diff --git a/public/s/js/settings.js b/public/s/js/settings.js
index 6b7603f..2371cd5 100644
--- a/public/s/js/settings.js
+++ b/public/s/js/settings.js
@@ -1402,8 +1402,10 @@
     const exportProgressContainer = document.getElementById('export-progress-container');
     const exportProgressBar = document.getElementById('export-progress-bar');
     const exportStatusText = document.getElementById('export-status-text');
+    const exportStatusMsg = document.getElementById('export-status-msg');
     const chkExportUploads = document.getElementById('export_uploads');
     const chkExportFavorites = document.getElementById('export_favorites');
+    const exportAnimatedDots = document.getElementById('export-animated-dots');
 
     if (btnStartExport) {
         btnStartExport.addEventListener('click', async () => {
@@ -1411,14 +1413,14 @@
             const exportFavorites = chkExportFavorites.checked;
 
             if (!exportUploads && !exportFavorites) {
-                alert('Please select at least one option to export.');
+                alert(exportStatusText.dataset.selectOption || 'Please select at least one option to export.');
                 return;
             }
 
             btnStartExport.disabled = true;
             exportProgressContainer.style.display = 'block';
             exportProgressBar.style.width = '0%';
-            exportStatusText.textContent = 'Fetching data list...';
+            exportStatusMsg.textContent = exportStatusText.dataset.fetching || 'Fetching data list...';
 
             try {
                 const res = await fetch('/settings/export-data');
@@ -1433,7 +1435,7 @@
                 }
 
                 if (filesToDownload.length === 0) {
-                    alert('No data found to export.');
+                    alert(exportStatusText.dataset.noData || 'No data found to export.');
                     btnStartExport.disabled = false;
                     exportProgressContainer.style.display = 'none';
                     return;
@@ -1463,7 +1465,10 @@
                         completed++;
                         const percent = Math.round((completed / total) * 100);
                         exportProgressBar.style.width = percent + '%';
-                        exportStatusText.textContent = `Processing files: ${completed} / ${total}`;
+                        const msg = (exportStatusText.dataset.processing || 'Processing files: {completed} / {total}')
+                            .replace('{completed}', completed)
+                            .replace('{total}', total);
+                        exportStatusMsg.textContent = msg;
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -1478,7 +1483,10 @@
                         completed++;
                         const percent = Math.round((completed / total) * 100);
                         exportProgressBar.style.width = percent + '%';
-                        exportStatusText.textContent = `Processing files: ${completed} / ${total}`;
+                        const msg = (exportStatusText.dataset.processing || 'Processing files: {completed} / {total}')
+                            .replace('{completed}', completed)
+                            .replace('{total}', total);
+                        exportStatusMsg.textContent = msg;
                     }
                 };
 
@@ -1489,7 +1497,8 @@
                     await Promise.all(batch.map(downloadFile));
                 }
 
-                exportStatusText.textContent = 'Generating ZIP file...';
+                exportStatusMsg.textContent = exportStatusText.dataset.generating || 'Generating ZIP file';
+                exportAnimatedDots.style.display = 'inline';
                 const content = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
                     const chunks = [];
                     zip.generateInternalStream({ type: 'uint8array', compression: 'DEFLATE', compressionOptions: { level: 6 } })
@@ -1504,6 +1513,7 @@
                         })
                         .resume();
                 });
+                exportAnimatedDots.style.display = 'none';
                 
                 const link = document.createElement('a');
                 link.href = URL.createObjectURL(content);
@@ -1512,13 +1522,13 @@
                 link.click();
                 document.body.removeChild(link);
 
