diff --git a/src/lib/contexts/image.svelte.ts b/src/lib/contexts/image.svelte.ts
index d72a2f2..4b9434f 100644
--- a/src/lib/contexts/image.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/contexts/image.svelte.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { getContext, setContext } from 'svelte'
 import type { FilesContext } from './files.svelte'
 import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner'
+import { INKCLIP_HEIGHT, INKCLIP_WIDTH } from '$lib/constants'
 
 export interface ImageContext {
   image: ImageBitmap | null
@@ -39,3 +40,8 @@ export function createImageContext(filesCtx: FilesContext): Readonly<ImageContex
 
   return setContext(ImageContextToken, ctx)
 }
+
+export function imageIsCorrectRatio(imageCtx: ImageContext): boolean {
+  if (imageCtx.image === null) return true
+  return imageCtx.image.height * INKCLIP_WIDTH === imageCtx.image.width * INKCLIP_HEIGHT
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/layouts/Main.svelte b/src/lib/layouts/Main.svelte
index ad338e2..044c859 100644
--- a/src/lib/layouts/Main.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/layouts/Main.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
   createRenderedContext(imageCtx, config)
 </script>
 
-<main class="grow w-full stack gap-4">
+<main class="grow w-full stack gap-4" aria-labelledby="main-label">
+  <h1 class="sr-only" id="main-label">Write to Inkclip</h1>
+
   <ConnectSection />
 
   <Separator decorative />
diff --git a/src/lib/layouts/edit/controls/ControlsSection.svelte b/src/lib/layouts/edit/controls/ControlsSection.svelte
index bba1110..c555c4c 100644
--- a/src/lib/layouts/edit/controls/ControlsSection.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/layouts/edit/controls/ControlsSection.svelte
@@ -13,19 +13,14 @@
   import BiasSlider from './conversion/BiasSlider.svelte'
 
   import { getConversionConfig } from '$lib/contexts/config.svelte'
-  import { getImageContext } from '$lib/contexts/image.svelte'
-  import { INKCLIP_HEIGHT, INKCLIP_WIDTH } from '$lib/constants'
+  import { getImageContext, imageIsCorrectRatio } from '$lib/contexts/image.svelte'
   import { DEFAULT_DITHERING_KERNEL } from '$lib/image/quantizer'
 
   const imageCtx = getImageContext()
   const config = getConversionConfig()
 
   const transformDisabled = $derived(imageCtx.image === null)
-
-  function imageNonSquare() {
-    if (imageCtx.image === null) return false
-    return imageCtx.image.height * INKCLIP_WIDTH !== imageCtx.image.width * INKCLIP_HEIGHT
-  }
+  const imageNonSquare = $derived(!imageIsCorrectRatio(imageCtx))
 
   function restoreDefaultImageSettings() {
     config.scaleMode = 'fit'
@@ -40,23 +35,23 @@
 <section class="grow stack gap-4" aria-labelledby="controls-section-label">
   <h2 class="font-semibold text-xl/6" id="controls-section-label">Edit image</h2>
 
-  {#if imageNonSquare()}
+  {#if imageNonSquare}
     <AspectRatioAlert />
   {/if}
 
   <div class="row gap-4">
-    {#if imageNonSquare()}
+    {#if imageNonSquare}
       <ScaleModeToggleGroup />
     {/if}
 
     <TransformControls disabled={transformDisabled} />
   </div>
 
-  <Separator />
+  <Separator decorative />
 
   <BackgroundColorSlider />
 
-  <Separator />
+  <Separator decorative />
 
   <DitherControls />
 
@@ -68,7 +63,7 @@
     <BiasSlider />
   {/if}
 
-  <Separator />
+  <Separator decorative />
 
   <Button variant="secondary" class="w-full" onclick={restoreDefaultImageSettings}>
     <IconEditOff aria-hidden />
diff --git a/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/PreviewCanvas1x.svelte b/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/PreviewCanvas1x.svelte
index e263a55..2ac5c37 100644
--- a/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/PreviewCanvas1x.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/PreviewCanvas1x.svelte
@@ -3,14 +3,20 @@
   import IconHideImage from '~icons/material-symbols/hide-image'
 
   import { cn } from '$lib/utils'
-  import { drawQuantizedData, freshContext } from './common.svelte'
+  import { drawQuantizedData, freshContext, makeAltText } from './common.svelte'
   import { getRenderedContext } from '$lib/contexts/rendered.svelte'
   import { INKCLIP_HEIGHT, INKCLIP_WIDTH } from '$lib/constants'
+  import { getFilesContext } from '$lib/contexts/files.svelte'
+  import { getConversionConfig } from '$lib/contexts/config.svelte'
+  import { getImageContext } from '$lib/contexts/image.svelte'
 
