diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f21a2f9..deb8c7c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -142,6 +142,19 @@ Nine new input actions were added (requested by zunoz on Discord): start search,
 Translations for the new action labels follow in a separate i18n nachhol-PR (de, fr, nl, zh, nb, ru, es).
 
 
+### Settings — 3-State Animation Mode (Full / Reduced / Static)
+
+**By [@Psychotoxical](https://github.com/Psychotoxical), PR [#441](https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/pull/441), suggested by harumscarum on Telegram**
+
+The boolean **Reduce animations** toggle in **Settings → Appearance** is now a three-state picker matching the ReplayGain Auto/Track/Album pattern:
+
+- **Full** (default for new users): native frame rate, marquee scrolls normally.
+- **Reduced** (default for users who had the legacy toggle on): 30 fps cap on the animated seekbar wave; the player title marquee runs at half speed.
+- **Static**: the rAF loop driving the animated seekbar is disabled entirely — the seekbar repaints from the ~2 Hz `audio:progress` heartbeat only. The player title/artist no longer scroll; long names are truncated with an ellipsis. Lowest GPU/CPU cost of the three.
+
+Existing users with `reducedAnimations: true` are migrated 1:1 to **Reduced** on first launch; everyone else lands on **Full**. The picker is in the same place as before. A contextual hint below the picker explains what the selected mode does.
+
+
 ## Fixed
 
 - **Settings → Audio no longer blanks the app on macOS** *(Issue [#382](https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/issues/382), PR [#384](https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/pull/384), by [@Psychotoxical](https://github.com/Psychotoxical))*: Fixed a macOS-only crash where opening Settings → Audio could turn the whole app into a blank window. The Equalizer canvas now waits until it has valid layout dimensions before drawing, and redraws automatically once the section is visible.
diff --git a/src/components/MarqueeText.tsx b/src/components/MarqueeText.tsx
index ba3323b2..8dbb7f9e 100644
--- a/src/components/MarqueeText.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MarqueeText.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useRef, useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 
 interface Props {
   text: string;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export default function MarqueeText({ text, className, style, onClick }: Props)
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const textRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
   const [scrollAmount, setScrollAmount] = useState(0);
+  const animationMode = useAuthStore(s => s.animationMode);
 
   const measure = useCallback(() => {
     const container = containerRef.current;
@@ -30,17 +32,22 @@ export default function MarqueeText({ text, className, style, onClick }: Props)
     return () => ro.disconnect();
   }, [text, measure]);
 
+  // In `static` animation mode the marquee never scrolls — overflowing text
+  // is truncated with an ellipsis (handled by CSS via data-anim-mode).
+  const shouldScroll = scrollAmount > 0 && animationMode !== 'static';
+
   return (
     <div
       ref={containerRef}
       className={`marquee-wrap${className ? ` ${className}` : ''}`}
       style={style}
       onClick={onClick}
+      data-anim-mode={animationMode}
     >
       <span
         ref={textRef}
-        className={scrollAmount > 0 ? 'marquee-scroll' : ''}
-        style={scrollAmount > 0 ? { '--marquee-amount': `-${scrollAmount}px` } as React.CSSProperties : {}}
+        className={shouldScroll ? 'marquee-scroll' : ''}
+        style={shouldScroll ? { '--marquee-amount': `-${scrollAmount}px` } as React.CSSProperties : {}}
       >
         {text}
       </span>
diff --git a/src/components/WaveformSeek.tsx b/src/components/WaveformSeek.tsx
index ab6eae9f..15ca7986 100644
--- a/src/components/WaveformSeek.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WaveformSeek.tsx
@@ -916,14 +916,14 @@ export default function WaveformSeek({ trackId }: Props) {
   const waveformBins = usePlayerStore(s => s.waveformBins);
   const duration     = usePlayerStore(s => s.currentTrack?.duration ?? 0);
   const seekbarStyle = useAuthStore(s => s.seekbarStyle);
-  const reducedAnimations = useAuthStore(s => s.reducedAnimations);
+  const animationMode = useAuthStore(s => s.animationMode);
 
