diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
index 9007f748..6b658011 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@ data class ServerConnectionConfig(
 
 data class DeviceSettings(
   var disableAutoRewind:Boolean,
+  var enableAltView:Boolean,
   var jumpBackwardsTime:Int,
   var jumpForwardTime:Int
 ) {
   companion object {
     // Static method to get default device settings
     fun default():DeviceSettings {
-      return DeviceSettings(false, 10, 10)
+      return DeviceSettings(
+        disableAutoRewind = false,
+        enableAltView = false,
+        jumpBackwardsTime = 10,
+        jumpForwardTime = 10
+      )
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/assets/app.css b/assets/app.css
index 98a26d1a..2bbdd034 100644
--- a/assets/app.css
+++ b/assets/app.css
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ body {
   box-shadow: 2px 10px 8px #1111117e;
 }
 
+.altBookshelfDivider {
+  background: rgb(38 38 38);
+  /*background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(191, 193, 195, 1) 0%, rgb(156, 158, 159) 17%, rgb(114, 115, 117) 88%, rgb(120, 120, 122) 100%);*/
+  box-shadow: 2px 10px 8px #1111117e;
+}
+
 /*
 Bookshelf Label
 */
@@ -78,6 +84,14 @@ Bookshelf Label
   color: #fce3a6;
 }
 
+.altBookshelfLabel {
+  background-color: #2d3436;
+  background-image: linear-gradient(315deg, #19191a 0%, rgb(15, 15, 15) 74%);
+  border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
+  border-style: solid;
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
 .cover-bg {
   width: calc(100% + 40px);
   height: calc(100% + 40px);
diff --git a/components/bookshelf/LazyBookshelf.vue b/components/bookshelf/LazyBookshelf.vue
index a97f5e6a..8060af68 100644
--- a/components/bookshelf/LazyBookshelf.vue
+++ b/components/bookshelf/LazyBookshelf.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <template>
   <div id="bookshelf" class="w-full max-w-full h-full">
     <template v-for="shelf in totalShelves">
-      <div :key="shelf" class="w-full px-2 relative" :class="showBookshelfListView ? '' : 'bookshelfRow'" :id="`shelf-${shelf - 1}`" :style="{ height: shelfHeight + 'px' }">
-        <div v-if="!showBookshelfListView" class="bookshelfDivider w-full absolute bottom-0 left-0 z-30" style="min-height: 16px" :class="`h-${shelfDividerHeightIndex}`" />
-        <div v-else class="flex border-t border-white border-opacity-10" />
+      <div :key="shelf" class="w-full px-2 relative" :class="showBookshelfListView || altViewEnabled ? '' : 'bookshelfRow'" :id="`shelf-${shelf - 1}`" :style="{ height: shelfHeight + 'px' }">
+        <div v-if="!showBookshelfListView && !altViewEnabled" class="w-full absolute bottom-0 left-0 z-30 bookshelfDivider" style="min-height: 16px" :class="`h-${shelfDividerHeightIndex}`" />
+        <div v-else-if="showBookshelfListView" class="flex border-t border-white border-opacity-10" />
       </div>
     </template>
 
@@ -119,12 +119,23 @@ export default {
     },
     shelfHeight() {
       if (this.showBookshelfListView) return this.entityHeight + 16
+      if (this.altViewEnabled) {
+        var extraTitleSpace = this.isBookEntity ? 80 : 40
+        return this.entityHeight + extraTitleSpace * this.sizeMultiplier
+      }
       return this.entityHeight + 40
     },
     totalEntityCardWidth() {
       if (this.showBookshelfListView) return this.entityWidth
       // Includes margin
       return this.entityWidth + 24
+    },
+    altViewEnabled() {
+      return this.$store.getters['getAltViewEnabled']
+    },
+    sizeMultiplier() {
+      var baseSize = this.isCoverSquareAspectRatio ? 192 : 120
+      return this.entityWidth / baseSize
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/components/bookshelf/Shelf.vue b/components/bookshelf/Shelf.vue
index 4c24ae5d..35052e68 100644
--- a/components/bookshelf/Shelf.vue
+++ b/components/bookshelf/Shelf.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 <template>
   <div class="w-full relative">
-    <div class="bookshelfRow flex items-end px-3 max-w-full overflow-x-auto" :style="{ height: shelfHeight + 'px' }">
+    <div v-if="altViewEnabled" class="px-5 pb-3 pt-4">
+      <p class="font-semibold text-gray-100" :style="{ fontSize: sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">{{ label }}</p>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="flex items-end px-3 max-w-full overflow-x-auto" :class="altViewEnabled ? '' : 'bookshelfRow'" :style="{ height: shelfHeight + 'px', paddingBottom: entityPaddingBottom + 'px' }">
       <template v-for="(entity, index) in entities">
-        <cards-lazy-book-card v-if="type === 'book' || type === 'podcast'" :key="entity.id" :index="index" :book-mount="entity" :width="bookWidth" :height="entityHeight" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" is-categorized class="mx-2 relative" />
-        <cards-lazy-book-card v-if="type === 'episode'" :key="entity.recentEpisode.id" :index="index" :book-mount="entity" :width="bookWidth" :height="entityHeight" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" is-categorized class="mx-2 relative" />
-        <cards-lazy-series-card v-else-if="type === 'series'" :key="entity.id" :index="index" :series-mount="entity" :width="bookWidth * 2" :height="entityHeight" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" is-categorized class="mx-2 relative" />
+        <cards-lazy-book-card v-if="type === 'book' || type === 'podcast'" :key="entity.id" :index="index" :book-mount="entity" :width="bookWidth" :height="entityHeight" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" :is-alt-view-enabled="altViewEnabled" class="mx-2 relative" />
+        <cards-lazy-book-card v-if="type === 'episode'" :key="entity.recentEpisode.id" :index="index" :book-mount="entity" :width="bookWidth" :height="entityHeight" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" :is-alt-view-enabled="altViewEnabled" class="mx-2 relative" />
+        <cards-lazy-series-card v-else-if="type === 'series'" :key="entity.id" :index="index" :series-mount="entity" :width="bookWidth * 2" :height="entityHeight" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" :is-alt-view-enabled="altViewEnabled" is-categorized class="mx-2 relative" />
         <cards-author-card v-else-if="type === 'authors'" :key="entity.id" :width="bookWidth / 1.25" :height="bookWidth" :author="entity" :size-multiplier="1" class="mx-2" />
       </template>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="absolute text-center categoryPlacard font-book transform z-30 bottom-0.5 left-4 md:left-8 w-36 rounded-md" style="height: 18px">
-      <div class="w-full h-full shinyBlack flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm border">
+    <div v-if="!altViewEnabled" class="absolute text-center categoryPlacard font-book transform z-30 bottom-0.5 left-4 md:left-8 w-36 rounded-md" style="height: 18px">
+      <div class="w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm border shinyBlack">
         <p class="transform text-xs">{{ label }}</p>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="w-full h-5 z-40 bookshelfDivider"></div>
+    <div v-if="!altViewEnabled" class="w-full h-5 z-40 bookshelfDivider"></div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -32,23 +36,43 @@ export default {
     return {}
   },
   computed: {
+    entityPaddingBottom() {
+      if (!this.altViewEnabled) return 0
+      if (this.type === 'authors') return 10
+      else if (this.type === 'series') return 40
+      return 60 * this.sizeMultiplier
+    },
     shelfHeight() {
+      if (this.altViewEnabled) {
+        var extraTitleSpace = this.type === 'authors' ? 10 : this.type === 'series' ? 50 : 60
+        return this.entityHeight + extraTitleSpace * this.sizeMultiplier
+      }
       return this.entityHeight + 40
     },
     bookWidth() {
       var coverSize = 100
-      if (this.bookCoverAspectRatio === 1) return coverSize * 1.6
+      if (this.isCoverSquareAspectRatio) return coverSize * 1.6
       return coverSize
     },
     bookHeight() {
-      if (this.bookCoverAspectRatio === 1) return this.bookWidth
+      if (this.isCoverSquareAspectRatio) return this.bookWidth
       return this.bookWidth * 1.6
     },
     entityHeight() {
       return this.bookHeight
     },
+    sizeMultiplier() {
+      var baseSize = this.isCoverSquareAspectRatio ? 192 : 120
+      return this.bookWidth / baseSize
+    },
+    isCoverSquareAspectRatio() {
+      return this.bookCoverAspectRatio === 1
+    },
     bookCoverAspectRatio() {
       return this.$store.getters['getBookCoverAspectRatio']
+    },
+    altViewEnabled() {
+      return this.$store.getters['getAltViewEnabled']
     }
   },
   methods: {},
diff --git a/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue b/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
index 50f0804e..44837f95 100644
--- a/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
+++ b/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
     </div>
 
     <!-- Alternative bookshelf title/author/sort -->
-    <!-- <div v-if="isAlternativeBookshelfView" class="absolute left-0 z-50 w-full" :style="{ bottom: `-${titleDisplayBottomOffset}rem` }">
+    <div v-if="isAltViewEnabled" class="absolute left-0 z-50 w-full" :style="{ bottom: `-${titleDisplayBottomOffset}rem` }">
       <p class="truncate" :style="{ fontSize: 0.9 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">
         {{ displayTitle }}
       </p>
-      <p class="truncate text-gray-400" :style="{ fontSize: 0.8 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">{{ displayAuthor }}</p>
+      <p class="truncate text-gray-400" :style="{ fontSize: 0.8 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">{{ displayAuthor || '&nbsp;' }}</p>
       <p v-if="displaySortLine" class="truncate text-gray-400" :style="{ fontSize: 0.8 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">{{ displaySortLine }}</p>
-    </div> -->
+    </div>
 
     <div v-if="booksInSeries" class="absolute z-20 top-1.5 right-1.5 rounded-md leading-3 text-sm p-1 font-semibold text-white flex items-center justify-center" style="background-color: #cd9d49dd">{{ booksInSeries }}</div>
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default {
     },
     bookCoverAspectRatio: Number,
     showSequence: Boolean,
-    bookshelfView: Number,
+    isAltViewEnabled: Boolean,
     bookMount: {
       // Book can be passed as prop or set with setEntity()
       type: Object,
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ export default {
         return this.author.slice(0, 27) + '...'
       }
       return this.author
+    },
+    titleDisplayBottomOffset() {
+      if (!this.isAltViewEnabled) return 0
+      else if (!this.displaySortLine) return 3 * this.sizeMultiplier
+      return 4.25 * this.sizeMultiplier
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/components/cards/LazyCollectionCard.vue b/components/cards/LazyCollectionCard.vue
index 1c06a567..ded54657 100644
--- a/components/cards/LazyCollectionCard.vue
+++ b/components/cards/LazyCollectionCard.vue
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
       <covers-collection-cover ref="cover" :book-items="books" :width="width" :height="height" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" />
     </div>
 
-    <div class="categoryPlacard absolute z-30 left-0 right-0 mx-auto -bottom-6 h-6 rounded-md font-book text-center" :style="{ width: Math.min(160, width) + 'px' }">
-      <div class="w-full h-full shinyBlack flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm border" :style="{ padding: `0rem ${0.5 * sizeMultiplier}rem` }">
+    <div class="categoryPlacard absolute z-30 left-0 right-0 mx-auto -bottom-6 h-6 rounded-md font-book text-center" :style="{ width: Math.min(240, width) + 'px' }">
+      <div class="w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm border" :class="isAltViewEnabled ? 'altBookshelfLabel' : 'shinyBlack'" :style="{ padding: `0rem ${0.5 * sizeMultiplier}rem` }">
         <p class="truncate" :style="{ fontSize: labelFontSize + 'rem' }">{{ title }}</p>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ export default {
     index: Number,
     width: Number,
     height: Number,
-    bookCoverAspectRatio: Number
+    bookCoverAspectRatio: Number,
+    isAltViewEnabled: Boolean
   },
   data() {
     return {
diff --git a/components/cards/LazySeriesCard.vue b/components/cards/LazySeriesCard.vue
index 4724af39..13ccfade 100644
--- a/components/cards/LazySeriesCard.vue
+++ b/components/cards/LazySeriesCard.vue
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
       <covers-group-cover v-if="series" ref="cover" :id="seriesId" :name="title" :book-items="books" :width="width" :height="height" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" />
     </div>
 
