refactor: disable potoken on flatpak

refactor: disable cookies on flatpak
ci: again fix deno download url
2026-03-23 03:05:49 +05:30 · 2026-03-07 09:50:14 +05:30 · 2026-03-06 15:45:46 +05:30 · 2026-03-06 10:52:15 +05:30 · 2026-03-06 10:45:54 +05:30 · 2026-03-06 10:03:28 +05:30
50 changed files with 2906 additions and 1108 deletions
--- a/.github/images/completed-downloads.png
+++ b/.github/images/completed-downloads.png
--- a/.github/images/downloader.png
+++ b/.github/images/downloader.png
--- a/.github/images/flathub/completed-downloads.png
+++ b/.github/images/flathub/completed-downloads.png
--- a/.github/images/flathub/downloader.png
+++ b/.github/images/flathub/downloader.png
--- a/.github/images/flathub/ongoing-downloads.png
+++ b/.github/images/flathub/ongoing-downloads.png
--- a/.github/images/flathub/settings.png
+++ b/.github/images/flathub/settings.png
--- a/.github/images/ongoing-downloads.png
+++ b/.github/images/ongoing-downloads.png
--- a/.github/images/settings.png
+++ b/.github/images/settings.png
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,27 +1,15 @@
 ### ✨ Changelog

- Added support for selective-batch/full-playlist download
- Added support for selecting multiple audio streams on combine mode
- Added support for embedding original auto-generated subtitles
- Added option to crop thubnails to square (1:1) before embedding
- Added 'errored' download state (to better identify errored downloads, which you can retry later)
- Added app interface color scheme options on appearance settings
- Added app info page under settings
- Added copy/clear log buttons in log viewer
- Added sponsorblock 'hook' category
- Fixed sidebar state not persisting on app re-start
- Fixed linux native (deb/rpm) installation downloading appimage update
- Bumped up shadcn/ui to v3.5 and lots of under the hood ui improvements
- Optimized database and backend performance
- Lots of other fixes and improvements
+- Added support for linux Flatpak (some features are unavailable on Flatpak build due to it's strict sandboxing, check 'Settings > Info > Health Check' section for more info)
+- Other minor fixes and improvements

 ### 📝 Notes

 > [!CAUTION]
-> This update introduces few breaking changes! Users are adviced to complete/cancel all paused downloads before updating to this version, otherwise paused downloads may not resume properly or re-start from the begining.
+> Users are always adviced to complete/cancel all paused downloads before updating to a newer version, otherwise paused downloads may not resume properly and re-start from the begining.

 > [!WARNING]
-> Linux users make sure `yt-dlp` and `deno` is not installed in your distro (otherwise you will get package installation conflict). Don't worry, You can still use yt-dlp cli as before (the only difference is that now it will be installed and auto-updated by neo-dlp, which You can also disable from neo-dlp Settings if you don't want to auto-update yt-dlp)
+> Linux users make sure `yt-dlp`, `aria2c` and `deno` is not installed in your distro (otherwise you will get package installation conflict). Don't worry, You can still use yt-dlp cli as before (the only difference is that now it will be installed and auto-updated by neodlp, which You can also disable from neodlp Settings if you don't want to auto-update yt-dlp) (ignore this if you are installing AppImage/Flatpak)

 > This is an Un-Signed Build (Windows doesn't trust this Certificate so, it may flag this as malicious software, in that case, disable Windows SmartScreen and Defender, install it, and then re-enable them)

@@ -29,13 +17,13 @@

 ### 📦 Shipped Binaries

-| yt-dlp (updateable) | ffmpeg | ffprobe | aria2c | deno |
-| :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- |
-| v2026.01.19.233146 (nightly) | v7.1.1 | v7.1.1 | v1.37.0 | v2.6.5 |
+| yt-dlp (updateable) | ffmpeg | ffprobe | aria2c | deno | bgutil-pot-rs |
+| :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- |
+| v2026.03.03.162408 (nightly) | v7.1.1 | v7.1.1 | v1.37.0 | v2.7.4 | v0.7.2-1.3.0 |

 > ‼️ Linux builds (deb, rpm) does not ships with `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe` (though it will be auto installed as a dependency by your package manager, if you are on fedora make sure to [enable rpmfusion free+nonfree repos](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/rpmfusion-setup/#_enabling_the_rpm_fusion_repositories_using_command_line_utilities) before installing the rpm package)

-> ‼️ MacOS builds (dmg, app) does not ships with `aria2c`, If you want to use [aria2](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aria2) install it via [homebrew](https://brew.sh)
+> ‼️ MacOS builds (dmg, app) does not ships with `aria2c`, If you want to use [aria2](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aria2) install it via [homebrew](https://brew.sh) (though it will be auto installed as a dependency if you install neodlp via homebrew)

 ### ⬇️ Download Section

@@ -48,7 +36,7 @@

 > 🪟 Windows x86_64 binary also works on ARM64 (Windows on ARM) devices with emulation (Not planning to release native Windows ARM64 build anytime soon as, x86_64 one works fine on ARM64 without noticeable performance impact)

-> 🚫 Linux AppImage builds are experimental and does not support neodlp's browser intergration features due to it's sandboxed nature. Also, don't run the AppImage with portable (.home, .config) folders, it will break things (it is highly recommended to use native [deb, rpm, AUR] builds if possible for the full experiance, otherwise AppImages are good for trying out NeoDLP without installing)
+> 🚫 Linux AppImage builds are experimental and does not support neodlp's browser intergration features due to it's limitations. Also, don't run the AppImage with portable (.home, .config) folders, it will break things (it is highly recommended to use native [deb, rpm, AUR] builds if possible for the full experiance, otherwise AppImages are good for trying out NeoDLP without installing)

 > ⚠️ MacOS ARM64 binary downloads are experimental and may not open on Apple Silicon Macs if downloaded from browser (You will get 'Damaged File' error) it's because the binaries are not signed (signing MacOS binaries requires 99$/year Apple Developer Account subscription, which I can't afford RN!) and Apple Silicon Macs don't allow unsigned apps (downloaded from browser) to be installed on the system. If you want to use NeoDLP on your Apple Silicon Macs, There are few ways you can bypass these restrictions:
 > 1. Using our automated [Curl-Bash Installer](https://neodlp.neosubhamoy.com/download) (Recommended)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 # NeoDLP - Neo Downloader Plus

-Cross-platform Video/Audio Downloader Desktop App with Modern UI and Browser Integration
+Cross-platform Video/Audio Downloader Desktop App based on YT-DLP with Modern UI and Browser Integration

 [![github release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/neosubhamoy/neodlp?color=lime-green&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/releases/latest)
 [![github downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/neosubhamoy/neodlp/total?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/releases)
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ Cross-platform Video/Audio Downloader Desktop App with Modern UI and Browser Int

 ## ✨ Highlighted Features

- Download Video/Audio from popular sites (YT, FB, IG, X and other 2.5k+ [supported sites](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/supportedsites.md))
+- Download Video/Audio from thousands of popular sites (YT, FB, IG, X and other 2.5k+ [supported sites](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/supportedsites.md))
+- Fully Configured YT-DLP Environment Out-of-the-Box (with JS Runtime, PO Token Server, Real-Time Logs etc.)
 - Download Video/Audio in your preffered format (MP4, WEBM, MKV, MP3 etc.)
- Supports both Video and Playlist download
+- Supports both Video and Playlist/Batch download
 - Supports Combining Video, Audio streams of your choice
 - Supports Multi-Lingual Subtitle/Caption (CC) embeding
 - Different Video/Audio metadata embeding options (info, chapters, thumbnail etc.)
 - SponsorBlock support (mark/remove video segments)
+- Aria2 support (for blazing fast downloads)
 - Network controls (proxy, rate limit etc.)
 - Highly customizable and many more...😉

@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ After installing the extension you can do the following directly from the browse
 - [FFmpeg & FFprobe](https://www.ffmpeg.org) [LGPLv2.1+] - Used for video/audio post-processing
 - [Aria2](https://aria2.github.io) [GPLv2+] - Used as an external downloader for blazing fast downloads with yt-dlp (Not included with NeoDLP MacOS builds)
 - [Deno](https://deno.com) [MIT] - Provides sandboxed javascript runtime environment for yt-dlp (Required for YT downloads, as per the new yt-dlp [announcement](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14404))
+- [BgUtils POT Provider (Rust)](https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs) [GPLv3+] - Provides PO (Proof-of-Origin) Token for YT downloads

 ## ℹ️ System Pre-Requirements

@@ -80,9 +83,10 @@ After installing the extension you can do the following directly from the browse
 | Platform (OS) | Distribution Channel | Installation Command / Instruction |
 | :---- | :---- | :---- |
 | Windows x86_64 / ARM64 | WinGet | `winget install neosubhamoy.neodlp` |
+| MacOS x86_64 / ARM64 | Homebrew | `brew install neosubhamoy/tap/neodlp` |
 | MacOS x86_64 / ARM64 | Curl-Bash Installer | `curl -sSL https://neodlp.neosubhamoy.com/macos_installer.sh \| bash` |
 | Linux x86_64 / ARM64 | Curl-Bash Installer | `curl -sSL https://neodlp.neosubhamoy.com/linux_installer.sh \| bash` |
-| Arch Linux x86_64 / ARM64 | AUR | `yay -S neodlp` |
+| Arch Linux x86_64 / ARM64 | AUR | `yay -S neodlp` or `paru -S neodlp` |

 ## 🧪 Package Testing Status

@@ -195,6 +199,7 @@ Noticed any Bug? or Want to give us some suggetions? Always feel free to let us
 - NeoDLP is made possible by the joint efforts of [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) and [FFmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org). Lots of NeoDLP features are actually powered by these tools under the hood! So huge thanks to all the developers/contributers for making these great tools! 🙏
 - NeoDLP's 'Format Selection' options are inspired from the [Seal](https://github.com/JunkFood02/Seal) app by [@JunkFood02](https://github.com/JunkFood02)
 - Aria2 Linux x86_64 static binaries are built by [@asdo92](https://github.com/asdo92/aria2-static-builds)
+- NeoDLP's 'POT Server' is based on [@jim60105's Rust Implementation](https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs) of [Brainicism/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider](https://github.com/Brainicism/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider)

 ## ⚖️ License and Usage

--- a/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.desktop
+++ b/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+
+Name=NeoDLP
+Comment=Modern feature-rich video/audio downloader based on yt-dlp.
+Icon=com.neosubhamoy.neodlp
+Exec=neodlp
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Utility;
+Keywords=neodlp;downloader;yt-dlp-gui;
--- a/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.metainfo.xml
+++ b/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.metainfo.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <id>com.neosubhamoy.neodlp</id>
+  <name>NeoDLP</name>
+  <summary>Modern feature-rich video/audio downloader based on yt-dlp</summary>
+  <developer id="com.neosubhamoy">
+    <name>Subhamoy Biswas</name>
+  </developer>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>MIT</project_license>
+  <url type="homepage">https://neodlp.neosubhamoy.com</url>
+  <url type="vcs-browser">https://github.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp</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 features and customization options.
+    </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/flathub/downloader.png</image>
+      <caption>Downloader page of NeoDLP</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/main/.github/images/flathub/completed-downloads.png</image>
+      <caption>Completed downloads page of NeoDLP</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/main/.github/images/flathub/ongoing-downloads.png</image>
+      <caption>Ongoing downloads page of NeoDLP</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/main/.github/images/flathub/settings.png</image>
+      <caption>Settings page of NeoDLP</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+  <content_rating type="oars-1.1" />
+  <releases>
+    <release version="0.4.3" date="2026-03-07">
+      <url type="details">https://github.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/releases/tag/v0.4.3</url>
+    </release>
+  </releases>
+</component>
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
  "name": "neodlp",
  "private": true,
-  "version": "0.4.0",
-  "description": "Cross-platform Video/Audio Downloader Desktop App with Modern UI and Browser Integration",
+  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "description": "Cross-platform Video/Audio Downloader Desktop App based on YT-DLP with Modern UI and Browser Integration",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "vite",
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@hookform/resolvers": "^5.2.2",
-    "@tanstack/devtools-vite": "^0.5.1",
-    "@tanstack/react-devtools": "^0.9.5",
-    "@tanstack/react-pacer": "^0.19.4",
+    "@tanstack/devtools-vite": "^0.5.3",
+    "@tanstack/react-devtools": "^0.9.9",
+    "@tanstack/react-pacer": "^0.20.0",
    "@tanstack/react-pacer-devtools": "^0.5.2",
    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.90.21",
    "@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.91.3",
@@ -41,30 +41,30 @@
    "@tauri-apps/plugin-updater": "^2.10.0",
    "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
    "clsx": "^2.1.1",
-    "lucide-react": "^0.563.0",
+    "lucide-react": "^0.577.0",
    "next-themes": "^0.4.6",
    "radix-ui": "^1.4.3",
    "react": "^19.2.4",
    "react-dom": "^19.2.4",
-    "react-hook-form": "^7.71.1",
-    "react-resizable-panels": "^4.6.2",
-    "react-router-dom": "^7.13.0",
+    "react-hook-form": "^7.71.2",
+    "react-resizable-panels": "^4.7.1",
+    "react-router-dom": "^7.13.1",
    "sonner": "^2.0.7",
-    "tailwind-merge": "^3.4.0",
+    "tailwind-merge": "^3.5.0",
    "ulid": "^3.0.2",
    "zod": "^4.3.6",
    "zustand": "^5.0.11"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
-    "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4.1.18",
-    "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.18",
-    "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.10.0",
-    "@types/node": "^25.2.3",
+    "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4.2.1",
+    "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.2.1",
+    "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.10.1",
+    "@types/node": "^25.3.5",
    "@types/react": "^19.2.14",
    "@types/react-dom": "^19.2.3",
    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.1.4",
-    "postcss": "^8.5.6",
-    "tailwindcss": "^4.1.18",
+    "postcss": "^8.5.8",
+    "tailwindcss": "^4.2.1",
    "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
    "typescript": "~5.9.3",
    "vite": "^7.3.1"
--- a/scripts/download-bins.js
+++ b/scripts/download-bins.js
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ const targetPlatform = process.argv[2];
 const targetBin = process.argv[3];

 const versions = {
-    'yt-dlp': 'latest',
+    'yt-dlp': '2026.03.03.162408',
    'ffmpeg-ffprobe': 'latest',
-    'deno': 'latest',
+    'deno': '2.7.4',
    'aria2c': '1.37.0',
+    'neodlp-pot': '0.7.2'
 };

