diff --git a/src/common/constants/ipcChannels.json b/src/common/constants/ipcChannels.json
index 331a8e10..6ce92d6d 100644
--- a/src/common/constants/ipcChannels.json
+++ b/src/common/constants/ipcChannels.json
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
     "GET_ALL_DOWNLOADED_CHAPTER_IDS": "filesystem-get-all-downloaded-chapter-ids",
     "GET_THUMBNAIL_PATH": "filesystem-get-thumbnail-path",
     "DOWNLOAD_THUMBNAIL": "filesystem-download-thumbnail",
-    "DELETE_THUMBNAIL": "filesystem-delete-thumbnail"
+    "DELETE_THUMBNAIL": "filesystem-delete-thumbnail",
+    "LIST_DIRECTORY": "filesystem-list-directory"
   },
   "TRACKER_MANAGER": {
     "GET_ALL": "tracker-manager-get-alls"
diff --git a/src/main/services/filesystem.ts b/src/main/services/filesystem.ts
index 6f4977cc..3d6a71d7 100644
--- a/src/main/services/filesystem.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/filesystem.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   deleteThumbnail,
   getChaptersDownloaded,
   getChapterDownloaded,
+  listDirectory,
 } from '@/main/util/filesystem';
 import ipcChannels from '@/common/constants/ipcChannels.json';
 import { THUMBNAILS_DIR } from '../util/appdata';
@@ -65,4 +66,11 @@ export const createFilesystemIpcHandlers = (ipcMain: IpcMain) => {
   ipcMain.handle(ipcChannels.FILESYSTEM.DELETE_THUMBNAIL, (_event, series: Series) => {
     return deleteThumbnail(series, THUMBNAILS_DIR);
   });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    ipcChannels.FILESYSTEM.LIST_DIRECTORY,
+    (_event, pathname: string, directoriesOnly: boolean = false) => {
+      return listDirectory(pathname, directoriesOnly);
+    },
+  );
 };
diff --git a/src/main/util/filesystem.ts b/src/main/util/filesystem.ts
index 0e0d8081..7a8e6d16 100644
--- a/src/main/util/filesystem.ts
+++ b/src/main/util/filesystem.ts
@@ -26,18 +26,21 @@ export function walk(directory: string): string[] {
 }
 
 /**
- * Get a list of all directories within a directory (non-recursive).
- * @param directory the parent directory
- * @returns list of subdirectories
+ * List contents of a directory (non-recursive, base level only).
+ * @param pathname the parent directory
+ * @param directoriesOnly (optional, default false) only include subdirectories
+ * @returns list of matching full paths
  */
-export function getDirectories(directory: string): string[] {
-  if (!fs.existsSync(directory)) return [];
+export function listDirectory(pathname: string, directoriesOnly: boolean = false): string[] {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(pathname)) return [];
 
   const result: string[] = [];
-  const files = fs.readdirSync(directory);
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(pathname);
   files.forEach((file: string) => {
-    const fullpath = path.join(directory, file);
-    if (fs.statSync(fullpath)) result.push(fullpath);
+    const fullpath = path.join(pathname, file);
+    if (!directoriesOnly || fs.statSync(fullpath).isDirectory()) {
+      result.push(fullpath);
+    }
   });
 
   return result;
@@ -57,8 +60,8 @@ export function getChapterDownloadPath(
   const seriesDir1 = sanitizeFilename(series.title);
   const seriesDir2 = series.id || '';
   const chapterDirectories = [
-    ...getDirectories(path.join(downloadsDir, seriesDir1)),
-    ...getDirectories(path.join(downloadsDir, seriesDir2)),
+    ...listDirectory(path.join(downloadsDir, seriesDir1)),
+    ...listDirectory(path.join(downloadsDir, seriesDir2)),
   ];
 
   const matching = chapterDirectories.find((fullpath) => {
@@ -71,10 +74,10 @@ export function getChapterDownloadPath(
 }
 
