diff --git a/linux/CHANGELOG.md b/linux/CHANGELOG.md
index ecf2cd4..7d2880b 100644
--- a/linux/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/linux/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ The version is defined in [`blitztext/__init__.py`](blitztext/__init__.py).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.03.38] - 2026-06-10
+
+### Fixed
+- **STT Engines and Wakeword no longer have horizontal scrollbars.** Root
+  cause: `Gtk.Entry` widgets compute natural width from placeholder text
+  (e.g. `"http://localhost:8010/v1  ·  realtime: http://localhost:8006/v1"`
+  ≈ 500 px). Without `set_width_chars(1)` the entry cannot shrink below its
+  natural width even when placed in an expanding container. Added
+  `set_width_chars(1)` to all entry-creating helpers: `_entry()`, `_url_field()`,
+  `ModelPicker`, `_kw_shortcut_row`, and `_sound_field`. Also added
+  `set_max_width_chars(50)` to the `stt_result` wrapping label.
+
 ## [2.03.37] - 2026-06-10
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/linux/blitztext/__init__.py b/linux/blitztext/__init__.py
index 28f4765..3224179 100644
--- a/linux/blitztext/__init__.py
+++ b/linux/blitztext/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ counterpart to the macOS Blitztext menu bar app: it runs natively on the host
 (not in a container) so it can type into any application via xdotool.
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.03.37"
+__version__ = "2.03.38"
diff --git a/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py b/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
index 6117d86..10118bb 100644
--- a/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
+++ b/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ def _lb_add(lb: Gtk.ListBox, widget: Gtk.Widget) -> None:
 
 def _entry(text="", placeholder="") -> Gtk.Entry:
     e = Gtk.Entry(); e.set_text(str(text)); e.set_hexpand(True)
+    e.set_width_chars(1)
     if placeholder:
         e.set_placeholder_text(placeholder)
     return e
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ class ModelPicker(Gtk.Box):
 
     def __init__(self, placeholder: str = ""):
         super().__init__(spacing=4)
-        self.entry = Gtk.Entry(); self.entry.set_hexpand(True)
+        self.entry = Gtk.Entry(); self.entry.set_hexpand(True); self.entry.set_width_chars(1)
         if placeholder:
             self.entry.set_placeholder_text(placeholder)
         self.pack_start(self.entry, True, True, 0)
@@ -510,10 +511,10 @@ def _url_field(parent: Gtk.Box, label: str, placeholder: str, on_reload,
     row.pack_start(lbl, False, False, 0)
     if dot is not None:
         row.pack_start(dot, False, False, 0)   # connection dot beside the field (left), like Engines
-    e = Gtk.Entry(); e.set_hexpand(True)
+    e = Gtk.Entry(); e.set_hexpand(True); e.set_width_chars(1)
     if placeholder:
         e.set_placeholder_text(placeholder)
-        
+
     lbl.set_mnemonic_widget(e)
     atk = e.get_accessible()
     if atk and label:
@@ -1356,6 +1357,7 @@ class SettingsDialog:
         test_row.pack_start(stt_test_btn, False, False, 0)
         self.stt_result = Gtk.Label(xalign=0.0)
         self.stt_result.set_line_wrap(True)
+        self.stt_result.set_max_width_chars(50)
         self.stt_result.set_selectable(True)
         self.stt_result.set_valign(Gtk.Align.START)
         test_row.pack_start(self.stt_result, True, True, 0)
@@ -1743,6 +1745,7 @@ class SettingsDialog:
         kw_entry.set_text(kw_value)
         kw_entry.set_placeholder_text(kw_placeholder)
         kw_entry.set_hexpand(True)
+        kw_entry.set_width_chars(1)
         if tooltip_kw:
             kw_entry.set_tooltip_text(tooltip_kw)
             lbl.set_tooltip_text(tooltip_kw)
@@ -1977,6 +1980,7 @@ class SettingsDialog:
 
         path_entry = Gtk.Entry()
         path_entry.set_hexpand(True)
+        path_entry.set_width_chars(1)
         path_entry.set_editable(False)
         path_entry.set_placeholder_text(empty_note)
         if value: