feat: system tray. Working on Windows, should be tested on Linux (GNOME) env. More features to systemTray coming soon

1.6.1

README.md

@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ The primary goal is to make media downloading accessible to users who want offli
 ### User Interface
 
 - **Custom window controls** - Frameless window with custom top bar (optional)
-- **Custom themes** — ZIP-based theme system with live preview
+- **Custom themes** - ZIP-based theme system with live preview
-- **Theme Workshop** — web-based theme creator and browser
+- **Theme Workshop** - web-based theme creator and browser
-- **Toast notifications** — in-app feedback system
+- **Toast notifications** - in-app feedback system
 - **Real-time progress tracking** - Live download progress bar with network speed indicator
 - **Server-Sent Events (SSE)** - Non-blocking progress updates via event streaming
 - **Settings panel** - In-app configuration interface with live updates
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ The primary goal is to make media downloading accessible to users who want offli
 - **Rate limiting** - Express-based request throttling to prevent server overload
 - **Graceful shutdown** - Proper cleanup of servers, logs, and RPC connections
 - **System notifications** - Windows notifications on download completion (clickable to open folder)
-- **Splash screen** — animated loading screen on startup
+- **Splash screen** - animated loading screen on startup
-- **Stop download** — ability to cancel in-progress downloads
+- **Stop download** - ability to cancel in-progress downloads
-- **Playlist folders** — dedicated folder creation per playlist
+- **Playlist folders** - dedicated folder creation per playlist
+- **Keep Playlist Order** - Add an Index before the title, could be useful for an album for example.
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ The primary goal is to make media downloading accessible to users who want offli
 
 ### Linux
 
-#### Fedora (via Copr — recommended)
+#### Fedora (via Copr - recommended)
 
 Installing via Copr lets `dnf` handle future updates automatically:
 
@@ -178,7 +179,8 @@ The application supports various configuration options:
 - Custom download directory selection
 - Discord Rich Presence activation
 - Theme customization
-- Log level configuration
+- Log level
+- And somes to see in the list [Configuration Options](#configuration-options) available
 
 ### Troubleshooting
 
@@ -219,13 +221,14 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 
 #### Linux
 ```
-~/.config/Freedom Loader/config.json
+~/.config/Freedom\ Loader/config.json
 ```
 
 ### Available Options
 ```json
 {
   "autoUpdate": true,
+  "systemTray": true,
   "discordRPC": true,
   "customTopBar": true,
   "autoCheckInfo": true,
@@ -233,6 +236,7 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
   "addMetadata": true,
   "verboseLogs": false,
   "autoDownloadPlaylist": true,
+  "keepPlaylistOrder": false,
   "createPlaylistFolders": true,
   "customCodec": "h264",
   "logSystem": true,
@@ -249,6 +253,7 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 | Option                       | Type    | Default  | Description                                                |
 |------------------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `autoUpdate`                 | boolean | `true`   | Enable automatic application updates                       |
+| `systemTray`                 | boolean | `true`   | Allow app to minimize on close                             |
 | `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         |
@@ -256,6 +261,7 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 | `addMetadata`                | boolean | `true`   | Add metadata tags to downloaded files                      |
 | `verboseLogs`                | boolean | `false`  | Enable detailed logging for debugging                      |
 | `autoDownloadPlaylist`       | boolean | `true`   | Automatically download entire playlists                    |
+| `keepPlaylistOrder`          | boolean | `false`  | Add index before title, usefull for album                  |
 | `createPlaylistFolders`      | boolean | `true`   | Automatically create a folder for a playlist               |
 | `customCodec`                | string  | `"h264"` | Video codec for encoding (supported: h264, h265, vp9, av1) |
 | `logSystem`                  | boolean | `true`   | Enable application logging                                 |
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 - `theora` - Theora (legacy open codec)
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Configuration changes may require an application restart to take effect.
+> Some configuration changes may require an application restart to take effect.
 
 ## Project Structure
 
@@ -290,15 +296,21 @@ Freedom-Loader/
 │   ├── pathValidator.js
 │   ├── splashManager.js
 │   ├── themeManager.js
+│   ├── tray.js
 │   ├── windowManager.js
 │   └── ytDlpUpdater.js
 ├── build/                   # Build resources and assets
+│   ├── app-icon.ico
+│   ├── app-icon.png
+│   ├── banner.png
+│   └── ...
 ├── config/                  # Configuration files
 │   ├── config.default.json
-│   └── config.dev.json
+│   └── config.dev.json      # Configuration Used when i dev mode       
+├── dist/                    # Compiled executables (.exe, .AppImage, .deb, .rpm, .snap)
 ├── public/                  # Frontend assets and UI
 │   ├── index.html
-│   ├── splash.html
+│   ├── splash.html          # Splash Screen (Start of the application)
 │   ├── assets/
 │   │   ├── icon/            # Application icons
 │   │   └── logo/            # Logo assets
@@ -317,19 +329,8 @@ Freedom-Loader/
 │       ├── styles.css
 │       ├── variables.css
 │       ├── components/      # Component-specific styles
-│       │   ├── checkbox.css
-│       │   ├── editpathbutton.css
-│       │   ├── loader.css
-│       │   ├── progressBar.css
-│       │   └── toast.css
 │       └── layout/          # Layout styles
-│           ├── container.css
+├── resources/               # Internal resources (binaries : yt-dlp, ffmpeg...)
-│           ├── form.css
-│           ├── header.css
-│           ├── settingsPanel.css
-│           ├── topbar.css
-│           └── videoinfo.css
-├── resources/              # Internal resources (binaries)
 ├── server/                  # Express backend server
 │   ├── logger.js
 │   ├── server.js
@@ -353,16 +354,16 @@ Freedom-Loader/
 ├── theme/                   # Theme system
 │   ├── template.theme.json  # Theme template
 │   ├── Dark/                # Default dark theme
-│   │   └── dark.theme.json
 │   └── Light/               # Default light theme
-│       └── light.theme.json
+├── BINARIES.md              # External dependencies & binaries documentation
-├── main.js                  # Electron main process entry point
-├── preload.js               # Electron preload script (IPC bridge)
-├── config.js                # Global configuration loader
-├── package.json             # Project metadata and dependencies
 ├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md       # Community guidelines
+├── config.js                # Global configuration loader
 ├── CONTRIBUTING.md          # Contribution guidelines
+├── jest.config.js           # Unit testing configuration
 ├── LICENSE                  # GPLv3 license
+├── main.js                  # Electron main process entry point
+├── package.json             # Project metadata and dependencies
+├── preload.js               # Electron preload script (IPC bridge)
 └── README.md                # This file
 ```
 
