diff --git a/commafeed-client/package-lock.json b/commafeed-client/package-lock.json
index 81f2159c..d15a71c3 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/package-lock.json
+++ b/commafeed-client/package-lock.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         "react-swipeable": "^7.0.0",
         "swagger-ui-react": "^4.15.5",
         "tinycon": "^0.6.8",
+        "use-local-storage": "^3.0.0",
         "websocket-heartbeat-js": "^1.1.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -10546,6 +10547,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/use-local-storage": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-local-storage/-/use-local-storage-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wlPNnBCG3ULIJMr5A+dvWqLiPWCfsN1Kwijq+sAhT5yV4ex0u6XmZuNwP+RerIOfzBuz1pwSZuzhZMiluGQHfQ==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=16.8.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/use-sync-external-store": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.2.0.tgz",
@@ -18434,6 +18443,12 @@
         "use-isomorphic-layout-effect": "^1.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "use-local-storage": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-local-storage/-/use-local-storage-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wlPNnBCG3ULIJMr5A+dvWqLiPWCfsN1Kwijq+sAhT5yV4ex0u6XmZuNwP+RerIOfzBuz1pwSZuzhZMiluGQHfQ==",
+      "requires": {}
+    },
     "use-sync-external-store": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/commafeed-client/package.json b/commafeed-client/package.json
index e6d894a8..2310b047 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/package.json
+++ b/commafeed-client/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "react-swipeable": "^7.0.0",
     "swagger-ui-react": "^4.15.5",
     "tinycon": "^0.6.8",
+    "use-local-storage": "^3.0.0",
     "websocket-heartbeat-js": "^1.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/App.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/App.tsx
index f3c4017e..af9e52aa 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { i18n } from "@lingui/core"
 import { I18nProvider } from "@lingui/react"
 import { ColorScheme, ColorSchemeProvider, MantineProvider } from "@mantine/core"
-import { useColorScheme, useLocalStorage } from "@mantine/hooks"
+import { useColorScheme } from "@mantine/hooks"
+import useLocalStorage from "use-local-storage"
 import { ModalsProvider } from "@mantine/modals"
 import { NotificationsProvider } from "@mantine/notifications"
 import { Constants } from "app/constants"
@@ -32,11 +33,7 @@ import Tinycon from "tinycon"
 
 function Providers(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     const preferredColorScheme = useColorScheme()
-    const [colorScheme, setColorScheme] = useLocalStorage<ColorScheme>({
-        key: "color-scheme",
-        defaultValue: preferredColorScheme,
-        getInitialValueInEffect: true,
-    })
+    const [colorScheme, setColorScheme] = useLocalStorage<ColorScheme>("color-scheme", preferredColorScheme)
     const toggleColorScheme = (value?: ColorScheme) => setColorScheme(value || (colorScheme === "dark" ? "light" : "dark"))
 
     return (
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/app/slices/user.ts b/commafeed-client/src/app/slices/user.ts
index e317004a..8eb27e54 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/app/slices/user.ts
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/app/slices/user.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { showNotification } from "@mantine/notifications"
 import { createAsyncThunk, createSlice, isAnyOf } from "@reduxjs/toolkit"
 import { client } from "app/client"
 import { RootState } from "app/store"
-import { ReadingMode, ReadingOrder, Settings, SharingSettings, UserModel, ViewMode } from "app/types"
+import { ReadingMode, ReadingOrder, Settings, SharingSettings, UserModel } from "app/types"
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
 import { reloadEntries } from "./entries"
 
@@ -36,46 +36,67 @@ export const changeReadingOrder = createAsyncThunk<void, ReadingOrder, { state:
         thunkApi.dispatch(reloadEntries())
     }
 )
-export const changeViewMode = createAsyncThunk<void, ViewMode, { state: RootState }>("settings/viewMode", (viewMode, thunkApi) => {
-    const { settings } = thunkApi.getState().user
-    if (!settings) return
-    client.user.saveSettings({ ...settings, viewMode })
-    thunkApi.dispatch(reloadEntries())
-})
-export const changeLanguage = createAsyncThunk<void, string, { state: RootState }>("settings/language", (language, thunkApi) => {
+export const changeLanguage = createAsyncThunk<
+    void,
+    string,
+    {
+        state: RootState
+    }
+>("settings/language", (language, thunkApi) => {
     const { settings } = thunkApi.getState().user
     if (!settings) return
     client.user.saveSettings({ ...settings, language })
 })
-export const changeScrollSpeed = createAsyncThunk<void, boolean, { state: RootState }>("settings/scrollSpeed", (speed, thunkApi) => {
+export const changeScrollSpeed = createAsyncThunk<
+    void,
+    boolean,
+    {
+        state: RootState
+    }
+>("settings/scrollSpeed", (speed, thunkApi) => {
     const { settings } = thunkApi.getState().user
     if (!settings) return
     client.user.saveSettings({ ...settings, scrollSpeed: speed ? 400 : 0 })
 })
-export const changeShowRead = createAsyncThunk<void, boolean, { state: RootState }>("settings/showRead", (showRead, thunkApi) => {
+export const changeShowRead = createAsyncThunk<
+    void,
+    boolean,
+    {
+        state: RootState
+    }
+>("settings/showRead", (showRead, thunkApi) => {
     const { settings } = thunkApi.getState().user
     if (!settings) return
     client.user.saveSettings({ ...settings, showRead })
 })
-export const changeScrollMarks = createAsyncThunk<void, boolean, { state: RootState }>("settings/scrollMarks", (scrollMarks, thunkApi) => {
+export const changeScrollMarks = createAsyncThunk<
+    void,
+    boolean,
+    {
+        state: RootState
+    }
+>("settings/scrollMarks", (scrollMarks, thunkApi) => {
     const { settings } = thunkApi.getState().user
     if (!settings) return
     client.user.saveSettings({ ...settings, scrollMarks })
 })
-export const changeSharingSetting = createAsyncThunk<void, { site: keyof SharingSettings; value: boolean }, { state: RootState }>(
-    "settings/sharingSetting",
-    (sharingSetting, thunkApi) => {
-        const { settings } = thunkApi.getState().user
-        if (!settings) return
-        client.user.saveSettings({
-            ...settings,
-            sharingSettings: {
-                ...settings.sharingSettings,
-                [sharingSetting.site]: sharingSetting.value,
-            },
-        })
+export const changeSharingSetting = createAsyncThunk<
+    void,
+    { site: keyof SharingSettings; value: boolean },
+    {
+        state: RootState
     }
-)
+>("settings/sharingSetting", (sharingSetting, thunkApi) => {
+    const { settings } = thunkApi.getState().user
+    if (!settings) return
+    client.user.saveSettings({
+        ...settings,
+        sharingSettings: {
+            ...settings.sharingSettings,
+            [sharingSetting.site]: sharingSetting.value,
+        },
+    })
+})
 
 export const userSlice = createSlice({
     name: "user",
@@ -99,10 +120,6 @@ export const userSlice = createSlice({
             if (!state.settings) return
             state.settings.readingOrder = action.meta.arg
         })
-        builder.addCase(changeViewMode.pending, (state, action) => {
-            if (!state.settings) return
-            state.settings.viewMode = action.meta.arg
-        })
         builder.addCase(changeLanguage.pending, (state, action) => {
             if (!state.settings) return
             state.settings.language = action.meta.arg
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/app/types.ts b/commafeed-client/src/app/types.ts
index 9b8cf32d..37bf7434 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/app/types.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ export interface Settings {
     language: string
     readingMode: ReadingMode
     readingOrder: ReadingOrder
-    viewMode: ViewMode
     showRead: boolean
     scrollMarks: boolean
     theme?: string
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/content/FeedEntries.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/content/FeedEntries.tsx
index 81f64ea3..c1157f8e 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/content/FeedEntries.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/content/FeedEntries.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import throttle from "lodash/throttle"
 import { useEffect } from "react"
 import InfiniteScroll from "react-infinite-scroller"
 import { FeedEntry } from "./FeedEntry"
+import { useViewMode } from "../../hooks/useViewMode"
 
