diff --git a/client/homebrew/navbar/navbar.jsx b/client/homebrew/navbar/navbar.jsx
index 34f6d1b8d..9a53658b5 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/navbar/navbar.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/navbar/navbar.jsx
@@ -11,24 +11,22 @@ import Account from './account.navitem.jsx';
 const { both: RecentNavItem } = RecentNavItems;
 import Nav from './nav.jsx';
 
-const Navbar = ({ account, brew, title, props }) => {
+const Navbar = ({ account, brew, title = '', props }) => {
 	const version = global.version || '0.0.0';
-
-	const isMac = navigator.platform.toUpperCase().includes("MAC");
-	const mod = isMac ? "⌘" : "Ctrl";
+	const isMac = navigator.platform.toUpperCase().includes('MAC');
+	const mod = isMac ? '⌘' : 'Ctrl';
 
 	const renderTitle = () => {
-		//if vault
 		const cleanTitle = title.replace(/^\/+|\/+$/g, '');
 		if (!brew.shareId) return <Nav.item className='brewTitle'>{cleanTitle || 'Home'}</Nav.item>;
 		return (
-			<Nav.item className='brewTitle' style={disableMeta ? { cursor: 'default' } : {}}>
+			<Nav.item className='brewTitle' style={title.includes('edit') ? { cursor: 'default' } : {}}>
 				{brew.title}
 			</Nav.item>
 		);
 	};
 
-	const renderEdit = () => {
+	const renderEditLink = () => {
 		if (!brew.editId) return null;
 
 		const editLink = brew.googleId && !brew.stubbed ? brew.googleId + brew.editId : brew.editId;
@@ -40,60 +38,72 @@ const Navbar = ({ account, brew, title, props }) => {
 		);
 	};
 
