Add emoji confetti bursts and component playground.

Support app.relay.emoji_confetti on jumbo emoji clicks with canvas physics,
per-emoji particle profiles, and a fixed overlay that does not affect scroll.
Also add a Vite playground for live component previews and theme hover preview.

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ devAssets
 
 .DS_Store
 .idea
+.cache

docs/handoff/features/background-notifications/HANDOFF.md

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ tauri.ts / electron main
 - Multiple runtimes: `isTauri`, `isElectron`, `isCapacitorNative` branch logic
 - Pusher registration races on fast login/logout
 - Android small icon: `ic_stat_paarrot` must exist in Android resources
+- Background wake (`MatrixSyncService`) must filter by push rules / unread_notifications; a push for one room used to notify for every new message in the sync batch
 
 ## Future work
 
@@ -91,3 +92,4 @@ tauri.ts / electron main
 
 - Constants: `PUSHER_APP_ID_BASE`, `PUSHER_STORAGE_PREFIX` in `backgroundSync.ts`
 - Logo assets: `paarrot.svg`, `paarrot-unread.svg`, `paarrot-highlight.svg` in `public/res/svg/`
+- Android notify filter: mute / mentions / default-room behavior lives in `MatrixSyncService.resolveRoomNotifyMode`

package-lock.json

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop-auto-scroll": "3.0.0",
         "@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop-hitbox": "2.0.0",
         "@fontsource-variable/inter": "5.2.8",
+        "@fontsource/caveat": "5.3.0",
         "@fontsource/inter": "5.2.8",
         "@paarrot/plugin-manager": "git+http://synbox.ruv.wtf:8418/litruv/plugin-manager.git",
         "@tanstack/react-query": "5.101.2",
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@esbuild-plugins/node-globals-polyfill": "0.2.3",
+        "@monaco-editor/react": "4.7.0",
         "@rollup/plugin-inject": "5.0.5",
         "@rollup/plugin-wasm": "6.2.2",
         "@types/chroma-js": "3.1.2",
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@
         "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "6.10.2",
         "eslint-plugin-react": "7.37.5",
         "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "7.1.1",
+        "monaco-editor": "0.52.2",
         "prettier": "3.9.4",
         "typescript": "6.0.3",
         "vite": "8.1.3",
@@ -2368,6 +2371,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ayuhito"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/caveat": {
+      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fontsource/caveat/-/caveat-5.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eHTfzQxFSW9ABERRLNruHoNJmKed2J7pqTUc5lp4a4POMgXGKpxmWj3d9Hz10kmAg6iuTTLe6UagbA4bnsmfQw==",
+      "license": "OFL-1.1",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ayuhito"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@fontsource/inter": {
       "version": "5.2.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fontsource/inter/-/inter-5.2.8.tgz",
@@ -2553,6 +2565,31 @@
         "node": ">= 18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@monaco-editor/loader": {
+      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@monaco-editor/loader/-/loader-1.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gIwR1HrJrrx+vfyOhYmCZ0/JcWqG5kbfG7+d3f/C1LXk2EvzAbHSg3MQ5lO2sMlo9izoAZ04shohfKLVT6crVA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "state-local": "^1.0.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@monaco-editor/react": {
+      "version": "4.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@monaco-editor/react/-/react-4.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cyzXQCtO47ydzxpQtCGSQGOC8Gk3ZUeBXFAxD+CWXYFo5OqZyZUonFl0DwUlTyAfRHntBfw2p3w4s9R6oe1eCA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@monaco-editor/loader": "^1.5.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "monaco-editor": ">= 0.25.0 < 1",
+        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
+        "react-dom": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@napi-rs/canvas": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@napi-rs/canvas/-/canvas-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -8791,6 +8828,13 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/modern-ahocorasick/-/modern-ahocorasick-1.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-sEKPVl2rM+MNVkGQt3ChdmD8YsigmXdn5NifZn6jiwn9LRJpWm8F3guhaqrJT/JOat6pwpbXEk6kv+b9DMIjsQ=="
     },
+    "node_modules/monaco-editor": {
+      "version": "0.52.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/monaco-editor/-/monaco-editor-0.52.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GEQWEZmfkOGLdd3XK8ryrfWz3AIP8YymVXiPHEdewrUq7mh0qrKrfHLNCXcbB6sTnMLnOZ3ztSiKcciFUkIJwQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
@@ -10147,6 +10191,13 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/state-local": {
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/state-local/-/state-local-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HTEHMNieakEnoe33shBYcZ7NX83ACUjCu8c40iOGEZsngj9zRnkqS9j1pqQPXwobB0ZcVTk27REb7COQ0UR59w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/stop-iteration-iterator": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stop-iteration-iterator/-/stop-iteration-iterator-1.1.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
     "node": ">=16.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "vite --open false",
+    "start": "vite",
     "build": "vite build",
     "lint": "yarn check:eslint && yarn check:prettier",
     "check:eslint": "eslint src/*",
     "check:prettier": "prettier --check .",
     "fix:prettier": "prettier --write .",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "playground": "vite"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "Ajay Bura",
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
     "@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop-auto-scroll": "3.0.0",
     "@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop-hitbox": "2.0.0",
     "@fontsource-variable/inter": "5.2.8",
+    "@fontsource/caveat": "5.3.0",
     "@fontsource/inter": "5.2.8",
     "@paarrot/plugin-manager": "git+http://synbox.ruv.wtf:8418/litruv/plugin-manager.git",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "5.101.2",
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@esbuild-plugins/node-globals-polyfill": "0.2.3",
+    "@monaco-editor/react": "4.7.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-inject": "5.0.5",
     "@rollup/plugin-wasm": "6.2.2",
     "@types/chroma-js": "3.1.2",
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "6.10.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "7.37.5",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "7.1.1",
+    "monaco-editor": "0.52.2",
     "prettier": "3.9.4",
     "typescript": "6.0.3",
     "vite": "8.1.3",

playground-liveTsxPlugin.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import type { Plugin, ViteDevServer } from 'vite';
+
+export type LiveTsxApi = {
+  getSource: () => string;
+  setSource: (source: string) => void;
+};
+
+const ALLOWED_PREFIXES = ['src/app/components/', 'src/app/features/'];
+
+function resolveAppSourceFile(projectRoot: string, relPath: string): string | null {
+  const normalized = relPath.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/^\/+/, '');
+  if (normalized.includes('..') || path.isAbsolute(normalized)) return null;
+  if (!ALLOWED_PREFIXES.some((p) => normalized.startsWith(p))) return null;
+  if (!/\.(tsx|ts)$/.test(normalized)) return null;
+  const abs = path.resolve(projectRoot, normalized);
+  const root = path.resolve(projectRoot);
+  if (!abs.startsWith(root + path.sep) && abs !== root) return null;
+  return abs;
+}
+
+function readBody(req: NodeJS.ReadableStream): Promise<string> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+    req.on('data', (c) => chunks.push(c));
+    req.on('end', () => resolve(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf8')));
+    req.on('error', reject);
+  });
+}
+
+function bumpLivePreview(server: ViteDevServer | undefined) {
+  if (!server) return;
+  server.ws.send({
+    type: 'custom',
+    event: 'playground:live-updated',
+    data: { revision: Date.now() },
+  });
+}
+
+export function liveTsxPlugin(projectRoot: string, initialSource: string): Plugin {
+  const liveFile = path.resolve(projectRoot, '.cache/playground-live.tsx');
+
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(liveFile), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(liveFile, initialSource, 'utf8');
+
+  let source = initialSource;
+  let server: ViteDevServer | undefined;
+
+  const api: LiveTsxApi = {
+    getSource: () => source,
+    setSource: (next) => {
+      source = next;
+      fs.writeFileSync(liveFile, next, 'utf8');
+      if (!server) return;
+      for (const m of server.moduleGraph.urlToModuleMap.values()) {
+        if (m.file === liveFile) server.moduleGraph.invalidateModule(m);
+      }
+      const byId = server.moduleGraph.getModuleById(liveFile);
+      if (byId) server.moduleGraph.invalidateModule(byId);
+      bumpLivePreview(server);
+    },
+  };
+
+  return {
+    name: 'playground-live-tsx',
+    configureServer(devServer) {
+      server = devServer;
+      (devServer as ViteDevServer & { playgroundLive?: LiveTsxApi }).playgroundLive = api;
+
+      devServer.middlewares.use('/__playground/live', (req, res, next) => {
+        if (req.method === 'GET') {
+          res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
+          res.end(source);
+          return;
+        }
+        if (req.method === 'POST') {
+          void readBody(req).then((body) => {
+            api.setSource(body);
+            res.statusCode = 204;
+            res.end();
+          });
+          return;
+        }
+        next();
+      });
+
+      // Read/write real Cinny component sources (strings, markup, etc.).
+      devServer.middlewares.use('/__playground/source', (req, res, next) => {
+        const url = new URL(req.url ?? '', 'http://playground.local');
+        const rel = url.searchParams.get('path') ?? '';
+        const abs = resolveAppSourceFile(projectRoot, rel);
+        if (!abs) {
+          res.statusCode = 400;
+          res.end('Invalid or disallowed path');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (req.method === 'GET') {
+          if (!fs.existsSync(abs)) {
+            res.statusCode = 404;
+            res.end('Not found');
+            return;
+          }
+          res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
+          res.end(fs.readFileSync(abs, 'utf8'));
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (req.method === 'POST') {
+          void readBody(req).then((body) => {
+            fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(abs), { recursive: true });
+            fs.writeFileSync(abs, body, 'utf8');
+            const mod =
+              server?.moduleGraph.getModuleById(abs) ??
+              [...(server?.moduleGraph.urlToModuleMap.values() ?? [])].find((m) => m.file === abs);
+            if (mod && server) server.moduleGraph.invalidateModule(mod);
+            bumpLivePreview(server);
+            res.statusCode = 204;
+            res.end();
+          });
+          return;
+        }
+
+        next();
+      });
+    },
+    resolveId(id) {
+      const clean = id.split('?')[0];
+      if (
+        clean === '/@playground/live.tsx' ||
+        clean === 'virtual:playground-live' ||
+        clean.endsWith('/.cache/playground-live.tsx')
+      ) {
+        return liveFile;
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function readDefaultLiveSource(projectRoot: string): string {
+  return fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'src/playground/defaultLive.tsx'), 'utf8');
+}
+
+export function projectRootDir(): string {
+  return path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+}

playground.html

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>Component Playground</title>
+  </head>
+  <body style="margin:0;background:#0f1115;color:#e8eaed">
+    <div id="root"></div>
+    <script type="module" src="./src/playground/main.tsx?v=react-dedupe-1"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>

src/app/components/AccountDataEditor.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FormEventHandler, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, IconButton, Input, Button, TextAreaComponent as TextArea, color, Spinner, Chip, Scroll, config } from 'folds';
+import { Box, Text, IconButton, Input, Button, TextArea, color, Spinner, Chip, Scroll, config } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from './icons';
 import { MatrixError } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { Cursor } from '../plugins/text-area';
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function AccountDataEdit({
         <Box shrink="No">
           <Text size="L400">JSON Content</Text>
         </Box>
-        <TextAreaComponent
+        <TextArea
           ref={textAreaRef}
           name="contentTextArea"
           style={{

src/app/components/AnimatedOutlet.tsx

@@ -1,16 +1,53 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Outlet, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+const decodeSegment = (segment: string): string => {
+  let decoded = segment;
+  try {
+    let next = decodeURIComponent(decoded);
+    while (next !== decoded) {
+      decoded = next;
+      next = decodeURIComponent(decoded);
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // keep partially decoded value
+  }
+  return decoded;
+};
+
 /**
- * Wrapper for Outlet that adds route-based animation
- * Forces remount on route change by using location as key
+ * Room routes are `:roomIdOrAlias/:eventId?/`. Jumping to an event (or clearing it)
+ * changes the pathname but not the room — keep the outlet mounted so we don't replay
+ * the route enter animation or remount drawers like Shared Media.
+ *
+ * Path segments are decoded so `!room:server` and `%21room%3Aserver` share a key.
+ */
+const getOutletTransitionKey = (pathname: string): string => {
+  const segments = pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean).map(decodeSegment);
+  if (segments.length === 0) return pathname;
+
+  // Matrix event IDs start with `$`
+  if (segments[segments.length - 1].startsWith('$')) {
+    segments.pop();
+  }
+
+  return `/${segments.join('/')}/`;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper for Outlet that adds route-based animation.
+ * Remounts (and animates) when leaving a room / switching rooms, not on same-room event hops.
  */
 export function AnimatedOutlet() {
   const location = useLocation();
+  const transitionKey = useMemo(
+    () => getOutletTransitionKey(location.pathname),
+    [location.pathname]
+  );
 
   return (
     <div
-      key={location.pathname}
+      key={transitionKey}
       data-route-transition="true"
       style={{
         flex: 1,

src/app/components/RenderMessageContent.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { KeyboardEvent, MouseEvent } from 'react';
 import { MsgType } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { HTMLReactParserOptions } from 'html-react-parser';
 import { Opts } from 'linkifyjs';
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ type RenderMessageContentProps = {
   linkifyOpts: Opts;
   outlineAttachment?: boolean;
   disabledEmbedPatterns?: string[];
+  targetEventId?: string;
+  onJumboEmojiClick?: (
+    targetEventId: string,
+    body: string,
+    event: MouseEvent<HTMLElement> | KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>
+  ) => void;
 };
 export function RenderMessageContent({
   displayName,
@@ -63,6 +69,8 @@ export function RenderMessageContent({
   linkifyOpts,
   outlineAttachment,
   disabledEmbedPatterns,
+  targetEventId,
+  onJumboEmojiClick,
 }: RenderMessageContentProps) {
   const renderUrlsPreview = (urls: string[]) => {
     let filteredUrls = urls.filter((url) => !testMatrixTo(url));
@@ -100,6 +108,11 @@ export function RenderMessageContent({
       </>
     );
   };
+  const handleJumboEmojiClick =
+    targetEventId && onJumboEmojiClick
+      ? (body: string, event: MouseEvent<HTMLElement> | KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>) =>
+          onJumboEmojiClick(targetEventId, body, event)
+      : undefined;
   const renderCaption = () => {
     const content: IImageContent = getContent();
     if (content.filename && content.filename !== content.body) {
@@ -182,6 +195,7 @@ export function RenderMessageContent({
       <MText
         edited={edited}
         content={getContent()}
+        onJumboEmojiClick={handleJumboEmojiClick}
         renderBody={(props) => (
           <RenderBody
             {...props}
@@ -201,6 +215,7 @@ export function RenderMessageContent({
         displayName={displayName}
         edited={edited}
         content={getContent()}
+        onJumboEmojiClick={handleJumboEmojiClick}
         renderBody={(props) => (
           <RenderBody
             {...props}
@@ -219,6 +234,7 @@ export function RenderMessageContent({
       <MNotice
         edited={edited}
         content={getContent()}
+        onJumboEmojiClick={handleJumboEmojiClick}
         renderBody={(props) => (
           <RenderBody
             {...props}

src/app/components/editor/Editor.tsx

@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ import React, {
   forwardRef,
   useCallback,
   useState,
-  useEffect,
-  useRef,
 } from 'react';
 import { Box, Scroll, Text } from 'folds';
-import { Descendant, Editor, createEditor, Transforms, Range, Element as SlateElement, Text as SlateText, Point } from 'slate';
+import { Descendant, Editor, createEditor, Element as SlateElement, Text as SlateText } from 'slate';
 import {
   Slate,
   Editable,
@@ -172,48 +170,6 @@ export const CustomEditor = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, CustomEditorProps>(
       [editor, onKeyDown]
     );
 
-    const handleBeforeInput = useCallback(
-      (event: Event) => {
-        const inputEvent = event as InputEvent;
-        
-        // Handle autocorrect replacement that causes text duplication
-        if (inputEvent.inputType === 'insertReplacementText' || 
-            inputEvent.inputType === 'insertFromComposition') {
-          const { selection } = editor;
-          if (!selection) return;
-
-          // Get the data being inserted
-          const data = inputEvent.data || inputEvent.dataTransfer?.getData('text/plain');
-          
-          if (data) {
-            event.preventDefault();
-            
-            // If there's selected text, delete it first
-            if (selection && !Range.isCollapsed(selection)) {
-              Transforms.delete(editor, { at: selection });
-            }
-            
-            // Insert the replacement text
-            editor.insertText(data);
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      [editor]
-    );
-
-    const editableRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-      const editableElement = editableRef.current?.querySelector('[data-slate-editor="true"]');
-      if (!editableElement) return;
-
-      editableElement.addEventListener('beforeinput', handleBeforeInput, { capture: true });
-      
-      return () => {
-        editableElement.removeEventListener('beforeinput', handleBeforeInput, { capture: true });
-      };
-    }, [handleBeforeInput]);
-
     const renderPlaceholder = useCallback(
       ({ attributes, children }: RenderPlaceholderProps) => (
         <span {...attributes} className={css.EditorPlaceholderContainer}>
@@ -256,10 +212,9 @@ export const CustomEditor = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, CustomEditorProps>(
               className={css.EditorTextareaScroll}
               variant="SurfaceVariant"
               style={scrollStyle}
-              size="300"
+              size="0"
               visibility="Hover"
               hideTrack
-              ref={editableRef}
             >
               <Editable
                 data-editable-name={editableName}

src/app/components/message/MsgTypeRenderers.tsx

@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ import {
   MATRIX_SPOILER_PROPERTY_NAME,
   MATRIX_SPOILER_REASON_PROPERTY_NAME,
 } from '../../../types/matrix/common';
+import { StationeryMedia, hashStationerySeed, stationeryMediaRot } from './StationeryMedia';
+import { getJumboEmojiInteractionProps, JumboEmojiClickHandler } from '../../features/room/emoji-confetti/jumboEmojiInteraction';
 import { FALLBACK_MIMETYPE, getBlobSafeMimeType } from '../../utils/mimeTypes';
 import { parseGeoUri, scaleYDimension } from '../../utils/common';
+import { resolveAttachmentBoxSize } from '../../state/mediaDimensionCache';
 import { Attachment, AttachmentBox, AttachmentContent, AttachmentHeader } from './attachment';
 import { FileHeader, FileDownloadButton } from './FileHeader';
 
@@ -76,8 +79,9 @@ type MTextProps = {
   renderBody: (props: RenderBodyProps) => ReactNode;
   renderUrlsPreview?: (urls: string[]) => ReactNode;
   style?: CSSProperties;
+  onJumboEmojiClick?: JumboEmojiClickHandler;
 };
-export function MText({ edited, content, renderBody, renderUrlsPreview, style }: MTextProps) {
+export function MText({ edited, content, renderBody, renderUrlsPreview, style, onJumboEmojiClick }: MTextProps) {
   const { body, formatted_body: customBody } = content;
 
   if (typeof body !== 'string') return <BrokenContent />;
@@ -87,13 +91,20 @@ export function MText({ edited, content, renderBody, renderUrlsPreview, style }:
     : undefined;
   const urlsMatch = renderUrlsPreview && trimmedBody.match(URL_REG);
   const urls = urlsMatch ? [...new Set(urlsMatch)] : undefined;
+  const isJumboEmoji = JUMBO_EMOJI_REG.test(trimmedBody);
+  const jumboEmojiInteraction = getJumboEmojiInteractionProps({
+    body: trimmedBody,
+    isJumboEmoji,
+    onJumboEmojiClick,
+  });
 
   return (
     <>
       <MessageTextBody
         preWrap={typeof customBody !== 'string'}
-        jumboEmoji={JUMBO_EMOJI_REG.test(trimmedBody)}
+        jumboEmoji={isJumboEmoji}
         style={style}
+        {...jumboEmojiInteraction}
       >
         {renderBody({
           body: trimmedBody,
@@ -112,6 +123,7 @@ type MEmoteProps = {
   content: Record<string, unknown>;
   renderBody: (props: RenderBodyProps) => ReactNode;
   renderUrlsPreview?: (urls: string[]) => ReactNode;
+  onJumboEmojiClick?: JumboEmojiClickHandler;
 };
 export function MEmote({
   displayName,
@@ -119,6 +131,7 @@ export function MEmote({
   content,
   renderBody,
   renderUrlsPreview,
+  onJumboEmojiClick,
 }: MEmoteProps) {
   const { body, formatted_body: customBody } = content;
 
@@ -129,20 +142,28 @@ export function MEmote({
     : undefined;
   const urlsMatch = renderUrlsPreview && trimmedBody.match(URL_REG);
   const urls = urlsMatch ? [...new Set(urlsMatch)] : undefined;
+  const isJumboEmoji = JUMBO_EMOJI_REG.test(trimmedBody);
+  const jumboEmojiInteraction = getJumboEmojiInteractionProps({
+    body: trimmedBody,
+    isJumboEmoji,
+    onJumboEmojiClick,
+  });
 
   return (
     <>
       <MessageTextBody
         emote
         preWrap={typeof customBody !== 'string'}
-        jumboEmoji={JUMBO_EMOJI_REG.test(trimmedBody)}
+        jumboEmoji={isJumboEmoji}
       >
         <b>{`${displayName} `}</b>
+        <span {...jumboEmojiInteraction}>
           {renderBody({
             body: trimmedBody,
             customBody: trimmedCustomBody,
           })}
           {edited && <MessageEditedContent />}
+        </span>
       </MessageTextBody>
       {renderUrlsPreview && urls && urls.length > 0 && renderUrlsPreview(urls)}
     </>
@@ -154,8 +175,9 @@ type MNoticeProps = {
   content: Record<string, unknown>;
   renderBody: (props: RenderBodyProps) => ReactNode;
   renderUrlsPreview?: (urls: string[]) => ReactNode;
+  onJumboEmojiClick?: JumboEmojiClickHandler;
 };
-export function MNotice({ edited, content, renderBody, renderUrlsPreview }: MNoticeProps) {
+export function MNotice({ edited, content, renderBody, renderUrlsPreview, onJumboEmojiClick }: MNoticeProps) {
   const { body, formatted_body: customBody } = content;
 
   if (typeof body !== 'string') return <BrokenContent />;
@@ -165,13 +187,20 @@ export function MNotice({ edited, content, renderBody, renderUrlsPreview }: MNot
     : undefined;
   const urlsMatch = renderUrlsPreview && trimmedBody.match(URL_REG);
   const urls = urlsMatch ? [...new Set(urlsMatch)] : undefined;
+  const isJumboEmoji = JUMBO_EMOJI_REG.test(trimmedBody);
+  const jumboEmojiInteraction = getJumboEmojiInteractionProps({
+    body: trimmedBody,
+    isJumboEmoji,
+    onJumboEmojiClick,
+  });
 
   return (
     <>
       <MessageTextBody
         notice
         preWrap={typeof customBody !== 'string'}
-        jumboEmoji={JUMBO_EMOJI_REG.test(trimmedBody)}
+        jumboEmoji={isJumboEmoji}
+        {...jumboEmojiInteraction}
       >
         {renderBody({
           body: trimmedBody,
@@ -199,6 +228,20 @@ type MImageProps = {
   renderImageContent: (props: RenderImageContentProps) => ReactNode;
   outlined?: boolean;
 };
+
+const resolveMediaBoxSize = (
+  mxcUrl: string,
+  w?: number,
+  h?: number
+): { width: number; height: number } => resolveAttachmentBoxSize(mxcUrl, w, h);
+
+/** Extra space after media so following text stays on the 24px ruled grid — applied outside the photo chrome */
+const STATIONERY_LINE_PX = 24;
+const snapStationeryGridPad = (height: number): number => {
+  const rem = height % STATIONERY_LINE_PX;
+  return rem === 0 ? 0 : STATIONERY_LINE_PX - rem;
+};
+
 export function MImage({ content, renderImageContent, outlined }: MImageProps) {
   const imgInfo = content?.info;
   const mxcUrl = content.file?.url ?? content.url;
@@ -206,9 +249,24 @@ export function MImage({ content, renderImageContent, outlined }: MImageProps) {
     return <BrokenContent />;
   }
 
+  const { width, height } = resolveMediaBoxSize(mxcUrl, imgInfo?.w, imgInfo?.h);
+  const gridPad = snapStationeryGridPad(height);
+
   return (
-    <Attachment outlined={outlined} transparent>
-      <AttachmentBox>
+    <StationeryMedia
+      outlined={outlined}
+      transparent
+      tiltSeed={mxcUrl}
+      gridPad={gridPad}
+    >
+      <AttachmentBox
+        style={{
+          width: toRem(width),
+          height: toRem(height),
+          ['--media-h' as string]: `${height}px`,
+        }}
+        data-paarrot-media-height={height}
+      >
         {renderImageContent({
           body: content.body || 'Image',
           info: imgInfo,
@@ -219,7 +277,7 @@ export function MImage({ content, renderImageContent, outlined }: MImageProps) {
           spoilerReason: content[MATRIX_SPOILER_REASON_PROPERTY_NAME],
         })}
       </AttachmentBox>
-    </Attachment>
+    </StationeryMedia>
   );
 }
 
@@ -251,9 +309,20 @@ export function MVideo({ content, renderAsFile, renderVideoContent, outlined }:
   }
 
   const filename = content.filename ?? content.body ?? 'Video';
+  const { width, height } = resolveMediaBoxSize(
+    mxcUrl,
+    videoInfo.w ?? videoInfo.thumbnail_info?.w,
+    videoInfo.h ?? videoInfo.thumbnail_info?.h
+  );
+  const gridPad = snapStationeryGridPad(height);
 
   return (
-    <Attachment outlined={outlined} transparent>
+    <StationeryMedia
+      outlined={outlined}
+      transparent
+      tiltSeed={mxcUrl}
+      gridPad={gridPad}
+    >
       <AttachmentHeader>
         <FileHeader
           body={filename}
@@ -268,7 +337,13 @@ export function MVideo({ content, renderAsFile, renderVideoContent, outlined }:
           }
         />
       </AttachmentHeader>
-      <AttachmentBox>
+      <AttachmentBox
+        style={{
+          width: toRem(width),
+          height: toRem(height),
+        }}
+        data-paarrot-media-height={height}
+      >
         {renderVideoContent({
           body: content.body || 'Video',
           info: videoInfo,
@@ -279,7 +354,7 @@ export function MVideo({ content, renderAsFile, renderVideoContent, outlined }:
           spoilerReason: content[MATRIX_SPOILER_REASON_PROPERTY_NAME],
         })}
       </AttachmentBox>
-    </Attachment>
+    </StationeryMedia>
   );
 }
 
@@ -418,12 +493,16 @@ export function MSticker({ content, renderImageContent }: MStickerProps) {
     return <MessageBrokenContent />;
   }
   const height = scaleYDimension(imgInfo?.w || 152, 152, imgInfo?.h || 152);
+  const tapeAlt = hashStationerySeed(mxcUrl) % 2 === 1;
 
   return (
     <AttachmentBox
+      data-stationery-media=""
+      data-tape-alt={tapeAlt ? '' : undefined}
       style={{
         height: toRem(height < 48 ? 48 : height),
         width: toRem(152),
+        ['--media-rot' as string]: stationeryMediaRot(mxcUrl),
       }}
     >
       {renderImageContent({

src/app/components/message/Reaction.css.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ export const ReactionText = style([
   },
 ]);
 
+export const ReactionStack = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    position: 'relative',
+    display: 'inline-grid',
+    placeItems: 'center',
+    gridTemplateColumns: '1fr',
+    gridTemplateRows: '1fr',
+    lineHeight: toRem(20),
+    minWidth: 0,
+  },
+]);
+
+export const ReactionSticker = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    minWidth: 0,
+    maxWidth: toRem(150),
+    display: 'inline-flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    lineHeight: toRem(20),
+    gridArea: '1 / 1',
+    transformOrigin: 'center center',
+  },
+]);
+
 export const ReactionImg = style([
   DefaultReset,
   {

src/app/components/message/Reaction.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import * as css from './Reaction.css';
 import { getHexcodeForEmoji, getShortcodeFor } from '../../plugins/emoji';
 import { getMemberDisplayName } from '../../utils/room';
 import { eventWithShortcode, getMxIdLocalPart, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
+import { isStationeryTheme, useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
+
+const MAX_STICKER_STACK = 4;
 
 export const Reaction = as<
   'button',
@@ -15,23 +18,83 @@ export const Reaction = as<
     reaction: string;
     useAuthentication?: boolean;
   }
->(({ className, mx, count, reaction, useAuthentication, ...props }, ref) => (
+>(({ className, mx, count, reaction, useAuthentication, ...props }, ref) => {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const stationery = isStationeryTheme(theme);
+  const isCustomEmoji = reaction.startsWith('mxc://');
+  const customSrc = isCustomEmoji
+    ? mxcUrlToHttp(mx, reaction, useAuthentication) ?? reaction
+    : undefined;
+
+  const emoji = isCustomEmoji ? (
+    <img className={css.ReactionImg} src={customSrc} alt={reaction} />
+  ) : (
+    <Text as="span" size="Inherit" truncate>
+      {reaction}
+    </Text>
+  );
+
+  // Stationery: fanned sticker stack. Everywhere else: compact emoji + count.
+  if (!stationery) {
+    return (
       <Box
         as="button"
         className={classNames(css.Reaction, className)}
         alignItems="Center"
         shrink="No"
         gap="200"
+        data-reaction=""
+        aria-label={`${reaction}, ${count}`}
         {...props}
         ref={ref}
       >
         <Text className={css.ReactionText} as="span" size="T400">
-      {reaction.startsWith('mxc://') ? (
+          {emoji}
+        </Text>
+        <Text as="span" size="T300" data-reaction-count="">
+          {count}
+        </Text>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const stackCount = Math.min(Math.max(count, 1), MAX_STICKER_STACK);
+  const showCount = count > 2;
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      as="button"
+      className={classNames(css.Reaction, className)}
+      alignItems="Center"
+      shrink="No"
+      gap="200"
+      data-reaction=""
+      data-reaction-stack={stackCount}
+      aria-label={`${reaction}, ${count}`}
+      {...props}
+      ref={ref}
+    >
+      <span className={css.ReactionStack} data-reaction-stack-layer="">
+        {Array.from({ length: stackCount }, (_, i) => {
+          const layer = stackCount - 1 - i;
+          return (
+            <Text
+              key={layer}
+              className={css.ReactionSticker}
+              as="span"
+              size="T400"
+              data-reaction-sticker=""
+              style={{
+                ['--sticker-i' as string]: layer,
+                zIndex: i + 1,
+              }}
+              aria-hidden={i < stackCount - 1 ? true : undefined}
+            >
+              {isCustomEmoji ? (
                 <img
                   className={css.ReactionImg}
-          src={mxcUrlToHttp(mx, reaction, useAuthentication) ?? reaction
-          }
-          alt={reaction}
+                  src={customSrc}
+                  alt={i === stackCount - 1 ? reaction : ''}
                 />
               ) : (
                 <Text as="span" size="Inherit" truncate>
@@ -39,11 +102,17 @@ export const Reaction = as<
                 </Text>
               )}
             </Text>
-    <Text as="span" size="T300">
+          );
+        })}
+      </span>
+      {showCount && (
+        <Text as="span" size="T300" data-reaction-count="">
           {count}
         </Text>
+      )}
     </Box>
-));
+  );
+});
 
 type ReactionTooltipMsgProps = {
   room: Room;

src/app/components/message/Reply.tsx

@@ -14,13 +14,19 @@ import { useRoomEvent } from '../../hooks/useRoomEvent';
 import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
 import { GetMemberPowerTag } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
 import { useOtherUserColor } from '../../hooks/useUserColor';
+import { isStationeryTheme, useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
+import { STATIONERY_NAME_INK } from '../../utils/paperSafeInk';
 
 type ReplyLayoutProps = {
   userColor?: string;
   username?: ReactNode;
 };
 export const ReplyLayout = as<'div', ReplyLayoutProps>(
-  ({ username, userColor, className, children, ...props }, ref) => (
+  ({ username, userColor, className, children, ...props }, ref) => {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const isStationery = isStationeryTheme(theme);
+
+    return (
       <Box
         className={classNames(css.Reply, className)}
         alignItems="Center"
@@ -28,7 +34,25 @@ export const ReplyLayout = as<'div', ReplyLayoutProps>(
         {...props}
         ref={ref}
       >
-      <Box style={{ color: userColor, maxWidth: toRem(200) }} alignItems="Center" shrink="No">
+        <Box
+          style={
+            isStationery
+              ? {
+                  color: STATIONERY_NAME_INK,
+                  maxWidth: toRem(200),
+                  ...(userColor
+                    ? {
+                        ['--username-accent' as string]: userColor,
+                        textDecorationColor: userColor,
+                      }
+                    : null),
+                }
+              : { color: userColor, maxWidth: toRem(200) }
+          }
+          data-username-accent={isStationery && userColor ? '' : undefined}
+          alignItems="Center"
+          shrink="No"
+        >
           <Icon size="100" src={Icons.ReplyArrow} />
           {username}
         </Box>
@@ -36,7 +60,8 @@ export const ReplyLayout = as<'div', ReplyLayoutProps>(
           {children}
         </Box>
       </Box>
-  )
+    );
+  }
 );
 