-    <div v-if="!isCategorized" class="categoryPlacard absolute z-30 left-0 right-0 mx-auto -bottom-6 h-6 rounded-md font-book text-center" :style="{ width: Math.min(160, width) + 'px' }">
-      <div class="w-full h-full shinyBlack flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm border" :style="{ padding: `0rem ${0.5 * sizeMultiplier}rem` }">
+    <div v-if="isAltViewEnabled && isCategorized" class="absolute z-30 left-0 right-0 mx-auto -bottom-8 h-8 py-1 rounded-md text-center">
+      <p class="truncate" :style="{ fontSize: labelFontSize + 'rem' }">{{ title }}</p>
+    </div>
+    <div v-if="!isCategorized" class="categoryPlacard absolute z-30 left-0 right-0 mx-auto -bottom-6 h-6 rounded-md font-book text-center" :style="{ width: Math.min(240, width) + 'px' }">
+      <div class="w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm border" :class="isAltViewEnabled ? 'altBookshelfLabel' : 'shinyBlack'" :style="{ padding: `0rem ${0.5 * sizeMultiplier}rem` }">
         <p class="truncate" :style="{ fontSize: labelFontSize + 'rem' }">{{ title }}</p>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ export default {
       type: Object,
       default: () => null
     },
+    isAltViewEnabled: Boolean,
     isCategorized: Boolean
   },
   data() {
diff --git a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
index 4cdc31f8..9c724b3d 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
+++ b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ public class AbsDatabase: CAPPlugin {
     }
     @objc func updateDeviceSettings(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
         let disableAutoRewind = call.getBool("disableAutoRewind") ?? false
+        let enableAltView = call.getBool("enableAltView") ?? false
         let jumpBackwardsTime = call.getInt("jumpBackwardsTime") ?? 10
         let jumpForwardTime = call.getInt("jumpForwardTime") ?? 10
         let settings = DeviceSettings()
         settings.disableAutoRewind = disableAutoRewind
+        settings.enableAltView = enableAltView
         settings.jumpBackwardsTime = jumpBackwardsTime
         settings.jumpForwardTime = jumpForwardTime
         
diff --git a/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift b/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
index 9fafa2aa..cd823916 100644
--- a/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
+++ b/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import RealmSwift
 
 class DeviceSettings: Object {
     @Persisted var disableAutoRewind: Bool
+    @Persisted var enableAltView: Bool
     @Persisted var jumpBackwardsTime: Int
     @Persisted var jumpForwardTime: Int
 }
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class DeviceSettings: Object {
 func getDefaultDeviceSettings() -> DeviceSettings {
     let settings = DeviceSettings()
     settings.disableAutoRewind = false
+    settings.enableAltView = false
     settings.jumpForwardTime = 10
     settings.jumpBackwardsTime = 10
     return settings
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ func deviceSettingsToJSON(settings: DeviceSettings) -> Dictionary<String, Any> {
     return Database.realmQueue.sync {
         return [
             "disableAutoRewind": settings.disableAutoRewind,
+            "enableAltView": settings.enableAltView,
             "jumpBackwardsTime": settings.jumpBackwardsTime,
             "jumpForwardTime": settings.jumpForwardTime
         ]
diff --git a/mixins/bookshelfCardsHelpers.js b/mixins/bookshelfCardsHelpers.js
index 4b9583e7..7436fb25 100644
--- a/mixins/bookshelfCardsHelpers.js
+++ b/mixins/bookshelfCardsHelpers.js
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export default {
         index,
         width: this.entityWidth,
         height: this.entityHeight,
-        bookCoverAspectRatio: this.bookCoverAspectRatio
+        bookCoverAspectRatio: this.bookCoverAspectRatio,
+        isAltViewEnabled: this.altViewEnabled
       }
       if (this.entityName === 'series-books') props.showSequence = true
       if (this.entityName === 'books') {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ export default {
         props.sortingIgnorePrefix = !!this.sortingIgnorePrefix
       }
 
