feat: Waveform seekbar, MilkDrop visualizer, EQ bars, in-app browser, and UX improvements (v1.3.0)

- PlayerBar redesigned: canvas waveform seekbar (500 bars, blue→mauve gradient + glow) replaces thin slider; new flex layout; queue toggle moved to content header (consistent with sidebar pattern)
- MilkDrop visualizer in Ambient Stage via Butterchurn; hidden audio analysis, preset shuffle, smooth blend transitions
- Tracklist: animated EQ bars for playing track, play icon when paused, align-items: center fix
- Artist pages: Last.fm + Wikipedia open in native Tauri WebviewWindow (in-app browser)
- Hero/Discover deduplication: single fetch of 20 random albums split between sections
- Update checker: runs every 10 minutes during runtime; version shown without v-prefix
- Settings version: now read from package.json instead of hardcoded
- Help page: new Random Mix section, updated Playback + Library sections, improved accordion styling
- Bump version to 1.3.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ jobs:
       release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.result }}
       package_version: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
       - name: get version
@@ -29,16 +29,27 @@ jobs:
           PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}
         with:
           script: |
+            const tag = `app-v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`;
+            try {
+              const { data } = await github.rest.repos.getReleaseByTag({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                tag,
+              });
+              return data.id;
+            } catch (e) {
+              if (e.status !== 404) throw e;
+            }
             const { data } = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
-              tag_name: `app-v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`,
+              tag_name: tag,
               name: `Psysonic v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`,
               body: 'See the assets to download this version and install.',
               draft: false,
               prerelease: false
-            })
-            return data.id
+            });
+            return data.id;
 
   build-macos-windows:
     needs: create-release
@@ -56,9 +67,9 @@ jobs:
             args: ''
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.settings.platform }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
       - name: install Rust stable
@@ -80,13 +91,14 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y \
             libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf \
+            libasound2-dev \
             gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good \
             gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-libav
 
@@ -97,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x /usr/local/bin/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh
 
       - name: setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,175 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.3.0] - 2026-03-15
+
+### Added
+
+#### Player Bar — Complete Redesign
+- **Waveform seekbar**: Replaces the classic thin slider. A canvas-based waveform with 500 deterministic bars (seeded by `trackId`) fills the full available width. Played portion renders as a blue → mauve gradient with a soft glow; buffered range is slightly brighter; unplayed bars are dimmed to 28% opacity. Click or drag anywhere to seek.
+- **New layout**: Single flex row — `[Cover + Track Info] [Transport Controls] [Waveform + Times] [Volume]`. More breathing room for the waveform; controls feel lighter and better proportioned.
+- **Queue toggle relocated**: Moved from the bottom player bar to the top-right of the content header — consistent with the sidebar collapse button pattern. Uses `PanelRightClose` / `PanelRight` icons (same family as `PanelLeftClose` / `PanelLeft` in the sidebar).
+
+#### Ambient Stage — MilkDrop Visualizer
+- **Butterchurn integration**: Clicking the waveform icon (top-right of the fullscreen player) activates the MilkDrop visualizer powered by [butterchurn](https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn) + `butterchurn-presets`.
+- A hidden `<audio>` element is routed through the Web Audio API `AnalyserNode` (not connected to `AudioDestinationNode` — completely silent). The Rust/rodio engine continues to handle actual audio output.
+- Starts with a random preset; the shuffle button cycles through all available presets with a 2-second blend transition. Current preset name is shown in the top bar.
+- When the visualizer is active, the blurred background, orbs, and overlay are replaced by the canvas.
+
+#### Tracklist — Animated Equalizer Indicator
+- The currently **playing** track shows three animated equalizer bars (CSS `scaleY` keyframe animation, staggered timing) instead of a static play icon.
+- When **paused**, the static play icon is shown.
+- Hovering any other track still shows a play icon.
+- Track row alignment fixed: `align-items: center` on the grid row + `.track-num` as flex center — icons and track numbers are now perfectly vertically aligned with the song title.
+
+#### Artist Pages — In-App Browser
+- Last.fm and Wikipedia buttons now open a native **Tauri `WebviewWindow`** (1100 × 780, centered) instead of the system browser. Both sites load fully within the app and can be closed independently.
+- Required new capabilities: `core:window:allow-create`, `core:webview:allow-create-webview-window`.
+
+#### Update Checker
+- Update check now runs **every 10 minutes** during runtime in addition to the initial check 1.5 s after launch.
+- Version label in the update toast no longer includes a `v` prefix (shows `1.3.0` instead of `v1.3.0`).
+
+#### Help Page
+- New **Random Mix** section: explains the random mix, keyword filter, and super genre mix.
+- Updated **Playback** section: waveform seekbar, MilkDrop visualizer, queue shuffle.
+- Updated **Library** section: in-app browser for artist links.
+- Updated queue entry to reflect the new toggle location.
+- **Accordion styling**: open question and answer share a continuous 3 px accent stripe on the left; answer background uses `--bg-app` for clear contrast against the question's `--bg-card`.
+
+### Fixed
+- **Version in Settings** was hardcoded to `1.0.12`. Now imported from `package.json` at build time — same source as the sidebar update checker.
+- **Hero / Discover duplicate albums**: Both sections previously fetched `random` independently, often showing the same albums. Now a single request fetches 20; `slice(0, 8)` goes to the Hero carousel and `slice(8)` to the Discover row.
+- **Active track pulse too aggressive**: Changed from a `background: transparent` flash to a gentle `opacity: 0.6` fade over 3 s — significantly less distracting.
+
+### Changed
+- **Blacklist → Keyword Filter**: Renamed throughout UI and i18n (EN + DE) to better reflect that the filter matches genre, title, and album fields — not just genre tags.
+
+## [1.2.0] - 2026-03-15
+
+### Added
+
+#### Rust Audio Engine (replaces Howler.js)
+- **New native audio backend** built in Rust using [rodio](https://github.com/RustAudio/rodio). Audio is now decoded and played entirely in the Tauri backend — no more reliance on the WebView's `<audio>` element or GStreamer pipeline quirks.
+- Tauri commands: `audio_play`, `audio_pause`, `audio_resume`, `audio_stop`, `audio_seek`, `audio_set_volume`.
+- Frontend events: `audio:playing` (with duration), `audio:progress` (every 500 ms), `audio:ended`, `audio:error`.
+- Generation counter (`AtomicU64`) ensures stale downloads from skipped tracks are cancelled immediately and do not emit events.
+- Wall-clock position tracking (`seek_offset + elapsed`) instead of `sink.empty()` (unreliable in rodio 0.19 for VBR MP3). `audio:ended` fires after two consecutive ticks within 1 second of the track end — avoids false positives near the end without adding latency.
+- Seek via `sink.try_seek()` — no pause/play cycle, no spurious `ended` events.
+- Volume clamped to `[0.0, 1.0]` on every call.
+
+#### Playback Persistence & Cold-Start Resume
+- `currentTrack`, `queue`, `queueIndex`, and `currentTime` are now persisted to `localStorage` via Zustand `partialize`.
+- On app restart with a previously loaded track, clicking Play resumes from the saved position without losing the queue.
+- Position priority: server play queue position (if > 0) takes precedence over the locally saved value, so cross-device resume works correctly.
+
+#### Random Mix — Genre Filter & Blacklist
+- **Exclude audiobooks & radio plays** toggle: filters out songs whose genre, title, or album match a hardcoded list (`Hörbuch`, `Hörspiel`, `Audiobook`, `Spoken Word`, `Podcast`, `Krimi`, `Thriller`, `Speech`, `Fantasy`, `Comedy`, `Literature`, and more).
+- **Custom genre blacklist**: add any genre keyword via the collapsible chip panel on the Random Mix page or in Settings → Random Mix. Persisted across sessions.
+- **Clickable genre chips** in the tracklist: clicking an unblocked genre tag adds it to the blacklist instantly with 1.5 s visual feedback. Blocked genres are shown in red.
+- Blacklist filter checks `song.genre`, `song.title`, and `song.album` to catch mislabelled tracks.
+
+#### Random Mix — Super Genre Mix
+- Nine pre-defined **Super Genres** (Metal, Rock, Pop, Electronic, Jazz, Classical, Hip-Hop, Country, World) appear as buttons, auto-generated from the server's genre list — only genres with at least one matching keyword are shown.
+- Selecting a Super Genre fetches up to 50 songs distributed across all matched sub-genres in parallel, then shuffles the result.
+- **Progressive rendering**: the tracklist appears as soon as the first genre request returns — users with large Metal/Rock libraries no longer stare at a spinner for the entire fetch. A small inline spinner next to the title indicates that more genres are still loading.
+- **"Load 10 more"** button: fetches 10 additional songs from the same matched genres and appends them to the play queue.
+- Random playlist is automatically hidden while a Genre Mix is active.
+- Fetch timeout raised to **45 seconds** per genre request (was 15 s) and `Promise.allSettled` used so a single slow/failing genre does not abort the entire mix.
+
+#### Queue Panel
+- **Shuffle button** in the queue header: Fisher-Yates shuffles all queued tracks while keeping the currently playing track at position 0. Button is disabled when the queue has fewer than 2 entries.
+
+#### UI / UX
+- **LiveSearch keyboard navigation**: arrow keys navigate the dropdown, Enter selects the highlighted item or navigates to the full search results page, Escape closes the dropdown.
+- **Multi-line tooltip support**: add `data-tooltip-wrap` attribute to any element with `data-tooltip` to enable line-wrapping (uses `white-space: pre-line` + `\n` in the string). Respects a 220 px max-width.
+- **Genre column info icon** in Random Mix tracklist header: hover tooltip explains the clickable-genre-to-blacklist feature.
+- **Update link** in the sidebar now uses Tauri Shell plugin `open()` to launch the system browser correctly — `<a target="_blank">` has no effect inside a Tauri WebView.
+
+### Fixed
+- **Songs skipping immediately** (root cause: Tauri v2 IPC maps Rust `snake_case` parameters to **camelCase** on the JS side — `duration_hint` must be `durationHint`). All `invoke()` calls updated.
+- **Play button doing nothing after restart**: `currentTrack` was `null` after restart (not persisted). Fixed by adding it to `partialize`.
+- **Position not restored after restart**: `initializeFromServerQueue` overwrote the local saved position with the server value even when the server reported 0. Now falls back to the localStorage value when the server position is 0.
+- **Genre Mix blank on Metal/Rock**: a single timed-out genre request caused `Promise.all` to reject the entire mix. Replaced with `Promise.allSettled` + 45 s timeout; partial results are shown immediately.
+- **Tooltip z-index**: tooltips in the main content area were rendered behind the queue panel. Fixed by giving `.main-content` `z-index: 1`, establishing a stacking context above the queue (which sits later in DOM order).
+- **Sidebar title clipping**: "Psysonic" brand text was truncated at narrow viewport widths. Minimum sidebar width raised from 180 px to 200 px.
+
+### Changed
+- **Audio architecture**: Howler.js removed. All audio state (`isPlaying`, `isAudioPaused`, `currentTime`, `duration`) is now driven by Tauri events from the Rust engine rather than Howler callbacks.
+- **Random Mix layout**: Filter/blacklist panel and Genre Mix buttons are now combined in a two-column card at the top of the page instead of being scattered across the page.
+- **Hardcoded genre blacklist** extended with: `Fantasy`, `Comedy`, `Literature`.
+- **`getRandomSongs`** now accepts an optional `timeout` parameter (default 15 s) so callers can pass a longer value for large-library scenarios.
+
+## [1.0.12] - 2026-03-14
+
+### Fixed
+- **Seek Stop Bug**: Clicking the progress bar a second time no longer stops playback. Root cause: WebKit and GStreamer fire spurious `ended` events immediately after a direct `audioNode.currentTime` seek. A guard now checks `lastSeekAt` + playhead position to silently discard these false alarms.
+- **Play/Pause Hang**: Rapidly double-clicking the play/pause button no longer freezes the audio pipeline. A 300 ms lock prevents a second toggle from issuing `pause→play` before GStreamer has finished the previous state transition.
+- **Queue DnD (macOS / Windows)**: Drop target index is now calculated from the mouse `clientY` position at drop time instead of refs, eliminating the `dragend`-before-`drop` timing race on macOS WKWebView and Windows WebView2.
+
+### Added
+- **Live Now Playing navigation**: Clicking an entry in the Live dropdown now navigates to the corresponding album page.
+
+### Changed
+- **Hero blur**: Increased background blur in the Hero section for a more immersive look.
+
+## [1.0.11] - 2026-03-14
+
+### Added
+- **Search Results Page**: Pressing Enter in the search bar now navigates to a dedicated full search results page showing artists, albums, and songs with proper column layout and headers.
+
+### Fixed
+- **Search Results Column Alignment**: Artist and album columns in the search results song list are now correctly aligned with their column headers.
+- **Search Results Header Alignment**: Fixed column header labels not aligning with song row content (root cause: `auto`-width Format column was sized independently per grid row).
+
+### Changed
+- **Gapless Playback removed**: Removed the experimental gapless playback feature. It caused intermittent song skipping and beginning cutoffs and was not reliable enough to ship. Standard sequential playback is used instead.
+
+### Known Issues
+- ~~**Seeking**: Seeking may occasionally be unreliable, particularly on Linux/GStreamer.~~ Fixed in 1.0.12.
+- ~~**Queue drag & drop (macOS / Windows)**: Queue reordering via drag & drop may not always work correctly on macOS and Windows.~~ Fixed in 1.0.12.
+
+## [1.0.10] - 2026-03-14
+
+### Added
+- **Active Track Highlighting**: The currently playing song is highlighted in album tracklists with a subtle pulsing accent background and a play icon — persists when navigating away and returning.
+- **Marquee Title in Fullscreen Player**: Long song titles now scroll smoothly as a marquee instead of being cut off.
+- **Clickable Artist / Album in Player Bar**: Clicking the artist name navigates to the artist page; clicking the song title navigates to the album page. Same behaviour in the Queue panel's now-playing strip.
+- **Linux App Menu Category**: Application now appears under **Multimedia** in desktop application menus (GNOME, KDE, etc.) instead of "Other".
+- **Windows MSI Upgrade Support**: Added stable `upgradeCode` GUID so the MSI installer recognises previous versions and upgrades in-place without requiring manual uninstallation first.
+
+### Fixed
+- **Drag & Drop (macOS / Windows)**: Queue reordering now works correctly on macOS WKWebView and Windows WebView2. The previous fix cleared index refs synchronously in `onDragEnd`, which fires before `drop` on both platforms — refs are now cleared with a short delay so `onDropQueue` can read the correct source and destination indices.
+- **Settings Dropdowns**: Language and theme selects now have a clearly visible border (was invisible against the card background).
+- **Tracklist Format Column**: Removed file size and kHz from the format column — codec and bitrate only. Column moved to the far right, after duration. Width is now dynamic (`auto`).
+- **`tauri.conf.json`**: Fixed invalid placement of `shortDescription`/`longDescription` (were incorrectly nested under `bundle.linux`, now at `bundle` level). Removed invalid `nsis.allowDowngrades` field.
+
+### Changed
+- **Favorites Icon**: Replaced the incorrect fork icon with a star icon in the Random Mix page, consistent with all other pages.
+- **Sidebar**: Removed drag-to-resize handle. Width now adapts dynamically to the viewport via `clamp(180px, 15vw, 220px)`.
+- **About Section**: Added "Developed with the support of Claude Code by Anthropic" credit. Fixed "weiterzugeben" wording in German MIT licence text.
+- **Minimize to Tray**: Now disabled by default.
+
+## [1.0.9] - 2026-03-13
+
+### Added
+- **Gapless Playback**: The next track's audio pipeline is silently pre-warmed before the current track ends, eliminating the gap between songs — especially noticeable on live albums and concept records.
+- **Pre-caching**: Prefetched Howl instances are now actually reused for playback, giving near-instant track transitions instead of a new HTTP connection each time.
+- **Buffered Progress Indicator**: The seek bar now shows a secondary fill indicating how much of the current track has been buffered by the browser — visible in both the Player Bar and Fullscreen Player.
+- **Resume on Startup**: Pressing Play after launching the app now resumes the last track at the saved playback position instead of doing nothing.
+- **Album Track Hover Play Button**: Hovering over a track number in Album Detail reveals a play button for quick single-click playback.
+- **Ken Burns Background**: The Fullscreen Player background now slowly drifts and zooms (Ken Burns effect) for a more cinematic feel.
+- **F11 Fullscreen**: Toggle native borderless fullscreen with F11.
+- **Compact Queue Now-Playing**: The current track block in the Queue Panel is now a slim horizontal strip (72 px thumbnail) instead of a full-width cover, freeing up significantly more space for the queue list on smaller screens.
+
+### Fixed
+- **GStreamer Seek Stability**: Implemented a three-layer recovery system for Linux/GStreamer seek hangs: (1) seek queuing to prevent overlapping GStreamer seeks, (2) a 2-second watchdog that triggers automatic recovery if a seek never completes, (3) an 8-second hang detector that silently recreates the audio pipeline and resumes from the last known position if playback freezes entirely.
+- **Fullscreen Player**: Removed drop shadow from cover art — looks cleaner on lighter artist backgrounds.
+
+### Changed
+- **Hero Section**: Increased height (300 → 360 px) and cover art size (180 → 220 px) to prevent long album titles from clipping.
+- **Player Bar**: Controls and progress bar moved closer together for a more balanced layout.
+
 ## [1.0.8] - 2026-03-13
 
 ### Added

README.md

@@ -16,24 +16,25 @@ Psysonic is a beautiful desktop music player built completely from the ground up
 
 Designed specifically for users hosting their own music via Navidrome or other Subsonic API servers, Psysonic aims to be the best way to interact with your personal library.
 
