diff --git a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
index 5ccdd817b6..d373657489 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import { DialogThemeList } from "./component/dialog-theme-list"
 import { DialogHelp } from "./ui/dialog-help"
 import { DialogAgent } from "./component/dialog-agent"
 import { DialogSessionList } from "./component/dialog-session-list"
-import { DialogProject } from "./component/dialog-project"
+import { DialogOpen } from "./component/dialog-open"
 import { SessionTabs } from "./component/session-tabs"
 import { ThemeErrorToast } from "./component/theme-error-toast"
 import { ThemeProvider, useTheme, useThemes } from "./context/theme"
@@ -95,13 +95,11 @@ import { StorageProvider } from "./context/storage"
 
 registerOpencodeSpinner()
 
-const appGlobalBindingCommands = ["session.list", "session.new"] as const
+const appGlobalBindingCommands = ["session.list", "session.new", "open.menu"] as const
 
 const sessionTabBindingCommands = [
   "session.tab.next",
   "session.tab.previous",
-  "session.tab.history.back",
-  "session.tab.history.forward",
   "session.tab.next_unread",
   "session.tab.previous_unread",
   "session.tab.close",
@@ -653,12 +651,12 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
         },
       },
       {
-        name: "project.switch",
-        title: "Switch project",
+        name: "open.menu",
+        title: "Open session or project",
         category: "Session",
-        slash: { name: "projects", aliases: ["project"] },
+        slash: { name: "open", aliases: ["projects", "project"] },
         run: () => {
-          dialog.replace(() => <DialogProject />)
+          dialog.replace(() => <DialogOpen />)
         },
       },
       ...Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, i) => ({
@@ -685,22 +683,6 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
         enabled: sessionTabs.enabled,
         run: () => sessionTabs.cycle(-1),
       },
-      {
-        name: "session.tab.history.back",
-        title: "Back in tab history",
-        category: "Session",
-        palette: undefined,
-        enabled: sessionTabs.enabled,
-        run: () => sessionTabs.history(-1),
-      },
-      {
-        name: "session.tab.history.forward",
-        title: "Forward in tab history",
-        category: "Session",
-        palette: undefined,
-        enabled: sessionTabs.enabled,
-        run: () => sessionTabs.history(1),
-      },
       {
         name: "session.tab.next_unread",
         title: "Next unread tab",
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-open.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-open.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bad3a3c35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-open.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+import path from "path"
+import { createMemo, createResource, createSignal, onMount } from "solid-js"
+import type { SessionInfo } from "@opencode-ai/client"
+import { useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentui/solid"
+import { useDialog } from "../ui/dialog"
+import { DialogSelect } from "../ui/dialog-select"
+import { useRoute } from "../context/route"
+import { useData } from "../context/data"
+import { useClient } from "../context/client"
+import { useLocation } from "../context/location"
+import { useSessionTabs } from "../context/session-tabs"
+import { useTheme, useThemes } from "../context/theme"
+import { Keymap } from "../context/keymap"
+import { Locale } from "../util/locale"
+import { abbreviateHome } from "../runtime"
+import { useTuiPaths } from "../context/runtime"
+import { truncateFilePath } from "../ui/file-path"
+import { stringWidth } from "../util/string-width"
+import { Spinner } from "./spinner"
+
+const RECENT_LIMIT = 8
+
+type OpenTarget = { type: "session"; sessionID: string } | { type: "project"; directory: string }
+
+export function DialogOpen() {
+  const dialog = useDialog()
+  const route = useRoute()
+  const data = useData()
+  const client = useClient()
+  const location = useLocation()
+  const sessionTabs = useSessionTabs()
+  const themes = useThemes()
+  const theme = useTheme("elevated")
+  const mode = themes.mode
+  const paths = useTuiPaths()
+  const dimensions = useTerminalDimensions()
+  const shortcuts = Keymap.useShortcuts()
+  const [filter, setFilter] = createSignal("")
+
+  data.project.invalidate()
+  void data.project.sync().catch(() => {})
+
+  // One background fetch fills in recent sessions from other projects; the menu renders
+  // immediately from the local store and never blocks on the network.
