diff --git a/backend/app/api/settings.py b/backend/app/api/settings.py
index 6ad49b8..15c52e9 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/settings.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/settings.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, request
 from sqlalchemy import func, select
 
 from ..extensions import get_session
-from ..models import AppSetting, ImageRecord, ImportBatch, ImportSettings, ImportTask, Tag
+from ..models import AppSetting, Artist, ImageRecord, ImportBatch, ImportSettings, ImportTask, Tag
 
 settings_bp = Blueprint("settings", __name__, url_prefix="/api")
 
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ async def system_stats():
         storage_bytes = (
             (await session.execute(select(func.coalesce(func.sum(ImageRecord.size_bytes), 0)))).scalar_one()
         )
+        subscription_count = (await session.execute(
+            select(func.count(Artist.id)).where(Artist.is_subscription.is_(True))
+        )).scalar_one()
 
         # Task counts grouped by status
         status_rows = (
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ async def system_stats():
         "total_images": total_images,
         "total_tags": total_tags,
         "storage_bytes": storage_bytes,
+        "subscription_count": int(subscription_count),
         "tasks": {
             "pending": status_counts.get("pending", 0),
             "queued": status_counts.get("queued", 0),
diff --git a/backend/app/services/migrators/backup.py b/backend/app/services/migrators/backup.py
index 88040fd..4d3cb96 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/migrators/backup.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/migrators/backup.py
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ from typing import Any
 _BACKUPS_DIRNAME = "_backups"
 
 
+def _libpq_url(sa_url: str) -> str:
+    """Strip SQLAlchemy driver suffix so pg_dump/psql accept the URL.
+
+    SQLAlchemy uses URLs like `postgresql+psycopg://...` or
+    `postgresql+asyncpg://...`. libpq tools (pg_dump, psql) only know
+    the plain `postgresql://` scheme.
+    """
+    for driver in ("postgresql+psycopg", "postgresql+asyncpg", "postgresql+psycopg2"):
+        if sa_url.startswith(driver + "://"):
+            return "postgresql://" + sa_url[len(driver) + 3:]
+    return sa_url
+
+
 def _backups_dir(images_root: Path | None = None) -> Path:
     # Overridable for tests via monkeypatch.
     root = images_root if images_root is not None else Path("/images")
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ def create_backup(
     manifest_path = out_dir / f"fc_{ts}.json"
 
     _run_subprocess(
-        ["pg_dump", "--no-owner", "--no-acl", "-f", str(sql_path), db_url],
+        ["pg_dump", "--no-owner", "--no-acl", "-f", str(sql_path), _libpq_url(db_url)],
         _test_ts=ts,
     )
     _run_subprocess(
@@ -104,7 +117,7 @@ def restore_backup(
     tar_path = Path(manifest["tar_path"])
 
     _run_subprocess(
-        ["psql", "-d", db_url, "-f", str(sql_path)],
+        ["psql", "-d", _libpq_url(db_url), "-f", str(sql_path)],
     )
 
     # Wipe everything in images_root EXCEPT _backups/ (we'd delete the backup
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/_sync_engine.py b/backend/app/tasks/_sync_engine.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..508e490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/_sync_engine.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Process-level sync engine for Celery task modules.
+
+Each task module used to call ``create_engine(...)`` on every invocation,
+which leaked engines (and Postgres connections) — high-fire-rate tasks
+like ``import_media_file`` would exhaust ``max_connections`` within
+minutes during a bulk migration.
+
+This module owns one engine per process. Celery prefork forks before any
+task runs, so each worker process lazily initializes its own engine on
+the first task and reuses it for the rest of its life.
+"""
+
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
+from ..config import get_config
+
+_ENGINE = None
+_SESSIONMAKER = None
+
+
+def sync_session_factory():
+    """Return a process-wide ``sessionmaker`` bound to a single engine."""
+    global _ENGINE, _SESSIONMAKER
+    if _SESSIONMAKER is None:
+        cfg = get_config()
+        _ENGINE = create_engine(
+            cfg.database_url_sync,
+            future=True,
+            pool_pre_ping=True,
+            pool_size=5,
+            max_overflow=5,
+            pool_recycle=300,
+        )
+        _SESSIONMAKER = sessionmaker(_ENGINE, expire_on_commit=False)
+    return _SESSIONMAKER
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/import_file.py b/backend/app/tasks/import_file.py
index d53de74..562e7e7 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/import_file.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/import_file.py
@@ -5,21 +5,13 @@ updates the ImportTask state machine + ImportBatch counters atomically.
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine, select, update
-from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+from sqlalchemy import select, update
 
 from ..celery_app import celery
-from ..config import get_config
 from ..models import ImportBatch, ImportSettings, ImportTask
 from ..services.importer import Importer
 from ..services.thumbnailer import Thumbnailer
-
-
-def _sync_session_factory():
-    cfg = get_config()
-    engine = create_engine(cfg.database_url_sync, future=True, pool_pre_ping=True)
-    return sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
-
+from ._sync_engine import sync_session_factory as _sync_session_factory
 
