diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
index e28eb34d8d..864e32adfa 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/EditorSettingsDialog.vue
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ import {
   SIDEBAR_INDENT_MAX,
   SIDEBAR_FONT_SIZE_MIN,
   SIDEBAR_FONT_SIZE_MAX,
+  SIDEBAR_DENSITIES,
+  isSidebarDensity,
+  type SidebarDensity,
 } from "@/stores/settingsStore";
 import { EDITOR_FONT_FAMILY_CSS_VAR, EDITOR_FONT_SIZE_CSS_VAR, createRunStatementButtonDom, loadEditorTheme, editorFontTheme } from "@/lib/editor/editorThemes";
 import { orderAiConfigsForDisplay } from "@/lib/ai/aiConfigOrdering";
@@ -910,6 +913,7 @@ const editSidebarAllowHorizontalScroll = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.sideba
 const editSidebarShowTooltips = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarShowTooltips);
 const editSidebarIndent = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarIndent);
 const editSidebarFontSize = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarFontSize);
+const editSidebarDensity = ref<SidebarDensity>(settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarDensity);
 const editExportBatchSize = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.exportBatchSize);
 const editPreferredExportPath = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.preferredExportPath);
 const editAutoOpenExportFolder = ref(settingsStore.editorSettings.autoOpenExportFolder);
@@ -1192,6 +1196,7 @@ function currentEditorSettingsDraft(): EditorSettingsDraft {
     sidebarShowTooltips: editSidebarShowTooltips.value,
     sidebarIndent: editSidebarIndent.value,
     sidebarFontSize: editSidebarFontSize.value,
+    sidebarDensity: editSidebarDensity.value,
     sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes: normalizeSidebarHiddenTablePrefixes(editSidebarHiddenTablePrefixes.value),
     sidebarCopyTableNameSeparator: editSidebarCopyTableNameSeparator.value,
     sidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema: editSidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema.value,
@@ -1883,6 +1888,7 @@ function syncEditorSettingsDraftFromStore() {
   editSidebarShowTooltips.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarShowTooltips;
   editSidebarIndent.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarIndent;
   editSidebarFontSize.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarFontSize;
+  editSidebarDensity.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarDensity;
   editExportBatchSize.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.exportBatchSize;
   editPreferredExportPath.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.preferredExportPath;
   editAutoOpenExportFolder.value = settingsStore.editorSettings.autoOpenExportFolder;
@@ -2037,6 +2043,7 @@ const editorSettingsDraftRefs: EditorSettingsDraftRefMap = {
   sidebarShowTooltips: editSidebarShowTooltips,
   sidebarIndent: editSidebarIndent,
   sidebarFontSize: editSidebarFontSize,
+  sidebarDensity: editSidebarDensity,
   sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes: editSidebarHiddenTablePrefixes,
   sidebarCopyTableNameSeparator: editSidebarCopyTableNameSeparator,
   sidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema: editSidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema,
@@ -2553,6 +2560,7 @@ function resetDefaultsForTab(tab: SettingsCategory) {
     editSidebarShowTooltips.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarShowTooltips;
     editSidebarIndent.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarIndent;
     editSidebarFontSize.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarFontSize;
+    editSidebarDensity.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarDensity;
     editSidebarHiddenTablePrefixes.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes.join("\n");
     editSidebarCopyTableNameSeparator.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarCopyTableNameSeparator;
     editSidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema;
@@ -2765,6 +2773,7 @@ function resetAllDefaults() {
   editSidebarShowTooltips.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarShowTooltips;
   editSidebarIndent.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarIndent;
   editSidebarFontSize.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarFontSize;
+  editSidebarDensity.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarDensity;
   editSidebarHiddenTablePrefixes.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes.join("\n");
   editSidebarCopyTableNameSeparator.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarCopyTableNameSeparator;
   editSidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema.value = DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema;
@@ -8305,6 +8314,31 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                   "
                 />
               </div>
+              <div class="settings-item flex items-center justify-between gap-4 rounded-md border bg-muted/20 px-3 py-2">
+                <div class="space-y-1">
+                  <Label for="sidebar-density">{{ t("settings.sidebarDensity") }}</Label>
+                  <p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    {{ t("settings.sidebarDensityDescription") }}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+                <Select
+                  :model-value="editSidebarDensity"
+                  @update:model-value="
+                    (value) => {
+                      if (isSidebarDensity(value)) editSidebarDensity = value;
+                    }
+                  "
+                >
+                  <SelectTrigger id="sidebar-density" class="h-8 w-36 text-xs">
+                    <SelectValue />
+                  </SelectTrigger>
+                  <SelectContent position="popper" align="end">
+                    <SelectItem v-for="density in SIDEBAR_DENSITIES" :key="density" :value="density" class="text-xs">
+                      {{ t(`settings.sidebarDensity_${density}`) }}
+                    </SelectItem>
+                  </SelectContent>
+                </Select>
+              </div>