+  const [fetched] = createResource(
+    () =>
+      client.api.session
+        .list({ limit: 50, order: "desc", parentID: null })
+        .then((response) => response.data)
+        .catch(() => [] as SessionInfo[]),
+    { initialValue: [] },
+  )
+
+  const openTabs = createMemo(() => new Set(sessionTabs.tabs().map((tab) => tab.sessionID)))
+  const currentSessionID = createMemo(() => (route.data.type === "session" ? route.data.sessionID : undefined))
+  const sessions = createMemo(() => {
+    const seen = new Set<string>()
+    return [...data.session.list(), ...fetched()]
+      .filter((session) => {
+        if (session.parentID || seen.has(session.id)) return false
+        seen.add(session.id)
+        return true
+      })
+      .toSorted((a, b) => b.time.updated - a.time.updated)
+  })
+
+  const options = createMemo(() => {
+    const tabs = openTabs()
+    // With an empty query the menu shows what is not already one keystroke away: open tabs are
+    // visible in the strip, so recents exclude them. Typing widens the pool to every session so
+    // matching a tab by name still switches to it.
+    const recent = filter().trim()
+      ? sessions()
+      : sessions()
+          .filter((session) => !tabs.has(session.id))
+          .slice(0, RECENT_LIMIT)
+    const sessionOptions = recent.map((session) => {
+      const project = data.project.get(session.projectID)
+      const name = project?.name || path.basename(project?.canonical ?? session.location.directory)
+      const running = data.session.family(session.id).some((id) => data.session.status(id) === "running")
+      return {
+        title: session.title,
+        value: { type: "session", sessionID: session.id } as OpenTarget,
+        category: "Sessions",
+        footer: `${Locale.truncate(name, 20)} · ${timeAgo(session.time.updated)}`,
+        gutter: running
+          ? () => <Spinner />
+          : tabs.has(session.id)
+            ? () => <text fg={theme.hue.accent[mode() === "light" ? 800 : 200]}>▪</text>
+            : undefined,
+      }
+    })
+
+    const current = location.current?.project
+    const seen = new Set<string>()
+    const projectOptions = data.project
+      .list()
+      .filter((project) => {
+        if (project.canonical === "/" || project.id === current?.id || seen.has(project.canonical)) return false
+        seen.add(project.canonical)
+        return true
+      })
+      .map((project) => {
+        const title = project.name ?? path.basename(project.canonical)
+        const description = abbreviateHome(project.canonical, paths.home)
+        // Dialog padding, the gutter column, title padding, and the separating space use nine columns.
