diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96d83b0..a582520 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,16 +151,20 @@ python web.py                        # serves ./recordings on port 8080
 python web.py --dir /path/to/audio   # custom recordings directory
 python web.py --port 8888            # custom port
 python web.py --threshold 0.03       # loudness threshold 0–1 (default 0.05)
+python web.py --min-gap 15           # grace period in seconds for merging loud sections (default 2)
 ```
 
-Shows a table of all recordings sorted newest-first. Features:
+Shows recordings grouped by day with collapsible sections. Features:
 
+- **Day groups** — recordings are grouped under a collapsible day heading showing date, file count, total duration, and total size. The most recent day is expanded by default; older days start collapsed. Expanded state is preserved across filter changes.
+- **Day highlights** — click **★ Highlights** on any day heading to run loudness analysis across all WAV/FLAC files in that day and display a combined activity timeline SVG. Orange segments show when loud sections occurred relative to the day's time span; blue shows the file extents. Labels show the start, midpoint, and end times.
 - **Inline playback** — collapsible `▶ Play` button per row; audio loads lazily via a seekable `/stream/` endpoint with HTTP Range support. Metadata is fetched immediately so the duration is visible without pressing play.
 - **Waveform analysis** — on demand per file; computes RMS per 100 ms window and highlights loud sections. Supported for WAV and FLAC (FLAC requires `numpy` + `soundfile`). Pure-Python fallback for WAV when numpy is absent.
+- **Grace period** — configurable in the controls bar (default 2 s). Loud sections separated by less than this gap are merged into one. Raise this (e.g. to 15–30 s) when a single event generates many timestamps due to brief quiet gaps within it.
 - **Timestamp jump** — after analysis, click any loud-section chip to seek the player to that position and pre-fill the cut panel. Use **J** / **K** keyboard shortcuts to jump to the previous / next section while audio is playing.
 - **Cut & download** — `✂ Cut` button opens the player row and reveals a cut panel. Enter start and end times in `m:ss` or `h:mm:ss` format and click **↓ Download cut** to receive an ffmpeg-trimmed copy without re-encoding. Requires ffmpeg (included in the Docker image).
 - **Filters** — live filename search and from/to date pickers above the table; applied client-side with no additional requests. Shows `N of M shown` when a filter is active.
-- **Delete** — `✕ Delete` button per row with confirmation prompt; disabled for files currently being recorded; sends `DELETE /api/files/<name>` and removes the row without a full page reload.
+- **Delete** — `✕ Delete` button per row with confirmation prompt; disabled for files currently being recorded; sends `DELETE /api/files/<name>` and re-renders the table.
 - **Live REC badge** — files currently being written by `isr.py` show an animated REC indicator, polled every 5 seconds via `/api/status`. Duration for in-progress files shows `—` (header is unfinalized until recording stops).
 - **WCAG-compliant** — skip link, `aria-expanded`/`aria-controls` on the player toggle, `aria-live` status, focus management, `role=img` on SVG waveforms.
 
diff --git a/web.py b/web.py
index 73f2bfc..7009170 100644
--- a/web.py
+++ b/web.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def _compute_rms_windows_wav(wf, channels: int, sampwidth: int, framerate: int,
 
 
 def _loud_sections(rms_values: list, window_dur: float, duration: float,
-                   threshold: float) -> list:
+                   threshold: float, min_gap: float = MIN_GAP_SECONDS) -> list:
     sections = []
     start_t = None
     last_loud_t = None
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def _loud_sections(rms_values: list, window_dur: float, duration: float,
                 start_t = t
             last_loud_t = t
         else:
-            if start_t is not None and (t - last_loud_t) > MIN_GAP_SECONDS:
+            if start_t is not None and (t - last_loud_t) > min_gap:
                 sections.append({'start': round(start_t, 1),
                                  'end':   round(last_loud_t + window_dur, 1)})
