diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 848cb96..67940f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 ### Major Changes
 - decreased the decimal count of most number to reduce used space (can be changed to be like before in the settings)
 
+### Other Changes
+- the main window now opens with the size it had when it was last closed, and comes back maximized if it was closed that way
+- the main window contents now follow the window while it is being resized, instead of trailing behind the drag
+- the main window can no longer be shrunk to a size where its controls no longer fit
+
 ### Fixes
 - fixed auto refresh stopping to work when changing the logs path
 
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index ff801d5..715c19f 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use eframe::egui::*;
 use rfd::FileDialog;
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ pub struct App {
     upload: Upload,
     records: Records,
     state: AppState,
+    window_geometry: WindowGeometry,
+    window_geometry_dirty: bool,
+    last_geometry_change: f64,
+}
+
+/// How long the window size has to stay unchanged before it is written to the
+/// settings file, so that dragging a window edge does not cause a write per
+/// frame.
+const GEOMETRY_SETTLE_TIME: f64 = 2.0;
+
+/// How long after the last size change the window still counts as being
+/// dragged, and is therefore redrawn every frame.
+const ACTIVE_RESIZE_TIME: f64 = 0.5;
+
+/// The window size and maximized state to start with, read before the window
+/// exists (see main.rs).
+pub fn saved_window_geometry() -> (Option<Vec2>, bool) {
+    let window = Settings::load_or_default().window;
+    (window.size.map(|[w, h]| vec2(w, h)), window.maximized)
 }
 
