diff --git a/ios/Maturita/UI/Components.swift b/ios/Maturita/UI/Components.swift
index cf038a2..72371b7 100644
--- a/ios/Maturita/UI/Components.swift
+++ b/ios/Maturita/UI/Components.swift
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ struct PrimaryButton: View {
                 .font(.body.weight(.semibold))
                 .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
         }
-        .buttonStyle(.glassProminent)
         #if os(macOS)
+        .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
         .controlSize(.extraLarge)
         #else
+        .buttonStyle(.glassProminent)
         .controlSize(.large)
         #endif
     }
@@ -75,7 +76,22 @@ struct GlassCard<Content: View>: View {
         content()
             .padding(16)
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-            .glassEffect(.regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 26, style: .continuous))
+            .softSurface(cornerRadius: 22)
+    }
+}
+
+extension View {
+    /// Soft card surface without Liquid Glass refraction (which reads as a mirror
+    /// on large macOS panels over the wallpaper / sidebar extension).
+    func softSurface(cornerRadius: CGFloat) -> some View {
+        background {
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: cornerRadius, style: .continuous)
+                .fill(.background.secondary)
+        }
+        .overlay {
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: cornerRadius, style: .continuous)
+                .strokeBorder(.separator.opacity(0.35), lineWidth: 0.5)
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/Maturita/UI/Screens.swift b/ios/Maturita/UI/Screens.swift
index e6b73bb..b996c37 100644
--- a/ios/Maturita/UI/Screens.swift
+++ b/ios/Maturita/UI/Screens.swift
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct PracticeHome: View {
             .frame(maxWidth: 920, alignment: .leading)
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
         }
-        .backgroundExtensionEffect()
         .navigationTitle("Maturita")
     }
 
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ struct PracticeHome: View {
         }
         .padding(18)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 148, alignment: .topLeading)
-        .glassEffect(.regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 24, style: .continuous))
+        .softSurface(cornerRadius: 20)
     }
     #endif
 
@@ -192,7 +191,11 @@ struct ChangelogCard: View {
                     ChangelogLines(index: index, lines: changelogLines(block, langKey))
                 }
                 Button(vm.tr("changelog_dismiss")) { vm.dismissChangelog() }
+                    #if os(macOS)
+                    .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+                    #else
                     .buttonStyle(.glassProminent)
+                    #endif
                     .controlSize(.small)
             }
         }
@@ -547,7 +550,6 @@ struct RoadmapScreen: View {
             wave: 16
         )
         .padding(20)
-        .backgroundExtensionEffect()
         .navigationTitle(vm.tr("roadmap_title"))
         .navigationSubtitle(vm.tr("roadmap_sub"))
     }
@@ -635,7 +637,6 @@ struct UnitMapScreen: View {
             branch: branch
         )
         .padding(20)
-        .backgroundExtensionEffect()
         .navigationTitle(u.str("title"))
         .navigationSubtitle(vm.tr(u.str("sub")))
     }
@@ -741,7 +742,6 @@ struct LessonListScreen: View {
             wave: 14
         )
         .padding(20)
-        .backgroundExtensionEffect()
         .navigationTitle(title)
         .navigationSubtitle(subtitle)
     }
@@ -807,7 +807,11 @@ struct SlidesScreen: View {
                             Image(systemName: "chevron.left")
                                 .frame(minWidth: 24)
                         }
+                        #if os(macOS)
+                        .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                        #else
                         .buttonStyle(.glass)
+                        #endif
                         .controlSize(.large)
                     }
                     if idx < slides.count - 1 {
diff --git a/macos/Maturita/MaturitaApp.swift b/macos/Maturita/MaturitaApp.swift
index dc64c07..ae75923 100644
--- a/macos/Maturita/MaturitaApp.swift
+++ b/macos/Maturita/MaturitaApp.swift
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ private struct UpdateBanner: View {
             Spacer()
             if vm.update.canInstall {
                 Button(vm.tr("update_install")) { vm.installUpdate() }
-                    .buttonStyle(.glassProminent)
+                    .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
                     .controlSize(.small)
             }
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, 16)
         .padding(.vertical, 12)
-        .glassEffect(.regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 18, style: .continuous))
+        .softSurface(cornerRadius: 16)
         .frame(maxWidth: 560)
     }