diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ContactsList.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ContactsList.tsx
index 78b99df..dd82fc6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ContactsList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ContactsList.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ export function ContactsListPage() {
   const [filterState, setFilterState] = useState<FilterState>(emptyFilterState);
   const [sortState, setSortState] = useState<SortState>(emptySortState);
   const [groupState, setGroupState] = useState<GroupState>(emptyGroupState);
+  const [viewsOpen, setViewsOpen] = useState(true);
+  const [foldersOpen, setFoldersOpen] = useState(true);
   const openWindow = useWindowStore((s) => s.openWindow);
 
   // Debounce search
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ export function ContactsListPage() {
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full" data-testid="contacts-list-page">
       {/* Desktop: three-pane layout with resizable panels */}
       <div className="hidden md:flex flex-1 overflow-hidden">
-        {/* Left: Folder tree — resizable */}
+        {/* Left: Views + Folder tree as accordions — resizable */}
         <ResizablePanel
           initialWidth={240}
           minWidth={150}
@@ -346,13 +348,68 @@ export function ContactsListPage() {
           className="border-r border-secondary-200 bg-white"
           data-testid="contact-folder-pane"
         >
-          <div className="p-3">
-            <ContactFolderTree
-              selectedFilter={selectedFilter}
-              onSelect={handleSelectFilter}
-              tags={allTags}
-              contacts={contacts}
-            />
+          <div className="flex flex-col h-full overflow-y-auto">
+            {/* Accordion 1: Views */}
+            <div className="border-b border-secondary-200">
+              <button
+                onClick={() => setViewsOpen(!viewsOpen)}
+                className="w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 text-xs font-semibold text-secondary-700 hover:bg-secondary-50 transition-colors"
+              >
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <LayoutGrid className="w-3.5 h-3.5" strokeWidth={2} />
+                  Ansichten
+                </span>
+                <svg className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 transition-transform ${viewsOpen ? 'rotate-90' : ''}`} fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2} viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                  <polyline points="9 18 15 12 9 6" />
+                </svg>
+              </button>
+              {viewsOpen && (
+                <div className="px-3 pb-2 space-y-0.5">
+                  {[
+                    { value: 'list', label: t('contacts.viewList'), icon: <List className="w-3.5 h-3.5" strokeWidth={2} /> },
+                    { value: 'table', label: t('contacts.viewTable'), icon: <Table2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5" strokeWidth={2} /> },
+                    { value: 'cards', label: t('contacts.viewCards'), icon: <LayoutGrid className="w-3.5 h-3.5" strokeWidth={2} /> },
+                  ].map((opt) => (
+                    <button
+                      key={opt.value}
+                      onClick={() => setViewMode(opt.value as ContactViewMode)}
+                      className={`
+                        w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded text-xs text-left transition-colors
+                        ${viewMode === opt.value ? 'bg-primary-100 text-primary-700 font-medium' : 'text-secondary-600 hover:bg-secondary-100'}
+                      `}
+                    >
+                      {opt.icon}
+                      {opt.label}
+                    </button>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+            {/* Accordion 2: Folders */}
+            <div className="flex-1">
+              <button
+                onClick={() => setFoldersOpen(!foldersOpen)}
+                className="w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 text-xs font-semibold text-secondary-700 hover:bg-secondary-50 transition-colors"
+              >
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <Bookmark className="w-3.5 h-3.5" strokeWidth={2} />
+                  Ordner
+                </span>
+                <svg className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 transition-transform ${foldersOpen ? 'rotate-90' : ''}`} fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2} viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                  <polyline points="9 18 15 12 9 6" />
+                </svg>
+              </button>
+              {foldersOpen && (
+                <div className="px-3 pb-3">
+                  <ContactFolderTree
+                    selectedFilter={selectedFilter}
+                    onSelect={handleSelectFilter}
+                    tags={allTags}
+                    contacts={contacts}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
           </div>
         </ResizablePanel>
 
@@ -364,29 +421,6 @@ export function ContactsListPage() {
           className="border-r border-secondary-200 bg-white"
           data-testid="contact-list-pane"
         >
-          {/* Saved filter bar + tag selector */}
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 border-b border-secondary-200 bg-secondary-50 flex-wrap" data-testid="contacts-filter-bar">
-            <SavedFilterBar
-              entityType="contacts"
-              currentFilters={{ search: debouncedSearch, type: contactType, sortBy, sortOrder, folderId, tagFilter }}
-              onApplyFilter={(criteria) => {
-                if (criteria.search) setSearch(criteria.search); else setSearch('');
-                if (criteria.sortBy) setSortBy(criteria.sortBy);
-                if (criteria.sortOrder) setSortOrder(criteria.sortOrder);
-                if (criteria.type) setSelectedFilter(criteria.type as ContactFilter);
-                setPage(1);
-              }}
-            />
-            <div className="flex-1 min-w-[180px]" data-testid="contacts-tag-selector">
-              <TagSelector
-                entityType="contact"
-                entityId={selectedContactId ?? ''}
-                selectedTags={selectedTags}
-                onChange={setSelectedTags}
-                placeholder={t('tags.selectPlaceholder', 'Tags filtern...')}
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
           {/* List — no inline toolbar, all controls are in the plugin toolbar */}
           <div className="flex-1 min-h-0" id="contacts-table">
             <ContactList