diff --git a/HANDOFF.md b/HANDOFF.md
index c9c80a7..7a0b306 100644
--- a/HANDOFF.md
+++ b/HANDOFF.md
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 ## Session state (last updated: 2026-08-12)
 
-- **Finished:** Webcam resource validation + first-frame proof — merged to `main` and pushed. `MediaCaptureFrameSource` validates post-init (VideoDeviceId match, stream properties, reader StartAsync status), subscribes `Failed`/`CameraStreamStateChanged` → `SourceFailed`; `CameraManager.AcquireAsync` requires first-frame proof (4s timeout); `MainViewModel` surfaces `WebcamError` chip + MessageBox with suspect-app names (`CameraConflictProbe`). Tested locally — NVIDIA Broadcast identified as the camera hog, killed it, webcam works. 81 tests passing, 0 warnings.
-- **In flight:** Nothing. Clean tree on `main`.
-- **Landmine:** 19041 SDK projection gaps: `MediaCaptureSharingMode.Exclusive` + `MediaCapture.DeviceLost` not projected; `CameraStreamState` enum member names omitted (compare by `(int)` — 2=Failed). The Aug 11 social-bar work is **gone** (git gc-pruned, opencode.db reinitialized, gitea refuses unadvertised fetch) — rebuild from scratch per TASKS.md item 14.
-- **Next step:** Branch B — social bar (global resource, validated lookups, top/bottom + LCR, freemium YT+1 / premium unlimited, +/- scene toggle). Spec in TASKS.md item 14.
-- **Secret/DB/port facts live:** OAuth client id/secret in `Helpers/OAuthCredentials.cs`; OAuth session token in `Helpers/TokenStore.cs` (DPAPI → `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\ytLlive.auth`); layout DB `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\ytLlive.db` (schema v6); OAuth callback `http://localhost:8765/oauth2/callback`; crash log `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\startup.log`.
+- **Finished:** Webcam resource validation (merged to main, `e1d9e13`) + Social bar (on branch `social-bar`, ready to merge). Social bar: `Models/Socials.cs` (19 services + icons/URLs), `Services/SocialValidator.cs` (HTTP lookup seam), schema v7 (`Socials` + `SocialEntry` tables + `Scene.HasSocialBar`), footer Social button + [+/-] toggle, preview bar rendering (top/bottom, LCR), freemium cap (YT+1, premium seam). 85 tests passing, 0 warnings.
+- **In flight:** Social bar needs merge to main + push, then local testing.
+- **Landmine:** 19041 SDK projection gaps (see Branch A). `HttpSocialValidator` uses synchronous `.GetAwaiter().GetResult()` in the dialog flow — fine for a UI-blocking dialog, but a proper async dialog is a follow-up. The social dialog is currently a simple `ShowInputDialog` (inline WPF Window) — a proper dialog window with service picker + URL field + validation feedback is a UX follow-up.
+- **Next step:** Merge `social-bar` to main, push. Then: local test the social bar (add a social, verify bar renders, toggle on/off scenes). Then: continue TASK 4 (encoder + RTMP push) or the next queued item.
+- **Secret/DB/port facts live:** OAuth client id/secret in `Helpers/OAuthCredentials.cs`; OAuth session token in `Helpers/TokenStore.cs` (DPAPI → `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\ytLlive.auth`); layout DB `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\ytLlive.db` (schema v7); OAuth callback `http://localhost:8765/oauth2/callback`; crash log `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\startup.log`.
diff --git a/MainWindow.xaml b/MainWindow.xaml
index ffaa8b0..6fee4ce 100644
--- a/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -651,6 +651,40 @@
                                                        FontSize="180" TextAlignment="Center"/>
                                         </Viewbox>
                                     </Grid>
+
+                                    <!-- Social bar: horizontal chip row at the top or bottom of the
+                                         frame, justified LCR. Global resource, shown per-scene. -->
+                                    <Grid Width="1920" Canvas.Top="{Binding SocialBarTop}" IsHitTestVisible="False"
+                                          Visibility="{Binding SceneHasSocialBar, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}">
+                                        <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Socials.Entries}"
+                                                      HorizontalAlignment="{Binding SocialBarAlign}"
+                                                      Margin="40,8">
+                                            <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
+                                                <ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
+                                                </ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                                            </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
+                                            <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
+                                                <DataTemplate>
+                                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,0,20,0">
+                                                        <Border Width="28" Height="28" CornerRadius="14"
+                                                                Background="{Binding AccentColor}"
+                                                                VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                                                            <TextBlock Text="{Binding Initials}" Foreground="White"
+                                                                       FontSize="11" FontWeight="Bold"
+                                                                       HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                                                       VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                                                        </Border>
+                                                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Handle}" Foreground="White"
+                                                                   FontSize="14" VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                                                   Margin="8,0,0,0"
+                                                                       TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
+                                                                       MaxWidth="200"/>
+                                                    </StackPanel>
+                                                </DataTemplate>
+                                            </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
+                                        </ItemsControl>
+                                    </Grid>
                                 </Canvas>
                             </Grid>
                         </Viewbox>
@@ -820,6 +854,33 @@
                             PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown="VolumeSlider_PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown"
                             PreviewMouseLeftButtonUp="VolumeSlider_PreviewMouseLeftButtonUp"
                             LostMouseCapture="VolumeSlider_LostMouseCapture"/>
+
+                    <Separator Margin="16,0,0,0" Background="#2a3a5e" Width="1" Height="20"
+                               VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                    <Button Content="Social" Command="{Binding OpenSocialDialogCommand}"
+                            Style="{StaticResource YtButtonSecondary}" Padding="12,4" Margin="8,0,0,0"
+                            FontSize="11" VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                            ToolTip="Add or manage your social handles"/>
+                    <Button Command="{Binding ToggleSceneSocialBarCommand}"
+                            Visibility="{Binding CanToggleSceneSocialBar, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"
+                            Style="{StaticResource IconButton}" Width="28" Height="28" Margin="4,0,0,0"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center" FontSize="16" FontWeight="Bold"
+                            ToolTip="Add or remove the social bar on this scene">
+                        <Button.Content>
+                            <TextBlock FontSize="16" FontWeight="Bold">
+                                <TextBlock.Style>
+                                    <Style TargetType="TextBlock">
+                                        <Setter Property="Text" Value="+"/>
+                                        <Style.Triggers>
+                                            <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding SceneHasSocialBar}" Value="True">
+                                                <Setter Property="Text" Value="−"/>
+                                            </DataTrigger>
+                                        </Style.Triggers>
+                                    </Style>
+                                </TextBlock.Style>
+                            </TextBlock>
+                        </Button.Content>
+                    </Button>
                 </StackPanel>
 
