diff --git a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkActions.tsx b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkActions.tsx
index 9dfe2b27..65ebf597 100644
--- a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkActions.tsx
+++ b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkActions.tsx
@@ -16,17 +16,10 @@ import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 type Props = {
   link: LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags;
   collection: CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount;
-  position?: string;
-  alignToTop?: boolean;
-  flipDropdown?: boolean;
+  className?: string;
 };
 
-export default function LinkActions({
-  link,
-  position,
-  alignToTop,
-  flipDropdown,
-}: Props) {
+export default function LinkActions({ link, className }: Props) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const permissions = usePermissions(link.collection.id as number);
@@ -92,9 +85,7 @@ export default function LinkActions({
     <>
       {isPublicRoute ? (
         <div
-          className={`absolute ${position || "top-3 right-3"} ${
-            alignToTop ? "" : "dropdown-end"
-          } z-20`}
+          className={`absolute ${className || "top-3 right-3"} z-20`}
           tabIndex={0}
           role="button"
           onMouseDown={dropdownTriggerer}
@@ -107,21 +98,21 @@ export default function LinkActions({
       ) : (
         <div
           className={`dropdown dropdown-left absolute ${
-            position || "top-3 right-3"
-          } ${alignToTop ? "" : "dropdown-end"} z-20`}
+            className || "top-3 right-3"
+          } z-20`}
         >
           <div
             tabIndex={0}
             role="button"
             onMouseDown={dropdownTriggerer}
-            className="btn btn-ghost btn-sm btn-square text-neutral"
+            className="btn btn-sm btn-square text-neutral"
           >
             <i title="More" className="bi-three-dots text-xl" />
           </div>
           <ul
-            className={`dropdown-content z-[20] menu shadow bg-base-200 border border-neutral-content rounded-box mr-1 ${
-              alignToTop ? "" : "translate-y-10"
-            }`}
+            className={
+              "dropdown-content z-[20] menu shadow bg-base-200 border border-neutral-content rounded-box mr-1"
+            }
           >
             <li>
               <div
diff --git a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCard.tsx b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCard.tsx
index 2a1f5766..4c58922e 100644
--- a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCard.tsx
+++ b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCard.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount,
   LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags,
 } from "@/types/global";
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import useLinkStore from "@/store/links";
 import unescapeString from "@/lib/client/unescapeString";
 import LinkActions from "@/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkActions";
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import LinkDate from "@/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkDate";
 import LinkCollection from "@/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCollection";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import { previewAvailable } from "@/lib/shared/getArchiveValidity";
-import Link from "next/link";
 import LinkIcon from "./LinkIcon";
 import useOnScreen from "@/hooks/useOnScreen";
 import { generateLinkHref } from "@/lib/client/generateLinkHref";
@@ -24,19 +23,34 @@ import { useUser } from "@/hooks/store/user";
 import { useGetLink, useLinks } from "@/hooks/store/links";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 import useLocalSettingsStore from "@/store/localSettings";
-import clsx from "clsx";
 
 type Props = {
   link: LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags;
   count: number;
+  columns: number;
   className?: string;
-  flipDropdown?: boolean;
   editMode?: boolean;
 };
 
-export default function LinkCard({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
+export default function LinkCard({ link, columns, editMode }: Props) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
+  const heightMap = {
+    1: "h-48",
+    2: "h-44",
+    3: "h-40",
+    4: "h-36",
+    5: "h-32",
+    6: "h-28",
+    7: "h-24",
+    8: "h-20",
+  };
+
+  const imageHeightClass = useMemo(
+    () => (columns ? heightMap[columns as keyof typeof heightMap] : "h-40"),
+    [columns]
+  );
+
   const { data: collections = [] } = useCollections();
 
