diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/progress-bar/ProgressBar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/progress-bar/ProgressBar.svelte
index ec945e9..56f9bfc 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/progress-bar/ProgressBar.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/progress-bar/ProgressBar.svelte
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     {@const percent = state.getPercent()}
     {#if percent !== undefined}
         <div
-            class="h-full w-full rounded-full bg-primary drop-shadow-sm drop-shadow-primary/50 transition-all duration-250 ease-in-out"
+            class="h-full w-full rounded-full bg-primary drop-shadow-sm drop-shadow-primary/50 transition-all duration-50 ease-in-out will-change-transform"
             style={`transform: translateX(-${100 - percent}%)`}
         ></div>
     {:else}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/diff-viewer-multi-file.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/diff-viewer-multi-file.svelte.ts
index 524dfa9..f23602e 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/diff-viewer-multi-file.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/diff-viewer-multi-file.svelte.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,20 @@ import {
 import type { BundledTheme } from "shiki";
 import { browser } from "$app/environment";
 import { getEffectiveGlobalTheme } from "$lib/theme.svelte";
-import { countOccurrences, type FileTreeNodeData, makeFileTree, type LazyPromise, lazyPromise, watchLocalStorage, animationFramePromise } from "$lib/util";
+import {
+    countOccurrences,
+    type FileTreeNodeData,
+    makeFileTree,
+    type LazyPromise,
+    lazyPromise,
+    watchLocalStorage,
+    animationFramePromise,
+    yieldToBrowser,
+} from "$lib/util";
 import { onDestroy, tick } from "svelte";
 import { type TreeNode, TreeState } from "$lib/components/tree/index.svelte";
 import { VList } from "virtua/svelte";
-import { Context, Debounced } from "runed";
+import { Context, Debounced, watch } from "runed";
 import { MediaQuery } from "svelte/reactivity";
 import { ProgressBarState } from "$lib/components/progress-bar/index.svelte";
 
@@ -338,8 +347,7 @@ export class MultiFileDiffViewerState {
     activeSearchResult: ActiveSearchResult | null = $state(null);
     sidebarCollapsed = $state(false);
     diffMetadata: DiffMetadata | null = $state(null);
-    loading: boolean = $state(false);
-    readonly progressBar = $state(new ProgressBarState(null, 100));
+    readonly loadingState: LoadingState = $state(new LoadingState());
 
     readonly fileTreeFilterDebounced = new Debounced(() => this.fileTreeFilter, 500);
     readonly searchQueryDebounced = new Debounced(() => this.searchQuery, 500);
@@ -479,30 +487,51 @@ export class MultiFileDiffViewerState {
     }
 
     async loadPatches(meta: () => Promise<DiffMetadata>, patches: () => Promise<AsyncGenerator<FileDetails, void>>) {
-        if (this.loading) {
+        if (this.loadingState.loading) {
             alert("Already loading patches, please wait.");
             return false;
         }
         try {
-            this.progressBar.setSpinning();
-            this.loading = true;
+            // Show progress bar
+            this.loadingState.start();
             await tick();
             await animationFramePromise();
 
-            this.diffMetadata = await meta();
+            // Start potential multiple web requests in parallel
+            const metaPromise = meta();
+            const generatorPromise = patches();
+
+            // Update metadata
+            this.diffMetadata = await metaPromise;
             await tick();
             await animationFramePromise();
 
+            // Clear previous state
             this.clear(false);
             await tick();
             await animationFramePromise();
 
-            const generator = await patches();
+            // Setup generator
+            const generator = await generatorPromise;
+            await tick();
+            await animationFramePromise();
 
+            // Load patches
             const tempDetails: FileDetails[] = [];
+            let lastYield = performance.now();
+            let i = 0;
             for await (const details of generator) {
+                i++;
+                this.loadingState.loadedCount++;
+
                 // Pushing directly to the main array causes too many signals to update (lag)
                 tempDetails.push(details);
+
+                if (performance.now() - lastYield > 50 || i % 100 === 0) {
+                    await tick();
+                    await yieldToBrowser();
+                    lastYield = performance.now();
+                }
             }
             if (tempDetails.length === 0) {
                 throw new Error("No valid patches found in the provided data.");
@@ -516,18 +545,23 @@ export class MultiFileDiffViewerState {
             alert("Failed to load patches: " + e);
             return false;
         } finally {
-            this.loading = false;
+            // Let the last progress update render before closing the loading state
+            await tick();
+            await animationFramePromise();
+
+            this.loadingState.done();
         }
     }
 
