diff --git a/src-frontend/src/App.jsx b/src-frontend/src/App.jsx
index c8e89249..472f6aaa 100644
--- a/src-frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src-frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import PrinterPanel from './components/PrinterPanel.jsx'
 import TuningPanel  from './components/TuningPanel.jsx'
 import CalibrationButtons from './components/CalibrationButtons.jsx'
 import CalibrationAxis    from './components/CalibrationAxis.jsx'
-import TextEditOverlay    from './components/TextEditOverlay.jsx'
 import NodeGraph from './components/NodeGraph.jsx'
 import PassPanel from './components/PassPanel.jsx'
 import PerfPanel from './components/PerfPanel.jsx'
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import * as tauri from './hooks/useTauri.js'
 import { serialize, deserialize } from './project.js'
 import { useFps } from './hooks/useFps.js'
 
-const VIEW_MODES = ['source', 'detection', 'contours', 'gcode', 'printer', 'tuning']
+const VIEW_MODES = ['source', 'pipeline', 'gcode', 'printer', 'tuning']
 
 export default function App() {
   const [image, setImage]           = useState(null)
@@ -35,45 +34,10 @@ export default function App() {
   const [nodeWidth, setNodeWidth] = useState(450)
   const [dpi, setDpi] = useState(150)
   const [projectPath, setProjectPath] = useState(null)   // null = unsaved
-  const [sourceMode, setSourceMode] = useState('image')  // 'image' | 'text'
-  const [textBlocks, setTextBlocks] = useState([
-    // Sensible defaults for #10 envelope addressing.
-    { text: 'Your Name\n123 Your St\nYour City, ST 12345',
-      font_size_mm: 3, line_spacing_mm: 5, x_mm: 8, y_mm: 8 },
-    { text: 'Recipient Name\n456 Their St\nTheir City, ST 67890',
-      font_size_mm: 5, line_spacing_mm: 8, x_mm: 35, y_mm: 95 },
-  ])
   const resizing = useRef(false)
 
-  // True when the project has something to plot. In text mode, "ready" =
-  // pipeline has produced strokes; just having text doesn't guarantee the
-  // graph processed it yet. Same check as image mode.
   const hasOutput = passes.some(p => p.strokeCount > 0)
 
-  // When in text mode, rasterise blocks into a paper-sized image source
-  // (debounced) and trigger pipeline processing on the new image. The
-  // image flows through Source → Kernel → Hull → Fill like any other.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (sourceMode !== 'text') return
-    const t = setTimeout(async () => {
-      try {
-        const info = await tauri.setTextBlocks(
-          textBlocks,
-          gcodeConfig.paper_w_mm,
-          gcodeConfig.paper_h_mm,
-          dpi,
-          /* strokeThicknessPx */ Math.max(2, Math.round(dpi / 50)),
-        )
-        setImage(info)
-        setStrokes(null)
-        scheduleProcessRef.current?.()
-      } catch (e) {
-        setGlobalStatus(`Text render error: ${e.message ?? e}`)
-      }
-    }, 350)
-    return () => clearTimeout(t)
-  }, [sourceMode, textBlocks, gcodeConfig.paper_w_mm, gcodeConfig.paper_h_mm, dpi])
-
   // Ctrl+S / Ctrl+Shift+S — ref pattern keeps listener stable across renders
   const saveProjectRef = useRef(null)
   saveProjectRef.current = saveProject
@@ -145,24 +109,9 @@ export default function App() {
         case 'source':
           setDisplayB64(image.preview_b64)
           break
-        case 'detection':
+        case 'pipeline':
           setDisplayB64(passes[0]?.vizB64 ?? null)
           break
-        case 'contours':
-          if (passes[0]?.hullCount > 0) {
-            try {
-              const tv = performance.now()
-              const b64 = await tauri.getPassViz(0, viewMode)
-              setPerfData(pd => ({ ...(pd ?? {}), js_viz: Math.round(performance.now() - tv) }))
-              setDisplayB64(b64)
-            } catch (e) {
-              setGlobalStatus(`Viz error: ${e}`)
-              setDisplayB64(null)
-            }
-          } else {
-            setDisplayB64(null)
-          }
-          break
         case 'gcode':
           if (passes.some(p => p.strokeCount > 0)) {
             try {
@@ -282,8 +231,6 @@ export default function App() {
         nodeWidth,
         graph:       passes[0].graph,
         gcodeConfig,
-        sourceMode,
-        textBlocks,
       })
       await tauri.writeProjectFile(path, json)
       setProjectPath(path)
@@ -306,8 +253,6 @@ export default function App() {
       if (restored.gcodeConfig) setGcodeConfig(restored.gcodeConfig)
       if (restored.dpi)         setDpi(restored.dpi)
       if (restored.nodeWidth)   setNodeWidth(restored.nodeWidth)
-      if (restored.sourceMode)             setSourceMode(restored.sourceMode)
-      if (Array.isArray(restored.textBlocks)) setTextBlocks(restored.textBlocks)
 
       // Replace the pass graph
       if (restored.graph) {
@@ -412,41 +357,6 @@ export default function App() {
 
