diff --git a/Modules/IPC/IPCManager.qml b/Modules/IPC/IPCManager.qml
index 8c541a3..204dbbe 100644
--- a/Modules/IPC/IPCManager.qml
+++ b/Modules/IPC/IPCManager.qml
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ Item {
   IpcHandler {
     target: "screenRecorder"
     function toggle() {
-      ScreenRecorderService.toggleRecording()
+      if (ScreenRecorderService.isAvailable) {
+        ScreenRecorderService.toggleRecording()
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml b/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml
index beeccc6..725a30b 100644
--- a/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml
+++ b/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml
@@ -735,12 +735,28 @@ Loader {
                   color: powerButtonArea.containsMouse ? Color.mOnError : Color.mError
                 }
 
-                // Tooltip
-                NTooltip {
-                  id: tooltipShutdown
-                  target: parent
-                  positionAbove: true
-                  text: "Shut down"
+                // Tooltip (inline rectangle to avoid separate Window during lock)
+                Rectangle {
+                  anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                  anchors.bottom: parent.top
+                  anchors.bottomMargin: 12 * scaling
+                  radius: Style.radiusM * scaling
+                  color: Color.mSurface
+                  border.color: Color.mOutline
+                  border.width: Math.max(1, Style.borderS * scaling)
+                  visible: powerButtonArea.containsMouse
+                  z: 1
+                  NText {
+                    id: shutdownTooltipText
+                    anchors.margins: Style.marginM * scaling
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    text: "Shut down the computer."
+                    font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeM * scaling
+                    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                    verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+                  }
+                  implicitWidth: shutdownTooltipText.implicitWidth + Style.marginM * 2 * scaling
+                  implicitHeight: shutdownTooltipText.implicitHeight + Style.marginM * 2 * scaling
                 }
 
                 MouseArea {
@@ -750,8 +766,6 @@ Loader {
                   onClicked: {
                     CompositorService.shutdown()
                   }
-                  onEntered: tooltipShutdown.show()
-                  onExited: tooltipShutdown.hide()
                 }
               }
 
@@ -773,11 +787,27 @@ Loader {
                 }
 
                 // Tooltip
-                NTooltip {
-                  id: tooltipRestart
-                  target: parent
-                  positionAbove: true
-                  text: "Restart"
+                Rectangle {
+                  anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                  anchors.bottom: parent.top
+                  anchors.bottomMargin: 12 * scaling
+                  radius: Style.radiusM * scaling
+                  color: Color.mSurface
+                  border.color: Color.mOutline
+                  border.width: Math.max(1, Style.borderS * scaling)
+                  visible: restartButtonArea.containsMouse
+                  z: 1
+                  NText {
+                    id: restartTooltipText
+                    anchors.margins: Style.marginM * scaling
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    text: "Restart the computer."
+                    font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeM * scaling
+                    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                    verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+                  }
+                  implicitWidth: restartTooltipText.implicitWidth + Style.marginM * 2 * scaling
+                  implicitHeight: restartTooltipText.implicitHeight + Style.marginM * 2 * scaling
                 }
 
                 MouseArea {
@@ -787,8 +817,7 @@ Loader {
                   onClicked: {
                     CompositorService.reboot()
                   }
-                  onEntered: tooltipRestart.show()
-                  onExited: tooltipRestart.hide()
+                  // Tooltip handled via inline rectangle visibility
                 }
               }
 
@@ -810,11 +839,27 @@ Loader {
                 }
 
                 // Tooltip
-                NTooltip {
-                  id: tooltipSuspend
-                  target: parent
-                  positionAbove: true
-                  text: "Suspend"
+                Rectangle {
+                  anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                  anchors.bottom: parent.top
+                  anchors.bottomMargin: 12 * scaling
+                  radius: Style.radiusM * scaling
+                  color: Color.mSurface
+                  border.color: Color.mOutline
+                  border.width: Math.max(1, Style.borderS * scaling)
+                  visible: suspendButtonArea.containsMouse
+                  z: 1
+                  NText {
+                    id: suspendTooltipText
+                    anchors.margins: Style.marginM * scaling
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    text: "Suspend the system."
+                    font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeM * scaling
+                    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                    verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+                  }
+                  implicitWidth: suspendTooltipText.implicitWidth + Style.marginM * 2 * scaling
+                  implicitHeight: suspendTooltipText.implicitHeight + Style.marginM * 2 * scaling
                 }
 
