diff --git a/history.css b/history.css
index b2f69fb..9d4f774 100644
--- a/history.css
+++ b/history.css
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 body {
   margin: 0;
-  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
-  background: #0e1117;
-  color: #e6edf7;
+  font-family: Inter, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
+  background: #070909;
+  color: #e7f0e9;
 }
 
 .history-page {
-  max-width: 960px;
+  max-width: 1000px;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 24px;
 }
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ h1 {
 }
 
 p {
-  color: #aeb7cc;
+  color: #8ea292;
 }
 
 #historyList {
@@ -25,43 +25,98 @@ p {
   padding: 0;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 12px;
+  gap: 14px;
 }
 
 .history-item {
-  border: 1px solid #2a2f40;
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  padding: 12px;
-  background: #151a26;
+  border: 1px solid #1d2620;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  padding: 10px;
+  background: #0d1210;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01);
+}
+
+.history-head {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 10px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.history-info {
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex: 1;
 }
 
 .history-cover-image {
-  width: 48px;
-  height: 48px;
-  border-radius: 6px;
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  border-radius: 7px;
   object-fit: cover;
-  display: block;
-  margin-bottom: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid #243027;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.history-url {
-  margin: 0 0 8px;
-  word-break: break-all;
-  color: #d2d9ea;
+.history-title {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: #eff8f1;
   font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  word-break: break-word;
+  line-height: 1.3;
 }
 
-.history-meta {
-  margin: 0 0 10px;
-  color: #98a5c0;
-  font-size: 12px;
+.history-subtitle {
+  margin: 3px 0 0;
+  color: #94a89a;
+  font-size: 11px;
 }
 
-button {
-  border: 1px solid #2f66ff;
-  background: #2f66ff;
-  color: #fff;
-  border-radius: 6px;
+.history-badges {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.badge {
+  border: 1px solid #2d4f35;
+  background: #142219;
+  color: #bde6c6;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+}
+
+.history-tags {
+  margin: 4px 0 0;
+  color: #b3c9b8;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.download-icon-btn {
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  border: 1px solid #2f9e5a;
+  background: #1b7f45;
+  color: #f1fff4;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
   cursor: pointer;
-  padding: 6px 10px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: background 120ms ease, transform 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.download-icon-btn:hover {
+  background: #249452;
+  transform: translateY(-1px);
+}
+
+.download-icon-btn:active {
+  transform: translateY(0);
 }
diff --git a/history.html b/history.html
index 62946e9..8b112b0 100644
--- a/history.html
+++ b/history.html
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   <main class="history-page">
     <header>
       <h1>S3 Audio Capture History</h1>
-      <p>All captured Splice S3 URLs.</p>
     </header>
     <p id="status">Loading history...</p>
     <ul id="historyList"></ul>
diff --git a/history.js b/history.js
index 1353122..01f89a8 100644
--- a/history.js
+++ b/history.js
@@ -3,51 +3,101 @@
 const statusEl = document.getElementById("status");
 const listEl = document.getElementById("historyList");
 
-function formatDate(ms) {
-  try {
-    return new Date(ms).toLocaleString();
-  } catch (error) {
-    return "unknown time";
-  }
-}
-
 function formatMeta(entry) {
   const packName = entry && entry.packName ? entry.packName : "n/a";
   const key = entry && entry.key ? entry.key : "n/a";
   const bpm = entry && entry.bpm ? entry.bpm : "n/a";
-  const tags = entry && Array.isArray(entry.tags) && entry.tags.length ? entry.tags.join(", ") : "n/a";
-  return `Pack: ${packName} | Key: ${key} | BPM: ${bpm} | Tags: ${tags}`;
+  return { packName, key, bpm };
+}
+
+function formatTags(entry) {
+  if (!entry || !Array.isArray(entry.tags) || !entry.tags.length) {
+    return "No tags";
+  }
+  return entry.tags.join(" • ");
+}
+
+function createDownloadIcon() {
+  const ns = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
+  const svg = document.createElementNS(ns, "svg");
+  svg.setAttribute("viewBox", "0 0 24 24");
+  svg.setAttribute("width", "22");
+  svg.setAttribute("height", "22");
+  svg.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+
+  const arrow = document.createElementNS(ns, "path");
+  arrow.setAttribute("d", "M12 4v10m0 0l4-4m-4 4l-4-4");
+  arrow.setAttribute("fill", "none");
+  arrow.setAttribute("stroke", "currentColor");
+  arrow.setAttribute("stroke-width", "2");
+  arrow.setAttribute("stroke-linecap", "round");
+  arrow.setAttribute("stroke-linejoin", "round");
+
+  const tray = document.createElementNS(ns, "path");
+  tray.setAttribute("d", "M4 18v1a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-1");
+  tray.setAttribute("fill", "none");
+  tray.setAttribute("stroke", "currentColor");
+  tray.setAttribute("stroke-width", "2");
+  tray.setAttribute("stroke-linecap", "round");
+  tray.setAttribute("stroke-linejoin", "round");
+
+  svg.appendChild(arrow);
+  svg.appendChild(tray);
+  return svg;
 }
 
