diff --git a/lang/en.json b/lang/en.json
index dae24038..ea2f5e92 100755
--- a/lang/en.json
+++ b/lang/en.json
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@
             "RemoveCountdownText": "Are you sure you want to remove the countdown: {name}?",
             "OpenOwnership": "Edit Player Ownership",
             "Title": "{type} Countdowns",
+            "ToggleSimple": "Toggle Simple View",
             "Types": {
                 "narrative": "Narrative",
                 "encounter": "Encounter"
diff --git a/module/applications/countdowns.mjs b/module/applications/countdowns.mjs
index 0eac145f..955a7d8a 100644
--- a/module/applications/countdowns.mjs
+++ b/module/applications/countdowns.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { countdownTypes } from '../config/generalConfig.mjs';
 import { GMUpdateEvent, RefreshType, socketEvent } from '../helpers/socket.mjs';
+import constructHTMLButton from '../helpers/utils.mjs';
 import OwnershipSelection from './ownershipSelection.mjs';
 
 const { HandlebarsApplicationMixin, ApplicationV2 } = foundry.applications.api;
@@ -25,14 +26,15 @@ class Countdowns extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
             frame: true,
             title: 'Countdowns',
             resizable: true,
-            minimizable: true
+            minimizable: false
         },
         actions: {
             addCountdown: this.addCountdown,
             removeCountdown: this.removeCountdown,
             editImage: this.onEditImage,
             openOwnership: this.openOwnership,
-            openCountdownOwnership: this.openCountdownOwnership
+            openCountdownOwnership: this.openCountdownOwnership,
+            toggleSimpleView: this.toggleSimpleView
         },
         form: { handler: this.updateData, submitOnChange: true }
     };
@@ -53,11 +55,44 @@ class Countdowns extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
         });
     }
 
-    async _onFirstRender(context, options) {
-        super._onFirstRender(context, options);
+    async _preFirstRender(context, options) {
+        options.position =
+            game.user.getFlag(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.FLAGS.countdown.position) ?? Countdowns.DEFAULT_OPTIONS.position;
 
-        this.element.querySelector('.expanded-view').classList.toggle('hidden');
-        this.element.querySelector('.minimized-view').classList.toggle('hidden');
+        const viewSetting = game.user.getFlag(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.FLAGS.countdown.simple) ?? !game.user.isGM;
+        this.simpleView =
+            game.user.isGM || !this.testUserPermission(CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OBSERVER) ? viewSetting : true;
+    }
+
+    _onPosition(position) {
+        game.user.setFlag(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.FLAGS.countdown.position, position);
+    }
+
+    async _renderFrame(options) {
+        const frame = await super._renderFrame(options);
+
+        if (this.testUserPermission(CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OBSERVER)) {
+            const button = constructHTMLButton({
+                label: '',
+                classes: ['header-control', 'icon', 'fa-solid', 'fa-wrench'],
+                dataset: { action: 'toggleSimpleView', tooltip: 'DAGGERHEART.Countdown.ToggleSimple' }
+            });
+            this.window.controls.after(button);
+        }
+
+        return frame;
+    }
+
+    testUserPermission(level, exact, altSettings) {
+        if (game.user.isGM) return true;
+
+        const settings =
+            altSettings ?? game.settings.get(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.SETTINGS.gameSettings.Countdowns)[this.basePath];
+        const defaultAllowed = exact ? settings.ownership.default === level : settings.ownership.default >= level;
+        const userAllowed = exact
+            ? settings.playerOwnership[game.user.id]?.value === level
+            : settings.playerOwnership[game.user.id]?.value >= level;
+        return defaultAllowed || userAllowed;
     }
 
     async _prepareContext(_options) {
@@ -67,15 +102,17 @@ class Countdowns extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
         context.isGM = game.user.isGM;
         context.base = this.basePath;
 
-        context.canCreate = countdownData.playerOwnership[game.user.id].value === CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OWNER;
+        context.canCreate = this.testUserPermission(CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OWNER, true);
         context.source = {
             ...countdownData,
             countdowns: Object.keys(countdownData.countdowns).reduce((acc, key) => {
                 const countdown = countdownData.countdowns[key];
 
-                const ownershipValue = countdown.playerOwnership[game.user.id].value;
-                if (ownershipValue > CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.NONE) {
-                    acc[key] = { ...countdown, canEdit: ownershipValue === CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OWNER };
+                if (this.testUserPermission(CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.LIMITED, false, countdown)) {
+                    acc[key] = {
+                        ...countdown,
+                        canEdit: this.testUserPermission(CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OWNER, true, countdown)
+                    };
                 }
 
                 return acc;
@@ -83,7 +120,7 @@ class Countdowns extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
         };
         context.systemFields = countdownData.schema.fields;
         context.countdownFields = context.systemFields.countdowns.element.fields;
-        context.minimized = this.minimized || _options.isFirstRender;
+        context.simple = this.simpleView;
 
         return context;
     }
@@ -110,28 +147,6 @@ class Countdowns extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
         }
     }
 
