diff --git a/appview/db/strings.go b/appview/db/strings.go
--- a/appview/db/strings.go
+++ b/appview/db/strings.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ )
 	return err
 }
 
-func GetStrings(e Execer, filters ...filter) ([]String, error) {
+func GetStrings(e Execer, limit int, filters ...filter) ([]String, error) {
 	var all []String
 
 	var conditions []string
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@
 	whereClause := ""
 	if conditions != nil {
 		whereClause = " where " + strings.Join(conditions, " and ")
+	}
+
+	limitClause := ""
+	if limit != 0 {
+		limitClause = fmt.Sprintf(" limit %d ", limit)
 	}
 
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(`select
@@ -154,8 +159,12 @@ description,
 			content,
 			created,
 			edited
-		from strings %s`,
+		from strings
+		%s
+		order by created desc
+		%s`,
 		whereClause,
+		limitClause,
 	)
 
 	rows, err := e.Query(query, args...)
diff --git a/appview/pages/pages.go b/appview/pages/pages.go
--- a/appview/pages/pages.go
+++ b/appview/pages/pages.go
@@ -1160,6 +1160,15 @@ func (p *Pages) StringsDashboard(w io.Writer, params StringsDashboardParams) error {
 	return p.execute("strings/dashboard", w, params)
 }
 
+type StringTimelineParams struct {
+	LoggedInUser *oauth.User
+	Strings      []db.String
+}
+
+func (p *Pages) StringsTimeline(w io.Writer, params StringTimelineParams) error {
+	return p.execute("strings/timeline", w, params)
+}
+
 type SingleStringParams struct {
 	LoggedInUser     *oauth.User
 	ShowRendered     bool
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/strings/fragments/form.html b/appview/pages/templates/strings/fragments/form.html
--- a/appview/pages/templates/strings/fragments/form.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/strings/fragments/form.html
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ <textarea
       name="content" 
       id="content-textarea"
       wrap="off"
-      class="w-full dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400"
+      class="w-full dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 font-mono"
       rows="20"
+      spellcheck="false"
       placeholder="Paste your string here!"
       required>{{ .String.Contents }}</textarea>
     <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/strings/string.html b/appview/pages/templates/strings/string.html
--- a/appview/pages/templates/strings/string.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/strings/string.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ </a>
         {{ end }}
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="overflow-auto relative">
+    <div class="overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden relative">
       {{ if .ShowRendered }}
       <div id="blob-contents" class="prose dark:prose-invert">{{ .RenderedContents }}</div>
       {{ else }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/strings/timeline.html b/appview/pages/templates/strings/timeline.html
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/strings/timeline.html
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{{ define "title" }} all strings {{ end }}
+
+{{ define "topbar" }}
+  {{ template "layouts/topbar" $ }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "content" }}
+  {{ block "timeline" $ }}{{ end }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "timeline" }}
+  <div>
+    <div class="p-6">
+      <p class="text-xl font-bold dark:text-white">All strings</p>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+      {{ range $i, $s := .Strings }}
+        <div class="relative">
+          {{ if ne $i 0 }}
+            <div class="absolute left-8 -top-4 w-px h-4 bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-600"></div>
+          {{ end }}
+          <div class="flex flex-col divide-y divide-gray-200 dark:divide-gray-700 border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-sm">
+            {{ template "stringCard" $s }}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      {{ end }}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "stringCard" }}
+  <div class="py-4 px-6 drop-shadow-sm rounded bg-white dark:bg-gray-800">
+      <div class="font-medium dark:text-white flex gap-2 items-center">
+        <a href="/strings/{{ resolve .Did.String }}/{{ .Rkey }}">{{ .Filename }}</a>
+      </div>
+      {{ with .Description }}
+        <div class="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300 text-sm">
+            {{ . }}
+        </div>
+      {{ end }}
+
+      {{ template "stringCardInfo" . }}
+  </div>
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "stringCardInfo" }}
+  {{ $stat := .Stats }}
+  {{ $resolved := resolve .Did.String }}
+  <div class="text-gray-400 pt-4 text-sm font-mono inline-flex items-center gap-2 mt-auto">
+    <a href="/strings/{{ $resolved }}" class="flex items-center">
+        {{ template "user/fragments/picHandle" $resolved }}
+    </a>
+    <span class="select-none [&:before]:content-['·']"></span>
+    <span>{{ $stat.LineCount }} line{{if ne $stat.LineCount 1}}s{{end}}</span>
+    <span class="select-none [&:before]:content-['·']"></span>
+    {{ with .Edited }}
+      <span>edited {{ template "repo/fragments/shortTimeAgo" . }}</span>
+    {{ else }}
+      {{ template "repo/fragments/shortTimeAgo" .Created }}
+    {{ end }}
+  </div>
+{{ end }}
+
+
diff --git a/appview/strings/strings.go b/appview/strings/strings.go
--- a/appview/strings/strings.go
+++ b/appview/strings/strings.go
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ func (s *Strings) Router(mw *middleware.Middleware) http.Handler {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
 	r.
+		Get("/", s.timeline)
+
+	r.
 		With(mw.ResolveIdent()).
 		Route("/{user}", func(r chi.Router) {
 			r.Get("/", s.dashboard)
@@ -70,6 +73,22 @@
 	return r
 }
 
+func (s *Strings) timeline(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	l := s.Logger.With("handler", "timeline")
+
+	strings, err := db.GetStrings(s.Db, 50)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Error("failed to fetch string", "err", err)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	s.Pages.StringsTimeline(w, pages.StringTimelineParams{
+		LoggedInUser: s.OAuth.GetUser(r),
+		Strings:      strings,
+	})
+}
+
 func (s *Strings) contents(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	l := s.Logger.With("handler", "contents")
 
@@ -91,6 +110,7 @@ l = l.With("rkey", rkey)
 
 	strings, err := db.GetStrings(
 		s.Db,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("did", id.DID),
 		db.FilterEq("rkey", rkey),
 	)
@@ -154,6 +174,7 @@ l = l.With("did", id.DID, "handle", id.Handle)
 
 	all, err := db.GetStrings(
 		s.Db,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("did", id.DID),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -225,6 +246,7 @@
 	// get the string currently being edited
 	all, err := db.GetStrings(
 		s.Db,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("did", id.DID),
 		db.FilterEq("rkey", rkey),
 	)
diff --git a/input.css b/input.css
--- a/input.css
+++ b/input.css
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ display: none;
         }
 
         code {
-            @apply font-mono rounded bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700;
+            @apply font-mono rounded bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 text-black dark:text-white;
         }
     }