use clean 3 card design for landing page (#6084)

<img width="2056" height="1080" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-08 at 1 26
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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e834988b-c3ab-4633-bf15-9fe0457d0029"
/>

<img width="2056" height="1080" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-08 at 1 27
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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/adfebd95-ca59-4de0-9336-b1e2dc1dc5fe"
/>

frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml

@@ -4287,6 +4287,8 @@ welcomeTitle = "You've been invited!"
 
 [landing]
 addFiles = "Add Files"
+heroSubtitle = "Drop in or add an existing PDF to get started."
+heroTitle = "Stirling PDF"
 mobileUpload = "Upload from Mobile"
 openFromComputer = "Open from computer"
 uploadFromComputer = "Upload from computer"

frontend/src/core/components/shared/LandingActions.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, Group, Tooltip, ActionIcon } from '@mantine/core';
+import LocalIcon from '@app/components/shared/LocalIcon';
+import { useFilesModalContext } from '@app/contexts/FilesModalContext';
+import { useFileActionTerminology } from '@app/hooks/useFileActionTerminology';
+import { useFileActionIcons } from '@app/hooks/useFileActionIcons';
+import { useAppConfig } from '@app/contexts/AppConfigContext';
+import { useIsMobile } from '@app/hooks/useIsMobile';
+
+type LandingActionsProps = {
+  fileInputRef: React.RefObject<HTMLInputElement | null>;
+  onUploadClick: () => void;
+  onMobileUploadClick: () => void;
+  onFileSelect: (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void;
+};
+
+export function LandingActions({ fileInputRef, onUploadClick, onMobileUploadClick, onFileSelect }: LandingActionsProps) {
+  const terminology = useFileActionTerminology();
+  const { openFilesModal } = useFilesModalContext();
+  const icons = useFileActionIcons();
+  const { config } = useAppConfig();
+  const isMobile = useIsMobile();
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Group gap="sm" justify="center" wrap="wrap" mb="xs">
+        <Button
+          classNames={{ root: 'landing-btn-primary' }}
+          leftSection={<LocalIcon icon={icons.uploadIconName} width="1rem" height="1rem" style={{ color: 'white' }} />}
+          onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); onUploadClick(); }}
+        >
+          {terminology.uploadFromComputer}
+        </Button>
+
+        <Button
+          variant="default"
+          classNames={{ root: 'landing-btn-secondary' }}
+          leftSection={<LocalIcon icon="add" width="1rem" height="1rem" className="text-[var(--accent-interactive)]" />}
+          onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); openFilesModal(); }}
+        >
+          {terminology.addFiles}
+        </Button>
+
+        {config?.enableMobileScanner && !isMobile && (
+          <Tooltip label={terminology.mobileUpload} position="bottom">
+            <ActionIcon
+              size="lg"
+              variant="default"
+              radius="md"
+              aria-label={terminology.mobileUpload}
+              classNames={{ root: 'landing-btn-secondary landing-btn-icon' }}
+              onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); onMobileUploadClick(); }}
+            >
+              <LocalIcon icon="qr-code-rounded" width="1.25rem" height="1.25rem" />
+            </ActionIcon>
+          </Tooltip>
+        )}
+      </Group>
+      <input ref={fileInputRef} type="file" multiple onChange={onFileSelect} style={{ display: 'none' }} />
+    </>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/core/components/shared/LandingDocumentStack.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/** Decorative stack only: window dots + grey bars — no text or i18n (avoids keys showing in the UI). */
+export function LandingDocumentStack() {
+  const bar = (widthPct: number, heightPx: number, marginBottom: number) => ({
+    width: `${widthPct}%`,
+    height: heightPx,
+    marginBottom: marginBottom || undefined,
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div aria-hidden className="landing-stack">
+      <div className="landing-sheet landing-sheet--back landing-sheet--left">
+        <div className="landing-sheet-side-body">
+          <div className="landing-bar landing-bar--strong" style={bar(100, 10, 12)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(80, 8, 8)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(100, 8, 8)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(60, 8, 0)} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="landing-sheet landing-sheet--front">
+        <div className="landing-sheet-header">
+          <div className="landing-sheet-dot" style={{ backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.35)' }} />
+          <div className="landing-sheet-dot" style={{ backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.25)' }} />
+          <div className="landing-sheet-dot" style={{ backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.15)' }} />
+        </div>
+        <div className="landing-sheet-body">
+          <div className="landing-bar landing-bar--strong" style={bar(100, 10, 10)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(80, 7, 6)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(100, 7, 6)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(66, 7, 6)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(100, 7, 6)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(88, 7, 6)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(72, 7, 0)} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="landing-sheet landing-sheet--back landing-sheet--right">
+        <div className="landing-sheet-side-body">
+          <div className="landing-bar landing-bar--strong" style={bar(100, 10, 12)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(75, 8, 8)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(100, 8, 8)} />
+          <div className="landing-bar" style={bar(80, 8, 0)} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/core/components/shared/LandingPage.css

