diff --git a/TODO-4.2.1.md b/TODO-4.2.1.md
index d2fb4b5..36b0dbd 100644
--- a/TODO-4.2.1.md
+++ b/TODO-4.2.1.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Stegasoo 4.2.1 Plan
 
 ## Bugs
-- [ ] Fix EXIF viewer panel not loading metadata in Web UI
+- [x] Fix EXIF viewer panel not loading metadata in Web UI
+  - Redesigned with card-based grid layout and categories
+  - Compact styling for better space usage
 - [x] DCT mode: portrait photos export rotated 90° (EXIF orientation not handled)
   - Added `_apply_exif_orientation()` to apply EXIF rotation before embedding
 - [x] DCT mode: add rotation fallback (try as-is, rotate 90°, retry on failure)
@@ -12,7 +14,10 @@
   - Dynamic UI shows "DCT Safe" for JPEGs, warning for other formats
 
 ## Tools Audit
-- [ ] Web UI tools - full shakedown and fixes
+- [x] Web UI tools - full shakedown and fixes
+  - Compress, Rotate, Strip, EXIF viewer all working
+  - Rotate uses jpegtran for lossless JPEG rotation
+  - Compact UI styling
 - [ ] CLI tools - full shakedown and fixes
 
 ## AUR Packages
diff --git a/aur/PKGBUILD b/aur/PKGBUILD
index f301a41..9a4bc29 100644
--- a/aur/PKGBUILD
+++ b/aur/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Aaron D. Lee <your-email@example.com>
 pkgname=stegasoo-git
-pkgver=4.2.0.r0.g530e5de
+pkgver=4.2.0.r0.g2ebc42f
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Secure steganography with hybrid photo + passphrase + PIN authentication"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/frontends/web/static/style.css b/frontends/web/static/style.css
index b81c2e4..ffca7ae 100644
--- a/frontends/web/static/style.css
+++ b/frontends/web/static/style.css
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ footer {
     display: none;
     width: 100%;
     flex: 1;
-    padding: 1.25rem;
+    padding: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .tool-section.active {
@@ -2255,33 +2255,92 @@ footer {
     flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-/* EXIF Table in Results */
-.tool-exif-table {
-    font-size: 0.8rem;
-    max-height: 250px;
+/* EXIF Grid Layout */
+.exif-grid {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(140px, 1fr));
+    gap: 0.3rem;
+    max-height: 280px;
     overflow-y: auto;
+    padding: 0.15rem;
 }
 
-.tool-exif-table table {
-    width: 100%;
+.exif-card {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0.4rem;
 }
 
-.tool-exif-table th,
-.tool-exif-table td {
-    padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+.exif-card:hover {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
 }
 
-.tool-exif-table th {
+.exif-card-label {
+    font-size: 0.55rem;
     font-weight: 500;
-    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
-    text-align: left;
-    width: 40%;
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.1rem;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
-.tool-exif-table td {
+.exif-card-value {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
     font-family: 'SF Mono', 'Consolas', monospace;
-    word-break: break-all;
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
+    word-break: break-word;
+    line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+.exif-card-value.truncated {
+    max-height: 2.4em;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+}
+
+/* Category headers */
+.exif-category {
+    grid-column: 1 / -1;
+    font-size: 0.6rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--bs-primary);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    padding: 0.35rem 0 0.15rem;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+    margin-top: 0.15rem;
+}
+
+.exif-category:first-child {
+    margin-top: 0;
+    padding-top: 0;
+}
+
+/* Compact tool headers and actions */
+.tool-results-header {
+    padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
+}
+
+.tool-results-header h6 {
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.tool-results-header small {
+    font-size: 0.65rem;
+}
+
+.tool-results-actions {
+    padding-top: 0.35rem;
+    margin-top: 0.35rem;
 }
 
 /* Loading State */
diff --git a/frontends/web/templates/tools.html b/frontends/web/templates/tools.html
index f78f7c2..02781b2 100644
--- a/frontends/web/templates/tools.html
+++ b/frontends/web/templates/tools.html
@@ -283,10 +283,8 @@
                                 <span>Drop an image to view metadata</span>
                             </div>
                             <div id="exifData" class="d-none">
-                                <div class="tool-exif-table">
-                                    <table>
-                                        <tbody id="exifTable"></tbody>
-                                    </table>
+                                <div class="exif-grid" id="exifGrid">
+                                    <!-- Cards populated by JS -->
                                 </div>
                                 <div id="exifNoData" class="text-muted text-center py-3 d-none">
                                     <i class="bi bi-inbox d-block mb-2"></i>
@@ -657,20 +655,70 @@ setupDropZone('exifZone', 'exifFile', async (file) => {
         const data = await res.json();
 