 const binaries = {
@@ -145,10 +146,54 @@ const binaries = {
                path.join(downloadDir, 'ffmpeg-master-latest-linuxarm64-gpl')
            ]
        },
+        // {
+        //     name: 'ffmpeg-universal-apple-darwin',
+        //     platform: 'darwin',
+        //     url: `https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/get/zip`,
+        //     src: path.join(downloadDir, 'ffmpeg-universal-apple-darwin.zip'),
+        //     dest: null,
+        //     archive: {
+        //         type: 'zip',
+        //         binSrc: [
+        //             path.join(downloadDir, 'ffmpeg'),
+        //             path.join(downloadDir, 'ffmpeg')
+        //         ],
+        //         binDest: [
+        //             path.join(binDir, 'ffmpeg-x86_64-apple-darwin'),
+        //             path.join(binDir, 'ffmpeg-aarch64-apple-darwin')
+        //         ]
+        //     },
+        //     cleanup: [
+        //         path.join(downloadDir, 'ffmpeg-universal-apple-darwin.zip'),
+        //         path.join(downloadDir, 'ffmpeg')
+        //     ]
+        // },
+        // {
+        //     name: 'ffprobe-universal-apple-darwin',
+        //     platform: 'darwin',
+        //     url: `https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/get/ffprobe/zip`,
+        //     src: path.join(downloadDir, 'ffprobe-universal-apple-darwin.zip'),
+        //     dest: null,
+        //     archive: {
+        //         type: 'zip',
+        //         binSrc: [
+        //             path.join(downloadDir, 'ffprobe'),
+        //             path.join(downloadDir, 'ffprobe')
+        //         ],
+        //         binDest: [
+        //             path.join(binDir, 'ffprobe-x86_64-apple-darwin'),
+        //             path.join(binDir, 'ffprobe-aarch64-apple-darwin')
+        //         ]
+        //     },
+        //     cleanup: [
+        //         path.join(downloadDir, 'ffprobe-universal-apple-darwin.zip'),
+        //         path.join(downloadDir, 'ffprobe')
+        //     ]
+        // },
        {
            name: 'ffmpeg-universal-apple-darwin',
            platform: 'darwin',
-            url: `https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/get/zip`,
+            url: `https://github.com/neosubhamoy/evermeet-static-ffmpeg/releases${versions['ffmpeg-ffprobe'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['ffmpeg-ffprobe'] !== 'latest' ? '/'+versions['ffmpeg-ffprobe'] : ''}/ffmpeg-universal-apple-darwin.zip`,
            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'ffmpeg-universal-apple-darwin.zip'),
            dest: null,
            archive: {
@@ -170,7 +215,7 @@ const binaries = {
        {
            name: 'ffprobe-universal-apple-darwin',
            platform: 'darwin',
-            url: `https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/get/ffprobe/zip`,
+            url: `https://github.com/neosubhamoy/evermeet-static-ffmpeg/releases${versions['ffmpeg-ffprobe'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['ffmpeg-ffprobe'] !== 'latest' ? '/'+versions['ffmpeg-ffprobe'] : ''}/ffprobe-universal-apple-darwin.zip`,
            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'ffprobe-universal-apple-darwin.zip'),
            dest: null,
            archive: {
@@ -194,7 +239,7 @@ const binaries = {
        {
            name: 'deno-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc',
            platform: 'win32',
-            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip`,
+            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip`,
            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'deno-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip'),
            dest: null,
            archive: {
@@ -214,7 +259,7 @@ const binaries = {
        {
            name: 'deno-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu',
            platform: 'linux',
-            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip`,
+            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip`,
            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'deno-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip'),
            dest: null,
            archive: {
@@ -234,7 +279,7 @@ const binaries = {
        {
            name: 'deno-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu',
            platform: 'linux',
-            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip`,
+            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip`,
            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'deno-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip'),
            dest: null,
            archive: {
@@ -254,7 +299,7 @@ const binaries = {
        {
            name: 'deno-x86_64-apple-darwin',
            platform: 'darwin',
-            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-x86_64-apple-darwin.zip`,
+            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-x86_64-apple-darwin.zip`,
            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'deno-x86_64-apple-darwin.zip'),
            dest: null,
            archive: {
@@ -274,7 +319,7 @@ const binaries = {
        {
            name: 'deno-aarch64-apple-darwin',
            platform: 'darwin',
-            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-aarch64-apple-darwin.zip`,
+            url: `https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases${versions['deno'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['deno'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['deno'] : ''}/deno-aarch64-apple-darwin.zip`,
            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'deno-aarch64-apple-darwin.zip'),
            dest: null,
            archive: {
@@ -353,6 +398,73 @@ const binaries = {
                path.join(downloadDir, `aria2-${versions['aria2c']}-aarch64-linux-android-build1`)
            ]
        }
+    ],
+    'neodlp-pot': [
+        {
+            name: 'neodlp-pot-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc',
+            platform: 'win32',
+            url: `https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs/releases${versions['neodlp-pot'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['neodlp-pot'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['neodlp-pot'] : ''}/bgutil-pot-windows-x86_64.exe`,
+            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-windows-x86_64.exe'),
+            dest: [
+                path.join(binDir, 'neodlp-pot-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe')
+            ],
+            archive: null,
+            cleanup: [
+                path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-windows-x86_64.exe')
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'neodlp-pot-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu',
+            platform: 'linux',
+            url: `https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs/releases${versions['neodlp-pot'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['neodlp-pot'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['neodlp-pot'] : ''}/bgutil-pot-linux-x86_64`,
+            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-linux-x86_64'),
+            dest: [
+                path.join(binDir, 'neodlp-pot-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu')
+            ],
+            archive: null,
+            cleanup: [
+                path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-linux-x86_64')
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'neodlp-pot-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu',
+            platform: 'linux',
+            url: `https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs/releases${versions['neodlp-pot'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['neodlp-pot'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['neodlp-pot'] : ''}/bgutil-pot-linux-aarch64`,
+            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-linux-aarch64'),
+            dest: [
+                path.join(binDir, 'neodlp-pot-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu')
+            ],
+            archive: null,
+            cleanup: [
+                path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-linux-aarch64')
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'neodlp-pot-x86_64-apple-darwin',
+            platform: 'darwin',
+            url: `https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs/releases${versions['neodlp-pot'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['neodlp-pot'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['neodlp-pot'] : ''}/bgutil-pot-macos-x86_64`,
+            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-macos-x86_64'),
+            dest: [
+                path.join(binDir, 'neodlp-pot-x86_64-apple-darwin')
+            ],
+            archive: null,
+            cleanup: [
+                path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-macos-x86_64')
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'neodlp-pot-aarch64-apple-darwin',
+            platform: 'darwin',
+            url: `https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs/releases${versions['neodlp-pot'] === 'latest' ? '/latest' : ''}/download${versions['neodlp-pot'] !== 'latest' ? '/v'+versions['neodlp-pot'] : ''}/bgutil-pot-macos-aarch64`,
+            src: path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-macos-aarch64'),
+            dest: [
+                path.join(binDir, 'neodlp-pot-aarch64-apple-darwin')
+            ],
+            archive: null,
+            cleanup: [
+                path.join(downloadDir, 'bgutil-pot-macos-aarch64')
+            ]
+        }
    ]
 }

--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "neodlp"
-version = "0.4.0"
-description = "Cross-platform Video/Audio Downloader Desktop App with Modern UI and Browser Integration"
+version = "0.4.3"
+description = "Cross-platform Video/Audio Downloader Desktop App based on YT-DLP with Modern UI and Browser Integration"
 authors = ["neosubhamoy <hey@neosubhamoy.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    "notification:default",
    "log:default",
    {
-      "identifier": "opener:allow-open-path",
+      "identifier": "fs:scope",
      "allow": [
        {
          "path": "**"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
      ]
    },
    {
-      "identifier": "fs:scope",
+      "identifier": "opener:allow-open-path",
      "allow": [
        {
          "path": "**"
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/shell.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/shell.json
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@
          "args": true,
          "sidecar": true
        },
+        {
+          "name": "binaries/neodlp-pot",
+          "args": true,
+          "sidecar": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "yt-dlp",
+          "cmd": "yt-dlp",
+          "args": true
+        },
        {
          "name": "ffmpeg",
          "cmd": "ffmpeg",
@@ -45,6 +55,11 @@
          "cmd": "aria2c",
          "args": true
        },
+        {
+          "name": "deno",
+          "cmd": "deno",
+          "args": true
+        },
        {
          "name": "pkexec",
          "cmd": "pkexec",
@@ -54,6 +69,11 @@
          "name": "powershell",
          "cmd": "powershell",
          "args": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "sh",
+          "cmd": "sh",
+          "args": true
        }
      ]
    },
@@ -85,6 +105,16 @@
          "args": true,
          "sidecar": true
        },
+        {
+          "name": "binaries/neodlp-pot",
+          "args": true,
+          "sidecar": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "yt-dlp",
+          "cmd": "yt-dlp",
+          "args": true
+        },
        {
          "name": "ffmpeg",
          "cmd": "ffmpeg",
@@ -94,6 +124,26 @@
          "name": "aria2c",
          "cmd": "aria2c",
          "args": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "deno",
+          "cmd": "deno",
+          "args": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "pkexec",
+          "cmd": "pkexec",
+          "args": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "powershell",
+          "cmd": "powershell",
+          "args": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "sh",
+          "cmd": "sh",
+          "args": true
        }
      ]
    }
--- a/src-tauri/resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil.py
+++ b/src-tauri/resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__version__ = '1.3.0'
+
+import abc
+import json
+
+from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.pot.provider import (
+    ExternalRequestFeature,
+    PoTokenContext,
+    PoTokenProvider,
+    PoTokenProviderRejectedRequest,
+)
+from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.pot.utils import WEBPO_CLIENTS
+from yt_dlp.utils import js_to_json
+from yt_dlp.utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+
+
+class BgUtilPTPBase(PoTokenProvider, abc.ABC):
+    PROVIDER_VERSION = __version__
+    BUG_REPORT_LOCATION = (
+        'https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/issues'
+    )
+    _SUPPORTED_EXTERNAL_REQUEST_FEATURES = (
+        ExternalRequestFeature.PROXY_SCHEME_HTTP,
+        ExternalRequestFeature.PROXY_SCHEME_HTTPS,
+        ExternalRequestFeature.PROXY_SCHEME_SOCKS4,
+        ExternalRequestFeature.PROXY_SCHEME_SOCKS4A,
+        ExternalRequestFeature.PROXY_SCHEME_SOCKS5,
+        ExternalRequestFeature.PROXY_SCHEME_SOCKS5H,
+        ExternalRequestFeature.SOURCE_ADDRESS,
+        ExternalRequestFeature.DISABLE_TLS_VERIFICATION,
+    )
+    _SUPPORTED_CLIENTS = WEBPO_CLIENTS
+    _SUPPORTED_CONTEXTS = (
+        PoTokenContext.GVS,
+        PoTokenContext.PLAYER,
+        PoTokenContext.SUBS,
+    )
+    _GETPOT_TIMEOUT = 20.0
+    _GET_SERVER_VSN_TIMEOUT = 5.0
+    _MIN_NODE_VSN = (18, 0, 0)
+
+    def _info_and_raise(self, msg, raise_from=None):
+        self.logger.info(msg)
+        raise PoTokenProviderRejectedRequest(msg) from raise_from
+
+    def _warn_and_raise(self, msg, once=True, raise_from=None):
+        self.logger.warning(msg, once=once)
+        raise PoTokenProviderRejectedRequest(msg) from raise_from
+
+    def _get_attestation(self, webpage: str | None):
+        if not webpage:
+            return None
+        raw_cd = (
+            traverse_obj(
+                self.ie._search_regex(
+                    r'''(?sx)window\s*\.\s*ytAtN\s*\(\s*
+                        (?P<js>\{.+?}\s*)
+                    \s*\)\s*;''',
+                    webpage,
+                    'ytAtN challenge',
+                    default=None),
+                ({js_to_json}, {json.loads}, 'R'))
+            or traverse_obj(
+                self.ie._search_regex(
+                    r'''(?sx)window\.ytAtR\s*=\s*(?P<raw_cd>(?P<q>['"])
+                        (?:
+                            \\.|
+                            (?!(?P=q)).
+                        )*
+                    (?P=q))\s*;''',
+                    webpage,
+                    'ytAtR challenge',
+                    default=None),
+                ({js_to_json}, {json.loads})))
+        if att_txt := traverse_obj(raw_cd, ({json.loads}, 'bgChallenge')):
+            return att_txt
+        self.logger.warning('Failed to extract initial attestation from the webpage')
+        return None
+
+
+__all__ = ['__version__']
--- a/src-tauri/resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_cli.py
+++ b/src-tauri/resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import functools
+import json
+import os.path
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+
+from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.pot.provider import (
+    PoTokenProviderError,
+    PoTokenRequest,
+    PoTokenResponse,
+    register_preference,
+    register_provider,
+)
+from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.pot.utils import get_webpo_content_binding
+from yt_dlp.utils import Popen
+
+from yt_dlp_plugins.extractor.getpot_bgutil import BgUtilPTPBase
+
+
+@register_provider
+class BgUtilCliPTP(BgUtilPTPBase):
+    PROVIDER_NAME = 'bgutil:cli'
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._check_cli = functools.cache(self._check_cli_impl)
+
+    @functools.cached_property
+    def _cli_path(self):
+        cli_path = self._configuration_arg(
+            'cli_path', casesense=True, default=[None])[0]
+
+        if cli_path:
+            return os.path.expandvars(cli_path)
+
+        # check deprecated arg
+        deprecated_cli_path = self.ie._configuration_arg(
+            ie_key='youtube', key='getpot_bgutil_script', default=[None])[0]
+
+        if deprecated_cli_path:
+            self._warn_and_raise(
+                "'youtube:getpot_bgutil_script' extractor arg is deprecated, "
+                "use 'youtubepot-bgutilcli:cli_path' instead")
+
+        # default if no arg was passed
+        # First, try to find the executable in PATH
+        if self._get_executable_path('bgutil-pot'):
+            self.logger.debug('Found bgutil-pot in PATH')
+            return 'bgutil-pot'
+
+        # Then check common file locations
+        file_paths = [
+            os.path.join(
+                os.getcwd(), 'target', 'debug', 'bgutil-pot'
+            ),
+            os.path.join(
+                os.getcwd(), 'target', 'release', 'bgutil-pot'
+            ),
+            os.path.expanduser(
+                '~/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/target/debug/bgutil-pot'
+            ),
+            os.path.expanduser(
+                '~/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/target/release/'
+                'bgutil-pot'
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        for path in file_paths:
+            if self._get_executable_path(path):
+                self.logger.debug(f'Found bgutil-pot at: {path}')
+                return path
+
+        # Fallback to PATH name if no file found
+        default_path = 'bgutil-pot'
+        self.logger.debug(
+            f'No CLI path found, defaulting to {default_path}')
+        return default_path
+
+    def is_available(self):
+        return self._check_cli(self._cli_path)
+
+    def _get_executable_path(self, cli_path):
+        """Get the actual executable path, checking PATH or file existence."""
+        # For relative names (like 'bgutil-pot-generate'), search in PATH
+        if os.path.sep not in cli_path:
+            executable_path = shutil.which(cli_path)
+            if executable_path:
+                return executable_path
+
+        # For absolute/relative paths, check file existence directly
+        if os.path.isfile(cli_path):
+            return cli_path
+
+        return None
+
+    def _check_cli_impl(self, cli_path):
+        executable_path = self._get_executable_path(cli_path)
+        if not executable_path:
+            self.logger.debug(
+                f"Executable path doesn't exist: {cli_path}")
+            return False
+
+        stdout, stderr, returncode = Popen.run(
+            [executable_path, '--version'],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=self._GET_SERVER_VSN_TIMEOUT
+        )
+        if returncode:
+            self.logger.warning(
+                f'Failed to check executable version. '
+                f'Executable returned {returncode} exit status. '
+                f'stdout: {stdout}; stderr: {stderr}',
+                once=True)
+            return False
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug(f'bgutil-pot version: {stdout.strip()}')
+            return True
+
+    def _real_request_pot(
+        self,
+        request: PoTokenRequest,
+    ) -> PoTokenResponse:
+        # used for CI check
+        self.logger.trace(
+            f'Generating POT via Rust executable: {self._cli_path}')
+
+        executable_path = self._get_executable_path(self._cli_path)
+        if not executable_path:
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                f'Executable not found: {self._cli_path}')
+
+        command_args = [executable_path]
+        if proxy := request.request_proxy:
+            command_args.extend(['-p', proxy])
+        command_args.extend(['-c', get_webpo_content_binding(request)[0]])
+        if request.bypass_cache:
+            command_args.append('--bypass-cache')
+        if request.request_source_address:
+            command_args.extend(
+                ['--source-address', request.request_source_address])
+        if request.request_verify_tls is False:
+            command_args.append('--disable-tls-verification')
+
+        self.logger.info(
+            f'Generating a {request.context.value} PO Token for '
+            f'{request.internal_client_name} client via bgutil '
+            f'Rust executable',
+        )
+        self.logger.debug(
+            f'Executing command to get POT via Rust executable: '
+            f'{" ".join(command_args)}'
+        )
+
+        try:
+            stdout, stderr, returncode = Popen.run(
+                command_args,
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=self._GETPOT_TIMEOUT
+            )
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as e:
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                f'_get_pot_via_cli failed: Timeout expired when trying '
+                f'to run executable (caused by {e!r})'
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                f'_get_pot_via_cli failed: Unable to run executable '
+                f'(caused by {e!r})'
+            ) from e
+
+        msg = ''
+        if stdout_extra := stdout.strip().splitlines()[:-1]:
+            msg = f'stdout:\n{stdout_extra}\n'
+        if stderr_stripped := stderr.strip():  # Empty strings are falsy
+            msg += f'stderr:\n{stderr_stripped}\n'
+        msg = msg.strip()
+        if msg:
+            self.logger.trace(msg)
+        if returncode:
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                f'_get_pot_via_cli failed with returncode {returncode}')
+
+        try:
+            json_resp = stdout.splitlines()[-1]
+            self.logger.trace(f'JSON response:\n{json_resp}')
+            # The JSON response is always the last line
+            cli_data_resp = json.loads(json_resp)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                f'Error parsing JSON response from _get_pot_via_cli '
+                f'(caused by {e!r})'
+            ) from e
+        if 'poToken' not in cli_data_resp:
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                'The executable did not respond with a po_token')
+        return PoTokenResponse(po_token=cli_data_resp['poToken'])
+
+
+@register_preference(BgUtilCliPTP)
+def bgutil_cli_getpot_preference(provider, request):
+    return 1
+
+
+__all__ = [BgUtilCliPTP.__name__,
+           bgutil_cli_getpot_preference.__name__]
--- a/src-tauri/resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_http.py
+++ b/src-tauri/resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_http.py
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import functools
+import json
+import time
+
+from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.pot.provider import (
+    PoTokenProviderError,
+    PoTokenProviderRejectedRequest,
+    PoTokenRequest,
+    PoTokenResponse,
+    register_preference,
+    register_provider,
+)
+from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.pot.utils import get_webpo_content_binding
+from yt_dlp.networking.common import Request
+from yt_dlp.networking.exceptions import HTTPError, TransportError
+
+from yt_dlp_plugins.extractor.getpot_bgutil import BgUtilPTPBase
+
+
+@register_provider
+class BgUtilHTTPPTP(BgUtilPTPBase):
+    PROVIDER_NAME = 'bgutil:http'
+    DEFAULT_BASE_URL = 'http://127.0.0.1:4416'
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._last_server_check = 0
+        self._server_available = True
+
+    @functools.cached_property
+    def _base_url(self):
+        base_url = self._configuration_arg('base_url', default=[None])[0]
+
+        if base_url:
+            return base_url
+
+        # check deprecated arg
+        deprecated_base_url = self.ie._configuration_arg(
+            ie_key='youtube', key='getpot_bgutil_baseurl', default=[None])[0]
+        if deprecated_base_url:
+            self._warn_and_raise(
+                "'youtube:getpot_bgutil_baseurl' extractor arg is deprecated, "
+                "use 'youtubepot-bgutilhttp:base_url' instead"
+            )
+
+        # default if no arg was passed
+        self.logger.debug(
+            f'No base_url provided, defaulting to {self.DEFAULT_BASE_URL}')
+        return self.DEFAULT_BASE_URL
+
+    def _check_server_availability(self, ctx: PoTokenRequest):
+        if self._last_server_check + 60 > time.time():
+            return self._server_available
+
+        self._server_available = False
+        try:
+            self.logger.trace(
+                f'Checking server availability at {self._base_url}/ping')
+            response = json.load(self._request_webpage(Request(
+                f'{self._base_url}/ping',
+                extensions={'timeout': self._GET_SERVER_VSN_TIMEOUT},
+                proxies={'all': None}
+            ),
+                note=False))
+        except TransportError as e:
+            # the server may be down
+            script_path_provided = self.ie._configuration_arg(
+                ie_key='youtubepot-bgutilscript',
+                key='script_path',
+                default=[None]
+            )[0] is not None
+
+            warning_base = (
+                f'Error reaching GET {self._base_url}/ping '
+                f'(caused by {e.__class__.__name__}). '
+            )
+            if script_path_provided:  # server down is expected, log info
+                self._info_and_raise(
+                    warning_base +
+                    'This is expected if you are using the script method.'
+                )
+            else:
+                self._warn_and_raise(
+                    warning_base +
+                    f'Please make sure that the server is reachable at '
+                    f'{self._base_url}.'
+                )
+
+            return
+        except HTTPError as e:
+            # may be an old server, don't raise
+            self.logger.warning(
+                f'HTTP Error reaching GET /ping (caused by {e!r})', once=True)
+            return
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            # invalid server
+            self._warn_and_raise(
+                f'Error parsing ping response JSON (caused by {e!r})')
+            return
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._warn_and_raise(
+                f'Unknown error reaching GET /ping (caused by {e!r})',
+                raise_from=e
+            )
+            return
+        else:
+            version = response.get("version", "unknown")
+            self.logger.debug(f'HTTP server version: {version}')
+            self._server_available = True
+            return True
+        finally:
+            self._last_server_check = time.time()
+
+    def is_available(self):
+        return (self._server_available or
+                self._last_server_check + 60 < int(time.time()))
+
+    def _real_request_pot(
+        self,
+        request: PoTokenRequest,
+    ) -> PoTokenResponse:
+        if not self._check_server_availability(request):
+            raise PoTokenProviderRejectedRequest(
+                f'{self.PROVIDER_NAME} server is not available')
+
+        # used for CI check
+        self.logger.trace('Generating POT via HTTP server')
+
+        disable_innertube = bool(
+            self._configuration_arg('disable_innertube', default=[None])[0]
+        )
+        challenge = self._get_attestation(
+            None if disable_innertube else request.video_webpage
+        )
+        # The challenge is falsy when the webpage and the challenge are
+        # unavailable. In this case, we need to disable /att/get since
+        # it's broken for web_music
+        if not challenge and request.internal_client_name == 'web_music':
+            if not disable_innertube:  # if not already set, warn the user
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    'BotGuard challenges could not be obtained from the '
+                    'webpage, overriding disable_innertube=True because '
+                    'InnerTube challenges are currently broken for the '
+                    'web_music client. Pass disable_innertube=1 to suppress '
+                    'this warning.'
+                )
+            disable_innertube = True
+
+        try:
+            response = self._request_webpage(
+                request=Request(
+                    f'{self._base_url}/get_pot', data=json.dumps({
+                        'bypass_cache': request.bypass_cache,
+                        'challenge': challenge,
+                        'content_binding': get_webpo_content_binding(
+                            request
+                        )[0],
+                        'disable_innertube': disable_innertube,
+                        'disable_tls_verification': (
+                            not request.request_verify_tls
+                        ),
+                        'proxy': request.request_proxy,
+                        'innertube_context': request.innertube_context,
+                        'source_address': request.request_source_address,
+                    }).encode(), headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+                    extensions={'timeout': self._GETPOT_TIMEOUT},
+                    proxies={'all': None}
+                ),
+                note=f'Generating a {request.context.value} PO Token for '
+                f'{request.internal_client_name} client via bgutil '
+                f'HTTP server',
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                f'Error reaching POST /get_pot (caused by {e!r})') from e
+
+        try:
+            response_json = json.load(response)
+        except Exception as e:
+            response_data = response.read().decode()
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                f'Error parsing response JSON (caused by {e!r}). '
+                f'response = {response_data}'
+            ) from e
+
+        if error_msg := response_json.get('error'):
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(error_msg)
+        if 'poToken' not in response_json:
+            raise PoTokenProviderError(
+                f'Server did not respond with a poToken. '
+                f'Received response: {response}'
+            )
+
+        po_token = response_json['poToken']
+        self.logger.trace(f'Generated POT: {po_token}')
+        return PoTokenResponse(po_token=po_token)
+
+
+@register_preference(BgUtilHTTPPTP)
+def bgutil_HTTP_getpot_preference(provider, request):
+    return 130
+
+
+__all__ = [BgUtilHTTPPTP.__name__,
+           bgutil_HTTP_getpot_preference.__name__]
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use std::{
 use tauri::{
    menu::{Menu, MenuItem},
    tray::{MouseButton, MouseButtonState, TrayIconBuilder, TrayIconEvent},
+    path::BaseDirectory,
    Emitter, Manager, State,
 };
 use tauri_plugin_opener::OpenerExt;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ use tokio::{
    time::sleep,
 };
 use tokio_tungstenite::accept_async;
+use log::{info, error};