   // Ref so the subscription callback (closed over at mount) can read the
   // current style without stale-closure issues.
   const styleRef = useRef(seekbarStyle);
   styleRef.current = seekbarStyle;
-  const reducedRef = useRef(reducedAnimations);
-  reducedRef.current = reducedAnimations;
+  const animationModeRef = useRef(animationMode);
+  animationModeRef.current = animationMode;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!trackId) {
@@ -1031,7 +1031,12 @@ export default function WaveformSeek({ trackId }: Props) {
       }
       progressRef.current = state.progress;
       bufferedRef.current = state.buffered;
-      if (!ANIMATED_STYLES.has(styleRef.current)) {
+      // Static styles always redraw on progress; animated styles let the rAF
+      // loop drive paints. In `static` animation mode we skip the rAF loop
+      // entirely, so animated styles also need to repaint here on every tick.
+      const drawNow =
+        !ANIMATED_STYLES.has(styleRef.current) || animationModeRef.current === 'static';
+      if (drawNow) {
         const canvas = canvasRef.current;
         if (canvas) drawSeekbar(canvas, styleRef.current, heightsRef.current, state.progress, state.buffered);
       }
@@ -1050,9 +1055,22 @@ export default function WaveformSeek({ trackId }: Props) {
     duration,
   ]);
 
-  // rAF loop — animated styles only.
+  // rAF loop — animated styles only, and only in `full`/`reduced` mode.
+  // In `static` mode the loop is skipped entirely; the imperative progress
+  // subscription (~2 Hz audio heartbeat) handles repaints, so the seekbar
+  // updates a couple of times per second with no wave animation.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!ANIMATED_STYLES.has(seekbarStyle)) return;
+    if (animationMode === 'static') {
+      // Repaint once on entry so the canvas reflects current progress
+      // without any wave morph and stays put until the next heartbeat.
+      const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+      if (canvas) {
+        animStateRef.current = makeAnimState();
+        drawSeekbar(canvas, seekbarStyle, heightsRef.current, progressRef.current, bufferedRef.current, animStateRef.current);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
     const canvas = canvasRef.current;
     if (!canvas) return;
     animStateRef.current = makeAnimState();
@@ -1077,21 +1095,22 @@ export default function WaveformSeek({ trackId }: Props) {
         }, 400);
         return;
       }
-      // 30 fps cap when reducedAnimations is on: skip every other rAF, advance
+      // 30 fps cap in `reduced` mode: skip every other rAF, advance
       // animation time by a doubled delta so wave speed stays the same.
-      if (reducedRef.current && skip) {
+      const isReduced = animationModeRef.current === 'reduced';
+      if (isReduced && skip) {
         skip = false;
         rafId = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
         return;
       }
-      skip = reducedRef.current;
-      animStateRef.current.time += reducedRef.current ? 0.032 : 0.016;
+      skip = isReduced;
+      animStateRef.current.time += isReduced ? 0.032 : 0.016;
       drawSeekbar(canvas, seekbarStyle, heightsRef.current, progressRef.current, bufferedRef.current, animStateRef.current);
       rafId = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
     };
     tick();
     return () => stop();
-  }, [seekbarStyle]);
+  }, [seekbarStyle, animationMode]);
 
