diff --git a/src-tauri/src/audio.rs b/src-tauri/src/audio.rs
index 2046d898..3be25d25 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/audio.rs
@@ -2076,10 +2076,28 @@ fn open_stream_for_device_and_rate(device_name: Option<&str>, desired_rate: u32)
 
     let host = rodio::cpal::default_host();
 
-    // Resolve the target device: named device first, fall back to system default.
-    let device = device_name.and_then(|name| {
+    // Resolve the target device: explicit name first, then (on Linux) prefer
+    // a "pipewire" or "pulse" ALSA alias before falling back to cpal's system
+    // default. On PipeWire-based distros the raw ALSA `default` alias can
+    // route to a null sink at app-start (issue #234 on Debian 13): the stream
+    // opens cleanly, progress ticks run, no audio reaches the user. The
+    // named-alias path goes through pipewire-alsa's real sink and just works.
+    // On systems where neither alias exists (pure ALSA, macOS, Windows),
+    // `find_by_name` returns None and we drop through to `default_output_device`
+    // unchanged — no regression.
+    let find_by_name = |name: &str| -> Option<_> {
         host.output_devices().ok()?.find(|d| d.name().ok().as_deref() == Some(name))
-    }).or_else(|| host.default_output_device());
+    };
+
+    let device = device_name
+        .and_then(find_by_name)
+        .or_else(|| {
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            { find_by_name("pipewire").or_else(|| find_by_name("pulse")) }
+            #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+            { None }
+        })
+        .or_else(|| host.default_output_device());
 
     if let Some(device) = device {
         if desired_rate > 0 {
diff --git a/src/pages/Settings.tsx b/src/pages/Settings.tsx
index 9aede1c7..8236b535 100644
--- a/src/pages/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Settings.tsx
@@ -211,6 +211,57 @@ const CONTRIBUTORS = [
       'WebView2 idle hooks when Tauri windows are hidden — Windows GPU and compositor mitigation (PR #273)',
     ],
   },
+  {
+    github: 'Psychotoxical',
+    since: '1.0.0',
+    contributions: [
+      'Initial app scaffold — Tauri v2 + React + Zustand + Subsonic protocol, multi-server auth (v1.0)',
+      'Rust/rodio audio engine replacing Howler.js (v1.2)',
+      'Waveform seekbar, MilkDrop visualizer, EQ bars (v1.3)',
+      '10-band parametric equalizer with per-theme UI (v1.5)',
+      'Replay Gain, Crossfade, Download Folder Modal (v1.6)',
+      'Last.fm scrobbling, Similar Artists, Statistics page (v1.7)',
+      'TooltipPortal + CustomSelect portal-based UI primitives (v1.7)',
+      'Keybindings system + font picker (v1.9)',
+      'Lyrics system with LRCLIB integration (v1.12)',
+      'Queue management overhaul + DnD (v1.22)',
+      'Advanced Search + Genre Mix overhaul (v1.23)',
+      'Playlist Management — create/edit/cover upload, drag reorder (v1.24)',
+      'Functional tray icon, Minimize to Tray, Sidebar customization (v1.25)',
+      'Bulk Select, Song Info modal, Recently Played (v1.26)',
+      'In-App Auto-Update + Configurable Home (v1.27)',
+      'Infinite Queue + Start Radio + single-click play (v1.28)',
+      'Internet Radio with fast-start, ICY metadata support (v1.29)',
+      'Discord Rich Presence, offline bulk download, artist images, lazy loading (v1.30)',
+      'AutoEQ integration, resizable tracklist columns (v1.31)',
+      'Genre browser with filter + FLAC seek fix (v1.20)',
+      'Fullscreen Player with dynamic accent color + mesh blobs (v1.34)',
+      'Bit-perfect hi-res playback + underrun hardening (v1.34)',
+      'Fullscreen lyrics overlay with FsArt crossfade (v1.34.1)',
+      'Offline Mode (beta) + MPRIS seek (v1.18)',
+      'NSIS Windows installer (v1.19)',
+      'WCAG contrast audits across 60+ themes (v1.17-v1.34)',
+      'Custom Linux title bar with now-playing display (v1.34)',
+      'Device Sync — fixed cross-OS naming scheme + playlist folders (v1.40)',
+      'macOS signing + notarization + Tauri auto-updater (v1.40)',
+      'Mini player — floating window, custom titlebar, queue DnD, persistent geometry, keyboard shortcut, WebView2 lifecycle fix (PR #162, v1.42.x)',
+      '67 themes across 8 groups (Mediaplayer, OS, Games, Movies, Series, Social Media, OSS Classics, Psysonic)',
+      'Admin-gated User Management tab with per-user library assignment (PR #222)',
+      'Comprehensive mobile UI overhaul (PR #238)',
+      'Runtime log levels and debug log export (PR #241)',
+      'ReplayGain Auto mode — picks track vs album gain from queue context (PR #242)',
+      'Now-Playing Info tab with artist bio, song credits, Bandsintown tour dates (PR #244)',
+      'Performance suite — search cover cache, DeviceSync N+1, Albums prefetch, Lyrics IDB, bundle splitting, Artists memo, Genres pagination (PRs #245-#251)',
+      'Artist page — user-configurable section visibility and order (PR #254)',
+      'Album enqueue via cover hover, context menu, multi-select toolbar (PR #256)',
+      'Settings refactor — thematic tab regroup, accordion sub-sections, in-page search (PR #259)',
+      'Navidrome admin API hardening (PR #260)',
+      'Library deep links (psysonic2 scheme) — paste track/album/artist/queue (PR #261)',
+      'Now-Playing redesign as info dashboard + draggable widget cards (PRs #266, #267)',
+      'Sleep timer — circular ring + in-button countdown (PR #272)',
+      'Streaming seek UI freeze + snapback fix (PR #236)',
+    ],
+  },
 ] as const;
 
 const MAINTAINERS = [
diff --git a/src/styles/components.css b/src/styles/components.css
index 9bd9ffdd..4e402f21 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/src/styles/components.css
@@ -3247,6 +3247,20 @@
   font-size: 12px;
   color: var(--text-secondary);
   line-height: 1.7;
+  list-style: none;
+}
+.contributor-card-list li {
+  position: relative;
+  padding-left: 14px;
+}
+.contributor-card-list li::before {
+  content: '•';
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  top: 0;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  line-height: 1.7;
 }
 
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