 struct ImageCache(StdMutex<HashMap<String, String>>);

@@ -184,6 +186,16 @@ 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,
@@ -346,21 +358,48 @@ async fn open_file_with_app(
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
    if let Some(name) = &app_name {
        if name == "explorer" {
-            println!("Revealing file: {} in explorer", file_path);
+            info!("Revealing file: {} in explorer", file_path);
            return app_handle
                .opener()
                .reveal_item_in_dir(file_path)
-                .map_err(|e| e.to_string());
+                .map_err(|e| {
+                    error!("Failed to reveal file in explorer: {}", e);
+                    e.to_string()
+                });
        }
-        println!("Opening file: {} with app: {}", file_path, name);
+        info!("Opening file: {} with app: {}", file_path, name);
    } else {
-        println!("Opening file: {} with default app", file_path);
+        info!("Opening file: {} with default app", file_path);
    }

    app_handle
        .opener()
        .open_path(file_path, app_name)
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            error!("Failed to open file: {}", e);
+            e.to_string()
+        })
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+async fn open_link_with_app(
+    app_handle: tauri::AppHandle,
+    url: String,
+    app_name: Option<String>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    if let Some(name) = &app_name {
+        info!("Opening link: {} with app: {}", url, name);
+    } else {
+        info!("Opening link: {} with default app", url);
+    }
+
+    app_handle
+        .opener()
+        .open_url(url, app_name)
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            error!("Failed to open link: {}", e);
+            e.to_string()
+        })
 }

 #[tauri::command]
@@ -574,6 +613,20 @@ pub async fn run() {
                .build(app)
                .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create tray: {}", e))?;

+            // Fix tray icon in sandboxed environments (e.g., Flatpak)
+            // libappindicator uses the full path of the icon in dbus messages,
+            // so the path needs to be accessible from both the host and the sandbox.
+            // The default /tmp path doesn't work across sandbox boundaries.
+            if let Ok(local_data_path) = app
+                .path()
+                .resolve("tray-icon", BaseDirectory::AppLocalData)
+            {
+                let _ = fs::create_dir_all(&local_data_path);
+                let _ = tray.set_temp_dir_path(Some(local_data_path));
+                // Re-set the icon so it gets written to the new temp dir path
+                let _ = tray.set_icon(Some(app.default_window_icon().unwrap().clone()));
+            }
+
            app.manage(tray);

            let window = app.get_webview_window("main").unwrap();
@@ -594,6 +647,7 @@ pub async fn run() {
            kill_all_process,
            fetch_image,
            open_file_with_app,
+            open_link_with_app,
            list_ongoing_downloads,
            pause_ongoing_downloads,
            send_to_extension,
@@ -604,6 +658,8 @@ 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");
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
  "productName": "NeoDLP",
  "mainBinaryName": "neodlp",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.4.3",
  "identifier": "com.neosubhamoy.neodlp",
  "build": {
    "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",
--- 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",
@@ -39,8 +40,12 @@
        "externalBin": [
            "binaries/yt-dlp",
            "binaries/aria2c",
-            "binaries/deno"
+            "binaries/deno",
+            "binaries/neodlp-pot"
        ],
+        "resources": {
+            "resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/": "yt-dlp-plugins/"
+        },
        "linux": {
            "deb": {
                "depends": ["ffmpeg"],
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.linux-flatpak.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.linux-flatpak.conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+    "identifier": "com.neosubhamoy.neodlp",
+    "build": {
+        "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",
+        "beforeBuildCommand": "npm run build",
+        "devUrl": "http://localhost:1420",
+        "frontendDist": "../dist"
+    },
+    "app": {
+        "windows": [
+            {
+                "title": "NeoDLP",
+                "width": 1080,
+                "height": 680,
+                "decorations": false,
+                "visible": false
+            }
+        ],
+        "security": {
+            "csp": null,
+            "capabilities": [
+                "default",
+                "shell-scope"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "bundle": {
+        "active": true,
+        "targets": ["deb"],
+        "createUpdaterArtifacts": true,
+        "licenseFile": "../LICENSE",
+        "icon": [
+            "icons/32x32.png",
+            "icons/128x128.png",
+            "icons/128x128@2x.png",
+            "icons/icon.icns",
+            "icons/icon.ico"
+        ],
+        "externalBin": [
+            "binaries/deno"
+        ],
+        "resources": {
+            "resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/": "yt-dlp-plugins/"
+        }
+    }
+}
--- 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",
@@ -39,8 +40,12 @@
        "externalBin": [
            "binaries/yt-dlp",
            "binaries/aria2c",
-            "binaries/deno"
+            "binaries/deno",
+            "binaries/neodlp-pot"
        ],
+        "resources": {
+            "resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/": "yt-dlp-plugins/"
+        },
        "linux": {
            "deb": {
                "depends": ["ffmpeg"],
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.macos-aarch64.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.macos-aarch64.conf.json
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@
            "binaries/yt-dlp",
            "binaries/ffmpeg",
            "binaries/ffprobe",
-            "binaries/deno"
+            "binaries/deno",
+            "binaries/neodlp-pot"
        ],
        "resources": {
            "target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/neodlp-msghost": "neodlp-msghost",
            "resources/msghost-manifest/macos/chrome.json": "neodlp-msghost.json",
            "resources/msghost-manifest/macos/firefox.json": "neodlp-msghost-moz.json",
-            "resources/autostart/macos/autostart.plist": "neodlp-autostart.plist"
+            "resources/autostart/macos/autostart.plist": "neodlp-autostart.plist",
+            "resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/": "yt-dlp-plugins/"
        },
        "macOS": {
            "providerShortName": "neosubhamoy"
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.macos-x86_64.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.macos-x86_64.conf.json
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@
            "binaries/yt-dlp",
            "binaries/ffmpeg",
            "binaries/ffprobe",
-            "binaries/deno"
+            "binaries/deno",
+            "binaries/neodlp-pot"
        ],
        "resources": {
            "target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/neodlp-msghost": "neodlp-msghost",
            "resources/msghost-manifest/macos/chrome.json": "neodlp-msghost.json",
            "resources/msghost-manifest/macos/firefox.json": "neodlp-msghost-moz.json",
-            "resources/autostart/macos/autostart.plist": "neodlp-autostart.plist"
+            "resources/autostart/macos/autostart.plist": "neodlp-autostart.plist",
+            "resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/": "yt-dlp-plugins/"
        },
        "macOS": {
            "providerShortName": "neosubhamoy"
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@
            "binaries/ffmpeg",
            "binaries/ffprobe",
            "binaries/aria2c",
-            "binaries/deno"
+            "binaries/deno",
+            "binaries/neodlp-pot"
        ],
        "resources": {
            "target/release/neodlp-msghost.exe": "neodlp-msghost.exe",
            "resources/msghost-manifest/windows/chrome.json": "chrome.json",
-            "resources/msghost-manifest/windows/firefox.json": "firefox.json"
+            "resources/msghost-manifest/windows/firefox.json": "firefox.json",
+            "resources/plugins/yt-dlp-plugins/": "yt-dlp-plugins/"
        },
        "windows": {
            "wix": {
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ 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";
 import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useFetchAllDownloadStates, useFetchAllkVPairs, useFetchAllSettings } from "@/services/queries";
 import { config } from "@/config";
-import * as fs from "@tauri-apps/plugin-fs";
+// import * as fs from "@tauri-apps/plugin-fs";
 import { useYtDlpUpdater } from "@/helpers/use-ytdlp-updater";
 import { getVersion } from "@tauri-apps/api/app";
 import { getCurrentWebviewWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/webviewWindow";
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ import { Toaster as Sonner } from "@/components/ui/sonner";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 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();
@@ -36,9 +40,14 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
    const setDownloadStates = useDownloadStatesStore((state) => state.setDownloadStates);
    const setPath = useBasePathsStore((state) => state.setPath);

