chore: bump yt-dlp to 2026.10.26

Bumps [actions/setup-python](https://github.com/actions/setup-python) from 6 to 7.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/compare/v6...v7)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: actions/setup-python
  dependency-version: '7'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

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Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build-release.yml

@@ -24,71 +24,15 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 jobs:
-  tag:
-    name: Create tag
-    needs: test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Validate input tag
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          TAG="${{ inputs.tag }}"
-          if [[ -z "$TAG" ]]; then
-            echo "tag is required" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          if [[ "$TAG" != v* ]]; then
-            echo "tag must start with 'v' (got: $TAG)" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Create/push tag
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
-          FORCE: ${{ inputs.force_tag }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-
-          if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/${TAG}" >/dev/null; then
-            if [[ "${FORCE}" != "true" ]]; then
-              echo "Tag ${TAG} already exists. Re-run with force_tag=true to recreate." >&2
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            git tag -d "${TAG}" || true
-            git push origin ":refs/tags/${TAG}" || true
-          fi
-
-          git tag "${TAG}" "${GITHUB_SHA}"
-          git push origin "${TAG}"
-
   test:
-    name: Unit tests
+    name: Test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
-    steps:
+    permissions:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      contents: read
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-          cache: "pip"
-      - name: Install
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e ".[dev]" || pip install -e .
-          pip install pytest
-      - name: Run tests
-        env:
-          PYTHONPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/src
-        run: pytest
 
   build:
     name: Build packages
-    needs: tag
+    needs: test
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -113,15 +57,15 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           printf '%s\n' "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" > version.txt
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
-          cache: "pip" 
+          cache: "pip"
 
       - name: Install build deps
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e . 
+          pip install -e .
           pip install pyinstaller
 
       - name: Build binary (Windows)
@@ -205,7 +149,8 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           mkdir -p package/bin ffmpeg_tmp
 
-          primary_url="https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz"
+          archive_name="ffmpeg-n9.0-latest-linux64-gpl-9.0.tar.xz"
+          release_url="https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest"
           curl_common=(
             --fail
             --location
@@ -215,11 +160,15 @@ jobs:
             --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 (GitHub Actions; ytpl-sync release workflow)"
           )
 
-          curl "${curl_common[@]}" "$primary_url" -o ffmpeg.tar.xz
+          curl "${curl_common[@]}" "${release_url}/${archive_name}" -o ffmpeg.tar.xz
-          curl "${curl_common[@]}" "${primary_url}.md5" -o ffmpeg.tar.xz.md5
+          curl "${curl_common[@]}" "${release_url}/checksums.sha256" -o checksums.sha256
 
-          expected_md5="$(awk '{print $1}' ffmpeg.tar.xz.md5)"
+          expected_sha256="$(awk -v archive="$archive_name" '$2 == archive || $2 == "*" archive { print $1; exit }' checksums.sha256)"
-          printf '%s *ffmpeg.tar.xz\n' "$expected_md5" | md5sum -c -
+          if [[ -z "$expected_sha256" ]]; then
+            echo "Checksum for ${archive_name} was not found" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          printf '%s  ffmpeg.tar.xz\n' "$expected_sha256" | sha256sum -c -
 
           if ! tar -tf ffmpeg.tar.xz >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "Downloaded FFmpeg payload is not a valid tar archive" >&2
@@ -229,7 +178,13 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           tar -xf ffmpeg.tar.xz -C ffmpeg_tmp --strip-components=1
-          mv ffmpeg_tmp/ffmpeg package/bin/ffmpeg
+          ffmpeg_binary="$(find ffmpeg_tmp -type f -name ffmpeg -perm -u+x -print -quit)"
+          if [[ -z "$ffmpeg_binary" ]]; then
+            echo "Extracted archive does not contain an executable ffmpeg binary" >&2
+            find ffmpeg_tmp -maxdepth 3 -type f -print >&2 || true
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          mv "$ffmpeg_binary" package/bin/ffmpeg
           chmod +x package/bin/ffmpeg
 
       - name: Archive (Windows)
@@ -268,9 +223,52 @@ jobs:
             ytpl-sync-*.zip
             ytpl-sync-*.tar.gz
 
+  tag:
+    name: Create tag
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Validate input tag
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          TAG="${{ inputs.tag }}"
+          if [[ -z "$TAG" ]]; then
+            echo "tag is required" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ "$TAG" != v* ]]; then
+            echo "tag must start with 'v' (got: $TAG)" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create/push tag
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          FORCE: ${{ inputs.force_tag }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/${TAG}" >/dev/null; then
+            if [[ "${FORCE}" != "true" ]]; then
+              echo "Tag ${TAG} already exists. Re-run with force_tag=true to recreate." >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            git tag -d "${TAG}" || true
+            git push origin ":refs/tags/${TAG}" || true
+          fi
+
+          git tag "${TAG}" "${GITHUB_SHA}"
+          git push origin "${TAG}"
+
   release:
     name: Create Release
-    needs: build
+    needs: tag
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7

.github/workflows/integration.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
           cache: 'pip'

.github/workflows/lint_ruff.yml

@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-name: Lint Python code
+name: Lint
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_call:
-    branches:
+  workflow_dispatch:
-      - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "assets/**"
-      - "README.md"
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "assets/**"
-      - "README.md"
 
 jobs:
   lint:

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Test
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "assets/**"
+      - "README.md"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "assets/**"
+      - "README.md"
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/lint_ruff.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+  unit-tests:
+    name: Unit tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read

.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml

@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
-name: Unit tests
+name: Unit Tests
 
 on:
+  workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches: 
-      - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "assets/**"
-      - "README.md"
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "assets/**"
-      - "README.md"
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   tests:
@@ -31,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
           cache: 'pip'

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

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "ytpl-sync"
-version = "2.1.1"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "YouTube playlist Sync"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [ { name = "Dark_Zoul" } ]
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 keywords = ["youtube", "yt-dlp", "playlist", "sync"]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-	"yt-dlp>=2026.7.4",
+	"yt-dlp>=2026.10.26",
     "PySide6_Essentials>=6.11.1",
 ]
 [project.optional-dependencies]

src/app/cli.py

@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from .config.settings import Settings
 from .core.database.db import Database
-from .core.sync.service import SyncService
-from .core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from .core.events.event_bus import EventBus
-import re
+from .core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
-from .core.utils.yt import extract_playlist_id
+from .core.sync.service import SyncService
 from .core.utils.deps import DependencyError
 from .core.utils.logging_setup import configure_logging
+from .core.utils.yt import extract_playlist_id
 
