[GUI] Added localization support, more clean design, and improved settings management

src/SharpEmu.CLI/SharpEmu.CLI.csproj

@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
       <TargetPath>LICENSE.txt</TargetPath>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="..\SharpEmu.GUI\Languages\*.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <TargetPath>Languages\%(Filename)%(Extension)</TargetPath>
+      <Visible>False</Visible>
+    </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Keep glfw as a loose file next to the executable; every other native

src/SharpEmu.GUI/App.axaml

@@ -127,6 +127,34 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
       <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource TextBrush}" />
     </Style>
 
+    <!-- Top-level page switcher (Library / Options): plain transparent
+         buttons, not TabItem, so there is no Fluent selected-tab underline.
+         The active page is conveyed by brightness alone; LB/RB gamepad
+         hints flank the pair. -->
+    <Style Selector="Button.segment">
+      <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
+      <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0" />
+      <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" />
+      <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="22" />
+      <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
+      <Setter Property="Padding" Value="6,4" />
+      <Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="8" />
+    </Style>
+    <Style Selector="Button.segment:pointerover /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_ContentPresenter">
+      <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ElevatedBrush}" />
+      <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource TextBrush}" />
+    </Style>
+    <Style Selector="Button.segment.active">
+      <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource TextBrush}" />
+    </Style>
+
+    <!-- Gamepad shoulder-button hint chip (LB/RB, L1/R1). -->
+    <Style Selector="Border.padHint">
+      <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ElevatedBrush}" />
+      <Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="6" />
+      <Setter Property="Padding" Value="8,3" />
+    </Style>
+
     <Style Selector="ContextMenu">
       <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource CardBrush}" />
       <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource CardBorderBrush}" />

src/SharpEmu.GUI/ConsoleWindow.cs

@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ public sealed class ConsoleWindow : Window
         Action clear,
         bool autoScroll)
     {
+        var loc = Localization.Instance;
+
         _sourceLines = lines;
-        Title = "SharpEmu Console";
+        Title = loc.Get("Console.WindowTitle");
         Width = 980;
         Height = 620;
         MinWidth = 520;
@@ -36,10 +38,15 @@ public sealed class ConsoleWindow : Window
         Background = new SolidColorBrush(Color.Parse("#0D1017"));
         Icon = new WindowIcon(AssetLoader.Open(new Uri("avares://SharpEmu.GUI/Assets/SharpEmu.ico")));
 
-        _searchBox = new TextBox { Watermark = "Search...", Width = 320, Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 12, 0) };
+        _searchBox = new TextBox
+        {
+            Watermark = loc.Get("Console.SearchWatermark"),
+            Width = 320,
+            Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 12, 0),
+        };
         _autoScrollCheck = new CheckBox
         {
-            Content = "Auto-scroll",
+            Content = loc.Get("Console.AutoScroll"),
             IsChecked = autoScroll,
             FontSize = 12,
             Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 12, 0),
@@ -48,11 +55,16 @@ public sealed class ConsoleWindow : Window
         var copyButton = new Button
         {
             Classes = { "ghost" },
-            Content = "Copy",
+            Content = loc.Get("Console.Copy"),
             Padding = new Thickness(10, 4),
             Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 0),
         };
-        var clearButton = new Button { Classes = { "ghost" }, Content = "Clear", Padding = new Thickness(10, 4) };
+        var clearButton = new Button
+        {
+            Classes = { "ghost" },
+            Content = loc.Get("Console.Clear"),
+            Padding = new Thickness(10, 4),
+        };
         copyButton.Click += async (_, _) => await CopyAsync();
         clearButton.Click += (_, _) => clear();
         _searchBox.TextChanged += (_, _) => RefreshVisibleLines();
@@ -87,7 +99,7 @@ public sealed class ConsoleWindow : Window
                         new TextBlock
                         {
                             Classes = { "sectionTitle" },
-                            Text = "CONSOLE",
+                            Text = loc.Get("Console.Title"),
                             VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
                         },
                         _searchBox.WithGridColumn(1),

src/SharpEmu.GUI/GameEntry.cs

@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ public sealed class GameEntry : INotifyPropertyChanged
     private long _sizeBytes;
 
     public GameEntry(
-        string name, string? titleId, string path, long sizeBytes, string? coverPath, string? backgroundPath)
+        string name, string? titleId, string? version, string path, long sizeBytes,
+        string? coverPath, string? backgroundPath)
     {
         Name = name;
         TitleId = titleId;
+        Version = version;
         Path = path;
         _sizeBytes = sizeBytes;
         CoverPath = coverPath;
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ public sealed class GameEntry : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
     public string? TitleId { get; }
 
+    /// <summary>Content version from sce_sys/param.json, e.g. "01.000.000".</summary>
+    public string? Version { get; }
+
     public string Path { get; }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ public sealed class GameEntry : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
             _sizeBytes = value;
             PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(SizeBytes)));
-            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(Detail)));
+            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(SizeText)));
         }
     }
 
@@ -106,9 +111,15 @@ public sealed class GameEntry : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
     public bool HasCover => _cover is not null;
 
-    public string Detail => TitleId is not null
-        ? $"{TitleId}  •  {FormatSize(SizeBytes)}"
-        : FormatSize(SizeBytes);
+    public bool HasTitleId => TitleId is not null;
+
+    /// <summary>Badge text shown in the launch bar, e.g. "v01.000.000".</summary>
+    public string? VersionText => Version is null ? null : $"v{Version}";
+
+    public bool HasVersion => Version is not null;
+
+    /// <summary>Formatted install size badge shown in the launch bar.</summary>
+    public string SizeText => FormatSize(SizeBytes);
 
     private static string ComputeInitials(string name)
     {

src/SharpEmu.GUI/GuiSettings.cs

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public sealed class GuiSettings
 
     public string? EmulatorPath { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>UI language, matching a file code under Languages/ (e.g. "en", "tr").</summary>
+    public string Language { get; set; } = "en";
+
     /// <summary>Publish launcher/game status to Discord Rich Presence.</summary>
     public bool DiscordRichPresence { get; set; } = true;
 

src/SharpEmu.GUI/Languages/en.json

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+{
+  "_languageName": "English",
+
+  "Page.Library": "Library",
+  "Page.Options": "Options",
+  "Page.GameCount.One": "1 game",
+  "Page.GameCount.Other": "{0} games",
+
+  "Library.SearchWatermark": "Search library…",
+  "Library.AddFolder": "＋ Add folder",
+  "Library.Rescan": "⟳ Rescan",
+  "Library.OpenFile": "Open file…",
+
+  "Library.Context.Launch": "Launch",
+  "Library.Context.OpenFolder": "Open game folder",
+  "Library.Context.CopyPath": "Copy path",
+  "Library.Context.CopyTitleId": "Copy title ID",
+  "Library.Context.Remove": "Remove from library",
+
+  "Library.Empty.Title": "Your library is empty",
+  "Library.Empty.Hint": "Add a folder containing your games to get started.",
+  "Library.Empty.SearchTitle": "No games match your search",
+  "Library.Empty.SearchHint": "Nothing in the library matches “{0}”.",
+  "Library.Empty.AddFolder": "＋ Add game folder",
+
+  "Library.Loading": "Loading library…",
+
+  "Options.General": "General",
+  "Options.Section.Emulation": "EMULATION",
+  "Options.Section.Logging": "LOGGING",
+  "Options.Section.Launcher": "LAUNCHER",
+
+  "Options.CpuEngine.Label": "CPU engine",
+  "Options.CpuEngine.Desc": "Execution engine used to run game code.",
+  "Options.CpuEngine.Native": "Native",
+
+  "Options.Strict.Label": "Strict dynlib resolution",
+  "Options.Strict.Desc": "Fail the launch when an imported symbol cannot be resolved.",
+
+  "Options.LogLevel.Label": "Log level",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Desc": "Verbosity of the emulator console output.",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Trace": "Trace",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Debug": "Debug",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Info": "Info",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Warning": "Warning",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Error": "Error",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Critical": "Critical",
+
+  "Options.TraceImports.Label": "Import trace limit",
+  "Options.TraceImports.Desc": "Trace the first N imports per module (0 = off).",
+
+  "Options.LogToFile.Label": "Log to file",
+  "Options.LogToFile.Desc": "Mirror emulator output to a log file.",
+
+  "Options.LogFilePath.Label": "Log file path",
+  "Options.LogFilePath.Default": "No custom path — logs go to user/logs next to the emulator.",
+  "Options.LogFilePath.Select": "Select…",
+
+  "Options.OverrideLogFile.Label": "Override log file",
+  "Options.OverrideLogFile.Desc": "Use the exact file path instead of appending title ID and timestamp.",
+
+  "Options.TitleMusic.Label": "Title music",
+  "Options.TitleMusic.Desc": "Loop the selected game's preview music in the library.",
+
+  "Options.Discord.Label": "Discord presence",
+  "Options.Discord.Desc": "Show the running game on your Discord profile.",
+
+  "Options.Language.Label": "Emulator language",
+  "Options.Language.Desc": "Language used throughout the launcher. Applies immediately.",
+
+  "Common.On": "On",
+  "Common.Off": "Off",
+
+  "Console.Title": "CONSOLE",
+  "Console.SearchWatermark": "Search...",
+  "Console.AutoScroll": "Auto-scroll",
+  "Console.Split": "Split",
+  "Console.Copy": "Copy",
+  "Console.Clear": "Clear",
+  "Console.WindowTitle": "SharpEmu Console",
+
+  "Launch.NoGameSelected": "No game selected",
+  "Launch.NoGameHint": "Pick a game from the library, or open an eboot.bin directly.",
+  "Launch.Idle": "Idle",
+  "Launch.Console": "≡ Console",
+  "Launch.Launch": "▶  Launch",
+  "Launch.Stop": "■  Stop",
+  "Launch.Running": "Running — {0}",
+  "Launch.Stopping": "Stopping…",
+  "Launch.Exited": "Exited with code {0} ({1})",
+  "Launch.ExeNotFound": "SharpEmu executable not found. Build the SharpEmu.CLI project first (dotnet build).",
+  "Launch.LogFile": "Log file: {0}",
+  "Launch.Command": "$ SharpEmu {0}",
+  "Launch.StartFailed": "Failed to start the emulator: {0}",
+  "Launch.ProcessExited": "Process exited with code {0} ({1}).",
+
+  "Exit.Ok": "OK",
+  "Exit.InvalidArguments": "invalid arguments",
+  "Exit.EbootNotFound": "eboot not found",
+  "Exit.RuntimeException": "runtime exception",
+  "Exit.EmulationError": "emulation error",
+  "Exit.Unknown": "unknown",
+
+  "Status.EmulatorLocating": "Emulator: locating…",
+  "Status.EmulatorPath": "Emulator: {0}",
+  "Status.EmulatorNotFound": "Emulator: SharpEmu executable not found — build SharpEmu.CLI first.",
+  "Status.ScanningLibrary": "Scanning library…",
+  "Status.AddFolderPrompt": "Add a game folder to populate the library.",
+  "Status.LibraryScanned": "Library scanned: {0} game(s) in {1} folder(s).",
+  "Status.CouldNotOpenFolder": "Could not open folder: {0}",
+  "Status.CopiedToClipboard": "{0} copied to clipboard.",
+  "Status.RemovedFromLibrary": "Removed “{0}” from the library. Re-add its folder to restore it.",
+  "Status.Running": "Running {0}",
+  "Status.Stopping": "Stopping…",
+  "Status.Idle": "Idle",
+
+  "Clipboard.Path": "Path",
+  "Clipboard.TitleId": "Title ID",
+
+  "Discord.Playing": "Playing {0}",
+  "Discord.Browsing": "Browsing the library",
+
+  "Dialog.ChooseGameFolder": "Choose a folder containing games",
+  "Dialog.OpenExecutable": "Open an executable to launch",
+  "Dialog.PsExecutables": "PS executables",
+  "Dialog.SaveLogFile": "Select where to save the Log file",
+  "Dialog.PlainTextFiles": "Plain Text Files",
+  "Dialog.LogFiles": "Log Files"
+}