+  const filesCtx = getFilesContext()
+  const imageCtx = getImageContext()
+  const config = getConversionConfig()
   const renderedCtx = getRenderedContext()
   const hasRendered = $derived(renderedCtx.rendered !== null)
 
-  let canvasEl!: HTMLCanvasElement
+  let canvasEl: HTMLCanvasElement = $state(undefined!)
 
   const ctx = $derived(freshContext(canvasEl))
 
@@ -21,20 +27,20 @@
 </script>
 
 <div>
-  <div class="bg-[#ccc] shadow-md rounded-lg p-2 w-fit relative" role="img" aria-labelledby="preview-1x-label">
-    <div class="p-[3px] border-[1px] border-[#888]">
-      <canvas
-        class={cn(hasRendered || 'hidden')}
-        style:image-rendering="pixelated"
-        style:width="{INKCLIP_WIDTH}px"
-        style:height="{INKCLIP_HEIGHT}px"
-        bind:this={canvasEl}
-        height={INKCLIP_HEIGHT}
-        width={INKCLIP_WIDTH}
-      ></canvas>
-
-      {#if !hasRendered}
-        <div class="col justify-center text-muted" style:width="{INKCLIP_WIDTH}px" style:height="{INKCLIP_HEIGHT}px">
+  <div class="bg-[#ccc] shadow-md rounded-lg p-2 w-fit relative" role="group" aria-labelledby="preview-1x-label">
+    <div class="p-[3px] shadow-sm shadow-[inset#888]" role="img" aria-label={makeAltText(filesCtx, imageCtx, config)}>
+      {#if hasRendered}
+        <canvas
+          class={cn(hasRendered || 'hidden')}
+          style:image-rendering="pixelated"
+          style:width="{INKCLIP_WIDTH}px"
+          style:height="{INKCLIP_HEIGHT}px"
+          bind:this={canvasEl}
+          height={INKCLIP_HEIGHT}
+          width={INKCLIP_WIDTH}
+        ></canvas>
+      {:else}
+        <div class="col justify-center text-[#333]" style:width="{INKCLIP_WIDTH}px" style:height="{INKCLIP_HEIGHT}px">
           <IconHideImage class="text-3xl" aria-label="No image" />
         </div>
       {/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/PreviewCanvas2x.svelte b/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/PreviewCanvas2x.svelte
index 74be67b..487f926 100644
--- a/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/PreviewCanvas2x.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/PreviewCanvas2x.svelte
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { Label } from '$lib/components/ui/label'
-  import IconUploadFile from '~icons/material-symbols/upload-file'
+  import IconHideImage from '~icons/material-symbols/hide-image'
 
   import { cn } from '$lib/utils'
-  import { drawQuantizedData, freshContext } from './common.svelte'
-  import { getFilesContext } from '$lib/contexts/files.svelte'
+  import { drawQuantizedData, freshContext, makeAltText } from './common.svelte'
   import { getRenderedContext } from '$lib/contexts/rendered.svelte'
   import { INKCLIP_HEIGHT, INKCLIP_WIDTH } from '$lib/constants'
-
-  interface Props {
-    fileInputEl: HTMLInputElement | null
-  }
-
-  const { fileInputEl }: Props = $props()
+  import { getFilesContext } from '$lib/contexts/files.svelte'
+  import { getConversionConfig } from '$lib/contexts/config.svelte'
+  import { getImageContext } from '$lib/contexts/image.svelte'
 
   const filesCtx = getFilesContext()
+  const imageCtx = getImageContext()
+  const config = getConversionConfig()
   const renderedCtx = getRenderedContext()
   const hasRendered = $derived(renderedCtx.rendered !== null)
 
-  let canvasEl!: HTMLCanvasElement
+  let canvasEl: HTMLCanvasElement = $state(undefined!)
 
   const ctx = $derived(freshContext(canvasEl))
 
-  let fileOverDragZone = $state(false)
-
   $effect(() => {
     if (renderedCtx.rendered === null) return
     drawQuantizedData(ctx, renderedCtx.rendered)
@@ -31,44 +27,26 @@
 </script>
 
