diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 29900fb..1f0dffd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { TopBar } from './components/layout/TopBar'
 import { ScanProgress } from './components/ScanProgress'
 import { ToastContainer } from './components/ToastContainer'
 import { KeyboardHints } from './components/KeyboardHints'
+import { AppFooter } from './components/AppFooter'
 import { PreviewView } from './components/preview/PreviewView'
 import { FilterBar } from './components/filter/FilterBar'
 import { DiscardActionBar } from './components/discard/DiscardActionBar'
@@ -66,13 +67,19 @@ function App() {
 
         {/* Main column — filter bar, discard bar, timeline. Lives to the
          *  right of the left sidebar so the filter row doesn't bleed
-         *  across the sidebar. */}
-        <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
+         *  across the sidebar. relative so the KeyboardHints overlay
+         *  centers against this column, not the viewport. */}
+        <div className="relative flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
           <FilterBar />
           <DiscardActionBar />
           <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto">
             <Timeline />
           </div>
+          {/* Floating keyboard hints — bottom-center of the main column,
+           *  glassy. Mounted here so it's centered against the timeline,
+           *  not the viewport (which would be offset by the sidebars). */}
+          <KeyboardHints />
+          <AppFooter />
         </div>
 
         {/* Right Sidebar */}
@@ -85,10 +92,6 @@ function App() {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Floating keyboard hints — pinned bottom-center, glassy. Sits
-       *  above the timeline and below the toast layer. */}
-      <KeyboardHints />
-
       {/* Scan Progress Indicator */}
       <ScanProgress />
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a13204a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * Tiny corner footer pinned to the bottom-right of the main column.
+ * Renders "Built with hubris • <year in roman numerals>", refreshed
+ * once per page load.
+ */
+
+const ROMAN_PAIRS: [number, string][] = [
+  [1000, 'M'],
+  [900, 'CM'],
+  [500, 'D'],
+  [400, 'CD'],
+  [100, 'C'],
+  [90, 'XC'],
+  [50, 'L'],
+  [40, 'XL'],
+  [10, 'X'],
+  [9, 'IX'],
+  [5, 'V'],
+  [4, 'IV'],
+  [1, 'I'],
+]
+
+function toRoman(n: number): string {
+  let result = ''
+  for (const [value, symbol] of ROMAN_PAIRS) {
+    while (n >= value) {
+      result += symbol
+      n -= value
+    }
+  }
+  return result
+}
+
+export function AppFooter() {
+  const year = new Date().getFullYear()
+  return (
+    <div className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-2 right-3 z-10 text-[10px] text-text-faint">
+      <span className="pointer-events-auto">
+        Built with hubris • {toRoman(year)}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx b/frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx
index e011ca0..084b72c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ export function KeyboardHints() {
       ]
 
   return (
-    <div className="pointer-events-none fixed bottom-4 left-1/2 z-30 -translate-x-1/2">
+    // Absolute (not fixed) so the parent's flex/position context can
+    // center it relative to the timeline area, not the viewport. Mount
+    // inside the main column in App.tsx so it isn't offset by the
+    // sidebar widths.
+    <div className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-4 left-1/2 z-30 -translate-x-1/2">
       <div className="pointer-events-auto flex items-center gap-3 rounded-full border border-border/60 bg-surface/40 px-4 py-1.5 shadow-lg ring-1 ring-white/5 backdrop-blur-md">
         {hints.map((hint, i) => (
           <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-1.5">