Open DMs during sync catch-up instead of blocking on parent maps.

Prefer the direct route for m.direct rooms and allow joined space children before roomToParents finishes backfilling.

.npmrc

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 legacy-peer-deps=true
-save-exact=true
+save-exact=true
+allow-git=all

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",
@@ -2368,6 +2369,15 @@
         "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",

package.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "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/*",
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@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",
@@ -122,5 +123,9 @@
     "vite-plugin-pwa": "1.3.0",
     "vite-plugin-static-copy": "4.1.1",
     "vite-plugin-top-level-await": "1.6.0"
+  },
+  "allowScripts": {
+    "@swc/core@1.15.43": true,
+    "esbuild@0.28.1": true
   }
 }

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/create-room/utils.ts

@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ export const createRoomEncryptionState = () => ({
   },
 });
 
+/**
+ * Partial power levels for MatrixRTC call membership (MSC3401).
+ * Do NOT put this in createRoom initial_state — homeservers reject incomplete
+ * m.room.power_levels with 403. Apply after create via sendStateEvent instead,
+ * or rely on TrustedPrivateChat (both users PL 100) for DMs.
+ */
 export const createRoomPowerLevelsState = () => ({
   type: StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels,
   state_key: '',

src/app/components/editor/Editor.css.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export const EditorOptions = style([
   DefaultReset,
   {
     padding: config.space.S200,
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
   },
 ]);
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ export const EditorTextarea = style([
   {
     flexGrow: 1,
     height: '100%',
-    padding: `${toRem(13)} ${toRem(1)}`,
+    padding: `${toRem(10)} ${toRem(1)}`,
     selectors: {
       [`${EditorTextareaScroll}:first-child &`]: {
         paddingLeft: toRem(13),
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ export const EditorPlaceholderTextVisual = style([
   DefaultReset,
   {
     display: 'block',
-    paddingTop: toRem(13),
+    paddingTop: toRem(10),
     paddingLeft: toRem(1),
   },
 ]);

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}>
@@ -243,7 +199,7 @@ export const CustomEditor = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, CustomEditorProps>(
         <Slate editor={editor} initialValue={initialValue} onChange={onChange}>
           {top}
           <Box
-            alignItems="Start"
+            alignItems={fillHeight ? 'Start' : 'Center'}
             grow={fillHeight ? 'Yes' : undefined}
             style={fillHeight ? { width: '100%', minHeight: 0, flex: '1 1 auto' } : undefined}
           >
@@ -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/editor/Elements.tsx

@@ -82,13 +82,21 @@ function RenderEmoticonElement({
   const selected = useSelected();
   const focused = useFocused();
 
+  // Void inline: attributes + contentEditable={false} on the same root, children
+  // as a sibling of the visual (not nested inside another non-editable span).
+  // Nesting {children} under an inner contentEditable={false} breaks Slate's
+  // DOM↔node map and crashes ReactEditor.focus after insert.
   return (
-    <span className={css.EmoticonBase} {...attributes}>
+    <span
+      {...attributes}
+      contentEditable={false}
+      className={css.EmoticonBase}
+      style={{ userSelect: 'none' }}
+    >
       <span
         className={css.Emoticon({
           focus: selected && focused,
         })}
-        contentEditable={false}
       >
         {element.key.startsWith('mxc://') ? (
           <img
@@ -99,8 +107,8 @@ function RenderEmoticonElement({
         ) : (
           element.key
         )}
-        {children}
       </span>
+      {children}
     </span>
   );
 }

src/app/components/editor/Toolbar.tsx

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function MarkButton({ format, icon, tooltip }: MarkButtonProps) {
           radii="300"
           disabled={disableInline}
         >
-          <Icon size="200" src={icon} />
+          <Icon size="100" src={icon} />
         </IconButton>
       )}
     </TooltipProvider>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export function BlockButton({ format, icon, tooltip }: BlockButtonProps) {
           size="400"
           radii="300"
         >
-          <Icon size="200" src={icon} />
+          <Icon size="100" src={icon} />
         </IconButton>
       )}
     </TooltipProvider>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export function HeadingBlockButton() {
                     size="400"
                     radii="300"
                   >
-                    <Icon size="200" src={Icons.Heading1} />
+                    <Icon size="100" src={Icons.Heading1} />
                   </IconButton>
                 )}
               </TooltipProvider>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export function HeadingBlockButton() {
                     size="400"
                     radii="300"
                   >
-                    <Icon size="200" src={Icons.Heading2} />
+                    <Icon size="100" src={Icons.Heading2} />
                   </IconButton>
                 )}
               </TooltipProvider>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export function HeadingBlockButton() {
                     size="400"
                     radii="300"
                   >
-                    <Icon size="200" src={Icons.Heading3} />
+                    <Icon size="100" src={Icons.Heading3} />
                   </IconButton>
                 )}
               </TooltipProvider>
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ export function HeadingBlockButton() {
         size="400"
         radii="300"
       >
-        <Icon size="200" src={level ? Icons[`Heading${level}`] : Icons.Heading1} />
-        <Icon size="200" src={isActive ? Icons.Cross : Icons.ChevronBottom} />
+        <Icon size="100" src={level ? Icons[`Heading${level}`] : Icons.Heading1} />
+        <Icon size="100" src={isActive ? Icons.Cross : Icons.ChevronBottom} />
       </IconButton>
     </PopOut>
   );
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export function Toolbar() {
                   radii="300"
                   disabled={disableInline || !!isAnyMarkActive(editor)}
                 >
-                  <Icon size="200" src={Icons.Markdown} filled={isMarkdown} />
+                  <Icon size="100" src={Icons.Markdown} filled={isMarkdown} />
                 </IconButton>
               )}
             </TooltipProvider>

src/app/components/editor/utils.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { BasePoint, BaseRange, Editor, Element, Point, Range, Text, Transforms } from 'slate';
+import { ReactEditor } from 'slate-react';
 import { BlockType, MarkType } from './types';
 import {
   CommandElement,
@@ -206,6 +207,29 @@ export const moveCursor = (editor: Editor, withSpace?: boolean) => {
   if (withSpace) editor.insertText(' ');
 };
 
+/**
+ * Focus the editor after React has committed DOM for recent transforms.
+ * Calling ReactEditor.focus immediately after insertNode/insertText (e.g. emoji +
+ * trailing space) races Slate's DOM map and throws:
+ * "Cannot resolve a DOM node from Slate node: {"text":" "}"
+ */
+export const safeFocusEditor = (editor: Editor) => {
+  const tryFocus = () => {
+    try {
+      ReactEditor.focus(editor);
+      return true;
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Defer past the current React commit; retry once if the DOM map isn't ready yet.
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    if (tryFocus()) return;
+    setTimeout(tryFocus, 0);
+  });
+};
+
 interface PointUntilCharOptions {
   match: (char: string) => boolean;
   reverse?: boolean;

src/app/components/icons/Icon.tsx

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ export const Icon = forwardRef<SVGSVGElement, IconProps>(
               ? { width: pixelSize, height: pixelSize, ...style }
               : style
         }
-        strokeWidth={2}
-        fill={fill ?? (filled ? 'currentColor' : 'none')}
+        // Lucide icons are stroke-based; solid fill turns faces (e.g. Smile) into blobs.
+        // Emphasize selection with a heavier stroke instead.
+        strokeWidth={filled ? 2.75 : 2}
+        fill={fill ?? 'none'}
         aria-hidden={props['aria-hidden'] ?? props['aria-label'] ? undefined : true}
         {...props}
       />

src/app/components/icons/iconSizes.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import type { IconSize } from './types';
 
+/** App chrome icons; ~4% above the original folds scale after +30% then -20%. */
 export const ICON_PIXEL_SIZES: Record<IconSize, number | undefined> = {
   '50': 10,
-  '100': 12,
-  '200': 16,
-  '300': 20,
-  '400': 24,
-  '500': 28,
-  '600': 32,
+  '100': 13,
+  '200': 17,
+  '300': 21,
+  '400': 25,
+  '500': 29,
+  '600': 34,
   Inherit: undefined,
 };

src/app/components/icons/style.css.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ import { config } from 'folds';
 
 export const Icon = recipe({
   base: {
-    display: 'inline-block',
+    display: 'block',
     flexShrink: 0,
-    verticalAlign: 'middle',
   },
   variants: {
     size: {

src/app/components/message/MsgTypeRenderers.tsx

@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ import {
   MATRIX_SPOILER_PROPERTY_NAME,
   MATRIX_SPOILER_REASON_PROPERTY_NAME,
 } from '../../../types/matrix/common';
+import { StationeryMedia, hashStationerySeed, stationeryMediaRot } from './StationeryMedia';
 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';
 
@@ -199,6 +201,20 @@ 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 +222,24 @@ 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 +250,7 @@ export function MImage({ content, renderImageContent, outlined }: MImageProps) {
           spoilerReason: content[MATRIX_SPOILER_REASON_PROPERTY_NAME],
         })}
       </AttachmentBox>
-    </Attachment>
+    </StationeryMedia>
   );
 }
 
@@ -251,9 +282,20 @@ 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 +310,13 @@ 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 +327,7 @@ export function MVideo({ content, renderAsFile, renderVideoContent, outlined }:
           spoilerReason: content[MATRIX_SPOILER_REASON_PROPERTY_NAME],
         })}
       </AttachmentBox>
-    </Attachment>
+    </StationeryMedia>
   );
 }
 
@@ -418,12 +466,16 @@ 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',
@@ -15,35 +18,101 @@ export const Reaction = as<
     reaction: string;
     useAuthentication?: boolean;
   }
->(({ className, mx, count, reaction, useAuthentication, ...props }, ref) => (
-  <Box
-    as="button"
-    className={classNames(css.Reaction, className)}
-    alignItems="Center"
-    shrink="No"
-    gap="200"
-    {...props}
-    ref={ref}
-  >
-    <Text className={css.ReactionText} as="span" size="T400">
-      {reaction.startsWith('mxc://') ? (
-        <img
-          className={css.ReactionImg}
-          src={mxcUrlToHttp(mx, reaction, useAuthentication) ?? reaction
-          }
-          alt={reaction}
-        />
-      ) : (
-        <Text as="span" size="Inherit" truncate>
-          {reaction}
+>(({ 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}, ${count}`}
+        {...props}
+        ref={ref}
+      >
+        <Text className={css.ReactionText} as="span" size="T400">
+          {emoji}
+        </Text>
+        <Text as="span" size="T300" data-reaction-count="">
+          {count}
+        </Text>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const stackCount = Math.min(Math.max(count, 1), MAX_STICKER_STACK);
+  const showCount = count > 2;
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      as="button"
+      className={classNames(css.Reaction, className)}
+      alignItems="Center"
+      shrink="No"
+      gap="200"
+      data-reaction=""
+      data-reaction-stack={stackCount}
+      aria-label={`${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={customSrc}
+                  alt={i === stackCount - 1 ? reaction : ''}
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" truncate>
+                  {reaction}
+                </Text>
+              )}
+            </Text>
+          );
+        })}
+      </span>
+      {showCount && (
+        <Text as="span" size="T300" data-reaction-count="">
+          {count}
         </Text>
       )}
-    </Text>
-    <Text as="span" size="T300">
-      {count}
-    </Text>
-  </Box>
-));
+    </Box>
+  );
+});
 
 type ReactionTooltipMsgProps = {
   room: Room;

src/app/components/message/Reply.tsx

@@ -14,29 +14,54 @@ 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) => (
-    <Box
-      className={classNames(css.Reply, className)}
-      alignItems="Center"
-      gap="100"
-      {...props}
-      ref={ref}
-    >
-      <Box style={{ color: userColor, maxWidth: toRem(200) }} alignItems="Center" shrink="No">
-        <Icon size="100" src={Icons.ReplyArrow} />
-        {username}
+  ({ username, userColor, className, children, ...props }, ref) => {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const isStationery = isStationeryTheme(theme);
+
+    return (
+      <Box
+        className={classNames(css.Reply, className)}
+        alignItems="Center"
+        gap="100"
+        {...props}
+        ref={ref}
+      >
+        <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>
+        <Box grow="Yes" className={css.ReplyContent}>
+          {children}
+        </Box>
       </Box>
-      <Box grow="Yes" className={css.ReplyContent}>
-        {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 +238,11 @@ export const MessageTextBody = recipe({
     },
     jumboEmoji: {
       true: {
-        fontSize: '1.504em',
-        lineHeight: '1.4962em',
+        fontSize: jumboEmojiSize,
+        lineHeight: 1,
+        overflow: 'visible',
+        overflowY: 'visible',
+        paddingBottom: config.space.S200,
       },
     },
     emote: {
@@ -240,3 +255,29 @@ 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',
+});
+
+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/presence/PresenceAvatar.tsx

@@ -1,35 +1,76 @@
-import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import React, { CSSProperties, ReactElement, cloneElement, isValidElement } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import * as css from './styles.css';
+import { config } from 'folds';
 import { Presence } from '../../hooks/useUserPresence';
 
 type PresenceAvatarProps = {
-  /** The presence state to display */
   presence?: Presence;
-  /** The avatar element to wrap */
-  children: ReactNode;
-  /** Additional className */
+  children: ReactElement;
   className?: string;
 };
 
