diff --git a/components/video-page/hooks/use-download-actions.ts b/components/video-page/hooks/use-download-actions.ts
index fa175d4..8ec8af1 100644
--- a/components/video-page/hooks/use-download-actions.ts
+++ b/components/video-page/hooks/use-download-actions.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   VideoData,
 } from '@/components/video-page/types';
 import { resolvePublicBunnyCdnHostname } from '@/lib/bunny-cdn';
+import { downloadNamedFile, extensionFromUrl, navigateDownload } from '@/lib/client/download-file';
 
 function sanitizeDownloadFileName(value: string): string {
   return value
@@ -117,18 +118,36 @@ export function useDownloadActions({ activeVersion, video }: UseDownloadActionsP
           throw new Error('Missing download URL');
         }
 
-        const versionLabel =
-          activeVersion.versionLabel?.trim() || `v${activeVersion.versionNumber}`;
-        const baseName = sanitizeDownloadFileName(`${video.title} ${versionLabel}`) || 'video';
-        const a = document.createElement('a');
-        a.href = downloadUrl;
-        if (activeVersion.providerId === 'direct' || activeVersion.providerId === 'r2') {
-          const ext = activeVersion.originalUrl.split('.').pop()?.toLowerCase() || 'mp4';
-          a.download = `${baseName}.${ext}`;
+        // File name: "<video title> <version label>" if the editor set a label
+        // for this version, otherwise "<video title> v<number>".
+        const versionLabel = activeVersion.versionLabel?.trim();
+        const baseName =
+          sanitizeDownloadFileName(
+            versionLabel
+              ? `${video.title} ${versionLabel}`
+              : `${video.title} v${activeVersion.versionNumber}`
+          ) || 'video';
+
+        if (activeVersion.providerId === 'r2') {
+          // Same-origin proxy: the download attribute applies and streams
+          // without buffering the whole file in memory (any size).
+          const ext = extensionFromUrl(activeVersion.originalUrl) || 'mp4';
+          navigateDownload(downloadUrl, `${baseName}.${ext}`);
+        } else {
+          // Bunny (CDN redirect) and direct hosts are cross-origin, so the
+          // download attribute is ignored on a plain navigation. Fetch the bytes
+          // (CORS is open) and save them with our filename — unless the file is
+          // over 10 GB, in which case downloadNamedFile returns false and we fall
+          // back to a plain navigation (streams to disk with the CDN's name).
+          const fallbackExt =
+            (activeVersion.providerId === 'direct'
+              ? extensionFromUrl(activeVersion.originalUrl)
+              : '') || 'mp4';
+          const saved = await downloadNamedFile(downloadUrl, `${baseName}.${fallbackExt}`);
+          if (!saved) {
+            navigateDownload(downloadUrl);
+          }
         }
-        document.body.appendChild(a);
-        a.click();
-        a.remove();
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Failed to start video download:', error);
         if (error instanceof Error && error.message === 'Direct download URL is not allowed') {
diff --git a/lib/client/download-file.ts b/lib/client/download-file.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a07b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/download-file.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+'use client';
+
+// Above this size we don't buffer the file in memory to rename it — the caller
+// falls back to a plain navigation so the browser streams it straight to disk
+// (with the CDN's own filename). 10 GiB.
+export const MAX_NAMED_DOWNLOAD_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+const MIME_EXTENSION_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
+  'video/mp4': 'mp4',
+  'video/webm': 'webm',
+  'video/quicktime': 'mov',
+  'video/x-matroska': 'mkv',
+  'video/x-msvideo': 'avi',
+};
+
+export function extensionFromUrl(url: string): string {
+  const path = url.split('?')[0] ?? url;
+  const dot = path.lastIndexOf('.');
+  if (dot === -1) return '';
+  const ext = path.slice(dot + 1).toLowerCase();
+  return ext.length >= 1 && ext.length <= 5 ? ext : '';
+}
+
+function replaceExtension(fileName: string, ext: string): string {
+  const dot = fileName.lastIndexOf('.');
+  const stem = dot > 0 ? fileName.slice(0, dot) : fileName;
+  return `${stem}.${ext}`;
+}
+
+export function saveBlobAs(blob: Blob, fileName: string): void {
+  const objectUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  const anchor = document.createElement('a');
+  anchor.href = objectUrl;
+  anchor.download = fileName;
+  document.body.appendChild(anchor);
+  anchor.click();
+  anchor.remove();
+  // Revoke after the download has had a chance to start.
+  setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(objectUrl), 10_000);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch a (possibly cross-origin) file and save it under `fileName`. The
+ * browser's `download` attribute is ignored across origins / redirects, so for
+ * CDN sources we pull the bytes (CORS is open on them) and save the blob, which
+ * lets us control the name and derive the real extension from the content type.
+ *
+ * Returns `false` (without downloading) when the file is larger than
+ * MAX_NAMED_DOWNLOAD_BYTES — buffering that in memory would be unsafe — or when
+ * the fetch isn't usable, so the caller can fall back to a plain navigation.
+ * Returns `true` when the named blob was saved.
+ */
+export async function downloadNamedFile(url: string, fileName: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  let res: Response;
+  try {
+    res = await fetch(url, { cache: 'no-store' });
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!res.ok) return false;
+
+  const contentLength = Number(res.headers.get('content-length'));
+  if (Number.isFinite(contentLength) && contentLength > MAX_NAMED_DOWNLOAD_BYTES) {
+    await res.body?.cancel().catch(() => {});
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  let blob: Blob;
+  try {
+    blob = await res.blob();
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const mimeExt = MIME_EXTENSION_MAP[blob.type];
+  saveBlobAs(blob, mimeExt ? replaceExtension(fileName, mimeExt) : fileName);
+  return true;
+}
+
+/** Plain navigation download (streams to disk; filename controlled only for
+ * same-origin URLs via the download attribute). */
+export function navigateDownload(url: string, sameOriginFileName?: string): void {
+  const anchor = document.createElement('a');
+  anchor.href = url;
+  anchor.rel = 'noopener';
+  if (sameOriginFileName && url.startsWith('/')) {
+    anchor.download = sameOriginFileName;
+  }
+  document.body.appendChild(anchor);
+  anchor.click();
+  anchor.remove();
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/project-download.ts b/lib/client/project-download.ts
index 328d666..c485698 100644
--- a/lib/client/project-download.ts
+++ b/lib/client/project-download.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 
+import { downloadNamedFile, navigateDownload } from '@/lib/client/download-file';
+
 const DOWNLOAD_STAGGER_MS = 500;
 
