diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 200558a..2bf1987 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.compose.ui)
     implementation(libs.compose.ui.graphics)
     implementation(libs.compose.material3)
+    implementation(libs.compose.material.icons.core)
     implementation(libs.compose.ui.tooling.preview)
     debugImplementation(libs.compose.ui.tooling)
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/MainActivity.kt
index d5cc812..f74a9c0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/MainActivity.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
 import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
 import androidx.activity.enableEdgeToEdge
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui.BoardScreen
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui.BoardViewModel
+import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui.ComposeSheet
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui.StoreUnavailableScreen
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui.ThoughtSyncTheme
 
@@ -27,11 +32,28 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
                     StoreUnavailableScreen(reason = app.openFailure)
                 } else {
                     val model: BoardViewModel = viewModel(factory = BoardViewModel.factory(core))
+                    // Sheet visibility is view STATE, not view-model state: it is
+                    // about what is on screen, and nothing in the store cares.
+                    var composing by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+
                     BoardScreen(
                         state = model.state,
-                        onCapture = model::capture,
+                        onOpen = model::open,
+                        onSearch = model::search,
+                        onCompose = { composing = true },
                         onDismissError = model::dismissError,
                     )
+
+                    if (composing) {
+                        ComposeSheet(
+                            saving = model.state.saving,
+                            onDismiss = { composing = false },
+                            onSave = { kind, title, content ->
+                                model.create(kind, title, content)
+                                composing = false
+                            },
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/BoardScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/BoardScreen.kt
index c34d334..b27240c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/BoardScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/BoardScreen.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui
 
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.border
+import androidx.compose.foundation.isSystemInDarkTheme
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
@@ -8,135 +11,168 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imePadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBarsPadding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.staggeredgrid.LazyVerticalStaggeredGrid
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.staggeredgrid.StaggeredGridCells
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.staggeredgrid.items
+import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.KeyboardActions
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.KeyboardOptions
-import androidx.compose.material3.Button
-import androidx.compose.material3.Card
+import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Add
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Close
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Menu
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Search
 import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
+import androidx.compose.material3.DrawerValue
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
+import androidx.compose.material3.FloatingActionButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
+import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
-import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
+import androidx.compose.material3.ModalDrawerSheet
+import androidx.compose.material3.ModalNavigationDrawer
+import androidx.compose.material3.NavigationDrawerItem
 import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
+import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
-import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBar
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextField
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextFieldDefaults
+import androidx.compose.material3.rememberDrawerState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
-import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
-import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
-import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.ImeAction
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.R
+import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.Label
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.Note
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
-@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
 fun BoardScreen(
     state: BoardState,
-    onCapture: (String) -> Unit,
+    onOpen: (Destination) -> Unit,
+    onSearch: (String) -> Unit,
+    onCompose: () -> Unit,
     onDismissError: () -> Unit,
 ) {
-    Scaffold(
-        topBar = { TopAppBar(title = { Text(stringResource(R.string.board_title)) }) },
-        modifier = Modifier.imePadding(),
-    ) { padding ->
-        Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(padding)) {
-            state.error?.let { message ->
-                ErrorBanner(message = message, onDismiss = onDismissError)
-            }
+    val drawerState = rememberDrawerState(DrawerValue.Closed)
+    val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
 
-            CaptureField(saving = state.saving, onCapture = onCapture)
-
-            when {
-                state.loading -> LoadingBoard()
-                state.notes.isEmpty() -> EmptyBoard()
-                else -> NoteList(notes = state.notes)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-@Composable
-private fun CaptureField(
-    saving: Boolean,
-    onCapture: (String) -> Unit,
-) {
-    var text by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
-
-    fun submit() {
-        if (text.isNotBlank()) {
-            onCapture(text)
-            text = ""
-        }
-    }
-
-    Row(
-        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(16.dp),
-        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
-    ) {
-        OutlinedTextField(
-            value = text,
-            onValueChange = { text = it },
-            modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
-            placeholder = { Text(stringResource(R.string.capture_hint)) },
-            // The north star is a thought captured in under a second, so the
-            // keyboard's action key saves rather than inserting a newline.
-            keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(imeAction = ImeAction.Done),
-            keyboardActions = KeyboardActions(onDone = { submit() }),
-            enabled = !saving,
-            singleLine = false,
-            maxLines = MAX_CAPTURE_LINES,
-        )
-        Button(onClick = ::submit, enabled = !saving && text.isNotBlank()) {
-            Text(stringResource(R.string.capture_action))
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-@Composable
-private fun NoteList(notes: List<Note>) {
-    LazyColumn(
-        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
-        contentPadding = PaddingValues(16.dp),
-        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
-    ) {
-        // Keyed by id so Compose reuses rows across a refresh instead of
-        // rebuilding the list — and so a prepended note animates in rather than
-        // making every row below it flicker.
-        items(items = notes, key = { it.id }) { note -> NoteCard(note) }
-    }
-}
-
-@Composable
-private fun NoteCard(note: Note) {
-    Card(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
-        Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(16.dp)) {
-            Text(
-                // display_title is always present — the core derives it from the
-                // first body line when there is no title, so a body-only note is
-                // still nameable. The fallback is for a note with neither.
-                text = note.displayTitle.ifBlank { stringResource(R.string.board_untitled) },
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
-                maxLines = 2,
-                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+    ModalNavigationDrawer(
+        drawerState = drawerState,
+        drawerContent = {
+            NavigationDrawer(
+                current = state.destination,
+                labels = state.labels,
+                onOpen = {
+                    onOpen(it)
+                    scope.launch { drawerState.close() }
+                },
             )
-            if (note.body.isNotBlank() && note.body != note.displayTitle) {
-                Spacer(Modifier.height(4.dp))
-                Text(
-                    text = note.body,
-                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                    maxLines = MAX_PREVIEW_LINES,
-                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+        },
+    ) {
+        Scaffold(
+            floatingActionButton = {
+                // The + is the ONLY way in, by design: one obvious target rather
+                // than a capture bar and a button competing for the same job.
+                FloatingActionButton(
+                    onClick = onCompose,
+                    containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                    contentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimary,
+                ) {
+                    Icon(Icons.Filled.Add, contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.compose_open))
+                }
+            },
+        ) { padding ->
+            Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(padding)) {
+                SearchBar(
+                    query = state.query,
+                    onQueryChange = onSearch,
+                    onMenu = { scope.launch { drawerState.open() } },
+                )
+
+                state.error?.let { message ->
+                    ErrorBanner(message = message, onDismiss = onDismissError)
+                }
+
+                when {
+                    state.loading -> LoadingBoard()
+                    state.notes.isEmpty() -> EmptyBoard(state)
+                    else -> NoteBoard(notes = state.notes)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A search field IS the top bar, following the phone convention rather than the
+ * desktop's title-plus-sidebar.
+ *
+ * On a phone, finding a note you already wrote is the most common thing after
+ * writing one, and burying it behind an icon costs a tap every time. The drawer
+ * lives inside it on the left, which is where every Android user reaches for
+ * navigation.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
+@Composable
+private fun SearchBar(
+    query: String,
+    onQueryChange: (String) -> Unit,
+    onMenu: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    Surface(
+        modifier =
+            Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .statusBarsPadding()
+                .padding(horizontal = GUTTER, vertical = 8.dp),
+        shape = RoundedCornerShape(SEARCH_RADIUS),
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant,
+        tonalElevation = 0.dp,
+    ) {
+        Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
+            IconButton(onClick = onMenu) {
+                Icon(Icons.Filled.Menu, contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.nav_open))
+            }
+            TextField(
+                value = query,
+                onValueChange = onQueryChange,
+                modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
+                placeholder = { Text(stringResource(R.string.search_hint)) },
+                singleLine = true,
+                keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(imeAction = ImeAction.Search),
+                keyboardActions = KeyboardActions(onSearch = {}),
+                colors =
+                    TextFieldDefaults.colors(
+                        focusedContainerColor = Color.Transparent,
+                        unfocusedContainerColor = Color.Transparent,
+                        focusedIndicatorColor = Color.Transparent,
+                        unfocusedIndicatorColor = Color.Transparent,
+                    ),
+            )
+            if (query.isNotEmpty()) {
+                IconButton(onClick = { onQueryChange("") }) {
+                    Icon(Icons.Filled.Close, contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.search_clear))
+                }
+            } else {
+                Icon(
+                    Icons.Filled.Search,
+                    contentDescription = null,
+                    modifier = Modifier.padding(end = 12.dp),
+                    tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -144,20 +180,118 @@ private fun NoteCard(note: Note) {
 }
 
