diff --git a/inventory/static/js/components/markdown.js b/inventory/static/js/components/markdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29c8cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/static/js/components/markdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const MarkDown = {
+    parseOptions: { gfm: true, breaks: false },
+    sanitizeOptions: { ADD_ATTR: ['target', 'rel'] },
+
+    toHTML(md) {
+        const raw = marked.parse(md || "", this.parseOptions);
+        return DOMPurify.sanitize(raw, this.sanitizeOptions);
+    },
+
+    enhance(root) {
+        if (!root) return;
+        for (const a of root.querySelectorAll('a[href]')) {
+            a.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
+            a.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener noreferrer nofollow');
+            a.classList.add('link-success', 'link-underline', 'link-underline-opacity-0', 'fw-semibold');
+        }
+        for (const t of root.querySelectorAll('table')) {
+            t.classList.add('table', 'table-sm', 'table-striped', 'table-bordered');
+        }
+        for (const q of root.querySelectorAll('blockquote')) {
+            q.classList.add('blockquote', 'border-start', 'border-5', 'border-success', 'mt-3', 'ps-3');
+        }
+    },
+
+    renderInto(el, md) {
+        if (!el) return;
+        el.innerHTML = this.toHTML(md);
+        this.enhance(el);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/inventory/static/js/utils/json.js b/inventory/static/js/utils/json.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44edcba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/static/js/utils/json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+function readJSONScript(id, fallback = "") {
+    const el = document.getElementById(id);
+    if (!el) return fallback;
+    const txt = el.textContent?.trim();
+    if (!txt) return fallback;
+    try { return JSON.parse(txt); } catch { return fallback; }
+}
diff --git a/inventory/templates/inventory_note.html b/inventory/templates/inventory_note.html
index 89f1df6..90bf445 100644
--- a/inventory/templates/inventory_note.html
+++ b/inventory/templates/inventory_note.html
@@ -28,89 +28,76 @@
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dompurify/dist/purify.min.js"></script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/components/markdown.js') }}" defer></script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/utils/json.js') }}" defer></script>
 <script>
-    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
-        renderView(getMarkdown());
-    });
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+    MarkDown.renderInto(document.getElementById('editContainer'), getMarkdown());
+  });
 
-    function getMarkdown() {
-        const el = document.getElementById('noteContent');
-        return el ? (JSON.parse(el.textContent) || "") : "";
+  // used by entry_buttons submit
+  window.getMarkdown = function () {
+    return readJSONScript('noteContent', "");
+  };
+
+  function setMarkdown(md) {
+    const el = document.getElementById('noteContent');
+    if (el) el.textContent = JSON.stringify(md ?? "");
+  }
+
+  function changeMode() {
+    const container = document.getElementById('editContainer');
+    const toggle = document.getElementById('editSwitch');
+    if (!toggle.checked) {
+      MarkDown.renderInto(container, getMarkdown());
+      return;
     }
 
-    function setMarkdown(md) {
-        const el = document.getElementById('noteContent');
-        if (el) el.textContent = JSON.stringify(md ?? "");
-    }
+    const current = getMarkdown();
+    container.innerHTML = `
+      <textarea class="form-control w-100 auto-md" id="editor" name="notes">${escapeForTextarea(current)}</textarea>
+      <div class="mt-2 d-flex gap-2">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="saveEdit()">Save</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" onclick="cancelEdit()">Cancel</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" onclick="togglePreview()">Preview</button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="mt-2 border rounded p-2 d-none" id="preview" aria-live="polite"></div>
+    `;
+    const ta = document.getElementById('editor');
+    autoGrow(ta);
+    ta.addEventListener('input', () => autoGrow(ta));
+  }
 
-    function renderView(md) {
-        const container = document.getElementById('editContainer');
-        if (!container) return;
-        const html = marked.parse(md || "", {gfm: true});
-        container.innerHTML = DOMPurify.sanitize(html, { ADD_ATTR: ['target', 'rel'] });
-        for (const a of container.querySelectorAll('a[href]')) {
-            a.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
-            a.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener noreferrer nofollow');
-            a.classList.add('link-success', 'link-underline', 'link-underline-opacity-0', 'fw-semibold');
-        }
-        for (const t of container.querySelectorAll('table')) {
-            t.classList.add('table', 'table-sm', 'table-striped', 'table-bordered');
-        }
-        for (const t of container.querySelectorAll('blockquote')) {
-            t.classList.add('blockquote', 'border-start', 'border-5', 'border-success', 'mt-3', 'ps-3');
-        }
-    }
+  function saveEdit() {
+    const ta = document.getElementById('editor');
+    const value = ta ? ta.value : "";
+    setMarkdown(value);
+    MarkDown.renderInto(document.getElementById('editContainer'), value);
+    document.getElementById('editSwitch').checked = false;
+  }
 
-    function changeMode() {
-        const container = document.getElementById('editContainer');
-        const toggle = document.getElementById('editSwitch');
-        if (!toggle.checked) return renderView(getMarkdown());
+  function cancelEdit() {
+    document.getElementById('editSwitch').checked = false;
+    MarkDown.renderInto(document.getElementById('editContainer'), getMarkdown());
+  }
 
-        const current = getMarkdown();
-        container.innerHTML = `
-            <textarea class="form-control w-100 auto-md" id="editor" name="notes">${escapeForTextarea(current)}</textarea>
-            <div class="mt-2 d-flex gap-2">
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="saveEdit()">Save</button>
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" onclick="cancelEdit()">Cancel</button>
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" onclick="togglePreview()">Preview</button>
-            </div>
-            <div class="mt-2 border rounded p-2 d-none" id="preview" aria-live="polite"></div>
-        `;
-        const ta = document.getElementById('editor');
-        autoGrow(ta);
-        ta.addEventListener('input', () => autoGrow(ta));
+  function togglePreview() {
+    const ta = document.getElementById('editor');
+    const preview = document.getElementById('preview');
+    preview.classList.toggle('d-none');
+    if (!preview.classList.contains('d-none')) {
+      MarkDown.renderInto(preview, ta ? ta.value : "");
     }
+  }
 