                 start_t = None
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ def _loud_sections(rms_values: list, window_dur: float, duration: float,
 
 
 def _package_result(rms_values: list, framerate: int, n_frames: int,
-                    window_samples: int, threshold: float) -> dict:
+                    window_samples: int, threshold: float,
+                    min_gap: float = MIN_GAP_SECONDS) -> dict:
     window_dur = window_samples / framerate
     duration   = n_frames / framerate
 
@@ -152,14 +153,15 @@ def _package_result(rms_values: list, framerate: int, n_frames: int,
     return {
         'rms':         rms_values,
         'rms_display': rms_display,
-        'sections':    _loud_sections(rms_values, window_dur, duration, threshold),
+        'sections':    _loud_sections(rms_values, window_dur, duration, threshold, min_gap),
         'duration':    round(duration, 2),
         'window':      round(window_dur, 4),
     }
 
 
 def analyze_wav(path: Path, window_samples: int = WINDOW_SAMPLES,
-                threshold: float = LOUD_THRESHOLD) -> dict:
+                threshold: float = LOUD_THRESHOLD,
+                min_gap: float = MIN_GAP_SECONDS) -> dict:
     try:
         with wave.open(str(path), 'rb') as wf:
             channels  = wf.getnchannels()
@@ -171,11 +173,12 @@ def analyze_wav(path: Path, window_samples: int = WINDOW_SAMPLES,
     except Exception as e:
         return {'error': str(e)}
 
-    return _package_result(rms_values, framerate, n_frames, window_samples, threshold)
+    return _package_result(rms_values, framerate, n_frames, window_samples, threshold, min_gap)
 
 
 def analyze_flac(path: Path, window_samples: int = WINDOW_SAMPLES,
-                 threshold: float = LOUD_THRESHOLD) -> dict:
+                 threshold: float = LOUD_THRESHOLD,
+                 min_gap: float = MIN_GAP_SECONDS) -> dict:
     """Analyse a FLAC file for loudness. Requires numpy and soundfile."""
     if not NUMPY_AVAILABLE or not SOUNDFILE_AVAILABLE:
         return {'error': 'FLAC analysis requires: pip install numpy soundfile'}
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ def analyze_flac(path: Path, window_samples: int = WINDOW_SAMPLES,
     except Exception as e:
         return {'error': str(e)}
 
-    return _package_result(rms_values, framerate, n_frames, window_samples, threshold)
+    return _package_result(rms_values, framerate, n_frames, window_samples, threshold, min_gap)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -254,6 +257,7 @@ def list_files(recordings_dir: str):
 class _Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
     recordings_dir: str = 'recordings'
     threshold: float    = LOUD_THRESHOLD
+    min_gap: float      = MIN_GAP_SECONDS
 
     def do_DELETE(self):
         parsed = urlparse(self.path)
@@ -312,6 +316,12 @@ class _Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         except (ValueError, TypeError):
             threshold = self.threshold
 
+        try:
+            min_gap = float(qs.get('min_gap', [self.min_gap])[0])
+            min_gap = max(0.0, min(300.0, min_gap))
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+            min_gap = self.min_gap
+
         status_path = Path(self.recordings_dir) / 'status.json'
         try:
             with open(status_path) as fh:
@@ -323,12 +333,12 @@ class _Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         ext = path.suffix.lower()
         if ext == '.wav':
-            result = analyze_wav(path, threshold=threshold)
+            result = analyze_wav(path, threshold=threshold, min_gap=min_gap)
         elif ext == '.flac':
             if not (NUMPY_AVAILABLE and SOUNDFILE_AVAILABLE):
                 self._json_err(400, 'FLAC analysis requires: pip install numpy soundfile')
                 return
-            result = analyze_flac(path, threshold=threshold)
+            result = analyze_flac(path, threshold=threshold, min_gap=min_gap)
         else:
             self._json_err(400, f'Loudness analysis is not available for {ext} files')
             return
@@ -432,7 +442,7 @@ class _Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         self._send(200, data.encode(), 'application/json')
 
     def _api_config(self):