 @Composable
-private fun EmptyBoard() {
+private fun NavigationDrawer(
+    current: Destination,
+    labels: List<Label>,
+    onOpen: (Destination) -> Unit,
+) {
+    ModalDrawerSheet {
+        Column(modifier = Modifier.verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())) {
+            Text(
+                text = stringResource(R.string.app_name),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleLarge,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 28.dp, top = 24.dp, bottom = 16.dp),
+            )
+
+            listOf(Destination.Notes, Destination.Reminders).forEach { destination ->
+                DrawerRow(destination, current, onOpen)
+            }
+
+            if (labels.isNotEmpty()) {
+                HorizontalDivider(modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 8.dp))
+                Text(
+                    text = stringResource(R.string.nav_labels),
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 28.dp, bottom = 4.dp),
+                )
+                labels.forEach { label ->
+                    DrawerRow(Destination.WithLabel(label.id, label.name), current, onOpen)
+                }
+            }
+
+            HorizontalDivider(modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 8.dp))
+            listOf(Destination.Archive, Destination.Trash).forEach { destination ->
+                DrawerRow(destination, current, onOpen)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun DrawerRow(
+    destination: Destination,
+    current: Destination,
+    onOpen: (Destination) -> Unit,
+) {
+    NavigationDrawerItem(
+        label = { Text(destination.title) },
+        selected = destination == current,
+        onClick = { onOpen(destination) },
+        modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 12.dp),
+    )
+}
+
+/**
+ * The board: a two-column masonry, matching the web and desktop.
+ *
+ * Staggered rather than a uniform grid because notes are wildly different heights
+ * — a one-line thought beside a twelve-item checklist — and forcing them to a
+ * common height either clips the long ones or strands whitespace under the short
+ * ones. This is the Compose equivalent of the CSS multi-column `NoteGrid.vue` uses.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun NoteBoard(notes: List<Note>) {
+    LazyVerticalStaggeredGrid(
+        columns = StaggeredGridCells.Fixed(BOARD_COLUMNS),
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        // Bottom padding clears the FAB, so the last note is never trapped under it.
+        contentPadding = PaddingValues(start = GUTTER, end = GUTTER, top = 4.dp, bottom = 88.dp),
+        verticalItemSpacing = 8.dp,
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+    ) {
+        // Keyed by id so Compose reuses cards across a refresh rather than
+        // rebuilding them — and so a newly captured note slides in instead of
+        // making every card below it flicker.
+        items(items = notes, key = { it.id }) { note -> NoteCard(note) }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The empty state, which has to say something DIFFERENT per destination.
+ *
+ * "Nothing here yet" is encouraging on an empty board and wrong in Trash, where it
+ * should read as reassurance, and misleading after a search, where the notes exist
+ * but did not match.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun EmptyBoard(state: BoardState) {
+    val (title, body) =
+        when {
+            state.searching ->
+                stringResource(R.string.empty_search_title) to
+                    stringResource(R.string.empty_search_body, state.query)
+            state.destination == Destination.Trash ->
+                stringResource(R.string.empty_trash_title) to stringResource(R.string.empty_trash_body)
+            state.destination == Destination.Archive ->
+                stringResource(R.string.empty_archive_title) to stringResource(R.string.empty_archive_body)
+            state.destination == Destination.Reminders ->
+                stringResource(R.string.empty_reminders_title) to stringResource(R.string.empty_reminders_body)
+            else ->
+                stringResource(R.string.board_empty_title) to stringResource(R.string.board_empty_body)
+        }
+
     Column(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(32.dp),
         horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
         verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
     ) {
-        Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.board_empty_title),
-            style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
-        )
+        Text(text = title, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium)
         Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
         Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.board_empty_body),
+            text = body,
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
         )
     }
 }
@@ -169,7 +303,7 @@ private fun LoadingBoard() {
         horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
         verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
     ) {
-        CircularProgressIndicator()
+        CircularProgressIndicator(modifier = Modifier.size(32.dp))
     }
 }
 