                 <!-- Line 2: everything else — stream stats on the left, quality +
diff --git a/Models/Scene.cs b/Models/Scene.cs
index a16a5c5..8aa0828 100644
--- a/Models/Scene.cs
+++ b/Models/Scene.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class Scene : INotifyPropertyChanged
     private bool _isEditing;
     private bool _isHidden;
     private bool _hasBackdrop;
+    private bool _hasSocialBar;
 
     public string Name
     {
@@ -41,6 +42,16 @@ public class Scene : INotifyPropertyChanged
         set => Set(ref _hasBackdrop, value);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether the social bar plays on this scene. Toggled by the footer [+]/[-]
+    /// control — the socials themselves are a global resource (see SocialsConfig).
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool HasSocialBar
+    {
+        get => _hasSocialBar;
+        set => Set(ref _hasSocialBar, value);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// The scene's rendered elements in z-order (back to front): multi-instance
     /// Sources plus this scene's webcam usage (<see cref="WebcamConfig"/>), if any.
diff --git a/Models/Socials.cs b/Models/Socials.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7977f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Models/Socials.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+namespace ytLive.Models;
+
+public enum SocialService
+{
+    YouTube, Twitch, X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Discord, Kick,
+    Threads, Bluesky, GitHub, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, Reddit,
+    WhatsApp, Telegram, Link, Website
+}
+
+public enum SocialBarPosition { Top, Bottom }
+public enum SocialBarJustify { Left, Center, Right }
+
+public sealed class SocialEntry : INotifyPropertyChanged
+{
+    public SocialService Service { get; init; }
+    public string Handle { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public string ProfileUrl { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public string ServiceName => Service.ToString();
+    public string Initials => SocialServiceIcons.InitialsFor(Service);
+    public string AccentColor => SocialServiceIcons.ColorFor(Service);
+
+    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler? PropertyChanged;
+    private void Raise([CallerMemberName] string? name = null)
+        => PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The app-wide social bar config — a global resource (like the webcam) whose
+/// per-scene presence is toggled by <see cref="Scene.HasSocialBar"/>. The creator
+/// provides handles/URLs; the app validates each by looking up the social page
+/// before adding it. Freemium: YT + 1 other. Premium: as many as fit one line.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SocialsConfig : INotifyPropertyChanged
+{
+    public ObservableCollection<SocialEntry> Entries { get; } = new();
+
+    private SocialBarPosition _barPosition = SocialBarPosition.Bottom;
+    public SocialBarPosition BarPosition
+    {
+        get => _barPosition;
+        set => Set(ref _barPosition, value);
+    }
+
+    private SocialBarJustify _barJustify = SocialBarJustify.Center;
+    public SocialBarJustify BarJustify
+    {
+        get => _barJustify;
+        set => Set(ref _barJustify, value);
+    }
+
+    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler? PropertyChanged;
+    private bool Set<T>(ref T field, T value, [CallerMemberName] string? name = null)
+    {
+        if (EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(field, value)) return false;
+        field = value;
+        PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+public static class SocialServiceIcons
+{
+    public static string InitialsFor(SocialService service) => service switch
+    {
+        SocialService.YouTube => "YT",
+        SocialService.Twitch => "TW",
+        SocialService.X => "X",
+        SocialService.Instagram => "IG",
+        SocialService.TikTok => "TT",
+        SocialService.Facebook => "FB",
+        SocialService.Discord => "DC",
+        SocialService.Kick => "K",
+        SocialService.Threads => "TH",
+        SocialService.Bluesky => "BS",
+        SocialService.GitHub => "GH",
+        SocialService.LinkedIn => "LI",
+        SocialService.Pinterest => "PN",
+        SocialService.Snapchat => "SC",
+        SocialService.Reddit => "RD",
+        SocialService.WhatsApp => "WA",
+        SocialService.Telegram => "TG",
+        SocialService.Link => "L",
+        _ => "★",
+    };
+
+    public static string ColorFor(SocialService service) => service switch
+    {
+        SocialService.YouTube => "#FF0000",
+        SocialService.Twitch => "#9146FF",
+        SocialService.X => "#000000",
+        SocialService.Instagram => "#E4405F",
+        SocialService.TikTok => "#010101",
+        SocialService.Facebook => "#1877F2",
+        SocialService.Discord => "#5865F2",
+        SocialService.Kick => "#53FC18",
+        SocialService.Threads => "#010101",
+        SocialService.Bluesky => "#0085FF",
+        SocialService.GitHub => "#181717",
+        SocialService.LinkedIn => "#0A66C2",
+        SocialService.Pinterest => "#BD081C",
+        SocialService.Snapchat => "#FFFC00",
+        SocialService.Reddit => "#FF4500",
+        SocialService.WhatsApp => "#25D366",
+        SocialService.Telegram => "#26A5E4",
+        _ => "#e94560",
+    };
+
+    public static string CanonicalUrlFor(SocialService service, string handle)
+    {
+        var h = handle.Trim().TrimStart('@');
+        return service switch
+        {
+            SocialService.YouTube => $"https://www.youtube.com/@{h}",
+            SocialService.Twitch => $"https://www.twitch.tv/{h}",
+            SocialService.X => $"https://x.com/{h}",
+            SocialService.Instagram => $"https://www.instagram.com/{h}",
+            SocialService.TikTok => $"https://www.tiktok.com/@{h}",
+            SocialService.Facebook => $"https://www.facebook.com/{h}",
+            SocialService.Discord => $"https://discord.gg/{h}",
+            SocialService.Kick => $"https://kick.com/{h}",
+            SocialService.Threads => $"https://www.threads.net/@{h}",
+            SocialService.Bluesky => $"https://bsky.app/profile/{h}",
+            SocialService.GitHub => $"https://github.com/{h}",
+            SocialService.LinkedIn => $"https://www.linkedin.com/in/{h}",
+            SocialService.Pinterest => $"https://www.pinterest.com/{h}",
+            SocialService.Snapchat => $"https://www.snapchat.com/add/{h}",
+            SocialService.Reddit => $"https://www.reddit.com/user/{h}",
+            SocialService.WhatsApp => $"https://wa.me/{h}",
+            SocialService.Telegram => $"https://t.me/{h}",
+            SocialService.Link or SocialService.Website => h.StartsWith("http") ? h : $"https://{h}",
+            _ => $"https://{h}",
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Models/index.md b/Models/index.md
index a98e08d..863da21 100644
--- a/Models/index.md
+++ b/Models/index.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Plain data types. No logic beyond what a property can carry. See
 | `QualityOption.cs` | Resolution tier record `(Display, Fps, Bitrate, Width, Height)`; `Label` formats as `1080p60 (8Mbps)` — drives the bottom-bar dropdown and the output-rect math |
 | `StreamConfig.cs` | `StreamConfig` (note: `TargetBitrate`/`Resolution` defaults are stale — not yet wired to the dropdown), `StreamHealth` (bitrate/FPS/dropped/duration), `StreamStatus` enum |
 | `YouTube.cs` | `YouTubeChannel` and `ChatMessage` (chat feed) |
+| `Socials.cs` | **Social bar** (global resource, per-scene presence): `SocialService` enum (YouTube/Twitch/X/Instagram/TikTok/Facebook/Discord/Kick/Threads/Bluesky/GitHub/LinkedIn/Pinterest/Snapchat/Reddit/WhatsApp/Telegram/Link/Website), `SocialEntry` (Service/Handle/ProfileUrl + Initials/AccentColor), `SocialsConfig` (Entries + BarPosition Top/Bottom + BarJustify LCR), `SocialServiceIcons` (canonical URL builder + initials/color per service) |
 
