diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte b/ui/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
index 671a64c..e6b5c96 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 	const internalLinks = [
 		{ href: '/admin/scrape', label: 'Scrape' },
-		{ href: '/admin/audio', label: 'Audio' }
+		{ href: '/admin/audio', label: 'Audio' },
+		{ href: '/admin/changelog', label: 'Changelog' }
 	];
 
 	const externalLinks = [
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.server.ts b/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a47ad03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
+
+export interface Release {
+	id: number;
+	tag_name: string;
+	name: string;
+	body: string;
+	published_at: string;
+	prerelease: boolean;
+	draft: boolean;
+}
+
+export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ fetch }) => {
+	try {
+		const res = await fetch(
+			'https://gitea.kalekber.cc/api/v1/repos/kamil/libnovel/releases?limit=50&page=1',
+			{ headers: { Accept: 'application/json' } }
+		);
+		if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Gitea API returned ${res.status}`);
+		const releases: Release[] = await res.json();
+		return {
+			releases: releases.filter((r) => !r.draft)
+		};
+	} catch (e) {
+		return { releases: [], error: String(e) };
+	}
+};
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.svelte b/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eae4134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import type { PageData } from './$types';
+
+	let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
+
+	function fmtDate(s: string) {
+		return new Date(s).toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
+			year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric'
+		});
+	}
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>Changelog — libnovel admin</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+<div class="space-y-6 max-w-2xl">
+	<div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+		<h1 class="text-xl font-semibold text-zinc-100 flex-1">Changelog</h1>
+		<a
+			href="https://gitea.kalekber.cc/kamil/libnovel/releases"
+			target="_blank"
+			rel="noopener noreferrer"
+			class="text-xs text-zinc-500 hover:text-zinc-300 transition-colors flex items-center gap-1"
+		>
+			Gitea releases
+			<svg class="w-3 h-3" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+				<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"
+					d="M10 6H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2v-4M14 4h6m0 0v6m0-6L10 14" />
+			</svg>
+		</a>
+	</div>
+
+	{#if data.error}
+		<p class="text-sm text-red-400">Could not load releases: {data.error}</p>
+	{:else if data.releases.length === 0}
+		<p class="text-sm text-zinc-500 py-8 text-center">No releases found.</p>
+	{:else}
+		<div class="space-y-0 divide-y divide-zinc-800 border border-zinc-800 rounded-xl overflow-hidden">
+			{#each data.releases as release}
+				<div class="px-5 py-4 bg-zinc-900 space-y-2">
+					<div class="flex items-baseline gap-3 flex-wrap">
+						<span class="font-mono text-sm font-semibold text-amber-400">{release.tag_name}</span>
+						{#if release.name && release.name !== release.tag_name}
+							<span class="text-sm text-zinc-300">{release.name}</span>
+						{/if}
+						{#if release.prerelease}
+							<span class="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-zinc-700 text-zinc-400">pre-release</span>
+						{/if}
+						<span class="text-xs text-zinc-600 ml-auto">{fmtDate(release.published_at)}</span>
+					</div>
+					{#if release.body.trim()}
+						<p class="text-sm text-zinc-400 leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap">{release.body.trim()}</p>
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+			{/each}
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/scrape/+page.svelte b/ui/src/routes/admin/scrape/+page.svelte
index 9791a62..bdf549b 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/admin/scrape/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/scrape/+page.svelte
@@ -231,131 +231,110 @@
 	<title>Scrape tasks — libnovel admin</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
-<div class="space-y-8">
+<div class="space-y-6">
 	<!-- Header -->
-	<div class="flex items-center justify-between flex-wrap gap-3">
-		<div>
-			<h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-zinc-100">Scrape tasks</h1>
-			<p class="text-zinc-400 text-sm mt-1">
-				Job status:
-				{#if running}
-					<span class="text-amber-400 font-medium animate-pulse">Running</span>
-				{:else}
-					<span class="text-green-400 font-medium">Idle</span>
-				{/if}
-			</p>
-		</div>
+	<div class="flex items-center gap-3 flex-wrap">
+		<h1 class="text-xl font-semibold text-zinc-100 flex-1">Scrape</h1>