   // Resize observer.
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/locales/de.ts b/src/locales/de.ts
index f1e3ea86..94b1f9da 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -925,8 +925,13 @@ export const deTranslation = {
     sidebarLyricsStyleAppleDesc: 'Aktive Zeile oben mit sanfter Animation.',
     seekbarStyle: 'Seekbar-Stil',
     seekbarStyleDesc: 'Aussehen der Wiedergabe-Seekbar auswählen',
-    reducedAnimations: 'Animationen reduzieren',
-    reducedAnimationsDesc: 'Animierte Seekbar-Stile auf 30 fps drosseln, um die GPU-Last auf schwächerer Hardware zu senken. Optisch kaum wahrnehmbar.',
+    animationMode: 'Animationen',
+    animationModeDesc: 'Visuelle Glätte gegen geringere GPU-/CPU-Last auf langsamerer Hardware tauschen.',
+    animationModeFull: 'Voll',
+    animationModeReduced: 'Reduziert',
+    animationModeStatic: 'Statisch',
+    animationModeReducedHint: '30 fps Limit auf der Seekbar-Welle; Titel im Player läuft mit halber Geschwindigkeit.',
+    animationModeStaticHint: 'Keine Wellenanimation; Titel im Player wird abgeschnitten statt gescrollt.',
     seekbarTruewave: 'Echte Wellenform',
     seekbarPseudowave: 'Pseudo-Wellenform',
     seekbarLinedot: 'Linie & Punkt',
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index a770f8ed..ddaf7bfd 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -931,8 +931,13 @@ export const enTranslation = {
     fsPortraitDim: 'Photo dimming',
     seekbarStyle: 'Seekbar Style',
     seekbarStyleDesc: 'Choose the look of the player seek bar',
-    reducedAnimations: 'Reduce animations',
-    reducedAnimationsDesc: 'Cap animated seekbar styles to 30 fps to lower GPU usage on slower hardware. Visual difference is minimal.',
+    animationMode: 'Animations',
+    animationModeDesc: 'Trade visual smoothness for lower GPU/CPU usage on slower hardware.',
+    animationModeFull: 'Full',
+    animationModeReduced: 'Reduced',
+    animationModeStatic: 'Static',
+    animationModeReducedHint: '30 fps cap on the seekbar wave; player title scrolls at half speed.',
+    animationModeStaticHint: 'No wave animation; player title is truncated instead of scrolling.',
     seekbarTruewave: 'Truewave',
     seekbarPseudowave: 'Pseudowave',
     seekbarLinedot: 'Line & Dot',
diff --git a/src/locales/es.ts b/src/locales/es.ts
index 7f16c9fe..126ff993 100644
--- a/src/locales/es.ts
+++ b/src/locales/es.ts
@@ -918,8 +918,13 @@ export const esTranslation = {
     sidebarLyricsStyleAppleDesc: 'La línea activa se ancla arriba con animación suave.',
     seekbarStyle: 'Estilo de Barra de Progreso',
     seekbarStyleDesc: 'Elige la apariencia de la barra de progreso del reproductor',
-    reducedAnimations: 'Reducir animaciones',
-    reducedAnimationsDesc: 'Limita los estilos animados de la barra de progreso a 30 fps para reducir el uso de GPU en hardware más lento. La diferencia visual es mínima.',
+    animationMode: 'Animaciones',
+    animationModeDesc: 'Cambia fluidez visual por menor uso de GPU/CPU en hardware más lento.',
+    animationModeFull: 'Completas',
+    animationModeReduced: 'Reducidas',
+    animationModeStatic: 'Estáticas',
+    animationModeReducedHint: 'Límite de 30 fps en la onda de la barra; el título del reproductor se desplaza a la mitad de velocidad.',
+    animationModeStaticHint: 'Sin animación de onda; el título del reproductor se trunca en lugar de desplazarse.',
     seekbarTruewave: 'Forma de Onda Real',
     seekbarPseudowave: 'Forma de Onda Pseudo',
     seekbarLinedot: 'Línea y Punto',
diff --git a/src/locales/fr.ts b/src/locales/fr.ts
index 2d5e3501..b4cbe0ac 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr.ts
+++ b/src/locales/fr.ts
@@ -913,8 +913,13 @@ export const frTranslation = {
     sidebarLyricsStyleAppleDesc: "La ligne active reste en haut avec une animation fluide.",
     seekbarStyle: 'Style de la barre de lecture',
     seekbarStyleDesc: 'Choisir l\'apparence de la barre de progression',
-    reducedAnimations: 'Réduire les animations',
-    reducedAnimationsDesc: 'Limiter les styles de barre de lecture animés à 30 fps pour réduire l\'utilisation du GPU sur le matériel plus lent. La différence visuelle est minime.',
+    animationMode: 'Animations',
+    animationModeDesc: 'Échanger la fluidité visuelle contre une utilisation GPU/CPU réduite sur du matériel plus lent.',
+    animationModeFull: 'Complètes',
+    animationModeReduced: 'Réduites',
+    animationModeStatic: 'Statiques',
