diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
index f7a310fc321..7889033d101 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@
         "loadWorkflow": "$t(common.load) Workflow",
         "autoLayout": "Auto Layout",
         "edit": "Edit",
-        "view": "View",
+        "view": "Load",
         "download": "Download",
         "copyShareLink": "Copy Share Link",
         "copyShareLinkForWorkflow": "Copy Share Link for Workflow",
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DeleteWorkflow.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DeleteWorkflow.tsx
index 025406a0f00..5f1abb84425 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DeleteWorkflow.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DeleteWorkflow.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const DeleteWorkflow = ({ workflowId }: { workflowId: string }) => {
     <Tooltip label={t('workflows.delete')} closeOnScroll>
       <IconButton
         size="sm"
-        variant="link"
+        variant="ghost"
         alignSelf="stretch"
         aria-label={t('workflows.delete')}
         onClick={handleClickDelete}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DownloadWorkflow.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DownloadWorkflow.tsx
index 9e58790e8ca..d102258ab58 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DownloadWorkflow.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DownloadWorkflow.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const DownloadWorkflow = ({ workflowId }: { workflowId: string }) => {
     <Tooltip label={t('workflows.download')} closeOnScroll>
       <IconButton
         size="sm"
-        variant="link"
+        variant="ghost"
         alignSelf="stretch"
         aria-label={t('workflows.download')}
         onClick={handleClickDownload}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/EditWorkflow.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/EditWorkflow.tsx
index 7298ba8a37c..0169849d58a 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/EditWorkflow.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/EditWorkflow.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const EditWorkflow = ({ workflowId }: { workflowId: string }) => {
     <Tooltip label={t('workflows.edit')} closeOnScroll>
       <IconButton
         size="sm"
-        variant="link"
+        variant="ghost"
         alignSelf="stretch"
         aria-label={t('workflows.edit')}
         onClick={handleClickEdit}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/ViewWorkflow.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/LoadWorkflow.tsx
similarity index 87%
rename from invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/ViewWorkflow.tsx
rename to invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/LoadWorkflow.tsx
index 34dbe4bde8a..feb5d28d2a4 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/ViewWorkflow.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/LoadWorkflow.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { useLoadWorkflowWithDialog } from 'features/workflowLibrary/components/L
 import type { MouseEvent } from 'react';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { PiEyeBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
+import { PiCheckBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
 
-export const ViewWorkflow = ({ workflowId }: { workflowId: string }) => {
+export const LoadWorkflow = ({ workflowId }: { workflowId: string }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const loadWorkflowWithDialog = useLoadWorkflowWithDialog();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ export const ViewWorkflow = ({ workflowId }: { workflowId: string }) => {
     <Tooltip label={t('workflows.view')} closeOnScroll>
       <IconButton
         size="sm"
-        variant="link"
+        variant="ghost"
         alignSelf="stretch"
         aria-label={t('workflows.view')}
         onClick={handleClickLoad}
-        icon={<PiEyeBold />}
+        icon={<PiCheckBold />}
       />
     </Tooltip>
   );
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/LockedWorkflowIcon.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/LockedWorkflowIcon.tsx
index 4b08b72bf77..4a4e9f7eb35 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/LockedWorkflowIcon.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/LockedWorkflowIcon.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const LockedWorkflowIcon = memo(() => {
       <IconButton
         size="sm"
         cursor="not-allowed"
-        variant="link"
+        variant="ghost"
         alignSelf="stretch"
         aria-label={t('workflows.builder.publishedWorkflowsLocked')}
         icon={<PiLockBold />}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/ShareWorkflow.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/ShareWorkflow.tsx
index 971e9eca78a..17e81d3a34d 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/ShareWorkflow.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/ShareWorkflow.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const ShareWorkflowButton = memo(({ workflow }: { workflow: WorkflowRecor
     <Tooltip label={t('workflows.copyShareLink')} closeOnScroll>
       <IconButton
         size="sm"
-        variant="link"
+        variant="ghost"
         alignSelf="stretch"
         aria-label={t('workflows.copyShareLink')}
         onClick={handleClickShare}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryModal.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryModal.tsx
index 18dc640e90f..b9cbe5dbcba 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryModal.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibraryModal.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const WorkflowLibraryModal = memo(() => {
         maxW="calc(100% - var(--invoke-sizes-40))"
         h="calc(100% - var(--invoke-sizes-40))"
         maxH="calc(100% - var(--invoke-sizes-40))"
+        bg="base.850"
       >
         <ModalHeader>{t('workflows.workflowLibrary')}</ModalHeader>
         <ModalCloseButton />
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibrarySideNav.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibrarySideNav.tsx
index 604040d63a8..f8520a54fa3 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibrarySideNav.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowLibrarySideNav.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ButtonProps, CheckboxProps } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import type { ButtonProps, CheckboxProps, SystemStyleObject } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import {
   Box,
   Button,
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ export const WorkflowLibrarySideNav = () => {
   const allowPublishWorkflows = useAppSelector(selectAllowPublishWorkflows);
 
