diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/SingleSelect/Readonly.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/SingleSelect/Readonly.vue
index 9778b2ebf4eb..5661719bdde2 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/SingleSelect/Readonly.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/cell/SingleSelect/Readonly.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const optionsMap = computed(() => {
 })
 
 const selectedOpt = computed(() => {
-  return modelValue ? optionsMap.value[modelValue?.trim()] : undefined
+  return typeof modelValue === 'string' ? optionsMap.value[modelValue.trim()] : undefined
 })
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
index f2af3456e5c1..b9ab12db9e1b 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Form.vue
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ function onMoveCallback(event: any) {
 }
 
 async function onMove(event: any, isVisibleFormFields = false) {
-  if (isLocked.value || !isEditable) return
+  if (isLocked.value || !isEditable || !view.value) return
 
   let { newIndex, element } = event.moved
 
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ async function onFieldMoveToNewRow(event: any, beforeRowKey?: string) {
 }
 
 async function showOrHideColumn(column: Record<string, any>, show: boolean, isFormSettings = false) {
-  if (isLocked.value || !isEditable) return
+  if (isLocked.value || !isEditable || !view.value) return
 
   if (shouldSkipColumn(column)) {
     // Required field can't be moved
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/canvas/cells/Lookup.ts b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/canvas/cells/Lookup.ts
index 660bd6fe0908..b901f1c576ac 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/canvas/cells/Lookup.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/canvas/cells/Lookup.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const LookupCellRenderer: CellRenderer = {
       const relatedModelId = relatedColOptions.fk_related_model_id
       if (!relatedModelId) return
 
-      if (tableMetaLoader.isLoading(relatedModelId, relatedBaseId)) return
+      if (!tableMetaLoader || tableMetaLoader.isLoading(relatedModelId, relatedBaseId)) return
 
       tableMetaLoader.getTableMeta(relatedModelId, relatedBaseId)
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export const LookupCellRenderer: CellRenderer = {
         // Restore canvas context before returning — ctx.save()/ctx.clip() was already called above
         ctx.restore()
 
-        if (tableMetaLoader.isLoading(lkRelatedModelId, lkRelatedBaseId)) return
+        if (!tableMetaLoader || tableMetaLoader.isLoading(lkRelatedModelId, lkRelatedBaseId)) return
 
         tableMetaLoader.getTableMeta(lkRelatedModelId, lkRelatedBaseId)
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FieldListAutoCompleteDropdown.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FieldListAutoCompleteDropdown.vue
index c617f6860f08..d24301665933 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FieldListAutoCompleteDropdown.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FieldListAutoCompleteDropdown.vue
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ const options = computed<SelectProps['options']>(() =>
     })),
 )
 
-const filterOption = (input: string, option: any) => option.label.toLowerCase()?.includes(input.toLowerCase())
+const filterOption = (input: string, option: any) => option.label?.toLowerCase()?.includes(input.toLowerCase())
 
 // when a new filter is created, select a field by default
 if (!localValue.value && allowEmpty !== true) {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/ViewActionMenu.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/ViewActionMenu.vue
index fc70c5a110e6..0a4cfe092645 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/ViewActionMenu.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/ViewActionMenu.vue
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ defineOptions({
       </template>
 
       <BookmarksMenuAction
-        v-if="isEeUI"
+        v-if="isEeUI && !isPublicView"
         target-type="view"
         :target-id="view.id!"
         :meta="{ view_type: view.type, workspace_id: base.fk_workspace_id, base_id: table.base_id, table_id: table.id }"
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/template/Editor.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/template/Editor.vue
index 64bf3f3c7b09..ba6d3a279990 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/template/Editor.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/template/Editor.vue
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ function missingRequiredColumnsValidation(tn: string, showError = false) {
 }
 
 function atLeastOneEnabledValidation(tn: string, showError = false) {
-  if (srcDestMapping.value[tn].filter((v: Record<string, any>) => v.enabled === true).length === 0) {
+  if ((srcDestMapping.value[tn] || []).filter((v: Record<string, any>) => v.enabled === true).length === 0) {
     const err = t('msg.error.selectAtleastOneColumn')
     if (showError) {
       message.error(err)
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
index 0b4ba921ba84..fcf0cf7fe508 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ export default {
 
