diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index edb65ea..af3c8e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
   "autoUpdate": true,
   "systemTray": true,
   "discordRPC": true,
-  "customTopBar": true,
   "autoCheckInfo": true,
   "addThumbnail": true,
   "addMetadata": true,
@@ -252,7 +251,6 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 | `autoUpdate`                 | boolean | `true`   | Enable automatic application updates                       |
 | `systemTray`                 | boolean | `false`  | Allow app to minimize on close [EXPERIMENTAL]              |
 | `discordRPC`                 | boolean | `true`   | Enable Discord Rich Presence integration                   |
-| `customTopBar`               | boolean | `true`   | Use custom application top bar                             |
 | `autoCheckInfo`              | boolean | `true`   | Automatically fetch video information on URL paste         |
 | `addThumbnail`               | boolean | `true`   | Embed thumbnail in downloaded audio files                  |
 | `addMetadata`                | boolean | `true`   | Add metadata tags to downloaded files                      |
diff --git a/app/ipcHandlers.js b/app/ipcHandlers.js
index 06c94de..3c5512b 100755
--- a/app/ipcHandlers.js
+++ b/app/ipcHandlers.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ const FEATURE_WHITELIST = new Set([
   "autoUpdate",
   "systemTray",
   "discordRPC",
-  "customTopBar",
   "autoCheckInfo",
   "addThumbnail",
   "addMetadata",
diff --git a/app/windowManager.js b/app/windowManager.js
index a21ed42..ee30b8f 100644
--- a/app/windowManager.js
+++ b/app/windowManager.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ async function createMainWindow() {
     height: 800,
     minWidth: 750,
     minHeight: 800,
-    frame: !configFeatures.customTopBar,
+    frame: false, // Force custom topbar for consistent UI across platforms, and less maintenance headaches with native titlebar actions
     devTools: !app.isPackaged,
     show: false, 
     webPreferences: {
diff --git a/config/config.default.json b/config/config.default.json
index 7fc2998..da7c960 100644
--- a/config/config.default.json
+++ b/config/config.default.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "autoUpdate": true,
   "systemTray": false,
   "discordRPC": true,
-  "customTopBar": true,
   "autoCheckInfo": true,
   "addThumbnail": true,
   "addMetadata": true,
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 1d50e1d..e9180b0 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
-                <div class="setting-item">
+                <!-- <div class="setting-item">
                     <input type="checkbox" data-key="customTopBar" id="customTopBar">
                     <div class="setting-info">
                     <span class="setting-title">Custom Top bar</span>
                     <small>Use this if the topbar is missing or you prefer a custom one.</small>
                     </div>
-                </div>
+                </div> -->
 
                 <div class="setting-item" style="margin-left: 32px; margin-top: 20px;">
                     <div class="setting-info">
diff --git a/public/script/topbar.js b/public/script/topbar.js
index c8ad591..e2a601d 100644
--- a/public/script/topbar.js
+++ b/public/script/topbar.js
@@ -35,25 +35,26 @@ export function initTopBar() {
 
 }
 
-async function attachListeners(){
-  try{
-    const featuresList = await window.electronAPI.getFeatures();
+//* Disabled because i disabled native topbar for now, but keeping the code in case i want to re-enable it later
+// async function attachListeners(){
+//   try{
+//     const featuresList = await window.electronAPI.getFeatures();
   
-    if (!featuresList.customTopBar) {
-      const topbar = document.getElementById("topbar");
-      const container = document.getElementById("container");
-      const themeSwitcher = document.getElementById("theme-switcher");
+//     if (!featuresList.customTopBar) {
+//       const topbar = document.getElementById("topbar");
+//       const container = document.getElementById("container");
+//       const themeSwitcher = document.getElementById("theme-switcher");
   
-      if (topbar) topbar.style.display = "none";
-      if (container) container.style.marginTop = "0";
-      if (themeSwitcher) themeSwitcher.style.top = "30px";
-    }
+//       if (topbar) topbar.style.display = "none";
+//       if (container) container.style.marginTop = "0";
+//       if (themeSwitcher) themeSwitcher.style.top = "30px";
+//     }
     
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to load layout features for topbar:", error);
-  }
+//   } catch (error) {
+//     console.error("Failed to load layout features for topbar:", error);
+//   }
 
-}
+// }
 
 initTopBar()
-document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", attachListeners)
\ No newline at end of file
+//document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", attachListeners)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/helpers/buildArgs.helpers.js b/server/helpers/buildArgs.helpers.js
index 75ad30f..806cc95 100644
--- a/server/helpers/buildArgs.helpers.js
+++ b/server/helpers/buildArgs.helpers.js
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ function buildYtDlpArgs({url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder, isPlaylist}) {
 
   logger.info(`CONFIG autoUpdate: ${configFeatures.autoUpdate}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG discordRPC: ${configFeatures.discordRPC}`);
-  logger.info(`CONFIG customTopBar: ${configFeatures.customTopBar}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG autoCheckInfo: ${configFeatures.autoCheckInfo}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG keepPlaylistOrder: ${configFeatures.keepPlaylistOrder}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG addThumbnail: ${configFeatures.addThumbnail}`);