diff --git a/lib/services/platform_bridge.dart b/lib/services/platform_bridge.dart
index 89e6e5b8..29cdcf87 100644
--- a/lib/services/platform_bridge.dart
+++ b/lib/services/platform_bridge.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,29 @@ bool isForegroundServiceStartNotAllowed(Object error) {
 Object? _decodeJsonInBackground(String json) => jsonDecode(json);
 String _encodeJsonInBackground(Object? value) => jsonEncode(value);
 
+String _encodeBoundedLookupCacheInBackground(Map<String, dynamic> entries) {
+  final result = StringBuffer('{');
+  var bytes = 2; // Opening and closing braces.
+  var count = 0;
+  for (final entry in entries.entries) {
+    final fragment =
+        '${_encodeJsonInBackground(entry.key)}:${_encodeJsonInBackground(entry.value)}';
+    final entryBytes = utf8.encode(fragment).length;
+    final separatorBytes = count == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+    if (entryBytes > PlatformBridge._persistentCacheMaxEntryBytes ||
+        bytes + separatorBytes + entryBytes >
+            PlatformBridge._persistentCacheMaxBytes) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (count > 0) result.write(',');
+    result.write(fragment);
+    bytes += separatorBytes + entryBytes;
+    count++;
+  }
+  result.write('}');
+  return result.toString();
+}
+
 Object? _decodeJsonFileInBackground(String path) {
   final contents = File(path).readAsStringSync();
   return contents.isEmpty ? null : jsonDecode(contents);
@@ -142,8 +165,13 @@ bool shouldResetRestoredInstallation({
 class _BridgeCacheEntry {
   final Map<String, dynamic> value;
   final DateTime expiresAt;
+  final int bytes;
 
-  const _BridgeCacheEntry({required this.value, required this.expiresAt});
+  const _BridgeCacheEntry({
+    required this.value,
+    required this.expiresAt,
+    required this.bytes,
+  });
 
   bool get isExpired => DateTime.now().isAfter(expiresAt);
 }
@@ -151,8 +179,13 @@ class _BridgeCacheEntry {
 class _BridgeListCacheEntry {
   final List<Map<String, dynamic>> value;
   final DateTime expiresAt;
+  final int bytes;
 
-  const _BridgeListCacheEntry({required this.value, required this.expiresAt});
+  const _BridgeListCacheEntry({
+    required this.value,
+    required this.expiresAt,
+    required this.bytes,
+  });
 
   bool get isExpired => DateTime.now().isAfter(expiresAt);
 }
@@ -190,6 +223,12 @@ class PlatformBridge {
   static const _urlHandleCacheTtl = Duration(minutes: 5);
   static const _customSearchCacheTtl = Duration(minutes: 2);
   static const _bridgeCacheMaxEntries = 256;
+  // Bound retained JSON containers as well as strings. Entry counts alone do
+  // not bound album/playlist responses, which can contain thousands of tracks.
+  static const _bridgeCacheMaxEntryBytes = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
+  static const _bridgeCacheMaxBytes = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
+  static const _persistentCacheMaxEntryBytes = 1024 * 1024;
+  static const _persistentCacheMaxBytes = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
   static const _lookupCachePersistDebounce = Duration(milliseconds: 500);
   static const _metadataPersistentCacheKey = 'bridge_metadata_lookup_cache_v1';
   static const _downloadProgressEvents = EventChannel(
@@ -397,15 +436,7 @@ class PlatformBridge {
     Duration ttl,
     String persistentCacheKey,
   ) {
-    _pruneExpiredBridgeCache(cache);
-    while (cache.length >= _bridgeCacheMaxEntries && cache.isNotEmpty) {
-      cache.remove(cache.keys.first);
-    }
-    cache[key] = _BridgeCacheEntry(
-      // Loader results stay private; every caller receives its own deep copy.
-      value: value,
-      expiresAt: DateTime.now().add(ttl),
-    );
+    _putMemoryCachedMap(cache, key, value, ttl);
     _scheduleLookupCachePersist(
       cache,
       persistentCacheKey,
@@ -413,6 +444,37 @@ class PlatformBridge {
     );
   }
 
