chore: bump yt-dlp to 2026.6.9

chore: bump yt-dlp to 2026.3.17

.github/workflows/build-release.yml

@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "version=${TAG#v}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      - name: Write bundled version file
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          printf '%s\n' "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" > version.txt
+
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
@@ -124,14 +130,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
           $ws = "${{ github.workspace }}"
-          pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --noconsole --name "ytpl-sync" --icon "$ws/assets/icon.ico" --add-data "$ws/assets/icon.png;assets" --distpath "dist/pyinstaller" --workpath "build/pyinstaller" --specpath "build/pyinstaller" --paths "src" "ytpl-sync-entry.py"
+          pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --noconsole --name "ytpl-sync" --icon "$ws/assets/icon.ico" --add-data "$ws/assets/icon.png;assets" --add-data "$ws/version.txt;." --distpath "dist/pyinstaller" --workpath "build/pyinstaller" --specpath "build/pyinstaller" --paths "src" "ytpl-sync-entry.py"
 
       - name: Build binary (Linux)
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --noconsole --name "ytpl-sync" --icon "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/assets/icon.png" --add-data "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/assets/icon.png:assets" --distpath "dist/pyinstaller" --workpath "build/pyinstaller" --specpath "build/pyinstaller" --paths "src" "ytpl-sync-entry.py"
+          pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --noconsole --name "ytpl-sync" --icon "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/assets/icon.png" --add-data "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/assets/icon.png:assets" --add-data "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/version.txt:." --distpath "dist/pyinstaller" --workpath "build/pyinstaller" --specpath "build/pyinstaller" --paths "src" "ytpl-sync-entry.py"
 
       - name: Stage package
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/update-yt-dlp.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-name: update yt-dlp and open PR
+name: update yt-dlp
-
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 10 * * *"
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create or update pull request
         if: steps.detect.outputs.needs_update == 'true'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         with:
           branch: chore/refresh-yt-dlp
           commit-message: "chore: bump yt-dlp to ${{ steps.detect.outputs.latest_yt_dlp }}"

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Local-first YouTube playlist synchronization client.
 
 ## What's Included
 
-- GUI (PySide6) playlist manager + sync runner
+- GUI (PySide6 Essentials) playlist manager + sync runner
 - Scanner (yt-dlp extract-only), diff engine, filesystem scan
 - Safe reordering via two-pass rename, recycle deletions
 - Async download queue with simple retry (yt-dlp Python API)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Download the latest release from this repo's Releases page and pick one:
 - `ytpl-sync-windows-{version}.zip` / `ytpl-sync-linux-{version}.tar.gz` (no ffmpeg bundled)
 
 ## Configure
+
 Application uses a json config that canbe edited from UI or manually
 
 ```json
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ Queue / retry:
 - Run `ytpl-sync.exe` (GUI).
 
 ## Tray
- 
+
 - The app supports minimizing to tray on close if the OS provides a system tray; use the tray icon menu to quit.
 - Tray behavior settings (Settings page):
   - `close_to_tray`: close hides to tray (keeps running).

config/yt-playlist-config.example.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "retry_delay_seconds": 1.5,
   "ui": {
     "tray": {
-      "close_to_tray": true,
+      "close_to_tray": false,
       "minimize_to_tray": false,
       "start_minimized_to_tray": false
     }

plans/mp3 metadata plan.md

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+# MP3 Metadata Plan
+
+## Subject Area
+
+- Add MP3 tag writing for downloaded YouTube playlist items.
+- Scope is limited to `.mp3` outputs produced by `audio` mode and the MP3 side of `both` mode.
+- Metadata is sourced from YouTube/yt-dlp and embedded after audio extraction.
+
+## Goal
+
+- Write useful MP3 metadata for downloaded playlist items without affecting video-only downloads.
+- Keep the implementation reliable when optional fields are missing.
+- Preserve successful downloads even when metadata embedding partially fails.
+- Provide a setting to enable or disable MP3 metadata embedding.
+
+## Required Metadata
+
+- `title` ← video title
+- `artist` ← uploader, fallback to channel
+- `album` ← album name if present
+- `tracknumber` ← playlist index
+- `date` / `year` ← upload date
+- `comment` ← source URL
+- `genre` ← if available
+- `album_art` ← thumbnail
+
+## Configuration Requirement
+
+- Add a setting to turn MP3 metadata embedding on or off.
