diff --git a/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx b/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
index f71b567c..515cb857 100644
--- a/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
@@ -357,14 +357,36 @@ interface CatalogRowProps {
   row: Comment[];
 }
 
-const CatalogRow = memo(({ estimatedHeight, matchedFilterColors, row }: CatalogRowProps) => {
-  return (
-    <div className={styles.row} data-pretext-height={estimatedHeight}>
-      {row.map((post, index) => (
-        <CatalogPost key={post?.cid || index} matchedFilterColor={matchedFilterColors?.get(post?.cid || '')} post={post} />
-      ))}
-    </div>
-  );
-});
+const CatalogRow = memo(
+  ({ estimatedHeight, matchedFilterColors, row }: CatalogRowProps) => {
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.row} data-pretext-height={estimatedHeight}>
+        {row.map((post, index) => (
+          <CatalogPost key={post?.cid || index} matchedFilterColor={matchedFilterColors?.get(post?.cid || '')} post={post} />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    );
+  },
+  (prevProps, nextProps) => {
+    if (prevProps.estimatedHeight !== nextProps.estimatedHeight || prevProps.row.length !== nextProps.row.length) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    for (let index = 0; index < prevProps.row.length; index += 1) {
+      const prevPost = prevProps.row[index];
+      const nextPost = nextProps.row[index];
+      if (prevPost !== nextPost) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      const cid = prevPost?.cid || '';
+      if (prevProps.matchedFilterColors?.get(cid) !== nextProps.matchedFilterColors?.get(cid)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  },
+);
 
 export default CatalogRow;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates.ts b/src/lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates.ts
index b0f39982..0b4aa0d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ const preparedSegmentCache = new Map<string, PreparedTextWithSegments>();
 const paragraphHeightCache = new WeakMap<PreparedText, Map<string, number>>();
 const paragraphFloatHeightCache = new WeakMap<PreparedTextWithSegments, Map<string, number>>();
 const nestedPretextElementCache = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, HTMLElement | null>();
+const catalogPostHeightEstimateCache = new Map<string, number>();
+const catalogRowHeightEstimateCache = new Map<string, number>();
 
 let pretextSupport: boolean | undefined;
 
@@ -242,6 +244,9 @@ const getCatalogCardWidth = (imageSize: CatalogImageSize): number => (imageSize
 
 const getCatalogMediaMaxSize = (imageSize: CatalogImageSize): number => (imageSize === 'Large' ? LARGE_CATALOG_MEDIA_SIZE : SMALL_CATALOG_MEDIA_SIZE);
 
+const getCatalogEstimateCachePrefix = (imageSize: CatalogImageSize, metrics: ReplyTypographyMetrics, showOPComment: boolean): string =>
+  [imageSize, showOPComment ? '1' : '0', metrics.bodyFontFamily, metrics.bodyFontSizePx].join('\u0000');
+
 const clampEstimateHeight = (value: number): number => Math.max(MIN_ESTIMATE_HEIGHT, Math.ceil(value));
 
 const getMedianEstimate = (estimates: number[], fallback: number): number => {
@@ -701,6 +706,12 @@ export const getCatalogPostHeightEstimate = ({ imageSize, metrics, post, showOPC
     return DEFAULT_CATALOG_ROW_HEIGHT - CATALOG_ROW_PADDING_TOP;
   }
 
+  const cacheKey = post.cid ? `${getCatalogEstimateCachePrefix(imageSize, metrics, showOPComment)}\u0000post\u0000${post.cid}` : undefined;
+  const cachedHeight = cacheKey ? catalogPostHeightEstimateCache.get(cacheKey) : undefined;
+  if (cachedHeight !== undefined) {
+    return cachedHeight;
+  }
+
   const cardWidth = getCatalogCardWidth(imageSize);
   const fontSizePx = metrics.bodyFontSizePx;
   const font = `${fontSizePx}px ${metrics.bodyFontFamily}`;
@@ -717,16 +728,30 @@ export const getCatalogPostHeightEstimate = ({ imageSize, metrics, post, showOPC
     CATALOG_CARD_MAX_HEIGHT,
     CATALOG_CARD_MARGIN_Y + CATALOG_CARD_PADDING_TOP + CATALOG_CARD_PADDING_BOTTOM + mediaHeight + CATALOG_CARD_META_HEIGHT + textHeight,
   );
-
-  return Math.max(MIN_ESTIMATE_HEIGHT, Math.ceil(rawHeight));
+  const estimatedHeight = Math.max(MIN_ESTIMATE_HEIGHT, Math.ceil(rawHeight));
+  if (cacheKey) {
+    catalogPostHeightEstimateCache.set(cacheKey, estimatedHeight);
+  }
+  return estimatedHeight;
 };
 