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ Freedom Loader includes a web-based theme creator available at [Freedom Loader W
 ### Installing a custom theme
 1. Download a `.zip` theme file
 2. Drop it in the `theme/` folder of your Freedom Loader installation
-3. Restart the app — your theme appears in the settings panel
+3. Restart the app - your theme appears in the settings panel
 
 ## Technology Stack
 

app/discordRPC.js

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 const config = require('../config');
 const RPC = require("discord-rpc");
 const { logger } = require("../server/logger");
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
 
 /**
  * Discord Application Client ID used to authenticate the RPC connection.
@@ -20,6 +22,51 @@ const rpc = new RPC.Client({ transport: "ipc" });
  */
 let intervalId;
 
+/**
+ * Automagically fixes Discord RPC on Linux for Sandboxed versions (Flatpak & Snap).
+ * It creates a symlink from the sandbox IPC socket to the standard system location.
+ *
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function fixLinuxDiscordRPC() {
+  // Only execute on Linux
+  if (process.platform !== "linux") return;
+
+  /**
+   * Get the user's runtime directory (e.g., /run/user/1000).
+   * @type {string}
+   */
+  const xdgDir = process.env.XDG_RUNTIME_DIR || `/run/user/${process.getuid()}`;
+  const standardSocket = path.join(xdgDir, "discord-ipc-0");
+
+  // If the standard socket already exists (Native Discord), do nothing.
+  if (fs.existsSync(standardSocket)) return;
+
+  /**
+   * Paths for known sandboxed Discord IPC sockets.
+   */
+  const flatpakSocket = path.join(xdgDir, "app/com.discordapp.Discord/discord-ipc-0");
+  const snapSocket = path.join(xdgDir, "snap.discord/discord-ipc-0");
+
+  let targetSocket = null;
+
+  if (fs.existsSync(flatpakSocket)) {
+    targetSocket = flatpakSocket;
+  } else if (fs.existsSync(snapSocket)) {
+    targetSocket = snapSocket;
+  }
+
+  // If a sandboxed socket is found, create the symlink stealthily.
+  if (targetSocket) {
+    try {
+      fs.symlinkSync(targetSocket, standardSocket);
+      logger.info(`Discord RPC bridge created automatically targeting: ${targetSocket}`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn(`Failed to create Discord RPC bridge: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Initializes Discord Rich Presence (RPC) connection.
  *
@@ -32,6 +79,11 @@ let intervalId;
  */
 function startRPC() {
 
+  /**
+   * Patch that create Simlinks for Linux environment;
+   */
+  fixLinuxDiscordRPC();
+
   /**
    * Rich Presence payload describing current application state
    * shown in Discord user profile.
@@ -60,28 +112,30 @@ function startRPC() {
  *
  * Responsibilities:
  * - Clear any running intervals
- * - Remove current activity from Discord
+ * - Remove current activity from Discord if connected
  * - Destroy RPC transport connection
  * - Handle cleanup errors safely
  */
-async function stopRPC(){
+async function stopRPC() {
+  if (rpc) {
     try {
       if (intervalId) clearInterval(intervalId);
 
       /**
-       * Ensures RPC connection exists before attempting cleanup.
+       * Ensures RPC connection AND the underlying socket exist
+       * before attempting to clear activity to prevent crash.
        */
-      if (rpc && rpc.transport) {
+      if (rpc.transport && rpc.transport.socket) {
-        await rpc.clearActivity()
+        await rpc.clearActivity();
-        await rpc.destroy();
-      } else{
-        logger.error("Not Able to close RPC")
       }
 
+      await rpc.destroy();
+
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error("Error while closing the RPC:", err);
     }
   }
+}
 
 
 module.exports = { startRPC, stopRPC};

app/ipcHandlers.js

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const { userThemesPath } = require("../server/helpers/path.helpers");
  */
 const FEATURE_WHITELIST = new Set([
   "autoUpdate",
+  "systemTray",
   "discordRPC",
   "customTopBar",
   "autoCheckInfo",
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const FEATURE_WHITELIST = new Set([
   "addMetadata",
   "verboseLogs",
   "autoDownloadPlaylist",
+  "keepPlaylistOrder",
   "customCodec",
   "theme",
   "createPlaylistFolders",