-Known Limitations
-
-Linux (drag & drop cursor feedback): Due to a WebKitGTK limitation, the drag cursor does not reflect the drop operation type — it may appear as a "forbidden" symbol or show no indicator at all, depending on the desktop environment. Drag and drop itself works correctly.
 
 ![Psysonic Screenshot](public/screenshot.png)
 
 ## ✨ Features
 
 - 🎨 **Gorgeous UI**: 8 deeply integrated themes (Catppuccin series + Nord series) with smooth glassmorphism effects and micro-animations.
-- ⚡ **Blazing Fast**: Built with Rust & Tauri, resulting in minimal RAM usage compared to typical Electron apps.
+- ⚡ **Blazing Fast**: Built with Rust & Tauri — native audio engine (rodio), minimal RAM usage compared to typical Electron apps.
 - 🌍 **Internationalization (i18n)**: Fully translated into English and German.
 - 📻 **Live "Now Playing"**: See what other users on your server are currently listening to in real-time.
 - 🎵 **Last.fm Scrobbling**: Full integration for scrobbling your tracks via the Navidrome server.
 - 💾 **IndexedDB Caching**: Ultra-fast loading times with persistent IndexedDB image caching for cover art and artist images.
 - 📀 **Album Downloads**: Support for downloading entire albums directly to your local machine.
 - 💿 **Album & Artist Views**: Beautiful grid displays and detailed artist pages with related albums and color-coded initial avatars for fast browsing.
-- 🎛️ **Queue Management**: Drag & drop support, playlist saving, and loading directly built into the queue. Server-side queue synchronization is fully supported.
-- 🔄 **Update Notifications**: Built-in update checker that notifies you when a new version is available on GitHub.
+- 〰️ **Waveform Seekbar**: Canvas-based waveform with a blue-to-mauve gradient and glow effect — click or drag anywhere to seek.
+- 🌊 **MilkDrop Visualizer**: Full-screen Butterchurn/MilkDrop visualizer in the Ambient Stage with hundreds of presets and smooth transitions.
+- 🎛️ **Queue Management**: Drag & drop reordering, shuffle, playlist saving/loading, and server-side queue synchronization.
+- 🎼 **Random Mix**: Generate a random playlist from your entire library. Filter by keyword or pick a Super Genre (Metal, Rock, Electronic, Jazz…) for a focused mix with progressive loading.
+- 🔗 **In-App Browser**: Last.fm and Wikipedia links on artist pages open in a dedicated native window — no need to leave the app.
+- 🔄 **Update Notifications**: Built-in update checker (on startup + every 10 minutes) that notifies you when a new version is available on GitHub.
 - 🖥️ **Cross-Platform**: Available natively for Windows, macOS, and Linux (including Wayland support).
 
 ## ● Known Limitations

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "psysonic",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "psysonic",
-      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
       "dependencies": {
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@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
         "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell": "^2",
         "@tauri-apps/plugin-store": "^2",
         "axios": "^1.7.7",
-        "howler": "^2.2.4",
+        "butterchurn": "^2.6.7",
+        "butterchurn-presets": "^2.4.7",
         "i18next": "^25.8.16",
         "lucide-react": "^0.462.0",
         "md5": "^2.3.0",
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@
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       "devDependencies": {
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         "@types/md5": "^2.3.5",
         "@types/node": "^25.3.5",
         "@types/react": "^18.3.11",
@@ -1574,13 +1574,6 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/howler": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/howler/-/howler-2.2.12.tgz",
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     "node_modules/@types/md5": {
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@@ -1664,6 +1657,16 @@
         "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/babel-runtime": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babel-runtime/-/babel-runtime-6.26.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ITKNuq2wKlW1fJg9sSW52eepoYgZBggvOAHC0u/CYu/qxQ9EVzThCgR69BnSXLHjy2f7SY5zaQ4yt7H9ZVxY2g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "core-js": "^2.4.0",
+        "regenerator-runtime": "^0.11.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/baseline-browser-mapping": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/baseline-browser-mapping/-/baseline-browser-mapping-2.10.0.tgz",
@@ -1711,6 +1714,27 @@
         "node": "^6 || ^7 || ^8 || ^9 || ^10 || ^11 || ^12 || >=13.7"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/butterchurn": {
+      "version": "2.6.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/butterchurn/-/butterchurn-2.6.7.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0",
+        "ecma-proposal-math-extensions": "0.0.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/butterchurn-presets": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/butterchurn-presets/-/butterchurn-presets-2.4.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4MdM8ripz/VfH1BCldrIKdAc/1ryJFBDvqlyow6Ivo1frwj0H3duzvSMFC7/wIjAjxb1QpwVHVqGqS9uAFKhpg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
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+        "ecma-proposal-math-extensions": "0.0.2",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/call-bind-apply-helpers": {
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@@ -1773,6 +1797,14 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-2.6.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Kb2wC0fvsWfQrgk8HU5lW6U/Lcs8+9aaYcy4ZFc6DDlo4nZ7n70dEgE5rtR0oG6ufKDUnrwfWL1mXR5ljDatrQ==",
+      "deprecated": "core-js@<3.23.3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Because of the V8 engine whims, feature detection in old core-js versions could cause a slowdown up to 100x even if nothing is polyfilled. Some versions have web compatibility issues. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js.",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/crypt": {
       "version": "0.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/crypt/-/crypt-0.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1830,6 +1862,12 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ecma-proposal-math-extensions": {
+      "version": "0.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ecma-proposal-math-extensions/-/ecma-proposal-math-extensions-0.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-80BnDp2Fn7RxXlEr5HHZblniY4aQ97MOAicdWWpSo0vkQiISSE9wLR4SqxKsu4gCtXFBIPPzy8JMhay4NWRg/Q==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/electron-to-chromium": {
       "version": "1.5.307",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.5.307.tgz",
@@ -2110,12 +2148,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/howler": {
-      "version": "2.2.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/howler/-/howler-2.2.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iARIBPgcQrwtEr+tALF+rapJ8qSc+Set2GJQl7xT1MQzWaVkFebdJhR3alVlSiUf5U7nAANKuj3aWpwerocD5w==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/html-parse-stringify": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/html-parse-stringify/-/html-parse-stringify-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2194,6 +2226,12 @@
         "node": ">=6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/lodash": {
+      "version": "4.17.23",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.23.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LgVTMpQtIopCi79SJeDiP0TfWi5CNEc/L/aRdTh3yIvmZXTnheWpKjSZhnvMl8iXbC1tFg9gdHHDMLoV7CnG+w==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/loose-envify": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz",
@@ -2448,6 +2486,12 @@
         "react-dom": ">=16.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/regenerator-runtime": {
+      "version": "0.11.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.11.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MguG95oij0fC3QV3URf4V2SDYGJhJnJGqvIIgdECeODCT98wSWDAJ94SSuVpYQUoTcGUIL6L4yNB7j1DFFHSBg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/rollup": {
       "version": "4.59.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup/-/rollup-4.59.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "psysonic",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell": "^2",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-store": "^2",
     "axios": "^1.7.7",
-    "howler": "^2.2.4",
+    "butterchurn": "^2.6.7",
+    "butterchurn-presets": "^2.4.7",
     "i18next": "^25.8.16",
     "lucide-react": "^0.462.0",
     "md5": "^2.3.0",
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2",
-    "@types/howler": "^2.2.12",
     "@types/md5": "^2.3.5",
     "@types/node": "^25.3.5",
     "@types/react": "^18.3.11",

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "psysonic"
-version = "1.0.8"
+version = "1.3.0"
 description = "Psysonic Desktop Music Player"
 authors = []
 license = ""
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ tauri-plugin-dialog = "2"
 tauri-plugin-fs = "2"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
+rodio = { version = "0.19", default-features = false, features = ["symphonia-all"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["stream"] }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "time"] }

src-tauri/capabilities/default.json

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
     "core:window:allow-set-title",
     "core:window:allow-close",
     "core:window:allow-hide",
-    "core:window:allow-show"
+    "core:window:allow-show",
+    "core:window:allow-set-fullscreen",
+    "core:window:allow-is-fullscreen",
+    "core:window:allow-create",
+    "core:webview:allow-create-webview-window"
   ]
 }

src-tauri/gen/schemas/capabilities.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"default":{"identifier":"default","description":"Default capabilities for Psysonic","local":true,"windows":["main"],"permissions":["core:default","shell:default","shell:allow-open","notification:default","global-shortcut:allow-register","global-shortcut:allow-unregister","store:default","store:allow-load","store:allow-set","store:allow-get","store:allow-save","dialog:default","dialog:allow-open","fs:default","fs:allow-write-file","fs:allow-mkdir","fs:scope-download-recursive","core:window:allow-set-title","core:window:allow-close","core:window:allow-hide","core:window:allow-show"],"platforms":["linux","macOS","windows"]}}
+{"default":{"identifier":"default","description":"Default capabilities for Psysonic","local":true,"windows":["main"],"permissions":["core:default","shell:default","shell:allow-open","notification:default","global-shortcut:allow-register","global-shortcut:allow-unregister","store:default","store:allow-load","store:allow-set","store:allow-get","store:allow-save","dialog:default","dialog:allow-open","fs:default","fs:allow-write-file","fs:allow-mkdir","fs:scope-download-recursive","core:window:allow-set-title","core:window:allow-close","core:window:allow-hide","core:window:allow-show","core:window:allow-set-fullscreen","core:window:allow-is-fullscreen","core:window:allow-create","core:webview:allow-create-webview-window"],"platforms":["linux","macOS","windows"]}}

src-tauri/src/audio.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+use std::io::Cursor;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use rodio::{Decoder, Sink, Source};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter, State};
+
+// ─── Debug logger ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// ─── Engine state (registered as Tauri managed state) ────────────────────────
+
+pub struct AudioEngine {
+    pub stream_handle: Arc<rodio::OutputStreamHandle>,
+    pub current: Arc<Mutex<AudioCurrent>>,
+    /// Monotonically incremented on each audio_play / audio_stop call.
+    /// The background progress task captures its own `gen` at creation and
+    /// bails out if this counter has moved on, preventing stale events.
+    pub generation: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    pub http_client: reqwest::Client,
+}
+
+pub struct AudioCurrent {
+    /// The active rodio Sink. `None` when stopped.
+    pub sink: Option<Sink>,
+    pub duration_secs: f64,
+    /// Position (seconds) that we seeked/resumed from.
+    pub seek_offset: f64,
+    /// Instant when we started counting from seek_offset (None when paused/stopped).
+    pub play_started: Option<Instant>,
+    /// Set when paused; holds the position at pause time.
+    pub paused_at: Option<f64>,
+}
+
+impl AudioCurrent {
+    pub fn position(&self) -> f64 {
+        if let Some(p) = self.paused_at {
+            return p;
+        }
+        if let Some(t) = self.play_started {
+            let elapsed = t.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+            (self.seek_offset + elapsed).min(self.duration_secs.max(0.001))
+        } else {
+            self.seek_offset
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Initialise the audio engine. Spawns a dedicated thread that holds the
+/// `OutputStream` alive for the lifetime of the process (parking prevents
+/// the thread — and thus the stream — from being dropped).
+pub fn create_engine() -> (AudioEngine, std::thread::JoinHandle<()>) {
+    let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel::<rodio::OutputStreamHandle>(0);
+
+    let thread = std::thread::Builder::new()
+        .name("psysonic-audio-stream".into())
+        .spawn(move || match rodio::OutputStream::try_default() {
+            Ok((_stream, handle)) => {
+                tx.send(handle).ok();
+                // Park forever — `_stream` must stay alive for audio to work.
+                loop {
+                    std::thread::park();
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("[psysonic] audio output error: {e}");
+            }
+        })
+        .expect("spawn audio stream thread");
+
+    let stream_handle = rx.recv().expect("audio stream handle");
+
+    let engine = AudioEngine {
+        stream_handle: Arc::new(stream_handle),
+        current: Arc::new(Mutex::new(AudioCurrent {
+            sink: None,
+            duration_secs: 0.0,
+            seek_offset: 0.0,
+            play_started: None,
+            paused_at: None,
+        })),
+        generation: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
+        http_client: reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .timeout(Duration::from_secs(30))
+            .build()
+            .unwrap_or_default(),
+    };
+
+    (engine, thread)
+}
+
+// ─── Event payloads ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct ProgressPayload {
+    pub current_time: f64,
+    pub duration: f64,
+}
+
+// ─── Commands ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Download and play the given URL. Replaces any currently playing track.
+/// Emits `audio:playing` (with duration as f64) once playback starts,
+/// then `audio:progress` every 500 ms, and `audio:ended` when done.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn audio_play(
+    url: String,
+    volume: f32,
+    duration_hint: f64,
+    app: AppHandle,
+    state: State<'_, AudioEngine>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // Claim this generation — any in-flight progress task with the old gen will exit.
+    let gen = state.generation.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst) + 1;
+
+    // Stop existing playback immediately.
+    {
+        let mut cur = state.current.lock().unwrap();
+        if let Some(sink) = cur.sink.take() {
+            sink.stop();
+        }
+        cur.seek_offset = 0.0;
+        cur.play_started = None;
+        cur.paused_at = None;
+        cur.duration_secs = duration_hint;
+    }
+
+    // ── Download ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    let response = state
+        .http_client
+        .get(&url)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+
+    if !response.status().is_success() {
+        let status = response.status().as_u16();
+        if state.generation.load(Ordering::SeqCst) != gen {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let msg = format!("HTTP {status}");
+        app.emit("audio:error", &msg).ok();
+        return Err(msg);
+    }
+
+    let bytes = response.bytes().await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+
+    // Bail if superseded while downloading.
+    if state.generation.load(Ordering::SeqCst) != gen {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    // ── Decode ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    let data: Vec<u8> = bytes.into();
+
+    // Trust the Subsonic API duration_hint as the primary source.
+    // Decoder::total_duration() is unreliable for VBR MP3 (symphonia may
+    // return a single-frame or header duration that is far too short).
+    let decoder_duration = {
+        let cursor = Cursor::new(data.clone());
+        Decoder::new(cursor)
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|d| d.total_duration())
+            .map(|d| d.as_secs_f64())
+    };
+    let duration_secs = if duration_hint > 1.0 {
+        duration_hint
+    } else {
+        decoder_duration.unwrap_or(duration_hint)
+    };
+
+    let cursor = Cursor::new(data);
+    let decoder = Decoder::new(cursor).map_err(|e| {
+        app.emit("audio:error", e.to_string()).ok();
+        e.to_string()
+    })?;
+
+    // Final generation check before committing.
+    if state.generation.load(Ordering::SeqCst) != gen {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    // ── Create sink and start playback ────────────────────────────────────────
+    let sink = Sink::try_new(&*state.stream_handle).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    sink.set_volume(volume.clamp(0.0, 1.0));
+    sink.append(decoder);
+
+    {
+        let mut cur = state.current.lock().unwrap();
+        cur.sink = Some(sink);
+        cur.duration_secs = duration_secs;
+        cur.seek_offset = 0.0;
+        cur.play_started = Some(Instant::now());
+        cur.paused_at = None;
+    }
+
+    app.emit("audio:playing", duration_secs).ok();
+
+    // ── Progress + ended detection ────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // We do NOT use `sink.empty()` because in rodio 0.19 the source moves from
+    // the pending queue to the active state almost immediately after `append()`,
+    // making `empty()` return `true` within milliseconds even for long tracks.
+    //
+    // Instead we use the wall-clock position (seek_offset + elapsed).
+    // `AudioCurrent::position()` is clamped to `duration_secs`, so once it
+    // reaches the end it stays there. We fire `audio:ended` after two
+    // consecutive ticks where position >= duration - 1.0 s, which:
+    //   • avoids false positives from seeking very close to the end
+    //   • fires roughly 0.5–1 s before the last sample, giving the frontend
+    //     enough time to queue the next download.
+    let gen_counter = state.generation.clone();
+    let current_arc = state.current.clone();
+    let app_clone = app.clone();
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let mut near_end_ticks: u32 = 0;
+
+        loop {
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
+
+            if gen_counter.load(Ordering::SeqCst) != gen {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            let (pos, dur, is_paused) = {
+                let cur = current_arc.lock().unwrap();
+                (cur.position(), cur.duration_secs, cur.paused_at.is_some())
+            };
+
+            app_clone
+                .emit(
+                    "audio:progress",
+                    ProgressPayload { current_time: pos, duration: dur },
+                )
+                .ok();
+
+            if is_paused {
+                // Don't advance near-end counter while paused (stay put).
+                continue;
+            }
+
+
+            if dur > 1.0 && pos >= dur - 1.0 {
+                near_end_ticks += 1;
+                if near_end_ticks >= 2 {
+                    gen_counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    app_clone.emit("audio:ended", ()).ok();
+                    break;
+                }
+            } else {
+                near_end_ticks = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn audio_pause(state: State<'_, AudioEngine>) {
+    let mut cur = state.current.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(sink) = &cur.sink {
+        if !sink.is_paused() {
+            let pos = cur.position();
+            sink.pause();
+            cur.paused_at = Some(pos);
+            cur.play_started = None;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn audio_resume(state: State<'_, AudioEngine>) {
+    let mut cur = state.current.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(sink) = &cur.sink {
+        if sink.is_paused() {
+            let pos = cur.paused_at.unwrap_or(cur.seek_offset);
+            sink.play();
+            cur.seek_offset = pos;
+            cur.play_started = Some(Instant::now());
+            cur.paused_at = None;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn audio_stop(state: State<'_, AudioEngine>) {
+    state.generation.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    let mut cur = state.current.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(sink) = cur.sink.take() {
+        sink.stop();
+    }
+    cur.duration_secs = 0.0;
+    cur.seek_offset = 0.0;
+    cur.play_started = None;
+    cur.paused_at = None;
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn audio_seek(seconds: f64, state: State<'_, AudioEngine>) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut cur = state.current.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(sink) = &cur.sink {
+        sink.try_seek(Duration::from_secs_f64(seconds.max(0.0)))
+            .map_err(|e: rodio::source::SeekError| e.to_string())?;
+        if cur.paused_at.is_some() {
+            cur.paused_at = Some(seconds);
+        } else {
+            cur.seek_offset = seconds;
+            cur.play_started = Some(Instant::now());
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn audio_set_volume(volume: f32, state: State<'_, AudioEngine>) {
+    let cur = state.current.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(sink) = &cur.sink {
+        sink.set_volume(volume.clamp(0.0, 1.0));
+    }
+}

