diff --git a/src/locales/de/translation.json b/src/locales/de/translation.json
index c6cdb3fa..b969b341 100644
--- a/src/locales/de/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/de/translation.json
@@ -1397,6 +1397,8 @@
     "fileColorCodingDesc": "Farbcodierung von Dateien nach Typ: Ordner (rot), Dateien (blau), Symlinks (grün)",
     "commandAutocomplete": "Befehlsautovervollständigung",
     "commandAutocompleteDesc": "Tab-Taste Autovervollständigung für Terminal-Befehle basierend auf Ihrem Befehlsverlauf aktivieren",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed": "Snippet-Ordner standardmäßig einklappen",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedDesc": "Wenn aktiviert, werden alle Snippet-Ordner beim Öffnen der Snippet-Registerkarte eingeklappt",
     "currentPassword": "Aktuelles Passwort",
     "passwordChangedSuccess": "Passwort erfolgreich geändert! Bitte melden Sie sich erneut an.",
     "failedToChangePassword": "Passwort konnte nicht geändert werden. Bitte überprüfen Sie Ihr aktuelles Passwort und versuchen Sie es erneut."
diff --git a/src/locales/en/translation.json b/src/locales/en/translation.json
index 60e2ec3a..d04309f8 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -1586,6 +1586,8 @@
     "fileColorCodingDesc": "Color-code files by type: folders (red), files (blue), symlinks (green)",
     "commandAutocomplete": "Command Autocomplete",
     "commandAutocompleteDesc": "Enable Tab key autocomplete suggestions for terminal commands based on your command history",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed": "Collapse Snippet Folders by Default",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedDesc": "When enabled, all snippet folders will be collapsed when you open the snippets tab",
     "currentPassword": "Current Password",
     "passwordChangedSuccess": "Password changed successfully! Please log in again.",
     "failedToChangePassword": "Failed to change password. Please check your current password and try again."
diff --git a/src/locales/fr/translation.json b/src/locales/fr/translation.json
index 7f111fb8..13b79598 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/fr/translation.json
@@ -1391,6 +1391,8 @@
     "fileColorCodingDesc": "Codage couleur des fichiers par type : dossiers (rouge), fichiers (bleu), liens symboliques (vert)",
     "commandAutocomplete": "Autocomplétion des commandes",
     "commandAutocompleteDesc": "Activer les suggestions d'autocomplétion avec la touche Tab pour les commandes du terminal basées sur votre historique",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed": "Réduire les dossiers de snippets par défaut",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedDesc": "Lorsque cette option est activée, tous les dossiers de snippets seront réduits à l'ouverture de l'onglet snippets",
     "currentPassword": "Mot de passe actuel",
     "passwordChangedSuccess": "Mot de passe modifié avec succès ! Veuillez vous reconnecter.",
     "failedToChangePassword": "Échec de la modification du mot de passe. Vérifiez votre mot de passe actuel et réessayez."
diff --git a/src/locales/pt-BR/translation.json b/src/locales/pt-BR/translation.json
index 9e9350e3..c80cdb0d 100644
--- a/src/locales/pt-BR/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/pt-BR/translation.json
@@ -1345,6 +1345,8 @@
     "fileColorCodingDesc": "Codificar arquivos por cores por tipo: pastas (vermelho), arquivos (azul), links simbólicos (verde)",
     "commandAutocomplete": "Autocompletar Comandos",
     "commandAutocompleteDesc": "Ativar sugestões de autocompletar com a tecla Tab para comandos do terminal baseado no seu histórico",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed": "Recolher Pastas de Snippets por Padrão",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedDesc": "Quando ativado, todas as pastas de snippets serão recolhidas ao abrir a aba de snippets",
     "currentPassword": "Senha Atual",
     "passwordChangedSuccess": "Senha alterada com sucesso! Por favor, faça login novamente.",
     "failedToChangePassword": "Falha ao alterar a senha. Por favor, verifique sua senha atual e tente novamente."
diff --git a/src/locales/ru/translation.json b/src/locales/ru/translation.json
index 0f523deb..5cf97336 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/ru/translation.json
@@ -1484,6 +1484,8 @@
     "fileColorCodingDesc": "Цветовая кодировка файлов по типу: папки (красный), файлы (синий), символические ссылки (зелёный)",
     "commandAutocomplete": "Автодополнение команд",
     "commandAutocompleteDesc": "Включить автодополнение команд терминала клавишей Tab на основе вашей истории команд",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed": "Сворачивать папки сниппетов по умолчанию",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedDesc": "Если включено, все папки сниппетов будут свёрнуты при открытии вкладки сниппетов",
     "currentPassword": "Текущий пароль",
     "passwordChangedSuccess": "Пароль успешно изменен! Пожалуйста, войдите снова.",
     "failedToChangePassword": "Не удалось изменить пароль. Пожалуйста, проверьте ваш текущий пароль и попробуйте снова."