@@ -178,27 +312,33 @@ private fun ErrorBanner(
     message: String,
     onDismiss: () -> Unit,
 ) {
-    Card(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 8.dp)) {
-        Row(
-            modifier = Modifier.padding(16.dp),
-            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-        ) {
-            Text(
-                text = message,
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
-                modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
-            )
-            TextButton(onClick = onDismiss) { Text(stringResource(R.string.error_dismiss)) }
-        }
+    val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
+    val tint = noteTint("red")
+    Row(
+        modifier =
+            Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .padding(horizontal = GUTTER, vertical = 4.dp)
+                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(CARD_RADIUS))
+                .background(tint.background(dark))
+                .border(1.dp, tint.border(dark), RoundedCornerShape(CARD_RADIUS))
+                .padding(start = 12.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        Text(
+            text = message,
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+            modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
+        )
+        TextButton(onClick = onDismiss) { Text(stringResource(R.string.error_dismiss)) }
     }
 }
 
 /**
  * Shown when the store could not be opened at all.
  *
- * There is no retry: whatever stopped SQLite from opening will stop it again this
- * launch. Saying so plainly beats a button that does nothing.
+ * No retry: whatever stopped SQLite opening will stop it again this launch. Saying
+ * so plainly beats a button that does nothing.
  */
 @Composable
 fun StoreUnavailableScreen(reason: String?) {
@@ -215,9 +355,12 @@ fun StoreUnavailableScreen(reason: String?) {
         Text(
             text = reason ?: stringResource(R.string.store_unavailable_body),
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
         )
     }
 }
 
-private const val MAX_CAPTURE_LINES = 5
-private const val MAX_PREVIEW_LINES = 4
+private const val BOARD_COLUMNS = 2
+private val GUTTER = 12.dp
+private val CARD_RADIUS = 12.dp
+private val SEARCH_RADIUS = 28.dp
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/BoardViewModel.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/BoardViewModel.kt
index 81a862e..b279dc3 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/BoardViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/BoardViewModel.kt
@@ -6,30 +6,72 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.Label
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.Note
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.NoteDraft
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.NoteQuery
 import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.ThoughtSync
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 
+/**
+ * Which pile of notes the board is showing. Mirrors the desktop sidebar.
+ *
+ * A sealed type rather than a string so the `when` that loads them is exhaustive —
+ * adding a destination becomes a compile error at the loader instead of a silently
+ * empty board.
+ */
+sealed interface Destination {
+    val title: String
+
+    data object Notes : Destination {
+        override val title = "Notes"
+    }
+
+    data object Reminders : Destination {
+        override val title = "Reminders"
+    }
+
+    data object Archive : Destination {
+        override val title = "Archive"
+    }
+
+    data object Trash : Destination {
+        override val title = "Trash"
+    }
+
+    data class WithLabel(
+        val id: String,
+        override val title: String,
+    ) : Destination
+}
+
+/** What kind of thing the compose sheet is making. */
+enum class DraftKind { NOTE, LIST }
+
 /** Everything the board renders from, in one immutable snapshot. */
 data class BoardState(
+    val destination: Destination = Destination.Notes,
     val notes: List<Note> = emptyList(),
+    val labels: List<Label> = emptyList(),
+    val query: String = "",
     val loading: Boolean = true,
     val saving: Boolean = false,
     val error: String? = null,
-)
+) {
+    /** Search overrides the destination while there is a query to run. */
+    val searching: Boolean get() = query.isNotBlank()
+}
 
 /**
  * Drives the board off the shared Rust core.
  *
- * Every core call is a BLOCKING FFI call — the store is synchronous SQLite behind
- * a mutex — so they run on [Dispatchers.IO]. Doing otherwise would block the main
- * thread on disk, which is exactly the jank a native client is supposed to avoid.
- * (The sync methods are the exception: those are `suspend` on the Kotlin side
- * already, because uniffi bridges the Rust async to coroutines.)
+ * Every store call is a BLOCKING FFI call — synchronous SQLite behind a mutex — so
+ * they run on [Dispatchers.IO]. Doing otherwise would block the main thread on
+ * disk, which is the jank a native client exists to avoid.
  */
 class BoardViewModel(
     private val core: ThoughtSync,
@@ -37,8 +79,25 @@ class BoardViewModel(
     var state by mutableStateOf(BoardState())
         private set
 
+    /**
+     * The in-flight search. Held so each keystroke cancels the previous one:
+     * without it, a fast typist queues one full-text query per character and the
+     * results arrive out of order, so the board can settle on a stale answer.
+     */
+    private var searchJob: Job? = null
+
     init {
         refresh()
+        loadLabels()
+    }
+
+    fun open(destination: Destination) {
+        // Clearing the query is deliberate: picking Archive while a search is
+        // running should show the archive, not search results filtered by a box
+        // the user has visually moved on from.
+        searchJob?.cancel()
+        state = state.copy(destination = destination, query = "")
+        refresh()
     }
 
     fun refresh() {
@@ -46,47 +105,130 @@ class BoardViewModel(
             state = state.copy(loading = true)
             state =
                 try {
-                    val notes = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { core.listNotes(BOARD_QUERY) }
+                    val notes = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { load(state.destination) }
                     state.copy(notes = notes, loading = false, error = null)
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     // Broad by intent: the board must render something for any
-                    // failure, and the core reports most problems as one error
-                    // type carrying a message meant to be shown.
+                    // failure, and the core reports problems as one error type
+                    // carrying a message meant to be shown.
                     state.copy(loading = false, error = e.message ?: FALLBACK_ERROR)
                 }
         }
     }
 
