diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb582e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(npm run *)",
+      "Bash(xargs wc *)",
+      "Bash(xargs ls *)",
+      "Bash(git checkout *)"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index c5638a8..a1d3544 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ interface ManagedDownload {
 const MENU_WIDTH = 220;
 const MENU_HEIGHT = 360;
 const DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_WIDTH = 320;
-const DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_HEIGHT = 280;
+const DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_HEIGHT = 480;
 
 let mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 let floatWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
@@ -483,9 +483,7 @@ function emitDownloadsChanged(): void {
   if (downloadsPopoverWindow && !downloadsPopoverWindow.isDestroyed()) {
     const downloadsPopoverPayload: DownloadsPopoverInitPayload = {
       theme: downloadsPopoverTheme,
-      downloads: downloadsSnapshot.filter(download => {
-        return download.state === 'progressing' || download.state === 'paused';
-      }),
+      downloads: downloadsSnapshot.slice(0, 5),
     };
 
     downloadsPopoverWindow.webContents.send(
@@ -1359,9 +1357,7 @@ ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_SHOW, (_event, payload: unknown) =
 
   const initPayload: DownloadsPopoverInitPayload = {
     theme: downloadsPopoverTheme,
-    downloads: getDownloadsSnapshot().filter(download => {
-      return download.state === 'progressing' || download.state === 'paused';
-    }),
+    downloads: getDownloadsSnapshot().slice(0, 5),
   };
 
   const sendAndShow = (): void => {
@@ -1385,6 +1381,18 @@ ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_OPEN_PAGE, () => {
   }
 });
 
+ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_RESIZE, (_event, height: unknown) => {
+  if (typeof height !== 'number' || height <= 0) return;
+  if (downloadsPopoverWindow && !downloadsPopoverWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+    const currentBounds = downloadsPopoverWindow.getBounds();
+    const newHeight = Math.min(Math.round(height), DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_HEIGHT);
+    downloadsPopoverWindow.setBounds({
+      ...currentBounds,
+      height: newHeight,
+    });
+  }
+});
+
 ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.FLOAT_NAVIGATE, (_event, payload: unknown) => {
   const safeUrl = parseFloatNavigatePayload(payload);
   if (!safeUrl) {
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index c90da12..28534a5 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -303,6 +303,12 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('orb', {
       .then(() => undefined);
   },
 
+  resizeDownloadsPopover: (height: number) => {
+    return ipcRenderer
+      .invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_RESIZE, height)
+      .then(() => undefined);
+  },
+
   onDownloadsPopoverInit: (callback: (payload: DownloadsPopoverInitPayload) => void) => {
     const handler = (_event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, payload: unknown): void => {
       const parsedPayload = parseDownloadsPopoverInitPayload(payload);
diff --git a/src/renderer/downloads-popover.html b/src/renderer/downloads-popover.html
index 0947be8..15f138d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/downloads-popover.html
+++ b/src/renderer/downloads-popover.html
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     <div class="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-orb-border px-3 py-2">
       <span class="font-mono text-[9px] uppercase tracking-[1.8px] text-orb-accent">// downloads</span>
     </div>
-    <div id="downloads-list" class="max-h-[210px] overflow-y-auto px-2 py-1.5"></div>
-    <div id="downloads-empty" class="px-3 py-4 font-mono text-[11px] text-orb-text-dim">no active downloads.</div>
+    <div id="downloads-list" class="max-h-[380px] overflow-y-auto px-2 py-1.5"></div>
+    <div id="downloads-empty" class="px-3 py-4 font-mono text-[11px] text-orb-text-dim">no recent downloads.</div>
     <div class="border-t border-orb-border px-2 py-2">
       <button id="btn-open-downloads" class="w-full rounded-orb border border-orb-border bg-orb-bg px-2 py-1.5 font-mono text-[10px] text-orb-text-dim transition hover:border-orb-border-hi hover:bg-orb-surface-2 hover:text-orb-text">→ open downloads page</button>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/downloads-popover.ts b/src/renderer/downloads-popover.ts
index c857e72..3ae3232 100644
--- a/src/renderer/downloads-popover.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/downloads-popover.ts
@@ -69,27 +69,23 @@ function renderDownloads(downloads: DownloadSnapshot[]): void {
          <div class="mt-1 font-mono text-[10px] text-orb-text-dim">${escapeHtml(formatBytes(download.receivedBytes))} / ${escapeHtml(totalBytesText)}</div>`
       : '';
 
