diff --git a/src/command-palette.js b/src/command-palette.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faa25f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/command-palette.js
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+class CommandPalette {
+    constructor() {
+        this.overlay = document.getElementById('command-palette-overlay');
+        this.input = document.getElementById('command-palette-input');
+        this.results = document.getElementById('command-palette-results');
+        this.commands = [];
+        this.selectedIndex = 0;
+        this.filteredCommands = [];
+        this.setupEventListeners();
+    }
+
+    register(label, shortcut, action) {
+        this.commands.push({ label, shortcut, action });
+    }
+
+    open() {
+        this.overlay.classList.remove('hidden');
+        this.input.value = '';
+        this.input.focus();
+        this.selectedIndex = 0;
+        this.renderResults('');
+    }
+
+    close() {
+        this.overlay.classList.add('hidden');
+    }
+
+    isOpen() {
+        return !this.overlay.classList.contains('hidden');
+    }
+
+    setupEventListeners() {
+        this.input.addEventListener('input', () => {
+            this.selectedIndex = 0;
+            this.renderResults(this.input.value);
+        });
+
+        this.overlay.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+            if (e.target === this.overlay) this.close();
+        });
+
+        this.input.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+            if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                this.close();
+            } else if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                this.executeSelected();
+            } else if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                this.selectedIndex = Math.min(this.selectedIndex + 1, this.filteredCommands.length - 1);
+                this.updateSelection();
+            } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                this.selectedIndex = Math.max(this.selectedIndex - 1, 0);
+                this.updateSelection();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    renderResults(query) {
+        this.filteredCommands = query
+            ? this.commands.filter(cmd => cmd.label.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()))
+            : [...this.commands];
+
+        this.results.innerHTML = this.filteredCommands.map((cmd, i) => `
+            <div class="command-item ${i === this.selectedIndex ? 'selected' : ''}" data-index="${i}">
+                <span class="command-label">${this.highlightMatch(cmd.label, query)}</span>
+                ${cmd.shortcut ? `<span class="command-shortcut">${cmd.shortcut}</span>` : ''}
+            </div>
+        `).join('');
+
+        this.results.querySelectorAll('.command-item').forEach((el) => {
+            el.addEventListener('click', () => {
+                const idx = parseInt(el.dataset.index);
+                this.filteredCommands[idx].action();
+                this.close();
+            });
+            el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
+                this.selectedIndex = parseInt(el.dataset.index);
+                this.updateSelection();
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    highlightMatch(text, query) {
+        if (!query) return text;
+        const regex = new RegExp(`(${query.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')})`, 'gi');
+        return text.replace(regex, '<strong>$1</strong>');
+    }
+
+    updateSelection() {
+        this.results.querySelectorAll('.command-item').forEach((el, i) => {
+            el.classList.toggle('selected', i === this.selectedIndex);
+        });
+        // Scroll selected into view
+        const selected = this.results.querySelector('.command-item.selected');
+        if (selected) selected.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+    }
+
+    executeSelected() {
+        if (this.filteredCommands[this.selectedIndex]) {
+            this.filteredCommands[this.selectedIndex].action();
+            this.close();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { CommandPalette };
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 9ebe7ff..00d4a00 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@
                 </button>
             </div>
         </div>
-        
+
+        <div class="breadcrumb-bar" id="breadcrumb-bar">
+            <span class="breadcrumb-path" id="breadcrumb-path">Untitled</span>
+        </div>
+
         <!-- Find & Replace Dialog -->
         <div id="find-dialog" class="find-dialog hidden">
