diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec18af0d..5820aa6d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "qryptchat-web",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.9.1",
+  "version": "0.9.2",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
     "qc": "./bin/qc.js",
diff --git a/src/app/client-layout.jsx b/src/app/client-layout.jsx
index f6d101d9..2c125384 100644
--- a/src/app/client-layout.jsx
+++ b/src/app/client-layout.jsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import ActiveCallInterface from '@/lib/components/voice-call/ActiveCallInterface
 // token, since passkey/CoinPay/phone sessions have no cookie.
 installApiAuth({ refresh: (token) => useAuthStore.getState().refreshSession(token) });
 
-export default function ClientLayout({ children, footerBottom }) {
+export default function ClientLayout({ children }) {
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const currentTheme = useThemeStore((s) => s.currentTheme);
   const { t: _t } = useI18n();
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default function ClientLayout({ children, footerBottom }) {
     <div className="app" suppressHydrationWarning>
       <Navbar />
       <main className="main-content">{children}</main>
-      {shouldShowFooter && <Footer bottom={footerBottom} />}
+      {shouldShowFooter && <Footer />}
       {mounted && (
         <>
           <PWAToastManager />
diff --git a/src/app/layout.jsx b/src/app/layout.jsx
index 1b82b3c5..90b98a19 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.jsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import './globals.css';
 import ClientLayout from './client-layout.jsx';
 import Script from "next/script";
-import { Footer as PfsFooter } from '@profullstack/footer/react';
+import PitFooter from '@/lib/components/PitFooter.jsx';
 
 const SITE_URL = (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL ?? process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL ?? 'https://qrypt.chat').replace(/\/$/, '');
 
-// Re-render hourly so @profullstack/footer picks up its @latest template.
+// Re-render hourly so the pit.world footer stays fresh.
 export const revalidate = 3600;
 
 export const metadata = {
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
         />
       </head>
       <body suppressHydrationWarning>
-        <ClientLayout footerBottom={<PfsFooter site="https://qrypt.chat/" />}>{children}</ClientLayout>
-              <Script data-site="38c4083a-a35e-435d-8a0e-3510c465f419" src="https://crawlproof.com/stats.js" strategy="afterInteractive" />
+        <ClientLayout>{children}</ClientLayout>
+        <Script data-site="38c4083a-a35e-435d-8a0e-3510c465f419" src="https://crawlproof.com/stats.js" strategy="afterInteractive" />
+        <PitFooter />
       </body>
     </html>
   );
diff --git a/src/lib/components/Footer.jsx b/src/lib/components/Footer.jsx
index 2bc83dee..84922d7e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Footer.jsx
+++ b/src/lib/components/Footer.jsx
@@ -1,102 +1,44 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useI18n } from '@/lib/hooks/useI18n.js';
-
-const socialLinks = [
-  { name: 'Discord', url: 'https://discord.gg/w5nHdzpQ29' },
-  { name: 'GitHub', url: 'https://github.com/profullstack' },
-  { name: 'X (Twitter)', url: 'https://x.com/profullstackinc' },
-  { name: 'Bluesky', url: 'https://bsky.app/profile/chovyfu.bsky.social' },
+const links = [
+  { label: 'Security', href: '/security' },
+  { label: 'About', href: '/about' },
+  { label: 'Blog', href: '/blog' },
+  { label: 'FAQ', href: '/faq' },
+  { label: 'Contact', href: '/contact' },
+  { label: 'Warrant Canary', href: '/warrant-canary' },
+  { label: 'Privacy', href: '/privacy' },
+  { label: 'Terms', href: '/terms' },
+  { label: 'GitHub', href: 'https://github.com/profullstack/qryptchat-web' },
 ];
 
-
-export default function Footer({ bottom }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n();
+export default function Footer() {
   const onionUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ONION_URL;
   const isOnionSite = typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.location.hostname.endsWith('.onion');
 