-        data = json.dumps({'threshold': self.threshold})
+        data = json.dumps({'threshold': self.threshold, 'min_gap': self.min_gap})
         self._send(200, data.encode(), 'application/json')
 
     def _api_delete(self, filename: str):
@@ -667,6 +677,21 @@ button.cut:hover:not(:disabled){background:#1e3a8a}
 .filter-bar input[type=date]{background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--brd);
   color:var(--txt);padding:3px 6px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;color-scheme:dark}
 .filter-bar input:focus{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:1px}
+/* day groups */
+tr.day-head td{background:var(--surf);padding:7px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--brd);border-top:2px solid var(--brd)}
+.day-toggle{background:none;border:none;color:var(--txt);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;
+  cursor:pointer;padding:2px 0;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
+.day-toggle:hover{color:var(--accent)}
+.day-toggle:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:2px}
+.day-meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;font-weight:400}
+button.day-hl{color:var(--green);border-color:#166534;background:#052e16;font-size:11px;
+  margin-left:14px;vertical-align:middle}
+button.day-hl:hover:not(:disabled){background:#0a3d1f}
+button.day-hl:disabled{opacity:.5;cursor:default}
+tr.day-hl-row td{background:var(--bg);padding:8px 12px 12px}
+svg.day-timeline{display:block;width:100%;height:22px}
+.day-tl-labels{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:10px;
+  color:var(--muted);font-family:ui-monospace,monospace;margin-top:2px}
 </style>
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -687,6 +712,10 @@ button.cut:hover:not(:disabled){background:#1e3a8a}
   <input type="number" id="preroll-input" min="0" max="30" step="0.5" value="3"
     aria-describedby="preroll-hint">
   <span id="preroll-hint" class="controls-hint">seconds to rewind before section start</span>
+  <label for="min-gap-input" style="margin-left:16px">Grace period:</label>
+  <input type="number" id="min-gap-input" min="0" max="300" step="0.5" value="2"
+    aria-describedby="min-gap-hint">
+  <span id="min-gap-hint" class="controls-hint">seconds — merge loud sections closer than this</span>
 </div>
 <div class="filter-bar" role="search" aria-label="Filter recordings">
   <label for="filter-name">Search:</label>
@@ -759,6 +788,18 @@ const sectionMap = new Map();
 let activePlayerIdx = null;
 // full file list from server, annotated with stable _idx
 let allFiles = [];
+// dayId -> boolean, persists expanded state across re-renders
+const dayExpanded = new Map();
+
+function groupByDay(files) {
+  const map = new Map();
+  files.forEach(f => {
+    const day = f.date.slice(0, 10);
+    if (!map.has(day)) map.set(day, []);
+    map.get(day).push(f);
+  });
+  return map;
+}
 
 function togglePlayer(idx, filename) {
   const prow  = document.getElementById('prow-'+idx);
@@ -854,9 +895,11 @@ async function analyse(idx, filename, cell, btn) {
   btn.textContent = '…';
   cell.innerHTML = '<div class="spin" aria-live="polite" aria-busy="true">Analysing…</div>';
   const threshold = document.getElementById('threshold-input').value || '0.05';
+  const minGap    = document.getElementById('min-gap-input').value || '2';
   try {
     const r = await fetch('/api/analyze?file='+encodeURIComponent(filename)
-      +'&threshold='+encodeURIComponent(threshold));
+      +'&threshold='+encodeURIComponent(threshold)
+      +'&min_gap='+encodeURIComponent(minGap));
     const d = await r.json();
     if (d.error) {
       cell.innerHTML = `<div class="spin" role="alert">Error: ${esc(d.error)}</div>`;
@@ -941,30 +984,22 @@ document.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
 async function deleteFile(idx, filename) {
   if (!confirm(`Delete "${filename}"?\nThis cannot be undone.`)) return;
   const btn = document.getElementById('delbtn-'+idx);
-  btn.disabled = true;
-  btn.textContent = '…';
+  if (btn) { btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = '…'; }
   try {
     const r = await fetch('/api/files/'+encodeURIComponent(filename), {method:'DELETE'});
     if (r.ok) {
-      document.getElementById('row-'+idx)?.remove();
-      document.getElementById('prow-'+idx)?.remove();