+        const width = Math.min(60, dimensions().width - 2) - 9 - stringWidth(title)
+        return {
+          title,
+          description: truncateFilePath(description, width),
+          searchText: description,
+          value: { type: "project", directory: project.canonical } as OpenTarget,
+          category: "Projects",
+        }
+      })
+
+    return [...sessionOptions, ...projectOptions]
+  })
+
+  onMount(() => dialog.setSize("large"))
+
+  return (
+    <DialogSelect
+      title="Open"
+      placeholder="Search sessions and projects…"
+      options={options()}
+      current={currentSessionID() ? ({ type: "session", sessionID: currentSessionID()! } as OpenTarget) : undefined}
+      focusCurrent={false}
+      onFilter={setFilter}
+      noMatchView={
+        <box paddingLeft={4} paddingRight={4}>
+          <text fg={theme.text.subdued}>
+            {shortcuts.get("session.list")
+              ? `No matches · search all sessions with ${shortcuts.get("session.list")}`
+              : "No matches"}
+          </text>
+        </box>
+      }
+      onSelect={(option) => {
+        dialog.clear()
+        if (option.value.type === "session") {
+          route.navigate({ type: "session", sessionID: option.value.sessionID })
+          return
+        }
+        const target = { directory: option.value.directory }
+        route.navigate({ type: "home", location: target })
+        location.set(target)
+      }}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function timeAgo(timestamp: number) {
+  const minutes = Math.floor((Date.now() - timestamp) / 60_000)
+  if (minutes < 1) return "now"
+  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m`
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60)
+  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h`
+  const days = Math.floor(hours / 24)
+  if (days < 30) return `${days}d`
+  const months = Math.floor(days / 30)
+  if (months < 12) return `${months}mo`
+  return `${Math.floor(days / 365)}y`
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ce9b59dd3..0000000000
--- a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-project.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-import path from "path"
-import { createMemo } from "solid-js"
-import { DialogSelect } from "../ui/dialog-select"
-import { useDialog } from "../ui/dialog"
-import { useData } from "../context/data"
-import { useRoute } from "../context/route"
-import { abbreviateHome } from "../runtime"
-import { useTuiPaths } from "../context/runtime"
-import { useLocation } from "../context/location"
-import { useToast } from "../ui/toast"
-import { useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentui/solid"
-import { truncateFilePath } from "../ui/file-path"
-import { stringWidth } from "../util/string-width"
-
-export function DialogProject() {
-  const dialog = useDialog()
-  const data = useData()
-  const route = useRoute()
-  const paths = useTuiPaths()
-  const location = useLocation()
-  const toast = useToast()
-  const dimensions = useTerminalDimensions()
-
-  data.project.invalidate()
-  void data.project.sync().catch(toast.error)
-
-  const current = () => location.current?.project
-
-  const options = createMemo(() => {
-    const seen = new Set<string>()
-    return data.project
-      .list()
-      .filter((project) => {
-        if (project.canonical === "/" || seen.has(project.canonical)) return false
-        seen.add(project.canonical)
-        return true
-      })
-      .toSorted((a, b) => {
-        if (a.id === current()?.id) return -1
-        if (b.id === current()?.id) return 1
-        return 0
-      })
-      .map((project) => {
-        const title = project.name ?? path.basename(project.canonical)
-        const description = abbreviateHome(project.canonical, paths.home)
-        // Dialog padding, the current marker, title padding, and the separating space use nine columns.
-        const width = Math.min(60, dimensions().width - 2) - 9 - stringWidth(title)
-        return {
-          title,
-          description: truncateFilePath(description, width),
-          searchText: description,
-          value: project.canonical,
-        }
-      })
-  })
-
-  return (
-    <DialogSelect
-      title="Switch project"
-      placeholder="Search projects…"
-      options={options()}
-      current={current()?.canonical}
-      emptyView={
-        <box paddingLeft={4} paddingRight={4} paddingTop={1}>
-          <text>No projects found</text>
-        </box>
-      }
-      onSelect={(option) => {
-        dialog.clear()
-        if (option.value === current()?.canonical) return
-        const target = { directory: option.value }
-        route.navigate({ type: "home", location: target })
-        location.set(target)
-      }}
-    />
-  )
-}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-session-list.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-session-list.tsx
