diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0bd25ea..6e670a1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3265,6 +3265,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "trx-wefax"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64",
  "png",
  "trx-core",
 ]
diff --git a/src/decoders/trx-wefax/Cargo.toml b/src/decoders/trx-wefax/Cargo.toml
index 1db01f4..02b3741 100644
--- a/src/decoders/trx-wefax/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/decoders/trx-wefax/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 trx-core = { path = "../../trx-core" }
+base64 = "0.22"
 png = "0.17"
diff --git a/src/decoders/trx-wefax/src/decoder.rs b/src/decoders/trx-wefax/src/decoder.rs
index 9fcff8c..890eebc 100644
--- a/src/decoders/trx-wefax/src/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/decoders/trx-wefax/src/decoder.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use base64::Engine;
 use trx_core::decode::{WefaxMessage, WefaxProgress};
 
 use crate::config::WefaxConfig;
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ impl WefaxDecoder {
                                     .last_line()
                                     .map(|l| l.to_vec())
                                     .unwrap_or_default();
+                                let b64 = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD
+                                    .encode(&line_data);
                                 events.push(WefaxEvent::Progress(
                                     WefaxProgress {
                                         rig_id: None,
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ impl WefaxDecoder {
                                         lpm,
                                         ioc,
                                         pixels_per_line: WefaxConfig::pixels_per_line(ioc),
-                                        line_data: Some(line_data.clone()),
+                                        line_data: Some(b64),
                                     },
                                     line_data,
                                 ));
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/wefax.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/wefax.js
index 15f63f1..5594b0f 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/wefax.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/wefax.js
@@ -82,9 +82,15 @@ function renderGalleryThumbnail(msg) {
   var ts = msg._tsMs ? new Date(msg._tsMs).toLocaleString() : '\u2014';
   var info = msg.ioc + ' IOC \u00b7 ' + msg.lpm + ' LPM \u00b7 ' + msg.line_count + ' lines';
 
-  if (msg.path) {
+  var imgSrc = msg._dataUrl
+    ? msg._dataUrl
+    : msg.path
+      ? '/images/' + escapeHtml(msg.path.split('/').pop())
+      : null;
+
+  if (imgSrc) {
     card.innerHTML =
-      '<img src="/images/' + escapeHtml(msg.path.split('/').pop()) + '"' +
+      '<img src="' + imgSrc + '"' +
       ' alt="WEFAX" loading="lazy"' +
       ' style="width:100%; image-rendering:pixelated;" />' +
       '<div style="font-size:0.8rem; margin-top:0.2rem;">' + escapeHtml(ts) + '</div>' +
@@ -141,16 +147,19 @@ window.onServerWefaxProgress = function (msg) {
 
 window.onServerWefax = function (msg) {
   msg._tsMs = msg.ts_ms || Date.now();
-  wefaxImageHistory.unshift(msg);
-  pruneWefaxHistory();
-  scheduleWefaxGalleryRender();
 
+  // Capture the live canvas as a data URI for gallery thumbnails.
   if (wefaxLiveCtx && wefaxLiveLineCount > 0) {
     var trimmed = wefaxLiveCtx.getImageData(0, 0, wefaxLiveCanvas.width, wefaxLiveLineCount);
     wefaxLiveCanvas.height = wefaxLiveLineCount;
     wefaxLiveCtx.putImageData(trimmed, 0, 0);
+    try { msg._dataUrl = wefaxLiveCanvas.toDataURL('image/png'); } catch (e) {}
   }
 
+  wefaxImageHistory.unshift(msg);
+  pruneWefaxHistory();
+  scheduleWefaxGalleryRender();
+
   if (wefaxStatus) {
     wefaxStatus.textContent = 'Complete \u2014 ' + msg.line_count + ' lines';
     wefaxStatus.style.color = '';
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/api/assets.rs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/api/assets.rs
index 83e214a..f9f187c 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/api/assets.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/api/assets.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //! Static asset serving endpoints (HTML pages, JS, CSS, favicon, logo).
 
 use actix_web::http::header;
+use actix_web::web;
 use actix_web::{get, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder};
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
 
@@ -336,6 +337,30 @@ pub(crate) async fn wefax_js(req: HttpRequest) -> impl Responder {
     )
 }
 
+#[get("/images/{filename}")]
+pub(crate) async fn wefax_image(path: web::Path<String>) -> impl Responder {
+    let filename = path.into_inner();
+    // Reject path traversal attempts.
+    if filename.contains('/') || filename.contains('\\') || filename.contains("..") {
+        return HttpResponse::BadRequest().body("invalid filename");
+    }
+    if !filename.ends_with(".png") {
+        return HttpResponse::BadRequest().body("only .png files are accessible");
+    }
+    let dir = dirs::cache_dir()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| std::path::PathBuf::from(".cache"))
+        .join("trx-rs")
+        .join("wefax");
+    let file_path = dir.join(&filename);
+    match std::fs::read(&file_path) {
+        Ok(data) => HttpResponse::Ok()
+            .insert_header((header::CONTENT_TYPE, "image/png"))
+            .insert_header((header::CACHE_CONTROL, "public, max-age=86400"))
+            .body(data),
+        Err(_) => HttpResponse::NotFound().body("image not found"),
+    }
+}
+
 #[get("/bookmarks.js")]
 pub(crate) async fn bookmarks_js(req: HttpRequest) -> impl Responder {
     let c = gz_bookmarks_js();
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/api/mod.rs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/api/mod.rs
index ba7697d..c0654c2 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ pub fn configure(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
         .service(assets::cw_js)
         .service(assets::sat_js)
         .service(assets::wefax_js)
+        .service(assets::wefax_image)
         .service(assets::bookmarks_js)
         .service(assets::scheduler_js)
         .service(assets::sat_scheduler_js)
diff --git a/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs b/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
index f10e42d..7a4e15f 100644
--- a/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
+++ b/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
@@ -310,5 +310,5 @@ pub struct WefaxProgress {
     pub pixels_per_line: u16,
     /// Base64-encoded greyscale line data (one row of pixels).
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub line_data: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub line_data: Option<String>,
 }
diff --git a/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs b/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
index 1f4dcd6..73fdcb4 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
@@ -2692,7 +2692,14 @@ pub async fn run_wefax_decoder(
         sample_rate, channels
     );
 
-    let config = WefaxConfig::default();
+    let wefax_output_dir = dirs::cache_dir()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| std::path::PathBuf::from(".cache"))
+        .join("trx-rs")
+        .join("wefax");
+    let config = WefaxConfig {
+        output_dir: Some(wefax_output_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned()),
+        ..WefaxConfig::default()
+    };
     let mut decoder = WefaxDecoder::new(sample_rate, config);
     let mut was_active = false;
     let mut last_reset_seq: u64 = 0;