app/tray.js

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+const {app, Menu, Tray, nativeImage} = require("electron");
+const path = require("path");
+const {logger} = require("../server/logger"); // Ajuste le chemin si besoin
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+/**
+ * Global reference to the Tray instance to prevent garbage collection.
+ * @type {Tray | null}
+ */
+let tray = null;
+
+/**
+ * Creates and configures the cross-platform System Tray.
+ *
+ * Responsibilities:
+ * - Loads the appropriate icon format based on the operating system.
+ * - Builds the right-click context menu.
+ * - Handles left-click behavior to toggle main window visibility.
+ *
+ * @param {import('electron').BrowserWindow} mainWindow - The main application window.
+ * @param {boolean} devMode - Indicates whether the application is running in development mode.
+ * @returns {Tray} The created Tray instance.
+ */
+function createSystemTray(mainWindow, devMode) {
+    // Prevent creating multiple tray instances
+    if (tray) return tray;
+
+    const isWin = process.platform === "win32";
+    const iconName = isWin ? "app-icon.ico" : "app-icon-64x64.png"; 
+
+    // Attempt to load the icon from the local build directory first
+    let iconPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "build", iconName);
+
+    // Fallback to the extracted resources path if running in production
+    if (!devMode && !fs.existsSync(iconPath)) {
+        iconPath = path.join(process.resourcesPath, iconName);
+    }
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(iconPath)) {
+        logger.error(`System Tray icon not found at resolved path: ${iconPath}`);
+    } else {
+        logger.info("System Tray icon resolved successfully.");
+    }
+    
+    const icon = nativeImage.createFromPath(iconPath);    
+
+    if (icon.isEmpty()) {
+        logger.error("System Tray icon file was found but could not be decoded by Electron (image is empty).");
+    }
+
+    tray = new Tray(icon);
+    tray.setToolTip("Freedom Loader");
+
+    /**
+     * System Tray Context Menu (Right-click action).
+     */
+    const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+        {
+            label: "Show Freedom Loader",
+            click: () => {
+                mainWindow.show();
+            },
+        },
+        { type: "separator" },
+        {
+            label: "Quit",
+            click: () => {
+                /**
+                 * Flags the application for a deliberate exit,
+                 * bypassing the default "minimize to tray" behavior.
+                 */
+                app.isQuitting = true;
+                app.quit();
+            },
+        },
+    ]);
+
+    tray.setContextMenu(contextMenu);
+
+    /**
+     * Left-click behavior: Toggles main window visibility.
+     * but it remains standard practice for Windows and Linux environments.
+     */
+    tray.on("click", () => {
+        if (mainWindow.isVisible()) {
+            mainWindow.hide();
+        } else {
+            mainWindow.show();
+            mainWindow.focus();
+        }
+    });
+
+    return tray;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Safely destroys the tray icon to prevent OS-level crashes (especially on Linux/Wayland).
+ * Should be called right before the application quits.
+ */
+function destroyTray() {
+    if (tray && !tray.isDestroyed()) {
+        tray.destroy();
+        tray = null;
+        logger.info("System Tray destroyed cleanly.");
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = {createSystemTray, destroyTray};

app/windowManager.js

@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ async function createMainWindow() {
     throw err;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Intercepts the window close event.
+   * If the app is not explicitly quitting (via Tray menu),
+   * cancels the destruction and hides the window instead.
+   */
+  mainWindow.on('close', (event) => {
+    if (!app.isQuitting) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      mainWindow.hide();
+      return false;
+    }
+  });
+
   /**
    * Cleans up window reference when the main window is closed.
    * Prevents memory leaks and allows recreation if needed.

config.js

@@ -68,13 +68,30 @@ function loadFeatures() {
   return JSON.parse(raw);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reloads feature flags from disk.
+ * Use this instead of the cached configFeatures snapshot
+ * when you need the latest user settings at call time.
+ *
+ * @returns {Object} Fresh feature flags from config file
+ */
+function reloadFeatures() {
+  try {
+    const raw = fs.readFileSync(featuresPath, "utf-8");
+    return JSON.parse(raw);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Fallback to cached snapshot if file read fails
+    return configFeatures;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * In-memory snapshot of application feature flags.
  *
  * Note: Changes to the config file are not automatically reflected.
  * A restart or reload is required.
  */
-const configFeatures = loadFeatures();
+let configFeatures = loadFeatures();
 
 module.exports = {
   /**
@@ -102,6 +119,11 @@ module.exports = {
    */
   configFeatures,
 
+  /**
+   * Function to reload the config
+   */
+  reloadFeatures,
+
   /**
    * Path to the active configuration file
    */

config/config.default.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "autoUpdate": true,
+  "systemTray": true,
   "discordRPC": true,
   "customTopBar": true,
   "autoCheckInfo": true,
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
   "addMetadata": true,
   "verboseLogs": false,
   "autoDownloadPlaylist": true,
+  "keepPlaylistOrder": false,
   "createPlaylistFolders": true,
   "customCodec": "h264",
   "logSystem": true,

main.js

@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ const { createMainWindow, getMainWindow } = require("./app/windowManager");
 const { registerIpcHandlers } = require("./app/ipcHandlers");
 const { createSplashWindow, closeSplashWindow, setSplashProgress } = require("./app/splashManager");
 const { userThemesPath, initUserThemes, isWindows, validateBinaries, defaultDownloadFolder } = require("./server/helpers/path.helpers");
+const {createSystemTray, destroyTray} = require("./app/tray");
 
+app.isQuitting = false;
 