+    private fun load(destination: Destination): List<Note> =
+        when (destination) {
+            Destination.Notes -> core.listNotes(query(VIEW_NOTES))
+            Destination.Archive -> core.listNotes(query(VIEW_ARCHIVE))
+            Destination.Trash -> core.listNotes(query(VIEW_TRASH))
+            // Not a board view: the core models reminders as its own query, since
+            // "has a reminder" cuts across archived and active alike.
+            Destination.Reminders -> core.reminderNotes()
+            is Destination.WithLabel -> core.listNotes(query(VIEW_NOTES, labelId = destination.id))
+        }
+
+    private fun query(
+        view: String,
+        labelId: String? = null,
+    ) = NoteQuery(view = view, labelId = labelId, sort = null, facets = null)
+
+    private fun loadLabels() {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            runCatching { withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { core.listLabels() } }
+                .onSuccess { state = state.copy(labels = it) }
+                // A drawer that cannot list labels is a degraded drawer, not a
+                // broken board — the notes are still there. Failing quietly here
+                // beats an error banner over working content.
+                .onFailure { state = state.copy(labels = emptyList()) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun search(text: String) {
+        state = state.copy(query = text)
+        searchJob?.cancel()
+
+        if (text.isBlank()) {
+            refresh()
+            return
+        }
+
+        searchJob =
+            viewModelScope.launch {
+                // Let the typing settle before hitting the store. Short enough to
+                // feel live, long enough that a whole word is one query.
+                delay(SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS)
+                state = state.copy(loading = true)
+                state =
+                    try {
+                        val hits = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { core.searchNotes(text) }
+                        state.copy(notes = hits, loading = false, error = null)
+                    } catch (e: Exception) {
+                        state.copy(loading = false, error = e.message ?: FALLBACK_ERROR)
+                    }
+            }
+    }
+
     /**
-     * Save a captured thought.
+     * Save a new note or list.
      *
-     * Blank input is ignored rather than rejected with a message: an empty save is
-     * a slip, not a mistake worth interrupting someone over.
+     * Blank input is ignored rather than rejected: an empty save is a slip, not a
+     * mistake worth interrupting someone over.
      */
-    fun capture(text: String) {
-        val trimmed = text.trim()
-        if (trimmed.isEmpty()) return
+    fun create(
+        kind: DraftKind,
+        title: String,
+        content: String,
+    ) {
+        val cleanTitle = title.trim()
+        val cleanContent = content.trim()
+        if (cleanTitle.isEmpty() && cleanContent.isEmpty()) return
 
         viewModelScope.launch {
             state = state.copy(saving = true)
             state =
                 try {
-                    // Title left empty on purpose — the core derives display_title
-                    // from the first body line, so a captured thought is nameable
-                    // without making the user name it. Same behaviour as the
-                    // desktop's quick-add.
-                    val draft = NoteDraft(title = "", body = trimmed, color = DEFAULT_COLOR, kind = null, items = null)
-                    val created = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { core.createNote(draft) }
-                    // Prepend rather than re-query: the new note belongs at the top
-                    // of an unsorted board, and a full reload would cost a round
-                    // trip to tell us something we already know.
-                    state.copy(notes = listOf(created) + state.notes, saving = false, error = null)
+                    val created = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { core.createNote(draft(kind, cleanTitle, cleanContent)) }
+                    // Prepend rather than reload: the new note belongs at the top
+                    // of the board, and a full re-query would cost a round trip to
+                    // tell us what we already know. Skipped when the board is not
+                    // showing plain notes — a note created while looking at Trash
+                    // does not belong in that list.
+                    val notes =
+                        if (state.destination == Destination.Notes && !state.searching) {
+                            listOf(created) + state.notes
+                        } else {
+                            state.notes
+                        }
+                    state.copy(notes = notes, saving = false, error = null)
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     state.copy(saving = false, error = e.message ?: FALLBACK_ERROR)
                 }
         }
     }
 
+    private fun draft(
+        kind: DraftKind,
+        title: String,
+        content: String,
+    ): NoteDraft =
+        when (kind) {
+            // Body left to carry the text; the core derives display_title from its
+            // first line when no title was given, so a captured thought is nameable
+            // without making the user name it.
+            DraftKind.NOTE ->
+                NoteDraft(title = title, body = content, color = DEFAULT_COLOR, kind = null, items = null)
+            // One line per item. Fast to type on a phone and unambiguous, versus a
+            // row-by-row editor that costs a tap per entry.
+            DraftKind.LIST ->
+                NoteDraft(
+                    title = title,
+                    body = "",
+                    color = DEFAULT_COLOR,
+                    kind = KIND_LIST,
+                    items = content.lines().map { it.trim() }.filter { it.isNotEmpty() },
+                )
+        }
+
     fun dismissError() {
         state = state.copy(error = null)
     }
@@ -94,9 +236,14 @@ class BoardViewModel(
     companion object {
         private const val DEFAULT_COLOR = "default"
         private const val FALLBACK_ERROR = "Something went wrong."
+        private const val KIND_LIST = "list"
+        private const val SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 180L
 
-        /** The default board: everything not archived or trashed. */
-        private val BOARD_QUERY = NoteQuery(view = "notes", labelId = null, sort = null, facets = null)
+        // The core's board vocabulary. "archived", not "archive" — it matches on
+        // the former and silently falls through to the default board otherwise.
+        private const val VIEW_NOTES = "notes"
+        private const val VIEW_ARCHIVE = "archived"
+        private const val VIEW_TRASH = "trash"
 
