diff --git a/src/components/ProjectList.vue b/src/components/ProjectList.vue
index 5aacc67..df9c0e6 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectList.vue
+++ b/src/components/ProjectList.vue
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ const THEME_NAMES: [string, string][] = [
   ["one-light", "One Light"],
 ];
 
+// Anzeige: Home-Anteil ~-kontrahiert; der volle Pfad steht im Hover-Pop.
+function contractHome(p: string): string {
+  return p.replace(/^\/(?:home|Users)\/[^/]+/, "~");
+}
+
 interface TerminalSettings {
   id: string;
   name: string;
@@ -644,66 +649,114 @@ onUnmounted(() => window.clearInterval(timer));
   </div>
 
   <div v-if="settings" class="overlay">
-    <div class="dialog">
+    <div class="dialog settings-dialog">
       <h3>{{ $t("projects.terminal", { name: settings.name }) }}</h3>
-      <label class="field">
-        {{ $t("projects.title") }}
-        <input v-model="settings.title" :placeholder="settings.name" />
-      </label>
-      <label class="field">
-        {{ $t("projects.theme") }}
-        <select v-model="settings.theme">
-          <option v-for="[value, label] in THEME_NAMES" :key="value" :value="value">
-            {{ label }}
-          </option>
-        </select>
-      </label>
-      <label class="field">
-        {{ $t("projects.dockIcon") }}
-        <span class="icon-row">
-          <button @click="pickIcon">{{ $t("projects.chooseFile") }}</button>
-          <button v-if="settings.icon" @click="settings.icon = null">
-            {{ $t("projects.remove") }}
-          </button>
-          <span v-if="settings.icon" class="icon-path hover-pop">
-            {{ settings.icon.split("/").pop() }}
-            <span class="pop pop-path">{{ settings.icon }}</span>
+
+      <section class="sgroup">
+        <h4 class="eyebrow">{{ $t("projects.groupAppearance") }}</h4>
+        <label class="srow">
+          <span class="slbl">{{ $t("projects.title") }}</span>
+          <span class="sval">
+            <input v-model="settings.title" :placeholder="settings.name" />
           </span>
-          <span v-else class="icon-path">{{ $t("projects.defaultIcon") }}</span>
-        </span>
-      </label>
-      <label class="field field-top">
-        {{ $t("projects.workDir") }}
-        <span class="workdirs">
-          <span class="icon-row">
-            <span class="icon-path">{{ settings.path }}</span>
+          <span class="sacts"></span>
+        </label>
+        <label class="srow">
+          <span class="slbl">{{ $t("projects.theme") }}</span>
+          <span class="sval">
+            <select v-model="settings.theme">
+              <option v-for="[value, label] in THEME_NAMES" :key="value" :value="value">
+                {{ label }}
+              </option>
+            </select>
+          </span>
+          <span class="sacts"></span>
+        </label>
+        <div class="srow">
+          <span class="slbl">{{ $t("projects.dockIcon") }}</span>
+          <span class="sval">
+            <span v-if="settings.icon" class="spath hover-pop">
+              {{ settings.icon.split("/").pop() }}
+              <span class="pop pop-path">{{ settings.icon }}</span>
+            </span>
+            <span v-else class="spath muted">{{ $t("projects.defaultIcon") }}</span>
+          </span>
+          <span class="sacts">
+            <button @click="pickIcon">{{ $t("projects.chooseFile") }}</button>
+            <button v-if="settings.icon" @click="settings.icon = null">
+              {{ $t("projects.remove") }}
+            </button>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <p class="ghint">{{ $t("projects.appliesNextStart") }}</p>
+      </section>
+
+      <section class="sgroup instant">
+        <h4 class="eyebrow">{{ $t("projects.groupFolders") }}</h4>
+        <div class="srow">
+          <span class="slbl">{{ $t("projects.projectDir") }}</span>
+          <span class="sval">
+            <span class="spath hover-pop">
+              {{ contractHome(settings.path) }}
+              <span class="pop pop-path">{{ settings.path }}</span>
+            </span>
+          </span>
+          <span class="sacts">
             <button @click="changeProjectDir">{{ $t("projects.changeDir") }}</button>
           </span>
-          <span v-for="wd in settings.workDirs" :key="wd" class="icon-row">
-            <span class="icon-path">{{ wd }}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div v-for="(wd, i) in settings.workDirs" :key="wd" class="srow">
+          <span class="slbl">{{ i === 0 ? $t("projects.workDir") : "" }}</span>
+          <span class="sval">
+            <span class="spath hover-pop">
+              {{ contractHome(wd) }}
+              <span class="pop pop-path">{{ wd }}</span>
+            </span>
+          </span>
+          <span class="sacts">
             <button @click="removeWorkDir(wd)">{{ $t("projects.remove") }}</button>
           </span>
-          <button @click="addWorkDir">{{ $t("projects.addWorkDir") }}</button>
-        </span>
-      </label>
-      <label class="field">
-        {{ $t("projects.archive") }}