+		<span class="text-xs {running ? 'text-amber-400 animate-pulse' : 'text-green-500'}">
+			● {running ? 'Running' : 'Idle'}
+		</span>
 	</div>
 
-	<!-- Scrape controls -->
-	<div class="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
+	<!-- Compact controls -->
+	<div class="divide-y divide-zinc-800 border border-zinc-800 rounded-xl overflow-hidden">
 		<!-- Full catalogue -->
-		<div class="bg-zinc-800 rounded-xl border border-zinc-700 p-5 space-y-3">
-			<div>
-				<h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-300">Scrape full catalogue</h2>
-				<p class="text-xs text-zinc-500 mt-1">Re-crawls all novelfire.net pages and picks up new books.</p>
-			</div>
+		<div class="flex items-center gap-4 px-4 py-3 bg-zinc-900">
+			<span class="text-sm text-zinc-400 w-36 shrink-0">Full catalogue</span>
 			<button
 				onclick={triggerCatalogueScrape}
 				disabled={running || cataloguing}
-				class="w-full px-4 py-2 rounded-lg bg-amber-600 text-zinc-900 font-semibold text-sm hover:bg-amber-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+				class="px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md bg-amber-600 text-zinc-900 font-semibold text-xs hover:bg-amber-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
 			>
-				{cataloguing ? 'Queuing…' : running ? 'Already running…' : 'Start catalogue scrape'}
+				{cataloguing ? 'Queuing…' : running ? 'Running…' : 'Start scrape'}
 			</button>
-			{#if catalogueError}
-				<p class="text-sm text-red-400">{catalogueError}</p>
-			{/if}
+			{#if catalogueError}<span class="text-xs text-red-400">{catalogueError}</span>{/if}
 		</div>
 
 		<!-- Single book -->
-		<div id="book-form" class="bg-zinc-800 rounded-xl border border-zinc-700 p-5 space-y-3">
-			<h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-300">Scrape a single book</h2>
-			<div class="flex gap-2">
-				<input
-					type="url"
-					bind:value={scrapeUrl}
-					placeholder="https://novelfire.net/book/…"
-					class="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-zinc-700 border border-zinc-600 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-zinc-100 text-sm placeholder-zinc-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
-				/>
-				<button
-					onclick={() => triggerBookScrape(scrapeUrl)}
-					disabled={!scrapeUrl.trim() || running || scraping}
-					class="shrink-0 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg bg-zinc-600 text-zinc-100 font-semibold text-sm hover:bg-zinc-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
-				>
-					{scraping ? 'Queuing…' : 'Scrape'}
-				</button>
-			</div>
-			{#if scrapeError}
-				<p class="text-sm text-red-400">{scrapeError}</p>
-			{/if}
+		<div id="book-form" class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3 bg-zinc-900">
+			<span class="text-sm text-zinc-400 w-36 shrink-0">Single book</span>
+			<input
+				type="url"
+				bind:value={scrapeUrl}
+				placeholder="https://novelfire.net/book/…"
+				class="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-zinc-800 border border-zinc-700 rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-zinc-100 text-sm placeholder-zinc-600 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-amber-400"
+			/>
+			<button
+				onclick={() => triggerBookScrape(scrapeUrl)}
+				disabled={!scrapeUrl.trim() || running || scraping}
+				class="shrink-0 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md bg-zinc-700 text-zinc-100 font-medium text-xs hover:bg-zinc-600 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+			>
+				{scraping ? 'Queuing…' : 'Scrape'}
+			</button>
+			{#if scrapeError}<span class="text-xs text-red-400">{scrapeError}</span>{/if}
 		</div>
 
 		<!-- Range scrape -->
-		<div id="range-form" class="bg-zinc-800 rounded-xl border border-zinc-700 p-5 space-y-3">
-			<h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-300">Scrape chapter range</h2>
+		<div id="range-form" class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3 bg-zinc-900 flex-wrap">
+			<span class="text-sm text-zinc-400 w-36 shrink-0">Chapter range</span>
 			<input
 				type="url"
 				bind:value={rangeUrl}
 				placeholder="https://novelfire.net/book/…"
-				class="w-full bg-zinc-700 border border-zinc-600 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-zinc-100 text-sm placeholder-zinc-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+				class="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-zinc-800 border border-zinc-700 rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-zinc-100 text-sm placeholder-zinc-600 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-amber-400"
 			/>
-			<div class="flex gap-2">
-				<input
-					type="number"
-					bind:value={rangeFrom}
-					min="1"
-					placeholder="From ch."