-    function saveEdit() {
-        const ta = document.getElementById('editor');
-        const value = ta ? ta.value : "";
-        setMarkdown(value);
-        renderView(value);
-        document.getElementById('editSwitch').checked = false;
-    }
+  function autoGrow(ta) {
+    if (!ta) return;
+    if (CSS?.supports?.('field-sizing: content')) return;
+    ta.style.height = 'auto';
+    ta.style.height = ta.scrollHeight + 'px';
+  }
 
-    function cancelEdit() {
-        document.getElementById('editSwitch').checked = false;
-        renderView(getMarkdown());
-    }
-
-    function togglePreview() {
-        const ta = document.getElementById('editor');
-        const preview = document.getElementById('preview');
-        preview.classList.toggle('d-none');
-        if (!preview.classList.contains('d-none')) {
-            const html = marked.parse(ta ? ta.value : "");
-            preview.innerHTML = DOMPurify.sanitize(html);
-        }
-    }
-
-    function autoGrow(ta) {
-        if (!ta) return;
-        ta.style.height = 'auto';
-        ta.style.height = ta.scrollHeight + 'px';
-    }
-
-    function escapeForTextarea(s) {
-        return (s ?? "").replace(/&/g,'&amp;').replace(/</g,'&lt;').replace(/>/g,'&gt;');
-    }
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+  function escapeForTextarea(s) {
+    return (s ?? "").replace(/&/g,'&amp;').replace(/</g,'&lt;').replace(/>/g,'&gt;');
+  }
+</script>
diff --git a/inventory/templates/update_list.html b/inventory/templates/update_list.html
index 3fb0973..582442e 100644
--- a/inventory/templates/update_list.html
+++ b/inventory/templates/update_list.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 <ul class="list-group mt-3">
   {% for n in items %}
-  <li class="list-group-item">
+  <li class="list-group-item" id="note-{{ n.id }}">
     <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
       <div class="me-3 w-100 markdown-body" id="editContainer{{ n.id }}"></div>
       <script type="application/json" id="md-{{ n.id }}">{{ n.content | tojson }}</script>
@@ -63,52 +63,15 @@
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dompurify/dist/purify.min.js"></script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/components/markdown.js') }}" defer></script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/utils/json.js') }}" defer></script>
 <script>
   // State (kept global for compatibility with your form serialization)
   window.newDrafts = window.newDrafts || [];
   window.deletedIds = window.deletedIds || [];
 
-  // ---------- DRY UTILITIES ----------
-  function renderMarkdown(md) {
-    // One place to parse + sanitize
-    const raw = marked.parse(md || "");
-    return DOMPurify.sanitize(raw, { ADD_ATTR: ['target', 'rel'] });
-  }
-
-  function enhanceLinks(root) {
-    if (!root) return;
-    for (const a of root.querySelectorAll('a[href]')) {
-      a.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
-      a.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener noreferrer nofollow');
-      a.classList.add('link-success', 'link-underline', 'link-underline-opacity-0', 'fw-semibold');
-    }
-  }
-
-  function enhanceTables(root) {
-    if (!root) return;
-    for (const t of root.querySelectorAll('table')) {
-      t.classList.add('table', 'table-sm', 'table-striped', 'table-bordered');
-    }
-  }
-
-  function enhanceBlockquotes(root) {
-    if (!root) return;
-    for (const t of root.querySelectorAll('blockquote')) {
-      t.classList.add('blockquote', 'border-start', 'border-5', 'border-success', 'mt-3', 'ps-3');
-    }
-  }
-
-  function renderHTML(el, md) {
-    if (!el) return;
-    el.innerHTML = renderMarkdown(md);
-    enhanceLinks(el);
-    enhanceTables(el);
-    enhanceBlockquotes(el);
-  }
-
   function getMarkdown(id) {
-    const el = document.getElementById(`md-${id}`);
-    return el ? JSON.parse(el.textContent || '""') : "";
+    return readJSONScript(`md-${id}`, "");
   }
 
   function setMarkdown(id, md) {
@@ -122,14 +85,14 @@
 
   function autoGrow(ta) {
     if (!ta) return;
+    if (CSS?.supports?.('field-sizing: content')) return;
     ta.style.height = 'auto';
     ta.style.height = (ta.scrollHeight + 5) + 'px';
   }
 
   // ---------- RENDERERS ----------
   function renderExistingView(id) {
-    const container = document.getElementById(`editContainer${id}`);
-    renderHTML(container, getMarkdown(id));
+    MarkDown.renderInto(document.getElementById(`editContainer${id}`), getMarkdown(id));
   }
 
   function renderEditor(id) {
@@ -167,8 +130,7 @@
 
         const left = document.createElement('div');
         left.className = 'w-100 markdown-body';
-        left.innerHTML = renderMarkdown(md || '');
-        enhanceLinks(left);
+        MarkDown.renderInto(left, md || '');
 
         const right = document.createElement('div');
         right.className = 'ms-3 d-flex flex-column align-items-end';
@@ -271,7 +233,7 @@
     if (!preview) return;
     preview.classList.toggle('d-none');
     if (!preview.classList.contains('d-none')) {
-      preview.innerHTML = renderMarkdown(ta ? ta.value : "");
+      MarkDown.renderInto(preview, ta ? ta.value : "");
     }
   }