diff --git a/packages/chrome/src/components/Menu.tsx b/packages/chrome/src/components/Menu.tsx
index 7c4a474c..39c8686c 100644
--- a/packages/chrome/src/components/Menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/chrome/src/components/Menu.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export function Menu(
 			closing: boolean;
 			x: number;
 			y: number;
+			transformOriginX: string;
+			transformOriginY: string;
 		}
 	>
 ) {
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ export function Menu(
 	});
 	this.x = 0;
 	this.y = 0;
+	this.transformOriginX = "left";
+	this.transformOriginY = "top";
 
 	const [lock, unlock] = requestUnfocusFrames();
 
@@ -84,8 +88,14 @@ export function Menu(
 
 		const maxX = docWidth - width - padding;
 		const maxY = docHeight - height - padding;
-		if (this.x > maxX) this.x = maxX;
-		if (this.y > maxY) this.y = maxY;
+		if (this.x > maxX) {
+			this.x = maxX;
+			this.transformOriginX = "right";
+		}
+		if (this.y > maxY) {
+			this.y = maxY;
+			this.transformOriginY = "bottom";
+		}
 		if (this.x < padding) this.x = padding;
 		if (this.y < padding) this.y = padding;
 
@@ -100,7 +110,7 @@ export function Menu(
 	};
 	return (
 		<div
-			style={use`--x: ${this.x}px; --y: ${this.y}px;`}
+			style={use`--x: ${this.x}px; --y: ${this.y}px; --transform-origin-x: ${this.transformOriginX}; --transform-origin-y: ${this.transformOriginY};`}
 			class:closing={use(this.closing)}
 		>
 			{this.items
@@ -163,16 +173,17 @@ Menu.style = css`
 		overflow: hidden;
 
 		transition:
-			opacity 0.15s ease,
-			transform 0.15s ease;
+			opacity 0.1s ease,
+			transform 0.12s cubic-bezier(0.35, 0.15, 0, 1.8);
 		opacity: 1;
-		transform: scale(100%);
+		transform: scaleX(100%) scaleY(100%);
+		transform-origin: var(--transform-origin-x) var(--transform-origin-y);
 	}
 	.separator {
 		border-top: 1px solid var(--text-20);
 	}
 	:scope.closing {
-		transform: scale(95%);
+		transform: scaleX(95%) scaleY(87%);
 		opacity: 0;
 	}
 	.item {
diff --git a/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/DragTab.tsx b/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/DragTab.tsx
index 9b517a24..7dace4fc 100644
--- a/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/DragTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/DragTab.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function DragTab(
 			},
 		]);
 
+		// Open-tab animation: expands the tab container from width 0 to full computed width.
 		this.root.animate(
 			[
 				{
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ export function DragTab(
 				{},
 			],
 			{
-				duration: 100,
+				duration: 200,
+				easing: "cubic-bezier(.25,.5,0,1.15)",
 				fill: "forwards",
 			}
 		);
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ export function DragTab(
 			class="tab"
 			data-id={this.id}
 			on:transitionend={() => {
+				// Clears programmatically assigned move transition/z-index after tab translate animation ends.
 				this.root.style.transition = "";
 				this.root.style.zIndex = "0";
 				this.transitionend();
diff --git a/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/TabStrip.tsx b/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/TabStrip.tsx
index 59aef445..61ce3f73 100644
--- a/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/TabStrip.tsx
+++ b/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/TabStrip.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type VisualTab = {
 	dragoffset: number;
 	dragpos: number;
 	startdragpos: number;
+	closing: boolean;
 
 	width: number;
 	pos: number;
@@ -43,7 +44,10 @@ export function TabStrip(
 
 	const TAB_PADDING = 6;
 	const TAB_MAX_SIZE = 231;
-	const TAB_TRANSITION = "250ms ease";
+	// Reorder/move animation for tabs and trailing controls in the strip.
+	const TAB_TRANSITION = "225ms cubic-bezier(.43,.52,0,1.15)";
+	const TAB_STAGGER_STEP = 18;
+	const TAB_STAGGER_MAX = 144;
 
 	let transitioningTabs = 0;
 