 /**
  * If another instance want to run
@@ -127,6 +129,11 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     
     closeSplashWindow();
     getMainWindow().show();
+
+    if (configFeatures.systemTray) {
+      createSystemTray(getMainWindow(), config.devMode);
+    }
+
     if (configFeatures.discordRPC) startRPC();
 
     if (configFeatures.autoUpdate) initAutoUpdater(getMainWindow());
@@ -138,11 +145,17 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
 });
 
 app.on("window-all-closed", () => {
+  if (app.isQuitting) {
     logger.info("Shutting down...");
     app.quit();
+  } else if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
+    logger.info("Main window closed, app running in background (Tray).");
+  }
 });
 
 app.on("before-quit", async () => {
+  app.isQuitting = true;
+  destroyTray();
   await stopRPC();
   logger.info("All services stopped. Have a nice day!");
   logSessionEnd();

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "freedom-loader",
   "productName": "Freedom Loader",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.2-preview",
   "author": "MasterAcnolo <MasterAcnolo@users.noreply.github.com>",
   "description": "Free and open-source GUI for yt-dlp — download video and audio from hundreds of platforms",
   "homepage": "https://masteracnolo.github.io/Freedom-Loader-Site/",
@@ -15,16 +15,24 @@
   },
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "electron --trace-warnings .",
+    "start": "electron --no-warnings .",
+    "start:warn": "electron --trace-warnings .",
+    "start:debug": "WAYLAND_DEBUG=1 ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1 ELECTRON_ENABLE_STACK_DUMPING=1 electron --enable-logging --v=1 .",
+    "dev": "nodemon --watch server --watch app --watch main.js --watch config.js --ext js,json --exec \"electron --no-warnings .\"",
+    "dev:warn": "nodemon --watch server --watch app --watch main.js --watch config.js --ext js,json --exec \"electron --trace-warnings .\"",
+    "dev:debug": "nodemon --watch server --watch app --watch main.js --watch config.js --ext js,json --exec \"WAYLAND_DEBUG=1 ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1 ELECTRON_ENABLE_STACK_DUMPING=1 electron --enable-logging --v=1 .\"",
 
     "build": "electron-builder",
     "build:win": "electron-builder --win",
     "build:linux": "electron-builder --linux",
     "build:rpm": "bash scripts/create-copr-package.sh",
     "build:all": "electron-builder -wl",
+    "release": "bash scripts/release.sh",
+    "release:publish": "bash scripts/release.sh --publish",
+    "release:dry-run": "bash scripts/release.sh --dry-run",
 
     "test": "jest",
-    "test:unit": "jest tests/unit",
+    "test:unit": "jest test/unit",
 
     "update": "npm update"
   },
@@ -44,9 +52,10 @@
     "@electron/devtron": "^2.1.1",
     "@jest/globals": "^30.4.1",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.62.1",
-    "electron": "^41.2.0",
+    "electron": "^43.3.0",
     "electron-builder": "^26.15.3",
     "jest": "^30.4.2",
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.14",
     "playwright": "^1.62.1"
   },
   "build": {
@@ -75,6 +84,14 @@
         "from": "theme",
         "to": "theme"
       },
+      {
+        "from": "build/app-icon.ico",
+        "to": "app-icon.ico"
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "build/app-icon-64x64.png",
+        "to": "app-icon-64x64.png"
+      },
       {
         "from": "build/confirm-icon.png",
         "to": "confirm-icon.png"
@@ -99,7 +116,7 @@
     "win": {
       "target": "nsis",
       "icon": "build/app-icon.ico",
-      "artifactName": "${productName}-Setup-${version}.${ext}",
+      "artifactName": "Freedom-Loader-Setup-${version}.${ext}",
       "extraResources": [
         {
           "from": "resources/binaries/win-32/yt-dlp.exe",

public/index.html

@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="setting-item">
-                    <input type="checkbox" data-key="autoCheckInfo" id="autoCheckInfo">
+                    <input data-key="keepPlaylistOrder" id="keepPlaylistOrder" type="checkbox">
                     <div class="setting-info">
-                    <span class="setting-title">Auto Fetch Info</span>
+                        <span class="setting-title">Keep Playlist Order</span>
-                    <small>Automatically fetch information for new downloads.</small>
+                        <small>Add index before output file, to keep the order.</small>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
+                    <div class="setting-item">
+                        <input data-key="systemTray" id="systemTray" type="checkbox">
+                        <div class="setting-info">
+                            <span class="setting-title">System Tray</span>
+                            <small>Minimize app on close, in the System Tray.</small>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
                     <!-- <div class="setting-item">
                         <input type="checkbox" data-key="outputTitleCheck" id="outputTitleCheck">
                         <div class="setting-info">
@@ -135,6 +143,14 @@
                         </div>
                     </div> -->
 
+                    <div class="setting-item">
+                        <input data-key="autoCheckInfo" id="autoCheckInfo" type="checkbox">
+                        <div class="setting-info">
+                            <span class="setting-title">Auto Fetch Info</span>
+                            <small>Automatically fetch information for new downloads.</small>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
                     <div class="setting-item">
                     <input type="checkbox" data-key="addMetadata" id="addMetadata">
                     <div class="setting-info">

public/script/appVersion.js

@@ -1,21 +1,54 @@
 /**
- * Retrieves the application version from the Electron main process
+ * Retrieves the application version and build state from the backend.
- * and displays it in the UI version badge (bottom-right corner).
+ * Displays a formatted string indicating packaging state and preview status.
+ * Hides the "Packaged" state for production builds to keep the UI clean.
  *
- * This is mainly used for debugging and build identification.
+ * Example outputs: "Not Packaged Preview v1.6.2" or "Preview v1.6.2"
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 async function versionLabel() {
+  /**
+   * Raw version string from the backend (e.g., "dev-1.6.2-preview" or "v1.6.2")
+   * @type {string}
+   */
   const appVersion = await window.electronAPI.getVersion();
 
