diff --git a/App.tsx b/App.tsx
index e735e8c..b7fe4f3 100644
--- a/App.tsx
+++ b/App.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import TaskLogPanel from './components/TaskLogPanel';
 import DebugPanel from './components/DebugPanel';
 import { IconContext } from './contexts/IconContext';
 import CommandPalette from './components/CommandPalette';
-import StatusBar from './components/StatusBar';
+import StatusBar, { StatusBarMessage } from './components/StatusBar';
 import DirtyRepoModal from './components/modals/DirtyRepoModal';
 import TaskSelectionModal from './components/modals/TaskSelectionModal';
 import LaunchSelectionModal from './components/modals/LaunchSelectionModal';
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
   const [isCommandPaletteOpen, setCommandPaletteOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isDebugPanelOpen, setIsDebugPanelOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isAboutModalOpen, setIsAboutModalOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [statusBarMessage, setStatusBarMessage] = useState<StatusBarMessage | null>(null);
   const [localPathStates, setLocalPathStates] = useState<Record<string, LocalPathState>>({});
   const [localPathRefreshing, setLocalPathRefreshing] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
   const [detectedExecutables, setDetectedExecutables] = useState<Record<string, string[]>>({});
@@ -1739,6 +1740,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
                       onCancel={handleCloseRepoForm}
                       onRefreshState={refreshRepoState}
                       setToast={setToast}
+                      setStatusBarMessage={setStatusBarMessage}
                       confirmAction={confirmAction}
                       defaultCategoryId={repoFormState.defaultCategoryId}
                       onOpenWeblink={handleOpenWeblink}
@@ -1827,6 +1829,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
             processingCount={isProcessing.size}
             isSimulationMode={settings.simulationMode}
             latestLog={latestLog}
+            statusMessage={statusBarMessage}
             appVersion={appVersion}
             onToggleDebugPanel={() => setIsDebugPanelOpen(p => !p)}
             onOpenAboutModal={() => setIsAboutModalOpen(true)}
diff --git a/components/StatusBar.tsx b/components/StatusBar.tsx
index 212ed7c..e04eddd 100644
--- a/components/StatusBar.tsx
+++ b/components/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -7,18 +7,24 @@ import { KeyboardIcon } from './icons/KeyboardIcon';
 import { BugAntIcon } from './icons/BugAntIcon';
 import { useTooltip } from '../hooks/useTooltip';
 
+export type StatusBarMessage = {
+    text: string;
+    tone?: 'default' | 'info' | 'success' | 'warning' | 'danger';
+};
+
 interface StatusBarProps {
     repoCount: number;
     processingCount: number;
     isSimulationMode: boolean;
     latestLog: LogEntry | null;
+    statusMessage?: StatusBarMessage | null;
     appVersion: string;
     onToggleDebugPanel: () => void;
     onOpenAboutModal: () => void;
     commandPaletteShortcut: string;
 }
 
-const StatusBar: React.FC<StatusBarProps> = ({ repoCount, processingCount, isSimulationMode, latestLog, appVersion, onToggleDebugPanel, onOpenAboutModal, commandPaletteShortcut }) => {
+const StatusBar: React.FC<StatusBarProps> = ({ repoCount, processingCount, isSimulationMode, latestLog, statusMessage, appVersion, onToggleDebugPanel, onOpenAboutModal, commandPaletteShortcut }) => {
     const LOG_LEVEL_COLOR_CLASSES: Record<string, string> = {
         info: 'text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400',
         command: 'text-blue-500 dark:text-blue-400',
@@ -27,12 +33,20 @@ const StatusBar: React.FC<StatusBarProps> = ({ repoCount, processingCount, isSim
         warn: 'text-yellow-500 dark:text-yellow-400',
     };
 