 IMAGES_ROOT = Path("/images")
 
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/maintenance.py b/backend/app/tasks/maintenance.py
index ced907f..4b23ac0 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/maintenance.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/maintenance.py
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from PIL import Image
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine, delete, select, update
-from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+from sqlalchemy import delete, select, update
 
 from ..celery_app import celery
-from ..config import get_config
 from ..models import DownloadEvent, ImageRecord, ImportSettings, ImportTask
 from ..utils.phash import compute_phash
+from ._sync_engine import sync_session_factory as _sync_session_factory
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -23,12 +22,6 @@ VERIFY_PAGE = 200
 FFPROBE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 10
 
 
-def _sync_session_factory():
-    cfg = get_config()
-    engine = create_engine(cfg.database_url_sync, future=True, pool_pre_ping=True)
-    return sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
-
-
 @celery.task(name="backend.app.tasks.maintenance.recover_interrupted_tasks")
 def recover_interrupted_tasks() -> int:
     """Find ImportTask rows stuck in 'processing' for >30 min and re-queue them.
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/ml.py b/backend/app/tasks/ml.py
index 13d4394..a208376 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/ml.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/ml.py
@@ -8,23 +8,16 @@ apply_allowlist_tags sweeps which are 'maintenance' lane. Sync sessions
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine, select
-from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+from sqlalchemy import select
 
 from ..celery_app import celery
-from ..config import get_config
 from ..models import ImageRecord, MLSettings
+from ._sync_engine import sync_session_factory as _sync_session_factory
 
 IMAGES_ROOT = Path("/images")
 VIDEO_EXTS = {".mp4", ".mov", ".avi", ".mkv", ".webm", ".m4v", ".wmv", ".flv"}
 
 
-def _sync_session_factory():
-    cfg = get_config()
-    engine = create_engine(cfg.database_url_sync, future=True, pool_pre_ping=True)
-    return sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
-
-
 def _is_video(path: Path) -> bool:
     return path.suffix.lower() in VIDEO_EXTS
 
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/scan.py b/backend/app/tasks/scan.py
index 8c7a400..c4581f7 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/scan.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/scan.py
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import asyncio
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine, select
+from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine
-from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 from ..celery_app import celery
 from ..config import get_config
 from ..models import DownloadEvent, ImportBatch, ImportSettings, ImportTask
 from ..services.scheduler_service import select_due_sources
+from ._sync_engine import sync_session_factory as _sync_session_factory
 
 
 def _iter_import_files(import_root: Path):
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ def _iter_import_files(import_root: Path):
         yield entry
 
 
-def _sync_session_factory():
-    cfg = get_config()
-    engine = create_engine(cfg.database_url_sync, future=True, pool_pre_ping=True)
-    return sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
-
-
 @celery.task(name="backend.app.tasks.scan.scan_directory", bind=True)
 def scan_directory(self, triggered_by: str = "manual",
                    mode: str = "quick") -> int:
@@ -65,16 +59,34 @@ def scan_directory(self, triggered_by: str = "manual",
         session.flush()
         batch_id = batch.id
 
+        # Skip-set: any source_path that already has a non-failed ImportTask
+        # row. Re-running scan_directory must not re-enqueue files the
+        # importer has already handled (or is currently handling); doing so
+        # creates duplicate work and inflates the queue. Failed prior tasks
+        # are eligible for retry.
+        non_failed_existing = set(session.execute(
+            select(ImportTask.source_path).where(
+                ImportTask.status.in_(
+                    ["pending", "queued", "processing", "complete", "skipped"]
+                ),
+            )
+        ).scalars().all())
+
         # Walk and enumerate.
         files_seen = 0
+        files_skipped_existing = 0
         for entry in _iter_import_files(import_root):
+            entry_str = str(entry)
+            if entry_str in non_failed_existing:
+                files_skipped_existing += 1
+                continue
             try:
                 size = entry.stat().st_size
             except OSError:
                 size = None
             task = ImportTask(
                 batch_id=batch_id,
-                source_path=str(entry),
+                source_path=entry_str,
                 task_type="media",
                 status="pending",
                 size_bytes=size,
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/thumbnail.py b/backend/app/tasks/thumbnail.py
index 68fa665..61bed80 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/thumbnail.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/thumbnail.py
@@ -7,24 +7,15 @@ so they deserve their own queue lane.
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine
-from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
-
 from ..celery_app import celery
-from ..config import get_config
 from ..models import ImageRecord
 from ..services.importer import is_video
 from ..services.thumbnailer import Thumbnailer
+from ._sync_engine import sync_session_factory as _sync_session_factory
 