 export const ThreadIndicator = as<'div'>(({ ...props }, ref) => (

src/app/components/message/StationeryMedia.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+import React, {
+  ComponentProps,
+  CSSProperties,
+  MouseEventHandler,
+  ReactNode,
+  useCallback,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+} from 'react';
+import { Attachment } from './attachment';
+import { isStationeryTheme, useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
+
+type Corner = 'tl' | 'tr' | 'bl' | 'br';
+
+type StationeryMediaProps = ComponentProps<typeof Attachment> & {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  /** Stable id (e.g. mxc URL) so tilt/tape don't reshuffle on timeline re-renders */
+  tiltSeed?: string;
+  /** Invisible bottom spacer (px) so following text stays on the ruled grid */
+  gridPad?: number;
+};
+
+const CORNERS: { id: Corner; x: 0 | 1; y: 0 | 1 }[] = [
+  { id: 'tl', x: 0, y: 0 },
+  { id: 'tr', x: 1, y: 0 },
+  { id: 'bl', x: 0, y: 1 },
+  { id: 'br', x: 1, y: 1 },
+];
+
+const MEDIA_ROTS = [-0.9, 0.7, -0.5, 1.0, -1.1, 0.8, -0.4, 0.9] as const;
+
+export function hashStationerySeed(seed: string): number {
+  let h = 2166136261;
+  for (let i = 0; i < seed.length; i += 1) {
+    h ^= seed.charCodeAt(i);
+    h = Math.imul(h, 16777619);
+  }
+  return h >>> 0;
+}
+
+export function stationeryMediaRot(seed: string): string {
+  return `${MEDIA_ROTS[hashStationerySeed(seed) % MEDIA_ROTS.length]}deg`;
+}
+
+const clamp = (n: number, min: number, max: number) => Math.max(min, Math.min(max, n));
+
+/**
+ * Fold sits halfway between corner and cursor; flap hinges on that fold.
+ * `keep` = remaining photo; `flap` = lifted triangle.
+ */
+function cornerPeelPaths(
+  id: Corner,
+  w: number,
+  h: number,
+  cx: number,
+  cy: number,
+  ux: number,
+  uy: number,
+  size: number
+): {
+  keep: string;
+  flap: string;
+  origin: string;
+  axisX: number;
+  axisY: number;
+  hingeSign: number;
+} {
+  const eps = 0.0001;
+  // Fold line through the midpoint on corner→cursor, ⊥ to that ray
+  const px = cx + ux * size;
+  const py = cy + uy * size;
+
+  let ax = 0;
+  let ay = 0;
+  let bx = 0;
+  let by = 0;
+
+  if (id === 'tr') {
+    ax = clamp(Math.abs(ux) > eps ? px + (py * uy) / ux : px, 0, w);
+    ay = 0;
+    bx = w;
+    by = clamp(Math.abs(uy) > eps ? py - ((w - px) * ux) / uy : py, 0, h);
+  } else if (id === 'tl') {
+    ax = clamp(Math.abs(ux) > eps ? px + (py * uy) / ux : px, 0, w);
+    ay = 0;
+    bx = 0;
+    by = clamp(Math.abs(uy) > eps ? py - ((0 - px) * ux) / uy : py, 0, h);
+  } else if (id === 'br') {
+    ax = clamp(Math.abs(ux) > eps ? px + ((py - h) * uy) / ux : px, 0, w);
+    ay = h;
+    bx = w;
+    by = clamp(Math.abs(uy) > eps ? py - ((w - px) * ux) / uy : py, 0, h);
+  } else {
+    ax = clamp(Math.abs(ux) > eps ? px + ((py - h) * uy) / ux : px, 0, w);
+    ay = h;
+    bx = 0;
+    by = clamp(Math.abs(uy) > eps ? py - ((0 - px) * ux) / uy : py, 0, h);
+  }
+
+  let keep: string;
+  if (id === 'tr') {
+    keep = `polygon(0 0, ${ax}px 0, ${w}px ${by}px, ${w}px ${h}px, 0 ${h}px)`;
+  } else if (id === 'tl') {
+    keep = `polygon(${ax}px 0, ${w}px 0, ${w}px ${h}px, 0 ${h}px, 0 ${by}px)`;
+  } else if (id === 'br') {
+    keep = `polygon(0 0, ${w}px 0, ${w}px ${by}px, ${ax}px ${h}px, 0 ${h}px)`;
+  } else {
+    keep = `polygon(0 0, ${w}px 0, ${w}px ${h}px, ${ax}px ${h}px, 0 ${by}px)`;
+  }
+
+  const flap = `polygon(${cx}px ${cy}px, ${ax}px ${ay}px, ${bx}px ${by}px)`;
+
+  // Hinge on the fold (midpoint), axis along the fold edge
+  const midX = (ax + bx) / 2;
+  const midY = (ay + by) / 2;
+  const fdx = bx - ax;
+  const fdy = by - ay;
+  const flen = Math.hypot(fdx, fdy) || 1;
+  const axisX = fdx / flen;
+  const axisY = fdy / flen;
+  // Sign so the corner swings up over the fold (right-hand rule)
+  const cross = fdx * (cy - midY) - fdy * (cx - midX);
+  const hingeSign = cross >= 0 ? 1 : -1;
+
+  return {
+    keep,
+    flap,
+    origin: `${midX}px ${midY}px`,
+    axisX,
+    axisY,
+    hingeSign,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stationery-theme image chrome: clear corner tape + a mouse-driven peel
+ * that shows a duplicated slice of the photo lifting toward the cursor.
+ */
+export function StationeryMedia({
+  children,
+  tiltSeed = 'stationery',
+  gridPad = 0,
+  style,
+  ...attachmentProps
+}: StationeryMediaProps) {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const isStationery = isStationeryTheme(theme);
+  const peelRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
+
+  const tiltStyle = useMemo((): CSSProperties => {
+    return {
+      ...(style as CSSProperties | undefined),
+      // Margin sits outside the paper chrome — snaps the grid without a white bar
+      ...(isStationery && gridPad > 0 ? { marginBottom: `${gridPad}px` } : null),
+      ['--media-rot' as string]: stationeryMediaRot(tiltSeed),
+    };
+  }, [tiltSeed, style, isStationery, gridPad]);
+
+  const tapeAlt = useMemo(() => hashStationerySeed(tiltSeed) % 2 === 1, [tiltSeed]);
+  // Default tape covers TL; alt covers TR — peel only the free top corner
+  const peelCorner = useMemo(
+    () => (tapeAlt ? CORNERS.find((c) => c.id === 'tl')! : CORNERS.find((c) => c.id === 'tr')!),
+    [tapeAlt]
+  );
+
+  const clearPeel = useCallback((host: HTMLElement) => {
+    const peel = peelRef.current;
+    const target = host.querySelector('[data-paarrot-media-height]') as HTMLElement | null;
+    if (peel) {
+      // Hide flap first (no opacity tween) so restoring the photo can't double-draw
+      peel.style.transition = 'none';
+      peel.style.opacity = '0';
+      peel.style.setProperty('--peel-hinge', '0deg');
+      peel.style.clipPath = '';
+    }
+    if (target) target.style.clipPath = '';
+  }, []);
+
+  const syncPeel = useCallback(
+    (host: HTMLElement, clientX: number, clientY: number) => {
+      const peel = peelRef.current;
+      if (!peel) return;
+
+      const rect = host.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const x = clientX - rect.left;
+      const y = clientY - rect.top;
+      const w = rect.width;
+      const h = rect.height;
+
+      const best = peelCorner;
+      const cx = best.x * w;
+      const cy = best.y * h;
+      const dist = Math.hypot(cx - x, cy - y);
+      const maxReach = Math.min(w, h) * 0.55;
+
+      // Fold halfway between corner and cursor; fade when leaving the corner zone
+      let size = 0;
+      let amount = 0;
+      if (dist > 8 && dist <= maxReach) {
+        size = dist * 0.5;
+        amount = Math.min(1, size / (Math.min(w, h) * 0.22));
+      } else if (dist > maxReach && dist < maxReach * 1.35) {
+        const fade = 1 - (dist - maxReach) / (maxReach * 0.35);
+        size = maxReach * 0.5 * Math.max(0, fade);
+        amount = Math.max(0, fade);
+      }
+
+      const img = host.querySelector('img');
+      const url = img?.currentSrc || img?.src || '';
+
+      // Unit vector from corner → cursor (triangle aims this way)
+      let ux = x - cx;
+      let uy = y - cy;
+      if (best.id === 'tr') {
+        ux = Math.min(-0.05, ux);
+        uy = Math.max(0.05, uy);
+      } else {
+        ux = Math.max(0.05, ux);
+        uy = Math.max(0.05, uy);
+      }
+      const len = Math.hypot(ux, uy) || 1;
+      ux /= len;
+      uy /= len;
+
+      peel.dataset.corner = best.id;
+      if (url) {
+        peel.style.setProperty('--peel-img', `url(${JSON.stringify(url)})`);
+      }
+
+      const target = host.querySelector('[data-paarrot-media-height]') as HTMLElement | null;
+      if (target && amount > 0.06 && size > 6) {
+        const { keep, flap, origin, axisX, axisY, hingeSign } = cornerPeelPaths(
+          best.id,
+          w,
+          h,
+          cx,
+          cy,
+          ux,
+          uy,
+          size
+        );
+        target.style.clipPath = keep;
+        peel.style.clipPath = flap;
+        peel.style.transformOrigin = origin;
+        peel.style.setProperty('--peel-axis-x', String(axisX));
+        peel.style.setProperty('--peel-axis-y', String(axisY));
+        peel.style.setProperty('--peel-hinge', `${hingeSign * amount * 52}deg`);
+        peel.style.setProperty('--peel-tip-x', `${cx}px`);
+        peel.style.setProperty('--peel-tip-y', `${cy}px`);
+        peel.style.setProperty('--peel-grad-r', `${Math.max(size * 1.15, 12)}px`);
+        peel.style.opacity = '1';
+      } else {
+        clearPeel(host);
+      }
+    },
+    [peelCorner, clearPeel]
+  );
+
+  const handleMove: MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement> = (evt) => {
+    syncPeel(evt.currentTarget, evt.clientX, evt.clientY);
+  };
+
+  const handleEnter: MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement> = (evt) => {
+    syncPeel(evt.currentTarget, evt.clientX, evt.clientY);
+  };
+
+  const handleLeave: MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement> = (evt) => {
+    clearPeel(evt.currentTarget);
+  };
+
+  if (!isStationery) {
+    return (
+      <Attachment style={style} {...attachmentProps}>
+        {children}
+      </Attachment>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Attachment
+      {...attachmentProps}
+      style={tiltStyle}
+      data-stationery-media=""
+      data-tape-alt={tapeAlt ? '' : undefined}
+      onMouseEnter={handleEnter}
+      onMouseMove={handleMove}
+      onMouseLeave={handleLeave}
+    >
+      <span ref={peelRef} data-stationery-peel="" aria-hidden="true" />
+      {children}
+    </Attachment>
+  );
+}

src/app/components/message/content/ImageContent.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Badge, Box, Button, Chip, Modal, Overlay, OverlayBackdrop, OverlayCenter, Spinner, Text, Tooltip, TooltipProvider, as } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../../icons';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { BlurhashCanvas } from 'react-blurhash';
+import { Blurhash } from 'react-blurhash';
 import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import { EncryptedAttachmentInfo } from 'browser-encrypt-attachment';
 import { IImageInfo, MATRIX_BLUR_HASH_PROPERTY_NAME } from '../../../../types/matrix/common';
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { ModalWide } from '../../../styles/Modal.css';
 import { validBlurHash } from '../../../utils/blurHash';
 import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../../utils/auth';
+import { setMediaDimensions, getMediaBlurHash, getMediaDimensions, rememberMediaBlurHash } from '../../../state/mediaDimensionCache';
 
 /**
  * Fetches media with authentication headers and returns a blob URL.
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ type RenderImageProps = {
   alt: string;
   title: string;
   src: string;
-  onLoad: () => void;
+  onLoad: (event?: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLImageElement>) => void;
   onError: () => void;
   onClick: () => void;
   tabIndex: number;
@@ -105,12 +106,23 @@ export const ImageContent = as<'div', ImageContentProps>(
   ) => {
     const mx = useMatrixClient();
     const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
-    const blurHash = validBlurHash(info?.[MATRIX_BLUR_HASH_PROPERTY_NAME]);
+    const eventBlurHash = validBlurHash(info?.[MATRIX_BLUR_HASH_PROPERTY_NAME]);
+    const cachedBlurHash = getMediaBlurHash(url);
+    const blurHash = eventBlurHash ?? cachedBlurHash;
+    const cachedDims = getMediaDimensions(url);
+    const blurResolutionX = 32;
+    const ratioW = info?.w || cachedDims?.w;
+    const ratioH = info?.h || cachedDims?.h;
+    const blurResolutionY =
+      ratioW && ratioH && ratioW > 0
+        ? Math.max(1, Math.round(blurResolutionX * (ratioH / ratioW)))
+        : 32;
 
     const [load, setLoad] = useState(false);
     const [error, setError] = useState(false);
     const [viewer, setViewer] = useState(false);
     const [blurred, setBlurred] = useState(markedAsSpoiler ?? false);
+    const [showPlaceholder, setShowPlaceholder] = useState(true);
 
     const [srcState, loadSrc] = useAsyncCallback(
       useCallback(async () => {
@@ -139,6 +151,7 @@ export const ImageContent = as<'div', ImageContentProps>(
     const handleError = () => {
       setLoad(false);
       setError(true);
+      setShowPlaceholder(true);
     };
 
     const handleRetry = () => {
@@ -150,8 +163,34 @@ export const ImageContent = as<'div', ImageContentProps>(
       if (autoPlay) loadSrc();
     }, [autoPlay, loadSrc]);
 
+    // Keep blurhash under the fade, then remove it once the image is fully opaque.
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (!load) {
+        setShowPlaceholder(true);
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const timer = window.setTimeout(() => setShowPlaceholder(false), 540);
+      return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, [load]);
+
     return (
       <Box className={classNames(css.RelativeBase, className)} {...props} ref={ref}>
+        {showPlaceholder &&
+          (typeof blurHash === 'string' ? (
+            <div className={css.BlurhashPlaceholder}>
+              <Blurhash
+                hash={blurHash}
+                width="100%"
+                height="100%"
+                resolutionX={blurResolutionX}
+                resolutionY={blurResolutionY}
+                punch={1.2}
+                style={{ display: 'block' }}
+              />
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div className={css.MediaSkeleton} />
+          ))}
         {srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && (
           <Overlay open={viewer} backdrop={<OverlayBackdrop />}>
             <OverlayCenter>
@@ -177,15 +216,6 @@ export const ImageContent = as<'div', ImageContentProps>(
             </OverlayCenter>
           </Overlay>
         )}
-        {typeof blurHash === 'string' && !load && (
-          <BlurhashCanvas
-            style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
-            width={32}
-            height={32}
-            hash={blurHash}
-            punch={1}
-          />
-        )}
         {!autoPlay && !markedAsSpoiler && srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Idle && (
           <Box className={css.AbsoluteContainer} alignItems="Center" justifyContent="Center">
             <Button
@@ -201,12 +231,26 @@ export const ImageContent = as<'div', ImageContentProps>(
           </Box>
         )}
         {srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && (
-          <Box className={classNames(css.AbsoluteContainer, blurred && css.Blur)}>
+          <Box
+            className={classNames(
+              css.AbsoluteContainer,
+              css.MediaFadeIn,
+              load && css.MediaFadeInLoaded,
+              blurred && css.Blur
+            )}
+          >
             {renderImage({
               alt: body,
               title: body,
               src: srcState.data,
-              onLoad: handleLoad,
+              onLoad: (e?: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLImageElement>) => {
+                const img = e?.currentTarget;
+                if (img?.naturalWidth && img?.naturalHeight) {
+                  setMediaDimensions(url, img.naturalWidth, img.naturalHeight);
+                }
+                if (img) rememberMediaBlurHash(url, img);
+                handleLoad();
+              },
               onError: handleError,
               onClick: () => setViewer(true),
               tabIndex: 0,
@@ -248,7 +292,8 @@ export const ImageContent = as<'div', ImageContentProps>(
         )}
         {(srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading || srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success) &&
           !load &&
-          !blurred && (
+          !blurred &&
+          typeof blurHash !== 'string' && (
             <Box className={css.AbsoluteContainer} alignItems="Center" justifyContent="Center">
               <Spinner variant="Secondary" />
             </Box>

src/app/components/message/content/VideoContent.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Badge, Box, Button, Chip, Modal, Overlay, OverlayBackdrop, OverlayCenter, Spinner, Text, Tooltip, TooltipProvider, as } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../../icons';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { BlurhashCanvas } from 'react-blurhash';
+import { Blurhash } from 'react-blurhash';
 import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import { EncryptedAttachmentInfo } from 'browser-encrypt-attachment';
 import {
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { validBlurHash } from '../../../utils/blurHash';
 import { ModalWide } from '../../../styles/Modal.css';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
+import { setMediaDimensions, getMediaBlurHash, getMediaDimensions, rememberMediaBlurHash } from '../../../state/mediaDimensionCache';
 
 type RenderViewerProps = {
   src: string;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ type RenderViewerProps = {
 type RenderVideoProps = {
   title: string;
   src: string;
-  onLoadedMetadata: () => void;
+  onLoadedMetadata: (event?: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLVideoElement>) => void;
   onError: () => void;
   autoPlay: boolean;
   controls: boolean;
@@ -74,12 +75,23 @@ export const VideoContent = as<'div', VideoContentProps>(
   ) => {
     const mx = useMatrixClient();
     const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
-    const blurHash = validBlurHash(info.thumbnail_info?.[MATRIX_BLUR_HASH_PROPERTY_NAME]);
+    const eventBlurHash = validBlurHash(info.thumbnail_info?.[MATRIX_BLUR_HASH_PROPERTY_NAME]);
+    const cachedBlurHash = getMediaBlurHash(url);
+    const blurHash = eventBlurHash ?? cachedBlurHash;
+    const cachedDims = getMediaDimensions(url);
+    const blurResolutionX = 32;
+    const blurW = info.w ?? info.thumbnail_info?.w ?? cachedDims?.w;
+    const blurH = info.h ?? info.thumbnail_info?.h ?? cachedDims?.h;
+    const blurResolutionY =
+      blurW && blurH && blurW > 0
+        ? Math.max(1, Math.round(blurResolutionX * (blurH / blurW)))
+        : 32;
 
     const [load, setLoad] = useState(false);
     const [error, setError] = useState(false);
     const [viewer, setViewer] = useState(false);
     const [blurred, setBlurred] = useState(markedAsSpoiler ?? false);
+    const [showPlaceholder, setShowPlaceholder] = useState(true);
 
     const [srcState, loadSrc] = useAsyncCallback(
       useCallback(async () => {
@@ -95,12 +107,17 @@ export const VideoContent = as<'div', VideoContentProps>(
       }, [mx, url, useAuthentication, mimeType, encInfo])
     );
 
-    const handleLoad = () => {
+    const handleLoad = (video?: HTMLVideoElement) => {
+      if (video?.videoWidth && video?.videoHeight) {
+        setMediaDimensions(url, video.videoWidth, video.videoHeight);
+      }
+      if (video) rememberMediaBlurHash(url, video);
       setLoad(true);
     };
     const handleError = () => {
       setLoad(false);
       setError(true);
+      setShowPlaceholder(true);
     };
 
     const handleRetry = () => {
@@ -112,8 +129,33 @@ export const VideoContent = as<'div', VideoContentProps>(
       if (autoPlay) loadSrc();
     }, [autoPlay, loadSrc]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (!load) {
+        setShowPlaceholder(true);
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const timer = window.setTimeout(() => setShowPlaceholder(false), 540);
+      return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, [load]);
+
     return (
       <Box className={classNames(css.RelativeBase, className)} {...props} ref={ref}>
+        {showPlaceholder &&
+          (typeof blurHash === 'string' ? (
+            <div className={css.BlurhashPlaceholder}>
+              <Blurhash
+                hash={blurHash}
+                width="100%"
+                height="100%"
+                resolutionX={blurResolutionX}
+                resolutionY={blurResolutionY}
+                punch={1.2}
+                style={{ display: 'block' }}
+              />
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div className={css.MediaSkeleton} />
+          ))}
         {renderViewer && srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && (
           <Overlay open={viewer} backdrop={<OverlayBackdrop />}>
             <OverlayCenter>
@@ -136,15 +178,6 @@ export const VideoContent = as<'div', VideoContentProps>(
             </OverlayCenter>
           </Overlay>
         )}
-        {typeof blurHash === 'string' && !load && (
-          <BlurhashCanvas
-            style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
-            width={32}
-            height={32}
-            hash={blurHash}
-            punch={1}
-          />
-        )}
         {renderThumbnail && !load && (
           <Box
             className={classNames(css.AbsoluteContainer, blurred && css.Blur)}
@@ -169,11 +202,20 @@ export const VideoContent = as<'div', VideoContentProps>(
           </Box>
         )}
         {srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && (
-          <Box className={classNames(css.AbsoluteContainer, blurred && css.Blur)}>
+          <Box
+            className={classNames(
+              css.AbsoluteContainer,
+              css.MediaFadeIn,
+              load && css.MediaFadeInLoaded,
+              blurred && css.Blur
+            )}
+          >
             {renderVideo({
               title: body,
               src: srcState.data,
-              onLoadedMetadata: handleLoad,
+              onLoadedMetadata: (e?: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLVideoElement>) => {
+                handleLoad(e?.currentTarget);
+              },
               onError: handleError,
               autoPlay: true,
               controls: true,
@@ -213,7 +255,8 @@ export const VideoContent = as<'div', VideoContentProps>(
         )}
         {(srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading || srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success) &&
           !load &&
-          !blurred && (
+          !blurred &&
+          typeof blurHash !== 'string' && (
             <Box className={css.AbsoluteContainer} alignItems="Center" justifyContent="Center">
               <Spinner variant="Secondary" />
             </Box>

src/app/components/message/content/style.css.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
-import { DefaultReset, config } from 'folds';
+import { keyframes, style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { DefaultReset, color, config } from 'folds';
 
 export const RelativeBase = style([
   DefaultReset,
   {
     position: 'relative',
     display: 'flex',
+    width: '100%',
+    height: '100%',
     maxWidth: '100%',
     maxHeight: '100%',
     borderRadius: '7px',
@@ -16,9 +18,13 @@ export const RelativeBase = style([
 export const AbsoluteContainer = style([
   DefaultReset,
   {
+    position: 'absolute',
+    inset: 0,
     display: 'flex',
     alignItems: 'center',
     justifyContent: 'center',
+    width: '100%',
+    height: '100%',
     maxWidth: '100%',
     maxHeight: '100%',
     borderRadius: 'inherit',
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ export const AbsoluteFooter = style([
     bottom: config.space.S100,
     left: config.space.S100,
     right: config.space.S100,
+    zIndex: 1,
   },
 ]);
 
@@ -43,3 +50,67 @@ export const Blur = style([
     filter: 'blur(44px)',
   },
 ]);
+
+const shimmer = keyframes({
+  '0%': {
+    backgroundPosition: '200% 0',
+  },
+  '100%': {
+    backgroundPosition: '-200% 0',
+  },
+});
+
+/** Soft fallback when no blurhash is available. */
+export const MediaSkeleton = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    position: 'absolute',
+    inset: 0,
+    borderRadius: 'inherit',
+    backgroundImage: `linear-gradient(
+      90deg,
+      ${color.SurfaceVariant.Container} 0%,
+      ${color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerHover} 40%,
+      ${color.SurfaceVariant.Container} 80%
+    )`,
+    backgroundSize: '200% 100%',
+    animation: `${shimmer} 1.4s ease-in-out infinite`,
+  },
+]);
+
+const blurhashFadeIn = keyframes({
+  from: {
+    opacity: 0,
+  },
+  to: {
+    opacity: 1,
+  },
+});
+
+/** Soft blurhash layer that fills the reserved media box. */
+export const BlurhashPlaceholder = style([
+  DefaultReset,
+  {
+    position: 'absolute',
+    inset: 0,
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    borderRadius: 'inherit',
+    zIndex: 0,
+    // Soften the decode so it reads as color blobs; slight scale hides blur edges.
+    filter: 'blur(14px)',
+    transform: 'scale(1.06)',
+    opacity: 0,
+    animation: `${blurhashFadeIn} 560ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) forwards`,
+  },
+]);
+
+/** Media starts invisible and fades in once loaded over the placeholder. */
+export const MediaFadeIn = style({
+  zIndex: 1,
+  opacity: 0,
+  transition: 'opacity 520ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)',
+});
+
+export const MediaFadeInLoaded = style({
+  opacity: 1,
+});

src/app/components/message/layout/Base.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { CSSProperties, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Text, as } from 'folds';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as css from './layout.css';
+import { isStationeryTheme, useTheme } from '../../../hooks/useTheme';
+import { STATIONERY_NAME_INK } from '../../../utils/paperSafeInk';
 
 export const MessageBase = as<'div', css.MessageBaseVariants>(
   ({ className, highlight, selected, collapse, autoCollapse, space, newMessage, ...props }, ref) => (
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ export const MessageBase = as<'div', css.MessageBaseVariants>(
         css.MessageBase({ highlight, selected, collapse, autoCollapse, space, newMessage }),
         className
       )}
+      data-message-collapsed={collapse ? '' : undefined}
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />
@@ -17,12 +20,45 @@ export const MessageBase = as<'div', css.MessageBaseVariants>(
 );
 
 export const AvatarBase = as<'span'>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
-  <span className={classNames(css.AvatarBase, className)} {...props} ref={ref} />
+  <span
+    className={classNames(css.AvatarBase, className)}
+    data-message-avatar=""
+    {...props}
+    ref={ref}
+  />
 ));
 
-export const Username = as<'span'>(({ as: AsUsername = 'span', className, ...props }, ref) => (
-  <AsUsername className={classNames(css.Username, className)} {...props} ref={ref} />
-));
+export const Username = as<'span'>(({ as: AsUsername = 'span', className, style, ...props }, ref) => {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const isStationery = isStationeryTheme(theme);
+  const userColor =
+    typeof (style as CSSProperties | undefined)?.color === 'string'
+      ? ((style as CSSProperties).color as string)
+      : undefined;
+
+  const safeStyle = useMemo((): CSSProperties | undefined => {
+    if (!isStationery) return style as CSSProperties | undefined;
+    return {
+      ...(style as CSSProperties | undefined),
+      // Name in ink; keep their color as an accent underline
+      color: STATIONERY_NAME_INK,
+      ...(userColor
+        ? { ['--username-accent' as string]: userColor, textDecorationColor: userColor }
+        : null),
+    };
+  }, [style, isStationery, userColor]);
+
+  return (
+    <AsUsername
+      className={classNames(css.Username, className)}
+      data-message-username=""
+      data-username-accent={isStationery && userColor ? '' : undefined}
+      style={safeStyle}
+      {...props}
+      ref={ref}
+    />
+  );
+});
 
 export const UsernameBold = as<'b'>(({ as: AsUsernameBold = 'b', className, ...props }, ref) => (
   <AsUsernameBold className={classNames(css.UsernameBold, className)} {...props} ref={ref} />
@@ -32,10 +68,12 @@ export const MessageTextBody = as<'div', css.MessageTextBodyVariants & { notice?
   ({ as: asComp = 'div', className, preWrap, jumboEmoji, emote, notice, ...props }, ref) => (
     <Text
       as={asComp}
-      size="T400"
+      size={jumboEmoji ? 'Inherit' : 'T400'}
       priority={notice ? '300' : '400'}
       className={classNames(css.MessageTextBody({ preWrap, jumboEmoji, emote }), className)}
       data-allow-text-selection="true"
+      data-message-body=""
+      data-jumbo-emoji={jumboEmoji ? '' : undefined}
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />

src/app/components/message/layout/layout.css.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { createVar, keyframes, style, styleVariants } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { createVar, globalStyle, keyframes, style, styleVariants } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import * as htmlCss from '../../../styles/CustomHtml.css';
 import { recipe, RecipeVariants } from '@vanilla-extract/recipes';
 import { DefaultReset, color, config, toRem } from 'folds';
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ export const MessageBase = recipe({
     collapse: {
       true: {
         marginTop: 0,
+        paddingTop: config.space.S0,
       },
     },
     autoCollapse: {
@@ -202,6 +204,14 @@ export const Username = style({
     'button&:hover, button&:focus-visible': {
       textDecoration: 'underline',
     },
+    // Stationery uses a colored border-bottom accent instead
+    'html.stationery &, body.stationery &': {
+      overflow: 'visible',
+      overflowY: 'visible',
+    },
+    'body.stationery button&:hover, body.stationery button&:focus-visible': {
+      textDecoration: 'none',
+    },
   },
 });
 
@@ -209,6 +219,8 @@ export const UsernameBold = style({
   fontWeight: 550,
 });
 
+const jumboEmojiSize = toRem(70);
+
 export const MessageTextBody = recipe({
   base: {
     wordBreak: 'break-word',
@@ -226,8 +238,14 @@ export const MessageTextBody = recipe({
     },
     jumboEmoji: {
       true: {
-        fontSize: '1.504em',
-        lineHeight: '1.4962em',
+        fontSize: jumboEmojiSize,
+        lineHeight: 1,
+        overflow: 'visible',
+        overflowY: 'visible',
+        paddingBottom: config.space.S200,
+        cursor: 'pointer',
+        position: 'relative',
+        zIndex: 5,
       },
     },
     emote: {
@@ -240,3 +258,31 @@ export const MessageTextBody = recipe({
 });
 
 export type MessageTextBodyVariants = RecipeVariants<typeof MessageTextBody>;
+
+const jumboEmojiClass = MessageTextBody.classNames.variants.jumboEmoji.true;
+
+globalStyle(`${jumboEmojiClass} .${htmlCss.EmoticonBase}`, {
+  height: '1em',
+  padding: 0,
+  overflow: 'visible',
+  verticalAlign: 'middle',
+  position: 'relative',
+  zIndex: 1,
+});
+
+globalStyle(`${jumboEmojiClass} .${htmlCss.Emoticon.classNames.base}`, {
+  fontSize: '1em',
+  height: '1em',
+  minWidth: '1em',
+  lineHeight: 1,
+  position: 'static',
+  top: 0,
+  overflow: 'visible',
+});
+
+globalStyle(`${jumboEmojiClass} .${htmlCss.EmoticonImg}`, {
+  height: '1em',
+  width: '1em',
+  maxHeight: 'none',
+  objectFit: 'contain',
+});

src/app/components/nav/NavCategory.tsx

@@ -7,5 +7,10 @@ type NavCategoryProps = {
   children: ReactNode;
 };
 export const NavCategory = as<'div', NavCategoryProps>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
-  <div className={classNames(css.NavCategory, className)} {...props} ref={ref} />
+  <div
+    className={classNames(css.NavCategory, className)}
+    data-nav-category=""
+    {...props}
+    ref={ref}
+  />
 ));

src/app/components/nav/NavItem.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const NavItem = as<
   <AsNavItem
     className={classNames(css.NavItem({ variant, radii }), className)}
     data-highlight={highlight}
+    data-nav-item=""
     {...props}
     ref={ref}
   >

src/app/components/page/Page.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as css from './style.css';
 import { ScreenSize, useScreenSizeContext } from '../../hooks/useScreenSize';
 import { SidebarDockedCallPanel } from '../../features/call/SidebarDockedCallPanel';
 import { useShowCompactMasterView } from '../../hooks/useCompactNav';
+import { isStationeryTheme, useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
 
 type PageRootProps = {
   nav: ReactNode;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export function PageNav({
       grow={isMobile ? 'Yes' : undefined}
       className={classNames(css.PageNav({ size }), className)}
       shrink={isMobile ? 'Yes' : 'No'}
+      data-page-nav=""
     >
       <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
         {children}
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export const PageNavHeader = as<'header', css.PageNavHeaderVariants>(
       className={classNames(css.PageNavHeader({ outlined }), className)}
       variant="Background"
       size="600"
+      data-folder-tab="nav"
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />
@@ -73,13 +76,16 @@ export function PageNavContent({
   scrollRef?: MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
   scrollProps?: React.ComponentProps<typeof Scroll>;
 }) {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const hideScrollbar = isStationeryTheme(theme);
+
   return (
     <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
       <Scroll
         ref={scrollRef}
         variant="Background"
         direction="Vertical"
-        size="300"
+        size={hideScrollbar ? '0' : '300'}
         hideTrack
         visibility="Hover"
         {...scrollProps}
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ export const Page = as<'div'>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
     grow="Yes"
     direction="Column"
     className={classNames(ContainerColor({ variant: 'Surface' }), className)}
+    data-page=""
     {...props}
     ref={ref}
   />
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ export const PageHeader = as<'div', css.PageHeaderVariants>(
       as="header"
       size="600"
       className={classNames(css.PageHeader({ balance, outlined }), className)}
+      data-folder-tab-bar=""
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />

src/app/components/room-avatar/RoomAvatar.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 import { JoinRule } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { AvatarFallback, AvatarImage, color } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../icons';
-import React, { ComponentProps, ReactEventHandler, ReactNode, forwardRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { ComponentProps, ReactEventHandler, ReactNode, forwardRef, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Blurhash } from 'react-blurhash';
 import * as css from './RoomAvatar.css';
 import { joinRuleToIconSrc } from '../../utils/room';
 import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
 import { useAuthenticatedMediaUrl } from '../../hooks/useAuthenticatedMediaUrl';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { cacheAvatar, isAvatarCached, pruneAvatarCache } from '../../utils/avatarCache';
+import {
+  getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl,
+  isAuthenticatedMediaUrl,
+} from '../../utils/authenticatedMediaCache';
+import {
+  getMediaBlurHash,
+  getMediaDimensions,
+  rememberMediaBlurHash,
+} from '../../state/mediaDimensionCache';
 
 type RoomAvatarProps = {
   roomId: string;
@@ -17,19 +27,36 @@ type RoomAvatarProps = {
 };
 export function RoomAvatar({ roomId, src, alt, renderFallback }: RoomAvatarProps) {
   const [error, setError] = useState(false);
-  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(() => isAvatarCached(src));
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
   const authenticatedSrc = useAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src, useAuthentication);
+  const blurHash = getMediaBlurHash(src ?? '');
+  const dims = getMediaDimensions(src ?? '');
+  const blobCached =
+    !!src &&
+    (!useAuthentication ||
+      !isAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src) ||
+      !!getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src));
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(() => isAvatarCached(src) || blobCached);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      authenticatedSrc &&
+      (isAvatarCached(src) ||
+        (src && (!useAuthentication || !isAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src) || getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src))))
+    ) {
+      setLoaded(true);
+    }
+  }, [authenticatedSrc, src, useAuthentication]);
 
   const handleLoad: ReactEventHandler<HTMLImageElement> = (evt) => {
     evt.currentTarget.setAttribute('data-image-loaded', 'true');
     setLoaded(true);
     cacheAvatar(src);
     pruneAvatarCache();
+    rememberMediaBlurHash(src ?? '', evt.currentTarget);
   };
 
-  // No src or error - show fallback only
-  if (!authenticatedSrc || error) {
+  if (!src || error) {
     return (
       <AvatarFallback
         style={{ backgroundColor: colorMXID(roomId ?? ''), color: color.Surface.Container }}
@@ -40,8 +67,7 @@ export function RoomAvatar({ roomId, src, alt, renderFallback }: RoomAvatarProps
     );
   }
 
-  // If already cached, show image directly without fallback flash
-  if (loaded) {
+  if (authenticatedSrc && loaded) {
     return (
       <AvatarImage
         className={css.RoomAvatar}
@@ -55,7 +81,12 @@ export function RoomAvatar({ roomId, src, alt, renderFallback }: RoomAvatarProps
     );
   }
 
-  // Loading state - render fallback with image overlay
+  const blurResolutionX = 32;
+  const blurResolutionY =
+    dims?.w && dims?.h && dims.w > 0
+      ? Math.max(1, Math.round(blurResolutionX * (dims.h / dims.w)))
+      : 32;
+
   return (
     <div style={{ position: 'relative', width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
       <AvatarFallback
@@ -69,15 +100,39 @@ export function RoomAvatar({ roomId, src, alt, renderFallback }: RoomAvatarProps
       >
         {renderFallback()}
       </AvatarFallback>
+      {blurHash && (
+        <div
+          style={{
+            position: 'absolute',
+            inset: 0,
+            overflow: 'hidden',
+            borderRadius: 'inherit',
+            filter: 'blur(6px)',
+            transform: 'scale(1.08)',
+          }}
+        >
+          <Blurhash
+            hash={blurHash}
+            width="100%"
+            height="100%"
+            resolutionX={blurResolutionX}
+            resolutionY={blurResolutionY}
+            punch={1.1}
+            style={{ display: 'block' }}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {authenticatedSrc && (
         <AvatarImage
           className={css.RoomAvatar}
-        style={{ position: 'relative', zIndex: 1 }}
+          style={{ position: 'relative', zIndex: 1, opacity: loaded ? 1 : 0 }}
           src={authenticatedSrc}
           alt={alt}
           onError={() => setError(true)}
           onLoad={handleLoad}
           draggable={false}
         />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

src/app/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -4,5 +4,10 @@ import React from 'react';
 import * as css from './Sidebar.css';
 
 export const Sidebar = as<'div'>(({ as: AsSidebar = 'div', className, ...props }, ref) => (
-  <AsSidebar className={classNames(css.Sidebar, className)} {...props} ref={ref} />
+  <AsSidebar
+    className={classNames(css.Sidebar, className)}
+    data-sidebar=""
+    {...props}
+    ref={ref}
+  />
 ));

src/app/components/sidebar/SidebarContent.tsx

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ type SidebarContentProps = {
 export function SidebarContent({ scrollable, sticky }: SidebarContentProps) {
   return (
     <>
-      <Box direction="Column" grow="Yes">
+      <Box direction="Column" grow="Yes" data-sidebar-scroll-region="" style={{ overflow: 'visible', minWidth: 0 }}>
         {scrollable}
       </Box>
-      <Box direction="Column" shrink="No">
+      <Box direction="Column" shrink="No" data-sidebar-sticky="" style={{ overflow: 'visible' }}>
         {sticky}
       </Box>
     </>

src/app/components/sidebar/SidebarItem.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const SidebarItem = as<'div', css.SidebarItemVariants>(
   ({ as: AsSidebarAvatarBox = 'div', className, active, ...props }, ref) => (
     <AsSidebarAvatarBox
       className={classNames(css.SidebarItem({ active }), className)}
+      data-sidebar-item=""
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export const SidebarAvatar = as<'div', css.SidebarAvatarVariants & ComponentProp
     <Avatar
       className={classNames(css.SidebarAvatar({ size, outlined }), className)}
       radii={radii}
+      data-sidebar-avatar=""
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export const SidebarFolder = as<'div', css.SidebarFolderVariants>(
   ({ as: AsSidebarFolder = 'div', className, state, ...props }, ref) => (
     <AsSidebarFolder
       className={classNames(css.SidebarFolder({ state }), className)}
+      data-sidebar-folder=""
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />

src/app/components/update-notification/UpdateNotification.css.ts

@@ -1,95 +1,149 @@
-import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { keyframes, style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
 import { color, config, toRem } from 'folds';
 
-export const CheckButtonContainer = style({
+const indeterminate = keyframes({
+  '0%': { transform: 'translateX(-100%)' },
+  '100%': { transform: 'translateX(250%)' },
+});
+
+export const IdleSlot = style({
   display: 'flex',
   alignItems: 'center',
   justifyContent: 'center',
-  height: '32px',
-  width: '32px',
+  height: '100%',
+  WebkitAppRegion: 'no-drag',
+  flexShrink: 0,
 });
 
-export const CheckButton = style({
+export const GhostCheck = style({
   all: 'unset',
   display: 'flex',
   alignItems: 'center',
   justifyContent: 'center',
-  padding: 0,
+  width: toRem(28),
+  height: toRem(28),
   borderRadius: config.radii.R300,
-  cursor: 'pointer',
-  color: color.Secondary.Main,
-  backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-  transition: 'opacity 0.2s, background-color 0.15s',
-  height: '32px',
-  width: '32px',
+  color: color.Surface.OnContainer,
   opacity: 0,
-  WebkitAppRegion: 'no-drag',
-  flexShrink: 0,
-
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+  transition: 'opacity 0.15s ease, background-color 0.15s ease',
   selectors: {
     '&[data-visible="true"]': {
-      opacity: 0.7,
+      opacity: 0.65,
     },
-  },
-
-  ':hover': {
+    '&:hover': {
+      opacity: 1,
       backgroundColor: color.Surface.ContainerHover,
-    opacity: 1,
     },
-
-  ':active': {
-    backgroundColor: color.Surface.ContainerActive,
-  },
-
-  ':focus-visible': {
-    outline: `2px solid ${color.Secondary.Main}`,
-    outlineOffset: '2px',
-    opacity: 1,
   },
 });
 
-export const UpdateButton = style({
-  all: 'unset',
+export const Bar = style({
   display: 'flex',
   alignItems: 'center',
-  justifyContent: 'center',
-  padding: 0,
+  gap: config.space.S200,
+  height: toRem(22),
+  minWidth: toRem(120),
+  maxWidth: toRem(200),
+  padding: `0 ${config.space.S200}`,
   borderRadius: config.radii.R300,
-  cursor: 'pointer',
-  color: color.Success.Main,
-  backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-  transition: 'background-color 0.15s',
-  height: '32px',
-  width: '32px',
+  backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.Container,
+  color: color.SurfaceVariant.OnContainer,
   WebkitAppRegion: 'no-drag',
   flexShrink: 0,
+  boxSizing: 'border-box',
+});
 
