diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 31871be..29909fb 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 define('APP_NAME', 'hyprcrd');
-define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.19');
+define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.20');
 
 // Database path — writable directory, outside webroot
 // DB_PATH / UPLOAD_DIR can be pre-defined by the Electron router for app isolation
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index b4092e0..a874629 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyprcrd",
-  "version": "1.9.19",
+  "version": "1.9.20",
   "description": "hyprcrd — self-hosted card manager",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index 4c7666c..349e83a 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ if (str_starts_with($route, '/api/')) {
                         <i class="ph ph-list-dashes text-sm"></i>
                     </button>
                     <div id="header-menu" class="hidden absolute right-0 mt-1 min-w-[180px] bg-t-surface border border-t-border shadow-2xl z-50">
-                        <button id="menu-shopping" class="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 text-xs text-t-muted hover:bg-t-raised hover:text-t-accent transition-colors flex items-center gap-2"><i class="ph ph-shopping-cart text-sm"></i><span class="font-pixel text-[10px]">Einkaufsliste</span></button>
+                        <button id="menu-shopping" class="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 text-xs text-t-muted hover:bg-t-raised hover:text-t-accent transition-colors flex items-center gap-2"><i class="ph ph-shopping-cart text-sm"></i><span class="font-pixel text-[10px]">Shopping list</span></button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <button id="calendar-btn" class="flex items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs border border-t-border text-t-muted hover:border-t-accent hover:text-t-accent transition-colors">
@@ -1693,13 +1693,13 @@ if (str_starts_with($route, '/api/')) {
                 <section>
                     <h3 class="font-pixel text-xs text-t-accent mb-3 flex items-center gap-2"><i class="ph ph-shopping-cart text-sm"></i>shopping list (phone sync)</h3>
                     <div class="text-xs leading-relaxed space-y-3 text-t-muted mb-3">
-                        <p>Tag a card with <span class="text-t-accent">#einkauf</span> or <span class="text-t-accent">#shopping</span> to mark it as a shopping-list candidate. Open the header's <i class="ph ph-list-dashes text-xs"></i> menu → <span class="text-t-bright font-pixel">Einkaufsliste</span> to pick which one is the currently <span class="text-t-bright">active</span> list — only one at a time is mirrored to the phone.</p>
+                        <p>Tag a card with <span class="text-t-accent">#einkauf</span> or <span class="text-t-accent">#shopping</span> to mark it as a shopping-list candidate. Open the header's <i class="ph ph-list-dashes text-xs"></i> menu → <span class="text-t-bright font-pixel">Shopping list</span> to pick which one is the currently <span class="text-t-bright">active</span> list — only one at a time is mirrored to the phone.</p>
                         <p>The active card's body is pushed to the relay on every sync tick. On your phone, open <span class="text-t-accent">&lt;your-relay&gt;/shopping</span> and log in with your relay credentials. The page shows only the <span class="text-t-bright">unchecked</span> <code class="text-t-accent">- [ ]</code> items as tappable rows. Tapping an item flips it to <code class="text-t-accent">- [x]</code> on the relay in-place; the next client tick pulls that back and updates the local card.</p>
                         <p>Editing stays in hyprcrd — the phone can only check/uncheck, never change text. That keeps conflict handling trivial (last-writer wins by timestamp).</p>
                     </div>
                     <table class="w-full text-xs">
                         <tr><td class="py-1 text-t-dim w-40 font-pixel"><i class="ph ph-hash text-xs"></i> trigger tags</td><td><span class="text-t-accent">#einkauf</span> or <span class="text-t-accent">#shopping</span> — either counts</td></tr>
-                        <tr><td class="py-1 text-t-dim font-pixel"><i class="ph ph-list-dashes text-xs"></i> pick active</td><td>header menu → Einkaufsliste → radio select → Save</td></tr>
+                        <tr><td class="py-1 text-t-dim font-pixel"><i class="ph ph-list-dashes text-xs"></i> pick active</td><td>header menu → Shopping list → radio select → Save</td></tr>
                         <tr><td class="py-1 text-t-dim font-pixel"><i class="ph ph-device-mobile text-xs"></i> phone URL</td><td><code>https://&lt;relay&gt;/shopping</code> — session-auth, mobile layout</td></tr>
                         <tr><td class="py-1 text-t-dim font-pixel"><i class="ph ph-arrows-clockwise text-xs"></i> sync cadence</td><td>piggybacks on the shared sync tick (see Settings → Relay)</td></tr>
                     </table>
diff --git a/public/js/modules/shopping.js b/public/js/modules/shopping.js
index 4eedffc..57c81ce 100644
--- a/public/js/modules/shopping.js
+++ b/public/js/modules/shopping.js
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ function openDialog() {
     panel.innerHTML = `
         <div class="flex items-center gap-3 px-5 py-3 border-b border-t-border">
             <i class="ph ph-shopping-cart text-t-accent text-base"></i>
-            <h2 class="font-pixel text-sm text-t-accent flex-1">Einkaufsliste</h2>
+            <h2 class="font-pixel text-sm text-t-accent flex-1">Shopping list</h2>
             <button class="shopping-picker-close text-t-muted hover:text-t-danger"><i class="ph ph-x text-sm"></i></button>
         </div>
         <div class="px-5 py-3 text-[11px] text-t-muted leading-relaxed">
-            Karten mit Tag <span class="text-t-accent">#einkauf</span> oder
-            <span class="text-t-accent">#shopping</span> können als aktive Liste fürs Telefon
-            gewählt werden. Nur eine ist aktiv; ihr Body wird bei jedem Sync zum Relay geschickt
-            und unter <span class="text-t-accent">/shopping</span> angezeigt.