 export function getAllDownloadedChapterIds(downloadsDir: string): string[] {
-  const seriesDirs = getDirectories(downloadsDir);
+  const seriesDirs = listDirectory(downloadsDir);
   const chapterDirs: string[] = [];
   seriesDirs.forEach((seriesDir) => {
-    chapterDirs.push(...getDirectories(seriesDir));
+    chapterDirs.push(...listDirectory(seriesDir));
   });
 
   const result: string[] = [];
@@ -101,8 +104,8 @@ export async function getChaptersDownloaded(
   const seriesDir1 = sanitizeFilename(series.title);
   const seriesDir2 = series.id || '';
   const chapterDirectories = [
-    ...getDirectories(path.join(downloadsDir, seriesDir1)),
-    ...getDirectories(path.join(downloadsDir, seriesDir2)),
+    ...listDirectory(path.join(downloadsDir, seriesDir1)),
+    ...listDirectory(path.join(downloadsDir, seriesDir2)),
   ];
 
   const result: { [key: string]: boolean } = {};
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/library/SeriesDetails.tsx b/src/renderer/components/library/SeriesDetails.tsx
index 681f4970..9f0e5964 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/library/SeriesDetails.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/library/SeriesDetails.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useParams, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
 import { Series } from '@tiyo/common';
 import { useRecoilValue, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
-import { Center, Loader, Stack, Text } from '@mantine/core';
+import { Center, Loader } from '@mantine/core';
 import ChapterTable from './ChapterTable';
 import { getBannerImageUrl } from '@/renderer/services/mediasource';
 import ipcChannels from '@/common/constants/ipcChannels.json';
@@ -127,11 +127,8 @@ const SeriesDetails: React.FC<Props> = () => {
           <ChapterTable series={series} />
         </>
       ) : (
-        <Center h="100%" mx="auto">
-          <Stack align="center">
-            <Loader />
-            <Text>Loading series details...</Text>
-          </Stack>
+        <Center h="calc(100vh - 16px)" mx="auto">
+          <Loader />
         </Center>
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/search/Search.tsx b/src/renderer/components/search/Search.tsx
index ce8796bb..6eebec0c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/search/Search.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/search/Search.tsx
@@ -72,15 +72,25 @@ const Search: React.FC<Props> = () => {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleSearchFilesystem = (path: string) => {
-    ipcRenderer
-      .invoke(ipcChannels.EXTENSION.GET_SERIES, FS_METADATA.id, path)
-      .then((series: Series) => {
-        setAddModalSeries(series);
-        setAddModalEditable(searchExtension === FS_METADATA.id);
-        setShowingAddModal(!showingAddModal);
-      })
-      .catch((e) => console.error(e));
+  const handleSearchFilesystem = async (searchPaths: string[]) => {
+    const seriesList: Series[] = [];
+
+    for (const searchPath of searchPaths) {
+      const series = await ipcRenderer.invoke(
+        ipcChannels.EXTENSION.GET_SERIES,
+        FS_METADATA.id,
+        searchPath,
+      );
+      if (series !== null) seriesList.push(series);
+    }
+
+    if (seriesList.length > 1) {
+      setSearchResult({ seriesList: seriesList, hasMore: false });
+    } else if (seriesList.length == 1) {
+      setAddModalSeries(seriesList[0]);
+      setAddModalEditable(searchExtension === FS_METADATA.id);
+      setShowingAddModal(!showingAddModal);
+    }
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/search/SearchControlBar.tsx b/src/renderer/components/search/SearchControlBar.tsx
index b03d79e5..b98cf428 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/search/SearchControlBar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/search/SearchControlBar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { ExtensionMetadata } from '@tiyo/common';
 import { useRecoilState, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
-import { Button, Flex, Select, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
+import { Button, Checkbox, Flex, Group, Select, Text, TextInput, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
 const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
 import {
   searchExtensionState,
@@ -10,39 +10,66 @@ import {
 } from '@/renderer/state/searchStates';
 import { FS_METADATA } from '@/common/temp_fs_metadata';
 import ipcChannels from '@/common/constants/ipcChannels.json';
+import { IconHelp } from '@tabler/icons';
 
 interface Props {
   extensionList: ExtensionMetadata[];
   hasFilterOptions: boolean;
   handleSearch: (fresh?: boolean) => void;
-  handleSearchFilesystem: (path: string) => void;
+  handleSearchFilesystem: (searchPaths: string[]) => void;
 }
 
 const SearchControlBar: React.FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
   const [searchExtension, setSearchExtension] = useRecoilState(searchExtensionState);
   const setSearchText = useSetRecoilState(searchTextState);
   const setShowingFilterDrawer = useSetRecoilState(showingFilterDrawerState);
+  const [multiSeriesEnabled, setMultiSeriesEnabled] = useState(false);
 