         if (data.success) {
-            const tbody = document.getElementById('exifTable');
-            const entries = Object.entries(data.exif).sort((a, b) => a[0].localeCompare(b[0]));
+            const grid = document.getElementById('exifGrid');
+            const entries = Object.entries(data.exif);
 
             if (entries.length === 0) {
-                tbody.innerHTML = '';
+                grid.innerHTML = '';
                 document.getElementById('exifNoData').classList.remove('d-none');
                 document.getElementById('exifNoData').innerHTML = '<i class="bi bi-inbox d-block mb-2"></i>No metadata found';
             } else {
                 document.getElementById('exifNoData').classList.add('d-none');
-                tbody.innerHTML = entries.map(([key, value]) => {
+
+                // Categorize EXIF fields
+                const categories = {
+                    'Camera': ['Make', 'Model', 'Software', 'LensMake', 'LensModel', 'BodySerialNumber'],
+                    'Image': ['ImageWidth', 'ImageLength', 'Orientation', 'ResolutionUnit', 'XResolution', 'YResolution', 'ColorSpace', 'ExifImageWidth', 'ExifImageHeight'],
+                    'Date/Time': ['DateTime', 'DateTimeOriginal', 'DateTimeDigitized', 'SubsecTime', 'SubsecTimeOriginal', 'SubsecTimeDigitized', 'OffsetTime', 'OffsetTimeOriginal'],
+                    'Exposure': ['ExposureTime', 'FNumber', 'ExposureProgram', 'ISOSpeedRatings', 'ExposureBiasValue', 'MaxApertureValue', 'MeteringMode', 'Flash', 'FocalLength', 'FocalLengthIn35mmFilm', 'WhiteBalance', 'ExposureMode', 'DigitalZoomRatio', 'SceneCaptureType', 'Contrast', 'Saturation', 'Sharpness'],
+                    'GPS': ['GPSInfo', 'GPSLatitude', 'GPSLatitudeRef', 'GPSLongitude', 'GPSLongitudeRef', 'GPSAltitude', 'GPSAltitudeRef', 'GPSTimeStamp', 'GPSDateStamp'],
+                };
+
+                const categorized = {};
+                const other = [];
+                const allCategoryFields = new Set(Object.values(categories).flat());
+
+                entries.forEach(([key, value]) => {
+                    let found = false;
+                    for (const [cat, fields] of Object.entries(categories)) {
+                        if (fields.includes(key)) {
+                            if (!categorized[cat]) categorized[cat] = [];
+                            categorized[cat].push([key, value]);
+                            found = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (!found) other.push([key, value]);
+                });
+
+                // Render cards
+                let html = '';
+                const renderCard = ([key, value]) => {
                     let displayVal = typeof value === 'object' ? JSON.stringify(value) : String(value);
-                    if (displayVal.length > 40) displayVal = displayVal.substring(0, 37) + '...';
-                    return `<tr><th>${key}</th><td title="${String(value)}">${displayVal}</td></tr>`;
-                }).join('');
+                    const needsTruncate = displayVal.length > 60;
+                    if (needsTruncate) displayVal = displayVal.substring(0, 57) + '...';
+                    const fullVal = typeof value === 'object' ? JSON.stringify(value) : String(value);
+                    return `<div class="exif-card" title="${fullVal.replace(/"/g, '&quot;')}">
+                        <div class="exif-card-label">${key}</div>
+                        <div class="exif-card-value${needsTruncate ? ' truncated' : ''}">${displayVal}</div>
+                    </div>`;
+                };
+
+                // Render each category
+                for (const [cat, fields] of Object.entries(categories)) {
+                    if (categorized[cat] && categorized[cat].length > 0) {
+                        html += `<div class="exif-category"><i class="bi bi-${cat === 'Camera' ? 'camera' : cat === 'Image' ? 'image' : cat === 'Date/Time' ? 'clock' : cat === 'Exposure' ? 'aperture' : cat === 'GPS' ? 'geo-alt' : 'tag'} me-1"></i>${cat}</div>`;
+                        html += categorized[cat].map(renderCard).join('');
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Render other fields
+                if (other.length > 0) {
+                    html += `<div class="exif-category"><i class="bi bi-three-dots me-1"></i>Other</div>`;
+                    html += other.map(renderCard).join('');
+                }
+
+                grid.innerHTML = html;
             }
 
             document.getElementById('exifEmpty').classList.add('d-none');