+    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);
    const appVersion = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.appVersion);
+    const isRunningPotServer = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.isRunningPotServer);
    const ytDlpVersion = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.ytDlpVersion);
    const setYtDlpVersion = useSettingsPageStatesStore((state) => state.setYtDlpVersion);
    const setIsFetchingYtDlpVersion = useSettingsPageStatesStore((state) => state.setIsFetchingYtDlpVersion);
@@ -50,6 +59,7 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
        download_dir: DOWNLOAD_DIR,
        theme: APP_THEME,
        color_scheme: APP_COLOR_SCHEME,
+        use_potoken: USE_POTOKEN,
    } = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings);

    const erroredDownloadIds = useDownloaderPageStatesStore((state) => state.erroredDownloadIds);
@@ -63,10 +73,13 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
    const currentPlatform = platform();
    const { updateYtDlp } = useYtDlpUpdater();
    const { registerToMac } = useMacOsRegisterer();
+    const { registerToLinux } = useLinuxRegisterer();
    const { checkForAppUpdate } = useAppUpdater();
+    const { startPotServer, stopPotServer } = usePotServer();
    const setKvPairsKey = useKvPairsStatesStore((state) => state.setKvPairsKey);
    const ytDlpUpdateLastCheck = useKvPairsStatesStore(state => state.kvPairs.ytdlp_update_last_check);
    const macOsRegisteredVersion = useKvPairsStatesStore(state => state.kvPairs.macos_registered_version);
+    const linuxRegisteredVersion = useKvPairsStatesStore(state => state.kvPairs.linux_registered_version);

    const queryClient = useQueryClient();
    const downloadStatusUpdater = useUpdateDownloadStatus();
@@ -76,7 +89,9 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {

    const hasRunYtDlpAutoUpdateRef = useRef(false);
    const hasRunAppUpdateCheckRef = useRef(false);
+    const hasRunPotServerStatusCheckRef = useRef(false);
    const isRegisteredToMacOsRef = useRef(false);
+    const isRegisteredToLinuxRef = useRef(false);
    const pendingErrorUpdatesRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());

    const { fetchVideoMetadata, startDownload, pauseDownload, resumeDownload, cancelDownload, processQueuedDownloads } = useDownloader();
@@ -98,6 +113,39 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
        appWindow.onCloseRequested(handleCloseRequested);
    }, []);

+    // Cleanup before page refresh/unload
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const handleBeforeUnload = (_event: BeforeUnloadEvent) => {
+            if (isRunningPotServer) {
+                stopPotServer();
+            }
+        };
+        window.addEventListener('beforeunload', handleBeforeUnload);
+        return () => {
+            window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', handleBeforeUnload);
+        };
+    }, [stopPotServer]);
+
+    // Detect sandbox environments
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const detectEnvironment = async () => {
+            try {
+                const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+                const appimagePath = await invoke<string | null>('get_appimage_path');
+                console.log('Environment detection results:', { isFlatpak, appimagePath });
+
+                if (isFlatpak) setIsFlatpak(true);
+                if (appimagePath) {
+                    setIsAppimage(true);
+                    setAppDirPath(appimagePath);
+                }
+            } 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) => {
@@ -160,22 +208,23 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
            try {
                const currentArch = arch();
                const currentExeExtension = exeExtension();
+                const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
                const downloadDirPath = await downloadDir();
                const tempDirPath = await tempDir();
                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}`) });
+                // if (!await fs.exists(tempDownloadDirPath)) fs.mkdir(tempDownloadDirPath, { recursive: true }).then(() => { console.log(`Created DIR: ${tempDownloadDirPath}`) });

                setPath('ffmpegPath', ffmpegPath);
                setPath('tempDownloadDirPath', tempDownloadDirPath);
                if (DOWNLOAD_DIR) {
                    setPath('downloadDirPath', DOWNLOAD_DIR);
                } else {
-                    if(!await fs.exists(appDownloadDirPath)) fs.mkdir(appDownloadDirPath, { recursive: true }).then(() => { console.log(`Created DIR: ${appDownloadDirPath}`) });
+                    // if(!await fs.exists(appDownloadDirPath)) fs.mkdir(appDownloadDirPath, { recursive: true }).then(() => { console.log(`Created DIR: ${appDownloadDirPath}`) });
                    setPath('downloadDirPath', appDownloadDirPath);
                }
                console.log('Paths initialized:', { ffmpegPath, tempDownloadDirPath, downloadDirPath: DOWNLOAD_DIR || appDownloadDirPath });
@@ -208,7 +257,10 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
        const fetchYtDlpVersion = async () => {
            setIsFetchingYtDlpVersion(true);
            try {
-                const command = Command.sidecar('binaries/yt-dlp', ['--version']);
+                const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+                const command = isFlatpak
+                ? Command.create('sh', ['-c', `yt-dlp --version`])
+                : Command.sidecar('binaries/yt-dlp', ['--version']);
                const output = await command.execute();
                if (output.code === 0) {
                    const version = output.stdout.trim();
@@ -246,6 +298,7 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {

    // Check for yt-dlp auto-update
    useEffect(() => {
+        const handleYtDlpAutoUpdate = async () => {
            // Only run once when both settings and KV pairs are loaded
            if (!isSettingsStatePropagated || !isKvPairsStatePropagated) {
                console.log("Skipping yt-dlp auto-update check, waiting for configs to load...");
@@ -256,6 +309,11 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
                console.log("Auto-update check already performed in this session, skipping");
                return;
            }
+            const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+            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,
@@ -270,6 +328,34 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
            } else {
                console.log("Skipping yt-dlp auto-update, either disabled or recently updated.");
            }
+        }
+        handleYtDlpAutoUpdate()
+    }, [isSettingsStatePropagated, isKvPairsStatePropagated]);
+
+    // Check POT server status and auto-start if enabled
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // Only run once when both settings and KV pairs are loaded
+        if (!isSettingsStatePropagated || !isKvPairsStatePropagated) {
+            console.log("Skipping POT server status check, waiting for configs to load...");
+            return;
+        }
+        // Skip if we've already run the POT server status check once
+        if (hasRunPotServerStatusCheckRef.current) {
+            console.log("POT server status check already performed in this session, skipping");
+            return;
+        }
+        hasRunPotServerStatusCheckRef.current = true;
+        console.log("Checking POT server status with loaded config values:", {
+            usePotoken: USE_POTOKEN,
+        });
+        if (USE_POTOKEN) {
+            console.log("Auto-starting POT server...");
+            startPotServer().catch((error) => {
+                console.error("Error starting POT server:", error);
+            });
+        } else {
+            console.log("Skipping POT server auto-start, not enabled.");
+        }
    }, [isSettingsStatePropagated, isKvPairsStatePropagated]);

    // Check for MacOS auto-registration
@@ -307,6 +393,41 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
        }
    }, [isSettingsStatePropagated, isKvPairsStatePropagated]);

+    // Check for Linux auto-registration
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // Only run once when both settings and KV pairs are loaded
+        if (!isSettingsStatePropagated || !isKvPairsStatePropagated) {
+            console.log("Skipping Linux auto registration, waiting for configs to load...");
+            return;
+        }
+        // Skip if we've already run the linux auto-registration once
+        if (isRegisteredToLinuxRef.current) {
+            console.log("Linux auto registration check already performed in this session, skipping");
+            return;
+        }
+        isRegisteredToLinuxRef.current = true;
+        console.log("Checking Linux auto registration with loaded config values:", {
+            appVersion: appVersion,
+            registeredVersion: linuxRegisteredVersion
+        });
+        if (currentPlatform === 'linux' && (!linuxRegisteredVersion || linuxRegisteredVersion !== appVersion)) {
+            console.log("Running Linux auto registration...");
+            LOG.info('NEODLP', 'Running Linux registration');
+            registerToLinux().then((result: { success: boolean, message: string }) => {
+                if (result.success) {
+                    console.log("Linux registration successful:", result.message);
+                    LOG.info('NEODLP', 'Linux registration successful');
+                } else {
+                    console.error("Linux registration failed:", result.message);
+                    LOG.error('NEODLP', `Linux registration failed: ${result.message}`);
+                }
+            }).catch((error) => {
+                console.error("Error during Linux registration:", error);
+                LOG.error('NEODLP', `Error during Linux registration: ${error}`);
+            });
+        }
+    }, [isSettingsStatePropagated, isKvPairsStatePropagated]);
+
    useEffect(() => {
        if (isSuccessFetchingDownloadStates && downloadStates) {
            // console.log("Download States fetched successfully:", downloadStates);
@@ -341,7 +462,7 @@ export default function App({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
            });
        });

-        const timeoutIds: NodeJS.Timeout[] = [];
+        const timeoutIds: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>[] = [];
        unexpectedErrors.forEach((downloadId) => {
            pendingErrorUpdatesRef.current.add(downloadId);

--- a/src/components/custom/numberInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/custom/numberInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import { Minus, Plus } from "lucide-react"
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+interface NumberInputProps
+    extends Omit<React.ComponentProps<"input">, "type" | "onChange" | "value"> {
+    value?: number
+    defaultValue?: number
+    min?: number
+    max?: number
+    step?: number
+    onChange?: (value: number) => void
+}
+
+const NumberInput = React.forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, NumberInputProps>(
+  (
+    {
+      className,
+      value: controlledValue,
+      defaultValue = 0,
+      min = -Infinity,
+      max = Infinity,
+      step = 1,
+      onChange,
+      disabled,
+      readOnly,
+      ...props
+    },
+    ref
+  ) => {
+    const [internalValue, setInternalValue] = React.useState(defaultValue)
+    const isControlled = controlledValue !== undefined
+    const currentValue = isControlled ? controlledValue : internalValue
+
+    const updateValue = (newValue: number) => {
+      const clamped = Math.min(max, Math.max(min, newValue))
+      if (!isControlled) {
+        setInternalValue(clamped)
+      }
+      onChange?.(clamped)
+    }
+
+    const handleIncrement = () => {
+      if (!disabled && !readOnly) {
+        updateValue(currentValue + step)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const handleDecrement = () => {
+      if (!disabled && !readOnly) {
+        updateValue(currentValue - step)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const handleInputChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      const parsed = parseFloat(e.target.value)
+      if (!isNaN(parsed)) {
+        updateValue(parsed)
+      } else if (e.target.value === "" || e.target.value === "-") {
+        if (!isControlled) {
+          setInternalValue(0)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div className={cn("relative flex items-center", className)}>
+        <Input
+          type="number"
+          ref={ref}
+          value={currentValue}
+          onChange={handleInputChange}
+          min={min}
+          max={max}
+          step={step}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          readOnly={readOnly}
+          className="pr-16 [&::-webkit-inner-spin-button]:appearance-none [&::-webkit-outer-spin-button]:appearance-none [-moz-appearance:textfield] focus-visible:ring-0"
+          {...props}
+        />
+        <div className="absolute right-0 flex h-full items-center">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleDecrement}
+            disabled={disabled || readOnly || currentValue <= min}
+            className="flex h-full items-center justify-center px-2 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-muted disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors border-x"
+            aria-label="Decrement"
+            tabIndex={-1}
+          >
+            <Minus className="size-3.5" />
+          </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleIncrement}
+            disabled={disabled || readOnly || currentValue >= max}
+            className="flex h-full items-center justify-center px-2 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-muted disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors rounded-r-md"
+            aria-label="Increment"
+            tabIndex={-1}
+          >
+            <Plus className="size-3.5" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+)
+NumberInput.displayName = "NumberInput"
+
+export { NumberInput }
--- a/src/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                                    </Button>
                                </DialogTrigger>
                            </TooltipTrigger>
-                            <TooltipContent>
+                            <TooltipContent side="bottom">
                                <p>Logs</p>
                            </TooltipContent>
                        </Tooltip>
--- a/src/components/pages/library/completedDownloads.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/library/completedDownloads.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { AspectRatio } from "@/components/ui/aspect-ratio";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
-import { useCurrentVideoMetadataStore, useDownloadActionStatesStore, useLibraryPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
+import { useCurrentVideoMetadataStore, useDownloadActionStatesStore, useEnvironmentStore, useLibraryPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
 import { formatBitrate, formatCodec, formatDurationString, formatFileSize, paginate } from "@/utils";
 import { ArrowUpRightIcon, AudioLines, CircleArrowDown, Clock, File, FileAudio2, FileQuestion, FileVideo2, FolderInput, ListVideo, Music, Play, Search, Trash2, Video } from "lucide-react";
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export function CompletedDownload({ state }: CompletedDownloadProps) {
    const downloadActions = useDownloadActionStatesStore(state => state.downloadActions);
    const setIsDeleteFileChecked = useDownloadActionStatesStore(state => state.setIsDeleteFileChecked);

+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+
    const queryClient = useQueryClient();
    const downloadStateDeleter = useDeleteDownloadState();
    const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -276,10 +278,12 @@ export function CompletedDownload({ state }: CompletedDownloadProps) {
                        <Play className="w-4 h-4" />
                        Open
                    </Button>
+                    {!isFlatpak && (
                        <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => openFile(state.filepath, 'explorer')}>
                            <FolderInput className="w-4 h-4" />
                            Reveal
                        </Button>
+                    )}
                    <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => handleSearch(state.url, state.playlist_id ? true : false)}>
                        <Search className="w-4 h-4" />
                        Search
@@ -352,7 +356,7 @@ export function CompletedDownloads({ downloads }: CompletedDownloadsProps) {
                <Empty className="mt-10">
                    <EmptyHeader>
                        <EmptyMedia variant="icon">
-                            <CircleArrowDown />
+                            <CircleArrowDown className="stroke-primary" />
                        </EmptyMedia>
                        <EmptyTitle>No Completed Downloads</EmptyTitle>
                        <EmptyDescription>
--- a/src/components/pages/library/incompleteDownloads.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/library/incompleteDownloads.tsx
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export function IncompleteDownloads({ downloads }: IncompleteDownloadsProps) {
                <Empty className="mt-10">
                    <EmptyHeader>
                        <EmptyMedia variant="icon">
-                            <CircleCheck />
+                            <CircleCheck className="stroke-primary" />
                        </EmptyMedia>
                        <EmptyTitle>No Incomplete Downloads</EmptyTitle>
                        <EmptyDescription>
--- a/src/components/pages/settings/applicationSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/settings/applicationSettings.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
-import { useBasePathsStore, useDownloaderPageStatesStore, useDownloadStatesStore, useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
+import { useBasePathsStore, useDownloaderPageStatesStore, useDownloadStatesStore, useEnvironmentStore, useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectGroup, SelectItem, SelectLabel, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
 import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
-import { BadgeCheck, BellRing, BrushCleaning, Bug, Cookie, ExternalLink, FilePen, FileVideo, Folder, FolderOpen, Github, Globe, Heart, Info, Loader2, LucideIcon, Mail, Monitor, Moon, Package, Scale, ShieldMinus, SquareTerminal, Sun, Terminal, Trash, TriangleAlert, WandSparkles, Wifi, Wrench } from "lucide-react";
+import { BadgeCheck, BellRing, BrushCleaning, Bug, CircleCheck, Cookie, ExternalLink, FilePen, FileVideo, Folder, FolderOpen, Github, Globe, Heart, Info, KeyRound, Loader2, LucideIcon, Mail, Monitor, Moon, Package, Scale, ShieldMinus, SquareTerminal, Sun, Terminal, Timer, Trash, TriangleAlert, WandSparkles, Wifi, Wrench } from "lucide-react";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { Slider } from "@/components/ui/slider";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import { config } from "@/config";
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 import neosubhamoyImage from "@/assets/images/neosubhamoy.jpg";
 import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogHeader, DialogTitle, DialogTrigger } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+import { NumberInput } from "@/components/custom/numberInput";
+import usePotServer from "@/helpers/use-pot-server";

 const proxyUrlSchema = z.object({
    url: z.url({
@@ -66,6 +68,59 @@ const filenameTemplateShcema = z.object({
    template: z.string().min(1, { message: "Filename Template is required" }),
 });