             <div class="find-controls">
@@ -327,15 +331,10 @@
         </div>
 
         <!-- Command Palette -->
-        <div id="command-palette" class="command-palette hidden">
-            <div class="command-palette-content">
-                <input type="text" id="command-search" placeholder="Type a command..." autofocus>
-                <div id="command-list" class="command-list"></div>
-                <div class="command-palette-footer">
-                    <span>↑↓ Navigate</span>
-                    <span>Enter Execute</span>
-                    <span>Esc Close</span>
-                </div>
+        <div class="command-palette-overlay hidden" id="command-palette-overlay">
+            <div class="command-palette">
+                <input type="text" class="command-palette-input" id="command-palette-input" placeholder="Type a command..." autocomplete="off">
+                <div class="command-palette-results" id="command-palette-results"></div>
             </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/src/renderer.js b/src/renderer.js
index 96c3874..d8aabee 100644
--- a/src/renderer.js
+++ b/src/renderer.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const hljs = require('highlight.js');
 const { createEditor } = require('./editor/codemirror-setup');
 const { undo, redo } = require('@codemirror/commands');
 const { SidebarManager } = require('./sidebar/sidebar-manager');
+const { CommandPalette } = require('./command-palette');
 
 // Configure marked with highlight extension
 marked.use(markedHighlight({
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ class TabManager {
         this.restoreTabState(tabId);
         this.focusActiveEditor();
         this.updateFilePath();
+        this.updateBreadcrumb();
 
         // Update cursor position for the newly active tab
         const tabForCursor = this.tabs.get(tabId);
@@ -450,6 +452,15 @@ class TabManager {
             el.title = tab.filePath || '';
         }
     }
+
+    updateBreadcrumb() {
+        const tab = this.tabs.get(this.activeTabId);
+        const el = document.getElementById('breadcrumb-path');
+        if (el && tab) {
+            el.textContent = tab.filePath || 'Untitled';
+            el.title = tab.filePath || '';
+        }
+    }
     
     setupEditorEvents() {
         // CodeMirror handles editor events via the onChange callback
@@ -941,6 +952,7 @@ class TabManager {
         this.addToRecentFiles(filePath);
         this.updateTabBar();
         this.updateFilePath();
+        this.updateBreadcrumb();
 
         // Notify main process about current file for exports
         ipcRenderer.send('set-current-file', filePath);
@@ -1036,6 +1048,66 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         render: (container) => { container.innerHTML = '<p style="color:#888;padding:8px;">Templates coming soon...</p>'; }
     });
 
+    // Initialize command palette
+    const commandPalette = new CommandPalette();
+
+    // Register commands
+    commandPalette.register('New File', 'Ctrl+N', () => tabManager.createNewTab());
+    commandPalette.register('Open File', 'Ctrl+O', () => ipcRenderer.send('menu-open'));
+    commandPalette.register('Save', 'Ctrl+S', () => {
+        const content = tabManager.getCurrentContent();
+        const filePath = tabManager.getCurrentFilePath();
+        if (filePath) {
+            ipcRenderer.send('save-current-file', content);
+        }
+    });
+    commandPalette.register('Toggle Preview', '', () => {
+        tabManager.isPreviewVisible = !tabManager.isPreviewVisible;
+        tabManager.updatePreviewVisibility();
+    });
+    commandPalette.register('Toggle Line Numbers', '', () => {
+        tabManager.showLineNumbers = !tabManager.showLineNumbers;
+        tabManager.updateLineNumbers();
+    });
+    commandPalette.register('Bold', 'Ctrl+B', () => tabManager.wrapSelection('**', '**'));
+    commandPalette.register('Italic', 'Ctrl+I', () => tabManager.wrapSelection('*', '*'));
+    commandPalette.register('Insert Table', '', () => tabManager.insertTable());
+    commandPalette.register('Insert Code Block', '', () => tabManager.insertCodeBlock());
+    commandPalette.register('Insert Horizontal Rule', '', () => tabManager.insertHorizontalRule());
+    commandPalette.register('Find & Replace', 'Ctrl+F', () => {
+        const findDialog = document.getElementById('find-dialog');
+        if (findDialog) {
+            findDialog.classList.toggle('hidden');
+            if (!findDialog.classList.contains('hidden')) {
+                document.getElementById('find-input').focus();
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    commandPalette.register('Toggle Sidebar: Explorer', 'Ctrl+Shift+E', () => sidebarManager.togglePanel('explorer'));