+const PRESENCE_COLOR: Record<Presence, string> = {
+  [Presence.Online]: '#38842b',
+  [Presence.Unavailable]: '#959e30',
+  [Presence.Offline]: '#454545',
+};
+
+const rowStyle: CSSProperties = {
+  display: 'inline-flex',
+  flexDirection: 'row',
+  alignItems: 'stretch',
+  flexShrink: 0,
+  lineHeight: 0,
+};
+
+const faceStyle: CSSProperties = {
+  borderTopLeftRadius: 0,
+  borderBottomLeftRadius: 0,
+  // Keep the right side rounded to match size-200 nav avatars.
+  borderTopRightRadius: config.radii.R400,
+  borderBottomRightRadius: config.radii.R400,
+};
+
 /**
- * Wraps an avatar with a left-side presence indicator border.
- * Shows green for online, yellow/orange for unavailable/away, grey for offline.
+ * Presence strip as a real sibling (not ::before).
+ * Folds Avatar uses overflow:hidden, which clips outside ::before bars.
  */
-export function PresenceAvatar({ presence, children, className }: PresenceAvatarProps) {
-  if (!presence) {
-    return <>{children}</>;
-  }
+export function PresenceAvatar({
+  presence = Presence.Offline,
+  children,
+  className,
+}: PresenceAvatarProps) {
+  const stripColor = PRESENCE_COLOR[presence] ?? PRESENCE_COLOR[Presence.Offline];
+
+  const face = isValidElement(children)
+    ? cloneElement(children, {
+        className: classNames((children.props as { className?: string }).className),
+        style: {
+          ...((children.props as { style?: CSSProperties }).style ?? {}),
+          ...faceStyle,
+        },
+        // Avoid the folds radii shorthand fighting the square-left corners.
+        radii: '0',
+      } as Partial<unknown>)
+    : children;
 
   return (
-    <div
-      className={classNames(css.PresenceAvatarContainer, css.PresenceIndicator, className, {
-        [css.PresenceOnline]: presence === Presence.Online,
-        [css.PresenceUnavailable]: presence === Presence.Unavailable,
-        [css.PresenceOffline]: presence === Presence.Offline,
-      })}
-    >
-      {children}
+    <div className={className} style={rowStyle} data-presence={presence}>
+      <span
+        aria-hidden
+        style={{
+          display: 'block',
+          width: 4,
+          minWidth: 4,
+          flex: '0 0 4px',
+          alignSelf: 'stretch',
+          // Match folds Avatar size="200" so the strip can't collapse to 0 height.
+          minHeight: config.size.X200,
+          borderRadius: '5px 0 0 5px',
+          backgroundColor: stripColor,
+        }}
+      />
+      {face}
     </div>
   );
 }

src/app/components/presence/styles.css.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
-import { config, color } from 'folds';
+import { config } from 'folds';
 
 export const AvatarPresence = style({
   display: 'flex',
@@ -20,41 +20,3 @@ export const AvatarPresenceBadge = style({
   borderRadius: config.radii.Pill,
   overflow: 'hidden',
 });
-
-export const PresenceAvatarContainer = style({
-  display: 'flex',
-  position: 'relative',
-  flexShrink: 0,
-  alignSelf: 'flex-start',
-  '::before': {
-    content: '""',
-    position: 'absolute',
-    left: 0,
-    top: '10%',
-    height: '80%',
-    width: '3px',
-    borderTopRightRadius: '2px',
-    borderBottomRightRadius: '2px',
-    zIndex: 1,
-  },
-});
-
-export const PresenceIndicator = style({});
-
-export const PresenceOnline = style({
-  '::before': {
-    backgroundColor: color.Success.Main,
-  },
-});
-
-export const PresenceUnavailable = style({
-  '::before': {
-    backgroundColor: color.Warning.Main,
-  },
-});
-
-export const PresenceOffline = style({
-  '::before': {
-    backgroundColor: color.Secondary.Main,
-  },
-});

src/app/components/remove-inaccessible-prompt/RemoveInaccessiblePrompt.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  Overlay,
+  OverlayCenter,
+  OverlayBackdrop,
+  Header,
+  config,
+  Box,
+  Text,
+  IconButton,
+  color,
+  Button,
+  Spinner,
+  toRem,
+} from 'folds';
+import { MatrixClient, MatrixError, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../icons';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
+import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
+import { getSpaceChildren, getStateEvent, isSpace } from '../../utils/room';
+import { Membership, StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { fetchAllHierarchyRooms } from '../../hooks/useSpaceHierarchy';
+import { getRoomCreatorsForRoomId } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { getRoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
+import { IPowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+
+const REMOVE_DELAY_MS = 100;
+const PREVIEW_LIMIT = 20;
+
+export type InaccessibleSpaceChild = {
+  parentId: string;
+  roomId: string;
+};
+
+function delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    setTimeout(resolve, ms);
+  });
+}
+
+function canEditSpaceChildren(mx: MatrixClient, spaceRoom: Room): boolean {
+  const creators = getRoomCreatorsForRoomId(mx, spaceRoom.roomId);
+  const powerLevelsEvent = getStateEvent(spaceRoom, StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels);
+  const powerLevels = (powerLevelsEvent?.getContent() ?? {}) as IPowerLevels;
+  const permissions = getRoomPermissionsAPI(creators, powerLevels);
+  return permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId());
+}
+
+export type InaccessibleScanResult = {
+  inaccessible: InaccessibleSpaceChild[];
+  /** Total valid m.space.child entries walked (editable spaces only). */
+  childCount: number;
+  /** Children skipped because the user is joined to them. */
+  joinedCount: number;
+  /** Unjoined children that hierarchy can still summarize (Joinable / not Inaccessible). */
+  joinableCount: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Collects space children that appear as Unknown/Inaccessible in the lobby.
+ * Matches lobby getRoom (joined-only): not joined + no hierarchy summary.
+ * Walks nested subspaces the user can edit.
+ */
+export async function collectInaccessibleSpaceChildren(
+  mx: MatrixClient,
+  rootSpaceId: string
+): Promise<InaccessibleScanResult> {
+  let hierarchySummaries = new Map<string, { room_id: string }>();
+  try {
+    const hierarchyRooms = await fetchAllHierarchyRooms(mx, rootSpaceId, 3);
+    hierarchySummaries = new Map(hierarchyRooms.map((room) => [room.room_id, room]));
+  } catch {
+    // Hierarchy often fails for restricted spaces; treat missing summaries as inaccessible.
+    hierarchySummaries = new Map();
+  }
+
+  const inaccessible: InaccessibleSpaceChild[] = [];
+  const visited = new Set<string>();
+  let childCount = 0;
+  let joinedCount = 0;
+  let joinableCount = 0;
+
+  const walk = (spaceId: string) => {
+    if (visited.has(spaceId)) return;
+    visited.add(spaceId);
+
+    const spaceRoom = mx.getRoom(spaceId);
+    if (!spaceRoom || spaceRoom.getMyMembership() !== Membership.Join) return;
+    if (!canEditSpaceChildren(mx, spaceRoom)) return;
+
+    for (const childId of getSpaceChildren(spaceRoom)) {
+      childCount += 1;
+      const childRoom = mx.getRoom(childId);
+      // Lobby uses joined-only getRoom; left/invite rooms still render as Inaccessible.
+      const joined = childRoom?.getMyMembership() === Membership.Join;
+
+      if (joined && childRoom && isSpace(childRoom)) {
+        joinedCount += 1;
+        walk(childId);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (joined) {
+        joinedCount += 1;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const hasHierarchySummary = hierarchySummaries.has(childId);
+      if (hasHierarchySummary) {
+        joinableCount += 1;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      inaccessible.push({ parentId: spaceId, roomId: childId });
+    }
+  };
+
+  walk(rootSpaceId);
+  return { inaccessible, childCount, joinedCount, joinableCount };
+}
+
+async function removeSpaceChildrenSequentially(
+  mx: MatrixClient,
+  children: InaccessibleSpaceChild[],
+  onProgress?: (current: number, total: number) => void
+): Promise<void> {
+  const total = children.length;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i += 1) {
+    const { parentId, roomId } = children[i];
+    onProgress?.(i, total);
+
+    try {
+      await mx.sendStateEvent(parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild as any, {}, roomId);
+      await delay(REMOVE_DELAY_MS);
+    } catch {
+      // Continue removing others even if one fails
+    }
+  }
+
+  onProgress?.(total, total);
+}
+
+type RemoveInaccessiblePromptProps = {
+  roomId: string;
+  onDone: () => void;
+  onCancel: () => void;
+};
+
+export function RemoveInaccessiblePrompt({
+  roomId,
+  onDone,
+  onCancel,
+}: RemoveInaccessiblePromptProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const [progress, setProgress] = useState<{ current: number; total: number } | null>(null);
+  const [scanResult, setScanResult] = useState<InaccessibleScanResult | null>(null);
+
+  const [scanState, scan] = useAsyncCallback<InaccessibleScanResult, MatrixError | Error, []>(
+    useCallback(async () => collectInaccessibleSpaceChildren(mx, roomId), [mx, roomId])
+  );
+
+  const children = scanResult?.inaccessible ?? null;
+
+  const [removeState, removeChildren] = useAsyncCallback<undefined, MatrixError | Error, []>(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      if (!children || children.length === 0) return;
+      await removeSpaceChildrenSequentially(mx, children, (current, total) => {
+        setProgress({ current, total });
+      });
+      setProgress(null);
+    }, [mx, children])
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    scan();
+  }, [scan]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (scanState.status === AsyncStatus.Success) {
+      setScanResult(scanState.data);
+    }
+  }, [scanState]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (removeState.status === AsyncStatus.Success) {
+      onDone();
+    }
+  }, [removeState, onDone]);
+
+  const previewIds = useMemo(() => (children ?? []).slice(0, PREVIEW_LIMIT).map((c) => c.roomId), [children]);
+  const isScanning = scanState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading || scanState.status === AsyncStatus.Idle;
+  const isRemoving = removeState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading;
+  const count = children?.length ?? 0;
+
+  const getButtonText = () => {
+    if (isRemoving && progress) return `Removing: ${progress.current}/${progress.total}`;
+    if (isRemoving) return 'Removing...';
+    if (count === 0) return 'Nothing to Remove';
+    return `Remove ${count} Room${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`;
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Overlay open backdrop={<OverlayBackdrop />}>
+      <OverlayCenter>
+        <FocusTrap
+          focusTrapOptions={{
+            initialFocus: false,
+            onDeactivate: onCancel,
+            clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+            escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
+          }}
+        >
+          <Dialog variant="Surface">
+            <Header
+              style={{
+                padding: `0 ${config.space.S200} 0 ${config.space.S400}`,
+                borderBottomWidth: config.borderWidth.B300,
+              }}
+              variant="Surface"
+              size="500"
+            >
+              <Box grow="Yes">
+                <Text size="H4">Remove Inaccessible</Text>
+              </Box>
+              <IconButton size="300" onClick={onCancel} radii="300" disabled={isRemoving}>
+                <Icon src={Icons.Cross} />
+              </IconButton>
+            </Header>
+            <Box style={{ padding: config.space.S400 }} direction="Column" gap="400">
+              <Box direction="Column" gap="200">
+                {isScanning && (
+                  <Box alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+                    <Spinner size="200" />
+                    <Text priority="400">Scanning space hierarchy for inaccessible rooms…</Text>
+                  </Box>
+                )}
+                {scanState.status === AsyncStatus.Error && (
+                  <Text style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T300">
+                    Failed to scan space. {scanState.error.message}
+                  </Text>
+                )}
+                {scanState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && count === 0 && (
+                  <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
+                    <Text priority="400">No inaccessible rooms found in this space.</Text>
+                    {scanResult && (
+                      <Text size="T200" priority="300">
+                        Scanned {scanResult.childCount} child
+                        {scanResult.childCount === 1 ? '' : 'ren'}: {scanResult.joinedCount} joined,{' '}
+                        {scanResult.joinableCount} joinable via hierarchy.
+                      </Text>
+                    )}
+                  </Box>
+                )}
+                {scanState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && count > 0 && (
+                  <>
+                    <Text priority="400">
+                      Remove {count} inaccessible room{count === 1 ? '' : 's'} from this space? This
+                      only unlinks them from the space; it does not leave or delete rooms.
+                    </Text>
+                    <Box
+                      direction="Column"
+                      gap="100"
+                      style={{
+                        maxHeight: toRem(200),
+                        overflow: 'auto',
+                        padding: config.space.S200,
+                        backgroundColor: color.SurfaceVariant.Container,
+                        borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      {previewIds.map((id) => (
+                        <Text key={id} size="T200" style={{ wordBreak: 'break-all' }}>
+                          {id}
+                        </Text>
+                      ))}
+                      {count > PREVIEW_LIMIT && (
+                        <Text size="T200" priority="300">
+                          …and {count - PREVIEW_LIMIT} more
+                        </Text>
+                      )}
+                    </Box>
+                  </>
+                )}
+                {removeState.status === AsyncStatus.Error && (
+                  <Text style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T300">
+                    Failed to remove some rooms. {removeState.error.message}
+                  </Text>
+                )}
+              </Box>
+              <Button
+                type="submit"
+                variant="Critical"
+                onClick={() => removeChildren()}
+                before={
+                  isRemoving || isScanning ? (
+                    <Spinner fill="Solid" variant="Critical" size="200" />
+                  ) : undefined
+                }
+                disabled={
+                  isScanning ||
+                  isRemoving ||
+                  count === 0 ||
+                  removeState.status === AsyncStatus.Success
+                }
+              >
+                <Text size="B400">{getButtonText()}</Text>
+              </Button>
+            </Box>
+          </Dialog>
+        </FocusTrap>
+      </OverlayCenter>
+    </Overlay>
+  );
+}