+- Default should be explicitly defined during implementation; recommended default is `enabled` for new configs.
+- The setting should only affect `.mp3` metadata writing and should not change download selection, extraction, or `.mp4` handling.
+
+## Current Constraints
+
+- The current playlist scan keeps only a minimal item shape: title, video id, and playlist index.
+- The scanner uses flat extraction, which is sufficient for diffing but not for full tag data.
+- MP3 extraction currently transcodes audio but does not write ID3 metadata.
+
+## Implementation Strategy
+
+- Keep playlist diffing fast by retaining the current flat scan for remote playlist structure.
+- Fetch full metadata only for items that are actually going to be downloaded or repaired.
+- Write metadata only after MP3 extraction completes successfully.
+- Treat metadata embedding as a post-processing step that can fail softly without discarding the MP3.
+
+## Work Breakdown
+
+### 1. Extend the metadata model
+
+- Add optional fields to `PlaylistItem` for:
+  - uploader
+  - channel
+  - album
+  - upload_date
+  - genre
+  - thumbnail_url
+  - webpage_url
+- Keep `artist` as a derived value instead of storing a separate field.
+
+### 2. Fetch full per-video metadata
+
+- Introduce a metadata fetch step for each item selected for download.
+- Use yt-dlp per-video extraction to retrieve richer fields than the flat playlist entry provides.
+- Prefer canonical values from the video page payload for upload date, uploader/channel, album, genre, thumbnail, and source URL.
+
+### 3. Carry metadata through the download pipeline
+
+- Ensure the enriched `PlaylistItem` reaches the download job and post-processing stage.
+- Keep this propagation in-memory unless restart-safe metadata persistence becomes necessary later.
+- Avoid changing unrelated sync behavior for video-only items.
+- Carry the MP3 metadata enabled/disabled setting into the post-processing step.
+
+### 4. Add an MP3 tag writer
+
+- Add `mutagen` as the ID3 writing dependency.
+- Implement a focused tagging component that maps `PlaylistItem` metadata into ID3 frames.
+- Omit fields when the source value is missing instead of writing placeholders.
+
+### 5. Map fields into ID3 tags
+
+- `title` → video title
+- `artist` → uploader, fallback to channel
+- `album` → album if present
+- `tracknumber` → playlist index
+- `date/year` → parsed upload date
+- `comment` → canonical source URL
+- `genre` → genre if present
+
+### 6. Embed album art
+
+- Download the selected thumbnail for the video after the media download succeeds.
+- Attach thumbnail data as embedded cover art when the image type is supported.
+- Fail soft if thumbnail retrieval or embedding fails, and keep the MP3 intact.
+
+### 7. Integrate into modes
+
+- `audio` mode:
+  - download source media
+  - extract MP3
+  - write MP3 tags only when the setting is enabled
+  - delete temporary/source MP4 if configured
+- `both` mode:
+  - download source media
+  - extract MP3
+  - write MP3 tags only when the setting is enabled
+  - keep MP4 unchanged
+- `video` mode:
+  - no MP3 tagging path
+
+### 8. Add configuration surface
+
+- Add the new setting to the config model and default config output.
+- Expose the setting in the GUI/settings surface if MP3 behavior is already user-configurable there.
+- Keep the naming explicit, for example `write_mp3_metadata` or `embed_mp3_metadata`.
+
+## Error Handling Rules
+
+- If download fails, no tagging runs.
+- If extraction fails, no tagging runs.
+- If metadata embedding is disabled, skip the tagging step entirely.
+- If tagging fails, mark the tag step as failed in logs/events but keep the MP3 file.
+- If thumbnail embedding fails, continue with text metadata only.
+- Missing `album` or `genre` is normal and should not be treated as an error.
+
+## Testing Plan
+
+- Unit test metadata mapping from yt-dlp info to the internal metadata model.
+- Unit test ID3 writing against a temporary MP3 fixture.
+- Unit test fallback behavior:
+  - uploader missing, channel present
+  - album missing
+  - genre missing
+  - thumbnail missing
+- Integration test the audio post-processing path with tagging mocked.