-  ':hover': {
-    backgroundColor: color.Surface.ContainerHover,
+export const BarTrack = style({
+  position: 'relative',
+  flex: 1,
+  height: toRem(4),
+  borderRadius: toRem(2),
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+  backgroundColor: color.Surface.ContainerLine,
+  minWidth: toRem(64),
+});
+
+export const BarFill = style({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  inset: '0 auto 0 0',
+  height: '100%',
+  borderRadius: 'inherit',
+  backgroundColor: color.Success.Main,
+  transition: 'width 120ms linear',
+});
+
+export const BarIndeterminate = style({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  top: 0,
+  bottom: 0,
+  left: 0,
+  width: '40%',
+  borderRadius: 'inherit',
+  backgroundColor: color.Secondary.Main,
+  animation: `${indeterminate} 1s ease-in-out infinite`,
+});
+
+export const BarLabel = style({
+  flexShrink: 0,
+  fontVariantNumeric: 'tabular-nums',
+  opacity: 0.9,
+  minWidth: toRem(28),
+  textAlign: 'right',
+});
+
+export const Chip = style({
+  height: toRem(22),
+  maxWidth: toRem(260),
+  padding: `0 ${config.space.S100} 0 ${config.space.S200}`,
+  borderRadius: config.radii.R300,
+  backgroundColor: color.Success.Container,
+  color: color.Success.OnContainer,
+  WebkitAppRegion: 'no-drag',
+  flexShrink: 0,
+  boxSizing: 'border-box',
+});
+
+export const ChipText = style({
+  maxWidth: toRem(140),
+});
+
+export const ChipAction = style({
+  all: 'unset',
+  display: 'inline-flex',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  height: toRem(18),
+  padding: `0 ${config.space.S200}`,
+  borderRadius: config.radii.R300,
+  backgroundColor: color.Success.Main,
+  color: color.Success.OnMain,
+  fontSize: toRem(11),
+  fontWeight: 600,
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+  whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+  selectors: {
+    '&:hover': {
+      filter: 'brightness(1.05)',
     },
-
-  ':active': {
-    backgroundColor: color.Surface.ContainerActive,
-  },
-
-  ':focus-visible': {
-    outline: `2px solid ${color.Success.Main}`,
-    outlineOffset: '2px',
   },
 });
 
-export const UpdateMenu = style({
-  minWidth: toRem(280),
-  maxWidth: toRem(320),
-  backgroundColor: color.Surface.Container,
-  borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
-  boxShadow: config.shadow.E400,
-  border: `1px solid ${color.Surface.ContainerLine}`,
-});
-
-export const ProgressText = style({
-  color: color.Success.Main,
-  fontWeight: 500,
-  minWidth: toRem(35),
-  textAlign: 'center',
+export const ChipDismiss = style({
+  all: 'unset',
+  display: 'inline-flex',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  justifyContent: 'center',
+  width: toRem(18),
+  height: toRem(18),
+  borderRadius: config.radii.R300,
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+  opacity: 0.7,
+  fontSize: toRem(14),
+  lineHeight: 1,
+  selectors: {
+    '&:hover': {
+      opacity: 1,
+      backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.08)',
+    },
+  },
 });

src/app/components/update-notification/UpdateNotification.tsx

@@ -1,138 +1,136 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Box, Spinner, Text, Menu, PopOut, Button, config } from 'folds';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { Box, Text } from 'folds';
 import * as css from './UpdateNotification.css';
 
 interface UpdateInfo {
   version: string;
   releaseNotes?: string;
   releaseDate?: string;
+  mock?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface DownloadProgress {
   percent: number;
   transferred: number;
   total: number;
+  mock?: boolean;
 }
 
+type UpdaterPhase = 'idle' | 'checking' | 'available' | 'downloading' | 'ready';
+
 export function UpdateNotification() {
-  const [updateAvailable, setUpdateAvailable] = useState(false);
+  const [phase, setPhase] = useState<UpdaterPhase>('idle');
   const [updateInfo, setUpdateInfo] = useState<UpdateInfo | null>(null);
-  const [downloading, setDownloading] = useState(false);
   const [downloadProgress, setDownloadProgress] = useState(0);
-  const [updateReady, setUpdateReady] = useState(false);
-  const [checking, setChecking] = useState(false);
-  const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false);
-  const [menuAnchor, setMenuAnchor] = useState<{ x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number } | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [isMock, setIsMock] = useState(false);
+  const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    // Check if we're in Electron environment
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !(window as any).electron?.updater) {
-      return;
+    const electron = (window as any).electron;
+    if (!electron?.updater) return undefined;
+
+    const { updater } = electron;
+
+    updater.isMock?.().then((result: { success?: boolean; data?: { mock?: boolean } }) => {
+      if (result?.data?.mock) setIsMock(true);
+    }).catch(() => {});
+
+    updater.onUpdateAvailable((info: UpdateInfo) => {
+      setUpdateInfo(info);
+      if (info.mock) setIsMock(true);
+      setPhase('available');
+      setDownloadProgress(0);
+    });
+
+    updater.onUpdateDownloadProgress((progress: DownloadProgress) => {
+      setPhase('downloading');
+      setDownloadProgress(Math.min(100, Math.round(progress.percent)));
+    });
+
+    updater.onUpdateDownloaded((info: UpdateInfo) => {
+      setUpdateInfo(info);
+      setPhase('ready');
+      setDownloadProgress(100);
+    });
+
+    const onNotAvailable = () => {
+      setPhase('idle');
+      setUpdateInfo(null);
+      setDownloadProgress(0);
+    };
+    // Optional channel — ignore if preload doesn't expose a dedicated listener
+    if (electron.updater.onUpdateNotAvailable) {
+      electron.updater.onUpdateNotAvailable(onNotAvailable);
     }
 
-    const { updater } = (window as any).electron;
-
-    // Listen for update available
-    updater.onUpdateAvailable((info: UpdateInfo) => {
-      console.log('Update available:', info.version);
-      setUpdateAvailable(true);
-      setUpdateInfo(info);
-      setDownloading(false);
-      setUpdateReady(false);
-      setChecking(false);
-    });
-
-    // Listen for download progress
-    updater.onUpdateDownloadProgress((progress: DownloadProgress) => {
-      setDownloadProgress(Math.round(progress.percent));
-    });
-
-    // Listen for update downloaded
-    updater.onUpdateDownloaded((info: UpdateInfo) => {
-      console.log('Update downloaded:', info.version);
-      setDownloading(false);
-      setUpdateReady(true);
-    });
-
-    // Cleanup - IPC listeners don't need manual cleanup in this case
+    return undefined;
   }, []);
 
-  const handleCheckForUpdates = async () => {
-    setChecking(true);
+  const handleCheck = useCallback(async () => {
+    setPhase('checking');
     try {
       const result = await (window as any).electron.updater.checkForUpdates();
-      console.log('Update check result:', result);
-      
-      // Handle error response (including dev mode error)
-      if (!result.success) {
-        console.warn('Update check failed:', result.error);
-        setChecking(false);
-        return;
+      if (!result?.success) {
+        setPhase('idle');
       }
-      
-      // If no update found, show feedback briefly
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        if (!updateAvailable) {
-          setChecking(false);
+      // available event will advance phase; if nothing comes, fall back
+      window.setTimeout(() => {
+        setPhase((current) => (current === 'checking' ? 'idle' : current));
+      }, 4000);
+    } catch {
+      setPhase('idle');
     }
-      }, 2000);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to check for updates:', error);
-      setChecking(false);
-    }
-  };
+  }, []);
 
-  const handleDownload = async () => {
-    setDownloading(true);
+  const handleDownload = useCallback(async () => {
+    setPhase('downloading');
     setDownloadProgress(0);
     try {
       await (window as any).electron.updater.downloadUpdate();
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to download update:', error);
-      setDownloading(false);
+    } catch {
+      setPhase('available');
     }
-    setMenuAnchor(undefined);
-  };
+  }, []);
 
-  const handleInstall = async () => {
+  const handleInstall = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       await (window as any).electron.updater.installUpdate();
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to install update:', error);
+      if (isMock) {
+        setPhase('idle');
+        setUpdateInfo(null);
+        setDownloadProgress(0);
       }
-  };
-
-  const handleMenuToggle = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-    if (menuAnchor) {
-      setMenuAnchor(undefined);
-    } else {
-      const rect = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
-      setMenuAnchor({ x: rect.x, y: rect.y, width: rect.width, height: rect.height });
+    } catch {
+      // keep ready state
     }
-  };
+  }, [isMock]);
+
+  const handleDismiss = useCallback(() => {
+    setPhase('idle');
+    setUpdateInfo(null);
+    setDownloadProgress(0);
+  }, []);
 
-  // Don't render anything if not in Electron
   if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !(window as any).electron?.updater) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  // Show check button if no update status
-  if (!updateAvailable && !updateReady && !checking) {
+  if (phase === 'idle') {
     return (
       <div
-        className={css.CheckButtonContainer}
-        onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
-        onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
+        className={css.IdleSlot}
+        onMouseEnter={() => setHovered(true)}
+        onMouseLeave={() => setHovered(false)}
       >
         <button
-          className={css.CheckButton}
-          data-visible={isHovered}
-          onClick={handleCheckForUpdates}
-          aria-label="Check for updates"
-          title="Check for updates"
           type="button"
+          className={css.GhostCheck}
+          data-visible={hovered || isMock ? 'true' : undefined}
+          onClick={handleCheck}
+          title={isMock ? 'Check for updates (mock)' : 'Check for updates'}
+          aria-label="Check for updates"
         >
-          <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none">
+          <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" aria-hidden>
             <path
               d="M8 2V10M8 10L5 7M8 10L11 7"
               stroke="currentColor"
@@ -140,109 +138,75 @@ export function UpdateNotification() {
               strokeLinecap="round"
               strokeLinejoin="round"
             />
-            <path
-              d="M3 14H13"
-              stroke="currentColor"
-              strokeWidth="1.5"
-              strokeLinecap="round"
-            />
+            <path d="M3 14H13" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" strokeLinecap="round" />
           </svg>
         </button>
       </div>
     );
   }
 
-  // Show checking state
-  if (checking) {
+  if (phase === 'checking') {
     return (
-      <button className={css.UpdateButton} disabled type="button">
-        <Spinner variant="Secondary" size="50" />
-      </button>
+      <div className={css.Bar} title="Checking for updates…">
+        <div className={css.BarTrack}>
+          <div className={css.BarIndeterminate} />
+        </div>
+        <Text className={css.BarLabel} size="L400">
+          Checking…
+        </Text>
+      </div>
     );
   }
 
-  // Show update available/ready state
-  if (!updateAvailable && !updateReady) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
+  if (phase === 'downloading') {
     return (
-    <>
-      <button
-        className={css.UpdateButton}
-        onClick={handleMenuToggle}
-        aria-label={updateReady ? 'Update ready' : 'Update available'}
-        title={updateReady ? 'Update downloaded - click to install' : 'New version available'}
-        type="button"
+      <div
+        className={css.Bar}
+        title={`Downloading update${updateInfo ? ` ${updateInfo.version}` : ''}… ${downloadProgress}%`}
       >
-        {downloading ? (
-          <Spinner variant="Secondary" size="50" />
-        ) : (
-          <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none">
-            <path
-              d="M8 2V10M8 10L5 7M8 10L11 7"
-              stroke="currentColor"
-              strokeWidth="1.5"
-              strokeLinecap="round"
-              strokeLinejoin="round"
-            />
-            <path
-              d="M3 14H13"
-              stroke="currentColor"
-              strokeWidth="1.5"
-              strokeLinecap="round"
-            />
-          </svg>
-        )}
-      </button>
-
-      <PopOut
-        anchor={menuAnchor}
-        position="Bottom"
-        align="End"
-        offset={8}
-        content={
-          <Menu className={css.UpdateMenu}>
-            <Box direction="Column" gap="200" style={{ padding: config.space.S300 }}>
-              <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
-                <Text size="H5" priority="400">
-                  {updateReady ? 'Update Ready' : 'Update Available'}
+        <div className={css.BarTrack}>
+          <div className={css.BarFill} style={{ width: `${downloadProgress}%` }} />
+        </div>
+        <Text className={css.BarLabel} size="L400">
+          {downloadProgress}%
         </Text>
-                {updateInfo && (
-                  <Text size="T200" priority="300">
-                    Version {updateInfo.version}
-                  </Text>
-                )}
-              </Box>
-              
-              {updateReady ? (
-                <Button
-                  variant="Primary"
-                  size="400"
-                  onClick={handleInstall}
-                  fill="Solid"
-                >
-                  <Text size="B400">Install and Restart</Text>
-                </Button>
-              ) : (
-                <Button
-                  variant="Primary"
-                  size="400"
-                  onClick={handleDownload}
-                  disabled={downloading}
-                  fill="Solid"
-                >
-                  <Text size="B400">
-                    {downloading ? `Downloading ${downloadProgress}%` : 'Download Update'}
-                  </Text>
-                </Button>
-              )}
-            </Box>
-          </Menu>
+      </div>
+    );
   }
+
+  if (phase === 'ready') {
+    return (
+      <Box className={css.Chip} alignItems="Center" gap="100">
+        <Text className={css.ChipText} size="L400" truncate>
+          {isMock ? 'Mock ready' : 'Update ready'}
+          {updateInfo ? ` · ${updateInfo.version}` : ''}
+        </Text>
+        <button type="button" className={css.ChipAction} onClick={handleInstall}>
+          Restart
+        </button>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // available
+  return (
+    <Box className={css.Chip} alignItems="Center" gap="100">
+      <Text className={css.ChipText} size="L400" truncate>
+        {isMock ? 'Mock update' : 'Update'}
+        {updateInfo ? ` ${updateInfo.version}` : ''}
+      </Text>
+      <button type="button" className={css.ChipAction} onClick={handleDownload}>
+        Download
+      </button>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className={css.ChipDismiss}
+        onClick={handleDismiss}
+        aria-label="Dismiss update"
+        title="Dismiss"
       >
-        {null}
-      </PopOut>
-    </>
+        ×
+      </button>
+    </Box>
   );
 }

src/app/components/user-avatar/UserAvatar.tsx

@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 import { AvatarFallback, AvatarImage, color } from 'folds';
 import React, { ReactEventHandler, ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { Blurhash } from 'react-blurhash';
 import * as css from './UserAvatar.css';
 import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
 import { useAuthenticatedMediaUrl } from '../../hooks/useAuthenticatedMediaUrl';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { cacheAvatar, isAvatarCached, pruneAvatarCache } from '../../utils/avatarCache';
-
-// Check if image is already in browser cache
-function isImageInBrowserCache(url: string): boolean {
-  const img = new Image();
-  img.src = url;
-  return img.complete && img.naturalWidth > 0;
-}
+import {
+  getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl,
+  isAuthenticatedMediaUrl,
+} from '../../utils/authenticatedMediaCache';
+import {
+  getMediaBlurHash,
+  getMediaDimensions,
+  rememberMediaBlurHash,
+} from '../../state/mediaDimensionCache';
 
 type UserAvatarProps = {
   className?: string;
@@ -25,20 +28,28 @@ export function UserAvatar({ className, userId, src, alt, renderFallback }: User
   const [error, setError] = useState(false);
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
   const authenticatedSrc = useAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src, useAuthentication);
+  const blurHash = getMediaBlurHash(src ?? '');
+  const dims = getMediaDimensions(src ?? '');
+  const blobCached =
+    !!src &&
+    (!useAuthentication ||
+      !isAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src) ||
+      !!getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src));
 
-  // Check both our cache and browser's native cache
-  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(() => {
-    if (isAvatarCached(src)) return true;
-    if (authenticatedSrc && isImageInBrowserCache(authenticatedSrc)) {
-      cacheAvatar(src);
-      return true;
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(() => isAvatarCached(src) || blobCached);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      authenticatedSrc &&
+      (isAvatarCached(src) ||
+        (src && (!useAuthentication || !isAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src) || getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src))))
+    ) {
+      setLoaded(true);
     }
-    return false;
-  });
+  }, [authenticatedSrc, src, useAuthentication]);
 
   const imgRef = useRef<HTMLImageElement>(null);
 
-  // Also check on mount if image is already complete (browser cached)
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!loaded && imgRef.current?.complete && imgRef.current?.naturalWidth > 0) {
       setLoaded(true);
@@ -51,10 +62,10 @@ export function UserAvatar({ className, userId, src, alt, renderFallback }: User
     setLoaded(true);
     cacheAvatar(src);
     pruneAvatarCache();
+    rememberMediaBlurHash(src ?? '', evt.currentTarget);
   };
 
-  // No src or error - show fallback only
-  if (!authenticatedSrc || error) {
+  if (!src || error) {
     return (
       <AvatarFallback
         style={{ backgroundColor: colorMXID(userId), color: color.Surface.Container }}
@@ -65,8 +76,7 @@ export function UserAvatar({ className, userId, src, alt, renderFallback }: User
     );
   }
 
-  // If already cached, show image directly without fallback flash
-  if (loaded) {
+  if (authenticatedSrc && loaded) {
     return (
       <AvatarImage
         className={classNames(css.UserAvatar, className)}
@@ -80,8 +90,12 @@ export function UserAvatar({ className, userId, src, alt, renderFallback }: User
     );
   }
 
-  // Loading state - render image with hidden fallback behind it
-  // Image loads invisibly, then we show it once complete
+  const blurResolutionX = 32;
+  const blurResolutionY =
+    dims?.w && dims?.h && dims.w > 0
+      ? Math.max(1, Math.round(blurResolutionX * (dims.h / dims.w)))
+      : 32;
+
   return (
     <div style={{ position: 'relative', width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
       <AvatarFallback
@@ -95,16 +109,40 @@ export function UserAvatar({ className, userId, src, alt, renderFallback }: User
       >
         {renderFallback()}
       </AvatarFallback>
+      {blurHash && (
+        <div
+          style={{
+            position: 'absolute',
+            inset: 0,
+            overflow: 'hidden',
+            borderRadius: 'inherit',
+            filter: 'blur(6px)',
+            transform: 'scale(1.08)',
+          }}
+        >
+          <Blurhash
+            hash={blurHash}
+            width="100%"
+            height="100%"
+            resolutionX={blurResolutionX}
+            resolutionY={blurResolutionY}
+            punch={1.1}
+            style={{ display: 'block' }}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {authenticatedSrc && (
         <AvatarImage
           ref={imgRef}
           className={classNames(css.UserAvatar, className)}
-        style={{ position: 'relative', zIndex: 1 }}
+          style={{ position: 'relative', zIndex: 1, opacity: loaded ? 1 : 0 }}
           src={authenticatedSrc}
           alt={alt}
           onError={() => setError(true)}
           onLoad={handleLoad}
           draggable={false}
         />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

src/app/components/virtualizer/VirtualTile.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const VirtualTile = as<'div', VirtualTileProps>(
   ({ className, virtualItem, style, ...props }, ref) => (
     <div
       className={classNames(css.VirtualTile, className)}
-      style={{ top: virtualItem.start, ...style }}
+      style={{ top: virtualItem.start, zIndex: virtualItem.index, ...style }}
       data-index={virtualItem.index}
       {...props}
       ref={ref}

src/app/features/common-settings/developer-tools/SendRoomEvent.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useRef, useState, FormEventHandler, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { MatrixError } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
-import { Box, Chip, IconButton, Text, config, Button, Spinner, color, TextAreaComponent as TextArea, Input } from 'folds';
+import { Box, Chip, IconButton, Text, config, Button, Spinner, color, TextArea, Input } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../../../components/icons';
 import { Page, PageHeader } from '../../../components/page';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export function SendRoomEvent({ type, stateKey, requestClose }: SendRoomEventPro
             <Box shrink="No">
               <Text size="L400">JSON Content</Text>
             </Box>
-            <TextAreaComponent
+            <TextArea
               ref={textAreaRef}
               name="contentTextArea"
               style={{ fontFamily: 'monospace' }}

src/app/features/common-settings/developer-tools/StateEventEditor.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FormEventHandler, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, IconButton, Chip, Scroll, config, TextAreaComponent as TextArea, color, Spinner, Button } from 'folds';
+import { Box, Text, IconButton, Chip, Scroll, config, TextArea, color, Spinner, Button } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../../../components/icons';
 import { MatrixError } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { Page, PageHeader } from '../../../components/page';
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function StateEventEdit({ type, stateKey, content, requestClose }: StateEventEdi
         <Box shrink="No">
           <Text size="L400">JSON Content</Text>
         </Box>
-        <TextAreaComponent
+        <TextArea
           ref={textAreaRef}
           name="contentTextArea"
           style={{ fontFamily: 'monospace' }}

src/app/features/message-search/MessageSearch.tsx

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
 import { ScrollTopContainer } from '../../components/scroll-top-container';
 import { ContainerColor } from '../../styles/ContainerColor.css';
 import { decodeSearchParamValueArray, encodeSearchParamValueArray } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
-import { useRooms } from '../../state/hooks/roomList';
+import { useRooms, useDirects } from '../../state/hooks/roomList';
 import { allRoomsAtom } from '../../state/room-list/roomList';
 import { mDirectAtom } from '../../state/mDirectList';
 import { MessageSearchParams, useMessageSearch } from './useMessageSearch';
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ export function MessageSearch({
 }: MessageSearchProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const mDirects = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
-  const allRooms = useRooms(mx, allRoomsAtom, mDirects);
+  const nonDirectRooms = useRooms(mx, allRoomsAtom, mDirects);
+  const directRooms = useDirects(mx, allRoomsAtom, mDirects);
+  // Include DMs — previously useRooms alone stripped them and broke DM search
+  const allRooms = useMemo(
+    () => [...nonDirectRooms, ...directRooms],
+    [nonDirectRooms, directRooms]
+  );
   const [mediaAutoLoad] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'mediaAutoLoad');
   const [urlPreview] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'urlPreview');
   const [legacyUsernameColor] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'legacyUsernameColor');

src/app/features/message-search/useMessageSearch.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import {
   ISearchRequestBody,
   ISearchResponse,
   ISearchResult,
+  MatrixClient,
+  MatrixEvent,
+  Room,
   SearchOrderBy,
 } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
@@ -26,6 +29,12 @@ export type SearchResult = {
   groups: ResultGroup[];
 };
 
+const EMPTY_CONTEXT: IResultContext = {
+  events_before: [],
+  events_after: [],
+  profile_info: {},
+};
+
 const groupSearchResult = (results: ISearchResult[]): ResultGroup[] => {
   const groups: ResultGroup[] = [];
 
@@ -54,13 +63,108 @@ const groupSearchResult = (results: ISearchResult[]): ResultGroup[] => {
 const parseSearchResult = (result: ISearchResponse): SearchResult => {
   const roomEvents = result.search_categories.room_events;
 
-  const searchResult: SearchResult = {
+  return {
     nextToken: roomEvents?.next_batch,
     highlights: roomEvents?.highlights ?? [],
     groups: groupSearchResult(roomEvents?.results ?? []),
   };
+};
 
-  return searchResult;
+const eventToSearchEvent = (event: MatrixEvent, roomId: string): IEventWithRoomId | undefined => {
+  const eventId = event.getId();
+  if (!eventId) return undefined;
+
+  const content = event.getClearContent() ?? event.getContent();
+  return {
+    event_id: eventId,
+    type: event.getWireType() === 'm.room.encrypted' ? 'm.room.message' : event.getType(),
+    sender: event.getSender() ?? '',
+    origin_server_ts: event.getTs(),
+    content,
+    room_id: roomId,
+    unsigned: event.getUnsigned(),
+  };
+};
+
+const getSearchableBody = (event: MatrixEvent): string | undefined => {
+  if (event.isRedacted()) return undefined;
+
+  // After decryption, clear content is available even if wire type was encrypted
+  const content = event.getClearContent() ?? event.getContent();
+  if (!content || typeof content !== 'object') return undefined;
+
+  // Skip still-encrypted payloads
+  if (event.isEncrypted() && !event.isDecryptionFailure() && !event.getClearContent()) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const msgType = content.msgtype;
+  if (msgType && msgType !== 'm.text' && msgType !== 'm.notice' && msgType !== 'm.emote') {
+    // Still allow filename / body on media
+  }
+
+  const body = typeof content.body === 'string' ? content.body : undefined;
+  const formatted =
+    typeof content.formatted_body === 'string' ? content.formatted_body : undefined;
+  return [body, formatted].filter(Boolean).join('\n') || undefined;
+};
+
+const highlightsFromTerm = (term: string): string[] =>
+  term
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .map((part) => part.trim())
+    .filter((part) => part.length > 1);
+
+/**
+ * Search decrypted timeline events already loaded for a room.
+ * Server-side search cannot match E2EE message bodies.
+ */
+const searchLocalRoomTimeline = (room: Room, term: string): ResultItem[] => {
+  const needle = term.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!needle) return [];
+
+  const events = room.getLiveTimeline().getEvents();
+  const matches: ResultItem[] = [];
+
+  for (let i = events.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    const event = events[i];
+    const haystack = getSearchableBody(event);
+    if (!haystack || !haystack.toLowerCase().includes(needle)) continue;
+
+    const searchEvent = eventToSearchEvent(event, room.roomId);
+    if (!searchEvent) continue;
+
+    matches.push({
+      rank: 1,
+      event: searchEvent,
+      context: EMPTY_CONTEXT,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return matches;
+};
+
+const isEncryptedRoom = (mx: MatrixClient, roomId: string): boolean => {
+  const room = mx.getRoom(roomId);
+  return !!room?.hasEncryptionStateEvent();
+};
+
+const searchLocalRooms = (mx: MatrixClient, roomIds: string[], term: string): SearchResult => {
+  const groups: ResultGroup[] = [];
+
+  roomIds.forEach((roomId) => {
+    const room = mx.getRoom(roomId);
+    if (!room) return;
+    const items = searchLocalRoomTimeline(room, term);
+    if (items.length > 0) {
+      groups.push({ roomId, items });
+    }
+  });
+
+  return {
+    highlights: highlightsFromTerm(term),
+    groups,
+  };
 };
 
 export type MessageSearchParams = {
@@ -69,19 +173,30 @@ export type MessageSearchParams = {
   rooms?: string[];
   senders?: string[];
 };
+
 export const useMessageSearch = (params: MessageSearchParams) => {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const { term, order, rooms, senders } = params;
 
   const searchMessages = useCallback(
     async (nextBatch?: string) => {
-      if (!term)
+      if (!term) {
         return {
           highlights: [],
           groups: [],
         };
-      const limit = 20;
+      }
 
+      const scopedRooms = rooms?.filter(Boolean) ?? [];
+      const encryptedScoped =
+        scopedRooms.length > 0 && scopedRooms.every((roomId) => isEncryptedRoom(mx, roomId));
+
+      // Encrypted-only scope: server cannot see bodies — search loaded timeline locally
+      if (encryptedScoped && !nextBatch) {
+        return searchLocalRooms(mx, scopedRooms, term);
+      }
+
+      const limit = 20;
       const requestBody: ISearchRequestBody = {
         search_categories: {
           room_events: {
@@ -102,11 +217,33 @@ export const useMessageSearch = (params: MessageSearchParams) => {
         },
       };
 
+      try {
         const r = await mx.search({
           body: requestBody,
           next_batch: nextBatch === '' ? undefined : nextBatch,
         });
-      return parseSearchResult(r);
+        const parsed = parseSearchResult(r);
+
+        if (
+          parsed.groups.length === 0 &&
+          !nextBatch &&
+          scopedRooms.length > 0 &&
+          scopedRooms.some((roomId) => isEncryptedRoom(mx, roomId))
+        ) {
+          return searchLocalRooms(
+            mx,
+            scopedRooms.filter((id) => isEncryptedRoom(mx, id)),
+            term
+          );
+        }
+
+        return parsed;
+      } catch {
+        if (!nextBatch && scopedRooms.length > 0) {
+          return searchLocalRooms(mx, scopedRooms, term);
+        }
+        throw new Error('Message search failed');
+      }
     },
     [mx, term, order, rooms, senders]
   );

src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavCategoryButton.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const RoomNavCategoryButton = as<'button', { closed?: boolean }>(
       className={classNames(css.CategoryButton, className)}
       variant="Background"
       radii="Pill"
+      data-nav-category-btn=""
       before={
         <Icon
           className={css.CategoryButtonIcon}

src/app/features/room-nav/UnjoinedSubRoomItem.tsx

@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ export function UnjoinedSubRoomItem({ roomId, depth, isLast = false }: UnjoinedS
 
   return (
     <Box
-      style={{ paddingLeft, padding: `${config.space.S100} ${config.space.S200}`, minHeight: '1.5rem' }}
+      data-nav-depth={depth}
+      style={{
+        paddingLeft,
+        padding: `${config.space.S100} ${config.space.S200}`,
+        minHeight: '1.5rem',
+        position: 'relative',
+      }}
       alignItems="Center"
       gap="200"
     >

src/app/features/room/Room.tsx

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import { Box, Line } from 'folds';
 import { decodeRouteParam } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
-import { useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
+import { useAtom, useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
 import { RoomView } from './RoomView';
 import { MembersDrawer } from './MembersDrawer';
+import { MediaDrawer } from './room-media-menu';
 import { ScreenSize, useScreenSizeContext } from '../../hooks/useScreenSize';
 import { useSetting } from '../../state/hooks/settings';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../../state/settings';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { useMarkAsRead } from '../../hooks/useMarkAsRead';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoomMembers } from '../../hooks/useRoomMembers';
 import { activeRoomIdAtom } from '../../state/activeRoom';
+import { isMediaDrawerAtom } from '../../state/mediaDrawer';
 import { isForum } from '../../utils/room';
 import { ForumRoomView } from './ForumRoomView';
 
@@ -26,13 +28,18 @@ export function Room() {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const setActiveRoomId = useSetAtom(activeRoomIdAtom);
 
-  const [isDrawer] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'isPeopleDrawer');
+  const [isPeopleDrawer] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'isPeopleDrawer');
+  const [isMediaDrawer] = useAtom(isMediaDrawerAtom);
   const [hideActivity] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hideActivity');
   const screenSize = useScreenSizeContext();
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
   const members = useRoomMembers(mx, room.roomId);
   const markAsRead = useMarkAsRead(mx);
   const forumRoom = isForum(room);
+  const skinny = screenSize !== ScreenSize.Desktop;
+  const showMediaSolo = skinny && isMediaDrawer;
+  const showRightDrawer =
+    !skinny && (isPeopleDrawer || isMediaDrawer);
 
   // Update titlebar with current room ID
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -55,11 +62,21 @@ export function Room() {
   return (
     <PowerLevelsContextProvider value={powerLevels}>
       <Box grow="Yes">
-        {forumRoom ? <ForumRoomView room={room} eventId={eventId} /> : <RoomView room={room} eventId={eventId} />}
-        {screenSize === ScreenSize.Desktop && isDrawer && (
+        {!showMediaSolo &&
+          (forumRoom ? (
+            <ForumRoomView room={room} eventId={eventId} />
+          ) : (
+            <RoomView room={room} eventId={eventId} />
+          ))}
+        {showMediaSolo && <MediaDrawer room={room} solo />}
+        {!showMediaSolo && showRightDrawer && (
           <>
             <Line variant="Background" direction="Vertical" size="300" />
+            {isMediaDrawer ? (
+              <MediaDrawer room={room} />
+            ) : (
               <MembersDrawer key={room.roomId} room={room} members={members} />
+            )}
           </>
         )}
       </Box>

src/app/features/room/RoomInput.css.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { globalStyle, style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { color, config } from 'folds';
+import * as editorCss from '../../components/editor/Editor.css';
+
+export const RoomInputWrap = style({
+  width: '100%',
+});
+
+/* Notebook-flat composer chrome — Stationery only (other themes keep Editor inset border) */
+globalStyle(`.stationery ${RoomInputWrap} .${editorCss.Editor}`, {
+  borderRadius: 0,
+  boxShadow: 'none',
+  borderTop: `${config.borderWidth.B300} solid ${color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerLine}`,
+  borderLeft: 'none',
+  borderRight: 'none',
+  borderBottom: 'none',
+});

src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import { EmojiBoard, EmojiBoardTab } from '../../components/emoji-board';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../components/UseStateProvider';
 import {
   TUploadContent,
-  encryptFile,
   getImageInfo,
   getMxIdLocalPart,
   mxcUrlToHttp,
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ import { useTypingStatusUpdater } from '../../hooks/useTypingStatusUpdater';
 import { useFilePicker } from '../../hooks/useFilePicker';
 import { useFilePasteHandler } from '../../hooks/useFilePasteHandler';
 import { useFileDropZone } from '../../hooks/useFileDrop';
+import { useRoomUploadFiles } from '../../hooks/useRoomUploadFiles';
 import {
   TUploadItem,
   TUploadMetadata,
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ import {
   createUploadFamilyObserverAtom,
 } from '../../state/upload';
 import { getImageUrlBlob, loadImageElement } from '../../utils/dom';
-import { safeFile } from '../../utils/mimeTypes';
 import { fulfilledPromiseSettledResult } from '../../utils/common';
 import { useSetting } from '../../state/hooks/settings';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../../state/settings';
@@ -101,13 +100,25 @@ import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
 import { useIsDirectRoom } from '../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useAccessiblePowerTagColors, useGetMemberPowerTag } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
 import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
-import { useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
+import { isStationeryTheme, useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
 import { useRoomCreatorsTag } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag';
 import { usePowerLevelTags } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { useComposingCheck } from '../../hooks/useComposingCheck';
 import { useOtherUserColor } from '../../hooks/useUserColor';
 import { getMemberAvatarMxc } from '../../utils/room';
 import { convertEmoticons, convertEmoticonsInHtml } from '../../utils/emoticonConverter';
+import * as css from './RoomInput.css';
+
+/**
+ * Creates a UUID used to group image events into one carousel.
+ */
+const createCarouselUuid = (): string => {
+  if (typeof globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID === 'function') {
+    return globalThis.crypto.randomUUID();
+  }
+
+  return `${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`;
+};
 
 interface RoomInputProps {
   editor: Editor;
@@ -212,42 +223,13 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
       });
     }, [commands]);
 