 
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:

src/app/config/settings.py

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from typing import Any
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def _default_ffmpeg_path() -> str:
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ def _default_ffmpeg_path() -> str:
     return "./bin/ffmpeg"
 
 
-DEFAULT_CONFIG: Dict[str, Any] = {
+DEFAULT_CONFIG: dict[str, Any] = {
     "playlists": [],
     "download_mode": "video",
     "max_download_quality": "1080p",
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ class Settings:
         base_dir = Path("config")
         base_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         self.path = (base_dir / "yt-playlist-config.json").resolve()
-        self.data: Dict[str, Any] = dict(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+        self.data: dict[str, Any] = dict(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
 
         # Ensure there is always a config file at the default path.
         if not self.path.exists():
@@ -40,13 +43,13 @@ class Settings:
     def _load_from_path(self, path: Path) -> None:
         try:
             self.data.update(json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")))
-        except Exception:
+        except (OSError, TypeError, UnicodeError, ValueError) as exc:
             # Leave defaults if invalid JSON; validation can be added later.
-            pass
+            logger.debug("Failed to load config %s: %s", path, exc)
 
     def _write_default_config(self, path: Path) -> None:
         path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        default_payload: Dict[str, Any] = {
+        default_payload: dict[str, Any] = {
             "playlists": [
                 {
                     "url": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=YOUR_PLAYLIST_ID",
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ class Settings:
         path.write_text(json.dumps(default_payload, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
 
     @property
-    def playlists(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    def playlists(self) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         global_defaults = {
             "download_mode": self.data.get("download_mode", DEFAULT_CONFIG["download_mode"]),
             "max_download_quality": self.data.get("max_download_quality", DEFAULT_CONFIG["max_download_quality"]),
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ class Settings:
             "retry_delay_seconds": self.data.get("retry_delay_seconds", DEFAULT_CONFIG["retry_delay_seconds"]),
         }
 
-        results: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+        results: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         for pl in list(self.data.get("playlists", [])):
             if not isinstance(pl, dict):
                 continue

src/app/core/__init__.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 """Core backend modules (scanner, sync, download, db, scheduler, events)."""
 
 __all__ = [
-    "scanner",
-    "sync",
-    "download",
     "database",
-    "scheduler",
+    "download",
     "events",
+    "scanner",
+    "scheduler",
+    "sync",
 ]

src/app/core/database/db.py

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sqlite3
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Iterable
-
 
 SCHEMA = """
 PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;

src/app/core/download/downloader.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Optional
+import logging
 
 from .queue_manager import DownloadJob, JobState
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class Downloader:
     """
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ class Downloader:
     where actual download logic will land (audio/video/both).
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, yt_dlp_path: Optional[str] = None, ffmpeg_path: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, yt_dlp_path: str | None = None, ffmpeg_path: str | None = None) -> None:
         self.yt_dlp_path = yt_dlp_path
         self.ffmpeg_path = ffmpeg_path
 
@@ -34,15 +36,15 @@ class Downloader:
                 return None
             try:
                 cap = int(digits)
-            except Exception:
+            except ValueError:
                 return None
             return cap if cap > 0 else None
 
         cap = parse_height_cap(max_download_quality)
         if cap is not None:
-            #if the requested cap isn't available, we still download the best mp4.
+            # Prefer separate MP4 video and audio streams; yt-dlp merges them with ffmpeg.
-            return f"best[ext=mp4][acodec!=none][vcodec!=none][height<={cap}]/best[ext=mp4][height<={cap}]/best[ext=mp4]"
+            return f"bestvideo[ext=mp4][height<={cap}]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo[ext=mp4][height<={cap}]+bestaudio/bestvideo[ext=mp4][height<={cap}]/best[ext=mp4]"
-        return "best[ext=mp4][acodec!=none][vcodec!=none]/best[ext=mp4]"
+        return "bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio/bestvideo[ext=mp4]/best[ext=mp4]"
 
     async def handle_job(self, job: DownloadJob):
         try:
@@ -60,10 +62,10 @@ class Downloader:
                 if not job.keep_video and job.output_path:
                     try:
                         job.output_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                    except Exception:
+                    except OSError as exc:
-                        pass
+                        logger.debug("Failed to remove temporary video file: %s", exc)
             job.state = JobState.COMPLETED
-        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - environment dependent
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001  # pragma: no cover - environment dependent
             job.state = JobState.FAILED
             job.error = str(exc)
 
@@ -72,11 +74,12 @@ class Downloader:
         import asyncio
 
         def run():
-            import yt_dlp  # type: ignore
             from pathlib import Path
+
+            import yt_dlp  # type: ignore
             try:
                 from yt_dlp.utils import DownloadCancelled  # type: ignore
-            except Exception:  # pragma: no cover - optional
+            except (ImportError, AttributeError):  # pragma: no cover - optional
                 DownloadCancelled = Exception  # type: ignore[misc,assignment]
 
             class _QuietLogger:
@@ -94,10 +97,8 @@ class Downloader:
 
             fmt = self.build_format(getattr(job, "max_download_quality", None))
 
-            # All modes download a single muxed mp4 when possible.
+            # Prefer MP4 video with a separate audio stream; yt-dlp merges them when needed.
-            # This avoids any ffmpeg-driven merging during the download step, satisfying:
+            # Audio extraction for audio/both modes happens separately after download.
-            #   - video: "original file, no processing"
-            #   - audio/both: extraction is done separately after download
             ydl_opts = {
                 "format": fmt,
                 "outtmpl": outtmpl,
@@ -137,19 +138,19 @@ class Downloader:
                         pct = float(payload.get("progress")) if isinstance(payload.get("progress"), (int, float)) else None
 
                         should_emit = status in {"finished", "error"}
-                        if not should_emit:
+                        if not should_emit and (
-                            if now - last_ts >= 0.25:
+                            now - last_ts >= 0.25
-                                should_emit = True
+                            or pct is not None and (last_pct < 0 or abs(pct - last_pct) >= 0.01)
-                            elif pct is not None and (last_pct < 0 or abs(pct - last_pct) >= 0.01):
+                        ):
-                                should_emit = True
+                            should_emit = True
 