+  /// Conservative retained-size estimate, with early exit for oversized JSON.
+  /// Avoids allocating another encoded response just to decide cache admission.
+  static int _payloadBytes(Object? value) {
+    var bytes = 0;
+    void visit(Object? item) {
+      if (bytes > _bridgeCacheMaxEntryBytes) return;
+      if (item is String) {
+        bytes += 32 + item.length * 2;
+      } else if (item is Map) {
+        bytes += 64;
+        for (final entry in item.entries) {
+          bytes += 48;
+          visit(entry.key);
+          visit(entry.value);
+          if (bytes > _bridgeCacheMaxEntryBytes) break;
+        }
+      } else if (item is List) {
+        bytes += 32 + item.length * 8;
+        for (final entry in item) {
+          visit(entry);
+          if (bytes > _bridgeCacheMaxEntryBytes) break;
+        }
+      } else {
+        bytes += 16;
+      }
+    }
+
+    visit(value);
+    return bytes;
+  }
+
   static void _pruneExpiredBridgeCache(Map<String, _BridgeCacheEntry> cache) {
     if (cache.isEmpty) return;
     final now = DateTime.now();
@@ -495,6 +557,10 @@ class PlatformBridge {
   ) async {
     final raw = prefs.getString(prefsKey);
     if (raw == null || raw.isEmpty) return;
+    if (raw.length > _persistentCacheMaxBytes) {
+      await prefs.remove(prefsKey);
+      return;
+    }
 
     final decoded = await _decodeJsonStringAsync(raw);
     if (generation != _lookupCacheGeneration) return;
@@ -514,9 +580,17 @@ class PlatformBridge {
       final expiresAt = DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(expiresAtMs);
       if (!expiresAt.isAfter(now)) continue;
 
+      final map = Map<String, dynamic>.from(value);
+      final bytes = _payloadBytes(map) + key.length * 2;
+      if (bytes > _bridgeCacheMaxEntryBytes) continue;
+      if (target.values.fold<int>(0, (sum, item) => sum + item.bytes) + bytes >
+          _bridgeCacheMaxBytes) {
+        break;
+      }
       target[key] = _BridgeCacheEntry(
-        value: Map<String, dynamic>.from(value),
+        value: map,
         expiresAt: expiresAt,
+        bytes: bytes,
       );
     }
   }
@@ -528,16 +602,25 @@ class PlatformBridge {
   ) async {
     try {
       _pruneExpiredBridgeCache(cache);
-      final data = <String, dynamic>{
-        for (final entry in cache.entries)
-          entry.key: {
-            'expires_at': entry.value.expiresAt.millisecondsSinceEpoch,
-            'value': entry.value.value,
-          },
-      };
-      final encoded = data.length >= 32
-          ? await compute(_encodeJsonInBackground, data)
-          : jsonEncode(data);
+      final data = <String, dynamic>{};
+      var bytes = 64;
+      for (final entry in cache.entries.toList().reversed) {
+        final cost = entry.value.bytes + 128;
+        if (cost > _persistentCacheMaxEntryBytes ||
+            bytes + cost > _persistentCacheMaxBytes) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        bytes += cost;
+        data[entry.key] = {
+          'expires_at': entry.value.expiresAt.millisecondsSinceEpoch,
+          'value': entry.value.value,
+        };
+      }
+      // Escaping and multibyte UTF-8 can outgrow the retained-size estimate.
+      // Enforce both encoded limits in the isolate, without UI-side encoding.
+      final encoded = bytes >= _backgroundJsonDecodeThresholdBytes
+          ? await compute(_encodeBoundedLookupCacheInBackground, data)
+          : _encodeBoundedLookupCacheInBackground(data);
       if (generation != _lookupCacheGeneration) return;
       final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
       if (generation != _lookupCacheGeneration) return;
@@ -2054,12 +2137,19 @@ class PlatformBridge {
     Duration ttl,
   ) {
     _pruneExpiredBridgeCache(cache);
-    while (cache.length >= _bridgeCacheMaxEntries && cache.isNotEmpty) {
-      cache.remove(cache.keys.first);
+    cache.remove(key);
+    final bytes = _payloadBytes(value) + key.length * 2;
+    if (bytes > _bridgeCacheMaxEntryBytes) return;
+    var retained = cache.values.fold<int>(0, (sum, item) => sum + item.bytes);
+    while (cache.isNotEmpty &&
+        (cache.length >= _bridgeCacheMaxEntries ||
+            retained + bytes > _bridgeCacheMaxBytes)) {
+      retained -= cache.remove(cache.keys.first)!.bytes;
     }
     cache[key] = _BridgeCacheEntry(
       value: value,
       expiresAt: DateTime.now().add(ttl),
+      bytes: bytes,
     );
   }
 