 export const getCatalogRowHeightEstimate = ({ imageSize, metrics, row, showOPComment }: CatalogSingleRowHeightEstimateOptions): number => {
+  const cacheKey =
+    row.length > 0 ? `${getCatalogEstimateCachePrefix(imageSize, metrics, showOPComment)}\u0000row\u0000${row.map((post) => post?.cid || '').join(',')}` : undefined;
+  const cachedHeight = cacheKey ? catalogRowHeightEstimateCache.get(cacheKey) : undefined;
+  if (cachedHeight !== undefined) {
+    return cachedHeight;
+  }
+
   const tallestCardHeight = row.reduce((maxHeight, post) => {
     return Math.max(maxHeight, getCatalogPostHeightEstimate({ imageSize, metrics, post, showOPComment }));
   }, DEFAULT_CATALOG_ROW_HEIGHT - CATALOG_ROW_PADDING_TOP);
 
-  return clampEstimateHeight(CATALOG_ROW_PADDING_TOP + tallestCardHeight);
+  const estimatedHeight = clampEstimateHeight(CATALOG_ROW_PADDING_TOP + tallestCardHeight);
+  if (cacheKey) {
+    catalogRowHeightEstimateCache.set(cacheKey, estimatedHeight);
+  }
+  return estimatedHeight;
 };
 
 export const getCatalogRowHeightEstimates = ({ imageSize, metrics, rows, showOPComment }: CatalogRowHeightEstimateOptions): number[] => {
diff --git a/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx b/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
index ee53ff5f..32ab1308 100644
--- a/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
+++ b/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   } as Record<string, { address: string; features?: Record<string, unknown> }>,
   directories: [{ address: 'music-posting.eth', title: '/mu/ - Music' }] as Array<{ address: string; title?: string }>,
   feed: [] as TestComment[],
+  feedOptionsCalls: [] as Array<{ postsPerPage?: number }>,
   filterItems: [] as FilterItem[],
   filteredDirectoryAddresses: ['music-posting.eth'] as string[],
   hasMore: false,
@@ -122,12 +123,15 @@ vi.mock('@bitsocialnet/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
     testState.accountCommentsCalls.push(options);
     return { accountComments: getScopedAccountComments(options) };
   },
-  useFeed: (options: { filter?: { filter: (comment: TestComment) => boolean } }) => ({
-    feed: options.filter ? testState.feed.filter((comment) => options.filter?.filter(comment)) : testState.feed,
-    hasMore: testState.hasMore,
-    loadMore: testState.loadMoreMock,
-    reset: testState.resetMock,
-  }),
+  useFeed: (options: { filter?: { filter: (comment: TestComment) => boolean }; postsPerPage?: number }) => {
+    testState.feedOptionsCalls.push({ postsPerPage: options.postsPerPage });
+    return {
+      feed: options.filter ? testState.feed.filter((comment) => options.filter?.filter(comment)) : testState.feed,
+      hasMore: testState.hasMore,
+      loadMore: testState.loadMoreMock,
+      reset: testState.resetMock,
+    };
+  },
   useCommunity: () => testState.community,
 }));
 
@@ -305,6 +309,7 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
       },
     };
     testState.feed = [];
+    testState.feedOptionsCalls = [];
     testState.filterItems = [];
     testState.filteredDirectoryAddresses = ['music-posting.eth'];
     testState.hasMore = false;
@@ -368,6 +373,18 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
     root = createRoot(container);
   });
 
