diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1d0ba9e..267577d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.0
+0.4.1
diff --git a/backend/app/routes/feed.py b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
index 0ef733b..03863a1 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/feed.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
@@ -275,10 +275,13 @@ SORTS = {
     "newest": Video.published_at.desc().nulls_last(),
     "oldest": Video.published_at.asc().nulls_last(),
     "views": Video.view_count.desc().nulls_last(),
+    "views_asc": Video.view_count.asc().nulls_last(),
     "duration_desc": Video.duration_seconds.desc().nulls_last(),
     "duration_asc": Video.duration_seconds.asc().nulls_last(),
     "title": func.lower(Video.title).asc().nulls_last(),
+    "title_desc": func.lower(Video.title).desc().nulls_last(),
     "subscribers": Channel.subscriber_count.desc().nulls_last(),
+    "subscribers_asc": Channel.subscriber_count.asc().nulls_last(),
     # Your per-channel priority (set in the channel manager), newest first within a tier.
     # coalesce keeps it null-safe in "all" scope where unsubscribed channels have no row.
     "priority": func.coalesce(Subscription.priority, 0).desc(),
@@ -296,9 +299,10 @@ def get_feed(
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
 ) -> dict:
     query, _status = _filtered_query(db, user, **params)
-    if sort == "priority":
+    if sort in ("priority", "priority_asc"):
+        prio = func.coalesce(Subscription.priority, 0)
         query = query.order_by(
-            func.coalesce(Subscription.priority, 0).desc(),
+            prio.asc() if sort == "priority_asc" else prio.desc(),
             Video.published_at.desc().nulls_last(),
         )
     else:
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
index 9133f7b..7741586 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useInfiniteQuery, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { ArrowDown, ArrowUp, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react";
 import { api, type FeedFilters, type Video } from "../lib/api";
 import i18n from "../i18n";
 import { notify } from "../lib/notifications";
@@ -9,6 +10,43 @@ import PlayerModal from "./PlayerModal";
 
 const PAGE = 60;
 
+// The "Show" view filter, content-type filter and ordering live in the feed toolbar
+// (above the cards), not the filter sidebar.
+const SHOW_IDS = ["unwatched", "in_progress", "all", "watched", "hidden"];
+const CONTENT = [
+  { key: "includeNormal", label: "sidebar.content.normal" },
+  { key: "includeShorts", label: "sidebar.content.shorts" },
+  { key: "includeLive", label: "sidebar.content.live" },
+] as const;
+const rollSeed = () => Math.floor(Math.random() * 1_000_000_000);
+
+// Ordering = a key + direction (like the Playlists page), mapped to the backend sort strings
+// (which encode both). One entry per concept; a single arrow flips the direction.
+type SortKey = "date" | "popular" | "duration" | "title" | "subscribers" | "priority" | "shuffle";
+const SORT_KEYS: SortKey[] = ["date", "popular", "duration", "title", "subscribers", "priority", "shuffle"];
+const SORT_MAP: Record<Exclude<SortKey, "shuffle">, { asc: string; desc: string }> = {
+  date: { desc: "newest", asc: "oldest" },
+  popular: { desc: "views", asc: "views_asc" },
+  duration: { desc: "duration_desc", asc: "duration_asc" },
+  title: { asc: "title", desc: "title_desc" },
+  subscribers: { desc: "subscribers", asc: "subscribers_asc" },
+  priority: { desc: "priority", asc: "priority_asc" },
+};
+const SORT_DEFAULT_DIR: Record<Exclude<SortKey, "shuffle">, "asc" | "desc"> = {
+  date: "desc", popular: "desc", duration: "desc", title: "asc", subscribers: "desc", priority: "desc",
+};
+function parseSort(s: string): { key: SortKey; dir: "asc" | "desc" } {
+  if (s === "shuffle") return { key: "shuffle", dir: "desc" };
+  for (const k of Object.keys(SORT_MAP) as (keyof typeof SORT_MAP)[]) {
+    if (SORT_MAP[k].asc === s) return { key: k, dir: "asc" };
+    if (SORT_MAP[k].desc === s) return { key: k, dir: "desc" };
+  }
+  return { key: "date", dir: "desc" };
+}
+function buildSort(key: SortKey, dir: "asc" | "desc"): string {
+  return key === "shuffle" ? "shuffle" : SORT_MAP[key][dir];
+}
+
 function matchesView(status: string, show: string): boolean {
   switch (show) {
     case "hidden":
@@ -166,11 +204,10 @@ export default function Feed({
 