 export function FeedEntries() {
     const source = useAppSelector(state => state.entries.source)
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ export function FeedEntries() {
     const entriesTimestamp = useAppSelector(state => state.entries.timestamp)
     const selectedEntryId = useAppSelector(state => state.entries.selectedEntryId)
     const hasMore = useAppSelector(state => state.entries.hasMore)
-    const viewMode = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.viewMode)
+    const { viewMode } = useViewMode()
     const scrollMarks = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.scrollMarks)
     const scrollingToEntry = useAppSelector(state => state.entries.scrollingToEntry)
     const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/content/FeedEntry.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/content/FeedEntry.tsx
index ef3781ba..d41d0014 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/content/FeedEntry.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/content/FeedEntry.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Anchor, Box, createStyles, Divider, Paper } from "@mantine/core"
 import { Constants } from "app/constants"
 import { markEntry } from "app/slices/entries"
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "app/store"
+import { useAppDispatch } from "app/store"
 import { Entry, ViewMode } from "app/types"
 import React from "react"
 import { useSwipeable } from "react-swipeable"
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { FeedEntryCompactHeader } from "./FeedEntryCompactHeader"
 import { FeedEntryContextMenu, useFeedEntryContextMenu } from "./FeedEntryContextMenu"
 import { FeedEntryFooter } from "./FeedEntryFooter"
 import { FeedEntryHeader } from "./FeedEntryHeader"
+import { useViewMode } from "../../hooks/useViewMode"
 
 interface FeedEntryProps {
     entry: Entry
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ const useStyles = createStyles((theme, props: FeedEntryProps & { viewMode?: View
 })
 
 export function FeedEntry(props: FeedEntryProps) {
-    const viewMode = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.viewMode)
+    const { viewMode } = useViewMode()
     const { classes } = useStyles({ ...props, viewMode })
 
     const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/header/ProfileMenu.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/header/ProfileMenu.tsx
index 8e452aee..6883bcc2 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/header/ProfileMenu.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/header/ProfileMenu.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Box, Divider, Group, Menu, SegmentedControl, SegmentedControlItem, useM
 import { showNotification } from "@mantine/notifications"
 import { client } from "app/client"
 import { redirectToAbout, redirectToAdminUsers, redirectToMetrics, redirectToSettings } from "app/slices/redirect"
-import { changeViewMode } from "app/slices/user"
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "app/store"
 import { ViewMode } from "app/types"
 import { useState } from "react"
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import {
     TbUsers,
     TbWorldDownload,
 } from "react-icons/tb"
+import { useViewMode } from "../../hooks/useViewMode"
 
 interface ProfileMenuProps {
     control: React.ReactElement
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const viewModeData: ViewModeControlItem[] = [
 
 export function ProfileMenu(props: ProfileMenuProps) {
     const [opened, setOpened] = useState(false)
-    const viewMode = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.viewMode)
+    const { viewMode, setViewMode } = useViewMode()
     const profile = useAppSelector(state => state.user.profile)
     const admin = useAppSelector(state => state.user.profile?.admin)
     const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export function ProfileMenu(props: ProfileMenuProps) {
                     orientation="vertical"
                     data={viewModeData}
                     value={viewMode}
-                    onChange={e => dispatch(changeViewMode(e as ViewMode))}
+                    onChange={e => setViewMode(e as ViewMode)}
                     mb="xs"
                 />
 
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/hooks/useViewMode.ts b/commafeed-client/src/hooks/useViewMode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..620d83df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/hooks/useViewMode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import useLocalStorage from "use-local-storage"
+import { ViewMode } from "../app/types"
+
+export function useViewMode() {
+    const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useLocalStorage<ViewMode>("view-mode", "detailed")
+    return { viewMode, setViewMode }
+}