diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VoicePreview.css b/frontend/src/components/VoicePreview.css
index 93ee2427..6560c245 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VoicePreview.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VoicePreview.css
@@ -1,63 +1,15 @@
-.voice-preview {
-  position: fixed;
-  /* Track the LogsFooter's live height so an expanded/resized footer never
-     slides underneath the popover (LogsFooter.jsx writes the variable). */
-  bottom: calc(var(--logs-footer-height, 28px) + 16px);
-  right: 16px;
-  z-index: 900;
-  width: 320px;
-  background: var(--chrome-bg);
-  border: 1px solid var(--chrome-border-strong);
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  animation: voice-preview-in 0.2s ease-out;
-}
+/* VoicePreview — all panel chrome converted to Tailwind utilities on
+   VoicePreview.jsx. Two things stay here as irreducible CSS:
+   1. the entrance @keyframes (referenced via animate-[…] on the popover); and
+   2. the select/text rules that layer on top of the *unlayered* shared
+      .input-base — Tailwind utilities live in @layer utilities and would lose
+      the cascade to .input-base, so these overrides must stay unlayered. */
+
 @keyframes voice-preview-in {
   from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px) scale(0.96); }
   to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
 }
 
-.voice-preview__head {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  padding: 10px 14px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--chrome-border);
-}
-.voice-preview__title {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 6px;
-  font-family: var(--font-mono);
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-  color: var(--chrome-fg);
-}
-.voice-preview__close {
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--chrome-fg-muted);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  padding: 4px;
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  transition: background 0.15s;
-}
-.voice-preview__close:hover {
-  background: var(--chrome-hover-bg);
-  color: var(--chrome-fg);
-}
-
-.voice-preview__body {
-  padding: 12px 14px;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
-}
 .voice-preview__select {
   font-size: 0.78rem;
   padding: 6px 8px;
@@ -69,19 +21,3 @@
   line-height: 1.4;
   min-height: 48px;
 }
-.voice-preview__audio {
-  width: 100%;
-}
-
-.voice-preview__foot {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  padding: 8px 14px 10px;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--chrome-border);
-}
-.voice-preview__hint {
-  font-family: var(--font-mono);
-  font-size: 0.65rem;
-  color: var(--chrome-fg-dim);
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VoicePreview.jsx b/frontend/src/components/VoicePreview.jsx
index 11e10e6b..a1cf2e8b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VoicePreview.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VoicePreview.jsx
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ export default function VoicePreview({
   if (!open) return null;
 
   return (
-    <div className="voice-preview">
-      <div className="voice-preview__head">
-        <span className="voice-preview__title">
+    <div className="fixed bottom-[calc(var(--logs-footer-height,28px)+16px)] right-[16px] z-[900] w-[320px] bg-[var(--chrome-bg)] border border-solid border-[var(--chrome-border-strong)] rounded-[12px] [box-shadow:0_8px_32px_rgba(0,0,0,0.4)] flex flex-col overflow-hidden animate-[voice-preview-in_0.2s_ease-out]">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between py-[10px] px-[14px] border-b border-solid border-b-[var(--chrome-border)]">
+        <span className="flex items-center gap-[6px] [font-family:var(--font-mono)] text-[0.72rem] font-semibold uppercase [letter-spacing:0.04em] text-[color:var(--chrome-fg)]">
           <Volume2 size={13} /> {t('voicePreview.title')}
         </span>
         <button
           type="button"
-          className="voice-preview__close"
+          className="bg-transparent border-none text-[color:var(--chrome-fg-muted)] cursor-pointer p-[4px] rounded-[6px] [transition:background_0.15s] hover:bg-[var(--chrome-hover-bg)] hover:text-[color:var(--chrome-fg)]"
           onClick={onClose}
           aria-label={t('voicePreview.close')}
         >
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export default function VoicePreview({
         </button>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="voice-preview__body">
+      <div className="py-[12px] px-[14px] flex flex-col gap-[8px]">
         <select
           className="input-base voice-preview__select"
           value={voiceId}
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ export default function VoicePreview({
             src={audioUrl}
             source="voice-preview"
             autoPlay={autoPlayPreview}
-            className="voice-preview__audio"
+            className="w-full"
           />
         )}
       </div>
 