   if (query.isLoading) return <div className="p-8 text-muted">{t("feed.loading")}</div>;
   if (query.isError) return <div className="p-8 text-muted">{t("feed.loadError")}</div>;
-  if (items.length === 0) {
-    // No YouTube connection and looking at their own (empty) subscriptions: offer both
-    // connecting YouTube and just browsing the shared library (no read scope needed).
-    if (!canRead && filters.scope === "my")
-      return (
+  // Onboarding empty state (no YouTube + own subscriptions): a dedicated full-page prompt,
+  // with no toolbar (content-type/sort would be meaningless here).
+  if (items.length === 0 && !canRead && filters.scope === "my")
+    return (
         <div className="p-8 grid place-items-center text-center">
           <div className="max-w-sm">
             <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">{t("feed.emptyTitle")}</h2>
@@ -190,20 +227,107 @@ export default function Feed({
           </div>
         </div>
       );
-    return <div className="p-8 text-muted">{t("feed.noMatches")}</div>;
-  }
+
+  const { key: sortKey, dir: sortDir } = parseSort(filters.sort);
+
+  const toolbar = (
+    <div className="pb-3">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 flex-wrap mb-2.5">
+        {SHOW_IDS.map((id) => (
+          <button
+            key={id}
+            onClick={() => setFilters({ ...filters, show: id })}
+            aria-pressed={filters.show === id}
+            className={`text-xs px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full border transition ${
+              filters.show === id
+                ? "bg-accent text-accent-fg border-accent"
+                : "border-border text-muted hover:text-fg hover:border-accent"
+            }`}
+          >
+            {t("sidebar.show." + id)}
+          </button>
+        ))}
+        <span className="mx-1 h-5 w-px bg-border" aria-hidden="true" />
+        {CONTENT.map((c) => {
+          const on = filters[c.key];
+          return (
+            <button
+              key={c.key}
+              onClick={() => setFilters({ ...filters, [c.key]: !on })}
+              aria-pressed={on}
+              className={`text-xs px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full border transition ${
+                on
+                  ? "bg-accent text-accent-fg border-accent"
+                  : "border-border text-muted hover:text-fg hover:border-accent"
+              }`}
+            >
+              {t(c.label)}
+            </button>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-t border-border pt-2.5">
+        <span className="text-sm text-muted">
+          {countQuery.data
+            ? t("feed.videoCount", {
+                count: countQuery.data.count,
+                formattedCount: countQuery.data.count.toLocaleString(),
+              })
+            : " "}
+        </span>
+        <div className="flex-1" />
+        <span className="text-xs text-muted">{t("feed.sortLabel")}</span>
+        <select
+          value={sortKey}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            const key = e.target.value as SortKey;
+            const dir = key === "shuffle" ? "desc" : SORT_DEFAULT_DIR[key];
+            setFilters({
+              ...filters,
+              sort: buildSort(key, dir),
+              seed: key === "shuffle" ? rollSeed() : undefined,
+            });
+          }}
+          className="bg-card border border-border rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-accent"
+        >
+          {SORT_KEYS.map((k) => (
+            <option key={k} value={k}>
+              {t("feed.sortKey." + k)}
+            </option>
+          ))}
+        </select>
+        {sortKey !== "shuffle" && (
+          <button
+            onClick={() =>
+              setFilters({ ...filters, sort: buildSort(sortKey, sortDir === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc") })
+            }
+            title={sortDir === "asc" ? t("feed.dirAsc") : t("feed.dirDesc")}
+            aria-label={sortDir === "asc" ? t("feed.dirAsc") : t("feed.dirDesc")}
+            className="shrink-0 p-1.5 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card text-fg hover:border-accent hover:text-accent active:translate-y-px transition"
+          >
+            {sortDir === "asc" ? <ArrowUp className="w-4 h-4" /> : <ArrowDown className="w-4 h-4" />}
+          </button>
+        )}
+        {sortKey === "shuffle" && (
+          <button
+            onClick={() => setFilters({ ...filters, seed: rollSeed() })}
+            title={t("sidebar.reshuffle")}
+            aria-label={t("sidebar.reshuffle")}
+            className="shrink-0 p-1.5 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card text-fg hover:border-accent hover:text-accent active:translate-y-px transition"
+          >
+            <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4" />
+          </button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
 