src/app/components/remove-inaccessible-prompt/index.ts

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

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}
@@ -55,12 +81,17 @@ 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
-        style={{ 
-          backgroundColor: colorMXID(roomId ?? ''), 
+        style={{
+          backgroundColor: colorMXID(roomId ?? ''),
           color: color.Surface.Container,
           position: 'absolute',
           inset: 0,
@@ -69,15 +100,39 @@ export function RoomAvatar({ roomId, src, alt, renderFallback }: RoomAvatarProps
       >
         {renderFallback()}
       </AvatarFallback>
-      <AvatarImage
-        className={css.RoomAvatar}
-        style={{ position: 'relative', zIndex: 1 }}
-        src={authenticatedSrc}
-        alt={alt}
-        onError={() => setError(true)}
-        onLoad={handleLoad}
-        draggable={false}
-      />
+      {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, opacity: loaded ? 1 : 0 }}
+          src={authenticatedSrc}
+          alt={alt}
+          onError={() => setError(true)}
+          onLoad={handleLoad}
+          draggable={false}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

src/app/components/setting-tile/SettingTile.css.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { keyframes, style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { color, config } from 'folds';
+
+const focusPulse = keyframes({
+  '0%': {
+    outlineColor: color.Primary.Main,
+  },
+  '100%': {
+    outlineColor: 'transparent',
+  },
+});
+
+export const SettingTileFocus = style({
+  borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
+  outline: `${config.borderWidth.B300} solid ${color.Primary.Main}`,
+  outlineOffset: config.space.S100,
+  animation: `${focusPulse} 1.2s ease-out forwards`,
+});

src/app/components/setting-tile/SettingTile.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import React, { ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'folds';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { BreakWord } from '../../styles/Text.css';
+import { settingAnchorId, useSettingsFocus } from './SettingsFocus';
+import { SettingTileFocus } from './SettingTile.css';
 
 type SettingTileProps = {
   title?: ReactNode;
@@ -8,10 +11,65 @@ type SettingTileProps = {
   before?: ReactNode;
   after?: ReactNode;
   children?: ReactNode;
+  /** Override auto-generated scroll anchor. */
+  anchorId?: string;
 };
-export function SettingTile({ title, description, before, after, children }: SettingTileProps) {
+export function SettingTile({
+  title,
+  description,
+  before,
+  after,
+  children,
+  anchorId: anchorIdProp,
+}: SettingTileProps) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const { anchorId: focusAnchorId, setAnchorId } = useSettingsFocus();
+  const [highlighted, setHighlighted] = useState(false);
+
+  const autoAnchorId = typeof title === 'string' ? settingAnchorId(title) : undefined;
+  const anchorId = anchorIdProp ?? autoAnchorId;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!anchorId || !focusAnchorId || anchorId !== focusAnchorId) return;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    let attempts = 0;
+
+    const run = () => {
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      const node = ref.current;
+      if (node) {
+        node.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
+        setHighlighted(true);
+        setAnchorId(undefined);
+        return;
+      }
+      if (attempts < 40) {
+        attempts += 1;
+        window.requestAnimationFrame(run);
+      }
+    };
+
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(run, 50);
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      window.clearTimeout(timer);
+    };
+  }, [anchorId, focusAnchorId, setAnchorId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!highlighted) return;
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => setHighlighted(false), 1400);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [highlighted]);
+
   return (
-    <Box alignItems="Center" gap="300">
+    <Box
+      ref={ref}
+      id={anchorId}
+      alignItems="Center"
+      gap="300"
+      className={classNames(highlighted && SettingTileFocus)}
+    >
       {before && <Box shrink="No">{before}</Box>}
       <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column" gap="100">
         {title && (

src/app/components/setting-tile/SettingsFocus.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react';
+
+export type SettingsFocus = {
+  /** Stable anchor id for a setting tile (from settingAnchorId). */
+  anchorId?: string;
+  setAnchorId: (anchorId: string | undefined) => void;
+};
+
+const SettingsFocusContext = createContext<SettingsFocus | null>(null);
+
+export const SettingsFocusProvider = SettingsFocusContext.Provider;
+
+export const useSettingsFocus = (): SettingsFocus => {
+  const ctx = useContext(SettingsFocusContext);
+  if (!ctx) {
+    return {
+      anchorId: undefined,
+      setAnchorId: () => undefined,
+    };
+  }
+  return ctx;
+};
+
+/** Stable DOM id for a settings tile title. */
+export function settingAnchorId(title: string): string {
+  const slug = title
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^-|-$/g, '');
+  return `settings-item-${slug || 'untitled'}`;
+}

src/app/components/setting-tile/index.ts

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from './SettingTile';
+export * from './SettingsFocus';

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': {
+      opacity: 1,
+      backgroundColor: color.Surface.ContainerHover,
     },
   },
-
-  ':hover': {
-    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),
+});
 
-  ':active': {
-    backgroundColor: color.Surface.ContainerActive,
-  },
+export const BarFill = style({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  inset: '0 auto 0 0',
+  height: '100%',
+  borderRadius: 'inherit',
+  backgroundColor: color.Success.Main,
+  transition: 'width 120ms linear',
+});
 
-  ':focus-visible': {
-    outline: `2px solid ${color.Success.Main}`,
-    outlineOffset: '2px',
+export const BarIndeterminate = style({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  top: 0,
+  bottom: 0,
+  left: 0,
+  width: '40%',
+  borderRadius: 'inherit',
+  backgroundColor: color.Secondary.Main,
+  animation: `${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)',
+    },
   },
 });
 
-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);
-        }
-      }, 2000);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to check for updates:', error);
-      setChecking(false);
+      // available event will advance phase; if nothing comes, fall back
+      window.setTimeout(() => {
+        setPhase((current) => (current === 'checking' ? 'idle' : current));
+      }, 4000);
+    } catch {
+      setPhase('idle');
     }
-  };
+  }, []);
 
-  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);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // keep ready state
     }
-  };
+  }, [isMock]);
 
-  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 });
-    }
-  };
+  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 (
+      <div
+        className={css.Bar}
+        title={`Downloading update${updateInfo ? ` ${updateInfo.version}` : ''}… ${downloadProgress}%`}
+      >
+        <div className={css.BarTrack}>
+          <div className={css.BarFill} style={{ width: `${downloadProgress}%` }} />
+        </div>
+        <Text className={css.BarLabel} size="L400">
+          {downloadProgress}%
+        </Text>
+      </div>
+    );
   }
 
-  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"
-      >
-        {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>
+  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>
+    );
+  }
 
-      <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'}
-                </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>
-        }
+  // 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);
-  
-  // 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 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);
     }
-    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)}
@@ -80,13 +90,17 @@ 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
-        style={{ 
-          backgroundColor: colorMXID(userId), 
+        style={{
+          backgroundColor: colorMXID(userId),
           color: color.Surface.Container,
           position: 'absolute',
           inset: 0,
@@ -95,16 +109,40 @@ export function UserAvatar({ className, userId, src, alt, renderFallback }: User
       >
         {renderFallback()}
       </AvatarFallback>
-      <AvatarImage
-        ref={imgRef}
-        className={classNames(css.UserAvatar, className)}
-        style={{ position: 'relative', zIndex: 1 }}
-        src={authenticatedSrc}
-        alt={alt}
-        onError={() => setError(true)}
-        onLoad={handleLoad}
-        draggable={false}
-      />
+      {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, 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/call/CallService.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   ParticipantEvent,
   Participant,
   LocalTrackPublication,
+  LocalAudioTrack,
   Track,
 } from 'livekit-client';
 import { MatrixClient } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import {
   getLiveKitHomeserverPriority,
 } from './useRtcConfig';
 import { getActiveCallMembers } from './useRoomCallMembers';
-import { getAudioSettings, SCREEN_SHARE_RESOLUTIONS, SCREEN_SHARE_BITRATES } from '../settings/audio/Audio';
+import { getAudioCaptureOptions, getAudioSettings, AUDIO_SETTINGS_CHANGED_EVENT, SCREEN_SHARE_RESOLUTIONS, SCREEN_SHARE_BITRATES } from '../settings/audio/Audio';
 import { getCallSounds, CallSoundType } from './CallSounds';
 
 type CallEventListener = (event: CallEvent) => void;
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ export class CallService {
 
   private wasMutedBeforeDeafen = false;
 
+  private readonly onAudioSettingsChanged = () => {
+    void this.applyAudioCaptureSettings();
+  };
+
   /**
    * Creates a new CallService instance
    * @param config - Service configuration including homeserver and LiveKit URLs
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ export class CallService {
   constructor(config: CallServiceConfig, matrixClient: MatrixClient) {
     this.config = config;
     this.matrixClient = matrixClient;
+    window.addEventListener(AUDIO_SETTINGS_CHANGED_EVENT, this.onAudioSettingsChanged);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -386,9 +392,13 @@ export class CallService {
       }
 
       // Step 4: Create and connect to LiveKit room
+      // Pin audioCaptureDefaults so mute/unmute republish doesn't re-enable LiveKit's
+      // voiceIsolation:true default (which ignores noiseSuppression).
+      const audioCaptureOptions = getAudioCaptureOptions();
       this.livekitRoom = new Room({
         adaptiveStream: true,
         dynacast: true,
+        audioCaptureDefaults: audioCaptureOptions,
       });
 
       this.setupLiveKitEventHandlers();
@@ -400,19 +410,7 @@ export class CallService {
       console.log('Local participant identity:', this.livekitRoom.localParticipant.identity);
       console.log('Remote participants:', this.livekitRoom.remoteParticipants.size);
 
-      // Get user's audio device preferences
-      const audioSettings = getAudioSettings();
-      console.log('Using audio settings:', audioSettings);
-
-      // Build audio capture options with processing settings
-      const audioCaptureOptions = {
-        deviceId: audioSettings.microphoneId || undefined,
-        noiseSuppression: audioSettings.noiseSuppression,
-        echoCancellation: audioSettings.echoCancellation,
-        autoGainControl: audioSettings.autoGainControl,
-      };
-
-      console.log('Audio capture options:', audioCaptureOptions);
+      console.log('Using audio capture options:', audioCaptureOptions);
 
       // Step 5: Publish local tracks based on call type with selected devices and processing
       if (callType === CallType.Video) {
@@ -881,7 +879,10 @@ export class CallService {
       getCallSounds().playSound(CallSoundType.Undeafen);
     }
     
-    this.livekitRoom.localParticipant.setMicrophoneEnabled(!newMuteState);
+    this.livekitRoom.localParticipant.setMicrophoneEnabled(
+      !newMuteState,
+      getAudioCaptureOptions()
+    );
     this.activeCall.isMuted = newMuteState;
 
     // Play mute/unmute sound
@@ -929,7 +930,7 @@ export class CallService {
     } else {
       // Undeafening - only unmute if user wasn't muted before deafening
       if (!this.wasMutedBeforeDeafen && this.activeCall.isMuted) {
-        this.livekitRoom.localParticipant.setMicrophoneEnabled(true);
+        this.livekitRoom.localParticipant.setMicrophoneEnabled(true, getAudioCaptureOptions());
         this.activeCall.isMuted = false;
       }
       this.wasMutedBeforeDeafen = false;
@@ -1129,10 +1130,39 @@ export class CallService {
     return this.activeCall?.isScreenSharing ?? false;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Re-apply stored mic processing settings to the live published track.
+   * Needed because LiveKit merges voiceIsolation:true by default, and because
+   * settings changes mid-call previously only wrote localStorage.
+   */
+  async applyAudioCaptureSettings(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.livekitRoom || !this.activeCall) return;
+
+    const options = getAudioCaptureOptions();
+    this.livekitRoom.options.audioCaptureDefaults = {
+      ...this.livekitRoom.options.audioCaptureDefaults,
+      ...options,
+    };
+
+    const publication = this.livekitRoom.localParticipant.getTrackPublication(
+      Track.Source.Microphone
+    );
+    const track = publication?.track;
+    if (!(track instanceof LocalAudioTrack)) return;
+
+    try {
+      await track.restartTrack(options);
+      console.log('Reapplied audio capture settings:', options);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to reapply audio capture settings:', error);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Cleans up resources
    */
   dispose(): void {
+    window.removeEventListener(AUDIO_SETTINGS_CHANGED_EVENT, this.onAudioSettingsChanged);
     this.stopMembershipRefresh();
     this.endCall();
     this.listeners.clear();

src/app/features/create-chat/CreateChat.tsx

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { ErrorCode } from '../../cs-errorcode';
 import { millisecondsToMinutes } from '../../utils/common';
-import { createRoomEncryptionState, createRoomPowerLevelsState } from '../../components/create-room';
+import { createRoomEncryptionState } from '../../components/create-room';
 import { useAlive } from '../../hooks/useAlive';
 import { getDirectRoomPath } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
 
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ export function CreateChat({ defaultUserId }: CreateChatProps) {
   const [createState, create] = useAsyncCallback<string, Error | MatrixError, [string, boolean]>(
     useCallback(
       async (userId, encrypted) => {
+        // Do not put m.room.power_levels in initial_state — incomplete PL events
+        // (used for org.matrix.msc3401.call.member) cause M_FORBIDDEN / 403 on create.
+        // TrustedPrivateChat already gives both users PL 100, so call membership works.
         const initialState: ICreateRoomStateEvent[] = [];
-
-        initialState.push(createRoomPowerLevelsState());
         if (encrypted) initialState.push(createRoomEncryptionState());
 
         const result = await mx.createRoom({

src/app/features/forum/ForumChatComposer.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React, { KeyboardEventHandler, useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
 import { Editor } from 'slate';
-import { ReactEditor } from 'slate-react';
 import { IconButton, Line, PopOut } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../../components/icons';
 import {
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   getAutocompleteQuery,
   createEmoticonElement,
   moveCursor,
+  safeFocusEditor,
 } from '../../components/editor';
 import { EmojiBoard, EmojiBoardTab } from '../../components/emoji-board';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../components/UseStateProvider';
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function ForumChatComposer({
 
   const handleCloseAutocomplete = useCallback(() => {
     setAutocompleteQuery(undefined);
-    ReactEditor.focus(editor);
+    safeFocusEditor(editor);
   }, [editor]);
 
   return (
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function ForumChatComposer({
               onClick={() => setToolbar(!toolbar)}
               aria-label="Formatting"
             >
-              <Icon src={toolbar ? Icons.AlphabetUnderline : Icons.Alphabet} />
+              <Icon src={toolbar ? Icons.AlphabetUnderline : Icons.Alphabet} size="200" />
             </IconButton>
             <UseStateProvider initial={undefined}>
               {(emojiBoardTab: EmojiBoardTab | undefined, setEmojiBoardTab) => (
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ export function ForumChatComposer({
                       returnFocusOnDeactivate={false}
                       onEmojiSelect={handleEmoticonSelect}
                       onCustomEmojiSelect={handleEmoticonSelect}
-                      requestClose={() => {
-                        setEmojiBoardTab((t) => {
-                          if (t) {
-                            if (!mobileOrTablet()) ReactEditor.focus(editor);
-                            return undefined;
-                          }
-                          return t;
-                        });
-                      }}
+                        requestClose={() => {
+                          setEmojiBoardTab((t) => {
+                            if (t) {
+                              if (!mobileOrTablet()) safeFocusEditor(editor);
+                              return undefined;
+                            }
+                            return t;
+                          });
+                        }}
                     />
                   }
                 >
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ export function ForumChatComposer({
                     type="button"
                     aria-label="Emoji"
                   >
-                    <Icon src={Icons.Smile} filled={emojiBoardTab === EmojiBoardTab.Emoji} />
+                    <Icon
+                      src={Icons.Smile}
+                      size="200"
+                      filled={emojiBoardTab === EmojiBoardTab.Emoji}
+                    />
                   </IconButton>
                 </PopOut>
               )}
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ export function ForumChatComposer({
                 radii="300"
                 aria-label="Send"
               >
-                <Icon src={Icons.Send} />
+                <Icon src={Icons.Send} size="200" />
               </IconButton>
             )}
           </>

src/app/features/lobby/LobbyHeader.tsx

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import * as css from './LobbyHeader.css';
 import { IPowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../components/UseStateProvider';
 import { LeaveSpacePrompt } from '../../components/leave-space-prompt';
+import { RemoveInaccessiblePrompt } from '../../components/remove-inaccessible-prompt';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
 import { ScreenSize, useScreenSizeContext } from '../../hooks/useScreenSize';
 import { useBackRoute } from '../../hooks/useBackRoute';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const LobbyMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, LobbyMenuProps>(
 
     const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
     const canInvite = permissions.action('invite', mx.getSafeUserId());
+    const canEditChildren = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId());
     const openSpaceSettings = useOpenSpaceSettings();
 
     const [invitePrompt, setInvitePrompt] = useState(false);
@@ -117,6 +119,34 @@ const LobbyMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, LobbyMenuProps>(
         </Box>
         <Line variant="Surface" size="300" />
         <Box direction="Column" gap="100" style={{ padding: config.space.S100 }}>
+          {canEditChildren && (
+            <UseStateProvider initial={false}>
+              {(promptRemove, setPromptRemove) => (
+                <>
+                  <MenuItem
+                    onClick={() => setPromptRemove(true)}
+                    variant="Critical"
+                    fill="None"
+                    size="300"
+                    after={<Icon size="100" src={Icons.Delete} />}
+                    radii="300"
+                    aria-pressed={promptRemove}
+                  >
+                    <Text style={{ flexGrow: 1 }} as="span" size="T300" truncate>
+                      Remove Inaccessible
+                    </Text>
+                  </MenuItem>
+                  {promptRemove && (
+                    <RemoveInaccessiblePrompt
+                      roomId={space.roomId}
+                      onDone={requestClose}
+                      onCancel={() => setPromptRemove(false)}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </>
+              )}
+            </UseStateProvider>
+          )}
           <UseStateProvider initial={false}>
             {(promptLeave, setPromptLeave) => (
               <>

src/app/features/lobby/SpaceHierarchy.tsx

@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ export const SpaceHierarchy = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceHierarchyProps>(
     }, [mx, roomItems]);
 
     let childItems = roomItems?.filter((i) => !subspaces.has(i.roomId) && !globalSubRoomIds.has(i.roomId));
-    if (!spacePermissions?.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId())) {
+    // Only hide when we know the user cannot edit children. If power levels are
+    // still loading (spacePermissions undefined), keep inaccessible rows visible
+    // so admins can clean them up.
+    const canEditChild = spacePermissions?.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId());
+    if (spacePermissions && !canEditChild) {
       // hide unknown rooms for normal user
       childItems = childItems?.filter((i) => {
         const forbidden = error instanceof MatrixError ? error.errcode === 'M_FORBIDDEN' : false;

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) => {
         },
       };
 
-      const r = await mx.search({
-        body: requestBody,
-        next_batch: nextBatch === '' ? undefined : nextBatch,
-      });
-      return parseSearchResult(r);
+      try {
+        const r = await mx.search({
+          body: requestBody,
+          next_batch: nextBatch === '' ? undefined : nextBatch,
+        });
+        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/RoomNavItem.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { useRoomTypingMember } from '../../hooks/useRoomTypingMembers';
 import { TypingIndicator } from '../../components/typing-indicator';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
 import { getMatrixToRoom } from '../../plugins/matrix-to';
-import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId, isRoomAlias, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
+import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId, guessDmRoomUserId, isRoomAlias, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
 import { getViaServers } from '../../plugins/via-servers';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useSetting } from '../../state/hooks/settings';
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ import { roomToParentsAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToParents';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { mDirectAtom } from '../../state/mDirectList';
 import { useOpenCreateSubRoomModal } from '../../state/hooks/createRoomModal';
+import { PresenceAvatar } from '../../components/presence';
+import { Presence, useUserPresence } from '../../hooks/useUserPresence';
 
 type RoomNavItemMenuProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -289,13 +291,17 @@ export function RoomNavItem({
   const avatarUrl = direct
     ? getDirectRoomAvatarUrl(mx, room, 96, useAuthentication)
     : getRoomAvatarUrl(mx, room, 96, useAuthentication);
+
+  const mDirects = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
+  const isDirect = Boolean(direct || mDirects.has(room.roomId));
+  const dmUserId = isDirect ? guessDmRoomUserId(room, mx.getSafeUserId()) : undefined;
+  const dmPresence = useUserPresence(dmUserId ?? '');
   
   const shouldShowIcon = !hideIcon || (hideIcon && avatarUrl);
   const typingMember = useRoomTypingMember(room.roomId).filter(
     (receipt) => receipt.userId !== mx.getUserId()
   );
   const roomToParents = useAtomValue(roomToParentsAtom);
-  const mDirects = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
 
   // Get first participated thread for preview
   const firstThreadPreview = useMemo(() => {
@@ -317,7 +323,7 @@ export function RoomNavItem({
 
   // Get parent space for DMs
   const parentSpaceInfo = (() => {
-    if (!direct || !mDirects.has(room.roomId)) return undefined;
+    if (!isDirect || !mDirects.has(room.roomId)) return undefined;
     
     const orphanParents = getOrphanParents(roomToParents, room.roomId);
     if (orphanParents.length === 0) return undefined;
@@ -383,29 +389,60 @@ export function RoomNavItem({
         <NavLink to={linkPath} onClick={handleRoomClick}>
           <NavItemContent>
             <Box as="span" grow="Yes" alignItems="Center" gap={shouldShowIcon ? "200" : "100"}>
-              {shouldShowIcon && (
-                <Avatar size="200" radii="400">
-                  {showAvatar || avatarUrl ? (
-                  <RoomAvatar
-                    roomId={room.roomId}
-                    src={avatarUrl}
-                    alt={room.name}
-                    renderFallback={() => (
-                      <Text as="span" size="H6">
-                        {nameInitials(room.name)}
-                      </Text>
-                    )}
-                  />
+              {shouldShowIcon &&
+                (isDirect ? (
+                  <PresenceAvatar
+                    presence={
+                      dmUserId && dmUserId !== mx.getSafeUserId()
+                        ? dmPresence?.presence ?? Presence.Offline
+                        : Presence.Offline
+                    }
+                  >
+                    <Avatar size="200" radii="400">
+                      {showAvatar || avatarUrl ? (
+                        <RoomAvatar
+                          roomId={room.roomId}
+                          src={avatarUrl}
+                          alt={room.name}
+                          renderFallback={() => (
+                            <Text as="span" size="H6">
+                              {nameInitials(room.name)}
+                            </Text>
+                          )}
+                        />
+                      ) : (
+                        <RoomIcon
+                          style={{ opacity: unread ? config.opacity.P500 : config.opacity.P300 }}
+                          filled={selected}
+                          size="100"
+                          joinRule={room.getJoinRule()}
+                        />
+                      )}
+                    </Avatar>
+                  </PresenceAvatar>
                 ) : (
-                  <RoomIcon
-                    style={{ opacity: unread ? config.opacity.P500 : config.opacity.P300 }}
-                    filled={selected}
-                    size="100"
-                    joinRule={room.getJoinRule()}
-                  />
-                )}
-                </Avatar>
-              )}
+                  <Avatar size="200" radii="400">
+                    {showAvatar || avatarUrl ? (
+                      <RoomAvatar
+                        roomId={room.roomId}
+                        src={avatarUrl}
+                        alt={room.name}
+                        renderFallback={() => (
+                          <Text as="span" size="H6">
+                            {nameInitials(room.name)}
+                          </Text>
+                        )}
+                      />
+                    ) : (
+                      <RoomIcon
+                        style={{ opacity: unread ? config.opacity.P500 : config.opacity.P300 }}
+                        filled={selected}
+                        size="100"
+                        joinRule={room.getJoinRule()}
+                      />
+                    )}
+                  </Avatar>
+                ))}
               <Box as="span" grow="Yes" direction="Column" style={{ overflow: 'hidden', minWidth: 0 }}>
                 <Text priority={unread ? '500' : '300'} as="span" size="Inherit" truncate>
                   {room.name}

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" />
-            <MembersDrawer key={room.roomId} room={room} members={members} />
+            {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

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import React, {
 import { useAtom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
 import { EventType, IContent, MsgType, RelationType, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
-import { ReactEditor } from 'slate-react';
 import { Transforms, Editor } from 'slate';
 import { Box, Dialog, IconButton, Line, Overlay, OverlayBackdrop, OverlayCenter, PopOut, Scroll, Text, color, config, toRem } from 'folds';
 
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   EmoticonAutocomplete,
   createEmoticonElement,
   moveCursor,
+  safeFocusEditor,
   resetEditorHistory,
   customHtmlEqualsPlainText,
   trimCustomHtml,
@@ -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,
-              },
-            })
-          );
-        } else {
-          safeFiles.forEach((f) =>
-            fileItems.push({
-              file: f,
-              originalFile: f,
-              encInfo: undefined,
-              metadata: {
-                markedAsSpoiler: false,
-              },
-            })
-          );
-        }
-        setSelectedFiles({
-          type: 'PUT',
-          item: fileItems,
-        });
+        await enqueueFiles(files);
       },
-      [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);
@@ -559,7 +563,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
 
     const handleCloseAutocomplete = useCallback(() => {
       setAutocompleteQuery(undefined);
-      ReactEditor.focus(editor);
+      safeFocusEditor(editor);
     }, [editor]);
 
     const handleEmoticonSelect = (key: string, shortcode: string) => {
@@ -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"
@@ -764,7 +769,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
                 size="300"
                 radii="300"
               >
-                <Icon src={Icons.PlusCircle} />
+                <Icon src={Icons.PlusCircle} size="200" />
               </IconButton>
               <PluginButtonSlot location="composer-actions" />
             </>
@@ -777,7 +782,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
                 radii="300"
                 onClick={() => setToolbar(!toolbar)}
               >
-                <Icon src={toolbar ? Icons.AlphabetUnderline : Icons.Alphabet} />
+                <Icon src={toolbar ? Icons.AlphabetUnderline : Icons.Alphabet} size="200" />
               </IconButton>
               <UseStateProvider initial={undefined}>
                 {(emojiBoardTab: EmojiBoardTab | undefined, setEmojiBoardTab) => (
@@ -803,7 +808,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
                         requestClose={() => {
                           setEmojiBoardTab((t) => {
                             if (t) {
-                              if (!mobileOrTablet()) ReactEditor.focus(editor);
+                              if (!mobileOrTablet()) safeFocusEditor(editor);
                               return undefined;
                             }
                             return t;
@@ -822,6 +827,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
                     >
                       <Icon
                         src={Icons.Smile}
+                        size="200"
                         filled={emojiBoardTab === EmojiBoardTab.Emoji}
                       />
                     </IconButton>
@@ -830,7 +836,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
               </UseStateProvider>
               <PluginButtonSlot location="text-composer-toolbar" />
               <IconButton onClick={submit} variant="SurfaceVariant" size="300" radii="300">
-                <Icon src={Icons.Send} />
+                <Icon src={Icons.Send} size="200" />
               </IconButton>
             </>
           }

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';
@@ -620,6 +627,10 @@ 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 +642,9 @@ 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 +652,54 @@ 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 +731,49 @@ 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 +784,20 @@ 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 +862,7 @@ 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 +883,14 @@ 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 +917,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
           });
         }
       },
-      [mx, room, unreadInfo, hideActivity, markAsRead]
+      [mx, room, unreadInfo, hideActivity, markAsRead, eventId, getViewportAnchorEventId, getRangeCenterEventId, setReturnToEventId]
     )
   );
 
@@ -861,6 +975,8 @@ 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 +998,18 @@ 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 +1032,32 @@ 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) {
-          setAtBottom(true);
-          setLatestUnreadMessage(null);
-          if (document.hasFocus()) {
-            tryAutoMarkAsRead();
-          }
+        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 +1121,15 @@ 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 +1139,87 @@ 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 +1263,7 @@ 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 +1271,9 @@ export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimeli
           scrollToBottomRef.current.smooth,
           scrollToBottomRef.current.force
         );
+        if (atLiveEndRef.current) {
+          setAtBottom(true);
+        }
       }
     }
   }, [scrollToBottomCount]);
@@ -1110,16 +1324,51 @@ 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);
-    setTimeline(getInitialTimeline(room));
+
+    // 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());
@@ -2266,36 +2515,18 @@ 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 +2612,65 @@ 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 && (

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}
@@ -117,40 +118,42 @@ export function RoomView({ room, eventId }: { room: Room; eventId?: string }) {
               roomInputRef={roomInputRef}
               editor={editor}
             />
-            <RoomViewTyping room={room} />
+            <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 ? (
+            {tombstoneEvent ? (
+              <div style={{ padding: `0 ${config.space.S400}` }}>
                 <RoomTombstone
                   roomId={roomId}
                   body={tombstoneEvent.getContent().body}
                   replacementRoomId={tombstoneEvent.getContent().replacement_room}
                 />
-              ) : (
-                <>
-                  {canMessage && (
-                    <RoomInput
-                      room={room}
-                      editor={editor}
-                      roomId={roomId}
-                      fileDropContainerRef={roomViewRef}
-                      ref={roomInputRef}
-                    />
-                  )}
-                  {!canMessage && (
-                    <RoomInputPlaceholder
-                      style={{ padding: config.space.S200 }}
-                      alignItems="Center"
-                      justifyContent="Center"
-                    >
-                      <Text align="Center">You do not have permission to post in this room</Text>
-                    </RoomInputPlaceholder>
-                  )}
-                </>
-              )}
-            </div>
-            {hideActivity ? <RoomViewFollowingPlaceholder /> : <RoomViewFollowing room={room} />}
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                {canMessage && (
+                  <RoomInput
+                    room={room}
+                    editor={editor}
+                    roomId={roomId}
+                    fileDropContainerRef={roomViewRef}
+                    ref={roomInputRef}
+                  />
+                )}
+                {!canMessage && (
+                  <RoomInputPlaceholder
+                    style={{ padding: config.space.S200 }}
+                    alignItems="Center"
+                    justifyContent="Center"
+                  >
+                    <Text align="Center">You do not have permission to post in this room</Text>
+                  </RoomInputPlaceholder>
+                )}
+              </>
+            )}
           </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 && (
@@ -56,64 +60,58 @@ 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 === 2 && (
-                  <>
-                    <b>{names[0]}</b>
-                    <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                      {' and '}
-                    </Text>
-                    <b>{names[1]}</b>
-                  </>
-                )}
-                {names.length === 3 && (
-                  <>
-                    <b>{names[0]}</b>
-                    <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                      {', '}
-                    </Text>
-                    <b>{names[1]}</b>
-                    <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                      {' and '}
-                    </Text>
-                    <b>{names[2]}</b>
-                  </>
-                )}
-                {names.length > 3 && (
-                  <>
-                    <b>{names[0]}</b>
-                    <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                      {', '}
-                    </Text>
-                    <b>{names[1]}</b>
-                    <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                      {', '}
-                    </Text>
-                    <b>{names[2]}</b>
-                    <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                      {' and '}
-                    </Text>
-                    <b>{names.length - 3} others</b>
-                  </>
-                )}
-              </Text>
-            </>
-          )}
+          <Icon style={{ opacity: config.opacity.P300 }} size="100" src={Icons.CheckTwice} />
+          <Text size="T300" truncate>
+            {names.length === 1 && <b>{names[0]}</b>}
+            {names.length === 2 && (
+              <>
+                <b>{names[0]}</b>
+                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                  {' and '}
+                </Text>
+                <b>{names[1]}</b>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {names.length === 3 && (
+              <>
+                <b>{names[0]}</b>
+                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                  {', '}
+                </Text>
+                <b>{names[1]}</b>
+                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                  {' and '}
+                </Text>
+                <b>{names[2]}</b>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {names.length > 3 && (
+              <>
+                <b>{names[0]}</b>
+                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                  {', '}
+                </Text>
+                <b>{names[1]}</b>
+                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                  {', '}
+                </Text>
+                <b>{names[2]}</b>
+                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                  {' and '}
+                </Text>
+                <b>{names.length - 3} others</b>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </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;
@@ -419,7 +422,7 @@ function RoomCallButtons({ roomId }: RoomCallButtonsProps) {
             {isConnecting ? (
               <Spinner size="100" variant="Secondary" />
             ) : (
-              <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Phone} filled={isActive && activeCall?.callType === CallType.Voice} />
+              <Icon size="300" src={Icons.Phone} filled={isActive && activeCall?.callType === CallType.Voice} />
             )}
           </IconButton>
         )}
@@ -445,7 +448,7 @@ function RoomCallButtons({ roomId }: RoomCallButtonsProps) {
             {isConnecting ? (
               <Spinner size="100" variant="Secondary" />
             ) : (
-              <Icon size="400" src={Icons.VideoCamera} filled={isActive && activeCall?.callType === CallType.Video} />
+              <Icon size="300" src={Icons.VideoCamera} filled={isActive && activeCall?.callType === CallType.Video} />
             )}
           </IconButton>
         )}
@@ -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 = () => {
@@ -489,7 +505,9 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
     };
     const path = space
       ? getSpaceSearchPath(getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, space.roomId))
-      : getHomeSearchPath();
+      : isDirect || onDirectPath
+        ? getDirectSearchPath()
+        : getHomeSearchPath();
     navigate(withSearchParam(path, searchParams));
   };
 
@@ -501,17 +519,50 @@ 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">
         {showInPageHeader && (
           <Box shrink="No" alignItems="Center">
             <IconButton onClick={goBack} aria-label="Back">
-              <Icon src={Icons.ArrowLeft} />
+              <Icon size="300" src={Icons.ArrowLeft} />
             </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}
@@ -578,26 +629,25 @@ 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}
-              tooltip={
-                <Tooltip>
-                  <Text>Search</Text>
-                </Tooltip>
-              }
-            >
-              {(triggerRef) => (
-                <IconButton ref={triggerRef} onClick={handleSearchClick}>
-                  <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Search} />
-                </IconButton>
-              )}
-            </TooltipProvider>
-          )}
+          <TooltipProvider
+            position="Bottom"
+            offset={4}
+            tooltip={
+              <Tooltip>
+                <Text>Search</Text>
+              </Tooltip>
+            }
+          >
+            {(triggerRef) => (
+              <IconButton ref={triggerRef} onClick={handleSearchClick}>
+                <Icon size="300" src={Icons.Search} />
+              </IconButton>
+            )}
+          </TooltipProvider>
           <TooltipProvider
             position="Bottom"
             offset={4}
@@ -631,7 +681,7 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
                     </Text>
                   </Badge>
                 )}
-                <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Pin} filled={!!pinMenuAnchor} />
+                <Icon size="300" src={Icons.Pin} filled={!!pinMenuAnchor} />
               </IconButton>
             )}
           </TooltipProvider>
@@ -665,8 +715,12 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
               }
             >
               {(triggerRef) => (
-                <IconButton ref={triggerRef} onClick={() => setPeopleDrawer((drawer) => !drawer)}>
-                  <Icon size="400" src={Icons.User} />
+                <IconButton
+                  ref={triggerRef}
+                  onClick={handleTogglePeopleDrawer}
+                  aria-pressed={peopleDrawer}
+                >
+                  <Icon size="300" src={Icons.User} filled={peopleDrawer} />
                 </IconButton>
               )}
             </TooltipProvider>
@@ -686,7 +740,27 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
                 onClick={() => setActiveThreadId(undefined)}
                 aria-pressed={!!activeThreadId}
               >
-                <Icon size="400" src={activeThreadId ? Icons.ArrowLeft : Icons.Thread} filled={!!activeThreadId} />
+                <Icon size="300" src={activeThreadId ? Icons.ArrowLeft : Icons.Thread} filled={!!activeThreadId} />
+              </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>
@@ -703,7 +777,7 @@ export function RoomViewHeader({ forumLayout = false }: RoomViewHeaderProps) {
           >
             {(triggerRef) => (
               <IconButton onClick={handleOpenMenu} ref={triggerRef} aria-pressed={!!menuAnchor}>
-                <Icon size="400" src={Icons.VerticalDots} filled={!!menuAnchor} />
+                <Icon size="300" src={Icons.VerticalDots} filled={!!menuAnchor} />
               </IconButton>
             )}
           </TooltipProvider>

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

@@ -45,78 +45,76 @@ export const RoomViewTyping = as<'div', RoomViewTypingProps>(
     };
 
     return (
-      <div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
-        <Box
-          className={classNames(css.RoomViewTyping, className)}
-          alignItems="Center"
-          gap="400"
-          {...props}
-          ref={ref}
-        >
-          <TypingIndicator />
-          <Text className={css.TypingText} size="T300" truncate>
-            {typingNames.length === 1 && (
-              <>
-                <b>{typingNames[0]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {' is typing...'}
-                </Text>
-              </>
-            )}
-            {typingNames.length === 2 && (
-              <>
-                <b>{typingNames[0]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {' and '}
-                </Text>
-                <b>{typingNames[1]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {' are typing...'}
-                </Text>
-              </>
-            )}
-            {typingNames.length === 3 && (
-              <>
-                <b>{typingNames[0]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {', '}
-                </Text>
-                <b>{typingNames[1]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {' and '}
-                </Text>
-                <b>{typingNames[2]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {' are typing...'}
-                </Text>
-              </>
-            )}
-            {typingNames.length > 3 && (
-              <>
-                <b>{typingNames[0]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {', '}
-                </Text>
-                <b>{typingNames[1]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {', '}
-                </Text>
-                <b>{typingNames[2]}</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {' and '}
-                </Text>
-                <b>{typingNames.length - 3} others</b>
-                <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
-                  {' are typing...'}
-                </Text>
-              </>
-            )}
-          </Text>
-          <IconButton title="Drop Typing Status" size="300" radii="Pill" onClick={handleDropAll}>
-            <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Cross} />
-          </IconButton>
-        </Box>
-      </div>
+      <Box
+        className={classNames(css.RoomViewTyping, className)}
+        alignItems="Center"
+        gap="400"
+        {...props}
+        ref={ref}
+      >
+        <TypingIndicator />
+        <Text className={css.TypingText} size="T300" truncate>
+          {typingNames.length === 1 && (
+            <>
+              <b>{typingNames[0]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {' is typing...'}
+              </Text>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {typingNames.length === 2 && (
+            <>
+              <b>{typingNames[0]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {' and '}
+              </Text>
+              <b>{typingNames[1]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {' are typing...'}
+              </Text>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {typingNames.length === 3 && (
+            <>
+              <b>{typingNames[0]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {', '}
+              </Text>
+              <b>{typingNames[1]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {' and '}
+              </Text>
+              <b>{typingNames[2]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {' are typing...'}
+              </Text>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {typingNames.length > 3 && (
+            <>
+              <b>{typingNames[0]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {', '}
+              </Text>
+              <b>{typingNames[1]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {', '}
+              </Text>
+              <b>{typingNames[2]}</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {' and '}
+              </Text>
+              <b>{typingNames.length - 3} others</b>
+              <Text as="span" size="Inherit" priority="300">
+                {' are typing...'}
+              </Text>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </Text>
+        <IconButton title="Drop Typing Status" size="300" radii="Pill" onClick={handleDropAll}>
+          <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Cross} />
+        </IconButton>
+      </Box>
     );
   }
 );

src/app/features/room/ThreadView.tsx

@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ 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';
@@ -731,8 +732,8 @@ 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"
@@ -759,22 +760,22 @@ export function ThreadView({ room, threadRootId }: ThreadViewProps) {
             </Box>
           </Scroll>
         </Box>
-        <RoomViewTyping room={room} />
+        <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}
-            roomId={room.roomId}
-            fileDropContainerRef={containerRef}
-            threadRootId={threadRootId}
-            ref={inputRef}
-          />
-        </div>
-        {hideActivity ? <RoomViewFollowingPlaceholder /> : <RoomViewFollowing room={room} />}
+        <RoomInput
+          room={room}
+          editor={editor}
+          roomId={room.roomId}
+          fileDropContainerRef={containerRef}
+          threadRootId={threadRootId}
+          ref={inputRef}
+        />
       </Box>
     </>
   );

