diff --git a/.github/workflows/editors-picks.yml b/.github/workflows/editors-picks.yml
index 0ce8f3f..d645fb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/editors-picks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/editors-picks.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   python-version: '3.x'
 
-            - name: Install webp
-              if: steps.backoff.outputs.skip == 'false'
-              run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y webp
-
             - name: Archive current editors picks
               if: steps.backoff.outputs.skip == 'false'
               run: |
@@ -68,14 +64,19 @@ jobs:
                   with open("public/editors-picks.json") as f:
                       current = json.load(f)
 
-                  # Replace cover URLs with original UUIDs
-                  url_pattern = re.compile(r'^https://monochrome\.tf/editors-picks-images/([a-f0-9-]+)\.webp$')
+                  # Replace cover URLs with original UUIDs (handles both legacy and intermediate formats)
+                  url_pattern1 = re.compile(r'^https://monochrome\.tf/editors-picks-images/([a-f0-9-]+)\.webp$')
+                  url_pattern2 = re.compile(r'^https://wsrv\.nl/\?url=https://resources\.tidal\.com/images/([a-f0-9/]+)/320x320\.jpg&w=250&h=250&output=webp$')
                   for item in current:
                       for field in ['cover', 'picture', 'image']:
                           if field in item and item[field]:
-                              match = url_pattern.match(item[field])
-                              if match:
-                                  item[field] = match.group(1)
+                              m1 = url_pattern1.match(item[field])
+                              if m1:
+                                  item[field] = m1.group(1)
+                                  continue
+                              m2 = url_pattern2.match(item[field])
+                              if m2:
+                                  item[field] = m2.group(1).replace("/", "-")
 
                   with open(archive_path, "w") as f:
                       json.dump(current, f, indent=4)
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
                   git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-                  git add public/editors-picks.json public/editors-picks-old/ public/editors-picks-images/
+                  git add public/editors-picks.json public/editors-picks-old/
                   git diff --staged --quiet && echo "No changes to commit." && exit 0
                   git commit -m "chore: update editors picks"
                   git push
diff --git a/fix-gen.py b/fix-gen.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ef2989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-gen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import re
+with open("gen-editors-picks.py", "r") as f: content = f.read()
+
+content = re.sub(r"IMAGES_DIR = \"public/editors-picks-images\"\n+", "", content)
+
+# Remove clear_images_dir definition
+content = re.sub(r"def clear_images_dir\(\):[\s\S]*?os\.makedirs[^\n]*\n+", "", content)
+content = re.sub(r"clear_images_dir\(\)\n+", "", content)
+
+# Remove the import line for subprocess, shutil if present
+content = re.sub(r"import subprocess\n", "", content)
+content = re.sub(r"import shutil\n", "", content)
+
+# Replace download_and_process_cover
+new_func = """def download_and_process_cover(cover_uuid):
+    url = f"https://resources.tidal.com/images/{uuid_to_path_segments(cover_uuid)}/320x320.jpg"
+    return f"https://wsrv.nl/?url={url}&w=250&h=250&output=webp"
+"""
+content = re.sub(r"def download_and_process_cover\(cover_uuid\):[\s\S]*?(?=def process_cover)", new_func + "\n\n", content)
+
+with open("gen-editors-picks.py", "w") as f: f.write(content)
+
diff --git a/gen-editors-picks.py b/gen-editors-picks.py
index e6404e0..0da586f 100644
--- a/gen-editors-picks.py
+++ b/gen-editors-picks.py
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@ import sys
 import hashlib
 import time
 import os
-import subprocess
-import shutil
 import tempfile
 
 INPUT_FILE = "editors-picks-input.txt"
-IMAGES_DIR = "public/editors-picks-images"
 COUNTRY = "US"
 