   return (
     <div className="p-4">
-      <div className="pb-3 text-sm text-muted">
-        {countQuery.data
-          ? t("feed.videoCount", {
-              count: countQuery.data.count,
-              formattedCount: countQuery.data.count.toLocaleString(),
-            })
-          : " "}
-      </div>
-      {view === "grid" ? (
+      {toolbar}
+      {items.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="py-16 text-center text-muted">{t("feed.noMatches")}</div>
+      ) : view === "grid" ? (
         <div className="grid gap-4 grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr))]">
           {items.map((v) => (
             <VideoCard
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
index 0448c15..5f48ee3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
@@ -201,8 +201,17 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
   onClose: () => void;
   onState: (id: string, status: string) => void;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { t, i18n } = useTranslation();
   const qc = useQueryClient();
+  // Precise upload date shown inline after the relative time (e.g. "9 yr ago · 12 Jan 2017").
+  const fullDate = (d: string | null | undefined) =>
+    d
+      ? new Date(d).toLocaleDateString(i18n.language, {
+          year: "numeric",
+          month: "short",
+          day: "numeric",
+        })
+      : "";
   // Track the playing item by id (not a frozen index) so it survives the queue changing
   // under us — e.g. an item removed in another tab. The index is derived from the *live*
   // queue, so the N / M counter and prev/next neighbours stay correct without disrupting
@@ -550,7 +559,10 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
                 {active.view_count != null && (
                   <span>· {t("player.views", { count: active.view_count, formattedCount: formatViews(active.view_count) })}</span>
                 )}
-                <span>· {relativeTime(active.published_at)}</span>
+                <span>
+                  · {relativeTime(active.published_at)}
+                  {active.published_at && ` · ${fullDate(active.published_at)}`}
+                </span>
                 {active.duration_seconds != null && (
                   <span>· {formatDuration(active.duration_seconds)}</span>
                 )}
@@ -566,7 +578,11 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
                 {detail.data?.view_count != null && (
                   <span>· {t("player.views", { count: detail.data.view_count, formattedCount: formatViews(detail.data.view_count) })}</span>
                 )}
-                {detail.data?.published_at && <span>· {relativeTime(detail.data.published_at)}</span>}
+                {detail.data?.published_at && (
+                  <span>
+                    · {relativeTime(detail.data.published_at)} · {fullDate(detail.data.published_at)}
+                  </span>
+                )}
                 {detail.data?.duration_seconds != null && (
                   <span>· {formatDuration(detail.data.duration_seconds)}</span>
                 )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 0bb9f7d..79c5894 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -214,10 +214,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({
   }
 
   const available: Record<WidgetId, boolean> = {
-    show: true,
-    sort: true,
     date: true,
-    content: true,
     language: languages.length > 0,
     topic: topics.length > 0,
   };
@@ -239,59 +236,6 @@ export default function Sidebar({
 
