diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/grid/dnd/coordinates.spec.ts b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/grid/dnd/coordinates.spec.ts
index 93b387de7..461e1b280 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/grid/dnd/coordinates.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/grid/dnd/coordinates.spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ describe("dnd grid coordinates", () => {
   test("uses the dragged shape origin so a non-center grab retains its pointer offset", () => {
     const scale = 0.75;
     const target = { left: -280, top: 390, width: getLogicalTrackSize(5) * scale };
-    const initialShape = { left: target.left, top: target.top, width: 412 * scale, height: 200 * scale };
+    const initialShape = {
+      left: target.left,
+      top: target.top,
+      width: getLogicalTrackSize(2) * scale,
+      height: 200 * scale,
+    };
     const pointerDelta = { x: LOGICAL_GRID_PITCH * scale * 2, y: LOGICAL_GRID_PITCH * scale * 3 };
 
     expect(
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/component.tsx
index 97085a624..9a9317657 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/component.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { Anchor, Card, Flex, Group, ScrollArea, SimpleGrid, Stack, Text, Title, UnstyledButton } from "@mantine/core";
+import { useElementSize } from "@mantine/hooks";
 import { IconLink } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 
 import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import classes from "./bookmark.module.css";
 
 type BookmarkLayout = WidgetComponentProps<"bookmarks">["options"]["layout"];
 
+const COMPACT_GRID_GAP = 4;
+
 export interface BookmarkDisplayItem {
   id: string;
   name: string;
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@ export interface CompactBookmarkLayout {
   columns: number;
   hideHostname: boolean;
   hideTitle: boolean;
-  minimumItemWidth: number;
   minimumItemSize: number;
 }
 
@@ -42,9 +44,14 @@ export function getCompactBookmarkLayout(
   const count = Math.max(1, itemCount);
   const isGrid = layout === "grid" || layout === "gridHorizontal";
   const targetWidth = layout === "gridHorizontal" ? 180 : 104;
-  const columns = isGrid ? Math.max(1, Math.min(count, Math.floor(width / targetWidth))) : layout === "row" ? count : 1;
+  let columns = 1;
+  if (isGrid) {
+    columns = Math.max(1, Math.min(count, Math.floor((width + COMPACT_GRID_GAP) / (targetWidth + COMPACT_GRID_GAP))));
+  } else if (layout === "row") {
+    columns = count;
+  }
   const rows = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(count / columns));
-  const cellWidth = width / columns;
+  const cellWidth = (width - (columns - 1) * COMPACT_GRID_GAP) / columns;
   const cellHeight = height / rows;
   const usesHorizontalItems = layout === "column" || layout === "gridHorizontal";
 
@@ -52,7 +59,6 @@ export function getCompactBookmarkLayout(
     columns,
     hideHostname: cellWidth < 120 || cellHeight < (usesHorizontalItems ? 52 : 96),
     hideTitle: cellWidth < 64 || cellHeight < 40,
-    minimumItemWidth: targetWidth,
     minimumItemSize: usesHorizontalItems ? 48 : 96,
   };
 }
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ export default function BookmarksWidget({
   displayMode,
 }: WidgetComponentProps<"bookmarks">) {
   const board = useRequiredBoard();
+  const { ref: compactContentRef, width: compactContentWidth } = useElementSize<HTMLDivElement>();
   const apps =
     getUsableWidgetQueryData(
       clientApi.app.byIds.useQuery(options.items, {
@@ -104,8 +111,8 @@ export default function BookmarksWidget({
   );
 
   const compactLayout = useMemo(
-    () => getCompactBookmarkLayout(width, height, data.length, options.layout),
-    [width, height, data.length, options.layout],
+    () => getCompactBookmarkLayout(compactContentWidth || width, height, data.length, options.layout),
+    [compactContentWidth, data.length, height, options.layout, width],
   );
   const compactHideTitle = options.hideTitle || (compactLayout.hideTitle && !options.hideIcon);
   const compactHideHostname =
@@ -134,11 +141,11 @@ export default function BookmarksWidget({
           scrollbarSize={6}
           style={{ flex: 1, minHeight: 0 }}
         >
-          <div className={classes.compactScrollContent}>
+          <div ref={compactContentRef} className={classes.compactScrollContent}>
             {options.layout === "grid" || options.layout === "gridHorizontal" ? (
               <GridLayout
                 data={data}
-                minimumItemWidth={compactLayout.minimumItemWidth}
+                columns={compactLayout.columns}
                 minimumItemHeight={compactLayout.minimumItemSize}
                 itemDirection={options.layout === "gridHorizontal" ? "horizontal" : "vertical"}
                 hideTitle={compactHideTitle}
@@ -342,7 +349,7 @@ interface GridLayoutProps {
   withBorder: boolean;
   itemDirection: "horizontal" | "vertical";
   hasIconColor: boolean;
-  minimumItemWidth: number;
+  columns: number;
   minimumItemHeight: number;
 }
 