-        <span class="icon-row">
-          <span class="icon-path">{{ settings.archiveHome ?? $t("projects.archiveNone") }}</span>
-          <button @click="chooseArchive">{{ $t("projects.changeDir") }}</button>
-          <button v-if="settings.archiveHome" @click="clearArchive">
-            {{ $t("projects.remove") }}
-          </button>
-        </span>
-      </label>
-      <label class="field">
-        {{ $t("projects.todo") }}
-        <span class="checkline">
-          <input v-model="settings.todo" type="checkbox" />
-          {{ $t("projects.todoDesc") }}
-        </span>
-      </label>
-      <p class="hint">{{ $t("projects.appliesNextStart") }}</p>
+        </div>
+        <div class="srow">
+          <span class="slbl">{{ settings.workDirs.length ? "" : $t("projects.workDir") }}</span>
+          <span class="sval"></span>
+          <span class="sacts">
+            <button @click="addWorkDir">{{ $t("projects.addWorkDir") }}</button>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="srow">
+          <span class="slbl">{{ $t("projects.archive") }}</span>
+          <span class="sval">
+            <span v-if="settings.archiveHome" class="spath hover-pop">
+              {{ contractHome(settings.archiveHome) }}
+              <span class="pop pop-path">{{ settings.archiveHome }}</span>
+            </span>
+            <span v-else class="spath muted">{{ $t("projects.archiveNone") }}</span>
+          </span>
+          <span class="sacts">
+            <button @click="chooseArchive">{{ $t("projects.changeDir") }}</button>
+            <button v-if="settings.archiveHome" @click="clearArchive">
+              {{ $t("projects.remove") }}
+            </button>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <p class="ghint">{{ $t("projects.writesImmediately") }}</p>
+      </section>
+
+      <section class="sgroup">
+        <h4 class="eyebrow">{{ $t("projects.groupSession") }}</h4>
+        <div class="srow">
+          <span class="slbl">{{ $t("projects.todo") }}</span>
+          <span class="sval">
+            <label class="checkline">
+              <input v-model="settings.todo" type="checkbox" />
+              {{ $t("projects.todoDesc") }}
+            </label>
+          </span>
+          <span class="sacts"></span>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
       <div class="actions">
         <button @click="settings = null">{{ $t("projects.cancel") }}</button>
         <button class="primary" @click="saveSettings">
@@ -732,3 +785,87 @@ onUnmounted(() => window.clearInterval(timer));
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
+
+<style scoped>
+/* Settings-Dialog: festes Grid Label | Wert | Aktionen in drei Gruppen. */
+.settings-dialog {
+  width: 36rem;
+  max-width: 36rem;
+  gap: 0.8rem;
+}
+
+.sgroup {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
+}
+
+/* Sofort-Schreiber (Ordner/Archiv) als abgesetzte Fläche — hier gibt es
+   keinen Speichern-Schritt, der Rest des Dialogs speichert erst am Ende. */
+.sgroup.instant {
+  background: var(--crust);
+  border: 1px solid var(--surface0);
+  border-radius: 9px;
+}
+
+.eyebrow {
+  margin: 0 0 0.15rem;
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--overlay);
+}
+
+.srow {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 7.5rem 1fr auto;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  min-height: 1.9rem;
+  color: var(--subtext);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+.sval {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.sval input,
+.sval select {
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.sacts {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+}
+
+.spath {
+  font-family: var(--mono);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--subtext);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.spath.muted {
+  color: var(--overlay);
+}
+
+.ghint {
+  margin: 0.1rem 0 0;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--overlay);
+}
+
+.settings-dialog .actions {
+  margin-top: 0.25rem;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/i18n.ts b/src/i18n.ts
index ea3e709..22e201c 100644
--- a/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/i18n.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ const de = {
       "Nur aus Liste nehmen entfernt den Eintrag; der Ordner bleibt unangetastet.",
     todo: "Todoliste",
     todoDesc: "OFFENE-PUNKTE.md bei jedem Sessionstart einspielen",
+    groupAppearance: "Darstellung",
+    groupFolders: "Ordner",
+    groupSession: "Session",
+    writesImmediately: "Änderungen hier schreiben sofort — ohne Speichern.",
   },
   pools: {
     pool: "Pool",
@@ -206,6 +210,10 @@ const en: typeof de = {
       "Remove from list only drops the entry; the folder stays untouched.",
     todo: "Todo list",
     todoDesc: "Inject OFFENE-PUNKTE.md at every session start",
+    groupAppearance: "Appearance",
+    groupFolders: "Folders",
+    groupSession: "Session",
+    writesImmediately: "Changes here are written immediately — no save step.",
   },
   pools: {
     pool: "Pool",