-    async minimize() {
-        await super.minimize();
-
-        this.element.querySelector('.expanded-view').classList.toggle('hidden');
-        this.element.querySelector('.minimized-view').classList.toggle('hidden');
-    }
-
-    async maximize() {
-        if (this.minimized) {
-            const settings = game.settings.get(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.SETTINGS.gameSettings.Countdowns)[this.basePath];
-            if (settings.playerOwnership[game.user.id].value <= CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.LIMITED) {
-                ui.notifications.info(game.i18n.localize('DAGGERHEART.Countdown.Notifications.LimitedOwnership'));
-                return;
-            }
-
-            this.element.querySelector('.expanded-view').classList.toggle('hidden');
-            this.element.querySelector('.minimized-view').classList.toggle('hidden');
-        }
-
-        await super.maximize();
-    }
-
     async updateSetting(update) {
         if (game.user.isGM) {
             await game.settings.set(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.SETTINGS.gameSettings.Countdowns, update);
@@ -213,11 +228,17 @@ class Countdowns extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
         });
     }
 
+    static toggleSimpleView() {
+        this.simpleView = !this.simpleView;
+        game.user.setFlag(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.FLAGS.countdown.simple, this.simpleView);
+        this.render();
+    }
+
     async updateCountdownValue(event, increase) {
         const countdownSetting = game.settings.get(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.SETTINGS.gameSettings.Countdowns);
         const countdown = countdownSetting[this.basePath].countdowns[event.currentTarget.dataset.countdown];
 
-        if (countdown.playerOwnership[game.user.id] < CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OWNER) {
+        if (!this.testUserPermission(CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OWNER)) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/module/config/flagsConfig.mjs b/module/config/flagsConfig.mjs
index b06a36e1..a737b7e8 100644
--- a/module/config/flagsConfig.mjs
+++ b/module/config/flagsConfig.mjs
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 export const displayDomainCardsAsList = 'displayDomainCardsAsList';
+export const countdown = {
+    simple: 'countdown-simple',
+    position: 'countdown-position'
+};
diff --git a/module/data/countdowns.mjs b/module/data/countdowns.mjs
index e71cda55..a61a1aab 100644
--- a/module/data/countdowns.mjs
+++ b/module/data/countdowns.mjs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class DhCountdownData extends foundry.abstract.DataModel {
                         })
                     })
                 )
-            })
+            }),
+            window: new fields.SchemaField({})
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/module/helpers/utils.mjs b/module/helpers/utils.mjs
index d812f043..bc551711 100644
--- a/module/helpers/utils.mjs
+++ b/module/helpers/utils.mjs
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ export const getDeleteKeys = (property, innerProperty, innerPropertyDefaultValue
 
 // Fix on Foundry native formula replacement for DH
 const nativeReplaceFormulaData = Roll.replaceFormulaData;
-Roll.replaceFormulaData = function (formula, data={}, { missing, warn = false } = {}) {
+Roll.replaceFormulaData = function (formula, data = {}, { missing, warn = false } = {}) {
     const terms = Object.keys(SYSTEM.GENERAL.multiplierTypes).map(type => {
-        return { term: type, default: 1}
-    })
+        return { term: type, default: 1 };
+    });
     formula = terms.reduce((a, c) => a.replaceAll(`@${c.term}`, data[c.term] ?? c.default), formula);
     return nativeReplaceFormulaData(formula, data, { missing, warn });
 };
@@ -258,3 +258,25 @@ export const damageKeyToNumber = key => {
             return 0;
     }
 };
+
+export default function constructHTMLButton({
+    label,
+    dataset = {},
+    classes = [],
+    icon = '',
+    type = 'button',
+    disabled = false
+}) {
+    const button = document.createElement('button');
+    button.type = type;
+
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(dataset)) {
+        button.dataset[key] = value;
+    }
+    button.classList.add(...classes);
+    if (icon) icon = `<i class="${icon}"></i> `;
+    if (disabled) button.disabled = true;
+    button.innerHTML = `${icon}${label}`;
+
+    return button;
+}
diff --git a/styles/countdown.less b/styles/countdown.less
index dd80acc4..336805a9 100644
--- a/styles/countdown.less
+++ b/styles/countdown.less
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .theme-light {
     .daggerheart.dh-style.countdown {
-        &.minimized .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container {
+        .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container {
             background-image: url('../assets/parchments/dh-parchment-dark.png');
         }
     }
@@ -26,51 +26,38 @@
         }
     }
 