+    const { handleFiles: enqueueFiles } = useRoomUploadFiles(room);
     const handleFiles = useCallback(
       async (files: File[]) => {
         setUploadBoard(true);
-        const safeFiles = files.map(safeFile);
-        const fileItems: TUploadItem[] = [];
-
-        if (room.hasEncryptionStateEvent()) {
-          const encryptFiles = fulfilledPromiseSettledResult(
-            await Promise.allSettled(safeFiles.map((f) => encryptFile(f)))
-          );
-          encryptFiles.forEach((ef) =>
-            fileItems.push({
-              ...ef,
-              metadata: {
-                markedAsSpoiler: false,
+        await enqueueFiles(files);
       },
-            })
-          );
-        } else {
-          safeFiles.forEach((f) =>
-            fileItems.push({
-              file: f,
-              originalFile: f,
-              encInfo: undefined,
-              metadata: {
-                markedAsSpoiler: false,
-              },
-            })
-          );
-        }
-        setSelectedFiles({
-          type: 'PUT',
-          item: fileItems,
-        });
-      },
-      [setSelectedFiles, room]
+      [enqueueFiles]
     );
     const pickFile = useFilePicker(handleFiles, true);
     const handlePaste = useFilePasteHandler(handleFiles);
@@ -306,12 +288,34 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
     };
 
     const handleSendUpload = async (uploads: UploadSuccess[]) => {
+      const imageUploads = uploads.filter((upload) => {
+        const fileItem = selectedFiles.find((f) => f.file === upload.file);
+        return !!fileItem && fileItem.file.type.startsWith('image');
+      });
+      const carouselUuid = imageUploads.length > 1 ? createCarouselUuid() : undefined;
+      const imageUploadIndexByFile = new Map(
+        imageUploads.map((upload, index) => [upload.file, index] as const)
+      );
+
       const contentsPromises = uploads.map(async (upload) => {
         const fileItem = selectedFiles.find((f) => f.file === upload.file);
         if (!fileItem) throw new Error('Broken upload');
 
         if (fileItem.file.type.startsWith('image')) {
-          return getImageMsgContent(mx, fileItem, upload.mxc);
+          const imageIndex = imageUploadIndexByFile.get(upload.file);
+
+          return getImageMsgContent(
+            mx,
+            fileItem,
+            upload.mxc,
+            carouselUuid !== undefined && imageIndex !== undefined
+              ? {
+                  uuid: carouselUuid,
+                  index: imageIndex,
+                  total: imageUploads.length,
+                }
+              : undefined
+          );
         }
         if (fileItem.file.type.startsWith('video')) {
           return getVideoMsgContent(mx, fileItem, upload.mxc);
@@ -584,7 +588,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
     };
 
     return (
-      <div ref={ref}>
+      <div ref={ref} className={css.RoomInputWrap}>
         {selectedFiles.length > 0 && (
           <UploadBoard
             header={
@@ -690,8 +694,9 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
                     backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.Container,
                     border: `${config.borderWidth.B300} solid ${color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerLine}`,
                     borderBottom: 'none',
-                    borderTopLeftRadius: config.radii.R400,
-                    borderTopRightRadius: config.radii.R400,
+                    borderRadius: isStationeryTheme(theme) ? 0 : undefined,
+                    borderTopLeftRadius: isStationeryTheme(theme) ? undefined : config.radii.R400,
+                    borderTopRightRadius: isStationeryTheme(theme) ? undefined : config.radii.R400,
                     marginBottom: config.space.S100,
                   }}
                   direction="Column"

src/app/features/room/RoomInputPlaceholder.css.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ export const RoomInputPlaceholder = style({
   minHeight: toRem(48),
   backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.Container,
   color: color.SurfaceVariant.OnContainer,
-  boxShadow: `inset 0 0 0 ${config.borderWidth.B300} ${color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerLine}`,
-  borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
+  borderTop: `${config.borderWidth.B300} solid ${color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerLine}`,
+  borderRadius: 0,
 });

src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.css.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ export const TimelineFloat = recipe({
       position: 'absolute',
       left: '50%',
       transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
-      zIndex: 1,
+      // Above timeline media carousels / sticky message chrome
+      zIndex: 10,
       minWidth: 'max-content',
     },
   ],

src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx

@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ import {
   useIntersectionObserver,
 } from '../../hooks/useIntersectionObserver';
 import { useMarkAsRead } from '../../hooks/useMarkAsRead';
-import { useDebounce } from '../../hooks/useDebounce';
 import { getResizeObserverEntry, useResizeObserver } from '../../hooks/useResizeObserver';
 import * as css from './RoomTimeline.css';
 import { inSameDay, minuteDifference, timeDayMonthYear, today, yesterday } from '../../utils/time';
@@ -103,6 +102,14 @@ import { useInertialHorizontalScroll } from '../../hooks/useInertialHorizontalSc
 import { roomToParentsAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToParents';
 import { useRoomUnread } from '../../state/hooks/unread';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToUnread';
+import {
+  clearRoomReturnAnchor,
+  clearRoomScrollState,
+  getRoomReturnAnchor,
+  getRoomScrollState,
+  saveRoomScrollState,
+  setRoomReturnAnchor,
+} from '../../state/roomScrollCache';
 import { useMentionClickHandler } from '../../hooks/useMentionClickHandler';
 import { useSpoilerClickHandler } from '../../hooks/useSpoilerClickHandler';
 import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
@@ -130,6 +137,8 @@ import {
   PAARROT_CAROUSEL_TOTAL_PROPERTY_NAME,
   PAARROT_CAROUSEL_UUID_PROPERTY_NAME,
 } from '../../../types/matrix/common';
+import { EmojiConfettiOverlay } from './emoji-confetti/EmojiConfettiOverlay';
+import { useJumboEmojiConfetti } from './emoji-confetti/useJumboEmojiConfetti';
 
 /** Information about a call member event for grouping */
 interface CallEventInfo {
@@ -575,6 +584,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
   );
   const [showHiddenEvents] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'showHiddenEvents');
   const [showDeveloperTools] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'developerTools');
+  const { bursts: emojiConfettiBursts, removeBurst: removeEmojiConfettiBurst, handleJumboEmojiClick } =
+    useJumboEmojiConfetti(room);
 
   const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
   const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
@@ -620,6 +631,10 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
   const location = useLocation();
   const scrollToLatest = (location.state as { scrollToLatest?: boolean } | null)?.scrollToLatest;
 
+  const savedScrollRef = useRef(
+    eventId || scrollToLatest ? undefined : getRoomScrollState(room.roomId)
+  );
+
   const imagePackRooms: Room[] = useImagePackRooms(room.roomId, roomToParents);
 
   const [unreadInfo, setUnreadInfo] = useState(() =>
@@ -631,7 +646,9 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
   }
 
   const atBottomAnchorRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
-  const [atBottom, setAtBottom] = useState<boolean>(true);
+  const [atBottom, setAtBottom] = useState<boolean>(
+    () => savedScrollRef.current?.atBottom ?? true
+  );
   const atBottomRef = useRef(atBottom);
   atBottomRef.current = atBottom;
 
@@ -639,16 +656,54 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
     sender: string;
     content: string;
   } | null>(null);
+  const [returnToEventId, setReturnToEventIdState] = useState<string | null>(
+    () => getRoomReturnAnchor(room.roomId) ?? null
+  );
+
+  const setReturnToEventId = useCallback(
+    (eventId: string | null) => {
+      if (eventId) setRoomReturnAnchor(room.roomId, eventId);
+      else clearRoomReturnAnchor(room.roomId);
+      setReturnToEventIdState(eventId);
+    },
+    [room.roomId]
+  );
 
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const timelineContentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const timelineContentHeightRef = useRef(0);
+  const restoringScrollRef = useRef(false);
   const scrollToBottomRef = useRef({
     count: 0,
     smooth: true,
     force: false,
   });
 
+  const getViewportAnchorEventId = useCallback((): string | undefined => {
+    const scrollEl = scrollRef.current;
+    if (!scrollEl) return undefined;
+
+    const scrollRect = scrollEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const centerY = scrollRect.top + scrollRect.height / 2;
+    const items = scrollEl.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-message-id]');
+
+    let bestId: string | undefined;
+    let bestDist = Infinity;
+
+    items.forEach((el) => {
+      const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (rect.bottom < scrollRect.top || rect.top > scrollRect.bottom) return;
+      const mid = (rect.top + rect.bottom) / 2;
+      const dist = Math.abs(mid - centerY);
+      if (dist < bestDist) {
+        bestDist = dist;
+        bestId = el.getAttribute('data-message-id') ?? undefined;
+      }
+    });
+
+    return bestId;
+  }, []);
+
   const [focusItem, setFocusItem] = useState<
     | {
         index: number;
@@ -680,9 +735,49 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
   );
   const parseMemberEvent = useMemberEventParser();
 
-  const [timeline, setTimeline] = useState<Timeline>(() =>
-    eventId ? getEmptyTimeline() : getInitialTimeline(room)
+  const [timeline, setTimeline] = useState<Timeline>(() => {
+    if (eventId) return getEmptyTimeline();
+    const initial = getInitialTimeline(room);
+    const saved = savedScrollRef.current;
+    if (!saved?.range) return initial;
+
+    const evLength = getTimelinesEventsCount(initial.linkedTimelines);
+    if (evLength === 0) return initial;
+
+    const start = Math.min(saved.range.start, Math.max(0, evLength - 1));
+    const end = Math.min(Math.max(start + 1, saved.range.end), evLength);
+
+    return { ...initial, range: { start, end } };
+  });
+  const timelineRef = useRef(timeline);
+  timelineRef.current = timeline;
+
+  const getRangeCenterEventId = useCallback((): string | undefined => {
+    const { linkedTimelines, range } = timelineRef.current;
+    if (range.end <= range.start) return undefined;
+    const mid = Math.floor((range.start + range.end - 1) / 2);
+    const [tm, baseIndex] = getTimelineAndBaseIndex(linkedTimelines, mid);
+    if (!tm) return undefined;
+    return getTimelineEvent(tm, getTimelineRelativeIndex(mid, baseIndex))?.getId();
+  }, []);
+
+  const persistTimelineScroll = useCallback(
+    (roomId: string) => {
+      if (eventId) return;
+      const scrollEl = scrollRef.current;
+      if (!scrollEl) return;
+
+      const distanceFromBottom =
+        scrollEl.scrollHeight - scrollEl.scrollTop - scrollEl.clientHeight;
+      saveRoomScrollState(roomId, {
+        top: scrollEl.scrollTop,
+        atBottom: distanceFromBottom <= 50,
+        range: timelineRef.current.range,
+      });
+    },
+    [eventId]
   );
+
   const eventsLength = getTimelinesEventsCount(timeline.linkedTimelines);
   const liveTimelineLinked =
     timeline.linkedTimelines[timeline.linkedTimelines.length - 1] === getLiveTimeline(room);
@@ -693,6 +788,20 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
   const atLiveEndRef = useRef(liveTimelineLinked && rangeAtEnd);
   atLiveEndRef.current = liveTimelineLinked && rangeAtEnd;
 
+  // Historical / non-live windows are never "at bottom" of the room.
+  // When we return to the live end, re-check scroll — IntersectionObserver may
+  // not re-fire if the anchor stayed intersecting across the transition.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!liveTimelineLinked || !rangeAtEnd) {
+      setAtBottom(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    const scrollEl = scrollRef.current;
+    if (scrollEl && isScrolledToBottom(scrollEl, 100)) {
+      setAtBottom(true);
+    }
+  }, [liveTimelineLinked, rangeAtEnd]);
+
   const handleTimelinePagination = useTimelinePagination(
     mx,
     timeline,
@@ -757,6 +866,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
         const isOwnMessage = mEvt.getSender() === mx.getUserId();
         const isBottomPinnedEvent =
           mEvt.getType() === MessageEvent.RoomMessage || mEvt.getType() === MessageEvent.Sticker;
+        const wasAwayFromBottom = !atBottomRef.current;
         const shouldStickToBottom = atBottomRef.current || (isOwnMessage && isBottomPinnedEvent);
 
         // Always update timeline with new message
@@ -777,6 +887,14 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
               requestAnimationFrame(() => markAsRead(roomId, hideActivity));
             }
           }
+          // Sending while scrolled up jumps to latest — offer return to previous spot
+          if (wasAwayFromBottom && isBottomPinnedEvent) {
+            const anchorEventId =
+              eventId ?? getViewportAnchorEventId() ?? getRangeCenterEventId();
+            if (anchorEventId) {
+              setReturnToEventId(anchorEventId);
+            }
+          }
         } else if (!document.hasFocus() && !unreadInfo) {
           // Show unread notification for other users' messages when unfocused
           setUnreadInfo(getRoomUnreadInfo(room));
@@ -803,7 +921,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
           });
         }
       },
-      [mx, room, unreadInfo, hideActivity, markAsRead]
+      [mx, room, unreadInfo, hideActivity, markAsRead, eventId, getViewportAnchorEventId, getRangeCenterEventId, setReturnToEventId]
     )
   );
 
@@ -861,6 +979,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
         const scrollElement = getScrollElement();
         if (!editorBaseEntry || !scrollElement) return;
 
+        if (restoringScrollRef.current) return;
+
         if (isScrolledToBottom(scrollElement)) {
           autoScrollToBottom(scrollElement, false, true);
         }
@@ -882,6 +1002,18 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
       const previousHeight = timelineContentHeightRef.current;
       timelineContentHeightRef.current = nextHeight;
 
+      if (restoringScrollRef.current) {
+        const saved = savedScrollRef.current;
+        if (saved) {
+          if (saved.atBottom) {
+            scrollElement.scrollTop = scrollElement.scrollHeight;
+          } else {
+            scrollElement.scrollTop = saved.top;
+          }
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (previousHeight === 0 || nextHeight <= previousHeight || !isScrolledToBottom(scrollElement)) {
         return;
       }
@@ -904,30 +1036,32 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
     }
   }, [room, hideActivity, markAsRead]);
 
-  const debounceSetAtBottom = useDebounce(
-    useCallback((entry: IntersectionObserverEntry) => {
-      if (!entry.isIntersecting) {
-        setAtBottom(false);
-      }
-    }, []),
-    { wait: 1000 }
-  );
   useIntersectionObserver(
     useCallback(
       (entries) => {
         const target = atBottomAnchorRef.current;
         if (!target) return;
         const targetEntry = getIntersectionObserverEntry(target, entries);
-        if (targetEntry) debounceSetAtBottom(targetEntry);
-        if (targetEntry?.isIntersecting && atLiveEndRef.current) {
+        if (!targetEntry) return;
+
+        // Leave the live bottom immediately so Jump to Latest stays available.
+        // Only intersection clears atBottom here; !atLiveEnd is handled by the
+        // liveTimelineLinked/rangeAtEnd effect so we don't stick false when the
+        // live end reconnects without a new intersection event.
+        if (!targetEntry.isIntersecting) {
+          setAtBottom(false);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (!atLiveEndRef.current) return;
+
         setAtBottom(true);
         setLatestUnreadMessage(null);
         if (document.hasFocus()) {
           tryAutoMarkAsRead();
         }
-        }
       },
-      [debounceSetAtBottom, tryAutoMarkAsRead]
+      [tryAutoMarkAsRead]
     ),
     useCallback(
       () => ({
@@ -991,9 +1125,15 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
     }
   }, [eventId, loadEventTimeline]);
 
+  // Restore return-to-previous when switching rooms (survives remount via cache).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setReturnToEventIdState(getRoomReturnAnchor(room.roomId) ?? null);
+  }, [room.roomId]);
+
   // Scroll to latest when clicking on already-selected room
   useEffect(() => {
     if (scrollToLatest) {
+      clearRoomScrollState(room.roomId);
       setLatestUnreadMessage(null);
       setUnreadInfo(undefined);
       setTimeline(getInitialTimeline(room));
@@ -1003,12 +1143,87 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
     }
   }, [scrollToLatest, room]);
 
-  // Scroll to bottom on initial timeline load
+  // Remember scroll position when leaving a room (switch DM, nav away, etc.).
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const roomId = room.roomId;
+    return () => {
+      persistTimelineScroll(roomId);
+    };
+  }, [room.roomId, persistTimelineScroll]);
+
+  // Keep scroll cache updated while reading (useEffect cleanup runs after DOM teardown).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const scrollEl = scrollRef.current;
+    if (!scrollEl || eventId) return undefined;
+
+    const roomId = room.roomId;
+    let raf = 0;
+    const onScroll = () => {
+      if (restoringScrollRef.current) return;
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
+      raf = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        persistTimelineScroll(roomId);
+        // Keep Jump to Latest in sync with real scroll position when on the live end.
+        // IntersectionObserver alone can miss transitions and leave atBottom stuck.
+        if (atLiveEndRef.current) {
+          const at = isScrolledToBottom(scrollEl, 100);
+          setAtBottom(at);
+          if (at) setLatestUnreadMessage(null);
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    scrollEl.addEventListener('scroll', onScroll, { passive: true });
+    return () => {
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
+      scrollEl.removeEventListener('scroll', onScroll);
+    };
+  }, [room.roomId, eventId, persistTimelineScroll]);
+
+  // Restore saved scroll or default to bottom on first open.
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const scrollEl = scrollRef.current;
-    if (scrollEl) {
+    if (!scrollEl) return undefined;
+
+    if (scrollToLatest) {
       autoScrollToBottom(scrollEl, false, true);
+      return undefined;
     }
+
+    const saved = savedScrollRef.current;
+    if (!saved) {
+      autoScrollToBottom(scrollEl, false, true);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    restoringScrollRef.current = true;
+    setAtBottom(saved.atBottom);
+
+    const restore = () => {
+      if (saved.atBottom) {
+        scrollEl.scrollTop = scrollEl.scrollHeight;
+      } else {
+        scrollEl.scrollTop = saved.top;
+      }
+    };
+
+    restore();
+    const raf1 = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      restore();
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        restore();
+        window.setTimeout(() => {
+          restore();
+          window.setTimeout(() => {
+            restoringScrollRef.current = false;
+          }, 150);
+        }, 50);
+      });
+    });
+    return () => {
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame(raf1);
+      restoringScrollRef.current = false;
+    };
   }, []);
 
   // if live timeline is linked and unreadInfo change
@@ -1052,7 +1267,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
   // scroll to bottom of timeline
   const scrollToBottomCount = scrollToBottomRef.current.count;
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (scrollToBottomCount > 0) {
+    if (scrollToBottomCount > 0 && !restoringScrollRef.current) {
       const scrollEl = scrollRef.current;
       if (scrollEl) {
         autoScrollToBottom(
@@ -1060,6 +1275,9 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
           scrollToBottomRef.current.smooth,
           scrollToBottomRef.current.force
         );
+        if (atLiveEndRef.current) {
+          setAtBottom(true);
+        }
       }
     }
   }, [scrollToBottomCount]);
@@ -1110,16 +1328,51 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
   }, [room, hour24Clock]);
 
   const handleJumpToLatest = () => {
+    const anchorEventId =
+      eventId ?? getViewportAnchorEventId() ?? getRangeCenterEventId();
+    if (anchorEventId) {
+      setReturnToEventId(anchorEventId);
+    }
+
     if (eventId) {
       navigateRoom(room.roomId, undefined, { replace: true });
     }
+    clearRoomScrollState(room.roomId);
     setLatestUnreadMessage(null);
+
+    // Already on the live timeline: only snap the virtual window to the end.
+    // A full getInitialTimeline() rebuild feels like a chat reload when far back.
+    if (!eventId && liveTimelineLinked) {
+      setTimeline((ct) => {
+        const evLength = getTimelinesEventsCount(ct.linkedTimelines);
+        return {
+          linkedTimelines: ct.linkedTimelines,
+          range: {
+            start: Math.max(evLength - PAGINATION_LIMIT, 0),
+            end: evLength,
+          },
+        };
+      });
+    } else {
       setTimeline(getInitialTimeline(room));
+    }
+
     scrollToBottomRef.current.count += 1;
     scrollToBottomRef.current.smooth = false;
     scrollToBottomRef.current.force = true;
   };
 
+  const handleReturnToPrevious = () => {
+    if (!returnToEventId) return;
+    const targetId = returnToEventId;
+    setReturnToEventId(null);
+    handleOpenEvent(targetId);
+  };
+
+  const handleClearReturnToPrevious = () => {
+    setReturnToEventId(null);
+  };
+
   const handleJumpToUnread = () => {
     if (unreadInfo?.readUptoEventId) {
       setTimeline(getEmptyTimeline());
@@ -1348,6 +1601,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
                 linkifyOpts={linkifyOpts}
                 outlineAttachment={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Bubble}
                 disabledEmbedPatterns={combinedEmbedFilters}
+                targetEventId={mEventId}
+                onJumboEmojiClick={handleJumboEmojiClick}
               />
             )}
           </Message>
@@ -1456,6 +1711,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
                       linkifyOpts={linkifyOpts}
                       outlineAttachment={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Bubble}
                       disabledEmbedPatterns={combinedEmbedFilters}
+                      targetEventId={mEventId}
+                      onJumboEmojiClick={handleJumboEmojiClick}
                     />
                   );
                 }
@@ -1753,6 +2010,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
         // Return special marker for call event (will be handled by eventRenderer)
         return 'CALL_EVENT_PENDING' as unknown as React.ReactNode;
       },
+      [MessageEvent.RelayEmojiConfetti]: () => null,
     },
     (mEventId, mEvent, item) => {
       if (!showHiddenEvents) return null;
@@ -2266,36 +2524,18 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
     return callSummaryJSX || eventJSX;
   };
 
+  const showUnreadTop =
+    !!unreadInfo?.readUptoEventId && !unreadInfo?.inLiveTimeline;
+  const atLiveBottom = atBottom && liveTimelineLinked && rangeAtEnd;
+
   return (
     <Box grow="Yes" style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
-      {unreadInfo?.readUptoEventId && !unreadInfo?.inLiveTimeline && (
-        <TimelineFloat position="Top">
-          <Chip
-            variant="Primary"
-            radii="Pill"
-            outlined
-            before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.MessageUnread} />}
-            onClick={handleJumpToUnread}
-          >
-            <Text size="L400">Jump to Unread</Text>
-          </Chip>
-
-          <Chip
-            variant="SurfaceVariant"
-            radii="Pill"
-            outlined
-            before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.CheckTwice} />}
-            onClick={handleMarkAsRead}
-          >
-            <Text size="L400">Mark as Read</Text>
-          </Chip>
-        </TimelineFloat>
-      )}
-      <Scroll ref={scrollRef} visibility="Hover">
+      <Scroll ref={scrollRef} visibility="Hover" data-room-timeline-scroll="">
         <Box
           ref={timelineContentRef}
           direction="Column"
           justifyContent="End"
+          data-chatroll=""
           style={{
             minHeight: '100%',
             padding: `${config.space.S600} 0`,
@@ -2381,10 +2621,65 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
                 </MessageBase>
               </>
             ))}
-          <span ref={atBottomAnchorRef} />
+          {/* 1×1 so IntersectionObserver reliably detects the live bottom */}
+          <span
+            ref={atBottomAnchorRef}
+            aria-hidden
+            style={{ display: 'block', width: 1, height: 1 }}
+          />
         </Box>
       </Scroll>
-      {!atBottom && (
+      {(showUnreadTop || returnToEventId) && (
+        <TimelineFloat position="Top">
+          {returnToEventId && (
+            <>
+              <Chip
+                variant="Primary"
+                radii="Pill"
+                outlined
+                before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.ArrowTop} />}
+                onClick={handleReturnToPrevious}
+              >
+                <Text size="L400">Return to Previous</Text>
+              </Chip>
+              <IconButton
+                title="Dismiss"
+                aria-label="Dismiss return to previous"
+                size="300"
+                radii="Pill"
+                variant="SurfaceVariant"
+                onClick={handleClearReturnToPrevious}
+              >
+                <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Cross} />
+              </IconButton>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {showUnreadTop && (
+            <>
+              <Chip
+                variant="Primary"
+                radii="Pill"
+                outlined
+                before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.MessageUnread} />}
+                onClick={handleJumpToUnread}
+              >
+                <Text size="L400">Jump to Unread</Text>
+              </Chip>
+
+              <Chip
+                variant="SurfaceVariant"
+                radii="Pill"
+                outlined
+                before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.CheckTwice} />}
+                onClick={handleMarkAsRead}
+              >
+                <Text size="L400">Mark as Read</Text>
+              </Chip>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </TimelineFloat>
+      )}
+      {!atLiveBottom && (
         <TimelineFloat position="Bottom">
           <Box direction="Column" gap="200" alignItems="Center">
             {latestUnreadMessage && (
@@ -2418,6 +2713,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
           </Box>
         </TimelineFloat>
       )}
+      <EmojiConfettiOverlay bursts={emojiConfettiBursts} onBurstComplete={removeEmojiConfettiBurst} />
     </Box>
   );
 }

src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import { RoomTimeline } from './RoomTimeline';
 import { RoomViewTyping } from './RoomViewTyping';
 import { RoomTombstone } from './RoomTombstone';
 import { RoomInput } from './RoomInput';
-import { RoomViewFollowing, RoomViewFollowingPlaceholder } from './RoomViewFollowing';
+import { RoomViewFollowing } from './RoomViewFollowing';
+import * as roomViewCss from './RoomViewFollowing.css';
 import { Page } from '../../components/page';
 import { RoomViewHeader } from './RoomViewHeader';
 import { useKeyDown } from '../../hooks/useKeyDown';
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export function RoomView({ room, eventId }: { room: Room; eventId?: string }) {
         <ThreadView room={room} threadRootId={activeThreadId} />
       ) : (
         <>
-          <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
+          <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column" style={{ position: 'relative', minHeight: 0 }}>
             <RoomTimeline
               key={roomId}
               room={room}
@@ -117,16 +118,20 @@ export function RoomView({ room, eventId }: { room: Room; eventId?: string }) {
               roomInputRef={roomInputRef}
               editor={editor}
             />
+            <div className={roomViewCss.RoomViewBottomFloat}>
               <RoomViewTyping room={room} />
+              {!hideActivity && <RoomViewFollowing room={room} />}
+            </div>
           </Box>
           <Box shrink="No" direction="Column">
-            <div style={{ padding: `0 ${config.space.S400}` }}>
             {tombstoneEvent ? (
+              <div style={{ padding: `0 ${config.space.S400}` }}>
                 <RoomTombstone
                   roomId={roomId}
                   body={tombstoneEvent.getContent().body}
                   replacementRoomId={tombstoneEvent.getContent().replacement_room}
                 />
+              </div>
             ) : (
               <>
                 {canMessage && (
@@ -149,8 +154,6 @@ export function RoomView({ room, eventId }: { room: Room; eventId?: string }) {
                 )}
               </>
             )}
-            </div>
-            {hideActivity ? <RoomViewFollowingPlaceholder /> : <RoomViewFollowing room={room} />}
           </Box>
         </>
       )}

src/app/features/room/RoomViewFollowing.css.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
 import { recipe } from '@vanilla-extract/recipes';
 import { DefaultReset, color, config, toRem } from 'folds';
 
+/** Floats typing + read receipts over the bottom of the timeline. */
+export const RoomViewBottomFloat = style({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  bottom: 0,
+  left: 0,
+  right: 0,
+  zIndex: 1,
+  display: 'flex',
+  flexDirection: 'row',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  gap: config.space.S200,
+  pointerEvents: 'none',
+});
+
 export const RoomViewFollowingPlaceholder = style([
   DefaultReset,
   {
@@ -15,10 +29,12 @@ export const RoomViewFollowing = recipe({
     {
       minHeight: toRem(28),
       padding: `0 ${config.space.S400}`,
-      width: '100%',
-      backgroundColor: color.Surface.Container,
+      marginLeft: 'auto',
+      maxWidth: '50%',
+      backgroundColor: 'transparent',
       color: color.Surface.OnContainer,
       outline: 'none',
+      pointerEvents: 'auto',
     },
   ],
   variants: {

src/app/features/room/RoomViewFollowing.tsx

@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ export const RoomViewFollowing = as<'div', RoomViewFollowingProps>(
 
     const eventId = latestEvent?.getId();
 
+    if (names.length === 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     return (
       <>
         {eventId && (
@@ -56,22 +60,18 @@ export const RoomViewFollowing = as<'div', RoomViewFollowingProps>(
           </Overlay>
         )}
         <Box
-          as={names.length > 0 ? 'button' : 'div'}
-          onClick={names.length > 0 ? () => setOpen(true) : undefined}
-          className={classNames(css.RoomViewFollowing({ clickable: names.length > 0 }), className)}
+          as="button"
+          onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
+          className={classNames(css.RoomViewFollowing({ clickable: true }), className)}
           alignItems="Center"
           justifyContent="End"
           gap="200"
           {...props}
           ref={ref}
         >
-          {names.length > 0 && (
-            <>
           <Icon style={{ opacity: config.opacity.P300 }} size="100" src={Icons.CheckTwice} />
           <Text size="T300" truncate>
-                {names.length === 1 && (
-                    <b>{names[0]}</b>
-                )}
+            {names.length === 1 && <b>{names[0]}</b>}
             {names.length === 2 && (
               <>
                 <b>{names[0]}</b>
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ export const RoomViewFollowing = as<'div', RoomViewFollowingProps>(
               </>
             )}
           </Text>
-            </>
-          )}
         </Box>
       </>
     );

src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx

@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ import { JoinRule, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { useAtom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { activeThreadIdAtomFamily } from '../../state/activeThread';
 
-import { useStateEvent } from '../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { PageHeader } from '../../components/page';
 import { RoomAvatar, RoomIcon } from '../../components/room-avatar';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../components/UseStateProvider';
 import { RoomTopicViewer } from '../../components/room-topic-viewer';
-import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoom } from '../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useSetting } from '../../state/hooks/settings';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../../state/settings';
 import { useSpaceOptionally } from '../../hooks/useSpace';
-import { getHomeSearchPath, getSpaceSearchPath, withSearchParam } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
-import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId, isRoomAlias, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
+import { getHomeSearchPath, getSpaceSearchPath, getDirectSearchPath, withSearchParam } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
+import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId, guessDmRoomUserId, isRoomAlias, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
+import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
+import { useOtherUserColor } from '../../hooks/useUserColor';
 import { _SearchPathSearchParams } from '../../pages/paths';
 import * as css from './RoomViewHeader.css';
 import { useRoomUnread } from '../../state/hooks/unread';
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useRoomPinnedEvents } from '../../hooks/useRoomPinnedEvents';
 import { RoomPinMenu } from './room-pin-menu';
 import { useOpenRoomSettings } from '../../state/hooks/roomSettings';
+import { isMediaDrawerAtom } from '../../state/mediaDrawer';
 import { RoomNotificationModeSwitcher } from '../../components/RoomNotificationSwitcher';
 import {
   getRoomNotificationMode,
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ import { useRoomCall, useRoomCallMembers } from '../call';
 import { CallState, CallType } from '../call/types';
 import { UserAvatar } from '../../components/user-avatar';
 import { getMemberDisplayName, getMemberAvatarMxc } from '../../utils/room';
+import { useDirectSelected } from '../../hooks/router/useDirectSelected';
+import { isStationeryTheme, useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
 
 type RoomMenuProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -469,18 +472,31 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
   const [menuAnchor, setMenuAnchor] = useState<RectCords>();
   const [pinMenuAnchor, setPinMenuAnchor] = useState<RectCords>();
   const mDirects = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
+  const onDirectPath = useDirectSelected();
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const stationery = isStationeryTheme(theme);
 
   const pinnedEvents = useRoomPinnedEvents(room);
-  const encryptionEvent = useStateEvent(room, StateEvent.RoomEncryption);
-  const ecryptedRoom = !!encryptionEvent;
-  const avatarMxc = useRoomAvatar(room, mDirects.has(room.roomId));
+  const isDirect = mDirects.has(room.roomId);
+  const avatarMxc = useRoomAvatar(room, isDirect);
   const name = useRoomName(room);
   const topic = useRoomTopic(room);
   const avatarUrl = avatarMxc
     ? mxcUrlToHttp(mx, avatarMxc, useAuthentication, 96, 96, 'crop') ?? undefined
     : undefined;
 
+  const dmUserId = isDirect ? guessDmRoomUserId(room, mx.getSafeUserId()) : undefined;
+  const dmAvatarMxc =
+    (dmUserId ? room.getMember(dmUserId)?.getMxcAvatarUrl() : undefined) ||
+    (isDirect ? avatarMxc : undefined);
+  const dmCustomColor = useOtherUserColor(dmUserId ?? '', dmAvatarMxc);
+  const dmFolderTabColor =
+    stationery && isDirect
+      ? `color-mix(in srgb, ${dmCustomColor ?? colorMXID(dmUserId ?? room.roomId)} 50%, var(--folder-tab-room, #f3e6c8))`
+      : undefined;
+
   const [peopleDrawer, setPeopleDrawer] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'isPeopleDrawer');
+  const [isMediaDrawer, setMediaDrawer] = useAtom(isMediaDrawerAtom);
   const [activeThreadId, setActiveThreadId] = useAtom(activeThreadIdAtomFamily(room.roomId));
 
   const handleSearchClick = () => {
@@ -489,6 +505,8 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
     };
     const path = space
       ? getSpaceSearchPath(getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, space.roomId))
+      : isDirect || onDirectPath
+        ? getDirectSearchPath()
         : getHomeSearchPath();
     navigate(withSearchParam(path, searchParams));
   };
@@ -501,6 +519,22 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
     setPinMenuAnchor(evt.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect());
   };
 
+  const handleTogglePeopleDrawer = () => {
+    setPeopleDrawer((drawer) => {
+      const next = !drawer;
+      if (next) setMediaDrawer(false);
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handleToggleMediaDrawer = () => {
+    setMediaDrawer((open) => {
+      const next = !open;
+      if (next) setPeopleDrawer(false);
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
+
   return (
     <PageHeader balance={showInPageHeader}>
       <Box grow="Yes" gap="300">
@@ -511,7 +545,24 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
             </IconButton>
           </Box>
         )}
-        <Box grow="Yes" alignItems="Center" gap="300">
+        <Box
+          data-folder-tab="room"
+          data-folder-tab-dm={isDirect ? '' : undefined}
+          shrink="No"
+          alignItems="Center"
+          gap="300"
+          style={{
+            minWidth: 0,
+            maxWidth: '100%',
+            ...(dmFolderTabColor
+              ? {
+                  ['--folder-tab-fill' as string]: dmFolderTabColor,
+                  background: dmFolderTabColor,
+                  backgroundColor: dmFolderTabColor,
+                }
+              : undefined),
+          }}
+        >
           {!showInPageHeader && (
             <Avatar size="300">
               <RoomAvatar
@@ -528,7 +579,7 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
               />
             </Avatar>
           )}
-          <Box direction="Column">
+          <Box direction="Column" style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
             <Box alignItems="Center" gap="100">
               <Text size={topic ? 'H5' : 'H3'} truncate>
                 {name}
@@ -578,10 +629,10 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
             )}
           </Box>
         </Box>
+        <Box grow="Yes" />
         <Box shrink="No" alignItems="Center" gap="100">
           <CallIndicator roomId={room.roomId} />
           <RoomCallButtons roomId={room.roomId} />
-          {!ecryptedRoom && (
           <TooltipProvider
             position="Bottom"
             offset={4}
@@ -597,7 +648,6 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
               </IconButton>
             )}
           </TooltipProvider>
-          )}
           <TooltipProvider
             position="Bottom"
             offset={4}
@@ -665,8 +715,12 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
               }
             >
               {(triggerRef) => (
-                <IconButton ref={triggerRef} onClick={() => setPeopleDrawer((drawer) => !drawer)}>
-                  <Icon size="300" src={Icons.User} />
+                <IconButton
+                  ref={triggerRef}
+                  onClick={handleTogglePeopleDrawer}
+                  aria-pressed={peopleDrawer}
+                >
+                  <Icon size="300" src={Icons.User} filled={peopleDrawer} />
                 </IconButton>
               )}
             </TooltipProvider>
@@ -690,6 +744,26 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
               </IconButton>
             )}
           </TooltipProvider>
+          <TooltipProvider
+            position="Bottom"
+            offset={4}
+            tooltip={
+              <Tooltip>
+                <Text>{isMediaDrawer ? 'Hide Shared Media' : 'Show Shared Media'}</Text>
+              </Tooltip>
+            }
+          >
+            {(triggerRef) => (
+              <IconButton
+                ref={triggerRef}
+                onClick={handleToggleMediaDrawer}
+                aria-pressed={isMediaDrawer}
+                aria-label="Shared Media"
+              >
+                <Icon size="300" src={Icons.Photo} filled={isMediaDrawer} />
+              </IconButton>
+            )}
+          </TooltipProvider>
           <PluginButtonSlot location="room-header" />
           <TooltipProvider
             position="Bottom"

src/app/features/room/RoomViewTyping.css.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { keyframes, style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
-import { DefaultReset, color, config } from 'folds';
+import { DefaultReset, color, config, toRem } from 'folds';
 
 const SlideUpAnime = keyframes({
   from: {
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ const SlideUpAnime = keyframes({
 export const RoomViewTyping = style([
   DefaultReset,
   {
-    padding: `0 ${config.space.S500}`,
-    width: '100%',
-    backgroundColor: color.Surface.Container,
+    minHeight: toRem(28),
+    padding: `0 ${config.space.S400}`,
+    minWidth: 0,
+    flex: 1,
+    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
     color: color.Surface.OnContainer,
-    position: 'absolute',
-    bottom: 0,
+    pointerEvents: 'auto',
     animation: `${SlideUpAnime} 100ms ease-in-out`,
   },
 ]);
+
 export const TypingText = style({
   flexGrow: 1,
   overflow: 'clip',

src/app/features/room/RoomViewTyping.tsx

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export const RoomViewTyping = as<'div', RoomViewTypingProps>(
     };
 
     return (
-      <div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
       <Box
         className={classNames(css.RoomViewTyping, className)}
         alignItems="Center"
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ export const RoomViewTyping = as<'div', RoomViewTypingProps>(
           <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Cross} />
         </IconButton>
       </Box>
-      </div>
     );
   }
 );

src/app/features/room/ThreadView.tsx

@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ import { activeThreadIdAtomFamily } from '../../state/activeThread';
 import { roomIdToReplyDraftAtomFamily } from '../../state/room/roomInputDrafts';
 import { RoomInput } from './RoomInput';
 import { RoomViewTyping } from './RoomViewTyping';
-import { RoomViewFollowing, RoomViewFollowingPlaceholder } from './RoomViewFollowing';
+import { RoomViewFollowing } from './RoomViewFollowing';
+import * as roomViewCss from './RoomViewFollowing.css';
 import { Message, Reactions, EncryptedContent } from './message';
 import { Reply } from '../../components/message';
 import { RenderMessageContent } from '../../components/RenderMessageContent';
+import { EmojiConfettiOverlay } from './emoji-confetti/EmojiConfettiOverlay';
+import { useJumboEmojiConfetti } from './emoji-confetti/useJumboEmojiConfetti';
 import {
   LINKIFY_OPTS,
   factoryRenderLinkifyWithMention,
@@ -155,6 +158,8 @@ export function ThreadView({ room, threadRootId }: ThreadViewProps) {
   const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
   const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
   const [hideActivity] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hideActivity');
+  const { bursts: emojiConfettiBursts, removeBurst: removeEmojiConfettiBurst, handleJumboEmojiClick } =
+    useJumboEmojiConfetti(room);
 
   const showUrlPreview = room.hasEncryptionStateEvent() ? encUrlPreview : urlPreview;
   const direct = useIsDirectRoom();
@@ -637,6 +642,8 @@ export function ThreadView({ room, threadRootId }: ThreadViewProps) {
                 linkifyOpts={linkifyOpts}
                 outlineAttachment={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Bubble}
                 disabledEmbedPatterns={combinedEmbedFilters}
+                targetEventId={mEventId}
+                onJumboEmojiClick={handleJumboEmojiClick}
               />
             )}
           </EncryptedContent>
@@ -653,6 +660,8 @@ export function ThreadView({ room, threadRootId }: ThreadViewProps) {
             linkifyOpts={linkifyOpts}
             outlineAttachment={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Bubble}
             disabledEmbedPatterns={combinedEmbedFilters}
+            targetEventId={mEventId}
+            onJumboEmojiClick={handleJumboEmojiClick}
           />
         )}
       </Message>
@@ -731,8 +740,8 @@ export function ThreadView({ room, threadRootId }: ThreadViewProps) {
       </Box>
 