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/* ============================================================
+   Landing Page styles.
+   All custom properties are defined in theme.css.
+   ============================================================ */
+
+/* ── Hero text ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.landing-title {
+  margin: 0;
+  margin-top: 1.75rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 2.125rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.landing-subtitle {
+  margin: 0;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 0.9375rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  max-width: 28rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+/* ── Document stack ──────────────────────────────────────── */
+.landing-stack {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+  width: var(--landing-stack-w);
+  min-width: var(--landing-stack-w);
+  height: var(--landing-stack-h);
+  min-height: var(--landing-stack-h);
+  margin-left: auto;
+  margin-right: auto;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  overflow: visible;
+}
+
+/* Sheets — static white, never change with theme */
+.landing-sheet {
+  position: absolute;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  background-color: #ffffff;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.landing-sheet--back {
+  width: 128px;
+  height: 160px;
+  transform-origin: bottom center;
+  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
+  box-shadow: var(--landing-doc-shadow-back-idle);
+}
+
+.landing-sheet--left {
+  left: 8px;
+  top: 12px;
+  transform: rotate(-8deg);
+}
+
+.landing-sheet--right {
+  right: 8px;
+  top: 12px;
+  transform: rotate(8deg);
+}
+
+.landing-sheet--front {
+  left: 50%;
+  top: 0;
+  z-index: 10;
+  width: 144px;
+  height: 176px;
+  margin-left: -72px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  box-shadow: var(--landing-doc-shadow-front-idle);
+}
+
+.landing-sheet-header {
+  display: flex;
+  height: 40px;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
+  background: var(--landing-hero-gradient);
+}
+
+.landing-sheet-dot {
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+}
+
+.landing-sheet-body {
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+}
+
+.landing-sheet-side-body {
+  padding: 12px;
+}
+
+/* Bars — static light colours, never change with theme */
+.landing-bar {
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  background-color: #e5e7eb;
+}
+.landing-bar--strong {
+  background-color: #d1d5db;
+}
+
+/* ── Action buttons ──────────────────────────────────────── */
+.landing-btn-primary {
+  background: var(--landing-hero-gradient) !important;
+  color: #ffffff !important;
+  border: none !important;
+  border-radius: 0.75rem !important;
+  font-weight: 600 !important;
+}
+
+.landing-btn-secondary {
+  border-radius: 0.75rem !important;
+  font-weight: 600 !important;
+  border-color: var(--landing-button-border, var(--border-default)) !important;
+  background-color: var(--landing-button-bg, var(--bg-surface)) !important;
+  color: var(--landing-button-color, var(--text-primary)) !important;
+}
+.landing-btn-secondary:hover {
+  background-color: var(--landing-button-hover-bg, var(--landing-button-bg, var(--bg-surface))) !important;
+}
+
+/* Icon-only variant: accent colour instead of button text colour */
+.landing-btn-icon {
+  color: var(--accent-interactive) !important;
+}

