diff --git a/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/data/local/entity/NoteEntity.kt b/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/data/local/entity/NoteEntity.kt
index 295d163..498c3a8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/data/local/entity/NoteEntity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/data/local/entity/NoteEntity.kt
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ data class NoteEntity(
     val composer: String?,
     val year: Int?,
     val genre: String?,
-    val description: String?
+    val description: String?,
+    val imagePreview: String
 )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/ui/screens/MainScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/ui/screens/MainScreen.kt
index 9ade2e9..4988234 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/ui/screens/MainScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/ui/screens/MainScreen.kt
@@ -57,22 +57,20 @@ fun NoteCard(note: NoteEntity) {
     ) {
         Row(modifier = Modifier.padding(16.dp)) {
             // Linkes Vorschaubild
-
-            note.images.firstOrNull()?.let { uriString ->
-                AsyncImage(
-                    model = uriString,
-                    contentDescription = "Vorschaubild",
-                    modifier = Modifier
-                        .size(120.dp)
-                        .clip(RoundedCornerShape(12.dp))
-                )
-            }
+            AsyncImage(
+                model = note.imagePreview,
+                contentDescription = "Vorschaubild",
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .size(120.dp)
+                    .clip(RoundedCornerShape(12.dp))
+            )
 
             // Rechte Info-Spalte
             Column(
                 modifier = Modifier
                     .weight(1f)
                     .align(Alignment.CenterVertically)
+                    .padding(start=16.dp)
             ) {
                 Text(
                     text = note.title,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/ui/viewmodel/NoteViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/ui/viewmodel/NoteViewModel.kt
index 43527c0..0e02293 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/ui/viewmodel/NoteViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/come/stormborntales/notevault/ui/viewmodel/NoteViewModel.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package come.stormborntales.notevault.ui.viewmodel
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.util.Log
 import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap
@@ -12,12 +14,31 @@ import come.stormborntales.notevault.data.repository.NoteRepository
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import java.io.File
+import java.io.InputStream
+import androidx.core.graphics.scale
 
 class NoteViewModel(
     private val repository: NoteRepository,
 ) : ViewModel() {
     val notes = repository.allNotes.asLiveData()
 
+    fun createPreviewImage(context: Context, uri: Uri): File? {
+       return try {
+           val inputStream = context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)
+           val originalBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(inputStream) ?: return null
+
+           val previewBitmap = originalBitmap.scale(128, 128, false)
+           val previewFile = File(context.filesDir, "preview_${System.currentTimeMillis()}.jpg")
+           previewFile.outputStream().use { out ->
+               previewBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 75, out)
+           }
+           previewFile
+       } catch (e: Exception) {
+           e.printStackTrace()
+           null
+       }
+    }
+
     fun addNote(context: Context, title: String, composer: String?, year: Int?, genre: String?, description: String?, selectedUris: List<Uri>, onDone:() -> Unit) {
         viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
             val copiedUris = selectedUris.mapNotNull { uri ->
@@ -41,13 +62,16 @@ class NoteViewModel(
             }
 
             if (copiedUris.isNotEmpty()) {
+                val preview_image_path = createPreviewImage(context, uri = selectedUris[0])
+
                 val note = NoteEntity(
                     title = title,
                     images = copiedUris, // muss als List<String> gespeichert sein
                     composer = composer,
                     year = year,
                     genre = genre,
-                    description = description
+                    description = description,
+                    imagePreview = preview_image_path.toString()
                 )
 
                 repository.insert(note)