       {/* Thread messages — grows to fill remaining space */}
-      <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
-        <Box grow="Yes" style={{ position: 'relative' }} ref={containerRef}>
+      <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column" style={{ position: 'relative', minHeight: 0 }}>
+        <Box grow="Yes" style={{ position: 'relative', minHeight: 0 }} ref={containerRef}>
           <Scroll ref={scrollRef} visibility="Hover">
             <Box
               direction="Column"
@@ -758,13 +767,19 @@ export function ThreadView({ room, threadRootId }: ThreadViewProps) {
               {events.map((evt, idx, arr) => renderEvent(evt, idx, arr))}
             </Box>
           </Scroll>
+          <EmojiConfettiOverlay
+            bursts={emojiConfettiBursts}
+            onBurstComplete={removeEmojiConfettiBurst}
+          />
         </Box>
+        <div className={roomViewCss.RoomViewBottomFloat}>
           <RoomViewTyping room={room} />
+          {!hideActivity && <RoomViewFollowing room={room} />}
+        </div>
       </Box>
 
       {/* Thread input */}
       <Box shrink="No" direction="Column">
-        <div style={{ padding: `0 ${config.space.S400}` }}>
         <RoomInput
           room={room}
           editor={editor}
@@ -773,8 +788,6 @@ export function ThreadView({ room, threadRootId }: ThreadViewProps) {
           threadRootId={threadRootId}
           ref={inputRef}
         />
-        </div>
-        {hideActivity ? <RoomViewFollowingPlaceholder /> : <RoomViewFollowing room={room} />}
       </Box>
     </>
   );

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/EmojiConfettiBurstCanvas.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import { EmojiConfettiBurst } from './types';
+import { findJumboEmojiElement, getLocalBurstCanvasSize } from './findJumboMount';
+import {
+  BurstParticle,
+  drawBurstParticles,
+  spawnEmojiBurst,
+  stepBurstParticles,
+} from './emojiBurstEngine';
+
+const MAX_DPR = 2;
+
+type EmojiConfettiBurstCanvasProps = {
+  burst: EmojiConfettiBurst;
+  onComplete: (burstId: string) => void;
+};
+
+export function EmojiConfettiBurstCanvas({ burst, onComplete }: EmojiConfettiBurstCanvasProps) {
+  const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
+  const layerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const particlesRef = useRef<BurstParticle[]>([]);
+  const frameRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const lastFrameTimeRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const spawnedRef = useRef(false);
+  const onCompleteRef = useRef(onComplete);
+  onCompleteRef.current = onComplete;
+
+  const canvasSize = getLocalBurstCanvasSize(burst.origin.maskRadius ?? 36);
+  const localOrigin = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      x: canvasSize / 2,
+      y: canvasSize / 2,
+      maskRadius: burst.origin.maskRadius ?? 36,
+    }),
+    [burst.origin.maskRadius, canvasSize]
+  );
+
+  const updateLayerPosition = () => {
+    const layer = layerRef.current;
+    if (!layer) return false;
+
+    const jumbo = findJumboEmojiElement(burst.targetEventId);
+    if (!jumbo) return false;
+
+    const rect = jumbo.getBoundingClientRect();
+    layer.style.left = `${rect.left + rect.width / 2 - canvasSize / 2}px`;
+    layer.style.top = `${rect.top + rect.height / 2 - canvasSize / 2}px`;
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onScrollOrResize = () => {
+      updateLayerPosition();
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', onScrollOrResize, true);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', onScrollOrResize);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('scroll', onScrollOrResize, true);
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', onScrollOrResize);
+    };
+  }, [burst.targetEventId, canvasSize]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!canvasRef.current || spawnedRef.current) return undefined;
+
+    const reducedMotion = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
+    if (reducedMotion) {
+      onCompleteRef.current(burst.id);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    let frameCleanup: (() => void) | undefined;
+
+    const start = (): boolean => {
+      if (spawnedRef.current || !canvasRef.current) return false;
+      if (!updateLayerPosition()) return false;
+
+      spawnedRef.current = true;
+      const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+      const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+      if (!context) return false;
+
+      const dpr = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, MAX_DPR);
+      canvas.width = Math.round(canvasSize * dpr);
+      canvas.height = Math.round(canvasSize * dpr);
+      canvas.style.width = `${canvasSize}px`;
+      canvas.style.height = `${canvasSize}px`;
+
+      spawnEmojiBurst(
+        particlesRef.current,
+        burst.id,
+        localOrigin,
+        burst.emojis[0] ?? '🎉',
+        performance.now()
+      );
+
+      const tick = (now: number) => {
+        updateLayerPosition();
+
+        const last = lastFrameTimeRef.current ?? now;
+        const dtSeconds = Math.min((now - last) / 1000, 0.05);
+        lastFrameTimeRef.current = now;
+
+        stepBurstParticles(particlesRef.current, now, dtSeconds);
+
+        context.setTransform(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0);
+        context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+        if (particlesRef.current.length > 0) {
+          drawBurstParticles(context, particlesRef.current, dpr, now);
+          frameRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        onCompleteRef.current(burst.id);
+        frameRef.current = null;
+        lastFrameTimeRef.current = null;
+      };
+
+      lastFrameTimeRef.current = performance.now();
+      frameRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+
+      frameCleanup = () => {
+        if (frameRef.current !== null) {
+          cancelAnimationFrame(frameRef.current);
+          frameRef.current = null;
+        }
+      };
+
+      return true;
+    };
+
+    if (start()) {
+      return frameCleanup;
+    }
+
+    let attempt = 0;
+    const retry = window.setInterval(() => {
+      attempt += 1;
+      if (start() || attempt >= 10) {
+        window.clearInterval(retry);
+        if (attempt >= 10 && !spawnedRef.current) {
+          onCompleteRef.current(burst.id);
+        }
+      }
+    }, 50);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.clearInterval(retry);
+      frameCleanup?.();
+    };
+  }, [burst.emojis, burst.id, burst.targetEventId, canvasSize, localOrigin]);
+
+  return createPortal(
+    <div
+      ref={layerRef}
+      aria-hidden
+      style={{
+        position: 'fixed',
+        width: canvasSize,
+        height: canvasSize,
+        pointerEvents: 'none',
+        zIndex: 4,
+      }}
+    >
+      <canvas
+        ref={canvasRef}
+        style={{
+          position: 'absolute',
+          inset: 0,
+          pointerEvents: 'none',
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>,
+    document.body
+  );
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/EmojiConfettiOverlay.tsx

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+import React from 'react';
+import { EmojiConfettiBurst } from './types';
+import { EmojiConfettiBurstCanvas } from './EmojiConfettiBurstCanvas';
+
+type EmojiConfettiOverlayProps = {
+  bursts: EmojiConfettiBurst[];
+  onBurstComplete: (burstId: string) => void;
+};
+
+export function EmojiConfettiOverlay({ bursts, onBurstComplete }: EmojiConfettiOverlayProps) {
+  if (bursts.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {bursts.map((burst) => (
+        <EmojiConfettiBurstCanvas
+          key={burst.id}
+          burst={burst}
+          onComplete={onBurstComplete}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </>
+  );
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/burstOrigin.ts

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+export type BurstPoint = {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  maskRadius?: number;
+};
+
+export function getBurstPointFromElement(element: Element): BurstPoint {
+  const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+  return {
+    x: rect.left + rect.width / 2,
+    y: rect.top + rect.height / 2,
+    maskRadius: Math.max(rect.width, rect.height) * 0.5,
+  };
+}
+
+export function getElementCenter(element: Element): BurstPoint {
+  return getBurstPointFromElement(element);
+}
+
+export function findEmojiOriginInMessage(
+  targetEventId: string,
+  emoji: string
+): BurstPoint | undefined {
+  const message = document.querySelector(`[data-message-id="${CSS.escape(targetEventId)}"]`);
+  if (!message) return undefined;
+
+  const matches = message.querySelectorAll('[data-emoticon]');
+  for (const element of matches) {
+    if (element.getAttribute('data-emoticon') === emoji) {
+      return getBurstPointFromElement(element);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+export function getMessageFallbackOrigin(targetEventId: string): BurstPoint | undefined {
+  const message = document.querySelector(`[data-message-id="${CSS.escape(targetEventId)}"]`);
+  if (!message) return undefined;
+
+  const jumboBody = message.querySelector('[data-jumbo-emoji]');
+  if (jumboBody) {
+    return getBurstPointFromElement(jumboBody);
+  }
+
+  const body = message.querySelector('[data-message-body]');
+  if (body) {
+    return getBurstPointFromElement(body);
+  }
+
+  return getBurstPointFromElement(message);
+}
+
+export function resolveBurstOrigin(
+  targetEventId: string | undefined,
+  emojis: string[],
+  explicitOrigin?: BurstPoint
+): BurstPoint {
+  if (explicitOrigin) return explicitOrigin;
+
+  const primaryEmoji = emojis[0];
+  if (targetEventId && primaryEmoji) {
+    const emojiOrigin = findEmojiOriginInMessage(targetEventId, primaryEmoji);
+    if (emojiOrigin) return emojiOrigin;
+
+    const messageOrigin = getMessageFallbackOrigin(targetEventId);
+    if (messageOrigin) return messageOrigin;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    x: window.innerWidth / 2,
+    y: window.innerHeight * 0.35,
+  };
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/emojiBurstEngine.ts

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+import { BurstPoint } from './burstOrigin';
+import {
+  BurstMotionStyle,
+  EmojiBurstProfile,
+  getEmojiBurstProfile,
+  pickParticleEmoji,
+  sampleBurstAngle,
+} from './emojiParticleProfiles';
+
+/** Particles spawn over this window. */
+export const BURST_SPAWN_MS = 500;
+/** Global fade runs from 0.5s → 2s after burst start. */
+export const BURST_FADE_START_MS = 500;
+export const BURST_FADE_END_MS = 2000;
+export const BURST_TOTAL_MS = BURST_FADE_END_MS;
+
+export type BurstParticle = {
+  burstId: string;
+  burstStartMs: number;
+  emoji: string;
+  fontSize: number;
+  spawnX: number;
+  spawnY: number;
+  maskRadius: number;
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  vx: number;
+  vy: number;
+  bornAt: number;
+  rotation: number;
+  spin: number;
+  peakScale: number;
+  style: BurstMotionStyle;
+  gravity: number;
+  drag: number;
+  phase: number;
+  twinkle?: boolean;
+  wobble?: boolean;
+  orbitRadius: number;
+  orbitSpeed: number;
+  orbitAngle: number;
+  bounceDamping: number;
+  bouncesLeft: number;
+};
+
+const EMOJI_CACHE_PX = 64;
+const EMOJI_CACHE_SCALE = 2;
+const MAX_DPR = 2;
+const POP_IN_MS = 70;
+
+const emojiCanvasCache = new Map<string, HTMLCanvasElement>();
+
+function easeOutBack(t: number): number {
+  const c1 = 1.70158;
+  const c3 = c1 + 1;
+  return 1 + c3 * (t - 1) ** 3 + c1 * (t - 1) ** 2;
+}
+
+function easeOutCubic(t: number): number {
+  return 1 - (1 - t) ** 3;
+}
+
+function lerp(min: number, max: number): number {
+  return min + Math.random() * (max - min);
+}
+
+function getEmojiCanvas(emoji: string): HTMLCanvasElement {
+  const dpr = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, MAX_DPR);
+  const cacheKey = `${emoji}:${dpr}`;
+  const cached = emojiCanvasCache.get(cacheKey);
+  if (cached) return cached;
+
+  const fontSize = Math.ceil(EMOJI_CACHE_PX * dpr);
+  const size = Math.ceil(fontSize * EMOJI_CACHE_SCALE);
+  const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  canvas.width = size;
+  canvas.height = size;
+
+  const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+  if (context) {
+    context.textAlign = 'center';
+    context.textBaseline = 'middle';
+    context.font = `${fontSize}px "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif`;
+    context.fillText(emoji, size / 2, size / 2);
+  }
+
+  emojiCanvasCache.set(cacheKey, canvas);
+  return canvas;
+}
+
+function emergeOpacity(
+  x: number,
+  y: number,
+  spawnX: number,
+  spawnY: number,
+  maskRadius: number
+): number {
+  const dist = Math.hypot(x - spawnX, y - spawnY);
+  const inner = maskRadius * 0.55;
+  const outer = maskRadius * 1.05;
+  if (dist <= inner) return 0;
+  if (dist >= outer) return 1;
+  return (dist - inner) / (outer - inner);
+}
+
+function spawnParticle(
+  particles: BurstParticle[],
+  burstId: string,
+  burstStartMs: number,
+  point: BurstPoint,
+  primaryEmoji: string,
+  profile: EmojiBurstProfile,
+  bornAt: number,
+  options?: { hero?: boolean }
+) {
+  const hero = options?.hero ?? false;
+  const angle = sampleBurstAngle(profile);
+  const speed = hero
+    ? lerp(profile.speedMin * 0.65, profile.speedMax * 0.55)
+    : lerp(profile.speedMin, profile.speedMax);
+  const launchUp = lerp(profile.launchUpMin, profile.launchUpMax);
+  const maskRadius = point.maskRadius ?? 28;
+  const jitter = hero ? 3 : 12;
+  const emoji = pickParticleEmoji(profile, primaryEmoji);
+
+  let vx = Math.cos(angle) * speed + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 60;
+  let vy = Math.sin(angle) * speed - launchUp;
+
+  if (profile.style === 'spiral') {
+    vx *= 0.35;
+    vy *= 0.35;
+  }
+
+  if (profile.style === 'sparkle') {
+    vx *= 0.75;
+    vy *= 0.75;
+  }
+
+  particles.push({
+    burstId,
+    burstStartMs,
+    emoji,
+    fontSize: hero
+      ? lerp(profile.heroFontSizeMin, profile.heroFontSizeMax)
+      : lerp(profile.fontSizeMin, profile.fontSizeMax),
+    spawnX: point.x,
+    spawnY: point.y,
+    maskRadius,
+    x: point.x + (Math.random() - 0.5) * jitter,
+    y: point.y + (Math.random() - 0.5) * jitter,
+    vx,
+    vy,
+    bornAt,
+    rotation: (Math.random() - 0.5) * 40,
+    spin: lerp(profile.spinMin, profile.spinMax),
+    peakScale: hero ? 1.1 + Math.random() * 0.2 : 0.9 + Math.random() * 0.4,
+    style: profile.style,
+    gravity: profile.gravity,
+    drag: profile.drag,
+    phase: Math.random() * Math.PI * 2,
+    twinkle: profile.twinkle,
+    wobble: profile.wobble,
+    orbitRadius: hero ? 8 : 14 + Math.random() * 28,
+    orbitSpeed: (Math.random() < 0.5 ? -1 : 1) * (1.8 + Math.random() * 2.4),
+    orbitAngle: Math.random() * Math.PI * 2,
+    bounceDamping: 0.42 + Math.random() * 0.18,
+    bouncesLeft: profile.style === 'bounce' ? 2 : 0,
+  });
+}
+
+/** Fountain from behind the emoji for 0.5s, fade 0.5s→2s. */
+export function spawnEmojiBurst(
+  particles: BurstParticle[],
+  burstId: string,
+  point: BurstPoint,
+  emoji: string,
+  now = performance.now()
+) {
+  const profile = getEmojiBurstProfile(emoji);
+  const burstStartMs = now;
+
+  spawnParticle(particles, burstId, burstStartMs, point, emoji, profile, burstStartMs, {
+    hero: true,
+  });
+
+  const particleCount = profile.particleCount;
+  for (let i = 0; i < particleCount; i += 1) {
+    const slot = i / particleCount;
+    const bornAt =
+      burstStartMs + slot * BURST_SPAWN_MS + Math.random() * (BURST_SPAWN_MS / particleCount);
+    spawnParticle(particles, burstId, burstStartMs, point, emoji, profile, bornAt);
+  }
+}
+
+function stepSpiralParticle(particle: BurstParticle, dtSeconds: number) {
+  particle.orbitRadius += 42 * dtSeconds;
+  particle.orbitAngle += particle.orbitSpeed * dtSeconds;
+  particle.x = particle.spawnX + Math.cos(particle.orbitAngle) * particle.orbitRadius;
+  particle.y =
+    particle.spawnY + Math.sin(particle.orbitAngle) * particle.orbitRadius * 0.65 + particle.vy * dtSeconds * 8;
+  particle.vy += particle.gravity * dtSeconds * 0.35;
+  particle.rotation += particle.spin * dtSeconds;
+}
+
+function stepBounceParticle(particle: BurstParticle, dtSeconds: number, dragFactor: number) {
+  particle.vy += particle.gravity * dtSeconds;
+  particle.vx *= dragFactor;
+  particle.vy *= dragFactor;
+  particle.x += particle.vx * dtSeconds;
+  particle.y += particle.vy * dtSeconds;
+  particle.rotation += particle.spin * dtSeconds;
+
+  if (particle.bouncesLeft > 0 && particle.vy > 0 && particle.y >= particle.spawnY + 6) {
+    particle.y = particle.spawnY + 6;
+    particle.vy = -Math.abs(particle.vy) * particle.bounceDamping;
+    particle.vx *= 0.82;
+    particle.bouncesLeft -= 1;
+    particle.spin += (Math.random() - 0.5) * 120;
+  }
+}
+
+function stepDefaultParticle(particle: BurstParticle, dtSeconds: number, dragFactor: number) {
+  particle.vy += particle.gravity * dtSeconds;
+  particle.vx *= dragFactor;
+  particle.vy *= dragFactor;
+  particle.x += particle.vx * dtSeconds;
+  particle.y += particle.vy * dtSeconds;
+  particle.rotation += particle.spin * dtSeconds;
+}
+
+export function stepBurstParticles(
+  particles: BurstParticle[],
+  now: number,
+  dtSeconds: number
+): void {
+  for (let i = particles.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    const particle = particles[i];
+    const burstElapsed = now - particle.burstStartMs;
+
+    if (burstElapsed > BURST_TOTAL_MS) {
+      particles[i] = particles[particles.length - 1];
+      particles.pop();
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const ageMs = now - particle.bornAt;
+    if (ageMs < 0) continue;
+
+    const dragFactor = particle.drag ** (dtSeconds * 60);
+
+    switch (particle.style) {
+      case 'spiral':
+        stepSpiralParticle(particle, dtSeconds);
+        break;
+      case 'bounce':
+        stepBounceParticle(particle, dtSeconds, dragFactor);
+        break;
+      default:
+        stepDefaultParticle(particle, dtSeconds, dragFactor);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    particle.phase += dtSeconds * (particle.twinkle ? 9 : 5);
+  }
+}
+
+type DrawState = {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  scale: number;
+  opacity: number;
+  rotation: number;
+};
+
+function particleDrawState(particle: BurstParticle, now: number): DrawState | null {
+  const burstElapsed = now - particle.burstStartMs;
+  if (burstElapsed > BURST_TOTAL_MS) return null;
+
+  const ageMs = now - particle.bornAt;
+  if (ageMs < 0) return null;
+
+  let scale = particle.peakScale;
+  let opacity = emergeOpacity(
+    particle.x,
+    particle.y,
+    particle.spawnX,
+    particle.spawnY,
+    particle.maskRadius
+  );
+
+  if (opacity <= 0) return null;
+
+  if (ageMs < POP_IN_MS) {
+    const pop = easeOutBack(ageMs / POP_IN_MS);
+    scale = 0.1 + pop * particle.peakScale;
+    opacity *= pop;
+  }
+
+  if (particle.twinkle) {
+    opacity *= 0.55 + 0.45 * Math.sin(particle.phase * 1.6);
+  }
+
+  if (particle.wobble) {
+    scale *= 1 + 0.12 * Math.sin(particle.phase * 2.2);
+  }
+
+  if (particle.style === 'sparkle' && burstElapsed < BURST_FADE_START_MS) {
+    scale *= 0.85 + 0.3 * Math.sin(particle.phase * 3);
+  }
+
+  if (burstElapsed >= BURST_FADE_START_MS) {
+    const fadeT = (burstElapsed - BURST_FADE_START_MS) / (BURST_FADE_END_MS - BURST_FADE_START_MS);
+    opacity *= 1 - easeOutCubic(Math.min(1, fadeT));
+    scale *= 1 - easeOutCubic(Math.min(1, fadeT)) * 0.2;
+  }
+
+  if (opacity <= 0.02) return null;
+
+  return {
+    x: particle.x,
+    y: particle.y,
+    scale,
+    opacity,
+    rotation: particle.rotation,
+  };
+}
+
+export function drawBurstParticles(
+  context: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
+  particles: BurstParticle[],
+  dpr: number,
+  now: number
+) {
+  for (const particle of particles) {
+    const state = particleDrawState(particle, now);
+    if (!state) continue;
+
+    context.globalAlpha = state.opacity;
+
+    const emojiCanvas = getEmojiCanvas(particle.emoji);
+    const drawSize = particle.fontSize * state.scale * EMOJI_CACHE_SCALE;
+    const halfSize = drawSize / 2;
+    const radians = (state.rotation * Math.PI) / 180;
+    const cos = Math.cos(radians) * dpr;
+    const sin = Math.sin(radians) * dpr;
+
+    context.setTransform(cos, sin, -sin, cos, state.x * dpr, state.y * dpr);
+    context.drawImage(emojiCanvas, -halfSize, -halfSize, drawSize, drawSize);
+  }
+
+  context.globalAlpha = 1;
+  context.setTransform(dpr, 0, 0, dpr, 0, 0);
+}
+
+export function hasBurstParticles(particles: BurstParticle[], burstId: string): boolean {
+  return particles.some((particle) => particle.burstId === burstId);
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/emojiParticleProfiles.ts

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+export type BurstMotionStyle =
+  | 'explode'
+  | 'bounce'
+  | 'rise'
+  | 'sparkle'
+  | 'splash'
+  | 'spiral'
+  | 'punch'
+  | 'scatter'
+  | 'shower';
+
+export type EmojiBurstProfile = {
+  style: BurstMotionStyle;
+  particleCount: number;
+  gravity: number;
+  drag: number;
+  speedMin: number;
+  speedMax: number;
+  launchUpMin: number;
+  launchUpMax: number;
+  spinMin: number;
+  spinMax: number;
+  fontSizeMin: number;
+  fontSizeMax: number;
+  heroFontSizeMin: number;
+  heroFontSizeMax: number;
+  companions?: string[];
+  companionChance?: number;
+  /** Bias burst angle in radians. 0 = right, -π/2 = up. */
+  angleBias?: number;
+  /** Limit spawn to a cone (radians). Omit for full 360°. */
+  angleSpread?: number;
+  twinkle?: boolean;
+  wobble?: boolean;
+};
+
+const DEFAULT_PROFILE: EmojiBurstProfile = {
+  style: 'explode',
+  particleCount: 36,
+  gravity: 400,
+  drag: 0.935,
+  speedMin: 240,
+  speedMax: 560,
+  launchUpMin: 40,
+  launchUpMax: 130,
+  spinMin: -180,
+  spinMax: 180,
+  fontSizeMin: 14,
+  fontSizeMax: 26,
+  heroFontSizeMin: 26,
+  heroFontSizeMax: 34,
+};
+
+const PROFILE_OVERRIDES: Record<string, Partial<EmojiBurstProfile>> = {
+  '😆': {
+    style: 'bounce',
+    particleCount: 28,
+    gravity: 520,
+    speedMin: 180,
+    speedMax: 360,
+    launchUpMin: 120,
+    launchUpMax: 220,
+    spinMin: -240,
+    spinMax: 240,
+    wobble: true,
+  },
+  '😂': {
+    style: 'bounce',
+    particleCount: 30,
+    gravity: 500,
+    speedMin: 160,
+    speedMax: 340,
+    launchUpMin: 110,
+    launchUpMax: 210,
+    spinMin: -220,
+    spinMax: 220,
+    wobble: true,
+  },
+  '🤣': {
+    style: 'bounce',
+    particleCount: 32,
+    gravity: 480,
+    speedMin: 200,
+    speedMax: 380,
+    launchUpMin: 130,
+    launchUpMax: 240,
+    wobble: true,
+  },
+  '🔥': {
+    style: 'rise',
+    particleCount: 24,
+    gravity: -120,
+    drag: 0.96,
+    speedMin: 80,
+    speedMax: 200,
+    launchUpMin: 60,
+    launchUpMax: 160,
+    spinMin: -90,
+    spinMax: 90,
+    fontSizeMin: 16,
+    fontSizeMax: 28,
+    twinkle: true,
+    wobble: true,
+    companions: ['✨'],
+    companionChance: 0.35,
+  },
+  '❤️': {
+    style: 'rise',
+    particleCount: 22,
+    gravity: -80,
+    drag: 0.97,
+    speedMin: 60,
+    speedMax: 150,
+    launchUpMin: 40,
+    launchUpMax: 110,
+    spinMin: -40,
+    spinMax: 40,
+    fontSizeMin: 14,
+    fontSizeMax: 24,
+    companions: ['💕', '💖'],
+    companionChance: 0.4,
+  },
+  '💕': {
+    style: 'rise',
+    particleCount: 20,
+    gravity: -70,
+    drag: 0.97,
+    speedMin: 50,
+    speedMax: 140,
+    launchUpMin: 35,
+    launchUpMax: 100,
+    spinMin: -35,
+    spinMax: 35,
+  },
+  '💖': {
+    style: 'rise',
+    particleCount: 20,
+    gravity: -90,
+    drag: 0.968,
+    speedMin: 55,
+    speedMax: 150,
+    launchUpMin: 45,
+    launchUpMax: 115,
+    twinkle: true,
+  },
+  '⭐': {
+    style: 'sparkle',
+    particleCount: 26,
+    gravity: 40,
+    drag: 0.94,
+    speedMin: 100,
+    speedMax: 260,
+    launchUpMin: 20,
+    launchUpMax: 80,
+    spinMin: -120,
+    spinMax: 120,
+    twinkle: true,
+    companions: ['✨'],
+    companionChance: 0.5,
+  },
+  '✨': {
+    style: 'sparkle',
+    particleCount: 30,
+    gravity: 30,
+    drag: 0.945,
+    speedMin: 90,
+    speedMax: 240,
+    launchUpMin: 15,
+    launchUpMax: 70,
+    spinMin: -200,
+    spinMax: 200,
+    twinkle: true,
+  },
+  '💀': {
+    style: 'scatter',
+    particleCount: 20,
+    gravity: 620,
+    drag: 0.92,
+    speedMin: 200,
+    speedMax: 420,
+    launchUpMin: 20,
+    launchUpMax: 90,
+    spinMin: -360,
+    spinMax: 360,
+    fontSizeMin: 16,
+    fontSizeMax: 28,
+  },
+  '🎉': {
+    style: 'shower',
+    particleCount: 40,
+    gravity: 280,
+    drag: 0.93,
+    speedMin: 200,
+    speedMax: 480,
+    launchUpMin: 80,
+    launchUpMax: 200,
+    companions: ['🎊', '✨', '🎈'],
+    companionChance: 0.45,
+  },
+  '🎊': {
+    style: 'shower',
+    particleCount: 38,
+    gravity: 260,
+    drag: 0.932,
+    speedMin: 190,
+    speedMax: 460,
+    launchUpMin: 70,
+    launchUpMax: 190,
+    companions: ['🎉', '✨'],
+    companionChance: 0.4,
+  },
+  '👏': {
+    style: 'punch',
+    particleCount: 18,
+    gravity: 320,
+    speedMin: 220,
+    speedMax: 400,
+    launchUpMin: 30,
+    launchUpMax: 100,
+    angleBias: -Math.PI / 2,
+    angleSpread: Math.PI * 0.85,
+    spinMin: -100,
+    spinMax: 100,
+  },
+  '👍': {
+    style: 'punch',
+    particleCount: 14,
+    gravity: 380,
+    speedMin: 260,
+    speedMax: 440,
+    launchUpMin: 100,
+    launchUpMax: 200,
+    angleBias: -Math.PI / 2,
+    angleSpread: Math.PI * 0.55,
+    spinMin: -60,
+    spinMax: 60,
+  },
+  '💯': {
+    style: 'punch',
+    particleCount: 16,
+    gravity: 300,
+    speedMin: 200,
+    speedMax: 380,
+    launchUpMin: 140,
+    launchUpMax: 240,
+    angleBias: -Math.PI / 2,
+    angleSpread: Math.PI * 0.45,
+    fontSizeMin: 16,
+    fontSizeMax: 30,
+    wobble: true,
+  },
+  '💦': {
+    style: 'splash',
+    particleCount: 32,
+    gravity: 540,
+    drag: 0.925,
+    speedMin: 280,
+    speedMax: 520,
+    launchUpMin: 160,
+    launchUpMax: 300,
+    spinMin: -140,
+    spinMax: 140,
+    angleBias: -Math.PI / 2,
+    angleSpread: Math.PI * 1.1,
+  },
+  '🌊': {
+    style: 'splash',
+    particleCount: 28,
+    gravity: 420,
+    drag: 0.93,
+    speedMin: 220,
+    speedMax: 460,
+    launchUpMin: 100,
+    launchUpMax: 220,
+    angleBias: -Math.PI / 2,
+    angleSpread: Math.PI,
+    companions: ['💧'],
+    companionChance: 0.3,
+  },
+  '⚡': {
+    style: 'scatter',
+    particleCount: 14,
+    gravity: 180,
+    drag: 0.88,
+    speedMin: 380,
+    speedMax: 680,
+    launchUpMin: 10,
+    launchUpMax: 60,
+    spinMin: -30,
+    spinMax: 30,
+    fontSizeMin: 18,
+    fontSizeMax: 32,
+    angleSpread: Math.PI * 1.2,
+  },
+  '🌀': {
+    style: 'spiral',
+    particleCount: 24,
+    gravity: 60,
+    drag: 0.96,
+    speedMin: 120,
+    speedMax: 260,
+    launchUpMin: 0,
+    launchUpMax: 40,
+    spinMin: -420,
+    spinMax: 420,
+  },
+  '🤯': {
+    style: 'explode',
+    particleCount: 34,
+    gravity: 360,
+    speedMin: 280,
+    speedMax: 580,
+    launchUpMin: 60,
+    launchUpMax: 160,
+    companions: ['💥', '✨', '⭐'],
+    companionChance: 0.5,
+  },
+  '😭': {
+    style: 'splash',
+    particleCount: 26,
+    gravity: 480,
+    drag: 0.94,
+    speedMin: 140,
+    speedMax: 300,
+    launchUpMin: 40,
+    launchUpMax: 120,
+    angleBias: Math.PI / 2,
+    angleSpread: Math.PI * 0.7,
+    companions: ['💧'],
+    companionChance: 0.55,
+  },
+  '🥳': {
+    style: 'shower',
+    particleCount: 36,
+    gravity: 250,
+    speedMin: 180,
+    speedMax: 440,
+    launchUpMin: 90,
+    launchUpMax: 210,
+    companions: ['🎉', '🎊', '🎈'],
+    companionChance: 0.4,
+  },
+  '🐱': {
+    style: 'bounce',
+    particleCount: 20,
+    gravity: 440,
+    speedMin: 150,
+    speedMax: 320,
+    launchUpMin: 90,
+    launchUpMax: 180,
+    spinMin: -160,
+    spinMax: 160,
+  },
+  '🐶': {
+    style: 'bounce',
+    particleCount: 20,
+    gravity: 460,
+    speedMin: 160,
+    speedMax: 330,
+    launchUpMin: 85,
+    launchUpMax: 175,
+    wobble: true,
+  },
+};
+
+export function getEmojiBurstProfile(emoji: string): EmojiBurstProfile {
+  const override = PROFILE_OVERRIDES[emoji];
+  if (!override) return DEFAULT_PROFILE;
+  return { ...DEFAULT_PROFILE, ...override };
+}
+
+export function pickParticleEmoji(profile: EmojiBurstProfile, primaryEmoji: string): string {
+  if (!profile.companions?.length || !profile.companionChance) {
+    return primaryEmoji;
+  }
+  if (Math.random() >= profile.companionChance) {
+    return primaryEmoji;
+  }
+  const companion = profile.companions[Math.floor(Math.random() * profile.companions.length)];
+  return companion ?? primaryEmoji;
+}
+
+export function sampleBurstAngle(profile: EmojiBurstProfile): number {
+  if (profile.angleSpread === undefined) {
+    return Math.random() * Math.PI * 2;
+  }
+
+  const bias = profile.angleBias ?? -Math.PI / 2;
+  const halfSpread = profile.angleSpread / 2;
+  return bias + (Math.random() - 0.5) * profile.angleSpread * (0.6 + Math.random() * 0.4);
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/findJumboMount.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export function findJumboEmojiElement(targetEventId: string): HTMLElement | null {
+  const message = document.querySelector(`[data-message-id="${CSS.escape(targetEventId)}"]`);
+  if (!message) return null;
+
+  const jumbo = message.querySelector('[data-jumbo-emoji]');
+  return jumbo instanceof HTMLElement ? jumbo : null;
+}
+
+export function getLocalBurstCanvasSize(maskRadius: number): number {
+  return Math.max(300, Math.round(maskRadius * 6.5));
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/jumboEmojiInteraction.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { KeyboardEvent, MouseEvent } from 'react';
+
+export type JumboEmojiClickHandler = (body: string, event: MouseEvent<HTMLElement> | KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
+
+export function getJumboEmojiInteractionProps({
+  body,
+  isJumboEmoji,
+  onJumboEmojiClick,
+}: {
+  body: string;
+  isJumboEmoji: boolean;
+  onJumboEmojiClick?: JumboEmojiClickHandler;
+}) {
+  if (!isJumboEmoji || !onJumboEmojiClick) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  const activate = (event: MouseEvent<HTMLElement> | KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+    if ('key' in event) {
+      if (event.key !== 'Enter' && event.key !== ' ') return;
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    onJumboEmojiClick(body, event);
+  };
+
+  return {
+    role: 'button' as const,
+    tabIndex: 0,
+    title: 'Throw emoji confetti',
+    onClick: activate,
+    onKeyDown: activate,
+  };
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/resolveClickedEmoji.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { KeyboardEvent, MouseEvent } from 'react';
+import { extractJumboEmojis } from './sendEmojiConfetti';
+import { BurstPoint, getBurstPointFromElement } from './burstOrigin';
+
+export function resolveClickedEmoji(
+  event: MouseEvent<HTMLElement> | KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>,
+  fallbackBody: string
+): { emoji: string; origin: BurstPoint } | null {
+  const currentTarget = event.currentTarget as HTMLElement;
+  const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
+  const emoticonEl = target.closest('[data-emoticon]') ?? currentTarget.querySelector('[data-emoticon]');
+  if (emoticonEl instanceof HTMLElement) {
+    const emoji = emoticonEl.getAttribute('data-emoticon');
+    if (emoji) {
+      return {
+        emoji,
+        origin: getBurstPointFromElement(emoticonEl),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!currentTarget.closest('[data-jumbo-emoji]') && !currentTarget.hasAttribute('data-jumbo-emoji')) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const emojis = extractJumboEmojis(fallbackBody);
+  if (emojis.length === 0) return null;
+
+  if ('clientX' in event) {
+    return {
+      emoji: emojis[0],
+      origin: {
+        x: event.clientX,
+        y: event.clientY,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  const firstEmoticon = currentTarget.querySelector('[data-emoticon]');
+  if (firstEmoticon instanceof HTMLElement) {
+    const emoji = firstEmoticon.getAttribute('data-emoticon');
+    if (emoji) {
+      return {
+        emoji,
+        origin: getBurstPointFromElement(firstEmoticon),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    emoji: emojis[0],
+    origin: getBurstPointFromElement(currentTarget),
+  };
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/sendEmojiConfetti.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { MatrixClient } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { EMOJI_REG_G, JUMBO_EMOJI_REG } from '../../../utils/regex';
+import { trimReplyFromBody } from '../../../utils/room';
+import { emojis } from '../../../plugins/emoji';
+import { EMOJI_CONFETTI_EVENT_TYPE, EmojiConfettiContent } from './types';
+
+const SHORTCODE_PATTERN = /:([^\s:]+):/g;
+
+export function extractJumboEmojis(body: string): string[] {
+  const trimmedBody = trimReplyFromBody(body).trim();
+  if (!JUMBO_EMOJI_REG.test(trimmedBody)) return [];
+
+  const found: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const match of trimmedBody.matchAll(EMOJI_REG_G)) {
+    const emoji = match[1];
+    if (emoji) found.push(emoji);
+  }
+
+  for (const match of trimmedBody.matchAll(SHORTCODE_PATTERN)) {
+    const shortcode = match[1];
+    const resolved = emojis.find((emoji) => emoji.shortcode === shortcode);
+    if (resolved) found.push(resolved.unicode);
+  }
+
+  return found.length > 0 ? found : ['🎉'];
+}
+
+export function sendEmojiConfettiEvent(
+  mx: MatrixClient,
+  roomId: string,
+  targetEventId: string,
+  emojis: string[]
+) {
+  const content: EmojiConfettiContent = {
+    emojis,
+    msgtype: EMOJI_CONFETTI_EVENT_TYPE,
+    target_event_id: targetEventId,
+  };
+
+  return mx.sendEvent(roomId, EMOJI_CONFETTI_EVENT_TYPE as never, content);
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/types.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import type { BurstPoint } from './burstOrigin';
+
+export const EMOJI_CONFETTI_EVENT_TYPE = 'app.relay.emoji_confetti';
+
+export type EmojiConfettiContent = {
+  emojis?: string[];
+  msgtype?: string;
+  target_event_id?: string;
+};
+
+export type EmojiConfettiBurst = {
+  id: string;
+  targetEventId: string;
+  emojis: string[];
+  origin: BurstPoint;
+};