   /**
    * UI element displaying the current application version.
-     * Updated at runtime after IPC call resolves.
+   * @type {HTMLElement | null}
    */
   const versionBadge = document.getElementById("version-badge");
 
   if (!versionBadge) return;
 
-    versionBadge.textContent = `${appVersion}`;
+  /**
+   * Extracts the numeric semantic version (e.g., "1.6.2").
+   * @type {RegExpMatchArray | null}
+   */
+  const versionMatch = appVersion.match(/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/);
+  const baseVersion = versionMatch ? versionMatch[0] : "Unknown";
+
+  /**
+   * Determines the packaging state. The backend prepends "dev-" if unpackaged.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  const isPackaged = !appVersion.includes("dev-");
+
+  /**
+   * Determines if the current build is a preview version.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  const isPreview = appVersion.includes("preview");
+
+  /**
+   * Construct the final display string.
+   * If packaged, we don't mention it. If not, we explicitly say "Not Packaged ".
+   */
+  const packageStateStr = isPackaged ? "" : "Not Packaged ";
+  const previewStr = isPreview ? "Preview " : "";
+
+  versionBadge.textContent = `${packageStateStr}${previewStr}v${baseVersion}`;
 }
 
 versionLabel();

public/script/fetchinfo.js

@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ function formatSize(bytes) {
  */
 async function fetchVideoInfo(url) {
   try {
-    const res = await fetch("/info", {
+    const res = await fetch(`/info?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`, {
-      method: "POST",
+      method: "GET",
-      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" },
+      headers: {"Accept": "application/json"}
-      body: new URLSearchParams({ url }),
     });
 
-    if (!res.ok) return { error: `An Error occured when fetching info` };
-
     const data = await res.json();
+
+    if (!res.ok) return {error: `An Error occured when fetching info`};
+
     if (!data) return { error: "Data is Missing" };
 
     return data;

scripts/create-copr-package.sh

@@ -6,15 +6,74 @@ ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 VERSION=$(node -p "require('$ROOT_DIR/package.json').version")
 RPM_OUT="$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader-${VERSION}.x86_64.rpm"
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Resolve fpm from electron-builder cache
+# Excludes Ruby gem wrappers, targets standalone binaries only
+# Prefers fpm@2.x over legacy fpm-1.9.x
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+FPM=$(find ~/.cache/electron-builder -name "fpm" -type f 2>/dev/null \
+    | grep -v "/gems/bin/fpm" \
+    | grep -v "/gems/gems/" \
+    | grep -v "/lib/app/bin/fpm" \
+    | grep "fpm@" \
+    | head -1)
+
+# Fallback to legacy fpm-1.9.x if fpm@2.x not found
+if [ -z "$FPM" ]; then
+    FPM=$(find ~/.cache/electron-builder -name "fpm" -type f 2>/dev/null \
+        | grep -v "/gems/" \
+        | grep -v "/lib/app/bin/fpm" \
+        | head -1)
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$FPM" ]; then
+    echo "Error: fpm not found in electron-builder cache. Run 'npm run build:linux' once first to download it."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Using fpm: $FPM"
+
 # Check that linux-unpacked exists
 if [ ! -d "$ROOT_DIR/dist/linux-unpacked" ]; then
     echo "Error: dist/linux-unpacked not found. Run 'npm run build:linux' first."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Step 1 — Build .rpm from linux-unpacked via fpm
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Prepare staging files
+# fpm requires exact file-to-destination mappings to avoid
+# scanning system directories (which causes permission errors)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Shell wrapper for /usr/bin/freedom-loader
+TMP_WRAPPER="$ROOT_DIR/.rpm-pkg-tmp-wrapper"
+mkdir -p "$TMP_WRAPPER"
+cat > "$TMP_WRAPPER/freedom-loader" << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+exec /opt/freedom-loader/freedom-loader "$@"
+EOF
+chmod +x "$TMP_WRAPPER/freedom-loader"
+
+# Desktop entry file
+TMP_DESKTOP="$ROOT_DIR/.rpm-pkg-tmp-desktop"
+mkdir -p "$TMP_DESKTOP"
+cat > "$TMP_DESKTOP/freedom-loader.desktop" << 'EOF'
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Freedom Loader
+Exec=/opt/freedom-loader/freedom-loader %U
+Icon=freedom-loader
+Type=Application
+Categories=AudioVideo;Utility;Network;
+Comment=Free and open-source GUI for yt-dlp
+StartupWMClass=Freedom Loader
+EOF
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 1 - Build .rpm from linux-unpacked via fpm
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
 echo "Building RPM..."
-fpm -s dir -t rpm --force \
+"$FPM" -s dir -t rpm --force \
+    --rpm-use-file-permissions \
     --name freedom-loader \
     --version "$VERSION" \
     --architecture x86_64 \
@@ -26,14 +85,21 @@ fpm -s dir -t rpm --force \
     --depends nss \
     --depends libXScrnSaver \
     --depends at-spi2-core \
+    --rpm-attr "4755,root,root:/opt/freedom-loader/chrome-sandbox" \
     --package "$RPM_OUT" \
     "$ROOT_DIR/dist/linux-unpacked/=/opt/freedom-loader" \
+    "$TMP_WRAPPER/freedom-loader=/usr/bin/freedom-loader" \
+    "$TMP_DESKTOP/freedom-loader.desktop=/usr/share/applications/freedom-loader.desktop" \
     "$ROOT_DIR/build/app-icon.png=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/freedom-loader.png" \
     "$ROOT_DIR/package/com.masteracnolo.freedomloader.metainfo.xml=/usr/share/metainfo/com.masteracnolo.freedomloader.metainfo.xml"
 
