diff --git a/crates/storage/src/database.rs b/crates/storage/src/database.rs
index 586d914..b61bb7d 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/database.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/database.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,64 @@ pub async fn delete_transcript(pool: &SqlitePool, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+// --- Segment CRUD ---
+
+/// Batch insert segments for a transcript.
+pub async fn insert_segments(
+    pool: &SqlitePool,
+    transcript_id: &str,
+    segments: &[(f64, f64, &str)],
+) -> Result<()> {
+    for (start, end, text) in segments {
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO segments (transcript_id, start_time, end_time, text) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+        )
+        .bind(transcript_id)
+        .bind(start)
+        .bind(end)
+        .bind(text)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| KonError::StorageError(format!("Insert segment failed: {e}")))?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Row type for segment query results.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SegmentRow {
+    pub id: i64,
+    pub transcript_id: String,
+    pub start_time: f64,
+    pub end_time: f64,
+    pub text: String,
+}
+
+/// Retrieve all segments for a transcript, ordered by start time.
+pub async fn get_segments(
+    pool: &SqlitePool,
+    transcript_id: &str,
+) -> Result<Vec<SegmentRow>> {
+    let rows = sqlx::query(
+        "SELECT id, transcript_id, start_time, end_time, text FROM segments WHERE transcript_id = ? ORDER BY start_time ASC",
+    )
+    .bind(transcript_id)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await
+    .map_err(|e| KonError::StorageError(format!("Get segments failed: {e}")))?;
+
+    Ok(rows
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| SegmentRow {
+            id: r.get("id"),
+            transcript_id: r.get("transcript_id"),
+            start_time: r.get("start_time"),
+            end_time: r.get("end_time"),
+            text: r.get("text"),
+        })
+        .collect())
+}
+
 // --- Task CRUD ---
 
 pub async fn insert_task(
diff --git a/crates/storage/src/lib.rs b/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
index f025a75..b73b59e 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ pub mod file_storage;
 pub mod migrations;
 