 # Tidal internal token replace when expired
@@ -90,59 +87,6 @@ def fetch_podcast(feed_id):
 
 # ── Image processing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-def clear_images_dir():
-    if os.path.exists(IMAGES_DIR):
-        shutil.rmtree(IMAGES_DIR)
-    os.makedirs(IMAGES_DIR, exist_ok=True)
-
-
-def is_uuid_cover(cover_value):
-    if not cover_value:
-        return False
-    return bool(re.match(r'^[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}$', cover_value))
-
-
-def uuid_to_path_segments(uuid):
-    return uuid.replace('-', '/')
-
-
-def download_and_process_cover(cover_uuid):
-    url = f"https://resources.tidal.com/images/{uuid_to_path_segments(cover_uuid)}/320x320.jpg"
-    
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.jpg', delete=False) as tmp:
-        tmp_path = tmp.name
-    
-    try:
-        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"})
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
-            with open(tmp_path, 'wb') as f:
-                shutil.copyfileobj(resp, f)
-        
-        output_path = os.path.join(IMAGES_DIR, f"{cover_uuid}.webp")
-        
-        subprocess.run(
-            ['cwebp', '-q', '50', tmp_path, '-o', output_path],
-            check=True,
-            capture_output=True
-        )
-        
-        return f"https://monochrome.tf/editors-picks-images/{cover_uuid}.webp"
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Error processing cover {cover_uuid}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
-        return None
-    finally:
-        if os.path.exists(tmp_path):
-            os.remove(tmp_path)
-
-
-def process_cover(cover_value):
-    if not cover_value:
-        return cover_value
-    if is_uuid_cover(cover_value):
-        return download_and_process_cover(cover_value)
-    return cover_value
-
-
 # ── Transformers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 def transform_album(d):
@@ -155,7 +99,7 @@ def transform_album(d):
             "name": d.get("artist", {}).get("name"),
         },
         "releaseDate": d.get("releaseDate"),
-        "cover": process_cover(d.get("cover")),
+        "cover": d.get("cover"),
         "explicit": d.get("explicit"),
         "audioQuality": d.get("audioQuality"),
         "mediaMetadata": d.get("mediaMetadata"),
@@ -167,7 +111,7 @@ def transform_artist(d):
         "type": "artist",
         "id": d.get("id"),
         "name": d.get("name"),
-        "picture": process_cover(d.get("picture")),
+        "picture": d.get("picture"),
     }
 
 
@@ -184,7 +128,7 @@ def transform_track(d):
         "album": {
             "id": album.get("id"),
             "title": album.get("title"),
-            "cover": process_cover(album.get("cover")),
+            "cover": album.get("cover"),
         },
         "duration": d.get("duration"),
         "explicit": d.get("explicit"),
@@ -200,7 +144,7 @@ def transform_playlist(d):
         "type": "playlist",
         "id": d.get("uuid"),
         "title": d.get("title"),
-        "cover": process_cover(cover),
+        "cover": cover,
         "numberOfTracks": d.get("numberOfTracks", 0),
     }
 
@@ -213,7 +157,7 @@ def transform_userplaylist(d):
         "type": "user-playlist",
         "id": d.get("uuid"),
         "name": d.get("title"),
-        "cover": process_cover(cover),
+        "cover": cover,
         "numberOfTracks": d.get("numberOfTracks", 0),
         "username": creator.get("name"),
     }
@@ -258,8 +202,6 @@ def read_items(path):
 
 # ── Main ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-clear_images_dir()
-
 FETCHERS = {
     "album":       (fetch_album,       transform_album),
     "artist":      (fetch_artist,      transform_artist),
diff --git a/js/api.js b/js/api.js
index d5ae23d..cf8bc17 100644
--- a/js/api.js
+++ b/js/api.js
@@ -1952,6 +1952,16 @@ export class LosslessAPI {
         return `https://resources.tidal.com/images/${formattedId}/${size}x${size}.jpg`;
     }
 
+    getCoverSrcset(id) {
+        if (!id || (typeof id === 'string' && (id.startsWith('http') || id.startsWith('blob:') || id.startsWith('assets/')))) {
+            return '';
+        }
+        
+        const formattedId = String(id).replace(/-/g, '/');
+        const baseUrl = `https://resources.tidal.com/images/${formattedId}`;
+        return `${baseUrl}/160x160.jpg 160w, ${baseUrl}/320x320.jpg 320w, ${baseUrl}/640x640.jpg 640w`;
+    }
+
     getArtistPictureUrl(id, size = '320') {
         if (!id) {
             return `https://picsum.photos/seed/${Math.random()}/${size}`;
@@ -1965,6 +1975,16 @@ export class LosslessAPI {
         return `https://resources.tidal.com/images/${formattedId}/${size}x${size}.jpg`;
     }
 