   return (
     <footer className="footer">
-      <div className="footer-content">
-        <div className="brand-section">
-          <div className="brand-header">
-            <div className="logo">
-              <svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-                <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth="2" d="M12 15v2m-6 4h12a2 2 0 002-2v-6a2 2 0 00-2-2H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v6a2 2 0 002 2zm10-10V7a4 4 0 00-8 0v4h8z" />
-              </svg>
-              <span className="brand-name">QryptChat</span>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <p className="brand-tagline">{t('app.tagline')}</p>
-          {!isOnionSite && onionUrl && (
-            <div className="onion-link">
-              <span>🧅 Available on Tor:</span>
-              <a href={onionUrl} className="onion-url" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-                {onionUrl}
-              </a>
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="footer-links">
-          <div className="link-section">
-            <h4>Product</h4>
-            <a href="/security">Security</a>
-            <a href="/encryption-test">Encryption Test</a>
-            <a href="/premium">Premium</a>
-          </div>
-          <div className="link-section">
-            <h4>Company</h4>
-            <a href="/about">About</a>
-            <a href="/blog">Blog</a>
-            <a href="/faq">FAQ</a>
-            <a href="/contact">Contact</a>
-            <a href="/warrant-canary">Warrant Canary</a>
-          </div>
-          <div className="link-section">
-            <h4>Legal</h4>
-            <a href="/privacy">Privacy Policy</a>
-            <a href="/terms">Terms of Service</a>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="social-section">
-          <h4>Connect</h4>
-          <div className="social-links">
-            {socialLinks.map((link) => (
-              <a key={link.name} href={link.url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="social-link" aria-label={link.name}>
-                {link.name}
-              </a>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Copyright + Profullstack webring: @profullstack/footer, server-rendered in app/layout.jsx */}
-      {bottom && <div className="footer-bottom">{bottom}</div>}
+      <nav className="footer-links" aria-label="Footer">
+        {links.map((link) => (
+          <a key={link.href} href={link.href}>{link.label}</a>
+        ))}
+      </nav>
+      <p className="footer-copy">
+        &copy; {new Date().getFullYear()} <a href="https://profullstack.com/">Profullstack, Inc.</a>
+        {!isOnionSite && onionUrl && (
+          <>
+            {' · '}
+            <a href={onionUrl} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tor .onion</a>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </p>
 
       <style>{`
-        .footer { background: var(--color-bg-secondary); border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary); padding: var(--space-12) 0 var(--space-6); }
-        .footer-content { max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--space-6); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 2fr 1fr; gap: var(--space-8); }
-        .brand-section .logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2); margin-bottom: var(--space-2); }
-        .brand-name { font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.125rem; color: var(--color-text-primary); }
-        .brand-tagline { color: var(--color-text-secondary); font-size: 0.875rem; margin-bottom: var(--space-3); }
-        .onion-link { font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--color-text-secondary); }
-        .onion-url { color: var(--color-brand-primary); word-break: break-all; }
-        .footer-links { display: flex; gap: var(--space-8); }
-        .link-section { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2); }
-        .link-section h4 { font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-text-primary); margin-bottom: var(--space-1); }
-        .link-section a { color: var(--color-text-secondary); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.875rem; transition: color .2s; }
-        .link-section a:hover { color: var(--color-brand-primary); }
-        .social-section h4 { font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-text-primary); margin-bottom: var(--space-3); }
-        .social-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2); }
-        .social-link { color: var(--color-text-secondary); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.875rem; transition: color .2s; }
-        .social-link:hover { color: var(--color-brand-primary); }
-        .footer-bottom { max-width: 1200px; margin: var(--space-8) auto 0; }
-        @media (max-width: 768px) {
-          .footer-content { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
-          .footer-links { flex-direction: column; }
-        }
+        .footer { background: var(--color-bg-secondary); border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary); padding: var(--space-6) var(--space-6); display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2); font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-text-secondary); text-align: center; }
+        .footer-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: var(--space-2) var(--space-5); }
+        .footer a { color: var(--color-text-secondary); text-decoration: none; transition: color .2s; }
+        .footer a:hover { color: var(--color-brand-primary); }
+        .footer-copy { margin: 0; }
       `}</style>
     </footer>
   );
diff --git a/src/lib/components/PitFooter.jsx b/src/lib/components/PitFooter.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb0ebb41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/PitFooter.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// The pit.world network footer, fetched on the server and rendered as the last
+// thing in <body>. Cached for an hour; any failure (timeout, non-200, odd body)
+// renders nothing so the page never breaks.
+const PIT_FOOTER_URL = 'https://pit.world/snippets/footer.html?site=qrypt.chat';
+
+export default async function PitFooter() {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(PIT_FOOTER_URL, {
+      next: { revalidate: 3600 },
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(3000),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    const html = await res.text();
+    if (!html.includes('data-pit-footer')) return null;
+    return <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }} />;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}