diff --git a/site/scripts/generate-pack-data.ts b/site/scripts/generate-pack-data.ts
index 47f19ce..4152707 100644
--- a/site/scripts/generate-pack-data.ts
+++ b/site/scripts/generate-pack-data.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ interface RegistryEntry {
   tags?: string[];
   quality?: "gold" | "silver" | "flagged" | "unreviewed";
   added?: string;
+  updated?: string;
 }
 
 interface PackData {
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ interface PackData {
   sourceRepo?: string;
   sourcePath?: string;
   dateAdded?: string;
+  dateUpdated?: string;
 }
 
 // ── Config ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ const REGISTRY_INDEX_URL =
 // ── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // audioBase should be the URL of the directory containing sounds/
 // e.g. "https://raw.../og-packs/v1.0.0/peon" or "https://raw.../mypack/v1.0.0"
-function processManifest(manifest: Manifest, packName: string, audioBase: string, trustTier: string = "community", registryTags?: string[], sourceRepo?: string, sourcePath?: string, quality?: "gold" | "silver" | "flagged" | "unreviewed", dateAdded?: string): PackData {
+function processManifest(manifest: Manifest, packName: string, audioBase: string, trustTier: string = "community", registryTags?: string[], sourceRepo?: string, sourcePath?: string, quality?: "gold" | "silver" | "flagged" | "unreviewed", dateAdded?: string, dateUpdated?: string): PackData {
   const categories: PackData["categories"] = [];
   const previewSounds: PackData["previewSounds"] = [];
   let soundCount = 0;
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ function processManifest(manifest: Manifest, packName: string, audioBase: string
     sourceRepo,
     sourcePath,
     dateAdded,
+    dateUpdated,
   };
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@ async function generateFromRemote(): Promise<PackData[]> {
           ? `${rawBase}/${entry.source_path}`
           : rawBase;
 
-        return processManifest(manifest, packName, audioBase, entry.trust_tier || "community", entry.tags, entry.source_repo, entry.source_path || undefined, entry.quality, entry.added);
+        return processManifest(manifest, packName, audioBase, entry.trust_tier || "community", entry.tags, entry.source_repo, entry.source_path || undefined, entry.quality, entry.added, entry.updated);
       })
     );
 
diff --git a/site/src/components/ui/AudioPlayer.tsx b/site/src/components/ui/AudioPlayer.tsx
index 6707403..9370405 100644
--- a/site/src/components/ui/AudioPlayer.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/ui/AudioPlayer.tsx
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@ export function AudioPlayer({
   label,
   id,
   compact,
+  iconOnly,
 }: {
   url: string;
   label: string;
   id: string;
   compact?: boolean;
+  iconOnly?: boolean;
 }) {
   const { play, stop, currentId } = useAudio();
   const isPlaying = currentId === id;
@@ -79,6 +81,23 @@ export function AudioPlayer({
     }
   };
 
+  if (iconOnly) {
+    return (
+      <button
+        onClick={handleClick}
+        aria-label={`${isPlaying ? "Stop" : "Play"}: ${label}`}
+        title={label}
+        className={`flex-shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded-full transition-colors text-xs ${
+          isPlaying
+            ? "bg-gold text-black shadow-[0_0_8px_rgba(255,171,1,0.3)]"
+            : "bg-surface-border text-text-muted hover:bg-gold/20 hover:text-gold"
+        }`}
+      >
+        {isPlaying ? "■" : "▶"}
+      </button>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <button
       onClick={handleClick}
diff --git a/site/src/components/ui/PackCard.tsx b/site/src/components/ui/PackCard.tsx
index dec5542..f8ba2d6 100644
--- a/site/src/components/ui/PackCard.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/ui/PackCard.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import type { PackMeta } from "@/lib/types";
 import { AudioPlayer } from "./AudioPlayer";
 
@@ -22,88 +21,109 @@ function TierBadge({ tier }: { tier: string }) {
   );
 }
 
+function formatDate(iso: string): { short: string; tooltip: string } {
+  const date = new Date(iso);
+  const now = new Date();
+  const month = date.toLocaleString("en-US", { month: "short" });
+  const day = date.getDate();
+  const year = date.getFullYear();
+  const short = year === now.getFullYear() ? `${month} ${day}` : `${month} ${day}, ${year}`;
+  return { short, tooltip: `${month} ${day}, ${year}` };
+}
+
+function DateDisplay({ pack }: { pack: PackMeta }) {
+  const raw = pack.dateUpdated || pack.dateAdded;
+  if (!raw) return null;
+  const isUpdated = !!pack.dateUpdated;
+  const { short, tooltip } = formatDate(raw);
+  return (
+    <span title={`${isUpdated ? "Updated" : "Added"} ${tooltip}`}>
+      {short}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
 export function PackCard({ pack }: { pack: PackMeta }) {
-  const router = useRouter();
   const preview = pack.previewSounds[0];
 