+  it('renders single-board catalogs without Virtuoso virtualization', async () => {
+    testState.feed = [
+      { cid: 'board-post-1', title: 'one', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' },
+      { cid: 'board-post-2', title: 'two', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' },
+    ];
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="virtuoso"]')).toBeNull();
+    expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')).map((element) => element.textContent)).toEqual(['row:board-post-1,board-post-2']);
+  });
+
   it('canonicalizes multiboard catalog paths and keeps load-more wired for infinite scrolling', async () => {
     testState.feed = [{ cid: 'all-post', title: 'one', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' }];
     testState.hasMore = true;
@@ -379,6 +396,7 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
     });
 
     expect(latestLocation).toBe('/all/catalog');
+    expect(testState.feedOptionsCalls.at(-1)?.postsPerPage).toBe(24);
 
     await act(async () => {
       container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="end-reached"]')?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
@@ -387,6 +405,29 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
     expect(testState.loadMoreMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it('captures Virtuoso state on pagehide instead of wiring a scroll hot-path listener', async () => {
+    testState.feed = [{ cid: 'all-post', title: 'one', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' }];
+    const addEventListenerSpy = vi.spyOn(window, 'addEventListener');
+    const removeEventListenerSpy = vi.spyOn(window, 'removeEventListener');
+
+    await renderCatalog({
+      catalogProps: { viewType: 'all' },
+      initialEntry: '/all/catalog',
+      routePath: '/all/*',
+    });
+
+    expect(addEventListenerSpy.mock.calls.some(([eventName]) => String(eventName) === 'pagehide')).toBe(true);
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+
+    expect(removeEventListenerSpy.mock.calls.some(([eventName]) => String(eventName) === 'pagehide')).toBe(true);
+
+    addEventListenerSpy.mockRestore();
+    removeEventListenerSpy.mockRestore();
+
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
   it('shows the empty subscriptions state when there are no subscribed boards to browse', async () => {
     testState.account = { subscriptions: [] };
 
diff --git a/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx b/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
index 105c86d6..0f1041d3 100644
--- a/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
+++ b/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useDeferredValue, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useLocation, useNavigate, useNavigationType, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Comment, useAccount, useCommunity, useFeed, useAccountComments } from '@bitsocialnet/bitsocial-react-hooks';
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   const windowWidth = useWindowWidth();
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
   const columnCount = Math.floor(windowWidth / columnWidth);
+  const multiboardCatalogPostsPerPage = Math.max(18, Math.min(24, Math.max(columnCount, 1) * 5));
 
   const communityDirectory = useDirectoryByAddress(isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView || isInModView ? undefined : communityAddress);
   const { guiPostsPerPage: boardPostsPerPage, maxGuiPages, paginationFeedPostsPerPage } = useBoardFeedPageSize(communityDirectory);
@@ -271,10 +272,20 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     return {
       communityAddresses,
       sortType: feedSortType,
-      postsPerPage: isMultiboard ? 10 : paginationFeedPostsPerPage,
+      postsPerPage: isMultiboard ? multiboardCatalogPostsPerPage : paginationFeedPostsPerPage,
       filter: createCombinedFilter(filterItems, searchText, communityAddress || 'all', handleFilterMatch),
     };
-  }, [communityAddresses, feedSortType, isMultiboard, paginationFeedPostsPerPage, filterItems, searchText, communityAddress, handleFilterMatch]);
+  }, [
+    communityAddresses,
+    feedSortType,
+    isMultiboard,
+    paginationFeedPostsPerPage,
+    multiboardCatalogPostsPerPage,
+    filterItems,
+    searchText,
+    communityAddress,
+    handleFilterMatch,
+  ]);
 