+rm -rf "$TMP_WRAPPER" "$TMP_DESKTOP"
 echo "RPM built: $RPM_OUT"
 
-# Step 2 — Build SRPM for COPR (wraps the .rpm above)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 2 - Build SRPM for COPR
+# Wraps the .rpm above into a source RPM for COPR submission
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
 echo "Building SRPM for COPR..."
 mkdir -p "$ROOT_DIR/srpm-out"
 

scripts/release.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+VERSION=$(node -p "require('$ROOT_DIR/package.json').version")
+TAG="$VERSION"
+
+# Parse arguments
+PUBLISH_SNAP=false
+PUBLISH_COPR=false
+DRY_RUN=false
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    case $arg in
+        --snap)    PUBLISH_SNAP=true ;;
+        --copr)    PUBLISH_COPR=true ;;
+        --publish) PUBLISH_SNAP=true; PUBLISH_COPR=true ;;
+        --dry-run) DRY_RUN=true ;;
+        *) echo "⚠️ Argument inconnu : $arg" ; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "============================================"
+echo "  Freedom Loader - Release Pipeline"
+echo "  Version  : $VERSION"
+echo "  Tag      : $TAG"
+echo "  Snap     : $PUBLISH_SNAP"
+echo "  COPR     : $PUBLISH_COPR"
+echo "  Dry run  : $DRY_RUN"
+echo "============================================"
+echo ""
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 0.1 - Check Dependencies
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "[0/5] Checking dependencies..."
+
+command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "'gh' CLI missing, need to be installed (https://cli.github.com/)."; exit 1; }
+
+if [ "$PUBLISH_SNAP" = true ] && [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
+    command -v snapcraft >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "'snapcraft' missing, need to be installed."; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+if [ "$PUBLISH_COPR" = true ] && [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
+    command -v copr-cli >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "'copr-cli' missing, need to be installed."; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+echo "All dependencies found"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 0.2 - Clean Workspace
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "[0/5] Cleaning workspace..."
+# On supprime les dossiers générés lors des builds précédents
+rm -rf "$ROOT_DIR/dist" "$ROOT_DIR/srpm-out"
+echo "Workspace cleaned (dist/ and srpm-out/ removed)"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 1 - Build Linux packages (AppImage, deb, snap)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "[1/5] Building Linux packages..."
+cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+npm run build:linux
+echo "Linux packages built"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 2 - Build RPM binary + SRPM for COPR
+# Uses the create-copr-package.sh script which handles:
+# - fpm binary resolution from electron-builder cache
+# - .rpm generation from linux-unpacked
+# - .src.rpm generation for COPR submission
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "[2/5] Building RPM and SRPM..."
+bash "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/create-copr-package.sh"
+echo "RPM and SRPM built"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 3 - Build Windows installer
+# Note: requires Windows binaries to be present locally under
+# resources/binaries/win-32/ (not committed to the repo)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "[3/5] Building Windows installer..."
+npm run build:win
+echo " Windows installer built"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 4 - Create a draft release on GitHub
+# Release notes are pre-filled with the standard template.
+# Edit and publish manually from the GitHub web interface.
+# Requires gh CLI to be installed and authenticated.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "[4/5] Creating GitHub draft release $TAG..."
+
+# Utilise une méthode un peu plus robuste pour trouver l'ancien tag (ignore le HEAD actuel s'il est déjà tagué)
+PREV_TAG=$(git rev-list --tags --skip=1 --max-count=1 | xargs git describe --tags 2>/dev/null || echo "previous")
+
+RELEASE_NOTES="# Freedom Loader - $VERSION
+
+## Found a bug or issue?
+Please report it in the [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/MasterAcnolo/Freedom-Loader/issues) section.
+
+## Next Release (non-exhaustive roadmap)
+- More format options
+- Subtitle support
+- Improved UI / UX
+- Language selection
+- Download specific parts of videos
+- File renaming options
+- Parallel downloads
+- Skip sponsored parts automatically
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/MasterAcnolo/Freedom-Loader/compare/${PREV_TAG}...${TAG}"
+
+if [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
+    gh release create "$TAG" \
+        --title "$TAG" \
+        --notes "$RELEASE_NOTES" \
+        --draft \
+        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/Freedom-Loader-Setup-${VERSION}.exe" \
+        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/Freedom-Loader-Setup-${VERSION}.exe.blockmap" \
+        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader-${VERSION}.x86_64.rpm" \
+        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader_${VERSION}_amd64.deb" \
+        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/Freedom Loader-${VERSION}.AppImage" \
+        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader_${VERSION}_amd64.snap" \
+        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/latest.yml" \
+        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/latest-linux.yml"
+    echo "Draft release created: https://github.com/MasterAcnolo/Freedom-Loader/releases"
+else
+    echo "  [DRY RUN] gh release create $TAG (skipped)"
+fi
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 5 - Publish to package stores
+# Snap and COPR are opt-in via --snap, --copr, or --publish.
+# Without these flags, this step is skipped entirely.
+# Run after the GitHub release is published (not the draft),
+# so store users always get the same version as GitHub users.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "[5/5] Publishing to package stores..."
+
+if [ "$PUBLISH_SNAP" = true ]; then
+    echo "  Publishing to Snap Store..."
+    if [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
+        export PATH=$PATH:/var/lib/snapd/snap/bin
+        snapcraft upload \
+            "$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader_${VERSION}_amd64.snap" \
+            --release=stable
+        echo " Snap published"
+    else
+        echo "  [DRY RUN] snapcraft upload (skipped)"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "  Snap: skipped (use --snap or --publish to enable)"
+fi
+
+if [ "$PUBLISH_COPR" = true ]; then
+    echo "  Publishing to COPR..."
+    if [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
+        copr-cli build freedom-loader \
+            "$ROOT_DIR/srpm-out/freedom-loader-${VERSION}-1"*.src.rpm
+        echo "COPR build triggered"
+    else
+        echo "  [DRY RUN] copr-cli build (skipped)"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "  COPR: skipped (use --copr or --publish to enable)"
+fi
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Done - Summary
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo ""
+echo "============================================"
+echo "  Release pipeline complete."
+echo ""
+echo "  Next steps:"
+echo "  1. Fill in the release notes on GitHub"
+echo "  2. Publish the draft release"
+if [ "$PUBLISH_SNAP" = false ] || [ "$PUBLISH_COPR" = false ]; then
+echo ""
+echo "  Store publishing (not done yet):"
+[ "$PUBLISH_SNAP" = false ] && echo "  - Snap  : bash scripts/release.sh --snap"
+[ "$PUBLISH_COPR" = false ] && echo "  - COPR  : bash scripts/release.sh --copr"
+fi
+echo "============================================"