+    getArtistPictureSrcset(id) {
+        if (!id || (typeof id === 'string' && (id.startsWith('blob:') || id.startsWith('assets/')))) {
+            return '';
+        }
+        
+        const formattedId = String(id).replace(/-/g, '/');
+        const baseUrl = `https://resources.tidal.com/images/${formattedId}`;
+        return `${baseUrl}/160x160.jpg 160w, ${baseUrl}/320x320.jpg 320w, ${baseUrl}/640x640.jpg 640w`;
+    }
+
     getVideoCoverUrl(imageId, size = '1280') {
         if (!imageId) {
             return null;
diff --git a/js/music-api.js b/js/music-api.js
index 0888c9f..1590452 100644
--- a/js/music-api.js
+++ b/js/music-api.js
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ export class MusicAPI {
         return this.tidalAPI.getCoverUrl(this.stripProviderPrefix(id), size);
     }
 
+    getCoverSrcset(id) {
+        if (typeof id === 'string' && id.startsWith('blob:')) {
+            return '';
+        }
+        return this.tidalAPI.getCoverSrcset(this.stripProviderPrefix(id));
+    }
+
     getVideoCoverUrl(imageId, size = '1280') {
         if (!imageId) {
             return null;
@@ -260,6 +267,10 @@ export class MusicAPI {
         return this.tidalAPI.getArtistPictureUrl(this.stripProviderPrefix(id), size);
     }
 
+    getArtistPictureSrcset(id) {
+        return this.tidalAPI.getArtistPictureSrcset(this.stripProviderPrefix(id));
+    }
+
     extractStreamUrlFromManifest(manifest) {
         return this.tidalAPI.extractStreamUrlFromManifest(manifest);
     }
diff --git a/js/player.js b/js/player.js
index 5b779a0..3f4032a 100644
--- a/js/player.js
+++ b/js/player.js
@@ -307,8 +307,10 @@ export class Player {
 
                 if (coverEl) {
                     const videoCoverUrl = track.videoUrl || track.videoCoverUrl || track.album?.videoCoverUrl || null;
+                    const coverId = track.image || track.cover || track.album?.cover;
                     const coverUrl =
-                        videoCoverUrl || this.api.getCoverUrl(track.image || track.cover || track.album?.cover);
+                        videoCoverUrl || this.api.getCoverUrl(coverId);
+                    const coverSrcset = videoCoverUrl ? null : this.api.getCoverSrcset(coverId);
 
                     if (videoCoverUrl) {
                         if (coverEl.tagName === 'IMG') {
@@ -326,14 +328,24 @@ export class Player {
                             coverEl.src = videoCoverUrl;
                         }
                     } else {
+                        const setImgSrcset = (img) => {
+                            if (img.getAttribute('src') !== coverUrl) img.src = coverUrl;
+                            if (coverSrcset) {
+                                img.setAttribute('srcset', coverSrcset);
+                                img.setAttribute('sizes', '(max-width: 640px) 160px, (max-width: 1024px) 320px, 640px');
+                            } else {
+                                img.removeAttribute('srcset');
+                                img.removeAttribute('sizes');
+                            }
+                        };
                         if (coverEl.tagName === 'VIDEO') {
                             const img = document.createElement('img');
-                            img.src = coverUrl;
                             img.className = coverEl.className;
                             img.id = coverEl.id;
+                            setImgSrcset(img);
                             coverEl.replaceWith(img);
                         } else {
-                            coverEl.src = coverUrl;
+                            setImgSrcset(coverEl);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -870,8 +882,19 @@ export class Player {
         } else {
             if (coverEl) {
                 coverEl.style.display = 'block';
-                const coverUrl = this.api.getCoverUrl(track.image || track.cover || track.album?.cover);
-                if (coverEl.src !== coverUrl) coverEl.src = coverUrl;
+                const coverId = track.image || track.cover || track.album?.cover;
+                const coverUrl = this.api.getCoverUrl(coverId);
+                const coverSrcset = this.api.getCoverSrcset(coverId);
+                if (coverEl.getAttribute('src') !== coverUrl) {
+                    coverEl.src = coverUrl;
+                    if (coverSrcset) {
+                        coverEl.setAttribute('srcset', coverSrcset);
+                        coverEl.setAttribute('sizes', '(max-width: 640px) 160px, (max-width: 1024px) 320px, 640px');
+                    } else {
+                        coverEl.removeAttribute('srcset');
+                        coverEl.removeAttribute('sizes');
+                    }
+                }
             }
             if (this.audio) {
                 const isInFullscreen = document.getElementById('fullscreen-cover-overlay')?.style.display === 'flex';
diff --git a/js/ui.js b/js/ui.js
index 6d4d6e2..9ea45bf 100644
--- a/js/ui.js
+++ b/js/ui.js
@@ -543,11 +543,27 @@ export class UIRenderer {
         `;
     }
 