-					class="w-full bg-zinc-700 border border-zinc-600 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-zinc-100 text-sm placeholder-zinc-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
-				/>
-				<input
-					type="number"
-					bind:value={rangeTo}
-					min="1"
-					placeholder="To ch. (opt)"
-					class="w-full bg-zinc-700 border border-zinc-600 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-zinc-100 text-sm placeholder-zinc-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
-				/>
-				<button
-					onclick={triggerRangeScrape}
-					disabled={!rangeUrl.trim() || rangeFrom === null || running || ranging}
-					class="shrink-0 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg bg-zinc-600 text-zinc-100 font-semibold text-sm hover:bg-zinc-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
-				>
-					{ranging ? 'Queuing…' : 'Go'}
-				</button>
-			</div>
-			{#if rangeError}
-				<p class="text-sm text-red-400">{rangeError}</p>
-			{/if}
-		</div>
-	</div>
-
-	<!-- Quick-scrape genre links -->
-	<div class="bg-zinc-800 rounded-xl border border-zinc-700 p-5 space-y-3">
-		<h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-300">Quick genre refresh</h2>
-		<p class="text-xs text-zinc-500">Paste one of these into the single-book scraper to re-index a genre, or use them as starting points for range scrapes.</p>
-		<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-			{#each quickScrapes as qs}
-				<button
-					onclick={() => { scrapeUrl = qs.url; }}
-					class="px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium bg-zinc-700 text-zinc-300 border border-zinc-600 hover:border-amber-400/60 hover:text-amber-300 transition-colors"
-				>
-					{qs.label}
-				</button>
-			{/each}
-			<a
-				href="https://novelfire.net"
-				target="_blank"
-				rel="noopener noreferrer"
-				class="px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium bg-zinc-700/50 text-zinc-400 border border-zinc-600/50 hover:text-amber-300 hover:border-amber-400/40 transition-colors"
+			<input
+				type="number"
+				bind:value={rangeFrom}
+				min="1"
+				placeholder="From"
+				class="w-20 bg-zinc-800 border border-zinc-700 rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-zinc-100 text-sm placeholder-zinc-600 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-amber-400"
+			/>
+			<input
+				type="number"
+				bind:value={rangeTo}
+				min="1"
+				placeholder="To"
+				class="w-20 bg-zinc-800 border border-zinc-700 rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-zinc-100 text-sm placeholder-zinc-600 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-amber-400"
+			/>
+			<button
+				onclick={triggerRangeScrape}
+				disabled={!rangeUrl.trim() || rangeFrom === null || running || ranging}
+				class="shrink-0 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md bg-zinc-700 text-zinc-100 font-medium text-xs hover:bg-zinc-600 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
 			>
-				Browse novelfire.net ↗
-			</a>
+				{ranging ? 'Queuing…' : 'Go'}
+			</button>
+			{#if rangeError}<span class="text-xs text-red-400 w-full pl-40">{rangeError}</span>{/if}
+		</div>
+
+		<!-- Quick genre chips -->
+		<div class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3 bg-zinc-900 flex-wrap">
+			<span class="text-sm text-zinc-400 w-36 shrink-0">Quick genres</span>
+			<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+				{#each quickScrapes as qs}
+					<button
+						onclick={() => { scrapeUrl = qs.url; }}
+						class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-400 border border-zinc-700 hover:border-amber-400/50 hover:text-amber-300 transition-colors"
+					>
+						{qs.label}
+					</button>
+				{/each}
+				<a
+					href="https://novelfire.net"
+					target="_blank"
+					rel="noopener noreferrer"
+					class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium text-zinc-500 border border-zinc-700/50 hover:text-amber-300 hover:border-amber-400/40 transition-colors"
+				>
+					novelfire.net ↗
+				</a>
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 
 	<!-- Tasks table -->
 	<div class="space-y-3">
 		<div class="flex items-center gap-3 flex-wrap">
-			<h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-zinc-100 flex-1">Task history</h2>
+			<h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-400 flex-1 uppercase tracking-widest">Task history</h2>
 			<input
 				type="search"
 				bind:value={q}