           <div className="px-3 py-2 space-y-4">
 
-            {/* Source mode */}
-            <div className="space-y-1.5">
-              <p className="text-neutral-500 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider">Source</p>
-              <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-1">
-                <button onClick={() => setSourceMode('image')}
-                  className={`px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs ${sourceMode === 'image' ? 'bg-indigo-700 text-white' : 'bg-neutral-800 hover:bg-neutral-700 text-neutral-400'}`}>
-                  Image
-                </button>
-                <button onClick={() => setSourceMode('text')}
-                  className={`px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs ${sourceMode === 'text' ? 'bg-indigo-700 text-white' : 'bg-neutral-800 hover:bg-neutral-700 text-neutral-400'}`}>
-                  Text
-                </button>
-              </div>
-
-              {sourceMode === 'text' && (
-                <div className="pt-1 space-y-1.5">
-                  <p className="text-[11px] text-neutral-400 leading-snug">
-                    Switch to the <span className="text-emerald-500">Source</span> tab to place
-                    text directly on the paper. Click empty paper to add a box, drag the
-                    header to move, drag the SE corner to scale.
-                  </p>
-                  <p className="text-[10px] text-neutral-600 leading-snug">
-                    Blocks rasterise to a paper-sized image and run through the graph
-                    (Detection → Hull → Fill) like any image source.
-                  </p>
-                  <button
-                    onClick={() => setTextBlocks([])}
-                    disabled={textBlocks.length === 0}
-                    className="w-full px-2 py-1 rounded bg-neutral-800 hover:bg-neutral-700 text-xs text-neutral-400 disabled:opacity-40">
-                    Clear all blocks ({textBlocks.length})
-                  </button>
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
-
             {/* Graph */}
             <div className="space-y-0.5">
               <p className="text-neutral-500 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider mb-1.5">Graph</p>
@@ -565,7 +475,7 @@ export default function App() {
         {/* Top bar — accent colors match the section dots in the left panel */}
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1 px-3 py-2 border-b border-neutral-800 bg-neutral-900/80">
           {VIEW_MODES.map(m => {
-            const accent = { detection: '#6366f1', contours: '#14b8a6', gcode: '#f59e0b', printer: '#10b981', tuning: '#a855f7' }[m]
+            const accent = { pipeline: '#6366f1', gcode: '#f59e0b', printer: '#10b981', tuning: '#a855f7' }[m]
             const label  = m === 'gcode' ? 'G-code' : m.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + m.slice(1)
             return (
               <button key={m}
@@ -594,7 +504,7 @@ export default function App() {
 