-    &.minimized {
-        height: auto !important;
-        max-height: unset !important;
-        max-width: 740px !important;
-        width: auto !important;
+    .minimized-view {
+        display: flex;
+        gap: 8px;
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
 
-        .window-content {
-            display: flex;
-            padding: 4px 8px;
-            justify-content: center;
-        }
-
-        .minimized-view {
+        .mini-countdown-container {
+            width: fit-content;
             display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
             gap: 8px;
-            flex-wrap: wrap;
+            border: 2px solid light-dark(@dark-blue, @golden);
+            border-radius: 6px;
+            padding: 0 4px 0 0;
+            background-image: url('../assets/parchments/dh-parchment-light.png');
+            color: light-dark(@beige, @dark);
+            cursor: pointer;
 
-            .mini-countdown-container {
-                width: fit-content;
-                display: flex;
-                align-items: center;
-                gap: 8px;
-                border: 2px solid light-dark(@dark-blue, @golden);
-                border-radius: 6px;
-                padding: 0 4px 0 0;
-                background-image: url('../assets/parchments/dh-parchment-light.png');
-                color: light-dark(@beige, @dark);
-                cursor: pointer;
+            &.disabled {
+                cursor: initial;
+            }
 
-                &.disabled {
-                    cursor: initial;
-                }
+            img {
+                width: 30px;
+                height: 30px;
+                border-radius: 6px 0 0 6px;
+            }
 
-                img {
-                    width: 30px;
-                    height: 30px;
-                    border-radius: 6px 0 0 6px;
-                }
+            .mini-countdown-name {
+                white-space: nowrap;
+            }
 
