diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/session/session-header.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/session/session-header.tsx
index 495b323405..1c533dfd28 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/session/session-header.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/session/session-header.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { useLanguage } from "@/context/language"
 import { useLayout } from "@/context/layout"
 import { usePlatform } from "@/context/platform"
 import { useServer } from "@/context/server"
+import { useSettings } from "@/context/settings"
 import { useSync } from "@/context/sync"
 import { useTerminal } from "@/context/terminal"
 import { focusTerminalById } from "@/pages/session/helpers"
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ export function SessionHeader() {
   const server = useServer()
   const platform = usePlatform()
   const language = useLanguage()
+  const settings = useSettings()
   const sync = useSync()
   const terminal = useTerminal()
   const { params, view } = useSessionLayout()
@@ -151,6 +153,9 @@ export function SessionHeader() {
   })
   const hotkey = createMemo(() => command.keybind("file.open"))
   const os = createMemo(() => detectOS(platform))
+  const tree = createMemo(() => platform.platform !== "desktop" || settings.general.showFileTree())
+  const term = createMemo(() => platform.platform !== "desktop" || settings.general.showTerminal())
+  const status = createMemo(() => platform.platform !== "desktop" || settings.general.showStatus())
 
   const [exists, setExists] = createStore<Partial<Record<OpenApp, boolean>>>({
     finder: true,
@@ -415,24 +420,28 @@ export function SessionHeader() {
                 </div>
               </Show>
               <div class="flex items-center gap-1">
-                <Tooltip placement="bottom" value={language.t("status.popover.trigger")}>
-                  <StatusPopover />
-                </Tooltip>
-                <TooltipKeybind
-                  title={language.t("command.terminal.toggle")}
-                  keybind={command.keybind("terminal.toggle")}
-                >
-                  <Button
-                    variant="ghost"
-                    class="group/terminal-toggle titlebar-icon w-8 h-6 p-0 box-border shrink-0"
-                    onClick={toggleTerminal}
-                    aria-label={language.t("command.terminal.toggle")}
-                    aria-expanded={view().terminal.opened()}
-                    aria-controls="terminal-panel"
+                <Show when={status()}>
+                  <Tooltip placement="bottom" value={language.t("status.popover.trigger")}>
+                    <StatusPopover />
+                  </Tooltip>
+                </Show>
+                <Show when={term()}>
+                  <TooltipKeybind
+                    title={language.t("command.terminal.toggle")}
+                    keybind={command.keybind("terminal.toggle")}
                   >
-                    <Icon size="small" name={view().terminal.opened() ? "terminal-active" : "terminal"} />
-                  </Button>
-                </TooltipKeybind>
+                    <Button
+                      variant="ghost"
+                      class="group/terminal-toggle titlebar-icon w-8 h-6 p-0 box-border shrink-0"
+                      onClick={toggleTerminal}
+                      aria-label={language.t("command.terminal.toggle")}
+                      aria-expanded={view().terminal.opened()}
+                      aria-controls="terminal-panel"
+                    >
+                      <Icon size="small" name={view().terminal.opened() ? "terminal-active" : "terminal"} />
+                    </Button>
+                  </TooltipKeybind>
+                </Show>
 
                 <div class="hidden md:flex items-center gap-1 shrink-0">
                   <TooltipKeybind
@@ -451,30 +460,32 @@ export function SessionHeader() {
                     </Button>
                   </TooltipKeybind>
 