 IMAGES_ROOT = Path("/images")
 
 
-def _sync_session_factory():
-    cfg = get_config()
-    engine = create_engine(cfg.database_url_sync, future=True, pool_pre_ping=True)
-    return sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
-
-
 @celery.task(name="backend.app.tasks.thumbnail.generate_thumbnail", bind=True)
 def generate_thumbnail(self, image_id: int) -> dict:
     SessionLocal = _sync_session_factory()
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index a4b0086..5cfbdda 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <AppShell>
       <RouterView />
     </AppShell>
+    <ImageViewer v-if="modal.isOpen" @close="modal.close()" />
     <AppSnackbar ref="snackbar" />
   </v-app>
 </template>
@@ -11,7 +12,10 @@
 import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
 import AppShell from './components/AppShell.vue'
 import AppSnackbar from './components/AppSnackbar.vue'
+import ImageViewer from './components/modal/ImageViewer.vue'
+import { useModalStore } from './stores/modal.js'
 
+const modal = useModalStore()
 const snackbar = ref(null)
 
 onMounted(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/gallery/GalleryGrid.vue b/frontend/src/components/gallery/GalleryGrid.vue
index 111cf61..8552c01 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/gallery/GalleryGrid.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/gallery/GalleryGrid.vue
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function imagesForGroup(group) {
 }
 .fc-gallery-grid__items {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(160px, 1fr));
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(240px, 1fr));
   gap: 8px;
 }
 .fc-gallery-grid__sentinel {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function imagesForGroup(group) {
 }
 .fc-gallery-grid__skeleton {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(160px, 1fr));
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(240px, 1fr));
   gap: 8px;
 }
 .fc-gallery-grid__skeleton-item {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function imagesForGroup(group) {
 @media (max-width: 600px) {
   .fc-gallery-grid__items,
   .fc-gallery-grid__skeleton {
-    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(120px, 1fr));
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(180px, 1fr));
     gap: 4px;
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemStatsCards.vue b/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemStatsCards.vue
index 92d9ba7..fda022f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemStatsCards.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemStatsCards.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <v-row dense>
-    <v-col v-for="card in cards" :key="card.label" cols="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="2">
+    <v-col v-for="card in cards" :key="card.label" cols="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="3" xl="2">
       <v-card class="fc-stat">
         <v-card-text>
           <div class="fc-stat__label text-caption">{{ card.label }}</div>
@@ -33,15 +33,17 @@ const cards = computed(() => {
     { label: 'Total images', value: '—' },
     { label: 'Total tags', value: '—' },
     { label: 'Storage used', value: '—' },
+    { label: 'Subscriptions', value: '—' },
     { label: 'Pending tasks', value: '—' },
     { label: 'Failed tasks', value: '—' }
   ]
   return [
-    { label: 'Total images', value: s.total_images.toLocaleString() },
-    { label: 'Total tags',   value: s.total_tags.toLocaleString() },
-    { label: 'Storage used', value: formatBytes(s.storage_bytes) },
-    { label: 'Pending',      value: (s.tasks.pending + s.tasks.queued).toLocaleString() },
-    { label: 'Failed',       value: s.tasks.failed.toLocaleString() }
+    { label: 'Total images',  value: s.total_images.toLocaleString() },
+    { label: 'Total tags',    value: s.total_tags.toLocaleString() },
+    { label: 'Storage used',  value: formatBytes(s.storage_bytes) },
+    { label: 'Subscriptions', value: (s.subscription_count ?? 0).toLocaleString() },
+    { label: 'Pending',       value: (s.tasks.pending + s.tasks.queued).toLocaleString() },
+    { label: 'Failed',        value: s.tasks.failed.toLocaleString() }
   ]
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/ArtistSection.vue b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/ArtistSection.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 148d813..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/ArtistSection.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <section class="fc-artist-section">
-    <header class="fc-artist-section__head" @click="$emit('toggle')">
-      <v-icon :icon="open ? 'mdi-chevron-down' : 'mdi-chevron-right'" size="small" />
-      <span class="fc-artist-section__name">{{ artist.name }}</span>
-      <span class="fc-artist-section__meta">
-        {{ sources.length }} source{{ sources.length === 1 ? '' : 's' }}
-        <template v-if="latestChecked">
-          · last check {{ latestChecked }}
-        </template>
-      </span>
-    </header>
-    <div v-if="open" class="fc-artist-section__body">
-      <SourceRow
-        v-for="s in sources" :key="s.id" :source="s"
-        :checking="checkingIds.has(s.id)"
-        @edit="$emit('edit', $event)"
-        @remove="$emit('remove', $event)"
-        @toggle="$emit('toggle-source', $event)"
-        @check="$emit('check', $event)"
-      />
-      <v-btn
-        size="small" variant="text" prepend-icon="mdi-plus"
-        class="fc-artist-section__add"
-        @click="$emit('add-source', artist)"
-      >Add source to {{ artist.name }}</v-btn>
-    </div>
-  </section>
-</template>
-
-<script setup>
-import { computed } from 'vue'
-import SourceRow from './SourceRow.vue'
-
-const props = defineProps({
-  artist: { type: Object, required: true },
-  sources: { type: Array, required: true },
-  open: { type: Boolean, default: false },
-  checkingIds: { type: Set, default: () => new Set() },
-})
-defineEmits(['toggle', 'edit', 'remove', 'toggle-source', 'add-source', 'check'])
-
-const latestChecked = computed(() => {
-  const dates = props.sources.map(s => s.last_checked_at).filter(Boolean)