   const { data: user = {} } = useUser();
@@ -134,7 +148,7 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref}
-      className={`${selectedStyle} border border-solid border-neutral-content bg-base-200 shadow-md hover:shadow-none duration-100 rounded-2xl relative`}
+      className={`${selectedStyle} border border-solid border-neutral-content bg-base-200 shadow-md hover:shadow-none duration-100 rounded-2xl relative group`}
       onClick={() =>
         selectable
           ? handleCheckboxClick(link)
@@ -151,14 +165,16 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
       >
         {show.image && (
           <div>
-            <div className="relative rounded-t-2xl h-40 overflow-hidden">
+            <div
+              className={`relative rounded-t-2xl ${imageHeightClass} overflow-hidden`}
+            >
               {previewAvailable(link) ? (
                 <Image
                   src={`/api/v1/archives/${link.id}?format=${ArchivedFormat.jpeg}&preview=true&updatedAt=${link.updatedAt}`}
                   width={1280}
                   height={720}
                   alt=""
-                  className="rounded-t-2xl select-none object-cover z-10 h-40 w-full shadow opacity-80 scale-105"
+                  className={`rounded-t-2xl select-none object-cover z-10 ${imageHeightClass} w-full shadow opacity-80 scale-105`}
                   style={show.icon ? { filter: "blur(1px)" } : undefined}
                   draggable="false"
                   onError={(e) => {
@@ -167,9 +183,13 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
                   }}
                 />
               ) : link.preview === "unavailable" ? (
-                <div className="bg-gray-50 duration-100 h-40 bg-opacity-80"></div>
+                <div
+                  className={`bg-gray-50 ${imageHeightClass} bg-opacity-80`}
+                ></div>
               ) : (
-                <div className="duration-100 h-40 bg-opacity-80 skeleton rounded-none"></div>
+                <div
+                  className={`${imageHeightClass} bg-opacity-80 skeleton rounded-none`}
+                ></div>
               )}
               {show.icon && (
                 <div className="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 bottom-0 rounded-t-2xl flex items-center justify-center rounded-md">
@@ -184,7 +204,7 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
         <div className="flex flex-col justify-between h-full min-h-24">
           <div className="p-3 flex flex-col gap-2">
             {show.name && (
-              <p className="truncate w-full pr-9 text-primary text-sm">
+              <p className="truncate w-full text-primary text-sm">
                 {unescapeString(link.name)}
               </p>
             )}
@@ -209,11 +229,14 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      {/* Overlay on hover */}
+      <div className="absolute pointer-events-none top-0 left-0 right-0 bottom-0 bg-base-100 bg-opacity-0 group-hover:bg-opacity-20 group-focus-within:opacity-20 rounded-2xl duration-100"></div>
       <LinkActions
         link={link}
         collection={collection}
-        position={clsx(show.image ? "top-[10.75rem]" : "top-3", "right-3")}
-        flipDropdown={flipDropdown}
+        className={
+          "top-3 right-3 group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-within:opacity-100 opacity-0 duration-100"
+        }
       />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkList.tsx b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkList.tsx
index 90baa8bc..4433fdc6 100644
--- a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkList.tsx
+++ b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkList.tsx
@@ -24,15 +24,10 @@ type Props = {
   link: LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags;
   count: number;
   className?: string;
-  flipDropdown?: boolean;
   editMode?: boolean;
 };
 
-export default function LinkCardCompact({
-  link,
-  flipDropdown,
-  editMode,
-}: Props) {
+export default function LinkCardCompact({ link, editMode }: Props) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const { data: collections = [] } = useCollections();
@@ -142,8 +137,7 @@ export default function LinkCardCompact({
         <LinkActions
           link={link}
           collection={collection}
-          position="top-3 right-3"
-          flipDropdown={flipDropdown}
+          className="top-3 right-3"
         />
       </div>
       <div className="last:hidden rounded-none my-0 mx-1 border-t border-base-300 h-[1px]"></div>
diff --git a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry.tsx b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry.tsx
index 8da4f255..6e51b641 100644
--- a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry.tsx
+++ b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount,
   LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags,
 } from "@/types/global";
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import useLinkStore from "@/store/links";
 import unescapeString from "@/lib/client/unescapeString";
 import LinkActions from "@/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkActions";
@@ -27,15 +27,29 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 
 type Props = {
   link: LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags;
-  count: number;
-  className?: string;
-  flipDropdown?: boolean;
+  columns: number;
   editMode?: boolean;
 };
 
-export default function LinkMasonry({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
+export default function LinkMasonry({ link, editMode, columns }: Props) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
+  const heightMap = {
+    1: "h-48",
+    2: "h-44",
+    3: "h-40",
+    4: "h-36",
+    5: "h-32",
+    6: "h-28",
+    7: "h-24",
+    8: "h-20",
+  };
+
+  const imageHeightClass = useMemo(
+    () => (columns ? heightMap[columns as keyof typeof heightMap] : "h-40"),
+    [columns]
+  );
+
   const { data: collections = [] } = useCollections();
   const { data: user = {} } = useUser();
 