-                  <TooltipKeybind
-                    title={language.t("command.fileTree.toggle")}
-                    keybind={command.keybind("fileTree.toggle")}
-                  >
-                    <Button
-                      variant="ghost"
-                      class="titlebar-icon w-8 h-6 p-0 box-border"
-                      onClick={() => layout.fileTree.toggle()}
-                      aria-label={language.t("command.fileTree.toggle")}
-                      aria-expanded={layout.fileTree.opened()}
-                      aria-controls="file-tree-panel"
+                  <Show when={tree()}>
+                    <TooltipKeybind
+                      title={language.t("command.fileTree.toggle")}
+                      keybind={command.keybind("fileTree.toggle")}
                     >
-                      <div class="relative flex items-center justify-center size-4">
-                        <Icon
-                          size="small"
-                          name={layout.fileTree.opened() ? "file-tree-active" : "file-tree"}
-                          classList={{
-                            "text-icon-strong": layout.fileTree.opened(),
-                            "text-icon-weak": !layout.fileTree.opened(),
-                          }}
-                        />
-                      </div>
-                    </Button>
-                  </TooltipKeybind>
+                      <Button
+                        variant="ghost"
+                        class="titlebar-icon w-8 h-6 p-0 box-border"
+                        onClick={() => layout.fileTree.toggle()}
+                        aria-label={language.t("command.fileTree.toggle")}
+                        aria-expanded={layout.fileTree.opened()}
+                        aria-controls="file-tree-panel"
+                      >
+                        <div class="relative flex items-center justify-center size-4">
+                          <Icon
+                            size="small"
+                            name={layout.fileTree.opened() ? "file-tree-active" : "file-tree"}
+                            classList={{
+                              "text-icon-strong": layout.fileTree.opened(),
+                              "text-icon-weak": !layout.fileTree.opened(),
+                            }}
+                          />
+                        </div>
+                      </Button>
+                    </TooltipKeybind>
+                  </Show>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/settings-general.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/settings-general.tsx
index f4b8198e7e..b9e2629608 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/settings-general.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/settings-general.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const SettingsGeneral: Component = () => {
   })
 
   const linux = createMemo(() => platform.platform === "desktop" && platform.os === "linux")
+  const desktop = createMemo(() => platform.platform === "desktop")
 
   const check = () => {
     if (!platform.checkUpdate) return
@@ -276,6 +277,50 @@ export const SettingsGeneral: Component = () => {
     </div>
   )
 
+  const AdvancedSection = () => (
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      <h3 class="text-14-medium text-text-strong pb-2">{language.t("settings.general.section.advanced")}</h3>
+
+      <SettingsList>
+        <SettingsRow
+          title={language.t("settings.general.row.showFileTree.title")}
+          description={language.t("settings.general.row.showFileTree.description")}
+        >
+          <div data-action="settings-show-file-tree">
+            <Switch
+              checked={settings.general.showFileTree()}
+              onChange={(checked) => settings.general.setShowFileTree(checked)}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </SettingsRow>
+
+        <SettingsRow
+          title={language.t("settings.general.row.showTerminal.title")}
+          description={language.t("settings.general.row.showTerminal.description")}
+        >
+          <div data-action="settings-show-terminal">
+            <Switch
+              checked={settings.general.showTerminal()}
+              onChange={(checked) => settings.general.setShowTerminal(checked)}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </SettingsRow>
+
+        <SettingsRow
+          title={language.t("settings.general.row.showStatus.title")}
+          description={language.t("settings.general.row.showStatus.description")}
+        >
+          <div data-action="settings-show-status">
+            <Switch
+              checked={settings.general.showStatus()}
+              onChange={(checked) => settings.general.setShowStatus(checked)}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </SettingsRow>
+      </SettingsList>
+    </div>
+  )
+
   const AppearanceSection = () => (
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
       <h3 class="text-14-medium text-text-strong pb-2">{language.t("settings.general.section.appearance")}</h3>
@@ -587,6 +632,10 @@ export const SettingsGeneral: Component = () => {
             )
           }}
         </Show>
+
+        <Show when={desktop()}>
+          <AdvancedSection />
+        </Show>
       </div>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
index eddd752eb4..8f5ba101ff 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export interface Settings {
     autoSave: boolean
     releaseNotes: boolean
     followup: "queue" | "steer"
+    showFileTree: boolean
+    showStatus: boolean
+    showTerminal: boolean
     showReasoningSummaries: boolean
     shellToolPartsExpanded: boolean
     editToolPartsExpanded: boolean
@@ -47,6 +50,9 @@ const defaultSettings: Settings = {
     autoSave: true,
     releaseNotes: true,
     followup: "steer",
+    showFileTree: false,
+    showStatus: false,
+    showTerminal: false,
     showReasoningSummaries: false,
     shellToolPartsExpanded: true,
     editToolPartsExpanded: false,
@@ -143,6 +149,18 @@ export const { use: useSettings, provider: SettingsProvider } = createSimpleCont
         setFollowup(value: "queue" | "steer") {
           setStore("general", "followup", value)
         },
+        showFileTree: withFallback(() => store.general?.showFileTree, defaultSettings.general.showFileTree),
+        setShowFileTree(value: boolean) {
+          setStore("general", "showFileTree", value)
+        },
+        showStatus: withFallback(() => store.general?.showStatus, defaultSettings.general.showStatus),
+        setShowStatus(value: boolean) {
+          setStore("general", "showStatus", value)
+        },
+        showTerminal: withFallback(() => store.general?.showTerminal, defaultSettings.general.showTerminal),
+        setShowTerminal(value: boolean) {
+          setStore("general", "showTerminal", value)
+        },
         showReasoningSummaries: withFallback(
           () => store.general?.showReasoningSummaries,
           defaultSettings.general.showReasoningSummaries,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
index 579b740d3a..00872a6ae4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ export const dict = {
   "settings.desktop.wsl.description": "Run the OpenCode server inside WSL on Windows.",
 