+const minMaxSleepIntervalSchema = z.object({
+    min_sleep_interval: z.coerce.number<number>({
+        error: (issue) => issue.input === undefined || issue.input === null || issue.input === ""
+        ? "Minimum Sleep Interval is required"
+        : "Minimum Sleep Interval must be a valid number"
+    }).int({
+        message: "Minimum Sleep Interval must be an integer"
+    }).min(1, {
+        message: "Minimum Sleep Interval must be at least 1 second"
+    }).max(3600, {
+        message: "Minimum Sleep Interval must be at most 3600 seconds (1 hour)"
+    }),
+    max_sleep_interval: z.coerce.number<number>({
+        error: (issue) => issue.input === undefined || issue.input === null || issue.input === ""
+        ? "Maximum Sleep Interval is required"
+        : "Maximum Sleep Interval must be a valid number"
+    }).int({
+        message: "Maximum Sleep Interval must be an integer"
+    }).min(1, {
+        message: "Maximum Sleep Interval must be at least 1 second"
+    }).max(3600, {
+        message: "Maximum Sleep Interval must be at most 3600 seconds (1 hour)"
+    }),
+})
+
+const requestSleepIntervalSchema = z.object({
+    request_sleep_interval: z.coerce.number<number>({
+        error: (issue) => issue.input === undefined || issue.input === null || issue.input === ""
+        ? "Request Sleep Interval is required"
+        : "Request Sleep Interval must be a valid number"
+    }).int({
+        message: "Request Sleep Interval must be an integer"
+    }).min(1, {
+        message: "Request Sleep Interval must be at least 1 second"
+    }).max(3600, {
+        message: "Request Sleep Interval must be at most 3600 seconds (1 hour)"
+    }),
+})
+
+const potServerPortSchema = z.object({
+    port: z.coerce.number<number>({
+        error: (issue) => issue.input === undefined || issue.input === null || issue.input === ""
+        ? "POT Server Port is required"
+        : "POT Server Port must be a valid number"
+    }).int({
+        message: "POT Server Port must be an integer"
+    }).min(4000, {
+        message: "POT Server Port must be at least 4000"
+    }).max(5000, {
+        message: "POT Server Port must be at most 5000"
+    }),
+});
+
 function AppGeneralSettings() {
    const { saveSettingsKey } = useSettings();

@@ -230,6 +285,8 @@ function AppAppearanceSettings() {
 function AppFolderSettings() {
    const { saveSettingsKey } = useSettings();

+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+
    const formResetTrigger = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.formResetTrigger);
    const acknowledgeFormReset = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.acknowledgeFormReset);

@@ -309,6 +366,7 @@ function AppFolderSettings() {
                <Input className="focus-visible:ring-0" type="text" placeholder="Select download directory" value={downloadDirPath ?? 'Unknown'} readOnly/>
                <Button
                variant="outline"
+                disabled={isFlatpak}
                onClick={async () => {
                    try {
                        const folder = await open({
@@ -340,7 +398,7 @@ function AppFolderSettings() {
                    <AlertDialogTrigger asChild>
                        <Button
                        variant="destructive"
-                        disabled={ongoingDownloads.length > 0}
+                        disabled={ongoingDownloads.length > 0 || isFlatpak}
                        >
                            <BrushCleaning className="size-4" /> Clean
                        </Button>
@@ -668,9 +726,10 @@ function AppNetworkSettings() {
                        render={({ field }) => (
                            <FormItem className="w-full">
                                <FormControl>
-                                    <Input
-                                    className="focus-visible:ring-0"
+                                    <NumberInput
+                                    className="w-full"
                                    placeholder="Enter rate limit in bytes/s"
+                                    min={0}
                                    readOnly={useCustomCommands}
                                    {...field}
                                    />
@@ -726,6 +785,8 @@ function AppNetworkSettings() {
 function AppCookiesSettings() {
    const { saveSettingsKey } = useSettings();

+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+
    const useCookies = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.use_cookies);
    const importCookiesFrom = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.import_cookies_from);
    const cookiesBrowser = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.cookies_browser);
@@ -742,7 +803,7 @@ function AppCookiesSettings() {
                id="use-cookies"
                checked={useCookies}
                onCheckedChange={(checked) => saveSettingsKey('use_cookies', checked)}
-                disabled={useCustomCommands}
+                disabled={useCustomCommands || isFlatpak}
                />
                <Label htmlFor="use-cookies">Use Cookies</Label>
            </div>
@@ -751,7 +812,7 @@ function AppCookiesSettings() {
            className="flex items-center gap-4"
            value={importCookiesFrom}
            onValueChange={(value) => saveSettingsKey('import_cookies_from', value)}
-            disabled={!useCookies || useCustomCommands}
+            disabled={!useCookies || useCustomCommands || isFlatpak}
            >
                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
                    <RadioGroupItem value="browser" id="cookies-browser" />
@@ -767,7 +828,7 @@ function AppCookiesSettings() {
                <Select
                value={cookiesBrowser}
                onValueChange={(value) => saveSettingsKey('cookies_browser', value)}
-                disabled={importCookiesFrom !== "browser" || !useCookies || useCustomCommands}
+                disabled={importCookiesFrom !== "browser" || !useCookies || useCustomCommands || isFlatpak}
                >
                    <SelectTrigger className="w-57.5 ring-0 focus:ring-0">
                        <SelectValue placeholder="Select browser to import cookies" />
@@ -794,7 +855,7 @@ function AppCookiesSettings() {
                    <Input className="focus-visible:ring-0" type="text" placeholder="Select cookies text file" value={cookiesFile ?? ''} disabled={importCookiesFrom !== "file" || !useCookies} readOnly/>
                    <Button
                    variant="outline"
-                    disabled={importCookiesFrom !== "file" || !useCookies || useCustomCommands}
+                    disabled={importCookiesFrom !== "file" || !useCookies || useCustomCommands || isFlatpak}
                    onClick={async () => {
                        try {
                            const file = await open({
@@ -853,7 +914,7 @@ function AppSponsorblockSettings() {
    return (
        <>
        <div className="sponsorblock">
-            <h3 className="font-semibold">Sponsor Block</h3>
+            <h3 className="font-semibold">Sponsorblock</h3>
            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">Use sponsorblock to remove/mark unwanted segments in videos (sponsorships, intros, outros, etc.)</p>
            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2 mb-4">
                <Switch
@@ -978,9 +1039,376 @@ function AppSponsorblockSettings() {
    );
 }

+function AppDelaySettings() {
+    const { saveSettingsKey } = useSettings();
+
+    const formResetTrigger = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.formResetTrigger);
+    const acknowledgeFormReset = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.acknowledgeFormReset);
+
+    const useDelay = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.use_delay);
+    const useSearchDelay = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.use_search_delay);
+    const delayMode = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.delay_mode);
+    const minSleepInterval = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.min_sleep_interval);
+    const maxSleepInterval = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.max_sleep_interval);
+    const requestSleepInterval = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.request_sleep_interval);
+    const delayPlaylistOnly = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.delay_playlist_only);
+    const useCustomCommands = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.use_custom_commands);
+
+    const minMaxSleepIntervalForm = useForm<z.infer<typeof minMaxSleepIntervalSchema>>({
+        resolver: zodResolver(minMaxSleepIntervalSchema),
+        defaultValues: {
+            min_sleep_interval: minSleepInterval,
+            max_sleep_interval: maxSleepInterval,
+        },
+        mode: "onChange",
+    });
+    const watchedMinSleepInterval = minMaxSleepIntervalForm.watch("min_sleep_interval");
+    const watchedMaxSleepInterval = minMaxSleepIntervalForm.watch("max_sleep_interval");
+    const { errors: minMaxSleepIntervalFormErrors } = minMaxSleepIntervalForm.formState;
+
+    function handleMinMaxSleepIntervalSubmit(values: z.infer<typeof minMaxSleepIntervalSchema>) {
+        try {
+            saveSettingsKey('min_sleep_interval', values.min_sleep_interval);
+            saveSettingsKey('max_sleep_interval', values.max_sleep_interval);
+            toast.success("Sleep Intervals updated", {
+                description: `Minimum Sleep Interval changed to ${values.min_sleep_interval} seconds, Maximum Sleep Interval changed to ${values.max_sleep_interval} seconds`,
+            });
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error("Error changing sleep intervals:", error);
+            toast.error("Failed to change sleep intervals", {
+                description: "An error occurred while trying to change the sleep intervals. Please try again.",
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    const requestSleepIntervalForm = useForm<z.infer<typeof requestSleepIntervalSchema>>({
+        resolver: zodResolver(requestSleepIntervalSchema),
+        defaultValues: {
+            request_sleep_interval: requestSleepInterval,
+        },
+        mode: "onChange",
+    });
+    const watchedRequestSleepInterval = requestSleepIntervalForm.watch("request_sleep_interval");
+    const { errors: requestSleepIntervalFormErrors } = requestSleepIntervalForm.formState;
+
+    function handleRequestSleepIntervalSubmit(values: z.infer<typeof requestSleepIntervalSchema>) {
+        try {
+            saveSettingsKey('request_sleep_interval', values.request_sleep_interval);
+            toast.success("Request Sleep Interval updated", {
+                description: `Request Sleep Interval changed to ${values.request_sleep_interval} seconds`,
+            });
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error("Error changing request sleep interval:", error);
+            toast.error("Failed to change request sleep interval", {
+                description: "An error occurred while trying to change the request sleep interval. Please try again.",
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (formResetTrigger > 0) {
+            minMaxSleepIntervalForm.reset();
+            requestSleepIntervalForm.reset();
+            acknowledgeFormReset();
+        }
+    }, [formResetTrigger]);
+
+    return (
+        <>
+        <div className="delay">
+            <h3 className="font-semibold">Delay</h3>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">Use delay to prevent potential issues with some sites (bypass rate-limit, temporary ban, etc.)</p>
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2 mb-3">
+                <Switch
+                id="use-delay"
+                checked={useDelay}
+                onCheckedChange={(checked) => saveSettingsKey('use_delay', checked)}
+                disabled={useCustomCommands}
+                />
+                <Label htmlFor="use-delay">Use Delay in Downloads</Label>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2 mb-4">
+                <Switch
+                id="use-search-delay"
+                checked={useSearchDelay}
+                onCheckedChange={(checked) => saveSettingsKey('use_search_delay', checked)}
+                disabled={useCustomCommands}
+                />
+                <Label htmlFor="use-search-delay">Use Delay in Search</Label>
+            </div>
+            <RadioGroup
+            orientation="horizontal"
+            className="flex items-center gap-4"
+            value={delayMode}
+            onValueChange={(value) => saveSettingsKey('delay_mode', value)}
+            disabled={(!useDelay && !useSearchDelay) || useCustomCommands}
+            >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    <RadioGroupItem value="auto" id="delay-auto" />
+                    <Label htmlFor="delay-auto">Auto (Default)</Label>
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    <RadioGroupItem value="custom" id="delay-custom" />
+                    <Label htmlFor="delay-custom">Custom</Label>
+                </div>
+            </RadioGroup>
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 mt-5">
+                <Label className="text-xs mb-1">Minimum, Maximum Sleep Interval (in Seconds)</Label>
+                <Form {...minMaxSleepIntervalForm}>
+                    <form onSubmit={minMaxSleepIntervalForm.handleSubmit(handleMinMaxSleepIntervalSubmit)} className="flex gap-4 w-full" autoComplete="off">
+                        <FormField
+                            control={minMaxSleepIntervalForm.control}
+                            name="min_sleep_interval"
+                            disabled={delayMode !== "custom" || (!useDelay && !useSearchDelay)}
+                            render={({ field }) => (
+                                <FormItem className="w-full">
+                                    <FormControl>
+                                        <NumberInput
+                                        className="w-full"
+                                        placeholder="Min sleep"
+                                        min={0}
+                                        readOnly={useCustomCommands}
+                                        {...field}
+                                        />
+                                    </FormControl>
+                                    <FormMessage />
+                                </FormItem>
+                            )}
+                        />
+                        <FormField
+                            control={minMaxSleepIntervalForm.control}
+                            name="max_sleep_interval"
+                            disabled={delayMode !== "custom" || (!useDelay && !useSearchDelay)}
+                            render={({ field }) => (
+                                <FormItem className="w-full">
+                                    <FormControl>
+                                        <NumberInput
+                                        className="w-full"
+                                        placeholder="Max sleep"
+                                        min={0}
+                                        readOnly={useCustomCommands}
+                                        {...field}
+                                        />
+                                    </FormControl>
+                                    <FormMessage />
+                                </FormItem>
+                            )}
+                        />
+                        <Button
+                            type="submit"
+                            disabled={(!watchedMinSleepInterval || Number(watchedMinSleepInterval) === minSleepInterval) && (!watchedMaxSleepInterval || Number(watchedMaxSleepInterval) === maxSleepInterval) || Object.keys(minMaxSleepIntervalFormErrors).length > 0 || delayMode !== "custom" || (!useDelay && !useSearchDelay)}
+                        >
+                            Save
+                        </Button>
+                    </form>
+                </Form>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 mt-4 mb-2">
+                <Label className="text-xs mb-1">Request Sleep Interval (in Seconds)</Label>
+                <Form {...requestSleepIntervalForm}>
+                    <form onSubmit={requestSleepIntervalForm.handleSubmit(handleRequestSleepIntervalSubmit)} className="flex gap-4 w-full" autoComplete="off">
+                        <FormField
+                            control={requestSleepIntervalForm.control}
+                            name="request_sleep_interval"
+                            disabled={delayMode !== "custom" || (!useDelay && !useSearchDelay)}
+                            render={({ field }) => (
+                                <FormItem className="w-full">
+                                    <FormControl>
+                                        <NumberInput
+                                        className="w-full"
+                                        placeholder="Request sleep"
+                                        min={0}
+                                        readOnly={useCustomCommands}
+                                        {...field}
+                                        />
+                                    </FormControl>
+                                    <FormMessage />
+                                </FormItem>
+                            )}
+                        />
+                        <Button
+                            type="submit"
+                            disabled={!watchedRequestSleepInterval || Number(watchedRequestSleepInterval) === requestSleepInterval || Object.keys(requestSleepIntervalFormErrors).length > 0 || delayMode !== "custom" || (!useDelay && !useSearchDelay)}
+                        >
+                            Save
+                        </Button>
+                    </form>
+                </Form>
+            </div>
+            <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">(Configured: {minSleepInterval}s - {maxSleepInterval}s & {requestSleepInterval}s, Mode: {delayMode === 'auto' ? 'Auto' : 'Custom'}, Status: {useDelay && delayPlaylistOnly ? 'Playlist Only' : useDelay ? 'Downloads' : ''}{useDelay && useSearchDelay ? ', Search' : useSearchDelay ? 'Search' : !useDelay && !useSearchDelay ? 'Disabled' : ''}) (Default: 10s - 20s & 1s, Range: 1s - 3600s)</Label>
+        </div>
+        <div className="delay-playlist-only">
+            <h3 className="font-semibold">Delay Playlist Only</h3>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">Only apply delay for playlist/batch downloads, single video downloads will not be affected (recommended)</p>
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2 mb-4">
+                <Switch
+                id="delay-playlist-only"
+                checked={delayPlaylistOnly}
+                onCheckedChange={(checked) => saveSettingsKey('delay_playlist_only', checked)}
+                disabled={!useDelay || useCustomCommands}
+                />
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        </>
+    );
+}
+
+function AppPoTokenSettings() {
+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+
+    const formResetTrigger = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.formResetTrigger);
+    const acknowledgeFormReset = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.acknowledgeFormReset);
+
+    const usePotoken = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.use_potoken);
+    const disableInnertube = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.disable_innertube);
+    const potServerPort = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.pot_server_port);
+    const useCustomCommands = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.use_custom_commands);
+    const isRunningPotServer = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.isRunningPotServer);
+    const isStartingPotServer = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.isStartingPotServer);
+    const isChangingPotServerPort = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.isChangingPotServerPort);
+    const setIsChangingPotServerPort = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.setIsChangingPotServerPort);
+
+    const { saveSettingsKey } = useSettings();
+    const { startPotServer, stopPotServer } = usePotServer();
+
+    const potServerPortForm = useForm<z.infer<typeof potServerPortSchema>>({
+        resolver: zodResolver(potServerPortSchema),
+        defaultValues: {
+            port: potServerPort,
+        },
+        mode: "onChange",
+    });
+    const watchedPotServerPort = potServerPortForm.watch("port");
+    const { errors: potServerPortFormErrors } = potServerPortForm.formState;
+
+    async function handlePotServerPortSubmit(values: z.infer<typeof potServerPortSchema>) {
+        setIsChangingPotServerPort(true);
+        try {
+            saveSettingsKey('pot_server_port', values.port);
+            if (isRunningPotServer) {
+                await stopPotServer();
+                await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+                await startPotServer(values.port);
+            }
+            toast.success("POT Server Port updated", {
+                description: `PO Token Server Port changed to ${values.port}`,
+            });
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error("Error changing PO Token Server Port:", error);
+            toast.error("Failed to change POT Server Port", {
+                description: "An error occurred while trying to change the PO Token Server Port. Please try again.",
+            });
+        } finally {
+            setIsChangingPotServerPort(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (formResetTrigger > 0) {
+            potServerPortForm.reset();
+            acknowledgeFormReset();
+        }
+    }, [formResetTrigger]);
+
+    return (
+        <>
+        <div className="potoken">
+            <h3 className="font-semibold">PO Token</h3>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">Generate proof-of-origin token for youtube to make seem your traffic more legitimate (bypasses some bot-protection checks, sometimes requires cookies)</p>
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2 mb-2">
+                <Switch
+                id="use-potoken"
+                checked={usePotoken}
+                onCheckedChange={async (checked) => {
+                    saveSettingsKey('use_potoken', checked);
+                    if (checked) {
+                        await startPotServer();
+                    } else {
+                        await stopPotServer();
+                    }
+                }}
+                disabled={useCustomCommands || isStartingPotServer || isChangingPotServerPort || isFlatpak}
+                />
+                <Label htmlFor="use-potoken">Use PO Token</Label>
+            </div>
+            <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground flex items-center">
+                <span className="mr-1">NeoDLP POT Server is</span>
+                {isStartingPotServer ? (
+                    <span className="text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-500 underline">Starting</span>
+                ) : isRunningPotServer ? (
+                    <span className="text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-500 underline">Running</span>
+                ) : (
+                    <span className="text-red-600 dark:text-red-500 underline">Not Running</span>
+                )}
+                {isRunningPotServer && potServerPort ? (
+                    <span className="ml-1">on Port {potServerPort}</span>
+                ) : null}
+            </Label>
+        </div>
+        <div className="disable-innertube">
+            <h3 className="font-semibold">Disable Innertube</h3>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">Disable the usage of innertube api for potoken generation (falls back to legacy mode, use only if normal potoken is not working)</p>
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+                <Switch
+                id="disable-innertube"
+                checked={disableInnertube}
+                onCheckedChange={(checked) => saveSettingsKey('disable_innertube', checked)}
+                disabled={useCustomCommands || !usePotoken || isFlatpak}
+                />
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="pot-server-port">
+            <h3 className="font-semibold">POT Server Port</h3>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">Change neodlp proof-of-origin token server port</p>
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                <Form {...potServerPortForm}>
+                    <form onSubmit={potServerPortForm.handleSubmit(handlePotServerPortSubmit)} className="flex gap-4 w-full" autoComplete="off">
+                        <FormField
+                            control={potServerPortForm.control}
+                            name="port"
+                            disabled={!usePotoken || isChangingPotServerPort || isStartingPotServer || isFlatpak}
+                            render={({ field }) => (
+                                <FormItem className="w-full">
+                                    <FormControl>
+                                        <NumberInput
+                                        className="w-full"
+                                        placeholder="Enter port number"
+                                        min={0}
+                                        readOnly={useCustomCommands}
+                                        {...field}
+                                        />
+                                    </FormControl>
+                                    <Label htmlFor="port" className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">(Current: {potServerPort}) (Default: 4416, Range: 4000-5000)</Label>
+                                    <FormMessage />
+                                </FormItem>
+                            )}
+                        />
+                        <Button
+                            type="submit"
+                            disabled={!watchedPotServerPort || Number(watchedPotServerPort) === potServerPort || Object.keys(potServerPortFormErrors).length > 0 || !usePotoken || useCustomCommands || isChangingPotServerPort || isStartingPotServer || isFlatpak}
+                        >
+                            {isChangingPotServerPort ? (
+                                <>
+                                <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
+                                Changing
+                                </>
+                            ) : (
+                                'Change'
+                            )}
+                        </Button>
+                    </form>
+                </Form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        </>
+    );
+}
+
 function AppNotificationSettings() {
    const { saveSettingsKey } = useSettings();