+- Integration test the both-mode MP3 path with tagging mocked.
+
+## Documentation Updates
+
+- Document that MP3 tags are written only for `.mp3` outputs.
+- Document the new setting that enables or disables MP3 metadata embedding.
+- Document the field fallback rules, especially artist and album behavior.
+- Document that album art comes from the video thumbnail, not playlist artwork.
+- Document that some YouTube items will not expose album or genre information.
+
+## Dependency Decision
+
+- Recommended library: `mutagen`
+- Reason:
+  - direct ID3 support
+  - reliable field-level control
+  - suitable for embedding cover art
+  - avoids depending on ffmpeg metadata flags for all tag logic
+
+## Delivery Order
+
+- First: add config setting and defaults
+- Second: extend metadata model and add full metadata fetch
+- Third: add MP3 tag writer and field mapping
+- Fourth: add thumbnail embedding
+- Fifth: wire tagging into `audio` and `both`
+- Sixth: add tests and docs

pyproject.toml

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 keywords = ["youtube", "yt-dlp", "playlist", "sync"]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-	"yt-dlp>=2026.3.17",
+	"yt-dlp>=2026.6.9",
-    "PySide6",
+    "PySide6_Essentials>=6.11.1",
 ]
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [

src/app/core/utils/version.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def _resource_base() -> Path:
+    # PyInstaller sets sys._MEIPASS to the temp extraction dir.
+    base = getattr(sys, "_MEIPASS", None)
+    if base:
+        return Path(str(base))
+    return Path.cwd()
+
+
+def _read_text(path: Path) -> str | None:
+    try:
+        if path.exists():
+            text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+            return text or None
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return None
+def get_app_version() -> str:
+    """
+    Returns the packaged app version.
+
+    In release builds this reads from `version.txt` bundled into the EXE.
+    """
+    candidates = [
+        Path("version.txt"),
+        _resource_base() / "version.txt",
+    ]
+    for candidate in candidates:
+        text = _read_text(candidate)
+        if text:
+            return text
+
+    return "dev"

src/app/gui/main.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from .pages.playlists import PlaylistManagerPage
 from .pages.queue import QueuePage
 from .pages.logs import LogsPage
 from .pages.settings import SettingsPage
+from .pages.about import AboutPage
 
 
 class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
@@ -38,29 +39,37 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         # Sidebar navigation
         self._nav = QtWidgets.QListWidget()
         self._nav.setObjectName("sidebar")
-        self._nav.setFixedWidth(220)
         self._nav.setSpacing(2)
+        self._nav.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(
+            QtCore.Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOff
+        )
+        self._nav.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(
+            QtCore.Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAsNeeded
+        )
         self._nav.setSelectionMode(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.SelectionMode.SingleSelection)
+        self._nav.model().rowsInserted.connect(self._update_sidebar_width)
+        self._nav.model().dataChanged.connect(self._update_sidebar_width)
+        self._nav.model().rowsRemoved.connect(self._update_sidebar_width)
 
         self._stack = QtWidgets.QStackedWidget()
         self._playlists_page = PlaylistManagerPage(self._settings)
         self._queue_page = QueuePage()
         self._logs_page = LogsPage()
         self._settings_page = SettingsPage()
+        self._about_page = AboutPage()
 
         self._pages: list[QtWidgets.QWidget] = [
             self._playlists_page,
             self._queue_page,
             self._logs_page,
             self._settings_page,
+            self._about_page,
         ]
         for p in self._pages:
             self._stack.addWidget(p)
 
-        for label in ("Playlists", "Queue", "Logs", "Settings"):
+        for label in ("Playlists", "Queue", "Logs", "Settings", "About"):
-            item = QtWidgets.QListWidgetItem(label)
+            self._add_sidebar_item(label)
-            item.setSizeHint(QtCore.QSize(200, 36))
-            self._nav.addItem(item)
 
         self._nav.currentRowChanged.connect(self._stack.setCurrentIndex)
         self._nav.setCurrentRow(0)
@@ -93,6 +102,29 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
         self._refresh_queue_labels()
         self._init_tray()
+        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(0, self._update_sidebar_width)
+
+    def _add_sidebar_item(self, label: str) -> None:
+        item = QtWidgets.QListWidgetItem(label)
+        self._nav.addItem(item)
+        self._update_sidebar_width()
+
+    def _update_sidebar_width(self, *_args: object) -> None:
+        metrics = self._nav.fontMetrics()
+        max_text_width = 0
+        for row in range(self._nav.count()):
+            item = self._nav.item(row)
+            if item is None:
+                continue
+            max_text_width = max(max_text_width, metrics.horizontalAdvance(item.text()))
+
+        if max_text_width <= 0:
+            return
+
+        frame = self._nav.frameWidth() * 2
+        padding = 44
+        target_width = max_text_width + frame + padding
+        self._nav.setFixedWidth(max(120, min(220, target_width)))
 
     def _tray_config(self) -> dict:
         # Read from disk so toggles apply immediately (no restart required).
@@ -110,7 +142,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             return {}
 
     def _close_to_tray_enabled(self) -> bool:
-        return bool(self._tray_config().get("close_to_tray", True))
+        return bool(self._tray_config().get("close_to_tray", False))
 
     def _minimize_to_tray_enabled(self) -> bool:
         return bool(self._tray_config().get("minimize_to_tray", False))
@@ -324,13 +356,24 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def _apply_style(self) -> None:
         self.setStyleSheet(
             """
-            QMainWindow { background: #0f1115; color: #e6e6e6; }
+            QMainWindow { background: #0f1218; color: #d7dce4; }
-            QWidget { font-size: 13px; }
+            QWidget { font-size: 13px; color: #d7dce4; }
+            QWidget#playlistsPage,
+            QWidget#queuePage,
+            QWidget#logsPage,
+            QWidget#settingsPage,
+            QWidget#aboutPage {
+              background: #0f1218;
+            }
             QLabel#pageTitle { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; padding: 4px 0; }
+            QLabel#cardTitle { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: #eef2f8; }
+            QLabel[muted="true"] { color: #9aa3b2; }
+            QLabel[link="true"] { color: #6c8bff; }
+            QLabel[link="true"]:hover { color: #8ea7ff; }
 
             QListWidget#sidebar {
-              background: #0b0d11;
+              background: #0d1015;
-              border-right: 1px solid #20242d;
+              border-right: 1px solid #2a3140;
               padding: 8px;
             }
             QListWidget#sidebar::item {
@@ -339,42 +382,94 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
               padding: 8px 10px;
             }
             QListWidget#sidebar::item:selected {
-              background: #1e2633;
+              background: #21304a;
               color: #ffffff;
             }
 
             QTableWidget {
-              background: #0f1115;
+                background: #171b22;
-              gridline-color: #20242d;
+                gridline-color: #2a3140;
-              border: 1px solid #20242d;
+                border: 1px solid #2a3140;
+            }
+            QTableWidget::item {
+              padding: 6px 8px;
+            }
+            QPlainTextEdit {
+              background: #11151c;
+              border: 1px solid #2a3140;
+              border-radius: 10px;
+              color: #d7dce4;
+            }
+            QScrollBar:vertical {
+              background: #0f1218;
+              width: 12px;
+              margin: 0px;
+            }
+            QScrollBar::handle:vertical {
+              background: #34465f;
+              min-height: 24px;
+              border-radius: 6px;
+            }
+            QScrollBar::handle:vertical:hover {
+              background: #456183;
+            }
+            QScrollBar::add-line:vertical,
+            QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical,
+            QScrollBar::add-page:vertical,
+            QScrollBar::sub-page:vertical {
+              background: transparent;
+              border: none;
+            }
+            QGroupBox {
+              border: 1px solid #2a3140;
+              border-radius: 12px;
+              margin-top: 14px;
+              padding: 12px;
+              background: #171b22;
+            }
+            QGroupBox::title {
+              subcontrol-origin: margin;
+              left: 12px;
+              padding: 0 6px;
+              color: #e2e7ef;
+              background: #171b22;
+            }
+            QFrame#aboutCard {
+              background: #171b22;
+              border: 1px solid #2a3140;
+              border-radius: 14px;
             }
             QHeaderView::section {
-              background: #0b0d11;
+              background: #171b22;
-              color: #cfd3da;
+              color: #d7dce4;
-              border: 1px solid #20242d;
+              border: 1px solid #2a3140;