@@ -76,11 +80,15 @@ export function TabStrip(
 
 	const getTabWidth = () => {
 		let total = getRootWidth();
+		const visibleTabCount = this.visualtabs.filter(
+			(tab) => !tab.closing
+		).length;
+		const count = Math.max(visibleTabCount, 1);
 
 		// remove padding
-		total -= TAB_PADDING * (this.visualtabs.length - 1);
+		total -= TAB_PADDING * (count - 1);
 
-		const each = total / this.visualtabs.length;
+		const each = total / count;
 
 		return Math.min(TAB_MAX_SIZE, Math.floor(each));
 	};
@@ -105,24 +113,52 @@ export function TabStrip(
 
 		let dragpos = -1;
 		let currpos = getLayoutStart();
+		let staggerIndex = 0;
+		let movedTabs = 0;
 		for (const tab of this.visualtabs) {
+			if (tab.closing) {
+				// Closing tabs animate their own width; keep their current transform while
+				// siblings/new-tab button reflow into post-close slots.
+				const tabPos = tab.dragpos != -1 ? tab.dragpos : tab.pos;
+				tab.root.style.transform = `translateX(${tabPos}px)`;
+				tab.pos = tabPos;
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			tab.root.style.width = width + "px";
 
 			const tabPos = tab.dragpos != -1 ? tab.dragpos : currpos;
+			// Moves each tab horizontally to its computed slot.
 			tab.root.style.transform = `translateX(${tabPos}px)`;
 			if (transition && tab.dragpos == -1 && tab.pos != tabPos) {
-				tab.root.style.transition = `transform ${TAB_TRANSITION}`;
-				this.afterEl.style.transition = `transform ${TAB_TRANSITION}`;
+				const delay = Math.min(
+					staggerIndex * TAB_STAGGER_STEP,
+					TAB_STAGGER_MAX
+				);
+				// Animates tab movement when tabs are inserted/removed/reordered.
+				tab.root.style.transition = `transform ${TAB_TRANSITION} ${delay}ms`;
 				transitioningTabs++;
+				movedTabs++;
 			}
 			dragpos = Math.max(dragpos, tab.dragpos + width + TAB_PADDING);
 
 			tab.pos = tabPos;
 			tab.width = width;
 			currpos += width + TAB_PADDING;
+			staggerIndex++;
+		}
+
+		if (transition && movedTabs > 0) {
+			const afterDelay = Math.min(
+				staggerIndex * TAB_STAGGER_STEP,
+				TAB_STAGGER_MAX
+			);
+			// Animate trailing "after" area (new-tab button container) with stagger too.
+			this.afterEl.style.transition = `transform ${TAB_TRANSITION} ${afterDelay}ms`;
 		}
 
 		const afterpos = Math.max(dragpos, currpos);
+		// Moves the trailing control area to stay after the last tab.
 		this.afterEl.style.transform = `translateX(${afterpos}px)`;
 	};
 
@@ -187,12 +223,11 @@ export function TabStrip(
 	};
 
 	const transitionend = () => {
-		transitioningTabs--;
+		transitioningTabs = Math.max(transitioningTabs - 1, 0);
 		if (transitioningTabs == 0) {
+			this.afterEl.style.transition = "";
 			this.tabs = this.tabs;
 		}
-
-		this.afterEl.style.transition = "";
 	};
 