   "settings.general.section.appearance": "Appearance",
+  "settings.general.section.advanced": "Advanced",
   "settings.general.section.notifications": "System notifications",
   "settings.general.section.updates": "Updates",
   "settings.general.section.sounds": "Sound effects",
@@ -735,6 +736,12 @@ export const dict = {
   "settings.general.row.followup.description": "Choose whether follow-up prompts steer immediately or wait in a queue",
   "settings.general.row.followup.option.queue": "Queue",
   "settings.general.row.followup.option.steer": "Steer",
+  "settings.general.row.showFileTree.title": "File tree",
+  "settings.general.row.showFileTree.description": "Show the file tree toggle and panel in desktop sessions",
+  "settings.general.row.showTerminal.title": "Terminal",
+  "settings.general.row.showTerminal.description": "Show the terminal button in the desktop title bar",
+  "settings.general.row.showStatus.title": "Server status",
+  "settings.general.row.showStatus.description": "Show the server status button in the desktop title bar",
   "settings.general.row.reasoningSummaries.title": "Show reasoning summaries",
   "settings.general.row.reasoningSummaries.description": "Display model reasoning summaries in the timeline",
   "settings.general.row.shellToolPartsExpanded.title": "Expand shell tool parts",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session/session-side-panel.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session/session-side-panel.tsx
index 58c650fcd1..6ae32ac1ef 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session/session-side-panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session/session-side-panel.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { useCommand } from "@/context/command"
 import { useFile, type SelectedLineRange } from "@/context/file"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/context/language"
 import { useLayout } from "@/context/layout"
+import { usePlatform } from "@/context/platform"
+import { useSettings } from "@/context/settings"
 import { useSync } from "@/context/sync"
 import { createFileTabListSync } from "@/pages/session/file-tab-scroll"
 import { FileTabContent } from "@/pages/session/file-tabs"
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
   size: Sizing
 }) {
   const layout = useLayout()
+  const platform = usePlatform()
+  const settings = useSettings()
   const sync = useSync()
   const file = useFile()
   const language = useLanguage()
@@ -42,9 +46,10 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
   const { params, sessionKey, tabs, view } = useSessionLayout()
 
   const isDesktop = createMediaQuery("(min-width: 768px)")
+  const shown = createMemo(() => platform.platform !== "desktop" || settings.general.showFileTree())
 
