diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Channel/ChannelView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Channel/ChannelView.swift
index 4a148fd7..17941e8e 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Channel/ChannelView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Channel/ChannelView.swift
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@ struct ChannelView: View {
         )
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         // The search modifier is hoisted above this state-switching Group so the
         // search bar is present in every load state (loading spinner / cached header
@@ -387,7 +396,7 @@ struct ChannelView: View {
             }
             #endif
 
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+            ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                 Button {
                     showViewOptions = true
                 } label: {
@@ -401,8 +410,11 @@ struct ChannelView: View {
                 #endif
             }
 
-            #if !os(tvOS)
-            if #available(iOS 26, macOS 26, *) {
+            // iOS keeps a fixed gap between the trailing view options and channel
+            // menu buttons; on macOS view options moves to the leading edge, so no
+            // gap is needed here.
+            #if os(iOS)
+            if #available(iOS 26, *) {
                 ToolbarSpacer(.fixed, placement: .primaryAction)
             }
             #endif
@@ -509,7 +521,7 @@ struct ChannelView: View {
             }
             #endif
 
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+            ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                 Button {
                     showViewOptions = true
                 } label: {
@@ -523,8 +535,11 @@ struct ChannelView: View {
                 #endif
             }
 
-            #if !os(tvOS)
-            if #available(iOS 26, macOS 26, *) {
+            // iOS keeps a fixed gap between the trailing view options and channel
+            // menu buttons; on macOS view options moves to the leading edge, so no
+            // gap is needed here.
+            #if os(iOS)
+            if #available(iOS 26, *) {
                 ToolbarSpacer(.fixed, placement: .primaryAction)
             }
             #endif
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Downloads/DownloadsView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Downloads/DownloadsView.swift
index a6257f04..68dc4bee 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Downloads/DownloadsView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Downloads/DownloadsView.swift
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ struct DownloadsView: View {
         appEnvironment?.settingsManager.listStyle ?? .inset
     }
 