 impl App {
@@ -52,7 +71,10 @@ impl App {
             summary_copy: Default::default(),
             upload: Default::default(),
             records: Default::default(),
+            window_geometry: state.settings.window,
             state,
+            window_geometry_dirty: false,
+            last_geometry_change: 0.0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -60,6 +82,7 @@ impl App {
 impl eframe::App for App {
     fn ui(&mut self, ui: &mut eframe::egui::Ui, frame: &mut eframe::Frame) {
         self.handle_analysis_infos();
+        self.track_window_geometry(ui.ctx());
         CentralPanel::default().show_inside(ui, |ui| {
             ui.vertical(|ui| {
                 ui.horizontal(|ui| {
@@ -160,9 +183,89 @@ impl eframe::App for App {
     fn clear_color(&self, _visuals: &eframe::egui::Visuals) -> [f32; 4] {
         _visuals.window_fill().to_normalized_gamma_f32()
     }
+
+    fn on_exit(&mut self) {
+        // Catches a size change that has not settled yet when the window is
+        // closed (see track_window_geometry).
+        if self.window_geometry_dirty {
+            self.save_window_geometry();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl App {
+    /// Remembers the window size and maximized state so that the next launch
+    /// can restore them (see `saved_window_geometry`).
+    ///
+    /// The size comes from the egui viewport rect instead of
+    /// `ViewportInfo::inner_rect`, because the latter is `None` on Wayland,
+    /// where a client is not told where its window is. That rect is in points,
+    /// so it is scaled back by the zoom factor to the logical pixels that
+    /// `ViewportBuilder::with_inner_size` expects — otherwise a "ui scale"
+    /// other than 1 would shrink or grow the window on every launch.
+    ///
+    /// A size change also means the window is being resized right now, which is
+    /// used to keep redrawing while that lasts.
+    fn track_window_geometry(&mut self, ctx: &Context) {
+        let now = ctx.input(|i| i.time);
+        let maximized = ctx.input(|i| i.viewport().maximized);
+
+        // Only remember the size the window has while not maximized, so that
+        // un-maximizing it after a restart gives back a usable window.
+        if maximized != Some(true) {
+            let size = (ctx.viewport_rect().size() * ctx.zoom_factor()).round();
+            self.set_window_geometry(
+                now,
+                WindowGeometry {
+                    size: Some([size.x, size.y]),
+                    ..self.window_geometry
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        if let Some(maximized) = maximized {
+            self.set_window_geometry(
+                now,
+                WindowGeometry {
+                    maximized,
+                    ..self.window_geometry
+                },
+            );
+        }
+
+        if self.window_geometry_dirty {
+            let idle = now - self.last_geometry_change;
+            if idle >= GEOMETRY_SETTLE_TIME {
+                self.save_window_geometry();
+            } else if idle < ACTIVE_RESIZE_TIME {
+                // The edge is still being dragged. Redraw every frame so the
+                // contents follow the window instead of trailing behind it.
+                ctx.request_repaint();
+            } else {
+                // Dragging has stopped and no further frame is guaranteed, so
+                // ask for the one that writes the settled size.
+                ctx.request_repaint_after(Duration::from_secs_f64(GEOMETRY_SETTLE_TIME - idle));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn set_window_geometry(&mut self, now: f64, geometry: WindowGeometry) {
+        if self.window_geometry != geometry {
+            self.window_geometry = geometry;
+            self.window_geometry_dirty = true;
+            self.last_geometry_change = now;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Writes the tracked geometry into the settings file. The geometry is held
+    /// in a field rather than in `state.settings` because the settings dialog
+    /// replaces the whole settings object when it is applied, which would drop
+    /// a resize made while the dialog was open.
+    fn save_window_geometry(&mut self) {
+        self.state.settings.window = self.window_geometry;
+        self.state.settings.save();
+        self.window_geometry_dirty = false;
+    }
+
     fn handle_analysis_infos(&mut self) {
         let combatlog_file = &self.state.settings.analysis.combatlog_file;
         for info in self.state.analysis_handler.check_for_info() {
diff --git a/src/app/settings/app_settings.rs b/src/app/settings/app_settings.rs
index a89547d..25f05d3 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/app_settings.rs
+++ b/src/app/settings/app_settings.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub debug: DebugSettings,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub upload: UploadSettings,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub window: WindowGeometry,
+}
+
+/// Size and maximized state of the main window, remembered between runs.
+///
+/// Kept out of [`General`] on purpose: the settings dialog compares that
+/// section to decide whether the log has to be analyzed again, and resizing a
+/// window is no reason to redo the analysis.
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct WindowGeometry {
+    /// Inner size in logical pixels, as last seen while not maximized.
+    pub size: Option<[f32; 2]>,
+    pub maximized: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
@@ -136,3 +150,29 @@ impl Default for UploadSettings {
         Settings::default().upload.clone()
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn settings_file_without_window_section_still_loads() {
+        // Settings files written by older versions have no window section.
+        let settings: Settings = serde_json::from_str(DEFAULT_SETTINGS).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(WindowGeometry::default(), settings.window);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn window_geometry_survives_a_save_and_load() {
+        let mut settings = Settings::default();
+        settings.window = WindowGeometry {
+            size: Some([1024.0, 768.0]),
+            maximized: true,
+        };
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&settings).unwrap();
+        let loaded: Settings = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(settings.window, loaded.window);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/settings/mod.rs b/src/app/settings/mod.rs
index 0e0fc3b..3712c86 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/settings/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
 
-pub use app_settings::Settings;
+pub use app_settings::{Settings, WindowGeometry};
 use eframe::{Frame, egui::*};
 
 use crate::analyzer::Combat;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5f1afed..f12862b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,16 @@ fn main() {
     }));
 
     logging::initialize();
+
+    // Restore the window size of the previous run. eframe clamps the requested
+    // size to the largest monitor on its own, so a window that was last used on
+    // a bigger screen still comes up usable here.
+    let (size, maximized) = app::saved_window_geometry();
     let native_options = eframe::NativeOptions {
         viewport: ViewportBuilder::default()
-            .with_inner_size(vec2(1280.0, 720.0))
-            .with_min_inner_size(vec2(480.0, 270.0))
+            .with_inner_size(size.unwrap_or(vec2(1280.0, 720.0)))
+            .with_min_inner_size(vec2(800.0, 600.0))
+            .with_maximized(maximized)
             .with_icon(icon_data()),
         ..Default::default()
     };