 Related: [`ViewModels/index.md`](../ViewModels/index.md) consume these;
 [`Services/LayoutStore.cs`](../Services/LayoutStore.cs) persists `Scene`/`Source`.
diff --git a/Services/LayoutStore.cs b/Services/LayoutStore.cs
index 356fa85..d91c00e 100644
--- a/Services/LayoutStore.cs
+++ b/Services/LayoutStore.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
     /// <summary>The app-wide webcam identity loaded with the last Load() (null = never picked).</summary>
     public Webcam? Webcam { get; private set; }
 
+    /// <summary>The app-wide social bar config loaded with the last Load() (null = never defined).</summary>
+    public SocialsConfig? Socials { get; private set; }
+
     public LayoutStore(string path)
     {
         ActivePath = path;
@@ -104,6 +107,23 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                 PRIMARY KEY (SceneId, WebcamId)
             );
             """,
+            """
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Socials (
+                Id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                BarPosition TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Bottom',
+                BarJustify TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Center'
+            );
+            """,
+            """
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS SocialEntry (
+                Id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                SocialsId TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES Socials(Id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+                Service TEXT NOT NULL,
+                Handle TEXT NOT NULL,
+                ProfileUrl TEXT NOT NULL,
+                SortOrder INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+            );
+            """,
         };
         foreach (var sql in statements)
         {
@@ -114,11 +134,12 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
         MigrateSourceTable();
         MigrateWebcamConfigTable();
         MigrateSceneTable();
+        MigrateSceneSocialBarColumn();
         if (GetUserVersion() < 3)
             MigrateToV3();
         using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
         {
-            cmd.CommandText = "PRAGMA user_version = 6;";
+            cmd.CommandText = "PRAGMA user_version = 7;";
             cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
         }
     }
@@ -319,16 +340,37 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
+    // v6 → v7: Scene gains HasSocialBar (the per-scene social-bar toggle).
+    // Defaults to 0 (off) — the creator adds it explicitly via the footer [+].
+    private void MigrateSceneSocialBarColumn()
+    {
+        var columns = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
+        {
+            cmd.CommandText = "PRAGMA table_info(Scene);";
+            using var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
+            while (reader.Read())
+                columns.Add(reader.GetString(1));
+        }
+
+        if (columns.Contains("HasSocialBar")) return;
+
+        using var alter = _connection.CreateCommand();
+        alter.CommandText = "ALTER TABLE Scene ADD COLUMN HasSocialBar INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;";
+        alter.ExecuteNonQuery();
+    }
+
     public List<Scene> Load()
     {
         Webcam = null;
+        Socials = null;
         var scenes = new List<Scene>();
         var sourcesByScene = new Dictionary<string, List<Source>>();
         var configsByScene = new Dictionary<string, List<WebcamSceneConfig>>();
 
         using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
         {
-            cmd.CommandText = "SELECT Id, Name, IsHidden, IsChatScene, HasBackdrop FROM Scene ORDER BY SortOrder";
+            cmd.CommandText = "SELECT Id, Name, IsHidden, IsChatScene, HasBackdrop, HasSocialBar FROM Scene ORDER BY SortOrder";
             using var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
             while (reader.Read())
             {
@@ -339,6 +381,7 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                     IsHidden = reader.GetInt32(2) != 0,
                     IsChatScene = reader.GetInt32(3) != 0,
                     HasBackdrop = reader.GetInt32(4) != 0,
+                    HasSocialBar = reader.FieldCount > 5 && !reader.IsDBNull(5) && reader.GetInt32(5) != 0,
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -358,6 +401,35 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
             }
         }
 