@@ -2084,12 +2174,19 @@ class PlatformBridge {
     Duration ttl,
   ) {
     _pruneExpiredBridgeListCache(cache);
-    while (cache.length >= _bridgeCacheMaxEntries && cache.isNotEmpty) {
-      cache.remove(cache.keys.first);
+    cache.remove(key);
+    final bytes = _payloadBytes(value) + key.length * 2;
+    if (bytes > _bridgeCacheMaxEntryBytes) return;
+    var retained = cache.values.fold<int>(0, (sum, item) => sum + item.bytes);
+    while (cache.isNotEmpty &&
+        (cache.length >= _bridgeCacheMaxEntries ||
+            retained + bytes > _bridgeCacheMaxBytes)) {
+      retained -= cache.remove(cache.keys.first)!.bytes;
     }
     cache[key] = _BridgeListCacheEntry(
       value: value,
       expiresAt: DateTime.now().add(ttl),
+      bytes: bytes,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/test/platform_bridge_custom_search_test.dart b/test/platform_bridge_custom_search_test.dart
index 355241f8..1559d06e 100644
--- a/test/platform_bridge_custom_search_test.dart
+++ b/test/platform_bridge_custom_search_test.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,29 @@ void main() {
 
   tearDown(() => messenger.setMockMethodCallHandler(channel, null));
 
+  test(
+    'oversized custom-search lists are displayed without accumulating',
+    () async {
+      final rows = [
+        {'id': 'large', 'name': 'x' * (3 * 1024 * 1024)},
+      ];
+      final payload = jsonEncode(rows);
+      var calls = 0;
+      messenger.setMockMethodCallHandler(channel, (_) async {
+        calls++;
+        return payload;
+      });
+      for (var index = 0; index < 2; index++) {
+        final result = await PlatformBridge.customSearchWithExtension(
+          'oversized-search-test',
+          'large',
+        );
+        expect(result, rows);
+      }
+      expect(calls, 2);
+    },
+  );
+
   for (final format in ['small-json', 'large-json', 'native-list']) {
     test('custom search decodes and caches $format results', () async {
       final rows = List.generate(
diff --git a/test/platform_bridge_lookup_cache_test.dart b/test/platform_bridge_lookup_cache_test.dart
index 1e4eac4e..ca953bb0 100644
--- a/test/platform_bridge_lookup_cache_test.dart
+++ b/test/platform_bridge_lookup_cache_test.dart
@@ -41,6 +41,118 @@ void main() {
   Future<Map<String, dynamic>> load() =>
       PlatformBridge.getProviderMetadata('example', 'album', 'collection');
 