server/controller/info.controller.js

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ const { isValidUrl } = require("../helpers/validation.helpers");
  */
 async function infoController(req, res) {
 
-    const url = req.body.url || req.query.url; // Supports POST and GET requests
+    // Previously, i support both POST and GET element, but it's kinda weird. So now it only support GET.
+    const url = req.query.url;
+    const encodedUrl = encodeURIComponent(url)
 
     /**
      * Basic validation:
@@ -30,9 +32,10 @@ async function infoController(req, res) {
         return res.status(400).send("Invalid URL Or Missing");
     }
 
-    logger.info(`Info request received. URL: ${url}`);
+    logger.info(`Info request received. RAW URL: ${url}`);
+    logger.info(`Info request received. ENCODED: ${encodedUrl}`);
 
-    // Lightweight heuristic to detect playlist URLs
+    // Lightweight heuristic to detect playlist URLs. It works for Youtube.
     const isPlaylistUrl = url.includes("&list") || url.includes("?list");
 
     logger.info(
@@ -86,6 +89,16 @@ async function infoController(req, res) {
          */
         if (data._type === "playlist") {
 
+            // If the playlist got only one video, show it as a video.
+            if (data.entries && data.entries.length === 1) {
+
+                const singleVideo = parseVideo(data.entries[0]);
+
+                logger.info(`Playlist with 1 item converted to video: ${singleVideo.title}`);
+
+                return res.json(singleVideo);
+            }
+
             const playlist = parsePlaylist(data);
 
             logger.info(

server/helpers/buildArgs.helpers.js

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function validateCodec(codec){
  *
  * @returns {string[]} Array of arguments ready to be passed to yt-dlp.
  */
-function buildYtDlpArgs({ url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder }) {
+function buildYtDlpArgs({url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder, isPlaylist}) {
 
   logger.info("--- CONFIGURATION ---");
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ function buildYtDlpArgs({ url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder }) {
   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}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG addMetadata: ${configFeatures.addMetadata}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG verboseLogs: ${configFeatures.verboseLogs}`);
@@ -117,7 +118,19 @@ function buildYtDlpArgs({ url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder }) {
   };
 
   args.push("-f", qualityMap[quality] || "best");
-  args.push("-o", path.join(outputFolder, "%(title)s.%(ext)s"));
+
+  /**
+   * Default title output template
+   * @type {string}
+   */
+  let outputTemplate = "%(title)s.%(ext)s";
+
+  // If it's a playlist, and we want to keep the playlist order. Add an index before the title.
+  if (isPlaylist && configFeatures.keepPlaylistOrder && configFeatures.autoDownloadPlaylist) {
+    outputTemplate = "%(playlist_index)02d - %(title)s.%(ext)s";
+  }
+
+  args.push("-o", path.join(outputFolder, outputTemplate));
   args.push(url);
 
   return args.filter(Boolean);

server/helpers/notify.helpers.js

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ const { Notification, shell } = require("electron");
 const { iconPaths } = require("./path.helpers");
 const { logger } = require("../logger");
 
+/**
+ * Set that is holding all notifications. Used to avoid Race Condition and notification crash
+ * @type {Set<any>}
+ */
+const activeNotifications = new Set();
+
 /**
  * Displays a system notification when a download completes successfully.
  *
@@ -21,7 +27,27 @@ function notifyDownloadFinished(folder, notifyEnabled = true) {
     icon: iconPaths.confirm,
   });
 
-  notif.on("click", () => shell.openPath(folder));
+  // Protect notification to garbage collection and race condition, by adding a 150ms timeout before trying to open the folder
+  activeNotifications.add(notif);
+
+  notif.on("click", () => {
+    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      shell.openPath(folder).then((errorMessage) => {
+        if (errorMessage) {
+          logger.error(`Impossible d'ouvrir le dossier : ${errorMessage}`);
+        }
+      }).catch(err => {
+        logger.error(`Erreur inattendue de shell.openPath : ${err}`);
+      });
+    }, 150);
+  });
+
+  notif.on("close", () => {
+    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
+  });
+
   notif.show();
 }
 
@@ -41,11 +67,16 @@ function notifyCookiesBrowserError(){
     icon: iconPaths.error,
   });
 
