diff --git a/webui/index.html b/webui/index.html
index c939a173..abfb7bb6 100644
--- a/webui/index.html
+++ b/webui/index.html
@@ -5061,6 +5061,14 @@
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
+                            <!-- ═══ PATHS & ORGANIZATION ═══ -->
+                            <div class="settings-section-header collapsed" data-stg="library" onclick="this.classList.toggle('collapsed'); const b=this.nextElementSibling; b.classList.toggle('collapsed'); b.style.display=b.classList.contains('collapsed')?'none':''">
+                                <span class="settings-section-arrow">&#9660;</span>
+                                <h3>Paths &amp; Organization</h3>
+                                <span class="settings-section-hint">File templates, music library paths</span>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="settings-section-body collapsed" data-stg="library">
+
                             <!-- File Organization Settings -->
                             <div class="settings-group" data-stg="library">
                                 <h3>📁 File Organization</h3>
@@ -5135,6 +5143,34 @@
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
+                            <!-- Music Library Paths (moved into Paths & Organization) -->
+                            <div class="settings-group" data-stg="library">
+                                <h3>📂 Music Library Paths</h3>
+
+                                <div class="help-text" style="margin-bottom: 12px;">
+                                    Tell SoulSync where your music files live. Required for tag writing, streaming, and file detection
+                                    when your media server stores files at a different path than SoulSync can see.
+                                    <strong>Docker users:</strong> mount your music folder(s) into the SoulSync container with read-write access,
+                                    then add the <em>container-side</em> path here (e.g. <code>/music</code>).
+                                </div>
+
+                                <div id="music-paths-list"></div>
+
+                                <div class="form-actions" style="margin-top: 8px;">
+                                    <button class="test-button" onclick="addMusicPathRow()">+ Add Path</button>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+
+                            </div><!-- end Paths & Organization body -->
+
+                            <!-- ═══ POST-PROCESSING ═══ -->
+                            <div class="settings-section-header collapsed" data-stg="library" onclick="this.classList.toggle('collapsed'); const b=this.nextElementSibling; b.classList.toggle('collapsed'); b.style.display=b.classList.contains('collapsed')?'none':''">
+                                <span class="settings-section-arrow">&#9660;</span>
+                                <h3>Post-Processing</h3>
+                                <span class="settings-section-hint">Metadata, tags, conversion, lyrics</span>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="settings-section-body collapsed" data-stg="library">
+
                             <!-- Metadata Enhancement Settings -->
                             <div class="settings-group" data-stg="library">
                                 <h3>🎵 Post-Processing</h3>
@@ -5430,6 +5466,16 @@
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
+                            </div><!-- end Post-Processing body -->
+
+                            <!-- ═══ LIBRARY PREFERENCES ═══ -->
+                            <div class="settings-section-header collapsed" data-stg="library" onclick="this.classList.toggle('collapsed'); const b=this.nextElementSibling; b.classList.toggle('collapsed'); b.style.display=b.classList.contains('collapsed')?'none':''">
+                                <span class="settings-section-arrow">&#9660;</span>
+                                <h3>Library Preferences</h3>
+                                <span class="settings-section-hint">Import, content filter, playlists, stats</span>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="settings-section-body collapsed" data-stg="library">
+
                             <!-- Listening Stats Settings -->
                             <div class="settings-group" data-stg="library">
                                 <h3>📊 Listening Stats</h3>
@@ -5627,25 +5673,6 @@
                             </div>
 
 
-                            <!-- Music Library Paths -->
-                            <div class="settings-group" data-stg="library">
-                                <h3>📂 Music Library Paths</h3>
-
-                                <div class="help-text" style="margin-bottom: 12px;">
-                                    Tell SoulSync where your music files live. Required for tag writing, streaming, and file detection
-                                    when your media server stores files at a different path than SoulSync can see.
-                                    <strong>Docker users:</strong> mount your music folder(s) into the SoulSync container with read-write access,
-                                    then add the <em>container-side</em> path here (e.g. <code>/music</code>).
-                                </div>
-
-                                <div id="music-paths-list"></div>
-
-                                <div class="form-actions" style="margin-top: 8px;">
-                                    <button class="test-button" onclick="addMusicPathRow()">+ Add Path</button>
-                                </div>
-                            </div>
-
-
                             <!-- Content Filter Settings -->
                             <div class="settings-group" data-stg="library">
                                 <h3>🔞 Content Filter</h3>
@@ -5708,6 +5735,8 @@
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
+                            </div><!-- end Library Preferences body -->
+
                             <!-- Logging Information (Read-only) -->
                             <div class="settings-group" data-stg="advanced">
                                 <h3>Logging Information</h3>
diff --git a/webui/static/script.js b/webui/static/script.js
index 8193eb39..6a3a0458 100644
--- a/webui/static/script.js
+++ b/webui/static/script.js
@@ -5737,10 +5737,14 @@ function validateFileOrganizationTemplates() {
 function switchSettingsTab(tab) {
     // Update tab bar
     document.querySelectorAll('.stg-tab').forEach(t => t.classList.toggle('active', t.dataset.tab === tab));
-    // Show/hide settings groups by data-stg attribute
-    document.querySelectorAll('#settings-page .settings-group[data-stg]').forEach(g => {
+    // Show/hide settings groups and section headers by data-stg attribute
+    document.querySelectorAll('#settings-page [data-stg]').forEach(g => {
         g.style.display = g.dataset.stg === tab ? '' : 'none';
     });
+    // Re-apply collapsed state on section bodies (tab switch resets inline display)
+    document.querySelectorAll('#settings-page .settings-section-body.collapsed').forEach(b => {
+        b.style.display = 'none';
+    });
     // Also hide/show the column wrappers if they're empty in this tab
     document.querySelectorAll('#settings-page .settings-left-column, #settings-page .settings-right-column, #settings-page .settings-third-column').forEach(col => {
         const hasVisible = Array.from(col.querySelectorAll('.settings-group[data-stg]')).some(g => g.style.display !== 'none');
diff --git a/webui/static/style.css b/webui/static/style.css
index 6a507008..804c02a4 100644
--- a/webui/static/style.css
+++ b/webui/static/style.css
@@ -2993,6 +2993,59 @@ body.helper-mode-active #dashboard-activity-feed:hover {
 }
 
 /* Glassmorphic cards */
+/* Collapsible settings section headers */
+.settings-section-header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 14px 18px;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+    transition: all 0.15s;
+    user-select: none;
+}
+
+.settings-section-header:hover {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+}
+
+.settings-section-header h3 {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 17px;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
+    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
+}
+
+.settings-section-arrow {
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.7);
+    transition: transform 0.2s;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.settings-section-header.collapsed .settings-section-arrow {
+    transform: rotate(-90deg);
+}
+
+.settings-section-hint {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
+    margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.settings-section-body {
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.settings-section-body.collapsed {
+    display: none;
+}
+
 .settings-group {
     background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(35, 35, 35, 0.6), rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.8));
     border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);