diff --git a/website/src/components/Udels/UdelsEditor.jsx b/website/src/components/Udels/UdelsEditor.jsx
index 2d05640f..fe7a1ae4 100644
--- a/website/src/components/Udels/UdelsEditor.jsx
+++ b/website/src/components/Udels/UdelsEditor.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Loader from '@src/repl/components/Loader';
-import { Panel } from '@src/repl/components/panel/Panel';
+import { HorizontalPanel } from '@src/repl/components/panel/Panel';
 import { Code } from '@src/repl/components/Code';
 import BigPlayButton from '@src/repl/components/BigPlayButton';
 import UserFacingErrorMessage from '@src/repl/components/UserFacingErrorMessage';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function UdelsEditor(Props) {
         <Code containerRef={containerRef} editorRef={editorRef} init={init} />
       </div>
       <UserFacingErrorMessage error={error} />
-      <Panel context={context} />
+      <HorizontalPanel context={context} />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/website/src/docs/MiniRepl.jsx b/website/src/docs/MiniRepl.jsx
index 300adb0b..0f3d3ce1 100644
--- a/website/src/docs/MiniRepl.jsx
+++ b/website/src/docs/MiniRepl.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useRef, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Icon } from './Icon';
 import { silence, noteToMidi, _mod } from '@strudel/core';
-import { clearHydra } from '@strudel/hydra';
 import { getDrawContext, getPunchcardPainter } from '@strudel/draw';
 import { transpiler } from '@strudel/transpiler';
 import { getAudioContext, webaudioOutput, initAudioOnFirstClick } from '@strudel/webaudio';
diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/ReplEditor.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/ReplEditor.jsx
index 83317bf3..5a1c2e67 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/ReplEditor.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/ReplEditor.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Loader from '@src/repl/components/Loader';
-import { Panel } from '@src/repl/components/panel/Panel';
+import { HorizontalPanel, VerticalPanel } from '@src/repl/components/panel/Panel';
 import { Code } from '@src/repl/components/Code';
 import UserFacingErrorMessage from '@src/repl/components/UserFacingErrorMessage';
 import { Header } from './Header';
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ export default function ReplEditor(Props) {
       <Header context={context} />
       <div className="grow flex relative overflow-hidden">
         <Code containerRef={containerRef} editorRef={editorRef} init={init} />
-        {panelPosition === 'right' && <Panel context={context} />}
+        {panelPosition === 'right' && <VerticalPanel context={context} />}
       </div>
       <UserFacingErrorMessage error={error} />
-      {panelPosition === 'bottom' && <Panel context={context} />}
+      {panelPosition === 'bottom' && <HorizontalPanel context={context} />}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/panel/ConsoleTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/panel/ConsoleTab.jsx
index e1bbbe64..f0fca584 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/panel/ConsoleTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/panel/ConsoleTab.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import cx from '@src/cx.mjs';
 
 export function ConsoleTab({ log }) {
   return (
-    <div id="console-tab" className="break-all px-4 dark:text-white text-stone-900 text-sm">
+    <div id="console-tab" className="break-all px-4 dark:text-white text-stone-900 text-sm py-2">
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diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/panel/Panel.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/panel/Panel.jsx
index a7bb6a83..ce60295e 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/panel/Panel.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/panel/Panel.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import XMarkIcon from '@heroicons/react/20/solid/XMarkIcon';
 import { logger } from '@strudel/core';
 import useEvent from '@src/useEvent.mjs';
 import cx from '@src/cx.mjs';
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
-import { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { setActiveFooter, useSettings } from '../../../settings.mjs';
+import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import { setPanelPinned, setActiveFooter as setTab, useSettings } from '../../../settings.mjs';
 import { ConsoleTab } from './ConsoleTab';
 import { FilesTab } from './FilesTab';
 import { Reference } from './Reference';
@@ -12,33 +11,87 @@ import { SettingsTab } from './SettingsTab';
 import { SoundsTab } from './SoundsTab';
 import { WelcomeTab } from './WelcomeTab';
 import { PatternsTab } from './PatternsTab';
-import useClient from '@src/useClient.mjs';
-
-// https://gist.github.com/gaearon/e7d97cdf38a2907924ea12e4ebdf3c85
-export const useIsomorphicLayoutEffect = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? useLayoutEffect : useEffect;
+import { ChevronLeftIcon } from '@heroicons/react/16/solid';
 
 const TAURI = typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.__TAURI__;
 