src/SharpEmu.GUI/Languages/tr.json

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+{
+  "_languageName": "Türkçe",
+
+  "Page.Library": "Kütüphane",
+  "Page.Options": "Ayarlar",
+  "Page.GameCount.One": "1 oyun",
+  "Page.GameCount.Other": "{0} oyun",
+
+  "Library.SearchWatermark": "Kütüphanede ara…",
+  "Library.AddFolder": "＋ Klasör ekle",
+  "Library.Rescan": "⟳ Yeniden tara",
+  "Library.OpenFile": "Dosya aç…",
+
+  "Library.Context.Launch": "Başlat",
+  "Library.Context.OpenFolder": "Oyun klasörünü aç",
+  "Library.Context.CopyPath": "Yolu kopyala",
+  "Library.Context.CopyTitleId": "Title ID'yi kopyala",
+  "Library.Context.Remove": "Kütüphaneden kaldır",
+
+  "Library.Empty.Title": "Kütüphaneniz boş",
+  "Library.Empty.Hint": "Başlamak için oyunlarınızı içeren bir klasör ekleyin.",
+  "Library.Empty.SearchTitle": "Aramanızla eşleşen oyun yok",
+  "Library.Empty.SearchHint": "Kütüphanede “{0}” ile eşleşen bir şey yok.",
+  "Library.Empty.AddFolder": "＋ Oyun klasörü ekle",
+
+  "Library.Loading": "Kütüphane yükleniyor…",
+
+  "Options.General": "Genel",
+  "Options.Section.Emulation": "EMÜLASYON",
+  "Options.Section.Logging": "GÜNLÜKLEME",
+  "Options.Section.Launcher": "BAŞLATICI",
+
+  "Options.CpuEngine.Label": "CPU motoru",
+  "Options.CpuEngine.Desc": "Oyun kodunu çalıştırmak için kullanılan yürütme motoru.",
+  "Options.CpuEngine.Native": "Native",
+
+  "Options.Strict.Label": "Katı dynlib çözümü",
+  "Options.Strict.Desc": "İçe aktarılan bir sembol çözümlenemediğinde başlatmayı başarısız kılar.",
+
+  "Options.LogLevel.Label": "Günlük seviyesi",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Desc": "Emülatör konsol çıktısının ayrıntı düzeyi.",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Trace": "Trace",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Debug": "Debug",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Info": "Info",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Warning": "Warning",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Error": "Error",
+  "Options.LogLevel.Critical": "Critical",
+
+  "Options.TraceImports.Label": "Import izleme sınırı",
+  "Options.TraceImports.Desc": "Modül başına ilk N import'u izle (0 = kapalı).",
+
+  "Options.LogToFile.Label": "Dosyaya günlükle",
+  "Options.LogToFile.Desc": "Emülatör çıktısını bir günlük dosyasına yansıt.",
+
+  "Options.LogFilePath.Label": "Günlük dosyası yolu",
+  "Options.LogFilePath.Default": "Özel yol yok — günlükler emülatörün yanındaki user/logs klasörüne yazılır.",
+  "Options.LogFilePath.Select": "Seç…",
+
+  "Options.OverrideLogFile.Label": "Günlük dosyasının üzerine yaz",
+  "Options.OverrideLogFile.Desc": "Title ID ve zaman damgası eklemek yerine tam dosya yolunu kullan.",
+
+  "Options.TitleMusic.Label": "Oyun müziği",
+  "Options.TitleMusic.Desc": "Kütüphanede seçili oyunun önizleme müziğini döngüye al.",
+
+  "Options.Discord.Label": "Discord durumu",
+  "Options.Discord.Desc": "Discord profilinde çalışan oyunu göster.",
+
+  "Options.Language.Label": "Emülatör dili",
+  "Options.Language.Desc": "Başlatıcı genelinde kullanılan dil. Hemen uygulanır.",
+
+  "Common.On": "Açık",
+  "Common.Off": "Kapalı",
+
+  "Console.Title": "KONSOL",
+  "Console.SearchWatermark": "Ara...",
+  "Console.AutoScroll": "Otomatik kaydır",
+  "Console.Split": "Ayır",
+  "Console.Copy": "Kopyala",
+  "Console.Clear": "Temizle",
+  "Console.WindowTitle": "SharpEmu Konsol",
+
+  "Launch.NoGameSelected": "Oyun seçilmedi",
+  "Launch.NoGameHint": "Kütüphaneden bir oyun seçin veya doğrudan bir eboot.bin açın.",
+  "Launch.Idle": "Boşta",
+  "Launch.Console": "≡ Konsol",
+  "Launch.Launch": "▶  Başlat",
+  "Launch.Stop": "■  Durdur",
+  "Launch.Running": "Çalışıyor — {0}",
+  "Launch.Stopping": "Durduruluyor…",
+  "Launch.Exited": "Çıkış kodu {0} ({1})",
+  "Launch.ExeNotFound": "SharpEmu çalıştırılabilir dosyası bulunamadı. Önce SharpEmu.CLI projesini derleyin (dotnet build).",
+  "Launch.LogFile": "Günlük dosyası: {0}",
+  "Launch.Command": "$ SharpEmu {0}",
+  "Launch.StartFailed": "Emülatör başlatılamadı: {0}",
+  "Launch.ProcessExited": "İşlem {0} kodla sonlandı ({1}).",
+
+  "Exit.Ok": "Tamam",
+  "Exit.InvalidArguments": "geçersiz argümanlar",
+  "Exit.EbootNotFound": "eboot bulunamadı",
+  "Exit.RuntimeException": "çalışma zamanı hatası",
+  "Exit.EmulationError": "emülasyon hatası",
+  "Exit.Unknown": "bilinmiyor",
+
+  "Status.EmulatorLocating": "Emülatör: bulunuyor…",
+  "Status.EmulatorPath": "Emülatör: {0}",
+  "Status.EmulatorNotFound": "Emülatör: SharpEmu çalıştırılabilir dosyası bulunamadı — önce SharpEmu.CLI'yi derleyin.",
+  "Status.ScanningLibrary": "Kütüphane taranıyor…",
+  "Status.AddFolderPrompt": "Kütüphaneyi doldurmak için bir oyun klasörü ekleyin.",
+  "Status.LibraryScanned": "Kütüphane tarandı: {1} klasörde {0} oyun.",
+  "Status.CouldNotOpenFolder": "Klasör açılamadı: {0}",
+  "Status.CopiedToClipboard": "{0} panoya kopyalandı.",
+  "Status.RemovedFromLibrary": "“{0}” kütüphaneden kaldırıldı. Geri getirmek için klasörünü yeniden ekleyin.",
+  "Status.Running": "{0} çalışıyor",
+  "Status.Stopping": "Durduruluyor…",
+  "Status.Idle": "Boşta",
+
+  "Clipboard.Path": "Yol",
+  "Clipboard.TitleId": "Title ID",
+
+  "Discord.Playing": "{0} oynuyor",
+  "Discord.Browsing": "Kütüphaneye göz atıyor",
+
+  "Dialog.ChooseGameFolder": "Oyunlarınızı içeren bir klasör seçin",
+  "Dialog.OpenExecutable": "Başlatılacak bir çalıştırılabilir dosya aç",
+  "Dialog.PsExecutables": "PS çalıştırılabilirleri",
+  "Dialog.SaveLogFile": "Günlük dosyasının kaydedileceği yeri seçin",
+  "Dialog.PlainTextFiles": "Düz Metin Dosyaları",
+  "Dialog.LogFiles": "Günlük Dosyaları"
+}

src/SharpEmu.GUI/Localization.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2026 SharpEmu Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace SharpEmu.GUI;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Loads UI strings for the launcher from Languages/&lt;code&gt;.json next to the
+/// executable. The files are plain, pretty-printed JSON (a flat key/value
+/// map) so they stay easy to open and translate by hand; a missing or
+/// unreadable key falls back to the key name itself.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class Localization
+{
+    public static Localization Instance { get; } = new();
+
+    public sealed record LanguageInfo(string Code, string NativeName);
+
+    private Dictionary<string, string> _strings = new();
+
+    private Localization()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Directory holding the *.json language files; user-editable.</summary>
+    public static string LanguagesDirectory => Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "Languages");
+
+    public string CurrentCode { get; private set; } = "en";
+
+    public string Get(string key) => _strings.TryGetValue(key, out var value) ? value : key;
+
+    public string Format(string key, params object?[] args) => string.Format(Get(key), args);
+
+    /// <summary>Languages discovered under <see cref="LanguagesDirectory"/>, sorted by code.</summary>
+    public List<LanguageInfo> DiscoverLanguages()
+    {
+        var languages = new List<LanguageInfo>();
+        try
+        {
+            foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(LanguagesDirectory, "*.json"))
+            {
+                var code = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file);
+                languages.Add(new LanguageInfo(code, ReadLanguageName(file) ?? code));
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            // Missing Languages directory: no languages to offer.
+        }
+
+        languages.Sort((a, b) => string.CompareOrdinal(a.Code, b.Code));
+        return languages;
+    }
+
+    private static string? ReadLanguageName(string path)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var document = JsonDocument.Parse(File.ReadAllText(path));
+            if (document.RootElement.TryGetProperty("_languageName", out var name) &&
+                name.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
+            {
+                return name.GetString();
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            // Malformed file: fall back to the file's code as its display name.
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Loads a language by file code (e.g. "en"), falling back to English.</summary>
+    public void Load(string code)
+    {
+        if (!TryLoadFile(code) && !string.Equals(code, "en", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            TryLoadFile("en");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool TryLoadFile(string code)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var path = Path.Combine(LanguagesDirectory, $"{code}.json");
+            if (!File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string>>(File.ReadAllText(path));
+            if (loaded is null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            _strings = loaded;
+            CurrentCode = code;
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/SharpEmu.GUI/MainWindow.axaml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
         Title="SharpEmu"
         Width="1280" Height="820"
         MinWidth="980" MinHeight="640"
+        WindowState="Maximized"
         WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
         Background="{StaticResource BgBrush}"
         ExtendClientAreaToDecorationsHint="True"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
         Icon="avares://SharpEmu.GUI/Assets/SharpEmu.ico"
         KeyDown="OnKeyDown">
 
-  <Grid RowDefinitions="44,*,32">
+  <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto">
 
     <!-- Selected-game backdrop: key art behind the main content, dimmed by
          a scrim so tiles and text stay readable. Fades on selection. -->
@@ -41,8 +42,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
       </Border>
     </Panel>
 
-    <!-- Title bar -->
-    <Grid x:Name="TitleBar" Grid.Row="0" Background="{StaticResource ChromeBrush}">
+    <!-- Title bar; hidden in fullscreen (F11) along with the status bar, so
+         the game gets the whole screen. -->
+    <Grid x:Name="TitleBar" Grid.Row="0" Height="44" Background="{StaticResource ChromeBrush}">
       <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="10" Margin="16,0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
         <Image Source="avares://SharpEmu.GUI/Assets/SharpEmu.ico" Width="20" Height="20"
                RenderOptions.BitmapInterpolationMode="HighQuality" />
@@ -54,106 +56,273 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
     </Grid>
 
     <!-- Main content -->
-    <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="18,14,18,14" RowDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto,Auto">
+    <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="32,24,32,20" RowDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto,Auto">
 
-      <!-- Library toolbar -->
-      <Grid Grid.Row="0" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,Auto,*,Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto" Margin="6,0,6,12">
-        <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="Library" FontSize="22" FontWeight="Bold" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-        <Border Grid.Column="1" Classes="pill" Margin="12,2,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-          <TextBlock x:Name="GameCountText" Text="0 games" FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" />
-        </Border>
-        <TextBox Grid.Column="3" x:Name="SearchBox" Watermark="Search library…" Width="280"
-                 VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,12,0" />
-        <Button Grid.Column="4" x:Name="AddFolderButton" Classes="ghost" Content="＋ Add folder"
-                VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,8,0" />
-        <Button Grid.Column="5" x:Name="RescanButton" Classes="ghost" Content="⟳ Rescan"
-                VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,8,0" />
-        <Button Grid.Column="6" x:Name="OpenFileButton" Classes="ghost" Content="Open file…"
-                VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+      <!-- Library / Options page switcher, with the library toolbar sharing
+           the same row on the right. Plain buttons (not TabItem) so there is
+           no underline; LB/RB hint chips flank the pair and the gamepad's
+           shoulder buttons actually switch pages from anywhere. -->
+      <Grid Grid.Row="0" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto" Margin="0,0,0,20">
+        <StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="14" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+          <Border Classes="padHint" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+            <TextBlock Text="LB" FontSize="11" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" />
+          </Border>
+          <Button x:Name="LibraryTabButton" Classes="segment active" Content="Library" />
+          <Button x:Name="OptionsTabButton" Classes="segment" Content="Options" />
+          <Border Classes="padHint" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+            <TextBlock Text="RB" FontSize="11" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" />
+          </Border>
+        </StackPanel>
+
+        <StackPanel Grid.Column="2" x:Name="LibraryToolbar" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Center">
+          <TextBox x:Name="SearchBox" Watermark="Search library…" Width="240" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+          <Button x:Name="AddFolderButton" Classes="ghost" Content="＋ Add folder" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+          <Button x:Name="RescanButton" Classes="ghost" Content="⟳ Rescan" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+          <Button x:Name="OpenFileButton" Classes="ghost" Content="Open file…" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+        </StackPanel>
       </Grid>
 
-      <!-- Cover-art grid -->
       <Panel Grid.Row="1">
-        <ListBox x:Name="GameList" Classes="tileGrid" Background="Transparent"
-                 SelectionMode="Single" Padding="0">
-          <ListBox.ContextMenu>
-            <ContextMenu x:Name="GameContextMenu" Placement="Pointer">
-              <MenuItem x:Name="CtxLaunch" Header="Launch" FontWeight="SemiBold">
-                <MenuItem.Icon>
-                  <TextBlock Text="▶" FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource AccentHoverBrush}"
-                             HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                </MenuItem.Icon>
-              </MenuItem>
-              <MenuItem x:Name="CtxOpenFolder" Header="Open game folder">
-                <MenuItem.Icon>
-                  <TextBlock Text="📂" FontSize="12" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                </MenuItem.Icon>
-              </MenuItem>
-              <Separator />
-              <MenuItem x:Name="CtxCopyPath" Header="Copy path">
-                <MenuItem.Icon>
-                  <TextBlock Text="⧉" FontSize="13" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}"
-                             HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                </MenuItem.Icon>
-              </MenuItem>
-              <MenuItem x:Name="CtxCopyTitleId" Header="Copy title ID">
-                <MenuItem.Icon>
-                  <TextBlock Text="⧉" FontSize="13" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}"
-                             HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                </MenuItem.Icon>
-              </MenuItem>
-              <Separator />
-              <MenuItem x:Name="CtxRemove" Header="Remove from library"
-                        Foreground="{StaticResource DangerHoverBrush}">
-                <MenuItem.Icon>
-                  <TextBlock Text="✕" FontSize="12" Foreground="{StaticResource DangerHoverBrush}"
-                             HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                </MenuItem.Icon>
-              </MenuItem>
-            </ContextMenu>
-          </ListBox.ContextMenu>
-          <ListBox.ItemsPanel>
-            <ItemsPanelTemplate>
-              <WrapPanel />
-            </ItemsPanelTemplate>
-          </ListBox.ItemsPanel>
-          <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
-            <DataTemplate>
-              <StackPanel Width="128" Height="186" Spacing="7">
-                <Border Classes="coverShadow" Width="128" Height="128">
-                  <Border Classes="coverClip">
-                    <Panel>
-                      <Border Background="{Binding PlaceholderBrush}" IsVisible="{Binding !HasCover}">
-                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Initials}" FontSize="36" FontWeight="Bold"
-                                   Foreground="#E8ECF4" Opacity="0.85"
-                                   HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                      </Border>
-                      <Image Source="{Binding Cover}" Stretch="UniformToFill" IsVisible="{Binding HasCover}" />
-                    </Panel>
-                  </Border>
-                </Border>
-                <StackPanel Spacing="2">
-                  <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" FontSize="13" FontWeight="SemiBold"
-                             TextWrapping="Wrap" MaxLines="2" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />
-                  <TextBlock Text="{Binding Detail}" FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}"
-                             TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />
-                </StackPanel>
-              </StackPanel>
-            </DataTemplate>
-          </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
-        </ListBox>
 
