diff --git a/web/src/components/save/Omnibox.svelte b/web/src/components/save/Omnibox.svelte
index 137972986..0623b1e84 100644
--- a/web/src/components/save/Omnibox.svelte
+++ b/web/src/components/save/Omnibox.svelte
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     import dialogs from "$lib/state/dialogs";
     import { link } from "$lib/state/omnibox";
     import { updateSetting } from "$lib/state/settings";
+    import { savingHandler } from "$lib/api/saving-handler";
     import { pasteLinkFromClipboard } from "$lib/clipboard";
     import { turnstileEnabled, turnstileSolved } from "$lib/state/turnstile";
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@
 
             if (!isBotCheckOngoing) {
                 await tick(); // wait for button to render
-                downloadButton.download($link);
+                savingHandler($link);
             }
         }
     };
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
         }
 
         if (e.key === "Enter" && validLink($link) && isFocused) {
-            downloadButton.download($link);
+            savingHandler($link);
         }
 
         if (["Escape", "Clear"].includes(e.key) && isFocused) {
diff --git a/web/src/components/save/buttons/DownloadButton.svelte b/web/src/components/save/buttons/DownloadButton.svelte
index 981bb0ad0..6f3a7224a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/save/buttons/DownloadButton.svelte
+++ b/web/src/components/save/buttons/DownloadButton.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import "@fontsource-variable/noto-sans-mono";
 
-    import API from "$lib/api/api";
+    import { onDestroy } from "svelte";
     import { t } from "$lib/i18n/translations";
-    import { createDialog } from "$lib/state/dialogs";
-    import { downloadFile } from "$lib/download";
+    import { savingHandler } from "$lib/api/saving-handler";
+    import { downloadButtonState } from "$lib/state/omnibox";
 
-    import type { DialogInfo } from "$lib/types/dialog";
+    import type { CobaltDownloadButtonState } from "$lib/types/omnibox";
 
     export let url: string;
     export let disabled = false;
@@ -15,22 +15,9 @@
     $: buttonText = ">>";
     $: buttonAltText = $t("a11y.save.download");
 
-    let defaultErrorPopup: DialogInfo = {
-        id: "save-error",
-        type: "small",
-        meowbalt: "error",
-        buttons: [
-            {
-                text: $t("button.gotit"),
-                main: true,
-                action: () => {},
-            },
-        ],
-    };
-
     type DownloadButtonState = "idle" | "think" | "check" | "done" | "error";
 
-    const changeDownloadButton = (state: DownloadButtonState) => {
+    const unsubscribe = downloadButtonState.subscribe((state: CobaltDownloadButtonState) => {
         disabled = state !== "idle";
         loading = state === "think" || state === "check";
 
@@ -56,107 +43,17 @@
         // transition back to idle after some period of time.
         const final: DownloadButtonState[] = ["done", "error"];
         if (final.includes(state)) {
-            setTimeout(() => changeDownloadButton("idle"), 1500);
-        }
-    };
-
-    export const download = async (link: string) => {
-        changeDownloadButton("think");
-
-        const response = await API.request(link);
-
-        if (!response) {
-            changeDownloadButton("error");
-
-            return createDialog({
-                ...defaultErrorPopup,
-                bodyText: $t("error.api.unreachable"),
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (response.status === "error") {
-            changeDownloadButton("error");
-
-            return createDialog({
-                ...defaultErrorPopup,
-                bodyText: $t(response.error.code, response?.error?.context),
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (response.status === "redirect") {
-            changeDownloadButton("done");
-
-            return downloadFile({
-                url: response.url,
-                urlType: "redirect",
-            });
+            setTimeout(() => downloadButtonState.set("idle"), 1500);
         }
+    });
 