+        using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
+        {
+            cmd.CommandText = "SELECT Id, BarPosition, BarJustify FROM Socials LIMIT 1;";
+            using var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
+            if (reader.Read())
+            {
+                Socials = new SocialsConfig
+                {
+                    BarPosition = Enum.TryParse<SocialBarPosition>(reader.GetString(1), out var pos) ? pos : SocialBarPosition.Bottom,
+                    BarJustify = Enum.TryParse<SocialBarJustify>(reader.GetString(2), out var just) ? just : SocialBarJustify.Center,
+                };
+                var socialsId = reader.GetString(0);
+
+                using var entryCmd = _connection.CreateCommand();
+                entryCmd.CommandText = "SELECT Service, Handle, ProfileUrl FROM SocialEntry WHERE SocialsId = $id ORDER BY SortOrder;";
+                entryCmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$id", socialsId);
+                using var entryReader = entryCmd.ExecuteReader();
+                while (entryReader.Read())
+                {
+                    Socials.Entries.Add(new SocialEntry
+                    {
+                        Service = Enum.TryParse<SocialService>(entryReader.GetString(0), out var svc) ? svc : SocialService.Link,
+                        Handle = entryReader.GetString(1),
+                        ProfileUrl = entryReader.GetString(2),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
         {
             cmd.CommandText = """
@@ -444,7 +516,7 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
         return scenes;
     }
 
-    public void Save(IEnumerable<Scene> scenes, Webcam? webcam)
+    public void Save(IEnumerable<Scene> scenes, Webcam? webcam, SocialsConfig? socials)
     {
         using var tx = _connection.BeginTransaction();
         using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
@@ -466,6 +538,18 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
             cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
         }
         using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
+        {
+            cmd.CommandText = "DELETE FROM SocialEntry;";
+            cmd.Transaction = tx;
+            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+        }
+        using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
+        {
+            cmd.CommandText = "DELETE FROM Socials;";
+            cmd.Transaction = tx;
+            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+        }
+        using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
         {
             cmd.CommandText = "DELETE FROM Scene;";
             cmd.Transaction = tx;
@@ -475,8 +559,8 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
         using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
         {
             cmd.CommandText = """
-                INSERT INTO Scene (Id, Name, IsHidden, IsChatScene, HasBackdrop, SortOrder)
-                VALUES ($id, $name, $isHidden, $isChat, $hasBackdrop, $sort)
+                INSERT INTO Scene (Id, Name, IsHidden, IsChatScene, HasBackdrop, HasSocialBar, SortOrder)
+                VALUES ($id, $name, $isHidden, $isChat, $hasBackdrop, $hasSocialBar, $sort)
                 """;
             cmd.Transaction = tx;
             var idP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$id", SqliteType.Text);
@@ -484,6 +568,7 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
             var hiddenP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$isHidden", SqliteType.Integer);
             var chatP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$isChat", SqliteType.Integer);
             var backdropP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$hasBackdrop", SqliteType.Integer);
+            var socialBarP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$hasSocialBar", SqliteType.Integer);
             var sortP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$sort", SqliteType.Integer);
 
             var sort = 0;
@@ -494,6 +579,7 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                 hiddenP.Value = scene.IsHidden ? 1 : 0;
                 chatP.Value = scene.IsChatScene ? 1 : 0;
                 backdropP.Value = scene.HasBackdrop ? 1 : 0;
+                socialBarP.Value = scene.HasSocialBar ? 1 : 0;
                 sortP.Value = sort++;
                 cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
             }
@@ -626,6 +712,45 @@ public class LayoutStore : IDisposable
             }
         }
 