-      <div className="voice-preview__foot">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between pt-[8px] px-[14px] pb-[10px] border-t border-solid border-t-[var(--chrome-border)]">
         {loading ? (
           <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={handleStop} leading={<Square size={10} />}>
             {t('voicePreview.stop')}
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ export default function VoicePreview({
             {audioUrl ? t('voicePreview.regenerate') : t('voicePreview.preview')}
           </Button>
         )}
-        <span className="voice-preview__hint">{t('voicePreview.hint')}</span>
+        <span className="[font-family:var(--font-mono)] text-[0.65rem] text-[color:var(--chrome-fg-dim)]">
+          {t('voicePreview.hint')}
+        </span>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WaveformPlayer.css b/frontend/src/components/WaveformPlayer.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 472f404f..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/WaveformPlayer.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-/* WaveformPlayer — the one shared audio player. Accent surfaces use the
-   --color-brand tokens (re-themed per theme in ui/themes.css) so it reads the
-   same in the sidebar, popovers, modals, and full-width panels. */
-
-.wf-player {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 10px;
-  width: 100%;
-  min-width: 0;
-  padding: 6px 10px;
-  border-radius: 10px;
-  background: rgba(168, 153, 132, 0.08);
-  border: 1px solid rgba(168, 153, 132, 0.18);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
-.wf-player--compact {
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  border-radius: 8px;
-}
-
-.wf-player__btn {
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  width: 30px;
-  height: 30px;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--color-fg-inverse);
-  background: var(--color-brand);
-  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
-}
-
-.wf-player--compact .wf-player__btn {
-  width: 26px;
-  height: 26px;
-}
-
-.wf-player__btn:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--color-brand-hover); }
-.wf-player__btn:active:not(:disabled) { transform: scale(0.94); }
-.wf-player__btn:disabled { opacity: 0.6; cursor: default; }
-
-.wf-player__wave {
-  flex: 1 1 auto;
-  min-width: 0;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.wf-player__time {
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
-  font-size: 11px;
-  color: rgba(168, 153, 132, 0.85);
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-.wf-player--compact .wf-player__time { font-size: 10px; }
-
-.wf-player__spin { animation: wf-spin 1s linear infinite; }
-
-/* Stale history rows whose audio file is gone — inert notice, no controls. */
-.wf-player--missing { justify-content: center; opacity: 0.55; }
-.wf-player__missing-msg {
-  font-size: 10.5px;
-  font-style: italic;
-  color: var(--chrome-fg-dim, #665c54);
-}
-
-@keyframes wf-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
-
-/* Native fallback element (WebKit decode failure) — keep it full-width so it
-   doesn't look out of place where the waveform would have been. */
-.wf-player__native {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 34px;
-}
-
-/* ── Reduced motion (10x P4, spec §3): loading spinner holds a static
-   frame instead of rotating. ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-  .wf-player__spin { animation: none; }
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WaveformPlayer.jsx b/frontend/src/components/WaveformPlayer.jsx
index 92bf1808..cb9388f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WaveformPlayer.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WaveformPlayer.jsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import { claimPlayback } from '../utils/playback';
 import { isTauri, fileToMediaUrl } from '../utils/media';
 import { unlockAudio } from '../utils/audioUnlock';
 import { useAppStore } from '../store';
-import './WaveformPlayer.css';
 