index 5bf451b4a6..5d08e5590c 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-session-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-session-list.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { DialogSessionRename } from "./dialog-session-rename"
 import { Spinner } from "./spinner"
 import { errorMessage } from "../util/error"
 import { useSessionTabs } from "../context/session-tabs"
+import { useStorage } from "../context/storage"
 
 export function DialogSessionList() {
   const dialog = useDialog()
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ export function DialogSessionList() {
   const shortcuts = Keymap.useShortcuts()
   const [search, setSearch] = createDebouncedSignal("", 150)
   const [toDelete, setToDelete] = createSignal<string>()
-  const [allProjects, setAllProjects] = createSignal(false)
+  const [prefs, updatePrefs] = useStorage().store("session-list", { initial: { allProjects: false } })
+  const allProjects = () => prefs.allProjects
 
   const [searchResults, { mutate: setSearchResults }] = createResource(
     () => ({ query: search().trim(), allProjects: allProjects() }),
@@ -189,7 +191,9 @@ export function DialogSessionList() {
           title: allProjects() ? "Show current directory sessions" : "Show all project sessions",
           group: "Dialog",
           run: () => {
-            setAllProjects((value) => !value)
+            void updatePrefs((draft) => {
+              draft.allProjects = !draft.allProjects
+            }).catch(() => {})
           },
         },
       ]}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/config/v1/keybind.ts b/packages/tui/src/config/v1/keybind.ts
index 508099dc76..9787f9ad5d 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/config/v1/keybind.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/config/v1/keybind.ts
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@ export const Definitions = {
   session_move: keybind("none", "Move session"),
   session_new: keybind("<leader>n", "Create a new session"),
   session_list: keybind("<leader>l", "List all sessions"),
+  open_menu: keybind("ctrl+o", "Open recent sessions and projects"),
   session_tab_next: keybind("ctrl+tab,<leader>right,alt+shift+]", "Switch to next open tab"),
   session_tab_previous: keybind("ctrl+shift+tab,<leader>left,alt+shift+[", "Switch to previous open tab"),
-  session_tab_history_back: keybind("ctrl+o", "Go back in tab history"),
-  session_tab_history_forward: keybind("ctrl+i", "Go forward in tab history"),
   session_tab_next_unread: keybind("<leader>down", "Switch to next unread tab"),
   session_tab_previous_unread: keybind("<leader>up", "Switch to previous unread tab"),
   session_tab_close: keybind("<leader>w", "Close current tab"),
@@ -291,10 +290,9 @@ export const CommandMap = {
   session_move: "session.move",
   session_new: "session.new",
   session_list: "session.list",
+  open_menu: "open.menu",
   session_tab_next: "session.tab.next",
   session_tab_previous: "session.tab.previous",
-  session_tab_history_back: "session.tab.history.back",
-  session_tab_history_forward: "session.tab.history.forward",
   session_tab_next_unread: "session.tab.next_unread",
   session_tab_previous_unread: "session.tab.previous_unread",
   session_tab_close: "session.tab.close",
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/context/session-tabs.tsx b/packages/tui/src/context/session-tabs.tsx
index df359f99a8..a93042927b 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/context/session-tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/context/session-tabs.tsx
@@ -296,12 +296,6 @@ export const { use: useSessionTabs, provider: SessionTabsProvider } = createSimp
         )
         if (tab) route.navigate({ type: "session", sessionID: tab.sessionID })
       },
-      history(direction: 1 | -1) {
-        if (!enabled()) return
-        const next = moveSessionTabHistory(history, state().tabs, current(), direction)
-        history = next.history
-        if (next.sessionID) route.navigate({ type: "session", sessionID: next.sessionID })
-      },
       selectIndex(index: number) {
         if (!enabled()) return
         const tab = state().tabs[index]
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/config.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/config.test.tsx
index 0feb3dda3b..a9d5a007fe 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/config.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/test/config.test.tsx
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ test("navigates session tabs with leader arrows", () => {
   expect(config.keybinds.get("session.tab.previous")).toMatchObject([
     { key: "ctrl+shift+tab,<leader>left,alt+shift+[" },
   ])
-  expect(config.keybinds.get("session.tab.history.back")).toMatchObject([{ key: "ctrl+o" }])
-  expect(config.keybinds.get("session.tab.history.forward")).toMatchObject([{ key: "ctrl+i" }])
   expect(config.keybinds.get("session.tab.next_unread")).toMatchObject([{ key: "<leader>down" }])
   expect(config.keybinds.get("session.tab.previous_unread")).toMatchObject([{ key: "<leader>up" }])
 })