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/useEmojiConfetti.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { MatrixEvent, Room, RoomEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { BurstPoint, resolveBurstOrigin } from './burstOrigin';
+import {
+  EMOJI_CONFETTI_EVENT_TYPE,
+  EmojiConfettiBurst,
+  EmojiConfettiContent,
+} from './types';
+
+function scheduleBurstFromValues(
+  burstId: string,
+  emojis: string[],
+  targetEventId: string | undefined,
+  onBurst: (burst: EmojiConfettiBurst) => void,
+  attempt = 0,
+  explicitOrigin?: BurstPoint
+) {
+  const targetElement =
+    targetEventId &&
+    document.querySelector(`[data-message-id="${CSS.escape(targetEventId)}"]`);
+
+  if (targetEventId && !targetElement && attempt < 8) {
+    window.setTimeout(
+      () =>
+        scheduleBurstFromValues(
+          burstId,
+          emojis,
+          targetEventId,
+          onBurst,
+          attempt + 1,
+          explicitOrigin
+        ),
+      50
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  onBurst({
+    id: burstId,
+    targetEventId: targetEventId ?? '',
+    emojis: emojis.length > 0 ? emojis : ['🎉'],
+    origin: resolveBurstOrigin(targetEventId, emojis, explicitOrigin),
+  });
+}
+
+function scheduleBurst(
+  event: MatrixEvent,
+  onBurst: (burst: EmojiConfettiBurst) => void,
+  attempt = 0
+) {
+  const eventId = event.getId();
+  if (!eventId) return;
+
+  const { emojis, targetEventId } = parseEmojiConfettiContent(event.getContent());
+  scheduleBurstFromValues(eventId, emojis, targetEventId, onBurst, attempt);
+}
+
+function parseEmojiConfettiContent(content: unknown): { emojis: string[]; targetEventId?: string } {
+  const confettiContent = content as EmojiConfettiContent;
+  const emojis = Array.isArray(confettiContent.emojis)
+    ? confettiContent.emojis.filter((emoji): emoji is string => typeof emoji === 'string' && emoji.length > 0)
+    : [];
+
+  return {
+    emojis: emojis.length > 0 ? emojis : ['🎉'],
+    targetEventId:
+      typeof confettiContent.target_event_id === 'string'
+        ? confettiContent.target_event_id
+        : undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+export function useEmojiConfetti(room: Room) {
+  const [bursts, setBursts] = useState<EmojiConfettiBurst[]>([]);
+  const seenEventIdsRef = useRef(new Set<string>());
+  const ownEventIdsRef = useRef(new Set<string>());
+
+  const addBurst = useCallback((burst: EmojiConfettiBurst) => {
+    setBursts((current) => [...current, burst]);
+  }, []);
+
+  const registerOwnEventId = useCallback((eventId: string) => {
+    ownEventIdsRef.current.add(eventId);
+  }, []);
+
+  const queueBurst = useCallback((event: MatrixEvent) => {
+    const eventId = event.getId();
+    if (!eventId || seenEventIdsRef.current.has(eventId)) return;
+
+    seenEventIdsRef.current.add(eventId);
+
+    if (ownEventIdsRef.current.has(eventId)) {
+      ownEventIdsRef.current.delete(eventId);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    scheduleBurst(event, addBurst);
+  }, [addBurst]);
+
+  const triggerLocalBurst = useCallback(
+    (targetEventId: string, emojis: string[], origin?: BurstPoint) => {
+      const burstId = `local-${targetEventId}-${Date.now()}`;
+      scheduleBurstFromValues(burstId, emojis, targetEventId, addBurst, 0, origin);
+    },
+    [addBurst]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleTimeline: (
+      event: MatrixEvent,
+      eventRoom: Room | undefined,
+      toStartOfTimeline?: boolean,
+      removed?: boolean
+    ) => void = (event, eventRoom, toStartOfTimeline, removed) => {
+      if (removed || toStartOfTimeline || eventRoom?.roomId !== room.roomId) return;
+      if (event.getType() !== EMOJI_CONFETTI_EVENT_TYPE) return;
+
+      queueBurst(event);
+    };
+
+    room.on(RoomEvent.Timeline, handleTimeline);
+    return () => {
+      room.off(RoomEvent.Timeline, handleTimeline);
+    };
+  }, [queueBurst, room]);
+
+  const removeBurst = useCallback((burstId: string) => {
+    setBursts((current) => current.filter((burst) => burst.id !== burstId));
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    bursts,
+    removeBurst,
+    triggerLocalBurst,
+    registerOwnEventId,
+  };
+}

src/app/features/room/emoji-confetti/useJumboEmojiConfetti.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { KeyboardEvent, MouseEvent, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { resolveClickedEmoji } from './resolveClickedEmoji';
+import { sendEmojiConfettiEvent } from './sendEmojiConfetti';
+import { useEmojiConfetti } from './useEmojiConfetti';
+
+export function useJumboEmojiConfetti(room: Room) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const { bursts, removeBurst, triggerLocalBurst, registerOwnEventId } = useEmojiConfetti(room);
+
+  const handleJumboEmojiClick = useCallback(
+    (targetEventId: string, body: string, event: MouseEvent<HTMLElement> | KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+      const clicked = resolveClickedEmoji(event, body);
+      if (!clicked) return;
+
+      const emojis = [clicked.emoji];
+
+      triggerLocalBurst(targetEventId, emojis, clicked.origin);
+      sendEmojiConfettiEvent(mx, room.roomId, targetEventId, emojis)
+        .then((response) => {
+          const eventId = response?.event_id;
+          if (eventId) registerOwnEventId(eventId);
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          console.error('[emoji-confetti] Failed to send confetti event:', error);
+        });
+    },
+    [mx, registerOwnEventId, room.roomId, triggerLocalBurst]
+  );
+
+  return {
+    bursts,
+    removeBurst,
+    handleJumboEmojiClick,
+  };
+}

src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx

@@ -802,8 +802,9 @@ export const Message = as<'div', MessageProps>(
         gap="300"
         direction={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact ? 'RowReverse' : 'Row'}
         justifyContent="SpaceBetween"
-        alignItems="Baseline"
+        alignItems="Center"
         grow="Yes"
+        data-message-header=""
       >
         <Box alignItems="Center" gap="200">
           <Username

src/app/features/room/message/Reactions.tsx

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export const Reactions = as<'div', ReactionsProps>(
         className={classNames(css.ReactionsContainer, className)}
         gap="200"
         wrap="Wrap"
+        data-reactions=""
         {...props}
         ref={ref}
       >

src/app/features/room/msgContent.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import {
   IThumbnailContent,
   MATRIX_BLUR_HASH_PROPERTY_NAME,
   MATRIX_SPOILER_PROPERTY_NAME,
+  PAARROT_CAROUSEL_INDEX_PROPERTY_NAME,
+  PAARROT_CAROUSEL_TOTAL_PROPERTY_NAME,
+  PAARROT_CAROUSEL_UUID_PROPERTY_NAME,
 } from '../../../types/matrix/common';
 import {
   getImageFileUrl,
@@ -18,6 +21,12 @@ import { TUploadItem } from '../../state/room/roomInputDrafts';
 import { encodeBlurHash } from '../../utils/blurHash';
 import { scaleYDimension } from '../../utils/common';
 
+type CarouselMetadata = {
+  uuid: string;
+  index: number;
+  total: number;
+};
+
 const generateThumbnailContent = async (
   mx: MatrixClient,
   img: HTMLImageElement | HTMLVideoElement,
@@ -46,7 +55,8 @@ const generateThumbnailContent = async (
 export const getImageMsgContent = async (
   mx: MatrixClient,
   item: TUploadItem,
-  mxc: string
+  mxc: string,
+  carouselMetadata?: CarouselMetadata
 ): Promise<IContent> => {
   const { file, originalFile, encInfo, metadata } = item;
   const [imgError, imgEl] = await to(loadImageElement(getImageFileUrl(originalFile)));
@@ -59,10 +69,14 @@ export const getImageMsgContent = async (
     [MATRIX_SPOILER_PROPERTY_NAME]: metadata.markedAsSpoiler,
   };
   if (imgEl) {
-    const blurHash = encodeBlurHash(imgEl, 512, scaleYDimension(imgEl.width, 512, imgEl.height));
+    const naturalW = imgEl.naturalWidth || imgEl.width;
+    const naturalH = imgEl.naturalHeight || imgEl.height;
+    const blurHash = encodeBlurHash(imgEl, 512, scaleYDimension(naturalW, 512, naturalH));
 
     content.info = {
       ...getImageInfo(imgEl, file),
+      w: naturalW,
+      h: naturalH,
       [MATRIX_BLUR_HASH_PROPERTY_NAME]: blurHash,
     };
   }
@@ -74,6 +88,11 @@ export const getImageMsgContent = async (
   } else {
     content.url = mxc;
   }
+  if (carouselMetadata) {
+    content[PAARROT_CAROUSEL_UUID_PROPERTY_NAME] = carouselMetadata.uuid;
+    content[PAARROT_CAROUSEL_INDEX_PROPERTY_NAME] = carouselMetadata.index;
+    content[PAARROT_CAROUSEL_TOTAL_PROPERTY_NAME] = carouselMetadata.total;
+  }
   return content;
 };
 

src/app/features/room/room-media-menu/RoomMediaMenu.css.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { color, config, toRem } from 'folds';
+
+export const MediaDrawer = style({
+  width: toRem(399),
+});
+
+export const MediaDrawerSolo = style({
+  width: '100%',
+  flexGrow: 1,
+});
+
+export const MediaDrawerHeader = style({
+  flexShrink: 0,
+  padding: `0 ${config.space.S200} 0 ${config.space.S300}`,
+  borderBottomWidth: config.borderWidth.B300,
+});
+
+export const MediaDrawerContentBase = style({
+  position: 'relative',
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+});
+
+export const MediaDrawerContent = style({
+  padding: `${config.space.S100} ${config.space.S200} ${config.space.S200}`,
+});
+
+export const MediaMonthSection = style({
+  marginBottom: config.space.S300,
+});
+
+export const MediaMonthHeader = style({
+  position: 'sticky',
+  top: 0,
+  zIndex: 2,
+  margin: '5px 0',
+  padding: `0 ${config.space.S100}`,
+  lineHeight: 1.2,
+  backgroundColor: color.Background.Container,
+  color: color.Background.OnContainer,
+});
+
+export const MediaDaySection = style({
+  marginBottom: config.space.S300,
+});
+
+export const MediaDayHeader = style({
+  padding: `${config.space.S100} ${config.space.S100} ${config.space.S200}`,
+  color: color.Background.OnContainer,
+});
+
+export const MediaGrid = style({
+  display: 'grid',
+  gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr))',
+  gap: config.space.S200,
+});
+
+export const MediaTile = style({
+  position: 'relative',
+  aspectRatio: '1',
+  borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+  border: 'none',
+  padding: 0,
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+  backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.Container,
+  color: color.SurfaceVariant.OnContainer,
+});
+
+export const MediaTileImg = style({
+  width: '100%',
+  height: '100%',
+  objectFit: 'cover',
+  display: 'block',
+});
+
+export const MediaTileBadge = style({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  right: config.space.S100,
+  bottom: config.space.S100,
+  display: 'flex',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  justifyContent: 'center',
+  width: toRem(24),
+  height: toRem(24),
+  borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
+  backgroundColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55)',
+  color: '#fff',
+});
+
+export const MediaEmpty = style({
+  padding: config.space.S400,
+  textAlign: 'center',
+});
+
+export const MediaFooter = style({
+  padding: config.space.S200,
+  display: 'flex',
+  justifyContent: 'center',
+});
+
+export const MediaUserFiltersScroll = style({
+  flexShrink: 0,
+  flexGrow: 0,
+  overflowX: 'auto',
+  overflowY: 'hidden',
+  scrollbarWidth: 'thin',
+  scrollbarColor: `${color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerLine} ${color.SurfaceVariant.Container}`,
+  selectors: {
+    '&::-webkit-scrollbar': {
+      height: toRem(8),
+    },
+    '&::-webkit-scrollbar-track': {
+      backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.Container,
+      borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
+    },
+    '&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb': {
+      backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.ContainerLine,
+      borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
+      border: `${config.borderWidth.B300} solid ${color.SurfaceVariant.Container}`,
+      backgroundClip: 'padding-box',
+    },
+    '&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover': {
+      backgroundColor: color.Surface.ContainerLine,
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+export const MediaUserFilters = style({
+  display: 'flex',
+  flexWrap: 'nowrap',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  gap: config.space.S500,
+  padding: `${config.space.S200} ${config.space.S200}`,
+  width: 'max-content',
+  minWidth: '100%',
+  boxSizing: 'border-box',
+});
+
+export const MediaUserChip = style({
+  flexShrink: 0,
+});
+
+export const MediaUserChipLabel = style({
+  maxWidth: toRem(72),
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+  textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
+  whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+});

src/app/features/room/room-media-menu/RoomMediaMenu.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,524 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Box,
+  Header,
+  IconButton,
+  Scroll,
+  Spinner,
+  Text,
+  as,
+  config,
+  Chip,
+  Avatar,
+} from 'folds';
+import { MsgType, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { useAtom } from 'jotai';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../../../components/icons';
+import * as css from './RoomMediaMenu.css';
+import { RoomMediaItem, useRoomMediaEvents } from '../../../hooks/useRoomMediaEvents';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
+import {
+  decryptFile,
+  downloadEncryptedMedia,
+  getMxIdLocalPart,
+  isAuthenticatedMediaUrl,
+  mxcUrlToHttp,
+} from '../../../utils/matrix';
+import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
+import { Image } from '../../../components/media';
+import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../../utils/auth';
+import { FALLBACK_MIMETYPE } from '../../../utils/mimeTypes';
+import { VideoFrameThumbnail } from '../../../components/message/content/VideoFrameThumbnail';
+import { getMemberAvatarMxc, getMemberDisplayName } from '../../../utils/room';
+import { UserAvatar } from '../../../components/user-avatar';
+import {
+  getMediaDrawerScrollTop,
+  isMediaDrawerAtom,
+  setMediaDrawerScrollTop,
+} from '../../../state/mediaDrawer';
+import { ContainerColor } from '../../../styles/ContainerColor.css';
+
+const fetchAuthenticatedMedia = async (
+  url: string,
+  accessToken: string | null
+): Promise<string> => {
+  try {
+    let response = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: accessToken ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` } : undefined,
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok && response.status === 401 && accessToken) {
+      response = await fetch(url, { method: 'GET' });
+    }
+
+    if (!response.ok) return url;
+    const blob = await response.blob();
+    return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  } catch {
+    return url;
+  }
+};
+
+type MediaTileThumbProps = {
+  item: RoomMediaItem;
+};
+
+function MediaTileImageThumb({ item }: { item: RoomMediaItem & { thumbMxc: string } }) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+
+  const [srcState, loadSrc] = useAsyncCallback(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
+
+      if (item.thumbEncInfo) {
+        const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, item.thumbMxc, useAuthentication) ?? item.thumbMxc;
+        const fileContent = await downloadEncryptedMedia(
+          mediaUrl,
+          (encBuf) =>
+            decryptFile(encBuf, item.thumbMimeType ?? FALLBACK_MIMETYPE, item.thumbEncInfo!),
+          accessToken
+        );
+        return URL.createObjectURL(fileContent);
+      }
+
+      const mediaUrl =
+        mxcUrlToHttp(mx, item.thumbMxc, useAuthentication, 240, 240, 'crop') ?? item.thumbMxc;
+
+      if (useAuthentication && isAuthenticatedMediaUrl(mediaUrl)) {
+        return fetchAuthenticatedMedia(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+      }
+
+      return mediaUrl;
+    }, [mx, item.thumbMxc, item.thumbEncInfo, item.thumbMimeType, useAuthentication])
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadSrc();
+  }, [loadSrc]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (srcState.status !== AsyncStatus.Success) return undefined;
+    const src = srcState.data;
+    if (!src.startsWith('blob:')) return undefined;
+    return () => URL.revokeObjectURL(src);
+  }, [srcState]);
+
+  if (srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success) {
+    return <Image className={css.MediaTileImg} src={srcState.data} alt={item.body} loading="lazy" />;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Box alignItems="Center" justifyContent="Center" style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
+      {srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading ? (
+        <Spinner size="200" />
+      ) : (
+        <Icon src={Icons.Photo} size="400" />
+      )}
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
+
+function MediaTileFullImageThumb({ item }: { item: RoomMediaItem }) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+
+  const [srcState, loadSrc] = useAsyncCallback(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
+      const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, item.fullMxc, useAuthentication) ?? item.fullMxc;
+
+      if (item.fullEncInfo) {
+        const fileContent = await downloadEncryptedMedia(
+          mediaUrl,
+          (encBuf) =>
+            decryptFile(encBuf, item.fullMimeType ?? FALLBACK_MIMETYPE, item.fullEncInfo!),
+          accessToken
+        );
+        return URL.createObjectURL(fileContent);
+      }
+
+      if (useAuthentication && isAuthenticatedMediaUrl(mediaUrl)) {
+        return fetchAuthenticatedMedia(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+      }
+
+      return mediaUrl;
+    }, [mx, item.fullMxc, item.fullEncInfo, item.fullMimeType, useAuthentication])
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadSrc();
+  }, [loadSrc]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (srcState.status !== AsyncStatus.Success) return undefined;
+    const src = srcState.data;
+    if (!src.startsWith('blob:')) return undefined;
+    return () => URL.revokeObjectURL(src);
+  }, [srcState]);
+
+  if (srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Success) {
+    return <Image className={css.MediaTileImg} src={srcState.data} alt={item.body} loading="lazy" />;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Box alignItems="Center" justifyContent="Center" style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
+      {srcState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading ? (
+        <Spinner size="200" />
+      ) : (
+        <Icon src={Icons.Photo} size="400" />
+      )}
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
+
+function MediaTileThumb({ item }: MediaTileThumbProps) {
+  if (item.thumbMxc) {
+    return <MediaTileImageThumb item={{ ...item, thumbMxc: item.thumbMxc }} />;
+  }
+
+  if (item.msgtype === MsgType.Video) {
+    return (
+      <Box style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', position: 'relative' }}>
+        <Box
+          alignItems="Center"
+          justifyContent="Center"
+          style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0 }}
+        >
+          <Spinner size="200" />
+        </Box>
+        <VideoFrameThumbnail
+          mimeType={item.fullMimeType ?? 'video/mp4'}
+          url={item.fullMxc}
+          encInfo={item.fullEncInfo}
+          renderImage={(src) => (
+            <Image className={css.MediaTileImg} src={src} alt={item.body} loading="lazy" />
+          )}
+        />
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return <MediaTileFullImageThumb item={item} />;
+}
+
+type MediaDayGroup = {
+  dayKey: string;
+  dayLabel: string;
+  items: RoomMediaItem[];
+};
+
+type MediaMonthGroup = {
+  monthKey: string;
+  monthLabel: string;
+  days: MediaDayGroup[];
+};
+
+const monthFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
+  month: 'long',
+  year: 'numeric',
+});
+
+const dayFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
+  weekday: 'short',
+  month: 'short',
+  day: 'numeric',
+});
+
+const sameDayFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
+  year: 'numeric',
+  month: '2-digit',
+  day: '2-digit',
+});
+
+const formatDayLabel = (ts: number): string => {
+  const date = new Date(ts);
+  const today = new Date();
+  const yesterday = new Date();
+  yesterday.setDate(today.getDate() - 1);
+
+  if (sameDayFormatter.format(date) === sameDayFormatter.format(today)) return 'Today';
+  if (sameDayFormatter.format(date) === sameDayFormatter.format(yesterday)) return 'Yesterday';
+  return dayFormatter.format(date);
+};
+
+const groupMediaByMonthAndDay = (items: RoomMediaItem[]): MediaMonthGroup[] => {
+  const months: MediaMonthGroup[] = [];
+
+  for (const item of items) {
+    const date = new Date(item.ts);
+    const monthKey = `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+    const dayKey = `${monthKey}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+
+    let month = months[months.length - 1];
+    if (!month || month.monthKey !== monthKey) {
+      month = {
+        monthKey,
+        monthLabel: monthFormatter.format(date),
+        days: [],
+      };
+      months.push(month);
+    }
+
+    let day = month.days[month.days.length - 1];
+    if (!day || day.dayKey !== dayKey) {
+      day = {
+        dayKey,
+        dayLabel: formatDayLabel(item.ts),
+        items: [],
+      };
+      month.days.push(day);
+    }
+
+    day.items.push(item);
+  }
+
+  return months;
+};
+
+type MediaSenderChip = {
+  userId: string;
+  name: string;
+  avatarMxc?: string;
+  count: number;
+};
+
+export type MediaDrawerProps = {
+  room: Room;
+  /** Full-page takeover when the layout is too narrow for a side rail. */
+  solo?: boolean;
+};
+
+export const MediaDrawer = as<'div', MediaDrawerProps>(({ room, solo = false, className, ...props }, ref) => {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+  const { navigateRoom } = useRoomNavigate();
+  const [, setMediaDrawer] = useAtom(isMediaDrawerAtom);
+  const { items, loading, hasMore, loadMore } = useRoomMediaEvents(room);
+  const [excludedSenders, setExcludedSenders] = useState<Set<string>>(() => new Set());
+  const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const restoredScrollRef = useRef(false);
+
+  const senders = useMemo<MediaSenderChip[]>(() => {
+    const counts = new Map<string, number>();
+    for (const item of items) {
+      counts.set(item.sender, (counts.get(item.sender) ?? 0) + 1);
+    }
+
+    return Array.from(counts.entries())
+      .map(([userId, count]) => ({
+        userId,
+        count,
+        name: getMemberDisplayName(room, userId) ?? getMxIdLocalPart(userId) ?? userId,
+        avatarMxc: getMemberAvatarMxc(room, userId),
+      }))
+      .sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count || a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
+  }, [items, room]);
+
+  const filteredItems = useMemo(
+    () => items.filter((item) => !excludedSenders.has(item.sender)),
+    [items, excludedSenders]
+  );
+  const sections = useMemo(() => groupMediaByMonthAndDay(filteredItems), [filteredItems]);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    restoredScrollRef.current = false;
+  }, [room.roomId]);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (restoredScrollRef.current || items.length === 0) return;
+    const el = scrollRef.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+    const saved = getMediaDrawerScrollTop(room.roomId);
+    if (typeof saved === 'number') {
+      el.scrollTop = saved;
+    }
+    restoredScrollRef.current = true;
+  }, [room.roomId, items.length]);
+
+  const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
+    setMediaDrawer(false);
+  }, [setMediaDrawer]);
+
+  const handleSenderClick = useCallback(
+    (evt: React.MouseEvent, userId: string) => {
+      if (evt.ctrlKey || evt.metaKey) {
+        evt.preventDefault();
+        const allIds = senders.map((sender) => sender.userId);
+        setExcludedSenders((prev) => {
+          const enabledIds = allIds.filter((id) => !prev.has(id));
+          const alreadySolo = enabledIds.length === 1 && enabledIds[0] === userId;
+          if (alreadySolo) return new Set();
+          return new Set(allIds.filter((id) => id !== userId));
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      setExcludedSenders((prev) => {
+        const next = new Set(prev);
+        if (next.has(userId)) next.delete(userId);
+        else next.add(userId);
+        return next;
+      });
+    },
+    [senders]
+  );
+
+  const handleOpen = useCallback(
+    (eventId: string) => {
+      navigateRoom(room.roomId, eventId);
+      if (solo) setMediaDrawer(false);
+    },
+    [navigateRoom, room.roomId, solo, setMediaDrawer]
+  );
+
+  const handleScroll = useCallback(
+    (evt: React.UIEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      const el = evt.currentTarget;
+      setMediaDrawerScrollTop(room.roomId, el.scrollTop);
+      const nearBottom = el.scrollTop + el.clientHeight >= el.scrollHeight - 80;
+      if (nearBottom && hasMore && !loading) {
+        loadMore();
+      }
+    },
+    [hasMore, loading, loadMore, room.roomId]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      shrink="No"
+      grow={solo ? 'Yes' : undefined}
+      direction="Column"
+      className={classNames(
+        solo ? css.MediaDrawerSolo : css.MediaDrawer,
+        ContainerColor({ variant: 'Background' }),
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+      ref={ref}
+    >
+      <Header className={css.MediaDrawerHeader} size="600" variant="Background">
+        <Box grow="Yes" alignItems="Center">
+          <Text size="H5" truncate>
+            Shared Media
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+        <IconButton size="300" onClick={handleClose} radii="300" aria-label="Close">
+          <Icon src={Icons.Cross} size="100" />
+        </IconButton>
+      </Header>
+
+      {senders.length > 0 && (
+        <div className={css.MediaUserFiltersScroll}>
+          <div className={css.MediaUserFilters}>
+            {senders.map((sender) => {
+              const enabled = !excludedSenders.has(sender.userId);
+              const avatarUrl = sender.avatarMxc
+                ? mxcUrlToHttp(mx, sender.avatarMxc, useAuthentication, 48, 48, 'crop') ??
+                  undefined
+                : undefined;
+
+              return (
+                <Chip
+                  key={sender.userId}
+                  className={css.MediaUserChip}
+                  variant={enabled ? 'Primary' : 'SurfaceVariant'}
+                  outlined
+                  radii="Pill"
+                  aria-pressed={enabled}
+                  onClick={(evt) => handleSenderClick(evt, sender.userId)}
+                  before={
+                    <Avatar size="200">
+                      <UserAvatar
+                        userId={sender.userId}
+                        src={avatarUrl}
+                        alt={sender.name}
+                        renderFallback={() => (
+                          <Text as="span" size="L400">
+                            {sender.name.slice(0, 1).toUpperCase()}
+                          </Text>
+                        )}
+                      />
+                    </Avatar>
+                  }
+                >
+                  <Text className={css.MediaUserChipLabel} size="T200" truncate>
+                    {sender.name}
+                  </Text>
+                </Chip>
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column" className={css.MediaDrawerContentBase}>
+        <Scroll
+          ref={scrollRef}
+          visibility="Hover"
+          hideTrack
+          variant="Background"
+          onScroll={handleScroll}
+        >
+          <div className={css.MediaDrawerContent}>
+            {items.length === 0 && !loading && (
+              <Text className={css.MediaEmpty} size="T300" priority="300">
+                No shared photos or videos yet.
+              </Text>
+            )}
+
+            {items.length > 0 && filteredItems.length === 0 && (
+              <Text className={css.MediaEmpty} size="T300" priority="300">
+                No media from the selected people.
+              </Text>
+            )}
+
+            {sections.map((month) => (
+              <section key={month.monthKey} className={css.MediaMonthSection}>
+                <Text className={css.MediaMonthHeader} size="H6" as="h3">
+                  {month.monthLabel}
+                </Text>
+                {month.days.map((day) => (
+                  <div key={day.dayKey} className={css.MediaDaySection}>
+                    <Text className={css.MediaDayHeader} size="T200" priority="300" as="h4">
+                      {day.dayLabel}
+                    </Text>
+                    <div className={css.MediaGrid}>
+                      {day.items.map((item) => (
+                        <button
+                          key={item.eventId}
+                          type="button"
+                          className={css.MediaTile}
+                          onClick={() => handleOpen(item.eventId)}
+                          title={item.body}
+                          aria-label={item.body}
+                        >
+                          <MediaTileThumb item={item} />
+                          {item.msgtype === MsgType.Video && (
+                            <span className={css.MediaTileBadge}>
+                              <Icon src={Icons.Play} size="100" />
+                            </span>
+                          )}
+                        </button>
+                      ))}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                ))}
+              </section>
+            ))}
+
+            {(loading || hasMore) && (
+              <div className={css.MediaFooter} style={{ minHeight: config.space.S700 }}>
+                {loading && <Spinner size="400" />}
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </Scroll>
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+});

src/app/features/room/room-media-menu/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './RoomMediaMenu';

src/app/features/search/Search.tsx

@@ -145,11 +145,23 @@ export function Search({ requestClose }: SearchProps) {
 
   const getTargetStr: SearchItemStrGetter<string> = useCallback(
     (roomId: string) => {
-      const roomName = getRoom(roomId)?.name ?? roomId;
+      const room = getRoom(roomId);
+      const roomName = room?.name ?? roomId;
       if (mDirects.has(roomId)) {
         const targetUserId = getDmUserId(roomId, getRoom, mx.getSafeUserId());
-        const targetUsername = targetUserId && getMxIdLocalPart(targetUserId);
-        if (targetUsername) return [roomName, targetUsername];
+        if (!targetUserId) return roomName;
+        const targetUsername = getMxIdLocalPart(targetUserId);
+        const targetServer = getMxIdServer(targetUserId);
+        const member = room?.getMember(targetUserId);
+        const displayName = member?.name || member?.rawDisplayName;
+        return [
+          roomName,
+          displayName,
+          targetUsername,
+          targetUserId,
+          targetServer ? `@${targetUsername}:${targetServer}` : undefined,
+          targetServer,
+        ].filter((s): s is string => typeof s === 'string' && s.length > 0);
       }
       return roomName;
     },

src/app/features/settings/account/Profile.tsx

@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ import { AvatarPresence, PresenceBadge } from '../../../components/presence';
 import { BreakWord, LineClamp3 } from '../../../styles/Text.css';
 import colorMXID, { getColorMXIDValue } from '../../../../util/colorMXID';
 import {
-  extractMetadataFromImage,
   embedMetadataInImage,
   detectImageFormat,
   getMimeType,
   getExtension,
   ImageMetadata,
+  needsPngForMetadata,
+  convertImageDataToPng,
+  uint8ArrayToBlob,
 } from '../../../utils/imageMetadata';
 import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../../utils/auth';
 
@@ -473,7 +475,35 @@ function ProfileBanner({ avatarRef, nameRef }: { avatarRef: React.RefObject<HTML
       setSaving(true);
       setError(undefined);
       try {
-        // Fetch the raw uploaded image so we can embed existing banner/color metadata
+        // Re-embed existing banner/color/style into the new avatar when present
+        const metadata: ImageMetadata = {
+          banner: userBanner,
+          color: userColor,
+          avatarBorderColor: profileStyle.avatarBorderColor,
+          gradient: profileStyle.gradient,
+        };
+        const hasMetadata = Boolean(
+          metadata.color ||
+            metadata.banner ||
+            metadata.avatarBorderColor ||
+            metadata.gradient
+        );
+
+        // Nothing to re-embed — use the already-uploaded MXC directly
+        if (!hasMetadata) {
+          await mx.setAvatarUrl(upload.mxc);
+          const userId = mx.getUserId();
+          if (userId) {
+            const user = mx.getUser(userId);
+            if (user && user.avatarUrl !== upload.mxc) {
+              user.setAvatarUrl(upload.mxc);
+            }
+          }
+          setAvatarFile(undefined);
+          await syncUserAvatar();
+          return;
+        }
+
         const httpUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, upload.mxc, useAuthentication);
         if (!httpUrl) throw new Error('Could not resolve uploaded avatar URL');
 
@@ -490,22 +520,25 @@ function ProfileBanner({ avatarRef, nameRef }: { avatarRef: React.RefObject<HTML
         }
 
         if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch uploaded avatar');
-        const avatarData = await response.arrayBuffer();
+        let avatarData: ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array = await response.arrayBuffer();
 
-        const format = detectImageFormat(avatarData);
+        let format = detectImageFormat(avatarData);
         if (format === 'unknown') throw new Error('Unsupported avatar image format');
 
-        // Re-embed the existing banner URL and profile color into the new avatar
-        const metadata: ImageMetadata = {
-          banner: userBanner,
-          color: userColor,
-        };
+        // Banner / border / gradient only live in PNG tEXt — convert JPEG/WebP/GIF first
+        if (format !== 'png' && needsPngForMetadata(metadata)) {
+          const pngData = await convertImageDataToPng(avatarData);
+          if (!pngData) throw new Error('Failed to convert avatar to PNG for metadata');
+          avatarData = pngData;
+          format = 'png';
+        }
+
         const modifiedData = embedMetadataInImage(avatarData, metadata);
         if (!modifiedData) throw new Error('Failed to embed metadata in avatar');
 
         const mimeType = getMimeType(format);
         const extension = getExtension(format);
-        const blob = new Blob([modifiedData], { type: mimeType });
+        const blob = uint8ArrayToBlob(modifiedData, mimeType);
         const uploadResponse = await mx.uploadContent(blob, { name: `avatar.${extension}`, type: mimeType });
 
         await mx.setAvatarUrl(uploadResponse.content_uri);
@@ -525,7 +558,7 @@ function ProfileBanner({ avatarRef, nameRef }: { avatarRef: React.RefObject<HTML
       }
       setSaving(false);
     },
-    [mx, useAuthentication, userBanner, userColor, syncUserAvatar]
+    [mx, useAuthentication, userBanner, userColor, profileStyle, syncUserAvatar]
   );
 
   const handleRemoveBanner = async () => {

src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import React, {
 } from 'react';
 import dayjs from 'dayjs';
 import { as, Box, Button, Chip, color, config, Header, IconButton, Input, Menu, MenuItem, PopOut, RectCords, Scroll, Switch, Text, toRem } from 'folds';
+import { useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../../../components/icons';
 import { HexColorPicker } from 'react-colorful';
 import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   LightTheme,
   Theme,
   ThemeKind,
+  themePreviewIdAtom,
   useSystemThemeKind,
   useThemeNames,
   useThemes,
@@ -41,8 +43,25 @@ type ThemeSelectorProps = {
   onSelect: (theme: Theme) => void;
 };
 const ThemeSelector = as<'div', ThemeSelectorProps>(
-  ({ themeNames, themes, selected, onSelect, ...props }, ref) => (
-    <Menu {...props} ref={ref}>
+  ({ themeNames, themes, selected, onSelect, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const setPreviewId = useSetAtom(themePreviewIdAtom);
+
+    useEffect(
+      () => () => {
+        setPreviewId(undefined);
+      },
+      [setPreviewId]
+    );
+
+    const clearPreview = () => setPreviewId(undefined);
+    const previewTheme = (theme: Theme) => setPreviewId(theme.id);
+
+    return (
+      <Menu
+        {...props}
+        ref={ref}
+        onMouseLeave={clearPreview}
+      >
         <Box direction="Column" gap="100" style={{ padding: config.space.S100 }}>
           {themes.map((theme) => (
             <MenuItem
@@ -50,6 +69,8 @@ const ThemeSelector = as<'div', ThemeSelectorProps>(
               size="300"
               variant={theme.id === selected.id ? 'Primary' : 'Surface'}
               radii="300"
+              onMouseEnter={() => previewTheme(theme)}
+              onFocus={() => previewTheme(theme)}
               onClick={() => onSelect(theme)}
             >
               <Text size="T300">{themeNames[theme.id] ?? theme.id}</Text>
@@ -57,12 +78,14 @@ const ThemeSelector = as<'div', ThemeSelectorProps>(
           ))}
         </Box>
       </Menu>
-  )
+    );
+  }
 );
 
 function SelectTheme({ disabled }: { disabled?: boolean }) {
   const themes = useThemes();
   const themeNames = useThemeNames();
+  const setPreviewId = useSetAtom(themePreviewIdAtom);
   const [themeId, setThemeId] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'themeId');
   const [menuCords, setMenuCords] = useState<RectCords>();
   const selectedTheme = themes.find((theme) => theme.id === themeId) ?? LightTheme;
@@ -72,10 +95,16 @@ function SelectTheme({ disabled }: { disabled?: boolean }) {
   };
 
   const handleThemeSelect = (theme: Theme) => {
+    setPreviewId(undefined);
     setThemeId(theme.id);
     setMenuCords(undefined);
   };
 
+  const closeMenu = () => {
+    setPreviewId(undefined);
+    setMenuCords(undefined);
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <Button
@@ -99,7 +128,7 @@ function SelectTheme({ disabled }: { disabled?: boolean }) {
           <FocusTrap
             focusTrapOptions={{
               initialFocus: false,
-              onDeactivate: () => setMenuCords(undefined),
+              onDeactivate: closeMenu,
               clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
               isKeyForward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) =>
                 evt.key === 'ArrowDown' || evt.key === 'ArrowRight',
@@ -125,6 +154,7 @@ function SystemThemePreferences() {
   const themeKind = useSystemThemeKind();
   const themeNames = useThemeNames();
   const themes = useThemes();
+  const setPreviewId = useSetAtom(themePreviewIdAtom);
   const [lightThemeId, setLightThemeId] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'lightThemeId');
   const [darkThemeId, setDarkThemeId] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'darkThemeId');
 