-  const renderSearchControls = () => {
-    if (searchExtension === FS_METADATA.id) {
-      return (
-        <Button
-          onClick={() =>
-            ipcRenderer
-              .invoke(ipcChannels.APP.SHOW_OPEN_DIALOG, true, [], 'Select Series Directory')
-              .then((fileList: string) => {
-                // eslint-disable-next-line promise/always-return
-                if (fileList.length > 0) {
-                  props.handleSearchFilesystem(fileList[0]);
-                }
-              })
+  const handleSelectDirectory = async () => {
+    const fileList = await ipcRenderer.invoke(
+      ipcChannels.APP.SHOW_OPEN_DIALOG,
+      true,
+      [],
+      'Select Series Directory',
+    );
+    if (fileList.length <= 0) return;
+
+    const selectedPath = fileList[0];
+
+    const searchPaths = multiSeriesEnabled
+      ? await ipcRenderer.invoke(ipcChannels.FILESYSTEM.LIST_DIRECTORY, selectedPath)
+      : [selectedPath];
+
+    props.handleSearchFilesystem(searchPaths);
+  };
+
+  const renderFilesystemControls = () => {
+    return (
+      <Group>
+        <Button onClick={handleSelectDirectory}>Select Directory</Button>
+        <Tooltip
+          position="bottom"
+          label={
+            <>
+              <Text size="sm">When multi-series mode is enabled, each item in the selected</Text>
+              <Text size="sm">directory is treated as a separate series.</Text>
+            </>
           }
         >
-          Select Directory
-        </Button>
-      );
-    }
+          <Group gap={6} justify="center" align="center">
+            <Checkbox
+              label="Multi-series mode"
+              checked={multiSeriesEnabled}
+              onChange={() => setMultiSeriesEnabled(!multiSeriesEnabled)}
+            />
+            <IconHelp color={'var(--mantine-color-dark-2)'} size={16} />
+          </Group>
+        </Tooltip>
+      </Group>
+    );
+  };
 
+  const renderStandardControls = () => {
     return (
       <>
         <TextInput
@@ -73,7 +100,7 @@ const SearchControlBar: React.FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
         }))}
         onChange={(value) => setSearchExtension(value || searchExtension)}
       />
-      {renderSearchControls()}
+      {searchExtension === FS_METADATA.id ? renderFilesystemControls() : renderStandardControls()}
     </Flex>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/settings/GeneralSettings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/settings/GeneralSettings.tsx
index 29cd7e3d..1c022f35 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/settings/GeneralSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/settings/GeneralSettings.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   NumberInput,
   Stack,
   Text,
-  Tooltip,
 } from '@mantine/core';
 import { IconArrowBack } from '@tabler/icons';
 import { GeneralSetting } from '@/common/models/types';
@@ -184,15 +183,13 @@ const GeneralSettings: React.FC<Props> = () => {
           </Button>
         </Group>
         <Group gap="sm" mt="xs">
-          <Tooltip label={`Makes backup every day (stores ${autoBackupCount} backups)`}>
-            <Checkbox
-              label="Automatically backup library"
-              description={`Create up to ${autoBackupCount} daily backups`}
-              size="md"
-              checked={autoBackup}
-              onChange={(e) => updateGeneralSetting(GeneralSetting.autoBackup, e.target.checked)}
-            />
-          </Tooltip>
+          <Checkbox
+            label="Automatically backup library"
+            description={`Create up to ${autoBackupCount} daily backups`}
+            size="md"
+            checked={autoBackup}
+            onChange={(e) => updateGeneralSetting(GeneralSetting.autoBackup, e.target.checked)}
+          />
           <NumberInput
             w={100}
             ml={'xs'}