-                .mini-countdown-name {
-                    white-space: nowrap;
-                }
-
-                .mini-countdown-value {
-                }
+            .mini-countdown-value {
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/styles/daggerheart.css b/styles/daggerheart.css
index d620cb5b..58b354e6 100755
--- a/styles/daggerheart.css
+++ b/styles/daggerheart.css
@@ -3386,7 +3386,7 @@ div.daggerheart.views.multiclass {
 #resources:has(.fear-bar) {
   min-width: 200px;
 }
-.theme-light .daggerheart.dh-style.countdown.minimized .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container {
+.theme-light .daggerheart.dh-style.countdown .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container {
   background-image: url('../assets/parchments/dh-parchment-dark.png');
 }
 .daggerheart.dh-style.countdown {
@@ -3406,23 +3406,12 @@ div.daggerheart.views.multiclass {
 .daggerheart.dh-style.countdown fieldset legend a {
   text-shadow: none;
 }
-.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown.minimized {
-  height: auto !important;
-  max-height: unset !important;
-  max-width: 740px !important;
-  width: auto !important;
-}
-.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown.minimized .window-content {
-  display: flex;
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  justify-content: center;
-}
-.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown.minimized .minimized-view {
+.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown .minimized-view {
   display: flex;
   gap: 8px;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
-.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown.minimized .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container {
+.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container {
   width: fit-content;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -3434,15 +3423,15 @@ div.daggerheart.views.multiclass {
   color: light-dark(#efe6d8, #222);
   cursor: pointer;
 }
-.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown.minimized .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container.disabled {
+.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container.disabled {
   cursor: initial;
 }
-.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown.minimized .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container img {
+.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container img {
   width: 30px;
   height: 30px;
   border-radius: 6px 0 0 6px;
 }
-.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown.minimized .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container .mini-countdown-name {
+.daggerheart.dh-style.countdown .minimized-view .mini-countdown-container .mini-countdown-name {
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 .daggerheart.dh-style.countdown .hidden {
diff --git a/templates/views/countdowns.hbs b/templates/views/countdowns.hbs
index 293b84b9..f06aa4db 100644
--- a/templates/views/countdowns.hbs
+++ b/templates/views/countdowns.hbs
@@ -1,42 +1,45 @@
 <div>
-    <div class="expanded-view {{#if minimized}}hidden{{/if}}">
-        <div class="countdowns-menu">
-            {{#if canCreate}}<button class="flex" data-action="addCountdown">{{localize "DAGGERHEART.Countdown.AddCountdown"}}</button>{{/if}}
-            {{#if isGM}}<button data-action="openOwnership" data-tooltip="{{localize "DAGGERHEART.Countdown.OpenOwnership"}}"><i class="fa-solid fa-users"></i></button>{{/if}}
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="countdowns-container">
+    {{#if simple}}
+        <div class="minimized-view">
             {{#each source.countdowns}}
-                <fieldset class="countdown-fieldset">
-                    <legend>
-                        {{this.name}} 
-                        {{#if this.canEdit}}<a><i class="fa-solid fa-trash icon-button" data-action="removeCountdown" data-countdown="{{@key}}"></i></a>{{/if}}
-                        {{#if @root.isGM}}<a><i class="fa-solid fa-users icon-button" data-action="openCountdownOwnership" data-countdown="{{@key}}" data-tooltip="{{localize "DAGGERHEART.Countdown.OpenOwnership"}}"></i></a>{{/if}}
-                    </legend>
-
-                    
-                    <div class="countdown-container">
-                        <img src="{{this.img}}" {{#if this.canEdit}}data-action='editImage'{{else}}class="disabled"{{/if}} data-countdown="{{@key}}" />
-                        <div class="countdown-inner-container">
-                            {{formGroup @root.countdownFields.name name=(concat @root.base ".countdowns." @key ".name") value=this.name localize=true disabled=(not this.canEdit)}}
-                            <div class="countdown-value-container">
-                                {{formGroup @root.countdownFields.progress.fields.current name=(concat @root.base ".countdowns." @key ".progress.current") value=this.progress.current localize=true disabled=(not this.canEdit)}}
-                                {{formGroup @root.countdownFields.progress.fields.max name=(concat @root.base ".countdowns." @key ".progress.max") value=this.progress.max localize=true disabled=(not this.canEdit)}}
-                            </div>
-                            {{formGroup @root.countdownFields.progress.fields.type.fields.value name=(concat @root.base ".countdowns." @key ".progress.type.value") value=this.progress.type.value localize=true localize=true disabled=(not this.canEdit)}}
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </fieldset>
+                <a class="mini-countdown-container {{#if (not this.canEdit)}}disabled{{/if}}" data-countdown="{{@key}}">
+                    <img src="{{this.img}}" />
+                    <div class="mini-countdown-name">{{this.name}}</div>
+                    <div class="mini-countdown-value">{{this.progress.current}}/{{this.progress.max}}</div>
+                </a>
             {{/each}}
         </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="minimized-view {{#if (not minimized)}}hidden{{/if}}">
-        {{#each source.countdowns}}
-            <a class="mini-countdown-container {{#if (not this.canEdit)}}disabled{{/if}}" data-countdown="{{@key}}">
-                <img src="{{this.img}}" />
-                <div class="mini-countdown-name">{{this.name}}</div>
-                <div class="mini-countdown-value">{{this.progress.current}}/{{this.progress.max}}</div>
-            </a>
-        {{/each}}
-    </div>
+    {{else}}
+        <div class="expanded-view">
+            <div class="countdowns-menu">
+                {{#if canCreate}}<button class="flex" data-action="addCountdown">{{localize "DAGGERHEART.Countdown.AddCountdown"}}</button>{{/if}}
+                {{#if isGM}}<button data-action="openOwnership" data-tooltip="{{localize "DAGGERHEART.Countdown.OpenOwnership"}}"><i class="fa-solid fa-users"></i></button>{{/if}}
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="countdowns-container">
+                {{#each source.countdowns}}
+                    <fieldset class="countdown-fieldset">
+                        <legend>
+                            {{this.name}} 
+                            {{#if this.canEdit}}<a><i class="fa-solid fa-trash icon-button" data-action="removeCountdown" data-countdown="{{@key}}"></i></a>{{/if}}
+                            {{#if @root.isGM}}<a><i class="fa-solid fa-users icon-button" data-action="openCountdownOwnership" data-countdown="{{@key}}" data-tooltip="{{localize "DAGGERHEART.Countdown.OpenOwnership"}}"></i></a>{{/if}}
+                        </legend>
+
+                        
+                        <div class="countdown-container">
+                            <img src="{{this.img}}" {{#if this.canEdit}}data-action='editImage'{{else}}class="disabled"{{/if}} data-countdown="{{@key}}" />
+                            <div class="countdown-inner-container">
+                                {{formGroup @root.countdownFields.name name=(concat @root.base ".countdowns." @key ".name") value=this.name localize=true disabled=(not this.canEdit)}}
+                                <div class="countdown-value-container">
+                                    {{formGroup @root.countdownFields.progress.fields.current name=(concat @root.base ".countdowns." @key ".progress.current") value=this.progress.current localize=true disabled=(not this.canEdit)}}
+                                    {{formGroup @root.countdownFields.progress.fields.max name=(concat @root.base ".countdowns." @key ".progress.max") value=this.progress.max localize=true disabled=(not this.canEdit)}}
+                                </div>
+                                {{formGroup @root.countdownFields.progress.fields.type.fields.value name=(concat @root.base ".countdowns." @key ".progress.type.value") value=this.progress.type.value localize=true localize=true disabled=(not this.canEdit)}}
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </fieldset>
+                {{/each}}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    {{/if}}
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file