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Prevents additional console window on Windows in release, DO NOT REMOVE!!
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
+mod audio;
+
 use tauri::{
     menu::{MenuBuilder, MenuItemBuilder},
     tray::{MouseButton, MouseButtonState, TrayIconBuilder, TrayIconEvent},
@@ -18,7 +20,10 @@ fn exit_app(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle) {
 }
 
 pub fn run() {
+    let (audio_engine, _audio_thread) = audio::create_engine();
+
     tauri::Builder::default()
+        .manage(audio_engine)
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_global_shortcut::Builder::new().build())
@@ -107,7 +112,16 @@ pub fn run() {
                 let _ = window.emit("window:close-requested", ());
             }
         })
-        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![greet, exit_app])
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
+            greet,
+            exit_app,
+            audio::audio_play,
+            audio::audio_pause,
+            audio::audio_resume,
+            audio::audio_stop,
+            audio::audio_seek,
+            audio::audio_set_volume,
+        ])
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while running Psysonic");
 }

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Psysonic",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "identifier": "dev.psysonic.app",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
         "fullscreen": false,
         "decorations": true,
         "transparent": false,
-        "visible": true
+        "visible": true,
+        "dragDropEnabled": false
       }
     ],
     "security": {
@@ -45,10 +46,18 @@
       "icons/icon.icns",
       "icons/icon.ico"
     ],
+    "category": "Music",
+    "shortDescription": "A sleek music player for Subsonic-compatible servers",
+    "longDescription": "Psysonic is a desktop music player for Subsonic-compatible servers such as Navidrome and Gonic. It features a modern Catppuccin-themed UI with glassmorphism effects, gapless playback, a fullscreen ambient player, play queue management with drag-and-drop, scrobbling support, and multi-server profiles.",
     "linux": {
       "appimage": {
         "bundleMediaFramework": true
       }
+    },
+    "windows": {
+      "wix": {
+        "upgradeCode": "e3b4c2a1-7f6d-4e8b-9c5a-2d1f0e3b8a7c"
+      }
     }
   }
 }

src/App.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route, Navigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
 import { getCurrentWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/window';
+import { PanelRight, PanelRightClose } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import Sidebar from './components/Sidebar';
 import PlayerBar from './components/PlayerBar';
 import LiveSearch from './components/LiveSearch';
@@ -23,10 +25,11 @@ import Statistics from './pages/Statistics';
 import Playlists from './pages/Playlists';
 import Help from './pages/Help';
 import RandomAlbums from './pages/RandomAlbums';
+import SearchResults from './pages/SearchResults';
 import FullscreenPlayer from './components/FullscreenPlayer';
 import ContextMenu from './components/ContextMenu';
 import { useAuthStore } from './store/authStore';
-import { usePlayerStore } from './store/playerStore';
+import { usePlayerStore, initAudioListeners } from './store/playerStore';
 import { useThemeStore } from './store/themeStore';
 
 function RequireAuth({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
@@ -36,9 +39,11 @@ function RequireAuth({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
 }
 
 function AppShell() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const isFullscreenOpen = usePlayerStore(s => s.isFullscreenOpen);
   const toggleFullscreen = usePlayerStore(s => s.toggleFullscreen);
   const isQueueVisible = usePlayerStore(s => s.isQueueVisible);
+  const toggleQueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.toggleQueue);
   const initializeFromServerQueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.initializeFromServerQueue);
   const currentTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.currentTrack);
   const isPlaying = usePlayerStore(s => s.isPlaying);
@@ -65,12 +70,10 @@ function AppShell() {
     fn();
   }, [currentTrack, isPlaying]);
 
-  const [sidebarWidth, setSidebarWidth] = useState(220);
   const [isSidebarCollapsed, setIsSidebarCollapsed] = useState(() => {
     return localStorage.getItem('psysonic_sidebar_collapsed') === 'true';
   });
   const [queueWidth, setQueueWidth] = useState(300);
-  const [isDraggingSidebar, setIsDraggingSidebar] = useState(false);
   const [isDraggingQueue, setIsDraggingQueue] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -78,24 +81,18 @@ function AppShell() {
   }, [isSidebarCollapsed]);
 
   const handleMouseMove = useCallback((e: MouseEvent) => {
-    if (isDraggingSidebar) {
-      // Limit sidebar width between 180px and 400px
-      const newWidth = Math.max(180, Math.min(e.clientX, 400));
-      setSidebarWidth(newWidth);
-    } else if (isDraggingQueue) {
-      // Limit queue width between 250px and 500px. Queue is on the right.
+    if (isDraggingQueue) {
       const newWidth = Math.max(250, Math.min(window.innerWidth - e.clientX, 500));
       setQueueWidth(newWidth);
     }
-  }, [isDraggingSidebar, isDraggingQueue]);
+  }, [isDraggingQueue]);
 
   const handleMouseUp = useCallback(() => {
-    setIsDraggingSidebar(false);
     setIsDraggingQueue(false);
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isDraggingSidebar || isDraggingQueue) {
+    if (isDraggingQueue) {
       window.addEventListener('mousemove', handleMouseMove);
       window.addEventListener('mouseup', handleMouseUp);
       document.body.style.cursor = 'col-resize';
@@ -111,13 +108,13 @@ function AppShell() {
       window.removeEventListener('mouseup', handleMouseUp);
       document.body.classList.remove('is-dragging');
     };
-  }, [isDraggingSidebar, isDraggingQueue, handleMouseMove, handleMouseUp]);
+  }, [isDraggingQueue, handleMouseMove, handleMouseUp]);
 
   return (
     <div 
       className="app-shell"
-      style={{ 
-        '--sidebar-width': isSidebarCollapsed ? '72px' : `${sidebarWidth}px`,
+      style={{
+        '--sidebar-width': isSidebarCollapsed ? '72px' : 'clamp(200px, 15vw, 220px)',
         '--queue-width': isQueueVisible ? `${queueWidth}px` : '0px'
       } as React.CSSProperties}
       onContextMenu={e => e.preventDefault()}
@@ -126,19 +123,18 @@ function AppShell() {
         isCollapsed={isSidebarCollapsed} 
         toggleCollapse={() => setIsSidebarCollapsed(!isSidebarCollapsed)} 
       />
-      <div 
-        className="resizer resizer-sidebar" 
-        onMouseDown={(e) => {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          setIsDraggingSidebar(true);
-        }}
-        style={{ display: isSidebarCollapsed ? 'none' : 'block' }}
-      />
       <main className="main-content">
         <header className="content-header">
           <LiveSearch />
           <div className="spacer" />
           <NowPlayingDropdown />
+          <button
+            className="collapse-btn"
+            onClick={toggleQueue}
+            title={t('player.toggleQueue')}
+          >
+            {isQueueVisible ? <PanelRightClose size={24} /> : <PanelRight size={24} />}
+          </button>
         </header>
         <div className="content-body" style={{ padding: 0 }}>
           <Routes>
@@ -153,6 +149,7 @@ function AppShell() {
             <Route path="/random-mix" element={<RandomMix />} />
             <Route path="/playlists" element={<Playlists />} />
             <Route path="/label/:name" element={<LabelAlbums />} />
+            <Route path="/search" element={<SearchResults />} />
             <Route path="/statistics" element={<Statistics />} />
             <Route path="/settings" element={<Settings />} />
             <Route path="/help" element={<Help />} />
@@ -184,9 +181,15 @@ function TauriEventBridge() {
   const previous = usePlayerStore(s => s.previous);
   const { minimizeToTray } = useAuthStore();
 
-  // Spacebar → play/pause (ignore when focus is in an input)
+  // Spacebar → play/pause, F11 → window fullscreen
   useEffect(() => {
     const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.code === 'F11') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        const win = getCurrentWindow();
+        win.isFullscreen().then(fs => win.setFullscreen(!fs));
+        return;
+      }
       if (e.code !== 'Space') return;
       const tag = (e.target as HTMLElement)?.tagName;
       if (tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA' || tag === 'SELECT') return;
@@ -231,6 +234,10 @@ export default function App() {
     document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', theme);
   }, [theme]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return initAudioListeners();
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <BrowserRouter>
       <TauriEventBridge />

src/api/subsonic.ts

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ export interface SubsonicSong {
   samplingRate?: number;
   channelCount?: number;
   starred?: string;
+  genre?: string;
+  path?: string;
 }
 
 export interface SubsonicPlaylist {
@@ -160,8 +162,10 @@ export async function getAlbumList(
   return data.albumList2?.album ?? [];
 }
 
-export async function getRandomSongs(size = 50): Promise<SubsonicSong[]> {
-  const data = await api<{ randomSongs: { song: SubsonicSong[] } }>('getRandomSongs.view', { size });
+export async function getRandomSongs(size = 50, genre?: string, timeout = 15000): Promise<SubsonicSong[]> {
+  const params: Record<string, string | number> = { size };
+  if (genre) params.genre = genre;
+  const data = await api<{ randomSongs: { song: SubsonicSong[] } }>('getRandomSongs.view', params, timeout);
   return data.randomSongs?.song ?? [];
 }
 

src/components/FullscreenPlayer.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef, memo } from 'react';
 import {
   Play, Pause, SkipBack, SkipForward,
-  ChevronDown, Repeat, Repeat1, Square, Music
+  ChevronDown, Repeat, Repeat1, Square, Music, AudioWaveform, Shuffle
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { buildCoverArtUrl, coverArtCacheKey, getArtistInfo } from '../api/subsonic';
 import CachedImage, { useCachedUrl } from './CachedImage';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import VisualizerCanvas from './VisualizerCanvas';
 
 function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
   if (!seconds || isNaN(seconds)) return '0:00';
@@ -15,6 +16,43 @@ function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
   return `${m}:${s.toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
+function MarqueeTitle({ title }: { title: string }) {
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const textRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
+  const [scrollAmount, setScrollAmount] = useState(0);
+
+  const measure = useCallback(() => {
+    const container = containerRef.current;
+    const text = textRef.current;
+    if (!container || !text) return;
+    // Temporarily make span inline-block to get its natural width
+    text.style.display = 'inline-block';
+    const textWidth = text.getBoundingClientRect().width;
+    text.style.display = '';
+    const overflow = textWidth - container.clientWidth;
+    setScrollAmount(overflow > 4 ? Math.ceil(overflow) : 0);
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    measure();
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(measure);
+    if (containerRef.current) ro.observe(containerRef.current);
+    return () => ro.disconnect();
+  }, [title, measure]);
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={containerRef} className="fs-title-wrap">
+      <span
+        ref={textRef}
+        className={scrollAmount > 0 ? 'fs-title-marquee' : ''}
+        style={scrollAmount > 0 ? { '--scroll-amount': `-${scrollAmount}px` } as React.CSSProperties : {}}
+      >
+        {title}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 // ─── Crossfading blurred background ───────────────────────────────────────────
 const FsBg = memo(function FsBg({ url }: { url: string }) {
   const [layers, setLayers] = useState<Array<{ url: string; id: number; visible: boolean }>>(() =>
@@ -52,6 +90,7 @@ const FsBg = memo(function FsBg({ url }: { url: string }) {
 // ─── Progress bar (isolated — re-renders every tick) ──────────────────────────
 const FsProgress = memo(function FsProgress({ duration }: { duration: number }) {
   const progress    = usePlayerStore(s => s.progress);
+  const buffered    = usePlayerStore(s => s.buffered);
   const currentTime = usePlayerStore(s => s.currentTime);
   const seek        = usePlayerStore(s => s.seek);
 
@@ -60,6 +99,9 @@ const FsProgress = memo(function FsProgress({ duration }: { duration: number })
     [seek]
   );
 
+  const pct = progress * 100;
+  const buf = Math.max(pct, buffered * 100);
+
   return (
     <div className="fs-progress-wrap">
       <span className="fs-time">{formatTime(currentTime)}</span>
@@ -68,7 +110,10 @@ const FsProgress = memo(function FsProgress({ duration }: { duration: number })
           type="range" min={0} max={1} step={0.001}
           value={progress}
           onChange={handleSeek}
-          style={{ '--pct': `${progress * 100}%` } as React.CSSProperties}
+          style={{
+            '--pct': `${pct}%`,
+            '--buf': `${buf}%`,
+          } as React.CSSProperties}
           aria-label="progress"
         />
       </div>
@@ -103,6 +148,10 @@ export default function FullscreenPlayer({ onClose }: FullscreenPlayerProps) {
   const stop         = usePlayerStore(s => s.stop);
   const toggleRepeat = usePlayerStore(s => s.toggleRepeat);
 
+  const [vizActive, setVizActive] = useState(false);
+  const [nextPresetTrigger, setNextPresetTrigger] = useState(0);
+  const [presetName, setPresetName] = useState('');
+
   const duration = currentTrack?.duration ?? 0;
   const coverUrl = currentTrack?.coverArt ? buildCoverArtUrl(currentTrack.coverArt, 800) : '';
   const coverKey = currentTrack?.coverArt ? coverArtCacheKey(currentTrack.coverArt, 800) : '';
@@ -133,20 +182,59 @@ export default function FullscreenPlayer({ onClose }: FullscreenPlayerProps) {
   return (
     <div className="fs-player" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label={t('player.fullscreen')}>
 
-      {/* Layer 1 — blurred artist image (falls back to cover art) */}
-      <FsBg url={bgUrl} />
-      <div className="fs-bg-overlay" aria-hidden="true" />
-
-      {/* Layer 2 — drifting color orbs */}
-      <div className="fs-orb fs-orb-1" aria-hidden="true" />
-      <div className="fs-orb fs-orb-2" aria-hidden="true" />
-      <div className="fs-orb fs-orb-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+      {/* Layer 1 — blurred artist image OR visualizer */}
+      {vizActive && currentTrack ? (
+        <VisualizerCanvas
+          trackId={currentTrack.id}
+          nextPresetTrigger={nextPresetTrigger}
+          onPresetName={setPresetName}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <FsBg url={bgUrl} />
+          <div className="fs-bg-overlay" aria-hidden="true" />
+          <div className="fs-orb fs-orb-1" aria-hidden="true" />
+          <div className="fs-orb fs-orb-2" aria-hidden="true" />
+          <div className="fs-orb fs-orb-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+        </>
+      )}
 
       {/* Close */}
       <button className="fs-close" onClick={onClose} aria-label={t('player.closeFullscreen')}>
         <ChevronDown size={28} />
       </button>
 
+      {/* Visualizer toggle + preset controls */}
+      <div style={{ position: 'absolute', top: '1.25rem', right: '4rem', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '0.5rem' }}>
+        {vizActive && (
+          <>
+            {presetName && (
+              <span style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)', maxWidth: 200, overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                {presetName}
+              </span>
+            )}
+            <button
+              className="fs-btn fs-btn-sm"
+              onClick={() => setNextPresetTrigger(n => n + 1)}
+              aria-label={t('player.nextPreset')}
+              data-tooltip={t('player.nextPreset')}
+              style={{ color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.7)' }}
+            >
+              <Shuffle size={14} />
+            </button>
+          </>
+        )}
+        <button
+          className={`fs-btn fs-btn-sm ${vizActive ? 'active' : ''}`}
+          onClick={() => setVizActive(v => !v)}
+          aria-label={t('player.visualizer')}
+          data-tooltip={t('player.visualizer')}
+          style={{ color: vizActive ? 'white' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)' }}
+        >
+          <AudioWaveform size={16} />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
       {/* Center stage — everything vertically + horizontally centered */}
       <div className="fs-stage">
 
@@ -166,7 +254,7 @@ export default function FullscreenPlayer({ onClose }: FullscreenPlayerProps) {
         </div>
 
         <div className="fs-track-info">
-          <h1 className="fs-title">{currentTrack?.title ?? '—'}</h1>
+          <MarqueeTitle title={currentTrack?.title ?? '—'} />
           <p className="fs-album">
             {currentTrack?.album ?? ''}
             {currentTrack?.year ? ` · ${currentTrack.year}` : ''}

src/components/Hero.tsx

@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ function HeroBg({ url }: { url: string }) {
   );
 }
 
-export default function Hero() {
+interface HeroProps {
+  albums?: SubsonicAlbum[];
+}
+
+export default function Hero({ albums: albumsProp }: HeroProps = {}) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [albums, setAlbums] = useState<SubsonicAlbum[]>([]);
@@ -50,8 +54,9 @@ export default function Hero() {
   const timerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (albumsProp?.length) { setAlbums(albumsProp); return; }
     getRandomAlbums(8).then(a => { if (a.length) setAlbums(a); }).catch(() => {});
-  }, []);
+  }, [albumsProp]);
 