-      recMap.delete(idx);
       allFiles = allFiles.filter(f => f._idx !== idx);
-      const visible = document.querySelectorAll('tr.data-row').length;
-      const total   = allFiles.length;
-      document.getElementById('subtitle').textContent = total === visible
-        ? `${total} recording${total!==1?'s':''} found`
-        : `${visible} of ${total} recording${total!==1?'s':''} shown`;
-      if (!visible) document.getElementById('empty').style.display = '';
+      recMap.delete(idx);
+      applyFilters();
       updateStorage();
     } else {
       const d = await r.json().catch(()=>({}));
       alert('Delete failed: '+(d.error||r.statusText));
-      btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = '✕ Delete';
+      if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = '✕ Delete'; }
     }
   } catch(e) {
     alert('Delete failed: '+e.message);
-    btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = '✕ Delete';
+    if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = '✕ Delete'; }
   }
 }
 
@@ -979,6 +1014,55 @@ async function updateStorage() {
   } catch(e) {}
 }
 
+function _attachFileRowHandlers(f, isRec, expanded, dayId) {
+  const i = f._idx;
+  const ext = f.ext;
+  const canAnalyse = ext === 'wav' || ext === 'flac';
+
+  if (canAnalyse) {
+    const cell = document.getElementById('wave-'+i);
+    const abtn = document.createElement('button');
+    abtn.textContent = 'Analyse';
+    abtn.setAttribute('aria-label', `Analyse loudness of ${f.name}`);
+    if (isRec) {
+      abtn.disabled = true;
+      abtn.title = 'Recording in progress — analyse after recording stops';
+    } else {
+      abtn.addEventListener('click', () => analyse(i, f.name, cell, abtn));
+    }
+    cell.appendChild(abtn);
+  }
+
+  document.getElementById('pbtn-'+i)
+    .addEventListener('click', () => togglePlayer(i, f.name));
+
+  if (!isRec) {
+    document.getElementById('cutbtn-'+i).addEventListener('click', () => {
+      const pbtn = document.getElementById('pbtn-'+i);
+      if (pbtn.getAttribute('aria-expanded') !== 'true') togglePlayer(i, f.name);
+      document.getElementById('cut-start-'+i)?.focus();
+    });
+    document.getElementById('cut-dl-'+i).addEventListener('click', () => {
+      const startStr = document.getElementById('cut-start-'+i).value;
+      const endStr   = document.getElementById('cut-end-'+i).value;
+      const start    = parseTime(startStr);
+      const end      = parseTime(endStr);
+      if (start === null || end === null) {
+        alert('Enter start and end times, e.g. 1:30 or 0:01:30');
+        return;
+      }
+      if (start >= end) { alert('Start must be before end'); return; }
+      window.location.href =
+        '/api/cut?file=' + encodeURIComponent(f.name) +
+        '&start=' + start + '&end=' + end;
+    });
+    document.getElementById('delbtn-'+i)
+      .addEventListener('click', () => deleteFile(i, f.name));
+  }
+
+  recMap.set(i, f.name);
+}
+
 function renderFiles(files) {
   const tbody = document.getElementById('tbody');
   tbody.innerHTML = '';
@@ -992,129 +1076,278 @@ function renderFiles(files) {
     : `${visible} of ${total} recording${total!==1?'s':''} shown`;
   document.getElementById('empty').style.display = visible ? 'none' : '';
 
-  files.forEach(f => {
-    const i          = f._idx;
-    const ext        = f.ext;
-    const canAnalyse = ext === 'wav' || ext === 'flac';
-    const isRec      = !!f.recording;
+  const days = groupByDay(files);
+  let isFirst = true;
 
-    // ---- main data row ----
-    const tr = document.createElement('tr');
-    tr.className = 'data-row';
-    tr.id = 'row-'+i;
+  days.forEach((dayFiles, day) => {
+    const dayId = 'day-' + day.replace(/-/g, '');
+    if (!dayExpanded.has(dayId)) dayExpanded.set(dayId, isFirst);
+    const expanded = dayExpanded.get(dayId);
+    isFirst = false;
 
-    const recBadge = `<span id="rec-${i}" class="badge-rec"${isRec?'':' hidden'}
-      aria-label="Currently recording" aria-hidden="${isRec?'false':'true'}">
-      <span aria-hidden="true">●</span> REC</span>`;
+    const totalSize = dayFiles.reduce((a, f) => a + f.size, 0);
+    const totalDur  = dayFiles.reduce((a, f) => a + (f.duration || 0), 0);
+    const canHl     = dayFiles.some(f => (f.ext === 'wav' || f.ext === 'flac') && !f.recording);
