diff --git a/src/components/LatestUpdateCard.tsx b/src/components/LatestUpdateCard.tsx
index 16d62b8..ef30bff 100644
--- a/src/components/LatestUpdateCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LatestUpdateCard.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-import { Play } from "lucide-react";
-import { Link, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { LoaderCircle, Play } from "lucide-react";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { FavoriteButton } from "../favorites/FavoriteButton";
 import { useI18n } from "../i18n";
 import { useLocalizedPath } from "../useLocalizedPath";
 import type { Attachment, Post } from "../types/post";
 import { DownloadCloudIcon } from "./icons/DownloadCloudIcon";
+import {
+  mediaSaveKindFromAttachment,
+  useSaveToAlbumGuide,
+} from "./SaveToAlbumGuide";
+import { useToast } from "./Toast";
+import { downloadAttachment } from "./messageStream/utils/downloadFile";
 import { fileIcon } from "./messageStream/utils/fileIcon";
 import {
   filenameWithExtension,
@@ -23,11 +30,24 @@ function LatestActions({
   attachment?: Attachment;
 }) {
   const { t } = useI18n();
-  const lp = useLocalizedPath();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { showToast } = useToast();
+  const { showSaveToAlbumGuide } = useSaveToAlbumGuide();
+  const [isDownloading, setIsDownloading] = useState(false);
 
-  const goToPost = () => {
-    navigate(lp(`/browse?post=${encodeURIComponent(post.id)}`));
+  const handleDownload = async () => {
+    if (!attachment || isDownloading) return;
+    setIsDownloading(true);
+    try {
+      await downloadAttachment(post.id, attachment.id, attachment.filename, {
+        sizeBytes: attachment.sizeBytes,
+      });
+      const mediaKind = mediaSaveKindFromAttachment(attachment);
+      if (mediaKind) showSaveToAlbumGuide(mediaKind);
+    } catch {
+      showToast(t("downloadFail"), "error");
+    } finally {
+      setIsDownloading(false);
+    }
   };
 
   return (
@@ -39,13 +59,23 @@ function LatestActions({
           onClick={(event) => {
             event.preventDefault();
             event.stopPropagation();
-            goToPost();
+            void handleDownload();
           }}
-          aria-label={t("download")}
-          title={t("download")}
-          className="relative z-20 flex h-9 w-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#191921] text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-[#22232D] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/70"
+          disabled={isDownloading}
+          aria-label={
+            isDownloading ? t("downloading") : `Download ${attachment.filename}`
+          }
+          aria-busy={isDownloading}
+          className="relative z-20 flex h-9 w-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#191921] text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-[#22232D] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/70 disabled:cursor-wait"
         >
-          <DownloadCloudIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+          {isDownloading ? (
+            <LoaderCircle
+              className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin text-[#A8A9AE]"
+              strokeWidth={2.3}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <DownloadCloudIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+          )}
         </button>
       ) : null}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/PopularRankList.tsx b/src/components/PopularRankList.tsx
index 12123df..c939352 100644
--- a/src/components/PopularRankList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PopularRankList.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   FileText,
   Image as ImageIcon,
   Link as LinkIcon,
+  LoaderCircle,
   Music,
   Presentation,
   Video,
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ import { cleanCategoryDisplayName } from "../utils/categoryDisplay";
 import { formatDateYmd } from "../utils/format";
 import { postToResource } from "../utils/postResourceAdapter";
 import type { Post } from "../types/post";
+import { downloadAttachment } from "./messageStream/utils/downloadFile";
+import { mediaSaveKindFromType, useSaveToAlbumGuide } from "./SaveToAlbumGuide";
+import { useToast } from "./Toast";
 import { FavoriteButton } from "../favorites/FavoriteButton";
 
 const MEDALS = ["🥇", "🥈", "🥉"];
@@ -101,18 +105,31 @@ export function PopularRankRow({
   const { t, lang } = useI18n();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const lp = useLocalizedPath();
+  const { showToast } = useToast();
+  const { showSaveToAlbumGuide } = useSaveToAlbumGuide();
+  const [isDownloading, setIsDownloading] = useState(false);
   const [coverFailed, setCoverFailed] = useState(false);
 
   const r = postToResource(post, lang, categories);
   const cover = r.coverImage && !coverFailed ? assetUrl(r.coverImage) : "";
   const isTop3 = showRank && index < MEDALS.length;
 
-  const goToPost = () => {
-    const params = new URLSearchParams();
-    if (browseSort) params.set("sort", browseSort);
-    params.set("post", post.id);
-    if (singlePostLink) params.set("single", "1");
-    navigate(lp(`/browse?${params.toString()}`));
+  const handleDownload = async () => {
+    if (isDownloading || !r.downloadPostId || !r.downloadAttachmentId) return;
+    setIsDownloading(true);
+    try {
+      await downloadAttachment(
+        r.downloadPostId,
+        r.downloadAttachmentId,
+        r.title,
+      );
+      const mediaKind = mediaSaveKindFromType(r.type);
+      if (mediaKind) showSaveToAlbumGuide(mediaKind);
+    } catch {
+      showToast(t("downloadFail"), "error");
+    } finally {
+      setIsDownloading(false);
+    }
   };
 
