diff --git a/runtime/ui/key/binding.go b/runtime/ui/key/binding.go
index 69fe007b..76ffa318 100644
--- a/runtime/ui/key/binding.go
+++ b/runtime/ui/key/binding.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func NewBindingFromConfig(gui *gocui.Gui, influence string, configKeys []string,
 	for _, configKey := range configKeys {
 		bindStr := viper.GetString(configKey)
 		if bindStr == "" {
-			logrus.Debug("skipping keybinding '%s' (no value given)", configKey)
+			logrus.Debugf("skipping keybinding '%s' (no value given)", configKey)
 			continue
 		}
 		logrus.Debugf("parsing keybinding '%s' --> '%s'", configKey, bindStr)
diff --git a/runtime/ui/view/layer.go b/runtime/ui/view/layer.go
index 578689df..50f86fd4 100644
--- a/runtime/ui/view/layer.go
+++ b/runtime/ui/view/layer.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/runtime/ui/viewmodel"
 )
 
-type LayerChangeListener func(viewmodel.LayerSelection) error
-
 // Layer holds the UI objects and data models for populating the lower-left pane. Specifically the pane that
 // shows the image layers and layer selector.
 type Layer struct {
diff --git a/runtime/ui/view/layer_change_listener.go b/runtime/ui/view/layer_change_listener.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a7096f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/ui/view/layer_change_listener.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package view
+
+import "github.com/wagoodman/dive/runtime/ui/viewmodel"
+
+type LayerChangeListener func(viewmodel.LayerSelection) error
diff --git a/runtime/ui/view/layer_slim.go b/runtime/ui/view/layer_slim.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d567bd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/ui/view/layer_slim.go
@@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
+package view
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/jroimartin/gocui"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/dive/image"
+	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/runtime/ui/format"
+	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/runtime/ui/key"
+	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/runtime/ui/viewmodel"
+	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/utils"
+)
+
+// Layer holds the UI objects and data models for populating the lower-left pane. Specifically the pane that
+// shows the image layers and layer selector.
+type LayerSlim struct {
+	name              string
+	gui               *gocui.Gui
+	view              *gocui.View
+	header            *gocui.View
+	LayerIndex        int
+	Layers            []*image.Layer
+	CompareMode       CompareType
+	CompareStartIndex int
+
+	listeners []LayerChangeListener
+
+	helpKeys []*key.Binding
+}
+
+// newLayerView creates a new view object attached the the global [gocui] screen object.
+func newLayerSlimView(gui *gocui.Gui, layers []*image.Layer) (controller *Layer, err error) {
+	controller = new(Layer)
+
+	controller.listeners = make([]LayerChangeListener, 0)
+
+	// populate main fields
+	controller.name = "layer"
+	controller.gui = gui
+	controller.Layers = layers
+
+	switch mode := viper.GetBool("layer.show-aggregated-changes"); mode {
+	case true:
+		controller.CompareMode = CompareAll
+	case false:
+		controller.CompareMode = CompareLayer
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown layer.show-aggregated-changes value: %v", mode)
+	}
+
+	return controller, err
+}
+
+func (v *LayerSlim) AddLayerChangeListener(listener ...LayerChangeListener) {
+	v.listeners = append(v.listeners, listener...)
+}
+
+func (v *LayerSlim) notifyLayerChangeListeners() error {
+	bottomTreeStart, bottomTreeStop, topTreeStart, topTreeStop := v.getCompareIndexes()
+	selection := viewmodel.LayerSelection{
+		Layer:           v.CurrentLayer(),
+		BottomTreeStart: bottomTreeStart,
+		BottomTreeStop:  bottomTreeStop,
+		TopTreeStart:    topTreeStart,
+		TopTreeStop:     topTreeStop,
+	}
+	for _, listener := range v.listeners {
+		err := listener(selection)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("notifyLayerChangeListeners error: %+v", err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *LayerSlim) Name() string {
+	return v.name
+}
+
+// Setup initializes the UI concerns within the context of a global [gocui] view object.
