diff --git a/app/templates/library.html b/app/templates/library.html
index ad7fcfd..c629e4b 100644
--- a/app/templates/library.html
+++ b/app/templates/library.html
@@ -220,61 +220,7 @@
       <div class="th lib-col-edited sortable" @click="sortBy='edited';doSort()">Last edited</div>
       <div class="th lib-col-visited sortable" @click="sortBy='visited';doSort()">Last visited</div>
     </div>
-    <div class="lib-table-body" id="lib-table-body">
-      <template x-for="(item, idx) in flatItems" :key="item.id">
-        <div class="lib-row" :class="{ selected: !!selected[item.id] }" :data-lib-id="item.id">
-          <div class="row-cell lib-col-name" :class="'indent-' + (item.depth || 0)">
-            <div class="row-name">
-              <!-- Drag handle (hover-only) -->
-              <div class="drag-handle hover-only" title="Drag to move">
-                <span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>
-                <span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>
-                <span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>
-              </div>
-              <!-- Checkbox (hover-only, always visible if checked) -->
-              <div class="lib-checkbox hover-only" :class="{ checked: selected[item.id] }"
-                   @click.stop="toggleItem(item)"></div>
-              <!-- Expand chevron -->
-              <button x-show="item.has_children" class="tree-chevron"
-                      :class="{ open: expanded[item.id] }"
-                      @click.stop="toggleExpand(item)">▶</button>
-              <span x-show="!item.has_children" style="width:18px;flex-shrink:0;"></span>
-              <!-- Icon -->
-              <span class="row-icon" x-text="item.icon || '📄'"></span>
-              <!-- Title or inline rename -->
-              <span class="row-title" x-show="renamingId !== item.id"
-                    @click.stop="startRename(item)"
-                    @dblclick.stop="openItem(item)"
-                    x-text="item.title"
-                    title="Click to rename, double-click to open"></span>
-              <input x-show="renamingId === item.id"
-                     x-model="renameValue"
-                     @keydown.enter="commitRename(item)"
-                     @keydown.escape="renamingId=null"
-                     @blur="commitRename(item)"
-                     @click.stop
-                     style="flex:1;min-width:80px;">
-              <!-- OPEN button (hover-only, right-aligned) -->
-              <button class="btn-open hover-only" @click.stop="openPeek(item)" title="Open preview">⤢ Open</button>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <div class="row-cell lib-col-author">
-            <div class="row-author">
-              <div class="author-avatar" x-text="item.author_initial || '?'"></div>
-              <span x-text="item.author || '—'"></span>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <div class="row-cell lib-col-source">
-            <span class="row-source" x-text="item.source_label || 'Private'"></span>
-          </div>
-          <div class="row-cell lib-col-edited">
-            <span class="row-time" x-text="formatTime(item.updated_at)"></span>
-          </div>
-          <div class="row-cell lib-col-visited">
-            <span class="row-time" x-text="formatTime(item.visited_at)"></span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </template>
+    <div class="lib-table-body" id="lib-table-body" x-html="tableHtml">
     </div>
   </div>
 
@@ -369,6 +315,61 @@ function libraryPage() {
 
     // ── Computed flat list (NOT a getter — Alpine 3.14.9 bug) ──
     flatItems: [],
+    tableHtml: '',
+
+    _buildTableHtml() {
+      var self = this;
+      var html = '';
+      for (var i = 0; i < this.flatItems.length; i++) {
+        var item = this.flatItems[i];
+        var selClass = this.selected[item.id] ? ' selected' : '';
+        var indent = 'indent-' + (item.depth || 0);
+        var checkClass = this.selected[item.id] ? ' checked' : '';
+        var chevOpen = this.expanded[item.id] ? ' open' : '';
+        var isRenaming = this.renamingId === item.id;
+        html += '<div class="lib-row' + selClass + '" data-lib-id="' + item.id + '">';
+        html += '<div class="row-cell lib-col-name ' + indent + '"><div class="row-name">';
+        // Drag handle
+        html += '<div class="drag-handle hover-only" title="Drag to move">';
+        html += '<span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>';
+        html += '<span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>';
+        html += '<span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span></div>';
+        // Checkbox
+        html += '<div class="lib-checkbox hover-only' + checkClass + '" onclick="window._libData.toggleItemById(' + item.id + ')"></div>';
+        // Chevron or spacer
+        if (item.has_children) {
+          html += '<button class="tree-chevron' + chevOpen + '" onclick="window._libData.toggleExpandById(' + item.id + ')">\u25b6</button>';
+        } else {
+          html += '<span style="width:18px;flex-shrink:0;"></span>';
+        }
+        // Icon
+        html += '<span class="row-icon">' + (item.icon || '\ud83d\udcc4') + '</span>';
+        // Title or rename input
+        if (isRenaming) {
+          html += '<input value="' + self._escAttr(self.renameValue) + '" onkeydown="if(event.key===\'Enter\')window._libData.commitRenameById(' + item.id + ')" onblur="window._libData.commitRenameById(' + item.id + ')" style="flex:1;min-width:80px;font-size:13px;padding:2px 4px;background:var(--bg-primary);border:1px solid var(--accent);border-radius:4px;color:var(--text-primary);outline:none;" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">';
+        } else {
+          html += '<span class="row-title" onclick="window._libData.startRenameById(' + item.id + ')" ondblclick="window._libData.openItemById(' + item.id + ')" title="Click to rename, double-click to open">' + self._escHtml(item.title) + '</span>';
+        }
+        // OPEN button
+        html += '<button class="btn-open hover-only" onclick="window._libData.openPeekById(' + item.id + ')" title="Open preview">\u2931 Open</button>';
+        html += '</div></div>';
+        // Author
+        html += '<div class="row-cell lib-col-author"><div class="row-author">';
+        html += '<div class="author-avatar">' + (item.author_initial || '?') + '</div>';
+        html += '<span>' + (item.author || '\u2014') + '</span></div></div>';
+        // Source
+        html += '<div class="row-cell lib-col-source"><span class="row-source">' + (item.source_label || 'Private') + '</span></div>';
+        // Edited
+        html += '<div class="row-cell lib-col-edited"><span class="row-time">' + self.formatTime(item.updated_at) + '</span></div>';
+        // Visited
+        html += '<div class="row-cell lib-col-visited"><span class="row-time">' + self.formatTime(item.visited_at) + '</span></div>';
+        html += '</div>';
+      }
+      this.tableHtml = html;
+    },
+
+    _escHtml(s) { var d=document.createElement('div'); d.textContent = s||''; return d.innerHTML; },
+    _escAttr(s) { return String(s||'').replace(/&/g,'&amp;').replace(/"/g,'&quot;').replace(/</g,'&lt;').replace(/>/g,'&gt;'); },
 
     _recomputeFlatItems() {
       var result = [];
@@ -383,6 +384,45 @@ function libraryPage() {
       this.flatItems.splice(0, this.flatItems.length, ...result);
       this.selectedCount = Object.keys(this.selected).length;
       this.allSelected = this.flatItems.length > 0 && this.selectedCount === this.flatItems.length;
+      this._buildTableHtml();
+    },
+
+    // ── Global dispatch (bypasses Alpine x-for reactivity issues) ──
+    toggleItemById(id) {
+      var item = this._findItem(id);
+      if (!item) return;
+      this.toggleItem(item);
+    },
+    toggleExpandById(id) {
+      var item = this._findItem(id);
+      if (!item) return;
+      this.toggleExpand(item);
+    },
+    startRenameById(id) {
+      var item = this._findItem(id);
+      if (!item) return;
+      this.startRename(item);
+    },
+    commitRenameById(id) {
+      var item = this._findItem(id);
+      if (!item) { this.renamingId = null; this._buildTableHtml(); return; }
+      this.commitRename(item);
+    },
+    openItemById(id) {
+      var item = this._findItem(id);
+      if (!item) return;
+      this.openItem(item);
+    },
+    openPeekById(id) {
+      var item = this._findItem(id);
+      if (!item) return;
+      this.openPeek(item);
+    },
+    _findItem(id) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < this.flatItems.length; i++) {
+        if (this.flatItems[i].id === id) return this.flatItems[i];
+      }
+      return null;
     },
 
     _flatten(nodes, out, depth) {
@@ -421,6 +461,7 @@ function libraryPage() {
 
     // ── Init ──
     init() {
+      window._libData = this; // expose for onclick handlers
       console.log('[Library] init start');
       var wsEl = document.getElementById('lib-workspace-id');
       this.workspaceId = parseInt(wsEl ? wsEl.textContent : '0') || 0;
@@ -483,6 +524,7 @@ function libraryPage() {
         console.log('[Library] loaded ' + this.items.length + ' items');
         this._markTree(this.items, 0);
         this._recomputeFlatItems();
+        this._buildTableHtml();
         console.log('[Library] flatItems after recompute: ' + this.flatItems.length);
         // Force Alpine to re-render (known issue with x-for in 3.14.9)
         var self = this;
@@ -526,6 +568,7 @@ function libraryPage() {
         delete this.expanded[item.id];
         this.expanded = Object.assign({}, this.expanded);
         this._recomputeFlatItems();
+        this._buildTableHtml();
         return;
       }
       // Expand — load children if not loaded yet
@@ -543,6 +586,7 @@ function libraryPage() {
         }
       }
       this._recomputeFlatItems();
+      this._buildTableHtml();
     },
 
     _markChildren(nodes, depth) {
@@ -564,6 +608,7 @@ function libraryPage() {
       }
       this.selected = Object.assign({}, this.selected);
       this._recomputeFlatItems();
+      this._buildTableHtml();
     },
 
     toggleSelectAll() {
@@ -577,12 +622,14 @@ function libraryPage() {
         this.selected = s;
       }
       this._recomputeFlatItems();
+      this._buildTableHtml();
     },
 
     clearSelection() {
       this.selected = {};
       this.moreOpen = false;
       this._recomputeFlatItems();
+      this._buildTableHtml();
     },
 
     // ── Multi-select actions ──
@@ -631,17 +678,22 @@ function libraryPage() {
     startRename(item) {
       this.renamingId = item.id;
       this.renameValue = item.title;
+      this._buildTableHtml();
       var self = this;
       this.$nextTick(function() {
-        var inp = document.querySelector('.row-title input');
-        if (inp) { inp.focus(); inp.select(); }
+        var inp = document.querySelector('.row-title input, [onkeydown*=\"commitRenameById\"]');
+        // Try to find the rename input that was just created
+        var inputs = document.querySelectorAll('#lib-table-body input');
+        for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
+          if (inputs[i].value === item.title) { inputs[i].focus(); inputs[i].select(); break; }
+        }
       });
     },
 
     async commitRename(item) {
       var newName = (this.renameValue || '').trim();
       this.renamingId = null;
-      if (!newName || newName === item.title) return;
+      if (!newName || newName === item.title) { this._buildTableHtml(); return; }
       try {
         var r = await fetch('/api/pages/' + item.id + '/rename', {
           method:'PUT', headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},
@@ -651,6 +703,7 @@ function libraryPage() {
           item.title = newName;
         }
       } catch(e) {}
+      this._buildTableHtml();
     },
 
     // ── Add new ──