frontend/src/core/components/shared/LandingPage.tsx

@@ -1,51 +1,30 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Container, Button, Group, useMantineColorScheme, ActionIcon, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { Container } from '@mantine/core';
 import { Dropzone } from '@mantine/dropzone';
-import LocalIcon from '@app/components/shared/LocalIcon';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useFileHandler } from '@app/hooks/useFileHandler';
-import { useFilesModalContext } from '@app/contexts/FilesModalContext';
-import { useLogoPath } from '@app/hooks/useLogoPath';
-import { useLogoAssets } from '@app/hooks/useLogoAssets';
-import { useLogoVariant } from '@app/hooks/useLogoVariant';
-import { useFileManager } from '@app/hooks/useFileManager';
 import { useFileActionTerminology } from '@app/hooks/useFileActionTerminology';
-import { useFileActionIcons } from '@app/hooks/useFileActionIcons';
-import { useAppConfig } from '@app/contexts/AppConfigContext';
-import { useIsMobile } from '@app/hooks/useIsMobile';
 import MobileUploadModal from '@app/components/shared/MobileUploadModal';
 import { openFilesFromDisk } from '@app/services/openFilesFromDisk';
+import { LandingDocumentStack } from '@app/components/shared/LandingDocumentStack';
+import { LandingActions } from '@app/components/shared/LandingActions';
+import '@app/components/shared/LandingPage.css';
 
 const LandingPage = () => {
-  const { addFiles } = useFileHandler();
-  const fileInputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
-  const { colorScheme } = useMantineColorScheme();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { openFilesModal } = useFilesModalContext();
-  const [isUploadHover, setIsUploadHover] = React.useState(false);
-  const logoPath = useLogoPath();
-  const logoVariant = useLogoVariant();
-  const { wordmark } = useLogoAssets();
-  const { loadRecentFiles } = useFileManager();
-  const [hasRecents, setHasRecents] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
-  const [mobileUploadModalOpen, setMobileUploadModalOpen] = React.useState(false);
+  const { addFiles } = useFileHandler();
+  const fileInputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
   const terminology = useFileActionTerminology();
-  const icons = useFileActionIcons();
-  const { config } = useAppConfig();
-  const isMobile = useIsMobile();
+  const [mobileUploadModalOpen, setMobileUploadModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const handleFileDrop = async (files: File[]) => {
     await addFiles(files);
   };
 
-  const handleOpenFilesModal = () => {
-    openFilesModal();
-  };
-
   const handleNativeUploadClick = async () => {
     const files = await openFilesFromDisk({
       multiple: true,
-      onFallbackOpen: () => fileInputRef.current?.click()
+      onFallbackOpen: () => fileInputRef.current?.click(),
     });
     if (files.length > 0) {
       await addFiles(files);
@@ -57,263 +36,48 @@ const LandingPage = () => {
     if (files.length > 0) {
       await addFiles(files);
     }
-    // Reset the input so the same file can be selected again
     event.target.value = '';
   };
 
-  const handleMobileUploadClick = () => {
-    setMobileUploadModalOpen(true);
-  };
-
   const handleFilesReceivedFromMobile = async (files: File[]) => {
     if (files.length > 0) {
       await addFiles(files);
     }
   };
 
-  // Determine if the user has any recent files (same source as File Manager)
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let isMounted = true;
-    (async () => {
-      try {
-        const files = await loadRecentFiles();
-        if (isMounted) {
-          setHasRecents((files?.length || 0) > 0);
-        }
-      } catch (_err) {
-        if (isMounted) setHasRecents(false);
-      }
-    })();
-    return () => { isMounted = false; };
-  }, [loadRecentFiles]);
-
   return (
-    <Container size="70rem" p={0} h="100%" className="flex items-center justify-center" style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
-      {/* White PDF Page Background */}
+    <Container size="70rem" p={0} h="100%" className="flex min-h-0 flex-col" style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
       <Dropzone
         onDrop={handleFileDrop}
-        multiple={true}
-        className="w-4/5 flex items-center justify-center h-[95%]"
-        style={{
-          position: 'absolute',
-          left: '50%',
-          transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
-          bottom: 0,
-          borderRadius: '0.25rem 0.25rem 0 0',
-          filter: 'var(--drop-shadow-filter)',
-          backgroundColor: 'var(--landing-paper-bg)',
-          transition: 'background-color 0.4s ease',
-        }}
+        multiple
         activateOnClick={false}
+        enablePointerEvents
+        aria-label={terminology.dropFilesHere}
+        className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 cursor-default flex-col items-center justify-center border-none bg-transparent px-4 py-8 shadow-none outline-none"
         styles={{
           root: {
-            '&[dataAccept]': {
-              backgroundColor: 'var(--landing-drop-paper-bg)',
-            },
+            border: 'none !important',
+            backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+            overflow: 'visible',
+            '&[data-accept]': { outline: '2px dashed var(--accent-interactive)', outlineOffset: 4 },
+            '&[data-reject]': { outline: '2px dashed var(--mantine-color-red-6)', outlineOffset: 4 },
           },
+          inner: { overflow: 'visible', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center', width: '100%' },
         }}
       >
-        {logoVariant === 'modern' && (
-          <div
-            style={{
-              position: 'absolute',
-              top: 0,
-              right: 0,
-              zIndex: 10,
-            }}
-          >
-            <img
-              src={logoPath}
-              alt="Stirling PDF Logo"
-              style={{
-                height: 'auto',
-                pointerEvents: 'none',
-              }}
-            />
-          </div>
-        )}
-        <div
-          className={`min-h-[45vh] flex flex-col items-center justify-center px-8 py-8 w-full min-w-[30rem] max-w-[calc(100%-2rem)] border transition-all duration-200 dropzone-inner relative`}
-          style={{
-            borderRadius: '0.5rem',
-            backgroundColor: 'var(--landing-inner-paper-bg)',
-            borderColor: 'var(--landing-inner-paper-border)',
-            borderWidth: '1px',
-            borderStyle: 'solid',
-          }}
-        >
-          {/* Logo positioned absolutely in top right corner */}
+        <LandingDocumentStack />
 