               <div class="space-y-2">
                 <Label for="sidebar-hidden-table-prefixes">{{ t("settings.sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes") }}</Label>
                 <textarea
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/ConnectionTree.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/ConnectionTree.vue
index 217289354d..0668201caa 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/ConnectionTree.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/ConnectionTree.vue
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import {
   type SidebarNodeScrollAlign,
 } from "@/lib/sidebar/sidebarActiveTabTarget";
 import { findLoadedTableTargetForCandidate, queryContextTargetFromCandidate, queryCursorTableCandidate, type QueryCursorTableCandidate } from "@/lib/sql/queryCursorTableTarget";
-import { createFlatTreeIndex, flatTreeRowsChanged, SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT, SIDEBAR_TREE_PRERENDER_COUNT, SIDEBAR_TREE_SCROLL_BUFFER, SIDEBAR_TREE_VIRTUALIZE_HYSTERESIS, SIDEBAR_TREE_VIRTUALIZE_THRESHOLD, flattenTree, shouldVirtualizeFlatTree, type FlatTreeNode } from "@/composables/useFlatTree";
+import { createFlatTreeIndex, flatTreeRowsChanged, getSidebarTreeRowHeight, SIDEBAR_TREE_PRERENDER_COUNT, SIDEBAR_TREE_SCROLL_BUFFER, SIDEBAR_TREE_VIRTUALIZE_HYSTERESIS, SIDEBAR_TREE_VIRTUALIZE_THRESHOLD, flattenTree, shouldVirtualizeFlatTree, type FlatTreeNode } from "@/composables/useFlatTree";
 import { sidebarTreeContextKey } from "@/lib/sidebar/sidebarTreeContext";
 import { createSidebarTreeRuntime, sidebarTreeRuntimeKey, type SidebarTreeRuntimeHostInstance } from "@/lib/sidebar/sidebarTreeRuntime";
 import { createSidebarPasteHandlerRegistry } from "@/lib/sidebar/sidebarPasteHandlerRegistry";
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ const showConnectedConnectionsOnly = ref(false);
 const isDisconnectingAllActiveConnections = ref(false);
 const searchInputRef = ref<HTMLInputElement>();
 const rootRef = ref<HTMLElement>();
-const sidebarRootStyle = computed<Record<string, string>>(() => ({ fontSize: `${settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarFontSize}px` }));
+const sidebarTreeRowHeight = computed(() => getSidebarTreeRowHeight(settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarDensity));
+const sidebarRootStyle = computed<Record<string, string>>(() => ({
+  fontSize: `${settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarFontSize}px`,
+  "--sidebar-tree-row-height": `${sidebarTreeRowHeight.value}px`,
+}));
 const pointerInsideTree = ref(false);
 const treeScrollerRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof RecycleScroller> | null>(null);
 const plainTreeScrollerRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
@@ -855,7 +859,7 @@ const sidebarLayoutMonitor = createSidebarLayoutMonitor({
   readContext: () => ({
     flatNodeCount: flatNodes.value.length,
     useVirtualTree: useVirtualTree.value,
-    virtualItemSize: SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT,
+    virtualItemSize: sidebarTreeRowHeight.value,
     scrollerEl: currentTreeScroller(),
     shellEl: treeScrollShellRef.value,
     rootEl: rootRef.value ?? null,
@@ -970,10 +974,14 @@ watch(
   },
 );
 
-watch([sidebarTreeNaturalWidthItems, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.uiFontFamily, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.uiScale, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarIndent, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarFontSize], scheduleSidebarTreeContentWidthMeasure, {
-  flush: "post",
-  immediate: true,
-});
+watch(
+  [sidebarTreeNaturalWidthItems, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.uiFontFamily, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.uiScale, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarIndent, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarFontSize, () => settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarDensity],
+  scheduleSidebarTreeContentWidthMeasure,
+  {
+    flush: "post",
+    immediate: true,
+  },
+);
 
 const visibleSidebarTableStorageScopes = computed(() => {
   if (settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarObjectInfoMode !== "size") return [];
@@ -1143,10 +1151,10 @@ const stickyContainerIndex = computed(() => {
   const len = nodes.length;
   if (len === 0) return -1;
 
-  const topIndex = Math.min(Math.floor(stickyScrollTop.value / SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT), len - 1);
+  const topIndex = Math.min(Math.floor(stickyScrollTop.value / sidebarTreeRowHeight.value), len - 1);
   const containerIndex = flatTreeIndex.value.stickyContainerIndexByIndex[topIndex] ?? -1;
   if (containerIndex < 0) return -1;
-  return stickyScrollTop.value > containerIndex * SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT ? containerIndex : -1;
+  return stickyScrollTop.value > containerIndex * sidebarTreeRowHeight.value ? containerIndex : -1;
 });
 
 const stickyNode = computed<FlatTreeNode | null>(() => flatNodes.value[stickyContainerIndex.value] ?? null);
@@ -1160,10 +1168,10 @@ const stickyHeaderStyle = computed<CSSProperties>(() => {
   const nextBoundaryIndex = flatTreeIndex.value.nextBoundaryIndexByIndex[currentIndex] ?? -1;
   const nextCollisionIndex = nextContainerIndex < 0 ? nextBoundaryIndex : nextBoundaryIndex < 0 ? nextContainerIndex : Math.min(nextContainerIndex, nextBoundaryIndex);
   if (nextCollisionIndex < 0) return {};
-  const distanceToNext = nextCollisionIndex * SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT - stickyScrollTop.value;
-  if (distanceToNext >= SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT) return {};
+  const distanceToNext = nextCollisionIndex * sidebarTreeRowHeight.value - stickyScrollTop.value;
+  if (distanceToNext >= sidebarTreeRowHeight.value) return {};
   return {
-    transform: `translateY(${Math.min(0, distanceToNext - SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT)}px)`,
+    transform: `translateY(${Math.min(0, distanceToNext - sidebarTreeRowHeight.value)}px)`,
   };
 });
 
@@ -1494,7 +1502,7 @@ async function flashSidebarNode(nodeId: string) {