-        <!-- Empty state -->
-        <StackPanel x:Name="EmptyState" Spacing="10" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                    IsVisible="False">
-          <TextBlock Text="🎮" FontSize="44" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Opacity="0.7" />
-          <TextBlock x:Name="EmptyStateTitle" Text="Your library is empty" FontSize="18" FontWeight="SemiBold"
-                     HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
-          <TextBlock x:Name="EmptyStateHint" Text="Add a folder containing your games to get started."
-                     FontSize="13" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
-          <Button x:Name="EmptyAddFolderButton" Classes="accent" Content="＋ Add game folder"
-                  HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,8,0,0" />
-        </StackPanel>
+        <!-- Library page. The tile row gets extra top margin so it sits
+             closer to eye level (PS5 home-screen style) instead of hugging
+             the Library/Options switcher above it. -->
+        <Panel x:Name="LibraryPage" Margin="0,64,0,0">
+          <ListBox x:Name="GameList" Classes="tileGrid" Background="Transparent"
+                   SelectionMode="Single" Padding="0">
+            <ListBox.ContextMenu>
+              <ContextMenu x:Name="GameContextMenu" Placement="Pointer">
+                <MenuItem x:Name="CtxLaunch" Header="Launch" FontWeight="SemiBold">
+                  <MenuItem.Icon>
+                    <TextBlock Text="▶" FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource AccentHoverBrush}"
+                               HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                  </MenuItem.Icon>
+                </MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem x:Name="CtxOpenFolder" Header="Open game folder">
+                  <MenuItem.Icon>
+                    <TextBlock Text="📂" FontSize="12" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                  </MenuItem.Icon>
+                </MenuItem>
+                <Separator />
+                <MenuItem x:Name="CtxCopyPath" Header="Copy path">
+                  <MenuItem.Icon>
+                    <TextBlock Text="⧉" FontSize="13" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}"
+                               HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                  </MenuItem.Icon>
+                </MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem x:Name="CtxCopyTitleId" Header="Copy title ID">
+                  <MenuItem.Icon>
+                    <TextBlock Text="⧉" FontSize="13" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}"
+                               HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                  </MenuItem.Icon>
+                </MenuItem>
+                <Separator />
+                <MenuItem x:Name="CtxRemove" Header="Remove from library"
+                          Foreground="{StaticResource DangerHoverBrush}">
+                  <MenuItem.Icon>
+                    <TextBlock Text="✕" FontSize="12" Foreground="{StaticResource DangerHoverBrush}"
+                               HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                  </MenuItem.Icon>
+                </MenuItem>
+              </ContextMenu>
+            </ListBox.ContextMenu>
+            <ListBox.ItemsPanel>
+              <ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                <WrapPanel />
+              </ItemsPanelTemplate>
+            </ListBox.ItemsPanel>
+            <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
+              <DataTemplate>
+                <StackPanel Width="128" Height="172" Spacing="7">
+                  <Border Classes="coverShadow" Width="128" Height="128">
+                    <Border Classes="coverClip">
+                      <Panel>
+                        <Border Background="{Binding PlaceholderBrush}" IsVisible="{Binding !HasCover}">
+                          <TextBlock Text="{Binding Initials}" FontSize="36" FontWeight="Bold"
+                                     Foreground="#E8ECF4" Opacity="0.85"
+                                     HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                        </Border>
+                        <Image Source="{Binding Cover}" Stretch="UniformToFill" IsVisible="{Binding HasCover}" />
+                      </Panel>
+                    </Border>
+                  </Border>
+                  <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" FontSize="13" FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                             TextWrapping="Wrap" MaxLines="2" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
+                             TextAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
+                </StackPanel>
+              </DataTemplate>
+            </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
+          </ListBox>
+
+          <!-- Empty state -->
+          <StackPanel x:Name="EmptyState" Spacing="10" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                      IsVisible="False">
+            <TextBlock Text="🎮" FontSize="44" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Opacity="0.7" />
+            <TextBlock x:Name="EmptyStateTitle" Text="Your library is empty" FontSize="18" FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                       HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
+            <TextBlock x:Name="EmptyStateHint" Text="Add a folder containing your games to get started."
+                       FontSize="13" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
+            <Button x:Name="EmptyAddFolderButton" Classes="accent" Content="＋ Add game folder"
+                    HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,8,0,0" />
+          </StackPanel>
+
+          <!-- Loading state: covers the grid while a scan (initial load,
+               rescan, or a just-added folder) is in flight, so the screen
+               never looks blank mid-scan. -->
+          <StackPanel x:Name="LoadingState" Spacing="14" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                      IsVisible="False">
+            <ProgressBar IsIndeterminate="True" Width="180" Height="3" />
+            <TextBlock x:Name="LoadingStateText" Text="Loading library…" FontSize="13"
+                       Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
+          </StackPanel>
+        </Panel>
+
+        <!-- Options page: sub-tabs so future categories (Graphics, …) slot
+             in next to General. Card-grouped sections match the visual
+             language used by the console panel and launch bar below. -->
+        <Grid x:Name="OptionsPage" IsVisible="False">
+          <TabControl>
+            <TabItem x:Name="GeneralTabItem" Header="General" FontSize="15">
+              <ScrollViewer>
+                <StackPanel Margin="0,14,0,16" Spacing="16" MaxWidth="1280" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
+
+                  <Border Classes="card">
+                    <StackPanel Spacing="14">
+                      <TextBlock x:Name="EmulationSectionTitle" Classes="sectionTitle" Text="EMULATION" />
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="CpuEngineLabel" Text="CPU engine" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="CpuEngineDesc" Text="Execution engine used to run game code."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <ComboBox Grid.Column="1" x:Name="CpuEngineBox" Width="160" SelectedIndex="0"
+                                  VerticalAlignment="Center" CornerRadius="8">
+                          <ComboBoxItem x:Name="CpuEngineNativeItem" Content="Native" />
+                        </ComboBox>
+                      </Grid>
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="StrictLabel" Text="Strict dynlib resolution" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="StrictDesc" Text="Fail the launch when an imported symbol cannot be resolved."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <ToggleSwitch Grid.Column="1" x:Name="StrictToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off"
+                                      VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                      </Grid>
+                    </StackPanel>
+                  </Border>
+
+                  <Border Classes="card">
+                    <StackPanel Spacing="14">
+                      <TextBlock x:Name="LoggingSectionTitle" Classes="sectionTitle" Text="LOGGING" />
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="LogLevelLabel" Text="Log level" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="LogLevelDesc" Text="Verbosity of the emulator console output."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <ComboBox Grid.Column="1" x:Name="LogLevelBox" Width="160" SelectedIndex="2"
+                                  VerticalAlignment="Center" CornerRadius="8">
+                          <ComboBoxItem x:Name="LogLevelTraceItem" Content="Trace" />
+                          <ComboBoxItem x:Name="LogLevelDebugItem" Content="Debug" />
+                          <ComboBoxItem x:Name="LogLevelInfoItem" Content="Info" />
+                          <ComboBoxItem x:Name="LogLevelWarningItem" Content="Warning" />
+                          <ComboBoxItem x:Name="LogLevelErrorItem" Content="Error" />
+                          <ComboBoxItem x:Name="LogLevelCriticalItem" Content="Critical" />
+                        </ComboBox>
+                      </Grid>
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="TraceImportsLabel" Text="Import trace limit" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="TraceImportsDesc" Text="Trace the first N imports per module (0 = off)."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <NumericUpDown Grid.Column="1" x:Name="TraceImportsBox" Width="160" Minimum="0"
+                                       Maximum="4096" Increment="16" Value="0" FormatString="0"
+                                       VerticalAlignment="Center" CornerRadius="8" />
+                      </Grid>
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="LogToFileLabel" Text="Log to file" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="LogToFileDesc" Text="Mirror emulator output to a log file."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <ToggleSwitch Grid.Column="1" x:Name="LogToFileToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off"
+                                      VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                      </Grid>
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="LogFilePathLabel" Text="Log file path" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="LogFilePathText" Text="No custom path"
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <Button Grid.Column="1" x:Name="SelectLogFilePathButton" Classes="ghost" Content="Select…"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                      </Grid>
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="OverrideLogFileLabel" Text="Override log file" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="OverrideLogFileDesc"
+                                     Text="Use the exact file path instead of appending title ID and timestamp."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <ToggleSwitch Grid.Column="1" x:Name="OverrideLogFileToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off"
+                                      VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                      </Grid>
+                    </StackPanel>
+                  </Border>
+
+                  <Border Classes="card">
+                    <StackPanel Spacing="14">
+                      <TextBlock x:Name="LauncherSectionTitle" Classes="sectionTitle" Text="LAUNCHER" />
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="LanguageLabel" Text="Emulator language" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="LanguageDesc"
+                                     Text="Language used throughout the launcher. Applies immediately."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <ComboBox Grid.Column="1" x:Name="LanguageBox" Width="160"
+                                  VerticalAlignment="Center" CornerRadius="8"
+                                  DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding NativeName}" />
+                      </Grid>
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="TitleMusicLabel" Text="Title music" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="TitleMusicDesc" Text="Loop the selected game's preview music in the library."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <ToggleSwitch Grid.Column="1" x:Name="TitleMusicToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off"
+                                      IsChecked="True" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                      </Grid>
+
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="2" Margin="0,0,16,0">
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="DiscordLabel" Text="Discord presence" FontSize="13" />
+                          <TextBlock x:Name="DiscordDesc" Text="Show the running game on your Discord profile."
+                                     FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <ToggleSwitch Grid.Column="1" x:Name="DiscordToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off"
+                                      VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                      </Grid>
+                    </StackPanel>
+                  </Border>
+
+                </StackPanel>
+              </ScrollViewer>
+            </TabItem>
+          </TabControl>
+        </Grid>
       </Panel>
 