+    const STATUS_MESSAGE_COLORS: Record<NonNullable<StatusBarMessage['tone']>, string> = {
+        default: 'text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300',
+        info: 'text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400',
+        success: 'text-green-600 dark:text-green-400',
+        warning: 'text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400',
+        danger: 'text-red-600 dark:text-red-400',
+    };
+
     const repoCountTooltip = useTooltip('Total Repositories');
     const processingTooltip = useTooltip(`${processingCount} tasks running`);
     const simModeTooltip = useTooltip('Simulation mode is active. No real commands will be run.');
     const commandPaletteTooltip = useTooltip(`Command Palette (${commandPaletteShortcut || 'Ctrl+K'})`);
     const debugPanelTooltip = useTooltip('Toggle Debug Panel (Ctrl+D)');
-    const latestLogTooltip = useTooltip(latestLog?.message || '');
+    const centerTooltip = useTooltip(statusMessage?.text || latestLog?.message || '');
     const aboutTooltip = useTooltip('About this application');
 
     return (
@@ -58,12 +72,16 @@ const StatusBar: React.FC<StatusBarProps> = ({ repoCount, processingCount, isSim
             
             {/* Center Section */}
             <div
- {...latestLogTooltip} className="flex-1 text-center truncate px-4">
-                {latestLog && (
+ {...centerTooltip} className="flex-1 text-center truncate px-4">
+                {statusMessage ? (
+                    <span className={STATUS_MESSAGE_COLORS[statusMessage.tone || 'default']}>
+                        {statusMessage.text}
+                    </span>
+                ) : latestLog ? (
                     <span className={LOG_LEVEL_COLOR_CLASSES[latestLog.level] || 'text-gray-400'}>
                         [{new Date(latestLog.timestamp).toLocaleTimeString()}] {latestLog.message}
                     </span>
-                )}
+                ) : null}
             </div>
 
             {/* Right Section */}
diff --git a/components/modals/RepoFormModal.tsx b/components/modals/RepoFormModal.tsx
index 4768baa..7cba989 100644
--- a/components/modals/RepoFormModal.tsx
+++ b/components/modals/RepoFormModal.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
 import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm';
 import { PencilIcon } from '../icons/PencilIcon';
 import { ArrowPathIcon } from '../icons/ArrowPathIcon';
+import type { StatusBarMessage } from '../StatusBar';
 
 interface RepoEditViewProps {
   onSave: (repository: Repository, categoryId?: string) => void;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ interface RepoEditViewProps {
   repository: Repository | null;
   onRefreshState: (repoId: string) => Promise<void>;
   setToast: (toast: { message: string; type: 'success' | 'error' | 'info' } | null) => void;
+  setStatusBarMessage?: (message: StatusBarMessage | null) => void;
   confirmAction: (options: {
     title: string;
     message: React.ReactNode;
@@ -1869,7 +1871,7 @@ const CommitListItem: React.FC<CommitListItemProps> = ({ commit, highlight }) =>
   );
 };
 
-const RepoEditView: React.FC<RepoEditViewProps> = ({ onSave, onCancel, repository, onRefreshState, setToast, confirmAction, defaultCategoryId, onOpenWeblink, detectedExecutables }) => {
+const RepoEditView: React.FC<RepoEditViewProps> = ({ onSave, onCancel, repository, onRefreshState, setToast, setStatusBarMessage, confirmAction, defaultCategoryId, onOpenWeblink, detectedExecutables }) => {
   const logger = useLogger();
   const [formData, setFormData] = useState<Repository | Omit<Repository, 'id'>>(() => repository || NEW_REPO_TEMPLATE);
 
@@ -1967,6 +1969,43 @@ const RepoEditView: React.FC<RepoEditViewProps> = ({ onSave, onCancel, repositor
     return keySet;
   }, [selectedBranches]);
 