diff --git a/src/locales/zh/translation.json b/src/locales/zh/translation.json
index 3b15347d..3586b18c 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh/translation.json
@@ -1517,6 +1517,8 @@
     "fileColorCodingDesc": "按类型对文件进行颜色编码：文件夹（红色）、文件（蓝色）、符号链接（绿色）",
     "commandAutocomplete": "命令自动补全",
     "commandAutocompleteDesc": "启用基于命令历史记录的 Tab 键终端命令自动补全建议",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed": "默认折叠代码片段文件夹",
+    "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedDesc": "启用后，打开代码片段标签时所有文件夹将默认折叠",
     "currentPassword": "当前密码",
     "passwordChangedSuccess": "密码修改成功！请重新登录。",
     "failedToChangePassword": "修改密码失败。请检查您当前的密码并重试。"
diff --git a/src/ui/desktop/apps/tools/SSHToolsSidebar.tsx b/src/ui/desktop/apps/tools/SSHToolsSidebar.tsx
index 649bc1a1..0ee5b574 100644
--- a/src/ui/desktop/apps/tools/SSHToolsSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/desktop/apps/tools/SSHToolsSidebar.tsx
@@ -197,9 +197,11 @@ export function SSHToolsSidebar({
   );
   const [draggedSnippet, setDraggedSnippet] = useState<Snippet | null>(null);
   const [dragOverFolder, setDragOverFolder] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [collapsedFolders, setCollapsedFolders] = useState<Set<string>>(
-    new Set(),
-  );
+  const [collapsedFolders, setCollapsedFolders] = useState<Set<string>>(() => {
+    const shouldCollapse =
+      localStorage.getItem("defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed") !== "false";
+    return shouldCollapse ? new Set() : new Set();
+  });
   const [showFolderDialog, setShowFolderDialog] = useState(false);
   const [editingFolder, setEditingFolder] = useState<SnippetFolder | null>(
     null,
@@ -351,6 +353,55 @@ export function SSHToolsSidebar({
     }
   }, [isOpen, activeTab]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (snippetFolders.length > 0) {
+      const shouldCollapse =
+        localStorage.getItem("defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed") !== "false";
+      if (shouldCollapse) {
+        const allFolderNames = new Set(snippetFolders.map((f) => f.name));
+        const uncategorizedSnippets = snippets.filter(
+          (s) => !s.folder || s.folder === "",
+        );
+        if (uncategorizedSnippets.length > 0) {
+          allFolderNames.add("");
+        }
+        setCollapsedFolders(allFolderNames);
+      } else {
+        setCollapsedFolders(new Set());
+      }
+    }
+  }, [snippetFolders, snippets]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleSettingChange = () => {
+      const shouldCollapse =
+        localStorage.getItem("defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed") !== "false";
+      if (shouldCollapse) {
+        const allFolderNames = new Set(snippetFolders.map((f) => f.name));
+        const uncategorizedSnippets = snippets.filter(
+          (s) => !s.folder || s.folder === "",
+        );
+        if (uncategorizedSnippets.length > 0) {
+          allFolderNames.add("");
+        }
+        setCollapsedFolders(allFolderNames);
+      } else {
+        setCollapsedFolders(new Set());
+      }
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener(
+      "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedChanged",
+      handleSettingChange,
+    );
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener(
+        "defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedChanged",
+        handleSettingChange,
+      );
+    };
+  }, [snippetFolders, snippets]);
+
   const handleMouseDown = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     setIsResizing(true);
diff --git a/src/ui/desktop/user/UserProfile.tsx b/src/ui/desktop/user/UserProfile.tsx
index 69da72a0..1862c648 100644
--- a/src/ui/desktop/user/UserProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/desktop/user/UserProfile.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ export function UserProfile({
   const [commandAutocomplete, setCommandAutocomplete] = useState<boolean>(
     localStorage.getItem("commandAutocomplete") !== "false",
   );
+  const [defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed, setDefaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed] =
+    useState<boolean>(
+      localStorage.getItem("defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed") !== "false",
+    );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchUserInfo();
@@ -154,6 +158,12 @@ export function UserProfile({
     localStorage.setItem("commandAutocomplete", enabled.toString());
   };
 
+  const handleDefaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedToggle = (enabled: boolean) => {
+    setDefaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed(enabled);
+    localStorage.setItem("defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed", enabled.toString());
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event("defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedChanged"));
+  };
+
   const handleDeleteAccount = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     setDeleteLoading(true);
@@ -391,6 +401,25 @@ export function UserProfile({
                     </div>
                   </div>
 
+                  <div className="mt-6 pt-6 border-t border-dark-border">
+                    <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                      <div>
+                        <Label className="text-gray-300">
+                          {t("profile.defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed")}
+                        </Label>
+                        <p className="text-sm text-gray-400 mt-1">
+                          {t("profile.defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedDesc")}
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                      <Switch
+                        checked={defaultSnippetFoldersCollapsed}
+                        onCheckedChange={
+                          handleDefaultSnippetFoldersCollapsedToggle
+                        }
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
                   <div className="mt-6 pt-6 border-t border-dark-border">
                     <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                       <div>