                         if should_emit:
-                            setattr(job, "_last_progress_emit_ts", now)
+                            job._last_progress_emit_ts = now
                             if pct is not None:
-                                setattr(job, "_last_progress_emit_pct", pct)
+                                job._last_progress_emit_pct = pct
                             progress_cb(payload)
-                    except Exception:
+                    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - progress hooks must not abort downloads
-                        pass
+                        logger.debug("Progress callback failed: %s", exc)
 
                 ydl_opts["progress_hooks"] = [hook]
 
@@ -160,8 +161,8 @@ class Downloader:
                     p = Path(str(ffmpeg_hint))
                     if p.exists():
                         ydl_opts["ffmpeg_location"] = str(p)
-                except Exception:
+                except (OSError, TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
-                    pass
+                    logger.debug("Invalid ffmpeg path: %s", exc)
 
             with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
                 ydl.download([job.url])

src/app/core/download/queue_manager.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
+from typing import Any
 
 from ..models import PlaylistItem
 
@@ -22,17 +23,17 @@ class JobState(str, Enum):
 @dataclass
 class DownloadJob:
     item: PlaylistItem
-    output_path: Optional[Path] = None
+    output_path: Path | None = None
-    url: Optional[str] = None
+    url: str | None = None
     mode: str = "audio"  # audio|video
     state: JobState = JobState.QUEUED
-    error: Optional[str] = None
+    error: str | None = None
-    ffmpeg_path: Optional[str] = None
+    ffmpeg_path: str | None = None
-    max_download_quality: Optional[str] = None
+    max_download_quality: str | None = None
-    playlist_id: Optional[str] = None
+    playlist_id: str | None = None
-    progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[dict[str, Any]], None]] = None
+    progress_callback: Callable[[dict[str, Any]], None] | None = None
-    cancel_check: Optional[Callable[[], bool]] = None
+    cancel_check: Callable[[], bool] | None = None
-    audio_output_path: Optional[Path] = None  # when mode=video and we also want mp3
+    audio_output_path: Path | None = None  # when mode=video and we also want mp3
     keep_video: bool = True
 
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class QueueManager:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, concurrency: int = 2) -> None:
-        self._queue: "asyncio.Queue[DownloadJob]" = asyncio.Queue()
+        self._queue: asyncio.Queue[DownloadJob] = asyncio.Queue()
         self._concurrency = max(1, concurrency)
         self._workers: list[asyncio.Task[None]] = []
         self._stopped = asyncio.Event()

src/app/core/download/workers.py

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
 import logging
+
+from ..utils.rate_limit import is_youtube_rate_limit_error
 from .downloader import Downloader
 from .queue_manager import DownloadJob, JobState
-from ..utils.rate_limit import is_youtube_rate_limit_error
 
 
 async def default_worker(job: DownloadJob, *, max_retries: int = 2, delay_seconds: float = 1.5):

src/app/core/events/event_bus.py

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, DefaultDict, Dict, List
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
+from typing import Any
 
-
+EventHandler = Callable[[dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[None]]
-EventHandler = Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[None]]
 
 
 class EventBus:
     """Simple async pub/sub event bus used by backend and (later) GUI."""
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self._subs: DefaultDict[str, List[EventHandler]] = defaultdict(list)
+        self._subs: defaultdict[str, list[EventHandler]] = defaultdict(list)
 
     def subscribe(self, event_name: str, handler: EventHandler) -> None:
         self._subs[event_name].append(handler)
 
-    async def publish(self, event_name: str, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    async def publish(self, event_name: str, payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         for h in list(self._subs.get(event_name, [])):
             await h(payload)

src/app/core/models.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional
 
 
 class DownloadMode(str, Enum):
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ class DownloadMode(str, Enum):
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class Playlist:
     id: str
-    name: Optional[str]
+    name: str | None
     url: str
     path: Path
     mode: DownloadMode = DownloadMode.audio
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ class PlaylistItem:
     video_id: str
     title: str
     playlist_index: int
-    local_filename: Optional[str] = None
+    local_filename: str | None = None
     downloaded: bool = False
 
 
@@ -45,9 +44,9 @@ class SyncActionType(str, Enum):
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class SyncAction:
     type: SyncActionType
-    item: Optional[PlaylistItem] = None
+    item: PlaylistItem | None = None
-    from_name: Optional[str] = None
+    from_name: str | None = None
-    to_name: Optional[str] = None
+    to_name: str | None = None
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)

src/app/core/scanner/playlist_scanner.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional
 
 from ..models import PlaylistItem
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class PlaylistScanner:
     """
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ class PlaylistScanner:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def scan(self, playlist_url: str, playlist_id: str, *, ffmpeg_path: Optional[str] = None) -> List[PlaylistItem]:
+    def scan(self, playlist_url: str, playlist_id: str, *, ffmpeg_path: str | None = None) -> list[PlaylistItem]:
         """Return the current remote playlist entries as `PlaylistItem` records."""
         try:
             import yt_dlp  # type: ignore
@@ -39,14 +41,14 @@ class PlaylistScanner:
                 p = Path(str(ffmpeg_path))
                 if p.exists():
                     ydl_opts["ffmpeg_location"] = str(p)
-            except Exception:
+            except (OSError, TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
-                pass
+                logger.debug("Invalid ffmpeg path: %s", exc)
 
         with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
             info = ydl.extract_info(playlist_url, download=False)
 
         entries = info.get("entries", []) if isinstance(info, dict) else []
-        items: List[PlaylistItem] = []
+        items: list[PlaylistItem] = []
         for idx, v in enumerate(entries, start=1):
             if not v:
                 continue

src/app/core/scheduler/scheduler.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 from datetime import timedelta
-from typing import Awaitable, Callable
 
 
 class Scheduler:

src/app/core/sync/diff_engine.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Iterable, List, Mapping, Sequence
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping, Sequence
 
 from ..models import FilesystemEntry, PlaylistItem, SyncAction, SyncActionType
 
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class DiffEngine:
         db_index: Mapping[str, PlaylistItem],
         fs_entries: Iterable[FilesystemEntry],
         extension: str,
-    ) -> List[SyncAction]:
+    ) -> list[SyncAction]:
-        actions: List[SyncAction] = []
+        actions: list[SyncAction] = []
 
         desired_names = {
             item.video_id: f"{item.playlist_index:04d} - {item.title}{extension}"

src/app/core/sync/executor.py

@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
-import time
+import logging
 import shutil
+import time
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Iterable, List
 