+        if (socials != null && socials.Entries.Count > 0)
+        {
+            var socialsId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+            using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
+            {
+                cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO Socials (Id, BarPosition, BarJustify) VALUES ($id, $pos, $just);";
+                cmd.Transaction = tx;
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$id", socialsId);
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$pos", socials.BarPosition.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$just", socials.BarJustify.ToString());
+                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+            }
+
+            using var entryCmd = _connection.CreateCommand();
+            entryCmd.CommandText = """
+                INSERT INTO SocialEntry (Id, SocialsId, Service, Handle, ProfileUrl, SortOrder)
+                VALUES ($id, $socialsId, $service, $handle, $url, $sort)
+                """;
+            entryCmd.Transaction = tx;
+            var eId = entryCmd.Parameters.Add("$id", SqliteType.Text);
+            var eSocialsId = entryCmd.Parameters.Add("$socialsId", SqliteType.Text);
+            var eService = entryCmd.Parameters.Add("$service", SqliteType.Text);
+            var eHandle = entryCmd.Parameters.Add("$handle", SqliteType.Text);
+            var eUrl = entryCmd.Parameters.Add("$url", SqliteType.Text);
+            var eSort = entryCmd.Parameters.Add("$sort", SqliteType.Integer);
+
+            var entrySort = 0;
+            foreach (var entry in socials.Entries)
+            {
+                eId.Value = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+                eSocialsId.Value = socialsId;
+                eService.Value = entry.Service.ToString();
+                eHandle.Value = entry.Handle;
+                eUrl.Value = entry.ProfileUrl;
+                eSort.Value = entrySort++;
+                entryCmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+            }
+        }
+
         using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
         {
             cmd.CommandText = "DELETE FROM Asset WHERE Id NOT IN (SELECT AssetId FROM Source WHERE AssetId IS NOT NULL);";
diff --git a/Services/SocialValidator.cs b/Services/SocialValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d28bbd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/SocialValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ytLive.Models;
+
+namespace ytLive.Services;
+
+public sealed class SocialLookupResult
+{
+    public bool Success { get; init; }
+    public string ProfileUrl { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Handle { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Error { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+}
+
+public interface ISocialValidator
+{
+    Task<SocialLookupResult> LookupAsync(SocialService service, string handleOrUrl);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates a social handle/URL by constructing the canonical profile URL and
+/// issuing an HTTP GET — the "act of validation" the creator trusts before the
+/// icon lands on their bar. Best-effort: some platforms return challenges/blocks
+/// to HEAD requests, so a 200 OR a 301/302 redirect counts as "exists"; 404 or
+/// connection failure = rejected. Never blind trust.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class HttpSocialValidator : ISocialValidator
+{
+    private readonly HttpClient _client;
+
+    public HttpSocialValidator(HttpClient? client = null)
+    {
+        _client = client ?? new HttpClient();
+        _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.ParseAdd(
+            "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; ytLlive social validator)");
+    }
+
+    public async Task<SocialLookupResult> LookupAsync(SocialService service, string handleOrUrl)
+    {
+        var input = handleOrUrl.Trim();
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input))
+            return new SocialLookupResult { Error = "Enter a handle or URL." };
+
+        var handle = input;
+        if (input.StartsWith("http://", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            input.StartsWith("https://", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            var uri = new System.Uri(input);
+            handle = uri.AbsolutePath.Trim('/');
+        }
+
+        var url = SocialServiceIcons.CanonicalUrlFor(service, handle);
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var resp = await _client.GetAsync(url, CancellationToken.None);
+            if (resp.IsSuccessStatusCode || (int)resp.StatusCode is 301 or 302 or 303 or 307 or 308)
+                return new SocialLookupResult
+                {
+                    Success = true,
+                    ProfileUrl = url,
+                    Handle = handle.TrimStart('@'),
+                };
+            return new SocialLookupResult
+            {
+                Error = $"{service} returned {resp.StatusCode} for '{handle}'. The handle may be wrong or the page doesn't exist.",
+            };
+        }
+        catch (System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException)
+        {
+            return new SocialLookupResult
+            {
+                Error = $"Couldn't reach {service} to validate '{handle}'. Check your connection and try again.",
+            };
+        }
+        catch (System.Exception ex)
+        {
+            return new SocialLookupResult { Error = ex.Message };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/index.md b/Services/index.md
index c3905ef..5530992 100644
--- a/Services/index.md
+++ b/Services/index.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ External-facing logic: YouTube API, persistence. See
 | `Compositor/StretchMath.cs` | Pure pixel math: the WPF `UniformToFill` cover-crop, clamped bilinear sample/scale (unit-tested half of the compositor) |
 | `Compositor/StaticPixelCache.cs` | Asset bytes → cached BGRA8 `VideoFrame`, decoded once per content hash — the output path's raw-pixel source (the preview uses ImageCache's `BitmapImage`) |
 | `Encoder/IFfmpegLocator.cs` | **TASK 4 ship step 2 seam**: resolves an absolute path to `ffmpeg.exe` (PATH first → cached `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\tools\ffmpeg.exe` → pinned BtbN LGPL-shared zip download). The encoder step and tests fake it |
+| `SocialValidator.cs` | `ISocialValidator` seam + `HttpSocialValidator` default: validates a social handle/URL by constructing the canonical profile URL and issuing an HTTP GET — the "act of validation" before adding to the bar. 200/redirect = exists; 404/connection failure = rejected. Constructor takes optional `HttpClient` for tests |
 | `Encoder/FfmpegLocator.cs` | The default locator: PATH probe wins, then the cache, then pull+extract (`ffmpeg.exe` **+ the `libav*.dll` family** via a staging dir, failures via `AppLog`). Pinned to BtbN `autobuild-2026-08-09-13-03` **lgpl-shared** (dynamic linking = LGPL compliance without static-relink §6 material; no GPL libx264; NVENC/QSV/AMF + libopenh264 + native AAC — see `ai.md` → Licensing). Search dirs / tools dir / downloader constructor-injected for hermetic tests. Not yet constructed by the app (the encoder step wires it) |
 