 function topOcclusionHeightForSidebarNode(nodeId: string): number {
   const sticky = stickyNode.value;
   if (!sticky || sticky.id === nodeId) return 0;
-  return SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT;
+  return sidebarTreeRowHeight.value;
 }
 
 /** Select and reveal a freshly created table group. */
@@ -1515,6 +1523,7 @@ async function scrollToSidebarNode(nodeId: string, options?: { align?: SidebarNo
     currentScrollTop: scroller.scrollTop,
     viewportHeight: scroller.clientHeight,
     scrollHeight: scroller.scrollHeight,
+    rowHeight: sidebarTreeRowHeight.value,
     topOcclusionHeight: topOcclusionHeightForSidebarNode(nodeId),
     ...(options?.align ? { align: options.align } : {}),
   });
@@ -2259,6 +2268,7 @@ async function selectActiveTabSidebarNode(options: { scroll: boolean }) {
     currentScrollTop: scroller.scrollTop,
     viewportHeight: scroller.clientHeight,
     scrollHeight: scroller.scrollHeight,
+    rowHeight: sidebarTreeRowHeight.value,
     topOcclusionHeight: topOcclusionHeightForSidebarNode(match.id),
   });
   if (nextScrollTop !== scroller.scrollTop) {
@@ -2626,7 +2636,7 @@ defineExpose({ focusSearch, createNewGroup, collapseAllTreeNodes, locateTabInSid
           :style="sidebarTreeScrollerStyle"
           @click="clearSidebarSelection"
           :items="flatNodes"
-          :item-size="SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT"
+          :item-size="sidebarTreeRowHeight"
           :buffer="SIDEBAR_TREE_SCROLL_BUFFER"
           :prerender="SIDEBAR_TREE_PRERENDER_COUNT"
           :skip-hover="true"
@@ -2871,12 +2881,12 @@ defineExpose({ focusSearch, createNewGroup, collapseAllTreeNodes, locateTabInSid
 .connection-tree-scroller :deep(.vue-recycle-scroller__item-view) {
   min-width: 100%;
   contain: style;
-  /* The virtual renderer positions rows at fixed item-size offsets (28px, see
-     SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT). TreeItem rows only guarantee min-h-7, so rename
-     inputs or larger sidebar fonts could grow a row beyond 28px and overlap
-     the next row. Pin every materialized row to the fixed height and clip any
-     overflow instead of letting the layout drift. */
-  height: 28px;
+  /* The virtual renderer positions rows at fixed item-size offsets (see
+     getSidebarTreeRowHeight). TreeItem rows only guarantee min-h, so rename
+     inputs or larger sidebar fonts could grow a row beyond the row height and
+     overlap the next row. Pin every materialized row to the fixed height and clip
+     any overflow instead of letting the layout drift. */
+  height: var(--sidebar-tree-row-height, 28px);
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
index cf56ec154a..1cbe06fc93 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
@@ -945,6 +945,8 @@ function hasTrailingMetadata(): boolean {
 
 const usesFullWidthLabel = computed(() => usesFullWidthTreeLabel(activeNode.value.type, settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll, hasTrailingMetadata()));
 
+const isCompactSidebar = computed(() => settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarDensity === "compact");
+
 const rowWidthClass = computed(() => (usesFullWidthLabel.value ? "w-max min-w-full" : "w-full min-w-0"));
 
 const labelWidthClass = computed(() => {
@@ -1583,7 +1585,17 @@ function onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div v-if="node.type === 'table-search-control'" data-sidebar-table-search-control class="tree-table-search-control flex h-7 items-center gap-1.5 py-0.5 pr-2" :style="tableSearchStyle" @click.stop @dblclick.stop @mousedown.stop @keydown="onTableSearchControlKeydown">
+  <div
+    v-if="node.type === 'table-search-control'"
+    data-sidebar-table-search-control
+    class="tree-table-search-control flex items-center gap-1.5 pr-2"
+    :class="isCompactSidebar ? 'h-6 py-0' : 'h-7 py-0.5'"
+    :style="tableSearchStyle"
+    @click.stop
+    @dblclick.stop
+    @mousedown.stop
+    @keydown="onTableSearchControlKeydown"
+  >
     <div class="relative min-w-0 flex-1">
       <Search class="pointer-events-none absolute left-2 top-1/2 h-3 w-3 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted-foreground" />
       <Input
@@ -1591,7 +1603,8 @@ function onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
         autocapitalize="off"
         autocorrect="off"
         spellcheck="false"
-        class="h-6 w-full rounded border pl-7 pr-6 text-xs shadow-none focus-visible:ring-1"
+        class="w-full rounded border pl-7 pr-6 text-xs shadow-none focus-visible:ring-1"
+        :class="isCompactSidebar ? 'h-5' : 'h-6'"
         :style="{ backgroundColor: 'var(--tree-table-search-input-bg)', borderColor: 'var(--tree-table-search-border)' }"
         :placeholder="t(node.label)"
         :aria-label="t(node.label)"
@@ -1616,9 +1629,10 @@ function onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
     <LightTooltip :text="visibleLabel(node)" :disabled="isTooltipDisabled()" side="right" :side-offset="8" :delay="0" :close-delay="30" :surface="detailTooltip ? 'popover' : 'foreground'">
       <div
         ref="rowRef"
-        class="group flex cursor-default items-center gap-2 min-h-7 py-1 px-2 relative outline-none"
+        class="group flex cursor-default items-center gap-2 px-2 relative outline-none"
         style="contain: layout style"
         :class="[
+          isCompactSidebar ? 'min-h-6 py-0.5' : 'min-h-7 py-1',
           rowWidthClass,
           {
             'group/sidebar-row': true,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/TreeItem.rowDensity.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/TreeItem.rowDensity.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a9908fe29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/TreeItem.rowDensity.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import { createApp, defineComponent, h, nextTick, reactive, type App } from "vue";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import i18n from "@/i18n";
+import TreeItem from "@/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue";
+import { createSidebarTreeRuntime, sidebarTreeRuntimeKey, type SidebarTreeRuntimeHost } from "@/lib/sidebar/sidebarTreeRuntime";
