diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/viewers/DeckViewer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/viewers/DeckViewer.tsx
index 01ab62e..9a4817d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/viewers/DeckViewer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/viewers/DeckViewer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import type { RefObject } from 'react';
+import type { RefObject, WheelEvent } from 'react';
 import { useFrame } from '@react-three/fiber';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 import type { TTSObject } from '@tts/shared';
@@ -223,7 +223,14 @@ function arcRadius(cardWidth: number | null): number {
   return Math.max(ARC_RADIUS, (cardWidth / 2 + ARC_PADDING) / Math.sin(ARC_STEP));
 }
 
-/** Prev/next controls and a counter, rendered as the scene overlay. */
+/**
+ * Prev/next controls and a sliding-dot pagination, rendered as the scene
+ * overlay. All dots live in a fixed-width track that slides so the active dot
+ * stays centered; dots fade out as they leave the window. A counter above the
+ * bar shows the current index (`1 / 51`). Round first/last and prev/next
+ * buttons flank the dots. Scrolling over the pagination steps through the
+ * deck.
+ */
 function CarouselControls({
   active,
   count,
@@ -235,25 +242,95 @@ function CarouselControls({
 }) {
   const prev = () => onStep(-1);
   const next = () => onStep(1);
+  const first = () => onStep(-active);
+  const last = () => onStep(count - 1 - active);
+
+  // Dots visible on each side of the active dot.
+  const DOT_WINDOW = 4;
+  const DOT_SIZE = 8;
+  const ACTIVE_WIDTH = 26;
+  const GAP = 6;
+  const SLOTS = DOT_WINDOW * 2 + 1;
+  const slotW = DOT_SIZE + GAP;
+  // Extra width the active dot (plus its gap) pushes beyond a normal slot.
+  const extra = ACTIVE_WIDTH + GAP - slotW;
+  const trackW = SLOTS * slotW + extra;
+  // Left offset of a dot at slot `s` (0 = leftmost). Dots after the active
+  // slot shift right by `extra` to make room for the wider active dot.
+  const slotLeft = (s: number) => s * slotW + (s > DOT_WINDOW ? extra : 0);
+  const dots = Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => i);
+
+  const onWheel = (e: React.WheelEvent) => {
+    // Scroll up/left goes back, scroll down/right goes forward.
+    onStep(e.deltaY < 0 ? -1 : 1);
+  };
+
+  const roundBtn =
+    'flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-900/80 text-zinc-300 backdrop-blur transition hover:bg-zinc-800 hover:text-zinc-100 disabled:opacity-40 disabled:hover:bg-zinc-900/80 disabled:hover:text-zinc-300';
+
   return (
-    <div className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-2 z-10 flex items-center justify-center gap-3">
-      <button
-        onClick={prev}
-        aria-label="Previous card"
-        className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-900/80 text-zinc-300 backdrop-blur transition hover:bg-zinc-800 hover:text-zinc-100"
-      >
-        ‹
-      </button>
-      <span className="rounded-md bg-zinc-900/80 px-3 py-1 font-mono text-xs text-zinc-300 backdrop-blur">
+    <div className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-2 z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-2">
+      <span className="rounded-md bg-zinc-900/80 px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-xs text-zinc-300 backdrop-blur">
         {active + 1} / {count}
       </span>
-      <button
-        onClick={next}
-        aria-label="Next card"
-        className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-900/80 text-zinc-300 backdrop-blur transition hover:bg-zinc-800 hover:text-zinc-100"
-      >
-        ›
-      </button>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <button
+          onClick={first}
+          disabled={active === 0}
+          aria-label="First card"
+          className={roundBtn}
+        >
+          «
+        </button>
+        <button onClick={prev} aria-label="Previous card" className={roundBtn}>
+          ‹
+        </button>
+        <div
+          onWheel={onWheel}
+          role="group"
+          aria-label="Browse cards"
+          className="flex items-center rounded-full bg-zinc-900/80 px-2 py-1.5 backdrop-blur"
+        >
+          <div
+            className="relative overflow-hidden"
+            style={{ width: trackW, height: DOT_SIZE }}
+          >
+            {dots.map((i) => {
+              const isActive = i === active;
+              const slot = DOT_WINDOW + (i - active);
+              const inWindow = slot >= 0 && slot < SLOTS;
+              return (
+                <button
+                  key={i}
+                  onClick={() => onStep(i - active)}
+                  aria-label={`Go to card ${i + 1}`}
+                  aria-current={isActive ? 'true' : undefined}
+                  className="absolute top-0 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full transition-all duration-300"
+                  style={{
+                    left: slotLeft(slot),
+                    width: isActive ? ACTIVE_WIDTH : DOT_SIZE,
+                    height: DOT_SIZE,
+                    opacity: inWindow ? 1 : 0,
+                    pointerEvents: inWindow ? 'auto' : 'none',
+                    backgroundColor: isActive ? '#f4f4f5' : '#71717a',
+                  }}
+                />
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <button onClick={next} aria-label="Next card" className={roundBtn}>
+          ›
+        </button>
+        <button
+          onClick={last}
+          disabled={active === count - 1}
+          aria-label="Last card"
+          className={roundBtn}
+        >
+          »
+        </button>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
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