+    const durStr    = totalDur > 0 ? ' · ' + fmtDur(Math.round(totalDur)) : '';
+    const sizeStr   = ' · ' + fmtSize(totalSize);
+    const fileStr   = `${dayFiles.length} file${dayFiles.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
 
-    tr.innerHTML = `
-      <td>
-        <span class="badge badge-${esc(ext)}" aria-label="${esc(ext.toUpperCase())} format">${esc(ext)}</span>${recBadge}<span class="fn">${esc(f.name)}</span>
-      </td>
-      <td class="muted" style="white-space:nowrap">${esc(f.date)}</td>
-      <td style="white-space:nowrap">${fmtDur(f.duration)}</td>
-      <td class="muted" style="white-space:nowrap">${fmtSize(f.size)}</td>
-      <td id="wave-${i}">${canAnalyse ? '' :
-        '<span class="muted" style="font-size:12px" aria-label="Loudness analysis unavailable for this format">—</span>'}</td>
-      <td>
-        <div class="actions">
-          <button id="pbtn-${i}"
-            aria-expanded="false"
-            aria-controls="prow-${i}"
-            aria-label="Play ${esc(f.name)}">▶ Play</button>
-          <a class="dl" href="/download/${encodeURIComponent(f.name)}"
-            aria-label="Download ${esc(f.name)}">↓ Download</a>
-          <button id="cutbtn-${i}" class="cut"
-            aria-label="Cut ${esc(f.name)}"
-            ${isRec ? 'disabled title="Cannot cut while recording"' : ''}>✂ Cut</button>
-          <button id="delbtn-${i}" class="del"
-            aria-label="Delete ${esc(f.name)}"
-            ${isRec ? 'disabled title="Cannot delete while recording"' : ''}>✕ Delete</button>
+    // Day heading row
+    const headRow = document.createElement('tr');
+    headRow.className = 'day-head';
+    headRow.id = 'dayhead-' + dayId;
+    headRow.innerHTML = `<td colspan="6">
+      <button class="day-toggle" id="daytgl-${dayId}"
+        aria-expanded="${expanded}"
+        aria-controls="${dayId}-body"
+        aria-label="${expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'} ${esc(day)}">
+        <span class="day-arrow" aria-hidden="true">${expanded ? '▼' : '▶'}</span>
+        <strong>${esc(day)}</strong>
+        <span class="day-meta">${fileStr}${durStr}${sizeStr}</span>
+      </button>
+      ${canHl ? `<button class="day-hl" id="dayhln-${dayId}"
+        aria-label="Show day highlights for ${esc(day)}">★ Highlights</button>` : ''}
+    </td>`;
+    tbody.appendChild(headRow);
+
+    // Highlights row (hidden until button clicked)
+    const hlRow = document.createElement('tr');
+    hlRow.className = 'day-hl-row';
+    hlRow.id = 'dayhl-' + dayId;
+    hlRow.hidden = true;
+    hlRow.innerHTML = `<td colspan="6"><div id="dayhlc-${dayId}"></div></td>`;
+    tbody.appendChild(hlRow);
+
+    // File rows
+    dayFiles.forEach(f => {
+      const i          = f._idx;
+      const ext        = f.ext;
+      const canAnalyse = ext === 'wav' || ext === 'flac';
+      const isRec      = !!f.recording;
+
+      const tr = document.createElement('tr');
+      tr.className = 'data-row';
+      tr.id = 'row-'+i;
+      tr.setAttribute('data-day', dayId);
+      if (!expanded) tr.hidden = true;
+
+      const recBadge = `<span id="rec-${i}" class="badge-rec"${isRec?'':' hidden'}
+        aria-label="Currently recording" aria-hidden="${isRec?'false':'true'}">
+        <span aria-hidden="true">●</span> REC</span>`;
+
+      tr.innerHTML = `
+        <td>
+          <span class="badge badge-${esc(ext)}" aria-label="${esc(ext.toUpperCase())} format">${esc(ext)}</span>${recBadge}<span class="fn">${esc(f.name)}</span>
+        </td>
+        <td class="muted" style="white-space:nowrap">${esc(f.date)}</td>
+        <td style="white-space:nowrap">${fmtDur(f.duration)}</td>
+        <td class="muted" style="white-space:nowrap">${fmtSize(f.size)}</td>
+        <td id="wave-${i}">${canAnalyse ? '' :
+          '<span class="muted" style="font-size:12px" aria-label="Loudness analysis unavailable for this format">—</span>'}</td>
+        <td>
+          <div class="actions">
+            <button id="pbtn-${i}"
+              aria-expanded="false"
+              aria-controls="prow-${i}"
+              aria-label="Play ${esc(f.name)}">▶ Play</button>
+            <a class="dl" href="/download/${encodeURIComponent(f.name)}"
+              aria-label="Download ${esc(f.name)}">↓ Download</a>