-export function Panel({ context }) {
-  const footerContent = useRef();
+export function HorizontalPanel({ context }) {
+  const settings = useSettings();
+  const { isPanelPinned: pinned, activeFooter: tab } = settings;
+
+  return (
+    <PanelNav
+      className={cx(
+        'hover:max-h-[360px] hover:min-h-[360px] justify-between flex flex-col',
+        pinned ? `min-h-[360px] max-h-[360px]` : 'min-h-10 max-h-10',
+      )}
+    >
+      <div className="flex h-full overflow-auto ">
+        <PanelContent context={context} tab={tab} />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex justify-between min-h-10 max-h-10 pr-2 items-center">
+        <Tabs setTab={setTab} tab={tab} pinned={pinned} />
+        <PinButton pinned={pinned} setPinned={setPanelPinned} />
+      </div>
+    </PanelNav>
+  );
+}
+
+export function VerticalPanel({ context }) {
+  const settings = useSettings();
+  const { isPanelPinned: pinned, activeFooter: tab } = settings;
+
+  return (
+    <PanelNav
+      className={cx(
+        'hover:min-w-[min(600px,80vw)] hover:max-w-[min(600px,80vw)]',
+        pinned ? `min-w-[min(600px,80vw)] max-w-[min(600px,80vw)]` : 'min-w-8',
+      )}
+    >
+      <div className={cx('group-hover:flex flex-col h-full', pinned ? 'flex' : 'hidden')}>
+        <div className="flex justify-between w-full ">
+          <Tabs setTab={setTab} tab={tab} pinned={pinned} />
+          <PinButton pinned={pinned} setPinned={setPanelPinned} />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="overflow-auto h-full">
+          <PanelContent context={context} tab={tab} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className={cx(pinned ? 'hidden' : 'flex flex-col items-center justify-center  h-full group-hover:hidden ')}>
+        <ChevronLeftIcon className="text-foreground opacity-50 w-6 h-6" />
+      </div>
+    </PanelNav>
+  );
+}
+
+const tabNames = {
+  welcome: 'intro',
+  patterns: 'patterns',
+  sounds: 'sounds',
+  reference: 'reference',
+  console: 'console',
+  settings: 'settings',
+};
+if (TAURI) {
+  tabNames.files = 'files';
+}
+
+function PanelNav({ children, className, ...props }) {
+  return (
+    <nav
+      aria-label="Settings Menu"
+      className={cx('bg-lineHighlight group transition-all overflow-x-auto', className)}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </nav>
+  );
+}
+
+function PanelContent({ context, tab }) {
   const [log, setLog] = useState([]);
-  const { activeFooter, isZen, panelPosition } = useSettings();
-
-  useIsomorphicLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (footerContent.current && activeFooter === 'console') {
-      // scroll log box to bottom when log changes
-      footerContent.current.scrollTop = footerContent.current?.scrollHeight;
-    }
-  }, [log, activeFooter]);
-  useIsomorphicLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (!footerContent.current) {
-    } else if (activeFooter === 'console') {
-      footerContent.current.scrollTop = footerContent.current?.scrollHeight;
-    } else {
-      footerContent.current.scrollTop = 0;
-    }
-  }, [activeFooter]);
-
   useLogger(
     useCallback((e) => {
       const { message, type, data } = e.detail;
@@ -60,66 +113,72 @@ export function Panel({ context }) {
     }, []),
   );
 