+        <h1 className="landing-title">{t('landing.heroTitle', 'Stirling PDF')}</h1>
+        <p className="landing-subtitle">{t('landing.heroSubtitle', 'Drop in or add an existing PDF to get started.')}</p>
 
-          {/* Centered content container */}
-          <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 flex-none w-full">
-            {/* Stirling PDF Branding */}
-            <Group gap="xs" align="center">
-              <img
-                src={colorScheme === 'dark' ? wordmark.white : wordmark.grey}
-                alt="Stirling PDF"
-                style={{ height: '2.2rem', width: 'auto' }}
-              />
-            </Group>
-
-            {/* Add Files + Native Upload Buttons */}
-            <div
-              style={{
-                display: 'flex',
-                alignItems: 'center',
-                justifyContent: 'center',
-                gap: '0.6rem',
-                width: '80%',
-                marginTop: '0.8rem',
-                marginBottom: '0.8rem'
-              }}
-              onMouseLeave={() => setIsUploadHover(false)}
-            >
-              {/* Show both buttons only when recents exist; otherwise show a single Upload button */}
-              {hasRecents && (
-                <>
-                  <Button
-                    style={{
-                      backgroundColor: 'var(--landing-button-bg)',
-                      color: 'var(--landing-button-color)',
-                      border: '1px solid var(--landing-button-border)',
-                      borderRadius: '2rem',
-                      height: '38px',
-                      paddingLeft: isUploadHover ? 0 : '1rem',
-                      paddingRight: isUploadHover ? 0 : '1rem',
-                      width: isUploadHover ? '58px' : 'calc(100% - 58px - 0.6rem)',
-                      minWidth: isUploadHover ? '58px' : undefined,
-                      display: 'flex',
-                      alignItems: 'center',
-                      justifyContent: 'center',
-                      transition: 'width .5s ease, padding .5s ease'
-                    }}
-                    onClick={handleOpenFilesModal}
-                    onMouseEnter={() => setIsUploadHover(false)}
-                  >
-                    <LocalIcon icon="add" width="1.5rem" height="1.5rem" className="text-[var(--accent-interactive)]" />
-                    {!isUploadHover && (
-                      <span>
-                        {t('landing.addFiles', 'Add Files')}
-                      </span>
-                    )}
-                  </Button>
-                  <Button
-                    aria-label="Upload"
-                    style={{
-                      backgroundColor: 'var(--landing-button-bg)',
-                      color: 'var(--landing-button-color)',
-                      border: '1px solid var(--landing-button-border)',
-                      borderRadius: '1rem',
-                      height: '38px',
-                      width: isUploadHover ? 'calc(100% - 50px)' : '58px',
-                      minWidth: '58px',
-                      paddingLeft: isUploadHover ? '1rem' : 0,
-                      paddingRight: isUploadHover ? '1rem' : 0,
-                      display: 'flex',
-                      alignItems: 'center',
-                      justifyContent: 'center',
-                      transition: 'width .5s ease, padding .5s ease'
-                    }}
-                    onClick={handleNativeUploadClick}
-                    onMouseEnter={() => setIsUploadHover(true)}
-                  >
-                    <LocalIcon icon={icons.uploadIconName} width="1.25rem" height="1.25rem" style={{ color: 'var(--accent-interactive)' }} />
-                    {isUploadHover && (
-                      <span style={{ marginLeft: '.5rem' }}>
-                        {terminology.uploadFromComputer}
-                      </span>
-                    )}
-                  </Button>
-                  {config?.enableMobileScanner && !isMobile && (
-                    <Tooltip label={t('landing.mobileUpload', 'Upload from Mobile')} position="bottom">