   return (
-    <Flex h="full" minH={0} overflow="hidden" flexDir="column" w={64} gap={0}>
-      <Flex flexDir="column" w="full" pb={2} gap={2}>
+    <Flex h="full" minH={0} overflow="hidden" flexDir="column" w={64}>
+      <Flex flexDir="column" w="full">
         <WorkflowLibraryViewButton view="recent">{t('workflows.recentlyOpened')}</WorkflowLibraryViewButton>
         <WorkflowLibraryViewButton view="yours">{t('workflows.yourWorkflows')}</WorkflowLibraryViewButton>
         {categoryOptions.includes('project') && (
           <Collapse in={view === 'yours' || view === 'shared' || view === 'private'}>
-            <Flex flexDir="column" gap={2} pl={4} pt={2}>
+            <Flex flexDir="column" pl={4}>
               <WorkflowLibraryViewButton size="sm" view="private">
                 {t('workflows.private')}
               </WorkflowLibraryViewButton>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const WorkflowLibrarySideNav = () => {
           <WorkflowLibraryViewButton view="published">{t('workflows.published')}</WorkflowLibraryViewButton>
         )}
       </Flex>
-      <Flex h="full" minH={0} overflow="hidden" flexDir="column">
+      <Flex w="full" h="full" minH={0} flexDir="column">
         <BrowseWorkflowsButton />
         <DefaultsViewCheckboxesCollapsible />
       </Flex>
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ const BrowseWorkflowsButton = memo(() => {
   if (view === 'defaults' && selectedTags.length > 0) {
     return (
       <ButtonGroup>
-        <WorkflowLibraryViewButton view="defaults" w="auto">
-          {t('workflows.browseWorkflows')}
-        </WorkflowLibraryViewButton>
+        <WorkflowLibraryViewButton view="defaults">{t('workflows.browseWorkflows')}</WorkflowLibraryViewButton>
         <Tooltip label={t('workflows.deselectAll')}>
           <IconButton
             onClick={resetTags}
@@ -97,8 +95,9 @@ const BrowseWorkflowsButton = memo(() => {
             aria-label={t('workflows.deselectAll')}
             icon={<PiArrowCounterClockwiseBold size={12} />}
             variant="ghost"
-            bg="base.700"
+            bg="base.750"
             color="base.50"
+            flexShrink={0}
           />
         </Tooltip>
       </ButtonGroup>
@@ -193,17 +192,34 @@ const WorkflowLibraryViewButton = memo(({ view, ...rest }: ButtonProps & { view:
     dispatch(workflowLibraryViewChanged(view));
   }, [dispatch, view]);
 
+  const workflowLibraryButtonSx: SystemStyleObject = {
+    position: 'relative',
+    _after: {
+      content: '""',
+      position: 'absolute',
+      insetY: 2,
+      left: 1,
+      w: 0.5,
+      rounded: 'sm',
+      bg: selectedView === view ? 'invokeBlue.300' : 'transparent',
+    },
+    ...(selectedView === view
+      ? {
+          bg: 'base.750',
+          color: 'base.50',
+        }
+      : {}),
+  };
+
   return (
     <Button
       variant="ghost"
       justifyContent="flex-start"
       size="md"
-      flexShrink={0}
       w="full"
       onClick={onClick}
+      sx={workflowLibraryButtonSx}
       {...rest}
-      bg={selectedView === view ? 'base.700' : undefined}
-      color={selectedView === view ? 'base.50' : undefined}
     />
   );
 });
@@ -222,7 +238,7 @@ const TagCategory = memo(({ tagCategory }: { tagCategory: WorkflowTagCategory })
       <Text fontWeight="semibold" color="base.300" flexShrink={0}>
         {t(tagCategory.categoryTKey)}
       </Text>
-      <Flex flexDir="column" gap={2} pl={4}>
+      <Flex flexDir="column">
         {tagCategory.tags.map((tag) => (
           <TagCheckbox key={tag.label} tag={tag} />
         ))}
@@ -247,10 +263,23 @@ const TagCheckbox = memo(({ tag, ...rest }: CheckboxProps & { tag: { label: stri
     return null;
   }
 
+  const tagCheckbox: SystemStyleObject = {
+    py: 1,
+    px: 2,
+    transition: 'background-color 0.1s',
+    rounded: 'base',
+    _hover: {
+      bg: 'base.750',
+    },
+    _active: {
+      bg: 'transparent',
+    },
+    flexShrink: 0,
+  };
+
   return (
-    <Flex alignItems="center" gap={2}>
-      <Checkbox isChecked={isChecked} onChange={onChange} {...rest} flexShrink={0} />
-      <Text>{`${tag.label} (${count})`}</Text>
+    <Checkbox isChecked={isChecked} onChange={onChange} sx={tagCheckbox} {...rest}>
+      <Text>{`${t(tag.label)} (${count})`}</Text>
       {tag.recommended && (
         <Tooltip label={t('workflows.recommended')}>
           <Box as="span" lineHeight={0}>
@@ -258,7 +287,7 @@ const TagCheckbox = memo(({ tag, ...rest }: CheckboxProps & { tag: { label: stri
           </Box>
         </Tooltip>
       )}
-    </Flex>
+    </Checkbox>
   );
 });
 TagCheckbox.displayName = 'TagCheckbox';
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowList.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowList.tsx
index 61802b37fb7..c613e5225ff 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowList.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowList.tsx
@@ -168,25 +168,6 @@ const WorkflowListContent = memo(
       fetchNextPage();
     }, [hasNextPage, isFetching, fetchNextPage]);
 
