diff --git a/pylib/anki/exporting.py b/pylib/anki/exporting.py
index 1c6398aaa..8e5954d84 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/exporting.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/exporting.py
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ class AnkiPackageExporter(AnkiExporter):
         p = path.replace(".apkg", ".media.db2")
         if os.path.exists(p):
             os.unlink(p)
-        os.chdir(self.mediaDir)
         shutil.rmtree(path.replace(".apkg", ".media"))
         return media
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser/table/model.py b/qt/aqt/browser/table/model.py
index e1ff290a6..6d50d6174 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser/table/model.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser/table/model.py
@@ -309,13 +309,15 @@ class DataModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             return 0
         return self.len_columns()
 
+    _QFont = without_qt5_compat_wrapper(QFont)
+
     def data(self, index: QModelIndex = QModelIndex(), role: int = 0) -> Any:
         if not index.isValid():
             return QVariant()
         if role == Qt.ItemDataRole.FontRole:
             if not self.column_at(index).uses_cell_font:
                 return QVariant()
-            qfont = QFont()
+            qfont = self._QFont()
             row = self.get_row(index)
             qfont.setFamily(row.font_name)
             qfont.setPixelSize(row.font_size)
diff --git a/qt/aqt/editor.py b/qt/aqt/editor.py
index 073696c9a..7d081cde4 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/editor.py
@@ -758,7 +758,9 @@ require("anki/ui").loaded.then(() => require("anki/NoteEditor").instances[0].too
     def urlToLink(self, url: str) -> str | None:
         fname = self.urlToFile(url)
         if not fname:
-            return None
+            return '<a href="{}">{}</a>'.format(
+                url, html.escape(urllib.parse.unquote(url))
+            )
         return self.fnameToLink(fname)
 
     def fnameToLink(self, fname: str) -> str:
@@ -1261,7 +1263,7 @@ class EditorWebView(AnkiWebView):
             url = qurl.toString()
             # chrome likes to give us the URL twice with a \n
             url = url.splitlines()[0]
-            buf += self.editor.urlToLink(url) or ""
+            buf += self.editor.urlToLink(url)
 
         return buf
 
@@ -1279,16 +1281,9 @@ class EditorWebView(AnkiWebView):
                 if extended and token.startswith("data:image/"):
                     processed.append(self.editor.inlinedImageToLink(token))
                 elif extended and self.editor.isURL(token):
-                    # if the user is pasting an image or sound link, convert it to local
+                    # if the user is pasting an image or sound link, convert it to local, otherwise paste as a hyperlink
                     link = self.editor.urlToLink(token)
-                    if link:
-                        processed.append(link)
-                    else:
-                        # not media; add it as a normal link
-                        link = '<a href="{}">{}</a>'.format(
-                            token, html.escape(urllib.parse.unquote(token))
-                        )
-                        processed.append(link)
+                    processed.append(link)
                 else:
                     token = html.escape(token).replace("\t", " " * 4)
                     # if there's more than one consecutive space,
diff --git a/qt/aqt/importing.py b/qt/aqt/importing.py
index c45570486..0168d2c9c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/importing.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/importing.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import aqt.modelchooser
 from anki.errors import Interrupted
 from anki.importing.anki2 import V2ImportIntoV1
 from anki.importing.apkg import AnkiPackageImporter
-from aqt import AnkiQt, gui_hooks
+from aqt.main import AnkiQt, gui_hooks
 from aqt.operations import QueryOp
 from aqt.qt import *
 from aqt.utils import (
@@ -460,12 +460,13 @@ def full_apkg_import(mw: AnkiQt, file: str) -> None:
 
 
 def replace_with_apkg(
-    mw: aqt.AnkiQt, filename: str, callback: Callable[[bool], None]
+    mw: AnkiQt, filename: str, callback: Callable[[bool], None]
 ) -> None:
     """Tries to replace the provided collection with the provided backup,
     then calls the callback. True if success.
     """
-    dialog = mw.progress.start(immediate=True)
+    if not (dialog := mw.progress.start(immediate=True)):
+        print("No progress dialog during import; aborting will not work")
     timer = QTimer()
     timer.setSingleShot(False)
     timer.setInterval(100)
diff --git a/qt/aqt/operations/__init__.py b/qt/aqt/operations/__init__.py
index 0fd4dbad1..7d7ad8b91 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/operations/__init__.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/operations/__init__.py
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ class QueryOp(Generic[T]):
 
         def wrapped_done(future: Future) -> None:
             assert mw
+
+            if self._progress:
+                mw.progress.finish()
+
             mw._decrease_background_ops()
             # did something go wrong?
             if exception := future.exception():
@@ -230,11 +234,6 @@ class QueryOp(Generic[T]):
                     # BaseException like SystemExit; rethrow it
                     future.result()
 