-                      <ActionIcon
-                        size={38}
-                        variant="subtle"
-                        onClick={handleMobileUploadClick}
-                        style={{
-                          backgroundColor: 'var(--landing-button-bg)',
-                          color: 'var(--accent-interactive)',
-                          border: '1px solid var(--landing-button-border)',
-                          borderRadius: '1rem',
-                          paddingLeft: '0.5rem',
-                          paddingRight: '0.5rem',
-                        }}
-                      >
-                        <LocalIcon icon="qr-code-rounded" width="1.25rem" height="1.25rem" style={{ color: 'var(--accent-interactive)' }} />
-                      </ActionIcon>
-                    </Tooltip>
-                  )}
-                </>
-              )}
-              {!hasRecents && (
-                <>
-                  <Button
-                    aria-label="Upload"
-                    style={{
-                      backgroundColor: 'var(--landing-button-bg)',
-                      color: 'var(--landing-button-color)',
-                      border: '1px solid var(--landing-button-border)',
-                      borderRadius: '1rem',
-                      height: '38px',
-                      width: 'calc(100% - 38px - 0.6rem)',
-                      minWidth: '58px',
-                      paddingLeft: '1rem',
-                      paddingRight: '1rem',
-                      display: 'flex',
-                      alignItems: 'center',
-                      justifyContent: 'center'
-                    }}
-                    onClick={handleNativeUploadClick}
-                  >
-                    <LocalIcon icon="upload" width="1.25rem" height="1.25rem" style={{ color: 'var(--accent-interactive)' }} />
-                    <span style={{ marginLeft: '.5rem' }}>
-                      {t('landing.uploadFromComputer', 'Upload from computer')}
-                    </span>
-                  </Button>
-                  {config?.enableMobileScanner && !isMobile && (
-                    <Tooltip label={t('landing.mobileUpload', 'Upload from Mobile')} position="bottom">
-                      <ActionIcon
-                        size={38}
-                        variant="subtle"
-                        onClick={handleMobileUploadClick}
-                        style={{
-                          backgroundColor: 'var(--landing-button-bg)',
-                          color: 'var(--accent-interactive)',
-                          border: '1px solid var(--landing-button-border)',
-                          borderRadius: '1rem',
-                          paddingLeft: '0.5rem',
-                          paddingRight: '0.5rem',
-                        }}
-                      >
-                        <LocalIcon icon="qr-code-rounded" width="1.25rem" height="1.25rem" style={{ color: 'var(--accent-interactive)' }} />
-                      </ActionIcon>
-                    </Tooltip>
-                  )}
-                </>
-              )}
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Hidden file input for native file picker */}
-            <input
-              ref={fileInputRef}
-              type="file"
-              multiple
-              onChange={handleFileSelect}
-              style={{ display: 'none' }}
-            />
-
-          </div>
-
-          {/* Instruction Text */}
-          <span
-            className="text-[var(--accent-interactive)]"
-            style={{ fontSize: '.8rem' }}
-          >
-            {terminology.dropFilesHere}
-          </span>
-        </div>
+        <LandingActions
+          fileInputRef={fileInputRef}
+          onUploadClick={() => void handleNativeUploadClick()}
+          onMobileUploadClick={() => setMobileUploadModalOpen(true)}
+          onFileSelect={handleFileSelect}
+        />
       </Dropzone>
+
       <MobileUploadModal
         opened={mobileUploadModalOpen}
         onClose={() => setMobileUploadModalOpen(false)}