+from ..database.db import Database
 from ..download.queue_manager import DownloadJob, QueueManager
 from ..download.workers import default_worker
+from ..events.event_bus import EventBus
 from ..models import SyncAction, SyncActionType
 from ..sync.reorder import safe_multi_rename
-from ..database.db import Database
-from ..utils.yt import extract_playlist_id
-from ..events.event_bus import EventBus
 from ..utils.deps import ensure_ffmpeg_available, ensure_yt_dlp_available
 from ..utils.rate_limit import is_youtube_rate_limit_error
+from ..utils.yt import extract_playlist_id
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ActionExecutor:
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@ class ActionExecutor:
         try:
             self.db.set_playlist_last_sync(playlist_id)
             last_sync = self.db.get_playlist_last_sync(playlist_id)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - sync timestamp persistence is best effort
+            logger.debug("Failed to persist playlist sync timestamp: %s", exc)
             last_sync = None
         summary = {
             "playlist_id": playlist_id,
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ class ActionExecutor:
         playlist_id = extract_playlist_id(playlist_cfg.get("url", "")) or playlist_cfg.get("url", "")
         audio_renames = []
         video_renames = []
-        applied: List[SyncAction] = []
+        applied: list[SyncAction] = []
         for a in actions:
             if a.type != SyncActionType.RENAME or not a.from_name or not a.to_name:
                 continue
@@ -160,8 +164,8 @@ class ActionExecutor:
             if a.item and a.to_name:
                 try:
                     self.db.update_local_filename(playlist_id, a.item.video_id, a.to_name)
-                except Exception:
+                except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - database update is best effort
-                    pass
+                    logger.debug("Failed to update renamed file in database: %s", exc)
                 if self.bus:
                     await self.bus.publish("RenameApplied", {"playlist_id": playlist_id, "video_id": a.item.video_id, "to": a.to_name})
 
@@ -187,18 +191,19 @@ class ActionExecutor:
                     if dst.exists():
                         dst.unlink()
                     shutil.move(str(src), str(dst))
-                except Exception:
+                except OSError as exc:
+                    logger.debug("Failed to recycle file %s: %s", src, exc)
                     # fallback to delete if move fails
                     try:
                         src.unlink()
-                    except Exception:
+                    except OSError as unlink_exc:
-                        pass
+                        logger.debug("Failed to delete unrecycled file %s: %s", src, unlink_exc)
             # Update DB to clear file state
             if a.item:
                 try:
                     self.db.clear_file_state(playlist_id, a.item.video_id)
-                except Exception:
+                except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - database update is best effort
-                    pass
+                    logger.debug("Failed to clear deleted file in database: %s", exc)
                 if self.bus:
                     asyncio.create_task(self.bus.publish("FileRecycled", {"playlist_id": playlist_id, "video_id": a.item.video_id, "name": a.from_name}))
 
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ class ActionExecutor:
         concurrency_cfg = playlist_cfg.get("max_parallel_downloads", self.concurrency)
         try:
             concurrency = int(concurrency_cfg) if concurrency_cfg is not None else self.concurrency
-        except Exception:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
             concurrency = self.concurrency
         queue = QueueManager(concurrency=concurrency)
 
@@ -227,17 +232,17 @@ class ActionExecutor:
         retry_delay_cfg = playlist_cfg.get("retry_delay_seconds", 1.5)
         try:
             retry_max_retries = int(retry_max_cfg) if retry_max_cfg is not None else 2
-        except Exception:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
             retry_max_retries = 2
         try:
             retry_delay_seconds = float(retry_delay_cfg) if retry_delay_cfg is not None else 1.5
-        except Exception:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
             retry_delay_seconds = 1.5
 
         delay_cfg = playlist_cfg.get("delay_between_downloads_seconds", 0.0)
         try:
             delay_between_downloads_seconds = float(delay_cfg) if delay_cfg is not None else 0.0
-        except Exception:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
             delay_between_downloads_seconds = 0.0
 
         rate_limit_pause = asyncio.Event()
@@ -284,7 +289,7 @@ class ActionExecutor:
 
         await queue.start(worker)
         try:
-            jobs: List[DownloadJob] = []
+            jobs: list[DownloadJob] = []
 
             # Collapse 'both' into single video download + local audio extraction
             # Build per-video desired outputs
@@ -416,5 +421,5 @@ class ActionExecutor:
                                 )
                             else:
                                 await self.bus.publish("DownloadFailed", {"playlist_id": playlist_id, "video_id": job.item.video_id, "error": err})
-                except Exception:
+                except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - one failed job must not stop finalization
-                    pass
+                    logger.debug("Failed to persist download result: %s", exc)

src/app/core/sync/filesystem.py

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Sequence
 
 from ..models import FilesystemEntry
 
 
-def list_files(root: Path, extensions: Sequence[str]) -> List[FilesystemEntry]:
+def list_files(root: Path, extensions: Sequence[str]) -> list[FilesystemEntry]:
     exts = {e.lower() for e in extensions}
-    results: List[FilesystemEntry] = []
+    results: list[FilesystemEntry] = []
     if not root.exists():
         return results
     for p in root.glob("**/*"):

src/app/core/sync/reorder.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, Iterable, Tuple
 
 
-def safe_multi_rename(renames: Iterable[Tuple[Path, Path]]) -> None:
+def safe_multi_rename(renames: Iterable[tuple[Path, Path]]) -> None:
     """
     Apply multiple renames safely using a two-pass strategy to avoid
     name collisions. Each item is a tuple (src_path, dst_path).
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def safe_multi_rename(renames: Iterable[Tuple[Path, Path]]) -> None:
     existing_dests = {dst for _, dst in planned}
 
     # Pass 1: move all sources that would collide to temporary names
-    temps: Dict[Path, Path] = {}
+    temps: dict[Path, Path] = {}
     for src, dst in planned:
         if not src.exists():
             continue

src/app/core/sync/service.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List
 
 from ..database.db import Database
 from ..models import PlaylistItem, SyncAction
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ class SyncService:
             return [".mp3", ".mp4"]
         return [".mp4"]
 
-    def sync_from_config(self, playlist_cfg: dict) -> List[SyncAction]:
+    def sync_from_config(self, playlist_cfg: dict) -> list[SyncAction]:
         """Return the sync actions required to bring one playlist in sync.
 
