diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index ee9f878..bb07ae8 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ body.modal-open { overflow: hidden; }
   </div>
 </div>
 
+<div id="pdfProgressModal" style="position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(15,23,42,.45);display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:95;padding:20px;">
+  <div style="width:min(420px,92vw);background:#fff;border-radius:12px;border:1px solid #dbe7ff;padding:14px;box-shadow:0 20px 60px rgba(15,23,42,.25)">
+    <div style="font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px">PDF wird erstellt…</div>
+    <div style="height:10px;background:#e2e8f0;border-radius:99px;overflow:hidden"><div id="pdfProgressBar" style="height:100%;width:0%;background:#2563eb"></div></div>
+    <small id="pdfProgressText" style="display:block;margin-top:8px;color:#475569">Starte…</small>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
 <div id="modalAi" style="position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(15,23,42,.45);backdrop-filter:blur(6px);display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:75;padding:20px;">
   <div class="box" style="width:min(1320px,98vw);max-height:96vh;overflow:auto;background:#fff;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid #dbe7ff;box-shadow:0 20px 60px rgba(15,23,42,.25)">
     <div class="modal-header" style="align-items:flex-start;gap:14px;">
@@ -170,6 +178,16 @@ let aiEtaBaseSec = null;
 let aiEtaBaseTs = null;
 let aiLastDone = 0;
 
+function setPdfProgress(open, pct=0, text=''){
+  const m = document.getElementById('pdfProgressModal');
+  const b = document.getElementById('pdfProgressBar');
+  const t = document.getElementById('pdfProgressText');
+  if (!m || !b || !t) return;
+  m.style.display = open ? 'flex' : 'none';
+  b.style.width = `${Math.max(0, Math.min(100, pct))}%`;
+  t.textContent = text || '';
+}
+
 function fmtDuration(seconds){
   const s = Math.max(0, Math.round(seconds||0));
   const m = Math.floor(s/60);
@@ -501,6 +519,7 @@ async function downloadPdf(){
   console.log('[PDF] click');
   const openPrintFallback = (msg='') => {
     console.warn('[PDF] fallback print', msg || '(no message)');
+    setPdfProgress(false);
     if (msg) alert(msg);
     const w = window.open('', '_blank');
     if (!w) {
@@ -522,6 +541,8 @@ async function downloadPdf(){
     return;
   }
 
+  setPdfProgress(true, 2, 'Bereite Export vor…');
+
   const root = document.createElement('div');
   root.style.position = 'fixed';
   root.style.left = '-10000px';
@@ -547,6 +568,8 @@ async function downloadPdf(){
     const usableH = pageH - margin * 2;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < cards.length; i++) {
+      const pctStart = 5 + Math.round((i / cards.length) * 90);
+      setPdfProgress(true, pctStart, `Rendere Karte ${i + 1} von ${cards.length}…`);
       console.log('[PDF] rendering card', i + 1, '/', cards.length);
       const canvas = await Promise.race([
         window.html2canvas(cards[i], { scale: 2, useCORS: true, backgroundColor: '#ffffff', logging: false }),
@@ -563,14 +586,18 @@ async function downloadPdf(){
     }
 
     const filename = `coachingcards-${new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10)}.pdf`;
+    setPdfProgress(true, 98, 'Speichere PDF…');
     console.log('[PDF] saving', filename);
     pdf.save(filename);
     console.log('[PDF] save triggered');
+    setPdfProgress(true, 100, 'Fertig');
+    setTimeout(() => setPdfProgress(false), 500);
   } catch (e) {
     console.error('[PDF] export failed', e);
     openPrintFallback('PDF-Download fehlgeschlagen – nutze Druckdialog als Fallback. Schau in die Browser-Konsole.');
   } finally {
     root.remove();
+    setTimeout(() => setPdfProgress(false), 300);
     console.log('[PDF] cleanup done');
   }
 }