   return (
     <Link
       href={`/packs/${pack.name}`}
-      className="group flex flex-col rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-4 transition-all duration-200 hover:border-gold/50 hover:bg-surface-card/80"
+      className="group flex flex-col rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card transition-all duration-200 hover:border-gold/50 hover:bg-surface-card/80"
     >
-      {/* Name */}
-      <h3 className="font-display text-lg text-text-primary group-hover:text-gold transition-colors truncate mb-1">
-        {pack.displayName}
-      </h3>
+      {/* ── Title Bar ── */}
+      <div className="px-4 pt-2 pb-2 border-b border-surface-border">
+        <h3 className="font-display text-lg text-text-primary group-hover:text-gold transition-colors truncate" title={pack.displayName}>
+          {pack.displayName}
+        </h3>
+      </div>
 
-      {/* Description */}
-      {pack.description && (
-        <p className="text-xs text-text-muted mb-2 line-clamp-2">
-          {pack.description}
+      {/* ── Content Zone ── */}
+      <div className="flex-1 px-4 py-3 flex flex-col gap-2">
+        {/* Description — fixed height to keep alignment across cards */}
+        <p className="text-xs text-text-muted line-clamp-2 min-h-[2.5rem]">
+          {pack.description || "\u00A0"}
         </p>
-      )}
 
-      {/* Tags */}
-      {pack.tags && pack.tags.length > 0 && (
-        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1 mb-2">
-          {pack.tags.slice(0, 5).map((tag) => (
-            <span
-              key={tag}
-              className="font-mono text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-surface-bg border border-surface-border text-text-subtle"
-            >
-              {tag}
-            </span>
-          ))}
+        {/* Badges */}
+        <div className="flex gap-1.5">
+          <TierBadge tier={pack.trustTier} />
+          <span className="font-mono text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full uppercase border border-amber-700/50 text-amber-500">
+            {pack.languageLabel}
+          </span>
         </div>
-      )}
 
-      {/* Meta line */}
-      <div className="font-mono text-[11px] text-text-dim mb-2">
-        {pack.author.name || pack.author.github}
-        <span className="mx-1 opacity-50">&middot;</span>
-        {pack.totalSoundCount} sounds
-        <span className="mx-1 opacity-50">&middot;</span>
-        v{pack.version}
-      </div>
+        {/* Tags — single line, overflow hidden */}
+        {pack.tags && pack.tags.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1 overflow-hidden max-h-[1.5rem]">
+            {pack.tags.map((tag) => (
+              <span
+                key={tag}
+                className="font-mono text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-surface-bg border border-surface-border text-text-subtle"
+              >
+                {tag}
+              </span>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
 
-      {/* Badges */}
-      <div className="flex gap-1.5 mb-3">
-        <TierBadge tier={pack.trustTier} />
-        <span className="font-mono text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full uppercase border border-amber-700/50 text-amber-500">
-          {pack.languageLabel}
-        </span>
+        {/* Author */}
+        {(pack.author.name || pack.author.github) && (
+          <p className="font-mono text-[11px] text-text-dim">
+            {pack.author.name || pack.author.github}
+          </p>
+        )}
       </div>
 
-      {/* Audio preview */}
-      {preview && (
-        <div className="mt-auto">
+      {/* ── Status Bar ── */}
+      <div className="px-4 py-2 border-t border-surface-border flex items-center justify-between">
+        {/* Play button */}
+        {preview ? (
           <AudioPlayer
             url={preview.audioUrl}
             label={preview.label}
             id={`card-${pack.name}`}
-            compact
+            iconOnly
           />
-        </div>
-      )}
+        ) : (
+          <div className="w-7 h-7" />
+        )}
 
-      {pack.sourceRepo && (
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={(e) => {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            e.stopPropagation();
-            const hash = encodeURIComponent(
-              pack.sourcePath
-                ? pack.sourceRepo + "/" + pack.sourcePath
-                : pack.sourceRepo!
-            );
-            router.push(`/preview#${hash}`);
-          }}
-          className="block mt-2 text-left text-[11px] font-medium text-gold hover:text-gold/80 transition-colors"
-        >
-          preview &rarr;
-        </button>
-      )}
+        {/* Stats */}
+        <div className="font-mono text-xs text-text-dim flex items-center gap-1.5">
+          <span title={`${pack.totalSoundCount} sounds`}>
+            ♫ {pack.totalSoundCount}
+          </span>
+          <span className="opacity-40">&middot;</span>
+          <span>v{pack.version}</span>
+          {(pack.dateUpdated || pack.dateAdded) && (
+            <>
+              <span className="opacity-40">&middot;</span>
+              <DateDisplay pack={pack} />
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </Link>
   );
 }
diff --git a/site/src/lib/types.ts b/site/src/lib/types.ts
index d9c648d..701cf8b 100644
--- a/site/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/site/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface PackMeta {
   sourceRepo?: string;
   sourcePath?: string;
   dateAdded?: string;
+  dateUpdated?: string;
 }
 
 export interface PacksData {