         This method does not apply any changes itself. It normalizes the
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ class SyncService:
         ffmpeg_cfg = playlist_cfg.get("ffmpeg_path")
         items = self.scanner.scan(url, playlist_id, ffmpeg_path=str(ffmpeg_cfg) if ffmpeg_cfg is not None else None)
 
-        sanitized: List[PlaylistItem] = []
+        sanitized: list[PlaylistItem] = []
         for it in items:
             safe_title = sanitize_title(it.title, it.video_id)
             sanitized.append(
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ class SyncService:
             )
 
         # Augment remote items with DB-known filenames/download flags
-        augmented: List[PlaylistItem] = []
+        augmented: list[PlaylistItem] = []
         for it in sanitized:
             known = db_index.get(it.video_id)
             if known is None:
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ class SyncService:
                 )
 
         exts = self._mode_to_extensions(mode)
-        merged_actions: List[SyncAction] = []
+        merged_actions: list[SyncAction] = []
 
         # Compute per-extension actions against respective roots
         for ext in exts:

src/app/core/utils/deps.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import which
-from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 
 class DependencyError(RuntimeError):
@@ -16,20 +15,20 @@ class DependencyError(RuntimeError):
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class DependencyStatus:
     yt_dlp_ok: bool
-    yt_dlp_version: Optional[str]
+    yt_dlp_version: str | None
     ffmpeg_ok: bool
-    ffmpeg_path: Optional[str]
+    ffmpeg_path: str | None
     ffprobe_ok: bool
-    ffprobe_path: Optional[str]
+    ffprobe_path: str | None
 
 
-def get_yt_dlp_version() -> Optional[str]:
+def get_yt_dlp_version() -> str | None:
     try:
         import yt_dlp  # type: ignore
 
         # yt-dlp exposes version in different places depending on install
         return getattr(yt_dlp, "__version__", None) or getattr(getattr(yt_dlp, "version", None), "__version__", None)
-    except Exception:
+    except (ImportError, AttributeError, TypeError):
         return None
 
 
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ def ensure_yt_dlp_available() -> str:
     return get_yt_dlp_version() or "unknown"
 
 
-def _resolve_tool_paths(tool_hint: Optional[str], exe_name: str) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str]]:
+def _resolve_tool_paths(tool_hint: str | None, exe_name: str) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
     """
     Returns (resolved_exe_path, resolved_dir_hint).
     - If tool_hint is a file path, use it.
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ def _resolve_tool_paths(tool_hint: Optional[str], exe_name: str) -> Tuple[Option
     return None, None
 
 
-def ensure_ffmpeg_available(ffmpeg_hint: Optional[str]) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+def ensure_ffmpeg_available(ffmpeg_hint: str | None) -> tuple[str, str]:
     """
     Ensures ffmpeg is runnable. Returns (ffmpeg_path, ffmpeg_path).
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ def ensure_ffmpeg_available(ffmpeg_hint: Optional[str]) -> Tuple[str, str]:
     """
     ffmpeg_exe = "ffmpeg.exe" if sys.platform.startswith("win") else "ffmpeg"
 
-    ffmpeg_path, ffmpeg_dir = _resolve_tool_paths(ffmpeg_hint, ffmpeg_exe)
+    ffmpeg_path, _ = _resolve_tool_paths(ffmpeg_hint, ffmpeg_exe)
     if not ffmpeg_path:
         raise DependencyError("ffmpeg not found. Install ffmpeg or set 'ffmpeg_path' in config.")
 

src/app/core/utils/version.py

@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ def _read_text(path: Path) -> str | None:
         if path.exists():
             text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
             return text or None
-    except Exception:
+    except (OSError, UnicodeError):
-        pass
+        return None
     return None
+
+
 def get_app_version() -> str:
     """
     Returns the packaged app version.

src/app/core/utils/yt.py

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ def extract_playlist_id(url: str) -> str | None:
         if "list" in qs and qs.get("list"):
             return qs.get("list", [None])[0]
         return None
-    except Exception:
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
         return None

src/app/gui/app_icon.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from PySide6 import QtGui, QtWidgets
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def _resource_base() -> Path:
     # PyInstaller sets sys._MEIPASS to the temp extraction dir.
@@ -31,16 +34,16 @@ def load_app_icon() -> QtGui.QIcon:
                 icon = QtGui.QIcon(str(p))
                 if not icon.isNull():
                     return icon
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - icon loading is best effort
-            pass
+            logger.debug("Failed to load app icon from %s: %s", p, exc)
 
     # Fallback to a platform theme icon (Linux) or a generic icon.
     try:
         themed = QtGui.QIcon.fromTheme("applications-multimedia")
         if not themed.isNull():
             return themed
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - themed icon loading is best effort
-        pass
+        logger.debug("Failed to load themed app icon: %s", exc)
 
     return QtWidgets.QApplication.style().standardIcon(QtWidgets.QStyle.StandardPixmap.SP_ComputerIcon)
 

src/app/gui/bus_bridge.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
-from typing import Any, Dict
+
+from typing import Any
+
 from PySide6 import QtCore
 
 from ..core.events.event_bus import EventBus
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class BusBridge(QtCore.QObject):
             self._bus.subscribe(name, self._make_handler(name))
 
     def _make_handler(self, name: str):
-        async def handler(payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        async def handler(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             # Ensure delivery on the Qt main thread.
             self.event.emit(name, dict(payload))
 

src/app/gui/config_store.py

@@ -3,29 +3,29 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import json
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class AppConfig:
-    data: Dict[str, Any]
+    data: dict[str, Any]
     path: Path
 
 
 def load_config(path: Path) -> AppConfig:
     raw = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
     if not isinstance(raw, dict):
-        raise ValueError("config root must be a JSON object")
+        raise TypeError("config root must be a JSON object")
     return AppConfig(data=raw, path=path)
 
 
-def save_config(path: Path, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+def save_config(path: Path, data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     payload = json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False) + "\n"
     path.write_text(payload, encoding="utf-8")
 
 
-def normalize_config(data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def normalize_config(data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Ensure basic expected shape for config dict.
     Keeps unknown keys intact.

src/app/gui/main.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 import sys
 import threading
 