         fun factory(core: ThoughtSync): ViewModelProvider.Factory =
             object : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/ComposeSheet.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/ComposeSheet.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e02571b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/ComposeSheet.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+package com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui
+
+import androidx.annotation.StringRes
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imePadding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBarsPadding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.material3.Button
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
+import androidx.compose.material3.FilterChip
+import androidx.compose.material3.ModalBottomSheet
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextField
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextFieldDefaults
+import androidx.compose.material3.rememberModalBottomSheetState
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.R
+
+/**
+ * The new-note surface, opened by the + button.
+ *
+ * A bottom sheet rather than a full screen: capture should feel like a quick aside
+ * from the board, not a place you navigate to and have to come back from. The
+ * board stays visible behind it, so the note lands somewhere you can already see.
+ *
+ * It asks note-or-list up front rather than making that a mode you discover later,
+ * because on a phone the two are genuinely different typing tasks and switching
+ * halfway is worse than choosing at the start.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
+@Composable
+fun ComposeSheet(
+    saving: Boolean,
+    onDismiss: () -> Unit,
+    onSave: (DraftKind, String, String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    val sheetState = rememberModalBottomSheetState(skipPartiallyExpanded = true)
+    var kind by remember { mutableStateOf(DraftKind.NOTE) }
+    var title by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+    var content by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+    val contentFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
+
+    // Land in the body, not the title. Most captures are a thought, not a titled
+    // document, and making someone tab past an optional field is the difference
+    // between "under a second" and not.
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) { contentFocus.requestFocus() }
+
+    ModalBottomSheet(onDismissRequest = onDismiss, sheetState = sheetState) {
+        Column(
+            modifier =
+                Modifier
+                    .fillMaxWidth()
+                    .padding(horizontal = 16.dp)
+                    .imePadding()
+                    .navigationBarsPadding(),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+        ) {
+            Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp)) {
+                FilterChip(
+                    selected = kind == DraftKind.NOTE,
+                    onClick = { kind = DraftKind.NOTE },
+                    label = { Text(stringResource(R.string.compose_kind_note)) },
+                )
+                FilterChip(
+                    selected = kind == DraftKind.LIST,
+                    onClick = { kind = DraftKind.LIST },
+                    label = { Text(stringResource(R.string.compose_kind_list)) },
+                )
+            }
+
+            SheetField(
+                value = title,
+                onValueChange = { title = it },
+                hint = R.string.compose_title_hint,
+            )
+
+            SheetField(
+                value = content,
+                onValueChange = { content = it },
+                hint =
+                    if (kind == DraftKind.LIST) {
+                        R.string.compose_list_hint
+                    } else {
+                        R.string.compose_body_hint
+                    },
+                modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(contentFocus),
+                minLines = MIN_CONTENT_LINES,
+            )
+
+            SheetActions(
+                canSave = !saving && (title.isNotBlank() || content.isNotBlank()),
+                onCancel = onDismiss,
+                onSave = { onSave(kind, title, content) },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun SheetActions(
+    canSave: Boolean,
+    onCancel: () -> Unit,
+    onSave: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    Row(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(bottom = 16.dp),
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.End,
+    ) {
+        TextButton(onClick = onCancel) { Text(stringResource(R.string.compose_cancel)) }
+        Button(onClick = onSave, enabled = canSave) {
+            Text(stringResource(R.string.compose_save))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An undecorated field.
+ *
+ * The sheet is already a surface with its own edges; a filled field inside it
+ * draws a second box around the same content and makes a quick note feel like a
+ * form to fill in.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
+@Composable
+private fun SheetField(
+    value: String,
+    onValueChange: (String) -> Unit,
+    @StringRes hint: Int,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    minLines: Int = 1,
+) {
+    TextField(
+        value = value,
+        onValueChange = onValueChange,
+        modifier = modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+        placeholder = { Text(stringResource(hint)) },
+        // A one-line field is a single-line field; keeping both as separate knobs
+        // only invited call sites that set them to disagree.
+        singleLine = minLines == 1,
+        minLines = minLines,
+        colors = transparentFieldColors(),
+    )
+}
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
+@Composable
+private fun transparentFieldColors() =
+    TextFieldDefaults.colors(
+        focusedContainerColor = Color.Transparent,
+        unfocusedContainerColor = Color.Transparent,
+        disabledContainerColor = Color.Transparent,
+        focusedIndicatorColor = Color.Transparent,
+        unfocusedIndicatorColor = Color.Transparent,
+        disabledIndicatorColor = Color.Transparent,
+    )
+
+private const val MIN_CONTENT_LINES = 4
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/NoteCard.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/NoteCard.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca7a914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/NoteCard.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+package com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.border
+import androidx.compose.foundation.isSystemInDarkTheme
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.pluralStringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontStyle
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextDecoration
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.R
+import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.ChecklistItem
+import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.Note
+import com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.core.NoteLabel
+import java.time.OffsetDateTime
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+import java.time.format.FormatStyle
+
+@Composable
+fun NoteCard(note: Note) {
+    val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
+    val tint = noteTint(note.color)
+
+    Column(
+        modifier =
+            Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(CARD_RADIUS))
+                .background(tint.background(dark))
+                .border(1.dp, tint.border(dark), RoundedCornerShape(CARD_RADIUS))
+                .padding(12.dp),
+    ) {
+        // A title only renders when one was actually set. `displayTitle` is
+        // derived from the first body line when it wasn't, so printing both would
+        // show the same text twice.
+        note.title?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { title ->
+            Text(
+                text = title,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
+                fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
+                maxLines = 2,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+            )
+            Spacer(Modifier.height(4.dp))
+        }
+
+        if (note.kind == KIND_CHECKLIST) {
+            Checklist(items = note.items)
+        } else if (note.body.isNotBlank()) {
+            Text(
+                text = note.body,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                maxLines = MAX_PREVIEW_LINES,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+            )
+        }
+
+        // A note with no title, no body and no items still has to occupy the
+        // board legibly — otherwise it reads as a rendering bug.
+        if (note.title.isNullOrBlank() && note.body.isBlank() && note.items.isEmpty()) {
+            Text(
+                text = stringResource(R.string.board_empty_note),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                fontStyle = FontStyle.Italic,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            )
+        }
+
+        if (note.labels.isNotEmpty()) {
+            Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+            LabelChips(labels = note.labels)
+        }
+
+        note.remindAt?.let { at ->
+            Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+            ReminderChip(instant = at, recurrence = note.recurrence)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun Checklist(items: List<ChecklistItem>) {
+    Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(2.dp)) {
+        items.take(MAX_CHECKLIST_ROWS).forEach { item ->
+            Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.Top) {
+                // A glyph rather than a real Checkbox: the card is a PREVIEW, and
+                // a live control here would invite taps that the board cannot yet
+                // honour. It becomes interactive with the editor.
+                Text(
+                    text = if (item.checked) "☑" else "☐",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                    modifier = Modifier.padding(end = 6.dp),
+                )
+                Text(
+                    text = item.text,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                    textDecoration = if (item.checked) TextDecoration.LineThrough else null,
+                    color =
+                        if (item.checked) {
+                            MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant
+                        } else {
+                            MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface
+                        },
+                    maxLines = 2,
+                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        val hidden = items.size - MAX_CHECKLIST_ROWS
+        if (hidden > 0) {
+            Text(
+                text = pluralStringResource(R.plurals.board_more_items, hidden, hidden),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 2.dp),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun LabelChips(labels: List<NoteLabel>) {
+    val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
