diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/DragDropGrid.tsx b/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/DragDropGrid.tsx
index 245b12991..5829d0375 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/DragDropGrid.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/DragDropGrid.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useRef, useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Box } from '@mantine/core';
 import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual';
 import { dropTargetForElements } from '@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop/element/adapter';
@@ -31,15 +31,56 @@ const DragDropGrid = <T extends DragDropItem>({
   const itemRefs = useRef<Map<string, HTMLDivElement>>(new Map());
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   
-  
-  // Grid configuration
-  const ITEMS_PER_ROW = 4;
+  // Responsive grid configuration
+  const [itemsPerRow, setItemsPerRow] = useState(4);
+  const ITEM_WIDTH = 320; // 20rem (page width)
+  const ITEM_GAP = 24; // 1.5rem gap between items
   const ITEM_HEIGHT = 340; // 20rem + gap
   const OVERSCAN = items.length > 1000 ? 8 : 4; // More overscan for large documents
   
+  // Calculate items per row based on container width
+  const calculateItemsPerRow = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!containerRef.current) return 4; // Default fallback
+    
+    const containerWidth = containerRef.current.offsetWidth;
+    if (containerWidth === 0) return 4; // Container not measured yet
+    
+    // Calculate how many items fit: (width - gap) / (itemWidth + gap)
+    const availableWidth = containerWidth - ITEM_GAP; // Account for first gap
+    const itemWithGap = ITEM_WIDTH + ITEM_GAP;
+    const calculated = Math.floor(availableWidth / itemWithGap);
+    
+    return Math.max(1, calculated); // At least 1 item per row
+  }, []);
+  
+  // Update items per row when container resizes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const updateLayout = () => {
+      const newItemsPerRow = calculateItemsPerRow();
+      setItemsPerRow(newItemsPerRow);
+    };
+    
+    // Initial calculation
+    updateLayout();
+    
+    // Listen for window resize
+    window.addEventListener('resize', updateLayout);
+    
+    // Use ResizeObserver for container size changes
+    const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(updateLayout);
+    if (containerRef.current) {
+      resizeObserver.observe(containerRef.current);
+    }
+    
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', updateLayout);
+      resizeObserver.disconnect();
+    };
+  }, [calculateItemsPerRow]);
+  
   // Virtualization with react-virtual library
   const rowVirtualizer = useVirtualizer({
-    count: Math.ceil(items.length / ITEMS_PER_ROW),
+    count: Math.ceil(items.length / itemsPerRow),
     getScrollElement: () => containerRef.current?.closest('[data-scrolling-container]') as Element,
     estimateSize: () => ITEM_HEIGHT,
     overscan: OVERSCAN,
@@ -64,8 +105,8 @@ const DragDropGrid = <T extends DragDropItem>({
         }}
       >
         {rowVirtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((virtualRow) => {
-          const startIndex = virtualRow.index * ITEMS_PER_ROW;
-          const endIndex = Math.min(startIndex + ITEMS_PER_ROW, items.length);
+          const startIndex = virtualRow.index * itemsPerRow;
+          const endIndex = Math.min(startIndex + itemsPerRow, items.length);
           const rowItems = items.slice(startIndex, endIndex);
           
           return (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/PageEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/PageEditor.tsx
index 28b262376..71b5e5b7d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/PageEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/PageEditor.tsx
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ const PageEditor = ({
       )}
 
       {showLoading && (
-        <Box p="md" pt="xl">
+        <Box p={0}>
           <SkeletonLoader type="controls" />
 
 
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ const PageEditor = ({
       )}
 
       {displayDocument && (
-        <Box p="md" pt="xl">
+        <Box p={0}>
           {/* Enhanced Processing Status */}
           {globalProcessing && processingProgress < 100 && (
             <Box mb="md" p="sm" style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--mantine-color-blue-0)', borderRadius: 8 }}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useThumbnailGeneration.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useThumbnailGeneration.ts
index 85dd91998..2fe92477b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useThumbnailGeneration.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useThumbnailGeneration.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let batchTimer: number | null = null;
 const activeRequests = new Map<string, Promise<string | null>>();
 
 // Batch processing configuration
-const BATCH_SIZE = 50; // Process thumbnails in batches of 50
+const BATCH_SIZE = 20; // Process thumbnails in batches of 20 for better UI responsiveness
 const BATCH_DELAY = 100; // Wait 100ms to collect requests before processing
 const PRIORITY_BATCH_DELAY = 50; // Faster processing for the first batch (visible pages)
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/thumbnailGenerationService.ts b/frontend/src/services/thumbnailGenerationService.ts
index 9946fba9f..17f8faa9a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/thumbnailGenerationService.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/thumbnailGenerationService.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class ThumbnailGenerationService {
     
     const allResults: ThumbnailResult[] = [];
     let completed = 0;
-    const batchSize = 5; // Small batches for UI responsiveness
+    const batchSize = 3; // Smaller batches for better UI responsiveness
     
     // Process pages in small batches
     for (let i = 0; i < pageNumbers.length; i += batchSize) {