diff --git a/src/qml/Main.qml b/src/qml/Main.qml
index 40c3dfb..19bb0a5 100644
--- a/src/qml/Main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Main.qml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
     pageStack.initialPage: PlayerPage {
         id: player
         initialUrl: root.initialUrl
+        fullScreen: root.visibility === Window.FullScreen
         onAboutRequested: root.pageStack.layers.push(aboutPage)
         onSettingsRequested: root.pageStack.layers.push(settingsPage)
         onFullScreenToggled: root.visibility = root.visibility === Window.FullScreen ? Window.Windowed : Window.FullScreen
diff --git a/src/qml/PlayerPage.qml b/src/qml/PlayerPage.qml
index d2c2bce..00ccb5b 100644
--- a/src/qml/PlayerPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/PlayerPage.qml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Kirigami.Page {
     id: page
 
     property url initialUrl
+    // Set by the window. In full screen the bars float over the video and hide when the
+    // pointer rests.
+    property bool fullScreen: false
     readonly property alias mediaTitle: mpv.mediaTitle
     readonly property alias translator: translator
 
@@ -18,6 +21,27 @@ Kirigami.Page {
 
     title: KI18n.i18nc("@title", "Player")
     padding: 0
+    globalToolBarStyle: fullScreen ? Kirigami.ApplicationHeaderStyle.None : Kirigami.ApplicationHeaderStyle.ToolBar
+
+    // Kept true for a moment after the pointer moves.
+    property bool pointerActive: false
+    readonly property bool controlsVisible: !fullScreen || pointerActive || topBarHover.hovered || footerHover.hovered
+        || subtitlePopup.visible || seekBar.pressed || !mpv.fileLoaded || menuOpen
+    // Set while the full screen "More" menu is open, so the bars stay.
+    property bool menuOpen: false
+
+    onFullScreenChanged: page.revealControls()
+
+    function revealControls() {
+        pointerActive = true
+        idleTimer.restart()
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        id: idleTimer
+        interval: 2500
+        onTriggered: page.pointerActive = false
+    }
 
     actions: [
         Kirigami.Action {
@@ -27,10 +51,10 @@ Kirigami.Page {
             onTriggered: fileDialog.open()
         },
         Kirigami.Action {
-            icon.name: "view-fullscreen"
-            text: KI18n.i18nc("@action", "Full Screen")
+            // F and Esc are handled by the Shortcuts below, which work while the bars are hidden.
+            icon.name: page.fullScreen ? "view-restore" : "view-fullscreen"
+            text: page.fullScreen ? KI18n.i18nc("@action", "Exit Full Screen") : KI18n.i18nc("@action", "Full Screen")
             displayHint: Kirigami.DisplayHint.IconOnly
-            shortcut: "F"
             onTriggered: page.fullScreenToggled()
         },
         Kirigami.Action {
@@ -49,11 +73,23 @@ Kirigami.Page {
     ]
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
+        page.applySubtitleStyle()
         if (page.initialUrl.toString().length > 0) {
             mpv.loadFile(page.initialUrl)
         }
     }
 
+    // Plain-text and translated subtitles; styled ASS subtitles keep their own fonts.
+    function applySubtitleStyle() {
+        mpv.setPropertyAsync("sub-font-size", QtPotatoSettings.subtitleFontSize)
+        mpv.setPropertyAsync("sub-outline-size", QtPotatoSettings.subtitleOutlineSize)
+    }
+
+    readonly property int subtitleFontSize: QtPotatoSettings.subtitleFontSize
+    onSubtitleFontSizeChanged: applySubtitleStyle()
+    readonly property int subtitleOutlineSize: QtPotatoSettings.subtitleOutlineSize
+    onSubtitleOutlineSizeChanged: applySubtitleStyle()
+
     function formatTime(totalSeconds: real): string {
         const s = Math.max(0, Math.floor(totalSeconds))
         const h = Math.floor(s / 3600)
@@ -66,6 +102,15 @@ Kirigami.Page {
         sequence: "Space"
         onActivated: mpv.togglePause()
     }
+    Shortcut {
+        sequence: "F"
+        onActivated: page.fullScreenToggled()
+    }
+    Shortcut {
+        sequence: "Escape"
+        enabled: page.fullScreen
+        onActivated: page.fullScreenToggled()
+    }
     Shortcut {
         sequence: "Left"
         onActivated: mpv.seek(mpv.position - 5)
@@ -125,14 +170,17 @@ Kirigami.Page {
         onAccepted: mpv.loadFile(selectedFile)
     }
 
-    ColumnLayout {
+    Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
-        spacing: 0
 
         MpvItem {
             id: mpv
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
-            Layout.fillHeight: true
+            anchors {
+                left: parent.left
+                right: parent.right
+                top: parent.top
+                bottom: page.fullScreen ? parent.bottom : footer.top
+            }
 
             Rectangle {
                 anchors.fill: parent
@@ -153,6 +201,9 @@ Kirigami.Page {
 
