diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 4e890b5..ff3dfcf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const DEFAULT_FILTERS: FeedFilters = {
   tagMode: "or",
   q: "",
   sort: "newest",
+  scope: "my",
   includeNormal: true,
   includeShorts: false,
   includeLive: false,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
index 09a05cf..7380bb0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ 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) {
-    if (!canRead)
+    // 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 (
         <div className="p-8 grid place-items-center text-center">
           <div className="max-w-sm">
@@ -160,6 +162,12 @@ export default function Feed({
             >
               {t("feed.setUp")}
             </button>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setFilters({ ...filters, scope: "all" })}
+              className="block mx-auto mt-3 text-sm text-muted hover:text-accent transition"
+            >
+              {t("feed.browseShared")}
+            </button>
           </div>
         </div>
       );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Header.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Header.tsx
index 7474091..15dc8d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { BarChart3, Home, Info, LogOut, Search, Settings, Shield, Tv } from "lucide-react";
+import { BarChart3, Home, Info, Library, LogOut, Search, Settings, Shield, Tv, User } from "lucide-react";
 import type { FeedFilters, Me } from "../lib/api";
 import type { Page } from "../lib/urlState";
 import { type LangCode } from "../i18n";
@@ -49,6 +49,35 @@ export default function Header({
 
       <SyncStatus isAdmin={me.role === "admin"} onGoToFullHistory={onGoToFullHistory} />
 
+      {page === "feed" && (
+        <div
+          className="flex items-center rounded-full border border-border bg-card p-0.5 text-xs shrink-0"
+          role="group"
+          aria-label={t("header.scope.label")}
+        >
+          {(["my", "all"] as const).map((s) => (
+            <button
+              key={s}
+              onClick={() => setFilters({ ...filters, scope: s })}
+              title={t("header.scope." + s + "Tip")}
+              aria-pressed={filters.scope === s}
+              className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full transition ${
+                filters.scope === s
+                  ? "bg-accent text-accent-fg"
+                  : "text-muted hover:text-fg"
+              }`}
+            >
+              {s === "my" ? (
+                <User className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+              ) : (
+                <Library className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+              )}
+              <span className="hidden sm:inline">{t("header.scope." + s)}</span>
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {page === "feed" ? (
         <div className="flex-1 max-w-xl mx-auto relative">
           <Search className="w-4 h-4 absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted" />
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 6e37c9a..3ab6c97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ const DATE_PRESETS: { days: number; key: string }[] = [
   { days: 365, key: "1year" },
 ];
 
-// Filter values owned by the sidebar (everything except the header search `q`).
-const DEFAULT_SIDEBAR_FILTERS: Omit<FeedFilters, "q"> = {
+// Filter values owned by the sidebar (everything except the header search `q` and the
+// `scope` mode, both preserved across a "Clear all").
+const DEFAULT_SIDEBAR_FILTERS: Omit<FeedFilters, "q" | "scope"> = {
   tags: [],
   tagMode: "or",
   sort: "newest",
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({
 
   function clearAll() {
     setCustomDates(false);
-    setFilters({ ...DEFAULT_SIDEBAR_FILTERS, q: filters.q });
+    setFilters({ ...DEFAULT_SIDEBAR_FILTERS, q: filters.q, scope: filters.scope });
   }
 
   const available: Record<WidgetId, boolean> = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
index 07e9185..3a46ab8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/feed.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "emptyTitle": "Dein Feed ist leer",
   "emptyBody": "Verbinde dein YouTube-Konto, um deine Abos zu importieren und deinen Feed aufzubauen.",
   "setUp": "Meinen Feed einrichten",
+  "browseShared": "Oder einfach die gemeinsame Bibliothek durchsuchen",
   "noMatches": "Keine Videos entsprechen diesen Filtern.",
   "videoCount_one": "{{formattedCount}} Video",
   "videoCount_other": "{{formattedCount}} Videos",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/header.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/header.json
index 4465368..b634f4f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/header.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/header.json
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
   "searchPlaceholder": "Deine Abos durchsuchen…",
   "channelManager": "Kanalverwaltung",
   "usageStats": "Nutzung & Statistik",
+  "scope": {
+    "label": "Feed-Quelle",
+    "my": "Meine",
+    "myTip": "Nur Videos aus deinen eigenen Abos",
+    "all": "Bibliothek",
+    "allTip": "Alle Videos im gemeinsamen Katalog"
+  },
   "account": {
     "admin": "Admin",
     "feed": "Feed",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
index 571247c..8e30dda 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/feed.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "emptyTitle": "Your feed is empty",
   "emptyBody": "Connect your YouTube account to import your subscriptions and build your feed.",
   "setUp": "Set up my feed",
+  "browseShared": "Or just browse the shared library",
   "noMatches": "No videos match these filters.",
   "videoCount_one": "{{formattedCount}} video",
   "videoCount_other": "{{formattedCount}} videos",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/header.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/header.json
index 7cbe22d..d01e782 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/header.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/header.json
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
   "searchPlaceholder": "Search your subscriptions…",
   "channelManager": "Channel manager",
   "usageStats": "Usage & stats",
+  "scope": {
+    "label": "Feed source",
+    "my": "Mine",
+    "myTip": "Only videos from your own subscriptions",
+    "all": "Library",
+    "allTip": "Every video in the shared catalog"
+  },
   "account": {
     "admin": "Admin",
     "feed": "Feed",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
index 0c30c5e..2995492 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/feed.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "emptyTitle": "A hírfolyamod üres",
   "emptyBody": "Kösd össze a YouTube-fiókodat, hogy importáld a feliratkozásaidat, és felépítsd a hírfolyamodat.",
   "setUp": "Hírfolyam beállítása",
+  "browseShared": "Vagy csak böngészd a közös könyvtárat",
   "noMatches": "Egy videó sem felel meg ezeknek a szűrőknek.",
   "videoCount_one": "{{formattedCount}} videó",
   "videoCount_other": "{{formattedCount}} videó",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/header.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/header.json
index 44dcb04..535fad8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/header.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/header.json
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
   "searchPlaceholder": "Keresés a feliratkozásaid között…",
   "channelManager": "Csatornakezelő",
   "usageStats": "Használat és statisztika",
+  "scope": {
+    "label": "Hírfolyam forrása",
+    "my": "Sajátom",
+    "myTip": "Csak a saját feliratkozásaid videói",
+    "all": "Könyvtár",
+    "allTip": "A közös könyvtár összes videója"
+  },
   "account": {
     "admin": "Adminisztrátor",
     "feed": "Hírfolyam",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index 95a9c43..e813069 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ export interface FeedFilters {
   // Re-roll token for the "shuffle" sort; bumped by the reshuffle button so the
   // feed re-queries with a fresh order. Ignored by every other sort.
   seed?: number;
+  // "my" = only your subscriptions (default); "all" = the whole shared catalog.
+  scope: "my" | "all";
   includeNormal: boolean;
   includeShorts: boolean;
   includeLive: boolean;
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ function feedQuery(f: FeedFilters, offset: number, limit: number): string {
   if (f.q) p.set("q", f.q);
   p.set("sort", f.sort);
   if (f.sort === "shuffle" && f.seed) p.set("seed", String(f.seed));
+  p.set("scope", f.scope);
   p.set("show_normal", String(f.includeNormal));
   p.set("include_shorts", String(f.includeShorts));
   p.set("include_live", String(f.includeLive));