diff --git a/frontend/src/capture/PhotoImport.svelte b/frontend/src/capture/PhotoImport.svelte
index d97ba76..7c11e47 100644
--- a/frontend/src/capture/PhotoImport.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/capture/PhotoImport.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { createEventDispatcher } from 'svelte';
   import type { Photo } from '../lib/types';
+  import { newId } from '../lib/types';
   import { keepForSheet } from '../mask/sheetKeep';
   import { decodeOrientedBitmap } from './decodeOrientedBitmap';
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@
       if (!f.type.startsWith('image/')) { error = 'Only images'; return; }
       const url = URL.createObjectURL(f);
       previews.push({
-        id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+        id: newId(),
         seq: i,
         isCalibration: i === 0,
         url,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
index 0378c02..a0f7c9e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 export type SlabStatus = 'draft' | 'calibrated' | 'ready' | 'publishing' | 'published' | 'failed';
 
+/**
+ * Random UUID. crypto.randomUUID is only defined in secure contexts (https/
+ * localhost); the LAN dev URL (http://192.168.1.202) is not, so fall back to
+ * crypto.getRandomValues when it is absent.
+ */
+export function newId(): string {
+  if (typeof crypto !== 'undefined' && typeof crypto.randomUUID === 'function') {
+    return crypto.randomUUID();
+  }
+  const bytes = new Uint8Array(16);
+  if (typeof crypto !== 'undefined' && typeof crypto.getRandomValues === 'function') {
+    crypto.getRandomValues(bytes);
+  } else {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 16; i++) bytes[i] = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
+  }
+  bytes[6] = (bytes[6] & 0x0f) | 0x40; // version 4
+  bytes[8] = (bytes[8] & 0x3f) | 0x80; // variant
+  const hex = Array.from(bytes, (b) => b.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')).join('');
+  return `${hex.slice(0, 8)}-${hex.slice(8, 12)}-${hex.slice(12, 16)}-${hex.slice(16, 20)}-${hex.slice(20)}`;
+}
+
 export interface Photo {
   id: string;
   seq: number;
@@ -86,7 +107,7 @@ export interface Taxonomy {
 /** Public factory: a fresh SlabDraft with demo defaults; spread to override. */
 export function draft(overrides: Partial<SlabDraft> = {}): SlabDraft {
   return {
-    id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+    id: newId(),
     status: 'draft',
     photos: [],
     calibrationPhotoId: '',