 pub use database::{
-    clear_timer_state, complete_task, delete_task, delete_transcript, get_setting,
-    get_timer_state, get_transcript, init, insert_task, insert_task_v2, insert_transcript,
-    list_tasks, list_tasks_by_status, list_transcripts, log_error, reorder_tasks,
-    save_timer_state, search_transcripts, set_setting, update_task_v2,
-    InsertTranscriptParams, TaskRow, TimerStateRow, TranscriptRow,
+    clear_timer_state, complete_task, delete_task, delete_transcript, get_segments,
+    get_setting, get_timer_state, get_transcript, init, insert_segments, insert_task,
+    insert_task_v2, insert_transcript, list_tasks, list_tasks_by_status, list_transcripts,
+    log_error, reorder_tasks, save_timer_state, search_transcripts, set_setting,
+    update_task_v2, InsertTranscriptParams, SegmentRow, TaskRow, TimerStateRow, TranscriptRow,
 };
 pub use file_storage::{app_data_dir, database_path, recordings_dir};
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 71b30a8..80d3798 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "sync"] }
 arboard = "3.6.1"
 tauri-plugin-mcp = "0.7.1"
 sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = ["sqlite", "runtime-tokio"] }
+uuid = { version = "1", features = ["v4"] }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/history.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/history.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14e6519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/history.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use crate::AppState;
+use kon_storage::{
+    delete_transcript, get_segments, get_transcript, insert_segments, insert_transcript,
+    list_transcripts, search_transcripts, InsertTranscriptParams,
+};
+
+/// Serialisable transcript response for the frontend.
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct TranscriptResponse {
+    pub id: String,
+    pub text: String,
+    pub source: String,
+    pub title: Option<String>,
+    pub audio_path: Option<String>,
+    pub duration: f64,
+    pub engine: Option<String>,
+    pub model_id: Option<String>,
+    pub inference_ms: Option<i64>,
+    pub sample_rate: Option<i32>,
+    pub audio_channels: Option<i32>,
+    pub format_mode: Option<String>,
+    pub remove_fillers: bool,
+    pub british_english: bool,
+    pub anti_hallucination: bool,
+    pub created_at: String,
+}
+
+/// Serialisable segment response.
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct SegmentResponse {
+    pub id: i64,
+    pub transcript_id: String,
+    pub start_time: f64,
+    pub end_time: f64,
+    pub text: String,
+}
+
+/// Persist a completed transcription to SQLite.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn save_transcript(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    id: String,
+    text: String,
+    source: String,
+    title: Option<String>,
+    audio_path: Option<String>,
+    duration: f64,
+    engine: Option<String>,
+    model_id: Option<String>,
+    inference_ms: Option<i64>,
+    sample_rate: Option<i32>,
+    audio_channels: Option<i32>,
+    format_mode: Option<String>,
+    remove_fillers: bool,
+    british_english: bool,
+    anti_hallucination: bool,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    insert_transcript(
+        &state.db,
+        &InsertTranscriptParams {
+            id: &id,
+            text: &text,
+            source: &source,
+            title: title.as_deref(),
+            audio_path: audio_path.as_deref(),
+            duration,
+            engine: engine.as_deref(),
+            model_id: model_id.as_deref(),
+            inference_ms,
+            sample_rate,
+            audio_channels,
+            format_mode: format_mode.as_deref(),
+            remove_fillers,
+            british_english,
+            anti_hallucination,
+        },
+    )
+    .await
+    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+/// Fetch a single transcript by ID.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn get_transcript_by_id(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    id: String,
+) -> Result<Option<TranscriptResponse>, String> {
+    let row = get_transcript(&state.db, &id)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    Ok(row.map(|r| TranscriptResponse {
+        id: r.id,
+        text: r.text,
+        source: r.source,
+        title: r.title,
+        audio_path: r.audio_path,
+        duration: r.duration,
+        engine: r.engine,
+        model_id: r.model_id,
+        inference_ms: r.inference_ms,
+        sample_rate: r.sample_rate,
+        audio_channels: r.audio_channels,
+        format_mode: r.format_mode,
+        remove_fillers: r.remove_fillers,
+        british_english: r.british_english,
+        anti_hallucination: r.anti_hallucination,
+        created_at: r.created_at,
+    }))
+}
+
+/// List transcripts, newest first.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn list_all_transcripts(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    limit: i64,
+) -> Result<Vec<TranscriptResponse>, String> {
+    let rows = list_transcripts(&state.db, limit)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    Ok(rows
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| TranscriptResponse {
+            id: r.id,
+            text: r.text,
+            source: r.source,
+            title: r.title,
+            audio_path: r.audio_path,
+            duration: r.duration,
+            engine: r.engine,
+            model_id: r.model_id,
+            inference_ms: r.inference_ms,
+            sample_rate: r.sample_rate,
+            audio_channels: r.audio_channels,
+            format_mode: r.format_mode,
+            remove_fillers: r.remove_fillers,
+            british_english: r.british_english,
+            anti_hallucination: r.anti_hallucination,
+            created_at: r.created_at,
+        })
+        .collect())
+}
+
+/// Delete a transcript by ID (cascades to segments).
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn delete_transcript_by_id(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    id: String,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    delete_transcript(&state.db, &id)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+/// Full-text search across transcripts via FTS5.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn search_all_transcripts(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    query: String,
+    limit: i64,
+) -> Result<Vec<TranscriptResponse>, String> {
+    let rows = search_transcripts(&state.db, &query, limit)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    Ok(rows
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| TranscriptResponse {
+            id: r.id,
+            text: r.text,
+            source: r.source,
+            title: r.title,
+            audio_path: r.audio_path,
+            duration: r.duration,
+            engine: r.engine,
+            model_id: r.model_id,
+            inference_ms: r.inference_ms,
+            sample_rate: r.sample_rate,
+            audio_channels: r.audio_channels,
+            format_mode: r.format_mode,
+            remove_fillers: r.remove_fillers,
+            british_english: r.british_english,
+            anti_hallucination: r.anti_hallucination,
+            created_at: r.created_at,
+        })
+        .collect())
+}
+
+/// Batch insert segments for a transcript.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn save_segments(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    transcript_id: String,
+    segments: Vec<(f64, f64, String)>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let refs: Vec<(f64, f64, &str)> = segments
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(s, e, t)| (*s, *e, t.as_str()))
+        .collect();
+    insert_segments(&state.db, &transcript_id, &refs)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+/// Retrieve all segments for a transcript, ordered by start time.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn get_transcript_segments(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    transcript_id: String,
+) -> Result<Vec<SegmentResponse>, String> {
+    let rows = get_segments(&state.db, &transcript_id)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    Ok(rows
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| SegmentResponse {
+            id: r.id,
+            transcript_id: r.transcript_id,
+            start_time: r.start_time,
+            end_time: r.end_time,
+            text: r.text,
+        })
+        .collect())
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs
index d8b9d73..22ee2db 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod audio;
 pub mod clipboard;
 pub mod hardware;
+pub mod history;
 pub mod models;
 pub mod transcription;
 pub mod windows;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/transcription.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/transcription.rs
index fabd1c7..99e8937 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/transcription.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/transcription.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use tauri::Emitter;
 use crate::AppState;
 use kon_ai_formatting::{post_process_segments, FormatMode, PostProcessOptions};
 use kon_core::types::{Segment, TranscriptionOptions};
+use kon_storage::InsertTranscriptParams;
 