-  const PanelTab = ({ children, name, label }) => (
+  switch (tab) {
+    case tabNames.patterns:
+      return <PatternsTab context={context} />;
+    case tabNames.console:
+      return <ConsoleTab log={log} />;
+    case tabNames.sounds:
+      return <SoundsTab />;
+    case tabNames.reference:
+      return <Reference />;
+    case tabNames.settings:
+      return <SettingsTab started={context.started} />;
+    case tabNames.files:
+      return <FilesTab />;
+    default:
+      return <WelcomeTab context={context} />;
+  }
+}
+
+function PanelTab({ label, isSelected, onClick }) {
+  return (
     <>
       <div
-        onClick={() => setActiveFooter(name)}
+        onClick={onClick}
         className={cx(
           'h-8 px-2 text-foreground cursor-pointer hover:opacity-50 flex items-center space-x-1 border-b',
-          activeFooter === name ? 'border-foreground' : 'border-transparent',
+          isSelected ? 'border-foreground' : 'border-transparent',
         )}
       >
-        {label || name}
+        {label}
       </div>
-      {activeFooter === name && <>{children}</>}
     </>
   );
-  const client = useClient();
-  if (isZen) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const isActive = activeFooter !== '';
-
-  let positions = {
-    right: cx('max-w-full flex-grow-0 flex-none overflow-hidden', isActive ? 'w-[600px] h-full' : 'absolute right-0'),
-    bottom: cx('relative', isActive ? 'h-[360px] min-h-[360px]' : ''),
-  };
-  if (!client) {
-    return null;
-  }
+}
+function Tabs({ setTab, tab }) {
   return (
-    <nav className={cx('bg-lineHighlight z-[10] flex flex-col', positions[panelPosition])}>
-      <div className="flex justify-between px-2">
-        <div className={cx('flex select-none max-w-full overflow-auto', activeFooter && 'pb-2')}>
-          <PanelTab name="intro" label="welcome" />
-          <PanelTab name="patterns" />
-          <PanelTab name="sounds" />
-          <PanelTab name="console" />
-          <PanelTab name="reference" />
-          <PanelTab name="settings" />
-          {TAURI && <PanelTab name="files" />}
-        </div>
-        {activeFooter !== '' && (
-          <button onClick={() => setActiveFooter('')} className="text-foreground px-2" aria-label="Close Panel">
-            <XMarkIcon className="w-5 h-5" />
-          </button>
-        )}
-      </div>
-      {activeFooter !== '' && (
-        <div className="relative overflow-hidden">
-          <div className="text-white overflow-auto h-full max-w-full" ref={footerContent}>
-            {activeFooter === 'intro' && <WelcomeTab context={context} />}
-            {activeFooter === 'patterns' && <PatternsTab context={context} />}
-            {activeFooter === 'console' && <ConsoleTab log={log} />}
-            {activeFooter === 'sounds' && <SoundsTab />}
-            {activeFooter === 'reference' && <Reference />}
-            {activeFooter === 'settings' && <SettingsTab started={context.started} />}
-            {activeFooter === 'files' && <FilesTab />}
-          </div>
-        </div>
+    <div className={cx('flex select-none max-w-full overflow-auto pb-2')}>
+      {Object.keys(tabNames).map((key) => {
+        const val = tabNames[key];
+        return <PanelTab key={key} isSelected={tab === val} label={key} onClick={() => setTab(val)} />;
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function PinButton({ pinned, setPinned }) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      onClick={() => setPinned(!pinned)}
+      className={cx(
+        'text-foreground max-h-8 min-h-8 max-w-8 min-w-8 items-center justify-center p-1.5 group-hover:flex',
+        pinned ? 'flex' : 'hidden',
       )}
-    </nav>
+      aria-label="Pin Settings Menu"
+    >
+      <svg
+        stroke="currentColor"
+        fill={'currentColor'}
+        strokeWidth="0"
+        className="w-full h-full"
+        opacity={pinned ? 1 : '.3'}
+        viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      >
+        <path d="M9.828.722a.5.5 0 0 1 .354.146l4.95 4.95a.5.5 0 0 1 0 .707c-.48.48-1.072.588-1.503.588-.177 0-.335-.018-.46-.039l-3.134 3.134a6 6 0 0 1 .16 1.013c.046.702-.032 1.687-.72 2.375a.5.5 0 0 1-.707 0l-2.829-2.828-3.182 3.182c-.195.195-1.219.902-1.414.707s.512-1.22.707-1.414l3.182-3.182-2.828-2.829a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.707c.688-.688 1.673-.767 2.375-.72a6 6 0 0 1 1.013.16l3.134-3.133a3 3 0 0 1-.04-.461c0-.43.108-1.022.589-1.503a.5.5 0 0 1 .353-.146"></path>
+      </svg>
+    </button>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/panel/PatternsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
index 5e9119b1..df6075eb 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function PatternButtons({ patterns, activePattern, onClick, started }) {
 
 function ActionButton({ children, onClick, label, labelIsHidden }) {
   return (
-    <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={onClick} title={label}>
+    <button className="hover:opacity-50 text-nowrap" onClick={onClick} title={label}>
       {labelIsHidden !== true && label}
       {children}
     </button>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
   const autoResetPatternOnChange = !isUdels();
 
   return (
-    <div className="px-4 w-full dark:text-white text-stone-900 space-y-2 pb-4 flex flex-col overflow-hidden max-h-full">
+    <div className="px-4 w-full dark:text-white text-stone-900 space-y-2  flex flex-col overflow-hidden max-h-full h-full">
       <ButtonGroup
         value={patternFilter}
         onChange={(value) => settingsMap.setKey('patternFilter', value)}
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      <section className="flex overflow-y-scroll max-h-full flex-col">
+      <section className="flex overflow-y-auto max-h-full flex-grow flex-col">
         {patternFilter === patternFilterName.user && (
           <PatternButtons
             onClick={(id) =>
diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/panel/Reference.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/panel/Reference.jsx
index 6411ea7b..07820807 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/panel/Reference.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/panel/Reference.jsx
@@ -25,32 +25,37 @@ export function Reference() {
   }, [search]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-full w-full pt-2 text-foreground overflow-hidden">
-      <div className="w-42 flex-none h-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden pr-4">
-        <div class="w-full ml-2 mb-2 top-0 sticky">
+    <div className="flex h-full w-full p-2 text-foreground overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="h-full  flex flex-col gap-2 w-1/3 max-w-72 ">
+        <div class="w-full flex">
           <input
-            className="w-full p-1 bg-background rounded-md"
+            className="w-full p-1 bg-background rounded-md border-none"
             placeholder="Search"
             value={search}
             onInput={(event) => setSearch(event.target.value)}
           />
         </div>
-        {visibleFunctions.map((entry, i) => (
-          <a
-            key={i}
-            className="cursor-pointer block hover:bg-lineHighlight py-1 px-4"
-            onClick={() => {
-              const el = document.getElementById(`doc-${i}`);
-              const container = document.getElementById('reference-container');
-              container.scrollTo(0, el.offsetTop);
-            }}
-          >
-            {entry.name} {/* <span className="text-gray-600">{entry.meta.filename}</span> */}
-          </a>
-        ))}
+        <div className="flex flex-col h-full overflow-y-auto  gap-1.5 bg-background bg-opacity-50  rounded-md">
+          {visibleFunctions.map((entry, i) => (
+            <a
+              key={i}
+              className="cursor-pointer flex-none hover:bg-lineHighlight overflow-x-hidden  px-1 text-ellipsis"
+              onClick={() => {
+                const el = document.getElementById(`doc-${i}`);
+                const container = document.getElementById('reference-container');
+                container.scrollTo(0, el.offsetTop);
+              }}
+            >
+              {entry.name} {/* <span className="text-gray-600">{entry.meta.filename}</span> */}
+            </a>
+          ))}
+        </div>
       </div>
-      <div className="break-normal w-full h-full overflow-auto pl-4 flex relative" id="reference-container">
-        <div className="prose dark:prose-invert max-w-full pr-4">
+      <div
+        className="break-normal flex-grow flex-col overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden   px-2 flex relative"
+        id="reference-container"
+      >
+        <div className="prose dark:prose-invert min-w-full px-1 ">
           <h2>API Reference</h2>
           <p>
             This is the long list functions you can use! Remember that you don't need to remember all of those and that
diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/panel/SettingsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/panel/SettingsTab.jsx
index 768af4ff..6f15b887 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/panel/SettingsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/panel/SettingsTab.jsx
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function SettingsTab({ started }) {
   const shouldAlwaysSync = isUdels();
   const canChangeAudioDevice = AudioContext.prototype.setSinkId != null;
   return (
-    <div className="text-foreground p-4 space-y-4">
+    <div className="text-foreground p-4 space-y-4 w-full">
       {canChangeAudioDevice && (
         <FormItem label="Audio Output Device">
           <AudioDeviceSelector
diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/panel/SoundsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
index 73e05de3..60f5a22d 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import useEvent from '@src/useEvent.mjs';
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react';
 import { getAudioContext, soundMap, connectToDestination } from '@strudel/webaudio';
-import React, { useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { settingsMap, useSettings } from '../../../settings.mjs';
 import { ButtonGroup } from './Forms.jsx';
 import ImportSoundsButton from './ImportSoundsButton.jsx';
@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ export function SoundsTab() {
 
   return (
     <div id="sounds-tab" className="px-4 flex flex-col w-full h-full dark:text-white text-stone-900">
-      <div className="w-full ml-2 mb-2 top-0 sticky">
-        <input
-          className="w-full p-1 bg-background rounded-md"
-          placeholder="Search"
-          value={search}
-          onChange={(e) => setSearch(e.target.value)}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <input
+        className="w-full p-1 bg-background rounded-md pb-2"
+        placeholder="Search"
+        value={search}
+        onChange={(e) => setSearch(e.target.value)}
+      />
+
       <div className="pb-2 flex shrink-0 flex-wrap">
         <ButtonGroup
           value={soundsFilter}
@@ -74,7 +73,8 @@ export function SoundsTab() {
         ></ButtonGroup>
         <ImportSoundsButton onComplete={() => settingsMap.setKey('soundsFilter', 'user')} />
       </div>
-      <div className="min-h-0 max-h-full grow overflow-auto font-mono text-sm break-normal">
+
+      <div className="min-h-0 max-h-full grow overflow-auto font-mono text-sm break-normal pb-2">
         {soundEntries.map(([name, { data, onTrigger }]) => {
           return (
             <span
diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/panel/WelcomeTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/panel/WelcomeTab.jsx
index fb41b471..b7d45bfd 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/panel/WelcomeTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/panel/WelcomeTab.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const baseNoTrailing = BASE_URL.endsWith('/') ? BASE_URL.slice(0, -1) : BASE_URL
 
 export function WelcomeTab({ context }) {
   return (
-    <div className="prose dark:prose-invert max-w-[600px] pt-2 font-sans pb-8 px-4">
+    <div className="prose dark:prose-invert min-w-full pt-2 font-sans pb-8 px-4 ">
       <h3>
         <span className={cx('animate-spin inline-block select-none')}>🌀</span> welcome
       </h3>
diff --git a/website/src/settings.mjs b/website/src/settings.mjs
index e0e3ee7d..00cc46b9 100644
--- a/website/src/settings.mjs
+++ b/website/src/settings.mjs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ export const defaultSettings = {
   isZen: false,
   soundsFilter: 'all',
   patternFilter: 'community',
-  panelPosition: 'right',
+  panelPosition: window.innerWidth > 1000 ? 'right' : 'bottom',
+  isPanelPinned: true,
   userPatterns: '{}',
   audioDeviceName: defaultAudioDeviceName,
   audioEngineTarget: audioEngineTargets.webaudio,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export function useSettings() {
   return {
     ...state,
     isZen: parseBoolean(state.isZen),
+    isPanelPinned: parseBoolean(state.isPanelPinned),
     isBracketMatchingEnabled: parseBoolean(state.isBracketMatchingEnabled),
     isBracketClosingEnabled: parseBoolean(state.isBracketClosingEnabled),
     isLineNumbersDisplayed: parseBoolean(state.isLineNumbersDisplayed),
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ export function useSettings() {
 }
 
 export const setActiveFooter = (tab) => settingsMap.setKey('activeFooter', tab);
+export const setPanelPinned = (isPinned) => settingsMap.setKey('isPanelPinned', isPinned);
 
 export const setIsZen = (active) => settingsMap.setKey('isZen', !!active);
 
diff --git a/website/src/styles/index.css b/website/src/styles/index.css
index e50a54cf..af02a277 100644
--- a/website/src/styles/index.css
+++ b/website/src/styles/index.css
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 }
 :root {
   --app-height: 100vh;
+  --app-width: 100vw;
 }
 
 #console-tab {
diff --git a/website/tailwind.config.cjs b/website/tailwind.config.cjs
index d92d5949..23ae96c3 100644
--- a/website/tailwind.config.cjs
+++ b/website/tailwind.config.cjs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       spacing: {
         'app-height': 'var(--app-height)',
+        'app-width': 'var(--app-width)',
       },
       typography(theme) {
         return {