   function widgetBody(id: WidgetId): React.ReactNode {
     switch (id) {
-      case "show":
-        return (
-          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-1.5">
-            {SHOW_IDS.map((id) => (
-              <button
-                key={id}
-                onClick={() => setFilters({ ...filters, show: id })}
-                className={`text-xs py-1.5 rounded-lg border shadow-sm active:translate-y-px transition ${
-                  filters.show === id
-                    ? "bg-accent text-accent-fg border-accent"
-                    : "bg-card border-border hover:border-accent"
-                }`}
-              >
-                {t("sidebar.show." + id)}
-              </button>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        );
-      case "sort":
-        return (
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <select
-              value={filters.sort}
-              onChange={(e) => {
-                const sort = e.target.value;
-                // Seed shuffle on selection so it lands on a fresh order, not the
-                // deterministic seed-0 one every time.
-                setFilters({
-                  ...filters,
-                  sort,
-                  seed: sort === "shuffle" ? rollSeed() : undefined,
-                });
-              }}
-              className="w-full bg-card border border-border rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-accent"
-            >
-              {SORT_IDS.map((id) => (
-                <option key={id} value={id}>
-                  {t("sidebar.sort." + id)}
-                </option>
-              ))}
-            </select>
-            {filters.sort === "shuffle" && (
-              <button
-                onClick={() => setFilters({ ...filters, seed: rollSeed() })}
-                title={t("sidebar.reshuffle")}
-                aria-label={t("sidebar.reshuffle")}
-                className="shrink-0 p-1.5 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card text-fg shadow-sm hover:border-accent hover:text-accent active:translate-y-px transition"
-              >
-                <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4" />
-              </button>
-            )}
-          </div>
-        );
       case "date":
         return (
           <>
@@ -381,26 +325,6 @@ export default function Sidebar({
             )}
           </>
         );
-      case "content":
-        return (
-          <>
-            <Toggle
-              label={t("sidebar.content.normal")}
-              checked={filters.includeNormal}
-              onChange={(v) => setFilters({ ...filters, includeNormal: v })}
-            />
-            <Toggle
-              label={t("sidebar.content.shorts")}
-              checked={filters.includeShorts}
-              onChange={(v) => setFilters({ ...filters, includeShorts: v })}
-            />
-            <Toggle
-              label={t("sidebar.content.live")}
-              checked={filters.includeLive}
-              onChange={(v) => setFilters({ ...filters, includeLive: v })}
-            />
-          </>
-        );
       case "language": {
         const chips = visibleChips(languages);
         return (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
index 597470c..da5db77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
@@ -227,16 +227,29 @@ function VideoCard({
   onChannelFilter?: (channelId: string, channelName: string) => void;
   onOpen?: (v: Video, startAt?: number | null) => void;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { t, i18n } = useTranslation();
   const watched = video.status === "watched";
   const meta = (
     <>
       {video.view_count != null && (
         <>
-          {formatViews(video.view_count)} {t("card.views")} ·{" "}
+          <span title={`${video.view_count.toLocaleString()} ${t("card.views")}`}>
+            {formatViews(video.view_count)} {t("card.views")}
+          </span>{" "}
+          ·{" "}
         </>
       )}
       {relativeTime(video.published_at)}
+      {video.published_at && (
+        <>
+          {" · "}
+          {new Date(video.published_at).toLocaleDateString(i18n.language, {
+            year: "numeric",
+            month: "short",
+            day: "numeric",
+          })}
+        </>
+      )}
     </>
   );
   const title = (
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
index 3a46ab8..9378c5e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
   "noMatches": "Keine Videos entsprechen diesen Filtern.",
   "videoCount_one": "{{formattedCount}} Video",
   "videoCount_other": "{{formattedCount}} Videos",
+  "sortLabel": "Sortierung",
+  "dirAsc": "Aufsteigend",
+  "dirDesc": "Absteigend",
+  "sortKey": {
+    "date": "Datum",
+    "popular": "Beliebt",
+    "duration": "Dauer",
+    "title": "Name",
+    "subscribers": "Kanal-Abonnenten",
+    "priority": "Kanal-Priorität",
+    "shuffle": "Überraschung"
+  },
   "loadingMore": "Mehr wird geladen…",
   "hiddenNamed": "Ausgeblendet: „{{title}}”",
   "hidden": "Video ausgeblendet",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
index 8e30dda..4332daa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
   "noMatches": "No videos match these filters.",
   "videoCount_one": "{{formattedCount}} video",
   "videoCount_other": "{{formattedCount}} videos",
+  "sortLabel": "Sort",
+  "dirAsc": "Ascending",
+  "dirDesc": "Descending",
+  "sortKey": {
+    "date": "Date",
+    "popular": "Popular",
+    "duration": "Duration",
+    "title": "Name",
+    "subscribers": "Channel subscribers",
+    "priority": "Channel priority",
+    "shuffle": "Surprise me"
+  },
   "loadingMore": "Loading more…",
   "hiddenNamed": "Hidden “{{title}}”",
   "hidden": "Video hidden",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
index 2995492..fc6b100 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
   "noMatches": "Egy videó sem felel meg ezeknek a szűrőknek.",
   "videoCount_one": "{{formattedCount}} videó",
   "videoCount_other": "{{formattedCount}} videó",
+  "sortLabel": "Rendezés",
+  "dirAsc": "Növekvő",
+  "dirDesc": "Csökkenő",
+  "sortKey": {
+    "date": "Dátum",
+    "popular": "Népszerű",
+    "duration": "Hossz",
+    "title": "Név",
+    "subscribers": "Csatorna feliratkozók",
+    "priority": "Csatorna prioritás",
+    "shuffle": "Meglepetés"
+  },
   "loadingMore": "Továbbiak betöltése…",
   "hiddenNamed": "Elrejtve: „{{title}}”",
   "hidden": "Videó elrejtve",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
index 4f89cea..818e3b6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ export interface ReleaseEntry {
 }
 