+  const branchSelectionStats = useMemo(() => {
+    const selectedBranchCount = selectedBranches.length;
+    let selectedLocalCount = 0;
+    selectedBranches.forEach(selection => {
+        if (selection.scope === 'local') {
+            selectedLocalCount += 1;
+        }
+    });
+    const selectedRemoteCount = selectedBranchCount - selectedLocalCount;
+    const isCurrentSelection = Boolean(
+        selectedBranchCount === 1 &&
+        primarySelectedBranch?.scope === 'local' &&
+        branchInfo?.current &&
+        primarySelectedBranch.name === branchInfo.current
+    );
+
+    let selectionDescription: string | null = null;
+    if (!selectedBranchCount) {
+        selectionDescription = 'Select a branch to checkout.';
+    } else if (selectedBranchCount === 1 && primarySelectedBranch) {
+        if (!(primarySelectedBranch.scope === 'local' && branchInfo?.current === primarySelectedBranch.name)) {
+            selectionDescription = `${primarySelectedBranch.scope === 'remote' ? 'Remote' : 'Local'} branch: ${primarySelectedBranch.name}`;
+        }
+    } else {
+        const parts: string[] = [];
+        if (selectedLocalCount) {
+            parts.push(`${selectedLocalCount} local`);
+        }
+        if (selectedRemoteCount) {
+            parts.push(`${selectedRemoteCount} remote`);
+        }
+        selectionDescription = `${selectedBranchCount} branches selected (${parts.join(', ')})`;
+    }
+
+    return { selectedBranchCount, selectedLocalCount, selectedRemoteCount, isCurrentSelection, selectionDescription };
+  }, [selectedBranches, primarySelectedBranch, branchInfo?.current]);
+
   // State for Releases Tab
   const [releases, setReleases] = useState<ReleaseInfo[] | null>(null);
   const [releasesLoading, setReleasesLoading] = useState(false);
@@ -2035,6 +2074,23 @@ const RepoEditView: React.FC<RepoEditViewProps> = ({ onSave, onCancel, repositor
     });
   }, [filteredLocalBranches, filteredRemoteBranches, branchInfo?.current]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!setStatusBarMessage) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (activeTab === 'branches' && branchSelectionStats.selectionDescription) {
+        setStatusBarMessage({ text: branchSelectionStats.selectionDescription, tone: 'info' });
+    } else {
+        setStatusBarMessage(null);
+    }
+  }, [activeTab, branchSelectionStats.selectionDescription, setStatusBarMessage]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+        setStatusBarMessage?.(null);
+    };
+  }, [setStatusBarMessage]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!branchInfo) {
         return;
@@ -3500,32 +3556,13 @@ const RepoEditView: React.FC<RepoEditViewProps> = ({ onSave, onCancel, repositor
             if (!supportsBranchTab) {
                 return <div className="p-2 text-center text-gray-500">Branch management is only available for Git or SVN repositories.</div>;
             }
-            const selectedBranchCount = selectedBranches.length;
-            const selectedLocalCount = selectedBranches.filter(selection => selection.scope === 'local').length;
-            const selectedRemoteCount = selectedBranchCount - selectedLocalCount;
-            const isCurrentSelection = Boolean(
-                selectedBranchCount === 1 &&
-                primarySelectedBranch?.scope === 'local' &&
-                branchInfo?.current &&
-                primarySelectedBranch.name === branchInfo.current
-            );
+            const {
+                selectedBranchCount,
+                selectedLocalCount,
+                selectedRemoteCount,
+                isCurrentSelection,
+            } = branchSelectionStats;
             const checkoutDisabled = selectedBranchCount !== 1 || isCheckoutLoading || branchesLoading || isCurrentSelection;
-            const selectionDescription = (() => {
-                if (!selectedBranchCount) {
-                    return 'Select a branch to checkout.';
-                }
-                if (selectedBranchCount === 1 && primarySelectedBranch) {
-                    return `${primarySelectedBranch.scope === 'remote' ? 'Remote' : 'Local'} branch: ${primarySelectedBranch.name}`;
-                }
-                const parts: string[] = [];
-                if (selectedLocalCount) {
-                    parts.push(`${selectedLocalCount} local`);
-                }
-                if (selectedRemoteCount) {
-                    parts.push(`${selectedRemoteCount} remote`);
-                }
-                return `${selectedBranchCount} branches selected (${parts.join(', ')})`;
-            })();
             const hasProtectedSelection = selectedBranches.some(selection => isProtectedBranch(selection.name, selection.scope));
             const hasCurrentBranchSelected = selectedBranches.some(selection => selection.scope === 'local' && branchInfo?.current && selection.name === branchInfo.current);
             const hasDeletableSelection = selectedBranches.some(selection => {
@@ -3562,15 +3599,17 @@ const RepoEditView: React.FC<RepoEditViewProps> = ({ onSave, onCancel, repositor
                                 <p className="text-sm">
                                     Current branch: <span className="font-bold font-mono text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400">{branchInfo?.current}</span>
                                 </p>
-                                <div className="max-w-2xl flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-center gap-2">
-                                    <input
-                                        type="text"
-                                        value={branchFilter}
-                                        onChange={event => setBranchFilter(event.target.value)}
-                                        placeholder="Filter branches"
-                                        className={`${formInputStyle} flex-1 min-w-[12rem]`}
-                                    />
-                                    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                                <div className="w-full max-w-4xl flex flex-nowrap items-center gap-2">