-        if (response.status === "tunnel") {
-            changeDownloadButton("check");
-
-            const probeResult = await API.probeCobaltTunnel(response.url);
-
-            if (probeResult === 200) {
-                changeDownloadButton("done");
-
-                return downloadFile({
-                    url: response.url,
-                });
-            } else {
-                changeDownloadButton("error");
-
-                return createDialog({
-                    ...defaultErrorPopup,
-                    bodyText: $t("error.tunnel.probe"),
-                });
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (response.status === "picker") {
-            changeDownloadButton("done");
-            const buttons = [
-                {
-                    text: $t("button.done"),
-                    main: true,
-                    action: () => {},
-                },
-            ];
-
-            if (response.audio) {
-                const pickerAudio = response.audio;
-                buttons.unshift({
-                    text: $t("button.download.audio"),
-                    main: false,
-                    action: () => {
-                        downloadFile({
-                            url: pickerAudio,
-                        });
-                    },
-                });
-            }
-
-            return createDialog({
-                id: "download-picker",
-                type: "picker",
-                items: response.picker,
-                buttons,
-            });
-        }
-
-        changeDownloadButton("error");
-
-        return createDialog({
-            ...defaultErrorPopup,
-            bodyText: $t("error.api.unknown_response"),
-        });
-    };
+    onDestroy(() => unsubscribe());
 </script>
 
 <button
     id="download-button"
     {disabled}
-    on:click={() => download(url)}
+    on:click={() => savingHandler(url)}
     aria-label={buttonAltText}
 >
     <span id="download-state">{buttonText}</span>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts b/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7f8f8846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import API from "$lib/api/api";
+
+import { get } from "svelte/store";
+import { t } from "$lib/i18n/translations";
+import { downloadFile } from "$lib/download";
+import { createDialog } from "$lib/state/dialogs";
+import { downloadButtonState } from "$lib/state/omnibox";
+
+import type { DialogInfo } from "$lib/types/dialog";
+
+const defaultErrorPopup: DialogInfo = {
+    id: "save-error",
+    type: "small",
+    meowbalt: "error",
+};
+
+export const savingHandler = async (link: string) => {
+    downloadButtonState.set("think");
+
+    const errorButtons = [
+        {
+            text: get(t)("button.gotit"),
+            main: true,
+            action: () => { },
+        },
+    ];
+
+    const response = await API.request(link);
+
+    if (!response) {
+        downloadButtonState.set("error");
+
+        return createDialog({
+            ...defaultErrorPopup,
+            buttons: errorButtons,
+            bodyText: get(t)("error.api.unreachable"),
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (response.status === "error") {
+        downloadButtonState.set("error");
+
+        return createDialog({
+            ...defaultErrorPopup,
+            buttons: errorButtons,
+            bodyText: get(t)(response.error.code, response?.error?.context),
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (response.status === "redirect") {
+        downloadButtonState.set("done");
+
+        return downloadFile({
+            url: response.url,
+            urlType: "redirect",
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (response.status === "tunnel") {
+        downloadButtonState.set("check");
+
+        const probeResult = await API.probeCobaltTunnel(response.url);
+
+        if (probeResult === 200) {
+            downloadButtonState.set("done");
+
+            return downloadFile({
+                url: response.url,
+            });
+        } else {
+            downloadButtonState.set("error");
+
+            return createDialog({
+                ...defaultErrorPopup,
+                buttons: errorButtons,
+                bodyText: get(t)("error.tunnel.probe"),
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (response.status === "local-processing") {
+        // TODO: actual implementation
+        console.log(response);
+    }
+
+    if (response.status === "picker") {
+        downloadButtonState.set("done");
+        const buttons = [
+            {
+                text: get(t)("button.done"),
+                main: true,
+                action: () => { },
+            },
+        ];
+
+        if (response.audio) {
+            const pickerAudio = response.audio;
+            buttons.unshift({
+                text: get(t)("button.download.audio"),
+                main: false,
+                action: () => {
+                    downloadFile({
+                        url: pickerAudio,
+                    });
+                },
+            });
+        }
+
+        return createDialog({
+            id: "download-picker",
+            type: "picker",
+            items: response.picker,
+            buttons,
+        });
+    }
+
+    downloadButtonState.set("error");
+    return createDialog({
+        ...defaultErrorPopup,
+        buttons: errorButtons,
+        bodyText: get(t)("error.api.unknown_response"),
+    });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/state/omnibox.ts b/web/src/lib/state/omnibox.ts
index f3b0be03b..7895c09fa 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/state/omnibox.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/state/omnibox.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 import { writable } from "svelte/store";
+import type { CobaltDownloadButtonState } from "$lib/types/omnibox";
 
 export const link = writable("");
+export const downloadButtonState = writable<CobaltDownloadButtonState>("idle");
diff --git a/web/src/lib/types/omnibox.ts b/web/src/lib/types/omnibox.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcd92b2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/types/omnibox.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export type CobaltDownloadButtonState = "idle" | "think" | "check" | "done" | "error";