+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+
    const enableNotifications = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.enable_notifications);
    const updateNotification = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.update_notification);
    const downloadCompletionNotification = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.download_completion_notification);
@@ -994,6 +1422,7 @@ function AppNotificationSettings() {
                <Switch
                id="enable-notifications"
                checked={enableNotifications}
+                disabled={isFlatpak}
                onCheckedChange={async (checked) => {
                    if (checked) {
                        const granted = await isPermissionGranted();
@@ -1019,7 +1448,7 @@ function AppNotificationSettings() {
                    id="update-notification"
                    checked={updateNotification}
                    onCheckedChange={(checked) => saveSettingsKey('update_notification', checked)}
-                    disabled={!enableNotifications}
+                    disabled={!enableNotifications || isFlatpak}
                    />
                    <Label htmlFor="update-notification">App Updates</Label>
                </div>
@@ -1028,7 +1457,7 @@ function AppNotificationSettings() {
                    id="download-completion-notification"
                    checked={downloadCompletionNotification}
                    onCheckedChange={(checked) => saveSettingsKey('download_completion_notification', checked)}
-                    disabled={!enableNotifications}
+                    disabled={!enableNotifications || isFlatpak}
                    />
                    <Label htmlFor="download-completion-notification">Download Completion</Label>
                </div>
@@ -1040,12 +1469,14 @@ function AppNotificationSettings() {

 function AppCommandSettings() {
    const { saveSettingsKey } = useSettings();
+    const { startPotServer, stopPotServer } = usePotServer();

    const formResetTrigger = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.formResetTrigger);
    const acknowledgeFormReset = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.acknowledgeFormReset);

    const useCustomCommands = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.use_custom_commands);
    const customCommands = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.custom_commands);
+    const usePotoken = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.use_potoken);

    const setDownloadConfigurationKey = useDownloaderPageStatesStore((state) => state.setDownloadConfigurationKey);
    const resetDownloadConfiguration = useDownloaderPageStatesStore((state) => state.resetDownloadConfiguration);
@@ -1123,9 +1554,14 @@ function AppCommandSettings() {
                <Switch
                id="use-custom-commands"
                checked={useCustomCommands}
-                onCheckedChange={(checked) => {
+                onCheckedChange={async(checked) => {
                    saveSettingsKey('use_custom_commands', checked)
                    resetDownloadConfiguration();
+                    if (checked && usePotoken) {
+                        await stopPotServer();
+                    } else if (!checked && usePotoken) {
+                        await startPotServer();
+                    }
                }}
                />
                <Label htmlFor="use-custom-commands">Use Custom Commands</Label>
@@ -1260,6 +1696,9 @@ function AppDebugSettings() {
 }

 function AppInfoSettings() {
+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+    const isAppimage = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isAppimage);
+
    const appVersion = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.appVersion);

    const binDepsList = [
@@ -1268,6 +1707,7 @@ function AppInfoSettings() {
        { key: 'ffprobe', name: 'FFprobe', desc: 'Multimedia stream analyzer for retrieving media information', url: 'https://ffmpeg.org/ffprobe.html', license: 'LGPLv2.1+', licenseUrl: 'https://ffmpeg.org/legal.html' },
        { key: 'deno', name: 'Deno', desc: 'The modern JavaScript/TypeScript runtime', url: 'https://deno.land/', license: 'MIT', licenseUrl: 'https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/main/LICENSE.md' },
        { key: 'aria2', name: 'Aria2', desc: 'Lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source download utility', url: 'https://aria2.github.io/', license: 'GPLv2+', licenseUrl: 'https://github.com/aria2/aria2/blob/master/COPYING' },
+        { Key: 'bgutil-pot-rs', name: 'BgUtils POT Provider (Rust)', desc: 'A high-performance YouTube POT (Proof-of-Origin Token) provider implemented in Rust', url: 'https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs', license: 'GPLv3+', licenseUrl: 'https://github.com/jim60105/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-rs/blob/master/LICENSE' },
    ];
    const langDepsList = [
        { key: 'tauri', name: 'Tauri', desc: 'Framework for building cross-platform, tiny and blazing fast binaries', url: 'https://tauri.app/', license: 'MIT, Apache-2.0', licenseUrl: 'https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/LICENSE_MIT' },
@@ -1372,6 +1812,35 @@ function AppInfoSettings() {
                </Button>
            </Card>
        </div>
+        <div className="healthcheck">
+            <h3 className="font-semibold">Health Check</h3>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">Ensure everything is working fine</p>
+            {isFlatpak ? (
+                <Alert className="">
+                    <TriangleAlert className="size-4 stroke-primary" />
+                    <AlertTitle className="text-sm">Flatpak Sandbox Detected!</AlertTitle>
+                    <AlertDescription className="text-xs">
+                        It looks like you are running NeoDLP in a Flatpak sandbox. Some features like browser integration, desktop notifications, cookies, po tokens, changing download folder, revealing completed downloads in explorer, automatic yt-dlp updates and auto-launch on startup are not available in Flatpak due to sandbox restrictions. To use these features, please install the native linux build (DEB, RPM or AUR) of NeoDLP.
+                    </AlertDescription>
+                </Alert>
+            ) : isAppimage ? (
+                <Alert className="">
+                    <TriangleAlert className="size-4 stroke-primary" />
+                    <AlertTitle className="text-sm">Appimage Environment Detected!</AlertTitle>
+                    <AlertDescription className="text-xs">
+                        Looks like you are using NeoDLP Appimage. NeoDLP's browser integration features are not available on Appimage environment due to it's limitations. To use NeoDLP's browser integration features please install the native linux build (DEB, RPM or AUR) of NeoDLP.
+                    </AlertDescription>
+                </Alert>
+            ) : (
+                <Alert className="">
+                    <CircleCheck className="size-4 stroke-primary" />
+                    <AlertTitle className="text-sm">All Set! Cheers :)</AlertTitle>
+                    <AlertDescription className="text-xs">
+                        NeoDLP is running as normal without any limitations! You should be able to use all the features of NeoDLP without any issues. If you face any problem, feel free to report it to us.
+                    </AlertDescription>
+                </Alert>
+            )}
+        </div>
        <div className="bug-report">
            <h3 className="font-semibold">Bug Report</h3>
            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">Noticed any bug or inconsistencies? Report it to help us improve</p>
@@ -1442,6 +1911,8 @@ function AppInfoSettings() {
 }

 export function ApplicationSettings() {
+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+
    const activeSubAppTab = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.activeSubAppTab);
    const setActiveSubAppTab = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.setActiveSubAppTab);

@@ -1468,6 +1939,8 @@ export function ApplicationSettings() {
        { key: 'network', label: 'Network', icon: Wifi, component: <AppNetworkSettings /> },
        { key: 'cookies', label: 'Cookies', icon: Cookie, component: <AppCookiesSettings /> },
        { key: 'sponsorblock', label: 'Sponsorblock', icon: ShieldMinus, component: <AppSponsorblockSettings /> },
+        { key: 'delay', label: 'Delay', icon: Timer, component: <AppDelaySettings /> },
+        { key: 'potoken', label: 'Potoken', icon: KeyRound, component: <AppPoTokenSettings /> },
        { key: 'notifications', label: 'Notifications', icon: BellRing, component: <AppNotificationSettings /> },
        { key: 'commands', label: 'Commands', icon: SquareTerminal, component: <AppCommandSettings /> },
        { key: 'debug', label: 'Debug', icon: Bug, component: <AppDebugSettings /> },
@@ -1497,12 +1970,14 @@ export function ApplicationSettings() {
                        <Switch
                        id="ytdlp-auto-update"
                        checked={ytDlpAutoUpdate}
+                        disabled={isFlatpak}
                        onCheckedChange={(checked) => saveSettingsKey('ytdlp_auto_update', checked)}
                        />
                        <Label htmlFor="ytdlp-auto-update">Auto Update</Label>
                    </div>
                    <Select
                    value={ytDlpUpdateChannel}
+                    disabled={isFlatpak}
                    onValueChange={(value) => saveSettingsKey('ytdlp_update_channel', value)}
                    >
                        <SelectTrigger className="w-37.5 ring-0 focus:ring-0">
@@ -1517,7 +1992,7 @@ export function ApplicationSettings() {
                        </SelectContent>
                    </Select>
                    <Button
-                    disabled={ytDlpAutoUpdate || isUpdatingYtDlp || ongoingDownloads.length > 0}
+                    disabled={ytDlpAutoUpdate || isUpdatingYtDlp || ongoingDownloads.length > 0 || isFlatpak}
                    onClick={async () => await updateYtDlp()}
                    >
                        {isUpdatingYtDlp ? (
@@ -1553,7 +2028,7 @@ export function ApplicationSettings() {
            </TabsList>
            <div className="min-h-full flex flex-col w-full border-l border-border pl-4">
                {tabsList.map((tab) => (
-                    <TabsContent key={tab.key} value={tab.key} className={clsx("flex flex-col gap-4 min-h-108.75", tab.key === "info" ? "max-w-[80%]" : "max-w-[70%]")}>
+                    <TabsContent key={tab.key} value={tab.key} className={clsx("flex flex-col gap-4 min-h-130", tab.key === "info" ? "max-w-[80%]" : "max-w-[70%]")}>
                        {tab.component}
                    </TabsContent>
                ))}
--- a/src/components/pages/settings/extensionSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/settings/extensionSettings.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
-import { useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
+import { useEnvironmentStore, useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { ArrowDownToLine, ArrowRight, EthernetPort, Loader2, Radio, RotateCw } from "lucide-react";
 import { useSettings } from "@/helpers/use-settings";
-import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod"
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@ import { Form, FormControl, FormField, FormItem, FormMessage } from "@/component
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { SlidingButton } from "@/components/custom/slidingButton";
 import clsx from "clsx";
+import { NumberInput } from "@/components/custom/numberInput";
+import { platform } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-os";

 const websocketPortSchema = z.object({
    port: z.coerce.number<number>({
@@ -31,9 +32,12 @@ const websocketPortSchema = z.object({
 });

 function ExtInstallSettings() {
+    const currentPlatform = platform();
+    const isFlatpak = useEnvironmentStore(state => state.isFlatpak);
+
    const openLink = async (url: string, app: string | null) => {
        try {
-            await invoke('open_file_with_app', { filePath: url, appName: app }).then(() => {
+            await invoke('open_link_with_app', { url: url, appName: app }).then(() => {
                toast.info("Opening link", {
                    description: `Opening link with ${app ? app : 'default app'}.`,
                })
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ function ExtInstallSettings() {
                            <span>Get Now</span>
                        </div>
                    }
-                    onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', 'chrome')}
+                    onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', isFlatpak ? null : currentPlatform === "linux" ? 'google-chrome' : 'chrome')}
                    >
                    <span className="font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
                        <svg className="size-4 fill-primary-foreground" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ function ExtInstallSettings() {
                            <span>Get Now</span>
                        </div>
                    }
-                    onClick={() => openLink('https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/neo-downloader-plus', 'firefox')}
+                    onClick={() => openLink('https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/neo-downloader-plus', isFlatpak ? null : 'firefox')}
                    >
                    <span className="font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
                        <svg className="size-4 fill-primary-foreground" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
@@ -87,11 +91,11 @@ function ExtInstallSettings() {
                </SlidingButton>
            </div>
            <div className="flex gap-2 mb-4">
-                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', 'msedge')}>Edge</Button>
-                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', 'opera')}>Opera</Button>
-                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', 'brave')}>Brave</Button>
-                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', 'vivaldi')}>Vivaldi</Button>
-                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/neo-downloader-plus', 'zen')}>Zen</Button>
+                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', isFlatpak ? null : 'msedge')}>Edge</Button>
+                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', isFlatpak ? null : 'opera')}>Opera</Button>
+                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', isFlatpak ? null : 'brave')}>Brave</Button>
+                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/neo-downloader-plus/mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf', isFlatpak ? null : 'vivaldi')}>Vivaldi</Button>
+                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => openLink('https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/neo-downloader-plus', isFlatpak ? null : 'zen')}>Zen</Button>
            </div>
            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-2">* These links opens with coresponding browsers only. Make sure the browser is installed before clicking the link</p>
        </div>
@@ -167,9 +171,10 @@ function ExtPortSettings() {
                            render={({ field }) => (
                                <FormItem className="w-full">
                                    <FormControl>
-                                        <Input
-                                        className="focus-visible:ring-0"
+                                        <NumberInput
+                                        className="w-full"
                                        placeholder="Enter port number"
+                                        min={0}
                                        {...field}
                                        />
                                    </FormControl>
--- a/src/components/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function AppSidebar() {
    ];