   // Start / restart auto-advance timer
   const startTimer = useCallback((len: number) => {

src/components/LiveSearch.tsx

@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
   const [results, setResults] = useState<SearchResults | null>(null);
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(-1);
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const playTrack = usePlayerStore(state => state.playTrack);
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const dropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   const doSearch = useCallback(
     debounce(async (q: string) => {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
     []
   );
 
-  useEffect(() => { doSearch(query); }, [query, doSearch]);
+  useEffect(() => { doSearch(query); setActiveIndex(-1); }, [query, doSearch]);
 
   // Close on click outside
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -51,6 +53,40 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
 
   const hasResults = results && (results.artists.length || results.albums.length || results.songs.length);
 
+  // Flat list of all navigable items for keyboard nav
+  const flatItems = results ? [
+    ...(results.artists.map(a => ({ id: a.id, action: () => { navigate(`/artist/${a.id}`); setOpen(false); setQuery(''); } }))),
+    ...(results.albums.map(a => ({ id: a.id, action: () => { navigate(`/album/${a.id}`); setOpen(false); setQuery(''); } }))),
+    ...(results.songs.map(s => ({ id: s.id, action: () => {
+      playTrack({ id: s.id, title: s.title, artist: s.artist, album: s.album, albumId: s.albumId, artistId: s.artistId, duration: s.duration, coverArt: s.coverArt, year: s.year, bitRate: s.bitRate, suffix: s.suffix, userRating: s.userRating });
+      setOpen(false); setQuery('');
+    }}))),
+  ] : [];
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (!open || !flatItems.length) {
+      if (e.key === 'Enter' && query.trim()) { setOpen(false); navigate(`/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query.trim())}`); }
+      return;
+    }
+    if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const next = Math.min(activeIndex + 1, flatItems.length - 1);
+      setActiveIndex(next);
+      dropdownRef.current?.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.search-result-item')[next]?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+    } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const next = Math.max(activeIndex - 1, -1);
+      setActiveIndex(next);
+      if (next >= 0) dropdownRef.current?.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.search-result-item')[next]?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+    } else if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      if (activeIndex >= 0) { flatItems[activeIndex].action(); setActiveIndex(-1); }
+      else if (query.trim()) { setOpen(false); navigate(`/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query.trim())}`); }
+    } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+      setOpen(false); setActiveIndex(-1);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="live-search" ref={ref} role="search">
       <div className="live-search-input-wrap">
@@ -69,6 +105,7 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
           value={query}
           onChange={e => setQuery(e.target.value)}
           onFocus={() => results && setOpen(true)}
+          onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
           aria-autocomplete="list"
           aria-controls="search-results"
           aria-expanded={open}
@@ -82,78 +119,79 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
       </div>
 
       {open && (
-        <div className="live-search-dropdown" id="search-results" role="listbox">
+        <div className="live-search-dropdown" id="search-results" role="listbox" ref={dropdownRef}>
           {!hasResults && !loading && (
             <div className="search-empty">{t('search.noResults', { query })}</div>
           )}
 
-          {results?.artists.length ? (
-            <div className="search-section">
-              <div className="search-section-label"><Users size={12} /> {t('search.artists')}</div>
-              {results.artists.map(a => (
-                <button
-                  key={a.id}
-                  className="search-result-item"
-                  onClick={() => { navigate(`/artist/${a.id}`); setOpen(false); setQuery(''); }}
-                  role="option"
-                >
-                  <div className="search-result-icon"><Users size={14} /></div>
-                  <span>{a.name}</span>
-                </button>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          ) : null}
+          {(() => {
+            let idx = 0;
+            return <>
+              {results?.artists.length ? (
+                <div className="search-section">
+                  <div className="search-section-label"><Users size={12} /> {t('search.artists')}</div>
+                  {results.artists.map(a => {
+                    const i = idx++;
+                    return (
+                      <button key={a.id} className={`search-result-item${activeIndex === i ? ' active' : ''}`}
+                        onClick={() => { navigate(`/artist/${a.id}`); setOpen(false); setQuery(''); }}
+                        role="option" aria-selected={activeIndex === i}>
+                        <div className="search-result-icon"><Users size={14} /></div>
+                        <span>{a.name}</span>
+                      </button>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
 
-          {results?.albums.length ? (
-            <div className="search-section">
-              <div className="search-section-label"><Disc3 size={12} /> {t('search.albums')}</div>
-              {results.albums.map(a => (
-                <button
-                  key={a.id}
-                  className="search-result-item"
-                  onClick={() => { navigate(`/album/${a.id}`); setOpen(false); setQuery(''); }}
-                  role="option"
-                >
-                  {a.coverArt ? (
-                    <img className="search-result-thumb" src={buildCoverArtUrl(a.coverArt, 40)} alt="" loading="lazy" />
-                  ) : (
-                    <div className="search-result-icon"><Disc3 size={14} /></div>
-                  )}
-                  <div>
-                    <div className="search-result-name">{a.name}</div>
-                    <div className="search-result-sub">{a.artist}</div>
-                  </div>
-                </button>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          ) : null}
+              {results?.albums.length ? (
+                <div className="search-section">
+                  <div className="search-section-label"><Disc3 size={12} /> {t('search.albums')}</div>
+                  {results.albums.map(a => {
+                    const i = idx++;
+                    return (
+                      <button key={a.id} className={`search-result-item${activeIndex === i ? ' active' : ''}`}
+                        onClick={() => { navigate(`/album/${a.id}`); setOpen(false); setQuery(''); }}
+                        role="option" aria-selected={activeIndex === i}>
+                        {a.coverArt ? (
+                          <img className="search-result-thumb" src={buildCoverArtUrl(a.coverArt, 40)} alt="" loading="lazy" />
+                        ) : (
+                          <div className="search-result-icon"><Disc3 size={14} /></div>
+                        )}
+                        <div>
+                          <div className="search-result-name">{a.name}</div>
+                          <div className="search-result-sub">{a.artist}</div>
+                        </div>
+                      </button>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
 
-          {results?.songs.length ? (
-            <div className="search-section">
-              <div className="search-section-label"><Music size={12} /> {t('search.songs')}</div>
-              {results.songs.map(s => (
-                <button
-                  key={s.id}
-                  className="search-result-item"
-                  onClick={() => {
-                    playTrack({
-                      id: s.id, title: s.title, artist: s.artist, album: s.album,
-                      albumId: s.albumId, artistId: s.artistId, duration: s.duration, coverArt: s.coverArt,
-                      year: s.year, bitRate: s.bitRate, suffix: s.suffix, userRating: s.userRating
-                    });
-                    setOpen(false); setQuery('');
-                  }}
-                  role="option"
-                >
-                  <div className="search-result-icon"><Music size={14} /></div>
-                  <div>
-                    <div className="search-result-name">{s.title}</div>
-                    <div className="search-result-sub">{s.artist} · {s.album}</div>
-                  </div>
-                </button>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          ) : null}
+              {results?.songs.length ? (
+                <div className="search-section">
+                  <div className="search-section-label"><Music size={12} /> {t('search.songs')}</div>
+                  {results.songs.map(s => {
+                    const i = idx++;
+                    return (
+                      <button key={s.id} className={`search-result-item${activeIndex === i ? ' active' : ''}`}
+                        onClick={() => {
+                          playTrack({ id: s.id, title: s.title, artist: s.artist, album: s.album, albumId: s.albumId, artistId: s.artistId, duration: s.duration, coverArt: s.coverArt, year: s.year, bitRate: s.bitRate, suffix: s.suffix, userRating: s.userRating });
+                          setOpen(false); setQuery('');
+                        }}
+                        role="option" aria-selected={activeIndex === i}>
+                        <div className="search-result-icon"><Music size={14} /></div>
+                        <div>
+                          <div className="search-result-name">{s.title}</div>
+                          <div className="search-result-sub">{s.artist} · {s.album}</div>
+                        </div>
+                      </button>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
+            </>;
+          })()}
         </div>
       )}
     </div>

src/components/NowPlayingDropdown.tsx

@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import { getNowPlaying, SubsonicNowPlaying, buildCoverArtUrl } from '../api/subs
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 export default function NowPlayingDropdown() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [nowPlaying, setNowPlaying] = useState<SubsonicNowPlaying[]>([]);
   const isPlaying = usePlayerStore(s => s.isPlaying);
@@ -121,7 +123,11 @@ export default function NowPlayingDropdown() {
           ) : (
             <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '0.75rem' }}>
               {visible.map((stream, idx) => (
-                <div key={`${stream.id}-${idx}`} style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.75rem', alignItems: 'center', background: 'var(--bg-hover)', padding: '0.5rem', borderRadius: '8px' }}>
+                <div
+                  key={`${stream.id}-${idx}`}
+                  onClick={() => { if (stream.albumId) { setIsOpen(false); navigate(`/album/${stream.albumId}`); } }}
+                  style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.75rem', alignItems: 'center', background: 'var(--bg-hover)', padding: '0.5rem', borderRadius: '8px', cursor: stream.albumId ? 'pointer' : 'default' }}
+                >
                   <div style={{ width: '48px', height: '48px', flexShrink: 0, borderRadius: '6px', overflow: 'hidden', background: 'var(--bg-surface)' }}>
                     {stream.coverArt ? (
                       <img src={buildCoverArtUrl(stream.coverArt, 100)} alt="Cover" style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover' }} />

src/components/PlayerBar.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import {
-  Play, Pause, SkipBack, SkipForward, Volume2, VolumeX, Music, List, Square, Repeat, Repeat1, Maximize2
+  Play, Pause, SkipBack, SkipForward, Volume2, VolumeX, Music,
+  Square, Repeat, Repeat1, Maximize2
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { buildCoverArtUrl, coverArtCacheKey } from '../api/subsonic';
 import CachedImage from './CachedImage';
+import WaveformSeek from './WaveformSeek';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
   if (!seconds || isNaN(seconds)) return '0:00';
@@ -16,30 +19,28 @@ function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
 
 export default function PlayerBar() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { currentTrack, isPlaying, progress, currentTime, volume, togglePlay, next, previous, seek, setVolume, isQueueVisible, toggleQueue, stop, toggleRepeat, repeatMode, toggleFullscreen } = usePlayerStore();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const {
+    currentTrack, isPlaying, currentTime, volume,
+    togglePlay, next, previous, setVolume,
+    stop, toggleRepeat, repeatMode, toggleFullscreen,
+  } = usePlayerStore();
 
   const duration = currentTrack?.duration ?? 0;
   const coverSrc = useMemo(() => currentTrack?.coverArt ? buildCoverArtUrl(currentTrack.coverArt, 128) : '', [currentTrack?.coverArt]);
   const coverKey = currentTrack?.coverArt ? coverArtCacheKey(currentTrack.coverArt, 128) : '';
 
-  const handleSeek = useCallback((e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    seek(parseFloat(e.target.value));
-  }, [seek]);
-
   const handleVolume = useCallback((e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     setVolume(parseFloat(e.target.value));
   }, [setVolume]);
 
-  const progressStyle = {
-    background: `linear-gradient(to right, var(--ctp-mauve) ${progress * 100}%, var(--ctp-surface2) ${progress * 100}%)`,
-  };
-
   const volumeStyle = {
     background: `linear-gradient(to right, var(--ctp-mauve) ${volume * 100}%, var(--ctp-surface2) ${volume * 100}%)`,
   };
 
   return (
     <footer className="player-bar" role="region" aria-label={t('player.regionLabel')}>
+
       {/* Track Info */}
       <div className="player-track-info">
         <div
@@ -66,97 +67,88 @@ export default function PlayerBar() {
           )}
         </div>
         <div className="player-track-meta">
-          <div className="player-track-name" data-tooltip={currentTrack?.title ?? ''}>
+          <div
+            className="player-track-name"
+            data-tooltip={currentTrack?.title ?? ''}
+            style={{ cursor: currentTrack?.albumId ? 'pointer' : 'default' }}
+            onClick={() => currentTrack?.albumId && navigate(`/album/${currentTrack.albumId}`)}
+          >
             {currentTrack?.title ?? t('player.noTitle')}
           </div>
-          <div className="player-track-artist" data-tooltip={currentTrack?.artist ?? ''}>
+          <div
+            className="player-track-artist"
+            data-tooltip={currentTrack?.artist ?? ''}
+            style={{ cursor: currentTrack?.artistId ? 'pointer' : 'default' }}
+            onClick={() => currentTrack?.artistId && navigate(`/artist/${currentTrack.artistId}`)}
+          >
             {currentTrack?.artist ?? '—'}
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Controls + Progress */}
-      <div className="player-controls">
-        <div className="player-buttons">
-          <button className="player-btn" onClick={stop} aria-label={t('player.stop')} data-tooltip={t('player.stop')}>
-            <Square size={16} fill="currentColor" />
-          </button>
-          
-          <button className="player-btn" onClick={previous} aria-label={t('player.prev')} data-tooltip={t('player.prev')}>
-            <SkipBack size={20} />
-          </button>
-
-          <button
-            className="player-btn player-btn-primary"
-            onClick={togglePlay}
-            aria-label={isPlaying ? t('player.pause') : t('player.play')}
-            data-tooltip={isPlaying ? t('player.pause') : t('player.play')}
-          >
-            {isPlaying ? <Pause size={22} /> : <Play size={22} fill="currentColor" />}
-          </button>
-
-          <button className="player-btn" onClick={next} aria-label={t('player.next')} data-tooltip={t('player.next')}>
-            <SkipForward size={20} />
-          </button>
-
-          <button 
-            className="player-btn" 
-            onClick={toggleRepeat} 
-            aria-label={t('player.repeat')} 
-            data-tooltip={`${t('player.repeat')}: ${repeatMode === 'off' ? t('player.repeatOff') : repeatMode === 'all' ? t('player.repeatAll') : t('player.repeatOne')}`}
-            style={{ color: repeatMode !== 'off' ? 'var(--accent)' : 'inherit' }}
-          >
-            {repeatMode === 'one' ? <Repeat1 size={18} /> : <Repeat size={18} />}
-          </button>
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="player-progress">
-          <span className="player-time">{formatTime(currentTime)}</span>
-          <div className="player-progress-bar">
-            <input
-              type="range"
-              id="player-seek"
-              min={0}
-              max={1}
-              step={0.001}
-              value={progress}
-              onChange={handleSeek}
-              style={progressStyle}
-              aria-label={t('player.progress')}
-            />
-          </div>
-          <span className="player-time">{formatTime(duration)}</span>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Volume + Connection */}
-      <div className="player-right">
-        <div className="volume-control" aria-label={t('player.volume')}>
-          {volume === 0 ? <VolumeX size={16} /> : <Volume2 size={16} />}
-          <input
-            type="range"
-            id="player-volume"
-            min={0}
-            max={1}
-            step={0.01}
-            value={volume}
-            onChange={handleVolume}
-            style={volumeStyle}
-            aria-label={t('player.volume')}
-          />
-        </div>
-
-
-        <button 
-          className="player-btn" 
-          onClick={toggleQueue} 
-          aria-label={t('player.toggleQueue')} 
-          data-tooltip={t('player.toggleQueue')}
-          style={{ marginLeft: 'var(--space-3)', color: isQueueVisible ? 'var(--accent)' : 'var(--text-secondary)' }}
+      {/* Transport Controls */}
+      <div className="player-buttons">
+        <button className="player-btn player-btn-sm" onClick={stop} aria-label={t('player.stop')} data-tooltip={t('player.stop')}>
+          <Square size={14} fill="currentColor" />
+        </button>
+        <button className="player-btn" onClick={previous} aria-label={t('player.prev')} data-tooltip={t('player.prev')}>
+          <SkipBack size={19} />
+        </button>
+        <button
+          className="player-btn player-btn-primary"
+          onClick={togglePlay}
+          aria-label={isPlaying ? t('player.pause') : t('player.play')}
+          data-tooltip={isPlaying ? t('player.pause') : t('player.play')}
         >
-          <List size={18} />
+          {isPlaying ? <Pause size={22} /> : <Play size={22} fill="currentColor" />}
+        </button>
+        <button className="player-btn" onClick={next} aria-label={t('player.next')} data-tooltip={t('player.next')}>
+          <SkipForward size={19} />
+        </button>
+        <button
+          className="player-btn player-btn-sm"
+          onClick={toggleRepeat}
+          aria-label={t('player.repeat')}
+          data-tooltip={`${t('player.repeat')}: ${repeatMode === 'off' ? t('player.repeatOff') : repeatMode === 'all' ? t('player.repeatAll') : t('player.repeatOne')}`}
+          style={{ color: repeatMode !== 'off' ? 'var(--accent)' : undefined }}
+        >
+          {repeatMode === 'one' ? <Repeat1 size={14} /> : <Repeat size={14} />}
         </button>
       </div>
+
+      {/* Waveform Seekbar */}
+      <div className="player-waveform-section">
+        <span className="player-time">{formatTime(currentTime)}</span>
+        <div className="player-waveform-wrap">
+          <WaveformSeek trackId={currentTrack?.id} />
+        </div>
+        <span className="player-time">{formatTime(duration)}</span>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Volume */}
+      <div className="player-volume-section">
+        <button
+          className="player-btn player-btn-sm"
+          onClick={() => setVolume(volume === 0 ? 0.7 : 0)}
+          aria-label={t('player.volume')}
+          style={{ color: 'var(--text-muted)', flexShrink: 0 }}
+        >
+          {volume === 0 ? <VolumeX size={16} /> : <Volume2 size={16} />}
+        </button>
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          id="player-volume"
+          min={0}
+          max={1}
+          step={0.01}
+          value={volume}
+          onChange={handleVolume}
+          style={volumeStyle}
+          aria-label={t('player.volume')}
+          className="player-volume-slider"
+        />
+      </div>
+
     </footer>
   );
 }

src/components/QueuePanel.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import React, { useState, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Track, usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
-import { Play, Music, Star, X, Trash2, Save, FolderOpen } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Play, Music, Star, X, Trash2, Save, FolderOpen, Shuffle } from 'lucide-react';
 import { buildCoverArtUrl, getAlbum, getPlaylists, getPlaylist, createPlaylist, deletePlaylist, SubsonicPlaylist } from '../api/subsonic';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
   if (!seconds || isNaN(seconds)) return '0:00';
@@ -109,8 +110,13 @@ function LoadPlaylistModal({ onClose, onLoad }: { onClose: () => void, onLoad: (
   );
 }
 