-  if (dates.length === 0) return null
-  const latest = dates.sort().slice(-1)[0]
-  return latest.slice(0, 10)
-})
-</script>
-
-<style scoped>
-.fc-artist-section { border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant) / 0.18); }
-.fc-artist-section__head {
-  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
-  padding: 0.75rem 0; cursor: pointer; user-select: none;
-}
-.fc-artist-section__name { font-weight: 600; }
-.fc-artist-section__meta {
-  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-}
-.fc-artist-section__body { padding: 0 0 0.75rem 1.5rem; }
-.fc-artist-section__add { margin-top: 0.25rem; }
-</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/SourceRow.vue b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/SourceRow.vue
index cb7a551..63f3bf4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/SourceRow.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/SourceRow.vue
@@ -1,25 +1,63 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="fc-source-row">
-    <SourceHealthDot :source="source" :warning-threshold="warningThreshold" />
-    <v-chip size="x-small" variant="tonal" class="fc-source-row__platform">
-      {{ source.platform }}
-    </v-chip>
-    <a :href="source.url" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="fc-source-row__url">
-      {{ source.url }}
-    </a>
-    <v-switch
-      :model-value="source.enabled"
-      density="compact" hide-details color="accent"
-      @update:model-value="onToggleEnabled"
-    />
-    <v-btn
-      icon="mdi-play" size="x-small" variant="text"
-      :loading="checking"
-      @click="$emit('check', source)"
-    />
-    <v-btn icon="mdi-pencil" size="x-small" variant="text" @click="$emit('edit', source)" />
-    <v-btn icon="mdi-close" size="x-small" variant="text" @click="$emit('remove', source)" />
-  </div>
+  <tr class="fc-source-row">
+    <td class="fc-source-row__health">
+      <SourceHealthDot :source="source" :warning-threshold="warningThreshold" />
+    </td>
+    <td>
+      <v-chip size="x-small" variant="tonal" label>{{ source.platform }}</v-chip>
+    </td>
+    <td class="fc-source-row__url-cell">
+      <a :href="source.url" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="fc-source-row__url"
+         @click.stop>
+        {{ source.url }}
+      </a>
+    </td>
+    <td>
+      <v-switch
+        :model-value="source.enabled"
+        density="compact" hide-details color="accent"
+        @click.stop
+        @update:model-value="onToggleEnabled"
+      />
+    </td>
+    <td class="fc-source-row__when">
+      {{ formatRelative(source.last_checked_at) }}
+    </td>
+    <td class="fc-source-row__when">
+      {{ formatRelative(source.next_check_at, { future: true }) }}
+    </td>
+    <td>
+      <v-chip
+        v-if="(source.consecutive_failures || 0) > 0"
+        size="x-small" color="error" variant="tonal" label
+      >{{ source.consecutive_failures }}</v-chip>
+      <span v-else class="fc-source-row__zero">0</span>
+    </td>
+    <td class="fc-source-row__actions">
+      <v-btn
+        icon="mdi-play" size="x-small" variant="text"
+        :loading="checking"
+        @click.stop="$emit('check', source)"
+      >
+        <v-icon>mdi-play</v-icon>
+        <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">Check now</v-tooltip>
+      </v-btn>
+      <v-btn
+        icon="mdi-pencil" size="x-small" variant="text"
+        @click.stop="$emit('edit', source)"
+      >
+        <v-icon>mdi-pencil</v-icon>
+        <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">Edit</v-tooltip>
+      </v-btn>
+      <v-btn
+        icon="mdi-close" size="x-small" variant="text" color="error"
+        @click.stop="$emit('remove', source)"
+      >
+        <v-icon>mdi-close</v-icon>
+        <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">Remove</v-tooltip>
+      </v-btn>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
@@ -31,25 +69,59 @@ const props = defineProps({
   warningThreshold: { type: Number, default: 5 },
 })
 const emit = defineEmits(['edit', 'remove', 'toggle', 'check'])
+
 function onToggleEnabled(value) {
   emit('toggle', { source: props.source, enabled: value })
 }
+
+function formatRelative(iso, opts = {}) {
+  if (!iso) return opts.future ? '—' : 'Never'
+  const then = new Date(iso).getTime()
+  const now = Date.now()
+  const diff = (then - now) / 1000  // seconds; positive = future, negative = past
+  const abs = Math.abs(diff)
+
+  let body
+  if (abs < 60) body = `${Math.floor(abs)}s`
+  else if (abs < 3600) body = `${Math.floor(abs / 60)}m`
+  else if (abs < 86400) body = `${Math.floor(abs / 3600)}h`
+  else body = `${Math.floor(abs / 86400)}d`
+
+  if (opts.future) return diff <= 0 ? 'imminent' : `in ${body}`
+  return `${body} ago`
+}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-.fc-source-row {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: auto 96px 1fr auto auto auto auto;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 0.4rem 0;
+.fc-source-row__health {
+  width: 24px;
+  padding-right: 0 !important;
+}
+.fc-source-row__url-cell {
+  max-width: 400px;
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
 .fc-source-row__url {
   color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
   text-decoration: none;
+  display: inline-block;
+  max-width: 100%;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 .fc-source-row__url:hover { color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent)); }
+.fc-source-row__when {
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+.fc-source-row__zero {
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+.fc-source-row__actions {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-align: right;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/usePolyMasonry.js b/frontend/src/composables/usePolyMasonry.js
index 210fc94..6bda1c3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/usePolyMasonry.js
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/usePolyMasonry.js
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ export function distributeIntoColumns(items, columnCount) {
 }
 