 <template>
   <div
+    v-if="column"
     v-e="['c:row-expand:open']"
     class="chip group mr-1 my-0.5 flex items-center rounded-[2px] flex-row"
     :class="{ active, 'border-1 py-1 px-2': isAttachment(column), truncate, 'cursor-pointer': !isClickDisabled }"
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/helpers/parsers/CSVTemplateAdapter.ts b/packages/nc-gui/helpers/parsers/CSVTemplateAdapter.ts
index 10c8697fb4dc..999f091bcc76 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/helpers/parsers/CSVTemplateAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/helpers/parsers/CSVTemplateAdapter.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ export default class CSVTemplateAdapter {
   }
 
   detectColumnType(tableIdx: number, data: []) {
-    for (let columnIdx = 0; columnIdx < data.length; columnIdx++) {
+    const columnCount = this.headers[tableIdx]?.length ?? 0
+    for (let columnIdx = 0; columnIdx < Math.min(data.length, columnCount); columnIdx++) {
       // skip null data
       if (!data[columnIdx]) continue
       const colData: any = [data[columnIdx]]
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json b/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
index 01e70a8a9bbb..004a797c7c59 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
@@ -575,6 +575,15 @@
     "apply": "Apply",
     "text": "Text",
     "appearance": "Appearance",
+    "colorPalette": "Color palette",
+    "chartPalette": {
+      "default": "Default",
+      "classic": "Classic",
+      "vibrant": "Vibrant",
+      "pastel": "Pastel",
+      "earth": "Earth",
+      "monoBlue": "Mono Blue"
+    },
     "now": "Now",
     "set": "Set",
     "format": "Format",
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/lib/constants.ts b/packages/nc-gui/lib/constants.ts
index aa3748683b25..dfee9b6b5010 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/lib/constants.ts
@@ -73,25 +73,60 @@ export const NC_CLOUD_URL = 'https://app.nocodb.com'
 
 export const clientMousePositionDefaultValue = { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }
 
-// NocoDB-branded categorical palette for dashboard widgets.
-// Leads with brand blue (#3366ff) and steps ~30° around the wheel so
-// adjacent slices stay distinguishable. Saturation/lightness tuned to
-// feel calm rather than the loud default ECharts rainbow.
-export const CHART_COLORS = [
-  '#3366FF', // brand blue
-  '#36BFFF', // sky
-  '#22C7C9', // teal
-  '#22C55E', // green
-  '#FFCD56', // amber
-  '#FFA94D', // warm orange
-  '#FF6B6B', // coral
-  '#FF6B9D', // pink
-  '#B388EB', // soft purple
-  '#7C8FFF', // periwinkle
-  '#94A3B8', // slate
-  '#67E8F9', // light cyan
+// Curated palettes keyed by the chart appearance.colorSchema enum value.
+// 'default' is the NocoDB brand palette (current product default).
+// 'custom' is reserved — when wired, it consumes appearance.customColorSchema.
+export const CHART_PALETTES: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  default: [
+    '#3366FF', '#36BFFF', '#22C7C9', '#22C55E',
+    '#FFCD56', '#FFA94D', '#FF6B6B', '#FF6B9D',
+    '#B388EB', '#7C8FFF', '#94A3B8', '#67E8F9',
+  ],
+  classic: [
+    '#4E79A7', '#F28E2B', '#E15759', '#76B7B2',
+    '#59A14F', '#EDC948', '#B07AA1', '#9C755F',
+    '#FF9DA7', '#BAB0AC',
+  ],
+  vibrant: [
+    '#7C3AED', '#EC4899', '#F59E0B', '#10B981',
+    '#0EA5E9', '#EF4444', '#14B8A6', '#A855F7',
+    '#F97316', '#22D3EE',
+  ],
+  pastel: [
+    '#A5B4FC', '#FCA5A5', '#FCD34D', '#86EFAC',
+    '#67E8F9', '#F9A8D4', '#FDBA74', '#C4B5FD',
+    '#FECACA', '#BBF7D0',
+  ],
+  earth: [
+    '#8B4513', '#CD853F', '#DAA520', '#6B8E23',
+    '#A0522D', '#D2691E', '#BC8F8F', '#556B2F',
+    '#8FBC8F', '#B8860B',
+  ],
+  monoBlue: [
+    '#0B2D7A', '#1E40AF', '#2563EB', '#3B82F6',
+    '#60A5FA', '#93C5FD', '#BFDBFE', '#DBEAFE',
+  ],
+}
+
+// `value` is the colorSchema enum value (also the i18n key suffix under
+// labels.chartPalette.*). Components resolve the display label via t().
+export const CHART_PALETTE_OPTIONS = [
+  { value: 'default', colors: CHART_PALETTES.default },
+  { value: 'classic', colors: CHART_PALETTES.classic },
+  { value: 'vibrant', colors: CHART_PALETTES.vibrant },
+  { value: 'pastel', colors: CHART_PALETTES.pastel },
+  { value: 'earth', colors: CHART_PALETTES.earth },
+  { value: 'monoBlue', colors: CHART_PALETTES.monoBlue },
 ]
 