-    let actionsMarkup = '';
-    if (isCompleted) {
-      actionsMarkup = `
-        <div class="mt-1.5 flex gap-1">
-          <button data-popover-open-id="${id}" style="${ACTION_BTN}">open</button>
-          <button data-popover-show-id="${id}" style="${ACTION_BTN}">show in folder</button>
-        </div>`;
-    } else if (isActive) {
-      const pauseBtn = download.state === 'progressing'
-        ? `<button data-popover-pause-id="${id}" style="${ACTION_BTN}">pause</button>`
-        : '';
-      const resumeBtn = download.state === 'paused' && download.canResume
-        ? `<button data-popover-resume-id="${id}" style="${ACTION_BTN}">resume</button>`
-        : '';
-      actionsMarkup = `
-        <div class="mt-1.5 flex gap-1">
-          ${pauseBtn}
-          ${resumeBtn}
-          <button data-popover-cancel-id="${id}" style="${ACTION_BTN}">cancel</button>
-        </div>`;
-    }
+    const canPause = download.state === 'progressing';
+    const canResume = download.state === 'paused' && download.canResume;
+    const canCancel = isActive;
+    const canRemove = !isActive;
+
+    const actionBtn = (label: string, attr: string, recordId: string, disabled: boolean): string =>
+      disabled ? '' : `<button ${attr}="${recordId}" style="${ACTION_BTN}">${label}</button>`;
+
+    const actionsMarkup = `
+      <div class="mt-1.5 flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+        ${actionBtn('pause',          'data-popover-pause-id',  id, !canPause)}
+        ${actionBtn('resume',         'data-popover-resume-id', id, !canResume)}
+        ${actionBtn('cancel',         'data-popover-cancel-id', id, !canCancel)}
+        ${actionBtn('open',           'data-popover-open-id',   id, !isCompleted)}
+        ${actionBtn('show in folder', 'data-popover-show-id',   id, !isCompleted)}
+        ${actionBtn('remove',         'data-popover-remove-id', id, !canRemove)}
+      </div>`;
 
     item.innerHTML = `
       <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
@@ -102,6 +98,20 @@ function renderDownloads(downloads: DownloadSnapshot[]): void {
 
     downloadsList.appendChild(item);
   });
+
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    const parentContainer = document.querySelector('.rounded-orb') as HTMLElement;
+    if (parentContainer) {
+      void window.orb.resizeDownloadsPopover(parentContainer.offsetHeight);
+    }
+  });
+
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    const parentContainer = document.querySelector('.rounded-orb') as HTMLElement;
+    if (parentContainer) {
+      void window.orb.resizeDownloadsPopover(parentContainer.offsetHeight);
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 // Event delegation for action buttons
@@ -122,7 +132,10 @@ downloadsList.addEventListener('click', event => {
   if (resumeId) { void window.orb.resumeDownload(resumeId); return; }
 
   const cancelId = target.closest<HTMLElement>('[data-popover-cancel-id]')?.getAttribute('data-popover-cancel-id');
-  if (cancelId) { void window.orb.cancelDownload(cancelId); }
+  if (cancelId) { void window.orb.cancelDownload(cancelId); return; }
+
+  const removeId = target.closest<HTMLElement>('[data-popover-remove-id]')?.getAttribute('data-popover-remove-id');
+  if (removeId) { void window.orb.removeDownload(removeId); }
 });
 
 window.orb.onDownloadsPopoverInit((payload: DownloadsPopoverInitPayload) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/window.d.ts b/src/renderer/window.d.ts
index f2ae802..f891309 100644
--- a/src/renderer/window.d.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/window.d.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ declare global {
       onDownloadsChanged: (callback: (downloads: DownloadSnapshot[]) => void) => () => void;
       showDownloadsPopover: (payload: DownloadsPopoverShowPayload) => Promise<void>;
       openDownloadsPageFromPopover: () => Promise<void>;
+      resizeDownloadsPopover: (height: number) => Promise<void>;
       onDownloadsPopoverInit: (
         callback: (payload: DownloadsPopoverInitPayload) => void,
       ) => () => void;
diff --git a/src/shared/ipc-contract.ts b/src/shared/ipc-contract.ts
index 404238d..839731d 100644
--- a/src/shared/ipc-contract.ts
+++ b/src/shared/ipc-contract.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export const IPC_CHANNELS = {
   DOWNLOADS_SHOW_IN_FOLDER: 'downloads-show-in-folder',
   DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_SHOW: 'downloads-popover-show',
   DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_INIT: 'downloads-popover-init',
+  DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_RESIZE: 'downloads-popover-resize',
   DOWNLOADS_POPOVER_OPEN_PAGE: 'downloads-popover-open-page',
   MENU_SHOW: 'menu-show',
   MENU_INIT: 'menu-init',