         {/* Viewport / Node graph */}
         <div className="flex-1 relative overflow-hidden">
-          {viewMode === 'detection' ? (
+          {viewMode === 'pipeline' ? (
             <NodeGraph
               graph={passes[0].graph}
               onChange={graph => {
@@ -614,13 +524,6 @@ export default function App() {
             />
           ) : viewMode === 'tuning' ? (
             <TuningPanel printerUrl={gcodeConfig.printer_url ?? ''} />
-          ) : viewMode === 'source' && sourceMode === 'text' ? (
-            <TextEditOverlay
-              paperWMm={gcodeConfig.paper_w_mm}
-              paperHMm={gcodeConfig.paper_h_mm}
-              blocks={textBlocks}
-              setBlocks={setTextBlocks}
-            />
           ) : (
             <Viewport
               imageB64={displayB64}
@@ -631,7 +534,7 @@ export default function App() {
             />
           )}
           {showPerf && <PerfPanel data={perfData} fps={fps} longTasks={longTasks} />}
-          {!image && sourceMode !== 'text' && (
+          {!image && (
             <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center pointer-events-none">
               <div className="text-center space-y-2">
                 <p className="text-neutral-600 text-lg">No image loaded</p>
diff --git a/src-frontend/src/components/TextEditOverlay.jsx b/src-frontend/src/components/TextEditOverlay.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b462e8d0..00000000
--- a/src-frontend/src/components/TextEditOverlay.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,319 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useLayoutEffect } from 'react'
-import { renderText, measureText } from '../lib/hershey.js'
-
-// MS-Paint-style WYSIWYG text editor for the Source tab.
-//
-// Each box is a stack of three layers in mm-coord SVG-space:
-//   1. visual: <svg> rendering the actual Hershey strokes (what will plot)
-//   2. editable: a transparent <textarea> overlaid for caret + key handling
-//   3. chrome: header (drag-to-move) and SE handle (drag-to-scale font)
-//
-// Background pan/zoom: drag empty space to pan, mouse wheel zooms to cursor,
-// double-click on paper adds a new block.
-
-const HEADER_H_PX = 18
-
-export default function TextEditOverlay({
-  paperWMm, paperHMm,
-  blocks, setBlocks,
-}) {
-  const containerRef = useRef(null)
-  const [layout, setLayout] = useState({ scale: 1, paperX: 0, paperY: 0, paperW: 0, paperH: 0 })
-  const [view, setView] = useState({ zoom: 1, panX: 0, panY: 0 })
-  const [selectedIdx, setSelectedIdx] = useState(null)
-  const panDragRef = useRef(null)
-
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    const el = containerRef.current
-    if (!el) return
-    const update = () => {
-      const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect()
-      const pad  = 24
-      const cw = Math.max(1, rect.width  - pad * 2)
-      const ch = Math.max(1, rect.height - pad * 2)
-      const scale = Math.min(cw / paperWMm, ch / paperHMm)
-      const paperW = paperWMm * scale
-      const paperH = paperHMm * scale
-      const paperX = (rect.width  - paperW) / 2
-      const paperY = (rect.height - paperH) / 2
-      setLayout({ scale, paperX, paperY, paperW, paperH })
-    }
-    update()
-    const ro = new ResizeObserver(update)
-    ro.observe(el)
-    return () => ro.disconnect()
-  }, [paperWMm, paperHMm])
-
-  // mm → screen-px (zoom-aware). Used by TextBox for positioning and sizing.
-  const mmToPx = (mm) => mm * layout.scale * view.zoom
-  const pxToMm = (px) => px / (layout.scale * view.zoom)
-
-  // Convert a clientXY (mouse event) to mm coordinates on the paper.
-  const clientToMm = (clientX, clientY) => {
-    const rect = containerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect()
-    const sx = clientX - rect.left - layout.paperX - view.panX
-    const sy = clientY - rect.top  - layout.paperY - view.panY
-    return { x: sx / (layout.scale * view.zoom), y: sy / (layout.scale * view.zoom) }
-  }
-
-  const onPanMouseDown = (e) => {
-    if (e.target !== e.currentTarget) return
-    if (e.button !== 0) return
-    panDragRef.current = {
-      startX: e.clientX, startY: e.clientY,
-      origPanX: view.panX, origPanY: view.panY,
-      moved: false,
-    }
-    const onMove = (ev) => {
-      const s = panDragRef.current
-      if (!s) return
-      const dx = ev.clientX - s.startX
-      const dy = ev.clientY - s.startY
-      if (!s.moved && (Math.abs(dx) > 3 || Math.abs(dy) > 3)) s.moved = true
-      setView(v => ({ ...v, panX: s.origPanX + dx, panY: s.origPanY + dy }))
-    }
-    const onUp = (ev) => {
-      const s = panDragRef.current
-      panDragRef.current = null
-      document.removeEventListener('mousemove', onMove)
-      document.removeEventListener('mouseup', onUp)
-      // Click without drag on background → deselect any selected box.
-      if (s && !s.moved) setSelectedIdx(null)
-    }
-    document.addEventListener('mousemove', onMove)
-    document.addEventListener('mouseup', onUp)
-  }
-
-  const onWheel = (e) => {
-    e.preventDefault()
-    const rect = containerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect()
-    const cx = e.clientX - rect.left - layout.paperX
-    const cy = e.clientY - rect.top  - layout.paperY
-    const factor = e.deltaY < 0 ? 1.1 : 1 / 1.1
-    setView(v => {
-      const nz = Math.max(0.1, Math.min(20, v.zoom * factor))
-      const r  = nz / v.zoom
-      return { zoom: nz, panX: v.panX * r + cx * (1 - r), panY: v.panY * r + cy * (1 - r) }
-    })
-  }
-
-  const onPaperDoubleClick = (e) => {
-    if (e.target !== e.currentTarget) return
-    const { x, y } = clientToMm(e.clientX, e.clientY)
-    const newBlock = {
-      text: 'New text',
-      font_size_mm: 5, line_spacing_mm: 8,
-      x_mm: Math.max(0, x), y_mm: Math.max(0, y),
-    }
-    setBlocks(bs => [...bs, newBlock])
-    setSelectedIdx(blocks.length)
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div ref={containerRef}
-      onMouseDown={onPanMouseDown}
-      onWheel={onWheel}
-      className="absolute inset-0 bg-neutral-900 select-none overflow-hidden">
-      <div className="absolute bg-neutral-100 shadow-lg"
-        onMouseDown={onPanMouseDown}
-        onDoubleClick={onPaperDoubleClick}
-        style={{
-          left: layout.paperX + view.panX,
-          top:  layout.paperY + view.panY,
-          width:  layout.paperW * view.zoom,
-          height: layout.paperH * view.zoom,
-        }}>
-        {blocks.map((b, i) => (
-          <TextBox key={i}
-            block={b}
-            selected={selectedIdx === i}
-            onSelect={() => setSelectedIdx(i)}
-            onChange={patch => setBlocks(bs => bs.map((bb, j) => j === i ? { ...bb, ...patch } : bb))}
-            onDelete={() => { setBlocks(bs => bs.filter((_, j) => j !== i)); setSelectedIdx(null) }}
-            mmToPx={mmToPx} pxToMm={pxToMm}
-          />
-        ))}
-      </div>
-      <p className="absolute bottom-2 left-3 text-[10px] text-neutral-500 pointer-events-none">
-        Drag to pan • Wheel to zoom • Double-click paper to add a text box • Drag header to move • Drag SE corner to scale font
-      </p>
-      <p className="absolute top-2 right-3 text-[10px] text-neutral-500 pointer-events-none">
-        Paper {paperWMm.toFixed(0)}×{paperHMm.toFixed(0)}mm · {(view.zoom * 100).toFixed(0)}%
-      </p>
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
-// ── Single box ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-function TextBox({ block, selected, onSelect, onChange, onDelete, mmToPx, pxToMm }) {
-  const taRef = useRef(null)
-  const dragStateRef = useRef(null)
-
-  // Real Hershey rendering: actual strokes & accurate measurement.