+import type { TreeNode } from "@/types/database";
+import type { SidebarDensity } from "@/stores/settingsStore";
+
+const mockSettings = reactive({
+  editorSettings: {
+    shortcuts: { openDataInNewTab: "" },
+    sidebarActivation: "double",
+    sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll: false,
+    sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes: [],
+    sidebarObjectInfoMode: "none",
+    sidebarDensity: "default" as SidebarDensity,
+    sidebarShowTooltips: false,
+    sidebarIndent: 16,
+    sidebarTableSearchLocal: true,
+  },
+});
+
+const connectionStore = {
+  activeConnectionId: "connection-1",
+  connectedIds: new Set(["connection-1"]),
+  connectingIds: new Set<string>(),
+  connectionErrors: {},
+  connectionMultiSelectActive: false,
+  connections: [],
+  getConfig: () => undefined,
+  getSidebarVisibleFilterSummary: () => null,
+  clearConnectionError: vi.fn(),
+  isDefaultDatabase: () => false,
+  isDefaultSchema: () => false,
+  isPinnedTreeNodeReorderTarget: () => false,
+  isTreeNodeChildrenLoaded: () => false,
+  isTreeNodePinned: () => false,
+  selectedTreeNodeId: null as string | null,
+  selectedTreeNodeIds: [] as string[],
+  selectedTreeNodeIdsSet: new Set<string>(),
+  sidebarTableSearchQueries: {},
+  tableNameFilterForScope: () => undefined,
+  treeNodes: [],
+  treeSelectionAnchorId: null as string | null,
+  refreshSidebarTableSearch: vi.fn(),
+};
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/connectionStore", () => ({
+  useConnectionStore: () => connectionStore,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/queryStore", () => ({
+  useQueryStore: () => ({ openDatabaseKeys: new Set<string>() }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/settingsStore", () => ({
+  useSettingsStore: () => mockSettings,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/composables/useToast", () => ({
+  useToast: () => ({ toast: vi.fn() }),
+}));
+
+const mountedApps: App[] = [];
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  while (mountedApps.length > 0) {
+    mountedApps.pop()?.unmount();
+  }
+  document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  mockSettings.editorSettings.sidebarDensity = "default";
+});
+
+function createTreeRuntimeHost(): SidebarTreeRuntimeHost {
+  return {
+    handleRowClick: vi.fn(),
+    handleRowDoubleClick: vi.fn(),
+    handleRowKeydown: vi.fn(),
+    handleToggleExpand: vi.fn(),
+    isSelected: () => false,
+    isMultiSelected: () => false,
+    isAnchor: () => false,
+    usesSelectionSetHighlight: () => false,
+    isSelectionLead: () => false,
+    isDragging: () => false,
+    dragVisualState: () => ({
+      dragging: false,
+      showBefore: false,
+      showAfter: false,
+      showInside: false,
+      dropTargetNodeId: null,
+    }),
+    tableVGroupDropTargetNodeId: () => null,
+    updateTreeDragTarget: vi.fn(),
+    clearTreeDragTarget: vi.fn(),
+    canDragPinnedOrder: () => false,
+    startPinnedOrderDrag: vi.fn(),
+    isNodeHighlighted: () => false,
+    onRowContextMenu: vi.fn(),
+    executeDefaultNodeAction: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+function mountTreeItem(node: TreeNode) {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+
+  const runtime = createSidebarTreeRuntime(createTreeRuntimeHost());
+  const rootComponent = defineComponent({
+    setup() {
+      return () => h(TreeItem, { node, depth: 0 });
+    },
+  });
+
+  const app = createApp(rootComponent);
+  app.use(i18n);
+  app.provide(sidebarTreeRuntimeKey, runtime);
+  app.mount(container);
+  mountedApps.push(app);
+
+  return container;
+}
+
+describe("TreeItem sidebarDensity layout", () => {
+  it("renders default min-h-7 and py-1 when sidebarDensity is default", async () => {
+    mockSettings.editorSettings.sidebarDensity = "default";
+    const node: TreeNode = {
+      id: "table-1",
+      label: "users",
+      type: "table",
+      connectionId: "connection-1",
+    };
+
+    const container = mountTreeItem(node);
+    await nextTick();
+
+    const row = container.querySelector('[data-node-id="table-1"]');
+    expect(row).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(row?.classList.contains("min-h-7")).toBe(true);
+    expect(row?.classList.contains("py-1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(row?.classList.contains("min-h-6")).toBe(false);
+    expect(row?.classList.contains("py-0.5")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("renders compact min-h-6 and py-0.5 when sidebarDensity is compact", async () => {
+    mockSettings.editorSettings.sidebarDensity = "compact";
+    const node: TreeNode = {
+      id: "table-1",
+      label: "users",
+      type: "table",
+      connectionId: "connection-1",
+    };
+
+    const container = mountTreeItem(node);
+    await nextTick();
+
+    const row = container.querySelector('[data-node-id="table-1"]');
+    expect(row).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(row?.classList.contains("min-h-6")).toBe(true);
+    expect(row?.classList.contains("py-0.5")).toBe(true);
+    expect(row?.classList.contains("min-h-7")).toBe(false);
+    expect(row?.classList.contains("py-1")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("adjusts search control row and input height in compact mode", async () => {
+    mockSettings.editorSettings.sidebarDensity = "compact";
+    const searchNode: TreeNode = {
+      id: "search-1",
+      label: "sidebar.searchTablesInCurrentScope",
+      type: "table-search-control",
+      tableSearchParentId: "db-1",
+    };
+
+    const container = mountTreeItem(searchNode);
+    await nextTick();
+
+    const control = container.querySelector("[data-sidebar-table-search-control]");
+    expect(control).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(control?.classList.contains("h-6")).toBe(true);
+    expect(control?.classList.contains("h-7")).toBe(false);
+
+    const input = container.querySelector("input");
+    expect(input).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(input?.classList.contains("h-5")).toBe(true);
+    expect(input?.classList.contains("h-6")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useFlatTree.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useFlatTree.spec.ts
