refactor: init compat with flatpak

com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.desktop

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+
+Name=NeoDLP
+Comment=Modern video/audio downloader based on yt-dlp with browser integration.
+Icon=com.neosubhamoy.neodlp
+Exec=neodlp
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Utility;
+Keywords=neodlp;downloader;yt-dlp-gui;

com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.metainfo.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <id>com.neosubhamoy.neodlp</id>
+  <name>NeoDLP</name>
+  <summary>Modern video/audio downloader based on yt-dlp with browser integration</summary>
+  <developer_name>Subhamoy Biswas</developer_name>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>MIT</project_license>
+  <url type="homepage">https://neodlp.neosubhamoy.com</url>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/issues</url>
+  <description>
+    <p>
+      NeoDLP is a cross-platform desktop application designed for downloading videos and audio from various online sources based on yt-dlp.
+
+      It offers modern user interface, lots of customization options and seamless browser integration.
+    </p>
+  </description>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.desktop</launchable>
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/main/.github/images/downloader.png</image>
+      <caption>NeoDLP Downloader</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+  <content_rating type="oars-1.1" />
+  <releases>
+    <release version="0.4.1" date="2026-02-18">
+      <url type="details">https://github.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/releases/tag/v0.4.1</url>
+    </release>
+  </releases>
+</component>

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ fn get_current_app_path() -> Result<String, String> {
         .into_owned())
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn is_flatpak() -> bool {
+    std::env::var("FLATPAK").is_ok()
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+fn get_appimage_path() -> Option<String> {
+    std::env::var("APPDIR").ok()
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn update_config(
     new_config: Config,
@@ -604,6 +614,8 @@ pub async fn run() {
             get_config_file_path,
             restart_websocket_server,
             get_current_app_path,
+            is_flatpak,
+            get_appimage_path
         ])
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while running tauri application");

src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { join, resourceDir, homeDir } from "@tauri-apps/api/path";
 import * as fs from "@tauri-apps/plugin-fs";
 import { useKvPairs } from "@/helpers/use-kvpairs";
 import { useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 
 interface FileMap {
     source: string;
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ export function useLinuxRegisterer() {
                 { source: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_http.py', destination: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_http.py', dir: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/' },
             ];
 
-            const resourceDirPath = await resourceDir();
+            const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+            const resourceDirPath = isFlatpak ? '/app/lib/neodlp' : await resourceDir();
             const homeDirPath = await homeDir();
 
             for (const file of filesToCopy) {