-  const { strokes, widthMm, heightMm } = useMemo(() => {
-    const { width, height } = measureText(block.text || ' ', block.font_size_mm, block.line_spacing_mm)
-    const strokes = renderText(block.text || '', block.font_size_mm, block.line_spacing_mm)
-    return {
-      strokes,
-      widthMm:  Math.max(8, width  + 2),     // small breathing room so caret has space
-      heightMm: Math.max(block.font_size_mm, height),
-    }
-  }, [block.text, block.font_size_mm, block.line_spacing_mm])
-
-  const left   = mmToPx(block.x_mm)
-  const top    = mmToPx(block.y_mm)
-  const width  = mmToPx(widthMm)
-  const height = mmToPx(heightMm)
-  const fontPx = mmToPx(block.font_size_mm)
-  // Hershey-pen-thickness ≈ 1/14 cap-height — emulate visually with a thin
-  // SVG stroke. Scale with font size so it stays visible.
-  const strokePx = Math.max(0.6, fontPx / 14)
-
-  const onHeaderMouseDown = (e) => {
-    e.stopPropagation()
-    e.preventDefault()
-    onSelect()
-    dragStateRef.current = {
-      kind: 'move',
-      startX: e.clientX, startY: e.clientY,
-      origMm: { x: block.x_mm, y: block.y_mm },
-    }
-    document.addEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove)
-    document.addEventListener('mouseup',   onMouseUp)
-  }
-
-  const onResizeMouseDown = (e) => {
-    e.stopPropagation()
-    e.preventDefault()
-    onSelect()
-    dragStateRef.current = {
-      kind: 'resize',
-      startX: e.clientX, startY: e.clientY,
-      origFontMm: block.font_size_mm,
-      origLineMm: block.line_spacing_mm ?? block.font_size_mm * 1.6,
-      origWidthPx:  width,
-      origHeightPx: height,
-    }
-    document.addEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove)
-    document.addEventListener('mouseup',   onMouseUp)
-  }
-
-  function onMouseMove(e) {
-    const s = dragStateRef.current
-    if (!s) return
-    const dx = e.clientX - s.startX
-    const dy = e.clientY - s.startY
-    if (s.kind === 'move') {
-      onChange({
-        x_mm: Math.max(0, s.origMm.x + pxToMm(dx)),
-        y_mm: Math.max(0, s.origMm.y + pxToMm(dy)),
-      })
-    } else if (s.kind === 'resize') {
-      const sx = (s.origWidthPx  + dx) / s.origWidthPx
-      const sy = (s.origHeightPx + dy) / s.origHeightPx
-      const factor = Math.max(0.25, Math.min(8, Math.max(sx, sy)))
-      onChange({
-        font_size_mm:    Math.max(1, s.origFontMm * factor),
-        line_spacing_mm: Math.max(2, s.origLineMm * factor),
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  function onMouseUp() {
-    dragStateRef.current = null
-    document.removeEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove)
-    document.removeEventListener('mouseup',   onMouseUp)
-  }
-  useEffect(() => () => onMouseUp(), [])
-
-  // Auto-grow textarea height on text change so the caret tracks the
-  // expanding box.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (taRef.current) taRef.current.style.height = `${height}px`
-  }, [height])
-
-  return (
-    <div className={`absolute ${selected ? 'ring-2 ring-indigo-500' : 'ring-1 ring-neutral-400/40'}`}
-      style={{ left, top, width, height: height + HEADER_H_PX }}
-      onMouseDown={e => { e.stopPropagation(); onSelect() }}>
-
-      {/* Header — draggable */}
-      <div onMouseDown={onHeaderMouseDown}
-        className={`absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 flex items-center justify-between px-1 cursor-move
-                    ${selected ? 'bg-indigo-600 text-white' : 'bg-neutral-700/60 text-neutral-100'}`}
-        style={{ height: HEADER_H_PX, fontSize: 10 }}>
-        <span className="font-mono">
-          {block.x_mm.toFixed(0)},{block.y_mm.toFixed(0)} · {block.font_size_mm.toFixed(1)}mm
-        </span>
-        {selected && (
-          <button onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); onDelete() }}
-            className="text-white hover:text-red-300 text-xs leading-none px-1">×</button>
-        )}
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Body: SVG (visual) + textarea (caret) stacked at same coords. */}
-      <div className="absolute left-0 right-0" style={{ top: HEADER_H_PX, height }}>
-        {/* WYSIWYG Hershey rendering */}
-        <svg viewBox={`0 0 ${widthMm} ${heightMm}`}
-          width={width} height={height}
-          preserveAspectRatio="none"
-          className="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none">
-          {strokes.map((pts, i) => (
-            <polyline key={i}
-              points={pts.map(([x, y]) => `${x},${y}`).join(' ')}
-              fill="none" stroke="black" strokeWidth={strokePx / mmToPx(1)}
-              strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-          ))}
-        </svg>
-        {/* Editable layer: caret-only, transparent text. Lining up the
-            character cells exactly with Hershey is impossible (Hershey is
-            proportional, system mono is not), but a monospace placeholder
-            keeps the caret tracking close enough for editing. */}
-        <textarea ref={taRef}
-          value={block.text}
-          onChange={e => onChange({ text: e.target.value })}
-          onMouseDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-          spellCheck={false}
-          className="absolute inset-0 w-full bg-transparent border-none outline-none p-0 m-0
-                     resize-none font-mono leading-tight"
-          style={{
-            color:        'transparent',
-            caretColor:   selected ? '#4f46e5' : '#9ca3af',
-            fontSize:     fontPx * 0.75,    // visual approximation only
-            lineHeight:   `${mmToPx(block.line_spacing_mm ?? block.font_size_mm * 1.6)}px`,
-            paddingTop:   `${mmToPx(block.font_size_mm) * 0.15}px`,
-          }}
-        />
-      </div>
-
-      {selected && (
-        <>
-          <div onMouseDown={onResizeMouseDown}
-            className="absolute -right-1 -bottom-1 w-3 h-3 bg-indigo-500 cursor-se-resize border border-white"
-            style={{ borderRadius: 1 }}
-          />
-          {/* Floating format toolbar — pops above the box when selected. */}
-          <div onMouseDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-            className="absolute left-0 -top-7 flex items-center gap-2 bg-neutral-900/95 border border-neutral-700 rounded px-2 py-1 text-[10px] text-neutral-300 whitespace-nowrap shadow-lg">
-            <label className="flex items-center gap-1">
-              Line:
-              <input type="number" step={0.5} min={2} max={60}
-                value={(block.line_spacing_mm ?? block.font_size_mm * 1.6).toFixed(1)}
-                onChange={e => onChange({ line_spacing_mm: parseFloat(e.target.value) || (block.font_size_mm * 1.6) })}
-                className="w-12 px-1 py-0.5 rounded bg-neutral-800 border border-neutral-700 text-[10px] text-right" />
-              mm
-            </label>
-            <label className="flex items-center gap-1">
-              Font:
-              <input type="number" step={0.5} min={1} max={50}
-                value={block.font_size_mm.toFixed(1)}
-                onChange={e => onChange({ font_size_mm: Math.max(1, parseFloat(e.target.value) || block.font_size_mm) })}
-                className="w-12 px-1 py-0.5 rounded bg-neutral-800 border border-neutral-700 text-[10px] text-right" />
-              mm
-            </label>
-          </div>
-        </>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/src-frontend/src/hooks/useTauri.js b/src-frontend/src/hooks/useTauri.js
index 09cb39f5..214d8325 100644
--- a/src-frontend/src/hooks/useTauri.js
+++ b/src-frontend/src/hooks/useTauri.js
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ export async function getGcodeViz() {
   return tracedInvoke('get_gcode_viz', {})
 }
 