   return (
@@ -125,7 +142,13 @@ export function PopularRankRow({
     >
       <button
         type="button"
-        onClick={goToPost}
+        onClick={() => {
+          const params = new URLSearchParams();
+          if (browseSort) params.set("sort", browseSort);
+          params.set("post", post.id);
+          if (singlePostLink) params.set("single", "1");
+          navigate(lp(`/browse?${params.toString()}`));
+        }}
         aria-label={r.title}
         className="absolute inset-0 z-0 rounded-2xl outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/70"
       />
@@ -193,16 +216,20 @@ export function PopularRankRow({
         {showDownload && r.isDownloadable ? (
           <button
             type="button"
-            onClick={(event) => {
-              event.preventDefault();
-              event.stopPropagation();
-              goToPost();
-            }}
+            onClick={handleDownload}
+            disabled={isDownloading}
             aria-label={t("download")}
             title={t("download")}
-            className="flex h-9 w-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#191921] text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-[#22232D] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/70"
+            className="flex h-9 w-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#191921] text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-[#22232D] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/70 disabled:cursor-wait"
           >
-            <DownloadCloudIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+            {isDownloading ? (
+              <LoaderCircle
+                className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin"
+                strokeWidth={2.3}
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <DownloadCloudIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+            )}
           </button>
         ) : null}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/RecommendedCard.tsx b/src/components/RecommendedCard.tsx
index 2dbbb2b..f3566ca 100644
--- a/src/components/RecommendedCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RecommendedCard.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+import { Download, LoaderCircle } from "lucide-react";
 import { m } from "framer-motion";
-import { Link, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import type { Resource } from "../api";
 import { assetUrl } from "../api";
 import { useI18n } from "../i18n";
 import { useLocalizedPath } from "../useLocalizedPath";
-import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { formatDateYmd } from "../utils/format";
 import { DownloadCloudIcon } from "./icons/DownloadCloudIcon";
 import { officialRecommendationCoverFallbacks } from "./FigmaBanner";
+import {
+  downloadAttachment,
+  downloadFile,
+} from "./messageStream/utils/downloadFile";
+import { mediaSaveKindFromType, useSaveToAlbumGuide } from "./SaveToAlbumGuide";
+import { useToast } from "./Toast";
 import { FavoriteButton } from "../favorites/FavoriteButton";
 
 function isPlaceholderAsset(path: string | undefined | null) {
@@ -46,7 +53,9 @@ export function RecommendedCard({
 }) {
   const { t } = useI18n();
   const lp = useLocalizedPath();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { showToast } = useToast();
+  const { showSaveToAlbumGuide } = useSaveToAlbumGuide();
+  const [isDownloading, setIsDownloading] = useState(false);
   const figmaCover =
     officialRecommendationCoverFallbacks[
       visualIndex % officialRecommendationCoverFallbacks.length
@@ -68,10 +77,26 @@ export function RecommendedCard({
       ? assetUrl(r.fileUrl || r.previewUrl)
       : "";
 
-  const goToPost = () => {
-    // Same destination as the card-wide overlay link, so the user lands on the
-    // post and can choose exactly which attachment to download.
-    navigate(lp(`/resource/${r.id}`));
+  const handleDownload = async () => {
+    if (isDownloading) return;
+    setIsDownloading(true);
+    try {
+      if (r.downloadPostId && r.downloadAttachmentId) {
+        await downloadAttachment(
+          r.downloadPostId,
+          r.downloadAttachmentId,
+          displayTitle,
+        );
+      } else {
+        await downloadFile(dl, displayTitle);
+      }
+      const mediaKind = mediaSaveKindFromType(r.type);
+      if (mediaKind) showSaveToAlbumGuide(mediaKind);
+    } catch {
+      showToast(t("downloadFail"), "error");
+    } finally {
+      setIsDownloading(false);
+    }
   };
 
   return (
@@ -168,18 +193,29 @@ export function RecommendedCard({
                 type="button"
                 className={
                   useFigmaDesign
-                    ? "relative z-20 flex h-9 w-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#191921] text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-[#22232D] active:scale-95 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/80"
-                    : "relative z-20 shrink-0 rounded-lg p-1 text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-ark-gold/10 active:scale-95 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/80"
+                    ? "relative z-20 flex h-9 w-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#191921] text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-[#22232D] active:scale-95 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/80 disabled:cursor-wait"
+                    : "relative z-20 shrink-0 rounded-lg p-1 text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-ark-gold/10 active:scale-95 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ark-gold/80 disabled:cursor-wait"
                 }
-                title={t("download")}
-                aria-label={t("download")}
+                title={isDownloading ? t("downloading") : t("download")}
+                aria-label={isDownloading ? t("downloading") : t("download")}
+                aria-busy={isDownloading}
+                disabled={isDownloading}
                 onClick={(e) => {
                   e.preventDefault();
                   e.stopPropagation();
-                  goToPost();
+                  void handleDownload();
                 }}
               >
-                <DownloadCloudIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+                {isDownloading ? (
+                  <LoaderCircle
+                    className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin"
+                    strokeWidth={2.2}
+                  />
+                ) : useFigmaDesign ? (
+                  <DownloadCloudIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
+                ) : (
+                  <Download className="h-5 w-5" strokeWidth={2.2} />
+                )}
               </button>
             ) : null}
           </div>