diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index b895db0..526aeec 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -4,7 +4,25 @@
 const GEMINI_MODEL = 'gemini-flash-lite-latest';
 const GEMINI_URL = `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/${GEMINI_MODEL}:generateContent`;
 
-// (Offscreen document logic removed in favor of iframe approach)
+// ─── Offscreen Document Management ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function setupOffscreenDocument(path) {
+  const offscreenUrl = chrome.runtime.getURL(path);
+  const existingContexts = await chrome.runtime.getContexts({
+    contextTypes: ['OFFSCREEN_DOCUMENT'],
+    documentUrls: [offscreenUrl]
+  });
+
+  if (existingContexts.length > 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await chrome.offscreen.createDocument({
+    url: path,
+    reasons: ['USER_MEDIA'],
+    justification: 'Recording microphone input for speech recognition',
+  });
+}
 
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {
   if (message.type === 'GEMINI_REQUEST') {
@@ -22,7 +40,32 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {
   }
 
   if (message.type === 'OPEN_PERMISSION_PAGE') {
-    chrome.tabs.create({ url: chrome.runtime.getURL('claude-arabic-voice/permission.html') });
+    chrome.tabs.create({ url: chrome.runtime.getURL('permission.html') });
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // --- Offscreen Document Relays for Popup ---
+  if (message.type === 'START_RECORDING_FROM_POPUP') {
+    setupOffscreenDocument('claude-arabic-voice/offscreen.html')
+      .then(() => {
+        chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
+          type: 'START_RECORDING',
+          payload: message.payload
+        }, (response) => {
+          sendResponse(response || { success: true });
+        });
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        console.error('Failed to setup offscreen doc', err);
+        sendResponse({ success: false, error: err.message });
+      });
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (message.type === 'STOP_RECORDING_FROM_POPUP') {
+    chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: 'STOP_RECORDING' }, (response) => {
+       sendResponse(response || { success: true });
+    });
     return true;
   }
 });
diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index ff4b8f4..ce828fd 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -264,76 +264,22 @@ document.getElementById('autofill-btn').addEventListener('click', async () => {
 
 // ─── Voice Dictation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+// ─── Voice Dictation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 function initDictation() {
-  const SpeechRecognition = window.SpeechRecognition || window.webkitSpeechRecognition;
   const statusEl = document.getElementById('dictation-status');
   const micBtn = document.getElementById('dictation-mic-btn');
   const resultArea = document.getElementById('dictation-result');
   const copyBtn = document.getElementById('copy-dictation-btn');
 
-  if (!SpeechRecognition) {
-    statusEl.textContent = '❌ المتصفح لا يدعم التعرف على الصوت';
-    micBtn.disabled = true;
-    micBtn.style.opacity = '0.5';
-    return;
-  }
-
-  let recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
-  recognition.continuous = true;
-  recognition.interimResults = true;
-  recognition.lang = 'ar-SA'; 
-
   let isRecording = false;
   let finalTranscript = '';
-
-  recognition.onstart = () => {
-    isRecording = true;
-    micBtn.style.background = 'linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4d6d, #c9184a)';
-    micBtn.innerHTML = '🔴';
-    micBtn.style.animation = 'claude-voice-pulse 1.5s infinite'; // We can add this via inline or just rely on color
-    statusEl.textContent = 'جارٍ الاستماع... اضغط للإيقاف';
-    finalTranscript = '';
-    resultArea.value = '';
-    copyBtn.style.display = 'none';
-  };
-
-  recognition.onresult = (event) => {
-    let interimTranscript = '';
-    let currentFinal = '';
-
-    for (let i = event.resultIndex; i < event.results.length; i++) {
-      const transcript = event.results[i][0].transcript;
-      if (event.results[i].isFinal) {
-        currentFinal += transcript + ' ';
-      } else {
-        interimTranscript += transcript;
-      }
-    }
-    
-    finalTranscript += currentFinal;
-    resultArea.value = finalTranscript + interimTranscript;
-  };
-
-  recognition.onerror = (event) => {
-    console.error('Speech recognition error', event.error);
-    if (event.error === 'not-allowed') {
-      statusEl.textContent = '❌ يرجى السماح للميكروفون من إعدادات المتصفح';
-    } else if (event.error !== 'no-speech') {
-      statusEl.textContent = '❌ خطأ: ' + event.error;
-    }
-    stopRecording(false);
-  };
-
-  recognition.onend = () => {
-    if (isRecording) {
-      stopRecording(true);
-    }
-  };
+  let interimTranscript = '';
 
   function stopRecording(process = true) {
     if (!isRecording) return;
     isRecording = false;
-    recognition.stop();
+    chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: 'STOP_RECORDING_FROM_POPUP' });
     micBtn.style.background = 'linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), #9b5de5)';
     micBtn.innerHTML = '🎤';
     
@@ -346,18 +292,51 @@ function initDictation() {
     }
   }
 
+  // Listen to messages from the offscreen document via the background
+  chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message) => {
+    if (message.type === 'OFFSCREEN_RECORDING_RESULT') {
+      interimTranscript = message.payload.interimText || '';
+      finalTranscript = message.payload.finalText || '';
+      resultArea.value = (finalTranscript + interimTranscript).trim();
+    } else if (message.type === 'OFFSCREEN_RECORDING_ERROR') {
+      console.error('Speech recognition error', message.payload.error);
+      if (message.payload.error === 'not-allowed') {
+        statusEl.textContent = '❌ يرجى السماح للميكروفون من إعدادات المتصفح';
+        chrome.tabs.create({ url: chrome.runtime.getURL('permission.html') });
+      } else if (message.payload.error !== 'no-speech') {
+        statusEl.textContent = '❌ خطأ: ' + message.payload.error;
+      }
+      stopRecording(false);
+    } else if (message.type === 'OFFSCREEN_RECORDING_END') {
+      if (isRecording) {
+        stopRecording(true);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   micBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
     if (isRecording) {
       stopRecording(true);
     } else {
-      try {
-        const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
-        stream.getTracks().forEach(t => t.stop());
-        recognition.start();
-      } catch (err) {
-        statusEl.textContent = '❌ يجب السماح باستخدام الميكروفون';
-        chrome.tabs.create({ url: chrome.runtime.getURL('permission.html') });
-      }
+      isRecording = true;
+      micBtn.style.background = 'linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4d6d, #c9184a)';
+      micBtn.innerHTML = '🔴';
+      statusEl.textContent = 'جارٍ الاستماع... اضغط للإيقاف';
+      finalTranscript = '';
+      interimTranscript = '';
+      resultArea.value = '';
+      copyBtn.style.display = 'none';
+
+      chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
+        type: 'START_RECORDING_FROM_POPUP',
+        payload: { language: 'ar-SA' }
+      }, (response) => {
+        if (!response || !response.success) {
+           console.error('Failed to start recording', response);
+           statusEl.textContent = '❌ فشل بدء التسجيل';
+           stopRecording(false);
+        }
+      });
     }
   });