+  test(
+    'oversized responses are returned and coalesced but not retained',
+    () async {
+      final payload = jsonEncode({'text': 'x' * (3 * 1024 * 1024)});
+      var calls = 0;
+      messenger.setMockMethodCallHandler(channel, (call) async {
+        calls++;
+        return payload;
+      });
+      final results = await Future.wait([load(), load()]);
+      expect(calls, 1);
+      expect((results.first['text'] as String).length, 3 * 1024 * 1024);
+      results.first['text'] = 'changed';
+      expect(results.last['text'], isNot('changed'));
+      expect((await load())['text'], isNot('changed'));
+      expect(calls, 2);
+      await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 550));
+      final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+      final stored = prefs.getString('bridge_metadata_lookup_cache_v1');
+      expect(stored == null || jsonDecode(stored) is Map, true);
+      expect(stored ?? '', isNot(contains('collection')));
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('byte budget evicts old collections before the count limit', () async {
+    var calls = 0;
+    final payload = jsonEncode({'text': 'x' * (700 * 1024)});
+    messenger.setMockMethodCallHandler(channel, (call) async {
+      calls++;
+      return payload;
+    });
+    Future<Map<String, dynamic>> collectionAt(int index) =>
+        PlatformBridge.getProviderMetadata('example', 'album', 'album-$index');
+    for (var index = 0; index < 8; index++) {
+      await collectionAt(index);
+    }
+    expect(calls, 8);
+    await collectionAt(7);
+    expect(calls, 8);
+    await collectionAt(0);
+    expect(calls, 9);
+  });
+
+  test(
+    'persistence keeps small metadata and skips a large collection',
+    () async {
+      messenger.setMockMethodCallHandler(channel, (call) async {
+        final id = (call.arguments as Map)['resource_id'];
+        return jsonEncode({
+          'text': id == 'large' ? 'x' * (600 * 1024) : 'small',
+        });
+      });
+      await PlatformBridge.getProviderMetadata('example', 'album', 'large');
+      await PlatformBridge.getProviderMetadata('example', 'track', 'small');
+      await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 650));
+      final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+      final stored = prefs.getString('bridge_metadata_lookup_cache_v1')!;
+      expect(utf8.encode(stored).length, lessThanOrEqualTo(2 * 1024 * 1024));
+      expect(jsonDecode(stored), contains('example:track:small'));
+      expect(jsonDecode(stored), isNot(contains('example:album:large')));
+    },
+  );
+
+  test(
+    'persistence skips entries oversized after JSON escaping or UTF-8',
+    () async {
+      messenger.setMockMethodCallHandler(channel, (call) async {
+        final id = (call.arguments as Map)['resource_id'];
+        return jsonEncode({
+          'text': switch (id) {
+            'escaped' => '\u0000' * 250000,
+            'multibyte' => '音' * 380000,
+            _ => 'small',
+          },
+        });
+      });
+      for (final id in ['escaped', 'multibyte', 'small']) {
+        await PlatformBridge.getProviderMetadata('example', 'album', id);
+      }
+      await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 750));
+      final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+      final stored =
+          jsonDecode(prefs.getString('bridge_metadata_lookup_cache_v1')!)
+              as Map;
+      expect(stored.keys, ['example:album:small']);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('persistence bounds the total encoded multibyte payload', () async {
+    messenger.setMockMethodCallHandler(
+      channel,
+      (_) async => jsonEncode({'text': '音' * 250000}),
+    );
+    for (var index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
+      await PlatformBridge.getProviderMetadata('example', 'album', '$index');
+    }
+    await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 750));
+    final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    final raw = prefs.getString('bridge_metadata_lookup_cache_v1')!;
+    expect(utf8.encode(raw).length, lessThanOrEqualTo(2 * 1024 * 1024));
+    final stored = jsonDecode(raw) as Map;
+    expect(stored.keys, ['example:album:2', 'example:album:1']);
+    for (final entry in stored.entries) {
+      expect(
+        utf8
+            .encode('${jsonEncode(entry.key)}:${jsonEncode(entry.value)}')
+            .length,
+        lessThanOrEqualTo(1024 * 1024),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
   void mutate(Map<String, dynamic> value) {
     (value['album_info'] as Map<String, dynamic>)['name'] = 'Changed';
     final first = (value['track_list'] as List).first as Map<String, dynamic>;