@@ -126,7 +140,7 @@ export default function LinkMasonry({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref}
-      className={`${selectedStyle} border border-solid border-neutral-content bg-base-200 shadow-md hover:shadow-none duration-100 rounded-2xl relative`}
+      className={`${selectedStyle} border border-solid border-neutral-content bg-base-200 shadow-md hover:shadow-none duration-100 rounded-2xl relative group`}
       onClick={() =>
         selectable
           ? handleCheckboxClick(link)
@@ -150,7 +164,7 @@ export default function LinkMasonry({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
                   width={1280}
                   height={720}
                   alt=""
-                  className="rounded-t-2xl select-none object-cover z-10 h-40 w-full shadow opacity-80 scale-105"
+                  className={`rounded-t-2xl select-none object-cover z-10 ${imageHeightClass} w-full shadow opacity-80 scale-105`}
                   style={show.icon ? { filter: "blur(1px)" } : undefined}
                   draggable="false"
                   onError={(e) => {
@@ -159,7 +173,9 @@ export default function LinkMasonry({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
                   }}
                 />
               ) : link.preview === "unavailable" ? null : (
-                <div className="duration-100 h-40 bg-opacity-80 skeleton rounded-none"></div>
+                <div
+                  className={`duration-100 ${imageHeightClass} bg-opacity-80 skeleton rounded-none`}
+                ></div>
               )}
               {show.icon && (
                 <div className="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 bottom-0 rounded-t-2xl flex items-center justify-center rounded-md">
@@ -174,7 +190,7 @@ export default function LinkMasonry({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
 
         <div className="p-3 flex flex-col gap-2 h-full min-h-14">
           {show.name && (
-            <p className="hyphens-auto w-full pr-9 text-primary text-sm">
+            <p className="hyphens-auto w-full text-primary text-sm">
               {unescapeString(link.name)}
             </p>
           )}
@@ -182,12 +198,7 @@ export default function LinkMasonry({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
           {show.link && <LinkTypeBadge link={link} />}
 
           {show.description && link.description && (
-            <p
-              className={clsx(
-                "hyphens-auto text-sm w-full",
-                ((!show.name && !show.link) || !link.name) && "pr-9"
-              )}
-            >
+            <p className={clsx("hyphens-auto text-sm w-full")}>
               {unescapeString(link.description)}
             </p>
           )}
@@ -226,15 +237,14 @@ export default function LinkMasonry({ link, flipDropdown, editMode }: Props) {
         )}
       </div>
 
+      {/* Overlay on hover */}
+      <div className="absolute pointer-events-none top-0 left-0 right-0 bottom-0 bg-base-100 bg-opacity-0 group-hover:bg-opacity-20 group-focus-within:opacity-20 rounded-2xl duration-100"></div>
       <LinkActions
         link={link}
         collection={collection}
-        position={
-          previewAvailable(link) && show.image
-            ? "top-[10.75rem] right-3"
-            : "top-3 right-3"
+        className={
+          "top-3 right-3 group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-within:opacity-100 opacity-0 duration-100"
         }
-        flipDropdown={flipDropdown}
       />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/components/LinkViews/Links.tsx b/components/LinkViews/Links.tsx
index c8de1e5d..c0253ed3 100644
--- a/components/LinkViews/Links.tsx
+++ b/components/LinkViews/Links.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags,
   ViewMode,
 } from "@/types/global";
-import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useInView } from "react-intersection-observer";
 import LinkMasonry from "@/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry";
 import Masonry from "react-masonry-css";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import resolveConfig from "tailwindcss/resolveConfig";
 import tailwindConfig from "../../tailwind.config.js";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import LinkList from "@/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkList";
+import useLocalSettingsStore from "@/store/localSettings";
 