 export type ProjectDownloadManifestFile = {
@@ -19,21 +21,28 @@ function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => window.setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }
 
-function triggerBrowserDownload(file: ProjectDownloadManifestFile): void {
-  const anchor = document.createElement('a');
-  anchor.href = file.url;
-  anchor.rel = 'noopener';
-  if (file.url.startsWith('/')) {
-    anchor.download = file.fileName;
+async function triggerBrowserDownload(file: ProjectDownloadManifestFile): Promise<void> {
+  // Same-origin proxy files (R2 / S3 / MinIO via /api/upload/video/...): the
+  // download attribute applies and the browser streams straight to disk, so the
+  // name is correct at any size with no memory cost.
+  if (file.url.startsWith('/api/upload/video/')) {
+    navigateDownload(file.url, file.fileName);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Bunny (CDN redirect) and external direct hosts are cross-origin, so the name
+  // only applies if we fetch the bytes. downloadNamedFile does that for files up
+  // to 10 GB; larger ones fall back to a plain navigation (CDN filename).
+  const saved = await downloadNamedFile(file.url, file.fileName);
+  if (!saved) {
+    navigateDownload(file.url, file.fileName);
   }
-  document.body.appendChild(anchor);
-  anchor.click();
-  anchor.remove();
 }
 
 export async function runProjectDownloadManifest(manifest: ProjectDownloadManifest): Promise<void> {
   for (let index = 0; index < manifest.files.length; index += 1) {
-    triggerBrowserDownload(manifest.files[index]!);
+    // Sequential so at most one file is buffered in memory at a time.
+    await triggerBrowserDownload(manifest.files[index]!);
     if (index < manifest.files.length - 1) {
       await sleep(DOWNLOAD_STAGGER_MS);
     }