       <!-- Console (collapsible) -->
@@ -161,7 +330,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
               Margin="0,12,0,0" IsVisible="False">
         <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*">
           <Grid Grid.Row="0" ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto" Margin="16,12,16,8">
-            <TextBlock Classes="sectionTitle" Text="CONSOLE" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+            <TextBlock x:Name="ConsoleSectionTitle" Classes="sectionTitle" Text="CONSOLE" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
             <TextBox Grid.Column="1" FontSize="12" Margin="0,0,12,0" x:Name="ConsoleSearchBox"
                     Watermark="Search..." Width="320" />
             <CheckBox Grid.Column="2" x:Name="AutoScrollCheck" Content="Auto-scroll" IsChecked="True"
@@ -184,8 +353,8 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
         </Grid>
       </Border>
 
-      <!-- Launch bar -->
-      <Border Grid.Row="3" Classes="card" Margin="0,12,0,0" Padding="14">
+      <!-- Launch bar; capped so it does not sprawl on a maximized window. -->
+      <Border Grid.Row="3" Classes="card" Margin="0,12,0,0" Padding="14" MaxWidth="1280">
         <StackPanel Spacing="14">
           <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto">
 
@@ -204,9 +373,32 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
               </Panel>
             </Border>
 
-            <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Spacing="3" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="14,0,14,0">
-              <TextBlock x:Name="SelectedGameTitle" Text="No game selected" FontSize="16" FontWeight="Bold"
-                         TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />
+            <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Spacing="4" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="14,0,14,0">
+              <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,Auto,*">
+                <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" x:Name="SelectedGameTitle" Text="No game selected" FontSize="16"
+                           FontWeight="Bold" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                           MaxWidth="340" Margin="0,0,10,0" />
+
+                <!-- Title id / version / size badges, right next to the
+                     title. The title's own MaxWidth (not a "*" column) is
+                     what keeps them from drifting to the far right. -->
+                <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" x:Name="SelectedBadgesRow" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6"
+                            IsVisible="False" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                  <Border Classes="pill" IsVisible="{Binding HasTitleId, FallbackValue=False}">
+                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding TitleId}" FontSize="10" FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                               Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" />
+                  </Border>
+                  <Border Classes="pill" IsVisible="{Binding HasVersion, FallbackValue=False}">
+                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding VersionText}" FontSize="10" FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                               Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" />
+                  </Border>
+                  <Border Classes="pill">
+                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding SizeText, FallbackValue=''}" FontSize="10" FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                               Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" />
+                  </Border>
+                </StackPanel>
+              </Grid>
+
               <TextBlock x:Name="SelectedGamePath" Text="Pick a game from the library, or open an eboot.bin directly."
                          FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />
               <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="7">
@@ -218,69 +410,18 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
             </StackPanel>
 
             <StackPanel Grid.Column="2" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-              <ToggleButton x:Name="OptionsToggle" Classes="ghost" Content="⚙ Options" />
               <ToggleButton x:Name="ConsoleToggle" Classes="ghost" Content="≡ Console" />
               <Button x:Name="LaunchButton" Classes="accent" Content="▶  Launch" IsEnabled="False" />
               <Button x:Name="StopButton" Classes="danger" Content="■  Stop" IsEnabled="False" />
             </StackPanel>
           </Grid>
-
-          <!-- Launch options (collapsible) -->
-          <WrapPanel x:Name="OptionsPanel" IsVisible="False">
-            <StackPanel Margin="0,0,24,0">
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="CPU engine" />
-              <ComboBox x:Name="CpuEngineBox" Width="150" SelectedIndex="0" CornerRadius="8">
-                <ComboBoxItem Content="Native" />
-              </ComboBox>
-            </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel Margin="0,0,24,0">
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="Log level" />
-              <ComboBox x:Name="LogLevelBox" Width="150" SelectedIndex="2" CornerRadius="8">
-                <ComboBoxItem Content="Trace" />
-                <ComboBoxItem Content="Debug" />
-                <ComboBoxItem Content="Info" />
-                <ComboBoxItem Content="Warning" />
-                <ComboBoxItem Content="Error" />
-                <ComboBoxItem Content="Critical" />
-              </ComboBox>
-            </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel Margin="0,0,24,0">
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="Import trace limit (0 = off)" />
-              <NumericUpDown x:Name="TraceImportsBox" Width="170" Minimum="0" Maximum="4096" Increment="16"
-                             Value="0" FormatString="0" CornerRadius="8" />
-            </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel Margin="0,0,24,0">
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="Strict dynlib resolution" />
-              <ToggleSwitch x:Name="StrictToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off" />
-            </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel Margin="0,0,24,0">
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="Log to file" />
-              <ToggleSwitch x:Name="LogToFileToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off" />
-            </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel Margin="0,0,24,0">
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="Log file path" />
-              <Button x:Name="SelectLogFilePathButton" Classes="ghost" Content="Select…"
-                VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-            </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel Margin="0,0,24,0">
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="Override log file" />
-              <ToggleSwitch x:Name="OverrideLogFileToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off" />
-            </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel Margin="0,0,24,0">
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="Title music" />
-              <ToggleSwitch x:Name="TitleMusicToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off" IsChecked="True" />
-            </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel>
-              <TextBlock Classes="fieldLabel" Text="Discord presence" />
-              <ToggleSwitch x:Name="DiscordToggle" OnContent="On" OffContent="Off" />
-            </StackPanel>
-          </WrapPanel>
         </StackPanel>
       </Border>
     </Grid>
 
     <!-- Status bar -->
-    <Grid Grid.Row="2" Background="{StaticResource ChromeBrush}" ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+    <Grid x:Name="StatusBar" Grid.Row="2" Height="32" Background="{StaticResource ChromeBrush}"
+          ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
       <TextBlock x:Name="EmulatorPathText" Grid.Column="0" Text="Emulator: locating…" FontSize="11"
                  Foreground="{StaticResource FaintBrush}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="16,0"
                  TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />

src/SharpEmu.GUI/MainWindow.axaml.cs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     private string? _emulatorExePath;
     private bool _isRunning;
     private int _autoScrollTicks;
+    private int _activePageIndex;
 
     // Discord Rich Presence state.
     private readonly long _launcherStartUnixSeconds = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
@@ -100,23 +101,38 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         ClearLogButton.Click += (_, _) => _consoleLines.Clear();
         CopyLogButton.Click += async (_, _) => await CopyConsoleAsync();
         DetachConsoleButton.Click += (_, _) => ShowConsoleWindow();
-        OptionsToggle.IsCheckedChanged += (_, _) => OptionsPanel.IsVisible = OptionsToggle.IsChecked == true;
+        LibraryTabButton.Click += (_, _) => SetActivePage(0);
+        OptionsTabButton.Click += (_, _) => SetActivePage(1);
         ConsoleToggle.IsCheckedChanged += (_, _) => ConsolePanel.IsVisible = ConsoleToggle.IsChecked == true && _consoleWindow is null;
-        SelectLogFilePathButton.Click += async (_, _) => await SelectFilePathAsync();
-        TitleMusicToggle.IsCheckedChanged += (_, _) => OnTitleMusicToggled();
+
+        // The settings page edits _settings live, so a launch started while
+        // it is open already uses the new values.
+        LogLevelBox.SelectionChanged += (_, _) => _settings.LogLevel = SelectedLogLevel();
+        TraceImportsBox.ValueChanged += (_, _) => _settings.ImportTraceLimit = (int)(TraceImportsBox.Value ?? 0);
+        StrictToggle.IsCheckedChanged += (_, _) => _settings.StrictDynlibResolution = StrictToggle.IsChecked == true;
+        LogToFileToggle.IsCheckedChanged += (_, _) => _settings.LogToFile = LogToFileToggle.IsChecked == true;
+        OverrideLogFileToggle.IsCheckedChanged += (_, _) =>
+            _settings.OverrideLogFile = OverrideLogFileToggle.IsChecked == true;
+        TitleMusicToggle.IsCheckedChanged += (_, _) =>
+        {
+            _settings.PlayTitleMusic = TitleMusicToggle.IsChecked == true;
+            OnTitleMusicSettingChanged();
+        };
         DiscordToggle.IsCheckedChanged += (_, _) =>
         {
             _settings.DiscordRichPresence = DiscordToggle.IsChecked == true;
             UpdateDiscordPresence();
         };
+        SelectLogFilePathButton.Click += async (_, _) => await SelectLogFilePathAsync();
+        LanguageBox.SelectionChanged += (_, _) => OnLanguageChanged();
 