 const fmt = (s) => {
   if (!isFinite(s) || s < 0) s = 0;
@@ -277,9 +276,15 @@ export default function WaveformPlayer({
   if (missing) {
     return (
       <div
-        className={`wf-player wf-player--missing ${compact ? 'wf-player--compact' : ''} ${className}`}
+        className={`flex items-center justify-center w-full min-w-0 box-border opacity-55 border border-solid border-[rgba(168,153,132,0.18)] bg-[rgba(168,153,132,0.08)] ${
+          compact
+            ? 'gap-[8px] py-[4px] px-[8px] rounded-[8px]'
+            : 'gap-[10px] py-[6px] px-[10px] rounded-[10px]'
+        } ${className}`}
       >
-        <span className="wf-player__missing-msg">audio file missing</span>
+        <span className="text-[10.5px] italic text-[color:var(--chrome-fg-dim,#665c54)]">
+          audio file missing
+        </span>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -290,7 +295,7 @@ export default function WaveformPlayer({
     return (
       <audio
         ref={nativeRef}
-        className={`wf-player__native ${className}`}
+        className={`w-full h-[34px] ${className}`}
         controls
         src={resolvedUrl}
         autoPlay={autoPlay}
@@ -322,20 +327,38 @@ export default function WaveformPlayer({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className={`wf-player ${compact ? 'wf-player--compact' : ''} ${className}`}>
+    <div
+      className={`flex items-center w-full min-w-0 box-border border border-solid border-[rgba(168,153,132,0.18)] bg-[rgba(168,153,132,0.08)] ${
+        compact
+          ? 'gap-[8px] py-[4px] px-[8px] rounded-[8px]'
+          : 'gap-[10px] py-[6px] px-[10px] rounded-[10px]'
+      } ${className}`}
+    >
       {/* Hidden but DOM-attached playback element (see WaveSurfer `media`). */}
       <audio ref={mediaRef} src={resolvedUrl} preload="metadata" style={{ display: 'none' }} />
+      {/* `wf-player__btn` class kept as the focus-visible hook (shared a11y ring
+          in index.css); all other button visuals are Tailwind utilities. */}
       <button
         type="button"
-        className="wf-player__btn"
+        className={`wf-player__btn flex-[0_0_auto] inline-flex items-center justify-center border-none rounded-full cursor-pointer text-[color:var(--color-fg-inverse)] bg-[var(--color-brand)] [transition:background_0.15s_ease,transform_0.1s_ease] enabled:hover:bg-[var(--color-brand-hover)] enabled:active:scale-[0.94] disabled:opacity-60 disabled:cursor-default ${
+          compact ? 'w-[26px] h-[26px]' : 'w-[30px] h-[30px]'
+        }`}
         onClick={togglePlay}
         disabled={!resolvedUrl}
         aria-label={isPlaying ? 'Pause' : 'Play'}
       >
         {isPlaying ? <Pause size={compact ? 13 : 15} /> : <Play size={compact ? 13 : 15} />}
       </button>
-      <div className="wf-player__wave" ref={containerRef} style={{ height }} />
-      <span className="wf-player__time">
+      <div
+        className="flex-[1_1_auto] min-w-0 cursor-pointer"
+        ref={containerRef}
+        style={{ height }}
+      />
+      <span
+        className={`flex-[0_0_auto] [font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums] text-[color:rgba(168,153,132,0.85)] whitespace-nowrap ${
+          compact ? 'text-[10px]' : 'text-[11px]'
+        }`}
+      >
         {fmt(currentTime)} / {fmt(duration)}
       </span>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHistory.jsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHistory.jsx
index 4047de15..26d9747b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHistory.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHistory.jsx
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ export default function WorkspaceHistory({
   }
 
   return (
-    <aside className="wh">
-      <div className="wh__head">
-        <span className="wh__title">
+    <aside className="flex-[1_1_0] flex flex-col min-h-0 overflow-hidden border-t border-solid border-t-[var(--chrome-border-strong,var(--chrome-border))]">
+      <div className="flex-[0_0_auto] flex flex-col gap-[8px] py-[10px] px-[12px] border-b border-solid border-b-[var(--chrome-border)]">
+        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-[6px] [font-family:var(--chrome-font-mono,var(--font-mono))] text-[0.72rem] font-semibold [letter-spacing:0.04em] uppercase text-[color:var(--chrome-fg-muted)]">
           <History size={13} /> {t('history.title', { defaultValue: 'History' })}
         </span>
         <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-[4px]">
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ export default function WorkspaceHistory({
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="wh__scroll">
+      <div className="flex-[1_1_auto] min-h-0 overflow-y-auto flex flex-col gap-[8px] p-[8px]">
         {items.length === 0 ? (
-          <div className="wh__empty">
+          <div className="text-[color:var(--chrome-fg-dim)] text-[0.72rem] [line-height:1.5] text-center py-[32px] px-[16px]">
             {t('history.empty', {
               defaultValue: 'Nothing here yet — your generations will appear on the right.',
             })}