+export const getChartColors = (schema?: string | null): string[] => {
+  return CHART_PALETTES[schema ?? 'default'] ?? CHART_PALETTES.default!
+}
+
+// Legacy named export kept for any remaining consumer; resolves to the
+// default (brand) palette. New chart code reads getChartColors(appearance.colorSchema).
+export const CHART_COLORS = CHART_PALETTES.default!
+
 /** Virtual section ID for views not assigned to any real section */
 export const DEFAULT_SECTION_ID = '__default__'
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/lib/form.ts b/packages/nc-gui/lib/form.ts
index c91ac45f52fc..2dbbc1fa0cc4 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/lib/form.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/lib/form.ts
@@ -184,12 +184,13 @@ export class FormFilters {
 
       if (filter.is_group) {
         res = await this.validateCondition(filter.children, parentCol, errors)
-      } else {
-        if (!filter.fk_column_id || !this.formViewColumnsMapByFkColumnId[filter.fk_column_id]) {
-          res = false
+      } else if (!filter.fk_column_id || !this.formViewColumnsMapByFkColumnId[filter.fk_column_id]) {
+        if (filter.fk_column_id) {
+          errors[filter.fk_column_id] = `Condition references a field that no longer exists in the form.`
         }
-
-        const column = this.formViewColumnsMapByFkColumnId[filter.fk_column_id]
+        res = false
+      } else {
+        const column = this.formViewColumnsMapByFkColumnId[filter.fk_column_id]!
         // If the filter condition col is below parent column then this will be invalid condition so return false
         if (!this.isFieldAboveParentColumn(column, parentCol)) {
           errors[column.fk_column_id] = `Condition references a field (${column.title}) that comes later in the form.`
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/store/config.ts b/packages/nc-gui/store/config.ts
index ff2b37375d19..ff6ef5f90561 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/store/config.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/store/config.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export const useConfigStore = defineStore('configStore', () => {
       globalIsMobile.value = isMobileMode.value
       globalActiveBreakpoint.value = bp
 