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/MessageEditor.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import React, {
 import { Box, Chip, IconButton, Line, PopOut, RectCords, Spinner, Text, as, config } from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons } from '../../../components/icons';
 import { Editor, Transforms } from 'slate';
-import { ReactEditor } from 'slate-react';
 import { IContent, IMentions, MatrixEvent, RelationType, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
 import {
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   htmlToEditorInput,
   moveCursor,
   plainToEditorInput,
+  safeFocusEditor,
   toMatrixCustomHTML,
   toPlainText,
   trimCustomHtml,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export const MessageEditor = as<'div', MessageEditorProps>(
     );
 
     const handleCloseAutocomplete = useCallback(() => {
-      ReactEditor.focus(editor);
+      safeFocusEditor(editor);
       setAutocompleteQuery(undefined);
     }, [editor]);
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export const MessageEditor = as<'div', MessageEditorProps>(
       });
 
       editor.insertFragment(initialValue);
-      if (!mobileOrTablet()) ReactEditor.focus(editor);
+      if (!mobileOrTablet()) safeFocusEditor(editor);
     }, [editor, getPrevBodyAndFormattedBody, isMarkdown]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export const MessageEditor = as<'div', MessageEditorProps>(
                     radii="300"
                     onClick={() => setToolbar(!toolbar)}
                   >
-                    <Icon size="400" src={toolbar ? Icons.AlphabetUnderline : Icons.Alphabet} />
+                    <Icon size="200" src={toolbar ? Icons.AlphabetUnderline : Icons.Alphabet} />
                   </IconButton>
                   <UseStateProvider initial={undefined}>
                     {(anchor: RectCords | undefined, setAnchor) => (
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export const MessageEditor = as<'div', MessageEditorProps>(
                             requestClose={() => {
                               setAnchor((v) => {
                                 if (v) {
-                                  if (!mobileOrTablet()) ReactEditor.focus(editor);
+                                  if (!mobileOrTablet()) safeFocusEditor(editor);
                                   return undefined;
                                 }
                                 return v;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export const MessageEditor = as<'div', MessageEditorProps>(
                           size="300"
                           radii="300"
                         >
-                          <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Smile} filled={anchor !== undefined} />
+                          <Icon size="200" src={Icons.Smile} filled={anchor !== undefined} />
                         </IconButton>
                       </PopOut>
                     )}

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/Settings.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
-import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { Avatar, Box, Button, config, IconButton, MenuItem, Overlay, OverlayBackdrop, OverlayCenter, Text } from 'folds';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Avatar,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  config,
+  IconButton,
+  Input,
+  MenuItem,
+  Overlay,
+  OverlayBackdrop,
+  OverlayCenter,
+  Text,
+} from 'folds';
 import { Icon, Icons, IconSrc } from '../../components/icons';
 import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import { General } from './general';
@@ -22,18 +34,17 @@ import { Plugins } from './plugins';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../components/UseStateProvider';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
 import { LogoutDialog } from '../../components/LogoutDialog';
+import { fuzzyFilter } from '../../utils/fuzzy';
+import { SETTINGS_SEARCH_CATALOG } from './settingsSearchCatalog';
+import { SettingsPages } from './SettingsPages';
+import { SettingsSearchResult } from './styles.css';
+import { BreakWord } from '../../styles/Text.css';
+import {
+  SettingsFocusProvider,
+  settingAnchorId,
+} from '../../components/setting-tile';
 
-export enum SettingsPages {
-  GeneralPage,
-  AccountPage,
-  NotificationPage,
-  AudioPage,
-  DevicesPage,
-  EmojisStickersPage,
-  PluginsPage,
-  DeveloperToolsPage,
-  AboutPage,
-}
+export { SettingsPages };
 
 type SettingsMenuItem = {
   page: SettingsPages;
@@ -112,7 +123,37 @@ export function Settings({ initialPage, requestClose }: SettingsProps) {
     if (initialPage) return initialPage;
     return screenSize === ScreenSize.Mobile ? undefined : SettingsPages.GeneralPage;
   });
+  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
+  const [focusAnchorId, setFocusAnchorId] = useState<string | undefined>();
   const menuItems = useSettingsMenuItems();
+  const pageNameByPage = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<SettingsPages, string>();
+    menuItems.forEach((item) => map.set(item.page, item.name));
+    return map;
+  }, [menuItems]);
+  const iconByPage = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<SettingsPages, IconSrc>();
+    menuItems.forEach((item) => map.set(item.page, item.icon));
+    return map;
+  }, [menuItems]);
+
+  const searchResults = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = searchQuery.trim();
+    if (!q) return [];
+    return fuzzyFilter(SETTINGS_SEARCH_CATALOG, q, (entry) => [
+      entry.title,
+      pageNameByPage.get(entry.page),
+      ...(entry.keywords ?? []),
+    ]).slice(0, 40);
+  }, [pageNameByPage, searchQuery]);
+
+  const settingsFocus = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      anchorId: focusAnchorId,
+      setAnchorId: setFocusAnchorId,
+    }),
+    [focusAnchorId]
+  );
 
   const handlePageRequestClose = () => {
     if (screenSize === ScreenSize.Mobile) {
@@ -122,120 +163,244 @@ export function Settings({ initialPage, requestClose }: SettingsProps) {
     requestClose();
   };
 
-  return (
-    <PageRoot
-      nav={
-        screenSize === ScreenSize.Mobile && activePage !== undefined ? undefined : (
-          <PageNav size="300">
-            <PageNavHeader outlined={false}>
-              <Box grow="Yes" gap="200">
-                <Avatar size="200" radii="300">
-                  <UserAvatar
-                    userId={userId}
-                    src={avatarUrl}
-                    renderFallback={() => <Text size="H6">{nameInitials(displayName)}</Text>}
-                  />
-                </Avatar>
-                <Text size="H4" truncate>
-                  Settings
-                </Text>
-              </Box>
-              <Box shrink="No">
-                {screenSize === ScreenSize.Mobile && (
-                  <IconButton onClick={requestClose} variant="Background">
-                    <Icon src={Icons.Cross} />
-                  </IconButton>
-                )}
-              </Box>
-            </PageNavHeader>
-            <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
-              <PageNavContent>
-                <div style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
-                  {menuItems.map((item) => (
-                    <MenuItem
-                      key={item.name}
-                      variant="Background"
-                      radii="400"
-                      aria-pressed={activePage === item.page}
-                      before={<Icon src={item.icon} size="100" filled={activePage === item.page} />}
-                      onClick={() => setActivePage(item.page)}
-                    >
-                      <Text
-                        style={{
-                          fontWeight: activePage === item.page ? config.fontWeight.W600 : undefined,
-                        }}
-                        size="T300"
-                        truncate
-                      >
-                        {item.name}
-                      </Text>
-                    </MenuItem>
-                  ))}
-                </div>
-              </PageNavContent>
-              <Box style={{ padding: config.space.S200 }} shrink="No" direction="Column">
-                <UseStateProvider initial={false}>
-                  {(logout, setLogout) => (
-                    <>
-                      <Button
-                        size="300"
-                        variant="Critical"
-                        fill="None"
-                        radii="Pill"
-                        before={<Icon src={Icons.Power} size="100" />}
-                        onClick={() => setLogout(true)}
-                      >
-                        <Text size="B400">Logout</Text>
-                      </Button>
-                      {logout && (
-                        <Overlay open backdrop={<OverlayBackdrop />}>
-                          <OverlayCenter>
-                            <FocusTrap
-                              focusTrapOptions={{
-                                onDeactivate: () => setLogout(false),
-                                clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
-                                escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
-                              }}
-                            >
-                              <LogoutDialog handleClose={() => setLogout(false)} />
-                            </FocusTrap>
-                          </OverlayCenter>
-                        </Overlay>
-                      )}
-                    </>
-                  )}
-                </UseStateProvider>
-              </Box>
-            </Box>
-          </PageNav>
-        )
+  const openSearchResult = useCallback(
+    (page: SettingsPages, title: string) => {
+      const pageName = pageNameByPage.get(page);
+      // Page-level entries just open the page; tile entries scroll into view.
+      if (title !== pageName) {
+        setFocusAnchorId(settingAnchorId(title));
+      } else {
+        setFocusAnchorId(undefined);
       }
-    >
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.GeneralPage && (
-        <General requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
-      )}
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.AccountPage && (
-        <Account requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
-      )}
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.NotificationPage && (
-        <Notifications requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
-      )}
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.AudioPage && (
-        <Audio requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
-      )}
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.DevicesPage && (
-        <Devices requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
-      )}
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.EmojisStickersPage && (
-        <EmojisStickers requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
-      )}
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.PluginsPage && (
-        <Plugins requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
-      )}
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.DeveloperToolsPage && (
-        <DeveloperTools requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
-      )}
-      {activePage === SettingsPages.AboutPage && <About requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />}
-    </PageRoot>
+      setActivePage(page);
+      setSearchQuery('');
+    },
+    [pageNameByPage]
+  );
+
+  // Fallback scroll if the page just mounted and tiles need a moment to render.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!focusAnchorId) return;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    let attempts = 0;
+
+    const tryScroll = () => {
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      const el = document.getElementById(focusAnchorId);
+      if (el) {
+        el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
+        return;
+      }
+      if (attempts < 40) {
+        attempts += 1;
+        window.requestAnimationFrame(tryScroll);
+      } else {
+        setFocusAnchorId(undefined);
+      }
+    };
+
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(tryScroll, 50);
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      window.clearTimeout(timer);
+    };
+  }, [focusAnchorId, activePage]);
+
+  const isSearching = searchQuery.trim().length > 0;
+
+  return (
+    <SettingsFocusProvider value={settingsFocus}>
+      <PageRoot
+        nav={
+          screenSize === ScreenSize.Mobile && activePage !== undefined ? undefined : (
+            <PageNav size="300">
+              <PageNavHeader outlined={false}>
+                <Box grow="Yes" gap="200">
+                  <Avatar size="200" radii="300">
+                    <UserAvatar
+                      userId={userId}
+                      src={avatarUrl}
+                      renderFallback={() => <Text size="H6">{nameInitials(displayName)}</Text>}
+                    />
+                  </Avatar>
+                  <Text size="H4" truncate>
+                    Settings
+                  </Text>
+                </Box>
+                <Box shrink="No">
+                  {screenSize === ScreenSize.Mobile && (
+                    <IconButton onClick={requestClose} variant="Background">
+                      <Icon src={Icons.Cross} />
+                    </IconButton>
+                  )}
+                </Box>
+              </PageNavHeader>
+              <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
+                <Box
+                  style={{ padding: `${config.space.S100} ${config.space.S200}`, width: '100%' }}
+                  shrink="No"
+                >
+                  <Input
+                    style={{ width: '100%' }}
+                    variant="Background"
+                    size="400"
+                    placeholder="Search"
+                    value={searchQuery}
+                    onChange={(evt) => setSearchQuery(evt.target.value)}
+                    before={<Icon size="100" src={Icons.Search} />}
+                    after={
+                      searchQuery ? (
+                        <IconButton
+                          size="300"
+                          variant="Background"
+                          radii="300"
+                          onClick={() => setSearchQuery('')}
+                          aria-label="Clear search"
+                        >
+                          <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Cross} />
+                        </IconButton>
+                      ) : undefined
+                    }
+                  />
+                </Box>
+                <PageNavContent>
+                  <div style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
+                    {isSearching ? (
+                      searchResults.length > 0 ? (
+                        searchResults.map(({ item }) => (
+                          <button
+                            key={`${item.page}-${item.title}`}
+                            type="button"
+                            className={SettingsSearchResult}
+                            aria-pressed={activePage === item.page}
+                            onClick={() => openSearchResult(item.page, item.title)}
+                          >
+                            <Box shrink="No" style={{ paddingTop: config.space.S100 }}>
+                              <Icon
+                                src={iconByPage.get(item.page) ?? Icons.Setting}
+                                size="100"
+                                filled={activePage === item.page}
+                              />
+                            </Box>
+                            <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column" gap="100" style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                              <Text
+                                className={BreakWord}
+                                size="T300"
+                                style={{
+                                  fontWeight:
+                                    activePage === item.page ? config.fontWeight.W600 : undefined,
+                                }}
+                              >
+                                {item.title}
+                              </Text>
+                              <Text size="T200" priority="300">
+                                {pageNameByPage.get(item.page)}
+                              </Text>
+                            </Box>
+                          </button>
+                        ))
+                      ) : (
+                        <Box
+                          direction="Column"
+                          alignItems="Center"
+                          style={{ padding: config.space.S400 }}
+                        >
+                          <Text size="T300" priority="300" className={BreakWord}>
+                            No settings match “{searchQuery.trim()}”
+                          </Text>
+                        </Box>
+                      )
+                    ) : (
+                      menuItems.map((item) => (
+                        <MenuItem
+                          key={item.name}
+                          variant="Background"
+                          radii="400"
+                          aria-pressed={activePage === item.page}
+                          before={
+                            <Icon src={item.icon} size="100" filled={activePage === item.page} />
+                          }
+                          onClick={() => setActivePage(item.page)}
+                        >
+                          <Text
+                            style={{
+                              fontWeight:
+                                activePage === item.page ? config.fontWeight.W600 : undefined,
+                            }}
+                            size="T300"
+                            truncate
+                          >
+                            {item.name}
+                          </Text>
+                        </MenuItem>
+                      ))
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                </PageNavContent>
+                <Box style={{ padding: config.space.S200 }} shrink="No" direction="Column">
+                  <UseStateProvider initial={false}>
+                    {(logout, setLogout) => (
+                      <>
+                        <Button
+                          size="300"
+                          variant="Critical"
+                          fill="None"
+                          radii="Pill"
+                          before={<Icon src={Icons.Power} size="100" />}
+                          onClick={() => setLogout(true)}
+                        >
+                          <Text size="B400">Logout</Text>
+                        </Button>
+                        {logout && (
+                          <Overlay open backdrop={<OverlayBackdrop />}>
+                            <OverlayCenter>
+                              <FocusTrap
+                                focusTrapOptions={{
+                                  onDeactivate: () => setLogout(false),
+                                  clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+                                  escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
+                                }}
+                              >
+                                <LogoutDialog handleClose={() => setLogout(false)} />
+                              </FocusTrap>
+                            </OverlayCenter>
+                          </Overlay>
+                        )}
+                      </>
+                    )}
+                  </UseStateProvider>
+                </Box>
+              </Box>
+            </PageNav>
+          )
+        }
+      >
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.GeneralPage && (
+          <General requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
+        )}
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.AccountPage && (
+          <Account requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
+        )}
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.NotificationPage && (
+          <Notifications requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
+        )}
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.AudioPage && (
+          <Audio requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
+        )}
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.DevicesPage && (
+          <Devices requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
+        )}
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.EmojisStickersPage && (
+          <EmojisStickers requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
+        )}
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.PluginsPage && (
+          <Plugins requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
+        )}
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.DeveloperToolsPage && (
+          <DeveloperTools requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />
+        )}
+        {activePage === SettingsPages.AboutPage && <About requestClose={handlePageRequestClose} />}
+      </PageRoot>
+    </SettingsFocusProvider>
   );
 }