@@ -7,15 +8,17 @@ from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 
 from ..config.settings import Settings
 from ..core.events.event_bus import EventBus
-from .bus_bridge import BusBridge
 from .app_icon import load_app_icon
+from .bus_bridge import BusBridge
 from .config_store import load_config
-from .runner import SyncRequest, SyncRunner
+from .pages.about import AboutPage
+from .pages.logs import LogsPage
 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
+from .runner import SyncRequest, SyncRunner
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
@@ -90,8 +93,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         if cfg_path is not None:
             try:
                 self._settings_page.set_config_path(cfg_path)
-            except Exception:
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - optional settings-page wiring
-                pass
+                logger.debug("Failed to set settings config path: %s", exc)
 
         self._playlists_page.cancel_requested.connect(self._cancel_sync)
         self._queue_page.cancel_sync_requested.connect(self._cancel_sync)
@@ -138,7 +141,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             tray = ui.get("tray")
             tray = tray if isinstance(tray, dict) else {}
             return dict(tray)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - config fallback keeps the UI usable
+            logger.debug("Failed to load tray configuration: %s", exc)
             return {}
 
     def _close_to_tray_enabled(self) -> bool:
@@ -158,7 +162,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         try:
             if not QtWidgets.QSystemTrayIcon.isSystemTrayAvailable():
                 return
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - tray support is optional
+            logger.debug("Failed to check system tray availability: %s", exc)
             return
 
         icon = load_app_icon()
@@ -211,27 +216,30 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
                         QtWidgets.QSystemTrayIcon.MessageIcon.Information,
                         3000,
                     )
-                except Exception:
+                except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - tray notification is best effort
-                    pass
+                    logger.debug("Failed to show tray notification: %s", exc)
             return
         if self._tray is not None and not self._close_to_tray_enabled():
             # Explicitly quit, because the app may be configured to keep running without windows.
             try:
                 event.accept()
-            except Exception:
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - close event acceptance is best effort
-                pass
+                logger.debug("Failed to accept close event: %s", exc)
             QtWidgets.QApplication.quit()
             return
         super().closeEvent(event)
 
     def changeEvent(self, event: QtCore.QEvent) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
         try:
-            if event.type() == QtCore.QEvent.Type.WindowStateChange:
+            if (
-                if self._tray is not None and self._minimize_to_tray_enabled():
+                event.type() == QtCore.QEvent.Type.WindowStateChange
-                    if bool(self.windowState() & QtCore.Qt.WindowState.WindowMinimized):
+                and self._tray is not None
-                        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(0, self.hide)
+                and self._minimize_to_tray_enabled()
-        except Exception:
+                and bool(self.windowState() & QtCore.Qt.WindowState.WindowMinimized)
-            pass
+            ):
+                QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(0, self.hide)
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - window state handling is best effort
+            logger.debug("Failed to handle window state change: %s", exc)
         super().changeEvent(event)
 
     def _refresh_queue_labels(self) -> None:
@@ -244,24 +252,24 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
                 pid = extract_playlist_id(url) or url
                 labels[pid] = str(pl.get("name") or f"Playlist {idx}")
             self._queue_page.set_playlist_labels(labels)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - queue labels are best effort
-            pass
+            logger.debug("Failed to refresh queue labels: %s", exc)
 
     @QtCore.Slot(str, dict)
     def _on_bus_event(self, name: str, payload: dict) -> None:
         # Fan out to interested pages.
         try:
             self._queue_page.on_event(name, payload)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - page event fan-out is isolated
-            pass
+            logger.debug("Queue page event handler failed: %s", exc)
         try:
             self._logs_page.on_event(name, payload)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - page event fan-out is isolated
-            pass
+            logger.debug("Logs page event handler failed: %s", exc)
         try:
             self._playlists_page.on_event(name, payload)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - page event fan-out is isolated
-            pass
+            logger.debug("Playlists page event handler failed: %s", exc)
 
         # Auto-pause on YouTube bot-check/rate-limit surface.
         if name == "SyncPaused":
@@ -315,8 +323,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             try:
                 self._thread.quit()
                 self._thread.wait(2000)
-            except Exception:
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - thread shutdown is best effort
-                pass
+                logger.debug("Failed to stop sync thread: %s", exc)
         self._runner = None
         self._cancel_flag = None
         self._pause_flag = None
@@ -330,12 +338,12 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             if cfg_path is not None:
                 self._settings_page.set_config_path(cfg_path)
             self._refresh_queue_labels()
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - config refresh is best effort
-            pass
+            logger.debug("Failed to refresh configuration after sync: %s", exc)
 
         # Continue "sync all" chain if active.
-        if hasattr(self, "_sync_queue") and getattr(self, "_sync_queue"):
+        if hasattr(self, "_sync_queue") and self._sync_queue:
-            nxt = getattr(self, "_sync_queue").pop(0)
+            nxt = self._sync_queue.pop(0)
             self._sync_playlist_index(nxt)
 
     @QtCore.Slot()
@@ -400,6 +408,26 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
               border-radius: 10px;
               color: #d7dce4;
             }
+                        QScrollArea#logsScroll {
+                            background: #11151c;
+                            border: 1px solid #2a3140;
+                            border-radius: 10px;
+                        }
+                        QWidget#logEntries {
+                            background: #11151c;
+                        }
+                        QFrame#logEntry {
+                            background: #171b22;
+                            border: 1px solid #2a3140;
+                            border-radius: 8px;
+                        }
+                        QLabel#logEventName {
+                            color: #8ea7ff;
+                            font-weight: 600;
+                        }
+                        QLabel#logEntryBody {
+                            color: #cfd3da;
+                        }
             QScrollBar:vertical {
               background: #0f1218;
               width: 12px;

src/app/gui/pages/logs.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 
-from PySide6 import QtWidgets
+from PySide6 import QtCore, QtWidgets
 
 from ..smooth_scroll import enable_smooth_scrolling
 
@@ -23,22 +23,69 @@ class LogsPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         top.addWidget(clear_btn)
         layout.addLayout(top)
 
-        self._text = QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit()
+        self._scroll = QtWidgets.QScrollArea()
-        self._text.setReadOnly(True)
+        self._scroll.setObjectName("logsScroll")
-        enable_smooth_scrolling(self._text)
+        self._scroll.setWidgetResizable(True)
-        layout.addWidget(self._text, 1)
+        self._scroll.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.Shape.NoFrame)
+
+        self._entries = QtWidgets.QWidget()
+        self._entries.setObjectName("logEntries")
+        self._entries_layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self._entries)
+        self._entries_layout.setContentsMargins(2, 2, 2, 2)
+        self._entries_layout.setSpacing(8)
+        self._entries_layout.addStretch(1)
+        self._scroll.setWidget(self._entries)
+        enable_smooth_scrolling(self._scroll)
+        layout.addWidget(self._scroll, 1)
 
     def _clear(self) -> None:
-        self._text.clear()
+        while self._entries_layout.count() > 1:
+            item = self._entries_layout.takeAt(0)
+            widget = item.widget()
+            if widget is not None:
+                widget.deleteLater()
 
     def on_event(self, name: str, payload: dict) -> None:
         # Avoid flooding the UI with high-frequency progress updates.
         if name == "DownloadProgress":
             return
-        # Keep this lightweight: append a single-line JSON entry.
+        # Keep the event name in the header and show only its payload here.
         try:
-            line = json.dumps({"event": name, **payload}, ensure_ascii=False)
+            line = json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 - fall back to a readable representation
-            line = f"{name}: {payload}"
+            line = str(payload)
-        self._text.appendPlainText(line)
+        entry = QtWidgets.QFrame()
-        self._text.moveCursor(self._text.textCursor().End)
+        entry.setObjectName("logEntry")
+
+        entry_layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(entry)
+        entry_layout.setContentsMargins(12, 9, 12, 9)
+        entry_layout.setSpacing(4)
+
+        header_layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
+        header_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        event_label = QtWidgets.QLabel(name)
+        event_label.setObjectName("logEventName")
+        event_label.setTextInteractionFlags(QtCore.Qt.TextInteractionFlag.TextSelectableByMouse)
+        header_layout.addWidget(event_label)
+        header_layout.addStretch(1)
+
+        copy_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Copy")
+        copy_btn.setToolTip("Copy this log entry")
+        copy_btn.clicked.connect(lambda: self._copy_entry(f"{name}\n{line}"))
+        header_layout.addWidget(copy_btn)
+        entry_layout.addLayout(header_layout)
+
+        body_label = QtWidgets.QLabel(line)
+        body_label.setObjectName("logEntryBody")
+        body_label.setWordWrap(True)
+        body_label.setTextInteractionFlags(QtCore.Qt.TextInteractionFlag.TextSelectableByMouse)
+        body_label.setSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Policy.Ignored, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Policy.Preferred)
+        entry_layout.addWidget(body_label)
+
+        self._entries_layout.insertWidget(self._entries_layout.count() - 1, entry)
+        self._scroll.verticalScrollBar().setValue(self._scroll.verticalScrollBar().maximum())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _copy_entry(text: str) -> None:
+        QtWidgets.QApplication.clipboard().setText(text)

src/app/gui/pages/playlists.py

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
 
 from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 
 from ...config.settings import Settings
 from ...core.database.db import Database
 from ...core.utils.yt import extract_playlist_id
-from ..smooth_scroll import enable_smooth_scrolling
 from ..config_store import load_config, normalize_config, save_config
+from ..smooth_scroll import enable_smooth_scrolling
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                 raise RuntimeError("Config path not available")
             self._config = normalize_config(load_config(self._config_path).data)
             rows = self._rows_from_settings()
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - show config load failures in the UI
             self._status.setText(f"Failed to load config: {exc}")
             return
         finally:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                 ls = db.get_playlist_last_sync(pid)
                 if ls:
                     last_sync_by_id[pid] = str(ls)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 - database metadata is optional
             last_sync_by_id = {}
 
         self._list.clear()
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self._status.setText(f"Saved {len(data['playlists'])} playlists to {self._config_path}.")
             # Reload settings to reflect merged defaults
             self.reload_from_config()
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - show config save failures in the UI
             self._status.setText(f"Failed to save config: {exc}")
 
     def _reindex_cards(self) -> None:
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             data["playlists"] = self._table_to_playlists()
             save_config(self._config_path, data)
             self._status.setText(f"Autosaved to {self._config_path}.")
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - show autosave failures in the UI
             self._status.setText(f"Autosave failed: {exc}")
 
     def on_event(self, name: str, payload: dict) -> None:
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                     self._download_state_by_pid[pid]["video_id"] = vid
                 self._download_state_by_pid[pid]["status"] = str(payload.get("status") or "downloading")
                 self._set_card_progress(pid, p)
-                pct = int(round(max(0.0, min(1.0, p)) * 100))
+                pct = round(max(0.0, min(1.0, p)) * 100)
                 st = str(payload.get("status") or "downloading")
                 tail = f"{vid} {pct}%" if vid else f"{pct}%"
                 self._set_card_status(pid, f"{st} {tail}".strip())
@@ -392,9 +392,8 @@ class PlaylistManagerPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         for i in range(self._list.count()):
             item = self._list.item(i)
             w = self._list.itemWidget(item)
-            if isinstance(w, _PlaylistCard):
+            if isinstance(w, _PlaylistCard) and w.playlist_id() == playlist_id:
-                if w.playlist_id() == playlist_id:
+                w.set_status(text)
-                    w.set_status(text)
 
     def _set_card_last_sync(self, playlist_id: str, last_sync: str) -> None:
         for i in range(self._list.count()):
@@ -604,7 +603,7 @@ class _PlaylistCard(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         return extract_playlist_id(url) or url
 
     def set_progress(self, progress: float) -> None:
-        pct = max(0, min(100, int(round(progress * 100))))
+        pct = max(0, min(100, round(progress * 100)))
         self._progress.setValue(pct)
 
     def set_last_sync(self, last_sync: str) -> None:
@@ -613,7 +612,7 @@ class _PlaylistCard(QtWidgets.QFrame):
     def validate(self) -> list[str]:
         errs: list[str] = []
         url = self._url.text().strip()
-        if not url or not (url.startswith("http://") or url.startswith("https://")):
+        if not url or not url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
             errs.append("URL required")
         mode = self._mode.currentText().strip()
         if mode not in {"video", "audio", "both"}:

src/app/gui/pages/queue.py

@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ class QueuePage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         top.addStretch(1)
         clear_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Clear completed")
         clear_btn.clicked.connect(self._clear_completed)
+        clear_all_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Clear all")
+        clear_all_btn.clicked.connect(self._clear_all)
         cancel_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Cancel all")
         cancel_btn.clicked.connect(self.cancel_sync_requested.emit)
         top.addWidget(clear_btn)
+        top.addWidget(clear_all_btn)
         top.addWidget(cancel_btn)
         layout.addLayout(top)
 