             MouseArea {
                 anchors.fill: parent
+                hoverEnabled: true
+                cursorShape: page.controlsVisible ? Qt.ArrowCursor : Qt.BlankCursor
+                onPositionChanged: page.revealControls()
                 onClicked: mpv.togglePause()
                 onDoubleClicked: page.fullScreenToggled()
             }
@@ -173,9 +224,85 @@ Kirigami.Page {
             }
         }
 
+        // Stands in for the page header in full screen.
         QQC2.ToolBar {
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            id: topBar
+            anchors {
+                left: parent.left
+                right: parent.right
+                top: parent.top
+            }
+            position: QQC2.ToolBar.Header
+            // No fade: over a paused video Qt Quick renders frames too rarely for a smooth one.
+            visible: page.fullScreen && page.controlsVisible
+
+            HoverHandler {
+                id: topBarHover
+            }
+
+            contentItem: RowLayout {
+                spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+
+                Kirigami.Heading {
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    Layout.leftMargin: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+                    level: 1
+                    elide: Text.ElideRight
+                    text: mpv.mediaTitle
+                }
+
+                // Plain buttons: Kirigami.ActionToolBar dropped the full screen action here.
+                QQC2.ToolButton {
+                    action: page.actions[0]
+                    focusPolicy: Qt.NoFocus
+                }
+
+                QQC2.ToolButton {
+                    action: page.actions[1]
+                    focusPolicy: Qt.NoFocus
+                    display: QQC2.AbstractButton.IconOnly
+
+                    QQC2.ToolTip.text: text
+                    QQC2.ToolTip.visible: hovered
+                    QQC2.ToolTip.delay: Kirigami.Units.toolTipDelay
+                }
+
+                QQC2.ToolButton {
+                    id: moreButton
+                    focusPolicy: Qt.NoFocus
+                    icon.name: "overflow-menu"
+                    text: KI18n.i18nc("@action:button", "More")
+                    display: QQC2.AbstractButton.IconOnly
+                    down: moreMenu.visible
+                    onPressed: moreMenu.popup(moreButton, 0, moreButton.height)
+
+                    QQC2.Menu {
+                        id: moreMenu
+                        onVisibleChanged: page.menuOpen = visible
+                        QQC2.MenuItem {
+                            action: page.actions[2]
+                        }
+                        QQC2.MenuItem {
+                            action: page.actions[3]
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        QQC2.ToolBar {
+            id: footer
+            anchors {
+                left: parent.left
+                right: parent.right
+                bottom: parent.bottom
+            }
             position: QQC2.ToolBar.Footer
+            visible: page.controlsVisible
+
+            HoverHandler {
+                id: footerHover
+            }
 
             RowLayout {
                 anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/src/qml/SettingsPage.qml b/src/qml/SettingsPage.qml
index 81d58e8..c8593f1 100644
--- a/src/qml/SettingsPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/SettingsPage.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,32 @@ FormCard.FormCardPage {
         onVisibleChanged: if (!visible) page.translator.clearError()
     }
 
+    FormCard.FormHeader {
+        title: KI18n.i18nc("@title:group", "Subtitles")
+    }
+
+    FormCard.FormCard {
+        FormCard.FormSpinBoxDelegate {
+            label: KI18n.i18nc("@label:spinbox", "Text size")
+            description: KI18n.i18nc("@info", "Text size and outline apply to translated and plain-text subtitles. Styled subtitles (ASS) keep the look they were made with.")
+            from: 20
+            to: 150
+            stepSize: 2
+            value: QtPotatoSettings.subtitleFontSize
+            onValueModified: QtPotatoSettings.subtitleFontSize = value
+        }
+
+        FormCard.FormDelegateSeparator {}
+
+        FormCard.FormSpinBoxDelegate {
+            label: KI18n.i18nc("@label:spinbox", "Outline size")
+            from: 0
+            to: 10
+            value: QtPotatoSettings.subtitleOutlineSize
+            onValueModified: QtPotatoSettings.subtitleOutlineSize = value
+        }
+    }
+
     FormCard.FormHeader {
         title: KI18n.i18nc("@title:group", "Subtitle Translation")
     }
diff --git a/src/settings/qtpotatosettings.kcfg b/src/settings/qtpotatosettings.kcfg
index b53ef97..0695c94 100644
--- a/src/settings/qtpotatosettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/settings/qtpotatosettings.kcfg
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0 http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd">
   <kcfgfile name="qtpotatorc"/>
+  <group name="Subtitles">
+    <entry name="SubtitleFontSize" type="Int">
+      <label>Font size of plain-text and translated subtitles, in mpv's scaled pixels (mpv's own default is 38)</label>
+      <default>52</default>
+      <min>20</min>
+      <max>150</max>
+    </entry>
+    <entry name="SubtitleOutlineSize" type="Int">
+      <label>Outline width of plain-text and translated subtitles (mpv's own default is 1.65)</label>
+      <default>3</default>
+      <min>0</min>
+      <max>10</max>
+    </entry>
+  </group>
   <group name="Translation">
     <entry name="ApiBaseUrl" type="String">
       <label>Base URL of the OpenAI-compatible API, including the version path (for example …/v1)</label>