 function buildItem(entry) {
   const li = document.createElement("li");
   li.className = "history-item";
+  const meta = formatMeta(entry);
 
-  if (entry.coverImageUrl) {
-    const cover = document.createElement("img");
-    cover.className = "history-cover-image";
-    cover.src = entry.coverImageUrl;
-    cover.alt = "Cover art";
-    cover.loading = "lazy";
-    li.appendChild(cover);
-  }
+  const head = document.createElement("div");
+  head.className = "history-head";
 
-  const url = document.createElement("p");
-  url.className = "history-url";
-  url.textContent = entry.fileName || entry.sampleId || "(unknown filename)";
+  const cover = document.createElement("img");
+  cover.className = "history-cover-image";
+  cover.src = entry.coverImageUrl || "icons/icon-48.png";
+  cover.alt = "Cover art";
+  cover.loading = "lazy";
 
-  const meta = document.createElement("p");
-  meta.className = "history-meta";
+  const info = document.createElement("div");
+  info.className = "history-info";
+
+  const title = document.createElement("p");
+  title.className = "history-title";
+  title.textContent = entry.fileName || entry.sampleId || "(unknown filename)";
+
+  const subtitle = document.createElement("p");
+  subtitle.className = "history-subtitle";
   const mode = entry.mode === "full" || entry.fullUrl ? "full candidate" : "preview fallback";
-  meta.textContent = `Captured: ${formatDate(entry.capturedAt)} | Mode: ${mode} | Source: ${entry.source || "unknown"} | ID: ${entry.sampleId || "n/a"}`;
+  subtitle.textContent = `${meta.packName} • ${mode}`;
 
-  const details = document.createElement("p");
-  details.className = "history-meta";
-  details.textContent = formatMeta(entry);
+  const badges = document.createElement("div");
+  badges.className = "history-badges";
+  const keyBadge = document.createElement("span");
+  keyBadge.className = "badge";
+  keyBadge.textContent = `Key ${meta.key}`;
+  const bpmBadge = document.createElement("span");
+  bpmBadge.className = "badge";
+  bpmBadge.textContent = `BPM ${meta.bpm}`;
+  badges.appendChild(keyBadge);
+  badges.appendChild(bpmBadge);
+
+  const tags = document.createElement("p");
+  tags.className = "history-tags";
+  tags.textContent = formatTags(entry);
+
+  info.appendChild(title);
+  info.appendChild(subtitle);
+  info.appendChild(badges);
+  info.appendChild(tags);
 
   const download = document.createElement("button");
   download.type = "button";
-  download.textContent = "Download";
+  download.className = "download-icon-btn";
+  download.setAttribute("aria-label", "Download sample");
+  download.setAttribute("title", "Download sample");
+  download.appendChild(createDownloadIcon());
   download.addEventListener("click", async () => {
     const result = await browser.runtime.sendMessage({
       type: "DOWNLOAD_ENTRY",
@@ -60,10 +110,10 @@ function buildItem(entry) {
     statusEl.textContent = result.mode === "full" ? "Downloaded full file URL." : "Downloaded decoded preview fallback.";
   });
 
-  li.appendChild(url);
-  li.appendChild(meta);
-  li.appendChild(details);
-  li.appendChild(download);
+  head.appendChild(cover);
+  head.appendChild(info);
+  head.appendChild(download);
+  li.appendChild(head);
   return li;
 }
 
diff --git a/popup.css b/popup.css
index 54f5605..03bfb3e 100644
--- a/popup.css
+++ b/popup.css
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 body {
   margin: 0;
-  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
-  background: #111319;
-  color: #e9ecf1;
+  font-family: Inter, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
+  background: #070909;
+  color: #e7f0e9;
 }
 