+            Cards tagged with <span class="text-t-accent">#einkauf</span> or
+            <span class="text-t-accent">#shopping</span> can be set as the active list for the
+            phone. Only one is active at a time; its body is pushed to the relay on every sync
+            and shown at <span class="text-t-accent">/shopping</span>.
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-2 py-2" id="shopping-picker-list"></div>
         <div class="flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-3 border-t border-t-border">
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ function openDialog() {
 
     if (!candidates.length) {
         list.innerHTML = `<div class="px-4 py-6 text-center text-[11px] text-t-dim">
-            Keine Karten mit dem Tag <span class="text-t-accent">#einkauf</span>.
-            Lege eine Karte mit Checkbox-Items an und gib ihr den Tag, dann erscheint sie hier.
+            No cards tagged <span class="text-t-accent">#einkauf</span> or
+            <span class="text-t-accent">#shopping</span> yet. Create a card with checkbox items
+            and add one of those tags — it'll show up here.
         </div>`;
     } else {
         list.innerHTML = candidates.map(c => {
@@ -104,14 +105,14 @@ function openDialog() {
                 <input type="radio" name="shopping-active" value="${id}" ${checked} style="margin-top:3px;">
                 <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
                     <div class="text-xs text-t-bright font-pixel">${esc(c.title || '(untitled)')}</div>
-                    <div class="text-[10px] text-t-dim font-pixel mt-0.5">${open} offen · ${items.length} gesamt</div>
+                    <div class="text-[10px] text-t-dim font-pixel mt-0.5">${open} open · ${items.length} total</div>
                 </div>
             </label>`;
         }).join('');
         // "No active" option — explicit way to stop syncing.
         list.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', `<label class="flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 border-t border-t-border hover:bg-t-raised cursor-pointer mt-2">
             <input type="radio" name="shopping-active" value="" ${currentActive ? '' : 'checked'} style="margin-top:0;">
-            <span class="text-[11px] text-t-muted italic">(keine aktive Liste)</span>
+            <span class="text-[11px] text-t-muted italic">(no active list)</span>
         </label>`);
         list.querySelectorAll('input[name="shopping-active"]').forEach(r => {
             r.addEventListener('change', () => { selectedId = r.value || null; });
diff --git a/relay/inc/routes/shopping.php b/relay/inc/routes/shopping.php
index ec27062..e7ce13b 100644
--- a/relay/inc/routes/shopping.php
+++ b/relay/inc/routes/shopping.php
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ if ($route === '/shopping' && $method === 'GET') {
     $userLabel = htmlspecialchars($sessionTenant['username'], ENT_QUOTES);
     ?>
 <!doctype html>
-<html lang="de">
+<html lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
 <meta name="theme-color" content="#0f172a">
-<title>Einkaufsliste</title>
+<title>Shopping list</title>
 <style>
   :root { color-scheme: dark; }
   * { box-sizing: border-box; }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ if ($route === '/shopping' && $method === 'GET') {
 </head>
 <body>
 <header>
-  <h1>Einkaufsliste</h1>
+  <h1>Shopping list</h1>
   <span class="user"><?= $userLabel ?></span>
   <button class="refresh" id="refresh">↻</button>
 </header>
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ if ($route === '/shopping' && $method === 'GET') {
       const data = await res.json();
       if (!data.ok || !data.state) {
         elTitle.textContent = '';
-        elItems.innerHTML = '<div class="empty">keine aktive Einkaufsliste</div>';
+        elItems.innerHTML = '<div class="empty">no active shopping list</div>';
         elStale.textContent = '';
         return;
       }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ if ($route === '/shopping' && $method === 'GET') {
       elTitle.textContent = title || '';
       const items = parseItems(body);
       if (!items.length) {
-        elItems.innerHTML = '<div class="empty">✓ alles erledigt</div>';
+        elItems.innerHTML = '<div class="empty">✓ all done</div>';
       } else {
         elItems.innerHTML = '';
         for (const it of items) {
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ if ($route === '/shopping' && $method === 'GET') {
         }
       }
       const ago = Math.round((Date.now() - Date.parse(updated_at_server.replace(' ','T') + 'Z')) / 1000);
-      elStale.textContent = 'zuletzt synchronisiert: vor ' + (ago < 60 ? ago + 's' : Math.round(ago/60) + 'min');
+      elStale.textContent = 'last synced: ' + (ago < 60 ? ago + 's ago' : Math.round(ago/60) + ' min ago');
       showErr('');
     } catch (e) {
-      showErr('laden fehlgeschlagen: ' + e.message);
+      showErr('load failed: ' + e.message);
     }
   }
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ if ($route === '/shopping' && $method === 'GET') {
         body: JSON.stringify({ line: li.dataset.line, checked: true }),
       });
       const data = await res.json();
-      if (!data.ok) throw new Error(data.error || 'fehler');
+      if (!data.ok) throw new Error(data.error || 'check failed');
       setTimeout(() => { busy = false; load(); }, 300);
     } catch (e) {
       busy = false;