diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 45bc166..87f6b99 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ All notable changes to SearchMob Desktop are documented here. The version scheme
 
 ## 26.07.01 — 2026-07-02
 
+### Fixed
+- **The About popup now opens wide enough to show all of its content.** Its opening width was
+  fixed, so a larger text size (or a language with longer button labels) could make the widest
+  row overflow and force a horizontal scrollbar. The width is now derived from the content and
+  clamped to the screen.
+
 ### Added
 - **Google-style search operators.** `"exact phrase"`, `-term`, `site:` / `-site:`, `intitle:`,
   `inurl:`, `filetype:` (or `ext:`), `before:` / `after:` dates, and `OR`. Operators the upstream
diff --git a/src/searchmob_desktop/gui/about_dialog.py b/src/searchmob_desktop/gui/about_dialog.py
index 85b0a4c..a3386c1 100644
--- a/src/searchmob_desktop/gui/about_dialog.py
+++ b/src/searchmob_desktop/gui/about_dialog.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from PySide6.QtCore import QUrl
-from PySide6.QtGui import QDesktopServices
+from PySide6.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QGuiApplication
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QDialog,
     QFrame,
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.setWindowTitle(tr("About SearchMob Desktop"))
         self.setModal(True)
-        self.resize(640, 720)
 
         outer = QVBoxLayout(self)
         scroll = QScrollArea(self)
@@ -177,6 +176,27 @@ def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
         scroll.setWidget(host)
         outer.addWidget(scroll)
 
+        # Open wide enough that the content never needs a horizontal scrollbar. The widest rows
+        # (the buttons row, the unwrapped footer lines) track the app font size and the current
+        # language, so any fixed width falls short for some combination and forces one. Derive
+        # the width from the content's minimum plus the scroll-area chrome, and clamp both sides
+        # to the available screen so an extreme font size still yields a usable dialog.
+        margins = outer.contentsMargins()
+        content_width = (
+            host.minimumSizeHint().width()
+            + scroll.verticalScrollBar().sizeHint().width()
+            + 2 * scroll.frameWidth()
+            + margins.left()
+            + margins.right()
+        )
+        width, height = max(640, content_width), 720
+        screen = self.screen() or QGuiApplication.primaryScreen()
+        if screen is not None:
+            available = screen.availableGeometry()
+            width = min(width, available.width() - 80)
+            height = min(height, available.height() - 80)
+        self.resize(width, height)
+
     @staticmethod
     def _add_section(
         layout: QVBoxLayout,
diff --git a/tests/gui/test_about_dialog.py b/tests/gui/test_about_dialog.py
index be2fbf8..b85df1b 100644
--- a/tests/gui/test_about_dialog.py
+++ b/tests/gui/test_about_dialog.py
@@ -33,3 +33,37 @@ def test_about_has_a_link_to_the_android_app(qapp: object) -> None:
     labels = [b.text() for b in dialog.findChildren(QPushButton)]
     assert any("Android" in t for t in labels)
     assert ANDROID_URL.endswith("/SearchMob")  # the sibling repo, not the desktop one
+
+
+def test_about_opens_wide_enough_for_its_content(qapp: object) -> None:
+    """The dialog derives its opening width from the content, so no horizontal scrollbar.
+
+    A fixed opening width regressed whenever the app font size or the active language made the
+    widest row (the buttons row, the unwrapped footer lines) wider than it: the scroll area then
+    showed a horizontal scrollbar over what is a short static page. Guard the derivation at a
+    larger-than-default font, mocking a roomy screen so the small offscreen test display's clamp
+    does not mask the width calculation.
+    """
+    from unittest.mock import patch
+
+    from PySide6.QtCore import QRect
+    from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QScrollArea
+
+    font = QApplication.font()
+    original_size = font.pointSize()
+    font.setPointSize(20)
+    QApplication.setFont(font)
+    try:
+        screen_type = type(QApplication.primaryScreen())
+        with patch.object(screen_type, "availableGeometry", lambda self: QRect(0, 0, 1920, 1052)):
+            dialog = AboutDialog()
+            dialog.show()
+            QApplication.processEvents()
+            scroll = dialog.findChild(QScrollArea)
+            assert scroll is not None
+            assert scroll.viewport().width() >= scroll.widget().minimumSizeHint().width()
+            assert not scroll.horizontalScrollBar().isVisible()
+            dialog.close()
+    finally:
+        font.setPointSize(original_size)
+        QApplication.setFont(font)