+	const renderFile = () => {
+		return (
+			<Dropdown groupName={'File'} customTrigger={<>File</>} icon={null} key={'file'}>
+				<NewBrew />
+				<Nav.item  disabled={!brew.shareId}>Save document</Nav.item>
+				<div className='nav-section'>
+					<PrintNavitem disabled={!brew.shareId}/>
+					<Nav.item disabled={!brew.shareId}>Get txt</Nav.item>
+				</div>
+				<ShareNavitem />
+				<div className='nav-section'>
+					<Nav.item disabled={!brew.shareId}>Delete File</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item disabled={!brew.shareId}>Publish File</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item disabled={!brew.shareId}>Transfer File</Nav.item>
+				</div>
+			</Dropdown>
+		);
+	};
+
+	const renderEdit = () => {
+		return (
+			<Dropdown groupName={'Edit'} customTrigger={<>Edit</>} icon={null} key={'edit'}>
+				<div className='nav-section'>
+					<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + z'} disabled={!brew.shareId}>
+						Undo
+					</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + Shift + z'} disabled={!brew.shareId}>Redo</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + x'} disabled={!brew.shareId}>cut</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + c'} disabled={!brew.shareId}>copy</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + v'} disabled={!brew.shareId}>paste</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + f'} disabled={!brew.shareId}>Find / Replace</Nav.item>
+				</div>
+			</Dropdown>
+		);
+	};
+
+	const renderGo = () => {
+		return (
+			<Dropdown groupName={'Go'} customTrigger={<>Go</>} icon={null} key={'go'}>
+				<div className='nav-section'>
+					<Nav.item className='patreon' newTab={true} href='https://www.patreon.com/NaturalCrit' color='green' icon='fas fa-heart'>
+						Patreon
+					</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item color='purple' icon='fas fa-dungeon' href='/vault' newTab={false} rel='noopener noreferrer'>
+						Vault
+					</Nav.item>
+					<Nav.item color='purple' icon='fas fa-dungeon' href='/changelog' newTab={false} rel='noopener noreferrer'>
+						Changelog
+					</Nav.item>
+				</div>
+				<Dropdown className='navItem recent' groupName={'Recent Brews'} customTrigger={<>Recent Brews</>} icon={null} key={'recent'}>
+					<RecentNavItem />
+				</Dropdown>
+			</Dropdown>
+		);
+	};
+
 	return (
 		<nav>
 			<ul>
 				<li className='menu-wrapper'>
 					<a href='/'>Home</a>
 				</li>
-				<Dropdown groupName={'File'} customTrigger={<>File</>} icon={null} key={'file'}>
-					<NewBrew />
-					<li className='navItem'>Save document</li>
-					<div className='nav-section'>
-						<PrintNavitem />
-						<li className='navItem'>Get txt</li>
-					</div>
-					<ShareNavitem />
-					<div className='nav-section'>
-						<li className='navItem'>Delete File</li>
-						<li className='navItem'>Publish File</li>
-						<li className='navItem'>Transfer File</li>
-					</div>
-				</Dropdown>
-				<Dropdown groupName={'Edit'} customTrigger={<>Edit</>} icon={null} key={'edit'}>
-					<div className='nav-section'>
-						<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + z'} disabled>Undo</Nav.item>
-						<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + Shift + z'}>Redo</Nav.item>
-						<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + x'}>cut</Nav.item>
-						<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + c'}>copy</Nav.item>
-						<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + v'}>paste</Nav.item>
-						<Nav.item kbd={mod + ' + f'}>Find / Replace</Nav.item>
-					</div>
-				</Dropdown>
-				<Dropdown groupName={'Go'} customTrigger={<>Go</>} icon={null} key={'go'}>
-					<div className='nav-section'>
-						<Nav.item className='patreon' newTab={true} href='https://www.patreon.com/NaturalCrit' color='green' icon='fas fa-heart'>
-							Patreon
-						</Nav.item>
-						<Nav.item color='purple' icon='fas fa-dungeon' href='/vault' newTab={false} rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-							Vault
-						</Nav.item>
-						<Nav.item color='purple' icon='fas fa-dungeon' href='/changelog' newTab={false} rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-							Changelog
-						</Nav.item>
-					</div>
-					<div className='nav-section'>
-						<Nav.item href={`/user/${encodeURIComponent(global.account.username)}`} color='yellow' icon='fas fa-beer'>
-							brews
-						</Nav.item>
-						<Nav.item className='account' color='orange' icon='fas fa-user' href='/account'>
-							account
-						</Nav.item>
-					</div>
-					<Dropdown className='navItem recent' groupName={'Recent Brews'} customTrigger={<>Recent Brews</>} icon={null} key={'recent'}>
-						<RecentNavItem />
-					</Dropdown>
-				</Dropdown>
+				{renderFile()}
+				{renderEdit()}
+				{renderGo()}
 				<Dropdown groupName={'Help'} customTrigger={<>Help</>} icon={null} key={'help'}>
 					<HelpNavitem />
 				</Dropdown>
diff --git a/client/homebrew/navbar/navbar.less b/client/homebrew/navbar/navbar.less
index 5597d7746..a83d5faf2 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/navbar/navbar.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/navbar/navbar.less
@@ -229,8 +229,13 @@
 	}
 	.navItem,
 	.menu-wrapper {
+		--activeTriggerColor: #666;
+
+		&:has(ul):not(:has(ul button:not(:disabled))) {
+			color:grey; //faux disabled if all buttons are disabled
+		}
 		&:hover {
-			background: #555;
+			background: #484848;
 		}
 		&:has(> i, > kbd) {
 			display: flex;
@@ -298,7 +303,6 @@
 	}
 
 	.navItem {
-		height: 2em;
 
 		&.header {
 			justify-content: center;
@@ -328,9 +332,14 @@
 			text-transform: capitalize;
 			padding-bottom: 5px;
 
-			.nav-section:not(:last-child, + .header) {
+			.navItem {
+				min-height:2.2em;
+			}
+
+			.nav-section:not(:last-child, :has(+ .header)) {
 				border-bottom: 1px solid;
-				margin-bottom: 10px;
+				padding-bottom:5px;
+				margin-bottom: 5px;
 			}
 
 			li {
diff --git a/client/homebrew/navbar/print.navitem.jsx b/client/homebrew/navbar/print.navitem.jsx
index ff2d75d67..32dce6989 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/navbar/print.navitem.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/navbar/print.navitem.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import Nav from './nav.jsx';
 import { printCurrentBrew } from '@shared/helpers.js';
 
-export default function(){
+export default function({disabled}){
 	const [printing, setPrinting] = useState(false);
 
 	// listen for print cycle events to display "loading" message since it can take some time.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function(){
 
 	const handlePrintPrepFinished = ()=>{ setPrinting(false);	};
 
-	return <Nav.item onClick={printCurrentBrew} color='purple' icon='far fa-file-pdf'>
+	return <Nav.item onClick={printCurrentBrew} color='purple' icon='far fa-file-pdf' disabled={disabled}>
 		{printing ? 'loading' : 'get PDF'}
 	</Nav.item>;
 };