-export async function getPassViz(passIndex, mode) {
-  return tracedInvoke('get_pass_viz', { passIndex, mode })
-}
-
 export async function exportAllGcode(gcodeConfig, outDir) {
   return tracedInvoke('export_all_gcode', { gcodeConfig, outDir })
 }
@@ -114,25 +110,6 @@ export async function printerStatusWs(printerUrl) {
   return tracedInvoke('printer_status_ws', { printerUrl })
 }
 
-// ── Text source ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// Rasterises the provided blocks into a paper-sized image and sets it as
-// the project source. Returns `ImageInfo` (same shape as `load_image`) so
-// the frontend treats it like a fresh image load. `blocks` is an array of
-// `{ text, font_size_mm, line_spacing_mm, x_mm, y_mm }`.
-export async function setTextBlocks(blocks, paperWMm, paperHMm, dpi, strokeThicknessPx = 4) {
-  return tracedInvoke('set_text_blocks', {
-    blocks: blocks.map(b => ({
-      text:            b.text,
-      font_size_mm:    b.font_size_mm,
-      line_spacing_mm: b.line_spacing_mm ?? null,
-      x_mm:            b.x_mm,
-      y_mm:            b.y_mm,
-    })),
-    paperWMm, paperHMm, dpi,
-    strokeThicknessPx,
-  })
-}
-
 export async function exportDebugState(passConfigs) {
   return tracedInvoke('export_debug_state', { passConfigs })
 }
diff --git a/src-frontend/src/project.js b/src-frontend/src/project.js
index cc343382..04f61d59 100644
--- a/src-frontend/src/project.js
+++ b/src-frontend/src/project.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const MIGRATIONS = [
 ]
 
 // ── Serialize ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-export function serialize({ imagePath, dpi, nodeWidth, graph, gcodeConfig, sourceMode, textBlocks }) {
+export function serialize({ imagePath, dpi, nodeWidth, graph, gcodeConfig }) {
   return JSON.stringify({
     version:     CURRENT_VERSION,
     app:         'trac3r',
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ export function serialize({ imagePath, dpi, nodeWidth, graph, gcodeConfig, sourc
     node_width:  nodeWidth,
     graph,
     gcode:       gcodeConfig,
-    source_mode: sourceMode ?? 'image',
-    text_blocks: textBlocks ?? [],
   }, null, 2)
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +74,5 @@ export function deserialize(json, { migrations: migs = MIGRATIONS, currentVersio
     nodeWidth:   doc.node_width  ?? 450,
     graph:       doc.graph       ?? null,
     gcodeConfig: doc.gcode       ?? null,
-    sourceMode:  doc.source_mode ?? 'image',
-    textBlocks:  Array.isArray(doc.text_blocks) ? doc.text_blocks : [],
   }
 }
diff --git a/src-frontend/src/project.test.js b/src-frontend/src/project.test.js
index fe567c54..77ed73d0 100644
--- a/src-frontend/src/project.test.js
+++ b/src-frontend/src/project.test.js
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ describe('deserialize — missing optional fields', () => {
     const result = deserialize(minimalDoc)
     expect(result).toEqual({
       imagePath: null, dpi: 150, nodeWidth: 450, graph: null, gcodeConfig: null,
-      sourceMode: 'image', textBlocks: [],
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b5e02c45..11c835d9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ pub mod detect;
 pub mod hulls;
 pub mod fill;
 pub mod gcode;
-pub mod text;
 
 use std::time::Instant;
 
@@ -182,16 +181,6 @@ struct AppState {
     image_rgb:   Option<image::RgbImage>,
     image_path:  String,
     passes:      Vec<PassState>,
-    text_blocks: Vec<TextBlock>,   // when non-empty, gcode output uses these in lieu of image pipeline
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-struct TextBlock {
-    text:            String,
-    font_size_mm:    f32,
-    line_spacing_mm: Option<f32>,
-    x_mm:            f32,    // top-left of the block, in paper-relative mm
-    y_mm:            f32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -206,7 +195,7 @@ struct PassState {
 