-                exportStatusText.textContent = 'Export complete!';
+                exportStatusMsg.textContent = exportStatusText.dataset.complete || 'Export complete!';
                 btnStartExport.disabled = false;
             } catch (err) {
                 console.error('Export failed:', err);
-                alert('Export failed. See console for details.');
+                alert(exportStatusText.dataset.failedAlert || 'Export failed. See console for details.');
                 btnStartExport.disabled = false;
-                exportStatusText.textContent = 'Export failed.';
+                exportStatusMsg.textContent = exportStatusText.dataset.failed || 'Export failed.';
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/inc/locales/de.json b/src/inc/locales/de.json
index 2a156f0..08e2688 100644
--- a/src/inc/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/inc/locales/de.json
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@
     "export_uploads": "Meine Uploads",
     "export_favorites": "Meine Favoriten",
     "export_preparing": "Wird vorbereitet...",
+    "export_fetching_data": "Datenliste wird abgerufen...",
+    "export_processing_files": "Dateien werden verarbeitet: {completed} / {total}",
+    "export_generating_zip": "ZIP-Datei wird generiert",
+    "export_complete": "Export abgeschlossen!",
+    "export_failed": "Export fehlgeschlagen.",
+    "export_select_option": "Bitte wähle mindestens eine Option zum Exportieren aus.",
+    "export_no_data": "Keine Daten zum Exportieren gefunden.",
+    "export_failed_alert": "Export fehlgeschlagen. Details findest du in der Konsole.",
     "start_export": "Export generieren (ZIP)"
   },
   "filter": {
diff --git a/src/inc/locales/en.json b/src/inc/locales/en.json
index 8f62c09..862235b 100644
--- a/src/inc/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/inc/locales/en.json
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@
     "export_uploads": "My Uploads",
     "export_favorites": "My Favorites",
     "export_preparing": "Preparing...",
+    "export_fetching_data": "Fetching data list...",
+    "export_processing_files": "Processing files: {completed} / {total}",
+    "export_generating_zip": "Generating ZIP file",
+    "export_complete": "Export complete!",
+    "export_failed": "Export failed.",
+    "export_select_option": "Please select at least one option to export.",
+    "export_no_data": "No data found to export.",
+    "export_failed_alert": "Export failed. See console for details.",
     "start_export": "Generate Export (ZIP)"
   },
   "filter": {
diff --git a/src/inc/locales/nl.json b/src/inc/locales/nl.json
index a8ab557..b2921e4 100644
--- a/src/inc/locales/nl.json
+++ b/src/inc/locales/nl.json
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@
     "export_uploads": "Jouw uploads",
     "export_favorites": "Jouw favorieten",
     "export_preparing": "Voorbereiden...",
+    "export_fetching_data": "Gegevenslijst ophalen...",
+    "export_processing_files": "Bestanden verwerken: {completed} / {total}",
+    "export_generating_zip": "ZIP-bestand genereren",
+    "export_complete": "Export voltooid!",
+    "export_failed": "Export mislukt.",
+    "export_select_option": "Selecteer ten minste één optie om te exporteren.",
+    "export_no_data": "Geen gegevens gevonden om te exporteren.",
+    "export_failed_alert": "Export mislukt. Zie console voor details.",
     "start_export": "Export genereren (ZIP)"
   },
   "filter": {
diff --git a/src/inc/locales/zange.json b/src/inc/locales/zange.json
index ccfa187..555d105 100644
--- a/src/inc/locales/zange.json
+++ b/src/inc/locales/zange.json
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@
     "export_uploads": "Meine Aufladungen",
     "export_favorites": "Meine Favorisierungen",
     "export_preparing": "Vorbereitung wird getroffen...",
+    "export_fetching_data": "Holt die ganze Liste...",
+    "export_processing_files": "Verpackt Dateien: {completed} / {total}",
+    "export_generating_zip": "Paket wird geschnürt...",
+    "export_complete": "Paket fertig!",
+    "export_failed": "Paket kaputt.",
+    "export_select_option": "Bitte wählen Sie etwas zum verpacken aus.",
+    "export_no_data": "Nix da zum verpacken.",
+    "export_failed_alert": "Auf dem Weg gestorben :(",
     "start_export": "Paket schnüren"
   },
   "filter": {
diff --git a/views/settings.html b/views/settings.html
index a0226e4..be8621b 100644
--- a/views/settings.html
+++ b/views/settings.html
@@ -278,7 +278,17 @@
           <div class="progress-bar-wrapper" style="height: 20px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 5px;">
             <div id="export-progress-bar" style="height: 100%; width: 0%; background: var(--accent); transition: width 0.3s;"></div>
           </div>
-          <div id="export-status-text" style="font-size: 0.9em; color: var(--text-muted);">{{ t('settings.export_preparing') || 'Preparing...' }}</div>
+          <div id="export-status-text" 
+               style="font-size: 0.9em; color: var(--text-muted);"
+               data-fetching="{{ t('settings.export_fetching_data') }}"
+               data-processing="{{ t('settings.export_processing_files') }}"
+               data-generating="{{ t('settings.export_generating_zip') }}"
+               data-complete="{{ t('settings.export_complete') }}"
+               data-failed="{{ t('settings.export_failed') }}"
+               data-select-option="{{ t('settings.export_select_option') }}"
+               data-no-data="{{ t('settings.export_no_data') }}"
+               data-failed-alert="{{ t('settings.export_failed_alert') }}"
+          ><span id="export-status-msg">{{ t('settings.export_preparing') || 'Preparing...' }}</span><span class="export-dots" id="export-animated-dots" style="display:none;"><span>.</span><span>.</span><span>.</span></span></div>
         </div>
 
         <button type="button" id="btn-start-export" class="button button-primary">
@@ -387,6 +397,18 @@
       </div>
       @endif
 
+      <style>
+        @keyframes exportDotBounce {
+          0%, 80%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 0.3; }
+          40%            { transform: translateY(-5px); opacity: 1; }
+        }
+        .export-dots span {
+          display: inline-block;
+          animation: exportDotBounce 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;
+        }
+        .export-dots span:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
+        .export-dots span:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
+      </style>
       <script src="/s/js/jszip.min.js"></script>
       <script src="/s/js/settings.js?v=@mtime(/public/s/js/settings.js)"></script>
     </div>