diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index b1adb40..44e2986 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -962,20 +962,24 @@ async function runQuickSearch() {
       box.innerHTML = `<p class='muted'>${EMPTY_HINTS[item.media_type]}</p>`;
       return;
     }
+    // one compact row per hit: cover, title + a single meta line, action right
     box.innerHTML = results
-      .map(
-        (r, j) => `<div class="card">
+      .map((r, j) => {
+        const meta = [
+          r.authors,
+          r.narrator ? "🎙 " + r.narrator : "",
+          r.series ? `📚 ${r.series}${r.volume != null ? " #" + r.volume : ""}` : "",
+          r.year ?? "",
+        ].filter(Boolean).map(esc).join(" · ");
+        return `<div class="card">
           ${r.cover_url ? `<img src="${esc(r.cover_url)}" alt="" loading="lazy">` : '<div class="nocover">?</div>'}
           <div class="card-body">
             <strong>${esc(r.title)}</strong>
-            <span>${esc(r.authors)}</span>
-            ${r.narrator ? `<span class="muted">🎙 ${esc(r.narrator)}</span>` : ""}
-            ${r.series && r.media_type ? `<span class="muted">📚 ${esc(r.series)}${r.volume != null ? " #" + r.volume : ""}</span>` : ""}
-            <span class="muted">${r.year ?? ""}</span>
-            <div class="row"><button data-pick="${j}">Anfragen &amp; verbinden</button></div>
+            <span class="muted">${meta}</span>
           </div>
-        </div>`
-      )
+          <button data-pick="${j}" title="Anfrage anlegen und mit diesem Eintrag verbinden">Verbinden</button>
+        </div>`;
+      })
       .join("");
     box.querySelectorAll("[data-pick]").forEach((btn) =>
       btn.addEventListener("click", () => pickQuickResult(results[btn.dataset.pick]))
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 5a85463..4f5a843 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -202,21 +202,26 @@
           <label class="muted"
             >Ziel-Library <select id="quick-library"></select
           ></label>
-          <div id="quick-open-requests"></div>
-          <div id="quick-results" class="cards"></div>
-          <details id="quick-manual">
-            <summary>Nicht bei Audible? Manuell anlegen</summary>
-            <div class="bar wrap">
-              <label>Titel <input id="quick-m-title" /></label>
-              <label>Serie <input id="quick-m-series" placeholder="optional" /></label>
-              <label>Folge/Band <input id="quick-m-volume" type="number" min="0" /></label>
+          <div id="quick-scroll">
+            <div id="quick-open-requests"></div>
+            <div id="quick-results" class="cards view-list"></div>
+          </div>
+          <div id="quick-foot">
+            <details id="quick-manual">
+              <summary>Nicht bei Audible? Manuell anlegen</summary>
+              <div class="quick-manual-fields">
+                <label>Titel <input id="quick-m-title" /></label>
+                <label>Serie <input id="quick-m-series" placeholder="optional" /></label>
+                <label class="narrow"
+                  >Folge/Band <input id="quick-m-volume" type="number" min="0" /></label>
+              </div>
+              <button type="button" id="quick-m-submit">Anlegen &amp; verbinden</button>
+            </details>
+            <div class="row">
+              <button type="button" id="quick-close" class="secondary">
+                Schließen
+              </button>
             </div>
-            <button type="button" id="quick-m-submit">Anlegen &amp; verbinden</button>
-          </details>
-          <div class="row">
-            <button type="button" id="quick-close" class="secondary">
-              Schließen
-            </button>
           </div>
         </dialog>
       </section>
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index e122b34..2f6735d 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -105,7 +105,27 @@ dialog label { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.2rem; margin: 0.5re
 .series-list input[type=checkbox] { flex: none; }
 .series-list .num { flex: none; min-width: 3.2em; color: var(--muted); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
 .series-list .gap { padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.85rem; }
-#quick-results { display: flex; flex-direction: column; max-height: 50vh; overflow-y: auto; margin-top: 0.6rem; }
+/* the dialog keeps head and foot in place; only the results scroll, so the
+   "manuell anlegen" panel stays reachable no matter how many hits came back */
+#quick-dialog { display: flex; flex-direction: column; max-height: 85vh; width: min(680px, 92vw); }
+#quick-scroll { flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 4rem; overflow-y: auto; margin-top: 0.6rem; }
+#quick-results { margin: 0; }
+#quick-foot { flex: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); margin-top: 0.6rem; padding-top: 0.6rem; }
+#quick-manual > summary { cursor: pointer; color: var(--accent); font-size: 0.9rem; padding: 0.2rem 0; }
+#quick-manual[open] > summary { margin-bottom: 0.3rem; }
+.quick-manual-fields { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+.quick-manual-fields label { flex: 1 1 10rem; margin: 0.2rem 0; }
+.quick-manual-fields label.narrow { flex: 0 0 6.5rem; }
+.quick-manual-fields input { min-width: 0; width: 100%; }
+#quick-search-form { gap: 0.5rem; }
+#quick-q { flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; }
+#quick-file { word-break: break-word; }
+/* one row per hit: cover | title + meta line | action */
+#quick-results .card { align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem; padding: 0.45rem 0.6rem; }
+#quick-results .card-body { flex: 1 1 auto; gap: 0.1rem; }
+#quick-results .card-body strong { line-height: 1.25; }
+#quick-results .card-body .muted { font-size: 0.78rem; }
+#quick-results .card > button { flex: none; }
 .ok { color: var(--ok); }
 .error { color: #e08585; }
 #toast { position: fixed; bottom: 1.2rem; right: 1.2rem; background: var(--accent); color: #fff; padding: 0.7rem 1.1rem; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.4); z-index: 10; }