diff --git a/src/app/plugins/plugin-cleanup.service.ts b/src/app/plugins/plugin-cleanup.service.ts
index a7fcd01aad..d2133c1c02 100644
--- a/src/app/plugins/plugin-cleanup.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/plugins/plugin-cleanup.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { cleanupAllPluginIframeUrls } from './util/plugin-iframe.util';
 
 /**
  * Simplified cleanup service following KISS principles.
@@ -34,8 +33,5 @@ export class PluginCleanupService {
   cleanupAll(): void {
     // Just clear all references - let Angular manage iframe DOM lifecycle
     this._pluginIframes.clear();
-
-    // Clean up all blob URLs to prevent memory leaks
-    cleanupAllPluginIframeUrls();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/plugins/ui/plugin-index/plugin-index.component.html b/src/app/plugins/ui/plugin-index/plugin-index.component.html
index 190111d4df..5e59fa2ea9 100644
--- a/src/app/plugins/ui/plugin-index/plugin-index.component.html
+++ b/src/app/plugins/ui/plugin-index/plugin-index.component.html
@@ -59,16 +59,19 @@
   }
 
   <!-- Plugin iframe -->
-  @if (iframeSrc() && !error()) {
+  @if (iframeSrcdoc() && !error()) {
     <div
       class="iframe-container"
       [class.is-resizing]="isResizing()"
     >
       <!-- sandbox must stay a static attribute and mirror PLUGIN_IFRAME_SANDBOX:
-           Angular forbids binding security-sensitive iframe attributes (throws NG0910). -->
+           Angular forbids binding security-sensitive iframe attributes (throws NG0910).
+           No allow-same-origin: the iframe runs on an opaque origin so it cannot reach
+           window.parent.ea. Loaded via srcdoc (not a blob: URL) so it still renders on
+           packaged file:// builds, where an opaque-origin blob: fetch would be blocked. -->
       <iframe
         #iframe
-        [src]="iframeSrc()"
+        [srcdoc]="iframeSrcdoc()"
         data-plugin-iframe
         [attr.data-plugin-id]="pluginId()"
         sandbox="allow-scripts allow-forms allow-popups allow-modals"
diff --git a/src/app/plugins/ui/plugin-index/plugin-index.component.ts b/src/app/plugins/ui/plugin-index/plugin-index.component.ts
index 282bb76457..cb311d56fc 100644
--- a/src/app/plugins/ui/plugin-index/plugin-index.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/plugins/ui/plugin-index/plugin-index.component.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   ViewChild,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { DomSanitizer, SafeResourceUrl } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { DomSanitizer, SafeHtml } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { trigger, transition, style, animate } from '@angular/animations';
 import { PluginService } from '../../plugin.service';
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ import { PluginBridgeService } from '../../plugin-bridge.service';
 import { PluginCleanupService } from '../../plugin-cleanup.service';
 import {
   PluginIframeConfig,
-  createPluginIframeUrl,
+  buildPluginIframeHtml,
   handlePluginMessage,
-  cleanupPluginIframeUrl,
 } from '../../util/plugin-iframe.util';
 import {
   MatCard,
@@ -93,12 +92,11 @@ export class PluginIndexComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   readonly pluginId = signal<string>('');
   readonly isLoading = signal<boolean>(true);
   readonly error = signal<string | null>(null);
-  readonly iframeSrc = signal<SafeResourceUrl | null>(null);
+  readonly iframeSrcdoc = signal<SafeHtml | null>(null);
   readonly isResizing = this._layoutService.isPanelResizing;
 
   private _messageListener?: EventListener;
   private _routeSubscription?: Subscription;
-  private _currentIframeUrl: string | null = null;
 
   async ngOnInit(): Promise<void> {
     // If directPluginId is provided, load that plugin directly
@@ -235,11 +233,8 @@ export class PluginIndexComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       boundMethods: this._pluginBridge.createBoundMethods(pluginId, plugin.manifest),
     };
 