index 8cdffe93a3..54895a7dc7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useFlatTree.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useFlatTree.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { createFlatTreeIndex, flatTreeRowsChanged, flattenTree, mutateFlatTreeExpansion, replaceFlatTreeChildren, type FlatTreeNode } from "@/composables/useFlatTree";
+import { createFlatTreeIndex, flatTreeRowsChanged, flattenTree, getSidebarTreeRowHeight, mutateFlatTreeExpansion, replaceFlatTreeChildren, SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT, SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_COMPACT, SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_DEFAULT, type FlatTreeNode } from "@/composables/useFlatTree";
 import type { TreeNode, TreeNodeType } from "@/types/database";
 
 function item(id: string, type: TreeNodeType, depth: number, children?: TreeNode[]): FlatTreeNode {
@@ -194,3 +194,18 @@ describe("flat-tree render identities", () => {
     expect(new Set(flattened.map((entry) => entry.renderKey))).toHaveLength(flattened.length);
   });
 });
+
+describe("getSidebarTreeRowHeight", () => {
+  it("returns default row height (28px) when unset or default", () => {
+    expect(SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT).toBe(28);
+    expect(SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_DEFAULT).toBe(28);
+    expect(getSidebarTreeRowHeight()).toBe(28);
+    expect(getSidebarTreeRowHeight("default")).toBe(28);
+    expect(getSidebarTreeRowHeight("unknown" as any)).toBe(28);
+  });
+
+  it("returns compact row height (24px) when density is compact", () => {
+    expect(SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_COMPACT).toBe(24);
+    expect(getSidebarTreeRowHeight("compact")).toBe(24);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useFlatTree.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useFlatTree.ts
index f2e7087ff1..0566440392 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useFlatTree.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useFlatTree.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import type { TreeNode, TreeNodeType } from "@/types/database";
 
-export const SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT = 28;
+export const SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_DEFAULT = 28;
+export const SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_COMPACT = 24;
+export const SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT = SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_DEFAULT;
+
+export function getSidebarTreeRowHeight(density?: string): number {
+  return density === "compact" ? SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_COMPACT : SIDEBAR_TREE_ROW_HEIGHT_DEFAULT;
+}
 export const SIDEBAR_TREE_SCROLL_BUFFER = 600;
 export const SIDEBAR_TREE_PRERENDER_COUNT = 48;
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
index e63a6dd659..98224b8fb4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
@@ -7512,6 +7512,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "Ağacın hər dərinlik səviyyəsi üçün əlavə olunan üfüqi məsafə, piksellə.",
     sidebarFontSize: "Yan panel şriftinin ölçüsü",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "Yan paneldəki obyekt ağacının şrift ölçüsü, piksellə. Redaktorun şrift ölçüsündən asılı deyil.",
+    sidebarDensity: "Yan panel sıxlığı",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "Yan panel naviqasiya ağacı üçün sətir hündürlüyü sıxlığı.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "Standart",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "Kompakt",
     snippetsDescription: "Redaktorda işə salınan SQL kod parçası şablonlarını fərdiləşdirin.",
     snippetTriggerKey: "Kod parçası işə salma düyməsi",
     snippetTriggerKeyDescription: "Redaktorda kod parçasının genişləndirilməsini işə salmaq üçün istifadə olunan düyməni seçin (Tab, Boşluq və ya Hər ikisi).",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 16b8698836..329ea9e550 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -8532,6 +8532,10 @@ export default {
     sidebarIndentDescription: "Horizontal offset added per tree depth level, in pixels.",
     sidebarFontSize: "Sidebar font size",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "Font size for the sidebar object tree, in pixels. Independent of the editor font size.",
+    sidebarDensity: "Sidebar density",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "Row height density for the sidebar navigation tree.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "Default",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "Compact",
     snippetsDescription: "Customize SQL snippet templates triggered in the editor.",
     snippetTriggerKey: "Snippet trigger key",
     snippetTriggerKeyDescription: "Choose the key used to trigger snippet expansion in the editor (Tab, Space, or Both).",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 5af0930b8c..3e35495512 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -8712,6 +8712,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "Desplazamiento en píxeles de la sangría para cada nivel del árbol.",
     sidebarFontSize: "Tamaño de fuente de la barra lateral",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "Tamaño de fuente (en píxeles) del árbol de objetos de la barra lateral, independiente del tamaño de fuente del editor.",
+    sidebarDensity: "Densidad de la barra lateral",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "Densidad de altura de fila para el árbol de navegación de la barra lateral.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "Predeterminado",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "Compacto",
     themePaletteCustom: "Personalizado",
     customUiReset: "Restablecer predeterminados",
     customUiEditingLight: "Editando: Colores claros",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
index 4efd27d451..8817941298 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
@@ -8260,6 +8260,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "Offset horizontal yang ditambahkan per tingkat kedalaman pohon, dalam piksel.",