         GameList.AddHandler(ContextRequestedEvent, OnGameContextRequested, RoutingStrategies.Tunnel);
         CtxLaunch.Click += (_, _) => LaunchSelected();
         CtxOpenFolder.Click += (_, _) => OpenSelectedGameFolder();
         CtxCopyPath.Click += async (_, _) =>
-            await CopyToClipboardAsync((GameList.SelectedItem as GameEntry)?.Path, "Path");
+            await CopyToClipboardAsync((GameList.SelectedItem as GameEntry)?.Path, "Clipboard.Path");
         CtxCopyTitleId.Click += async (_, _) =>
-            await CopyToClipboardAsync((GameList.SelectedItem as GameEntry)?.TitleId, "Title ID");
+            await CopyToClipboardAsync((GameList.SelectedItem as GameEntry)?.TitleId, "Clipboard.TitleId");
         CtxRemove.Click += (_, _) => RemoveSelectedFromLibrary();
 
         Opened += async (_, _) => await OnOpenedAsync();
@@ -132,6 +148,45 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         _gamepadTimer.Start();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Switches between the Library and Options pages. Also reachable via
+    /// the gamepad's shoulder buttons (LB/RB, L1/R1) from <see cref="PollGamepad"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void SetActivePage(int index)
+    {
+        if (index == _activePageIndex)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (_activePageIndex == 1)
+        {
+            _settings.Save(); // leaving the Options page
+        }
+
+        _activePageIndex = index;
+        SetActiveClass(LibraryTabButton, index == 0);
+        SetActiveClass(OptionsTabButton, index == 1);
+        LibraryPage.IsVisible = index == 0;
+        LibraryToolbar.IsVisible = index == 0;
+        OptionsPage.IsVisible = index == 1;
+    }
+
+    private static void SetActiveClass(Button button, bool active)
+    {
+        if (active)
+        {
+            if (!button.Classes.Contains("active"))
+            {
+                button.Classes.Add("active");
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            button.Classes.Remove("active");
+        }
+    }
+
     // ---- Controller navigation ----
 
     private void PollGamepad()
@@ -145,8 +200,25 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
         if (!IsActive)
         {
-            // Ignore input while the launcher is in the background (e.g. the
-            // game window is focused and using the same controller).
+            // Ignore input while the launcher is in the background, e.g. the
+            // game window is focused and using the same controller.
+            _previousPadButtons = pad.Buttons;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var shoulderPressed = pad.Buttons & ~_previousPadButtons;
+        if ((shoulderPressed & OrbisPadButton.L1) != 0)
+        {
+            SetActivePage(0);
+        }
+
+        if ((shoulderPressed & OrbisPadButton.R1) != 0)
+        {
+            SetActivePage(1);
+        }
+
+        if (_activePageIndex != 0)
+        {
             _previousPadButtons = pad.Buttons;
             return;
         }
@@ -254,12 +326,126 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         ToolTip.SetTip(VersionText, BuildInfo.Banner);
 
         _settings = GuiSettings.Load();
+        Localization.Instance.Load(_settings.Language);
+        PopulateLanguageBox();
+        ApplyLocalization();
         ApplySettingsToControls();
         LocateEmulator();
         UpdateDiscordPresence();
         await RescanLibraryAsync();
     }
 
+    private void PopulateLanguageBox()
+    {
+        var languages = Localization.Instance.DiscoverLanguages();
+        LanguageBox.ItemsSource = languages;
+        LanguageBox.SelectedItem = languages.FirstOrDefault(language =>
+            string.Equals(language.Code, _settings.Language, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            ?? languages.FirstOrDefault();
+    }
+
+    private void OnLanguageChanged()
+    {
+        if (LanguageBox.SelectedItem is not Localization.LanguageInfo language)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _settings.Language = language.Code;
+        Localization.Instance.Load(language.Code);
+        ApplyLocalization();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Re-applies every UI string from the current language, so switching
+    /// languages in Options takes effect immediately without reopening the
+    /// window.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void ApplyLocalization()
+    {
+        var loc = Localization.Instance;
+
+        LibraryTabButton.Content = loc.Get("Page.Library");
+        OptionsTabButton.Content = loc.Get("Page.Options");
+
+        SearchBox.Watermark = loc.Get("Library.SearchWatermark");
+        AddFolderButton.Content = loc.Get("Library.AddFolder");
+        RescanButton.Content = loc.Get("Library.Rescan");
+        OpenFileButton.Content = loc.Get("Library.OpenFile");
+
+        CtxLaunch.Header = loc.Get("Library.Context.Launch");
+        CtxOpenFolder.Header = loc.Get("Library.Context.OpenFolder");
+        CtxCopyPath.Header = loc.Get("Library.Context.CopyPath");
+        CtxCopyTitleId.Header = loc.Get("Library.Context.CopyTitleId");
+        CtxRemove.Header = loc.Get("Library.Context.Remove");
+
+        EmptyAddFolderButton.Content = loc.Get("Library.Empty.AddFolder");
+        LoadingStateText.Text = loc.Get("Library.Loading");
+
+        GeneralTabItem.Header = loc.Get("Options.General");
+        EmulationSectionTitle.Text = loc.Get("Options.Section.Emulation");
+        LoggingSectionTitle.Text = loc.Get("Options.Section.Logging");
+        LauncherSectionTitle.Text = loc.Get("Options.Section.Launcher");
+
+        CpuEngineLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.CpuEngine.Label");
+        CpuEngineDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.CpuEngine.Desc");
+        CpuEngineNativeItem.Content = loc.Get("Options.CpuEngine.Native");
+
+        StrictLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.Strict.Label");
+        StrictDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.Strict.Desc");
+
+        LogLevelLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.LogLevel.Label");
+        LogLevelDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.LogLevel.Desc");
+        LogLevelTraceItem.Content = loc.Get("Options.LogLevel.Trace");
+        LogLevelDebugItem.Content = loc.Get("Options.LogLevel.Debug");
+        LogLevelInfoItem.Content = loc.Get("Options.LogLevel.Info");
+        LogLevelWarningItem.Content = loc.Get("Options.LogLevel.Warning");
+        LogLevelErrorItem.Content = loc.Get("Options.LogLevel.Error");
+        LogLevelCriticalItem.Content = loc.Get("Options.LogLevel.Critical");
+
+        TraceImportsLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.TraceImports.Label");
+        TraceImportsDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.TraceImports.Desc");
+
+        LogToFileLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.LogToFile.Label");
+        LogToFileDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.LogToFile.Desc");
+
+        LogFilePathLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.LogFilePath.Label");
+        SelectLogFilePathButton.Content = loc.Get("Options.LogFilePath.Select");
+        UpdateLogFilePathText();
+
+        OverrideLogFileLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.OverrideLogFile.Label");
+        OverrideLogFileDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.OverrideLogFile.Desc");
+
+        LanguageLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.Language.Label");
+        LanguageDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.Language.Desc");
+
+        TitleMusicLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.TitleMusic.Label");
+        TitleMusicDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.TitleMusic.Desc");
+
+        DiscordLabel.Text = loc.Get("Options.Discord.Label");
+        DiscordDesc.Text = loc.Get("Options.Discord.Desc");
+
+        foreach (var toggle in new[] { StrictToggle, LogToFileToggle, OverrideLogFileToggle, TitleMusicToggle, DiscordToggle })
+        {
+            toggle.OnContent = loc.Get("Common.On");
+            toggle.OffContent = loc.Get("Common.Off");
+        }
+
+        ConsoleSectionTitle.Text = loc.Get("Console.Title");
+        ConsoleSearchBox.Watermark = loc.Get("Console.SearchWatermark");
+        AutoScrollCheck.Content = loc.Get("Console.AutoScroll");
+        DetachConsoleButton.Content = loc.Get("Console.Split");
+        CopyLogButton.Content = loc.Get("Console.Copy");
+        ClearLogButton.Content = loc.Get("Console.Clear");
+
+        ConsoleToggle.Content = loc.Get("Launch.Console");
+        LaunchButton.Content = loc.Get("Launch.Launch");
+        StopButton.Content = loc.Get("Launch.Stop");
+
+        UpdateEmptyStateTexts();
+        UpdateSelectedGameTexts();
+    }
+
     // ---- Discord Rich Presence ----
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -280,7 +466,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         if (_isRunning && _runningGameName is { } gameName)
         {
             _discord.SetPresence(
-                $"Playing {gameName}",
+                Localization.Instance.Format("Discord.Playing", gameName),
                 _runningGameTitleId,
                 _runningSinceUnixSeconds);
         }
@@ -288,9 +474,12 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         {
             // Discord does not render activities without timestamps, so the
             // browsing state carries the launcher's start time.
+            var count = _allGames.Count == 1
+                ? Localization.Instance.Get("Page.GameCount.One")
+                : Localization.Instance.Format("Page.GameCount.Other", _allGames.Count);
             _discord.SetPresence(
-                "Browsing the library",
-                $"{_allGames.Count} game(s)",
+                Localization.Instance.Get("Discord.Browsing"),
+                count,
                 _launcherStartUnixSeconds);
         }
     }
@@ -315,17 +504,20 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         {
             WindowState = WindowState.Normal;
             ExtendClientAreaChromeHints = ExtendClientAreaChromeHints.PreferSystemChrome;
+            TitleBar.IsVisible = true;
+            StatusBar.IsVisible = true;
         }
         else
         {
             WindowState = WindowState.FullScreen;
             ExtendClientAreaChromeHints = ExtendClientAreaChromeHints.NoChrome;
+            TitleBar.IsVisible = false;
+            StatusBar.IsVisible = false;
         }
     }
 
     private void OnWindowClosing()
     {
-        ReadControlsIntoSettings();
         _settings.Save();
         _consoleFlushTimer.Stop();
         _gamepadTimer.Stop();
@@ -344,7 +536,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         }
     }
 
