diff --git a/browser.py b/browser.py
index 54e5e19..e2db327 100755
--- a/browser.py
+++ b/browser.py
@@ -403,6 +403,11 @@ class BookmarkPanel(QWidget):
         """)
         QApplication.instance().installEventFilter(self)
 
+        # Timer: hide panel when user clicks anywhere outside it
+        # (clicks on Chromium never reach Qt's eventFilter)
+        self._click_guard = QTimer()
+        self._click_guard.timeout.connect(self._check_outside_click)
+
     def rebuild(self, items):
         # Remove old layout
         old = self.layout()
@@ -479,6 +484,23 @@ class BookmarkPanel(QWidget):
         self.hide()
         self.overlay.open_manager()
 
+    def setVisible(self, visible):
+        super().setVisible(visible)
+        if visible:
+            self._click_guard.start(100)
+        else:
+            self._click_guard.stop()
+
+    def _check_outside_click(self):
+        """Hide panel when a click lands outside it — even on the Chromium window."""
+        from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor
+        if not self.isVisible():
+            self._click_guard.stop()
+            return
+        if QApplication.mouseButtons() & Qt.LeftButton:
+            if not self.geometry().contains(QCursor.pos()):
+                self.hide()
+
     def eventFilter(self, obj, event):
         from PyQt5.QtCore import QEvent
         if event.type() == QEvent.MouseButtonPress and self.isVisible():
@@ -692,10 +714,8 @@ def launch_chrome():
         "chromium",
         "--no-first-run",
         "--no-default-browser-check",
-        "--disable-translate",
         "--disable-restore-session-state",
         "--disable-default-browser-check",
-        "--no-first-run",
         "--disable-features=TranslateUI,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction,OptimizationGuideModelDownloading",
         "--disable-component-update",
         "--disable-background-networking",