 <div>
-  <div
-    ondragover={e => e.preventDefault()}
-    ondrop={e => {
-      e.preventDefault()
-      const files = e.dataTransfer?.files
-      if (files) filesCtx.files = files
-    }}
-    class="bg-[#ccc] shadow-md rounded-2xl p-4 w-fit relative"
-    role="img"
-    aria-labelledby="preview-2x-label"
-  >
-    <div class="p-[6px] border-[1px] border-[#888]">
-      <canvas
-        class={cn(hasRendered || 'hidden')}
-        style:image-rendering="pixelated"
-        style:width="{INKCLIP_WIDTH * 2}px"
-        style:height="{INKCLIP_HEIGHT * 2}px"
-        bind:this={canvasEl}
-        height={INKCLIP_HEIGHT}
-        width={INKCLIP_WIDTH}
-      ></canvas>
-      {#if !hasRendered}
-        <button
-          onclick={() => fileInputEl?.showPicker()}
-          ondragleave={() => (fileOverDragZone = false)}
-          ondragover={() => (fileOverDragZone = true)}
-          class={cn(
-            `col justify-center rounded-xl hover:cursor-pointer text-muted`,
-            fileOverDragZone && 'outline-dashed',
-          )}
+  <div class="bg-[#ccc] shadow-lg rounded-2xl p-4 w-fit relative" role="group" aria-labelledby="preview-2x-label">
+    <div class="p-[6px] shadow shadow-[inset#888]" role="img" aria-label={makeAltText(filesCtx, imageCtx, config)}>
+      {#if hasRendered}
+        <canvas
+          class={cn(hasRendered || 'hidden')}
+          style:image-rendering="pixelated"
+          style:width="{INKCLIP_WIDTH * 2}px"
+          style:height="{INKCLIP_HEIGHT * 2}px"
+          bind:this={canvasEl}
+          height={INKCLIP_HEIGHT}
+          width={INKCLIP_WIDTH}
+        ></canvas>
+      {:else}
+        <div
+          class="col justify-center text-[#333]"
           style:width="{INKCLIP_WIDTH * 2}px"
           style:height="{INKCLIP_HEIGHT * 2}px"
-          tabindex={-1}
-          aria-label="Choose file"
         >
-          <IconUploadFile class="text-3xl" aria-hidden />
-          <div class="font-medium">Drop file</div>
-        </button>
+          <IconHideImage class="text-6xl" aria-label="No image" />
+        </div>
       {/if}
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/common.svelte.ts b/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/common.svelte.ts
index 9321b9e..88676cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/common.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/layouts/edit/preview/common.svelte.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { INKCLIP_HEIGHT, INKCLIP_WIDTH } from '$lib/constants'
+import type { ConversionConfig } from '$lib/contexts/config.svelte'
+import type { FilesContext } from '$lib/contexts/files.svelte'
+import { imageIsCorrectRatio, type ImageContext } from '$lib/contexts/image.svelte'
 
 export function freshContext(el: HTMLCanvasElement) {
   const ctx = el.getContext('2d')!
@@ -6,6 +9,47 @@ export function freshContext(el: HTMLCanvasElement) {
   return ctx
 }
 
+export function makeAltText(filesCtx: FilesContext, imageCtx: ImageContext, config: ConversionConfig): string {
+  if (filesCtx.files.length < 1) return 'No image selected for e-paper preview'
+
+  const file = filesCtx.files[0]
+
+  const output = [`${INKCLIP_WIDTH}-by-${INKCLIP_HEIGHT}-pixels e-paper preview of "${file.name}"`]
+
+  if (!imageIsCorrectRatio(imageCtx)) {
+    if (config.scaleMode === 'fit') output.push('letterboxed')
+    else if (config.scaleMode === 'crop') output.push('cropped to fit')
+    else if (config.scaleMode === 'distort') output.push('stretched to fit')
+  }
+
+  if (config.transform.side === 'reverse') output.push('flipped horizontally')
+
+  if (config.transform.rotation !== 0) output.push(`rotated ${config.transform.rotation} degrees`)
+
+  if (config.ditheringKernel === null) output.push('no dithering')
+  else output.push('with dithering')
+
+  if (config.ditheringKernel !== null) {
+    if (config.contrast >= 0.75) output.push('with very high contrast')
+    else if (config.contrast >= 0.25) output.push('with high contrast')
+  }
+
+  if (config.contrast > 0 || config.ditheringKernel === null) {
+    const biasScaleFactor = config.ditheringKernel === null ? 1 : config.contrast
+    const scaledBias = config.bias * biasScaleFactor
+
+    if (scaledBias >= 0.5) output.push('extremely biased towards black')
+    else if (scaledBias >= 0.25) output.push('biased towards black')
+    else if (scaledBias >= 0.1) output.push('slightly biased towards black')
+
+    if (scaledBias <= -0.5) output.push('extremely biased towards white')
+    else if (scaledBias <= -0.25) output.push('biased towards white')
+    else if (scaledBias <= -0.1) output.push('slightly biased towards white')
+  }
+
+  return output.join(', ')
+}
+
 export function drawQuantizedData(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, data: number[]) {
   const imageData = ctx.createImageData(INKCLIP_WIDTH, INKCLIP_HEIGHT)