               padding: 6px;
             }
             QPushButton {
-              background: #1e2633;
+              background: #1e2631;
-              border: 1px solid #2a3140;
+              border: 1px solid #31405a;
               padding: 6px 10px;
               border-radius: 8px;
-              color: #e6e6e6;
+              color: #d7dce4;
             }
-            QPushButton:hover { background: #243044; }
+            QPushButton:hover { background: #26344a; }
+            QPushButton:pressed { background: #1a2433; }
 
             QFrame#playlistCard {
-              background: #0b0d11;
+              background: #171b22;
-              border: 1px solid #20242d;
+              border: 1px solid #2a3140;
-              border-radius: 10px;
+              border-radius: 12px;
               padding: 10px;
             }
             QLineEdit, QComboBox {
-              background: #0f1115;
+              background: #11151c;
-              border: 1px solid #20242d;
+              border: 1px solid #2a3140;
               border-radius: 8px;
               padding: 6px 8px;
-              color: #e6e6e6;
+              color: #d7dce4;
+            }
+            QLineEdit:focus, QComboBox:focus {
+              border: 1px solid #6c8bff;
             }
             """
         )

src/app/gui/pages/about.py

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
+
+from ...core.utils.version import get_app_version
+
+
+class AboutPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
+    REPO_URL = "https://github.com/darkzoul5/YoutubePlaylistSync"
+    ISSUES_URL = f"{REPO_URL}/issues"
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QtWidgets.QWidget | None = None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName("aboutPage")
+
+        layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(16, 16, 16, 16)
+        layout.setSpacing(14)
+
+        title = QtWidgets.QLabel("About")
+        title.setObjectName("pageTitle")
+        layout.addWidget(title)
+
+        for card in (
+            self._hero_card(),
+            self._project_card(),
+            self._suggestions_card(),
+        ):
+            layout.addWidget(card)
+        layout.addStretch(1)
+
+    def _card(self, title: str) -> tuple[QtWidgets.QFrame, QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout]:
+        card = QtWidgets.QFrame()
+        card.setObjectName("aboutCard")
+
+        layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(card)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(16, 16, 16, 16)
+        layout.setSpacing(10)
+        layout.addWidget(self._card_title(title))
+        return card, layout
+
+    def _card_title(self, text: str) -> QtWidgets.QLabel:
+        label = QtWidgets.QLabel(text)
+        label.setObjectName("cardTitle")
+        return label
+
+    def _muted_label(self, text: str) -> QtWidgets.QLabel:
+        label = QtWidgets.QLabel(text)
+        label.setWordWrap(True)
+        label.setProperty("muted", True)
+        return label
+
+    def _link_button(self, text: str, url: str) -> QtWidgets.QPushButton:
+        button = QtWidgets.QPushButton(text)
+        button.setCursor(QtCore.Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
+        button.clicked.connect(lambda: QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(QtCore.QUrl(url)))
+        return button
+
+    def _action_row(self, text: str, url: str) -> QtWidgets.QWidget:
+        row = QtWidgets.QWidget()
+        layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(row)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        layout.setSpacing(10)
+        layout.addWidget(self._link_button(text, url))
+        layout.addStretch(1)
+        return row
+
+    def _hero_card(self) -> QtWidgets.QFrame:
+        card, layout = self._card("About this project")
+        layout.insertWidget(
+            1,
+            self._muted_label(
+                "ytpl-sync is a desktop app for keeping local copies of YouTube playlists in sync."
+            ),
+        )
+        layout.insertWidget(2, self._muted_label("This is a student project."))
+        return card
+
+    def _project_card(self) -> QtWidgets.QFrame:
+        card, layout = self._card("Project")
+
+        form = QtWidgets.QFormLayout()
+        form.setLabelAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft)
+        form.setFormAlignment(
+            QtCore.Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop | QtCore.Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft
+        )
+        form.setHorizontalSpacing(14)
+        form.setVerticalSpacing(10)
+
+        version_text = get_app_version()
+        version = f"v{version_text}" if version_text != "dev" else version_text
+        rows = [
+            ("Author", self._muted_label("Dark_Zoul")),
+            ("Version", self._muted_label(version)),
+            ("Repository", self._action_row("Open", self.REPO_URL)),
+            ("Issues", self._action_row("Open", self.ISSUES_URL)),
+        ]
+        for label, widget in rows:
+            form.addRow(label, widget)
+
+        layout.addLayout(form)
+        return card
+
+    def _suggestions_card(self) -> QtWidgets.QFrame:
+        card, layout = self._card("Suggestions")
+        layout.addWidget(
+            self._muted_label(
+                "• Keep the app updated regularly so that YouTube extraction stays reliable."
+            )
+        )
+        layout.addStretch(1)
+        return card

src/app/gui/pages/logs.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from ..smooth_scroll import enable_smooth_scrolling
 class LogsPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     def __init__(self, parent: QtWidgets.QWidget | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName("logsPage")
         layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self)
         title = QtWidgets.QLabel("Logs")
         title.setObjectName("pageTitle")

src/app/gui/pages/playlists.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         parent: QtWidgets.QWidget | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName("playlistsPage")
         self._settings = settings
         self._config_path = getattr(settings, "path", None)
         self._config: dict[str, Any] = {}
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         header.setObjectName("pageTitle")
 
         self._list = QtWidgets.QListWidget()
+        self._list.setObjectName("playlistList")
         # Selection-based UI is intentionally disabled; actions happen per-card.
         self._list.setSelectionMode(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.SelectionMode.NoSelection)
         self._list.setSpacing(8)
@@ -57,6 +59,20 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self._list.setWordWrap(True)
         self._list.setVerticalScrollMode(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.ScrollMode.ScrollPerPixel)
         enable_smooth_scrolling(self._list)
+        self._list.setStyleSheet(
+            """
+            QListWidget#playlistList {
+              background: #0f1218;
+              border: none;
+            }
+            QListWidget#playlistList::viewport {
+              background: #0f1218;
+            }
+            QListWidget#playlistList::item {
+              background: transparent;
+            }
+            """
+        )
 
         self._add_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Add")
         self._add_btn.clicked.connect(self._add_playlist)
@@ -410,6 +426,16 @@ class _PlaylistCard(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.Shape.StyledPanel)
         self.setObjectName("playlistCard")
+        self.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_StyledBackground, True)
+        self.setStyleSheet(
+            """
+            QFrame#playlistCard {
+              background: #171b22;
+              border: 1px solid #2a3140;
+              border-radius: 12px;
+            }
+            """
+        )
         self._index = index
         self._active = False
         self._paused = False

src/app/gui/pages/queue.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class QueuePage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
     def __init__(self, parent: QtWidgets.QWidget | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName("queuePage")
         # Map (playlist_id, video_id) to a stable item; its `.row()` tracks sorting moves.
         self._rows_by_key: dict[tuple[str, str], QtWidgets.QTableWidgetItem] = {}
         self._pending_by_key: dict[tuple[str, str], dict] = {}

src/app/gui/pages/settings.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from ..config_store import load_config, save_config
 class SettingsPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     def __init__(self, parent: QtWidgets.QWidget | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName("settingsPage")
         self._config_path: Path | None = None
         self._config: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ class SettingsPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         tray_form = QtWidgets.QFormLayout()
         self._close_to_tray = QtWidgets.QCheckBox()
-        self._close_to_tray.setChecked(True)
+        self._close_to_tray.setChecked(False)
         tray_form.addRow("close_to_tray", self._close_to_tray)
 
         self._minimize_to_tray = QtWidgets.QCheckBox()
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ class SettingsPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             ui = ui if isinstance(ui, dict) else {}
             tray = ui.get("tray")
             tray = tray if isinstance(tray, dict) else {}
-            self._close_to_tray.setChecked(bool(tray.get("close_to_tray", True)))
+            self._close_to_tray.setChecked(bool(tray.get("close_to_tray", False)))
             self._minimize_to_tray.setChecked(bool(tray.get("minimize_to_tray", False)))
             self._start_minimized_to_tray.setChecked(bool(tray.get("start_minimized_to_tray", False)))