-    // ---- Settings <-> controls ----
+    // ---- Settings ----
 
     private void ApplySettingsToControls()
     {
@@ -363,19 +555,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         LogToFileToggle.IsChecked = _settings.LogToFile;
         OverrideLogFileToggle.IsChecked = _settings.OverrideLogFile;
         TitleMusicToggle.IsChecked = _settings.PlayTitleMusic;
-        ToolTip.SetTip(SelectLogFilePathButton, string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_settings.LogFilePath) ? "No path selected" : _settings.LogFilePath);
         DiscordToggle.IsChecked = _settings.DiscordRichPresence;
-    }
-
-    private void ReadControlsIntoSettings()
-    {
-        _settings.LogLevel = SelectedLogLevel();
-        _settings.ImportTraceLimit = (int)(TraceImportsBox.Value ?? 0);
-        _settings.StrictDynlibResolution = StrictToggle.IsChecked == true;
-        _settings.LogToFile = LogToFileToggle.IsChecked == true;
-        _settings.OverrideLogFile = OverrideLogFileToggle.IsChecked == true;
-        _settings.PlayTitleMusic = TitleMusicToggle.IsChecked == true;
-        _settings.DiscordRichPresence = DiscordToggle.IsChecked == true;
+        UpdateLogFilePathText();
     }
 
     private string SelectedLogLevel()
@@ -392,6 +573,35 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         };
     }
 
+    private void UpdateLogFilePathText()
+    {
+        LogFilePathText.Text = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_settings.LogFilePath)
+            ? Localization.Instance.Get("Options.LogFilePath.Default")
+            : _settings.LogFilePath;
+    }
+
+    private async Task SelectLogFilePathAsync()
+    {
+        var loc = Localization.Instance;
+        SaveFilePickerResult result = await StorageProvider.SaveFilePickerWithResultAsync(new FilePickerSaveOptions
+        {
+            Title = loc.Get("Dialog.SaveLogFile"),
+            SuggestedFileName = "SharpEmuLog",
+            DefaultExtension = "log",
+            FileTypeChoices =
+                [
+                    new FilePickerFileType(loc.Get("Dialog.PlainTextFiles")) { Patterns = ["*.txt"] },
+                    new FilePickerFileType(loc.Get("Dialog.LogFiles")) { Patterns = ["*.log"] }
+                ]
+        });
+
+        if (result.File is not null)
+        {
+            _settings.LogFilePath = result.File.Path.LocalPath;
+            UpdateLogFilePathText();
+        }
+    }
+
     // ---- Emulator discovery ----
 
     private void LocateEmulator()
@@ -421,8 +631,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             : null;
 
         EmulatorPathText.Text = _emulatorExePath is not null
-            ? $"Emulator: {_emulatorExePath}"
-            : "Emulator: SharpEmu executable not found — build SharpEmu.CLI first.";
+            ? Localization.Instance.Format("Status.EmulatorPath", _emulatorExePath)
+            : Localization.Instance.Get("Status.EmulatorNotFound");
     }
 
     // ---- Game library ----
@@ -431,7 +641,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         var folders = await StorageProvider.OpenFolderPickerAsync(new FolderPickerOpenOptions
         {
-            Title = "Choose a folder containing games",
+            Title = Localization.Instance.Get("Dialog.ChooseGameFolder"),
             AllowMultiple = false,
         });
 
@@ -466,18 +676,21 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         var folders = _settings.GameFolders.ToArray();
         var excluded = new HashSet<string>(_settings.ExcludedGames, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-        StatusBarRight.Text = "Scanning library…";
+        StatusBarRight.Text = Localization.Instance.Get("Status.ScanningLibrary");
+        EmptyState.IsVisible = false;
+        LoadingState.IsVisible = true;
 
         var games = await Task.Run(() => ScanFolders(folders, excluded));
 
         _allGames.Clear();
         _allGames.AddRange(games);
         RefreshVisibleGames();
+        LoadingState.IsVisible = false;
         LoadGameDetailsInBackground(games);
         UpdateDiscordPresence();
         StatusBarRight.Text = folders.Length == 0
-            ? "Add a game folder to populate the library."
-            : $"Library scanned: {games.Count} game(s) in {folders.Length} folder(s).";
+            ? Localization.Instance.Get("Status.AddFolderPrompt")
+            : Localization.Instance.Format("Status.LibraryScanned", games.Count, folders.Length);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -614,9 +827,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                     {
                     }
 
-                    var (title, titleId) = TryReadParamJson(fullPath);
+                    var (title, titleId, version) = TryReadParamJson(fullPath);
                     games.Add(new GameEntry(
-                        title ?? GameNameFor(fullPath), titleId, fullPath, size,
+                        title ?? GameNameFor(fullPath), titleId, version, fullPath, size,
                         FindCoverFor(fullPath), FindBackgroundFor(fullPath)));
                 }
             }
@@ -631,23 +844,23 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Reads the game title and title id from sce_sys/param.json next to the
-    /// executable, when present.
+    /// Reads the game title, title id and content version from
+    /// sce_sys/param.json next to the executable, when present.
     /// </summary>
-    private static (string? Title, string? TitleId) TryReadParamJson(string ebootPath)
+    private static (string? Title, string? TitleId, string? Version) TryReadParamJson(string ebootPath)
     {
         try
         {
             var directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(ebootPath);
             if (directory is null)
             {
-                return (null, null);
+                return (null, null, null);
             }
 
             var paramPath = Path.Combine(directory, "sce_sys", "param.json");
             if (!File.Exists(paramPath))
             {
-                return (null, null);
+                return (null, null, null);
             }
 
             // ReadAllText handles a UTF-8 BOM, which JsonDocument rejects in
@@ -661,6 +874,20 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                 titleId = idElement.GetString();
             }
 
+            // contentVersion carries the installed app version
+            // ("01.000.000"); masterVersion is the fallback on older dumps.
+            string? version = null;
+            if (root.TryGetProperty("contentVersion", out var versionElement) &&
+                versionElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
+            {
+                version = versionElement.GetString();
+            }
+            else if (root.TryGetProperty("masterVersion", out var masterElement) &&
+                     masterElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
+            {
+                version = masterElement.GetString();
+            }
+
             string? title = null;
             if (root.TryGetProperty("localizedParameters", out var localized) &&
                 localized.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
@@ -691,11 +918,12 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
             return (
                 string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title) ? null : title,
-                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(titleId) ? null : titleId);
+                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(titleId) ? null : titleId,
+                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(version) ? null : version.Trim());
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {
-            return (null, null);
+            return (null, null, null);
         }
     }
 
@@ -806,11 +1034,12 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            StatusBarRight.Text = $"Could not open folder: {ex.Message}";
+            StatusBarRight.Text = Localization.Instance.Format("Status.CouldNotOpenFolder", ex.Message);
         }
     }
 
-    private async Task CopyToClipboardAsync(string? text, string what)
+    /// <summary>Copies <paramref name="text"/> and reports it via <paramref name="whatKey"/>, e.g. "Clipboard.Path".</summary>
+    private async Task CopyToClipboardAsync(string? text, string whatKey)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text) || Clipboard is null)
         {
@@ -818,7 +1047,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         }
 
         await Clipboard.SetTextAsync(text);
-        StatusBarRight.Text = $"{what} copied to clipboard.";
+        StatusBarRight.Text = Localization.Instance.Format("Status.CopiedToClipboard", Localization.Instance.Get(whatKey));
     }
 
     private void RemoveSelectedFromLibrary()
@@ -837,7 +1066,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         _allGames.RemoveAll(g => string.Equals(g.Path, game.Path, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
         GameList.SelectedItem = null;
         RefreshVisibleGames();
-        StatusBarRight.Text = $"Removed “{game.Name}” from the library. Re-add its folder to restore it.";
+        StatusBarRight.Text = Localization.Instance.Format("Status.RemovedFromLibrary", game.Name);
     }
 
     private void RefreshVisibleGames()
@@ -857,8 +1086,6 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             }
         }
 
-        GameCountText.Text = _visibleGames.Count == 1 ? "1 game" : $"{_visibleGames.Count} games";
-
         if (selectedPath is not null &&
             _visibleGames.FirstOrDefault(g => g.Path.Equals(selectedPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 is { } reselected)
@@ -867,34 +1094,50 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         }
 
         EmptyState.IsVisible = _visibleGames.Count == 0;
-        if (_visibleGames.Count == 0)
-        {
-            var hasFilter = query.Length > 0;
-            EmptyStateTitle.Text = hasFilter ? "No games match your search" : "Your library is empty";
-            EmptyStateHint.Text = hasFilter
-                ? $"Nothing in the library matches “{query}”."
-                : "Add a folder containing your games to get started.";
-            EmptyAddFolderButton.IsVisible = !hasFilter;
-        }
+        UpdateEmptyStateTexts();
 