                 MouseArea {
@@ -824,8 +869,7 @@ Loader {
                   onClicked: {
                     CompositorService.suspend()
                   }
-                  onEntered: tooltipSuspend.show()
-                  onExited: tooltipSuspend.hide()
+                  // Tooltip handled via inline rectangle visibility
                 }
               }
             }
diff --git a/Modules/SidePanel/Cards/UtilitiesCard.qml b/Modules/SidePanel/Cards/UtilitiesCard.qml
index 1542521..f4bde37 100644
--- a/Modules/SidePanel/Cards/UtilitiesCard.qml
+++ b/Modules/SidePanel/Cards/UtilitiesCard.qml
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ NBox {
     // Screen Recorder
     NIconButton {
       icon: "camera-video"
-      tooltipText: ScreenRecorderService.isRecording ? "Stop screen recording." : "Start screen recording."
+      enabled: ScreenRecorderService.isAvailable
+      tooltipText: ScreenRecorderService.isAvailable ? (ScreenRecorderService.isRecording ? "Stop screen recording." : "Start screen recording.") : "Screen recorder not installed."
       colorBg: ScreenRecorderService.isRecording ? Color.mPrimary : Color.mSurfaceVariant
       colorFg: ScreenRecorderService.isRecording ? Color.mOnPrimary : Color.mPrimary
       onClicked: {
+        if (!ScreenRecorderService.isAvailable)
+          return
         ScreenRecorderService.toggleRecording()
         // If we were not recording and we just initiated a start, close the panel
         if (!ScreenRecorderService.isRecording) {
diff --git a/Services/ScreenRecorderService.qml b/Services/ScreenRecorderService.qml
index 08d6503..7642542 100644
--- a/Services/ScreenRecorderService.qml
+++ b/Services/ScreenRecorderService.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ Singleton {
   property bool isRecording: false
   property bool isPending: false
   property string outputPath: ""
+  property bool isAvailable: false
+
+  Component.onCompleted: {
+    checkAvailability()
+  }
+
+  function checkAvailability() {
+    // Detect native or Flatpak gpu-screen-recorder
+    availabilityCheckProcess.command = ["sh", "-c", "command -v gpu-screen-recorder >/dev/null 2>&1 || (command -v flatpak >/dev/null 2>&1 && flatpak list --app | grep -q 'com.dec05eba.gpu_screen_recorder')"]
+    availabilityCheckProcess.running = true
+  }
 
   // Start or Stop recording
   function toggleRecording() {
@@ -21,6 +32,9 @@ Singleton {
 
   // Start screen recording using Quickshell.execDetached
   function startRecording() {
+    if (!isAvailable) {
+      return
+    }
     if (isRecording || isPending) {
       return
     }
@@ -88,6 +102,18 @@ Singleton {
     }
   }
 
+  // Availability check process
+  Process {
+    id: availabilityCheckProcess
+    command: ["sh", "-c", "true"]
+    onExited: function (exitCode, exitStatus) {
+      // exitCode 0 means available, non-zero means unavailable
+      root.isAvailable = (exitCode === 0)
+    }
+    stdout: StdioCollector {}
+    stderr: StdioCollector {}
+  }
+
   Timer {
     id: pendingTimer
     interval: 2000 // Wait 2 seconds to see if process stays alive
diff --git a/Widgets/NIconButton.qml b/Widgets/NIconButton.qml
index d787880..bb37444 100644
--- a/Widgets/NIconButton.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NIconButton.qml
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ Rectangle {
   opacity: root.enabled ? Style.opacityFull : Style.opacityMedium
   color: root.enabled && root.hovering ? colorBgHover : colorBg
   radius: width * 0.5
-  border.color: root.hovering ? colorBorderHover : colorBorder
+  border.color: root.enabled && root.hovering ? colorBorderHover : colorBorder
   border.width: Math.max(1, Style.borderS * scaling)
 
   NIcon {
     icon: root.icon
     font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeM * scaling
-    color: root.hovering ? colorFgHover : colorFg
+    color: root.enabled && root.hovering ? colorFgHover : colorFg
     // Center horizontally
     x: (root.width - width) / 2
     // Center vertically accounting for font metrics
@@ -56,13 +56,14 @@ Rectangle {
   }
 
   MouseArea {
-    enabled: root.enabled
+    // Always enabled to allow hover/tooltip even when the button is disabled
+    enabled: true
     anchors.fill: parent
     cursorShape: root.enabled ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : Qt.ArrowCursor
     acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton | Qt.MiddleButton
     hoverEnabled: true
     onEntered: {
-      hovering = true
+      hovering = root.enabled ? true : false
       if (tooltipText) {
         tooltip.show()
       }
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ Rectangle {
       if (tooltipText) {
         tooltip.hide()
       }
+      if (!root.enabled) {
+        return
+      }
       if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton) {
         root.clicked()
       } else if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {