diff --git a/ui/app/src/components/FrameSelector.vue b/ui/app/src/components/FrameSelector.vue
index 1728abd..ccd383b 100644
--- a/ui/app/src/components/FrameSelector.vue
+++ b/ui/app/src/components/FrameSelector.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, watch, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { ref, watch, nextTick, computed } from 'vue'
 import Panel from '@framework/components/Panel.vue'
 import { useStore } from '@/store'
 
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ const { state, activeFrameIndex, selectedFrames, seek, setSelectAll } = useStore
 
 const cardEls = ref<Record<number, HTMLElement>>({})
 
+// Thumbnail width (px), persisted. Height derives from a ~16:9 ratio.
+const MIN_W = 90
+const MAX_W = 360
+const STEP = 30
+const cardW = ref(clampW(Number(localStorage.getItem('meetus.frameW')) || 150))
+watch(cardW, (w) => localStorage.setItem('meetus.frameW', String(w)))
+
+const thumbH = computed(() => Math.round(cardW.value * 0.56))
+
+function clampW(w: number) { return Math.max(MIN_W, Math.min(MAX_W, w)) }
+function grow() { cardW.value = clampW(cardW.value + STEP) }
+function shrink() { cardW.value = clampW(cardW.value - STEP) }
+
 function setCard(i: number, el: Element | null) {
   if (el) cardEls.value[i] = el as HTMLElement
 }
@@ -29,6 +42,10 @@ watch(activeFrameIndex, async (i) => {
   <Panel title="Frames">
     <template #actions>
       <span class="count">{{ selectedFrames.length }}/{{ state.frames.length }} selected</span>
+      <div class="sizer">
+        <button title="Smaller" :disabled="cardW <= MIN_W" @click="shrink">−</button>
+        <button title="Larger" :disabled="cardW >= MAX_W" @click="grow">+</button>
+      </div>
       <button @click="setSelectAll(true)">All</button>
       <button @click="setSelectAll(false)">None</button>
     </template>
@@ -40,8 +57,14 @@ watch(activeFrameIndex, async (i) => {
         :ref="(el) => setCard(i, el as Element | null)"
         class="card"
         :class="{ active: i === activeFrameIndex, off: !f.selected }"
+        :style="{ width: cardW + 'px' }"
       >
-        <div class="thumb" @click="f.time != null && seek(f.time)" :title="f.time != null ? 'Seek here' : 'No timestamp'">
+        <div
+          class="thumb"
+          :style="{ height: thumbH + 'px' }"
+          @click="f.time != null && seek(f.time)"
+          :title="f.time != null ? 'Seek here' : 'No timestamp'"
+        >
           <img :src="f.url" loading="lazy" :alt="f.file" />
           <span class="time">{{ fmt(f.time) }}</span>
         </div>
@@ -69,7 +92,6 @@ watch(activeFrameIndex, async (i) => {
   padding: var(--space-4);
 }
 .card {
-  width: 150px;
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
   border-radius: var(--panel-radius);
   overflow: hidden;
@@ -89,7 +111,7 @@ watch(activeFrameIndex, async (i) => {
 }
 .thumb img {
   width: 100%;
-  height: 84px;
+  height: 100%;
   object-fit: cover;
   display: block;
   background: #000;
@@ -118,4 +140,14 @@ watch(activeFrameIndex, async (i) => {
   color: var(--text-secondary);
   font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
 }
+.sizer {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+.sizer button {
+  width: 24px;
+  padding: var(--space-1) 0;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/ui/app/src/components/TranscriptEditor.vue b/ui/app/src/components/TranscriptEditor.vue
index 50d8504..005823f 100644
--- a/ui/app/src/components/TranscriptEditor.vue
+++ b/ui/app/src/components/TranscriptEditor.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, watch, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { ref, watch, nextTick, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import Panel from '@framework/components/Panel.vue'
 import { useStore } from '@/store'
 
 const { state, activeSegmentIndex, seek } = useStore()
 
-const listEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
-const rowEls = ref<Record<number, HTMLElement>>({})
+// View preferences (persisted).
+type ViewMode = 'edit' | 'read'
+const viewMode = ref<ViewMode>((localStorage.getItem('meetus.viewMode') as ViewMode) || 'edit')
+const compact = ref(localStorage.getItem('meetus.compact') === '1')
+const showTimes = ref(localStorage.getItem('meetus.readTimes') !== '0')
+watch(viewMode, (v) => localStorage.setItem('meetus.viewMode', v))
+watch(compact, (v) => localStorage.setItem('meetus.compact', v ? '1' : '0'))
+watch(showTimes, (v) => localStorage.setItem('meetus.readTimes', v ? '1' : '0'))
+
+// One element per segment index (whichever mode is rendered), for auto-scroll.
+const segEls = ref<Record<number, HTMLElement>>({})
+function setSeg(i: number, el: Element | null) {
+  if (el) segEls.value[i] = el as HTMLElement
+}
 
 function fmt(seconds: number): string {
   const m = Math.floor(seconds / 60)
@@ -14,44 +26,79 @@ function fmt(seconds: number): string {
   return `${String(m).padStart(2, '0')}:${String(s).padStart(2, '0')}`
 }
 
-function setRow(i: number, el: Element | null) {
-  if (el) rowEls.value[i] = el as HTMLElement
-}
-
-function autoResize(e: Event) {
-  const el = e.target as HTMLTextAreaElement
+// Auto-grow textareas. They must be re-fit after the transcript loads (initial
+// mount can measure before layout/fonts settle), and after mode/density changes.
+const areaEls = ref<Record<number, HTMLTextAreaElement>>({})
+function fit(el: HTMLTextAreaElement) {
   el.style.height = 'auto'
   el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight}px`
 }
-
-function onAreaMounted(el: HTMLTextAreaElement | null) {
+function setArea(i: number, el: Element | null) {
   if (!el) return
-  el.style.height = 'auto'
-  el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight}px`
+  areaEls.value[i] = el as HTMLTextAreaElement
+  fit(el as HTMLTextAreaElement)
+}
+function autoResize(e: Event) { fit(e.target as HTMLTextAreaElement) }
+function resizeAll() {
+  for (const el of Object.values(areaEls.value)) {
+    if (el.isConnected) fit(el)
+  }
 }
 
-// Keep the active segment in view while the video plays (not while editing).
+// Re-fit whenever the segment set is (re)loaded or the layout mode changes.
+watch(() => [state.segments, viewMode.value, compact.value], () => {
+  nextTick(resizeAll)
+})
+onMounted(() => {
+  nextTick(resizeAll)
+  // Fonts can load after first paint and change wrapping/height.
+  ;(document as Document & { fonts?: FontFaceSet }).fonts?.ready.then(resizeAll)
+})
+
+// Read view: merge consecutive same-speaker segments into flowing turns.
+const readingTurns = computed(() => {
+  const turns: Array<{ speaker: string; start: number; items: Array<{ i: number; start: number; text: string }> }> = []
+  let cur: (typeof turns)[number] | null = null
+  state.segments.forEach((s, i) => {
+    const sp = s.speaker || 'SPEAKER'
+    if (!cur || cur.speaker !== sp) {
+      cur = { speaker: sp, start: s.start, items: [] }
+      turns.push(cur)
+    }
+    cur.items.push({ i, start: s.start, text: s.text })
+  })
+  return turns
+})
+
+// Keep the active segment in view during playback (not while editing).
 watch(activeSegmentIndex, async (i) => {
   if (i < 0) return
-  if (document.activeElement?.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || document.activeElement?.tagName === 'INPUT') return
+  const tag = document.activeElement?.tagName
+  if (tag === 'TEXTAREA' || tag === 'INPUT') return
   await nextTick()
-  rowEls.value[i]?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest', behavior: 'smooth' })
+  segEls.value[i]?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest', behavior: 'smooth' })
 })
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <Panel title="Transcript">
     <template #actions>
+      <div class="seg-control">
+        <button :class="{ on: viewMode === 'edit' }" @click="viewMode = 'edit'">Edit</button>
+        <button :class="{ on: viewMode === 'read' }" @click="viewMode = 'read'">Read</button>
+      </div>
+      <button v-if="viewMode === 'edit'" :class="{ on: compact }" @click="compact = !compact">Compact</button>
+      <button v-else :class="{ on: showTimes }" @click="showTimes = !showTimes">Times</button>
       <span class="count">{{ state.segments.length }} segments</span>
     </template>
-    <div ref="listEl" class="seg-list">
-      <p v-if="!state.segments.length" class="empty">
-        No transcript for this run.
-      </p>
+
+    <!-- EDIT: per-segment blocks (comfortable or compact density) -->
+    <div v-if="viewMode === 'edit'" class="seg-list" :class="{ compact }">
+      <p v-if="!state.segments.length" class="empty">No transcript for this run.</p>
       <div
         v-for="(seg, i) in state.segments"
         :key="i"
-        :ref="(el) => setRow(i, el as Element | null)"
+        :ref="(el) => setSeg(i, el as Element | null)"
         class="seg"
         :class="{ active: i === activeSegmentIndex }"
       >
@@ -64,16 +111,44 @@ watch(activeSegmentIndex, async (i) => {
           class="text"
           rows="1"
           spellcheck="false"
-          :ref="(el) => onAreaMounted(el as HTMLTextAreaElement | null)"
+          :ref="(el) => setArea(i, el as Element | null)"
           @input="autoResize"
           @focus="seek(seg.start)"
         />
       </div>
     </div>
+
+    <!-- READ: continuous, speaker-grouped flowing text (view only) -->
+    <div v-else class="read">
+      <p v-if="!state.segments.length" class="empty">No transcript for this run.</p>
+      <div v-for="(turn, ti) in readingTurns" :key="ti" class="turn">
+        <div class="turn-head">
+          <button class="ts" title="Seek here" @click="seek(turn.start)">{{ fmt(turn.start) }}</button>
+          <span class="speaker-lbl">{{ turn.speaker }}</span>
+        </div>
+        <p class="turn-body">
+          <template v-for="it in turn.items" :key="it.i">
+            <button
+              v-if="showTimes"
+              class="inline-ts"
+              title="Seek here"
+              @click="seek(it.start)"
+            >{{ fmt(it.start) }}</button
+            ><span
+              :ref="(el) => setSeg(it.i, el as Element | null)"
+              class="rseg"
+              :class="{ active: it.i === activeSegmentIndex }"
+              @click="seek(it.start)"
+            >{{ it.text }} </span>
+          </template>
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </Panel>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
+/* ---- Edit view ---- */
 .seg-list {
   height: 100%;
   overflow-y: auto;
@@ -105,6 +180,8 @@ watch(activeSegmentIndex, async (i) => {
   color: var(--status-processing);
   background: var(--surface-0);
   padding: 1px var(--space-2);
+  user-select: none;
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
 }
 .speaker {
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
@@ -125,4 +202,95 @@ watch(activeSegmentIndex, async (i) => {
   color: var(--text-secondary);
   font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
 }
+
+/* Compact density: time + speaker inline on the same row as the text. */
+.seg-list.compact .seg {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: 1px var(--space-1);
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+  border-radius: 0;
+}
+.seg-list.compact .seg-head {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding-top: 2px;
+}
+.seg-list.compact .speaker {
+  width: 96px;
+}
+.seg-list.compact .text {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  padding: 1px var(--space-2);
+  background: transparent;
+  border-color: transparent;
+  line-height: 1.35;
+}
+.seg-list.compact .seg.active {
+  background: var(--surface-2);
+}
+.seg-list.compact .seg.active .text {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+/* ---- Read view ---- */
+.read {
+  height: 100%;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
+  line-height: 1.55;
+}
+.turn {
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+}
+.turn-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  margin-bottom: 2px;
+}
+.speaker-lbl {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+.turn-body {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+.rseg {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+}
+.rseg:hover {
+  background: var(--surface-2);
+}
+.rseg.active {
+  background: var(--surface-2);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--status-processing);
+}
+.inline-ts {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0 3px 0 0;
+  vertical-align: baseline;
+  user-select: none;
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
+}
+.inline-ts:hover {
+  color: var(--status-processing);
+}
+.seg-control {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+.seg-control button.on,
+button.on {
+  background: var(--surface-3);
+  border-color: var(--status-processing);
+}
 </style>