+            <button id="cutbtn-${i}" class="cut"
+              aria-label="Cut ${esc(f.name)}"
+              ${isRec ? 'disabled title="Cannot cut while recording"' : ''}>✂ Cut</button>
+            <button id="delbtn-${i}" class="del"
+              aria-label="Delete ${esc(f.name)}"
+              ${isRec ? 'disabled title="Cannot delete while recording"' : ''}>✕ Delete</button>
+          </div>
+        </td>`;
+      tbody.appendChild(tr);
+
+      const prow = document.createElement('tr');
+      prow.className = 'player-row';
+      prow.id = 'prow-'+i;
+      prow.hidden = true;
+      prow.setAttribute('data-day', dayId);
+      const durLabel = f.duration != null
+        ? `<div class="muted" style="font-size:11px;margin-top:3px">Duration: ${fmtDur(f.duration)}</div>`
+        : '';
+      prow.innerHTML = `<td colspan="6">
+        <audio id="aud-${i}" controls preload="none"
+          aria-label="Playback: ${esc(f.name)}"></audio>${durLabel}
+        <div class="cut-panel">
+          <span class="cut-label">✂ Cut:</span>
+          <label class="cut-field">Start
+            <input type="text" id="cut-start-${i}" class="cut-time" placeholder="m:ss or h:mm:ss">
+          </label>
+          <label class="cut-field">End
+            <input type="text" id="cut-end-${i}" class="cut-time" placeholder="m:ss or h:mm:ss">
+          </label>
+          <button id="cut-dl-${i}" class="cut"
+            ${isRec ? 'disabled title="Cannot cut while recording"' : ''}
+            aria-label="Download cut of ${esc(f.name)}">↓ Download cut</button>
         </div>
       </td>`;
-    tbody.appendChild(tr);
+      tbody.appendChild(prow);
 
-    // ---- player row (hidden by default) ----
-    const prow = document.createElement('tr');
-    prow.className = 'player-row';
-    prow.id = 'prow-'+i;
-    prow.hidden = true;
-    const durLabel = f.duration != null
-      ? `<div class="muted" style="font-size:11px;margin-top:3px">Duration: ${fmtDur(f.duration)}</div>`
-      : '';
-    prow.innerHTML = `<td colspan="6">
-      <audio id="aud-${i}" controls preload="none"
-        aria-label="Playback: ${esc(f.name)}"></audio>${durLabel}
-      <div class="cut-panel">
-        <span class="cut-label">✂ Cut:</span>
-        <label class="cut-field">Start
-          <input type="text" id="cut-start-${i}" class="cut-time" placeholder="m:ss or h:mm:ss">
-        </label>
-        <label class="cut-field">End
-          <input type="text" id="cut-end-${i}" class="cut-time" placeholder="m:ss or h:mm:ss">
-        </label>
-        <button id="cut-dl-${i}" class="cut"
-          ${isRec ? 'disabled title="Cannot cut while recording"' : ''}
-          aria-label="Download cut of ${esc(f.name)}">↓ Download cut</button>
-      </div>
-    </td>`;
-    tbody.appendChild(prow);
+      _attachFileRowHandlers(f, isRec, expanded, dayId);
+    });
 
-    // ---- attach analyse button ----
-    if (canAnalyse) {
-      const cell = document.getElementById('wave-'+i);
-      const abtn = document.createElement('button');
-      abtn.textContent = 'Analyse';
-      abtn.setAttribute('aria-label', `Analyse loudness of ${f.name}`);
-      if (isRec) {
-        abtn.disabled = true;
-        abtn.title = 'Recording in progress — analyse after recording stops';
-      } else {
-        abtn.addEventListener('click', () => analyse(i, f.name, cell, abtn));
+    // Day toggle handler
+    document.getElementById('daytgl-' + dayId).addEventListener('click', () => {
+      const nowExp = !dayExpanded.get(dayId);
+      dayExpanded.set(dayId, nowExp);
+      const tgl = document.getElementById('daytgl-' + dayId);
+      tgl.setAttribute('aria-expanded', nowExp);
+      tgl.setAttribute('aria-label', (nowExp ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand') + ' ' + day);
+      tgl.querySelector('.day-arrow').textContent = nowExp ? '▼' : '▶';
+      document.querySelectorAll(`tr[data-day="${dayId}"].data-row`).forEach(r => {
+        r.hidden = !nowExp;
+      });
+      if (!nowExp) {
+        // Collapse: pause any open players, hide player rows and highlights
+        dayFiles.forEach(f => {
+          const prow = document.getElementById('prow-' + f._idx);
+          if (prow && !prow.hidden) {
+            document.getElementById('aud-' + f._idx)?.pause();
+            prow.hidden = true;
+            const pbtn = document.getElementById('pbtn-' + f._idx);
+            if (pbtn) {
+              pbtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+              pbtn.textContent = '▶ Play';
+              pbtn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Play ' + f.name);
+            }
+          }
+        });
+        document.getElementById('dayhl-' + dayId).hidden = true;
       }
-      cell.appendChild(abtn);
-    }
+    });
 
-    // ---- attach play button handler ----
-    document.getElementById('pbtn-'+i)
-      .addEventListener('click', () => togglePlayer(i, f.name));
-
-    // ---- attach cut button handler (opens player row, focuses start field) ----
-    if (!isRec) {
-      document.getElementById('cutbtn-'+i).addEventListener('click', () => {
-        const pbtn = document.getElementById('pbtn-'+i);
-        if (pbtn.getAttribute('aria-expanded') !== 'true') togglePlayer(i, f.name);
-        document.getElementById('cut-start-'+i)?.focus();
-      });
-      document.getElementById('cut-dl-'+i).addEventListener('click', () => {
-        const startStr = document.getElementById('cut-start-'+i).value;
-        const endStr   = document.getElementById('cut-end-'+i).value;
-        const start    = parseTime(startStr);
-        const end      = parseTime(endStr);
-        if (start === null || end === null) {
-          alert('Enter start and end times, e.g. 1:30 or 0:01:30');
-          return;
-        }
-        if (start >= end) {
-          alert('Start must be before end');
-          return;
-        }
-        window.location.href =
-          '/api/cut?file=' + encodeURIComponent(f.name) +
-          '&start=' + start + '&end=' + end;
+    // Highlights button handler
+    if (canHl) {
+      document.getElementById('dayhln-' + dayId)?.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const hlFiles = dayFiles.filter(f => (f.ext === 'wav' || f.ext === 'flac') && !f.recording);
+        dayHighlights(dayId, hlFiles);
       });
     }
-
-    // ---- attach delete button handler ----
-    if (!isRec) {
-      document.getElementById('delbtn-'+i)
-        .addEventListener('click', () => deleteFile(i, f.name));
-    }
-
-    recMap.set(i, f.name);
   });
 }
 
+async function dayHighlights(dayId, analyzableFiles) {
+  const hlRow    = document.getElementById('dayhl-' + dayId);
+  const contentEl = document.getElementById('dayhlc-' + dayId);
+  const btn      = document.getElementById('dayhln-' + dayId);
+
+  hlRow.hidden = false;
+  const n = analyzableFiles.length;
+  contentEl.innerHTML = `<div class="spin" aria-live="polite" aria-busy="true">Analysing ${n} file${n!==1?'s':''}…</div>`;
+  if (btn) btn.disabled = true;
+
+  const threshold = document.getElementById('threshold-input').value || '0.05';
+  const minGap    = document.getElementById('min-gap-input').value || '2';
+
+  const results = [];
+  for (const f of analyzableFiles) {
+    try {
+      const r = await fetch('/api/analyze?file=' + encodeURIComponent(f.name)
+        + '&threshold=' + encodeURIComponent(threshold)
+        + '&min_gap='   + encodeURIComponent(minGap));
+      const d = await r.json();
+      if (!d.error) results.push({ f, data: d });
+    } catch(e) {}
+  }
+
+  if (!results.length) {
+    contentEl.innerHTML = '<div class="quiet">No analysable results.</div>';
+    if (btn) btn.disabled = false;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Map files onto the day timeline using mtime as file-end, duration for start
+  const positioned = results.map(({ f, data }) => {
+    const fileEnd   = f.mtime;
+    const fileDur   = data.duration || f.duration || 0;
+    const fileStart = fileEnd - fileDur;
+    return { f, data, fileStart, fileEnd, fileDur };
+  }).filter(r => r.fileDur > 0);
+
+  if (!positioned.length) {
+    contentEl.innerHTML = '<div class="quiet">Could not determine file time positions.</div>';
+    if (btn) btn.disabled = false;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const minT  = Math.min(...positioned.map(r => r.fileStart));
+  const maxT  = Math.max(...positioned.map(r => r.fileEnd));
+  const spanT = maxT - minT || 1;
+  const W = 800, H = 22;
+  const ns = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+