-    getCoverHTML(cover, alt, className = 'card-image', loading = 'lazy', videoCoverUrl = null) {
-        const imageUrl = this.api.getCoverUrl(cover);
+    getCoverHTML(cover, alt, className = 'card-image', loading = 'lazy', videoCoverUrl = null, isEditorsPick = false, type = 'album') {
+        let size = '320';
+        if (this.currentPage === 'search' || className === 'track-item-cover') {
+            size = '80';
+        } else if (type === 'artist') {
+            size = '160';
+        }
+        
+        const imageUrl = type === 'artist' ? this.api.getArtistPictureUrl(cover, size) : this.api.getCoverUrl(cover, size);
+        
         if (videoCoverUrl) {
             return `<video src="${videoCoverUrl}" poster="${imageUrl}" class="${className}" alt="${alt}" preload="metadata" playsinline muted></video>`;
         }
+        
+        if (isEditorsPick && cover && typeof cover === 'string' && !cover.startsWith('http') && !cover.startsWith('blob:') && !cover.startsWith('assets/')) {
+            const formattedId = String(cover).replace(/-/g, '/');
+            const tidalUrl = `https://resources.tidal.com/images/${formattedId}/320x320.jpg`;
+            const wsrvUrl = `https://wsrv.nl/?url=${encodeURIComponent(tidalUrl)}&w=250&h=250&output=webp`;
+            return `<img src="${wsrvUrl}" class="${className}" alt="${alt}" loading="${loading}">`;
+        }
+        
         return `<img src="${imageUrl}" class="${className}" alt="${alt}" loading="${loading}">`;
     }
 