 // Reactive column count from container width. Breakpoints mirror the
-// gallery grid intent: ~260px target column width, min 1 column.
+// gallery grid intent: ~390px target column width, min 1 column. Bumped
+// from 260px on 2026-05-23 per dogfood UX feedback (thumbs were too small).
 export function columnCountForWidth(width) {
   if (!width || width < 0) return 1
-  return Math.max(1, Math.floor(width / 260))
+  return Math.max(1, Math.floor(width / 390))
 }
 
 export function usePolyMasonry(containerRef) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/ArtistView.vue b/frontend/src/views/ArtistView.vue
index 7a363f2..f985e10 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/ArtistView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/ArtistView.vue
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@
 import { computed, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter, RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 import { useArtistStore } from '../stores/artist.js'
+import { useModalStore } from '../stores/modal.js'
 import MasonryGrid from '../components/discovery/MasonryGrid.vue'
 
 const route = useRoute()
 const router = useRouter()
 const store = useArtistStore()
+const modal = useModalStore()
 
 const slug = computed(() => route.params.slug)
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ const sparkPoints = computed(() => {
 })
 
 function openImage(id) {
-  router.push({ name: 'gallery', query: { image: id } })
+  modal.open(id)
 }
 function openTag(tagId) {
   router.push({ name: 'gallery', query: { tag_id: tagId } })
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/GalleryView.vue b/frontend/src/views/GalleryView.vue
index 2e2933a..baaa959 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/GalleryView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/GalleryView.vue
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
       <TimelineSidebar v-if="store.images.length > 0" class="fc-gallery-layout__sidebar" />
     </div>
 
-    <ImageViewer
-      v-if="modal.currentImageId !== null"
-      @close="closeImage"
-    />
     <BulkEditorPanel />
   </v-container>
 </template>
@@ -35,7 +31,6 @@ import GalleryGrid from '../components/gallery/GalleryGrid.vue'
 import TimelineSidebar from '../components/gallery/TimelineSidebar.vue'
 import EmptyState from '../components/gallery/EmptyState.vue'
 import PostInfoHeader from '../components/gallery/PostInfoHeader.vue'
-import ImageViewer from '../components/modal/ImageViewer.vue'
 import BulkEditorPanel from '../components/gallery/BulkEditorPanel.vue'
 import { useGallerySelectionStore } from '../stores/gallerySelection.js'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue
index a9ccab1..b15b946 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <v-container class="py-6">
+  <v-container fluid class="py-6">
     <v-tabs v-model="tab" color="accent" class="mb-4">
       <v-tab value="overview">Overview</v-tab>
       <v-tab value="import">Import</v-tab>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/ShowcaseView.vue b/frontend/src/views/ShowcaseView.vue
index 7a4fa64..df97f7c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/ShowcaseView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/ShowcaseView.vue
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@
 