frontend/src/core/hooks/useFileActionTerminology.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export function useFileActionTerminology() {
     uploadFile: t('fileUpload.uploadFile', 'Upload File'),
     upload: t('fileUpload.upload', 'Upload'),
     dropFilesHere: t('fileUpload.dropFilesHere', 'Drop files here or click the upload button'),
+    addFiles: t('landing.addFiles', 'Add Files'),
+    mobileUpload: t('landing.mobileUpload', 'Upload from Mobile'),
     uploadFromComputer: t('landing.uploadFromComputer', 'Upload from computer'),
     download: t('download', 'Download'),
     downloadAll: t('rightRail.downloadAll', 'Download All'),

frontend/src/core/styles/theme.css

@@ -256,6 +256,25 @@
   --landing-drop-inner-paper-bg: #BBDEFB;
   --landing-drop-inner-paper-border: #90CAF9;
 
+  /* landing hero & stack */
+  --landing-hero-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8bf5 0%, #3a7be8 100%);
+  --landing-stack-w: 224px;
+  --landing-stack-h: 176px;
+  --landing-stack-glow-bg: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(74,144,226,.18) 0%, transparent 70%);
+
+  /* landing doc stack shadows */
+  --landing-doc-shadow-back-idle:   0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.08),  0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.04);
+  --landing-doc-shadow-back-hover:  0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.15), 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
+  --landing-doc-shadow-front-idle:  0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.12),  0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.06), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.02);
+  --landing-doc-shadow-front-hover: 0 18px 48px rgba(0,0,0,.18), 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.1),  0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.04);
+
+  /* landing action button shadows */
+  --landing-action-transition:           transform 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1), box-shadow 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
+  --landing-action-shadow-idle:          0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0),        0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0);
+  --landing-action-shadow-hover:         0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.14),      0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
+  --landing-action-primary-shadow-idle:  0 10px 26px rgba(58,123,232,0),  0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0);
+  --landing-action-primary-shadow-hover: 0 10px 26px rgba(58,123,232,.42), 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
+
   /* selected file header colors */
   --header-selected-bg: #1E88E5; /* light mode selected header matches dark */
   --header-selected-fg: #FFFFFF;
@@ -509,15 +528,15 @@
   --landing-paper-bg: #171A1F;
   --landing-inner-paper-bg: var(--bg-raised);
   --landing-inner-paper-border: #2D3237;
-  --landing-button-bg: #2B3037;
-  --landing-button-color: #ffffff;
-  --landing-button-border: #2D3237;
-  --landing-button-hover-bg: #4c525b;
 
-  /* drop state */
-  --landing-drop-paper-bg: #1A2332;
-  --landing-drop-inner-paper-bg: #2A3441;
-  --landing-drop-inner-paper-border: #3A4451;
+  /* landing dark overrides */
+  --landing-stack-glow-bg: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(30,136,229,.22) 0%, transparent 70%);
+  --landing-doc-shadow-back-idle:   0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.35),  0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
+  --landing-doc-shadow-back-hover:  0 14px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.55), 0 6px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
+  --landing-doc-shadow-front-idle:  0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45),  0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.3),  0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.04);
+  --landing-doc-shadow-front-hover: 0 20px 52px rgba(0,0,0,.6),  0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.4), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.06);
+  --landing-button-color: #ffffff;
+  --landing-button-hover-bg: var(--bg-raised);
 
   /* selected file header colors for dark */
   --header-selected-bg: #1E88E5;

frontend/src/desktop/hooks/useFileActionTerminology.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export function useFileActionTerminology() {
     uploadFile: t('fileUpload.openFile', 'Open File'),
     upload: t('fileUpload.open', 'Open'),
     dropFilesHere: t('fileUpload.dropFilesHereOpen', 'Drop files here or click the open button'),
+    addFiles: t('fileUpload.openFiles', 'Open Files'),
+    mobileUpload: t('landing.mobileUpload', 'Upload from Mobile'),
     uploadFromComputer: t('landing.openFromComputer', 'Open from computer'),
     download: t('save', 'Save'),
     downloadAll: t('rightRail.saveAll', 'Save All'),