diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/pdf-preview/components/pdf-compile-button.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/pdf-preview/components/pdf-compile-button.tsx
index 6140219070..50ac9ed9d1 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/pdf-preview/components/pdf-compile-button.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/pdf-preview/components/pdf-compile-button.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function PdfCompileButton() {
     recompileFromScratch,
     smoothPdfTransition,
     setSmoothPdfTransition,
+    isLatexProject,
   } = useCompileContext()
   const { enableStopOnFirstError, disableStopOnFirstError } =
     useStopOnFirstError({ eventSource: 'dropdown' })
@@ -171,26 +172,30 @@ function PdfCompileButton() {
             {t('off')}
           </DropdownItem>
         </li>
-        <DropdownDivider />
-        <DropdownHeader>{t('compile_mode')}</DropdownHeader>
-        <li role="none">
-          <DropdownItem
-            as="button"
-            onClick={() => sendEventAndSet(false, setDraft, 'compile-mode')}
-            trailingIcon={!draft ? 'check' : null}
-          >
-            {t('normal')}
-          </DropdownItem>
-        </li>
-        <li role="none">
-          <DropdownItem
-            as="button"
-            onClick={() => sendEventAndSet(true, setDraft, 'compile-mode')}
-            trailingIcon={draft ? 'check' : null}
-          >
-            {t('fast')}&nbsp;<span className="subdued">[draft]</span>
-          </DropdownItem>
-        </li>
+        {isLatexProject && (
+          <>
+            <DropdownDivider />
+            <DropdownHeader>{t('compile_mode')}</DropdownHeader>
+            <li role="none">
+              <DropdownItem
+                as="button"
+                onClick={() => sendEventAndSet(false, setDraft, 'compile-mode')}
+                trailingIcon={!draft ? 'check' : null}
+              >
+                {t('normal')}
+              </DropdownItem>
+            </li>
+            <li role="none">
+              <DropdownItem
+                as="button"
+                onClick={() => sendEventAndSet(true, setDraft, 'compile-mode')}
+                trailingIcon={draft ? 'check' : null}
+              >
+                {t('fast')}&nbsp;<span className="subdued">[draft]</span>
+              </DropdownItem>
+            </li>
+          </>
+        )}
         <DropdownDivider />
         <DropdownHeader>{t('syntax_checks')}</DropdownHeader>
         <li role="none">
@@ -215,26 +220,30 @@ function PdfCompileButton() {
             {t('ignore_validation_errors')}
           </DropdownItem>
         </li>
-        <DropdownDivider />
-        <DropdownHeader>{t('compile_error_handling')}</DropdownHeader>
-        <li role="none">
-          <DropdownItem
-            as="button"
-            onClick={enableStopOnFirstError}
-            trailingIcon={stopOnFirstError ? 'check' : null}
-          >
-            {t('stop_on_first_error')}
-          </DropdownItem>
-        </li>
-        <li role="none">
-          <DropdownItem
-            as="button"
-            onClick={disableStopOnFirstError}
-            trailingIcon={!stopOnFirstError ? 'check' : null}
-          >
-            {t('try_to_compile_despite_errors')}
-          </DropdownItem>
-        </li>
+        {isLatexProject && (
+          <>
+            <DropdownDivider />
+            <DropdownHeader>{t('compile_error_handling')}</DropdownHeader>
+            <li role="none">
+              <DropdownItem
+                as="button"
+                onClick={enableStopOnFirstError}
+                trailingIcon={stopOnFirstError ? 'check' : null}
+              >
+                {t('stop_on_first_error')}
+              </DropdownItem>
+            </li>
+            <li role="none">
+              <DropdownItem
+                as="button"
+                onClick={disableStopOnFirstError}
+                trailingIcon={!stopOnFirstError ? 'check' : null}
+              >
+                {t('try_to_compile_despite_errors')}
+              </DropdownItem>
+            </li>
+          </>
+        )}
         <DropdownDivider />
         <DropdownHeader>{t('smooth_pdf_transition')}</DropdownHeader>
         <li role="none">
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/context/detach-compile-context.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/context/detach-compile-context.tsx
index f192d0e219..aa6fcaa769 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/context/detach-compile-context.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/context/detach-compile-context.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export const DetachCompileProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({
     activeOverallTheme: _activeOverallTheme,
     smoothPdfTransition: _smoothPdfTransition,
     setSmoothPdfTransition: _setSmoothPdfTransition,
+    isLatexProject: _isLatexProject,
   } = localCompileContext
 
   const [animateCompileDropdownArrow] = useDetachStateWatcher(
@@ -152,6 +153,12 @@ export const DetachCompileProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({
     'detacher',
     'detached'
   )
+  const [isLatexProject] = useDetachStateWatcher(
+    'isLatexProject',
+    _isLatexProject,
+    'detacher',
+    'detached'
+  )
   const [lastCompileOptions] = useDetachStateWatcher(
     'lastCompileOptions',
     _lastCompileOptions,
@@ -474,6 +481,7 @@ export const DetachCompileProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({
       activeOverallTheme,
       smoothPdfTransition,
       setSmoothPdfTransition,
+      isLatexProject,
     }),
     [
       animateCompileDropdownArrow,
@@ -532,6 +540,7 @@ export const DetachCompileProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({
       activeOverallTheme,
       smoothPdfTransition,
       setSmoothPdfTransition,
+      isLatexProject,
     ]
   )
 