@@ -355,13 +362,13 @@ const GridLayout = ({
   withBorder,
   itemDirection,
   hasIconColor,
-  minimumItemWidth,
+  columns,
   minimumItemHeight,
 }: GridLayoutProps) => {
   const board = useRequiredBoard();
 
   return (
-    <Flex gap={4} wrap="wrap" miw="100%" mih="100%" style={{ alignContent: "stretch" }}>
+    <Flex gap={COMPACT_GRID_GAP} wrap="wrap" miw="100%" mih="100%" style={{ alignContent: "stretch" }}>
       {data.map((app) => {
         const href = getSafeAppHref(app.href);
         return (
@@ -373,7 +380,7 @@ const GridLayout = ({
             rel={href && openNewTab ? SAFE_NEW_TAB_REL : undefined}
             key={app.id}
             style={{
-              flex: `1 0 calc(${minimumItemWidth}px * var(--mantine-scale, 1))`,
+              flex: `1 0 calc((100% - calc(${COMPACT_GRID_GAP * (columns - 1)}px * var(--mantine-scale, 1))) / ${columns})`,
               minWidth: 0,
               minHeight: `calc(${minimumItemHeight}px * var(--mantine-scale, 1))`,
             }}
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/media-missing/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/media-missing/component.tsx
index 854c9c303..bf3e14653 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/media-missing/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/media-missing/component.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
   Badge,
   Box,
@@ -36,8 +36,32 @@ import classes from "./component.module.css";
 import type { MediaMissingTab } from "./tabs";
 import { resolveMediaMissingTab } from "./tabs";
 
+type Density = "thin" | "compact" | "comfortable";
+
 const MIN_CARD_WIDTH = 280;
 const MAX_COLUMNS = 4;
+const GRID_HORIZONTAL_PADDING = 20;
+const GRID_COLUMN_GAP = 10;
+
+const columnBreakpoints = Array.from({ length: MAX_COLUMNS }, (_, index) => {
+  const columns = MAX_COLUMNS - index;
+  return {
+    columns,
+    minimumWidth: columns * MIN_CARD_WIDTH + (columns - 1) * GRID_COLUMN_GAP,
+  };
+});
+
+const getMediaMissingGridLayout = (panelWidth: number) => {
+  const contentWidth = Math.max(0, panelWidth - GRID_HORIZONTAL_PADDING);
+  const breakpoint = columnBreakpoints.find((candidate) => contentWidth >= candidate.minimumWidth);
+  return { columns: breakpoint?.columns ?? 1, contentWidth };
+};
+
+const getMediaMissingDensity = (contentWidth: number, columns: number, isThin: boolean): Density => {
+  if (isThin) return "thin";
+  if (contentWidth > 0 && contentWidth / columns < 180) return "compact";
+  return "comfortable";
+};
 
 export default function MediaMissingWidget({
   integrationIds,
@@ -70,6 +94,12 @@ export default function MediaMissingWidget({
     if (activeTab !== null && activeTab !== selectedTab) setSelectedTab(activeTab);
   }, [activeTab, selectedTab]);
 
+  const enabledPanelCount = Number(showMissing) + Number(showQueued);
+  const panelWidth = isAdvanced && enabledPanelCount > 1 ? width / enabledPanelCount : width;
+  const isThin = !isAdvanced && panelWidth > 0 && panelWidth < 160;
+  const gridLayout = useMemo(() => getMediaMissingGridLayout(panelWidth), [panelWidth]);
+  const density = getMediaMissingDensity(gridLayout.contentWidth, gridLayout.columns, isThin);
+
   if (!data) return <WidgetEmptyState />;
   if (data.length === 0) throw new NoIntegrationDataError();
   if (!showMissing && !showQueued)
@@ -87,12 +117,6 @@ export default function MediaMissingWidget({
   const queuedCount = data.reduce((sum, entry) => sum + entry.queuedCount, 0);
   const failedIntegrations = data.filter((entry): entry is typeof entry & { error: string } => Boolean(entry.error));
 