+func (v *LayerSlim) Setup(view *gocui.View, header *gocui.View) error {
+	logrus.Tracef("view.Setup() %s", v.Name())
+
+	// set controller options
+	v.view = view
+	v.view.Editable = false
+	v.view.Wrap = false
+	v.view.Frame = false
+
+	v.header = header
+	v.header.Editable = false
+	v.header.Wrap = false
+	v.header.Frame = false
+
+	var infos = []key.BindingInfo{
+		{
+			ConfigKeys: []string{"keybinding.compare-layer"},
+			OnAction:   func() error { return v.setCompareMode(CompareLayer) },
+			IsSelected: func() bool { return v.CompareMode == CompareLayer },
+			Display:    "Show layer changes",
+		},
+		{
+			ConfigKeys: []string{"keybinding.compare-all"},
+			OnAction:   func() error { return v.setCompareMode(CompareAll) },
+			IsSelected: func() bool { return v.CompareMode == CompareAll },
+			Display:    "Show aggregated changes",
+		},
+		{
+			Key:      gocui.KeyArrowDown,
+			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
+			OnAction: v.CursorDown,
+		},
+		{
+			Key:      gocui.KeyArrowUp,
+			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
+			OnAction: v.CursorUp,
+		},
+		{
+			Key:      gocui.KeyArrowLeft,
+			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
+			OnAction: v.CursorUp,
+		},
+		{
+			Key:      gocui.KeyArrowRight,
+			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
+			OnAction: v.CursorDown,
+		},
+		{
+			ConfigKeys: []string{"keybinding.page-up"},
+			OnAction:   v.PageUp,
+		},
+		{
+			ConfigKeys: []string{"keybinding.page-down"},
+			OnAction:   v.PageDown,
+		},
+	}
+
+	helpKeys, err := key.GenerateBindings(v.gui, v.name, infos)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v.helpKeys = helpKeys
+
+	return v.Render()
+}
+
+// height obtains the height of the current pane (taking into account the lost space due to the header).
+func (v *LayerSlim) height() uint {
+	_, height := v.view.Size()
+	return uint(height - 1)
+}
+
+// IsVisible indicates if the layer view pane is currently initialized.
+func (v *LayerSlim) IsVisible() bool {
+	return v != nil
+}
+
+// PageDown moves to next page putting the cursor on top
+func (v *LayerSlim) PageDown() error {
+	step := int(v.height()) + 1
+	targetLayerIndex := v.LayerIndex + step
+
+	if targetLayerIndex > len(v.Layers) {
+		step -= targetLayerIndex - (len(v.Layers) - 1)
+	}
+
+	if step > 0 {
+		err := CursorStep(v.gui, v.view, step)
+		if err == nil {
+			return v.SetCursor(v.LayerIndex + step)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PageUp moves to previous page putting the cursor on top
+func (v *LayerSlim) PageUp() error {
+	step := int(v.height()) + 1
+	targetLayerIndex := v.LayerIndex - step
+
+	if targetLayerIndex < 0 {
+		step += targetLayerIndex
+	}
+
+	if step > 0 {
+		err := CursorStep(v.gui, v.view, -step)
+		if err == nil {
+			return v.SetCursor(v.LayerIndex - step)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CursorDown moves the cursor down in the layer pane (selecting a higher layer).
+func (v *LayerSlim) CursorDown() error {
+	if v.LayerIndex < len(v.Layers) {
+		err := CursorDown(v.gui, v.view)
+		if err == nil {
+			return v.SetCursor(v.LayerIndex + 1)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CursorUp moves the cursor up in the layer pane (selecting a lower layer).
+func (v *LayerSlim) CursorUp() error {
+	if v.LayerIndex > 0 {
+		err := CursorUp(v.gui, v.view)
+		if err == nil {
+			return v.SetCursor(v.LayerIndex - 1)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SetCursor resets the cursor and orients the file tree view based on the given layer index.
+func (v *LayerSlim) SetCursor(layer int) error {
+	v.LayerIndex = layer
+	err := v.notifyLayerChangeListeners()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return v.Render()
+}
+
+// CurrentLayer returns the Layer object currently selected.
+func (v *LayerSlim) CurrentLayer() *image.Layer {
+	return v.Layers[v.LayerIndex]
+}
+
+// setCompareMode switches the layer comparison between a single-layer comparison to an aggregated comparison.