+    animationModeReducedHint: 'Plafond de 30 fps sur l\'onde de la barre ; le titre du lecteur défile à moitié vitesse.',
+    animationModeStaticHint: 'Pas d\'animation d\'onde ; le titre du lecteur est tronqué au lieu de défiler.',
     seekbarTruewave: 'Forme d\'onde réelle',
     seekbarPseudowave: 'Forme d\'onde pseudo',
     seekbarLinedot: 'Ligne & point',
diff --git a/src/locales/nb.ts b/src/locales/nb.ts
index dc922265..09752b6d 100644
--- a/src/locales/nb.ts
+++ b/src/locales/nb.ts
@@ -912,8 +912,13 @@ export const nbTranslation = {
     sidebarLyricsStyleAppleDesc: 'Aktiv linje forankres øverst med jevn animasjon.',
     seekbarStyle: 'Søkefelt-stil',
     seekbarStyleDesc: 'Velg utseendet på avspillingssøkefeltet',
-    reducedAnimations: 'Reduser animasjoner',
-    reducedAnimationsDesc: 'Begrens animerte søkefelt-stiler til 30 fps for å redusere GPU-belastning på tregere maskinvare. Visuell forskjell er minimal.',
+    animationMode: 'Animasjoner',
+    animationModeDesc: 'Bytt visuell flyt mot lavere GPU-/CPU-bruk på tregere maskinvare.',
+    animationModeFull: 'Full',
+    animationModeReduced: 'Redusert',
+    animationModeStatic: 'Statisk',
+    animationModeReducedHint: '30 fps grense på søkefelt-bølgen; spillertittelen ruller med halv hastighet.',
+    animationModeStaticHint: 'Ingen bølgeanimasjon; spillertittelen forkortes i stedet for å rulle.',
     seekbarTruewave: 'Ekte bølgeform',
     seekbarPseudowave: 'Pseudo-bølgeform',
     seekbarLinedot: 'Linje & punkt',
diff --git a/src/locales/nl.ts b/src/locales/nl.ts
index 54f82be7..dc84996c 100644
--- a/src/locales/nl.ts
+++ b/src/locales/nl.ts
@@ -912,8 +912,13 @@ export const nlTranslation = {
     sidebarLyricsStyleAppleDesc: 'Actieve regel verankerd bovenaan met vloeiende animatie.',
     seekbarStyle: 'Zoekbalkstijl',
     seekbarStyleDesc: 'Kies het uiterlijk van de afspeelbalk',
-    reducedAnimations: 'Animaties beperken',
-    reducedAnimationsDesc: 'Beperk geanimeerde zoekbalkstijlen tot 30 fps om GPU-gebruik op tragere hardware te verminderen. Visueel verschil is minimaal.',
+    animationMode: 'Animaties',
+    animationModeDesc: 'Wissel visuele soepelheid in voor minder GPU-/CPU-gebruik op tragere hardware.',
+    animationModeFull: 'Volledig',
+    animationModeReduced: 'Gereduceerd',
+    animationModeStatic: 'Statisch',
+    animationModeReducedHint: '30 fps limiet op de zoekbalk-golf; spelertitel scrollt op halve snelheid.',
+    animationModeStaticHint: 'Geen golfanimatie; spelertitel wordt afgekapt in plaats van scrollen.',
     seekbarTruewave: 'Echte golfvorm',
     seekbarPseudowave: 'Pseudo-golfvorm',
     seekbarLinedot: 'Lijn & punt',
diff --git a/src/locales/ru.ts b/src/locales/ru.ts
index 13f03449..d66afd11 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ru.ts
@@ -964,8 +964,13 @@ export const ruTranslation = {
     sidebarLyricsStyleAppleDesc: 'Активная строка фиксируется сверху с плавной анимацией.',
     seekbarStyle: 'Стиль прогресс-бара',
     seekbarStyleDesc: 'Выбор внешнего вида полосы воспроизведения',
-    reducedAnimations: 'Снизить анимации',
-    reducedAnimationsDesc: 'Ограничить анимированные стили прогресс-бара 30 кадрами в секунду для снижения нагрузки на GPU на слабом железе. Визуальная разница минимальна.',
+    animationMode: 'Анимации',
+    animationModeDesc: 'Обменивайте визуальную плавность на меньшую нагрузку на GPU/CPU на слабом железе.',
+    animationModeFull: 'Полные',
+    animationModeReduced: 'Сниженные',
+    animationModeStatic: 'Статичные',
+    animationModeReducedHint: 'Ограничение 30 fps для волны прогресс-бара; заголовок плеера прокручивается с половинной скоростью.',
+    animationModeStaticHint: 'Без анимации волны; заголовок плеера обрезается вместо прокрутки.',
     seekbarTruewave: 'Реальная форма волны',
     seekbarPseudowave: 'Псевдо форма волны',
     seekbarLinedot: 'Линия и точка',
diff --git a/src/locales/zh.ts b/src/locales/zh.ts
index 577602dd..1f0323f0 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh.ts
+++ b/src/locales/zh.ts
@@ -907,8 +907,13 @@ export const zhTranslation = {
     sidebarLyricsStyleAppleDesc: '活动行固定在顶部，带有平滑弹簧动画。',
     seekbarStyle: '进度条样式',
     seekbarStyleDesc: '选择播放进度条的外观',
-    reducedAnimations: '减少动画',
-    reducedAnimationsDesc: '将动画进度条样式限制为 30 fps，以降低较慢硬件上的 GPU 占用。视觉差异极小。',
+    animationMode: '动画',
+    animationModeDesc: '在较慢的硬件上以视觉流畅度换取更低的 GPU/CPU 占用。',
+    animationModeFull: '完整',
+    animationModeReduced: '减少',
+    animationModeStatic: '静态',
+    animationModeReducedHint: '进度条波形限制为 30 fps；播放器标题以半速滚动。',
+    animationModeStaticHint: '无波形动画；播放器标题被截断而不滚动。',
     seekbarTruewave: '真实波形',
     seekbarPseudowave: '伪波形',
     seekbarLinedot: '线条与点',
diff --git a/src/pages/Settings.tsx b/src/pages/Settings.tsx
index fab3d17a..e254e587 100644
--- a/src/pages/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Settings.tsx
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ const CONTRIBUTORS = [
       'Statistics: shareable Top-Albums card export (PR #425)',
       'Windows: playback stutter under GPU load — MMCSS Pro Audio promotion + animation pause + reduce-animations toggle (PR #426)',
       'Audio: frame-align gapless-off track-separation silence (fixes mono-channel playback after natural track end) (PR #439)',
+      'Settings: 3-state animation mode (Full / Reduced / Static) — replaces boolean reduce-animations toggle (PR #441)',
     ],
   },
 ] as const;
@@ -3863,15 +3864,42 @@ export default function Settings() {
                   />
                 ))}
               </div>
-              <div className="settings-toggle-row" style={{ marginTop: '1rem', paddingTop: '1rem', borderTop: '1px solid var(--border)' }}>
-                <div>
-                  <div style={{ fontWeight: 500 }}>{t('settings.reducedAnimations')}</div>
-                  <div style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>{t('settings.reducedAnimationsDesc')}</div>
+              <div className="settings-norm-block" style={{ marginTop: '1rem', paddingTop: '1rem', borderTop: '1px solid var(--border)' }}>
+                <div className="settings-norm-field">
+                  <div className="settings-norm-row">
+                    <span className="settings-norm-label">{t('settings.animationMode')}</span>
+                    <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.4rem', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+                      <button
+                        className={`btn ${auth.animationMode === 'full' ? 'btn-primary' : 'btn-ghost'}`}
+                        style={{ fontSize: 12, padding: '4px 14px' }}
+                        onClick={() => auth.setAnimationMode('full')}
+                      >
+                        {t('settings.animationModeFull')}
+                      </button>
+                      <button
+                        className={`btn ${auth.animationMode === 'reduced' ? 'btn-primary' : 'btn-ghost'}`}
+                        style={{ fontSize: 12, padding: '4px 14px' }}
+                        onClick={() => auth.setAnimationMode('reduced')}
+                      >
+                        {t('settings.animationModeReduced')}
+                      </button>
+                      <button
+                        className={`btn ${auth.animationMode === 'static' ? 'btn-primary' : 'btn-ghost'}`}
+                        style={{ fontSize: 12, padding: '4px 14px' }}
+                        onClick={() => auth.setAnimationMode('static')}
+                      >
+                        {t('settings.animationModeStatic')}
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="settings-norm-help">
+                    {auth.animationMode === 'reduced'
+                      ? t('settings.animationModeReducedHint')
+                      : auth.animationMode === 'static'
+                        ? t('settings.animationModeStaticHint')
+                        : t('settings.animationModeDesc')}
+                  </div>
                 </div>
-                <label className="toggle-switch" aria-label={t('settings.reducedAnimations')}>
-                  <input type="checkbox" checked={auth.reducedAnimations} onChange={e => auth.setReducedAnimations(e.target.checked)} />
-                  <span className="toggle-track" />
-                </label>
               </div>
             </div>
           </SettingsSubSection>
diff --git a/src/store/authStore.ts b/src/store/authStore.ts
index f178c564..6ec67b9e 100644
--- a/src/store/authStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/authStore.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface ServerProfile {
 export type SeekbarStyle = 'truewave' | 'pseudowave' | 'linedot' | 'bar' | 'thick' | 'segmented' | 'neon' | 'pulsewave' | 'particletrail' | 'liquidfill' | 'retrotape';
 export type LoggingMode = 'off' | 'normal' | 'debug';
 export type NormalizationEngine = 'off' | 'replaygain' | 'loudness';
+export type AnimationMode = 'full' | 'reduced' | 'static';
 
