diff --git a/app/(app)/offline-content/page.tsx b/app/(app)/downloads/page.tsx
similarity index 85%
rename from app/(app)/offline-content/page.tsx
rename to app/(app)/downloads/page.tsx
index 7bf1165c..802e8738 100644
--- a/app/(app)/offline-content/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/downloads/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 /**
- * /offline-content — the reader's device-local offline library.
+ * /downloads — the reader's device-local offline library.
  *
  * Lists everything saved via the header's "Save offline" button and lets them
  * open (offline-capable) or remove each item. Items link with a plain <a> (a
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * fail. This page also doubles as the SW's offline navigation fallback.
  */
 
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState, useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
 import {
   BookOpen,
   FileText,
@@ -67,33 +67,45 @@ function formatDate(ms: number): string {
   }
 }
 
-export default function OfflineContentPage() {
+// External-store readers for the two client-only, non-React values. Using
+// useSyncExternalStore (instead of setState-in-an-effect) is SSR-safe and
+// avoids the "setState synchronously within an effect" cascade warning.
+function subscribeOnline(cb: () => void) {
+  window.addEventListener("online", cb);
+  window.addEventListener("offline", cb);
+  return () => {
+    window.removeEventListener("online", cb);
+    window.removeEventListener("offline", cb);
+  };
+}
+const noopSubscribe = () => () => {};
+
+export default function DownloadsPage() {
   const [items, setItems] = useState<OfflineItem[] | null>(null);
   const [usage, setUsage] = useState<number | null>(null);
-  const [online, setOnline] = useState(true);
-  const [supported, setSupported] = useState(true);
+
+  // Client-only reads via external stores (SSR snapshot → server-safe default).
+  const online = useSyncExternalStore(
+    subscribeOnline,
+    () => navigator.onLine,
+    () => true,
+  );
+  const supported = useSyncExternalStore(
+    noopSubscribe,
+    () => offlineSupported(),
+    () => false,
+  );
 
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
     setItems(await listOffline());
     setUsage(await usageBytes());
   }, []);
 
+  // Load the library once mounted. The setState calls happen after an await
+  // (asynchronously), not synchronously in the effect body.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!offlineSupported()) {
-      setSupported(false);
-      setItems([]);
-      return;
-    }
-    setOnline(navigator.onLine);
+    if (!offlineSupported()) return;
     void refresh();
-    const on = () => setOnline(true);
-    const off = () => setOnline(false);
-    window.addEventListener("online", on);
-    window.addEventListener("offline", off);
-    return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener("online", on);
-      window.removeEventListener("offline", off);
-    };
   }, [refresh]);
 
   async function remove(key: string) {
diff --git a/app/(app)/settings/page.tsx b/app/(app)/settings/page.tsx
index 30d0f2c6..7bc27ba5 100644
--- a/app/(app)/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/settings/page.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
         description="Pages and lectures you've saved to read or listen to without a connection. Saved on this device — open the library to remove downloads and free up space."
       >
         <ul className="divide-y divide-border">
-          <LegalLink href="/offline-content" label="Manage offline library" />
+          <LegalLink href="/downloads" label="Manage offline downloads" />
         </ul>
       </Section>
 
diff --git a/components/layout/site-mobile-nav.tsx b/components/layout/site-mobile-nav.tsx
index 52c5a2fc..bad68373 100644
--- a/components/layout/site-mobile-nav.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/site-mobile-nav.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const SECONDARY: NavItem[] = [
   { href: "/journals", label: "Journals" },
   { href: "/magazines", label: "Magazines" },
   { href: "/other-documents", label: "Other Documents" },
-  { href: "/offline-content", label: "Offline library" },
+  { href: "/downloads", label: "Downloads" },
   { href: "/about", label: "About" },
 ];
 
diff --git a/components/layout/site-sidebar.tsx b/components/layout/site-sidebar.tsx
index 87a0f927..cff63f15 100644
--- a/components/layout/site-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/site-sidebar.tsx
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ const TOP_ITEMS: NavItem[] = [
     icon: <AtSign className="size-5" />,
   },
   {
-    href: "/offline-content",
-    label: "Offline",
+    href: "/downloads",
+    label: "Downloads",
     icon: <DownloadCloud className="size-5" />,
   },
 ];
diff --git a/lib/offline.ts b/lib/offline.ts
index 0e93b4ee..b7a6c029 100644
--- a/lib/offline.ts
+++ b/lib/offline.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *   - **Transcript audio** → a Blob in IndexedDB, played through a pre-created
  *     object URL (full native seeking; see `primeOfflineAudio`).
  *
- * An `items` index (IndexedDB) records what's saved so `/offline-content` can
+ * An `items` index (IndexedDB) records what's saved so `/downloads` can
  * list it and the header button can show saved state.
  */
 
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ async function cachePageAndAssets(
   return { htmlLength: html.length, assetCount: assetUrls.length };
 }
 
-/** Precache the /offline-content library page so it works as the SW's offline
+/** Precache the /downloads library page so it works as the SW's offline
  *  navigation fallback even if the user never opened it online. Best-effort. */
 export async function precacheOfflineLibrary(): Promise<void> {
   if (!offlineSupported()) return;
   try {
     await cachePageAndAssets(
-      new URL("/offline-content", window.location.origin).href,
+      new URL("/downloads", window.location.origin).href,
     );
   } catch {
     /* best-effort */
diff --git a/public/sw.js b/public/sw.js
index 37cc7da2..e7a5b7dc 100644
--- a/public/sw.js
+++ b/public/sw.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const PAGES_CACHE = `offline-pages-${CACHE_VERSION}`; // saved page HTML documen
 const ASSETS_CACHE = `offline-assets-${CACHE_VERSION}`; // /_next/* + static files
 const OFFLINE_CACHES = [PAGES_CACHE, ASSETS_CACHE];
 // The library page doubles as the navigation fallback when offline.
-const OFFLINE_FALLBACK = "/offline-content";
+const OFFLINE_FALLBACK = "/downloads";
 
 self.addEventListener("install", () => self.skipWaiting());
 self.addEventListener("activate", (event) =>