diff --git a/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-overlay/OverlayReconstruction.tsx b/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-overlay/OverlayReconstruction.tsx
index dd0548a..3161926 100644
--- a/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-overlay/OverlayReconstruction.tsx
+++ b/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-overlay/OverlayReconstruction.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export function OverlayReconstruction({ sessionId, onNext }: OverlayReconstructi
   const [fontScale, setFontScale] = useState(0.7)
   const [globalBold, setGlobalBold] = useState(false)
   const [imageRotation, setImageRotation] = useState<0 | 180>(0)
+  const [textOpacity, setTextOpacity] = useState(100)
+  const [textColor, setTextColor] = useState<'red' | 'blue' | 'black'>('red')
   const reconRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const [reconWidth, setReconWidth] = useState(0)
 
@@ -381,6 +383,34 @@ export function OverlayReconstruction({ sessionId, onNext }: OverlayReconstructi
 
           <div className="w-px h-5 bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-600 mx-1" />
 
+          {/* Text color */}
+          {(['red', 'blue', 'black'] as const).map(c => (
+            <button
+              key={c}
+              onClick={() => setTextColor(c)}
+              className={`w-5 h-5 rounded-full border-2 transition-colors ${
+                textColor === c ? 'border-teal-500 ring-1 ring-teal-300' : 'border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600'
+              }`}
+              style={{ backgroundColor: c === 'black' ? '#1a1a1a' : c }}
+              title={`Textfarbe: ${c}`}
+            />
+          ))}
+
+          <div className="w-px h-5 bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-600 mx-1" />
+
+          {/* Text opacity */}
+          <label className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+            Text
+            <input
+              type="range" min={0} max={100} value={textOpacity}
+              onChange={e => setTextOpacity(Number(e.target.value))}
+              className="w-16 h-1 accent-teal-600"
+            />
+            <span className="w-8 text-right font-mono">{textOpacity}%</span>
+          </label>
+
+          <div className="w-px h-5 bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-600 mx-1" />
+
           <button
             onClick={saveReconstruction}
             disabled={status === 'saving'}
@@ -391,167 +421,159 @@ export function OverlayReconstruction({ sessionId, onNext }: OverlayReconstructi
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Side-by-side: Original + Overlay */}
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
-        {/* Left: Original image */}
-        <div>
-          <div className="text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 mb-1">
-            Originalbild
-          </div>
-          <div className="border rounded-lg overflow-hidden dark:border-gray-700 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-900 sticky top-4">
-            {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-            <img
-              src={dewarpedUrl}
-              alt="Original"
-              className="w-full h-auto"
-              onLoad={(e) => {
-                const img = e.target as HTMLImageElement
-                setImageNaturalSize({ w: img.naturalWidth, h: img.naturalHeight })
-              }}
-            />
-          </div>
-        </div>
+      {/* True overlay: text layer on top of original image */}
+      <div className="border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg overflow-hidden bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-900">
+        <div
+          ref={reconRef}
+          className="relative"
+          style={{ aspectRatio: `${imgW} / ${imgH}` }}
+        >
+          {/* Background: original image */}
+          {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+          <img
+            src={dewarpedUrl}
+            alt="Original"
+            className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-contain"
+            onLoad={(e) => {
+              const img = e.target as HTMLImageElement
+              setImageNaturalSize({ w: img.naturalWidth, h: img.naturalHeight })
+            }}
+          />
 
-        {/* Right: Reconstructed overlay */}
-        <div>
-          <div className="text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 mb-1">
-            Rekonstruktion ({cells.length} Zellen)
-          </div>
-          <div className="border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg overflow-hidden bg-white">
-            <div
-              ref={reconRef}
-              className="relative"
-              style={{ aspectRatio: `${imgW} / ${imgH}` }}
-            >
-              {/* Row lines */}
-              {rows.map((row, i) => (
-                <div
-                  key={`row-${i}`}
-                  className="absolute left-0 right-0 border-t border-gray-300/50"
-                  style={{ top: `${(row.y / imgH) * 100}%` }}
-                />
-              ))}
+          {/* Text overlay layer */}
+          <div
+            className="absolute inset-0"
+            style={{ opacity: textOpacity / 100 }}
+          >
+            {/* Row lines */}
+            {rows.map((row, i) => (
+              <div
+                key={`row-${i}`}
+                className="absolute left-0 right-0 border-t border-cyan-400/40"
+                style={{ top: `${(row.y / imgH) * 100}%` }}
+              />
+            ))}
 