-  notif.on("click", () =>
+  activeNotifications.add(notif);
-    shell.openExternal(
+
-      "https://youtube.com/shorts/cN9f4s1Mf88?si=519QCVd_-fzJqRf1"
+  notif.on("click", () => {
-    )
+    shell.openExternal("https://www.firefox.com/en-US/download/");
-  );
+    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
+  });
+
+  notif.on("close", () => {
+    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
+  });
 
   notif.show();
 }
@@ -65,11 +96,16 @@ function notifyFirefoxBrowserMissing() {
     icon: iconPaths.error,
   });
 
-  notif.on("click", () =>
+  activeNotifications.add(notif);
-    shell.openExternal(
+
-      "https://youtube.com/shorts/cN9f4s1Mf88?si=519QCVd_-fzJqRf1"
+  notif.on("click", () => {
-    )
+    shell.openExternal("https://www.firefox.com/en-US/download/");
-  );
+    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
+  });
+
+  notif.on("close", () => {
+    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
+  });
 
   notif.show();
 }

server/logger.js

@@ -22,6 +22,31 @@ const logFormat = format.combine(
   format.printf(({ timestamp, level, message }) => `${timestamp} | ${level.toUpperCase()} |  ${message}`)
 );
 
+/**
+ * Format used by the saved file
+ * @type {Format}
+ */
+const fileFormat = format.combine(
+    format.timestamp({format: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss"}),
+    format.errors({stack: true}), // Capture la stack trace complète des erreurs
+    format.printf(({timestamp, level, message, stack}) => {
+      return `${timestamp} | ${level.toUpperCase()} | ${stack || message}`;
+    })
+);
+
+/**
+ * Formated used by the IDE/Console
+ * @type {Format}
+ */
+const consoleFormat = format.combine(
+    format.colorize({all: true}),
+    format.timestamp({format: "HH:mm:ss"}),
+    format.errors({stack: true}),
+    format.printf(({timestamp, level, message, stack}) => {
+      return `[${timestamp}] ${level}: ${stack || message}`;
+    })
+);
+
 /**
  * Logger Instance with differents types
  *  - info
@@ -33,7 +58,6 @@ const logFormat = format.combine(
  */
 const logger = createLogger({
   level: "info",
-  format: logFormat,
   transports: [
     new DailyRotateFile({
       dirname: logDir,
@@ -41,11 +65,11 @@ const logger = createLogger({
       datePattern: "YYYY-MM-DD",
       zippedArchive: false,
       maxFiles: "7d",
-      format: logFormat,
+      format: fileFormat,
       options: { flags: "a" },
     }),
     new transports.Console({
-      format: logFormat,
+      format: consoleFormat,
     }),
   ],
 });
@@ -55,8 +79,9 @@ const logger = createLogger({
  */
 function logSessionStart(logDir, downloadPath) {
   logger.info(`--- Starting session: ${new Date().toISOString()} ---`);
+  logger.info("============================================================")
   logger.info(`Application Version: ${config.version}`)
-  logSystemInfo(logger, logDir, downloadPath)
+  if (typeof logSystemInfo === 'function') logSystemInfo(logger, logDir, downloadPath);
 }
 
 /**

server/routes/info.route.js

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ const express = require("express");
 const router = express.Router();
 const { infoController } = require("../controller/info.controller");
 
-router.post("/", infoController);
+router.get("/", infoController);
 
 module.exports = router;

server/server.js

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "../public")));
 // Routes
 app.use("/download", require("./routes/download.route"));
 app.use("/info", require("./routes/info.route"));
+
+// Interface
 app.get("/", rateLimit, (req, res) => {
   res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, "../public/index.html"));
 });

server/services/download.services.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { buildYtDlpArgs } = require("../helpers/buildArgs.helpers");
 const notify = require("../helpers/notify.helpers");
 const path = require("path");
 const { isSafePath } = require("../helpers/validation.helpers");
-const { configFeatures } = require("../../config.js");
+const {reloadFeatures} = require("../../config");
 
 /**
  * Reference to the currently running yt-dlp process.
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ function createPlaylistFolder(basePath, playlistTitle) {
 function fetchDownload(options, listeners, speedListeners, stageListeners, playlistInfoListeners) {
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    logger.info(`CONFIG createPlaylistFolders: ${configFeatures.createPlaylistFolders}`);
+
+    const userConfig = reloadFeatures();
+
+    logger.info(`CONFIG createPlaylistFolders: ${userConfig.createPlaylistFolders}`);
     
     let outputFolder = options.outputFolder || defaultDownloadFolder;
     
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ function fetchDownload(options, listeners, speedListeners, stageListeners, playl
     // Détecte si c'est une playlist et crée un dossier approprié
     const isPlaylist = options.playlistTitle || isPlaylistUrl(options.url);
 
-    if (isPlaylist && configFeatures.createPlaylistFolders) {
+    if (isPlaylist && userConfig.createPlaylistFolders) {
       try {
         const playlistName = options.playlistTitle || "Untitled Playlist";
         safeOutputFolder = createPlaylistFolder(safeOutputFolder, playlistName);
@@ -168,11 +171,16 @@ function fetchDownload(options, listeners, speedListeners, stageListeners, playl
         logger.error(`Failed to create playlist folder: ${err.message}`);
         return reject(err);
       }
-    } else if (isPlaylist && !configFeatures.createPlaylistFolders) {
+    } else if (isPlaylist && !userConfig.createPlaylistFolders) {
       logger.info(`Playlist detected but createPlaylistFolders is disabled, using base folder`);
     }
 
-    const args = buildYtDlpArgs({ ...options, outputFolder: safeOutputFolder });
+    const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
+      ...options,
+      outputFolder: safeOutputFolder,
+      isPlaylist
+    });
+
     logger.info(`[yt-dlp args] ${args.join(" ")}`);
 
     const child = execFile(userYtDlp, args);