+    // A plain row that clips rather than wraps: a card with eight labels should
+    // not grow taller than its content. The editor shows the full set.
+    Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp)) {
+        labels.take(MAX_LABEL_CHIPS).forEach { label ->
+            val tint = noteTint(label.color)
+            Text(
+                text = label.name,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                color = tint.chipForeground(dark),
+                maxLines = 1,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                modifier =
+                    Modifier
+                        .clip(RoundedCornerShape(CHIP_RADIUS))
+                        .background(tint.chipBackground(dark))
+                        .padding(horizontal = 6.dp, vertical = 2.dp),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun ReminderChip(
+    instant: String,
+    recurrence: String?,
+) {
+    val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
+    val tint = noteTint("blue")
+    val text =
+        buildString {
+            append("⏰ ")
+            append(formatReminder(instant))
+            if (!recurrence.isNullOrBlank()) append(" · ↻ ").also { append(recurrence) }
+        }
+    Text(
+        text = text,
+        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+        color = tint.chipForeground(dark),
+        maxLines = 1,
+        overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+        modifier =
+            Modifier
+                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(CHIP_RADIUS))
+                .background(tint.chipBackground(dark))
+                .padding(horizontal = 6.dp, vertical = 2.dp),
+    )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render an RFC3339 timestamp in the device's own locale and zone.
+ *
+ * The core stores and syncs RFC3339 because that is what SQLite holds and what the
+ * server speaks; deciding how a human should read it is the UI's job, and the
+ * answer differs per device. A string we cannot parse is shown verbatim rather
+ * than swallowed — a visibly odd reminder beats a silently missing one.
+ */
+private fun formatReminder(raw: String): String =
+    runCatching {
+        OffsetDateTime
+            .parse(raw)
+            .toLocalDateTime()
+            .format(DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDateTime(FormatStyle.MEDIUM, FormatStyle.SHORT))
+    }.getOrDefault(raw)
+
+private const val KIND_CHECKLIST = "list"
+private const val MAX_PREVIEW_LINES = 8
+private const val MAX_CHECKLIST_ROWS = 8
+private const val MAX_LABEL_CHIPS = 3
+private val CARD_RADIUS = 12.dp
+private val CHIP_RADIUS = 6.dp
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/NoteTint.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/NoteTint.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a08d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/NoteTint.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+package com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.ReadOnlyComposable
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+
+/**
+ * The note colour palette, matching `frontend/src/notes/colors.ts` VALUE FOR VALUE.
+ *
+ * A note's colour is stored by the core as a key ("red", "teal", …) and every
+ * surface resolves it to its own tints. The web app resolves through Tailwind
+ * classes; this table is those same Tailwind colours as literals, so a note that
+ * is amber on the desktop is the same amber on the phone rather than a near-miss.
+ * Generated from tailwindcss 3.4's palette rather than transcribed by eye.
+ *
+ * Dark tints keep the web's ALPHA (`dark:bg-red-950/40`) instead of a
+ * precomputed blend — Compose composites a translucent colour over what's beneath
+ * exactly as CSS does, so the card sits on the background the same way in both.
+ *
+ * `yellow` maps to Tailwind's *amber*, matching colors.ts; plain yellow is too
+ * acid against the neutral surfaces.
+ */
+data class NoteTint(
+    val label: String,
+    val lightBackground: Color,
+    val lightBorder: Color,
+    val darkBackground: Color,
+    val darkBorder: Color,
+    val lightChipBackground: Color,
+    val lightChipForeground: Color,
+    val darkChipBackground: Color,
+    val darkChipForeground: Color,
+) {
+    fun background(dark: Boolean): Color = if (dark) darkBackground else lightBackground
+
+    fun border(dark: Boolean): Color = if (dark) darkBorder else lightBorder
+
+    fun chipBackground(dark: Boolean): Color = if (dark) darkChipBackground else lightChipBackground
+
+    fun chipForeground(dark: Boolean): Color = if (dark) darkChipForeground else lightChipForeground
+}
+
+/** Keyed by the core's colour vocabulary. Order matches the web's picker. */
+val NOTE_TINTS: Map<String, NoteTint> =
+    mapOf(
+        "default" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Default",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFFFFFFF),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFE5E5E5),
+                darkBackground = Color(0xFF171717),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF404040),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0x0D000000),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFF525252),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x1AFFFFFF),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFFD4D4D4),
+            ),
+        "red" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Red",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFFEF2F2),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFFECACA),
+                darkBackground = Color(0x66450A0A),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF7F1D1D),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFFEE2E2),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFFB91C1C),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x80450A0A),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFFFCA5A5),
+            ),
+        "orange" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Orange",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFFFF7ED),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFFED7AA),
+                darkBackground = Color(0x66431407),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF7C2D12),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFFFEDD5),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFFC2410C),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x80431407),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFFFDBA74),
+            ),
+        "yellow" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Yellow",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFFFFBEB),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFFDE68A),
+                darkBackground = Color(0x66451A03),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF78350F),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFFEF3C7),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFF92400E),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x80451A03),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFFFCD34D),
+            ),
+        "green" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Green",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFF0FDF4),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFBBF7D0),
+                darkBackground = Color(0x66052E16),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF14532D),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFDCFCE7),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFF15803D),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x80052E16),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFF86EFAC),
+            ),
+        "teal" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Teal",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFF0FDFA),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFF99F6E4),
+                darkBackground = Color(0x66042F2E),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF134E4A),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFCCFBF1),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFF0F766E),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x80042F2E),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFF5EEAD4),
+            ),
+        "blue" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Blue",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFEFF6FF),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFBFDBFE),
+                darkBackground = Color(0x66172554),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF1E3A8A),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFDBEAFE),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFF1D4ED8),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x80172554),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFF93C5FD),
+            ),
+        "purple" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Purple",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFFAF5FF),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFE9D5FF),
+                darkBackground = Color(0x663B0764),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF581C87),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFF3E8FF),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFF7E22CE),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x803B0764),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFFD8B4FE),
+            ),
+        "pink" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Pink",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFFDF2F8),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFFBCFE8),
+                darkBackground = Color(0x66500724),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF831843),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFFCE7F3),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFFBE185D),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0x80500724),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFFF9A8D4),
+            ),
+        "gray" to
+            NoteTint(
+                label = "Gray",
+                lightBackground = Color(0xFFF5F5F5),
+                lightBorder = Color(0xFFD4D4D4),
+                darkBackground = Color(0xFF262626),
+                darkBorder = Color(0xFF404040),
+                lightChipBackground = Color(0xFFE5E5E5),
+                lightChipForeground = Color(0xFF404040),
+                darkChipBackground = Color(0xFF404040),
+                darkChipForeground = Color(0xFFE5E5E5),
+            ),
+    )
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a stored colour key.
+ *
+ * An unknown key falls back to `default` rather than throwing: colours are data
+ * that arrives from a server which may be newer than this client, and a note
+ * whose tint we don't recognise should still be readable.
+ */
+@Composable
+@ReadOnlyComposable
+fun noteTint(key: String): NoteTint = NOTE_TINTS[key] ?: NOTE_TINTS.getValue("default")
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/Theme.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/Theme.kt
index e35b0b1..990bb69 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/Theme.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/thoughtsync/ui/Theme.kt
@@ -1,55 +1,83 @@
 package com.fabledsword.thoughtsync.ui
 