     sidebarFontSize: "Ukuran font bilah sisi",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "Ukuran font untuk pohon objek bilah sisi, dalam piksel. Independen dari ukuran font editor.",
+    sidebarDensity: "Kepadatan bilah sisi",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "Kepadatan tinggi baris untuk pohon navigasi bilah sisi.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "Default",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "Ringkas",
     snippetsDescription: "Sesuaikan template snippet SQL yang dipicu di editor.",
     snippetTriggerKey: "Tombol pemicu snippet",
     snippetTriggerKeyDescription: "Pilih tombol yang digunakan untuk memicu perluasan snippet di editor (Tab, Spasi, atau Keduanya).",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 2f81ea32e2..3262a201bb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -8458,6 +8458,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "Offset in pixel per l'indentazione di ogni livello dell'albero.",
     sidebarFontSize: "Dimensione del carattere della barra laterale",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "Dimensione del carattere (in pixel) per l'albero degli oggetti della barra laterale, indipendente dalla dimensione del carattere dell'editor.",
+    sidebarDensity: "Densità della barra laterale",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "Densità dell'altezza della riga per l'albero di navigazione della barra laterale.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "Predefinito",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "Compatto",
     themePaletteCustom: "Personalizzato",
     customUiReset: "Ripristina predefiniti",
     customUiEditingLight: "Modifica in corso: tema chiaro",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index fc0195d413..91fe5145ab 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -8499,6 +8499,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "各ツリー階層のインデントのピクセルオフセット。",
     sidebarFontSize: "サイドバーのフォントサイズ",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "サイドバーのオブジェクトツリーのフォントサイズ（ピクセル）。エディターのフォントサイズとは独立しています。",
+    sidebarDensity: "サイドバーの表示密度",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "サイドバーのオブジェクトツリーの行の高さと表示密度。",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "デフォルト",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "コンパクト",
     themePaletteCustom: "カスタム",
     customUiReset: "デフォルトに戻す",
     customUiEditingLight: "編集中：ライト配色",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index c7591d04f8..a25450b7b9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -7413,6 +7413,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarAllowHorizontalScrollDescription: "사이드바 가로 스크롤을 허용하여 긴 테이블, 뷰, 컬렉션 이름을 전체로 표시합니다.",
     sidebarShowTooltips: "사이드바 호버 툴팁",
     sidebarShowTooltipsDescription: "사이드바에서 연결 및 데이터베이스 개체에 마우스를 올리면 상세 툴팁을 표시합니다. 끄면 표시되지 않습니다.",
+    sidebarDensity: "사이드바 표시 밀도",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "사이드바 탐색 트리의 행 높이 및 표시 밀도입니다.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "기본",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "컴팩트",
     snippetsDescription: "편집기에서 트리거되는 SQL 스니펫 템플릿을 사용자 정의합니다.",
     snippetTriggerKey: "스니펫 트리거 키",
     snippetTriggerKeyDescription: "편집기에서 스니펫 확장을 트리거하는 키를 설정합니다(Tab, 스페이스 또는 둘 다).",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 1fc0d63e57..e96b84a81b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -8458,6 +8458,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "O deslocamento em pixels da indentação para cada nível da árvore.",
     sidebarFontSize: "Tamanho da fonte da barra lateral",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "Tamanho da fonte (em pixels) da árvore de objetos da barra lateral, independente do tamanho da fonte do editor.",
+    sidebarDensity: "Densidade da barra lateral",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "Densidade da altura da linha para a árvore de navegação da barra lateral.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "Padrão",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "Compacto",
     themePaletteCustom: "Personalizado",
     customUiReset: "Restaurar padrão",
     customUiEditingLight: "Editando: paleta de cores clara",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
index caaabc493c..9ff7de7ff2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
@@ -8827,6 +8827,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "Горизонтальный отступ, добавляемый на каждый уровень глубины дерева, в пикселях.",
     sidebarFontSize: "Размер шрифта боковой панели",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "Размер шрифта дерева объектов боковой панели в пикселях. Не зависит от размера шрифта редактора.",
+    sidebarDensity: "Плотность боковой панели",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "Плотность высоты строк дерева навигации боковой панели.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "По умолчанию",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "Компактная",
     snippetsDescription: "Настройка шаблонов SQL-сниппетов, вызываемых в редакторе.",
     snippetTriggerKey: "Клавиша вызова сниппетов",
     snippetTriggerKeyDescription: "Выберите клавишу для вставки сниппетов в редакторе (Tab, пробел или оба).",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
index d2d063f057..c092cdec96 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
@@ -7411,6 +7411,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "Ağaç derinliğinin her düzeyi için piksel cinsinden eklenen yatay kaydırma.",
     sidebarFontSize: "Kenar çubuğu yazı tipi boyutu",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "Kenar çubuğu nesne ağacı için piksel cinsinden yazı tipi boyutu. Düzenleyici yazı tipi boyutundan bağımsızdır.",
+    sidebarDensity: "Kenar çubuğu yoğunluğu",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "Kenar çubuğu gezinti ağacı için satır yüksekliği yoğunluğu.",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "Varsayılan",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "Sıkışık",
     snippetsDescription: "Düzenleyicide tetiklenen SQL parçacığı şablonlarını özelleştirin.",
