diff --git a/browse/js/preview.js b/browse/js/preview.js
index 385a497..bc6eb07 100644
--- a/browse/js/preview.js
+++ b/browse/js/preview.js
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
         disposeEditors();
         var container = document.getElementById('previewBody');
         if (container) container.innerHTML = '';
+        toggleTargetNode = null;
+        var tb = document.getElementById('previewViewToggle');
+        if (tb) tb.classList.add('hidden');
     }
 
     // Warn before a full page unload (reload / close / external nav) drops
@@ -141,6 +144,41 @@
         if (dirtyEditor()) { e.preventDefault(); e.returnValue = ''; }
     });
 
+    // ── Rendered ⇄ Source toggle ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Some types we can RENDER, not just edit (.html). Those show rendered by
+    // default (sandboxed — no scripts, no same-origin) with a toggle to the
+    // CodeMirror source view. Markdown has its own rendered/source toggle, so
+    // it's not here. Extend RENDERABLE to add more (svg already previews as an
+    // image; csv could render as a table later).
+    var RENDERABLE = { html: 1, htm: 1 };
+    function isRenderable(ext) { return !!RENDERABLE[(ext || '').toLowerCase()]; }
+    function nodeKey(node) { return (node && (node.url || node.name)) || ''; }
+    // Per-node mode; 'rendered' is the default. Only the node the user last
+    // toggled is remembered, so switching files resets to rendered.
+    var viewToggle = { key: null, mode: 'rendered' };
+    var toggleTargetNode = null;
+    function effectiveMode(node) {
+        return (viewToggle.key && viewToggle.key === nodeKey(node)) ? viewToggle.mode : 'rendered';
+    }
+    function ensureViewToggleBtn() {
+        var btn = document.getElementById('previewViewToggle');
+        if (btn) return btn;
+        var popout = document.getElementById('previewPopout');
+        if (!popout || !popout.parentNode) return null;
+        btn = document.createElement('button');
+        btn.id = 'previewViewToggle';
+        btn.type = 'button';
+        btn.className = 'btn btn-sm btn-secondary hidden';
+        popout.parentNode.insertBefore(btn, popout);
+        btn.addEventListener('click', function () {
+            if (!toggleTargetNode) return;
+            var next = effectiveMode(toggleTargetNode) === 'rendered' ? 'source' : 'rendered';
+            viewToggle = { key: nodeKey(toggleTargetNode), mode: next };
+            renderInline(toggleTargetNode, { toggle: true });
+        });
+        return btn;
+    }
+
     // ── Inline rendering ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     // Bumped on every renderInline entry; a render that loses the race
@@ -169,9 +207,10 @@
         var dm = dirtyEditor();
         if (dm) {
             var cur = dm.currentNode ? dm.currentNode() : null;
-            if (samePreviewNode(cur, node)) {
+            if (samePreviewNode(cur, node) && !opts.toggle) {
                 // Re-selecting the file we're already editing — don't reload
-                // and clobber the in-progress edits.
+                // and clobber the in-progress edits. (A deliberate view toggle
+                // falls through to the discard prompt below.)
                 return;
             }
             if (opts.auto) {
@@ -199,6 +238,32 @@
 
         var ext = (node.ext || '').toLowerCase();
 
+        // Rendered ⇄ Source toggle button — shown only for renderable types.
+        var toggleBtn = ensureViewToggleBtn();
+        if (toggleBtn) {
+            if (isRenderable(ext)) {
+                toggleTargetNode = node;
+                toggleBtn.classList.remove('hidden');
+                toggleBtn.textContent = effectiveMode(node) === 'rendered' ? '⟨⟩ Source' : '◱ Preview';
+            } else {
+                toggleBtn.classList.add('hidden');
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Renderable types (.html) — show rendered by default, sandboxed for
+        // safety (no scripts, no same-origin). The toggle flips to source.
+        if (isRenderable(ext) && effectiveMode(node) === 'rendered') {
+            try {
+                var rinfo = await getBlobUrl(node);
+                if (seq !== renderSeq) return;
+                container.innerHTML = '<iframe class="preview-iframe" sandbox src="'
+                    + escapeHtml(rinfo.url) + '"></iframe>';
+            } catch (e) {
+                renderError(container, e.message || String(e));
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Markdown plugin (if loaded) takes over for .md / .markdown.
         if ((ext === 'md' || ext === 'markdown') &&
             window.app.modules.markdown &&