+                                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                                        <input
+                                            type="text"
+                                            value={branchFilter}
+                                            onChange={event => setBranchFilter(event.target.value)}
+                                            placeholder="Filter branches"
+                                            className={`${formInputStyle} w-full min-w-[12rem]`}
+                                        />
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div className="flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-end gap-2 overflow-x-auto flex-shrink-0">
                                         <button
                                             type="button"
                                             onClick={fetchBranches}
@@ -3606,6 +3645,25 @@ const RepoEditView: React.FC<RepoEditViewProps> = ({ onSave, onCancel, repositor
                                                 </button>
                                             </>
                                         )}
+                                        {isGitRepo && (
+                                            <button
+                                                type="button"
+                                                onClick={handleBulkDeleteSelectedBranches}
+                                                disabled={bulkDeleteDisabled}
+                                                title={bulkDeleteTitle}
+                                                className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-md text-sm font-medium text-white bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-700 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-red-500 disabled:bg-gray-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed ${isDeletingBranches ? 'cursor-wait' : ''}`}
+                                            >
+                                                {isDeletingBranches ? 'Deleting…' : 'Delete Selected'}
+                                            </button>
+                                        )}
+                                        <button
+                                            type="button"
+                                            onClick={handleCheckoutBranch}
+                                            disabled={checkoutDisabled}
+                                            className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-md text-sm font-medium text-white bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-500 disabled:bg-gray-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed ${isCheckoutLoading ? 'cursor-wait' : ''}`}
+                                        >
+                                            {isCheckoutLoading ? 'Checking out...' : 'Checkout'}
+                                        </button>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                                 <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Tip: Use Shift or Ctrl/Cmd-click to select multiple branches.</p>
@@ -3696,30 +3754,6 @@ const RepoEditView: React.FC<RepoEditViewProps> = ({ onSave, onCancel, repositor
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                                 <div className="pt-4 mt-2 border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 flex flex-col gap-4 flex-shrink-0">
-                                    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3">
-                                        <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300">{selectionDescription}</p>
-                                        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
-                                            {isGitRepo && (
-                                                <button
-                                                    type="button"
-                                                    onClick={handleBulkDeleteSelectedBranches}
-                                                    disabled={bulkDeleteDisabled}
-                                                    title={bulkDeleteTitle}
-                                                    className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-md text-sm font-medium text-white bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-700 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-red-500 disabled:bg-gray-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed ${isDeletingBranches ? 'cursor-wait' : ''}`}
-                                                >
-                                                    {isDeletingBranches ? 'Deleting…' : 'Delete Selected'}
-                                                </button>
-                                            )}
-                                            <button
-                                                type="button"
-                                                onClick={handleCheckoutBranch}
-                                                disabled={checkoutDisabled}
-                                                className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-md text-sm font-medium text-white bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-500 disabled:bg-gray-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed ${isCheckoutLoading ? 'cursor-wait' : ''}`}
-                                            >
-                                                {isCheckoutLoading ? 'Checking out...' : 'Checkout'}
-                                            </button>
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
                                     {isSvnRepo && (
                                         <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
                                             Branch creation, deletion, and merging are currently only available for Git repositories.