src/app/features/settings/SettingsPages.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export enum SettingsPages {
+  GeneralPage,
+  AccountPage,
+  NotificationPage,
+  AudioPage,
+  DevicesPage,
+  EmojisStickersPage,
+  PluginsPage,
+  DeveloperToolsPage,
+  AboutPage,
+}

src/app/features/settings/audio/Audio.tsx

@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ function loadAudioSettings(): AudioSettings {
   return DEFAULT_AUDIO_SETTINGS;
 }
 
+/** Dispatched on window after audio settings are persisted. */
+export const AUDIO_SETTINGS_CHANGED_EVENT = 'paarrot-audio-settings-changed';
+
 /**
  * Saves audio settings to localStorage
  * @param settings - The audio settings to save
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ function loadAudioSettings(): AudioSettings {
 function saveAudioSettings(settings: AudioSettings): void {
   try {
     localStorage.setItem(AUDIO_SETTINGS_KEY, JSON.stringify(settings));
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(AUDIO_SETTINGS_CHANGED_EVENT));
   } catch (e) {
     console.error('Failed to save audio settings:', e);
   }
@@ -103,6 +107,40 @@ export function getAudioSettings(): AudioSettings {
   return loadAudioSettings();
 }
 
+/**
+ * LiveKit / getUserMedia capture options from stored settings.
+ * Always sets voiceIsolation explicitly — LiveKit 2.20 defaults it to true,
+ * which overrides noiseSuppression when left unset.
+ */
+export function getAudioCaptureOptions(): {
+  deviceId?: string;
+  noiseSuppression: boolean;
+  echoCancellation: boolean;
+  autoGainControl: boolean;
+  voiceIsolation: boolean;
+} {
+  const settings = getAudioSettings();
+  return {
+    deviceId: settings.microphoneId || undefined,
+    noiseSuppression: settings.noiseSuppression,
+    echoCancellation: settings.echoCancellation,
+    autoGainControl: settings.autoGainControl,
+    voiceIsolation: settings.noiseSuppression,
+  };
+}
+
+/** MediaTrackConstraints for getUserMedia / applyConstraints from UI settings. */
+function getMicTrackConstraints(settings: AudioSettings): MediaTrackConstraints {
+  return {
+    ...(settings.microphoneId ? { deviceId: { exact: settings.microphoneId } } : {}),
+    noiseSuppression: settings.noiseSuppression,
+    echoCancellation: settings.echoCancellation,
+    autoGainControl: settings.autoGainControl,
+    // Experimental; Chromium / Electron. Keep in sync with noise suppression.
+    voiceIsolation: settings.noiseSuppression,
+  } as MediaTrackConstraints;
+}
+
 type DeviceSelectorProps = {
   devices: AudioDevice[];
   selectedId: string | null;
@@ -635,22 +673,9 @@ export function Audio({ requestClose }: AudioProps) {
     } else {
       // Start monitoring
       try {
-        const constraints: MediaStreamConstraints = {
-          audio: settings.microphoneId
-            ? {
-                deviceId: { exact: settings.microphoneId },
-                noiseSuppression: settings.noiseSuppression,
-                echoCancellation: settings.echoCancellation,
-                autoGainControl: settings.autoGainControl,
-              }
-            : {
-                noiseSuppression: settings.noiseSuppression,
-                echoCancellation: settings.echoCancellation,
-                autoGainControl: settings.autoGainControl,
-              },
-        };
-
-        const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints);
+        const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
+          audio: getMicTrackConstraints(settings),
+        });
         const audioContext = new AudioContext();
         const analyser = audioContext.createAnalyser();
         analyser.fftSize = 256;
@@ -685,7 +710,7 @@ export function Audio({ requestClose }: AudioProps) {
     }
   }, [micMonitoring, settings.microphoneId, settings.noiseSuppression, settings.echoCancellation, settings.autoGainControl]);
 
-  // Cleanup monitoring on unmount or when settings change
+  // Cleanup monitoring on unmount
   useEffect(() => {
     return () => {
       if (micAnimFrameRef.current !== null) {
@@ -700,14 +725,25 @@ export function Audio({ requestClose }: AudioProps) {
     };
   }, []);
 
-  // Restart monitoring when mic settings change
+  // Apply processing toggles to the live monitor track without tearing it down.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (micMonitoring) {
-      handleMicMonitoringToggle(); // Stop
-      setTimeout(() => handleMicMonitoringToggle(), 100); // Restart
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [settings.microphoneId, settings.noiseSuppression, settings.echoCancellation, settings.autoGainControl]);
+    if (!micMonitoring) return;
+    const track = micMonitorStreamRef.current?.getAudioTracks()[0];
+    if (!track) return;
+    track
+      .applyConstraints({
+        noiseSuppression: settings.noiseSuppression,
+        echoCancellation: settings.echoCancellation,
+        autoGainControl: settings.autoGainControl,
+        voiceIsolation: settings.noiseSuppression,
+      } as MediaTrackConstraints)
+      .catch((e) => console.error('Failed to apply mic processing constraints:', e));
+  }, [
+    micMonitoring,
+    settings.noiseSuppression,
+    settings.echoCancellation,
+    settings.autoGainControl,
+  ]);
 
   return (
     <Page>

src/app/features/settings/plugins/Plugins.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../styles.css';
 import { pluginMarketplaceManager, pluginRegistry, SettingDefinition } from './PluginAPI';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
+import { fuzzyFilter } from '../../../utils/fuzzy';
 
 /**
  * Renders settings UI for a plugin based on its settings schema
@@ -320,13 +321,6 @@ export function Plugins({ requestClose }: PluginsProps) {
     [installedPlugins]
   );
 
-  const fuzzySearch = (query: string, text: string): boolean => {
-    if (!query) return true;
-    const searchLower = query.toLowerCase();
-    const textLower = text.toLowerCase();
-    return textLower.includes(searchLower);
-  };
-
   const PluginAvatar = ({ thumbnail, name }: { thumbnail: string; name: string }) => {
     const [imageError, setImageError] = useState(false);
 
@@ -365,22 +359,22 @@ export function Plugins({ requestClose }: PluginsProps) {
   };
 
   const filteredMarketplacePlugins = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!searchQuery) return marketplacePlugins;
-    return marketplacePlugins.filter((plugin) =>
-      fuzzySearch(searchQuery, plugin.name) ||
-      fuzzySearch(searchQuery, plugin.description) ||
-      fuzzySearch(searchQuery, plugin.author) ||
-      plugin.tags.some((tag) => fuzzySearch(searchQuery, tag))
-    );
+    if (!searchQuery.trim()) return marketplacePlugins;
+    return fuzzyFilter(marketplacePlugins, searchQuery, (plugin) => [
+      plugin.name,
+      plugin.description,
+      plugin.author,
+      ...plugin.tags,
+    ]).map(({ item }) => item);
   }, [marketplacePlugins, searchQuery]);
 
   const filteredInstalledPlugins = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!searchQuery) return installedPlugins;
-    return installedPlugins.filter((plugin) =>
-      fuzzySearch(searchQuery, plugin.name) ||
-      fuzzySearch(searchQuery, plugin.description) ||
-      fuzzySearch(searchQuery, plugin.author)
-    );
+    if (!searchQuery.trim()) return installedPlugins;
+    return fuzzyFilter(installedPlugins, searchQuery, (plugin) => [
+      plugin.name,
+      plugin.description,
+      plugin.author,
+    ]).map(({ item }) => item);
   }, [installedPlugins, searchQuery]);
 