 <script setup>
 import { onMounted } from 'vue'
-import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useShowcaseStore } from '../stores/showcase.js'
+import { useModalStore } from '../stores/modal.js'
 import MasonryGrid from '../components/discovery/MasonryGrid.vue'
 
 const store = useShowcaseStore()
-const router = useRouter()
+const modal = useModalStore()
 
 onMounted(() => { if (store.images.length === 0) store.fetchPage() })
 
 function openImage(id) {
-  router.push({ name: 'gallery', query: { image: id } })
+  modal.open(id)
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SubscriptionsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/SubscriptionsView.vue
index c5f2a18..03870d5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SubscriptionsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SubscriptionsView.vue
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@
         New artist
       </v-btn>
       <v-spacer />
-      <v-btn variant="text" size="small" @click="expandAll = !expandAll">
-        {{ expandAll ? 'Collapse all' : 'Expand all' }}
-      </v-btn>
+      <v-text-field
+        v-model="search"
+        density="compact" variant="outlined" hide-details clearable
+        prepend-inner-icon="mdi-magnify"
+        placeholder="Search subscriptions"
+        style="max-width: 320px"
+      />
     </div>
 
     <v-alert v-if="store.error" type="error" variant="tonal" closable class="mt-4">
@@ -21,24 +25,121 @@
       <v-progress-circular indeterminate color="accent" size="36" />
     </div>
 
-    <div v-else-if="groups.length === 0" class="fc-subs__empty">
-      <p>No subscriptions yet. Add your first artist.</p>
+    <div v-else-if="filteredGroups.length === 0" class="fc-subs__empty">
+      <p v-if="groups.length === 0">No subscriptions yet. Add your first artist.</p>
+      <p v-else>No subscriptions match "{{ search }}".</p>
     </div>
 
-    <div v-else>
-      <ArtistSection
-        v-for="g in groups" :key="g.artist.id"
-        :artist="g.artist" :sources="g.sources"
-        :open="isOpen(g.artist.id)"
-        :checking-ids="store.checkingIds"
-        @toggle="toggleSection(g.artist.id)"
-        @edit="openEditSource"
-        @remove="removeSource"
-        @toggle-source="toggleSourceEnabled"
-        @add-source="openAddSource"
-        @check="onCheck"
-      />
-    </div>
+    <v-card v-else class="fc-subs__card" variant="outlined">
+      <v-data-table
+        :headers="headers"
+        :items="filteredGroups"
+        item-value="key"
+        v-model:expanded="expanded"
+        :items-per-page="50"
+        :items-per-page-options="ITEMS_PER_PAGE_OPTIONS"
+        density="comfortable"
+        hover
+        show-expand
+        @click:row="onRowClick"
+      >
+        <template #item.name="{ item }">
+          <span class="fc-subs__name">{{ item.artist.name }}</span>
+        </template>
+
+        <template #item.sources_count="{ item }">
+          <v-chip size="x-small" variant="tonal" label>
+            {{ item.sources.length }} source{{ item.sources.length === 1 ? '' : 's' }}
+          </v-chip>
+        </template>
+
+        <template #item.health="{ item }">
+          <SourceHealthDot
+            v-if="item.worstSource"
+            :source="item.worstSource"
+            :warning-threshold="failureThreshold"
+          />
+          <span v-else class="fc-subs__zero">—</span>
+        </template>
+
+        <template #item.last_activity="{ item }">
+          <span class="fc-subs__when">
+            {{ formatRelative(item.lastActivity) }}
+          </span>
+        </template>
+
+        <template #item.actions="{ item }">
+          <v-btn
+            icon size="small" variant="text"
+            :loading="anyChecking(item.sources)"
+            @click.stop="checkAll(item)"
+          >
+            <v-icon>mdi-refresh</v-icon>
+            <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">Check all sources</v-tooltip>
+          </v-btn>
+          <v-btn
+            icon size="small" variant="text"
+            @click.stop="openAddSource(item.artist)"
+          >
+            <v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
+            <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">Add source</v-tooltip>
+          </v-btn>
+          <v-btn
+            icon size="small" variant="text"
+            :to="`/posts?artist_id=${item.artist.id}`"
+            @click.stop
+          >
+            <v-icon>mdi-rss</v-icon>
+            <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">View posts</v-tooltip>
+          </v-btn>
+          <v-btn
+            icon size="small" variant="text"
+            :to="`/artist/${item.artist.slug}`"
+            @click.stop
+          >
+            <v-icon>mdi-account</v-icon>
+            <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">Open artist page</v-tooltip>
+          </v-btn>
+        </template>
+
+        <template #expanded-row="{ columns, item }">
+          <tr class="fc-subs__sources-row">
+            <td :colspan="columns.length" class="fc-subs__sources-cell">
+              <v-table density="compact" class="fc-subs__sources-table">
+                <thead>
+                  <tr>
+                    <th></th>
+                    <th>Platform</th>
+                    <th>URL</th>
+                    <th>Enabled</th>
+                    <th>Last check</th>
+                    <th>Next check</th>
+                    <th>Errors</th>
+                    <th class="text-right">Actions</th>
+                  </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody>
+                  <SourceRow
+                    v-for="s in item.sources" :key="s.id" :source="s"
+                    :checking="store.checkingIds.has(s.id)"
+                    :warning-threshold="failureThreshold"
+                    @edit="openEditSource"
+                    @remove="removeSource"
+                    @toggle="toggleSourceEnabled"
+                    @check="onCheck"
+                  />
+                  <tr v-if="item.sources.length === 0">
+                    <td colspan="8" class="fc-subs__sources-empty">
+                      No sources yet. Click + to add one.
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                </tbody>
+              </v-table>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+        </template>
+      </v-data-table>
+    </v-card>
 