-    // Create iframe URL using blob URL
-    const iframeUrl = createPluginIframeUrl(config);
-
-    // Store the URL for cleanup
-    this._currentIframeUrl = iframeUrl;
+    // Build the iframe document (loaded via srcdoc, not a blob: URL)
+    const iframeHtml = buildPluginIframeHtml(config);
 
     // Store message handler for cleanup
     // Filter by event.source so messages from other plugin iframes (side panel,
@@ -265,17 +260,12 @@ export class PluginIndexComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     // Set up message communication
     window.addEventListener('message', this._messageListener);
 
-    // Create safe URL and set iframe source
-    const safeUrl = this._sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustResourceUrl(iframeUrl);
-    PluginLog.log(
-      `Setting iframe src for plugin ${pluginId}:`,
-      iframeUrl.startsWith('blob:')
-        ? `blob:${iframeUrl.split(':')[1].substring(0, 20)}...`
-        : iframeUrl.substring(0, 100) + '...',
-    );
-    this.iframeSrc.set(safeUrl);
+    // Set the iframe document. `srcdoc` is a SecurityContext.HTML sink, so the
+    // host-built document (which contains the inline API bridge <script>) must
+    // be marked trusted or Angular's HTML sanitizer would strip the script.
+    this.iframeSrcdoc.set(this._sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustHtml(iframeHtml));
     this.isLoading.set(false);
-    PluginLog.log(`Plugin ${pluginId} iframe src set, loading complete`);
+    PluginLog.log(`Plugin ${pluginId} iframe srcdoc set, loading complete`);
   }
 
   private _createBridgeToken(): string {
@@ -295,13 +285,6 @@ export class PluginIndexComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       PluginLog.log(`Removed message listener for plugin: ${currentPluginId}`);
     }
 
-    // Cleanup blob URL if it exists
-    if (this._currentIframeUrl) {
-      cleanupPluginIframeUrl(this._currentIframeUrl);
-      console.log(`Cleaned up blob URL for plugin: ${currentPluginId}`);
-      this._currentIframeUrl = null;
-    }
-
     // Clear iframe reference from cleanup service (but don't remove from DOM).
     // Skip when embedding (work-view, side panel) so the plugin keeps its hook
     // and button registrations across embed mount/unmount cycles.
@@ -310,13 +293,11 @@ export class PluginIndexComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       PluginLog.log(`Cleaned up plugin references for: ${currentPluginId}`);
     }
 
-    // Set iframe to empty data URL to stop execution but keep iframe in DOM
-    this.iframeSrc.set(
-      this._sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustResourceUrl(
-        'data:text/html,<html><body></body></html>',
-      ),
+    // Reset iframe to an empty document to stop execution but keep it in DOM
+    this.iframeSrcdoc.set(
+      this._sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustHtml('<html><body></body></html>'),
     );
-    PluginLog.log(`Set iframe to empty data URL for plugin: ${currentPluginId}`);
+    PluginLog.log(`Reset iframe to empty document for plugin: ${currentPluginId}`);
   }
 
   onIframeLoad(): void {
diff --git a/src/app/plugins/util/plugin-iframe.util.spec.ts b/src/app/plugins/util/plugin-iframe.util.spec.ts
index acff7429b8..d546751a3d 100644
--- a/src/app/plugins/util/plugin-iframe.util.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/plugins/util/plugin-iframe.util.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from '@super-productivity/plugin-api';
 import { PluginBridgeService } from '../plugin-bridge.service';
 import {
+  buildPluginIframeHtml,
   createPluginApiScript,
   handlePluginMessage,
   PluginIframeConfig,
@@ -310,6 +311,34 @@ describe('handlePluginMessage()', () => {
     expect(PLUGIN_IFRAME_SANDBOX).not.toContain('allow-same-origin');
   });
 