   return (

src/app/features/settings/settingsSearchCatalog.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { SettingsPages } from './SettingsPages';
+
+export type SettingsSearchEntry = {
+  page: SettingsPages;
+  /** Primary label shown in results. */
+  title: string;
+  /** Extra terms for fuzzy matching (aliases, related words). */
+  keywords?: string[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Catalog of settings pages and individual tiles for fuzzy search.
+ * Keep titles aligned with SettingTile labels in each page.
+ */
+export const SETTINGS_SEARCH_CATALOG: SettingsSearchEntry[] = [
+  // Pages
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'General', keywords: ['appearance', 'theme', 'messages', 'editor'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AccountPage, title: 'Account', keywords: ['profile', 'email', 'mxid', 'ignore'] },
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage,
+    title: 'Notifications',
+    keywords: ['alerts', 'push', 'desktop', 'sound', 'mentions'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Audio & Video', keywords: ['microphone', 'speaker', 'call', 'camera'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.DevicesPage, title: 'Devices', keywords: ['sessions', 'verification', 'backup', 'export'] },
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.EmojisStickersPage,
+    title: 'Emojis & Stickers',
+    keywords: ['emoticons', 'stickers', 'telegram', 'custom emoji'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.PluginsPage, title: 'Plugins', keywords: ['extensions', 'addons', 'marketplace'] },
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.DeveloperToolsPage,
+    title: 'Developer Tools',
+    keywords: ['debug', 'token', 'account data'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AboutPage, title: 'About', keywords: ['version', 'cache', 'protocol', 'paarrot'] },
+
+  // General
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage,
+    title: 'System Theme',
+    keywords: ['appearance', 'dark', 'light', 'auto'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Theme', keywords: ['appearance', 'color scheme'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Monochrome Mode', keywords: ['grayscale', 'appearance'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Emoji Style', keywords: ['appearance', 'twemoji', 'native'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Page Zoom', keywords: ['scale', 'accessibility', 'size'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Date Format', keywords: ['time', 'calendar'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: '24-Hour Time Format', keywords: ['clock', 'time'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'ENTER for Newline', keywords: ['editor', 'keyboard', 'shift enter'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Markdown Formatting', keywords: ['editor', 'formatting'] },
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage,
+    title: 'Hide Typing & Read Receipts',
+    keywords: ['privacy', 'activity', 'typing'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Auto-Join Space Rooms', keywords: ['spaces', 'join'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Message Layout', keywords: ['bubbles', 'compact', 'modern'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Message Spacing', keywords: ['density', 'gap'] },
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage,
+    title: 'Scroll to Latest on Room Reselect',
+    keywords: ['timeline', 'jump'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Legacy Username Color', keywords: ['appearance', 'mxid color'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Hide Membership Change', keywords: ['joins', 'leaves', 'timeline'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Hide Profile Change', keywords: ['avatar', 'displayname', 'timeline'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Disable Media Auto Load', keywords: ['images', 'bandwidth', 'lazy'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Url Preview', keywords: ['link', 'embed', 'unfurl'] },
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage,
+    title: 'Url Preview in Encrypted Room',
+    keywords: ['e2ee', 'link', 'embed'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.GeneralPage, title: 'Show Hidden Events', keywords: ['state', 'debug', 'timeline'] },
+
+  // Account
+  { page: SettingsPages.AccountPage, title: 'Profile', keywords: ['displayname', 'avatar', 'name'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AccountPage, title: 'Email Address', keywords: ['contact', 'mail'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AccountPage, title: 'Ignored Users', keywords: ['block', 'mute', 'ignore'] },
+
+  // Notifications
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Desktop Notifications', keywords: ['system', 'os'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Notification Sound', keywords: ['audio', 'alert'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Email Notification', keywords: ['mail'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Background Notifications', keywords: ['tray', 'electron'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: '1-to-1 Chats', keywords: ['dm', 'direct'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Rooms', keywords: ['messages', 'push'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Mention @room', keywords: ['highlight', 'ping'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Keyword Messages', keywords: ['highlight', 'filter'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Special Messages', keywords: ['mentions', 'displayname'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.NotificationPage, title: 'Test Notification', keywords: ['preview', 'sound'] },
+
+  // Audio & Video
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Input Device', keywords: ['microphone', 'mic'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Output Device', keywords: ['speaker', 'headphones'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Noise Suppression', keywords: ['microphone', 'processing'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Echo Cancellation', keywords: ['microphone', 'aec'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Auto Gain Control', keywords: ['microphone', 'agc'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Resolution', keywords: ['screen share', 'video'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Bitrate', keywords: ['screen share', 'quality'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Frame Rate', keywords: ['screen share', 'fps'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.AudioPage, title: 'Show Remote Cursor', keywords: ['screen share', 'pointer'] },
+
+  // Devices
+  { page: SettingsPages.DevicesPage, title: 'Device Verification', keywords: ['crypto', 'cross signing'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.DevicesPage, title: 'Device Dashboard', keywords: ['sessions', 'logout'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.DevicesPage, title: 'Export Messages Data', keywords: ['backup', 'download'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.DevicesPage, title: 'Import Messages Data', keywords: ['backup', 'restore'] },
+
+  // Emojis & Stickers
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.EmojisStickersPage,
+    title: 'Auto-convert Text Emoticons',
+    keywords: ['smileys', 'colon'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.EmojisStickersPage, title: 'Telegram Bot Token', keywords: ['stickers', 'import'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.EmojisStickersPage, title: 'Sticker Pack URL', keywords: ['telegram', 'import'] },
+
+  // Developer Tools
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.DeveloperToolsPage,
+    title: 'Enable Developer Tools',
+    keywords: ['debug'],
+  },
+  { page: SettingsPages.DeveloperToolsPage, title: 'Access Token', keywords: ['auth', 'secret'] },
+  { page: SettingsPages.DeveloperToolsPage, title: 'Account Data', keywords: ['global', 'events'] },
+
+  // About
+  { page: SettingsPages.AboutPage, title: 'Clear Cache & Reload', keywords: ['reset', 'storage'] },
+  {
+    page: SettingsPages.AboutPage,
+    title: 'Protocol Handler (paarrot://)',
+    keywords: ['deeplink', 'url scheme'],
+  },
+];

src/app/features/settings/styles.css.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
-import { config } from 'folds';
+import { color, config } from 'folds';
 
 export const SequenceCardStyle = style({
   padding: config.space.S300,
 });
+
+export const SettingsSearchResult = style({
+  width: '100%',
+  textAlign: 'left',
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+  border: 'none',
+  background: 'transparent',
+  padding: `${config.space.S200} ${config.space.S300}`,
+  borderRadius: config.radii.R400,
+  display: 'flex',
+  alignItems: 'flex-start',
+  gap: config.space.S200,
+  selectors: {
+    '&:hover': {
+      backgroundColor: color.Background.ContainerHover,
+    },
+    '&[aria-pressed="true"]': {
+      backgroundColor: color.Background.ContainerActive,
+    },
+  },
+});

src/app/features/space/SpaceOptionsMenu.tsx

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { useRoomsUnread } from '../../state/hooks/unread';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToUnread';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../components/UseStateProvider';
 import { LeaveSpacePrompt } from '../../components/leave-space-prompt';
+import { RemoveInaccessiblePrompt } from '../../components/remove-inaccessible-prompt';
 import { InviteUserPrompt } from '../../components/invite-user-prompt';
 import { copyToClipboard } from '../../utils/dom';
 import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId, isRoomAlias } from '../../utils/matrix';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { getSpaceFeedPath, getSpaceLobbyPath } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
 import { shouldShowForumLobby } from '../../utils/room';
 import { useSpaceFeedSelected } from '../../hooks/router/useSelectedSpace';
+import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 
 type ForumAddOptions = {
   item: HierarchyItem;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ export const SpaceOptionsMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceOptionsMenuProps
 
     const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
     const canInvite = permissions.action('invite', mx.getSafeUserId());
+    const canEditChildren = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId());
     const openSpaceSettings = useOpenSpaceSettings();
     const { navigateRoom } = useRoomNavigate();
     const markRoomsAsRead = useMarkRoomsAsRead(mx);
@@ -304,6 +307,34 @@ export const SpaceOptionsMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceOptionsMenuProps
         </Box>
         <Line variant="Surface" size="300" />
         <Box direction="Column" gap="100" style={{ padding: config.space.S100 }}>
+          {canEditChildren && (
+            <UseStateProvider initial={false}>
+              {(promptRemove, setPromptRemove) => (
+                <>
+                  <MenuItem
+                    onClick={() => setPromptRemove(true)}
+                    variant="Critical"
+                    fill="None"
+                    size="300"
+                    after={<Icon size="100" src={Icons.Delete} />}
+                    radii="300"
+                    aria-pressed={promptRemove}
+                  >
+                    <Text style={{ flexGrow: 1 }} as="span" size="T300" truncate>
+                      Remove Inaccessible
+                    </Text>
+                  </MenuItem>
+                  {promptRemove && (
+                    <RemoveInaccessiblePrompt
+                      roomId={room.roomId}
+                      onDone={requestClose}
+                      onCancel={() => setPromptRemove(false)}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </>
+              )}
+            </UseStateProvider>
+          )}
           <UseStateProvider initial={false}>
             {(promptLeave, setPromptLeave) => (
               <>

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,
-        });
-
-        // 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
+    resolveAuthenticatedMediaUrl(src, useAuthentication)
+      .then((url) => {
+        if (!cancelled) setBlobUrl(url);
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.warn('[useAuthenticatedMediaUrl] Error fetching authenticated media:', error);
         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/useCommands.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { useRoomNavigate } from './useRoomNavigate';
 import { Membership, StateEvent } from '../../types/matrix/room';
 import { getStateEvent } from '../utils/room';
 import { splitWithSpace } from '../utils/common';
-import { createRoomEncryptionState, createRoomPowerLevelsState } from '../components/create-room';
+import { createRoomEncryptionState } from '../components/create-room';
 
 export const SHRUG = '¯\\_(ツ)_/¯';
 export const TABLEFLIP = '(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻';
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ export const useCommands = (mx: MatrixClient, room: Room): CommandRecord => {
             invite: userIds,
             visibility: Visibility.Private,
             preset: Preset.TrustedPrivateChat,
-            initial_state: [createRoomPowerLevelsState(), createRoomEncryptionState()],
+            // No power_levels in initial_state — incomplete PL for call.member causes 403
+            initial_state: [createRoomEncryptionState()],
           });
           addRoomIdToMDirect(mx, result.room_id, userIds[0]);
           navigateRoom(result.room_id);

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { lightTheme } from 'folds';
 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';
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ 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 +68,16 @@ 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 +91,7 @@ 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 +127,8 @@ 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',

src/app/hooks/useUserPresence.ts

@@ -24,23 +24,30 @@ const getUserPresence = (user: User): UserPresence => ({
 
 export const useUserPresence = (userId: string): UserPresence | undefined => {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
-  const user = mx.getUser(userId);
+  const user = userId ? mx.getUser(userId) : null;
 
   const [presence, setPresence] = useState(() => (user ? getUserPresence(user) : undefined));
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const updatePresence: UserEventHandlerMap[UserEvent.Presence] = (event, u) => {
-      if (u.userId === user?.userId) {
+    if (!user) {
+      setPresence(undefined);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    setPresence(getUserPresence(user));
+
+    const updatePresence: UserEventHandlerMap[UserEvent.Presence] = (_event, u) => {
+      if (u.userId === user.userId) {
         setPresence(getUserPresence(user));
       }
     };
-    user?.on(UserEvent.Presence, updatePresence);
-    user?.on(UserEvent.CurrentlyActive, updatePresence);
-    user?.on(UserEvent.LastPresenceTs, updatePresence);
+    user.on(UserEvent.Presence, updatePresence);
+    user.on(UserEvent.CurrentlyActive, updatePresence);
+    user.on(UserEvent.LastPresenceTs, updatePresence);
     return () => {
-      user?.removeListener(UserEvent.Presence, updatePresence);
-      user?.removeListener(UserEvent.CurrentlyActive, updatePresence);
-      user?.removeListener(UserEvent.LastPresenceTs, updatePresence);
+      user.removeListener(UserEvent.Presence, updatePresence);
+      user.removeListener(UserEvent.CurrentlyActive, updatePresence);
+      user.removeListener(UserEvent.LastPresenceTs, updatePresence);
     };
   }, [user]);
 

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/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';
- 
+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)}
@@ -298,13 +314,16 @@ export function Direct() {
                   Chats
                 </RoomNavCategoryButton>
               </NavCategoryHeader>
-              <div
-                ref={animationRef}
-                style={{
-                  position: 'relative',
-                  height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
-                }}
-              >
+              {sortedDirects.length > 0 && (
+              <div data-nav-rooms="">
+                <div
+                  ref={animationRef}
+                  data-nav-room-list=""
+                  style={{
+                    position: 'relative',
+                    height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
+                  }}
+                >
                 {virtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((vItem) => {
                   const roomId = sortedDirects[vItem.index];
                   const room = mx.getRoom(roomId);
@@ -332,7 +351,9 @@ export function Direct() {
                     </VirtualTile>
                   );
                 })}
+                </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)}
@@ -410,12 +410,15 @@ export function Home() {
                 </RoomNavCategoryButton>
               </NavCategoryHeader>
               <PluginNavSlot location="home-section" />
-              <div
-                style={{
-                  position: 'relative',
-                  height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
-                }}
-              >
+              {listItems.length > 0 && (
+              <div data-nav-rooms="">
+                <div
+                  data-nav-room-list=""
+                  style={{
+                    position: 'relative',
+                    height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
+                  }}
+                >
                 {virtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((vItem) => {
                   const item = listItems[vItem.index];
                   if (!item) return null;
@@ -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', 
@@ -475,7 +487,9 @@ export function Home() {
                     </VirtualTile>
                   );
                 })}
+                </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)}
@@ -164,15 +164,18 @@ export function HomeThreadsCategory({ rooms }: HomeThreadsCategoryProps) {
           My Threads
         </RoomNavCategoryButton>
       </NavCategoryHeader>
-      {!closedCategories.has(THREADS_CATEGORY_ID) &&
-        threads.map(({ room, thread }) => (
-          <ThreadNavItem
-            key={`${room.roomId}:${thread.id}`}
-            room={room}
-            thread={thread}
-            selected={false}
-          />
-        ))}
+      {!closedCategories.has(THREADS_CATEGORY_ID) && (
+        <div data-nav-rooms="">
+          {threads.map(({ room, thread }) => (
+            <ThreadNavItem
+              key={`${room.roomId}:${thread.id}`}
+              room={room}
+              thread={thread}
+              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!}