+  const svg = document.createElementNS(ns, 'svg');
+  svg.setAttribute('class', 'wave day-timeline');
+  svg.setAttribute('viewBox', `0 0 ${W} ${H}`);
+  svg.setAttribute('preserveAspectRatio', 'none');
+  svg.setAttribute('role', 'img');
+  const totalSecs = positioned.reduce((a, r) => a + r.data.sections.length, 0);
+  svg.setAttribute('aria-label', `Day activity: ${results.length} file${results.length!==1?'s':''}, ${totalSecs} loud section${totalSecs!==1?'s':''}`);
+
+  // Background track
+  const bgR = document.createElementNS(ns, 'rect');
+  bgR.setAttribute('x', 0); bgR.setAttribute('y', 7);
+  bgR.setAttribute('width', W); bgR.setAttribute('height', 8);
+  bgR.setAttribute('fill', '#1e2535');
+  svg.appendChild(bgR);
+
+  positioned.forEach(({ f, data, fileStart, fileEnd, fileDur }) => {
+    const fx = ((fileStart - minT) / spanT) * W;
+    const fw = Math.max(1, ((fileEnd - fileStart) / spanT) * W);
+
+    // File span (dim blue)
+    const fr = document.createElementNS(ns, 'rect');
+    fr.setAttribute('x', fx); fr.setAttribute('y', 8);
+    fr.setAttribute('width', fw); fr.setAttribute('height', 6);
+    fr.setAttribute('fill', '#1e3a5f');
+    fr.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+    svg.appendChild(fr);
+
+    // Loud sections (orange)
+    (data.sections || []).forEach(s => {
+      const sx = fx + (s.start / fileDur) * fw;
+      const sw = Math.max(1, ((s.end - s.start) / fileDur) * fw);
+      const sr = document.createElementNS(ns, 'rect');
+      sr.setAttribute('x', sx); sr.setAttribute('y', 4);
+      sr.setAttribute('width', sw); sr.setAttribute('height', 14);
+      sr.setAttribute('fill', '#f97316');
+      sr.setAttribute('rx', '1');
+      sr.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+      svg.appendChild(sr);
+    });
+  });
+
+  const fmtHM = ts => {
+    const d = new Date(ts * 1000);
+    return d.getHours().toString().padStart(2,'0') + ':' + d.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2,'0');
+  };
+
+  const box = document.createElement('div');
+  box.className = 'wbox';
+  box.style.marginBottom = '4px';
+  box.appendChild(svg);
+
+  const labels = document.createElement('div');
+  labels.className = 'day-tl-labels';
+  labels.innerHTML = `<span>${esc(fmtHM(minT))}</span><span>${esc(fmtHM((minT+maxT)/2))}</span><span>${esc(fmtHM(maxT))}</span>`;
+  box.appendChild(labels);
+
+  const summary = document.createElement('div');
+  summary.className = 'quiet';
+  summary.style.marginTop = '4px';
+  summary.textContent = `${results.length} file${results.length!==1?'s':''} analysed · ${totalSecs} loud section${totalSecs!==1?'s':''}`;
+  box.appendChild(summary);
+
+  contentEl.innerHTML = '';
+  contentEl.appendChild(box);
+  if (btn) btn.disabled = false;
+}
+
 function applyFilters() {
   const nameQ = document.getElementById('filter-name').value.toLowerCase().trim();
   const fromD = document.getElementById('filter-from').value;
@@ -1175,10 +1408,12 @@ document.getElementById('filter-clear').addEventListener('click', () => {
   applyFilters();
 });
 
-// Seed threshold input from server config, then start
+// Seed threshold and min_gap from server config, then start
 fetch('/api/config').then(r => r.json()).then(cfg => {
   if (cfg.threshold != null)
     document.getElementById('threshold-input').value = cfg.threshold;
+  if (cfg.min_gap != null)
+    document.getElementById('min-gap-input').value = cfg.min_gap;
 }).catch(() => {}).finally(() => load().then(() => setInterval(pollStatus, 5000)));
 </script>
 </body>
@@ -1199,6 +1434,8 @@ def main():
                         help='Bind address (default: 0.0.0.0)')
     parser.add_argument('--threshold', type=float, default=LOUD_THRESHOLD,
                         help=f'RMS loudness threshold 0–1 (default: {LOUD_THRESHOLD})')
+    parser.add_argument('--min-gap',   type=float, default=MIN_GAP_SECONDS,
+                        help=f'Seconds gap for merging loud sections (default: {MIN_GAP_SECONDS})')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     rec_dir = Path(args.dir)
@@ -1208,6 +1445,7 @@ def main():
     class Handler(_Handler):
         recordings_dir = str(rec_dir.resolve())
         threshold      = args.threshold
+        min_gap        = args.min_gap
 
     server = ThreadingHTTPServer((args.host, args.port), Handler)