diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/chat.html b/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
index 7cd75f01..ec5de0c7 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
             const textarea = document.getElementById('chat-input');
             const scrollTop = textarea.scrollTop;
             textarea.style.height = '0';
-            const scrollHeight = textarea.scrollHeight;
+            const scrollHeight = textarea.scrollHeight + 8;  // +8 accounts for padding
             textarea.style.height = Math.min(scrollHeight, 200) + 'px';
             textarea.scrollTop = scrollTop;
             document.getElementById("chat-body").scrollTop = document.getElementById("chat-body").scrollHeight;
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@
         let mediaRecorder;
         async function speechToText() {
             const speakButtonImg = document.getElementById('speak-button-img');
+            const stopRecordButtonImg = document.getElementById('stop-record-button-img');
             const chatInput = document.getElementById('chat-input');
 
             const hostURL = await window.hostURLAPI.getURL();
@@ -716,8 +717,8 @@
                 });
 
                 mediaRecorder.start();
-                speakButtonImg.src = './assets/icons/stop-solid.svg';
-                speakButtonImg.alt = 'Stop Transcription';
+                speakButtonImg.style.display = 'none';
+                stopRecordButtonImg.style.display = 'initial';
             };
 
             // Toggle recording
@@ -732,8 +733,8 @@
                 mediaRecorder.stop();
                 mediaRecorder.stream.getTracks().forEach(track => track.stop());
                 mediaRecorder = null;
-                speakButtonImg.src = './assets/icons/microphone-solid.svg';
-                speakButtonImg.alt = 'Transcribe';
+                speakButtonImg.style.display = 'initial';
+                stopRecordButtonImg.style.display = 'none';
             }
         }
 
@@ -764,12 +765,31 @@
         <div id="chat-footer">
             <div id="chat-tooltip" style="display: none;"></div>
             <div id="input-row">
-                <textarea id="chat-input" class="option" oninput="onChatInput()" onkeydown=incrementalChat(event) autofocus="autofocus" placeholder="Type / to see a list of commands, or just type your questions and hit enter."></textarea>
-                <button id="speak-button" class="input-row-button" onclick="speechToText()">
-                    <img id="speak-button-img" class="input-row-button-img" src="./assets/icons/microphone-solid.svg" alt="Transcribe"></img>
+                <button id="clear-chat-button" class="input-row-button" onclick="clearConversationHistory()">
+                    <svg class="input-row-button-img" alt="Clear Chat History" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 256 256">
+                        <rect width="128" height="128" fill="none"/>
+                        <line x1="216" y1="56" x2="40" y2="56" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="12"/>
+                        <line x1="104" y1="104" x2="104" y2="168" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="12"/>
+                        <line x1="152" y1="104" x2="152" y2="168" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="12"/>
+                        <path d="M200,56V208a8,8,0,0,1-8,8H64a8,8,0,0,1-8-8V56" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="12"/>
+                        <path d="M168,56V40a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H104A16,16,0,0,0,88,40V56" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="12"/>
+                    </svg>
                 </button>
-                <button id="clear-chat" class="input-row-button" onclick="clearConversationHistory()">
-                    <img class="input-row-button-img" src="./assets/icons/trash-solid.svg" alt="Clear Chat History"></img>
+                <textarea id="chat-input" class="option" oninput="onChatInput()" onkeydown=incrementalChat(event) autofocus="autofocus" placeholder="Message"></textarea>
+                <button id="speak-button" class="input-row-button" onclick="speechToText()">
+                    <svg id="speak-button-img" class="input-row-button-img" alt="Transcribe" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
+                        <path d="M3.5 6.5A.5.5 0 0 1 4 7v1a4 4 0 0 0 8 0V7a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0v1a5 5 0 0 1-4.5 4.975V15h3a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1h-7a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1h3v-2.025A5 5 0 0 1 3 8V7a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5z"/>
+                        <path d="M10 8a2 2 0 1 1-4 0V3a2 2 0 1 1 4 0v5zM8 0a3 3 0 0 0-3 3v5a3 3 0 0 0 6 0V3a3 3 0 0 0-3-3z"/>
+                    </svg>
+                    <svg id="stop-record-button-img" style="display: none" class="input-row-button-img" alt="Stop Transcribing" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
+                        <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"/>
+                        <path d="M5 6.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 6.5 5h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 11 6.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9.5 11h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5 9.5v-3z"/>
+                    </svg>
+                </button>
+                <button id="send-button" class="input-row-button" onclick="chat()" alt="Send message" type="submit" >
+                    <svg id="send-button-img" class="input-row-button-img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
+                        <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M1 8a7 7 0 1 0 14 0A7 7 0 0 0 1 8zm15 0A8 8 0 1 1 0 8a8 8 0 0 1 16 0zm-7.5 3.5a.5.5 0 0 1-1 0V5.707L5.354 7.854a.5.5 0 1 1-.708-.708l3-3a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0l3 3a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708L8.5 5.707V11.5z"/>
+                    </svg>
                 </button>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -894,7 +914,7 @@
         }
         #input-row {
             display: grid;
-            grid-template-columns: auto 32px 32px;
+            grid-template-columns: 32px auto 32px 40px;
             grid-column-gap: 10px;
             grid-row-gap: 10px;
             background: #f9fafc
@@ -905,12 +925,13 @@
         #chat-input {
             font-family: roboto, karma, segoe ui, sans-serif;
             font-size: small;
-            height: 54px;
+            height: 36px;
+            border-radius: 16px;
             resize: none;
             overflow-y: hidden;
             max-height: 200px;
             box-sizing: border-box;
-            padding: 15px;
+            padding: 7px 0 0 12px;
             line-height: 1.5em;
             margin: 0;
         }
@@ -919,15 +940,19 @@
         }
         .input-row-button {
             background: var(--background-color);
-            border: 1px solid var(--main-text-color);
-            box-shadow: 0 0 11px #aaa;
-            border-radius: 5px;
+            border: none;
+            box-shadow: none;
+            border-radius: 50%;
             font-size: 14px;
             font-weight: 300;
             padding: 0;
             line-height: 1.5em;
             cursor: pointer;
             transition: background 0.3s ease-in-out;
+            width: 40px;
+            height: 40px;
+            margin-top: -2px;
+            margin-left: -5px;
         }
         .input-row-button:hover {
             background: var(--primary-hover);
@@ -937,6 +962,17 @@
         }
         .input-row-button-img {
             width: 24px;
+            height: 24px;
+        }
+        #send-button {
+            padding-top: 0;
+            padding-right: 3px;
+        }
+        #send-button-img {
+            width: 28px;
+            height: 28px;
+            background: var(--primary-hover);
+            border-radius: 50%;
         }
 
         .option-enabled {
@@ -1106,7 +1142,7 @@
                 color: #f8fafc;
                 border-radius: 2px;
                 box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
-                font-size small;
+                font-size: small;
                 padding: 2px 4px;
             }
         }
@@ -1126,6 +1162,9 @@
             img.text-to-image {
                 max-width: 100%;
             }
+            #clear-chat-button {
+                margin-left: 0;
+            }
         }
         @media only screen and (min-width: 600px) {
             body {