diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
index 1f5bd29586..a79327fbaa 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ export default function ChatInput({
       {/* Secondary actions and controls row below input */}
       <div className="flex flex-row items-center gap-1 p-2 relative">
         {/* Directory path */}
-        <DirSwitcher className="mr-0" />
+        <DirSwitcher />
         <div className="w-px h-4 bg-border-default mx-2" />
 
         {/* Action button */}
@@ -1676,9 +1676,10 @@ export default function ChatInput({
               onClick={handleActionButtonClick}
               variant="ghost"
               size="sm"
-              className="flex items-center justify-center text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default text-xs cursor-pointer transition-colors"
+              className="flex items-center text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default text-xs cursor-pointer transition-colors px-0"
             >
-              <Action className="w-4 h-4" />
+              <Action className="w-4 h-4 min-[1050px]:mr-1" />
+              <span className="text-xs hidden min-[1050px]:inline">Actions</span>
             </Button>
           </TooltipTrigger>
           <TooltipContent>Quick Actions</TooltipContent>
@@ -1693,9 +1694,10 @@ export default function ChatInput({
               onClick={handleFileSelect}
               variant="ghost"
               size="sm"
-              className="flex items-center justify-center text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default text-xs cursor-pointer transition-colors"
+              className="flex items-center text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default text-xs cursor-pointer transition-colors px-0"
             >
-              <Attach className="w-4 h-4" />
+              <Attach className="w-4 h-4 min-[1050px]:mr-1" />
+              <span className="text-xs hidden min-[1050px]:inline">Attach</span>
             </Button>
           </TooltipTrigger>
           <TooltipContent>Attach file or directory</TooltipContent>
@@ -1707,13 +1709,11 @@ export default function ChatInput({
           {/* Cost Tracker */}
           {COST_TRACKING_ENABLED && (
             <>
-              <div className="flex items-center h-full ml-1 mr-1">
-                <CostTracker
-                  inputTokens={inputTokens}
-                  outputTokens={outputTokens}
-                  sessionCosts={sessionCosts}
-                />
-              </div>
+              <CostTracker
+                inputTokens={inputTokens}
+                outputTokens={outputTokens}
+                sessionCosts={sessionCosts}
+              />
             </>
           )}
           <Tooltip>
@@ -1731,21 +1731,20 @@ export default function ChatInput({
           <div className="w-px h-4 bg-border-default mx-2" />
           <BottomMenuModeSelection />
           <div className="w-px h-4 bg-border-default mx-2" />
-          <div className="flex items-center h-full">
-            <Tooltip>
-              <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-                <Button
-                  onClick={() => setIsGoosehintsModalOpen?.(true)}
-                  variant="ghost"
-                  size="sm"
-                  className="flex items-center justify-center text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default text-xs cursor-pointer"
-                >
-                  <FolderKey size={16} />
-                </Button>
-              </TooltipTrigger>
-              <TooltipContent>Configure goosehints</TooltipContent>
-            </Tooltip>
-          </div>
+          <Tooltip>
+            <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+              <Button
+                onClick={() => setIsGoosehintsModalOpen?.(true)}
+                variant="ghost"
+                size="sm"
+                className="flex items-center text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default text-xs cursor-pointer transition-colors px-0"
+              >
+                <FolderKey size={16} className="min-[1050px]:mr-1" />
+                <span className="text-xs hidden min-[1050px]:inline">Hints</span>
+              </Button>
+            </TooltipTrigger>
+            <TooltipContent>Configure goosehints</TooltipContent>
+          </Tooltip>
         </div>
 
         <MentionPopover
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenuModeSelection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenuModeSelection.tsx
index c307f7e44a..d4743cad7b 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenuModeSelection.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/BottomMenuModeSelection.tsx
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ export const BottomMenuModeSelection = () => {
     <div title={`Current mode: ${getValueByKey(gooseMode)} - ${getModeDescription(gooseMode)}`}>
       <DropdownMenu>
         <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
-          <span className="flex items-center cursor-pointer [&_svg]:size-4 text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default hover:scale-100 hover:bg-transparent text-xs">
-            <Tornado className="mr-1 h-4 w-4" />
-            {getValueByKey(gooseMode).toLowerCase()}
-          </span>
+          <button className="flex items-center cursor-pointer text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default transition-colors text-xs px-1">
+            <Tornado className="min-[1050px]:mr-1 h-4 w-4" />
+            <span className="text-xs hidden min-[1050px]:inline">{getValueByKey(gooseMode)}</span>
+          </button>
         </DropdownMenuTrigger>
         <DropdownMenuContent className="w-64" side="top" align="center">
           {all_goose_modes.map((mode) => (