   const { feed, hasMore, loadMore, reset } = useFeed(feedOptions);
   const accountCommentLookupOptions = useMemo(
@@ -390,6 +401,32 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     }),
     [communityAddresses, hasMore, cappedFeed.length, communityAddress, isInAllView, isInSubscriptionsView, isInModView, effectiveInfiniteScroll],
   );
+  const catalogFooter = useMemo(
+    () => (
+      <>
+        <CatalogFooter communityAddresses={communityAddresses} hasMore={hasMore} combinedFeedLength={cappedFeed.length} showLoadingEllipsis={effectiveInfiniteScroll} />
+        <PageFooterDesktop
+          firstRow={
+            <CatalogFooterFirstRow
+              communityAddress={communityAddress}
+              isInAllView={isInAllView}
+              isInSubscriptionsView={isInSubscriptionsView}
+              isInModView={isInModView}
+            />
+          }
+        />
+        <PageFooterMobile>
+          <div className={mobileFooterStyles.mobileFooterButtons}>
+            <ReturnButton address={communityAddress} isInAllView={isInAllView} isInSubscriptionsView={isInSubscriptionsView} isInModView={isInModView} />
+            <ArchiveButton address={communityAddress} isInAllView={isInAllView} isInSubscriptionsView={isInSubscriptionsView} isInModView={isInModView} />
+            <TopButton />
+            <RefreshButton />
+          </div>
+        </PageFooterMobile>
+      </>
+    ),
+    [communityAddresses, hasMore, cappedFeed.length, communityAddress, isInAllView, isInSubscriptionsView, isInModView, effectiveInfiniteScroll],
+  );
 
   const isFeedLoaded = feed.length > 0 || state === 'failed';
 
@@ -426,6 +463,8 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     return [...topPosts, ...regularPosts];
   }, [sortedFeed, filterItems]);
 
+  const deferredProcessedFeed = useDeferredValue(processedFeed);
+
   const matchedFilterColors = useMemo(() => {
     const nextMatchedFilterColors = new Map<string, string>();
     const activeColoredFilters = filterItems.filter((item) => item.enabled && item.text.trim() !== '' && item.color);
@@ -434,7 +473,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
       return nextMatchedFilterColors;
     }
 
-    for (const comment of processedFeed) {
+    for (const comment of deferredProcessedFeed) {
       const cid = comment?.cid;
       if (!cid) {
         continue;
@@ -447,20 +486,29 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     }
 
     return nextMatchedFilterColors;
-  }, [filterItems, processedFeed]);
+  }, [deferredProcessedFeed, filterItems]);
 
+  const rowCacheRef = useRef(new Map<string, Comment[]>());
   const rows = useMemo(() => {
     if (!isFeedLoaded) {
+      rowCacheRef.current.clear();
       return [];
     }
 
     const effectiveColumnCount = Math.max(columnCount, 1);
-    const nextRows = [];
-    for (let i = 0; i < processedFeed.length; i += effectiveColumnCount) {
-      nextRows.push(processedFeed.slice(i, i + effectiveColumnCount));
+    const nextRows: Comment[][] = [];
+    const nextRowCache = new Map<string, Comment[]>();
+    for (let i = 0; i < deferredProcessedFeed.length; i += effectiveColumnCount) {
+      const nextRow = deferredProcessedFeed.slice(i, i + effectiveColumnCount);
+      const rowKey = nextRow.map((post) => post?.cid || '').join('\u0000');
+      const cachedRow = rowCacheRef.current.get(rowKey);
+      const stableRow = cachedRow && cachedRow.length === nextRow.length && cachedRow.every((post, index) => post === nextRow[index]) ? cachedRow : nextRow;
+      nextRowCache.set(rowKey, stableRow);
+      nextRows.push(stableRow);
     }
+    rowCacheRef.current = nextRowCache;
     return nextRows;
-  }, [columnCount, isFeedLoaded, processedFeed]);
+  }, [columnCount, deferredProcessedFeed, isFeedLoaded]);
 
   const catalogMetrics = useMemo(() => readReplyTypographyMetrics(), [themeKey, windowWidth]);
   const rowHeightEstimates = useMemo(
@@ -480,7 +528,8 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   // Virtuoso's default DOM measurement path and leaves rows on the fallback height.
   const catalogSizingProps = useMemo(() => (catalogVirtualizationMode === 'item-size' ? { itemSize: getPretextItemSizeFromElement } : {}), [catalogVirtualizationMode]);
   const isMultiboardView = isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView || isInModView;
-  const catalogViewportBuffer = isMultiboardView ? (isMobile ? { bottom: 2400, top: 1200 } : { bottom: 1200, top: 900 }) : { bottom: 1200, top: 1200 };
+  const shouldVirtualizeCatalog = isMultiboardView;
+  const catalogViewportBuffer = isMultiboardView ? (isMobile ? { bottom: 2400, top: 1200 } : { bottom: 900, top: 600 }) : { bottom: 1200, top: 1200 };
 