    useEffect(() => {
-        let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout;
+        let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
        if (open) {
            timeout = setTimeout(() => {
                setShowBadge(true);
--- a/src/helpers/use-downloader.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-downloader.ts
@@ -61,8 +61,19 @@ export default function useDownloader() {
        log_verbose: LOG_VERBOSE,
        log_progress: LOG_PROGRESS,
        enable_notifications: ENABLE_NOTIFICATIONS,
-        download_completion_notification: DOWNLOAD_COMPLETION_NOTIFICATION
+        download_completion_notification: DOWNLOAD_COMPLETION_NOTIFICATION,
+        use_delay: USE_DELAY,
+        use_search_delay: USE_SEARCH_DELAY,
+        delay_mode: DELAY_MODE,
+        min_sleep_interval: MIN_SLEEP_INTERVAL,
+        max_sleep_interval: MAX_SLEEP_INTERVAL,
+        request_sleep_interval: REQUEST_SLEEP_INTERVAL,
+        delay_playlist_only: DELAY_PLAYLIST_ONLY,
+        use_potoken: USE_POTOKEN,
+        disable_innertube: DISABLE_INNERTUBE,
+        pot_server_port: POT_SERVER_PORT,
    } = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings);
+    const isRunningPotServer = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.isRunningPotServer);

    const expectedErrorDownloadIds = useDownloaderPageStatesStore((state) => state.expectedErrorDownloadIds);
    const addErroredDownload = useDownloaderPageStatesStore((state) => state.addErroredDownload);
@@ -103,7 +114,12 @@ export default function useDownloader() {
    const fetchVideoMetadata = async (params: FetchVideoMetadataParams): Promise<RawVideoInfo | null> => {
        const { url, formatId, playlistIndices, selectedSubtitles, resumeState, downloadConfig } = params;
        try {
-            const args = [url, '--dump-single-json', '--no-warnings'];
+            const args = [url, '--dump-single-json'];
+            if (DEBUG_MODE && LOG_VERBOSE) {
+                args.push('--verbose');
+            } else {
+                args.push('--no-warnings');
+            }
            if (formatId) {
                const isMultipleAudioFormatSelected = formatId.split('+').length > 2;
                args.push('--format', formatId);
@@ -162,21 +178,52 @@ export default function useDownloader() {
                    args.push('--sponsorblock-mark', sponsorblockMark);
                }
            };
-            const command = Command.sidecar('binaries/yt-dlp', args);
+            if ((!USE_CUSTOM_COMMANDS && !resumeState?.custom_command) && USE_SEARCH_DELAY) {
+                if (DELAY_MODE === 'auto') {
+                    args.push('--sleep-requests', '1', '--sleep-interval', '10', '--max-sleep-interval', '20');
+                } else if (DELAY_MODE === 'custom') {
+                    args.push('--sleep-requests', REQUEST_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString(), '--sleep-interval', MIN_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString(), '--max-sleep-interval', MAX_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString());
+                }
+            }
+            if ((!USE_CUSTOM_COMMANDS && !resumeState?.custom_command) && USE_POTOKEN) {
+                if (!isRunningPotServer) {
+                    LOG.warning("NEODLP", "Looks like you want to use PO Token! But, NeoDLP POT Server is not running. PO Token generation will most likely fail!");
+                }
+                if (DISABLE_INNERTUBE) {
+                    args.push('--extractor-args', `youtubepot-bgutilhttp:base_url=http://localhost:${POT_SERVER_PORT};disable_innertube=1`);
+                } else {
+                    args.push('--extractor-args', `youtubepot-bgutilhttp:base_url=http://localhost:${POT_SERVER_PORT}`);
+                }
+            }
+
+            const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+            const command = isFlatpak
+            ? Command.create('sh', ['-c', `yt-dlp ${args.map(arg => `'${arg.replace(/'/g, "'\\''")}'`).join(' ')}`])
+            : Command.sidecar('binaries/yt-dlp', args);

            let jsonOutput = '';

            return new Promise<RawVideoInfo | null>((resolve) => {
                command.stdout.on('data', line => {
-                    jsonOutput += line;
+                    if (line.startsWith('{')) {
+                        jsonOutput = line;
+                    } else {
+                        if (line.trim() !== '') LOG.info('YT-DLP', line);
+                    }
+                });
+
+                command.stderr.on('data', line => {
+                    if (line.trim() !== '') LOG.info('YT-DLP', line);
                });

                command.on('close', async (data) => {
                    if (data.code !== 0) {
-                        console.error(`yt-dlp failed to fetch metadata with code ${data.code}`);
+                        console.error(`yt-dlp exited with code ${data.code} while fetching metadata for URL: ${url}`);
                        LOG.error('NEODLP', `yt-dlp exited with code ${data.code} while fetching metadata for URL: ${url} (ignore if you manually cancelled)`);
-                        resolve(null);
                    } else {
+                        LOG.info('NEODLP', `yt-dlp exited with code ${data.code} while fetching metadata for URL: ${url}`);
+                    }
+
                    try {
                        const matchedJson = jsonOutput.match(/{.*}/);
                        if (!matchedJson) {
@@ -193,7 +240,6 @@ export default function useDownloader() {
                        LOG.error('NEODLP', `Failed to parse metadata JSON for URL: ${url}) with error: ${e}`);
                        resolve(null);
                    }
-                    }
                });

                command.on('error', error => {
@@ -305,14 +351,41 @@ export default function useDownloader() {
            args.push('--output', `${FILENAME_TEMPLATE}[${downloadId}].%(ext)s`);
        }

+        if ((!USE_CUSTOM_COMMANDS && !resumeState?.custom_command) && USE_DELAY) {
+            if (!DELAY_PLAYLIST_ONLY) {
+                if (DELAY_MODE === 'auto') {
                    if (isMultiplePlaylistItems) {
                        const playlistLength = playlistIndices.split(',').length;
-            if (playlistLength > 5 && playlistLength < 100) {
-                args.push('--sleep-requests', '1', '--sleep-interval', '5', '--max-sleep-interval', '15');
+                        if (playlistLength <= 5) {
+                            args.push('--sleep-requests', '1', '--sleep-interval', '5', '--max-sleep-interval', '10');
+                        } else if (playlistLength > 5 && playlistLength < 100) {
+                            args.push('--sleep-requests', '1', '--sleep-interval', '10', '--max-sleep-interval', '20');
                        } else if (playlistLength >= 100 && playlistLength < 500) {
-                args.push('--sleep-requests', '1.5', '--sleep-interval', '10', '--max-sleep-interval', '40');
+                            args.push('--sleep-requests', '2', '--sleep-interval', '20', '--max-sleep-interval', '40');
                        } else if (playlistLength >= 500) {
-                args.push('--sleep-requests', '2.5', '--sleep-interval', '20', '--max-sleep-interval', '60');
+                            args.push('--sleep-requests', '2', '--sleep-interval', '40', '--max-sleep-interval', '60');
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        args.push('--sleep-requests', '1', '--sleep-interval', '10', '--max-sleep-interval', '20');
+                    }
+                } else if (DELAY_MODE === 'custom') {
+                    args.push('--sleep-requests', REQUEST_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString(), '--sleep-interval', MIN_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString(), '--max-sleep-interval', MAX_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString());
+                }
+            } else if (DELAY_PLAYLIST_ONLY && isMultiplePlaylistItems) {
+                if (DELAY_MODE === 'auto') {
+                    const playlistLength = playlistIndices.split(',').length;
+                    if (playlistLength <= 5) {
+                        args.push('--sleep-requests', '1', '--sleep-interval', '5', '--max-sleep-interval', '10');
+                    } else if (playlistLength > 5 && playlistLength < 100) {
+                        args.push('--sleep-requests', '1', '--sleep-interval', '10', '--max-sleep-interval', '20');
+                    } else if (playlistLength >= 100 && playlistLength < 500) {
+                        args.push('--sleep-requests', '2', '--sleep-interval', '20', '--max-sleep-interval', '40');
+                    } else if (playlistLength >= 500) {
+                        args.push('--sleep-requests', '2', '--sleep-interval', '40', '--max-sleep-interval', '60');
+                    }
+                } else if (DELAY_MODE === 'custom') {
+                    args.push('--sleep-requests', REQUEST_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString(), '--sleep-interval', MIN_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString(), '--max-sleep-interval', MAX_SLEEP_INTERVAL.toString());
+                }
            }
        }

@@ -469,6 +542,17 @@ export default function useDownloader() {
            LOG.warning('NEODLP', `Looks like you are using aria2 for this yt-dlp download: ${downloadId}. Make sure aria2 is installed on your system if you are on macOS for this to work. Also, pause/resume might not work as expected especially on windows (using aria2 is not recommended for most downloads).`);
        }

+        if ((!USE_CUSTOM_COMMANDS && !resumeState?.custom_command) && USE_POTOKEN) {
+            if (!isRunningPotServer) {
+                LOG.warning("NEODLP", "Looks like you want to use PO Token! But, NeoDLP POT Server is not running. PO Token generation will most likely fail!");
+            }
+            if (DISABLE_INNERTUBE) {
+                args.push('--extractor-args', `youtubepot-bgutilhttp:base_url=http://localhost:${POT_SERVER_PORT};disable_innertube=1`);
+            } else {
+                args.push('--extractor-args', `youtubepot-bgutilhttp:base_url=http://localhost:${POT_SERVER_PORT}`);
+            }
+        }
+
        if (resumeState || (!USE_CUSTOM_COMMANDS && USE_ARIA2)) {
            args.push('--continue');
        } else {
@@ -476,7 +560,10 @@ export default function useDownloader() {
        }

        console.log('Starting download with args:', args);
-        const command = Command.sidecar('binaries/yt-dlp', args);
+        const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+        const command = isFlatpak
+        ? Command.create('sh', ['-c', `yt-dlp ${args.map(arg => `'${arg.replace(/'/g, "'\\''")}'`).join(' ')}`])
+        : Command.sidecar('binaries/yt-dlp', args);

        command.on('close', async (data) => {
            if (data.code !== 0) {
--- a/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+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 { Command } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell";
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+
+interface FileMap {
+    source: string;
+    destination: string;
+    dir: string;
+    content?: string;
+}
+
+export function useLinuxRegisterer() {
+    const { saveKvPair } = useKvPairs();
+    const appVersion = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.appVersion);
+
+    const registerToLinux = async () => {
+        try {
+            const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+            const resourceDirPath = isFlatpak ? '/app/lib/neodlp' : await resourceDir();
+            const homeDirPath = await homeDir();
+            // const flatpakChromeManifestContent = {
+            //     name: "com.neosubhamoy.neodlp",
+            //     description: "NeoDLP MsgHost",
+            //     path: `${homeDirPath}/.local/bin/neodlp-msghost`,
+            //     type: "stdio",
+            //     allowed_origins: ["chrome-extension://mehopeailfjmiloiiohgicphlcgpompf/"]
+            // };
+            // const flatpakFirefoxManifestContent = {
+            //     name: "com.neosubhamoy.neodlp",
+            //     description: "NeoDLP MsgHost",
+            //     path: `${homeDirPath}/.local/bin/neodlp-msghost`,
+            //     type: "stdio",
+            //     allowed_extensions: ["neodlp@neosubhamoy.com"]
+            // };
+
+            const filesToCopy: FileMap[] = [
+                { source: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil.py', destination: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil.py', dir: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/' },
+                { source: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_cli.py', destination: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_cli.py', dir: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/' },
+                { 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 filesToCopyFlatpak: FileMap[] = [
+                // { source: 'chrome.json', destination: '.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.json', dir: '.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/', content: JSON.stringify(flatpakChromeManifestContent) },
+                // { source: 'chrome.json', destination: '.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.json', dir: '.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts/', content: JSON.stringify(flatpakChromeManifestContent) },
+                // { source: 'firefox.json', destination: '.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.json', dir: '.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/', content: JSON.stringify(flatpakFirefoxManifestContent) },
+                // { source: 'neodlp-msghost', destination: '.local/bin/neodlp-msghost', dir: '.local/bin/' },
+
+                // { source: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil.py', destination: '.var/app/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp/config/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil.py', dir: '.var/app/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp/config/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/' },
+                // { source: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_cli.py', destination: '.var/app/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp/config/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_cli.py', dir: '.var/app/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp/config/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/' },
+                // { source: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_http.py', destination: '.var/app/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp/config/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_http.py', dir: '.var/app/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp/config/yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/' },
+            // ];
+
+            if (isFlatpak) {
+                // Skip linux registration for Flatpak
+                console.log('Flatpak sandbox detected! Skipping Linux registration...');
+
+                // for (const file of filesToCopyFlatpak) {
+                //     const sourcePath = await join(resourceDirPath, file.source);
+                //     const destinationDir = await join(homeDirPath, file.dir);
+                //     const destinationPath = await join(homeDirPath, file.destination);
+                //     const escapedContent = file.content?.replace(/'/g, `'\\''`) || '';
+                //     const copyCommand = Command.create('sh', ['-c', `mkdir -p "${destinationDir}" && cp "${sourcePath}" "${destinationPath}"`]);
+                //     const writeCommand = Command.create('sh', ['-c', `printf '%s' '${escapedContent}' > "${destinationPath}"`]);
+
+                //     if (file.content) {
+                //         const writeOutput = await writeCommand.execute();
+                //         if (writeOutput.code === 0) {
+                //             console.log(`File ${file.destination} created successfully at ${destinationPath}`);
+                //         } else {
+                //             console.error(`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}`);
+                //         } else {
+                //             console.error(`Failed to copy file ${file.source} to ${destinationPath}:`, copyOutput.stderr);
+                //             return { success: false, message: 'Failed to register' };
+                //         }
+                //     }
+                // }
+            } else {
+                for (const file of filesToCopy) {
+                    const sourcePath = await join(resourceDirPath, file.source);
+                    const destinationDir = await join(homeDirPath, file.dir);
+                    const destinationPath = await join(homeDirPath, file.destination);
+
+                    const dirExists = await fs.exists(destinationDir);
+                    if (dirExists) {
+                        await fs.copyFile(sourcePath, destinationPath);
+                        console.log(`File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
+                    } else {
+                        await fs.mkdir(destinationDir, { recursive: true })
+                        console.log(`Created dir ${destinationDir}`);
+                        await fs.copyFile(sourcePath, destinationPath);
+                        console.log(`File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            saveKvPair('linux_registered_version', appVersion);
+            return { success: true, message: 'Registered successfully' }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Error copying files:', error);
+            return { success: false, message: 'Failed to register' }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { registerToLinux };
+}
--- a/src/helpers/use-macos-registerer.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-macos-registerer.ts
@@ -3,17 +3,26 @@ import * as fs from "@tauri-apps/plugin-fs";
 import { useKvPairs } from "@/helpers/use-kvpairs";
 import { useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";