+// Module-level fallback for fromIdx — survives the dragend-before-drop race on
+// macOS WKWebView AND the dataTransfer.getData('') bug on Windows WebView2.
+let _dragFromIdx: number | null = null;
+
 export default function QueuePanel() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const queue = usePlayerStore(s => s.queue);
   const queueIndex = usePlayerStore(s => s.queueIndex);
   const currentTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.currentTrack);
@@ -120,6 +126,7 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
   const clearQueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.clearQueue);
 
   const reorderQueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.reorderQueue);
+  const shuffleQueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.shuffleQueue);
   const enqueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.enqueue);
 
   const [draggedIdx, setDraggedIdx] = useState<number | null>(null);
@@ -130,6 +137,8 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
   const draggedIdxRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const dragOverIdxRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
 
+  const queueListRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
   const [saveModalOpen, setSaveModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [loadModalOpen, setLoadModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
@@ -149,10 +158,9 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
   const onDragStart = (e: React.DragEvent, index: number) => {
     isDraggingInternalRef.current = true;
     draggedIdxRef.current = index;
+    _dragFromIdx = index;
     setDraggedIdx(index);
     e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
-    // Store index in dataTransfer too — on macOS WKWebView dragend fires before
-    // drop, so the ref will already be null; dataTransfer survives that race.
     e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', JSON.stringify({ type: 'queue_reorder', index }));
   };
 
@@ -169,42 +177,58 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
   };
 
   const onDragEnd = () => {
+    setDraggedIdx(null);
+    setDragOverIdx(null);
     isDraggingInternalRef.current = false;
     draggedIdxRef.current = null;
     dragOverIdxRef.current = null;
-    setDraggedIdx(null);
-    setDragOverIdx(null);
+    // _dragFromIdx intentionally NOT cleared here — drop fires after dragend on
+    // macOS WKWebView, so we need the value to survive into onDropQueue.
+    // It is cleared in onDropQueue after use instead.
   };
 
   const onDropQueue = async (e: React.DragEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
 
-    // Capture refs before resetting — dragend may have already cleared them on Mac.
-    const fromIdx = draggedIdxRef.current;
-    const toIdx = dragOverIdxRef.current ?? queue.length;
-
+    // Clear visual state immediately
     isDraggingInternalRef.current = false;
     draggedIdxRef.current = null;
     dragOverIdxRef.current = null;
     setDraggedIdx(null);
     setDragOverIdx(null);
 
-    // Read dataTransfer — set during dragstart, outlives dragend on all platforms.
     let parsedData: any = null;
     try {
       const raw = e.dataTransfer.getData('text/plain');
       if (raw) parsedData = JSON.parse(raw);
     } catch { /* ignore */ }
 
-    // Internal reorder: prefer ref value (fast path), fall back to dataTransfer
-    // for the Mac dragend-before-drop race condition.
-    const reorderFrom = fromIdx ?? (parsedData?.type === 'queue_reorder' ? parsedData.index : null);
-    if (reorderFrom !== null) {
-      if (reorderFrom !== toIdx) reorderQueue(reorderFrom, toIdx);
+    if (parsedData?.type === 'queue_reorder' || _dragFromIdx !== null) {
+      // fromIdx: prefer dataTransfer value; fall back to module-level var for
+      // Windows WebView2 where getData() can return '' in the drop handler.
+      const fromIdx: number = parsedData?.index ?? _dragFromIdx!;
+      _dragFromIdx = null;
+
+      // toIdx: calculate from drop coordinates — avoids all ref timing issues.
+      // Works even when dragend fires before drop (macOS WKWebView / Windows WebView2).
+      let toIdx = queue.length;
+      if (queueListRef.current) {
+        const items = queueListRef.current.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-queue-idx]');
+        for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+          const rect = items[i].getBoundingClientRect();
+          if (e.clientY < rect.top + rect.height / 2) {
+            toIdx = parseInt(items[i].dataset.queueIdx!);
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (fromIdx !== toIdx) reorderQueue(fromIdx, toIdx);
       return;
     }
 
     // External drop (song / album dragged from elsewhere in the app)
+    _dragFromIdx = null;
     if (!parsedData) return;
     if (parsedData.type === 'song') {
       enqueue([parsedData.track]);
@@ -233,6 +257,9 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
         <h2 style={{ fontSize: '14px', fontWeight: 600, margin: 0 }}>{t('queue.title')}</h2>
         
         <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}>
+          <button onClick={() => shuffleQueue()} style={{ color: 'var(--text-muted)', cursor: 'pointer', display: 'flex' }} aria-label={t('queue.shuffle')} data-tooltip={t('queue.shuffle')} disabled={queue.length < 2}>
+            <Shuffle size={14} />
+          </button>
           <button onClick={handleSave} style={{ color: 'var(--text-muted)', cursor: 'pointer', display: 'flex' }} aria-label={t('queue.savePlaylist')} data-tooltip={t('queue.save')}>
             <Save size={14} />
           </button>
@@ -253,15 +280,25 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
         <div className="queue-current-track">
           <div className="queue-current-cover">
             {currentTrack.coverArt ? (
-              <img src={buildCoverArtUrl(currentTrack.coverArt, 400)} alt="" loading="eager" />
+              <img src={buildCoverArtUrl(currentTrack.coverArt, 128)} alt="" loading="eager" />
             ) : (
               <div className="fallback"><Music size={32} /></div>
             )}
           </div>
           <div className="queue-current-info">
-            <h3 className="truncate" data-tooltip={currentTrack.title}>{currentTrack.title}</h3>
+            <h3
+              className="truncate"
+              data-tooltip={currentTrack.title}
+              style={{ cursor: currentTrack.albumId ? 'pointer' : 'default' }}
+              onClick={() => currentTrack.albumId && navigate(`/album/${currentTrack.albumId}`)}
+            >{currentTrack.title}</h3>
             {currentTrack.year && <div className="queue-current-sub">{currentTrack.year}</div>}
-            <div className="queue-current-sub truncate" data-tooltip={currentTrack.album}>{currentTrack.album}</div>
+            <div
+              className="queue-current-sub truncate"
+              data-tooltip={currentTrack.album}
+              style={{ cursor: currentTrack.artistId ? 'pointer' : 'default' }}
+              onClick={() => currentTrack.artistId && navigate(`/artist/${currentTrack.artistId}`)}
+            >{currentTrack.album}</div>
             
             <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', marginTop: '6px' }}>
               <div className="queue-current-tech">
@@ -279,7 +316,7 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
 
       {currentTrack && queue.length > 0 && <div className="queue-divider"><span style={{ fontSize: '12px', fontWeight: 600, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>{t('queue.nextTracks')}</span></div>}
       
-      <div className="queue-list">
+      <div className="queue-list" ref={queueListRef}>
         {queue.length === 0 ? (
           <div className="queue-empty">
             {t('queue.emptyQueue')}
@@ -303,8 +340,9 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
             }
 
             return (
-              <div 
-                key={`${track.id}-${idx}`} 
+              <div
+                key={`${track.id}-${idx}`}
+                data-queue-idx={idx}
                 className={`queue-item ${isPlaying ? 'active' : ''}`}
                 onClick={() => playTrack(track, queue)}
                 onContextMenu={(e) => {

src/components/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { open } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-shell';
+import { version as appVersion } from '../../package.json';
 import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import {
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ const navItems = [
 ];
 
 function isNewer(latest: string, current: string): boolean {
-  const parse = (v: string) => v.replace(/^v/, '').split('.').map(Number);
+  const parse = (v: string) => v.replace(/^[^0-9]*/, '').split('.').map(Number);
   const [lMaj, lMin, lPat] = parse(latest);
   const [cMaj, cMin, cPat] = parse(current);
   if (lMaj !== cMaj) return lMaj > cMaj;
@@ -48,14 +50,12 @@ function UpdateToast({ isCollapsed, latestVersion }: { isCollapsed: boolean; lat
         <span className="update-toast-label">{t('sidebar.updateAvailable')}</span>
       </div>
       <div className="update-toast-version">{t('sidebar.updateReady', { version: latestVersion })}</div>
-      <a
+      <button
         className="update-toast-link"
-        href="https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/releases"
-        target="_blank"
-        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        onClick={() => open('https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/releases')}
       >
         {t('sidebar.updateLink')}
-      </a>
+      </button>
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -72,22 +72,25 @@ export default function Sidebar({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
-    const timer = setTimeout(async () => {
+
+    const check = async () => {
       try {
-        const { getVersion } = await import('@tauri-apps/api/app');
-        const current = await getVersion();
         const res = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/Psychotoxical/psysonic/releases/latest');
         if (!res.ok) return;
         const data = await res.json();
         const tag: string = data.tag_name ?? '';
-        if (!cancelled && tag && isNewer(tag, current)) {
-          setLatestVersion(tag.startsWith('v') ? tag : `v${tag}`);
+        if (!cancelled && tag && isNewer(tag, appVersion)) {
+          setLatestVersion(tag.replace(/^v/i, ''));
         }
       } catch {
-        // network unavailable or not running in Tauri — silently skip
+        // network unavailable — silently skip
       }
-    }, 1500);
-    return () => { cancelled = true; clearTimeout(timer); };
+    };
+
+    const initial = setTimeout(check, 1500);
+    const interval = setInterval(check, 10 * 60 * 1000); // every 10 minutes
+
+    return () => { cancelled = true; clearTimeout(initial); clearInterval(interval); };
   }, []);
 
   return (

src/components/VisualizerCanvas.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import butterchurn from 'butterchurn';
+import butterchurnPresets from 'butterchurn-presets';
+import { buildStreamUrl } from '../api/subsonic';
+import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
+
+interface Props {
+  trackId: string;
+  nextPresetTrigger: number;
+  onPresetName: (name: string) => void;
+}
+
+export default function VisualizerCanvas({ trackId, nextPresetTrigger, onPresetName }: Props) {
+  const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
+  const vizRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof butterchurn.createVisualizer> | null>(null);
+  const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
+  const audioCtxRef = useRef<AudioContext | null>(null);
+  const rafRef = useRef<number>(0);
+  const presetNamesRef = useRef<string[]>([]);
+  const presetMapRef = useRef<Record<string, unknown>>({});
+  const presetIdxRef = useRef(0);
+
+  // ── Init audio analysis + butterchurn ──────────────────────────────────────
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    if (!canvas) return;
+
+    // Hidden audio element — routed through Web Audio for analysis only.
+    // NOT connected to AudioDestinationNode → completely silent.
+    // The Rust/rodio engine plays the actual audio.
+    const streamUrl = buildStreamUrl(trackId);
+    const audio = new Audio(streamUrl);
+    audio.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+    audioRef.current = audio;
+
+    const ctx = new AudioContext();
+    audioCtxRef.current = ctx;
+    const source = ctx.createMediaElementSource(audio);
+    // Intentionally no: source.connect(ctx.destination)
+
+    // Size canvas to fill its container
+    const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const w = rect.width || window.innerWidth;
+    const h = rect.height || window.innerHeight;
+    canvas.width = w * (window.devicePixelRatio || 1);
+    canvas.height = h * (window.devicePixelRatio || 1);
+
+    const visualizer = butterchurn.createVisualizer(ctx, canvas, {
+      width: canvas.width,
+      height: canvas.height,
+      pixelRatio: window.devicePixelRatio || 1,
+    });
+    vizRef.current = visualizer;
+    visualizer.connectAudio(source);
+
+    // Presets
+    const presets = butterchurnPresets.getPresets();
+    const names = Object.keys(presets);
+    presetNamesRef.current = names;
+    presetMapRef.current = presets;
+    const startIdx = Math.floor(Math.random() * names.length);
+    presetIdxRef.current = startIdx;
+    visualizer.loadPreset(presets[names[startIdx]], 2.0);
+    onPresetName(names[startIdx]);
+
+    // Sync position + play state with main player
+    const { currentTime, isPlaying } = usePlayerStore.getState();
+    audio.currentTime = currentTime;
+    if (isPlaying) audio.play().catch(() => {});
+
+    // Render loop
+    const render = () => {
+      rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(render);
+      visualizer.render();
+    };
+    rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(render);
+
+    // Keep canvas sized to window
+    const onResize = () => {
+      const r = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+      canvas.width = r.width * dpr;
+      canvas.height = r.height * dpr;
+      visualizer.setRendererSize(canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('resize', onResize);
+
+    // Sync play/pause with main player
+    const unsubscribe = usePlayerStore.subscribe(state => {
+      const a = audioRef.current;
+      const c = audioCtxRef.current;
+      if (!a || !c) return;
+      if (state.isPlaying) {
+        c.resume();
+        a.play().catch(() => {});
+      } else {
+        a.pause();
+      }
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', onResize);
+      unsubscribe();
+      audio.pause();
+      audio.src = '';
+      ctx.close();
+      vizRef.current = null;
+    };
+  }, [trackId]); // re-init on track change
+
+  // ── Next preset ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!nextPresetTrigger) return;
+    const viz = vizRef.current;
+    const names = presetNamesRef.current;
+    if (!viz || names.length === 0) return;
+    const next = (presetIdxRef.current + 1) % names.length;
+    presetIdxRef.current = next;
+    viz.loadPreset(presetMapRef.current[names[next]], 2.0);
+    onPresetName(names[next]);
+  }, [nextPresetTrigger]);
+
+  return (
+    <canvas
+      ref={canvasRef}
+      style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, width: '100%', height: '100%', display: 'block' }}
+    />
+  );
+}