 impl Default for AppState {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self { image_rgb: None, image_path: String::new(), passes: Vec::new(), text_blocks: Vec::new() }
+        Self { image_rgb: None, image_path: String::new(), passes: Vec::new() }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1066,95 +1055,6 @@ fn build_all_gcode(st: &AppState, cfg: &gcode::GcodeConfig) -> Vec<(String, Stri
     out
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct TextBlockPayload {
-    pub text:            String,
-    pub font_size_mm:    f32,
-    pub line_spacing_mm: Option<f32>,
-    pub x_mm:            f32,
-    pub y_mm:            f32,
-}
-
-/// Replace the project's text blocks AND rasterize them into a paper-sized
-/// RgbImage that becomes the project's source image. The graph pipeline
-/// (Detection → Hull → Fill) then runs on it like any other image.
-///
-/// Returns the same `ImageInfo` shape as `load_image` so the frontend can
-/// wire it through the existing post-load flow (set image, trigger
-/// process_pass, etc).
-///
-/// `paper_w_mm` / `paper_h_mm` come from the user's gcode config so the
-/// rasterized canvas matches the active paper size. `dpi` matches the
-/// pipeline DPI knob so detection works at the same resolution.
-#[tauri::command]
-fn set_text_blocks(
-    blocks:              Vec<TextBlockPayload>,
-    paper_w_mm:          f32,
-    paper_h_mm:          f32,
-    dpi:                 u32,
-    stroke_thickness_px: u32,
-    state:               State<Mutex<AppState>>,
-) -> Result<ImageInfo, String> {
-    let specs: Vec<text::TextBlockSpec> = blocks.into_iter().map(|p| text::TextBlockSpec {
-        text:            p.text,
-        font_size_mm:    p.font_size_mm,
-        line_spacing_mm: p.line_spacing_mm,
-        x_mm:            p.x_mm,
-        y_mm:            p.y_mm,
-    }).collect();
-
-    let img = text::rasterize_blocks(&specs, paper_w_mm, paper_h_mm, dpi, stroke_thickness_px.max(1));
-    let (w, h) = img.dimensions();
-    let preview_b64 = rgb_to_b64_jpeg(&img);
-
-    let mut st = state.lock().unwrap();
-    st.image_path = format!("(text source: {} block(s))", specs.len());
-    st.image_rgb  = Some(img);
-    st.text_blocks = specs.into_iter().map(|s| TextBlock {
-        text: s.text, font_size_mm: s.font_size_mm,
-        line_spacing_mm: s.line_spacing_mm,
-        x_mm: s.x_mm, y_mm: s.y_mm,
-    }).collect();
-    for ps in &mut st.passes {
-        ps.hulls.clear();
-        ps.pen_results.clear();
-        ps.node_cache = NodeCache::default();
-    }
-
-    Ok(ImageInfo { width: w, height: h, path: st.image_path.clone(), preview_b64 })
-}
-
-/// Render all text blocks at their absolute positions and return the
-/// resulting strokes (in mm) plus their bounding box. Used by the Source
-/// tab's viewport for live preview.
-#[derive(Serialize)]
-pub struct TextPreview {
-    pub strokes: Vec<Vec<(f32, f32)>>,
-    pub bounds:  [f32; 4],   // [x_min, y_min, x_max, y_max]
-}
-
-#[tauri::command]
-fn get_text_preview(state: State<Mutex<AppState>>) -> Result<TextPreview, String> {
-    let st = state.lock().unwrap();
-    let mut strokes: Vec<Vec<(f32, f32)>> = Vec::new();
-    for tb in &st.text_blocks {
-        if tb.text.trim().is_empty() { continue; }
-        strokes.extend(text::render_text(
-            &tb.text, tb.font_size_mm, tb.line_spacing_mm,
-            tb.x_mm, tb.y_mm,
-        ));
-    }
-    let mut b = [f32::MAX, f32::MAX, f32::MIN, f32::MIN];
-    for s in &strokes {
-        for &(x, y) in s {
-            b[0] = b[0].min(x); b[1] = b[1].min(y);
-            b[2] = b[2].max(x); b[3] = b[3].max(y);
-        }
-    }
-    if strokes.is_empty() { b = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]; }
-    Ok(TextPreview { strokes, bounds: b })
-}
-
 #[tauri::command]
 fn export_all_gcode(
     gcode_config: GcodeConfigPayload,
@@ -2019,62 +1919,6 @@ fn compute_hull_holes(
     hull_holes
 }
 
-/// Return a contour SVG for an already-processed pass.
-#[tauri::command]
-fn get_pass_viz(pass_index: usize, mode: String, state: State<Mutex<AppState>>) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let st  = state.lock().unwrap();
-    let rgb = st.image_rgb.as_ref().ok_or("No image loaded")?;
-    let (w, h) = rgb.dimensions();
-    let pass = st.passes.get(pass_index).ok_or("Pass not processed yet")?;
-
-    fn contour_path_d(contour: &[(u32, u32)]) -> Option<String> {
-        if contour.len() < 2 { return None; }
-        let mut d = format!("M{:.1},{:.1}", contour[0].0 as f32, contour[0].1 as f32);
-        for &(x, y) in &contour[1..] { d.push_str(&format!("L{:.1},{:.1}", x as f32, y as f32)); }
-        d.push('Z');
-        Some(d)
-    }
-
-    fn hole_path_d(hole: &std::collections::HashSet<(u32, u32)>) -> Option<String> {
-        use std::collections::HashSet;
-        let contour = hulls::trace_contour(hole as &HashSet<_>);
-        if contour.len() < 2 { return None; }
-        let mut d = format!("M{:.1},{:.1}", contour[0].0 as f32, contour[0].1 as f32);
-        for &(x, y) in &contour[1..] { d.push_str(&format!("L{:.1},{:.1}", x as f32, y as f32)); }
-        d.push('Z');
-        Some(d)
-    }
-
-    let hull_holes = compute_hull_holes(&pass.hulls, w, h);
-
-    match mode.as_str() {
-        "contours" => {
-            let mut svg = format!(
-                r##"<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="{w}" height="{h}" viewBox="0 0 {w} {h}"><rect width="{w}" height="{h}" fill="#0f0f0f"/>"##
-            );
-            for hull in &pass.hulls {
-                let Some(d) = contour_path_d(&hull.contour) else { continue };
-                let (r, g, b) = hash_color(hull.id);
-                svg.push_str(&format!(
-                    r#"<path d="{d}" fill="none" stroke="rgb({r},{g},{b})" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linejoin="round"/>"#
-                ));
-                if let Some(holes) = hull_holes.get(&hull.id) {
-                    for hole in holes {
-                        if let Some(hd) = hole_path_d(hole) {
-                            svg.push_str(&format!(
-                                r#"<path d="{hd}" fill="none" stroke="rgb({r},{g},{b})" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linejoin="round"/>"#
-                            ));
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            svg.push_str("</svg>");
-            Ok(B64.encode(svg.as_bytes()))
-        }
-        _ => Err(format!("Unknown viz mode: {mode}")),
-    }
-}
-
 /// Generate an SVG preview of all passes' fill strokes.
 #[tauri::command]
 fn get_all_strokes(
@@ -2334,7 +2178,6 @@ mod blocking_tests {
             image_rgb:   Some(rgb.clone()),
             image_path:  String::new(),
             passes:      Vec::new(),
-            text_blocks: Vec::new(),
         }));
 