   const reviewOpen = createMemo(() => isDesktop() && view().reviewPanel.opened())
-  const fileOpen = createMemo(() => isDesktop() && layout.fileTree.opened())
+  const fileOpen = createMemo(() => isDesktop() && shown() && layout.fileTree.opened())
   const open = createMemo(() => reviewOpen() || fileOpen())
   const reviewTab = createMemo(() => isDesktop())
   const panelWidth = createMemo(() => {
@@ -352,100 +357,102 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          <div
-            id="file-tree-panel"
-            aria-hidden={!fileOpen()}
-            inert={!fileOpen()}
-            class="relative min-w-0 h-full shrink-0 overflow-hidden"
-            classList={{
-              "pointer-events-none": !fileOpen(),
-              "transition-[width] duration-200 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1)] will-change-[width] motion-reduce:transition-none":
-                !props.size.active(),
-            }}
-            style={{ width: treeWidth() }}
-          >
+          <Show when={shown()}>
             <div
-              class="h-full flex flex-col overflow-hidden group/filetree"
-              classList={{ "border-l border-border-weaker-base": reviewOpen() }}
+              id="file-tree-panel"
+              aria-hidden={!fileOpen()}
+              inert={!fileOpen()}
+              class="relative min-w-0 h-full shrink-0 overflow-hidden"
+              classList={{
+                "pointer-events-none": !fileOpen(),
+                "transition-[width] duration-200 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1)] will-change-[width] motion-reduce:transition-none":
+                  !props.size.active(),
+              }}
+              style={{ width: treeWidth() }}
             >
-              <Tabs
-                variant="pill"
-                value={fileTreeTab()}
-                onChange={setFileTreeTabValue}
-                class="h-full"
-                data-scope="filetree"
+              <div
+                class="h-full flex flex-col overflow-hidden group/filetree"
+                classList={{ "border-l border-border-weaker-base": reviewOpen() }}
               >
-                <Tabs.List>
-                  <Tabs.Trigger value="changes" class="flex-1" classes={{ button: "w-full" }}>
-                    {reviewCount()}{" "}
-                    {language.t(reviewCount() === 1 ? "session.review.change.one" : "session.review.change.other")}
-                  </Tabs.Trigger>
-                  <Tabs.Trigger value="all" class="flex-1" classes={{ button: "w-full" }}>
-                    {language.t("session.files.all")}
-                  </Tabs.Trigger>
-                </Tabs.List>
-                <Tabs.Content value="changes" class="bg-background-stronger px-3 py-0">
-                  <Switch>
-                    <Match when={hasReview()}>
-                      <Show
-                        when={diffsReady()}
-                        fallback={
-                          <div class="px-2 py-2 text-12-regular text-text-weak">
-                            {language.t("common.loading")}
-                            {language.t("common.loading.ellipsis")}
-                          </div>
-                        }
-                      >
+                <Tabs
+                  variant="pill"
+                  value={fileTreeTab()}
+                  onChange={setFileTreeTabValue}
+                  class="h-full"
+                  data-scope="filetree"
+                >
+                  <Tabs.List>
+                    <Tabs.Trigger value="changes" class="flex-1" classes={{ button: "w-full" }}>
+                      {reviewCount()}{" "}
+                      {language.t(reviewCount() === 1 ? "session.review.change.one" : "session.review.change.other")}
+                    </Tabs.Trigger>
+                    <Tabs.Trigger value="all" class="flex-1" classes={{ button: "w-full" }}>
+                      {language.t("session.files.all")}
+                    </Tabs.Trigger>
+                  </Tabs.List>
+                  <Tabs.Content value="changes" class="bg-background-stronger px-3 py-0">
+                    <Switch>
+                      <Match when={hasReview()}>
+                        <Show
+                          when={diffsReady()}
+                          fallback={
+                            <div class="px-2 py-2 text-12-regular text-text-weak">
+                              {language.t("common.loading")}
+                              {language.t("common.loading.ellipsis")}
+                            </div>
+                          }
+                        >
+                          <FileTree
+                            path=""
+                            class="pt-3"
+                            allowed={diffFiles()}
+                            kinds={kinds()}
+                            draggable={false}
+                            active={props.activeDiff}
+                            onFileClick={(node) => props.focusReviewDiff(node.path)}
+                          />
+                        </Show>
+                      </Match>
+                      <Match when={true}>
+                        {empty(
+                          language.t(sync.project && !sync.project.vcs ? "session.review.noChanges" : reviewEmptyKey()),
+                        )}
+                      </Match>
+                    </Switch>
+                  </Tabs.Content>