+  describe('buildPluginIframeHtml()', () => {
+    const pluginBridge = {
+      createBoundMethods: () => ({}),
+    } as unknown as PluginBridgeService;
+
+    it('returns an inline HTML document (not a blob: URL) for srcdoc', () => {
+      const html = buildPluginIframeHtml({
+        ...createConfig(pluginBridge),
+        indexHtml: '<html><head></head><body><div id="app"></div></body></html>',
+      });
+      expect(typeof html).toBe('string');
+      expect(html.startsWith('blob:')).toBe(false);
+      // plugin content is preserved
+      expect(html).toContain('<div id="app"></div>');
+    });
+
+    it('injects the API bridge script (with the bridge token) before </body>', () => {
+      const html = buildPluginIframeHtml({
+        ...createConfig(pluginBridge),
+        indexHtml: '<html><head></head><body></body></html>',
+      });
+      expect(html).toContain('const bridgeToken = "test-bridge-token"');
+      expect(html).toContain('window.PluginAPI');
+      // script is injected inside the body, before its closing tag
+      expect(html.indexOf('window.PluginAPI')).toBeLessThan(html.indexOf('</body>'));
+    });
+  });
+
   it('rejects raw iframe calls to bridge methods outside the iframe API allowlist', async () => {
     const sourceWindow = jasmine.createSpyObj<{ postMessage: jasmine.Spy }>(
       'sourceWindow',
diff --git a/src/app/plugins/util/plugin-iframe.util.ts b/src/app/plugins/util/plugin-iframe.util.ts
index 08392aff81..3f6aea3b98 100644
--- a/src/app/plugins/util/plugin-iframe.util.ts
+++ b/src/app/plugins/util/plugin-iframe.util.ts
@@ -533,13 +533,18 @@ export const createPluginApiScript = (config: PluginIframeConfig): string => {
   `;
 };
 
-// Store blob URLs for cleanup
-const activeBlobUrls = new Set<string>();
-
 /**
- * Create iframe URL with injected API using blob URLs instead of data URLs
+ * Build the full HTML document for a plugin UI iframe: the plugin's index.html
+ * with the host CSS and the postMessage API bridge injected.
+ *
+ * Returned as a string for `iframe.srcdoc`, NOT a `blob:` URL. srcdoc content is
+ * parsed inline, so the iframe loads under its sandbox-assigned opaque origin
+ * even on packaged `file://` builds. A `blob:` URL created by the host inherits
+ * the host origin, and an opaque-origin iframe (no `allow-same-origin`) cannot
+ * fetch it — which blanks the plugin UI on desktop. srcdoc avoids that
+ * cross-origin fetch entirely. See PLUGIN_IFRAME_SANDBOX.
  */
-export const createPluginIframeUrl = (config: PluginIframeConfig): string => {
+export const buildPluginIframeHtml = (config: PluginIframeConfig): string => {
   const apiScript = createPluginApiScript(config);
   const cssInjection = createPluginCssInjection();
   const fullCssInjection =
@@ -566,34 +571,7 @@ export const createPluginIframeUrl = (config: PluginIframeConfig): string => {
     html = html + apiScript;
   }
 
-  // Create blob URL instead of data URL
-  const blob = new Blob([html], { type: 'text/html' });
-  const blobUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-
-  // Track the blob URL for cleanup
-  activeBlobUrls.add(blobUrl);
-
-  return blobUrl;
-};
-
-/**
- * Clean up a blob URL when iframe is no longer needed
- */
-export const cleanupPluginIframeUrl = (url: string): void => {
-  if (url.startsWith('blob:') && activeBlobUrls.has(url)) {
-    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-    activeBlobUrls.delete(url);
-  }
-};
-
-/**
- * Clean up all active blob URLs (useful for cleanup on destroy)
- */
-export const cleanupAllPluginIframeUrls = (): void => {
-  activeBlobUrls.forEach((url) => {
-    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-  });
-  activeBlobUrls.clear();
+  return html;
 };
 
 /**