-import android.os.Build
 import androidx.compose.foundation.isSystemInDarkTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.darkColorScheme
-import androidx.compose.material3.dynamicDarkColorScheme
-import androidx.compose.material3.dynamicLightColorScheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.lightColorScheme
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
-import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 
-// The brand colour, the same #F5C518 the web app's manifest and the adaptive icon
-// use. One answer to "what colour is ThoughtSync" across all three surfaces.
+// The brand colour: the same #F5C518 the web app's manifest, its <meta
+// name="theme-color"> and the adaptive launcher icon all use.
 private val Brand = Color(0xFFF5C518)
 
+// Neutral surfaces lifted from the web app's palette so the three clients share a
+// ground, not just an accent. style.css paints neutral-50 in light and neutral-950
+// in dark, which is also what the desktop window is painted before the webview
+// draws its first frame.
+private val Neutral50 = Color(0xFFFAFAFA)
+private val Neutral200 = Color(0xFFE5E5E5)
+private val Neutral500 = Color(0xFF737373)
+private val Neutral700 = Color(0xFF404040)
+private val Neutral800 = Color(0xFF262626)
+private val Neutral900 = Color(0xFF171717)
+private val Neutral950 = Color(0xFF0A0A0A)
+private val Ink = Color(0xFF1A1A1A)
+
 private val LightColors =
     lightColorScheme(
         primary = Brand,
-        // Black on gold, not white: the brand colour is bright enough that white
-        // text on it fails contrast badly.
-        onPrimary = Color(0xFF1A1A1A),
+        // Black on gold, never white: the brand colour is bright enough that white
+        // text on it fails contrast outright.
+        onPrimary = Ink,
+        primaryContainer = Brand,
+        onPrimaryContainer = Ink,
+        background = Neutral50,
+        onBackground = Neutral900,
+        surface = Neutral50,
+        onSurface = Neutral900,
+        surfaceVariant = Neutral200,
+        onSurfaceVariant = Neutral700,
+        outline = Neutral500,
+        outlineVariant = Neutral200,
     )
 
 private val DarkColors =
     darkColorScheme(
         primary = Brand,
-        onPrimary = Color(0xFF1A1A1A),
+        onPrimary = Ink,
+        primaryContainer = Brand,
+        onPrimaryContainer = Ink,
+        background = Neutral950,
+        onBackground = Neutral50,
+        surface = Neutral950,
+        onSurface = Neutral50,
+        surfaceVariant = Neutral800,
+        onSurfaceVariant = Neutral200,
+        outline = Neutral500,
+        outlineVariant = Neutral700,
     )
 
 /**
- * Material 3, following the system light/dark setting.
+ * Material 3 in ThoughtSync's own colours, following the system light/dark setting.
  *
- * Dynamic colour is used where the platform offers it (Android 12+), because a
- * phone user's expectation is that apps take the wallpaper palette — and falls
- * back to the brand scheme below that. The desktop makes the equivalent choice by
- * reading the live window theme rather than hardcoding one.
+ * DELIBERATELY NOT Material You dynamic colour, which this used until the operator
+ * saw the first build. Dynamic colour is the more Android-native choice and it
+ * makes the app look like a different product on the phone than on the desktop and
+ * the web — on a stock device with no wallpaper it renders as undifferentiated
+ * grey. The three surfaces are peers held to one quality bar, so they share one
+ * identity; taking the wallpaper's palette instead would throw that away for
+ * platform convention.
+ *
+ * If dynamic colour is ever wanted it belongs behind a setting, not as the default.
  */
 @Composable
 fun ThoughtSyncTheme(
     darkTheme: Boolean = isSystemInDarkTheme(),
     content: @Composable () -> Unit,
 ) {
-    val context = LocalContext.current
-    val colors =
-        when {
-            Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S ->
-                if (darkTheme) dynamicDarkColorScheme(context) else dynamicLightColorScheme(context)
-            darkTheme -> DarkColors
-            else -> LightColors
-        }
-
-    MaterialTheme(colorScheme = colors, content = content)
+    MaterialTheme(
+        colorScheme = if (darkTheme) DarkColors else LightColors,
+        content = content,
+    )
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7ea8e39..4b32e79 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2,15 +2,41 @@
 <resources>
     <string name="app_name">ThoughtSync</string>
 
-    <!-- Capture -->
-    <string name="capture_hint">Take a note…</string>
-    <string name="capture_action">Save</string>
+    <!-- Search bar -->
+    <string name="search_hint">Search your notes</string>
+    <string name="search_clear">Clear search</string>
+    <string name="nav_open">Open navigation</string>
+    <string name="nav_labels">Labels</string>
+
+    <!-- Compose sheet -->
+    <string name="compose_open">New note</string>
+    <string name="compose_kind_note">Note</string>
+    <string name="compose_kind_list">List</string>
+    <string name="compose_title_hint">Title</string>
+    <string name="compose_body_hint">Take a note…</string>
+    <string name="compose_list_hint">One item per line</string>
+    <string name="compose_cancel">Cancel</string>
+    <string name="compose_save">Save</string>
 