 	use(this.tabs).listen(() => {
@@ -222,6 +257,7 @@ export function TabStrip(
 					dragoffset: -1,
 					dragpos: -1,
 					startdragpos: -1,
+					closing: false,
 					width: 0,
 					pos: getLayoutStart() + index * (getTabWidth() + TAB_PADDING),
 				};
@@ -233,7 +269,9 @@ export function TabStrip(
 		for (let vtab of this.visualtabs) {
 			if (!newvisualtabs.includes(vtab)) {
 				let indexof = this.visualtabs.indexOf(vtab);
+				vtab.closing = true;
 				newvisualtabs.splice(indexof, 0, vtab);
+				// Close-tab animation: collapses tab width to 0 before removal from DOM list.
 				let anim = vtab.root.animate(
 					[
 						{},
@@ -242,7 +280,8 @@ export function TabStrip(
 						},
 					],
 					{
-						duration: 100,
+						duration: 150,
+						easing: "cubic-bezier(.29,.44,.3,.94)",
 						fill: "forwards",
 					}
 				);
@@ -302,7 +341,6 @@ TabStrip.style = css`
 		padding: var(--tab-padding) 12px;
 		height: calc(var(--tab-height) + calc(var(--tab-padding) * 2));
 		z-index: 2;
-
 		position: relative;
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/TabTooltip.tsx b/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/TabTooltip.tsx
index 593a9354..dedca0b1 100644
--- a/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/TabTooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/chrome/src/components/TabStrip/TabTooltip.tsx
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ export function TabTooltip(
 ) {
 	let wasActive = this.active;
 
-	const duration = 150;
+	const duration = 125;
+	const curve = "cubic-bezier(.35,.15,0,1.5)";
 	const visible = {
 		opacity: "1",
-		transform: "scale(100%)",
+		transform: "scaleX(100%) scaleY(100%)",
 	};
 	const hidden = {
 		opacity: "0",
-		transform: "scale(95%)",
+		transform: "scaleX(95%) scaleY(87%)",
 	};
 
 	let isClosing = false;
@@ -46,24 +47,28 @@ export function TabTooltip(
 
 			if (this.animate) {
 				let shift = lastX - x;
+				// Instantly applies the hidden->visible visual state (opacity + scale) before slide alignment.
 				this.root.animate([hidden, visible], {
 					duration: 0,
 					fill: "forwards",
 				});
+				// Reposition animation between adjacent tab tooltips: translateX from previous tooltip X to current X.
 				this.root.animate(
 					[
 						{ transform: `translateX(${shift}px)` },
 						{ transform: "translateX(0px)" },
 					],
 					{
-						duration: 300,
-						easing: "ease-out",
+						duration: 150,
+						easing: "cubic-bezier(.45,.25,0,1.09)",
 					}
 				);
 				this.animate = false;
 			} else {
+				// Standard tooltip enter animation: fades in and scales from 95% -> 100%.
 				this.root.animate([hidden, visible], {
 					duration,
+					easing: curve,
 					fill: "forwards",
 				});
 			}
@@ -71,8 +76,10 @@ export function TabTooltip(
 		} else if (!active && wasActive) {
 			wasActive = false;
 			isClosing = true;
+			// Tooltip exit animation: fades out and scales down from 100% -> 95%.
 			this.root.animate([visible, hidden], {
 				duration,
+				easing: curve,
 				fill: "forwards",
 			}).onfinish = () => {
 				isClosing = false;
@@ -109,25 +116,28 @@ TabTooltip.style = css`
 		background: var(--popup);
 		border: 1px solid var(--popup_border);
 		border-radius: var(--radius);
-		width: 17em;
+		width: 18em;
 		gap: 0.25em;
 		flex-direction: column;
 		opacity: 0;
 		border-radius: var(--radius);
 	}
 	.text {
-		padding: 0.5em;
+		padding: 0.75em 0.67em;
 		display: flex;
 		flex-direction: column;
-		gap: 0.1em;
+		gap: 0.25em;
 	}
 	.title {
-		overflow: hidden;
+		overflow: clip visible;
 		white-space: nowrap;
 		text-overflow: ellipsis;
+		font-size: 0.9em;
+		font-weight: 500;
 	}
 	.hostname {
-		font-size: 12px;
+		font-size: 0.7em;
+		color: var(--text-60);
 	}
 
 	.img {