+    commandPalette.register('Toggle Sidebar: Git', 'Ctrl+Shift+G', () => sidebarManager.togglePanel('git'));
+    commandPalette.register('Toggle Sidebar: Snippets', '', () => sidebarManager.togglePanel('snippets'));
+    commandPalette.register('Toggle Sidebar: Templates', '', () => sidebarManager.togglePanel('templates'));
+    commandPalette.register('Export to PDF', '', () => ipcRenderer.send('export', 'pdf'));
+    commandPalette.register('Export to DOCX', '', () => ipcRenderer.send('export', 'docx'));
+    commandPalette.register('Export to HTML', '', () => ipcRenderer.send('export', 'html'));
+    commandPalette.register('New Tab', 'Ctrl+T', () => tabManager.createNewTab());
+    commandPalette.register('Close Tab', 'Ctrl+W', () => tabManager.closeTab(tabManager.activeTabId));
+    commandPalette.register('Undo', 'Ctrl+Z', () => { const tab = tabManager.tabs.get(tabManager.activeTabId); if (tab?.editorView) undo(tab.editorView); });
+    commandPalette.register('Redo', 'Ctrl+Shift+Z', () => { const tab = tabManager.tabs.get(tabManager.activeTabId); if (tab?.editorView) redo(tab.editorView); });
+    commandPalette.register('Heading 1', '', () => tabManager.insertAtLineStart('# '));
+    commandPalette.register('Heading 2', '', () => tabManager.insertAtLineStart('## '));
+    commandPalette.register('Heading 3', '', () => tabManager.insertAtLineStart('### '));
+    commandPalette.register('Insert Link', '', () => tabManager.wrapSelection('[', '](url)'));
+    commandPalette.register('Insert Image', '', () => tabManager.wrapSelection('![', '](image.jpg)'));
+
+    // Ctrl+Shift+P keyboard shortcut for command palette
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+        if (e.ctrlKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'P') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            commandPalette.open();
+        }
+    });
+
     // Initialize CodeMirror for the initial tab (tab 1)
     const editorContainer = document.getElementById('editor-cm-1');
     if (editorContainer) {
@@ -3046,157 +3118,8 @@ window.openHeaderFooterDialog = openHeaderFooterDialog;
 ipcRenderer.on('open-header-footer-dialog', () => {
     openHeaderFooterDialog();
 });
-// Command Palette Implementation
-const commands = [
-    { name: 'New File', action: () => tabManager.createTab(), shortcut: 'Ctrl+N' },
-    { name: 'Open File', action: () => ipcRenderer.send('open-file'), shortcut: 'Ctrl+O' },
-    { name: 'Save File', action: () => ipcRenderer.send('save-file'), shortcut: 'Ctrl+S' },
-    { name: 'Save As', action: () => ipcRenderer.send('save-file-as'), shortcut: 'Ctrl+Shift+S' },
-    { name: 'Export to PDF', action: () => ipcRenderer.send('export', 'pdf'), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Export to DOCX', action: () => ipcRenderer.send('export', 'docx'), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Export to HTML', action: () => ipcRenderer.send('export', 'html'), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Toggle Preview', action: () => tabManager.togglePreview(), shortcut: 'Ctrl+Shift+P' },
-    { name: 'Toggle Line Numbers', action: () => tabManager.toggleLineNumbers(), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Find & Replace', action: () => showFindDialog(), shortcut: 'Ctrl+F' },
-    { name: 'New Tab', action: () => tabManager.createTab(), shortcut: 'Ctrl+T' },
-    { name: 'Close Tab', action: () => tabManager.closeTab(tabManager.activeTabId), shortcut: 'Ctrl+W' },
-    { name: 'Undo', action: () => { const tab = tabManager.tabs.get(tabManager.activeTabId); if (tab?.editorView) undo(tab.editorView); }, shortcut: 'Ctrl+Z' },
-    { name: 'Redo', action: () => { const tab = tabManager.tabs.get(tabManager.activeTabId); if (tab?.editorView) redo(tab.editorView); }, shortcut: 'Ctrl+Shift+Z' },
-    { name: 'Bold', action: () => insertMarkdown('**', '**'), shortcut: 'Ctrl+B' },
-    { name: 'Italic', action: () => insertMarkdown('*', '*'), shortcut: 'Ctrl+I' },
-    { name: 'Heading 1', action: () => insertMarkdown('# ', ''), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Heading 2', action: () => insertMarkdown('## ', ''), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Heading 3', action: () => insertMarkdown('### ', ''), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Insert Link', action: () => insertMarkdown('[', '](url)'), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Insert Image', action: () => insertMarkdown('![', '](image.jpg)'), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Insert Code Block', action: () => insertMarkdown('```\n', '\n```'), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Insert Table', action: () => insertMarkdown('\n| Header 1 | Header 2 |\n|----------|----------|\n| Cell 1   | Cell 2   |\n', ''), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Table Generator', action: () => showTableGenerator(), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'ASCII Art Generator', action: () => showASCIIGenerator(), shortcut: '' },