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/CostTracker.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/CostTracker.tsx
index 54cf6620e9..39f2c338e9 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/CostTracker.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/CostTracker.tsx
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ export function CostTracker({ inputTokens = 0, outputTokens = 0, sessionCosts }:
   if (isLoading) {
     return (
       <>
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full text-textSubtle translate-y-[1px]">
-          <span className="text-xs font-mono">...</span>
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full text-textSubtle translate-y-[1px] px-1">
+          <span className="text-xs font-mono hidden min-[1050px]:inline">...</span>
         </div>
         <div className="w-px h-4 bg-border-default mx-2" />
       </>
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ export function CostTracker({ inputTokens = 0, outputTokens = 0, sessionCosts }:
         <>
           <Tooltip>
             <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-              <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default transition-colors cursor-default translate-y-[1px]">
+              <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default transition-colors cursor-default translate-y-[1px] px-1">
                 <CoinIcon className="mr-1" size={16} />
-                <span className="text-xs font-mono">0.0000</span>
+                <span className="text-xs font-mono hidden min-[1050px]:inline">0.0000</span>
               </div>
             </TooltipTrigger>
             <TooltipContent>
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export function CostTracker({ inputTokens = 0, outputTokens = 0, sessionCosts }:
           <TooltipTrigger asChild>
             <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full transition-colors cursor-default translate-y-[1px] text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default">
               <CoinIcon className="mr-1" size={16} />
-              <span className="text-xs font-mono">0.0000</span>
+              <span className="text-xs font-mono hidden min-[1050px]:inline">0.0000</span>
             </div>
           </TooltipTrigger>
           <TooltipContent>{getUnavailableTooltip()}</TooltipContent>
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export function CostTracker({ inputTokens = 0, outputTokens = 0, sessionCosts }:
         <TooltipTrigger asChild>
           <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full transition-colors cursor-default translate-y-[1px] text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default">
             <CoinIcon className="mr-1" size={16} />
-            <span className="text-xs font-mono">{formatCost(totalCost)}</span>
+            <span className="text-xs font-mono hidden min-[1050px]:inline">{formatCost(totalCost)}</span>
           </div>
         </TooltipTrigger>
         <TooltipContent>{getTooltipContent()}</TooltipContent>
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/DirSwitcher.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/DirSwitcher.tsx
index d5d0c82428..ab1944ffab 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/DirSwitcher.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/bottom_menu/DirSwitcher.tsx
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ export const DirSwitcher: React.FC<DirSwitcherProps> = ({ className = '' }) => {
       <Tooltip open={isTooltipOpen} onOpenChange={setIsTooltipOpen}>
         <TooltipTrigger asChild>
           <button
-            className={`z-[100] hover:cursor-pointer text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default text-xs flex items-center transition-colors pl-1 [&>svg]:size-4 ${className}`}
+            className={`z-[100] hover:cursor-pointer text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default text-xs flex items-center transition-colors px-1 [&>svg]:size-4 ${className}`}
             onClick={handleDirectoryClick}
           >
-            <FolderDot className="mr-1" size={16} />
-            <div className="max-w-[200px] truncate [direction:rtl]">
+            <FolderDot className="min-[1050px]:mr-1" size={16} />
+            <div className="max-w-[200px] truncate [direction:rtl] hidden min-[1050px]:block">
               {String(window.appConfig.get('GOOSE_WORKING_DIR'))}
             </div>
           </button>
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar.tsx
index 3dd8fc9ea2..01718fba61 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/models/bottom_bar/ModelsBottomBar.tsx
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ export default function ModelsBottomBar({
     <div className="relative flex items-center" ref={dropdownRef}>
       <BottomMenuAlertPopover alerts={alerts} />
       <DropdownMenu>
-        <DropdownMenuTrigger className="flex items-center hover:cursor-pointer max-w-[180px] md:max-w-[200px] lg:max-w-[380px] min-w-0 text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default transition-colors">
+        <DropdownMenuTrigger className="flex items-center hover:cursor-pointer max-w-[180px] md:max-w-[200px] lg:max-w-[380px] min-w-0 text-text-default/70 hover:text-text-default transition-colors px-1">
           <div className="flex items-center truncate max-w-[130px] md:max-w-[200px] lg:max-w-[360px] min-w-0">
-            <Bot className="mr-1 h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0" />
-            <span className="truncate text-xs">
+            <Bot className="min-[1050px]:mr-1 h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0" />
+            <span className="truncate text-xs hidden min-[1050px]:inline">
               {displayModel}
               {isLeadWorkerActive && modelMode && (
                 <span className="ml-1 text-[10px] opacity-60">({modelMode})</span>