-    // // TODO(psyche): this causes an infinite loop, the scrollIntoView triggers the onScroll which triggers the
-    // // fetchNextPage which triggers the scrollIntoView again...
-    // useEffect(() => {
-    //   const el = ref.current;
-    //   if (!el) {
-    //     return;
-    //   }
-
-    //   const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
-    //     el.querySelector(':scope > :last-child')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' });
-    //   });
-
-    //   observer.observe(el, { childList: true });
-
-    //   return () => {
-    //     observer.disconnect();
-    //   };
-    // }, []);
-
     return (
       <Flex flexDir="column" gap={4} flex={1} minH={0}>
         <Grid
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowListItem.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowListItem.tsx
index 93b8cc1c12f..05dccd9841c 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowListItem.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/workflow/WorkflowLibrary/WorkflowListItem.tsx
@@ -15,16 +15,26 @@ import type { WorkflowRecordListItemWithThumbnailDTO } from 'services/api/types'
 import { DeleteWorkflow } from './WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DeleteWorkflow';
 import { DownloadWorkflow } from './WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/DownloadWorkflow';
 import { EditWorkflow } from './WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/EditWorkflow';
-import { ViewWorkflow } from './WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/ViewWorkflow';
+import { LoadWorkflow } from './WorkflowLibraryListItemActions/LoadWorkflow';
 
-const IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE = '108px';
+const IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE = '92px';
 const FALLBACK_ICON_SIZE = '32px';
 
 const WORKFLOW_ACTION_BUTTONS_CN = 'workflow-action-buttons';
 
-const sx: SystemStyleObject = {
+const workflowListItemSx: SystemStyleObject = {
+  position: 'relative',
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+  role: 'button',
+  bg: 'base.850',
+  rounded: 'base',
+  w: 'full',
+  alignItems: 'stretch',
+  gap: 2,
+  borderWidth: 1,
+  borderColor: 'base.750',
   _hover: {
-    bg: 'base.700',
+    bg: 'base.800',
     [`& .${WORKFLOW_ACTION_BUTTONS_CN}`]: {
       display: 'flex',
     },
@@ -52,17 +62,7 @@ export const WorkflowListItem = memo(({ workflow }: { workflow: WorkflowRecordLi
   }, [dispatch, loadWorkflowWithDialog, workflow.workflow_id]);
 
   return (
-    <Flex
-      position="relative"
-      role="button"
-      onClick={handleClickLoad}
-      bg="base.750"
-      borderRadius="base"
-      w="full"
-      alignItems="stretch"
-      sx={sx}
-      gap={2}
-    >
+    <Flex onClick={handleClickLoad} sx={workflowListItemSx}>
       <Flex p={2} pr={0}>
         <Image
           src={workflow.thumbnail_url ?? undefined}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const WorkflowListItem = memo(({ workflow }: { workflow: WorkflowRecordLi
           width={IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE}
           minHeight={IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE}
           minWidth={IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE}
-          borderRadius="base"
+          borderRadius="sm"
         />
       </Flex>
       <Flex flexDir="column" gap={1} justifyContent="space-between" w="full">
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ export const WorkflowListItem = memo(({ workflow }: { workflow: WorkflowRecordLi
               )}
             </Flex>
           </Flex>
-          <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="xs" noOfLines={3}>
+          <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="sm" noOfLines={3}>
             {workflow.description}
           </Text>
         </Flex>
-        <Flex className={WORKFLOW_ACTION_BUTTONS_CN} alignItems="center" display="none" h={8}>
+        <Flex className={WORKFLOW_ACTION_BUTTONS_CN} alignItems="center" display="none" pr={1} py={1}>
           {workflow.opened_at && (
             <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="xs" noOfLines={1} justifySelf="flex-end" pb={0.5}>
               {t('workflows.opened')} {new Date(workflow.opened_at).toLocaleString()}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export const WorkflowListItem = memo(({ workflow }: { workflow: WorkflowRecordLi
           )}
           <Spacer />
           {workflow.category === 'default' && !workflow.is_published && (
-            <ViewWorkflow workflowId={workflow.workflow_id} />
+            <LoadWorkflow workflowId={workflow.workflow_id} />
           )}
           {workflow.category !== 'default' && !workflow.is_published && (
             <>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ const UserThumbnailFallback = memo(() => {
       height={IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE}
       minWidth={IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE}
       bg="base.600"
-      borderRadius="base"
+      borderRadius="sm"
       alignItems="center"
       justifyContent="center"
       opacity={0.3}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ const DefaultThumbnailFallback = memo(() => {
       height={IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE}
       minWidth={IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE}
       bg="base.600"
-      borderRadius="base"
+      borderRadius="sm"
       alignItems="center"
       justifyContent="center"
       opacity={0.3}