diff --git a/frontend/src/components/panels/Toolbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/panels/Toolbar.tsx
index 87d1d72..6f1b2b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/panels/Toolbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/panels/Toolbar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Logo } from '@/components/ui/Logo'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
 
+const STANDALONE = import.meta.env.VITE_STANDALONE === 'true'
+
 interface ToolbarProps {
   onSave: () => void
   onAutoLayout: () => void
@@ -82,9 +84,13 @@ export function Toolbar({ onSave, onAutoLayout, onExport, onChangeStyle, onUndo,
       <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" className="gap-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground cursor-pointer hover:bg-[#21262d]" onClick={onExportMd} title="Copy inventory as Markdown table">
         <Table2 size={14} /> MD
       </Button>
-      <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" className="gap-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground cursor-pointer hover:bg-[#21262d]" onClick={onViewOnly} title="Open read-only live view of this canvas">
-        <Eye size={14} /> View
-      </Button>
+      {/* Live view reads backend/localStorage canvas; pointless in standalone
+          where the editor already shows the only (localStorage) copy. */}
+      {!STANDALONE && (
+        <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" className="gap-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground cursor-pointer hover:bg-[#21262d]" onClick={onViewOnly} title="Open read-only live view of this canvas">
+          <Eye size={14} /> View
+        </Button>
+      )}
       <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" className="gap-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground cursor-pointer hover:bg-[#21262d]" onClick={onShortcuts} title="Keyboard shortcuts (?)">
         <HelpCircle size={14} />
       </Button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/Toolbar.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/Toolbar.test.tsx
index 0540929..e06cc60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/Toolbar.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/Toolbar.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { Toolbar } from '../Toolbar'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
@@ -56,4 +56,33 @@ describe('Toolbar', () => {
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Save'))
     expect(defaultProps.onSave).toHaveBeenCalledWith()
   })
+
+  it('shows the View (live view) link in full mode', () => {
+    render(<Toolbar {...defaultProps} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('View')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})
+
+// ── Standalone mode ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// VITE_STANDALONE is read at module load, so re-import Toolbar after stubbing it.
+describe('Toolbar (standalone)', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs()
+  })
+
+  it('hides the View link (live view is pointless without a backend)', async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('VITE_STANDALONE', 'true')
+    vi.resetModules()
+    const { useCanvasStore: cs } = await import('@/stores/canvasStore')
+    vi.mocked(cs).mockReturnValue({
+      hasUnsavedChanges: false, past: [], future: [],
+    } as ReturnType<typeof useCanvasStore>)
+    const { Toolbar: TB } = await import('../Toolbar')
+
+    render(<TB {...defaultProps} />)
+    expect(screen.queryByText('View')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    // Other actions remain.
+    expect(screen.getByText('Save')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('MD')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
 })