-    private async loadPatchesGithub(resultPromise: Promise<GithubDiffResult>) {
+    private async loadPatchesGithub(resultOrPromise: Promise<GithubDiffResult> | GithubDiffResult) {
         return await this.loadPatches(
             async () => {
-                return { type: "github", details: (await resultPromise).info };
+                const result = resultOrPromise instanceof Promise ? await resultOrPromise : resultOrPromise;
+                return { type: "github", details: await result.info };
             },
             async () => {
-                const result = await resultPromise;
-                return parseMultiFilePatchGithub(result.info, await result.response);
+                const result = resultOrPromise instanceof Promise ? await resultOrPromise : resultOrPromise;
+                return parseMultiFilePatchGithub(await result.info, await result.response, this.loadingState);
             },
         );
     }
@@ -661,6 +695,34 @@ export class MultiFileDiffViewerState {
     }
 }
 
+export class LoadingState {
+    loading: boolean = $state(false);
+    loadedCount: number = $state(0);
+    totalCount: number | null = $state(0);
+    readonly progressBar = $state(new ProgressBarState(null, 100));
+
+    constructor() {
+        watch([() => this.loadedCount, () => this.totalCount], ([loadedCount, totalCount]) => {
+            if (totalCount === null || totalCount <= 0) {
+                this.progressBar.setSpinning();
+            } else {
+                this.progressBar.setProgress(loadedCount, totalCount);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    start() {
+        this.loadedCount = 0;
+        this.totalCount = null;
+        this.progressBar.setSpinning();
+        this.loading = true;
+    }
+
+    done() {
+        this.loading = false;
+    }
+}
+
 export type ActiveSearchResult = {
     file: FileDetails;
     idx: number;
diff --git a/web/src/lib/github.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/github.svelte.ts
index 7c3a072..980c06e 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/github.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/github.svelte.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { browser } from "$app/environment";
 import type { components } from "@octokit/openapi-types";
 import { parseMultiFilePatch, trimCommitHash } from "$lib/util";
-import { makeImageDetails } from "$lib/diff-viewer-multi-file.svelte";
+import { LoadingState, makeImageDetails } from "$lib/diff-viewer-multi-file.svelte";
 import { PUBLIC_GITHUB_APP_NAME, PUBLIC_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID } from "$env/static/public";
 
 export const GITHUB_USERNAME_KEY = "github_username";
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export type GithubDiff = {
 };
 
 export type GithubDiffResult = {
-    info: GithubDiff;
+    info: Promise<GithubDiff>;
     response: Promise<string>;
 };
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export async function fetchGithubPRComparison(token: string | null, owner: strin
     const base = prInfo.base.sha;
     const head = prInfo.head.sha;
     const title = `${prInfo.title} (#${prInfo.number})`;
-    return await fetchGithubComparison(token, owner, repo, base, head, title, prInfo.html_url);
+    return fetchGithubComparison(token, owner, repo, base, head, title, prInfo.html_url);
 }
 
 function injectOptionalToken(token: string | null, opts: RequestInit) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function injectOptionalToken(token: string | null, opts: RequestInit) {
     }
 }
 
-export async function fetchGithubPRInfo(token: string | null, owner: string, repo: string, prNumber: string): Promise<GithubPR> {
+async function fetchGithubPRInfo(token: string | null, owner: string, repo: string, prNumber: string): Promise<GithubPR> {
     const opts: RequestInit = {
         headers: {
             Accept: "application/json",
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ export async function fetchGithubPRInfo(token: string | null, owner: string, rep
     }
 }
 