 /** Integrated-loudness target presets (Settings + analysis). */
 export type LoudnessLufsPreset = -16 | -14 | -12 | -10;
@@ -176,8 +177,12 @@ interface AuthState {
   lastSeenChangelogVersion: string;
 
   seekbarStyle: SeekbarStyle;
-  /** Cap animated seekbar styles to 30 fps (and similar GPU-friendly tweaks) for low-end hardware. */
-  reducedAnimations: boolean;
+  /** Animation budget across the UI:
+   *  - `full`   = native frame rate
+   *  - `reduced`= 30 fps cap on animated seekbar; marquee at half frame rate
+   *  - `static` = ~1 fps progress (no rAF interpolation); marquee disabled (truncate)
+   */
+  animationMode: AnimationMode;
   /** Persisted UI toggle: is the Now Playing section in queue panel collapsed */
   queueNowPlayingCollapsed: boolean;
 
@@ -327,7 +332,7 @@ interface AuthState {
   setShowChangelogOnUpdate: (v: boolean) => void;
   setLastSeenChangelogVersion: (v: string) => void;
   setSeekbarStyle: (v: SeekbarStyle) => void;
-  setReducedAnimations: (v: boolean) => void;
+  setAnimationMode: (v: AnimationMode) => void;
   setQueueNowPlayingCollapsed: (v: boolean) => void;
   setEnableHiRes: (v: boolean) => void;
   setAudioOutputDevice: (v: string | null) => void;
@@ -448,7 +453,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
       showChangelogOnUpdate: true,
       lastSeenChangelogVersion: '',
       seekbarStyle: 'truewave',
-      reducedAnimations: false,
+      animationMode: 'full',
       queueNowPlayingCollapsed: false,
       enableHiRes: false,
       audioOutputDevice: null,
@@ -611,7 +616,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
       setLastSeenChangelogVersion: (v) => set({ lastSeenChangelogVersion: v }),
 
       setSeekbarStyle: (v) => set({ seekbarStyle: v }),
-      setReducedAnimations: (v) => set({ reducedAnimations: v }),
+      setAnimationMode: (v) => set({ animationMode: v }),
       setQueueNowPlayingCollapsed: (v: boolean) => set({ queueNowPlayingCollapsed: v }),
       setEnableHiRes: (v) => set({ enableHiRes: v }),
       setAudioOutputDevice: (v) => set({ audioOutputDevice: v }),
@@ -813,6 +818,15 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
           ? {}
           : { seekbarStyle: 'truewave' as SeekbarStyle };
 
+        // `reducedAnimations: boolean` superseded by `animationMode: AnimationMode`.
+        // Map legacy true → 'reduced', false/missing → 'full'. Static is opt-in only.
+        let animationModeMigrated: { animationMode?: AnimationMode } = {};
+        const legacyReduced = (state as { reducedAnimations?: unknown }).reducedAnimations;
+        const VALID_ANIM_MODES = new Set<string>(['full', 'reduced', 'static']);
+        if (!VALID_ANIM_MODES.has(state.animationMode as string)) {
+          animationModeMigrated = { animationMode: legacyReduced === true ? 'reduced' : 'full' };
+        }
+
         const st = state as {
           loudnessTargetLufs?: unknown;
           loudnessPreAnalysisAttenuationDb?: unknown;
@@ -844,6 +858,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
           ...lyricsSourcesMigrated,
           ...wheelSmoothOneTime,
           ...seekbarStyleMigrated,
+          ...animationModeMigrated,
         });
       },
     }
diff --git a/src/styles/layout.css b/src/styles/layout.css
index 9754a1dc..68fbb3a6 100644
--- a/src/styles/layout.css
+++ b/src/styles/layout.css
@@ -1516,12 +1516,23 @@ html[data-platform="windows"] .player-bar.floating {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+/* `static` animation mode: never scroll, truncate with ellipsis instead. */
+.marquee-wrap[data-anim-mode="static"] {
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
 .marquee-scroll {
   display: inline-block;
   animation: player-marquee 12s linear infinite;
   animation-delay: 2s;
 }
 
+/* `reduced` animation mode: double the marquee cycle so visual change
+   per second is roughly halved. */
+.marquee-wrap[data-anim-mode="reduced"] .marquee-scroll {
+  animation-duration: 24s;
+}
+
 @keyframes player-marquee {
   0%,   12% { transform: translateX(0); }
   78%,  88% { transform: translateX(var(--marquee-amount)); }