@@ -658,7 +674,15 @@ export class UIRenderer {
     createUserPlaylistCardHTML(playlist, customSubtitle = null) {
         let imageHTML = '';
         if (playlist.cover) {
-            imageHTML = `<img src="${playlist.cover}" alt="${playlist.name}" class="card-image" loading="lazy">`;
+            imageHTML = this.getCoverHTML(
+                playlist.cover,
+                escapeHtml(playlist.name),
+                'card-image',
+                playlist._lazy === false ? 'eager' : 'lazy',
+                null,
+                playlist._isEditorsPick || false,
+                'album'
+            );
         } else {
             const tracks = playlist.tracks || [];
             let uniqueCovers = playlist.images || [];
@@ -750,7 +774,9 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                 escapeHtml(album.title),
                 'card-image',
                 album._lazy === false ? 'eager' : 'lazy',
-                album.videoCoverUrl
+                album.videoCoverUrl,
+                album._isEditorsPick || false,
+                'album'
             ),
             actionButtonsHTML: `
                 <button class="like-btn card-like-btn" data-action="toggle-like" data-type="album" title="Add to Liked">
@@ -821,7 +847,15 @@ export class UIRenderer {
             href: `/artist/${artist.id}`,
             title: escapeHtml(artist.name),
             subtitle: '',
-            imageHTML: `<img src="${this.api.getArtistPictureUrl(artist.picture)}" alt="${escapeHtml(artist.name)}" class="card-image" loading="${artist._lazy === false ? 'eager' : 'lazy'}">`,
+            imageHTML: this.getCoverHTML(
+                artist.picture,
+                escapeHtml(artist.name),
+                'card-image',
+                artist._lazy === false ? 'eager' : 'lazy',
+                null,
+                artist._isEditorsPick || false,
+                'artist'
+            ),
             actionButtonsHTML: `
                 <button class="like-btn card-like-btn" data-action="toggle-like" data-type="artist" title="Add to Liked">
                     ${this.createHeartIcon(false)}
@@ -2622,6 +2656,7 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                                     mediaMetadata: item.mediaMetadata,
                                     type: 'ALBUM',
                                     _lazy: cardsHTML.length >= 6,
+                                    _isEditorsPick: true,
                                 };
                                 cardsHTML.push(this.createAlbumCardHTML(album));
                                 itemsToStore.push({ el: null, data: album, type: 'album' });
@@ -2630,6 +2665,7 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                                 const result = await this.api.getAlbum(item.id);
                                 if (result && result.album) {
                                     result.album._lazy = cardsHTML.length >= 6;
+                                    result.album._isEditorsPick = true;
                                     cardsHTML.push(this.createAlbumCardHTML(result.album));
                                     itemsToStore.push({ el: null, data: result.album, type: 'album' });
                                 }
@@ -2653,6 +2689,7 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                                         type: 'ALBUM',
                                         _href: `/userplaylist/${item.id}`,
                                         _lazy: cardsHTML.length >= 6,
+                                        _isEditorsPick: true,
                                     })
                                 );
                                 itemsToStore.push({ el: null, data: playlist, type: 'user-playlist' });
@@ -2665,6 +2702,7 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                                     name: item.name,
                                     picture: item.picture,
                                     _lazy: cardsHTML.length >= 6,
+                                    _isEditorsPick: true,
                                 };
                                 cardsHTML.push(this.createArtistCardHTML(artist));
                                 itemsToStore.push({ el: null, data: artist, type: 'artist' });
@@ -2673,6 +2711,7 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                                 const artist = await this.api.getArtist(item.id);
                                 if (artist) {
                                     artist._lazy = cardsHTML.length >= 6;
+                                    artist._isEditorsPick = true;
                                     cardsHTML.push(this.createArtistCardHTML(artist));
                                     itemsToStore.push({ el: null, data: artist, type: 'artist' });
                                 }
@@ -2689,6 +2728,8 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                                     audioQuality: item.audioQuality,
                                     mediaMetadata: item.mediaMetadata,
                                     duration: item.duration,
+                                    _lazy: cardsHTML.length >= 6,
+                                    _isEditorsPick: true,
                                 };
                                 cardsHTML.push(this.createTrackCardHTML(track));
                                 itemsToStore.push({ el: null, data: track, type: 'track' });
@@ -2696,6 +2737,8 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                                 // Fall back to API call
                                 const track = await this.api.getTrackMetadata(item.id);
                                 if (track) {
+                                    track._lazy = cardsHTML.length >= 6;
+                                    track._isEditorsPick = true;
                                     cardsHTML.push(this.createTrackCardHTML(track));
                                     itemsToStore.push({ el: null, data: track, type: 'track' });
                                 }
@@ -2708,6 +2751,8 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                                     cover: item.cover,
                                     tracks: item.tracks || [],
                                     numberOfTracks: item.numberOfTracks || (item.tracks ? item.tracks.length : 0),
+                                    _lazy: cardsHTML.length >= 6,
+                                    _isEditorsPick: true,
                                 };
                                 const subtitle = item.username ? `by ${item.username}` : null;
                                 cardsHTML.push(this.createUserPlaylistCardHTML(playlist, subtitle));
@@ -2715,6 +2760,8 @@ export class UIRenderer {
                             } else {
                                 const playlist = await syncManager.getPublicPlaylist(item.id);
                                 if (playlist) {
+                                    playlist._lazy = cardsHTML.length >= 6;
+                                    playlist._isEditorsPick = true;
                                     const subtitle = item.username ? `by ${item.username}` : null;
                                     cardsHTML.push(this.createUserPlaylistCardHTML(playlist, subtitle));
                                     itemsToStore.push({ el: null, data: playlist, type: 'user-playlist' });