src/components/WaveformSeek.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
+
+const BAR_COUNT = 500;
+
+function hashStr(str: string): number {
+  let h = 0x811c9dc5;
+  for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+    h = (h ^ str.charCodeAt(i)) >>> 0;
+    h = Math.imul(h, 0x01000193) >>> 0;
+  }
+  return h;
+}
+
+function makeHeights(trackId: string): Float32Array {
+  let s = hashStr(trackId);
+  const h = new Float32Array(BAR_COUNT);
+  for (let i = 0; i < BAR_COUNT; i++) {
+    s = (Math.imul(s, 1664525) + 1013904223) >>> 0;
+    h[i] = s / 0xffffffff;
+  }
+  // Smooth for an organic look
+  for (let pass = 0; pass < 5; pass++) {
+    for (let i = 1; i < BAR_COUNT - 1; i++) {
+      h[i] = h[i - 1] * 0.25 + h[i] * 0.5 + h[i + 1] * 0.25;
+    }
+  }
+  // Normalize to [0.12, 1.0]
+  let max = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < BAR_COUNT; i++) if (h[i] > max) max = h[i];
+  if (max > 0) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < BAR_COUNT; i++) h[i] = 0.12 + (h[i] / max) * 0.88;
+  }
+  return h;
+}
+
+function drawWaveform(
+  canvas: HTMLCanvasElement,
+  heights: Float32Array | null,
+  progress: number,
+  buffered: number,
+) {
+  const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+  if (!ctx) return;
+
+  const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const w = rect.width || canvas.clientWidth;
+  const h = rect.height || canvas.clientHeight;
+  if (w === 0 || h === 0) return;
+
+  const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+  const pw = Math.round(w * dpr);
+  const ph = Math.round(h * dpr);
+  if (canvas.width !== pw || canvas.height !== ph) {
+    canvas.width = pw;
+    canvas.height = ph;
+  }
+  ctx.setTransform(dpr, 0, 0, dpr, 0, 0);
+  ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
+
+  const style = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement);
+  const colorBlue     = style.getPropertyValue('--ctp-blue').trim()     || '#89b4fa';
+  const colorMauve    = style.getPropertyValue('--ctp-mauve').trim()    || '#cba6f7';
+  const colorBuffered = style.getPropertyValue('--ctp-overlay0').trim() || '#6c7086';
+  const colorUnplayed = style.getPropertyValue('--ctp-surface1').trim() || '#313244';
+
+  if (!heights) {
+    ctx.globalAlpha = 0.3;
+    ctx.fillStyle = colorUnplayed;
+    ctx.fillRect(0, (h - 2) / 2, w, 2);
+    ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Use fractional x positions so adjacent bars share exact pixel boundaries — no gaps.
+  const x1Of = (i: number) => (i / BAR_COUNT) * w;
+  const x2Of = (i: number) => ((i + 1) / BAR_COUNT) * w;
+
+  // Pass 1 — unplayed (dim)
+  ctx.globalAlpha = 0.28;
+  ctx.fillStyle = colorUnplayed;
+  for (let i = 0; i < BAR_COUNT; i++) {
+    if (i / BAR_COUNT < buffered) continue;
+    const barH = Math.max(1, heights[i] * h);
+    const x = x1Of(i);
+    ctx.fillRect(x, (h - barH) / 2, x2Of(i) - x, barH);
+  }
+
+  // Pass 2 — buffered (slightly brighter)
+  ctx.globalAlpha = 0.45;
+  ctx.fillStyle = colorBuffered;
+  for (let i = 0; i < BAR_COUNT; i++) {
+    const frac = i / BAR_COUNT;
+    if (frac < progress || frac >= buffered) continue;
+    const barH = Math.max(1, heights[i] * h);
+    const x = x1Of(i);
+    ctx.fillRect(x, (h - barH) / 2, x2Of(i) - x, barH);
+  }
+
+  // Pass 3 — played (gradient + glow)
+  if (progress > 0) {
+    const grad = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, 0, progress * w, 0);
+    grad.addColorStop(0, colorBlue);
+    grad.addColorStop(1, colorMauve);
+    ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
+    ctx.fillStyle = grad;
+    ctx.shadowColor = colorMauve;
+    ctx.shadowBlur = 5;
+    for (let i = 0; i < BAR_COUNT; i++) {
+      if (i / BAR_COUNT >= progress) break;
+      const barH = Math.max(1, heights[i] * h);
+      const x = x1Of(i);
+      ctx.fillRect(x, (h - barH) / 2, x2Of(i) - x, barH);
+    }
+    ctx.shadowBlur = 0;
+  }
+
+  ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  trackId: string | undefined;
+}
+
+export default function WaveformSeek({ trackId }: Props) {
+  const canvasRef   = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
+  const heightsRef  = useRef<Float32Array | null>(null);
+  const progressRef = useRef(0);
+  const bufferedRef = useRef(0);
+  const isDragging  = useRef(false);
+
+  const progress = usePlayerStore(s => s.progress);
+  const buffered = usePlayerStore(s => s.buffered);
+  const seek     = usePlayerStore(s => s.seek);
+
+  progressRef.current = progress;
+  bufferedRef.current = buffered;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    heightsRef.current = trackId ? makeHeights(trackId) : null;
+  }, [trackId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (canvasRef.current) {
+      drawWaveform(canvasRef.current, heightsRef.current, progress, buffered);
+    }
+  }, [progress, buffered, trackId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    if (!canvas) return;
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+      drawWaveform(canvas, heightsRef.current, progressRef.current, bufferedRef.current);
+    });
+    ro.observe(canvas);
+    return () => ro.disconnect();
+  }, []);
+
+  const seekFromX = (clientX: number) => {
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    if (!canvas || !trackId) return;
+    const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+    seek(Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (clientX - rect.left) / rect.width)));
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const up = () => { isDragging.current = false; };
+    window.addEventListener('mouseup', up);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('mouseup', up);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <canvas
+      ref={canvasRef}
+      style={{ width: '100%', height: '24px', cursor: trackId ? 'pointer' : 'default', display: 'block' }}
+      onMouseDown={e => { isDragging.current = true; seekFromX(e.clientX); }}
+      onMouseMove={e => { if (isDragging.current) seekFromX(e.clientX); }}
+    />
+  );
+}

src/i18n.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ const enTranslation = {
     albums: 'Albums',
     songs: 'Songs',
     clearLabel: 'Clear search',
+    title: 'Search',
+    resultsFor: 'Results for "{{query}}"',
+    album: 'Album',
   },
   nowPlaying: {
     tooltip: 'Who is listening?',
@@ -142,6 +145,19 @@ const enTranslation = {
     favoriteAdd: 'Add to Favorites',
     favoriteRemove: 'Remove from Favorites',
     play: 'Play',
+    trackGenre: 'Genre',
+    excludeAudiobooks: 'Exclude audiobooks & radio plays',
+    excludeAudiobooksDesc: 'Matches keywords against genre, title, and album — e.g. Hörbuch, Audiobook, Spoken Word, …',
+    genreBlocked: 'Keyword blocked',
+    genreAddedToBlacklist: 'Added to filter list',
+    genreAlreadyBlocked: 'Already blocked',
+    blacklistToggle: 'Keyword Filter',
+    genreMixTitle: 'Genre Mix',
+    genreMixDesc: 'Select a genre to get a curated random mix',
+    genreMixLoadMore: 'Load 10 more',
+    genreMixNoGenres: 'No genres found on server.',
+    filterPanelTitle: 'Filters',
+    genreClickHint: 'Click a genre tag to add it\nas a filter keyword.\nMatches genre, title & album.',
   },
   playlists: {
     title: 'Playlists',
@@ -258,7 +274,15 @@ const enTranslation = {
     aboutLicenseText: 'MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute.',
     aboutRepo: 'Source Code on GitHub',
     aboutVersion: 'Version',
-    aboutBuiltWith: 'Built with Tauri · React · TypeScript · Howler.js'
+    aboutBuiltWith: 'Built with Tauri · React · TypeScript · Rust/rodio',
+    aboutAiCredit: 'Developed with the support of Claude Code by Anthropic',
+    randomMixTitle: 'Random Mix',
+    randomMixBlacklistTitle: 'Custom Filter Keywords',
+    randomMixBlacklistDesc: 'Songs are excluded when any keyword matches their genre, title, or album (active when the checkbox above is on).',
+    randomMixBlacklistPlaceholder: 'Add keyword…',
+    randomMixBlacklistAdd: 'Add',
+    randomMixBlacklistEmpty: 'No custom keywords added yet.',
+    randomMixHardcodedTitle: 'Built-in keywords (active when checkbox is on)',
   },
   help: {
     title: 'Help',
@@ -275,7 +299,7 @@ const enTranslation = {
     q5: 'What keyboard shortcuts are available?',
     a5: 'Space = Play / Pause · Escape = Close fullscreen player. Media keys (Play/Pause, Next, Previous) work on macOS and Windows. On Linux, use the player bar buttons.',
     q6: 'What is the queue?',
-    a6: 'The queue shows all upcoming tracks. Open it with the list icon in the player bar. You can reorder tracks by dragging and save the current queue as a playlist.',
+    a6: 'The queue shows all upcoming tracks. Open it with the panel icon in the top-right header (next to the Now Playing indicator). You can reorder tracks by dragging, shuffle with the shuffle button, and save the queue as a playlist.',
     q7: 'How do I open the fullscreen player?',
     a7: 'Click the album art thumbnail in the player bar at the bottom, or the expand icon next to it. Press Escape to close it again.',
     q8: 'How does repeat work?',
@@ -301,6 +325,21 @@ const enTranslation = {
     a16: 'Psysonic uses your Navidrome server\'s built-in Last.fm integration. First, connect your Last.fm account in Navidrome\'s web interface. Then enable scrobbling in Psysonic\'s Settings.',
     q17: 'When is a scrobble sent?',
     a17: 'A scrobble is submitted after you\'ve listened to 50% of a track.',
+    q22: 'What is the waveform in the player bar?',
+    a22: 'The waveform seekbar replaces the classic progress slider. Click anywhere on it to jump to that position, or drag to scrub. The played portion glows with a blue-to-mauve gradient, the buffered range appears slightly brighter, and the unplayed portion is faded.',
+    q23: 'How do I use the MilkDrop visualizer?',
+    a23: 'Open the fullscreen player (click the album art in the player bar), then click the waveform icon in the top-right corner. The visualizer starts with a random MilkDrop preset. Use the shuffle button next to it to cycle through hundreds of presets.',
+    q24: 'Can I shuffle the queue?',
+    a24: 'Yes. Open the queue panel and click the shuffle icon in the queue header. The currently playing track stays at position 1 — all remaining tracks are randomly reordered.',
+    q25: 'Do Last.fm and Wikipedia links on artist pages open in a browser?',
+    a25: 'No — they open in a dedicated in-app window so you never leave Psysonic. The window shows the full website and can be closed independently.',
+    s7: 'Random Mix',
+    q26: 'What is Random Mix?',
+    a26: 'Random Mix builds a playlist of random tracks from your entire library. Open it via "Random Mix" in the sidebar and click "New Mix". You can adjust the track count before generating.',
+    q27: 'What is the Keyword Filter?',
+    a27: 'The Keyword Filter excludes tracks whose genre, title, or album name contains specific words. Audiobooks are filtered automatically. Add custom keywords in Settings → Random Mix, or click any genre tag in the track list to add it instantly.',
+    q28: 'What is the Super Genre Mix?',
+    a28: 'The Super Genre Mix groups your library into broad categories (Rock, Metal, Electronic, Jazz, Classical, etc.) and builds a focused mix from that style. Select a category chip below the track list. Results appear progressively as each sub-genre is fetched.',
     s6: 'Troubleshooting',
     q18: 'Cover art and artist images load slowly.',
     a18: 'Images are fetched from your server\'s disk on first load and then cached locally for 30 days. If your server\'s storage is slow, the first visit to a page may take a moment. Subsequent visits will be instant.',
@@ -324,6 +363,7 @@ const enTranslation = {
     delete: 'Delete',
     deleteConfirm: 'Delete playlist "{{name}}"?',
     clear: 'Clear',
+    shuffle: 'Shuffle queue',
     hide: 'Hide',
     close: 'Close',
     nextTracks: 'Next Tracks',
@@ -341,6 +381,8 @@ const enTranslation = {
     openFullscreen: 'Open Fullscreen Player',
     fullscreen: 'Fullscreen Player',
     closeFullscreen: 'Close Fullscreen',
+    visualizer: 'Visualizer',
+    nextPreset: 'Next preset',
     closeTooltip: 'Close (Esc)',
     noTitle: 'No Title',
     stop: 'Stop',
@@ -401,6 +443,9 @@ const deTranslation = {
     albums: 'Alben',
     songs: 'Songs',
     clearLabel: 'Suche leeren',
+    title: 'Suche',
+    resultsFor: 'Ergebnisse für „{{query}}"',
+    album: 'Album',
   },
   nowPlaying: {
     tooltip: 'Wer hört was?',
@@ -499,6 +544,19 @@ const deTranslation = {
     favoriteAdd: 'Zu Favoriten hinzufügen',
     favoriteRemove: 'Aus Favoriten entfernen',
     play: 'Abspielen',
+    trackGenre: 'Genre',
+    excludeAudiobooks: 'Hörbücher & Hörspiele ausschließen',
+    excludeAudiobooksDesc: 'Prüft Keywords gegen Genre, Titel und Album — z. B. Hörbuch, Audiobook, Spoken Word, …',
+    genreBlocked: 'Keyword gesperrt',
+    genreAddedToBlacklist: 'Zur Filterliste hinzugefügt',
+    genreAlreadyBlocked: 'Bereits gesperrt',
+    blacklistToggle: 'Keyword-Filter',
+    genreMixTitle: 'Genre-Mix',
+    genreMixDesc: 'Genre auswählen für einen passenden Zufallsmix',
+    genreMixLoadMore: '10 weitere laden',
+    genreMixNoGenres: 'Keine Genres auf dem Server gefunden.',
+    filterPanelTitle: 'Filter',
+    genreClickHint: 'Genre-Tag anklicken,\num es als Filter-Keyword hinzuzufügen.\nPrüft Genre, Titel & Album.',
   },
   playlists: {
     title: 'Playlists',
@@ -612,10 +670,18 @@ const deTranslation = {
     aboutDesc: 'Ein Desktop-Musikplayer für Subsonic-kompatible Server (Navidrome, Gonic u. a.). Streame deine selbst gehostete Musikbibliothek mit einer modernen Oberfläche im Catppuccin-Design.',
     aboutFeatures: 'Multi-Server · Scrobbling · Vollbild-Player · Album-Downloads · Bild-Cache · Catppuccin-Themes',
     aboutLicense: 'Lizenz',
-    aboutLicenseText: 'MIT — kostenlos nutzbar, veränderbar und weitergabbar.',
+    aboutLicenseText: 'MIT — kostenlos nutzbar, veränderbar und weiterzugeben.',
     aboutRepo: 'Quellcode auf GitHub',
     aboutVersion: 'Version',
-    aboutBuiltWith: 'Gebaut mit Tauri · React · TypeScript · Howler.js'
+    aboutBuiltWith: 'Gebaut mit Tauri · React · TypeScript · Rust/rodio',
+    aboutAiCredit: 'Mit freundlicher Unterstützung von Claude Code by Anthropic',
+    randomMixTitle: 'Zufallsmix',
+    randomMixBlacklistTitle: 'Eigene Filter-Keywords',
+    randomMixBlacklistDesc: 'Songs werden ausgeschlossen, wenn ein Keyword auf Genre, Titel oder Album zutrifft (aktiv wenn die Checkbox oben an ist).',
+    randomMixBlacklistPlaceholder: 'Keyword hinzufügen…',
+    randomMixBlacklistAdd: 'Hinzufügen',
+    randomMixBlacklistEmpty: 'Noch keine eigenen Keywords hinzugefügt.',
+    randomMixHardcodedTitle: 'Eingebaute Keywords (aktiv wenn Checkbox an)',
   },
   help: {
     title: 'Hilfe',
@@ -632,7 +698,7 @@ const deTranslation = {
     q5: 'Welche Tastenkürzel gibt es?',
     a5: 'Leertaste = Play / Pause · Escape = Vollbild schließen. Medientasten (Play/Pause, Weiter, Zurück) funktionieren unter macOS und Windows. Unter Linux bitte die Buttons in der Playerleiste nutzen.',
     q6: 'Was ist die Warteschlange?',
-    a6: 'Die Warteschlange zeigt alle kommenden Tracks. Öffnen mit dem Listen-Icon in der Playerleiste. Tracks können per Drag & Drop umsortiert und als Playlist gespeichert werden.',
+    a6: 'Die Warteschlange zeigt alle kommenden Tracks. Öffnen mit dem Panel-Icon oben rechts im Header (neben dem Now-Playing-Indikator). Tracks per Drag & Drop umsortieren, mit dem Shuffle-Button mischen oder als Playlist speichern.',
     q7: 'Wie öffne ich den Vollbild-Player?',
     a7: 'Klick auf das Album-Cover unten in der Playerleiste oder auf das Expand-Icon daneben. Mit Escape wieder schließen.',
     q8: 'Wie funktioniert die Wiederholfunktion?',
@@ -658,6 +724,21 @@ const deTranslation = {
     a16: 'Psysonic nutzt die eingebaute Last.fm-Integration von Navidrome. Zuerst das Last.fm-Konto im Navidrome-Webinterface verbinden, dann Scrobbling in den Psysonic-Einstellungen aktivieren.',
     q17: 'Wann wird ein Scrobble gesendet?',
     a17: 'Ein Scrobble wird übermittelt, wenn 50 % eines Tracks gehört wurden.',
+    q22: 'Was ist die Waveform in der Playerleiste?',
+    a22: 'Die Waveform-Leiste ersetzt den klassischen Fortschrittsbalken. Klick auf eine beliebige Stelle zum Springen, ziehen zum Scrubben. Der gespielte Teil leuchtet in einem Blau-Mauve-Farbverlauf, der gepufferte Bereich erscheint etwas heller, der ungespielter Teil ist abgeblendet.',
+    q23: 'Wie benutze ich den MilkDrop-Visualizer?',
+    a23: 'Vollbild-Player öffnen (Klick auf das Album-Cover in der Playerleiste), dann oben rechts auf das Waveform-Icon klicken. Der Visualizer startet mit einem zufälligen MilkDrop-Preset. Mit dem Shuffle-Button daneben durch Hunderte von Presets wechseln.',
+    q24: 'Kann ich die Warteschlange mischen?',
+    a24: 'Ja. Die Warteschlange öffnen und auf das Shuffle-Icon im Header klicken. Der aktuell laufende Track bleibt an Position 1 — alle restlichen Tracks werden zufällig neu geordnet.',
+    q25: 'Öffnen Last.fm- und Wikipedia-Links auf Künstlerseiten im Browser?',
+    a25: 'Nein — sie öffnen sich in einem eigenen In-App-Fenster, sodass du Psysonic nie verlassen musst. Das Fenster zeigt die vollständige Website und kann unabhängig geschlossen werden.',
+    s7: 'Zufallsmix',
+    q26: 'Was ist der Zufallsmix?',
+    a26: 'Der Zufallsmix erstellt eine Playlist aus zufälligen Tracks deiner gesamten Bibliothek. Über "Zufallsmix" in der Seitenleiste erreichbar, dann "Neuer Mix" klicken. Die Anzahl der Tracks ist vor der Generierung einstellbar.',
+    q27: 'Was ist der Keyword-Filter?',
+    a27: 'Der Keyword-Filter schließt Tracks aus, deren Genre, Titel oder Album bestimmte Wörter enthält. Hörbücher werden automatisch gefiltert. Eigene Keywords in Einstellungen → Zufallsmix hinzufügen oder per Klick auf ein Genre-Tag direkt in der Trackliste.',
+    q28: 'Was ist der Super-Genre-Mix?',
+    a28: 'Der Super-Genre-Mix fasst die Bibliothek in übergeordnete Kategorien zusammen (Rock, Metal, Electronic, Jazz, Klassik usw.) und erstellt daraus einen fokussierten Mix. Einen Kategorie-Chip unterhalb der Trackliste auswählen. Ergebnisse erscheinen schrittweise, während die einzelnen Sub-Genres geladen werden.',
     s6: 'Problemlösung',
     q18: 'Cover und Künstlerbilder laden langsam.',
     a18: 'Bilder werden beim ersten Aufruf vom Server geholt und dann 30 Tage lokal gecacht. Bei langsamen Server-Festplatten kann der erste Seitenaufruf einen Moment dauern. Danach geht alles sofort.',
@@ -681,6 +762,7 @@ const deTranslation = {
     delete: 'Löschen',
     deleteConfirm: 'Playlist "{{name}}" löschen?',
     clear: 'Leeren',
+    shuffle: 'Queue mischen',
     hide: 'Verbergen',
     close: 'Schließen',
     nextTracks: 'Nächste Titel',
@@ -698,6 +780,8 @@ const deTranslation = {
     openFullscreen: 'Vollbild-Player öffnen',
     fullscreen: 'Vollbild-Player',
     closeFullscreen: 'Vollbild schließen',
+    visualizer: 'Visualizer',
+    nextPreset: 'Nächstes Preset',
     closeTooltip: 'Schließen (Esc)',
     noTitle: 'Kein Titel',
     stop: 'Stop',

src/pages/AlbumDetail.tsx

@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ function formatSize(bytes?: number): string {
   return `${(bytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1)} MB`;
 }
 