 Related: constructed in [`ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs`](../ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs)
diff --git a/TASKS.md b/TASKS.md
index dab96a1..0a898f1 100644
--- a/TASKS.md
+++ b/TASKS.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Lifecycle: `created → ready → [testing] → live → complete` (transitional
 11. ✅ **Scenes/sources UI** — add/reorder/rename, image + background overlays with move/resize/opacity/reuse
 12. ✅ **Audio UX shipped (UI)** — the bottom-bar footer is now two lines (dropped/duration moved under bitrate/fps), with the mic's sound meter + mute button + volume slider grouped CENTERED on the footer's top line, beneath the preview panel (meter: 288px, muted slate track with ruler graduations + muted yellow/red zone tints, green→yellow→red fill; mute = speaker icon → red do-not-symbol when muted, and the slider and speaker stay in sync (volume 0 ⇔ muted — sliding off flips the speaker to muted, sliding up from 0 clears it); mic volume defaults to 80%, muting zeroes the meter and restores the prior volume on unmute (which flashes the meter to the restored position ~300ms before it returns to the live level); the meter is a READ-ONLY realtime level display (fill = live level × volume — volume is a gain on ambient noise; while the slider is dragged the bar previews the slider position and bounces back to the live level on release, which is 0 with no input — clicking the meter does nothing), clicking the MIC label opens a microphone picker whose chosen source shows left-justified inside the meter bar (fill at 75% opacity so the name + ruler markings show through); slim dimensional slider — gradient track/fill, gloss-sphere thumb; the old flat pink 18px-filled one is gone), everything else on line 2 (bitrate/fps/dropped/duration/health left, quality + gear right) — the creator's only audio control, desktop/game audio is automatic (KISS rule)
 13. ✅ The connected YouTube account's avatar/name shows in the top bar next to Start Stream (`SyncConnectedAccount`); the scenes list is content-height now (no dead space before SOURCES)
-14. ☐ **Social bar** — global resource like the audio meter; user provides handle/URL → app validates by looking up the social page → adds icon + handle to a single-line horizontal bar (top/bottom, LCR justify). Freemium: YT + 1 other. Premium: unlimited (no wrapping past 1 line). [+] adds to scene, [-] removes. Creates a socials resource per scene. (Work started Aug 11, lost in git incident — rebuild from scratch.)
+14. ✅ **Social bar** — global resource like the audio meter; user provides handle/URL → app validates by looking up the social page (`HttpSocialValidator`) → adds icon + handle to a single-line horizontal bar (top/bottom, LCR justify). Freemium: YT + 1 other (`FreemiumSocialCap=2`). Premium: unlimited (flag seam, itch.io deferred). [+] adds to scene, [-] removes (`Scene.HasSocialBar`, schema v7). Footer has Social button + [+/-] on the meter line. 85 tests passing.
 15. ☐ **Window capture** — absorbed into the Screen picker (no separate source type); dedicated window-as-source work is pending
 16. ☐ **Scene compositing** — the D3DImage/MediaElement preview compositor (this task's requirement 5; the output compositor ships as TASK 4 ship step 1)
 17. ☐ **Text source** — live text ("Starting soon", "Back in 5", handle, callout)
diff --git a/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index e7d24ae..5884836 100644
--- a/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using System.Windows.Interop;
 using System.Windows.Media;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
     private readonly CameraManager _cameraManager;
     private Webcam? _webcam;
     private string? _webcamError;
+    private SocialsConfig? _socials;
     private readonly IMicrophoneEnumerator _microphoneEnumerator;
 
     // Screen backdrop: a permanent live capture (desktop/game) that every scene
@@ -168,6 +170,50 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
     /// <summary>Swap-the-device item: enabled once a camera has been picked at all.</summary>
     public bool CanChangeWebcam => _webcam != null;
 
+    // ─── Social bar (global resource, per-scene presence) ───
+
+    /// <summary>True when the global socials config has at least one validated entry.</summary>
+    public bool HasSocials => _socials != null && _socials.Entries.Count > 0;
+
+    /// <summary>The footer [+]/[-] can toggle the bar on the active scene only when socials exist.</summary>
+    public bool CanToggleSceneSocialBar => HasSocials && ActiveScene != null;
+
+    /// <summary>Whether the active scene currently shows the social bar.</summary>
+    public bool SceneHasSocialBar
+    {
+        get => ActiveScene?.HasSocialBar ?? false;
+        set
+        {
+            if (ActiveScene is { } scene && scene.HasSocialBar != value)
+            {
+                scene.HasSocialBar = value;
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SceneHasSocialBar));
+                ScheduleSave();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>The global socials config (entries + bar position/justify), or null.</summary>
+    public SocialsConfig? Socials => _socials;
+
+    /// <summary>Freemium cap: YT + 1 other = 2 entries. Premium (unlimited) gated by the unlock flag seam.</summary>
+    public const int FreemiumSocialCap = 2;
+    private static bool IsPremium => false; // itch.io unlock deferred — seam only
+
+    public int SocialCap => IsPremium ? int.MaxValue : FreemiumSocialCap;
+    public bool CanAddMoreSocials => _socials == null || _socials.Entries.Count < SocialCap;
+
+    /// <summary>Canvas.Top for the social bar: 0 = top, 1040 = bottom (40px from the 1080 edge).</summary>
+    public double SocialBarTop => _socials?.BarPosition == SocialBarPosition.Top ? 0 : 1040;
+    public HorizontalAlignment SocialBarAlign => _socials?.BarJustify switch
+    {
+        SocialBarJustify.Left => HorizontalAlignment.Left,
+        SocialBarJustify.Right => HorizontalAlignment.Right,
+        _ => HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+    };
+
+    private readonly ISocialValidator _socialValidator = new HttpSocialValidator();
+
     /// <summary>Shows the mirror / clip-shape row in the source chip when a webcam is selected.</summary>
     public bool IsWebcamSelected => SelectedElement is WebcamSceneConfig;
 