 .popup {
-  width: 380px;
-  max-height: 520px;
-  padding: 12px;
+  width: 420px;
+  max-height: 560px;
+  padding: 14px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
@@ -16,32 +16,37 @@ body {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 8px;
+  gap: 10px;
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
 .popup-header h1 {
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 15px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
 }
 
-button {
-  border: 1px solid #2f66ff;
-  background: #2f66ff;
-  color: white;
-  border-radius: 6px;
+#openHistoryBtn {
+  border: 1px solid #263329;
+  background: #101513;
+  color: #b7cbbd;
+  border-radius: 999px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  padding: 6px 9px;
+  padding: 6px 10px;
   font-size: 12px;
+  transition: all 120ms ease;
 }
 
-button.secondary {
-  border-color: #445;
-  background: #1e2230;
+#openHistoryBtn:hover {
+  border-color: #3c5342;
+  color: #e3f3e7;
+  background: #151d18;
 }
 
 .status {
-  margin: 12px 0;
-  color: #adb6cb;
+  margin: 8px 0 12px;
+  color: #829589;
   font-size: 12px;
 }
 
@@ -51,33 +56,98 @@ button.secondary {
   margin: 0;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
+  gap: 10px;
 }
 
 .url-item {
-  border: 1px solid #2a2f40;
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  background: #171b26;
-  padding: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid #1d2620;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  background: #0d1210;
+  padding: 10px;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01);
+}
+
+.item-head {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 10px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.item-info {
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex: 1;
 }
 
 .cover-image {
-  width: 36px;
-  height: 36px;
-  border-radius: 4px;
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  border-radius: 7px;
   object-fit: cover;
-  display: block;
-  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  border: 1px solid #243027;
 }
 
-.url-text {
-  margin: 0 0 8px;
+.item-title {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: #eff8f1;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+
+.item-sub {
+  margin: 3px 0 0;
+  color: #94a89a;
   font-size: 11px;
-  word-break: break-all;
-  color: #c6d0e5;
 }
 
-.actions {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 8px;
+.item-tags {
+  margin: 4px 0 0;
+  color: #b3c9b8;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.item-badges {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.badge {
+  border: 1px solid #2d4f35;
+  background: #142219;
+  color: #bde6c6;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+}
+
+.download-icon-btn {
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  border: 1px solid #2f9e5a;
+  background: #1b7f45;
+  color: #f1fff4;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: background 120ms ease, transform 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.download-icon-btn:hover {
+  background: #249452;
+  transform: translateY(-1px);
+}
+
+.download-icon-btn:active {
+  transform: translateY(0);
 }
diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index 69a6556..a270dc5 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -16,41 +16,101 @@ function formatMeta(entry) {
   const packName = entry && entry.packName ? entry.packName : "n/a";
   const key = entry && entry.key ? entry.key : "n/a";
   const bpm = entry && entry.bpm ? entry.bpm : "n/a";
-  const tags = entry && Array.isArray(entry.tags) && entry.tags.length ? entry.tags.join(", ") : "n/a";
-  return `Pack: ${packName} | Key: ${key} | BPM: ${bpm} | Tags: ${tags}`;
+  return { packName, key, bpm };
+}
+
+function formatTags(entry) {
+  if (!entry || !Array.isArray(entry.tags) || !entry.tags.length) {
+    return "No tags";
+  }
+  const maxTags = 5;
+  const tags = entry.tags.slice(0, maxTags);
+  const suffix = entry.tags.length > maxTags ? ` +${entry.tags.length - maxTags}` : "";
+  return tags.join(" • ") + suffix;
+}
+
+function createDownloadIcon() {
+  const ns = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
+  const svg = document.createElementNS(ns, "svg");
+  svg.setAttribute("viewBox", "0 0 24 24");
+  svg.setAttribute("width", "22");
+  svg.setAttribute("height", "22");
+  svg.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+
+  const arrow = document.createElementNS(ns, "path");
+  arrow.setAttribute("d", "M12 4v10m0 0l4-4m-4 4l-4-4");
+  arrow.setAttribute("fill", "none");
+  arrow.setAttribute("stroke", "currentColor");
+  arrow.setAttribute("stroke-width", "2");
+  arrow.setAttribute("stroke-linecap", "round");
+  arrow.setAttribute("stroke-linejoin", "round");
+
+  const tray = document.createElementNS(ns, "path");
+  tray.setAttribute("d", "M4 18v1a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-1");
+  tray.setAttribute("fill", "none");
+  tray.setAttribute("stroke", "currentColor");
+  tray.setAttribute("stroke-width", "2");
+  tray.setAttribute("stroke-linecap", "round");
+  tray.setAttribute("stroke-linejoin", "round");
+
+  svg.appendChild(arrow);
+  svg.appendChild(tray);
+  return svg;
 }
 
 function buildRow(entry) {
   const li = document.createElement("li");
   li.className = "url-item";
+  const meta = formatMeta(entry);
 
-  if (entry.coverImageUrl) {
-    const cover = document.createElement("img");
-    cover.className = "cover-image";
-    cover.src = entry.coverImageUrl;
-    cover.alt = "Cover art";
-    cover.loading = "lazy";
-    li.appendChild(cover);
-  }
+  const head = document.createElement("div");
+  head.className = "item-head";
 
-  const p = document.createElement("p");
-  p.className = "url-text";
-  p.textContent = entry.fileName || entry.sampleId || "(unknown filename)";
+  const cover = document.createElement("img");
+  cover.className = "cover-image";
+  cover.src = entry.coverImageUrl || "icons/icon-48.png";
+  cover.alt = "Cover art";
+  cover.loading = "lazy";
 
-  const status = document.createElement("p");
-  status.className = "status";
-  status.textContent = `Source: ${entry.source || "unknown"} | Mode: ${entryLabel(entry)} | ID: ${entry.sampleId || "n/a"}`;
+  const info = document.createElement("div");
+  info.className = "item-info";
 
-  const meta = document.createElement("p");
-  meta.className = "status";
-  meta.textContent = formatMeta(entry);
+  const title = document.createElement("p");
+  title.className = "item-title";
+  title.textContent = entry.fileName || entry.sampleId || "(unknown filename)";
 
-  const actions = document.createElement("div");
-  actions.className = "actions";
+  const sub = document.createElement("p");
+  sub.className = "item-sub";
+  sub.textContent = `${meta.packName} • ${entryLabel(entry)}`;
+
+  const tags = document.createElement("p");
+  tags.className = "item-tags";
+  tags.textContent = formatTags(entry);
+
+  const badges = document.createElement("div");
+  badges.className = "item-badges";
+
+  const keyBadge = document.createElement("span");
+  keyBadge.className = "badge";
+  keyBadge.textContent = `Key ${meta.key}`;
+
+  const bpmBadge = document.createElement("span");
+  bpmBadge.className = "badge";
+  bpmBadge.textContent = `BPM ${meta.bpm}`;
+
+  badges.appendChild(keyBadge);
+  badges.appendChild(bpmBadge);
+  info.appendChild(title);
+  info.appendChild(sub);
+  info.appendChild(tags);
+  info.appendChild(badges);
 
   const download = document.createElement("button");
   download.type = "button";
-  download.textContent = "Download";
+  download.className = "download-icon-btn";
+  download.setAttribute("aria-label", "Download sample");
+  download.setAttribute("title", "Download sample");
+  download.appendChild(createDownloadIcon());
   download.addEventListener("click", async () => {
     const result = await browser.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "DOWNLOAD_ENTRY", entry });
     if (!result || !result.ok) {
@@ -60,21 +120,10 @@ function buildRow(entry) {
     setStatus(result.mode === "full" ? "Downloaded full file URL." : "Downloaded decoded preview fallback.");
   });
 
-  const copy = document.createElement("button");
-  copy.type = "button";
-  copy.className = "secondary";
-  copy.textContent = "Copy URL";
-  copy.addEventListener("click", async () => {
-    const url = entry.fullUrl || entry.previewUrl || "";
-    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
-  });
-
-  actions.appendChild(download);
-  actions.appendChild(copy);
-  li.appendChild(p);
-  li.appendChild(status);
-  li.appendChild(meta);
-  li.appendChild(actions);
+  head.appendChild(cover);
+  head.appendChild(info);
+  head.appendChild(download);
+  li.appendChild(head);
   return li;
 }