         // Clone image and release lock — this is exactly what the command handler does.
@@ -2809,10 +2652,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             process_pass,
             get_all_strokes,
             get_gcode_viz,
-            get_pass_viz,
             export_all_gcode,
-            set_text_blocks,
-            get_text_preview,
             get_all_gcode,
             upload_to_printer,
             upload_and_run,
diff --git a/src/text.rs b/src/text.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index bab5ed53..00000000
--- a/src/text.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,241 +0,0 @@
-// Hershey-font text → stroke rendering for pen plotter output.
-//
-// Embeds the public-domain Hershey "futural" single-stroke sans-serif font,
-// parses it on first use, and renders ASCII text into stroke lists in mm
-// coordinates suitable for direct gcode emission.
-//
-// Font data: 96 glyphs covering ASCII 32 ('space') through 127 ('~').
-// JHF format reference: each glyph line is `<id-5ch><nv-3ch><pairs>`. Each
-// pair is two ASCII chars; subtract 'R' (=82) to get signed (x, y) offsets.
-// First pair = bounding box (left-bearing, right-bearing). Remaining pairs
-// are stroke vertices. The literal pair " R" (0x20 0x52) is a pen-up marker
-// that ends the current stroke and starts a new one.
-
-use std::sync::OnceLock;
-
-const JHF: &str = include_str!("../resources/futural.jhf");
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Glyph {
-    pub left:    i32,            // bbox left bearing in Hershey units (~negative)
-    pub right:   i32,            // bbox right bearing
-    pub strokes: Vec<Vec<(i32, i32)>>,   // pen-down stroke list
-}
-
-impl Glyph {
-    pub fn width(&self) -> i32 { self.right - self.left }
-}
-
-fn parse_glyphs() -> Vec<Glyph> {
-    // Hershey "futural" has glyphs indexed by line position; we treat line N
-    // as ASCII (31 + N) — line 1 = ' ' (32), line 2 = '!' (33), ... line 95 = '~' (126).
-    let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(96);
-    for line in JHF.lines() {
-        // Skip glyph-id (5 chars), read vertex count (next 3 chars).
-        if line.len() < 8 { out.push(empty_glyph()); continue; }
-        let nv: usize = line[5..8].trim().parse().unwrap_or(0);
-        let body = &line[8..];
-        let bytes = body.as_bytes();
-        if bytes.len() < 2 || nv == 0 { out.push(empty_glyph()); continue; }
-
-        // Pair 1 is the bounding box.
-        let left  = bytes[0] as i32 - b'R' as i32;
-        let right = bytes[1] as i32 - b'R' as i32;
-
-        // Remaining pairs: pen-up sentinel " R" splits strokes.
-        let mut strokes: Vec<Vec<(i32, i32)>> = Vec::new();
-        let mut current: Vec<(i32, i32)> = Vec::new();
-        let mut i = 2;
-        let pairs_remaining = nv.saturating_sub(1);
-        for _ in 0..pairs_remaining {
-            if i + 1 >= bytes.len() { break; }
-            let a = bytes[i];
-            let b = bytes[i + 1];
-            i += 2;
-            if a == b' ' && b == b'R' {
-                if current.len() >= 2 { strokes.push(std::mem::take(&mut current)); }
-                else                  { current.clear(); }
-                continue;
-            }
-            // Hershey y-axis points DOWN (away from baseline). Glyph baseline
-            // is at y=0 with letters extending UP into negative y. We flip
-            // sign here so positive y is "down" in our output, matching paper
-            // coordinates where y grows from top of paper to bottom.
-            let x = a as i32 - b'R' as i32;
-            let y = b as i32 - b'R' as i32;
-            current.push((x, y));
-        }
-        if current.len() >= 2 { strokes.push(current); }
-        out.push(Glyph { left, right, strokes });
-    }
-    // Pad to 96 in case the file was shorter than expected.
-    while out.len() < 96 { out.push(empty_glyph()); }
-    out
-}
-
-fn empty_glyph() -> Glyph { Glyph { left: -8, right: 8, strokes: vec![] } }
-
-fn glyphs() -> &'static [Glyph] {
-    static GLYPHS: OnceLock<Vec<Glyph>> = OnceLock::new();
-    GLYPHS.get_or_init(parse_glyphs)
-}
-
-fn glyph_for(c: char) -> &'static Glyph {
-    let g = glyphs();
-    let idx = (c as u32).saturating_sub(32) as usize;
-    g.get(idx).unwrap_or(&g[0])
-}
-
-/// Hershey "futural" cap height in font units. Used to scale font_size_mm
-/// (which we define as cap height) into mm-per-unit.
-const CAP_HEIGHT_UNITS: f32 = 14.0;
-
-/// Render a multi-line text block into strokes positioned at `(origin_x_mm,
-/// origin_y_mm)` (top-left of the text block).
-///
-/// `font_size_mm` is the cap height (height of an uppercase 'X'). Line
-/// spacing defaults to 1.6× font size; pass `Some(...)` to override.
-///
-/// Output strokes are in MM, ready to drop into a FillResult.
-pub fn render_text(
-    text:           &str,
-    font_size_mm:   f32,
-    line_spacing_mm: Option<f32>,
-    origin_x_mm:    f32,
-    origin_y_mm:    f32,
-) -> Vec<Vec<(f32, f32)>> {
-    let mm_per_unit = font_size_mm / CAP_HEIGHT_UNITS;
