diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/fileController.js b/backend/src/controllers/fileController.js
index 4b9c202..cb644f0 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/fileController.js
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/fileController.js
@@ -170,31 +170,19 @@ function uploadFile(req, res) {
 /* ── POST /api/files/personal ────────────────────────────────────────────
  * Personal image upload for «Мои материалы» (board crops, drawings, textbook
  * clips). Allowed for ANY authenticated user (incl. students) — unlike the
- * teacher library upload above. Image-only; stored is_public=1 so the
- * material's download URL resolves (and survives teacher «раздача»). */
+ * teacher library upload above. Image-only; saved into uploads/materials and
+ * served statically (public), so the returned URL renders in <img>, opens in
+ * a new tab and downloads without an auth header. Returns { url }. */
 function uploadPersonalFile(req, res) {
   if (!req.file) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'No file uploaded' });
 
-  const filePath = path.resolve(UPLOADS_DIR, req.file.filename);
+  const filePath = path.resolve(UPLOADS_DIR, 'materials', req.file.filename);
   if (!checkMagicBytes(filePath, req.file.mimetype)) {
     try { fs.unlinkSync(filePath); } catch {}
     return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Содержимое файла не соответствует его расширению' });
   }
 
-  const title = (req.body && req.body.title && req.body.title.trim()) || req.file.originalname || 'Изображение';
-  let r;
-  try {
-    r = db.prepare(`
-      INSERT INTO files (title, original_name, stored_name, mimetype, size, is_public, uploaded_by)
-      VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 1, ?)
-    `).run(title, req.file.originalname, req.file.filename, req.file.mimetype, req.file.size, req.user.id);
-  } catch (err) {
-    const fp = path.resolve(UPLOADS_DIR, req.file.filename);
-    if (fp.startsWith(UPLOADS_DIR + path.sep)) { try { fs.unlinkSync(fp); } catch {} }
-    throw err;
-  }
-
-  res.status(201).json({ id: r.lastInsertRowid });
+  res.status(201).json({ url: '/uploads/materials/' + req.file.filename });
 }
 
 /* ── GET /api/files/:id/download ─────────────────────────────────────── */
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/files.js b/backend/src/routes/files.js
index cf41c18..b0f4410 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/files.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/files.js
@@ -47,11 +47,23 @@ const upload = multer({
   },
 });
 
-/* Personal image upload (Мои материалы): image-only, no library permission. */
+/* Personal image upload (Мои материалы): image-only, no library permission.
+ * Stored in uploads/materials and served statically (public) so the saved
+ * <img>/open/download URL works without an auth header — these are personal
+ * study clips (board crops, drawings, textbook regions), not gated files. */
+const MATERIALS_DIR = path.join(UPLOADS_DIR, 'materials');
+try { require('fs').mkdirSync(MATERIALS_DIR, { recursive: true }); } catch (e) { /* exists */ }
 const IMG_MIME = ['image/png','image/jpeg','image/gif','image/webp'];
 const IMG_EXT  = new Set(['.png','.jpg','.jpeg','.gif','.webp']);
+const materialStorage = multer.diskStorage({
+  destination: MATERIALS_DIR,
+  filename: (_req, file, cb) => {
+    const ext = path.extname(file.originalname || '') || '.png';
+    cb(null, require('crypto').randomBytes(16).toString('hex') + ext);
+  },
+});
 const imageUpload = multer({
-  storage,
+  storage: materialStorage,
   limits: { fileSize: 20 * 1024 * 1024 }, // 20 MB
   fileFilter: (_req, file, cb) => {
     const ext = path.extname(file.originalname || '').toLowerCase();
@@ -65,7 +77,7 @@ router.use(authMiddleware);
 router.get('/',                                                      ctrl.listFiles);
 router.post('/', requireRole('teacher','admin'), requirePermission('library.upload'), upload.single('file'), fixUtf8Name, ctrl.uploadFile);
 // Personal materials upload — any authenticated user (covered by router-level authMiddleware)
-router.post('/personal', imageUpload.single('file'), fixUtf8Name, ctrl.uploadPersonalFile);
+router.post('/personal', imageUpload.single('file'), ctrl.uploadPersonalFile);
 
 /* ── folder routes (must be before /:id to avoid conflicts) ── */
 router.get('/folders',                                                                         ctrl.listFolders);
diff --git a/backend/src/server.js b/backend/src/server.js
index 22942e0..5da9978 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.js
+++ b/backend/src/server.js
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ app.use('/css',     express.static(path.join(frontendDir, 'css'), staticCache));
 app.use('/img',     express.static(path.join(frontendDir, 'img'), staticCache));
 app.use('/avatars', express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../uploads/avatars'), { maxAge: '1d' }));
 app.use('/uploads/flashcards', express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../uploads/flashcards'), { maxAge: '7d' }));
+app.use('/uploads/materials',  express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../uploads/materials'),  { maxAge: '7d' }));
 
 // Redirect legacy .html URLs → clean URLs (301)
 app.use((req, res, next) => {
diff --git a/frontend/js/board-clip.js b/frontend/js/board-clip.js
index cf1e108..f767789 100644
--- a/frontend/js/board-clip.js
+++ b/frontend/js/board-clip.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     const fd = new FormData();
     fd.append('file', blob, name);
     const up = await LS.uploadMaterialFile(fd);
-    return LS.downloadFileUrl(up.id);
+    return up.url;
   }
 
   async function persist(meta, kind, url) {
diff --git a/frontend/js/material-save.js b/frontend/js/material-save.js
index 3725b9a..4cebf54 100644
--- a/frontend/js/material-save.js
+++ b/frontend/js/material-save.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         const fd = new FormData();
         fd.append('file', o.blob, o.name || 'image.png');
         const up = await LS.uploadMaterialFile(fd);
-        url = LS.downloadFileUrl(up.id);
+        url = up.url;
       }
       if (!url) throw new Error('Нет изображения');
       await LS.saveMaterial({ kind: 'image', title: o.title || '', url: url, sourceTitle: o.sourceTitle || null });
diff --git a/frontend/js/textbook-clip.js b/frontend/js/textbook-clip.js
index 8c6ef8e..38d4182 100644
--- a/frontend/js/textbook-clip.js
+++ b/frontend/js/textbook-clip.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         await LS.saveMaterial({
           kind: 'image',
           title: input.value.trim() || sectionTitle(),
-          url: LS.downloadFileUrl(up.id),
+          url: up.url,
           sourceTitle: chapterTitle()
         });
         toast('Сохранено в «Мои материалы»', 'success');
diff --git a/frontend/my-materials.html b/frontend/my-materials.html
index b0cd0b3..b3467da 100644
--- a/frontend/my-materials.html
+++ b/frontend/my-materials.html
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
           if (!blob) throw new Error('Не удалось сохранить рисунок');
           const fd = new FormData(); fd.append('file', blob, 'drawing.png');
           const up = await LS.uploadMaterialFile(fd);
-          await LS.saveMaterial({ kind: 'image', title: o.title || 'Рисунок', url: LS.downloadFileUrl(up.id), sourceTitle: o.sourceTitle || null });
+          await LS.saveMaterial({ kind: 'image', title: o.title || 'Рисунок', url: up.url, sourceTitle: o.sourceTitle || null });
           close(); load(); LS.toast('Сохранено в «Мои материалы»', 'success');
         } catch (e) { LS.toast(e.message || 'Ошибка', 'error'); btn.disabled = false; }
       });