     snippetTriggerKey: "Kod parçacığı tetikleme tuşu",
     snippetTriggerKeyDescription: "Düzenleyicide kod parçacığı genişletmesini tetiklemek için kullanılan tuşu seçin (Tab, Boşluk veya Her İkisi).",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 2d6fa8b7e1..5f70c26353 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -8517,6 +8517,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "每个树层级缩进的像素偏移量。",
     sidebarFontSize: "侧边栏字体大小",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "侧边栏对象树的字体大小（像素），独立于编辑器字体大小。",
+    sidebarDensity: "侧边栏行高密度",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "侧边栏对象导航树的行高密度。",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "默认",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "紧凑",
     snippetsDescription: "自定义编辑器中触发的 SQL 代码片段模板。",
     snippetTriggerKey: "代码片段触发键",
     snippetTriggerKeyDescription: "设置在编辑器中触发插入代码片段的按键（Tab、空格或两者均可）。",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index d3ce5d3404..b11871a599 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -7814,6 +7814,10 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     sidebarIndentDescription: "每個樹層級縮排的像素位移量。",
     sidebarFontSize: "側邊欄字型大小",
     sidebarFontSizeDescription: "側邊欄物件樹的字型大小（像素），獨立於編輯器字型大小。",
+    sidebarDensity: "側邊欄行高密度",
+    sidebarDensityDescription: "側邊欄物件導覽樹的行高密度。",
+    sidebarDensity_default: "預設",
+    sidebarDensity_compact: "緊湊",
     themePaletteCustom: "自訂",
     customUiReset: "恢復預設",
     customUiEditingLight: "正在編輯：淺色配色",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/settingsTransfer.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/settingsTransfer.spec.ts
index 9d2cb0386d..daa2d021bd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/settingsTransfer.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/__tests__/settingsTransfer.spec.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,19 @@ describe("settingsTransfer", () => {
     expect(result.error.detail).toContain("appLayout");
   });
 
+  it("round-trips sidebarDensity in navigation category and rejects invalid values", () => {
+    const valid = parseSettingsTransferFile(fileWith({ sidebarDensity: "compact" }));
+    expect(valid.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!valid.ok) return;
+    expect(valid.value.editorSettings.sidebarDensity).toBe("compact");
+    expect(valid.value.categories).toContain("navigation");
+
+    const invalid = parseSettingsTransferFile(fileWith({ sidebarDensity: "ultra-compact" }));
+    expect(invalid.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!invalid.ok) return;
+    expect(invalid.error.detail).toContain("sidebarDensity");
+  });
+
   it("rejects pass-through boolean flags with non-boolean values", () => {
     const result = parseSettingsTransferFile(fileWith({ wordWrap: "yes" }));
     expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
index 0b5a4593c6..0416b59cbc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/editorSettingsDraft.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ export const EDITOR_SETTINGS_DRAFT_KEYS = [
   "sidebarShowTooltips",
   "sidebarIndent",
   "sidebarFontSize",
+  "sidebarDensity",
   "sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes",
   "sidebarCopyTableNameSeparator",
   "sidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
index 5ba7bc89e4..2c97b06589 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsSearch.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_SEARCH_DEFINITIONS: readonly SettingsSearchDefinition[] =
   { id: "navigation-sidebar-tooltips", category: "navigation", titleKey: "settings.sidebarShowTooltips", descriptionKey: "settings.sidebarShowTooltipsDescription", targetId: "navigation" },
   { id: "navigation-sidebar-indent", category: "navigation", titleKey: "settings.sidebarIndent", descriptionKey: "settings.sidebarIndentDescription", targetId: "navigation" },
   { id: "navigation-sidebar-font-size", category: "navigation", titleKey: "settings.sidebarFontSize", descriptionKey: "settings.sidebarFontSizeDescription", targetId: "navigation" },
+  { id: "navigation-sidebar-density", category: "navigation", titleKey: "settings.sidebarDensity", descriptionKey: "settings.sidebarDensityDescription", targetId: "navigation" },
   { id: "navigation-hidden-tables", category: "navigation", titleKey: "settings.sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes", descriptionKey: "settings.sidebarHiddenTablePrefixesDescription", targetId: "navigation" },
   { id: "history-retention", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.historyRetentionLimit", descriptionKey: "settings.historyRetentionDescription", targetId: "history-retention" },
   { id: "mcp-history-retention", category: "data", titleKey: "settings.mcpHistoryRetentionLimit", descriptionKey: "settings.mcpHistoryRetentionDescription", targetId: "mcp-history-retention" },
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsTransfer.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsTransfer.ts
index 177e2b3ad0..699e4f094f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsTransfer.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/settings/settingsTransfer.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ const SETTINGS_TRANSFER_CATEGORY_KEYS: Record<SettingsTransferCategoryId, readon
     "sidebarShowTooltips",
     "sidebarIndent",
     "sidebarFontSize",
+    "sidebarDensity",
     "sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes",
     "sidebarCopyTableNameSeparator",
     "sidebarCopyTableNameIncludeSchema",
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ const PASS_THROUGH_FIELD_VALIDATORS: Partial<Record<EditorSettingsDraftKey, (val
   webLogoPosition: (value) => value === "left" || value === "right" || value === "hidden",
   resultTabNamingMode: (value) => value === "source" || value === "ordinal" || value === "comment",
   activeCustomThemeId: (value) => typeof value === "string" && value.trim().length > 0,
+  sidebarDensity: (value) => value === "default" || value === "compact",
   // normalizeToolbarItems keeps unknown/typed values for every known key, so
   // each one must already be the boolean the UI writes, and no extra key may
   // appear.