@@ -145,15 +175,27 @@ function SystemThemePreferences() {
   };
 
   const handleLightThemeSelect = (theme: Theme) => {
+    setPreviewId(undefined);
     setLightThemeId(theme.id);
     setLTCords(undefined);
   };
 
   const handleDarkThemeSelect = (theme: Theme) => {
+    setPreviewId(undefined);
     setDarkThemeId(theme.id);
     setDTCords(undefined);
   };
 
+  const closeLightMenu = () => {
+    setPreviewId(undefined);
+    setLTCords(undefined);
+  };
+
+  const closeDarkMenu = () => {
+    setPreviewId(undefined);
+    setDTCords(undefined);
+  };
+
   return (
     <Box wrap="Wrap" gap="400">
       <SettingTile
@@ -179,7 +221,7 @@ function SystemThemePreferences() {
           <FocusTrap
             focusTrapOptions={{
               initialFocus: false,
-              onDeactivate: () => setLTCords(undefined),
+              onDeactivate: closeLightMenu,
               clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
               isKeyForward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) =>
                 evt.key === 'ArrowDown' || evt.key === 'ArrowRight',
@@ -220,7 +262,7 @@ function SystemThemePreferences() {
           <FocusTrap
             focusTrapOptions={{
               initialFocus: false,
-              onDeactivate: () => setDTCords(undefined),
+              onDeactivate: closeDarkMenu,
               clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
               isKeyForward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) =>
                 evt.key === 'ArrowDown' || evt.key === 'ArrowRight',

src/app/features/settings/notifications/SystemNotification.tsx

@@ -170,22 +170,34 @@ type PushStatus = {
   registered: boolean;
   distributor: string;
   endpoint: string;
+  distributors: string[];
+  lastFailure: string;
+  autoStartBlocked: boolean;
 };
 
 /** Android-only section showing UnifiedPush registration status and controls. */
 function AndroidPushNotifications() {
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<PushStatus | undefined>(undefined);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [lastError, setLastError] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
 
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
     setLoading(true);
     const s = await getBackgroundSyncStatus();
+    const distributors = Array.isArray(s?.distributors)
+      ? s.distributors
+      : typeof s?.distributors === 'string' && s.distributors && s.distributors !== '[]'
+        ? [s.distributors]
+        : [];
     setStatus(
       s
         ? {
             registered: s.registered,
             distributor: s.distributor || '',
             endpoint: s.endpoint || '',
+            distributors,
+            lastFailure: s.lastFailure || '',
+            autoStartBlocked: Boolean(s.autoStartBlocked),
           }
         : undefined
     );
@@ -198,8 +210,14 @@ function AndroidPushNotifications() {
 
   const [resetState, reset] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(async () => {
-      await requestResetPushRegistration();
+      setLastError(undefined);
+      const result = await requestResetPushRegistration();
       await refresh();
+      if (!result.success) {
+        setLastError(
+          'Selected distributor but did not get a push endpoint. In ntfy: enable UnifiedPush, allow unrestricted battery, then try Reset again.'
+        );
+      }
     }, [refresh])
   );
 
@@ -214,6 +232,50 @@ function AndroidPushNotifications() {
     resetState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading ||
     pingState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading;
 
+  const statusDescription = (() => {
+    if (loading) return 'Loading status…';
+    if (status === undefined) {
+      return (
+        <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
+          Failed to read push status.
+        </Text>
+      );
+    }
+    if (status.registered) {
+      return (
+        <Text as="span" size="T200">
+          {`Distributor: ${status.distributor || 'unknown'}`}
+        </Text>
+      );
+    }
+    if (status.lastFailure === 'AUTO_START_BLOCKED' || status.autoStartBlocked) {
+      return (
+        <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
+          Phone is blocking auto-start for Paarrot. Open App Boot / Auto-start settings, allow Paarrot (and ntfy), then tap Reset.
+        </Text>
+      );
+    }
+    if (status.lastFailure) {
+      return (
+        <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
+          {`Registration failed (${status.lastFailure}). Tap Reset and pick ntfy again.`}
+        </Text>
+      );
+    }
+    if (status.distributors.length === 0) {
+      return (
+        <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
+          No UnifiedPush distributor found. Install ntfy from Play Store/F-Droid and enable UnifiedPush in ntfy settings.
+        </Text>
+      );
+    }
+    return (
+      <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Warning?.Main ?? color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
+        {`Found ${status.distributors.join(', ')} but not registered yet. Tap Reset and pick ntfy.`}
+      </Text>
+    );
+  })();
+
   return (
     <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
       <Text size="L400">Android Push (UnifiedPush)</Text>
@@ -226,29 +288,20 @@ function AndroidPushNotifications() {
         <SettingTile
           title="Background Notifications"
           description={
-            loading ? (
-              'Loading status…'
-            ) : status === undefined ? (
-              <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
-                Failed to read push status.
-              </Text>
-            ) : status.registered ? (
             <>
-                <Text as="span" size="T200">
-                  {`Distributor: ${status.distributor || 'unknown'}`}
+              {statusDescription}
+              {lastError ? (
+                <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main, display: 'block' }} size="T200">
+                  {lastError}
                 </Text>
+              ) : null}
             </>
-            ) : (
-              <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Warning?.Main ?? color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
-                Not registered. Tap &quot;Reset&quot; to choose a distributor app.
-              </Text>
-            )
           }
           after={loading ? <Spinner variant="Secondary" /> : undefined}
         />
         <SettingTile
           title="Change Distributor"
-          description="Re-open the UnifiedPush distributor selection dialog."
+          description="Shows a list of installed UnifiedPush apps (ntfy, etc.) and registers the one you pick."
           after={
             <Button
               size="300"

src/app/hooks/router/useDirectSelected.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useMatch } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { getDirectCreatePath, getDirectPath } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
+import { getDirectCreatePath, getDirectPath, getDirectSearchPath } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
 
 export const useDirectSelected = (): boolean => {
   const directMatch = useMatch({
@@ -20,3 +20,13 @@ export const useDirectCreateSelected = (): boolean => {
 
   return !!match;
 };
+
+export const useDirectSearchSelected = (): boolean => {
+  const match = useMatch({
+    path: getDirectSearchPath(),
+    caseSensitive: true,
+    end: false,
+  });
+
+  return !!match;
+};

src/app/hooks/useAuthenticatedMediaUrl.ts

@@ -1,89 +1,57 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useMatrixClient } from './useMatrixClient';
-import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../utils/auth';
+import {
+  getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl,
+  isAuthenticatedMediaUrl,
+  resolveAuthenticatedMediaUrl,
+} from '../utils/authenticatedMediaCache';
 
 /**
- * Fetches media with authentication and returns a blob URL.
- * This is needed because service workers may not work reliably in Tauri/WebKit environments,
- * and cross-origin image requests cannot include Authorization headers.
+ * Resolves media URLs for Matrix authenticated media.
+ * Uses a shared blob-URL cache so avatars/thumbs are not re-fetched on every remount.
  */
 export const useAuthenticatedMediaUrl = (
   src: string | undefined,
   useAuthentication: boolean
 ): string | undefined => {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
-  const [blobUrl, setBlobUrl] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [blobUrl, setBlobUrl] = useState<string | undefined>(() => {
+    if (!src) return undefined;
+    if (!useAuthentication || !isAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src)) return src;
+    return getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src);
+  });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!src) {
       setBlobUrl(undefined);
-      return;
+      return undefined;
     }
 
-    // If not using authentication, just return the original URL
-    if (!useAuthentication) {
+    if (!useAuthentication || !isAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src)) {
       setBlobUrl(src);
-      return;
+      return undefined;
     }
 
-    // Check if this is an authenticated media URL
-    const isAuthenticatedMediaUrl =
-      src.includes('/_matrix/client/v1/media/download') ||
-      src.includes('/_matrix/client/v1/media/thumbnail') ||
-      (src.includes('/_matrix/media/') &&
-        (src.includes('/download/') || src.includes('/thumbnail/')));
-
-    if (!isAuthenticatedMediaUrl) {
-      setBlobUrl(src);
-      return;
+    const cached = getCachedAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src);
+    if (cached) {
+      setBlobUrl(cached);
+      return undefined;
     }
 
     let cancelled = false;
-    let objectUrl: string | undefined;
 
-    const fetchMedia = async () => {
-      try {
-        // Always use current session's token to avoid stale tokens during account switches
-        const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
-        let response = await fetch(src, {
-          method: 'GET',
-          headers: accessToken
-            ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` }
-            : undefined,
+    resolveAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src, useAuthentication)
+      .then((url) => {
+        if (!cancelled) setBlobUrl(url);
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.warn('[useAuthenticatedMediaUrl] Error fetching authenticated media:', error);
+        if (!cancelled) setBlobUrl(src);
       });
 
-        // If we got a 401 and we tried with auth, fallback to unauthenticated request
-        if (!response.ok && response.status === 401 && accessToken) {
-          console.warn('[useAuthenticatedMediaUrl] Auth failed (401), attempting unauthenticated fallback for:', src);
-          response = await fetch(src, { method: 'GET' });
-        }
-
-        if (!response.ok) {
-          console.warn(`Failed to fetch authenticated media: ${response.status}`);
-          // Fall back to original URL in case server doesn't require auth
-          if (!cancelled) setBlobUrl(src);
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const blob = await response.blob();
-        if (!cancelled) {
-          objectUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-          setBlobUrl(objectUrl);
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.warn('Error fetching authenticated media:', error);
-        // Fall back to original URL
-        if (!cancelled) setBlobUrl(src);
-      }
-    };
-
-    fetchMedia();
-
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
-      if (objectUrl) {
-        URL.revokeObjectURL(objectUrl);
-      }
+      // Shared cache owns blob URLs — do not revoke on unmount.
     };
   }, [src, useAuthentication, mx]);
 
@@ -98,42 +66,11 @@ export const useAuthenticatedMediaFetch = () => {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
 
   return useCallback(
-    async (src: string): Promise<string> => {
-      const isAuthenticatedMediaUrl =
-        src.includes('/_matrix/client/v1/media/download') ||
-        src.includes('/_matrix/client/v1/media/thumbnail') ||
-        (src.includes('/_matrix/media/') &&
-          (src.includes('/download/') || src.includes('/thumbnail/')));
-
-      if (!isAuthenticatedMediaUrl) {
-        return src;
-      }
-
+    async (src: string, useAuthentication = true): Promise<string> => {
       try {
-        // Always use current session's token to avoid stale tokens during account switches
-        const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
-        let response = await fetch(src, {
-          method: 'GET',
-          headers: accessToken
-            ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` }
-            : undefined,
-        });
-
-        // If we got a 401 and we tried with auth, fallback to unauthenticated request
-        if (!response.ok && response.status === 401 && accessToken) {
-          console.warn('[useAuthenticatedMediaFetch] Auth failed (401), attempting unauthenticated fallback');
-          response = await fetch(src, { method: 'GET' });
-        }
-
-        if (!response.ok) {
-          console.warn(`Failed to fetch authenticated media: ${response.status}`);
-          return src;
-        }
-
-        const blob = await response.blob();
-        return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        return await resolveAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src, useAuthentication);
       } catch (error) {
-        console.warn('Error fetching authenticated media:', error);
+        console.warn('[useAuthenticatedMediaFetch] Error fetching authenticated media:', error);
         return src;
       }
     },

src/app/hooks/usePathWithOrigin.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,30 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useClientConfig } from './useClientConfig';
 import { trimLeadingSlash, trimSlash, trimTrailingSlash } from '../utils/common';
+import { isElectron } from '../utils/tauri';
 
+/** Authority shown on Matrix SSO consent ("Continue to paarrot://desktop"). */
+export const ELECTRON_PROTOCOL_HOST = 'desktop';
+
+/**
+ * Build an absolute URL for the given in-app path.
+ *
+ * In Electron, SSO (and other browser handoffs) must return via paarrot://desktop/...
+ * — a named host so consent UI identifies the desktop app, and a real pathname
+ * (not a hash) because browsers strip fragments when launching custom protocols.
+ */
 export const usePathWithOrigin = (path: string): string => {
   const { hashRouter } = useClientConfig();
   const { origin } = window.location;
 
   const pathWithOrigin = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isElectron()) {
+      const basename = trimSlash(hashRouter?.basename ?? '');
+      const routeParts = [basename, trimLeadingSlash(path)].filter(Boolean);
+      const route = `/${routeParts.join('/')}`.replace(/\/{2,}/g, '/');
+      return `paarrot://${ELECTRON_PROTOCOL_HOST}${route}`;
+    }
+
     let url: string = trimSlash(origin);
 
     url += `/${trimSlash(import.meta.env.BASE_URL ?? '')}`;

src/app/hooks/useRoomMediaEvents.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import to from 'await-to-js';
+import {
+  Direction,
+  IRoomEvent,
+  MatrixEvent,
+  MsgType,
+  RelationType,
+  Room,
+} from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { CryptoBackend } from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/common-crypto/CryptoBackend';
+import { EncryptedAttachmentInfo } from 'browser-encrypt-attachment';
+import { useMatrixClient } from './useMatrixClient';
+import { IEncryptedFile } from '../../types/matrix/common';
+
+export type RoomMediaItem = {
+  eventId: string;
+  msgtype: typeof MsgType.Image | typeof MsgType.Video;
+  /** MXC used for an image thumbnail when available. */
+  thumbMxc?: string;
+  thumbMimeType?: string;
+  thumbEncInfo?: EncryptedAttachmentInfo;
+  /** Full media MXC — used to extract a video frame when no image thumb exists. */
+  fullMxc: string;
+  fullMimeType?: string;
+  fullEncInfo?: EncryptedAttachmentInfo;
+  body: string;
+  ts: number;
+  sender: string;
+};
+
+const PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+const TARGET_BATCH = 24;
+const MAX_PAGES_PER_LOAD = 8;
+
+type RoomMediaCache = {
+  items: RoomMediaItem[];
+  hasMore: boolean;
+  nextToken: string | null;
+  seenIds: Set<string>;
+};
+
+/** Survives MediaDrawer remounts within the same room/session. */
+const mediaCache = new Map<string, RoomMediaCache>();
+
+const getOrCreateCache = (roomId: string): RoomMediaCache => {
+  const existing = mediaCache.get(roomId);
+  if (existing) return existing;
+  const created: RoomMediaCache = {
+    items: [],
+    hasMore: true,
+    nextToken: null,
+    seenIds: new Set(),
+  };
+  mediaCache.set(roomId, created);
+  return created;
+};
+
+const toMediaItem = (mEvent: MatrixEvent): RoomMediaItem | undefined => {
+  if (mEvent.isRedacted()) return undefined;
+
+  const relation = mEvent.getRelation();
+  if (relation?.rel_type === RelationType.Replace) return undefined;
+
+  const content = mEvent.getContent();
+  const msgtype = content.msgtype;
+  if (msgtype !== MsgType.Image && msgtype !== MsgType.Video) return undefined;
+
+  const file = content.file as IEncryptedFile | undefined;
+  const info = content.info as
+    | {
+        mimetype?: string;
+        thumbnail_url?: string;
+        thumbnail_info?: { mimetype?: string };
+        thumbnail_file?: IEncryptedFile;
+      }
+    | undefined;
+
+  const fullMxc =
+    (typeof content.url === 'string' && content.url) ||
+    (typeof file?.url === 'string' && file.url) ||
+    undefined;
+  if (!fullMxc) return undefined;
+
+  const thumbFile = info?.thumbnail_file;
+  const thumbMxc =
+    (typeof info?.thumbnail_url === 'string' && info.thumbnail_url) ||
+    (typeof thumbFile?.url === 'string' && thumbFile.url) ||
+    undefined;
+
+  const eventId = mEvent.getId();
+  const sender = mEvent.getSender();
+  if (!eventId || !sender) return undefined;
+
+  const usingThumbEnc = !!thumbMxc && thumbMxc === thumbFile?.url;
+
+  return {
+    eventId,
+    msgtype,
+    thumbMxc,
+    thumbMimeType: usingThumbEnc
+      ? info?.thumbnail_info?.mimetype
+      : thumbMxc
+        ? info?.thumbnail_info?.mimetype
+        : undefined,
+    thumbEncInfo: usingThumbEnc ? thumbFile : undefined,
+    fullMxc,
+    fullMimeType: info?.mimetype,
+    fullEncInfo: file,
+    body: typeof content.body === 'string' ? content.body : msgtype,
+    ts: mEvent.getTs(),
+    sender,
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * Paginates room history for image/video messages without mutating the live timeline.
+ */
+export const useRoomMediaEvents = (room: Room) => {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const roomId = room.roomId;
+  const cacheRef = useRef(getOrCreateCache(roomId));
+  if (cacheRef.current !== mediaCache.get(roomId)) {
+    cacheRef.current = getOrCreateCache(roomId);
+  }
+
+  const [items, setItems] = useState<RoomMediaItem[]>(() => cacheRef.current.items);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [hasMore, setHasMore] = useState(() => cacheRef.current.hasMore);
+  const loadingRef = useRef(false);
+
+  const decryptEvent = useCallback(
+    async (raw: IRoomEvent | MatrixEvent) => {
+      const mEvent = raw instanceof MatrixEvent ? raw : new MatrixEvent(raw);
+      if (mEvent.isEncrypted() && mx.getCrypto()) {
+        await to(mEvent.attemptDecryption(mx.getCrypto() as CryptoBackend));
+      }
+      return mEvent;
+    },
+    [mx]
+  );
+
+  const fetchPages = useCallback(async () => {
+    const cache = cacheRef.current;
+    const collected: RoomMediaItem[] = [];
+
+    for (let page = 0; page < MAX_PAGES_PER_LOAD; page += 1) {
+      const response = await mx.createMessagesRequest(
+        roomId,
+        cache.nextToken,
+        PAGE_SIZE,
+        Direction.Backward
+      );
+
+      cache.nextToken = response.end ?? null;
+      if (!response.end) {
+        cache.hasMore = false;
+        setHasMore(false);
+      }
+
+      for (const raw of response.chunk ?? []) {
+        const mEvent = await decryptEvent(raw);
+        const item = toMediaItem(mEvent);
+        if (!item || cache.seenIds.has(item.eventId)) continue;
+        cache.seenIds.add(item.eventId);
+        collected.push(item);
+      }
+
+      if (collected.length >= TARGET_BATCH || !response.end) break;
+    }
+
+    return collected;
+  }, [mx, roomId, decryptEvent]);
+
+  const loadMore = useCallback(async () => {
+    const cache = cacheRef.current;
+    if (loadingRef.current || !cache.hasMore) return;
+    loadingRef.current = true;
+    setLoading(true);
+
+    try {
+      const collected = await fetchPages();
+      if (collected.length > 0) {
+        cache.items = [...cache.items, ...collected];
+        setItems(cache.items);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      loadingRef.current = false;
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, [fetchPages]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const cache = getOrCreateCache(roomId);
+    cacheRef.current = cache;
+
+    // Already loaded for this room — restore without re-fetching.
+    if (cache.items.length > 0 || cache.nextToken !== null || !cache.hasMore) {
+      setItems(cache.items);
+      setHasMore(cache.hasMore);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const bootstrap = async () => {
+      cache.seenIds = new Set();
+      cache.nextToken = null;
+      cache.hasMore = true;
+      cache.items = [];
+      setItems([]);
+      setHasMore(true);
+      setLoading(true);
+      loadingRef.current = true;
+
+      try {
+        const localFound: RoomMediaItem[] = [];
+        const localEvents = room.getLiveTimeline().getEvents();
+        for (let i = localEvents.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+          const mEvent = await decryptEvent(localEvents[i]);
+          const item = toMediaItem(mEvent);
+          if (!item || cache.seenIds.has(item.eventId)) continue;
+          cache.seenIds.add(item.eventId);
+          localFound.push(item);
+        }
+
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (localFound.length > 0) {
+          cache.items = localFound;
+          setItems(localFound);
+        }
+
+        const collected = await fetchPages();
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (collected.length > 0) {
+          cache.items = [...cache.items, ...collected];
+          setItems(cache.items);
+        }
+      } finally {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          loadingRef.current = false;
+          setLoading(false);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    bootstrap();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+    // Only re-bootstrap when switching rooms — not when callback identities change.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [roomId]);
+
+  return { items, loading, hasMore, loadMore };
+};

src/app/hooks/useRoomNavigate.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
-import { NavigateOptions, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { NavigateOptions, useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId } from '../utils/matrix';
 import {
@@ -7,21 +7,25 @@ import {
   getHomeRoomPath,
   getSpacePath,
   getSpaceRoomPath,
+  withRoomEventId,
 } from '../pages/pathUtils';
 import { useMatrixClient } from './useMatrixClient';
 import { getOrphanParents, guessPerfectParent, isSpace } from '../utils/room';
 import { roomToParentsAtom } from '../state/room/roomToParents';
 import { mDirectAtom } from '../state/mDirectList';
+import { useSelectedRoom } from './router/useSelectedRoom';
 import { useSelectedSpace } from './router/useSelectedSpace';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../state/settings';
 import { useSetting } from '../state/hooks/settings';
 
 export const useRoomNavigate = () => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const location = useLocation();
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const roomToParents = useAtomValue(roomToParentsAtom);
   const mDirects = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
   const spaceSelectedId = useSelectedSpace();
+  const selectedRoomId = useSelectedRoom();
   const [developerTools] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'developerTools');
 
   const navigateSpace = useCallback(
@@ -34,6 +38,14 @@ export const useRoomNavigate = () => {
 
   const navigateRoom = useCallback(
     (roomId: string, eventId?: string, opts?: NavigateOptions) => {
+      // Already viewing this room — keep the current home/direct/space URL and only
+      // change the event id. Otherwise guessPerfectParent can yank the sidebar to
+      // wherever the room "belongs".
+      if (selectedRoomId === roomId) {
+        navigate(withRoomEventId(location.pathname, eventId), opts);
+        return;
+      }
+
       const room = mx.getRoom(roomId);
       const roomIdOrAlias = getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, roomId);
       const openSpaceTimeline = developerTools && spaceSelectedId === roomId;
@@ -44,6 +56,19 @@ export const useRoomNavigate = () => {
       }
 
       const orphanParents = openSpaceTimeline ? [roomId] : getOrphanParents(roomToParents, roomId);
+
+      // Prefer Direct for m.direct rooms unless we are already browsing a parent space
+      // of this room (keep space chrome). Opening via space while roomToParents is still
+      // catching up used to hit JoinBeforeNavigate even though the DM was listed.
+      if (mDirects.has(roomId)) {
+        const stayInSelectedSpace =
+          Boolean(spaceSelectedId) && orphanParents.includes(spaceSelectedId!);
+        if (!stayInSelectedSpace) {
+          navigate(getDirectRoomPath(roomIdOrAlias, eventId), opts);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
       if (orphanParents.length > 0) {
         let parentSpace: string;
         if (spaceSelectedId && orphanParents.includes(spaceSelectedId)) {
@@ -61,14 +86,18 @@ export const useRoomNavigate = () => {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (mDirects.has(roomId)) {
-        navigate(getDirectRoomPath(roomIdOrAlias, eventId), opts);
-        return;
-      }
-
       navigate(getHomeRoomPath(roomIdOrAlias, eventId), opts);
     },
-    [mx, navigate, spaceSelectedId, roomToParents, mDirects, developerTools]
+    [
+      mx,
+      navigate,
+      location.pathname,
+      selectedRoomId,
+      spaceSelectedId,
+      roomToParents,
+      mDirects,
+      developerTools,
+    ]
   );
 
   return {

src/app/hooks/useRoomUploadFiles.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
+import { Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import {
+  roomIdToUploadItemsAtomFamily,
+  TUploadItem,
+} from '../state/room/roomInputDrafts';
+import { encryptFile } from '../utils/matrix';
+import { safeFile } from '../utils/mimeTypes';
+import { fulfilledPromiseSettledResult } from '../utils/common';
+import { useFilePicker } from './useFilePicker';
+
+/**
+ * Enqueues files into the room composer upload board (shared by RoomInput and header media).
+ */
+export const useRoomUploadFiles = (room: Room) => {
+  const setSelectedFiles = useSetAtom(roomIdToUploadItemsAtomFamily(room.roomId));
+
+  const handleFiles = useCallback(
+    async (files: File[]) => {
+      const safeFiles = files.map(safeFile);
+      const fileItems: TUploadItem[] = [];
+
+      if (room.hasEncryptionStateEvent()) {
+        const encryptFiles = fulfilledPromiseSettledResult(
+          await Promise.allSettled(safeFiles.map((f) => encryptFile(f)))
+        );
+        encryptFiles.forEach((ef) =>
+          fileItems.push({
+            ...ef,
+            metadata: {
+              markedAsSpoiler: false,
+            },
+          })
+        );
+      } else {
+        safeFiles.forEach((f) =>
+          fileItems.push({
+            file: f,
+            originalFile: f,
+            encInfo: undefined,
+            metadata: {
+              markedAsSpoiler: false,
+            },
+          })
+        );
+      }
+
+      setSelectedFiles({
+        type: 'PUT',
+        item: fileItems,
+      });
+    },
+    [setSelectedFiles, room]
+  );
+
+  const pickFiles = useFilePicker(handleFiles, true);
+
+  return { handleFiles, pickFiles };
+};

src/app/hooks/useTheme.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import { lightTheme } from 'folds';
+import { atom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { onDarkFontWeight, onLightFontWeight } from '../../config.css';
-import { butterTheme, catppuccinMochaTheme, darkTheme, discordTheme, discordDarkerTheme, mochaTheme, silverTheme, twilightTheme } from '../../colors.css';
+import { butterTheme, catppuccinMochaTheme, darkTheme, discordTheme, discordDarkerTheme, mochaTheme, silverTheme, stationeryDarkTheme, stationeryTheme, twilightTheme } from '../../colors.css';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../state/settings';
 import { useSetting } from '../state/hooks/settings';
 import { pluginRegistry } from '../features/settings/plugins/PluginAPI';
 
+/** Ephemeral theme id while hovering theme options in settings (not persisted). */
+export const themePreviewIdAtom = atom<string | undefined>(undefined);
+
 export enum ThemeKind {
   Light = 'light',
   Dark = 'dark',
@@ -17,6 +21,11 @@ export type Theme = {
   classNames: string[];
 };
 
+export const isStationeryTheme = (theme: Theme | string): boolean => {
+  const id = typeof theme === 'string' ? theme : theme.id;
+  return id === 'stationery-theme' || id === 'stationery-dark-theme';
+};
+
 export const LightTheme: Theme = {
   id: 'light-theme',
   kind: ThemeKind.Light,
@@ -63,6 +72,16 @@ export const CatppuccinMochaTheme: Theme = {
   kind: ThemeKind.Dark,
   classNames: ['catppuccin-mocha-theme', catppuccinMochaTheme, onDarkFontWeight, 'prism-dark'],
 };
+export const StationeryTheme: Theme = {
+  id: 'stationery-theme',
+  kind: ThemeKind.Light,
+  classNames: ['stationery-theme', 'stationery', stationeryTheme, onLightFontWeight, 'prism-light'],
+};
+export const StationeryDarkTheme: Theme = {
+  id: 'stationery-dark-theme',
+  kind: ThemeKind.Dark,
+  classNames: ['stationery-dark-theme', 'stationery', stationeryDarkTheme, onDarkFontWeight, 'prism-dark'],
+};
 
 export const useThemes = (): Theme[] => {
   const [pluginThemesUpdate, setPluginThemesUpdate] = useState(0);
@@ -76,7 +95,7 @@ export const useThemes = (): Theme[] => {
   }, []);
   
   const builtInThemes: Theme[] = useMemo(() => [
-    LightTheme, SilverTheme, DarkTheme, ButterTheme, 
+    LightTheme, SilverTheme, StationeryTheme, StationeryDarkTheme, DarkTheme, ButterTheme, 
     DiscordTheme, DiscordDarkerTheme, TwilightTheme, 
     MochaTheme, CatppuccinMochaTheme
   ], []);
@@ -112,6 +131,8 @@ export const useThemeNames = (): Record<string, string> => {
     const builtInNames = {
       [LightTheme.id]: 'Light',
       [SilverTheme.id]: 'Silver',
+      [StationeryTheme.id]: 'Stationery',
+      [StationeryDarkTheme.id]: 'Stationery Dark',
       [DarkTheme.id]: 'Dark',
       [ButterTheme.id]: 'Butter',
       [DiscordTheme.id]: 'Discord',
@@ -173,6 +194,16 @@ export const useActiveTheme = (): Theme => {
   return selectedTheme;
 };
 
+/** Active theme, or hover-preview theme when browsing the theme menu. */
+export const useDisplayTheme = (): Theme => {
+  const activeTheme = useActiveTheme();
+  const themes = useThemes();
+  const previewId = useAtomValue(themePreviewIdAtom);
+
+  if (!previewId) return activeTheme;
+  return themes.find((theme) => theme.id === previewId) ?? activeTheme;
+};
+
 const ThemeContext = createContext<Theme | null>(null);
 export const ThemeContextProvider = ThemeContext.Provider;
 

src/app/hooks/useUserBanner.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   getMimeType,
   getExtension,
   ImageMetadata,
+  convertImageDataToPng,
+  uint8ArrayToBlob,
 } from '../utils/imageMetadata';
 
 /**
@@ -137,27 +139,39 @@ export function useUserBanner(): [
       throw new Error('Failed to fetch current avatar');
     }
 
-    // Detect image format
-    const format = detectImageFormat(avatarData);
+    // Detect image format — banner lives in PNG tEXt, so convert other formats first
+    let workingData: ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array = avatarData;
+    let format = detectImageFormat(workingData);
 
     if (format === 'unknown') {
       throw new Error('Unsupported avatar image format');
     }
 
+    if (format !== 'png') {
+      console.log('[updateBanner] Converting', format, 'avatar to PNG for banner metadata');
+      const pngData = await convertImageDataToPng(workingData);
+      if (!pngData) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to convert avatar to PNG for banner metadata');
+      }
+      workingData = pngData;
+      format = 'png';
+    }
+
     // Get existing metadata to preserve
-    const existingMetadata = extractMetadataFromImage(avatarData);
+    const existingMetadata = extractMetadataFromImage(workingData);
     console.log('[updateBanner] Existing metadata:', existingMetadata);
 
-    // Modify image metadata with new banner, preserving color
+    // Modify image metadata with new banner, preserving color.
+    // Empty string clears banner (PNG embed drops falsy fields after stripping old chunks).
     const newMetadata: ImageMetadata = {
       color: existingMetadata.color,
-      banner: newBanner,
+      banner: newBanner ?? '',
       avatarBorderColor: existingMetadata.avatarBorderColor,
       gradient: existingMetadata.gradient,
     };
     console.log('[updateBanner] New metadata to embed:', newMetadata);
 
-    const newAvatarData = embedMetadataInImage(avatarData, newMetadata);
+    const newAvatarData = embedMetadataInImage(workingData, newMetadata);
 
     if (!newAvatarData) {
       throw new Error('Failed to embed banner in avatar metadata');
@@ -167,7 +181,7 @@ export function useUserBanner(): [
     const verifyMetadata = extractMetadataFromImage(newAvatarData);
     console.log('[updateBanner] Verification - extracted metadata from new avatar:', verifyMetadata);
 
-    if (newBanner && verifyMetadata.banner !== newBanner) {
+    if ((newBanner || undefined) !== verifyMetadata.banner) {
       console.error('[updateBanner] Banner verification FAILED!', 'Expected:', newBanner, 'Got:', verifyMetadata.banner);
       throw new Error('Banner verification failed');
     }
@@ -176,7 +190,7 @@ export function useUserBanner(): [
     // Upload modified avatar with correct MIME type
     const mimeType = getMimeType(format);
     const extension = getExtension(format);
-    const blob = new Blob([newAvatarData], { type: mimeType });
+    const blob = uint8ArrayToBlob(newAvatarData, mimeType);
 
     const uploadResponse = await mx.uploadContent(blob, {
       name: `avatar.${extension}`,

src/app/hooks/useUserColor.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   detectImageFormat,
   getMimeType,
   getExtension,
+  uint8ArrayToBlob,
 } from '../utils/imageMetadata';
 
 /**
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ export function useUserColor(): [
       // Upload modified avatar with correct MIME type
       const mimeType = getMimeType(format);
       const extension = getExtension(format);
-      const blob = new Blob([newAvatarData], { type: mimeType });
+      const blob = uint8ArrayToBlob(newAvatarData, mimeType);
       const uploadResponse = await mx.uploadContent(blob, {
         name: `avatar.${extension}`,
         type: mimeType,

src/app/hooks/useUserProfileStyle.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { mxcUrlToHttp } from '../utils/matrix';import { getCurrentAccessToken }
   getExtension,
   ImageMetadata,
   ProfileGradient,
+  convertImageDataToPng,
+  uint8ArrayToBlob,
 } from '../utils/imageMetadata';
 
 /**
@@ -142,14 +144,24 @@ export function useUserProfileStyle(): [
         throw new Error('Failed to fetch current avatar');
       }
 
-      // Detect image format
-      const format = detectImageFormat(avatarData);
+      // Border/gradient live in PNG tEXt — convert other formats first
+      let workingData: ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array = avatarData;
+      let format = detectImageFormat(workingData);
       if (format === 'unknown') {
         throw new Error('Unsupported avatar image format');
       }
 
+      if (format !== 'png') {
+        const pngData = await convertImageDataToPng(workingData);
+        if (!pngData) {
+          throw new Error('Failed to convert avatar to PNG for style metadata');
+        }
+        workingData = pngData;
+        format = 'png';
+      }
+
       // Get existing metadata to preserve
-      const existingMetadata = extractMetadataFromImage(avatarData);
+      const existingMetadata = extractMetadataFromImage(workingData);
 
       // Merge with new style
       const newMetadata: ImageMetadata = {
@@ -159,7 +171,7 @@ export function useUserProfileStyle(): [
       };
 
       // Embed updated metadata
-      const newAvatarData = embedMetadataInImage(avatarData, newMetadata);
+      const newAvatarData = embedMetadataInImage(workingData, newMetadata);
       if (!newAvatarData) {
         throw new Error('Failed to embed style in avatar metadata');
       }
@@ -167,7 +179,7 @@ export function useUserProfileStyle(): [
       // Upload modified avatar with correct MIME type
       const mimeType = getMimeType(format);
       const extension = getExtension(format);
-      const blob = new Blob([newAvatarData], { type: mimeType });
+      const blob = uint8ArrayToBlob(newAvatarData, mimeType);
 
       const uploadResponse = await mx.uploadContent(blob, {
         name: `avatar.${extension}`,

src/app/pages/Router.tsx

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {
 } from './pathUtils';
 import { ClientBindAtoms, ClientLayout, ClientRoot } from './client';
 import { Home, HomeRouteRoomProvider, HomeSearch } from './client/home';
-import { Direct, DirectCreate, DirectRouteRoomProvider } from './client/direct';
+import { Direct, DirectCreate, DirectRouteRoomProvider, DirectSearch } from './client/direct';
 import { RouteSpaceProvider, SpaceRouteRoomProvider, SpaceSearch, SpaceIndexRedirect } from './client/space';
 import { ForumAwareSpaceLayout } from '../features/forum/ForumAwareSpaceLayout';
 import { ForumFeedPage } from '../features/forum/ForumFeedPage';
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ export const createRouter = (clientConfig: ClientConfig, screenSize: ScreenSize)
         >
           {mobile ? null : <Route index element={<WelcomePage />} />}
           <Route path={_CREATE_PATH} element={<DirectCreate />} />
+          <Route path={_SEARCH_PATH} element={<DirectSearch />} />
           <Route path={_NOTIFICATIONS_PATH} element={<Notifications />} />
           <Route path={_INVITES_PATH} element={<Invites />} />
           <Route

src/app/pages/ThemeManager.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   LightTheme,
   ThemeContextProvider,
   ThemeKind,
-  useActiveTheme,
+  useDisplayTheme,
   useSystemThemeKind,
 } from '../hooks/useTheme';
 import { useSetting } from '../state/hooks/settings';
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@ export function UnAuthRouteThemeManager() {
 }
 
 export function AuthRouteThemeManager({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
-  const activeTheme = useActiveTheme();
+  const displayTheme = useDisplayTheme();
   const [monochromeMode] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'monochromeMode');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     document.body.className = '';
     document.body.classList.add(configClass, varsClass);
 
-    document.body.classList.add(...activeTheme.classNames);
+    document.body.classList.add(...displayTheme.classNames);
 
     if (monochromeMode) {
       document.body.style.filter = 'grayscale(1)';
     } else {
       document.body.style.filter = '';
     }
-  }, [activeTheme, monochromeMode]);
+  }, [displayTheme, monochromeMode]);
 
-  return <ThemeContextProvider value={activeTheme}>{children}</ThemeContextProvider>;
+  return <ThemeContextProvider value={displayTheme}>{children}</ThemeContextProvider>;
 }

src/app/pages/client/ClientNonUIFeatures.tsx

@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
         return;
       }
 
+      // Match TitleBar / room bell settings: Default and Mentions rooms only notify on highlights.
+      const notificationType = getNotificationType(mx, room.roomId);
+      const isDm = mDirects.has(room.roomId);
+      const mentionsOnly =
+        notificationType === NotificationType.MentionsAndKeywords ||
+        (notificationType === NotificationType.Default && !isDm);
+      if (mentionsOnly && unreadInfo.highlight === 0) return;
+
       if (
         showNotifications &&
         ((isTauri() && !isElectron()) || isCapacitorNative() || notificationPermission('granted'))
@@ -399,7 +407,6 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
           messageBody = typeof content.body === 'string' ? content.body : undefined;
         }
         
