diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index b540b32..cf25363 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -230,9 +230,17 @@ function setupUI() {
       const btn = e.target.closest("button");
       if (!btn) return;
       if (handleBlockAction(btn)) return;
+      const prog = $id("main-program");
       if (btn.dataset.action === "add-section" && typeof enterSectionCreateMode === "function") {
         enterSectionCreateMode();
       }
+      if (btn.dataset.action === "generate")  prog.generateAndDownload();
+      if (btn.dataset.action === "save")      saveWorkspace();
+      if (btn.dataset.action === "load")      loadWorkspace();
+      if (btn.dataset.action === "new")       newWorkspace();
+      if (btn.dataset.action === "run-tests") {
+        if (window.APP_TEST_SUITE) APP_TEST_SUITE.run();
+      }
     });
   }
 
@@ -340,25 +348,6 @@ function setupUI() {
     });
   }
 
-  /* Global toolbar */
-  const globalToolbar = document.querySelector(".global-toolbar");
-  if (globalToolbar) {
-    globalToolbar.addEventListener("click", e => {
-      const btn = e.target.closest("button");
-      if (!btn) return;
-      const prog = $id("main-program");
-      if (!prog) { showError("Main program element not found"); return; }
-      if (btn.dataset.action === "generate")  prog.generateCode();
-      if (btn.dataset.action === "save")      saveWorkspace();
-      if (btn.dataset.action === "load")      loadWorkspace();
-      if (btn.dataset.action === "new")       newWorkspace();
-      if (btn.dataset.action === "copy-code") copyCode();
-      if (btn.dataset.action === "run-tests") {
-        if (window.APP_TEST_SUITE) APP_TEST_SUITE.run();
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
   /* Tab bar */
   const tabBar = document.querySelector(".tab-bar");
   if (tabBar) {
diff --git a/helpers.js b/helpers.js
index d945830..82cd5a9 100644
--- a/helpers.js
+++ b/helpers.js
@@ -232,11 +232,6 @@ function findDataSource(hook) {
 }
 
 /** Copies the generated C code text to the clipboard. */
-function copyCode() {
-  const el = $id("ir-code");
-  if (el && el.textContent) navigator.clipboard.writeText(el.textContent).catch(() => {});
-}
-
 /**
  * Escapes special characters for embedding in a C string literal.
  * Handles backslash, double-quote, newline, carriage return, and tab.
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 42326a3..3e85c94 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -374,6 +374,12 @@
           <button data-action="add-section" title="draw a logic section">
             <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><line x1="9" y1="3" x2="9" y2="15"/><line x1="3" y1="9" x2="15" y2="9"/></svg>
           </button>
+          <span class="toolbar-sep"></span>
+          <button data-action="generate" class="action-btn">Generate</button>
+          <button data-action="save" class="action-btn">Save</button>
+          <button data-action="load" class="action-btn">Load</button>
+          <button data-action="new" class="action-btn">New</button>
+          <button data-action="run-tests" class="action-btn">Tests</button>
         </div>
         <div id="draw-area">
           <svg id="connections" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
@@ -438,18 +444,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Bottom toolbar: code generation button and highlighted output. -->
-    <div class="global-toolbar">
-      <button data-action="generate">Generate code</button>
-      <button data-action="save">Save</button>
-      <button data-action="load">Load</button>
-      <button data-action="new">New</button>
-      <button data-action="copy-code">Copy</button>
-      <button data-action="run-tests">Tests</button>
-      <div class="code-output" id="ir-code-container">
-        <pre><code id="ir-code"></code></pre>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    <!-- Empty placeholder removed; actions moved to algorithm pane toolbar. -->
     <div id="error-overlay" class="error-overlay">
       <div class="error-box">
         <span class="error-close">&times;</span>
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 34c14c1..f7fcdb0 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ h1 {
   flex-shrink: 0; flex-wrap: wrap;
   background: var(--surface); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
+.pane-toolbar button.action-btn {
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem; font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 500;
+  background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--accent);
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+.pane-toolbar button.action-btn:hover { background: #357abd; border-color: #357abd; }
 .pane-toolbar button {
   padding: 0.3rem; font: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; cursor: pointer;
   background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); border: 1px solid var(--border);
@@ -463,31 +469,7 @@ wc-assign #hook-next[data-direction="out"] {
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-.global-toolbar {
-  display: flex; gap: 0.25rem; padding: 0.3rem;
-  align-items: flex-start; flex-shrink: 0;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--surface);
-}
-.global-toolbar button {
-  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem; font: inherit; font-size: 0.8rem; cursor: pointer;
-  background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 3px;
-}
-.global-toolbar button:hover { background: #357abd; }
-.global-toolbar .code-output {
-  flex: 1; min-height: 80px; max-height: 50vh; overflow: auto; resize: vertical;
-  background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 0.8rem; line-height: 1.5;
-  padding: 0.3rem; position: relative;
-}
-.global-toolbar .code-output pre {
-  margin: 0; white-space: pre; tab-size: 4;
-}
-.global-toolbar .code-output code {
-  display: block;
-}
-.global-toolbar .code-output code.hljs {
-  background: transparent; padding: 0;
-}
+
 
 
 [data-block] {
diff --git a/wcprogram.js b/wcprogram.js
index 300fa28..ee5f6cb 100644
--- a/wcprogram.js
+++ b/wcprogram.js
@@ -208,12 +208,8 @@ class WCProgram extends HTMLElement {
     return lines.join("\n");
   }
 
-  generateCode() {
-    const outputEl = $id("ir-code");
-    if (!outputEl) { showError("Missing #ir-code output element"); return; }
-
+  _generateIR() {
     const { usedQuantities, usedUnits } = this._gatherUsedTypes();
-
     const typeDefs = this._generateTypeDefs(usedQuantities);
     const unitDefs = this._generateUnitDefs(usedUnits);
     const { boolDefs, scalarDefs, vectorDefs, stringDefs, arrayDefs } = this._generateVariableDeclarations();
@@ -225,24 +221,32 @@ class WCProgram extends HTMLElement {
       ? CodeGen.emitFlat(firstChild)
       : "; no flowchart body\n";
 
-    // Collect external function declarations from used libraries
     const proccalls = this.querySelectorAll("wc-proccall");
     const decls = this._generateLLVMDecls(proccalls);
 
-    // Collect string globals
     const strPool = CodeGen.getStringPool();
     const globals = strPool.map(function (_, i) { return CodeGen.stringGlobal(i); }).join("\n");
 
-    // Variable declarations -> alloca instructions in the prologue
     const dataSection = (boolDefs || scalarDefs || vectorDefs || stringDefs || arrayDefs)
       ? [boolDefs, scalarDefs, vectorDefs, stringDefs, arrayDefs]
           .filter(Boolean).map(function (s) { return s + "\n"; }).join("")
       : "";
 
-    const raw = CodeGen.generateIRFile(firstChild, decls, globals, dataSection);
-    outputEl.textContent = raw;
-    if (typeof hljs !== "undefined") hljs.highlightElement(outputEl);
-    outputEl.parentElement.dataset.language = "llvm";
+    return CodeGen.generateIRFile(firstChild, decls, globals, dataSection);
+  }
+
+  generateAndDownload() {
+    const ir = this._generateIR();
+    if (!ir) { showError("No IR to download"); return; }
+    const blob = new Blob([ir], { type: "text/plain" });
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const a = document.createElement("a");
+    a.href = url;
+    a.download = "program.ll";
+    document.body.appendChild(a);
+    a.click();
+    document.body.removeChild(a);
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
   }
 }