     <!-- Board -->
-    <string name="board_title">Notes</string>
+    <string name="board_empty_note">Empty note</string>
+    <plurals name="board_more_items">
+        <item quantity="one">+%d more item</item>
+        <item quantity="other">+%d more items</item>
+    </plurals>
+
+    <!-- Empty states. Each destination says something true of ITSELF; a single
+         "nothing here" reads as encouragement on the board and as a fault in Trash. -->
     <string name="board_empty_title">Nothing here yet</string>
-    <string name="board_empty_body">Your notes stay on this device. Connect a server later if you want them everywhere.</string>
-    <string name="board_untitled">Untitled</string>
+    <string name="board_empty_body">Tap + to start a note or a list. Everything stays on this device until you connect a server.</string>
+    <string name="empty_search_title">No matches</string>
+    <string name="empty_search_body">Nothing matched “%1$s”.</string>
+    <string name="empty_trash_title">Trash is empty</string>
+    <string name="empty_trash_body">Deleted notes wait here before they are removed for good.</string>
+    <string name="empty_archive_title">Nothing archived</string>
+    <string name="empty_archive_body">Archived notes leave the board but stay searchable.</string>
+    <string name="empty_reminders_title">No reminders</string>
+    <string name="empty_reminders_body">Notes with a reminder set will appear here.</string>
 
     <!-- Store failure -->
     <string name="store_unavailable_title">Your notes couldn\'t be opened</string>
@@ -18,5 +44,4 @@
 
     <!-- Errors -->
     <string name="error_dismiss">Dismiss</string>
-    <string name="error_retry">Try again</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/android/ffi/src/lib.rs b/android/ffi/src/lib.rs
index 0e2e682..885da1a 100644
--- a/android/ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/android/ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use thoughtsync_core::sync::blobs::BlobStore;
 use thoughtsync_core::sync::{client, compat, engine, push, state};
 
 use models::{
-    patch_from, Identity, Note, NoteDraft, NoteEdit, NoteQuery, ProbeResult, RevokeOutcome,
+    patch_from, Identity, Label, Note, NoteDraft, NoteEdit, NoteQuery, ProbeResult, RevokeOutcome,
     SyncOutcome, SyncStatus,
 };
 
@@ -170,6 +170,34 @@ impl ThoughtSync {
             .map_err(CoreError::store)
     }
 
+    /// Full-text search across titles, bodies and checklist items.
+    ///
+    /// The core owns the query — it searches the same columns the desktop and web
+    /// search, so "what matches" cannot drift between surfaces. Filtering the
+    /// board list in Kotlin would have been less code and a different product.
+    pub fn search_notes(&self, query: String) -> Result<Vec<Note>, CoreError> {
+        let conn = self.db.conn().map_err(CoreError::store)?;
+        let notes = local::store::search(&conn, &query).map_err(CoreError::store)?;
+        Ok(notes.into_iter().map(Note::from).collect())
+    }
+
+    /// Notes carrying a reminder, soonest first.
+    ///
+    /// A dedicated call rather than a board `view`, because that is how the core
+    /// models it — `list_notes` only understands trashed/archived/default.
+    pub fn reminder_notes(&self) -> Result<Vec<Note>, CoreError> {
+        let conn = self.db.conn().map_err(CoreError::store)?;
+        let notes = local::store::reminders(&conn).map_err(CoreError::store)?;
+        Ok(notes.into_iter().map(Note::from).collect())
+    }
+
+    /// Every label with its note count, for the navigation drawer.
+    pub fn list_labels(&self) -> Result<Vec<Label>, CoreError> {
+        let conn = self.db.conn().map_err(CoreError::store)?;
+        let labels = local::store::list_labels(&conn).map_err(CoreError::store)?;
+        Ok(labels.into_iter().map(Label::from).collect())
+    }
+
     pub fn trash_note(&self, id: String) -> Result<Note, CoreError> {
         let conn = self.db.conn().map_err(CoreError::store)?;
         local::store::trash(&conn, &id)
diff --git a/android/ffi/src/models.rs b/android/ffi/src/models.rs
index fb5f34e..700d198 100644
--- a/android/ffi/src/models.rs
+++ b/android/ffi/src/models.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,35 @@ impl From<core_models::LinkPreview> for LinkPreview {
     }
 }
 
+/// A label, as the sidebar lists them.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, uniffi::Record)]
+pub struct Label {
+    pub id: String,
+    pub name: String,
+    /// Same colour vocabulary as notes, so one palette serves both.
+    pub color: String,
+    /// How many notes carry it. Only populated in listings — `None` elsewhere,
+    /// matching the REST single-label responses.
+    pub count: Option<i64>,
+}
+
+impl From<core_models::Label> for Label {
+    fn from(value: core_models::Label) -> Self {
+        let core_models::Label {
+            id,
+            name,
+            color,
+            count,
+        } = value;
+        Label {
+            id,
+            name,
+            color,
+            count,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // ─────────────────────────────  queries and edits  ─────────────────────────────
 
 /// What the board is asking for. Mirrors the core's `ListQuery`.
diff --git a/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index fa16ef5..8357fbb 100644
--- a/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ compose-ui-graphics = { module = "androidx.compose.ui:ui-graphics" }
 compose-ui-tooling = { module = "androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling" }
 compose-ui-tooling-preview = { module = "androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview" }
 compose-material3 = { module = "androidx.compose.material3:material3" }
+# Icons only from -core, deliberately: it carries the common set (Menu, Search,
+# Close, Add) and is already on the material3 path. -extended adds ~1,000 vectors
+# for the handful the drawer would use.
+compose-material-icons-core = { module = "androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core" }
 kotlinx-coroutines-android = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android", version.ref = "coroutines" }
 jna = { module = "net.java.dev.jna:jna", version.ref = "jna" }
 junit = { module = "junit:junit", version.ref = "junit" }