diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c32aa05..f4a38f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ All clips are exactly 8 seconds — the standard length for foley sound datasets
 - **Ops** — Delete / Silence / Reverse / Trim-to-selection, with undo/redo
 - **Audition & Save** — play the result, then Save as (WAV/MP3/FLAC/…)
 
+### Clip library
+
+- **Library tab** — a persistent tab in the scan-results column that collects extracted audio clips (auto-added on extract + editor Save)
+- **Add / drag-drop** — import existing audio files
+- **Per clip** — Edit (opens the clip editor), Re-export (save-as / transcode), Play, Remove
+
 ### Audio scanning
 
 - **Embedding models** — WAV2VEC2 (base/large), HuBERT (base/large/xlarge), BEATs
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index bc31684..f8c2dc9 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -4208,6 +4208,7 @@ class AudioEditorDialog(QDialog):
         self._versions: list[str] = [path]
         self._ver_idx = 0
         self._temps: set[str] = set()      # rendered version temps to clean up
+        self._last_saved = None            # path of the last Save-as (for library)
         self._play_proc = None             # ffplay audition process
         self._clip_dur = 0.0               # true duration of the current version
 
@@ -4431,6 +4432,7 @@ class AudioEditorDialog(QDialog):
         finally:
             QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
         if proc is not None and proc.returncode == 0 and os.path.exists(path):
+            self._last_saved = path
             self._set_status(f"Saved: {os.path.basename(path)}")
         else:
             self._set_status("Save failed")
@@ -5308,6 +5310,10 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._scan_panel.regions_edited.connect(self._on_scan_regions_edited)
         self._scan_panel.selection_changed.connect(self._update_scan_export_count)
         self._scan_panel.loaded.connect(self._on_scan_panel_loaded)
+        # lambda re-resolves _open_audio_editor at emit time so tests can
+        # monkeypatch it (a bare bound-method connect binds at connect time)
+        self._scan_panel._library.edit_requested.connect(
+            lambda p: self._open_audio_editor(p))
         self._sld_threshold.valueChanged.connect(self._on_threshold_changed)
 
         # Menu bar — wires to the existing handler methods above. Built here,
@@ -5691,13 +5697,21 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     # ── Changelog ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    APP_VERSION = "1.6"
+    APP_VERSION = "1.7"
     _SPLIT_HEADER_H = 22  # deck split-column header height (keep both deck spots in sync)
     _WAVE_MIN_VIEW = 3.0  # minimum waveform view window (seconds)
     _MERGE_CURVES = (("Triangular", "tri"), ("Exponential", "exp"),
                      ("Logarithmic", "log"), ("Quarter sine", "qsin"),
                      ("Half sine", "hsin"))
     CHANGELOG: list[tuple[str, list[str]]] = [
+        ("1.7", [
+            "<b>Clip library</b> — a persistent <b>Library</b> tab in the "
+            "scan-results column collects your extracted audio clips (and clips "
+            "you Save from the editor). Add files or drag them in; per clip: "
+            "<b>Edit</b> (opens the clip editor), <b>Re-export</b> (save-as / "
+            "transcode), <b>Play</b>, and <b>Remove</b>. Persists across "
+            "sessions and file switches.",
+        ]),
         ("1.6", [
             "<b>Destructive clip editor</b> — <b>✎ Edit clip…</b> in the Audio "
             "tab opens the current area in an editor: drag to select a region "
@@ -7372,8 +7386,17 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self._show_status("Could not prepare clip", 3000)
             return
         self._merge_temps.add(tmp)          # reuse the close-time temp sweep
-        dlg = AudioEditorDialog(tmp, parent=self)
+        self._open_audio_editor(tmp)
+
+    def _open_audio_editor(self, path: str) -> None:
+        """Open the destructive editor on *path*; if the user Saves-as, add the
+        result to the clip library."""
+        self._stop_audition()
+        dlg = AudioEditorDialog(path, parent=self)
         dlg.exec()
+        saved = getattr(dlg, "_last_saved", None)
+        if saved:
+            self._scan_panel._library.add_clip(saved)
         dlg.deleteLater()
 
     def _merge_move(self, delta: int) -> None:
@@ -7743,6 +7766,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self._btn_extract_audio.setEnabled(True)
         if proc is not None and proc.returncode == 0 and os.path.exists(path):
             self._settings.setValue("audio_extract_dir", os.path.dirname(path))
+            self._scan_panel._library.add_clip(path)
             actual = probe_duration(path)
             name = os.path.basename(path)
             if actual is not None and actual < dur - 0.1:
diff --git a/tests/test_ui_structure.py b/tests/test_ui_structure.py
index f6d1750..9a0cd5e 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui_structure.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui_structure.py
@@ -899,3 +899,28 @@ def test_scan_reload_selects_model_tab_not_library(win):
     assert sp._tabs.currentIndex() == 1               # a model tab is selected
     assert sp._current_table() is not None            # regions resolve immediately
     assert sp.current_model_name() == "EAT_LARGE"
+
+
+def test_open_editor_adds_saved_clip_to_library(win, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    import main as m
+    saved = tmp_path / "edited.wav"; saved.write_bytes(b"")
+    class FakeDlg:
+        def __init__(self, path, parent=None):
+            self._last_saved = str(saved)
+        def exec(self): return 0
+        def deleteLater(self): pass
+    monkeypatch.setattr(m, "AudioEditorDialog", FakeDlg)
+    lib = win._scan_panel._library
+    lib._key = "audio_library_l3test"                 # throwaway, avoids polluting real settings
+    win._settings.setValue("audio_library_l3test", [])
+    lib._list.clear()
+    win._open_audio_editor("/x/in.wav")
+    assert str(saved) in lib.clips()
+
+
+def test_library_edit_signal_opens_editor(win, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    import main as m
+    opened = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(win, "_open_audio_editor", lambda p: opened.append(p))
+    win._scan_panel._library.edit_requested.emit("/some/clip.wav")
+    assert opened == ["/some/clip.wav"]