-        const isDm = room.getJoinedMemberCount() === 2 && !room.isSpaceRoom();
         notify({
           roomName: room.name ?? 'Unknown',
           roomAvatar: avatarMxc
@@ -430,6 +437,7 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
     notify,
     selectedRoomId,
     useAuthentication,
+    mDirects,
   ]);
 
   return null;

src/app/pages/client/SidebarNav.tsx

@@ -29,7 +29,20 @@ export function SidebarNav() {
     <Sidebar>
       <SidebarContent
         scrollable={
-          <Scroll ref={scrollRef} variant="Background" size="0">
+          <Scroll
+            ref={scrollRef}
+            variant="Background"
+            size="0"
+            data-sidebar-scroll=""
+            style={{
+              marginRight: -25,
+              paddingRight: 25,
+              width: 'calc(100% + 25px)',
+              boxSizing: 'border-box',
+              overflowX: 'hidden',
+              overflowY: 'auto',
+            }}
+          >
             <SidebarStack>
               {!homeHidden && <HomeTab />}
               <DirectTab />

src/app/pages/client/direct/Direct.tsx

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   NavItemContent,
   NavLink,
 } from '../../../components/nav';
-import { getDirectCreatePath, getDirectRoomPath, getDirectNotificationsPath, getDirectInvitesPath } from '../../pathUtils';
+import { getDirectCreatePath, getDirectRoomPath, getDirectNotificationsPath, getDirectInvitesPath, getDirectSearchPath } from '../../pathUtils';
 import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId } from '../../../utils/matrix';
 import { useSelectedRoom } from '../../../hooks/router/useSelectedRoom';
 import { VirtualTile } from '../../../components/virtualizer';
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ import {
   getRoomNotificationMode,
   useRoomsNotificationPreferencesContext,
 } from '../../../hooks/useRoomsNotificationPreferences';
-import { useDirectCreateSelected } from '../../../hooks/router/useDirectSelected';
+import { useDirectCreateSelected, useDirectSearchSelected } from '../../../hooks/router/useDirectSelected';
 import { allInvitesAtom } from '../../../state/room-list/inviteList';
 import { UnreadBadge } from '../../../components/unread-badge'; 
- 
 type DirectMenuProps = {
   requestClose: () => void;
 };
@@ -228,6 +227,7 @@ export function Direct() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   const createDirectSelected = useDirectCreateSelected();
+  const searchSelected = useDirectSearchSelected();
 
   const selectedRoomId = useSelectedRoom();
   const noRoomToDisplay = directs.length === 0;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export function Direct() {
   const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: sortedDirects.length,
     getScrollElement: () => scrollRef.current,
-    estimateSize: () => 38,
+    estimateSize: () => 36,
     overscan: 10,
   });
 
@@ -283,12 +283,28 @@ export function Direct() {
                 </NavButton>
               </NavItem>
               <PluginNavSlot location="direct-messages" />
+              <NavItem variant="Background" radii="400" aria-selected={searchSelected}>
+                <NavLink to={getDirectSearchPath()}>
+                  <NavItemContent>
+                    <Box as="span" grow="Yes" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+                      <Avatar size="200" radii="400">
+                        <Icon src={Icons.Search} size="100" filled={searchSelected} />
+                      </Avatar>
+                      <Box as="span" grow="Yes">
+                        <Text as="span" size="Inherit" truncate>
+                          Message Search
+                        </Text>
+                      </Box>
+                    </Box>
+                  </NavItemContent>
+                </NavLink>
+              </NavItem>
             </NavCategory>
             <NavCategory>
               <NotificationsNavItem />
               <InvitesNavItem />
             </NavCategory>
-            <NavCategory>
+            <NavCategory data-nav-dropdown="">
               <NavCategoryHeader>
                 <RoomNavCategoryButton
                   closed={closedCategories.has(DEFAULT_CATEGORY_ID)}
@@ -298,8 +314,11 @@ export function Direct() {
                   Chats
                 </RoomNavCategoryButton>
               </NavCategoryHeader>
+              {sortedDirects.length > 0 && (
+              <div data-nav-rooms="">
                 <div
                   ref={animationRef}
+                  data-nav-room-list=""
                   style={{
                     position: 'relative',
                     height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
@@ -333,6 +352,8 @@ export function Direct() {
                   );
                 })}
                 </div>
+              </div>
+              )}
             </NavCategory>
           </Box>
         </PageNavContent>

src/app/pages/client/direct/RoomProvider.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { decodeRouteParam } from '../../pathUtils';
 import { useSelectedRoom } from '../../../hooks/router/useSelectedRoom';
 import { IsDirectRoomProvider, RoomProvider } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { JoinBeforeNavigate } from '../../../features/join-before-navigate';
 import { useDirectRooms } from './useDirectRooms';
+import { mDirectAtom } from '../../../state/mDirectList';
+import { Membership } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 
 export function DirectRouteRoomProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const rooms = useDirectRooms();
+  const mDirects = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
 
   const { roomIdOrAlias: rawRoomIdOrAlias, eventId: rawEventId } = useParams();
   const roomIdOrAlias = decodeRouteParam(rawRoomIdOrAlias);
@@ -17,7 +21,13 @@ export function DirectRouteRoomProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const roomId = useSelectedRoom();
   const room = mx.getRoom(roomId);
 
-  if (!room || !rooms.includes(room.roomId)) {
+  // useDirectRooms can lag m.direct / allRooms during catch-up; allow joined m.direct rooms.
+  const isJoinedDirect =
+    Boolean(room) &&
+    room!.getMyMembership() === Membership.Join &&
+    (rooms.includes(room!.roomId) || mDirects.has(room!.roomId));
+
+  if (!room || !isJoinedDirect) {
     return (
       <JoinBeforeNavigate
         roomIdOrAlias={roomIdOrAlias ?? rawRoomIdOrAlias!}

src/app/pages/client/direct/Search.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import React, { useRef } from 'react';
+import { Box, Text, Scroll, IconButton } from 'folds';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../../../components/icons';
+import { Page, PageContent, PageContentCenter, PageHeader } from '../../../components/page';
+import { MessageSearch } from '../../../features/message-search';
+import { useDirectRooms } from './useDirectRooms';
+import { ScreenSize, useScreenSizeContext } from '../../../hooks/useScreenSize';
+import { BackRouteHandler } from '../../../components/BackRouteHandler';
+
+export function DirectSearch() {
+  const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const rooms = useDirectRooms();
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeContext();
+
+  return (
+    <Page>
+      <PageHeader balance>
+        <Box grow="Yes" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+          <Box grow="Yes" basis="No">
+            {screenSize === ScreenSize.Mobile && (
+              <BackRouteHandler>
+                {(onBack) => (
+                  <IconButton onClick={onBack}>
+                    <Icon src={Icons.ArrowLeft} />
+                  </IconButton>
+                )}
+              </BackRouteHandler>
+            )}
+          </Box>
+          <Box justifyContent="Center" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+            {screenSize !== ScreenSize.Mobile && <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Search} />}
+            <Text size="H3" truncate>
+              Message Search
+            </Text>
+          </Box>
+          <Box grow="Yes" basis="No" />
+        </Box>
+      </PageHeader>
+      <Box style={{ position: 'relative' }} grow="Yes">
+        <Scroll ref={scrollRef} hideTrack visibility="Hover">
+          <PageContent>
+            <PageContentCenter>
+              <MessageSearch
+                defaultRoomsFilterName="Direct Messages"
+                allowGlobal
+                rooms={rooms}
+                scrollRef={scrollRef}
+              />
+            </PageContentCenter>
+          </PageContent>
+        </Scroll>
+      </Box>
+    </Page>
+  );
+}

src/app/pages/client/direct/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './Direct';
 export * from './RoomProvider';
 export * from './DirectCreate';
+export * from './Search';

src/app/pages/client/home/Home.tsx

@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export function Home() {
   const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: listItems.length,
     getScrollElement: () => scrollRef.current,
-    estimateSize: () => 32,
+    estimateSize: () => 36,
     overscan: 10,
   });
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ export function Home() {
               </NavItem>
               <PluginNavSlot location="channel-list" />
             </NavCategory>
-            <NavCategory>
+            <NavCategory data-nav-dropdown="">
               <NavCategoryHeader>
                 <RoomNavCategoryButton
                   closed={closedCategories.has(DEFAULT_CATEGORY_ID)}
@@ -410,7 +410,10 @@ export function Home() {
                 </RoomNavCategoryButton>
               </NavCategoryHeader>
               <PluginNavSlot location="home-section" />
+              {listItems.length > 0 && (
+              <div data-nav-rooms="">
                 <div
+                  data-nav-room-list=""
                   style={{
                     position: 'relative',
                     height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
@@ -446,7 +449,16 @@ export function Home() {
                       key={vItem.index}
                       ref={virtualizer.measureElement}
                     >
-                      <div style={{ paddingLeft, display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', minHeight: item.depth > 0 ? '1.5rem' : undefined }}>
+                      <div
+                        data-nav-depth={item.depth}
+                        style={{
+                          paddingLeft,
+                          display: 'flex',
+                          alignItems: 'center',
+                          minHeight: item.depth > 0 ? '1.5rem' : undefined,
+                          position: 'relative',
+                        }}
+                      >
                         {treeIcon && (
                           <span style={{ 
                             paddingRight: '2px', 
@@ -476,6 +488,8 @@ export function Home() {
                   );
                 })}
                 </div>
+              </div>
+              )}
             </NavCategory>
           </Box>
         </PageNavContent>

src/app/pages/client/home/HomeThreadsCategory.tsx

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export function HomeThreadsCategory({ rooms }: HomeThreadsCategoryProps) {
   if (threads.length === 0) return null;
 
   return (
-    <NavCategory>
+    <NavCategory data-nav-dropdown="">
       <NavCategoryHeader>
         <RoomNavCategoryButton
           closed={closedCategories.has(THREADS_CATEGORY_ID)}
@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ export function HomeThreadsCategory({ rooms }: HomeThreadsCategoryProps) {
           My Threads
         </RoomNavCategoryButton>
       </NavCategoryHeader>
-      {!closedCategories.has(THREADS_CATEGORY_ID) &&
-        threads.map(({ room, thread }) => (
+      {!closedCategories.has(THREADS_CATEGORY_ID) && (
+        <div data-nav-rooms="">
+          {threads.map(({ room, thread }) => (
             <ThreadNavItem
               key={`${room.roomId}:${thread.id}`}
               room={room}
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ export function HomeThreadsCategory({ rooms }: HomeThreadsCategoryProps) {
               selected={false}
             />
           ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
     </NavCategory>
   );
 }

src/app/pages/client/space/RoomProvider.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import React, { ReactNode, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAtom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { decodeRouteParam } from '../../pathUtils';
@@ -30,7 +30,31 @@ export function SpaceRouteRoomProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const roomId = useSelectedRoom();
   const room = mx.getRoom(roomId);
 
-  if (!room || !allRooms.includes(room.roomId)) {
+  const isJoined = Boolean(room && allRooms.includes(room.roomId));
+  const isSpaceChild = Boolean(room && getSpaceChildren(space).includes(room.roomId));
+  const hasParentMapping = Boolean(
+    room && getAllParents(roomToParents, room.roomId).has(space.roomId)
+  );
+
+  // roomToParents can lag behind live space state during catch-up sync.
+  // If the room is clearly a child of this space, backfill the map and open it.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!room || !isJoined || hasParentMapping || !isSpaceChild) return;
+    setRoomToParents({
+      type: 'PUT',
+      parent: space.roomId,
+      children: [room.roomId],
+    });
+  }, [
+    room,
+    isJoined,
+    hasParentMapping,
+    isSpaceChild,
+    space.roomId,
+    setRoomToParents,
+  ]);
+
+  if (!room || !isJoined) {
     // room is not joined
     return (
       <JoinBeforeNavigate
@@ -50,16 +74,7 @@ export function SpaceRouteRoomProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     );
   }
 
-  if (!getAllParents(roomToParents, room.roomId).has(space.roomId)) {
-    if (getSpaceChildren(space).includes(room.roomId)) {
-      // fill missing roomToParent mapping
-      setRoomToParents({
-        type: 'PUT',
-        parent: space.roomId,
-        children: [room.roomId],
-      });
-    }
-
+  if (!hasParentMapping && !isSpaceChild) {
     return (
       <JoinBeforeNavigate
         roomIdOrAlias={roomIdOrAlias ?? rawRoomIdOrAlias!}

src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import React, {
 import { useAtom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { Avatar, Box, Button, IconButton, Line, Menu, MenuItem, PopOut, RectCords, Spinner, Text, color, config, toRem } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../../../components/icons';
-import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual';
 import { JoinRule, Room, Thread, ThreadEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { RoomJoinRulesEventContent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/types';
 import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import {
   useSpaceSearchSelected,
 } from '../../../hooks/router/useSelectedSpace';
 import { useSpace } from '../../../hooks/useSpace';
-import { VirtualTile } from '../../../components/virtualizer';
 import { RoomNavCategoryButton, RoomNavItem, UnjoinedSubRoomItem } from '../../../features/room-nav';
 import { makeNavCategoryId } from '../../../state/closedNavCategories';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../../state/room/roomToUnread';
@@ -74,6 +72,119 @@ import { SpaceOptionsMenu } from '../../../features/space/SpaceOptionsMenu';
 import { ForumFeedSidebar } from '../../../features/forum/ForumFeedSidebar';
 import * as forumBoardCss from '../../../features/forum/ForumBoardView.css';
 
+type SpaceHierarchyItem =
+  | { type: 'hierarchy'; roomId: string }
+  | { type: 'subroom'; roomId: string; room: Room; depth: number; isLast?: boolean }
+  | { type: 'unjoined-subroom'; roomId: string; depth: number; isLast?: boolean };
+
+type SpaceNavSectionData = {
+  spaceRoomId: string;
+  categoryId: string;
+  label: string;
+  items: SpaceHierarchyItem[];
+};
+
+type SpaceNavSectionProps = {
+  section: SpaceNavSectionData;
+  closed: boolean;
+  onCategoryClick: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
+  selectedRoomId?: string;
+  mDirects: Set<string>;
+  notificationPreferences: ReturnType<typeof useRoomsNotificationPreferencesContext>;
+  getToLink: (roomId: string) => string;
+};
+
+function SpaceNavSection({
+  section,
+  closed,
+  onCategoryClick,
+  selectedRoomId,
+  mDirects,
+  notificationPreferences,
+  getToLink,
+}: SpaceNavSectionProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+
+  return (
+    <NavCategory data-nav-dropdown="">
+      <NavCategoryHeader>
+        <RoomNavCategoryButton
+          data-category-id={section.categoryId}
+          onClick={onCategoryClick}
+          closed={closed}
+        >
+          {section.label}
+        </RoomNavCategoryButton>
+      </NavCategoryHeader>
+      {section.items.length > 0 && (
+        <div data-nav-rooms="">
+          <div data-nav-room-list="">
+            {section.items.map((item, index) => {
+              if (item.type === 'unjoined-subroom') {
+                return (
+                  <UnjoinedSubRoomItem
+                    key={`${item.roomId}:${index}`}
+                    roomId={item.roomId}
+                    depth={item.depth}
+                    isLast={item.isLast}
+                  />
+                );
+              }
+
+              if (item.type === 'subroom') {
+                return (
+                  <div
+                    key={`${item.roomId}:${index}`}
+                    data-nav-depth={item.depth}
+                    style={{
+                      display: 'flex',
+                      alignItems: 'center',
+                      position: 'relative',
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
+                      <RoomNavItem
+                        room={item.room}
+                        selected={selectedRoomId === item.roomId}
+                        hideIcon={item.depth > 0}
+                        showAvatar={mDirects.has(item.roomId)}
+                        direct={mDirects.has(item.roomId)}
+                        linkPath={getToLink(item.roomId)}
+                        notificationMode={getRoomNotificationMode(
+                          notificationPreferences,
+                          item.roomId
+                        )}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                );
+              }
+
+              const room = mx.getRoom(item.roomId);
+              if (!room || isSpace(room)) return null;
+
+              return (
+                <RoomNavItem
+                  key={`${item.roomId}:${index}`}
+                  room={room}
+                  selected={selectedRoomId === item.roomId}
+                  showAvatar={mDirects.has(item.roomId)}
+                  direct={mDirects.has(item.roomId)}
+                  linkPath={getToLink(item.roomId)}
+                  notificationMode={getRoomNotificationMode(
+                    notificationPreferences,
+                    room.roomId
+                  )}
+                />
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </NavCategory>
+  );
+}
+
 function SpaceHeader() {
   const space = useSpace();
   const spaceName = useRoomName(space);
@@ -272,61 +383,74 @@ export function Space() {
     return hierarchy.filter((entry) => !globalSubRoomIds.has(entry.roomId));
   }, [hierarchy, globalSubRoomIds]);
 
-  // Flatten hierarchy to include sub-rooms
-  type HierarchyItem = 
-    | { type: 'hierarchy'; roomId: string }
-    | { type: 'subroom'; roomId: string; room: Room; depth: number; isLast?: boolean }
-    | { type: 'unjoined-subroom'; roomId: string; depth: number; isLast?: boolean };
-
-  const flattenedHierarchy = useMemo(() => {
-    const items: HierarchyItem[] = [];
+  // One paper dropdown per space: space header + its rooms/sub-rooms
+  const navSections = useMemo(() => {
+    const sections: SpaceNavSectionData[] = [];
+    let current: SpaceNavSectionData | null = null;
     const processedSubRooms = new Set<string>();
 
-    const addSubRooms = (parentRoomId: string, baseDepth: number) => {
+    const addSubRooms = (parentRoomId: string, baseDepth: number, into: SpaceHierarchyItem[]) => {
       const room = mx.getRoom(parentRoomId);
       if (!room || isSpace(room)) return;
 
       const subRoomsEvent = room.currentState.getStateEvents(StateEvent.PaarrotSubRooms, '');
       const subRooms = subRoomsEvent?.getContent<{ children: string[] }>()?.children ?? [];
 
-      // Filter to only joined sub-rooms that haven't been processed
-      const joinedSubRooms = subRooms.filter(subRoomId => 
-        !processedSubRooms.has(subRoomId) && mx.getRoom(subRoomId)
+      const joinedSubRooms = subRooms.filter(
+        (subRoomId) => !processedSubRooms.has(subRoomId) && mx.getRoom(subRoomId)
       );
 
       joinedSubRooms.forEach((subRoomId, index) => {
         processedSubRooms.add(subRoomId);
-        
         const isLast = index === joinedSubRooms.length - 1;
         const subRoom = mx.getRoom(subRoomId);
-        if (subRoom) {
-          // Joined sub-room
-          items.push({ type: 'subroom', roomId: subRoomId, room: subRoom, depth: baseDepth + 1, isLast });
-          // Recursively add sub-rooms of sub-rooms
-          addSubRooms(subRoomId, baseDepth + 1);
-        }
+        if (!subRoom) return;
+        into.push({
+          type: 'subroom',
+          roomId: subRoomId,
+          room: subRoom,
+          depth: baseDepth + 1,
+          isLast,
+        });
+        addSubRooms(subRoomId, baseDepth + 1, into);
       });
     };
 
-    filteredHierarchy.forEach((entry) => {
-      items.push({ type: 'hierarchy', roomId: entry.roomId });
+    const startSection = (spaceRoomId: string, label: string) => {
+      current = {
+        spaceRoomId,
+        categoryId: makeNavCategoryId(space.roomId, spaceRoomId),
+        label,
+        items: [],
+      };
+      sections.push(current);
+      return current;
+    };
 
-      // Add sub-rooms after each non-space room
+    filteredHierarchy.forEach((entry) => {
+      const isSpaceEntry = 'space' in entry && entry.space === true;
       const room = mx.getRoom(entry.roomId);
+
+      if (isSpaceEntry || (room && isSpace(room))) {
+        startSection(
+          entry.roomId,
+          entry.roomId === space.roomId ? 'Rooms' : room?.name ?? entry.roomId
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!current) {
+        startSection(space.roomId, 'Rooms');
+      }
+
+      current!.items.push({ type: 'hierarchy', roomId: entry.roomId });
       if (room && !isSpace(room)) {
-        addSubRooms(entry.roomId, 0);
+        addSubRooms(entry.roomId, 0, current!.items);
       }
     });
 
-    return items;
-  }, [mx, filteredHierarchy]);
-
-  const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
-    count: flattenedHierarchy.length,
-    getScrollElement: () => scrollRef.current,
-    estimateSize: () => 32,
-    overscan: 10,
-  });
+    return sections;
+  }, [mx, filteredHierarchy, space.roomId]);
 
   const handleCategoryClick = useCategoryHandler(setClosedCategories, (categoryId) =>
     closedCategories.has(categoryId)
@@ -412,108 +536,18 @@ export function Space() {
             )}
             <PluginNavSlot location="channel-list" />
           </NavCategory>
-          <NavCategory
-            style={{
-              height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
-              position: 'relative',
-            }}
-          >
-            {virtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((vItem) => {
-              const item = flattenedHierarchy[vItem.index];
-              if (!item) return null;
-
-              // Unjoined sub-room item
-              if (item.type === 'unjoined-subroom') {
-                return (
-                  <VirtualTile virtualItem={vItem} key={vItem.index} ref={virtualizer.measureElement}>
-                    <UnjoinedSubRoomItem roomId={item.roomId} depth={item.depth} isLast={item.isLast} />
-                  </VirtualTile>
-                );
-              }
-
-              // Sub-room item (nested under parent)
-              if (item.type === 'subroom') {
-                const paddingLeft = '30px';
-                
-                let treeIcon = '';
-                if (item.depth > 0) {
-                  treeIcon = item.isLast ? '╰' : '├';
-                }
-                
-                return (
-                  <VirtualTile virtualItem={vItem} key={vItem.index} ref={virtualizer.measureElement}>
-                    <div style={{ paddingLeft, display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', minHeight: '1.5rem' }}>
-                      {treeIcon && (
-                        <span style={{ 
-                          paddingRight: '2px', 
-                          opacity: 0.5,
-                          fontFamily: 'monospace',
-                          fontSize: '14px',
-                          lineHeight: '1',
-                          userSelect: 'none'
-                        }}>
-                          {treeIcon}
-                        </span>
-                      )}
-                      <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
-                        <RoomNavItem
-                          room={item.room}
-                          selected={selectedRoomId === item.roomId}
-                          hideIcon={item.depth > 0}
-                          showAvatar={mDirects.has(item.roomId)}
-                          direct={mDirects.has(item.roomId)}
-                          linkPath={getToLink(item.roomId)}
-                          notificationMode={getRoomNotificationMode(notificationPreferences, item.room.roomId)}
+          {navSections.map((section) => (
+            <SpaceNavSection
+              key={section.categoryId}
+              section={section}
+              closed={closedCategories.has(section.categoryId)}
+              onCategoryClick={handleCategoryClick}
+              selectedRoomId={selectedRoomId}
+              mDirects={mDirects}
+              notificationPreferences={notificationPreferences}
+              getToLink={getToLink}
             />
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                  </VirtualTile>
-                );
-              }
-
-              // Hierarchy item (room or space)
-              const { roomId } = item;
-              const room = mx.getRoom(roomId);
-              if (!room) return null;
-
-              if (isSpace(room)) {
-                const categoryId = makeNavCategoryId(space.roomId, roomId);
-
-                return (
-                  <VirtualTile
-                    virtualItem={vItem}
-                    key={vItem.index}
-                    ref={virtualizer.measureElement}
-                  >
-                    <div style={{ paddingTop: vItem.index === 0 ? undefined : config.space.S400 }}>
-                      <NavCategoryHeader>
-                        <RoomNavCategoryButton
-                          data-category-id={categoryId}
-                          onClick={handleCategoryClick}
-                          closed={closedCategories.has(categoryId)}
-                        >
-                          {roomId === space.roomId ? 'Rooms' : room?.name}
-                        </RoomNavCategoryButton>
-                      </NavCategoryHeader>
-                    </div>
-                  </VirtualTile>
-                );
-              }
-
-              return (
-                <VirtualTile virtualItem={vItem} key={vItem.index} ref={virtualizer.measureElement}>
-                  <RoomNavItem
-                    room={room}
-                    selected={selectedRoomId === roomId}
-                    showAvatar={mDirects.has(roomId)}
-                    direct={mDirects.has(roomId)}
-                    linkPath={getToLink(roomId)}
-                    notificationMode={getRoomNotificationMode(notificationPreferences, room.roomId)}
-                  />
-                </VirtualTile>
-              );
-            })}
-          </NavCategory>
+          ))}
         </Box>
       </PageNavContent>
     </PageNav>

src/app/pages/pathUtils.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   DIRECT_CREATE_PATH,
   DIRECT_PATH,
   DIRECT_ROOM_PATH,
+  DIRECT_SEARCH_PATH,
   DIRECT_NOTIFICATIONS_PATH,
   DIRECT_INVITES_PATH,
   EXPLORE_FEATURED_PATH,
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ export const getHomeRoomPath = (roomIdOrAlias: string, eventId?: string): string
 
 export const getDirectPath = (): string => DIRECT_PATH;
 export const getDirectCreatePath = (): string => DIRECT_CREATE_PATH;
+export const getDirectSearchPath = (): string => DIRECT_SEARCH_PATH;
 export const getDirectRoomPath = (roomIdOrAlias: string, eventId?: string): string => {
   const params = {
     roomIdOrAlias,
@@ -180,6 +182,28 @@ export const getSpaceRoomPath = (
   return generatePath(SPACE_ROOM_PATH, params);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Keep the current room URL (home / direct / space) and only add, replace, or clear
+ * the optional `$eventId` segment. Used so same-room jumps (media, permalinks) don't
+ * re-home the room into a different sidebar section.
+ */
+export const withRoomEventId = (pathname: string, eventId?: string): string => {
+  const parts = pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean);
+
+  if (parts.length > 0) {
+    const lastDecoded = decodeRouteParam(parts[parts.length - 1]);
+    if (lastDecoded?.startsWith('$')) {
+      parts.pop();
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (eventId) {
+    parts.push(encodeURIComponent(eventId));
+  }
+
+  return `/${parts.join('/')}/`;
+};
+
 export const getExplorePath = (): string => EXPLORE_PATH;
 export const getExploreFeaturedPath = (): string => EXPLORE_FEATURED_PATH;
 export const getExploreServerPath = (server: string): string => {

src/app/pages/paths.ts

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export type DirectCreateSearchParams = {
   userId?: string;
 };
 export const DIRECT_CREATE_PATH = `/direct/${_CREATE_PATH}`;
+export const DIRECT_SEARCH_PATH = `/direct/${_SEARCH_PATH}`;
 export const DIRECT_ROOM_PATH = `/direct/${_ROOM_PATH}`;
 
 export const SPACE_PATH = '/:spaceIdOrAlias/';

src/app/plugins/react-custom-html-parser.tsx

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
   mxcUrlToHttp,
 } from '../utils/matrix';
 import { getMemberDisplayName } from '../utils/room';
-import { EMOJI_PATTERN, sanitizeForRegex, URL_NEG_LB } from '../utils/regex';
+import { EMOJI_REG_G, sanitizeForRegex } from '../utils/regex';
 import { getHexcodeForEmoji, getShortcodeFor } from './emoji';
 import { findAndReplace } from '../utils/findAndReplace';
 import {
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ import { openExternalUrl } from '../utils/tauri';
 
 const ReactPrism = lazy(() => import('./react-prism/ReactPrism'));
 
-const EMOJI_REG_G = new RegExp(`${URL_NEG_LB}(${EMOJI_PATTERN})`, 'g');
-
 /**
  * Click handler for external links - uses Tauri shell on desktop/mobile
  */
@@ -106,6 +104,7 @@ export const renderMatrixMention = (
         {...customProps}
         className={css.Mention({ highlight: mx.getUserId() === userId })}
         data-mention-id={userId}
+        data-mention-self={mx.getUserId() === userId ? '' : undefined}
       >
         {`@${
           (currentRoom && getMemberDisplayName(currentRoom, userId)) ?? getMxIdLocalPart(userId)
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ export const scaleSystemEmoji = (text: string): (string | JSX.Element)[] =>
     text,
     EMOJI_REG_G,
     (match, pushIndex) => (
-      <span key={`scaleSystemEmoji-${pushIndex}`} className={css.EmoticonBase}>
+      <span key={`scaleSystemEmoji-${pushIndex}`} className={css.EmoticonBase} data-emoticon={match[0]}>
         <span className={css.Emoticon()} title={getShortcodeFor(getHexcodeForEmoji(match[0]))}>
           {match[0]}
         </span>
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ export const highlightText = (
       text,
       regex,
       (match, pushIndex) => (
-        <span key={`highlight-${pushIndex}`} className={css.highlightText}>
+        <span key={`highlight-${pushIndex}`} className={css.highlightText} data-text-highlight="">
           {match[0]}
         </span>
       ),
@@ -552,8 +551,15 @@ export const getReactCustomHtmlParser = (
             );
           }
           if (htmlSrc && 'data-mx-emoticon' in props) {
+            const emoticonLabel =
+              (typeof props.alt === 'string' && props.alt) ||
+              (typeof props.title === 'string' && props.title) ||
+              undefined;
             return (
-              <span className={css.EmoticonBase}>
+              <span
+                className={css.EmoticonBase}
+                {...(emoticonLabel ? { 'data-emoticon': emoticonLabel } : {})}
+              >
                 <span className={css.Emoticon()}>
                   <AuthenticatedImg {...props} className={css.EmoticonImg} src={htmlSrc} />
                 </span>

src/app/state/mediaDimensionCache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import { encodeBlurHash, validBlurHash } from '../utils/blurHash';
+import { fitMediaSize } from '../utils/common';
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = 'paarrot.media.meta';
+const LEGACY_DIMENSIONS_KEY = 'paarrot.media.dimensions';
+const MAX_ENTRIES = 500;
+
+/** Same max box as MImage / MVideo attachment rendering. */
+export const ATTACHMENT_MAX_SIZE = 400;
+
+export type MediaMeta = {
+  w: number;
+  h: number;
+  blurHash?: string;
+};
+
+export type MediaDimensions = Pick<MediaMeta, 'w' | 'h'>;
+
+type CacheMap = Record<string, MediaMeta>;
+
+let memoryCache: CacheMap | null = null;
+
+const loadCache = (): CacheMap => {
+  if (memoryCache) return memoryCache;
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+    if (raw) {
+      memoryCache = JSON.parse(raw) as CacheMap;
+      return memoryCache;
+    }
+    // Migrate older dimensions-only cache once.
+    const legacy = localStorage.getItem(LEGACY_DIMENSIONS_KEY);
+    if (legacy) {
+      memoryCache = JSON.parse(legacy) as CacheMap;
+      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, legacy);
+      localStorage.removeItem(LEGACY_DIMENSIONS_KEY);
+      return memoryCache;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+  memoryCache = {};
+  return memoryCache;
+};
+
+const persistCache = (cache: CacheMap) => {
+  memoryCache = cache;
+  try {
+    const keys = Object.keys(cache);
+    if (keys.length > MAX_ENTRIES) {
+      const trimmed: CacheMap = {};
+      keys.slice(keys.length - MAX_ENTRIES).forEach((key) => {
+        trimmed[key] = cache[key];
+      });
+      memoryCache = trimmed;
+      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(trimmed));
+      return;
+    }
+    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(cache));
+  } catch {
+    // Quota / private mode — keep in-memory only.
+  }
+};
+
+const touchEntry = (mxcUrl: string, patch: Partial<MediaMeta>): void => {
+  if (!mxcUrl) return;
+  const cache = loadCache();
+  const prev = cache[mxcUrl];
+  const next: MediaMeta = {
+    w: patch.w ?? prev?.w ?? 0,
+    h: patch.h ?? prev?.h ?? 0,
+    blurHash: patch.blurHash ?? prev?.blurHash,
+  };
+  if (next.w <= 0 || next.h <= 0) return;
+  if (
+    prev &&
+    prev.w === next.w &&
+    prev.h === next.h &&
+    prev.blurHash === next.blurHash
+  ) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (prev) delete cache[mxcUrl];
+  cache[mxcUrl] = next;
+  persistCache(cache);
+};
+
+export const getMediaDimensions = (mxcUrl: string): MediaDimensions | undefined => {
+  if (!mxcUrl) return undefined;
+  const entry = loadCache()[mxcUrl];
+  if (!entry || entry.w <= 0 || entry.h <= 0) return undefined;
+  return { w: entry.w, h: entry.h };
+};
+
+/** Fit attachment box size using event info, then local dimension cache. */
+export const resolveAttachmentBoxSize = (
+  mxcUrl: string | undefined,
+  w?: number,
+  h?: number,
+  maxSize: number = ATTACHMENT_MAX_SIZE
+): { width: number; height: number } => {
+  const cached = mxcUrl && (!w || !h) ? getMediaDimensions(mxcUrl) : undefined;
+  const naturalW = w && w > 0 ? w : cached?.w;
+  const naturalH = h && h > 0 ? h : cached?.h;
+  return fitMediaSize(naturalW ?? 0, naturalH ?? 0, maxSize, maxSize);
+};
+
+export const setMediaDimensions = (mxcUrl: string, w: number, h: number): void => {
+  if (!mxcUrl || w <= 0 || h <= 0) return;
+  touchEntry(mxcUrl, { w, h });
+};
+
+export const getMediaBlurHash = (mxcUrl: string): string | undefined => {
+  if (!mxcUrl) return undefined;
+  return validBlurHash(loadCache()[mxcUrl]?.blurHash);
+};
+
+export const setMediaBlurHash = (mxcUrl: string, blurHash: string, w?: number, h?: number): void => {
+  const hash = validBlurHash(blurHash);
+  if (!mxcUrl || !hash) return;
+  const cache = loadCache();
+  const prev = cache[mxcUrl];
+  const nextW = w && w > 0 ? w : prev?.w;
+  const nextH = h && h > 0 ? h : prev?.h;
+  if (!nextW || !nextH) {
+    // Dimensions required for the shared meta entry; skip until we know size.
+    return;
+  }
+  touchEntry(mxcUrl, { w: nextW, h: nextH, blurHash: hash });
+};
+
+/** Encode + cache a blurhash from a loaded image/video (idle, non-blocking). */
+export const rememberMediaBlurHash = (
+  mxcUrl: string,
+  media: HTMLImageElement | HTMLVideoElement
+): void => {
+  if (!mxcUrl || typeof window === 'undefined') return;
+
+  const run = () => {
+    try {
+      const w =
+        media instanceof HTMLVideoElement
+          ? media.videoWidth
+          : media.naturalWidth || media.width;
+      const h =
+        media instanceof HTMLVideoElement
+          ? media.videoHeight
+          : media.naturalHeight || media.height;
+      if (w <= 0 || h <= 0) return;
+
+      setMediaDimensions(mxcUrl, w, h);
+      if (getMediaBlurHash(mxcUrl)) return;
+
+      const encW = 32;
+      const encH = Math.max(1, Math.round(encW * (h / w)));
+      const hash = encodeBlurHash(media, encW, encH);
+      if (hash) setMediaBlurHash(mxcUrl, hash, w, h);
+    } catch {
+      // Encoding can fail for tainted canvases; ignore.
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (typeof window.requestIdleCallback === 'function') {
+    window.requestIdleCallback(() => run(), { timeout: 1500 });
+  } else {
+    window.setTimeout(run, 0);
+  }
+};

src/app/state/mediaDrawer.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { atom } from 'jotai';
+
+/** Session flag for the Shared Media side drawer (mutually exclusive with Members). */
+export const isMediaDrawerAtom = atom(false);
+
+const scrollTops = new Map<string, number>();
+
+export const getMediaDrawerScrollTop = (roomId: string): number | undefined =>
+  scrollTops.get(roomId);
+
+export const setMediaDrawerScrollTop = (roomId: string, top: number): void => {
+  scrollTops.set(roomId, top);
+};
+
+export const clearMediaDrawerScrollTop = (roomId: string): void => {
+  scrollTops.delete(roomId);
+};

src/app/state/room/roomToParents.ts

@@ -103,6 +103,23 @@ export const useBindRoomToParentsAtom = (
             setRoomToParents({ type: 'DELETE', roomId: childId });
           }
         }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Create type can arrive after the room is already in the store. Without this,
+      // spaces are skipped on INITIALIZE (isSpace false) and children stay unmapped
+      // until an unrelated SpaceChild event fires — DMs/channels look listed but
+      // SpaceRouteRoomProvider blocks on missing roomToParents.
+      if (mEvent.getType() === StateEvent.RoomCreate) {
+        const roomId = mEvent.getRoomId();
+        const room = roomId ? mx.getRoom(roomId) : null;
+        if (room && isSpace(room) && room.getMyMembership() !== Membership.Invite) {
+          setRoomToParents({
+            type: 'PUT',
+            parent: room.roomId,
+            children: getSpaceChildren(room),
+          });
+        }
       }
     };