 /// Transcribe raw PCM f32 samples (Whisper). Emits "transcription-result" event.
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -82,8 +83,9 @@ pub async fn transcribe_file(
         initial_prompt: Some(initial_prompt),
     };
 
+    let path_for_blocking = path.clone();
     let timed = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        let audio = kon_audio::decode_audio_file(Path::new(&path))
+        let audio = kon_audio::decode_audio_file(Path::new(&path_for_blocking))
             .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
         let resampled =
             kon_audio::resample_to_16khz(&audio).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
@@ -105,7 +107,46 @@ pub async fn transcribe_file(
         },
     );
 
+    // Auto-persist file transcription to SQLite
+    let transcript_id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+    let full_text: String = segments.iter().map(|s| s.text.as_str()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
+    let file_name = Path::new(&path)
+        .file_name()
+        .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
+        .unwrap_or("unknown");
+
+    // Best-effort persistence — don't fail the command if storage errors
+    let _ = kon_storage::insert_transcript(
+        &state.db,
+        &InsertTranscriptParams {
+            id: &transcript_id,
+            text: &full_text,
+            source: file_name,
+            title: Some(file_name),
+            audio_path: Some(&path),
+            duration: timed.transcript.duration(),
+            engine: Some("whisper"),
+            model_id: None,
+            inference_ms: Some(timed.inference_ms as i64),
+            sample_rate: Some(16000),
+            audio_channels: Some(1),
+            format_mode: Some(&format_mode),
+            remove_fillers,
+            british_english,
+            anti_hallucination,
+        },
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    // Persist segments
+    let seg_tuples: Vec<(f64, f64, &str)> = segments
+        .iter()
+        .map(|s| (s.start, s.end, s.text.as_str()))
+        .collect();
+    let _ = kon_storage::insert_segments(&state.db, &transcript_id, &seg_tuples).await;
+
     Ok(serde_json::json!({
+        "id": transcript_id,
         "segments": segments,
         "language": timed.transcript.language(),
         "duration": timed.transcript.duration(),
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index df6af98..96493ea 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ pub fn run() {
             commands::models::list_parakeet_models,
             commands::models::load_parakeet_model,
             commands::models::check_parakeet_engine,
+            // History / transcript persistence
+            commands::history::save_transcript,
+            commands::history::get_transcript_by_id,
+            commands::history::list_all_transcripts,
+            commands::history::delete_transcript_by_id,
+            commands::history::search_all_transcripts,
+            commands::history::save_segments,
+            commands::history::get_transcript_segments,
             // Transcription
             commands::transcription::transcribe_pcm,
             commands::transcription::transcribe_file,