-export function parseMultiFilePatchGithub(details: GithubDiff, patch: string) {
-    return parseMultiFilePatch(patch, (from, to, status) => {
+export function parseMultiFilePatchGithub(details: GithubDiff, patch: string, loadingState: LoadingState) {
+    return parseMultiFilePatch(patch, loadingState, (from, to, status) => {
         const token = getGithubToken();
         return makeImageDetails(
             from,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export function parseMultiFilePatchGithub(details: GithubDiff, patch: string) {
     });
 }
 
-export async function fetchGithubComparison(
+export function fetchGithubComparison(
     token: string | null,
     owner: string,
     repo: string,
@@ -160,59 +160,66 @@ export async function fetchGithubComparison(
     head: string,
     description?: string,
     url?: string,
-): Promise<GithubDiffResult> {
-    const opts: RequestInit = {
-        headers: {
-            Accept: "application/vnd.github.v3.diff",
-        },
+): GithubDiffResult {
+    return {
+        info: (async () => {
+            if (!url) {
+                url = `https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}/compare/${base}...${head}`;
+            }
+            if (!description) {
+                description = `Comparing ${trimCommitHash(base)}...${trimCommitHash(head)}`;
+            }
+            return { owner, repo, base, head, description, backlink: url };
+        })(),
+        response: (async () => {
+            const opts: RequestInit = {
+                headers: {
+                    Accept: "application/vnd.github.v3.diff",
+                },
+            };
+            injectOptionalToken(token, opts);
+            const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/compare/${base}...${head}`, opts);
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                throw Error(`Failed to retrieve comparison (${response.status}): ${await response.text()}`);
+            }
+            return await response.text();
+        })(),
     };
-    injectOptionalToken(token, opts);
-    const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/compare/${base}...${head}`, opts);
-    if (response.ok) {
-        if (!description) {
-            description = `Comparing ${trimCommitHash(base)}...${trimCommitHash(head)}`;
-        }
-        if (!url) {
-            url = `https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}/compare/${base}...${head}`;
-        }
-        const info = { owner, repo, base, head, description, backlink: url };
-        return { response: response.text(), info };
-    } else {
-        throw Error(`Failed to retrieve comparison (${response.status}): ${await response.text()}`);
-    }
 }
 
-export async function fetchGithubCommitDiff(token: string | null, owner: string, repo: string, commit: string): Promise<GithubDiffResult> {
-    const diffOpts: RequestInit = {
-        headers: {
-            Accept: "application/vnd.github.v3.diff",
-        },
-    };
-    injectOptionalToken(token, diffOpts);
+export function fetchGithubCommitDiff(token: string | null, owner: string, repo: string, commit: string): GithubDiffResult {
     const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/commits/${commit}`;
-    const response = await fetch(url, diffOpts);
-    if (response.ok) {
-        const metaOpts: RequestInit = {
-            headers: {
-                Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
-            },
-        };
-        injectOptionalToken(token, metaOpts);
-        const metaResponse = await fetch(url, metaOpts);
-        if (!metaResponse.ok) {
-            throw Error(`Failed to retrieve commit meta (${metaResponse.status}): ${await metaResponse.text()}`);
-        }
-        const meta: GithubCommitDetails = await metaResponse.json();
-        const firstParent = meta.parents[0].sha;
-        const description = `${meta.commit.message.split("\n")[0]} (${trimCommitHash(commit)})`;
-        const info = { owner, repo, base: firstParent, head: commit, description, backlink: meta.html_url };
-        return {
-            response: response.text(),
-            info,
-        };
-    } else {
-        throw Error(`Failed to retrieve commit diff (${response.status}): ${await response.text()}`);
-    }
+    return {
+        info: (async () => {
+            const metaOpts: RequestInit = {
+                headers: {
+                    Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
+                },
+            };
+            injectOptionalToken(token, metaOpts);
+            const metaResponse = await fetch(url, metaOpts);
+            if (!metaResponse.ok) {
+                throw Error(`Failed to retrieve commit meta (${metaResponse.status}): ${await metaResponse.text()}`);
+            }
+            const meta: GithubCommitDetails = await metaResponse.json();
+            const firstParent = meta.parents[0].sha;
+            const description = `${meta.commit.message.split("\n")[0]} (${trimCommitHash(commit)})`;
+            return { owner, repo, base: firstParent, head: commit, description, backlink: meta.html_url };
+        })(),
+        response: (async () => {
+            const diffOpts: RequestInit = {
+                headers: {
+                    Accept: "application/vnd.github.v3.diff",
+                },
+            };
+            injectOptionalToken(token, diffOpts);
+            const response = await fetch(url, diffOpts);
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                throw Error(`Failed to retrieve commit diff (${response.status}): ${await response.text()}`);
+            }
+            return await response.text();
+        })(),
+    };
 }
 