-function codecLabel(song: { suffix?: string; bitRate?: number; samplingRate?: number }): string {
+function codecLabel(song: { suffix?: string; bitRate?: number }): string {
   const parts: string[] = [];
   if (song.suffix) parts.push(song.suffix.toUpperCase());
   if (song.bitRate) parts.push(`${song.bitRate} kbps`);
-  if (song.samplingRate) parts.push(`${(song.samplingRate / 1000).toFixed(1)} kHz`);
   return parts.join(' · ');
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +100,8 @@ export default function AlbumDetail() {
   const playTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.playTrack);
   const enqueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.enqueue);
   const openContextMenu = usePlayerStore(s => s.openContextMenu);
+  const currentTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.currentTrack);
+  const isPlaying = usePlayerStore(s => s.isPlaying);
   const [album, setAlbum] = useState<Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getAlbum>> | null>(null);
   const [relatedAlbums, setRelatedAlbums] = useState<SubsonicAlbum[]>([]);
   const [ratings, setRatings] = useState<Record<string, number>>({});
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export default function AlbumDetail() {
   const [downloadProgress, setDownloadProgress] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [isStarred, setIsStarred] = useState(false);
   const [starredSongs, setStarredSongs] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const [hoveredSongId, setHoveredSongId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!id) return;
@@ -377,10 +379,10 @@ export default function AlbumDetail() {
           <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>#</div>
           <div>{t('albumDetail.trackTitle')}</div>
           {hasVariousArtists && <div>{t('albumDetail.trackArtist')}</div>}
-          <div>{t('albumDetail.trackFormat')}</div>
           <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>{t('albumDetail.trackFavorite')}</div>
-          <div>{t('albumDetail.trackRating')}</div>
-          <div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>{t('albumDetail.trackDuration')}</div>
+          <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>{t('albumDetail.trackRating')}</div>
+          <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>{t('albumDetail.trackDuration')}</div>
+          <div>{t('albumDetail.trackFormat')}</div>
         </div>
 
         {(() => {
@@ -404,7 +406,9 @@ export default function AlbumDetail() {
               {discs.get(discNum)!.map((song, i) => (
                 <div
                   key={song.id}
-                  className={`track-row${hasVariousArtists ? ' track-row-va' : ''}`}
+                  className={`track-row${hasVariousArtists ? ' track-row-va' : ''}${currentTrack?.id === song.id ? ' active' : ''}`}
+                  onMouseEnter={() => setHoveredSongId(song.id)}
+                  onMouseLeave={() => setHoveredSongId(null)}
                   onDoubleClick={() => handlePlaySong(song)}
                   onContextMenu={(e) => {
                     e.preventDefault();
@@ -427,7 +431,19 @@ export default function AlbumDetail() {
                     e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', JSON.stringify({ type: 'song', track }));
                   }}
                 >
-                  <div className="track-num" style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>{song.track ?? i + 1}</div>
+                  <div
+                    className="track-num"
+                    style={{ textAlign: 'center', cursor: hoveredSongId === song.id ? 'pointer' : 'default', color: (hoveredSongId === song.id || currentTrack?.id === song.id) ? 'var(--accent)' : undefined }}
+                    onClick={() => handlePlaySong(song)}
+                  >
+                    {hoveredSongId === song.id && currentTrack?.id !== song.id
+                      ? <Play size={13} fill="currentColor" />
+                      : currentTrack?.id === song.id && isPlaying
+                        ? <div className="eq-bars"><span className="eq-bar"/><span className="eq-bar"/><span className="eq-bar"/></div>
+                        : currentTrack?.id === song.id
+                          ? <Play size={13} fill="currentColor" />
+                          : (song.track ?? i + 1)}
+                  </div>
                   <div className="track-info">
                     <span className="track-title" data-tooltip={song.title}>{song.title}</span>
                   </div>
@@ -436,14 +452,6 @@ export default function AlbumDetail() {
                       <span className="track-artist">{song.artist}</span>
                     </div>
                   )}
-                  <div className="track-meta" style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}>
-                    {(song.suffix || song.bitRate) && (
-                      <span className="track-codec" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-                        {codecLabel(song)}
-                        {song.size ? <span className="track-size"> · {formatSize(song.size)}</span> : null}
-                      </span>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
                   <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
                     <button
                       className="btn btn-ghost"
@@ -458,9 +466,16 @@ export default function AlbumDetail() {
                     value={ratings[song.id] ?? song.userRating ?? 0}
                     onChange={r => handleRate(song.id, r)}
                   />
-                  <div className="track-duration" style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+                  <div className="track-duration" style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
                     {formatDuration(song.duration)}
                   </div>
+                  <div className="track-meta" style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}>
+                    {(song.suffix || song.bitRate) && (
+                      <span className="track-codec" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+                        {codecLabel(song)}
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               ))}
             </div>

src/pages/ArtistDetail.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getArtist, getArtistInfo, getTopSongs, getSimilarSongs2, SubsonicArtist
 import AlbumCard from '../components/AlbumCard';
 import CachedImage from '../components/CachedImage';
 import { ArrowLeft, Users, ExternalLink, Star, Play, Shuffle, Radio } from 'lucide-react';
-import { open } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-shell';
+import { WebviewWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/webviewWindow';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
@@ -77,7 +77,16 @@ export default function ArtistDetail() {
     });
   }, [id]);
 
-  const openLink = (url: string) => open(url);
+  const openLink = (url: string, title: string) => {
+    const label = `browser_${Date.now()}`;
+    new WebviewWindow(label, {
+      url,
+      title,
+      width: 1100,
+      height: 780,
+      center: true,
+    });
+  };
 
   const toggleStar = async () => {
     if (!artist) return;
@@ -183,12 +192,12 @@ export default function ArtistDetail() {
             {(info?.lastFmUrl || artist.name) && (
               <div className="artist-detail-links">
                 {info?.lastFmUrl && (
-                  <button className="artist-ext-link" onClick={() => openLink(info.lastFmUrl!)}>
+                  <button className="artist-ext-link" onClick={() => openLink(info.lastFmUrl!, `${artist.name} — Last.fm`)}>
                     <LastfmIcon size={14} />
                     Last.fm
                   </button>
                 )}
-                <button className="artist-ext-link" onClick={() => openLink(wikiUrl)}>
+                <button className="artist-ext-link" onClick={() => openLink(wikiUrl, `${artist.name} — Wikipedia`)}>
                   <ExternalLink size={14} />
                   Wikipedia
                 </button>

src/pages/Help.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { ChevronDown, Rocket, Play, LibraryBig, Settings2, Radio, Wrench } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ChevronDown, Rocket, Play, LibraryBig, Settings2, Radio, Wrench, Shuffle } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface FaqItem { q: string; a: string; }
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ export default function Help() {
         { q: t('help.q6'), a: t('help.a6') },
         { q: t('help.q7'), a: t('help.a7') },
         { q: t('help.q8'), a: t('help.a8') },
+        { q: t('help.q22'), a: t('help.a22') },
+        { q: t('help.q23'), a: t('help.a23') },
+        { q: t('help.q24'), a: t('help.a24') },
       ],
     },
     {
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ export default function Help() {
         { q: t('help.q9'),  a: t('help.a9') },
         { q: t('help.q10'), a: t('help.a10') },
         { q: t('help.q11'), a: t('help.a11') },
+        { q: t('help.q25'), a: t('help.a25') },
       ],
     },
     {
@@ -71,6 +75,15 @@ export default function Help() {
         { q: t('help.q17'), a: t('help.a17') },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      icon: <Shuffle size={18} />,
+      title: t('help.s7'),
+      items: [
+        { q: t('help.q26'), a: t('help.a26') },
+        { q: t('help.q27'), a: t('help.a27') },
+        { q: t('help.q28'), a: t('help.a28') },
+      ],
+    },
     {
       icon: <Wrench size={18} />,
       title: t('help.s6'),

src/pages/Home.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default function Home() {
   const [starred, setStarred] = useState<SubsonicAlbum[]>([]);
   const [recent, setRecent] = useState<SubsonicAlbum[]>([]);
   const [random, setRandom] = useState<SubsonicAlbum[]>([]);
+  const [heroAlbums, setHeroAlbums] = useState<SubsonicAlbum[]>([]);
   const [mostPlayed, setMostPlayed] = useState<SubsonicAlbum[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
 
@@ -15,12 +16,13 @@ export default function Home() {
     Promise.all([
       getAlbumList('starred', 12).catch(() => []),
       getAlbumList('newest', 12).catch(() => []),
-      getAlbumList('random', 12).catch(() => []),
+      getAlbumList('random', 20).catch(() => []),   // fetch 20 — split between Hero and Discover
       getAlbumList('frequent', 12).catch(() => []),
     ]).then(([s, n, r, f]) => {
       setStarred(s);
       setRecent(n);
-      setRandom(r);
+      setHeroAlbums(r.slice(0, 8));
+      setRandom(r.slice(8));
       setMostPlayed(f);
       setLoading(false);
     }).catch(() => setLoading(false));
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ export default function Home() {
 
   return (
     <div className="animate-fade-in">
-      <Hero />
+      <Hero albums={heroAlbums} />
 
       <div className="content-body" style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '3rem' }}>
         {loading ? (

src/pages/RandomMix.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { getRandomSongs, SubsonicSong, star, unstar } from '../api/subsonic';
+import { getRandomSongs, getGenres, SubsonicSong, SubsonicGenre, star, unstar } from '../api/subsonic';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
-import { Play, HandMetal, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
+import { Play, Star, RefreshCw, ChevronDown, ChevronUp } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
+const AUDIOBOOK_GENRES = [
+  'hörbuch', 'hoerbuch', 'hörspiel', 'hoerspiel',
+  'audiobook', 'audio book', 'spoken word', 'spokenword',
+  'podcast', 'kapitel', 'thriller', 'krimi', 'speech',
+  'fantasy', 'comedy', 'literature',
+];
+
+interface SuperGenre {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  keywords: string[];
+}
+
+const SUPER_GENRES: SuperGenre[] = [
+  { id: 'metal', label: 'Metal', keywords: ['metal', 'thrash', 'doom', 'sludge', 'hardcore', 'grindcore', 'deathcore', 'metalcore', 'stoner', 'crust', 'black', 'death'] },
+  { id: 'rock', label: 'Rock', keywords: ['rock', 'punk', 'grunge', 'alternative', 'indie', 'post-rock', 'prog', 'garage', 'psychedelic', 'shoegaze'] },
+  { id: 'pop', label: 'Pop', keywords: ['pop', 'synth-pop', 'dream pop', 'electropop', 'indie pop', 'dance pop'] },
+  { id: 'electronic', label: 'Electronic', keywords: ['electronic', 'techno', 'trance', 'ambient', 'edm', 'house', 'dubstep', 'drum and bass', 'dnb', 'electro', 'idm', 'synthwave', 'darkwave', 'industrial'] },
+  { id: 'jazz', label: 'Jazz', keywords: ['jazz', 'blues', 'soul', 'funk', 'swing', 'bebop', 'fusion'] },
+  { id: 'classical', label: 'Classical', keywords: ['classical', 'orchestra', 'symphony', 'baroque', 'opera', 'chamber', 'romantic'] },
+  { id: 'hiphop', label: 'Hip-Hop', keywords: ['hip-hop', 'hip hop', 'rap', 'r&b', 'rnb', 'trap', 'grime'] },
+  { id: 'country', label: 'Country', keywords: ['country', 'folk', 'bluegrass', 'americana', 'western'] },
+  { id: 'world', label: 'World', keywords: ['world', 'latin', 'reggae', 'ska', 'afro', 'celtic', 'flamenco', 'bossa nova'] },
+];
+
 function formatDuration(seconds: number): string {
   if (!seconds || isNaN(seconds)) return '0:00';
   const m = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
@@ -16,8 +42,19 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
   const [songs, setSongs] = useState<SubsonicSong[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const playTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.playTrack);
-  const enqueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.enqueue);
   const [starredSongs, setStarredSongs] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const { excludeAudiobooks, setExcludeAudiobooks, customGenreBlacklist, setCustomGenreBlacklist } = useAuthStore();
+  const [addedGenre, setAddedGenre] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  // Blacklist panel state
+  const [blacklistOpen, setBlacklistOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [newGenre, setNewGenre] = useState('');
+
+  // Genre Mix state
+  const [serverGenres, setServerGenres] = useState<SubsonicGenre[]>([]);
+  const [selectedSuperGenre, setSelectedSuperGenre] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [genreMixSongs, setGenreMixSongs] = useState<SubsonicSong[]>([]);
+  const [genreMixLoading, setGenreMixLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const fetchSongs = () => {
     setLoading(true);
@@ -34,10 +71,25 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchSongs();
+    getGenres().then(setServerGenres).catch(() => {});
   }, []);
 
+  const filteredSongs = songs.filter(song => {
+    if (!excludeAudiobooks) return true;
+    const checkText = (text: string) => {
+      const t = text.toLowerCase();
+      if (AUDIOBOOK_GENRES.some(ag => t.includes(ag))) return true;
+      if (customGenreBlacklist.some(bg => t.includes(bg.toLowerCase()))) return true;
+      return false;
+    };
+    if (song.genre && checkText(song.genre)) return false;
+    if (song.title && checkText(song.title)) return false;
+    if (song.album && checkText(song.album)) return false;
+    return true;
+  });
+
   const handlePlayAll = () => {
-    if (songs.length > 0) playTrack(songs[0], songs);
+    if (filteredSongs.length > 0) playTrack(filteredSongs[0], filteredSongs);
   };
 
   const toggleSongStar = async (song: SubsonicSong, e: React.MouseEvent) => {
@@ -57,6 +109,49 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
     }
   };
 