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
index 81ba680071..c771ba5ac3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/settingsStore.spec.ts
@@ -299,6 +299,11 @@ describe("normalizeEditorSettings", () => {
     expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ sidebarIndent: 999, sidebarFontSize: 1 } as any).sidebarFontSize).toBe(9);
     expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ sidebarIndent: 1.4, sidebarFontSize: 13.6 } as any).sidebarIndent).toBe(4);
     expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ sidebarIndent: 1.4, sidebarFontSize: 13.6 } as any).sidebarFontSize).toBe(14);
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({}).sidebarDensity).toBe("default");
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ sidebarDensity: "compact" }).sidebarDensity).toBe("compact");
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ sidebarDensity: "default" }).sidebarDensity).toBe("default");
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ sidebarDensity: "comfortable" } as any).sidebarDensity).toBe("default");
+    expect(normalizeEditorSettings({ sidebarDensity: 123 } as any).sidebarDensity).toBe("default");
   });
 
   it("uses inline comments by default and preserves legacy comment visibility", () => {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
index b39260fba1..2669dcf3d5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -723,6 +723,12 @@ const STRUCTURE_EDITOR_DENSITIES = ["compact", "standard", "comfortable"] as con
 export type StructureEditorDensity = (typeof STRUCTURE_EDITOR_DENSITIES)[number];
 const COLUMN_WIDTH_DENSITIES = ["compact", "standard", "comfortable"] as const;
 export type ColumnWidthDensity = (typeof COLUMN_WIDTH_DENSITIES)[number];
+export const SIDEBAR_DENSITIES = ["default", "compact"] as const;
+export type SidebarDensity = (typeof SIDEBAR_DENSITIES)[number];
+
+export function isSidebarDensity(value: unknown): value is SidebarDensity {
+  return typeof value === "string" && (SIDEBAR_DENSITIES as readonly string[]).includes(value);
+}
 const DATA_GRID_COLUMN_WIDTH_MODES = ["fill", "content"] as const;
 export type DataGridColumnWidthMode = (typeof DATA_GRID_COLUMN_WIDTH_MODES)[number];
 const CELL_DETAIL_PANEL_LAYOUTS = ["bottom", "right"] as const;
@@ -1087,6 +1093,7 @@ export interface EditorSettings {
   sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll: boolean;
   sidebarIndent: number;
   sidebarFontSize: number;
+  sidebarDensity: SidebarDensity;
   columnFormatters: Record<string, ColumnFormatterConfig>;
   customColumnFormatters: Record<string, CustomColumnFormatterConfig>;
   globalDateTimeDisplayFormat: string;
@@ -1404,6 +1411,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS: EditorSettings = {
   sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll: false,
   sidebarIndent: SIDEBAR_INDENT_DEFAULT,
   sidebarFontSize: SIDEBAR_FONT_SIZE_DEFAULT,
+  sidebarDensity: "default",
   columnFormatters: {},
   customColumnFormatters: {},
   globalDateTimeDisplayFormat: "",
@@ -1586,6 +1594,10 @@ function normalizeSidebarIndent(value: unknown): number {
   return Math.min(SIDEBAR_INDENT_MAX, Math.max(SIDEBAR_INDENT_MIN, Math.round(value)));
 }
 
+function normalizeSidebarDensity(value: unknown): SidebarDensity {
+  return isSidebarDensity(value) ? value : DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarDensity;
+}
+
 function normalizeUpdateDownloadSource(value: unknown): UpdateDownloadSource {
   // Preserve the intent of users who previously selected the mainland-China mirror.
   if (value === "atomgit") return "cnb";
@@ -2087,6 +2099,7 @@ export function normalizeEditorSettings(settings: Partial<EditorSettings>, exist
     sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll: settings.sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll ?? DEFAULT_EDITOR_SETTINGS.sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll,
     sidebarIndent: normalizeSidebarIndent(settings.sidebarIndent),
     sidebarFontSize: normalizeSidebarFontSize(settings.sidebarFontSize),
+    sidebarDensity: normalizeSidebarDensity(settings.sidebarDensity),
     columnFormatters: normalizeColumnFormatters(settings.columnFormatters),
     customColumnFormatters: normalizeCustomColumnFormatters(settings.customColumnFormatters),
     globalDateTimeDisplayFormat: normalizeGlobalDateTimePattern(settings.globalDateTimeDisplayFormat),
@@ -2930,6 +2943,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", () => {
     if (partial.sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll !== undefined) editorSettings.value.sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll = partial.sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll;
     if (partial.sidebarIndent !== undefined) editorSettings.value.sidebarIndent = normalizeSidebarIndent(partial.sidebarIndent);
     if (partial.sidebarFontSize !== undefined) editorSettings.value.sidebarFontSize = normalizeSidebarFontSize(partial.sidebarFontSize);
+    if (partial.sidebarDensity !== undefined) editorSettings.value.sidebarDensity = normalizeSidebarDensity(partial.sidebarDensity);
     if (partial.columnFormatters !== undefined) editorSettings.value.columnFormatters = partial.columnFormatters;
     if (partial.customColumnFormatters !== undefined) editorSettings.value.customColumnFormatters = partial.customColumnFormatters;
     if (partial.globalDateTimeDisplayFormat !== undefined) editorSettings.value.globalDateTimeDisplayFormat = normalizeGlobalDateTimePattern(partial.globalDateTimeDisplayFormat);