 export function CardView({
   links,
@@ -27,16 +28,68 @@ export function CardView({
   hasNextPage?: boolean;
   placeHolderRef?: any;
 }) {
+  const settings = useLocalSettingsStore((state) => state.settings);
+
+  const gridMap = {
+    1: "grid-cols-1",
+    2: "grid-cols-2",
+    3: "grid-cols-3",
+    4: "grid-cols-4",
+    5: "grid-cols-5",
+    6: "grid-cols-6",
+    7: "grid-cols-7",
+    8: "grid-cols-8",
+  };
+
+  const getColumnCount = () => {
+    const width = window.innerWidth;
+    if (width >= 1901) return 5;
+    if (width >= 1501) return 4;
+    if (width >= 881) return 3;
+    if (width >= 551) return 2;
+    return 1;
+  };
+
+  const [columnCount, setColumnCount] = useState(
+    settings.columns || getColumnCount()
+  );
+
+  const gridColClass = useMemo(
+    () => gridMap[columnCount as keyof typeof gridMap],
+    [columnCount]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleResize = () => {
+      if (settings.columns === 0) {
+        // Only recalculate if zustandColumns is zero
+        setColumnCount(getColumnCount());
+      }
+    };
+
+    if (settings.columns === 0) {
+      window.addEventListener("resize", handleResize);
+    }
+
+    setColumnCount(settings.columns || getColumnCount());
+
+    return () => {
+      if (settings.columns === 0) {
+        window.removeEventListener("resize", handleResize);
+      }
+    };
+  }, [settings.columns]);
+
   return (
-    <div className="grid min-[1901px]:grid-cols-5 min-[1501px]:grid-cols-4 min-[881px]:grid-cols-3 min-[551px]:grid-cols-2 grid-cols-1 gap-5 pb-5">
+    <div className={`${gridColClass} grid gap-5 pb-5`}>
       {links?.map((e, i) => {
         return (
           <LinkCard
             key={i}
             link={e}
             count={i}
-            flipDropdown={i === links.length - 1}
             editMode={editMode}
+            columns={columnCount}
           />
         );
       })}
@@ -76,6 +129,58 @@ export function MasonryView({
   hasNextPage?: boolean;
   placeHolderRef?: any;
 }) {
+  const settings = useLocalSettingsStore((state) => state.settings);
+
+  const gridMap = {
+    1: "grid-cols-1",
+    2: "grid-cols-2",
+    3: "grid-cols-3",
+    4: "grid-cols-4",
+    5: "grid-cols-5",
+    6: "grid-cols-6",
+    7: "grid-cols-7",
+    8: "grid-cols-8",
+  };
+
+  const getColumnCount = () => {
+    const width = window.innerWidth;
+    if (width >= 1901) return 5;
+    if (width >= 1501) return 4;
+    if (width >= 881) return 3;
+    if (width >= 551) return 2;
+    return 1;
+  };
+
+  const [columnCount, setColumnCount] = useState(
+    settings.columns || getColumnCount()
+  );
+
+  const gridColClass = useMemo(
+    () => gridMap[columnCount as keyof typeof gridMap],
+    [columnCount]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleResize = () => {
+      if (settings.columns === 0) {
+        // Only recalculate if zustandColumns is zero
+        setColumnCount(getColumnCount());
+      }
+    };
+
+    if (settings.columns === 0) {
+      window.addEventListener("resize", handleResize);
+    }
+
+    setColumnCount(settings.columns || getColumnCount());
+
+    return () => {
+      if (settings.columns === 0) {
+        window.removeEventListener("resize", handleResize);
+      }
+    };
+  }, [settings.columns]);
+
   const fullConfig = resolveConfig(tailwindConfig as any);
 
   const breakpointColumnsObj = useMemo(() => {
@@ -90,18 +195,19 @@ export function MasonryView({
 
   return (
     <Masonry
-      breakpointCols={breakpointColumnsObj}
+      breakpointCols={
+        settings.columns === 0 ? breakpointColumnsObj : columnCount
+      }
       columnClassName="flex flex-col gap-5 !w-full"
-      className="grid min-[1901px]:grid-cols-5 min-[1501px]:grid-cols-4 min-[881px]:grid-cols-3 min-[551px]:grid-cols-2 grid-cols-1 gap-5 pb-5"
+      className={`${gridColClass} grid gap-5 pb-5`}
     >
       {links?.map((e, i) => {
         return (
           <LinkMasonry
             key={i}
             link={e}
-            count={i}
-            flipDropdown={i === links.length - 1}
             editMode={editMode}
+            columns={columnCount}
           />
         );
       })}
@@ -144,15 +250,7 @@ export function ListView({
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col">
       {links?.map((e, i) => {
-        return (
-          <LinkList
-            key={i}
-            link={e}
-            count={i}
-            flipDropdown={i === links.length - 1}
-            editMode={editMode}
-          />
-        );
+        return <LinkList key={i} link={e} count={i} editMode={editMode} />;
       })}
 
       {(hasNextPage || isLoading) &&
diff --git a/components/ReadableView.tsx b/components/ReadableView.tsx
index 942b66c4..6a4e3429 100644
--- a/components/ReadableView.tsx
+++ b/components/ReadableView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { readabilityAvailable } from "@/lib/shared/getArchiveValidity";
 import isValidUrl from "@/lib/shared/isValidUrl";
 import {
   ArchivedFormat,
-  CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount,
   LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags,
 } from "@/types/global";
 import ColorThief, { RGBColor } from "colorthief";
@@ -11,10 +10,8 @@ import DOMPurify from "dompurify";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
-import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
-import LinkActions from "./LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkActions";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "next-i18next";
-import { useCollections } from "@/hooks/store/collections";
 import { useGetLink } from "@/hooks/store/links";
 import { IconWeight } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 import Icon from "./Icon";