-              {/* Pixel-positioned words / editable inputs */}
-              {cells.map((cell) => {
-                const displayText = getDisplayText(cell)
-                const edited = isEdited(cell)
-                const wordPos = cellWordPositions.get(cell.cellId)
-                const bboxPct = cell.bboxPct
-                const cellHeightPx = containerH * (bboxPct.h / 100)
+            {/* Pixel-positioned words / editable inputs */}
+            {cells.map((cell) => {
+              const displayText = getDisplayText(cell)
+              const edited = isEdited(cell)
+              const wordPos = cellWordPositions.get(cell.cellId)
+              const bboxPct = cell.bboxPct
+              const cellHeightPx = containerH * (bboxPct.h / 100)
+              const colorValue = textColor === 'black' ? '#1a1a1a' : textColor
 
-                // Pixel-analysed: render word-groups at detected positions
-                if (wordPos && wordPos.length > 0) {
-                  return wordPos.map((wp, i) => {
-                    const autoFontPx = cellHeightPx * wp.fontRatio * fontScale
-                    const fs = Math.max(6, autoFontPx)
-
-                    if (wordPos.length > 1) {
-                      return (
-                        <span
-                          key={`${cell.cellId}_wp_${i}`}
-                          className="absolute leading-none pointer-events-none select-none"
-                          style={{
-                            left: `${wp.xPct}%`,
-                            top: `${bboxPct.y}%`,
-                            width: `${wp.wPct}%`,
-                            height: `${bboxPct.h}%`,
-                            fontSize: `${fs}px`,
-                            fontWeight: globalBold ? 'bold' : 'normal',
-                            fontFamily: "'Liberation Sans', Arial, sans-serif",
-                            display: 'flex',
-                            alignItems: 'center',
-                            whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
-                            overflow: 'visible',
-                            color: '#1a1a1a',
-                          }}
-                        >
-                          {wp.text}
-                        </span>
-                      )
-                    }
+              // Pixel-analysed: render word-groups at detected positions
+              if (wordPos && wordPos.length > 0) {
+                return wordPos.map((wp, i) => {
+                  const autoFontPx = cellHeightPx * wp.fontRatio * fontScale
+                  const fs = Math.max(6, autoFontPx)
 