 export const RELEASE_NOTES: ReleaseEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.4.1",
+    date: "2026-06-16",
+    summary: "Feed controls above the videos, and clearer view counts and dates.",
+    features: [
+      "The view filter (Unwatched / In progress / All / …) and the content type (Normal / Shorts / Live) are now quick chips right above the videos.",
+      "Cleaner ordering: pick what to sort by, then flip ascending/descending with one arrow (and 'Most viewed' is now 'Popular').",
+      "Video cards and the player show the exact upload date next to '… ago', and the full view count on hover.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.4.0",
     date: "2026-06-16",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/sidebarLayout.ts b/frontend/src/lib/sidebarLayout.ts
index a9c0676..bb4f922 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/sidebarLayout.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/sidebarLayout.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,14 @@
 // collapsed, and which are hidden. Persisted to localStorage and the server-side
 // `preferences` blob so it follows the account.
 
-export type WidgetId = "show" | "sort" | "date" | "content" | "language" | "topic";
+// `show`, `sort` and `content` moved to the feed toolbar (above the cards); they are no
+// longer sidebar widgets. normalizeLayout drops them from any persisted layout automatically.
+export type WidgetId = "date" | "language" | "topic";
 
-export const ALL_WIDGETS: WidgetId[] = [
-  "show",
-  "sort",
-  "date",
-  "content",
-  "language",
-  "topic",
-];
+export const ALL_WIDGETS: WidgetId[] = ["date", "language", "topic"];
 
 export const WIDGET_TITLES: Record<WidgetId, string> = {
-  show: "Show",
-  sort: "Sort",
   date: "Upload date",
-  content: "Content type",
   language: "Language",
   topic: "Topic",
 };