+                  <Tabs.Content value="all" class="bg-background-stronger px-3 py-0">
+                    <Switch>
+                      <Match when={nofiles()}>{empty(language.t("session.files.empty"))}</Match>
+                      <Match when={true}>
                         <FileTree
                           path=""
                           class="pt-3"
-                          allowed={diffFiles()}
+                          modified={diffFiles()}
                           kinds={kinds()}
-                          draggable={false}
-                          active={props.activeDiff}
-                          onFileClick={(node) => props.focusReviewDiff(node.path)}
+                          onFileClick={(node) => openTab(file.tab(node.path))}
                         />
-                      </Show>
-                    </Match>
-                    <Match when={true}>
-                      {empty(
-                        language.t(sync.project && !sync.project.vcs ? "session.review.noChanges" : reviewEmptyKey()),
-                      )}
-                    </Match>
-                  </Switch>
-                </Tabs.Content>
-                <Tabs.Content value="all" class="bg-background-stronger px-3 py-0">
-                  <Switch>
-                    <Match when={nofiles()}>{empty(language.t("session.files.empty"))}</Match>
-                    <Match when={true}>
-                      <FileTree
-                        path=""
-                        class="pt-3"
-                        modified={diffFiles()}
-                        kinds={kinds()}
-                        onFileClick={(node) => openTab(file.tab(node.path))}
-                      />
-                    </Match>
-                  </Switch>
-                </Tabs.Content>
-              </Tabs>
-            </div>
-            <Show when={fileOpen()}>
-              <div onPointerDown={() => props.size.start()}>
-                <ResizeHandle
-                  direction="horizontal"
-                  edge="start"
-                  size={layout.fileTree.width()}
-                  min={200}
-                  max={480}
-                  onResize={(width) => {
-                    props.size.touch()
-                    layout.fileTree.resize(width)
-                  }}
-                />
+                      </Match>
+                    </Switch>
+                  </Tabs.Content>
+                </Tabs>
               </div>
-            </Show>
-          </div>
+              <Show when={fileOpen()}>
+                <div onPointerDown={() => props.size.start()}>
+                  <ResizeHandle
+                    direction="horizontal"
+                    edge="start"
+                    size={layout.fileTree.width()}
+                    min={200}
+                    max={480}
+                    onResize={(width) => {
+                      props.size.touch()
+                      layout.fileTree.resize(width)
+                    }}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </Show>
+            </div>
+          </Show>
         </div>
       </aside>
     </Show>
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx
index f17e3f7a1f..11b833978f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import { useLanguage } from "@/context/language"
 import { useLayout } from "@/context/layout"
 import { useLocal } from "@/context/local"
 import { usePermission } from "@/context/permission"
+import { usePlatform } from "@/context/platform"
 import { usePrompt } from "@/context/prompt"
 import { useSDK } from "@/context/sdk"
+import { useSettings } from "@/context/settings"
 import { useSync } from "@/context/sync"
 import { useTerminal } from "@/context/terminal"
 import { DialogSelectFile } from "@/components/dialog-select-file"
@@ -43,8 +45,10 @@ export const useSessionCommands = (actions: SessionCommandContext) => {
   const language = useLanguage()
   const local = useLocal()
   const permission = usePermission()
+  const platform = usePlatform()
   const prompt = usePrompt()
   const sdk = useSDK()
+  const settings = useSettings()
   const sync = useSync()
   const terminal = useTerminal()
   const layout = useLayout()
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ export const useSessionCommands = (actions: SessionCommandContext) => {
   })
   const activeFileTab = tabState.activeFileTab
   const closableTab = tabState.closableTab
+  const shown = () => platform.platform !== "desktop" || settings.general.showFileTree()
 
   const idle = { type: "idle" as const }
   const status = () => sync.data.session_status[params.id ?? ""] ?? idle
@@ -307,12 +312,16 @@ export const useSessionCommands = (actions: SessionCommandContext) => {
         keybind: "mod+shift+r",
         onSelect: () => view().reviewPanel.toggle(),
       }),
-      viewCommand({
-        id: "fileTree.toggle",
-        title: language.t("command.fileTree.toggle"),
-        keybind: "mod+\\",
-        onSelect: () => layout.fileTree.toggle(),
-      }),
+      ...(shown()
+        ? [
+            viewCommand({
+              id: "fileTree.toggle",
+              title: language.t("command.fileTree.toggle"),
+              keybind: "mod+\\",
+              onSelect: () => layout.fileTree.toggle(),
+            }),
+          ]
+        : []),
       viewCommand({
         id: "input.focus",
         title: language.t("command.input.focus"),