diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd3dbb5..2840e4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # vercel
 .vercel
 
+# wasm binaries
+/public/wasm/*
+
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 next-env.d.ts
diff --git a/components/media/FileConverter.tsx b/components/media/FileConverter.tsx
index 88dc4dc..5a7c579 100644
--- a/components/media/FileConverter.tsx
+++ b/components/media/FileConverter.tsx
@@ -375,15 +375,9 @@ export function FileConverter() {
   const completedCount = conversionJobs.filter(job => job.status === 'completed').length;
 
   return (
-    <div className="w-full max-w-4xl mx-auto space-y-6">
+    <div className="w-full space-y-8">
       {/* Header */}
       <Card>
-        <CardHeader>
-          <CardTitle>File Converter</CardTitle>
-          <CardDescription>
-            Convert videos, audio, and images directly in your browser using WebAssembly
-          </CardDescription>
-        </CardHeader>
         <CardContent className="space-y-6">
           {/* File upload */}
           <FileUpload
diff --git a/lib/media/wasm/wasmLoader.ts b/lib/media/wasm/wasmLoader.ts
index ed09758..4a9a176 100644
--- a/lib/media/wasm/wasmLoader.ts
+++ b/lib/media/wasm/wasmLoader.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,33 @@ const moduleState: WASMModuleState = {
 let ffmpegInstance: FFmpeg | null = null;
 let imagemagickInstance: any = null;
 
+/**
+ * Helper to fetch a file with local priority and CDN fallback
+ */
+async function fetchWithFallback(localPath: string, cdnUrl: string): Promise<ArrayBuffer> {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(localPath);
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Local fetch failed: ${response.status}`);
+    console.log(`[WASM] Loaded from local: ${localPath}`);
+    return await response.arrayBuffer();
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn(`[WASM] Local load failed for ${localPath}, falling back to CDN:`, e);
+    const response = await fetch(cdnUrl);
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`CDN fetch failed: ${response.status}`);
+    console.log(`[WASM] Loaded from CDN: ${cdnUrl}`);
+    return await response.arrayBuffer();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper to create a blob URL from a fallback fetch
+ */
+async function getBlobUrl(localPath: string, cdnUrl: string, mimeType: string): Promise<string> {
+  const buffer = await fetchWithFallback(localPath, cdnUrl);
+  const blob = new Blob([buffer], { type: mimeType });
+  return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+}
+
 /**
  * Load FFmpeg WASM module
  */
@@ -25,21 +52,19 @@ export async function loadFFmpeg(): Promise<FFmpeg> {
 
   try {
     const { FFmpeg } = await import('@ffmpeg/ffmpeg');
-    const { toBlobURL } = await import('@ffmpeg/util');
-
     ffmpegInstance = new FFmpeg();
 
-    // Load core and dependencies
-    const baseURL = 'https://unpkg.com/@ffmpeg/core@0.12.6/dist/umd';
-
     ffmpegInstance.on('log', ({ message }) => {
       console.log('[FFmpeg]', message);
     });
 
-    await ffmpegInstance.load({
-      coreURL: await toBlobURL(`${baseURL}/ffmpeg-core.js`, 'text/javascript'),
-      wasmURL: await toBlobURL(`${baseURL}/ffmpeg-core.wasm`, 'application/wasm'),
-    });
+    const baseURL = 'https://unpkg.com/@ffmpeg/core@0.12.6/dist/umd';
+
+    // Load core and dependencies with local priority
+    const coreURL = await getBlobUrl('/wasm/ffmpeg-core.js', `${baseURL}/ffmpeg-core.js`, 'text/javascript');
+    const wasmURL = await getBlobUrl('/wasm/ffmpeg-core.wasm', `${baseURL}/ffmpeg-core.wasm`, 'application/wasm');
+
+    await ffmpegInstance.load({ coreURL, wasmURL });
 
     moduleState.ffmpeg = true;
     console.log('FFmpeg loaded successfully');
@@ -62,42 +87,15 @@ export async function loadImageMagick(): Promise<any> {
   try {
     const { initializeImageMagick } = await import('@imagemagick/magick-wasm');
 
-    // Initialize ImageMagick with WASM file from public directory
-    // In production (static export), this will be served from /wasm/magick.wasm
-    const wasmUrl = '/wasm/magick.wasm';
+    const localWasmUrl = '/wasm/magick.wasm';
+    const cdnUrl = 'https://unpkg.com/@imagemagick/magick-wasm@0.0.38/dist/magick.wasm';
 
-    console.log('[ImageMagick] Attempting to load WASM from:', wasmUrl);
-
-    // Test fetch the WASM file first to debug
-    try {
-      const response = await fetch(wasmUrl);
-      console.log('[ImageMagick] WASM fetch response:', {
-        ok: response.ok,
-        status: response.status,
-        contentType: response.headers.get('content-type'),
-        contentLength: response.headers.get('content-length'),
-      });
-
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error(`Failed to fetch WASM file: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
-      }
-
-      const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
-      console.log('[ImageMagick] WASM file size:', arrayBuffer.byteLength, 'bytes');
-
-      if (arrayBuffer.byteLength === 0) {
-        throw new Error('WASM file is empty');
-      }
-
-      // Now initialize with the buffer directly
-      await initializeImageMagick(arrayBuffer);
-    } catch (fetchError) {
-      console.error('[ImageMagick] Failed to fetch WASM:', fetchError);
-      throw fetchError;
-    }
+    const arrayBuffer = await fetchWithFallback(localWasmUrl, cdnUrl);
+    console.log('[ImageMagick] WASM file size:', arrayBuffer.byteLength, 'bytes');
+    
+    await initializeImageMagick(arrayBuffer);
 
     const ImageMagick = await import('@imagemagick/magick-wasm');
-
     imagemagickInstance = ImageMagick;
     moduleState.imagemagick = true;
     console.log('[ImageMagick] Loaded and initialized successfully');