-    let line_h_mm   = line_spacing_mm.unwrap_or(font_size_mm * 1.6);
-    let mut strokes: Vec<Vec<(f32, f32)>> = Vec::new();
-
-    for (line_idx, line) in text.lines().enumerate() {
-        let baseline_y = origin_y_mm + line_h_mm * (line_idx as f32 + 1.0);
-        let mut cursor_x = origin_x_mm;
-        for ch in line.chars() {
-            let g = glyph_for(ch);
-            let pen_x = cursor_x - g.left as f32 * mm_per_unit;
-            for stroke in &g.strokes {
-                let pts: Vec<(f32, f32)> = stroke.iter().map(|&(gx, gy)| {
-                    let mx = pen_x   + gx as f32 * mm_per_unit;
-                    let my = baseline_y + gy as f32 * mm_per_unit;
-                    (mx, my)
-                }).collect();
-                if pts.len() >= 2 { strokes.push(pts); }
-            }
-            cursor_x += g.width() as f32 * mm_per_unit;
-        }
-    }
-    strokes
-}
-
-// ── Rasterization ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-//
-// Renders mm-coord strokes onto a paper-sized RgbImage so the text becomes a
-// regular image source the existing graph pipeline can process. Strokes are
-// drawn in black with configurable thickness so detection/hull extraction
-// finds them as solid glyph blobs.
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct TextBlockSpec {
-    pub text:            String,
-    pub font_size_mm:    f32,
-    pub line_spacing_mm: Option<f32>,
-    pub x_mm:            f32,
-    pub y_mm:            f32,
-}
-
-/// Compute paper dimensions in pixels for the given DPI.
-pub fn paper_pixels(paper_w_mm: f32, paper_h_mm: f32, dpi: u32) -> (u32, u32) {
-    let scale = dpi as f32 / 25.4;
-    let w = (paper_w_mm * scale).round() as u32;
-    let h = (paper_h_mm * scale).round() as u32;
-    (w.max(1), h.max(1))
-}
-
-/// Draw every block's text onto a fresh white RgbImage of paper size at the
-/// requested DPI. Strokes are black, drawn at `stroke_thickness_px` so the
-/// detection kernel sees solid forms instead of skeletal hairlines.
-pub fn rasterize_blocks(
-    blocks:              &[TextBlockSpec],
-    paper_w_mm:          f32,
-    paper_h_mm:          f32,
-    dpi:                 u32,
-    stroke_thickness_px: u32,
-) -> image::RgbImage {
-    let (w_px, h_px) = paper_pixels(paper_w_mm, paper_h_mm, dpi);
-    let mut img = image::RgbImage::from_pixel(w_px, h_px, image::Rgb([255, 255, 255]));
-    let scale_px_per_mm = dpi as f32 / 25.4;
-    let half = (stroke_thickness_px as i32) / 2;
-
-    for block in blocks {
-        if block.text.trim().is_empty() { continue; }
-        let strokes = render_text(
-            &block.text, block.font_size_mm, block.line_spacing_mm,
-            block.x_mm, block.y_mm,
-        );
-        for stroke in &strokes {
-            for win in stroke.windows(2) {
-                let p0 = (win[0].0 * scale_px_per_mm, win[0].1 * scale_px_per_mm);
-                let p1 = (win[1].0 * scale_px_per_mm, win[1].1 * scale_px_per_mm);
-                draw_line_thick(&mut img, p0, p1, half);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    img
-}
-
-// Bresenham line + a centred square brush of half-width `half`. Slow but
-// simple, and rasterization happens once per text edit (debounced).
-fn draw_line_thick(img: &mut image::RgbImage, p0: (f32, f32), p1: (f32, f32), half: i32) {
-    let mut x0 = p0.0.round() as i32;
-    let mut y0 = p0.1.round() as i32;
-    let x1 = p1.0.round() as i32;
-    let y1 = p1.1.round() as i32;
-    let dx = (x1 - x0).abs();
-    let dy = -(y1 - y0).abs();
-    let sx = if x0 < x1 { 1 } else { -1 };
-    let sy = if y0 < y1 { 1 } else { -1 };
-    let mut err = dx + dy;
-    let (w, h) = (img.width() as i32, img.height() as i32);
-    let black = image::Rgb([0u8, 0u8, 0u8]);
-    loop {
-        for ty in (y0 - half)..=(y0 + half) {
-            for tx in (x0 - half)..=(x0 + half) {
-                if tx >= 0 && ty >= 0 && tx < w && ty < h {
-                    img.put_pixel(tx as u32, ty as u32, black);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if x0 == x1 && y0 == y1 { break; }
-        let e2 = 2 * err;
-        if e2 >= dy { err += dy; x0 += sx; }
-        if e2 <= dx { err += dx; y0 += sy; }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn loads_full_ascii_range() {
-        let g = glyphs();
-        assert_eq!(g.len(), 96, "expected 96 glyphs covering ASCII 32-127");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn renders_basic_text() {
-        let strokes = render_text("Hi", 8.0, None, 0.0, 0.0);
-        assert!(!strokes.is_empty(), "should produce at least one stroke");
-        // Every output point must be finite.
-        for s in &strokes { for &(x, y) in s { assert!(x.is_finite() && y.is_finite()); } }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn space_advances_cursor_without_strokes() {
-        let only_space = render_text(" ", 8.0, None, 0.0, 0.0);
-        assert!(only_space.is_empty(), "space should emit no strokes");
-        let with_word  = render_text("X X", 8.0, None, 0.0, 0.0);
-        assert!(with_word.len() > with_word.iter().filter(|s| s.is_empty()).count());
-    }
-}