+func (v *LayerSlim) setCompareMode(compareMode CompareType) error {
+	v.CompareMode = compareMode
+	return v.notifyLayerChangeListeners()
+}
+
+// getCompareIndexes determines the layer boundaries to use for comparison (based on the current compare mode)
+func (v *LayerSlim) getCompareIndexes() (bottomTreeStart, bottomTreeStop, topTreeStart, topTreeStop int) {
+	bottomTreeStart = v.CompareStartIndex
+	topTreeStop = v.LayerIndex
+
+	if v.LayerIndex == v.CompareStartIndex {
+		bottomTreeStop = v.LayerIndex
+		topTreeStart = v.LayerIndex
+	} else if v.CompareMode == CompareLayer {
+		bottomTreeStop = v.LayerIndex - 1
+		topTreeStart = v.LayerIndex
+	} else {
+		bottomTreeStop = v.CompareStartIndex
+		topTreeStart = v.CompareStartIndex + 1
+	}
+
+	return bottomTreeStart, bottomTreeStop, topTreeStart, topTreeStop
+}
+
+// renderCompareBar returns the formatted string for the given layer.
+func (v *LayerSlim) renderCompareBar(layerIdx int) string {
+	bottomTreeStart, bottomTreeStop, topTreeStart, topTreeStop := v.getCompareIndexes()
+	result := "  "
+
+	if layerIdx >= bottomTreeStart && layerIdx <= bottomTreeStop {
+		result = format.CompareBottom("  ")
+	}
+	if layerIdx >= topTreeStart && layerIdx <= topTreeStop {
+		result = format.CompareTop("  ")
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// OnLayoutChange is called whenever the screen dimensions are changed
+func (v *LayerSlim) OnLayoutChange() error {
+	err := v.Update()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return v.Render()
+}
+
+// Update refreshes the state objects for future rendering (currently does nothing).
+func (v *LayerSlim) Update() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Render flushes the state objects to the screen. The layers pane reports:
+// 1. the layers of the image + metadata
+// 2. the current selected image
+func (v *LayerSlim) Render() error {
+	logrus.Tracef("view.Render() %s", v.Name())
+
+	// indicate when selected
+	title := "Layers"
+	isSelected := v.gui.CurrentView() == v.view
+
+	v.gui.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+		// update header
+		v.header.Clear()
+		width, _ := g.Size()
+		headerStr := format.RenderHeader(title, width, isSelected)
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintln(v.header, headerStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// update contents
+		v.view.Clear()
+		for idx, layer := range v.Layers {
+
+			layerStr := layer.String()
+			compareBar := v.renderCompareBar(idx)
+
+			if idx == v.LayerIndex {
+				_, err = fmt.Fprintln(v.view, compareBar+" "+format.Selected(layerStr))
+			} else {
+				_, err = fmt.Fprintln(v.view, compareBar+" "+layerStr)
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Debug("unable to write to buffer: ", err)
+				return err
+			}
+
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+// KeyHelp indicates all the possible actions a user can take while the current pane is selected.
+func (v *LayerSlim) KeyHelp() string {
+	var help string
+	for _, binding := range v.helpKeys {
+		help += binding.RenderKeyHelp()
+	}
+	return help
+}
+
+func (v *LayerSlim) Layout(g *gocui.Gui, minX, minY, maxX, maxY int) error {
+	logrus.Tracef("view.LayoutSlim(minX: %d, minY: %d, maxX: %d, maxY: %d) %s", minX, minY, maxX, maxY, v.Name())
+
+	// header + border
+	layerHeaderHeight := 1
+
+	// note: maxY needs to account for the (invisible) border, thus a +1
+	header, headerErr := g.SetView(v.Name()+"header", minX, minY, maxX, maxY+layerHeaderHeight+1)
+
+	main, viewErr := g.SetView(v.Name(), minX, minY+layerHeaderHeight, maxX, maxY)
+
+	if utils.IsNewView(viewErr, headerErr) {
+		err := v.Setup(main, header)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Error("unable to setup slim layer layout", err)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if _, err = g.SetCurrentView(v.Name()); err != nil {
+			logrus.Error("unable to set view to slim layer", err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *LayerSlim) RequestedSize(available int) *int {
+	size := 5
+	return &size
+}
+