-      var _this = this
+      // var _this = this
       var instance = new ComponentClass({
         propsData: props,
         created() {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 17cd099f..29decf91 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
+      "name": "audiobookshelf-app",
       "version": "0.9.54-beta",
       "dependencies": {
         "@capacitor/android": "^3.4.3",
@@ -32981,4 +32982,4 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-rVksvsnNCdJ/ohGc6xgPwyN8eheCxsiLM8mxuE/t/mOVqJewPuO1miLpTHQiRgTKCLexL4MeAFVagts7HmNZ2Q=="
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pages/bookshelf/index.vue b/pages/bookshelf/index.vue
index f1d73b95..9f27b4bf 100644
--- a/pages/bookshelf/index.vue
+++ b/pages/bookshelf/index.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div class="w-full h-full min-h-full relative">
-    <div v-if="!loading" class="w-full">
+    <div v-if="!loading" class="w-full" :class="{ 'py-6': altViewEnabled }">
       <template v-for="(shelf, index) in shelves">
         <bookshelf-shelf :key="shelf.id" :label="shelf.label" :entities="shelf.entities" :type="shelf.type" :style="{ zIndex: shelves.length - index }" />
       </template>
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     },
     currentLibraryId() {
       return this.$store.state.libraries.currentLibraryId
+    },
+    altViewEnabled() {
+      return this.$store.getters['getAltViewEnabled']
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
index 4c703ba5..42583afc 100644
--- a/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/pages/settings.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <template>
   <div class="w-full h-full p-8">
+    <div class="flex items-center py-3" @click="toggleEnableAltView">
+      <div class="w-10 flex justify-center">
+        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="settings.enableAltView" @input="saveSettings" />
+      </div>
+      <p class="pl-4">Alternative Bookshelf View</p>
+    </div>
     <div v-if="$platform !== 'ios'" class="flex items-center py-3" @click="toggleDisableAutoRewind">
       <div class="w-10 flex justify-center">
         <ui-toggle-switch v-model="settings.disableAutoRewind" @input="saveSettings" />
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@ export default {
       deviceData: null,
       settings: {
         disableAutoRewind: false,
+        enableAltView: false,
         jumpForwardTime: 10,
         jumpBackwardsTime: 10
       }
@@ -60,6 +67,10 @@ export default {
       this.settings.disableAutoRewind = !this.settings.disableAutoRewind
       this.saveSettings()
     },
+    toggleEnableAltView() {
+      this.settings.enableAltView = !this.settings.enableAltView
+      this.saveSettings()
+    },
     toggleJumpForward() {
       var next = (this.currentJumpForwardTimeIndex + 1) % 3
       this.settings.jumpForwardTime = this.jumpForwardItems[next].value
@@ -85,6 +96,7 @@ export default {
 
       const deviceSettings = this.deviceData.deviceSettings || {}
       this.settings.disableAutoRewind = !!deviceSettings.disableAutoRewind
+      this.settings.enableAltView = !!deviceSettings.enableAltView
       this.settings.jumpForwardTime = deviceSettings.jumpForwardTime || 10
       this.settings.jumpBackwardsTime = deviceSettings.jumpBackwardsTime || 10
     }
diff --git a/store/index.js b/store/index.js
index fa9e1197..cb8dbc8b 100644
--- a/store/index.js
+++ b/store/index.js
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export const getters = {
   getJumpBackwardsTime: state => {
     if (!state.deviceData || !state.deviceData.deviceSettings) return 10
     return state.deviceData.deviceSettings.jumpBackwardsTime || 10
+  },
+  getAltViewEnabled: state => {
+    if (!state.deviceData || !state.deviceData.deviceSettings) return false
+    return state.deviceData.deviceSettings.enableAltView
   }
 }