   const virtuosoRef = useRef<VirtuosoHandle | null>(null);
   const virtuosoStateKey = feedCacheKey ? `${feedCacheKey}-${sortType}` : `${location.pathname}-${sortType}-catalog`;
@@ -497,20 +546,29 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   }, [isVisible, navigationType]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isVisible) return;
+    if (!isVisible || !shouldVirtualizeCatalog) return;
 
     const currentKey = virtuosoStateKey;
-    const setLastVirtuosoState = () =>
+    // Avoid pulling Virtuoso state on every scroll tick in the catalog hot path.
+    const saveVirtuosoState = () =>
       virtuosoRef.current?.getState((snapshot: StateSnapshot) => {
         if (snapshot?.ranges?.length) {
           lastVirtuosoStates[currentKey] = snapshot;
         }
       });
-    window.addEventListener('scroll', setLastVirtuosoState);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('scroll', setLastVirtuosoState);
-  }, [virtuosoStateKey, isVisible]);
+    window.addEventListener('pagehide', saveVirtuosoState);
+    return () => {
+      saveVirtuosoState();
+      window.removeEventListener('pagehide', saveVirtuosoState);
+    };
+  }, [virtuosoStateKey, isVisible, shouldVirtualizeCatalog]);
 
-  const lastVirtuosoState = navigationType === 'POP' ? lastVirtuosoStates?.[virtuosoStateKey] : undefined;
+  const lastVirtuosoState = shouldVirtualizeCatalog && navigationType === 'POP' ? lastVirtuosoStates?.[virtuosoStateKey] : undefined;
+
+  const renderCatalogRow = useCallback(
+    (index: number, row: Comment[]) => <CatalogRow estimatedHeight={rowHeightEstimates[index]} index={index} matchedFilterColors={matchedFilterColors} row={row} />,
+    [matchedFilterColors, rowHeightEstimates],
+  );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isVisible) return;
@@ -536,21 +594,36 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
       <div className={styles.catalog}>
         {processedFeed?.length !== 0 ? (
           <>
-            <Virtuoso
-              defaultItemHeight={defaultCatalogRowHeight}
-              heightEstimates={catalogVirtualizationMode === 'off' ? undefined : rowHeightEstimates}
-              increaseViewportBy={catalogViewportBuffer}
-              {...catalogSizingProps}
-              totalCount={rows?.length || 0}
-              data={rows}
-              itemContent={(index, row) => <CatalogRow estimatedHeight={rowHeightEstimates[index]} index={index} matchedFilterColors={matchedFilterColors} row={row} />}
-              useWindowScroll={true}
-              components={footerComponents}
-              endReached={effectiveInfiniteScroll && hasMore ? loadMore : undefined}
-              ref={virtuosoRef}
-              restoreStateFrom={lastVirtuosoState}
-              initialScrollTop={lastVirtuosoState?.scrollTop}
-            />
+            {shouldVirtualizeCatalog ? (
+              <Virtuoso
+                defaultItemHeight={defaultCatalogRowHeight}
+                heightEstimates={catalogVirtualizationMode === 'off' ? undefined : rowHeightEstimates}
+                increaseViewportBy={catalogViewportBuffer}
+                {...catalogSizingProps}
+                totalCount={rows?.length || 0}
+                data={rows}
+                itemContent={renderCatalogRow}
+                useWindowScroll={true}
+                components={footerComponents}
+                endReached={effectiveInfiniteScroll && hasMore ? loadMore : undefined}
+                ref={virtuosoRef}
+                restoreStateFrom={lastVirtuosoState}
+                initialScrollTop={lastVirtuosoState?.scrollTop}
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                {rows.map((row, index) => (
+                  <CatalogRow
+                    key={row.map((post) => post?.cid || '').join('\u0000') || `row-${index}`}
+                    estimatedHeight={rowHeightEstimates[index]}
+                    index={index}
+                    matchedFilterColors={matchedFilterColors}
+                    row={row}
+                  />
+                ))}
+                {catalogFooter}
+              </>
+            )}
           </>
         ) : (
           <>