diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.linux-aarch64.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.linux-aarch64.conf.json
index 9a36657..75419f4 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.linux-aarch64.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.linux-aarch64.conf.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         "targets": ["deb", "rpm"],
         "createUpdaterArtifacts": true,
         "licenseFile": "../LICENSE",
+        "category": "Utility",
         "icon": [
             "icons/32x32.png",
             "icons/128x128.png",
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.linux-flatpak.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.linux-flatpak.conf.json
index d8bc6b1..d7f3e0b 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.linux-flatpak.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.linux-flatpak.conf.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         "targets": ["deb"],
         "createUpdaterArtifacts": true,
         "licenseFile": "../LICENSE",
+        "category": "Utility",
         "icon": [
             "icons/32x32.png",
             "icons/128x128.png",
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.linux-x86_64.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.linux-x86_64.conf.json
index 68782ee..6cb67e3 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.linux-x86_64.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.linux-x86_64.conf.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         "targets": ["deb", "rpm", "appimage"],
         "createUpdaterArtifacts": true,
         "licenseFile": "../LICENSE",
+        "category": "Utility",
         "icon": [
             "icons/32x32.png",
             "icons/128x128.png",
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index cf73e21..b9dca06 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { AppContext } from "@/providers/appContextProvider";
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { arch, exeExtension } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-os";
 import { downloadDir, join, resourceDir, tempDir } from "@tauri-apps/api/path";
-import { useBasePathsStore, useCurrentVideoMetadataStore, useDownloaderPageStatesStore, useDownloadStatesStore, useKvPairsStatesStore, useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
+import { useBasePathsStore, useCurrentVideoMetadataStore, useDownloaderPageStatesStore, useDownloadStatesStore, useEnvironmentStore, useKvPairsStatesStore, useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
 import { isObjEmpty} from "@/utils";
 import { Command } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell";
 import { useUpdateDownloadStatus } from "@/services/mutations";
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import { useLogger } from "@/helpers/use-logger";
 import useDownloader from "@/helpers/use-downloader";
 import usePotServer from "@/helpers/use-pot-server";
 import { useLinuxRegisterer } from "@/helpers/use-linux-registerer";
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+
 
 export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     const { data: downloadStates, isSuccess: isSuccessFetchingDownloadStates } = useFetchAllDownloadStates();
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     const globalDownloadStates = useDownloadStatesStore((state) => state.downloadStates);
     const setDownloadStates = useDownloadStatesStore((state) => state.setDownloadStates);
     const setPath = useBasePathsStore((state) => state.setPath);
+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+    const setIsFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore((state) => state.setIsFlatpak);
+    const setIsAppimage = useEnvironmentStore((state) => state.setIsAppimage);
+    const setAppDirPath = useEnvironmentStore((state) => state.setAppDirPath);
 
     const setIsUsingDefaultSettings = useSettingsPageStatesStore((state) => state.setIsUsingDefaultSettings);
     const setSettingsKey = useSettingsPageStatesStore((state) => state.setSettingsKey);
@@ -120,6 +126,26 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
         };
     }, [stopPotServer]);
 
+    // Detect sandboxed environments
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const detectEnvironment = async () => {
+            try {
+                const flatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+                setIsFlatpak(flatpak);
+                const appimage = await invoke<string | null>('is_appimage');
+                if (appimage) {
+                    setIsAppimage(true);
+                    setAppDirPath(appimage);
+                } else {
+                    setIsAppimage(false);
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error('Failed to detect environment:', e);
+            }
+        };
+        detectEnvironment();
+    }, [setIsFlatpak, setIsAppimage, setAppDirPath]);
+
     // Listen for websocket messages
     useEffect(() => {
         const unlisten = listen<WebSocketMessage>('websocket-message', (event) => {
@@ -187,7 +213,7 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
                 const resourceDirPath = await resourceDir();
 
                 const ffmpegPath = await join(resourceDirPath, 'binaries', `ffmpeg-${currentArch}${currentExeExtension ? '.' + currentExeExtension : ''}`);
-                const tempDownloadDirPath = await join(tempDirPath, config.appPkgName, 'downloads');
+                const tempDownloadDirPath = isFlatpak ? await join(downloadDirPath, config.appName, '.tempdownloads') : await join(tempDirPath, config.appPkgName, 'downloads');
                 const appDownloadDirPath = await join(downloadDirPath, config.appName);
 
                 if (!await fs.exists(tempDownloadDirPath)) fs.mkdir(tempDownloadDirPath, { recursive: true }).then(() => { console.log(`Created DIR: ${tempDownloadDirPath}`) });
@@ -206,7 +232,7 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
             }
         };
         initPaths();
-    }, [DOWNLOAD_DIR, setPath]);
+    }, [DOWNLOAD_DIR, setPath, isFlatpak]);
 
     // Fetch app version
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -278,6 +304,10 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
             console.log("Auto-update check already performed in this session, skipping");
             return;
         }
+        if (isFlatpak) {
+            console.log("Flatpak detected! Skipping yt-dlp auto-update");
+            return;
+        }
         hasRunYtDlpAutoUpdateRef.current = true;
         console.log("Checking yt-dlp auto-update with loaded config values:", {
             autoUpdate: YTDLP_AUTO_UPDATE,
diff --git a/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts b/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts
index 8f8e3b9..94be1cd 100644
--- a/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 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";
-import { useLogger } from "@/helpers/use-logger";
+import { useEnvironmentStore, useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
 import { Command } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell";
 
 interface FileMap {
@@ -16,11 +14,10 @@ interface FileMap {
 export function useLinuxRegisterer() {
     const { saveKvPair } = useKvPairs();
     const appVersion = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.appVersion);
-    const LOG = useLogger();
 
     const registerToLinux = async () => {
         try {
-            const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+            const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
             const resourceDirPath = isFlatpak ? '/app/lib/neodlp' : await resourceDir();
             const homeDirPath = await homeDir();
             const flatpakChromeManifestContent = {
@@ -51,8 +48,6 @@ export function useLinuxRegisterer() {
                 { source: 'neodlp-msghost', destination: '.local/bin/neodlp-msghost', dir: '.local/bin/' },
             ];
 