-            result = future.result()
-            try:
-                self._success(result)
-            finally:
-                if self._progress:
-                    mw.progress.finish()
+            self._success(future.result())
 
         mw.taskman.run_in_background(wrapped_op, wrapped_done)
diff --git a/qt/aqt/qt/__init__.py b/qt/aqt/qt/__init__.py
index 631d12cf1..c60601fa8 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/qt/__init__.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/qt/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import traceback
-from typing import Callable, Union
+from typing import Callable, TypeVar, Union
 
 try:
     import PyQt6
@@ -58,3 +58,16 @@ def qconnect(
 ) -> None:
     """Helper to work around type checking not working with signal.connect(func)."""
     signal.connect(func)  # type: ignore
+
+
+_T = TypeVar("_T")
+
+
+def without_qt5_compat_wrapper(cls: _T) -> _T:
+    """Remove Qt5 compat wrapper from Qt class, if active.
+
+    Only needed for a few Qt APIs that deal with QVariants."""
+    if fn := getattr(cls, "_without_compat_wrapper", None):
+        return fn()
+    else:
+        return cls
diff --git a/qt/aqt/qt/qt5_compat.py b/qt/aqt/qt/qt5_compat.py
index 98a054b1a..e549994b8 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/qt/qt5_compat.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/qt/qt5_compat.py
@@ -352,7 +352,9 @@ def _instrument_type(
     class QtClassProxy(
         type, metaclass=QtClassProxyType
     ):  # pylint: disable=invalid-metaclass
-        pass
+        @staticmethod
+        def _without_compat_wrapper():
+            return type
 
     setattr(module, type_name, QtClassProxy)
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/webview.py b/qt/aqt/webview.py
index 955893e83..b2975fdeb 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/webview.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/webview.py
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ class AnkiWebView(QWebEngineView):
         self._domDone = True
         self._queueAction("setHtml", html)
         self.set_open_links_externally(True)
+        self.setZoomFactor(1)
         self.show()
 
     def _setHtml(self, html: str) -> None:
@@ -681,6 +682,7 @@ html {{ {font} }}
         else:
             extra = ""
         self.hide_while_preserving_layout()
+        self.setZoomFactor(1)
         self.load_url(QUrl(f"{mw.serverURL()}_anki/pages/{name}.html{extra}"))
         self.inject_dynamic_style_and_show()
 
diff --git a/qt/bundle/build.py b/qt/bundle/build.py
index b21294f53..72627ef97 100644
--- a/qt/bundle/build.py
+++ b/qt/bundle/build.py
@@ -343,13 +343,13 @@ def build_tarball(src_path: Path, variant: str) -> None:
     subprocess.run(
         [
             "tar",
-            "--zstd",
+            "-I",
+            "zstd -c --long -T0 -18",
             "-cf",
             dist_folder / (dest_path.name + ".tar.zst"),
             dest_path.name,
         ],
         check=True,
-        env=dict(ZSTD_CLEVEL="9"),
         cwd=dest_path.parent,
     )
 
diff --git a/ts/reviewer/reviewer.scss b/ts/reviewer/reviewer.scss
index 24f24a3cf..dab602efd 100644
--- a/ts/reviewer/reviewer.scss
+++ b/ts/reviewer/reviewer.scss
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ img {
     max-height: 95vh;
 }
 
+li {
+    text-align: start;
+}
+
 #_flag {
     position: fixed;
     right: 10px;
@@ -48,11 +52,6 @@ img {
     box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
-.night-mode #typeans {
-    background-color: var(--frame-bg);
-    color: var(--text-fg);
-}
-
 .typeGood {
     background: #afa;
     color: black;