+interface FileMap {
+    source: string;
+    destination: string;
+    dir: string;
+}
+
 export function useMacOsRegisterer() {
    const { saveKvPair } = useKvPairs();
    const appVersion = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.appVersion);

    const registerToMac = async () => {
        try {
-            const filesToCopy = [
+            const filesToCopy: FileMap[] = [
                { source: 'neodlp-autostart.plist', destination: 'Library/LaunchAgents/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.plist', dir: 'Library/LaunchAgents/' },
                { source: 'neodlp-msghost.json', destination: 'Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.json', dir: 'Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/' },
                { source: 'neodlp-msghost.json', destination: 'Library/Application Support/Chromium/NativeMessagingHosts/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.json', dir: 'Library/Application Support/Chromium/NativeMessagingHosts/' },
                { source: 'neodlp-msghost-moz.json', destination: 'Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts/com.neosubhamoy.neodlp.json', dir: 'Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts/' },
+                { source: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil.py', destination: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil.py', dir: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/' },
+                { source: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_cli.py', destination: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/getpot_bgutil_cli.py', dir: 'yt-dlp-plugins/bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider/yt_dlp_plugins/extractor/' },
+                { 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();
--- a/src/helpers/use-pot-server.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-pot-server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { useSettingsPageStatesStore } from "@/services/store";
+import { useLogger } from "@/helpers/use-logger";
+import { Command } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell";
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+
+export default function usePotServer() {
+    const setIsRunningPotServer = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.setIsRunningPotServer);
+    const setIsStartingPotServer = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.setIsStartingPotServer);
+    const potServerPid = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.potServerPid);
+    const setPotServerPid = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.setPotServerPid);
+    const potServerPort = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.pot_server_port);
+    const LOG = useLogger();
+
+    const stripAnsiAndLogPrefix = (line: string): string => {
+        const stripped = line.replace(/\x1b\[\d+m/g, '');
+        return stripped.replace(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T[\d:.]+Z\s+\w+\s+[\w:]+:\s*/, '');
+    };
+
+    const startPotServer = async (port?: number) => {
+        const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
+        const runCommand = isFlatpak
+        ? Command.create('sh', [
+            '-c',
+            `neodlp-pot server --port ${port ? port.toString() : potServerPort.toString()}`
+        ])
+        : Command.sidecar('binaries/neodlp-pot', [
+            'server',
+            '--port',
+            port ? port.toString() : potServerPort.toString(),
+        ]);
+
+        try {
+            setIsStartingPotServer(true);
+            LOG.info("NEODLP POT-SERVER", `Starting POT Server on port: ${port ?? potServerPort}`);
+
+            runCommand.on("close", (data) => {
+                if (data.code === 0) {
+                    LOG.info("NEODLP POT-SERVER", `POT Server process exited with code: ${data.code}`);
+                } else {
+                    LOG.error("NEODLP POT-SERVER", `POT Server process exited with code: ${data.code} (ignore if you manually stopped the server)`);
+                }
+                setIsRunningPotServer(false);
+                setPotServerPid(null);
+            });
+
+            runCommand.on("error", (error) => {
+                LOG.error("NEODLP POT-SERVER", `Error running POT Server: ${error}`);
+                setIsRunningPotServer(false);
+                setPotServerPid(null);
+            });
+
+            runCommand.stdout.on("data", (line) => {
+                const cleanedLine = stripAnsiAndLogPrefix(line).trim();
+                if (cleanedLine !== '') LOG.info("NEODLP POT-SERVER", cleanedLine);
+                if (cleanedLine.startsWith("POT server")) {
+                    setIsRunningPotServer(true);
+                }
+            });
+
+            runCommand.stderr.on("data", (line) => {
+                const cleanedLine = stripAnsiAndLogPrefix(line).trim();
+                if (cleanedLine !== '') LOG.error("NEODLP POT-SERVER", cleanedLine);
+            });
+
+            const child = await runCommand.spawn();
+            setPotServerPid(child.pid);
+        } catch (error) {
+            LOG.error("NEODLP POT-SERVER", `Error starting POT Server: ${error}`);
+        } finally {
+            setIsStartingPotServer(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const stopPotServer = async () => {
+        if (!potServerPid) {
+            LOG.warning("NEODLP POT-SERVER", "No POT Server process found to stop.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            LOG.info("NEODLP POT-SERVER", `Stopping POT Server with PID: ${potServerPid}`);
+            await invoke('kill_all_process', { pid: potServerPid });
+            LOG.info("NEODLP POT-SERVER", "POT Server stopped successfully.");
+            setIsRunningPotServer(false);
+            setPotServerPid(null);
+        } catch (error) {
+            LOG.error("NEODLP POT-SERVER", `Error stopping POT Server: ${error}`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { startPotServer, stopPotServer};
+}
--- a/src/helpers/use-ytdlp-updater.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-ytdlp-updater.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ export function useYtDlpUpdater() {

    const updateYtDlp = async () => {
        const CURRENT_TIMESTAMP = Date.now();
+        const isFlatpak = await invoke<boolean>('is_flatpak');
        setIsUpdatingYtDlp(true);
        LOG.info('NEODLP', 'Updating yt-dlp to latest version');
        try {
-            const command = currentPlatform === 'linux' ? Command.create('pkexec', ['yt-dlp', '--update-to', ytDlpUpdateChannel]) : Command.sidecar('binaries/yt-dlp', ['--update-to', ytDlpUpdateChannel]);
+            const command = currentPlatform === 'linux' && isFlatpak
+            ? ytDlpUpdateChannel === 'nightly'
+              ? Command.create('sh', ['-c', 'pip3 install -U --pre "yt-dlp[default,curl-cffi]"'])
+              : Command.create('sh', ['-c', 'pip3 install -U "yt-dlp[default,curl-cffi]"'])
+            : currentPlatform === 'linux'
+              ? Command.create('pkexec', ['yt-dlp', '--update-to', ytDlpUpdateChannel])
+              : Command.sidecar('binaries/yt-dlp', ['--update-to', ytDlpUpdateChannel]);
            const output = await command.execute();
            if (output.code === 0) {
                console.log("yt-dlp updated successfully:", output.stdout);
--- a/src/hooks/use-toast.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-toast.ts
@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-"use client"
-
-// Inspired by react-hot-toast library
-import * as React from "react"
-
-import type {
-  ToastActionElement,
-  ToastProps,
-} from "@/components/ui/toast"
-
-const TOAST_LIMIT = 1
-const TOAST_REMOVE_DELAY = 1000000
-
-type ToasterToast = ToastProps & {
-  id: string
-  title?: React.ReactNode
-  description?: React.ReactNode
-  action?: ToastActionElement
-}
-
-const actionTypes = {
-  ADD_TOAST: "ADD_TOAST",
-  UPDATE_TOAST: "UPDATE_TOAST",
-  DISMISS_TOAST: "DISMISS_TOAST",
-  REMOVE_TOAST: "REMOVE_TOAST",
-} as const
-
-let count = 0
-
-function genId() {
-  count = (count + 1) % Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
-  return count.toString()
-}
-
-type ActionType = typeof actionTypes
-
-type Action =
-  | {
-      type: ActionType["ADD_TOAST"]
-      toast: ToasterToast
-    }
-  | {
-      type: ActionType["UPDATE_TOAST"]
-      toast: Partial<ToasterToast>
-    }
-  | {
-      type: ActionType["DISMISS_TOAST"]
-      toastId?: ToasterToast["id"]
-    }
-  | {
-      type: ActionType["REMOVE_TOAST"]
-      toastId?: ToasterToast["id"]
-    }
-
-interface State {
-  toasts: ToasterToast[]
-}
-
-const toastTimeouts = new Map<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>()
-
-const addToRemoveQueue = (toastId: string) => {
-  if (toastTimeouts.has(toastId)) {
-    return
-  }
-
-  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-    toastTimeouts.delete(toastId)
-    dispatch({
-      type: "REMOVE_TOAST",
-      toastId: toastId,
-    })
-  }, TOAST_REMOVE_DELAY)
-
-  toastTimeouts.set(toastId, timeout)
-}
-
-export const reducer = (state: State, action: Action): State => {
-  switch (action.type) {
-    case "ADD_TOAST":
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        toasts: [action.toast, ...state.toasts].slice(0, TOAST_LIMIT),
-      }
-
-    case "UPDATE_TOAST":
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        toasts: state.toasts.map((t) =>
-          t.id === action.toast.id ? { ...t, ...action.toast } : t
-        ),
-      }
-
-    case "DISMISS_TOAST": {
-      const { toastId } = action
-
-      // ! Side effects ! - This could be extracted into a dismissToast() action,
-      // but I'll keep it here for simplicity
-      if (toastId) {
-        addToRemoveQueue(toastId)
-      } else {
-        state.toasts.forEach((toast) => {
-          addToRemoveQueue(toast.id)
-        })
-      }
-
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        toasts: state.toasts.map((t) =>
-          t.id === toastId || toastId === undefined
-            ? {
-                ...t,
-                open: false,
-              }
-            : t
-        ),
-      }
-    }
-    case "REMOVE_TOAST":
-      if (action.toastId === undefined) {
-        return {
-          ...state,
-          toasts: [],
-        }
-      }
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        toasts: state.toasts.filter((t) => t.id !== action.toastId),
-      }
-  }
-}
-
-const listeners: Array<(state: State) => void> = []
-
-let memoryState: State = { toasts: [] }
-
-function dispatch(action: Action) {
-  memoryState = reducer(memoryState, action)
-  listeners.forEach((listener) => {
-    listener(memoryState)
-  })
-}
-
-type Toast = Omit<ToasterToast, "id">
-
-function toast({ ...props }: Toast) {
-  const id = genId()
-
-  const update = (props: ToasterToast) =>
-    dispatch({
-      type: "UPDATE_TOAST",
-      toast: { ...props, id },
-    })
-  const dismiss = () => dispatch({ type: "DISMISS_TOAST", toastId: id })
-
-  dispatch({
-    type: "ADD_TOAST",
-    toast: {
-      ...props,
-      id,
-      open: true,
-      onOpenChange: (open) => {
-        if (!open) dismiss()
-      },
-    },
-  })
-
-  return {
-    id: id,
-    dismiss,
-    update,
-  }
-}
-
-function useToast() {
-  const [state, setState] = React.useState<State>(memoryState)
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    listeners.push(setState)
-    return () => {
-      const index = listeners.indexOf(setState)
-      if (index > -1) {
-        listeners.splice(index, 1)
-      }
-    }
-  }, [state])
-
-  return {
-    ...state,
-    toast,
-    dismiss: (toastId?: string) => dispatch({ type: "DISMISS_TOAST", toastId }),
-  }
-}
-
-export { useToast, toast }
--- a/src/pages/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useSettings } from "@/helpers/use-settings";
 import { AlertDialog, AlertDialogAction, AlertDialogCancel, AlertDialogContent, AlertDialogDescription, AlertDialogFooter, AlertDialogHeader, AlertDialogTitle, AlertDialogTrigger } from "@/components/ui/alert-dialog";
 import { ExtensionSettings } from "@/components/pages/settings/extensionSettings";
 import { ApplicationSettings } from "@/components/pages/settings/applicationSettings";
+import usePotServer from "@/helpers/use-pot-server";

 export default function SettingsPage() {
    const { setTheme } = useTheme();
@@ -17,10 +18,12 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
    const setActiveTab = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.setActiveTab);

    const isUsingDefaultSettings = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.isUsingDefaultSettings);
+    const isRunningPotServer = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.isRunningPotServer);
    const appTheme = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.theme);
    const appColorScheme = useSettingsPageStatesStore(state => state.settings.color_scheme);

    const { resetSettings } = useSettings();
+    const { stopPotServer } = usePotServer();

    useEffect(() => {
        const updateTheme = async () => {
@@ -60,8 +63,11 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                            <AlertDialogFooter>
                                <AlertDialogCancel>Cancel</AlertDialogCancel>
                                <AlertDialogAction onClick={
-                                    () => {
-                                        resetSettings()
+                                    async () => {
+                                        resetSettings();
+                                        if (isRunningPotServer) {
+                                            await stopPotServer();
+                                        }
                                    }
                                }>Reset</AlertDialogAction>
                            </AlertDialogFooter>
--- 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) => ({
@@ -211,6 +211,16 @@ export const useSettingsPageStatesStore = create<SettingsPageStatesStore>((set)
        enable_notifications: false,
        update_notification: true,
        download_completion_notification: false,
+        use_delay: true,
+        use_search_delay: false,
+        delay_mode: 'auto',
+        min_sleep_interval: 10,
+        max_sleep_interval: 20,
+        request_sleep_interval: 1,
+        delay_playlist_only: true,
+        use_potoken: false,
+        disable_innertube: false,
+        pot_server_port: 4416,
        // extension settings
        websocket_port: 53511
    },
@@ -223,6 +233,10 @@ export const useSettingsPageStatesStore = create<SettingsPageStatesStore>((set)
    appUpdateDownloadProgress: 0,
    formResetTrigger: 0,
    resetAcknowledgements: 0,
+    isRunningPotServer: false,
+    isStartingPotServer: false,
+    isChangingPotServerPort: false,
+    potServerPid: null,
    setActiveTab: (tab) => set(() => ({ activeTab: tab })),
    setActiveSubAppTab: (tab) => set(() => ({ activeSubAppTab: tab })),
    setActiveSubExtTab: (tab) => set(() => ({ activeSubExtTab: tab })),
@@ -282,6 +296,16 @@ export const useSettingsPageStatesStore = create<SettingsPageStatesStore>((set)
            enable_notifications: false,
            update_notification: true,
            download_completion_notification: false,
+            use_delay: true,
+            use_search_delay: false,
+            delay_mode: 'auto',
+            min_sleep_interval: 10,
+            max_sleep_interval: 20,
+            request_sleep_interval: 1,
+            delay_playlist_only: true,
+            use_potoken: false,
+            disable_innertube: false,
+            pot_server_port: 4416,
            // extension settings
            websocket_port: 53511
        },
@@ -301,12 +325,17 @@ export const useSettingsPageStatesStore = create<SettingsPageStatesStore>((set)
    acknowledgeFormReset: () => set((state) => ({
        resetAcknowledgements: state.resetAcknowledgements + 1
    })),
+    setIsRunningPotServer: (isRunning) => set(() => ({ isRunningPotServer: isRunning })),
+    setIsStartingPotServer: (isStarting) => set(() => ({ isStartingPotServer: isStarting })),
+    setIsChangingPotServerPort: (isChanging) => set(() => ({ isChangingPotServerPort: isChanging })),
+    setPotServerPid: (pid) => set(() => ({ potServerPid: pid }))
 }));

 export const useKvPairsStatesStore = create<KvPairsStatesStore>((set) => ({
    kvPairs: {
        ytdlp_update_last_check: null,
-        macos_registered_version: null
+        macos_registered_version: null,
+        linux_registered_version: null
    },
    setKvPairsKey: (key, value) => set((state) => ({
        kvPairs: {
@@ -323,3 +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 }))
+}));
--- a/src/types/kvStore.ts
+++ b/src/types/kvStore.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export interface KvStoreTable {
 export interface KvStore {
    ytdlp_update_last_check: number | null;
    macos_registered_version: string | null;
+    linux_registered_version: string | null;
 }
--- a/src/types/settings.ts
+++ b/src/types/settings.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ export interface Settings {
    enable_notifications: boolean;
    update_notification: boolean;
    download_completion_notification: boolean;
+    use_delay: boolean;
+    use_search_delay: boolean;
+    delay_mode: string;
+    min_sleep_interval: number;
+    max_sleep_interval: number;
+    request_sleep_interval: number;
+    delay_playlist_only: boolean;
+    use_potoken: boolean;
+    disable_innertube: boolean;
+    pot_server_port: number;
    // extension settings
    websocket_port: number;
 }
--- a/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/src/types/store.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ export interface SettingsPageStatesStore {
    appUpdateDownloadProgress: number;
    formResetTrigger: number;
    resetAcknowledgements: number;
+    isRunningPotServer: boolean;
+    isStartingPotServer: boolean;
+    isChangingPotServerPort: boolean;
+    potServerPid: number | null;
    setActiveTab: (tab: string) => void;
    setActiveSubAppTab: (tab: string) => void;
    setActiveSubExtTab: (tab: string) => void;
@@ -130,6 +134,10 @@ export interface SettingsPageStatesStore {
    setAppUpdateDownloadProgress: (progress: number) => void;
    triggerFormReset: () => void;
    acknowledgeFormReset: () => void;
+    setIsRunningPotServer: (isRunning: boolean) => void;
+    setIsStartingPotServer: (isStarting: boolean) => void;
+    setIsChangingPotServerPort: (isChanging: boolean) => void;
+    setPotServerPid: (pid: number | null) => void;
 }

 export interface KvPairsStatesStore {
@@ -144,3 +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;
+}
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export const determineFileType = (
  const audioCodec = (acodec || '').toLowerCase();

  const isNone = (str: string): boolean => {
-    return ['none', 'n/a', '-', ''].includes(str);
+    return ['none', 'auto', 'n/a', '-', ''].includes(str);
  };

  const hasVideo = !isNone(videoCodec);
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ export const getMergedBestFormat = (
  } else {
    return {
      ...baseFormat,
-      format: 'Best Video (Automatic)',
+      format: 'Best Quality (Auto)',
      format_id: 'best',
      format_note: 'auto',
      ext: 'auto',