-    { name: 'Increase Font Size', action: () => ipcRenderer.send('adjust-font-size', 'increase'), shortcut: 'Ctrl+Shift++' },
-    { name: 'Decrease Font Size', action: () => ipcRenderer.send('adjust-font-size', 'decrease'), shortcut: 'Ctrl+Shift+-' }
-];
-
-let commandPaletteSelectedIndex = 0;
-let filteredCommands = [...commands];
-
-function showCommandPalette() {
-    const palette = document.getElementById('command-palette');
-    const searchInput = document.getElementById('command-search');
-
-    palette.classList.remove('hidden');
-    searchInput.value = '';
-    searchInput.focus();
-
-    filteredCommands = [...commands];
-    commandPaletteSelectedIndex = 0;
-    renderCommandList();
-}
-
-function hideCommandPalette() {
-    const palette = document.getElementById('command-palette');
-    palette.classList.add('hidden');
-}
-
-function renderCommandList() {
-    const list = document.getElementById('command-list');
-    list.innerHTML = '';
-
-    filteredCommands.forEach((cmd, index) => {
-        const item = document.createElement('div');
-        item.className = 'command-item';
-        if (index === commandPaletteSelectedIndex) {
-            item.classList.add('selected');
-        }
-
-        const name = document.createElement('span');
-        name.className = 'command-name';
-        name.textContent = cmd.name;
-
-        const shortcut = document.createElement('span');
-        shortcut.className = 'command-shortcut';
-        shortcut.textContent = cmd.shortcut || '';
-
-        item.appendChild(name);
-        if (cmd.shortcut) {
-            item.appendChild(shortcut);
-        }
-
-        item.addEventListener('click', () => {
-            executeCommand(cmd);
-        });
-
-        list.appendChild(item);
-    });
-}
-
-function filterCommands(query) {
-    const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
-    filteredCommands = commands.filter(cmd =>
-        cmd.name.toLowerCase().includes(lowerQuery)
-    );
-    commandPaletteSelectedIndex = 0;
-    renderCommandList();
-}
-
-function executeCommand(cmd) {
-    hideCommandPalette();
-    if (cmd && cmd.action) {
-        cmd.action();
-    }
-}
-
-function navigateCommandPalette(direction) {
-    commandPaletteSelectedIndex += direction;
-    if (commandPaletteSelectedIndex < 0) {
-        commandPaletteSelectedIndex = filteredCommands.length - 1;
-    }
-    if (commandPaletteSelectedIndex >= filteredCommands.length) {
-        commandPaletteSelectedIndex = 0;
-    }
-    renderCommandList();
-}
-
-// Command Palette Event Listeners
-document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
-    // Ctrl+Shift+P to open command palette
-    if (e.ctrlKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'P') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        showCommandPalette();
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Handle command palette navigation when open
-    const palette = document.getElementById('command-palette');
-    if (!palette.classList.contains('hidden')) {
-        if (e.key === 'Escape') {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            hideCommandPalette();
-        } else if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            navigateCommandPalette(1);
-        } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            navigateCommandPalette(-1);
-        } else if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            if (filteredCommands[commandPaletteSelectedIndex]) {
-                executeCommand(filteredCommands[commandPaletteSelectedIndex]);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-});
-
-document.getElementById('command-search').addEventListener('input', (e) => {
-    filterCommands(e.target.value);
-});
-
-// Close on backdrop click
-document.getElementById('command-palette').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
-    if (e.target === document.getElementById('command-palette')) {
-        hideCommandPalette();
-    }
-});
+// Command Palette - initialized via CommandPalette class
+// (see DOMContentLoaded handler for registration of commands)
 
 // ============================================================================
 // TABLE GENERATOR
diff --git a/src/styles-modern.css b/src/styles-modern.css
index b82a3a3..f29bb1d 100644
--- a/src/styles-modern.css
+++ b/src/styles-modern.css
@@ -2127,3 +2127,101 @@ body.theme-rosepine-dawn .batch-dialog-footer {
   background: #f2e9e1;
   border-top-color: #dfdad9;
 }
+
+/* ========================================
+   Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
+   ======================================== */
+.command-palette-overlay {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    z-index: 1000;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    padding-top: 80px;
+}
+.command-palette-overlay.hidden {
+    display: none;
+}
+.command-palette {
+    width: 560px;
+    max-height: 400px;
+    background: #fff;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+    overflow: hidden;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+}
+.command-palette-input {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 14px 18px;
+    border: none;
+    outline: none;
+    font-size: 15px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
+    font-family: inherit;
+}
+.command-palette-results {
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    max-height: 340px;
+}
+.command-item {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 10px 18px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 14px;
+}
+.command-item:hover,
+.command-item.selected {
+    background: #f3f4f6;
+}
+.command-label strong {
+    color: #5661b3;
+}
+.command-shortcut {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: #9ca3af;
+    background: #f3f4f6;
+    padding: 2px 8px;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+}
+
+/* Dark theme command palette */
+body[class*="dark"] .command-palette {
+    background: #1e1e1e;
+    border: 1px solid #333;
+}
+body[class*="dark"] .command-palette-input {
+    background: #1e1e1e;
+    color: #eee;
+    border-color: #333;
+}
+body[class*="dark"] .command-item:hover,
+body[class*="dark"] .command-item.selected {
+    background: #2d2d2d;
+}
+body[class*="dark"] .command-shortcut {
+    background: #333;
+    color: #888;
+}
+
+/* ========================================
+   Breadcrumb Bar
+   ======================================== */
+.breadcrumb-bar {
+    padding: 4px 12px;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: var(--gray-500, #6b7280);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-200, #e5e7eb);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index b3f2ed6..bf107a0 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -4010,107 +4010,4 @@ body.theme-github .mermaid {
 }
 
 /* Command Palette Styles */
-.command-palette {
-    position: fixed;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: flex-start;
-    justify-content: center;
-    padding-top: 100px;
-    z-index: 10000;
-}
-
-.command-palette.hidden {
-    display: none;
-}
-
-.command-palette-content {
-    background: #fff;
-    border-radius: 12px;
-    width: 600px;
-    max-width: 90%;
-    box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
-    overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-#command-search {
-    width: 100%;
-    padding: 20px;
-    font-size: 18px;
-    border: none;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
-    outline: none;
-}
-
-.command-list {
-    max-height: 400px;
-    overflow-y: auto;
-}
-
-.command-item {
-    padding: 12px 20px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    display: flex;
-    justify-content: space-between;
-    align-items: center;
-    transition: background 0.15s;
-}
-
-.command-item:hover,
-.command-item.selected {
-    background: #f0f0f0;
-}
-
-.command-name {
-    font-weight: 500;
-}
-
-.command-shortcut {
-    font-size: 12px;
-    color: #666;
-    background: #f5f5f5;
-    padding: 3px 8px;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-}
-
-.command-palette-footer {
-    padding: 12px 20px;
-    background: #f9f9f9;
-    border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
-    display: flex;
-    gap: 20px;
-    font-size: 12px;
-    color: #666;
-}
-
-/* Dark theme support for command palette */
-body.theme-dark .command-palette-content {
-    background: #2d2d2d;
-    color: #f0f0f0;
-}
-
-body.theme-dark #command-search {
-    background: #2d2d2d;
-    color: #f0f0f0;
-    border-color: #444;
-}
-
-body.theme-dark .command-item:hover,
-body.theme-dark .command-item.selected {
-    background: #3d3d3d;
-}
-
-body.theme-dark .command-shortcut {
-    background: #3d3d3d;
-    color: #ccc;
-}
-
-body.theme-dark .command-palette-footer {
-    background: #252525;
-    border-color: #444;
-    color: #999;
-}
+/* Command Palette styles moved to styles-modern.css */