     <SourceFormDialog
       v-model="showSourceDialog"
@@ -55,52 +156,140 @@ import { computed, onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useSourcesStore } from '../stores/sources.js'
 import { usePlatformsStore } from '../stores/platforms.js'
-import ArtistSection from '../components/subscriptions/ArtistSection.vue'
+import { useImportStore } from '../stores/import.js'
+import SourceRow from '../components/subscriptions/SourceRow.vue'
+import SourceHealthDot from '../components/subscriptions/SourceHealthDot.vue'
 import SourceFormDialog from '../components/subscriptions/SourceFormDialog.vue'
 import ArtistCreateDialog from '../components/subscriptions/ArtistCreateDialog.vue'
 
+const ITEMS_PER_PAGE_OPTIONS = [
+  { value: 25, title: '25' },
+  { value: 50, title: '50' },
+  { value: 100, title: '100' },
+  { value: -1, title: 'All' },
+]
+
 const route = useRoute()
 const router = useRouter()
 const store = useSourcesStore()
 const platformsStore = usePlatformsStore()
+const importStore = useImportStore()
+
+const search = ref('')
+const expanded = ref([])
+const showSourceDialog = ref(false)
+const editingSource = ref(null)
+const editingArtist = ref(null)
+const showArtistDialog = ref(false)
 
 const artistFilter = computed(() => {
   const raw = route.query.artist_id
   return raw == null ? null : Number(raw)
 })
 
-const expandAll = ref(false)
-const openSections = ref(new Set())
-const showSourceDialog = ref(false)
-const editingSource = ref(null)
-const editingArtist = ref(null)
-const showArtistDialog = ref(false)
+const failureThreshold = computed(() =>
+  importStore.settings?.download_failure_warning_threshold ?? 5
+)
 
 async function refresh() {
   await store.loadAll()
   await platformsStore.loadAll()
-  if (artistFilter.value != null) {
-    openSections.value = new Set([artistFilter.value])
-    expandAll.value = false
-  }
+  if (!importStore.settings) await importStore.loadSettings()
 }
 
-onMounted(refresh)
+onMounted(() => {
+  refresh()
+  if (artistFilter.value != null) {
+    // Pre-expand the row that the deep-link refers to.
+    expanded.value = [`artist-${artistFilter.value}`]
+  }
+})
 watch(() => route.query.artist_id, refresh)
 
+const headers = [
+  { title: 'Subscription', key: 'name',          sortable: true,  align: 'start' },
+  { title: 'Sources',      key: 'sources_count', sortable: true,  align: 'start', width: 110 },
+  { title: 'Health',       key: 'health',        sortable: false, align: 'start', width: 80 },
+  { title: 'Last activity',key: 'last_activity', sortable: true,  align: 'start', width: 140 },
+  { title: 'Actions',      key: 'actions',       sortable: false, align: 'end',   width: 200 },
+]
+
 const groups = computed(() => {
   const all = store.sourcesByArtistGrouped()
-  if (artistFilter.value == null) return all
-  return all.filter(g => g.artist.id === artistFilter.value)
+  return all.map(g => {
+    const worstSource = pickWorstSource(g.sources, failureThreshold.value)
+    const lastActivity = pickLastActivity(g.sources)
+    return {
+      key: `artist-${g.artist.id}`,
+      artist: g.artist,
+      sources: g.sources,
+      sources_count: g.sources.length,
+      worstSource,
+      lastActivity,
+      name: g.artist.name,                 // for sortable column
+      last_activity: lastActivity ?? '',   // for sortable column
+    }
+  })
 })
 