 export async function fetchGithubFile(token: string | null, owner: string, repo: string, path: string, ref: string): Promise<Blob> {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/util.ts b/web/src/lib/util.ts
index c86b414..b5218e0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/util.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type FileDetails, type ImageFileDetails, makeTextDetails } from "./diff-viewer-multi-file.svelte";
+import { type FileDetails, type ImageFileDetails, LoadingState, makeTextDetails } from "./diff-viewer-multi-file.svelte";
 import type { FileStatus } from "./github.svelte";
 import type { TreeNode } from "$lib/components/tree/index.svelte";
 import type { BundledLanguage, SpecialLanguage } from "shiki";
@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@ function parseHeader(patch: string, fromFile: string, toFile: string): BasicHead
 
 export function parseMultiFilePatch(
     patchContent: string,
+    loadingState: LoadingState,
     imageFactory?: (fromFile: string, toFile: string, status: FileStatus) => ImageFileDetails | null,
 ): AsyncGenerator<FileDetails> {
     const split = splitMultiFilePatch(patchContent);
+    loadingState.totalCount = split.length;
     async function* detailsGenerator() {
         for (const [header, content] of split) {
             if (header.binary) {
@@ -469,6 +471,10 @@ export function animationFramePromise() {
     });
 }
 
+export async function yieldToBrowser() {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+}
+
 // from bits-ui internals
 export type ReadableBoxedValues<T> = {
     [K in keyof T]: ReadableBox<T[K]>;
diff --git a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
index a2be111..8e4e9fc 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@
     </SettingsPopover>
 {/snippet}
 
-{#if viewer.loading}
+{#if viewer.loadingState.loading}
     <div class="absolute bottom-1/2 left-1/2 z-50 -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border bg-neutral p-2 shadow-md">
-        <ProgressBar bind:state={viewer.progressBar} class="h-2 w-32" />
+        <ProgressBar bind:state={viewer.loadingState.progressBar} class="h-2 w-32" />
     </div>
 {/if}
 
diff --git a/web/src/routes/OpenDiffDialog.svelte b/web/src/routes/OpenDiffDialog.svelte
index 9f45c2f..800bcdd 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/OpenDiffDialog.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/OpenDiffDialog.svelte
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
         const entriesB: ProtoFileDetails[] = flatten(dirB).filter(blacklist);
         const entriesBMap = new Map(entriesB.map((entry) => [entry.path, entry]));
 
+        viewer.loadingState.totalCount = new Set([...entriesAMap.keys(), ...entriesBMap.keys()]).size;
+
         for (const entry of entriesA) {
             const entryB = entriesBMap.get(entry.path);
             if (entryB) {
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@
                 if (aBinary || bBinary) {
                     if (await bytesEqual(entry.file, entryB.file)) {
                         // Files are identical
+                        viewer.loadingState.loadedCount++;
                         continue;
                     }
                     if (isImageFile(entry.file.name) && isImageFile(entryB.file.name)) {
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@
                     const [textA, textB] = await Promise.all([entry.file.text(), entryB.file.text()]);
                     if (textA === textB) {
                         // Files are identical
+                        viewer.loadingState.loadedCount++;
                         continue;
                     }
                     yield makeTextDetails(entry.path, entryB.path, "modified", createTwoFilesPatch(entry.path, entryB.path, textA, textB));
@@ -282,7 +286,7 @@
                 return { type: "file", fileName: meta.name };
             },
             async () => {
-                return parseMultiFilePatch(text);
+                return parseMultiFilePatch(text, viewer.loadingState);
             },
         );
         if (!success) {