         UpdateSelectedGame();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Refreshes the empty-state title/hint from the current language and
+    /// search text; a no-op while the empty state is not showing.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void UpdateEmptyStateTexts()
+    {
+        if (_visibleGames.Count != 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var query = SearchBox.Text?.Trim() ?? string.Empty;
+        var hasFilter = query.Length > 0;
+        EmptyStateTitle.Text = hasFilter
+            ? Localization.Instance.Get("Library.Empty.SearchTitle")
+            : Localization.Instance.Get("Library.Empty.Title");
+        EmptyStateHint.Text = hasFilter
+            ? Localization.Instance.Format("Library.Empty.SearchHint", query)
+            : Localization.Instance.Get("Library.Empty.Hint");
+        EmptyAddFolderButton.IsVisible = !hasFilter;
+    }
+
     private void UpdateSelectedGame()
     {
         if (GameList.SelectedItem is GameEntry game)
         {
-            SelectedGameTitle.Text = game.Name;
-            SelectedGamePath.Text = game.Path;
+            UpdateSelectedGameTexts();
             SelectedCoverPanel.DataContext = game;
+            SelectedBadgesRow.DataContext = game;
+            SelectedBadgesRow.IsVisible = true;
             _ = UpdateBackdropAsync(game);
             PlaySelectedGamePreview(game);
         }
         else
         {
-            SelectedGameTitle.Text = "No game selected";
-            SelectedGamePath.Text = "Pick a game from the library, or open an eboot.bin directly.";
+            UpdateSelectedGameTexts();
             SelectedCoverPanel.DataContext = null;
+            SelectedBadgesRow.DataContext = null;
+            SelectedBadgesRow.IsVisible = false;
             _ = UpdateBackdropAsync(null);
             _sndPreview.Stop();
         }
@@ -902,6 +1145,25 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         UpdateRunButtons();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Text-only refresh of the launch bar's title/path, split out of
+    /// <see cref="UpdateSelectedGame"/> so a language change can re-apply it
+    /// without restarting the backdrop fade or preview music.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void UpdateSelectedGameTexts()
+    {
+        if (GameList.SelectedItem is GameEntry game)
+        {
+            SelectedGameTitle.Text = game.Name;
+            SelectedGamePath.Text = game.Path;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SelectedGameTitle.Text = Localization.Instance.Get("Launch.NoGameSelected");
+            SelectedGamePath.Text = Localization.Instance.Get("Launch.NoGameHint");
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Loops the selected game's sce_sys/snd0.at9 preview music, console
     /// home screen style. Silent while a game is running or when disabled
@@ -926,9 +1188,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         }
     }
 
-    private void OnTitleMusicToggled()
+    private void OnTitleMusicSettingChanged()
     {
-        _settings.PlayTitleMusic = TitleMusicToggle.IsChecked == true;
         if (!_settings.PlayTitleMusic)
         {
             _sndPreview.Stop();
@@ -1001,11 +1262,12 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         var files = await StorageProvider.OpenFilePickerAsync(new FilePickerOpenOptions
         {
-            Title = "Open an executable to launch",
+            Title = Localization.Instance.Get("Dialog.OpenExecutable"),
             AllowMultiple = false,
             FileTypeFilter = new[]
             {
-                new FilePickerFileType("PS executables") { Patterns = new[] { "eboot.bin", "*.bin", "*.self", "*.elf" } },
+                new FilePickerFileType(Localization.Instance.Get("Dialog.PsExecutables"))
+                    { Patterns = new[] { "eboot.bin", "*.bin", "*.self", "*.elf" } },
                 FilePickerFileTypes.All,
             },
         });
@@ -1037,14 +1299,12 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             LocateEmulator();
             if (_emulatorExePath is null)
             {
-                AppendConsoleLine("SharpEmu executable not found. Build the SharpEmu.CLI project first (dotnet build).", ErrorLineBrush);
+                AppendConsoleLine(Localization.Instance.Get("Launch.ExeNotFound"), ErrorLineBrush);
                 return;
             }
         }
 
         _sndPreview.Stop();
-        ReadControlsIntoSettings();
-        _settings.Save();
 
         var arguments = new List<string>
         {
@@ -1062,7 +1322,6 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         }
 
         _consoleLines.Clear();
-        ConsoleToggle.IsChecked = true;
 
         // Let the CLI mirror stdout/stderr itself; it sees loader/native
         // diagnostics before the GUI pipe reader can filter or batch them.
@@ -1105,13 +1364,15 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             {
                 arguments.Add("--log-file");
                 arguments.Add(filePath);
-                AppendConsoleLine($"Log file: {filePath}", DimLineBrush);
+                AppendConsoleLine(Localization.Instance.Format("Launch.LogFile", filePath), DimLineBrush);
             }
         }
 
         arguments.Add(ebootPath);
 
-        AppendConsoleLine($"$ SharpEmu {string.Join(' ', arguments)}", DimLineBrush);
+        AppendConsoleLine(
+            Localization.Instance.Format("Launch.Command", string.Join(' ', arguments)),
+            DimLineBrush);
 
         var emulator = new EmulatorProcess();
         emulator.OutputReceived += (line, isError) => _pendingLines.Enqueue((line, isError));
@@ -1124,7 +1385,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             emulator.Dispose();
-            AppendConsoleLine($"Failed to start the emulator: {ex.Message}", ErrorLineBrush);
+            AppendConsoleLine(Localization.Instance.Format("Launch.StartFailed", ex.Message), ErrorLineBrush);
             DropFileLog();
             return;
         }
@@ -1137,8 +1398,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             .TitleId;
         _runningSinceUnixSeconds = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
         StatusDot.Fill = SuccessLineBrush;
-        StatusText.Text = $"Running — {displayName}";
-        StatusBarRight.Text = $"Running {displayName}";
+        StatusText.Text = Localization.Instance.Format("Launch.Running", displayName);
+        StatusBarRight.Text = Localization.Instance.Format("Status.Running", displayName);
         UpdateRunButtons();
         UpdateDiscordPresence();
     }
@@ -1160,8 +1421,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         _emulator?.Stop();
         _runningGameName = null;
         _runningGameTitleId = null;
-        StatusText.Text = "Stopping…";
-        StatusBarRight.Text = "Stopping…";
+        StatusText.Text = Localization.Instance.Get("Launch.Stopping");
+        StatusBarRight.Text = Localization.Instance.Get("Status.Stopping");
         UpdateDiscordPresence();
     }
 
@@ -1203,22 +1464,23 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         _emulator?.Dispose();
         _emulator = null;
 
-        var meaning = exitCode switch
+        var meaningKey = exitCode switch
         {
-            0 => "OK",
-            1 => "invalid arguments",
-            2 => "eboot not found",
-            3 => "runtime exception",
-            4 => "emulation error",
-            _ => "unknown",
+            0 => "Exit.Ok",
+            1 => "Exit.InvalidArguments",
+            2 => "Exit.EbootNotFound",
+            3 => "Exit.RuntimeException",
+            4 => "Exit.EmulationError",
+            _ => "Exit.Unknown",
         };
+        var meaning = Localization.Instance.Get(meaningKey);
         var brush = exitCode == 0 ? SuccessLineBrush : ErrorLineBrush;
-        AppendConsoleLine($"Process exited with code {exitCode} ({meaning}).", brush);
+        AppendConsoleLine(Localization.Instance.Format("Launch.ProcessExited", exitCode, meaning), brush);
         CloseFileLogSoon();
 
         StatusDot.Fill = exitCode == 0 ? (IBrush)SuccessLineBrush : ErrorLineBrush;
-        StatusText.Text = $"Exited with code {exitCode} ({meaning})";
-        StatusBarRight.Text = "Idle";
+        StatusText.Text = Localization.Instance.Format("Launch.Exited", exitCode, meaning);
+        StatusBarRight.Text = Localization.Instance.Get("Status.Idle");
         _runningGameName = null;
         _runningGameTitleId = null;
         UpdateRunButtons();
@@ -1232,27 +1494,6 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         OpenFileButton.IsEnabled = !_isRunning;
     }
 
-    private async Task SelectFilePathAsync()
-    {
-        SaveFilePickerResult result = await StorageProvider.SaveFilePickerWithResultAsync(new FilePickerSaveOptions
-        {
-            Title = "Select where to save the Log file",
-            SuggestedFileName = "SharpEmuLog",
-            DefaultExtension = "log",
-            FileTypeChoices =
-                [
-                    new FilePickerFileType("Plain Text Files") { Patterns = ["*.txt"] },
-                    new FilePickerFileType("Log Files") { Patterns = ["*.log"] }
-                ]
-        });
-
-        if (result.File is not null)
-        {
-            _settings.LogFilePath = result.File.Path.LocalPath;
-            ToolTip.SetTip(SelectLogFilePathButton, _settings.LogFilePath);
-        }
-    }
-
     // ---- Console ----
 
     private void FlushPendingConsoleLines()

src/SharpEmu.GUI/SndPreviewPlayer.cs

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ internal sealed class SndPreviewPlayer
         {
             // Debounce so skimming through the library does not decode (or
             // start) a preview per tile.
-            await Task.Delay(300).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await Task.Delay(120).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             byte[]? wav;
             lock (_sync)