-function isOpen(artistId) {
-  return expandAll.value || openSections.value.has(artistId)
+const filteredGroups = computed(() => {
+  let arr = groups.value
+  if (artistFilter.value != null) {
+    arr = arr.filter(g => g.artist.id === artistFilter.value)
+  }
+  const q = search.value?.trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (q) {
+    arr = arr.filter(g =>
+      g.artist.name.toLowerCase().includes(q)
+      || g.sources.some(s => (s.url || '').toLowerCase().includes(q)
+                          || (s.platform || '').toLowerCase().includes(q))
+    )
+  }
+  return arr
+})
+
+function pickLastActivity(sources) {
+  let max = null
+  for (const s of sources) {
+    if (s.last_checked_at && (!max || s.last_checked_at > max)) max = s.last_checked_at
+  }
+  return max
 }
 
-function toggleSection(artistId) {
-  if (openSections.value.has(artistId)) openSections.value.delete(artistId)
-  else openSections.value.add(artistId)
+function pickWorstSource(sources, threshold) {
+  // Health order (worst → best): critical, warning, healthy, unchecked.
+  // Picks the source with the worst level so the row's dot reflects the
+  // worst-case state. Within a level, the first is fine.
+  if (!sources || sources.length === 0) return null
+  function level(s) {
+    if (!s.last_checked_at) return 0           // unchecked
+    const f = s.consecutive_failures || 0
+    if (f === 0) return 1                       // healthy
+    if (f < threshold) return 2                 // warning
+    return 3                                    // critical
+  }
+  return sources.reduce((worst, s) =>
+    level(s) > level(worst) ? s : worst,
+    sources[0],
+  )
+}
+
+function formatRelative(iso) {
+  if (!iso) return 'Never'
+  const then = new Date(iso).getTime()
+  const diff = (Date.now() - then) / 1000
+  if (diff < 60) return `${Math.floor(diff)}s ago`
+  if (diff < 3600) return `${Math.floor(diff / 60)}m ago`
+  if (diff < 86400) return `${Math.floor(diff / 3600)}h ago`
+  return `${Math.floor(diff / 86400)}d ago`
+}
+
+function onRowClick(_evt, { item, internalItem }) {
+  // Toggle expansion on row click (in addition to the chevron).
+  const key = item.key
+  const idx = expanded.value.indexOf(key)
+  if (idx === -1) expanded.value = [...expanded.value, key]
+  else expanded.value = expanded.value.filter(k => k !== key)
 }
 
 function openAddSource(artist) {
@@ -132,7 +321,6 @@ async function onSourceSaved() {
 
 function onArtistCreated(artist) {
   showArtistDialog.value = false
-  // Move into Add Source for the new artist immediately.
   openAddSource(artist)
 }
 
@@ -158,6 +346,31 @@ async function onCheck(source) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+async function checkAll(group) {
+  let ok = 0
+  let conflict = 0
+  for (const s of group.sources) {
+    if (!s.enabled) continue
+    try {
+      await store.checkNow(s.id)
+      ok += 1
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e?.body?.download_event_id) conflict += 1
+    }
+  }
+  const parts = []
+  if (ok) parts.push(`${ok} queued`)
+  if (conflict) parts.push(`${conflict} already running`)
+  globalThis.window?.__fcToast?.({
+    text: parts.join(', ') || 'Nothing to check (no enabled sources)',
+    type: 'info',
+  })
+}
+
+function anyChecking(sources) {
+  return sources.some(s => store.checkingIds.has(s.id))
+}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -169,4 +382,35 @@ async function onCheck(source) {
   display: flex; justify-content: center; padding: 2rem;
   color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
 }
+.fc-subs__card {
+  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface));
+}
+.fc-subs__name {
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.fc-subs__when {
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+.fc-subs__zero {
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+.fc-subs__sources-row td {
+  padding: 0 !important;
+  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
+}
+.fc-subs__sources-cell {
+  padding-left: 2rem !important;
+  border-top: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant) / 0.15);
+}
+.fc-subs__sources-table {
+  background: transparent !important;
+}
+.fc-subs__sources-empty {
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 1rem;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/tests/test_api_settings.py b/tests/test_api_settings.py
index cea2466..a406f4c 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_settings.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ async def test_system_stats_shape(client):
     resp = await client.get("/api/system/stats")
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     body = await resp.get_json()
-    for key in ("total_images", "total_tags", "storage_bytes", "tasks", "active_batch"):
+    for key in ("total_images", "total_tags", "storage_bytes", "subscription_count", "tasks", "active_batch"):
         assert key in body
     for status in ("pending", "queued", "processing", "complete", "skipped", "failed"):
         assert status in body["tasks"]