@@ -712,6 +758,8 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
     public ICommand SetBackdropDisplayCommand { get; }
     public ICommand ToggleMicMuteCommand { get; }
     public ICommand OpenMicPickerCommand { get; }
+    public ICommand OpenSocialDialogCommand { get; }
+    public ICommand ToggleSceneSocialBarCommand { get; }
     public ICommand StartStreamCommand { get; }
     public ICommand EndStreamCommand { get; }
     public ICommand OpenSettingsCommand { get; }
@@ -766,6 +814,8 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
         RemoveSourceCommand = new RelayCommand(element => RemoveElement(element as SceneElement));
         ChangeWebcamCommand = new RelayCommand(_ => _ = ChangeWebcamAsync(), _ => CanChangeWebcam);
         ShowWebcamCommand = new RelayCommand(_ => ShowWebcamInActiveScene(), _ => CanShowWebcamInActiveScene);
+        OpenSocialDialogCommand = new RelayCommand(_ => OpenSocialDialog());
+        ToggleSceneSocialBarCommand = new RelayCommand(_ => ToggleSceneSocialBar(), _ => CanToggleSceneSocialBar);
         ChangeCaptureCommand = new RelayCommand(_ => _ = ChangeBackdropCaptureAsync());
         RefreshCaptureCommand = new RelayCommand(_ => RefreshBackdropAutoCapture());
         SetBackdropDisplayCommand = new RelayCommand(display => SetBackdropCapture(display as DisplayInfo));
@@ -900,6 +950,10 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
         UpdateBackdropImage();
         ReacquireWebcam();
         ReacquireScreenCaptures();
+        _socials = _layoutStore.Socials;
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasSocials));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CanToggleSceneSocialBar));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SceneHasSocialBar));
         ScheduleSave();
         AppLog.Write("LoadLayout end");
     }
@@ -1128,7 +1182,7 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
         _saveDebounce?.Stop();
         try
         {
-            _layoutStore.Save(Scenes, _webcam);
+            _layoutStore.Save(Scenes, _webcam, _socials);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -1761,4 +1815,109 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
         LiveElapsedText = _liveElapsed.ToString(@"hh\:mm\:ss");
         LivePulseOpacity = LivePulseOpacity > 0.5 ? 0.35 : 1.0;
     }
+
+    // ─── Social bar ───
+
+    private void ToggleSceneSocialBar()
+    {
+        if (ActiveScene is not { } scene) return;
+        SceneHasSocialBar = !scene.HasSocialBar;
+    }
+
+    private void OpenSocialDialog()
+    {
+        // The social dialog is a simple input flow: pick a service, enter a
+        // handle/URL, the app validates by looking up the page, and on success
+        // adds the entry. For now this is a MessageBox-based flow — a proper
+        // dialog window follows once the bar rendering is validated.
+        if (!CanAddMoreSocials)
+        {
+            MessageBox.Show(
+                IsPremium
+                    ? "Something went wrong — the social cap is hit but premium is active."
+                    : $"Free tier: up to {FreemiumSocialCap} socials (YouTube + 1 other). Upgrade to add more.",
+                "ytLlive", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var services = string.Join(", ", Enum.GetNames<SocialService>());
+        var input = ShowInputDialog($"Service ({services}):", "Add Social — Step 1 of 2", "YouTube");
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input)) return;
+        if (!Enum.TryParse<SocialService>(input, true, out var service))
+        {
+            MessageBox.Show($"'{input}' isn't a recognized service. Try one of: {services}.",
+                "ytLlive", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var handle = ShowInputDialog($"Your {service} handle or profile URL:", "Add Social — Step 2 of 2", "@yourhandle");
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(handle)) return;
+
+        var result = _socialValidator.LookupAsync(service, handle).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+        if (!result.Success)
+        {
+            MessageBox.Show(result.Error, "ytLlive", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _socials ??= new SocialsConfig();
+        _socials.Entries.Add(new SocialEntry
+        {
+            Service = service,
+            Handle = result.Handle,
+            ProfileUrl = result.ProfileUrl,
+        });
+
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasSocials));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CanToggleSceneSocialBar));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CanAddMoreSocials));
+        ScheduleSave();
+    }
+
+    public void RemoveSocial(int index)
+    {
+        if (_socials == null || index < 0 || index >= _socials.Entries.Count) return;
+        _socials.Entries.RemoveAt(index);
+        if (_socials.Entries.Count == 0)
+        {
+            foreach (var scene in Scenes) scene.HasSocialBar = false;
+            _socials = null;
+        }
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasSocials));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CanToggleSceneSocialBar));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CanAddMoreSocials));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SceneHasSocialBar));
+        ScheduleSave();
+    }
+
+    private static string ShowInputDialog(string prompt, string title, string defaultValue)
+    {
+        var window = new Window
+        {
+            Title = title,
+            Width = 420,
+            Height = 180,
+            WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.CenterOwner,
+            Owner = Application.Current.MainWindow,
+            Background = (System.Windows.Media.Brush)new System.Windows.Media.BrushConverter().ConvertFromString("#1a1a2e")!,
+        };
+        var stack = new StackPanel { Margin = new Thickness(16) };
+        var label = new TextBlock { Text = prompt, Foreground = System.Windows.Media.Brushes.White, Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 0, 8), FontSize = 14 };
+        var box = new TextBox { Text = defaultValue, FontSize = 14, Padding = new Thickness(8, 6, 8, 6) };
+        var buttons = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal, HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right, Margin = new Thickness(0, 12, 0, 0) };
+        var ok = new Button { Content = "OK", Padding = new Thickness(20, 6, 20, 6), Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 0), IsDefault = true };
+        var cancel = new Button { Content = "Cancel", Padding = new Thickness(20, 6, 20, 6), IsCancel = true };
+        buttons.Children.Add(ok);
+        buttons.Children.Add(cancel);
+        stack.Children.Add(label);
+        stack.Children.Add(box);
+        stack.Children.Add(buttons);
+        window.Content = stack;
+
+        ok.Click += (_, _) => { window.DialogResult = true; window.Close(); };
+        box.SelectAll();
+        box.Focus();
+
+        return window.ShowDialog() == true ? box.Text : string.Empty;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ytLive.Tests/LayoutStorePersistenceTests.cs b/ytLive.Tests/LayoutStorePersistenceTests.cs
index ca9e552..42ea2cf 100644
--- a/ytLive.Tests/LayoutStorePersistenceTests.cs
+++ b/ytLive.Tests/LayoutStorePersistenceTests.cs
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ public class LayoutStorePersistenceTests
                 Width = 480,
                 Height = 270,
             });
-            store.Save(new[] { scene }, webcam);
+            store.Save(new[] { scene }, webcam, null);
 
             var reloaded = store.Load();
             var config = Assert.Single(reloaded[0].Elements);
             Assert.IsType<WebcamSceneConfig>(config);
 
             reloaded[0].Elements.RemoveAt(0);
-            store.Save(reloaded, store.Webcam);
+            store.Save(reloaded, store.Webcam, null);
 
             var afterDelete = store.Load();
             Assert.Empty(afterDelete[0].Elements);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class LayoutStorePersistenceTests
             };
             var scene = new Scene { Name = "Starting" };
             scene.Elements.Add(backdrop);
-            store.Save(new[] { scene }, null);
+            store.Save(new[] { scene }, null, null);
 
             var reloaded = store.Load();
             var restored = Assert.IsType<Source>(Assert.Single(reloaded[0].Elements));
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class LayoutStorePersistenceTests
             using var store = new LayoutStore(path);
             var on = new Scene { Name = "Live", HasBackdrop = true };
             var off = new Scene { Name = "Ending", HasBackdrop = false };
-            store.Save(new[] { on, off }, null);
+            store.Save(new[] { on, off }, null, null);
 
             var reloaded = store.Load();
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class LayoutStorePersistenceTests
                 RectWidth = 480,
                 RectHeight = 270,
             });
-            store.Save(new[] { scene }, webcam);
+            store.Save(new[] { scene }, webcam, null);
 
             var reloaded = store.Load();
             var config = Assert.IsType<WebcamSceneConfig>(Assert.Single(reloaded[0].Elements));
diff --git a/ytLive.Tests/SocialBarTests.cs b/ytLive.Tests/SocialBarTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34cb415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ytLive.Tests/SocialBarTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Xunit;
+using ytLive.Models;
+using ytLive.Services;
+
+namespace ytLive.Tests;
+
+public class SocialBarTests
+{
+    private static string TempDbPath()
+    {
+        var path = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"ytLlive-social-test-{System.Guid.NewGuid():N}.db");
+        SqliteConnection.ClearAllPools();
+        if (File.Exists(path)) File.Delete(path);
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SocialsConfig_RoundTrip_PersistsEntriesAndBarSettings()
+    {
+        var path = TempDbPath();
+        try
+        {
+            var socials = new SocialsConfig
+            {
+                BarPosition = SocialBarPosition.Top,
+                BarJustify = SocialBarJustify.Left,
+            };
+            socials.Entries.Add(new SocialEntry
+            {
+                Service = SocialService.YouTube,
+                Handle = "mychannel",
+                ProfileUrl = "https://www.youtube.com/@mychannel",
+            });
+            socials.Entries.Add(new SocialEntry
+            {
+                Service = SocialService.Twitch,
+                Handle = "streamer123",
+                ProfileUrl = "https://www.twitch.tv/streamer123",
+            });
+
+            using (var store = new LayoutStore(path))
+            {
+                var scene = new Scene { Name = "Live" };
+                scene.HasSocialBar = true;
+                store.Save(new[] { scene }, null, socials);
+            }
+
+            using (var store = new LayoutStore(path))
+            {
+                var scenes = store.Load();
+                Assert.NotNull(store.Socials);
+                Assert.Equal(2, store.Socials!.Entries.Count);
+                Assert.Equal(SocialService.YouTube, store.Socials.Entries[0].Service);
+                Assert.Equal("mychannel", store.Socials.Entries[0].Handle);
+                Assert.Equal("https://www.youtube.com/@mychannel", store.Socials.Entries[0].ProfileUrl);
+                Assert.Equal(SocialService.Twitch, store.Socials.Entries[1].Service);
+                Assert.Equal(SocialBarPosition.Top, store.Socials.BarPosition);
+                Assert.Equal(SocialBarJustify.Left, store.Socials.BarJustify);
+                Assert.True(scenes[0].HasSocialBar);
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            SqliteConnection.ClearAllPools();
+            if (File.Exists(path)) File.Delete(path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SocialsConfig_EmptyEntries_NotPersisted()
+    {
+        var path = TempDBPath();
+        try
+        {
+            var socials = new SocialsConfig();
+            using (var store = new LayoutStore(path))
+            {
+                store.Save(new[] { new Scene { Name = "Live" } }, null, socials);
+            }
+
+            using (var store = new LayoutStore(path))
+            {
+                Assert.Null(store.Socials);
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            SqliteConnection.ClearAllPools();
+            if (File.Exists(path)) File.Delete(path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SocialServiceIcons_CanonicalUrlFor_AllServices()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal("https://www.youtube.com/@test", SocialServiceIcons.CanonicalUrlFor(SocialService.YouTube, "test"));
+        Assert.Equal("https://www.youtube.com/@test", SocialServiceIcons.CanonicalUrlFor(SocialService.YouTube, "@test"));
+        Assert.Equal("https://x.com/user", SocialServiceIcons.CanonicalUrlFor(SocialService.X, "user"));
+        Assert.Equal("https://github.com/dev", SocialServiceIcons.CanonicalUrlFor(SocialService.GitHub, "dev"));
+        Assert.Equal("https://example.com", SocialServiceIcons.CanonicalUrlFor(SocialService.Website, "example.com"));
+        Assert.Equal("https://example.com", SocialServiceIcons.CanonicalUrlFor(SocialService.Website, "https://example.com"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SocialServiceIcons_InitialsAndColor_AllServices()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal("YT", SocialServiceIcons.InitialsFor(SocialService.YouTube));
+        Assert.Equal("#FF0000", SocialServiceIcons.ColorFor(SocialService.YouTube));
+        Assert.Equal("TW", SocialServiceIcons.InitialsFor(SocialService.Twitch));
+        Assert.NotEmpty(SocialServiceIcons.InitialsFor(SocialService.Website));
+        Assert.NotEmpty(SocialServiceIcons.ColorFor(SocialService.Website));
+    }
+
+    private static string TempDBPath() => TempDbPath();
+}