-            LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `Is Flatpak: ${isFlatpak}, Resource dir: ${resourceDirPath}, Home dir: ${homeDirPath}`);
-
             if (isFlatpak) {
                 for (const file of filesToCopyFlatpak) {
                     const sourcePath = await join(resourceDirPath, file.source);
@@ -65,20 +60,16 @@ export function useLinuxRegisterer() {
                         const writeOutput = await writeCommand.execute();
                         if (writeOutput.code === 0) {
                             console.log(`File ${file.destination} created successfully at ${destinationPath}`);
-                            LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `File ${file.destination} created successfully at ${destinationPath}`);
                         } else {
                             console.error(`Failed to create file ${file.destination} at ${destinationPath}:`, writeOutput.stderr);
-                            LOG.error("LINUX REGISTERER", `Failed to create file ${file.destination} at ${destinationPath}: ${writeOutput.stderr}`);
                             return { success: false, message: 'Failed to register' };
                         }
                     } else {
                         const copyOutput = await copyCommand.execute();
                         if (copyOutput.code === 0) {
                             console.log(`File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
-                            LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
                         } else {
                             console.error(`Failed to copy file ${file.source} to ${destinationPath}:`, copyOutput.stderr);
-                            LOG.error("LINUX REGISTERER", `Failed to copy file ${file.source} to ${destinationPath}: ${copyOutput.stderr}`);
                             return { success: false, message: 'Failed to register' };
                         }
                     }
@@ -93,14 +84,11 @@ export function useLinuxRegisterer() {
                     if (dirExists) {
                         await fs.copyFile(sourcePath, destinationPath);
                         console.log(`File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
-                        LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
                     } else {
                         await fs.mkdir(destinationDir, { recursive: true })
                         console.log(`Created dir ${destinationDir}`);
-                        LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `Created dir ${destinationDir}`);
                         await fs.copyFile(sourcePath, destinationPath);
                         console.log(`File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
-                        LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -108,7 +96,6 @@ export function useLinuxRegisterer() {
             return { success: true, message: 'Registered successfully' }
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error copying files:', error);
-            LOG.error("LINUX REGISTERER", `Error copying files: ${error}`);
             return { success: false, message: 'Failed to register' }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/helpers/use-ytdlp-updater.ts b/src/helpers/use-ytdlp-updater.ts
index fc6cec1..9484612 100644
--- a/src/helpers/use-ytdlp-updater.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-ytdlp-updater.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
+import { useEnvironmentStore, useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
 import { useKvPairs } from "@/helpers/use-kvpairs";
 import { Command } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell";
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function useYtDlpUpdater() {
 
     const updateYtDlp = async () => {
         const CURRENT_TIMESTAMP = Date.now();
-        const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+        const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
         setIsUpdatingYtDlp(true);
         LOG.info('NEODLP', 'Updating yt-dlp to latest version');
         try {
diff --git a/src/services/store.ts b/src/services/store.ts
index cb33561..277a87c 100644
--- a/src/services/store.ts
+++ b/src/services/store.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BasePathsStore, CurrentVideoMetadataStore, DownloadActionStatesStore, DownloaderPageStatesStore, DownloadStatesStore, KvPairsStatesStore, LibraryPageStatesStore, LogsStore, SettingsPageStatesStore } from '@/types/store';
+import { BasePathsStore, CurrentVideoMetadataStore, DownloadActionStatesStore, DownloaderPageStatesStore, DownloadStatesStore, EnvironmentStore, KvPairsStatesStore, LibraryPageStatesStore, LogsStore, SettingsPageStatesStore } from '@/types/store';
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 
 export const useBasePathsStore = create<BasePathsStore>((set) => ({
@@ -352,3 +352,12 @@ export const useLogsStore = create<LogsStore>((set) => ({
     addLog: (log) => set((state) => ({ logs: [...state.logs, log] })),
     clearLogs: () => set(() => ({ logs: [] }))
 }));
+
+export const useEnvironmentStore = create<EnvironmentStore>((set) => ({
+    isFlatpak: false,
+    isAppimage: false,
+    appDirPath: null,
+    setIsFlatpak: (isFlatpak) => set(() => ({ isFlatpak })),
+    setIsAppimage: (isAppimage) => set(() => ({ isAppimage })),
+    setAppDirPath: (path) => set(() => ({ appDirPath: path }))
+}));
diff --git a/src/types/store.ts b/src/types/store.ts
index 5643eae..524be4a 100644
--- a/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/src/types/store.ts
@@ -152,3 +152,12 @@ export interface LogsStore {
     addLog: (log: Log) => void;
     clearLogs: () => void;
 }
+
+export interface EnvironmentStore {
+    isFlatpak: boolean;
+    isAppimage: boolean;
+    appDirPath: string | null;
+    setIsFlatpak: (isFlatpak: boolean) => void;
+    setIsAppimage: (isAppimage: boolean) => void;
+    setAppDirPath: (path: string) => void;
+}