.original_s3_key && onDownload && (
+        <button onClick={function() { onDownload(asset); }}><Icon name="download" size={11} />Download original…</button>
+      )}
       <div className="ctx-divider" />
       {(bins && bins.length > 0) ? (
         <>
@@ -486,7 +545,7 @@ function AssetContextMenu({ asset, x, y, bins, onClose, onChanged, onOpen, onRen
   );
 }
 
-function AssetCard({ asset, onOpen, onContextMenu, onDragStart, draggable }) {
+function AssetCard({ asset, onOpen, onContextMenu, onDownload, onDragStart, draggable }) {
   const [hoverStream, setHoverStream] = React.useState(null);
   const [hovered, setHovered] = React.useState(false);
   const timerRef = React.useRef(null);
@@ -554,6 +613,18 @@ function AssetCard({ asset, onOpen, onContextMenu, onDragStart, draggable }) {
           {asset.status === 'processing' && <span className="badge warning">Processing</span>}
           {asset.status === 'error' && <span className="badge danger">Error</span>}
         </div>
+        {/* Hi-res download trigger — only shown when the asset has an
+            original_s3_key (everything queued through ingest / conform).
+            Hidden until card hover, lives in top-right of the thumb. */}
+        {asset.original_s3_key && onDownload && (
+          <button
+            className="thumb-download-btn"
+            aria-label="Download original"
+            title="Download original"
+            onClick={function(e) { e.stopPropagation(); onDownload(); }}>
+            <Icon name="download" size={12} />
+          </button>
+        )}
         {(asset.type === 'video' || !asset.type) && asset.duration !== '—' && <div className="thumb-duration">{asset.duration}</div>}
       </div>
       <div className="meta">
@@ -634,5 +705,49 @@ function RenameAssetModal({ asset, onClose, onSaved }) {
   );
 }
 
+// First-run-style warning before a hi-res download. Tells the operator the
+// file is full-length, may be multi-GB, and that speed depends on their
+// connection. "Don't show again on this device" persists the dismissal so
+// subsequent downloads (and every Download click after dismissal) skip
+// straight to the file. Settings → Account exposes a control to re-enable.
+function DownloadWarningModal({ asset, onClose, onConfirm }) {
+  const [dismiss, setDismiss] = React.useState(false);
+  const name = asset.display_name || asset.name || asset.id;
+  return (
+    <div className="modal-backdrop" onClick={onClose}>
+      <div className="modal" style={{ width: 460 }} onClick={function(e) { e.stopPropagation(); }}>
+        <div className="modal-head">
+          <div style={{ fontSize: 15, fontWeight: 600 }}>Download original ingest</div>
+          <button className="icon-btn" aria-label="Close" onClick={onClose}><Icon name="x" /></button>
+        </div>
+        <div className="modal-body" style={{ fontSize: 12.5, color: 'var(--text-2)', lineHeight: 1.45 }}>
+          <div style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>
+            You're about to download the full-length original ingest for
+            <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-1)', fontFamily: 'var(--font-mono)', marginLeft: 4 }}>{name}</span>.
+          </div>
+          <div style={{ marginBottom: 12, color: 'var(--text-3)' }}>
+            Originals are often multi-gigabyte. Download speed depends on
+            your network connection; don't start this on a metered link
+            or a busy uplink.
+          </div>
+          <label style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 8, cursor: 'pointer', userSelect: 'none' }}>
+            <input
+              type="checkbox"
+              checked={dismiss}
+              onChange={function(e) { setDismiss(e.target.checked); }}
+              style={{ accentColor: 'var(--accent)' }}
+            />
+            <span style={{ fontSize: 12 }}>Don't show this again on this device</span>
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        <div className="modal-foot">
+          <button className="btn ghost sm" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</button>
+          <button className="btn primary sm" onClick={function() { onConfirm(dismiss); }}>Download</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 window.Library = Library;
 window.AssetCard = AssetCard;
diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/styles-screens.css b/services/web-ui/public/styles-screens.css
index fce0775..7dc8401 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/styles-screens.css
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/styles-screens.css
@@ -44,6 +44,35 @@
   display: flex; gap: 4px;
 }
 
+/* Hi-res download button — top-right corner of an asset thumbnail.
+   Hidden by default, revealed on card hover or button focus. Avoids
+   crowding the resting-state thumb (issue #145). */
+.thumb-download-btn {
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 6px; top: 6px;
+  width: 22px; height: 22px;
+  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  padding: 0;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+  color: #fff;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  transition: opacity 80ms ease-out, transform 120ms ease-out, background 80ms;
+  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
+}
+.asset-card:hover .thumb-download-btn,
+.thumb-download-btn:focus-visible {
+  opacity: 1;
+  transform: translateY(0);
+}
+.thumb-download-btn:hover {
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+}
+
 /* ========== Waveform ========== */
 .waveform { width: 70%; height: 50%; opacity: 0.85; }
 .audio-meter.h { display: flex; gap: 2px; height: 12px; align-items: stretch; }