+      if (!document.body) return
+
       // Change --topbar-height css variable
       document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--topbar-height', bp === 'xs' ? '3.875rem' : '3rem')
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/commonUtils.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/commonUtils.ts
index efecad216f08..6c90fc0bd5e4 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/commonUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/commonUtils.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const ncArrayFrom = <T>(
  * ```
  */
 export const isUnicodeEmoji = (emoji: string) => {
-  return !!emoji?.match(/(\p{Emoji}|\p{Extended_Pictographic})/gu)
+  return typeof emoji === 'string' && !!emoji.match(/(\p{Emoji}|\p{Extended_Pictographic})/gu)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
index 842339b16040..0ab0931e8788 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ export const getLookupValue = (modelValue: string | null | number | Array<any>,
 
   const colOptions = col.colOptions as LookupType
   const relationColumnOptions = colOptions.fk_relation_column_id
-    ? (meta?.value ?? meta)?.columns?.find((c) => c.id === colOptions.fk_relation_column_id)?.colOptions
+    ? (meta?.value ?? meta)?.columns?.find((c) => c && c.id === colOptions.fk_relation_column_id)?.colOptions
     : col.colOptions
 
   // Use fk_related_base_id for cross-base relationships
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export const getLookupValue = (modelValue: string | null | number | Array<any>,
   const customDisplayColId = (relationColumnOptions as LinkToAnotherRecordType)?.fk_display_value_column_id
   const childColumn = relatedTableMeta?.columns.find(
     (c: ColumnType) =>
-      c.id === (colOptions?.fk_lookup_column_id ?? customDisplayColId ?? relatedTableMeta?.columns.find((c) => c.pv)?.id),
+      c && c.id === (colOptions?.fk_lookup_column_id ?? customDisplayColId ?? relatedTableMeta?.columns.find((c) => c?.pv)?.id),
   ) as ColumnType | undefined
 
   // When the value is a record object (from Lookup of LTAR), extract the child column's
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/dashboard/charts.ts b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/dashboard/charts.ts
index 68406f8a674c..64610034aefb 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/dashboard/charts.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/dashboard/charts.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ interface PieChartAppearanceConfig {
   showCountInLegend: boolean;
   showPercentageOnChart: boolean;
   legendPosition: 'top' | 'right' | 'bottom' | 'left' | 'none';
-  colorSchema: 'default' | 'custom';
+  colorSchema:
+    | 'default'
+    | 'classic'
+    | 'vibrant'
+    | 'pastel'
+    | 'earth'
+    | 'monoBlue'
+    | 'custom';
   customColorSchema: {
     color: string;
     label: string;
@@ -90,7 +97,14 @@ export interface BarChartAppearanceConfig {
   showCountInLegend: boolean;
   showValueInChart: boolean;
   legendPosition: 'top' | 'right' | 'bottom' | 'left' | 'none';
-  colorSchema: 'default' | 'custom';
+  colorSchema:
+    | 'default'
+    | 'classic'
+    | 'vibrant'
+    | 'pastel'
+    | 'earth'
+    | 'monoBlue'
+    | 'custom';
 }
 
 export interface BarChartConfig extends BaseChartConfig {
@@ -108,7 +122,14 @@ export interface LineChartAppearanceConfig {
   showCountInLegend: boolean;
   showValueInChart: boolean;
   legendPosition: 'top' | 'right' | 'bottom' | 'left' | 'none';
-  colorSchema: 'default' | 'custom';
+  colorSchema:
+    | 'default'
+    | 'classic'
+    | 'vibrant'
+    | 'pastel'
+    | 'earth'
+    | 'monoBlue'
+    | 'custom';
 }
 
 export interface LineChartConfig extends BaseChartConfig {
@@ -124,7 +145,14 @@ export interface ScatterPlotAppearanceConfig {
   showCountInLegend: boolean;
   showValueInChart: boolean;
   legendPosition: 'top' | 'right' | 'bottom' | 'left' | 'none';
-  colorSchema: 'default' | 'custom';
+  colorSchema:
+    | 'default'
+    | 'classic'
+    | 'vibrant'
+    | 'pastel'
+    | 'earth'
+    | 'monoBlue'
+    | 'custom';
 }
 
 export interface ScatterPlotConfig extends BaseChartConfig {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/filter/filterUtils.ts b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/filter/filterUtils.ts
index fb260f3c6bc4..d51bb8dea572 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/filter/filterUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/filter/filterUtils.ts
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ export const getPlaceholderNewRow = (
           ['allof'].includes(eachFilter.comparison_op)
         ) {
           const isMulti = parseProp(column.meta)?.is_multi;
-          if (isMulti || eachFilter.value?.indexOf?.(',') < 0) {
+          if (eachFilter.value && (isMulti || eachFilter.value.indexOf(',') < 0)) {
             const assignedValue = eachFilter.value
               .split(',')
               .map((k) => (k === '@me' ? option?.currentUser?.id : k))
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger-v3.json b/packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger-v3.json
index 5b56e3739b6a..d95f77618693 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger-v3.json
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger-v3.json
@@ -14196,7 +14196,7 @@
               "show_count_in_legend": { "type": "boolean" },
               "show_percentage_on_chart": { "type": "boolean" },
               "legend_position": { "type": "string", "enum": ["top", "right", "bottom", "left", "none"] },
-              "color_schema": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "custom"] },
+              "color_schema": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "classic", "vibrant", "pastel", "earth", "monoBlue", "custom"] },
               "custom_color_schema": {
                 "type": "array",
                 "items": {
@@ -14250,7 +14250,7 @@
               "show_count_in_legend": { "type": "boolean" },
               "show_percentage_on_chart": { "type": "boolean" },
               "legend_position": { "type": "string", "enum": ["top", "right", "bottom", "left", "none"] },
-              "color_schema": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "custom"] },
+              "color_schema": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "classic", "vibrant", "pastel", "earth", "monoBlue", "custom"] },
               "custom_color_schema": {
                 "type": "array",
                 "items": {
@@ -14317,7 +14317,7 @@
               "show_count_in_legend": { "type": "boolean" },
               "show_value_in_chart": { "type": "boolean" },
               "legend_position": { "type": "string", "enum": ["top", "right", "bottom", "left", "none"] },
-              "color_schema": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "custom"] }
+              "color_schema": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "classic", "vibrant", "pastel", "earth", "monoBlue", "custom"] }
             }
           }
         },
@@ -14373,7 +14373,7 @@
               "show_count_in_legend": { "type": "boolean" },
               "show_value_in_chart": { "type": "boolean" },
               "legend_position": { "type": "string", "enum": ["top", "right", "bottom", "left", "none"] },
-              "color_schema": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "custom"] }
+              "color_schema": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "classic", "vibrant", "pastel", "earth", "monoBlue", "custom"] }
             }
           }
         },