+    /// View options control lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         Group {
             if let manager = downloadManager, let settings = downloadSettings {
@@ -45,7 +54,7 @@ struct DownloadsView: View {
                 ToolbarSpacer(.flexible, placement: .primaryAction)
             }
             #endif
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+            ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                 if let settings = downloadSettings {
                     sortAndGroupMenu(settings)
                 }
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Home/BookmarksListView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Home/BookmarksListView.swift
index db3a9d3d..f1b422a4 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Home/BookmarksListView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Home/BookmarksListView.swift
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ struct BookmarksListView: View {
         )
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         GeometryReader { geometry in
             #if os(tvOS)
@@ -160,7 +169,7 @@ struct BookmarksListView: View {
                 ToolbarSpacer(.flexible, placement: .primaryAction)
             }
             #endif
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+            ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                 Button {
                     showViewOptions = true
                 } label: {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Home/ContinueWatchingView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Home/ContinueWatchingView.swift
index 111ed4ee..cfca4b7b 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Home/ContinueWatchingView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Home/ContinueWatchingView.swift
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ struct ContinueWatchingView: View {
         )
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         GeometryReader { geometry in
             #if os(tvOS)
@@ -124,7 +133,7 @@ struct ContinueWatchingView: View {
         .toolbarTitleDisplayMode(.inlineLarge)
         .toolbar {
             if !inProgressEntries.isEmpty {
-                ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+                ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                     Button {
                         showViewOptions = true
                     } label: {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Home/HistoryListView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Home/HistoryListView.swift
index 46e05657..92ad9306 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Home/HistoryListView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Home/HistoryListView.swift
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ struct HistoryListView: View {
         )
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         GeometryReader { geometry in
             #if os(tvOS)
@@ -175,7 +184,7 @@ struct HistoryListView: View {
             }
             #endif
             // View options button (always visible)
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+            ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                 Button {
                     showViewOptions = true
                 } label: {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Instances/InstanceBrowseView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Instances/InstanceBrowseView.swift
index 3c133e4c..26a57221 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Instances/InstanceBrowseView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Instances/InstanceBrowseView.swift
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ struct InstanceBrowseView: View {
         )
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         let backgroundStyle: ListBackgroundStyle = listStyle == .inset ? .grouped : .plain
         GeometryReader { geometry in
@@ -332,6 +341,20 @@ struct InstanceBrowseView: View {
         .navigationTitle(instance.displayName)
         .toolbarTitleDisplayMode(.inlineLarge)
         .toolbar {
+            // View options first so it is the leftmost navigation item on macOS.
+            ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
+                Button {
+                    showViewOptions = true
+                } label: {
+                    Label(String(localized: "viewOptions.title"), systemImage: "slider.horizontal.3")
+                }
+                .liquidGlassTransitionSource(id: "instanceBrowseViewOptions", in: sheetTransition)
+                #if os(macOS)
+                .popover(isPresented: $showViewOptions, arrowEdge: .bottom) {
+                    viewOptionsSheetContent
+                }
+                #endif
+            }
             #if os(macOS)
             if #available(macOS 26, *) {
                 // Search filters button appears only while showing search results.
@@ -372,25 +395,12 @@ struct InstanceBrowseView: View {
                         .fixedSize()
                 }
             }
-            // Pin the trailing group (search field + toolbar buttons) to the right edge,
+            // Pin the trailing group (search field) to the right edge,
             // matching the global Search view.
             if #available(macOS 26, *) {
                 ToolbarSpacer(.flexible, placement: .primaryAction)
             }
             #endif
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
-                Button {
-                    showViewOptions = true
-                } label: {
-                    Label(String(localized: "viewOptions.title"), systemImage: "slider.horizontal.3")
-                }
-                .liquidGlassTransitionSource(id: "instanceBrowseViewOptions", in: sheetTransition)
-                #if os(macOS)
-                .popover(isPresented: $showViewOptions, arrowEdge: .bottom) {
-                    viewOptionsSheetContent
-                }
-                #endif
-            }
         }
         #endif
         #if !os(macOS)
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/MediaBrowser/MediaBrowserView.swift b/Yattee/Views/MediaBrowser/MediaBrowserView.swift
index f1e1ec7c..dd234c7f 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/MediaBrowser/MediaBrowserView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/MediaBrowser/MediaBrowserView.swift
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ struct MediaBrowserView: View {
         )
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         content
             #if !os(tvOS)
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ struct MediaBrowserView: View {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+                ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                     Button {
                         showViewOptions = true
                     } label: {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Search/SearchView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Search/SearchView.swift
index 926df82d..75af6bbf 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Search/SearchView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Search/SearchView.swift
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ struct SearchView: View {
         self.initialQuery = initialQuery
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         tvOSOrDefaultContent
         #if !os(macOS)
@@ -266,6 +275,20 @@ struct SearchView: View {
         .navigationTitle(String(localized: "tabs.search"))
         .toolbarTitleDisplayMode(.inlineLarge)
         .toolbar {
+            // View options first so it is the leftmost navigation item on macOS.
+            ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
+                Button {
+                    showViewOptions = true
+                } label: {
+                    Label(String(localized: "viewOptions.title"), systemImage: "slider.horizontal.3")
+                }
+                .liquidGlassTransitionSource(id: "searchViewOptions", in: sheetTransition)
+                #if os(macOS)
+                .popover(isPresented: $showViewOptions, arrowEdge: .bottom) {
+                    viewOptionsSheetContent
+                }
+                #endif
+            }
             #if os(macOS)
             if searchInstance?.supportsSearchFilters == true {
                 if #available(macOS 26, *) {
@@ -298,25 +321,12 @@ struct SearchView: View {
             }
             #endif
             #if os(macOS)
-            // Pin the trailing group (view options + search field) to the right edge
+            // Pin the trailing group (search field) to the right edge
             // so it doesn't shift when the filter items appear/disappear.
             if #available(macOS 26, *) {
                 ToolbarSpacer(.flexible, placement: .primaryAction)
             }
             #endif
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
-                Button {
-                    showViewOptions = true
-                } label: {
-                    Label(String(localized: "viewOptions.title"), systemImage: "slider.horizontal.3")
-                }
-                .liquidGlassTransitionSource(id: "searchViewOptions", in: sheetTransition)
-                #if os(macOS)
-                .popover(isPresented: $showViewOptions, arrowEdge: .bottom) {
-                    viewOptionsSheetContent
-                }
-                #endif
-            }
         }
         .searchable(text: searchTextBinding, prompt: Text(String(localized: "search.placeholder")))
         .onSubmit(of: .search) {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Subscriptions/ManageChannelsView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Subscriptions/ManageChannelsView.swift
index 35df1ae8..8b16cec6 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Subscriptions/ManageChannelsView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Subscriptions/ManageChannelsView.swift
@@ -169,6 +169,15 @@ struct ManageChannelsView: View {
         return result
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         GeometryReader { geometry in
             #if os(tvOS)
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ struct ManageChannelsView: View {
                 ToolbarSpacer(.flexible, placement: .primaryAction)
             }
             #endif
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+            ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                 Button {
                     showViewOptions = true
                 } label: {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Subscriptions/SubscriptionsView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Subscriptions/SubscriptionsView.swift
index 9f0b65a8..2e05999b 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Subscriptions/SubscriptionsView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Subscriptions/SubscriptionsView.swift
@@ -318,6 +318,15 @@ struct SubscriptionsView: View {
         return progress > 0 && progress < 1 ? progress : nil
     }
 
+    /// View options button lives on the leading edge on macOS, trailing elsewhere.
+    private var viewOptionsPlacement: ToolbarItemPlacement {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        .navigation
+        #else
+        .primaryAction
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         GeometryReader { geometry in
             ScrollViewReader { proxy in
@@ -418,7 +427,7 @@ struct SubscriptionsView: View {
                 .toolbarTitleDisplayMode(.inlineLarge)
                 #endif
                 .toolbar {
-                    ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+                    ToolbarItem(placement: viewOptionsPlacement) {
                         Button {
                             showViewOptions = true
                         } label: {