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/context/local-compile-context.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/context/local-compile-context.tsx
index 7d2af27589..f1ebed03e2 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/context/local-compile-context.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/context/local-compile-context.tsx
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export type CompileContext = {
   darkModePdf: boolean | undefined
   setDarkModePdf: (value: boolean) => void
   activeOverallTheme: ActiveOverallTheme
+  isLatexProject: boolean
 }
 
 export const LocalCompileContext = createContext<CompileContext | undefined>(
@@ -302,6 +303,8 @@ export const LocalCompileProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({
     { listen: true }
   )
   const [isTypstProject, setIsTypstProject] = useState(false)
+  const [isQuartoProject, setIsQuartoProject] = useState(false)
+  const isLatexProject = !isTypstProject && !isQuartoProject
   const smoothPdfTransition = isTypstProject
     ? smoothTransitionTypst
     : smoothTransitionLatex
@@ -380,8 +383,10 @@ export const LocalCompileProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({
   // distinguish "no stored preference" from an explicit user choice.
   useEffect(() => {
     const { rootResourcePath } = getRootDocInfo()
-    const isTypst = rootResourcePath.endsWith('.typ')
+    const isTypst = /\.typ$/i.test(rootResourcePath)
+    const isQuarto = /\.(qmd|md|rmd)$/i.test(rootResourcePath)
     setIsTypstProject(isTypst)
+    setIsQuartoProject(isQuarto)
     if (!isTypst) return
     // Default auto-compile ON for Typst — only if user has never set a pref.
     if (window.localStorage.getItem(`autocompile_enabled:${projectId}`) === null) {
@@ -873,6 +878,7 @@ export const LocalCompileProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({
       activeOverallTheme,
       smoothPdfTransition,
       setSmoothPdfTransition,
+      isLatexProject,
     }),
     [
       animateCompileDropdownArrow,
@@ -930,6 +936,7 @@ export const LocalCompileProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({
       activeOverallTheme,
       smoothPdfTransition,
       setSmoothPdfTransition,
+      isLatexProject,
     ]
   )
 
diff --git a/services/web/locales/de.json b/services/web/locales/de.json
index b65979d4e5..a99f4c4e92 100644
--- a/services/web/locales/de.json
+++ b/services/web/locales/de.json
@@ -1396,6 +1396,7 @@
   "state": "Status",
   "status_checks": "Statusüberprüfungen",
   "still_have_questions": "Hast du noch Fragen?",
+  "smooth_pdf_transition": "Weicher PDF-Übergang",
   "stop_compile": "Kompiliervorgang stoppen",
   "stop_on_first_error": "Beim ersten Fehler anhalten",
   "stop_on_first_error_enabled_description": "<0>„Anhalten beim ersten Fehler“ ist aktiviert.</0> Durch Deaktivieren kann der Compiler möglicherweise eine PDF-Datei erstellen (Das Projekt wird aber weiterhin Fehler enthalten).",
diff --git a/services/web/locales/es.json b/services/web/locales/es.json
index 0b76f61b51..72eb3d446b 100644
--- a/services/web/locales/es.json
+++ b/services/web/locales/es.json
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@
   "share_project": "Compartir proyecto",
   "shared_with_you": "Compartidos contigo",
   "single_sign_on_sso": "Single Sign-On (SSO)",
+  "smooth_pdf_transition": "Transición suave del PDF",
   "something_went_wrong_rendering_pdf": "Algo ha fallado al renderizar este PDF.",
   "somthing_went_wrong_compiling": "Disculpa, algo anduvo mal y tu proyecto no se pudo compilar. Por favor, intenta de nuevo en unos minutos más.",
   "source": "Fuente",
diff --git a/services/web/locales/fr.json b/services/web/locales/fr.json
index 2dfae18fa2..e631f3327c 100644
--- a/services/web/locales/fr.json
+++ b/services/web/locales/fr.json
@@ -1031,6 +1031,7 @@
   "state": "État",
   "status_checks": "Vérifications d’état",
   "still_have_questions": "Vous avez d’autres questions ?",
+  "smooth_pdf_transition": "Transition PDF fluide",
   "stop_compile": "Arrêter la compilation",
   "stop_on_first_error": "Arrêter à la première erreur",
   "stop_on_validation_error": "Vérifier la syntaxe avant la compilation",