-  const enabledPanelCount = Number(showMissing) + Number(showQueued);
-  const panelWidth = isAdvanced && enabledPanelCount > 1 ? width / enabledPanelCount : width;
-  const isThin = !isAdvanced && panelWidth > 0 && panelWidth < 160;
-  const columns = panelWidth > 0 ? Math.max(1, Math.min(Math.floor(panelWidth / MIN_CARD_WIDTH), MAX_COLUMNS)) : 1;
-  const density: Density = isThin ? "thin" : panelWidth > 0 && panelWidth / columns < 180 ? "compact" : "comfortable";
-
   const tabLabel = (label: string, shown: number, total: number) => (isThin ? total : `${label} (${shown}/${total})`);
 
   const renderPanel = (
@@ -114,7 +138,7 @@ export default function MediaMissingWidget({
             {emptyLabel}
           </Text>
         ) : (
-          <SimpleGrid cols={Math.min(columns, entries.length)} spacing="xs" verticalSpacing="xs">
+          <SimpleGrid cols={Math.min(gridLayout.columns, entries.length)} spacing="xs" verticalSpacing="xs">
             {entries.map(({ item, integrationId }) => (
               <MediaCard
                 key={`${integrationId}-${item.type}-${item.id}`}
@@ -226,8 +250,6 @@ export default function MediaMissingWidget({
   );
 }
 
-type Density = "thin" | "compact" | "comfortable";
-
 const CARD_HEIGHT: Record<Density, number> = { thin: 52, compact: 56, comfortable: 68 };
 
 const posterSizes: Record<Density, number> = { thin: 34, compact: 40, comfortable: 52 };
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/media-transcoding/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/media-transcoding/component.tsx
index 85b083e5d..d2fca7536 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/media-transcoding/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/media-transcoding/component.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { getQueryKey } from "@trpc/react-query";
 import {
@@ -43,6 +43,24 @@ const viewIcons = {
   statistics: IconReportAnalytics,
 } satisfies Record<View, TablerIcon>;
 
+type TranscodingControlMode = "buttons" | "select";
+
+const narrowWidthLayout = { minimumWidth: 0, advancedColumns: 1, controlMode: "select" } as const;
+
+const widthBreakpoints = [
+  { minimumWidth: 1100, advancedColumns: 3, controlMode: "buttons" },
+  { minimumWidth: 700, advancedColumns: 2, controlMode: "buttons" },
+  { minimumWidth: 560, advancedColumns: 1, controlMode: "buttons" },
+  narrowWidthLayout,
+] as const satisfies readonly {
+  minimumWidth: number;
+  advancedColumns: number;
+  controlMode: TranscodingControlMode;
+}[];
+
+const getTranscodingWidthLayout = (width: number) =>
+  widthBreakpoints.find((candidate) => width >= candidate.minimumWidth) ?? narrowWidthLayout;
+
 export default function MediaTranscodingWidget({
   integrationIds,
   options,
@@ -90,6 +108,7 @@ export default function MediaTranscodingWidget({
   const handleQueuePageChange = (page: number) => {
     setQueuePagination({ page, pageSize: queuePageSize, isAdvanced });
   };
+  const widthLayout = useMemo(() => getTranscodingWidthLayout(width), [width]);
 
   if (!transcodingData) return <WidgetEmptyState />;
 
@@ -107,7 +126,7 @@ export default function MediaTranscodingWidget({
       <Stack gap="xs" h="100%" p="xs" pos="relative">
         {queryIndicator}
         <ScrollArea h="100%" style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-          <SimpleGrid cols={width >= 1100 ? 3 : width >= 700 ? 2 : 1} spacing="sm">
+          <SimpleGrid cols={widthLayout.advancedColumns} spacing="sm">
             <AdvancedPanel title={t("tab.workers")} icon={IconCpu2}>
               <WorkersPanel workers={transcodingData.data.workers} isTiny={false} />
             </AdvancedPanel>
@@ -146,7 +165,7 @@ export default function MediaTranscodingWidget({
       )}
       <Divider />
       <Group gap="xs" mb={4} ms={4} me={8} wrap="nowrap">
-        {width >= 560 ? (
+        {widthLayout.controlMode === "buttons" ? (
           <Button.Group style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
             {views.map((value) => {
               const Icon = viewIcons[value];
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/notifications/component.module.css b/packages/widgets/src/notifications/component.module.css
index 04dc08932..375bb61c9 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/notifications/component.module.css
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/notifications/component.module.css
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
   background-color: transparent;
   border-color: rgb(from var(--mantine-color-default-border) r g b / calc(var(--opacity, 1) * 0.38));
 }
+
+.row {
+  border-bottom-style: solid;
+  border-bottom-width: 1px;
+}