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ class QueuePage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                     status_item.setText(str(payload.get("status") or "downloading"))
                     prog = payload.get("progress")
                     if isinstance(prog, (int, float)):
-                        pct = max(0, min(100, int(round(prog * 100))))
+                        pct = max(0, min(100, round(prog * 100)))
                         bar = self._table.cellWidget(row, 3)
                         if bar is None:
                             bar = QtWidgets.QProgressBar()
@@ -213,3 +216,9 @@ class QueuePage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             vid = v_item.text()
             rebuilt[(str(pid), str(vid))] = v_item
         self._rows_by_key = rebuilt
+
+    def _clear_all(self) -> None:
+        self._pending_by_key.clear()
+        self._rows_by_key.clear()
+        self._table.setRowCount(0)
+        self._hint.setText("Waiting for downloads…")

src/app/gui/pages/settings.py

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class SettingsPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self._start_minimized_to_tray.setChecked(bool(tray.get("start_minimized_to_tray", False)))
 
             self._status.setText(f"Loaded settings from {self._config_path}.")
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - show load failures in the UI
             self._status.setText(f"Failed to load settings: {exc}")
         finally:
             self._suppress_autosave = False
@@ -161,5 +161,5 @@ class SettingsPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
             save_config(self._config_path, data)
             self._status.setText(f"Saved settings to {self._config_path}.")
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - show save failures in the UI
             self._status.setText(f"Failed to save settings: {exc}")

src/app/gui/runner.py

@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ import asyncio
 import threading
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any
 
 from PySide6 import QtCore
 
 from ..core.database.db import Database
+from ..core.events.event_bus import EventBus
 from ..core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from ..core.sync.service import SyncService
-from ..core.events.event_bus import EventBus
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class SyncRequest:
-    playlist_cfg: Dict[str, Any]
+    playlist_cfg: dict[str, Any]
     apply: bool = True
     db_path: Path = Path("db/app.db")
     cancel_flag: threading.Event | None = None
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ class SyncRunner(QtCore.QObject):
                 self.finished.emit(False, "cancelled")
             else:
                 self.finished.emit(True, "done")
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - report worker failures through the UI signal
             self.finished.emit(False, str(exc))

src/app/gui/smooth_scroll.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class _SmoothWheelFilter(QtCore.QObject):
         self._anim = QtCore.QPropertyAnimation(area.verticalScrollBar(), b"value", self)
         self._anim.setEasingCurve(QtCore.QEasingCurve.Type.OutCubic)
 
-    def eventFilter(self, obj: QtCore.QObject, event: QtCore.QEvent) -> bool:  # noqa: N802
+    def eventFilter(self, obj: QtCore.QObject, event: QtCore.QEvent) -> bool:
         if event.type() != QtCore.QEvent.Type.Wheel:
             return super().eventFilter(obj, event)
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class _SmoothWheelFilter(QtCore.QObject):
         try:
             angle_y = wheel.angleDelta().y()
             pixel_y = wheel.pixelDelta().y()
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 - fall back to native scrolling for unknown event types
             return super().eventFilter(obj, event)
 
         dy = pixel_y if pixel_y else angle_y
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class _SmoothWheelFilter(QtCore.QObject):
         if pixel_y:
             delta = -dy
         else:
-            delta = int(round(-dy / 120.0 * base_step))
+            delta = round(-dy / 120.0 * base_step)
 
         target = max(sb.minimum(), min(sb.maximum(), start + delta))
         if target == start:

src/app/main.py

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from .config.settings import Settings
 from .core.database.db import Database
-from .core.sync.service import SyncService
 from .core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
-from .core.utils.yt import extract_playlist_id
+from .core.sync.service import SyncService
 from .core.utils.deps import DependencyError
+from .core.utils.yt import extract_playlist_id
 
 
 def bootstrap(db_path: Path | None = None) -> None:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def bootstrap(db_path: Path | None = None) -> None:
                 print("Applied actions.")
             else:
                 print(f"No actions needed for: {pl.get('url')}")
-        except Exception as exc:  # keep bootstrap resilient during early dev
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - keep bootstrap resilient during early dev
             print(f"Failed to sync playlist {pl.get('url')}: {exc}")
 
 

tests/test_download_quality_format.py

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ from app.core.download.downloader import Downloader
 def test_build_format_defaults_to_best_mp4():
     fmt = Downloader.build_format(None)
     assert "height<=1080" in fmt
+    assert "bestvideo[ext=mp4][height<=1080]+bestaudio" in fmt
     assert fmt.endswith("/best[ext=mp4]")
 
 
 def test_build_format_applies_height_cap():
     fmt = Downloader.build_format("720p")
+    assert "bestvideo[ext=mp4]" in fmt
     assert "height<=720" in fmt
 

tests/test_event_surface.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_executor_emits_sync_events(tmp_path):
     assert "SyncSummary" in names
     assert "SyncFinished" in names
 
-    summary = [p for n, p in published if n == "SyncSummary"][0]
+    summary = next(p for n, p in published if n == "SyncSummary")
     assert summary["playlist_id"] == "p"
     assert "duration_s" in summary
     assert isinstance(summary["counts"], dict)

tests/test_integration_audio.py

@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import os
 import pytest
 
 from app.core.database.db import Database
-from app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from app.core.events.event_bus import EventBus
+from app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from app.core.sync.service import SyncService
 
-
 PLAYLIST_URL = os.getenv("TEST_PLAYLIST_URL")
 
 

tests/test_integration_both.py

@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import os
 import pytest
 
 from app.core.database.db import Database
-from app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from app.core.events.event_bus import EventBus
+from app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from app.core.sync.service import SyncService
 
-
 PLAYLIST_URL = os.getenv("TEST_PLAYLIST_URL")
 
 

tests/test_integration_video.py

@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import os
 import pytest
 
 from app.core.database.db import Database
-from app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from app.core.events.event_bus import EventBus
+from app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from app.core.sync.service import SyncService
 
-
 PLAYLIST_URL = os.getenv("TEST_PLAYLIST_URL")
 
 

ytpl-sync-entry.py

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+src_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "src"
+if str(src_dir) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(src_dir))
+
 from app.gui.main import main
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     raise SystemExit(main())