+                  if (wordPos.length > 1) {
                     return (
-                      <div key={`${cell.cellId}_wp_${i}`} className="absolute group" style={{
-                        left: `${wp.xPct}%`,
-                        top: `${bboxPct.y}%`,
-                        width: `${wp.wPct}%`,
-                        height: `${bboxPct.h}%`,
-                      }}>
-                        <input
-                          id={`cell-${cell.cellId}`}
-                          type="text"
-                          value={displayText}
-                          onChange={(e) => handleTextChange(cell.cellId, e.target.value)}
-                          onKeyDown={(e) => handleKeyDown(e, cell.cellId)}
-                          className={`w-full h-full bg-transparent border-0 outline-none px-0 transition-colors ${
-                            edited ? 'bg-green-50/30' : ''
-                          }`}
-                          style={{
-                            fontSize: `${fs}px`,
-                            fontWeight: globalBold ? 'bold' : 'normal',
-                            fontFamily: "'Liberation Sans', Arial, sans-serif",
-                            lineHeight: '1',
-                            color: '#1a1a1a',
-                          }}
-                          title={`${cell.cellId} (${cell.colType})`}
-                        />
-                        {edited && (
-                          <button
-                            onClick={() => resetCell(cell.cellId)}
-                            className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 w-4 h-4 bg-red-500 text-white rounded-full text-[9px] leading-none opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity flex items-center justify-center"
-                            title="Zuruecksetzen"
-                          >
-                            &times;
-                          </button>
-                        )}
-                      </div>
-                    )
-                  })
-                }
-
-                // Fallback: no pixel data — single input at cell bbox
-                if (!cell.text) return null
-
-                const fontSize = Math.max(6, cellHeightPx * fontScale)
-                return (
-                  <div key={cell.cellId} className="absolute group" style={{
-                    left: `${bboxPct.x}%`,
-                    top: `${bboxPct.y}%`,
-                    width: `${bboxPct.w}%`,
-                    height: `${bboxPct.h}%`,
-                  }}>
-                    <input
-                      id={`cell-${cell.cellId}`}
-                      type="text"
-                      value={displayText}
-                      onChange={(e) => handleTextChange(cell.cellId, e.target.value)}
-                      onKeyDown={(e) => handleKeyDown(e, cell.cellId)}
-                      className={`w-full h-full bg-transparent border-0 outline-none px-0 transition-colors ${
-                        edited ? 'bg-green-50/30' : ''
-                      }`}
-                      style={{
-                        fontSize: `${fontSize}px`,
-                        fontWeight: globalBold ? 'bold' : 'normal',
-                        fontFamily: "'Liberation Sans', Arial, sans-serif",
-                        lineHeight: '1',
-                        color: '#1a1a1a',
-                      }}
-                      title={`${cell.cellId} (${cell.colType})`}
-                    />
-                    {edited && (
-                      <button
-                        onClick={() => resetCell(cell.cellId)}
-                        className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 w-4 h-4 bg-red-500 text-white rounded-full text-[9px] leading-none opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity flex items-center justify-center"
-                        title="Zuruecksetzen"
+                      <span
+                        key={`${cell.cellId}_wp_${i}`}
+                        className="absolute leading-none pointer-events-none select-none"
+                        style={{
+                          left: `${wp.xPct}%`,
+                          top: `${bboxPct.y}%`,
+                          width: `${wp.wPct}%`,
+                          height: `${bboxPct.h}%`,
+                          fontSize: `${fs}px`,
+                          fontWeight: globalBold ? 'bold' : 'normal',
+                          fontFamily: "'Liberation Sans', Arial, sans-serif",
+                          display: 'flex',
+                          alignItems: 'center',
+                          whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+                          overflow: 'visible',
+                          color: colorValue,
+                        }}
                       >
-                        &times;
-                      </button>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-                )
-              })}
-            </div>
+                        {wp.text}
+                      </span>
+                    )
+                  }
+
+                  return (
+                    <div key={`${cell.cellId}_wp_${i}`} className="absolute group" style={{
+                      left: `${wp.xPct}%`,
+                      top: `${bboxPct.y}%`,
+                      width: `${wp.wPct}%`,
+                      height: `${bboxPct.h}%`,
+                    }}>
+                      <input
+                        id={`cell-${cell.cellId}`}
+                        type="text"
+                        value={displayText}
+                        onChange={(e) => handleTextChange(cell.cellId, e.target.value)}
+                        onKeyDown={(e) => handleKeyDown(e, cell.cellId)}
+                        className={`w-full h-full bg-transparent border-0 outline-none px-0 transition-colors ${
+                          edited ? 'bg-green-50/30' : ''
+                        }`}
+                        style={{
+                          fontSize: `${fs}px`,
+                          fontWeight: globalBold ? 'bold' : 'normal',
+                          fontFamily: "'Liberation Sans', Arial, sans-serif",
+                          lineHeight: '1',
+                          color: colorValue,
+                        }}
+                        title={`${cell.cellId} (${cell.colType})`}
+                      />
+                      {edited && (
+                        <button
+                          onClick={() => resetCell(cell.cellId)}
+                          className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 w-4 h-4 bg-red-500 text-white rounded-full text-[9px] leading-none opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity flex items-center justify-center"
+                          title="Zuruecksetzen"
+                        >
+                          &times;
+                        </button>
+                      )}
+                    </div>
+                  )
+                })
+              }
+
+              // Fallback: no pixel data — single input at cell bbox
+              if (!cell.text) return null
+
+              const fontSize = Math.max(6, cellHeightPx * fontScale)
+              return (
+                <div key={cell.cellId} className="absolute group" style={{
+                  left: `${bboxPct.x}%`,
+                  top: `${bboxPct.y}%`,
+                  width: `${bboxPct.w}%`,
+                  height: `${bboxPct.h}%`,
+                }}>
+                  <input
+                    id={`cell-${cell.cellId}`}
+                    type="text"
+                    value={displayText}
+                    onChange={(e) => handleTextChange(cell.cellId, e.target.value)}
+                    onKeyDown={(e) => handleKeyDown(e, cell.cellId)}
+                    className={`w-full h-full bg-transparent border-0 outline-none px-0 transition-colors ${
+                      edited ? 'bg-green-50/30' : ''
+                    }`}
+                    style={{
+                      fontSize: `${fontSize}px`,
+                      fontWeight: globalBold ? 'bold' : 'normal',
+                      fontFamily: "'Liberation Sans', Arial, sans-serif",
+                      lineHeight: '1',
+                      color: colorValue,
+                    }}
+                    title={`${cell.cellId} (${cell.colType})`}
+                  />
+                  {edited && (
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => resetCell(cell.cellId)}
+                      className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 w-4 h-4 bg-red-500 text-white rounded-full text-[9px] leading-none opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity flex items-center justify-center"
+                      title="Zuruecksetzen"
+                    >
+                      &times;
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              )
+            })}
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>