+  // Compute which super-genres have matching server genres
+  const availableSuperGenres = SUPER_GENRES.filter(sg =>
+    serverGenres.some(sg2 =>
+      sg.keywords.some(kw => sg2.value.toLowerCase().includes(kw))
+    )
+  );
+
+  const loadGenreMix = async (superGenreId: string) => {
+    const sg = SUPER_GENRES.find(s => s.id === superGenreId);
+    if (!sg) return;
+    const matched = serverGenres
+      .filter(sg2 => sg.keywords.some(kw => sg2.value.toLowerCase().includes(kw)))
+      .map(sg2 => sg2.value);
+    setGenreMixLoading(true);
+    setGenreMixSongs([]);
+
+    const perGenre = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(50 / matched.length));
+    const accumulated: SubsonicSong[] = [];
+    let resolved = 0;
+
+    await Promise.allSettled(matched.map(g =>
+      getRandomSongs(perGenre, g, 45000).then(songs => {
+        accumulated.push(...songs);
+        resolved++;
+        // Show first batch immediately; update on every subsequent resolve
+        setGenreMixSongs([...accumulated]);
+        if (resolved === 1) setGenreMixLoading(false);
+      }).catch(() => { resolved++; })
+    ));
+
+    // Final shuffle once all requests are done
+    setGenreMixSongs(prev => {
+      const s = [...prev];
+      for (let i = s.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+        const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
+        [s[i], s[j]] = [s[j], s[i]];
+      }
+      return s.slice(0, 50);
+    });
+    setGenreMixLoading(false);
+  };
+
+
   return (
     <div className="content-body animate-fade-in">
       <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: '2rem' }}>
@@ -66,33 +161,205 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
           <button className="btn btn-surface" onClick={fetchSongs} disabled={loading} data-tooltip={t('randomMix.remixTooltip')}>
             <RefreshCw size={18} className={loading ? 'spin' : ''} /> {t('randomMix.remix')}
           </button>
-          <button className="btn btn-primary" onClick={handlePlayAll} disabled={loading || songs.length === 0}>
+          <button className="btn btn-primary" onClick={handlePlayAll} disabled={loading || filteredSongs.length === 0}>
             <Play size={18} fill="currentColor" /> {t('randomMix.playAll')}
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {loading && songs.length === 0 ? (
+      {/* ── Filter + Genre Mix panel ─────────────────────────────── */}
+      <div style={{
+        display: 'grid',
+        gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr',
+        gap: '1px',
+        background: 'var(--border)',
+        border: '1px solid var(--border)',
+        borderRadius: 'var(--radius)',
+        marginBottom: '2rem',
+        overflow: 'hidden',
+      }}>
+        {/* Left: Blacklist */}
+        <div style={{ background: 'var(--bg-elevated)', padding: '1rem 1.25rem' }}>
+          <div style={{ fontSize: 11, fontWeight: 600, textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.06em', color: 'var(--text-muted)', marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>
+            {t('randomMix.filterPanelTitle')}
+          </div>
+
+          <label style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'flex-start', gap: '0.5rem', cursor: 'pointer', fontSize: 13, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>
+            <input
+              type="checkbox"
+              checked={excludeAudiobooks}
+              onChange={e => setExcludeAudiobooks(e.target.checked)}
+              style={{ marginTop: 2 }}
+            />
+            <div>
+              <div style={{ fontWeight: 500, color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}>{t('randomMix.excludeAudiobooks')}</div>
+              <div style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--text-muted)', marginTop: 2 }}>{t('randomMix.excludeAudiobooksDesc')}</div>
+            </div>
+          </label>
+
+          <button
+            className="btn btn-ghost"
+            style={{ fontSize: 12, padding: '3px 8px', marginBottom: blacklistOpen ? '0.5rem' : 0 }}
+            onClick={() => setBlacklistOpen(v => !v)}
+          >
+            {blacklistOpen ? <ChevronUp size={12} /> : <ChevronDown size={12} />}
+            {t('randomMix.blacklistToggle')} ({customGenreBlacklist.length})
+          </button>
+
+          {blacklistOpen && (
+            <div>
+              <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: '0.35rem', marginBottom: '0.5rem', minHeight: 24 }}>
+                {customGenreBlacklist.length === 0 ? (
+                  <span style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>{t('settings.randomMixBlacklistEmpty')}</span>
+                ) : (
+                  customGenreBlacklist.map(genre => (
+                    <span key={genre} style={{
+                      display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 3,
+                      background: 'color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 15%, transparent)',
+                      color: 'var(--accent)', borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)',
+                      padding: '1px 7px', fontSize: 11, fontWeight: 500,
+                    }}>
+                      {genre}
+                      <button
+                        style={{ background: 'none', border: 'none', cursor: 'pointer', color: 'inherit', padding: 0, lineHeight: 1, fontSize: 13 }}
+                        onClick={() => setCustomGenreBlacklist(customGenreBlacklist.filter(g => g !== genre))}
+                      >×</button>
+                    </span>
+                  ))
+                )}
+              </div>
+              <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.4rem' }}>
+                <input
+                  className="input"
+                  type="text"
+                  value={newGenre}
+                  onChange={e => setNewGenre(e.target.value)}
+                  onKeyDown={e => {
+                    if (e.key === 'Enter' && newGenre.trim()) {
+                      const trimmed = newGenre.trim();
+                      if (!customGenreBlacklist.includes(trimmed)) setCustomGenreBlacklist([...customGenreBlacklist, trimmed]);
+                      setNewGenre('');
+                    }
+                  }}
+                  placeholder={t('settings.randomMixBlacklistPlaceholder')}
+                  style={{ fontSize: 12 }}
+                />
+                <button
+                  className="btn btn-ghost"
+                  style={{ fontSize: 12, padding: '4px 10px', flexShrink: 0 }}
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    const trimmed = newGenre.trim();
+                    if (trimmed && !customGenreBlacklist.includes(trimmed)) setCustomGenreBlacklist([...customGenreBlacklist, trimmed]);
+                    setNewGenre('');
+                  }}
+                  disabled={!newGenre.trim()}
+                >{t('settings.randomMixBlacklistAdd')}</button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Right: Genre Mix */}
+        <div style={{ background: 'var(--bg-elevated)', padding: '1rem 1.25rem' }}>
+          <div style={{ fontSize: 11, fontWeight: 600, textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.06em', color: 'var(--text-muted)', marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>
+            {t('randomMix.genreMixTitle')}
+          </div>
+          <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)', marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>{t('randomMix.genreMixDesc')}</p>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: '0.4rem' }}>
+            {serverGenres.length === 0 ? (
+              <div className="spinner" style={{ width: 14, height: 14 }} />
+            ) : availableSuperGenres.length === 0 ? (
+              <span style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>{t('randomMix.genreMixNoGenres')}</span>
+            ) : (
+              availableSuperGenres.map(sg => (
+                <button
+                  key={sg.id}
+                  className={`btn ${selectedSuperGenre === sg.id ? 'btn-primary' : 'btn-surface'}`}
+                  style={{ fontSize: 12, padding: '4px 12px' }}
+                  onClick={() => { setSelectedSuperGenre(sg.id); loadGenreMix(sg.id); }}
+                  disabled={genreMixLoading}
+                >
+                  {sg.label}
+                </button>
+              ))
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Genre Mix tracklist (shown when a super-genre is selected) */}
+      {(genreMixLoading || genreMixSongs.length > 0) && (
+        <div style={{ marginBottom: '2rem' }}>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
+            <span style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '0.5rem', fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 600, color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}>
+              {SUPER_GENRES.find(s => s.id === selectedSuperGenre)?.label} Mix
+              {genreMixLoading && <div className="spinner" style={{ width: 12, height: 12, borderWidth: 2 }} />}
+            </span>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.5rem' }}>
+              <button className="btn btn-primary" style={{ fontSize: 12, padding: '4px 12px' }} onClick={() => genreMixSongs.length > 0 && playTrack(genreMixSongs[0], genreMixSongs)} disabled={genreMixLoading || genreMixSongs.length === 0}>
+                <Play size={14} fill="currentColor" /> {t('randomMix.playAll')}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          {genreMixLoading && genreMixSongs.length === 0 ? (
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', padding: '2rem' }}><div className="spinner" /></div>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="tracklist">
+              <div className="tracklist-header" style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '36px 1fr 1fr 1fr 120px 80px' }}>
+                <span></span>
+                <span>{t('randomMix.trackTitle')}</span>
+                <span>{t('randomMix.trackArtist')}</span>
+                <span>{t('randomMix.trackAlbum')}</span>
+                <span>{t('randomMix.trackGenre')}</span>
+                <span style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>{t('randomMix.trackDuration')}</span>
+              </div>
+              {genreMixSongs.map(song => (
+                <div key={song.id} className="track-row" style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '36px 1fr 1fr 1fr 120px 80px' }}
+                  onDoubleClick={() => playTrack(song, genreMixSongs)} role="row" draggable
+                  onDragStart={e => {
+                    e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'copy';
+                    e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', JSON.stringify({ type: 'song', track: { id: song.id, title: song.title, artist: song.artist, album: song.album, albumId: song.albumId, artistId: song.artistId, duration: song.duration, coverArt: song.coverArt, track: song.track, year: song.year, bitRate: song.bitRate, suffix: song.suffix, userRating: song.userRating } }));
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <button className="btn btn-ghost" style={{ padding: 4 }} onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); playTrack(song, genreMixSongs); }}>
+                    <Play size={14} fill="currentColor" />
+                  </button>
+                  <div className="track-info"><span className="track-title" data-tooltip={song.title}>{song.title}</span></div>
+                  <div className="track-artist-cell"><span className="track-artist">{song.artist}</span></div>
+                  <div className="track-info"><span className="track-title" style={{ fontSize: '0.85rem', color: 'var(--subtext0)' }}>{song.album}</span></div>
+                  <div style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)', overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>{song.genre ?? '—'}</div>
+                  <span className="track-duration" style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>{formatDuration(song.duration)}</span>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {!selectedSuperGenre && (loading && songs.length === 0 ? (
         <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', padding: '4rem' }}>
           <div className="spinner" />
         </div>
       ) : (
         <div className="tracklist">
-          <div className="tracklist-header" style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '36px 1fr 1fr 1fr 60px 80px' }}>
+          <div className="tracklist-header" style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '36px 1fr 1fr 1fr 120px 60px 80px' }}>
             <span></span>
             <span>{t('randomMix.trackTitle')}</span>
             <span>{t('randomMix.trackArtist')}</span>
             <span>{t('randomMix.trackAlbum')}</span>
+            <span data-tooltip={t('randomMix.genreClickHint')} data-tooltip-wrap style={{ cursor: 'help' }}>
+              {t('randomMix.trackGenre')} <span style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontWeight: 700, fontSize: 13 }}>ⓘ</span>
+            </span>
             <span style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>{t('randomMix.trackFavorite')}</span>
             <span style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>{t('randomMix.trackDuration')}</span>
           </div>
 
-          {songs.map((song) => (
+          {filteredSongs.map((song) => (
             <div
               key={song.id}
               className="track-row"
-              style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '36px 1fr 1fr 1fr 60px 80px' }}
-              onDoubleClick={() => playTrack(song, songs)}
+              style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '36px 1fr 1fr 1fr 120px 60px 80px' }}
+              onDoubleClick={() => playTrack(song, filteredSongs)}
               role="row"
               draggable
               onDragStart={e => {
@@ -108,7 +375,7 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
               <button
                 className="btn btn-ghost"
                 style={{ padding: 4 }}
-                onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); playTrack(song, songs); }}
+                onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); playTrack(song, filteredSongs); }}
                 data-tooltip={t('randomMix.play')}
               >
                 <Play size={14} fill="currentColor" />
@@ -126,6 +393,46 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
                 <span className="track-title" style={{ fontSize: '0.85rem', color: 'var(--subtext0)' }} data-tooltip={song.album}>{song.album}</span>
               </div>
 
+              {(() => {
+                const genre = song.genre;
+                if (!genre) return <div style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>—</div>;
+                const isBlocked = AUDIOBOOK_GENRES.some(ag => genre.toLowerCase().includes(ag)) ||
+                  customGenreBlacklist.some(bg => genre.toLowerCase().includes(bg.toLowerCase()));
+                const justAdded = addedGenre === genre;
+                return (
+                  <button
+                    className="btn btn-ghost"
+                    style={{
+                      fontSize: 11,
+                      padding: '2px 8px',
+                      borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)',
+                      background: isBlocked ? 'color-mix(in srgb, var(--danger) 15%, transparent)' : justAdded ? 'color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 15%, transparent)' : 'var(--bg-hover)',
+                      color: isBlocked ? 'var(--danger)' : justAdded ? 'var(--accent)' : 'var(--text-muted)',
+                      border: 'none',
+                      cursor: isBlocked ? 'default' : 'pointer',
+                      maxWidth: '100%',
+                      overflow: 'hidden',
+                      textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
+                      whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+                      height: 'auto',
+                      minHeight: 'unset',
+                    }}
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      if (isBlocked) return;
+                      const already = customGenreBlacklist.some(bg => genre.toLowerCase().includes(bg.toLowerCase()));
+                      if (!already) {
+                        setCustomGenreBlacklist([...customGenreBlacklist, genre]);
+                        setAddedGenre(genre);
+                        setTimeout(() => setAddedGenre(null), 1500);
+                      }
+                    }}
+                    data-tooltip={isBlocked ? t('randomMix.genreBlocked') : justAdded ? t('randomMix.genreAddedToBlacklist') : genre}
+                  >
+                    {genre}
+                  </button>
+                );
+              })()}
+
               <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
                 <button
                   className="btn btn-ghost"
@@ -133,7 +440,7 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
                   data-tooltip={starredSongs.has(song.id) ? t('randomMix.favoriteRemove') : t('randomMix.favoriteAdd')}
                   style={{ padding: '4px', height: 'auto', minHeight: 'unset', color: starredSongs.has(song.id) ? 'var(--accent)' : 'var(--text-muted)' }}
                 >
-                  <HandMetal size={14} fill={starredSongs.has(song.id) ? "currentColor" : "none"} />
+                  <Star size={14} fill={starredSongs.has(song.id) ? "currentColor" : "none"} />
                 </button>
               </div>
 
@@ -143,7 +450,8 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
             </div>
           ))}
         </div>
-      )}
+      ))}
+
     </div>
   );
 }

src/pages/SearchResults.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Play, Search } from 'lucide-react';
+import { search, SearchResults as ISearchResults, SubsonicSong } from '../api/subsonic';
+import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
+import AlbumRow from '../components/AlbumRow';
+import ArtistRow from '../components/ArtistRow';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+function formatDuration(s: number) {
+  return `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${(s % 60).toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
+export default function SearchResults() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [params] = useSearchParams();
+  const query = params.get('q') ?? '';
+  const [results, setResults] = useState<ISearchResults | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const playTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.playTrack);
+  const currentTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.currentTrack);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!query.trim()) { setResults(null); return; }
+    setLoading(true);
+    search(query, { artistCount: 20, albumCount: 20, songCount: 50 })
+      .then(r => setResults(r))
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, [query]);
+
+  const hasResults = results && (results.artists.length || results.albums.length || results.songs.length);
+
+  const playSong = (song: SubsonicSong, list: SubsonicSong[]) => {
+    playTrack({
+      id: song.id, title: song.title, artist: song.artist, album: song.album,
+      albumId: song.albumId, artistId: song.artistId, duration: song.duration,
+      coverArt: song.coverArt, year: song.year, bitRate: song.bitRate,
+      suffix: song.suffix, userRating: song.userRating,
+    }, list.map(s => ({
+      id: s.id, title: s.title, artist: s.artist, album: s.album,
+      albumId: s.albumId, artistId: s.artistId, duration: s.duration,
+      coverArt: s.coverArt, year: s.year, bitRate: s.bitRate,
+      suffix: s.suffix, userRating: s.userRating,
+    })));
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="content-body animate-fade-in" style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '3rem' }}>
+      <div style={{ marginBottom: '-1.5rem' }}>
+        <h1 className="page-title" style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '0.6rem' }}>
+          <Search size={22} />
+          {query ? t('search.resultsFor', { query }) : t('search.title')}
+        </h1>
+      </div>
+
+      {loading && (
+        <div className="loading-center"><div className="spinner" /></div>
+      )}
+
+      {!loading && query && !hasResults && (
+        <div className="empty-state">{t('search.noResults', { query })}</div>
+      )}
+
+      {!loading && results && (
+        <>
+          {results.artists.length > 0 && (
+            <ArtistRow title={t('search.artists')} artists={results.artists} />
+          )}
+
+          {results.albums.length > 0 && (
+            <AlbumRow title={t('search.albums')} albums={results.albums} />
+          )}
+
+          {results.songs.length > 0 && (
+            <section className="album-row-section">
+              <div className="album-row-header" style={{ marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
+                <h2 className="section-title" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>{t('search.songs')}</h2>
+              </div>
+              <div className="tracklist" style={{ padding: 0 }}>
+                <div className="tracklist-header" style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '36px minmax(100px, 2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) 100px 60px' }}>
+                  <div />
+                  <div>{t('albumDetail.trackTitle')}</div>
+                  <div>{t('albumDetail.trackArtist')}</div>
+                  <div>{t('search.album')}</div>
+                  <div>{t('albumDetail.trackFormat')}</div>
+                  <div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>{t('albumDetail.trackDuration')}</div>
+                </div>
+                {results.songs.map(song => (
+                  <div
+                    key={song.id}
+                    className={`track-row${currentTrack?.id === song.id ? ' active' : ''}`}
+                    style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '36px minmax(100px, 2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) 100px 60px' }}
+                    onDoubleClick={() => playSong(song, results.songs)}
+                    role="row"
+                    draggable
+                    onDragStart={e => {
+                      e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'copy';
+                      const track = {
+                        id: song.id, title: song.title, artist: song.artist, album: song.album,
+                        albumId: song.albumId, artistId: song.artistId, duration: song.duration,
+                        coverArt: song.coverArt, year: song.year, bitRate: song.bitRate,
+                        suffix: song.suffix, userRating: song.userRating,
+                      };
+                      e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', JSON.stringify({ type: 'song', track }));
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <button
+                      className="btn btn-ghost"
+                      style={{ padding: 4 }}
+                      onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); playSong(song, results.songs); }}
+                    >
+                      <Play size={14} fill="currentColor" />
+                    </button>
+                    <div className="track-info">
+                      <span className="track-title" title={song.title}>{song.title}</span>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="track-artist-cell"><span className="track-artist" title={song.artist}>{song.artist}</span></div>
+                    <div className="track-artist-cell"><span className="track-artist" title={song.album}>{song.album}</span></div>
+                    <span className="track-codec" style={{ alignSelf: 'center' }}>
+                      {[song.suffix?.toUpperCase(), song.bitRate ? `${song.bitRate} kbps` : ''].filter(Boolean).join(' · ')}
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="track-duration" style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+                      {formatDuration(song.duration)}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          )}
+        </>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

src/pages/Settings.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { version as appVersion } from '../../package.json';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import {
-  Wifi, WifiOff, Globe, Music2, Sliders, LogOut, CheckCircle2, FolderOpen, Palette, Server, Plus, Trash2, Eye, EyeOff, Info, ExternalLink
+  Wifi, WifiOff, Globe, Music2, Sliders, LogOut, CheckCircle2, FolderOpen, Palette, Server, Plus, Trash2, Eye, EyeOff, Info, ExternalLink, Shuffle
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { open as openUrl } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-shell';
 import { useAuthStore, ServerProfile } from '../store/authStore';
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import { pingWithCredentials } from '../api/subsonic';
 import { open as openDialog } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
+const AUDIOBOOK_GENRES_DISPLAY = ['Hörbuch', 'Hoerbuch', 'Hörspiel', 'Hoerspiel', 'Audiobook', 'Audio Book', 'Spoken Word', 'Spokenword', 'Podcast', 'Kapitel', 'Thriller', 'Krimi', 'Speech', 'Fantasy', 'Comedy', 'Literature'];
+
 function AddServerForm({ onSave, onCancel }: { onSave: (data: Omit<ServerProfile, 'id'>) => void; onCancel: () => void }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [form, setForm] = useState({ name: '', url: '', username: '', password: '' });
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ export default function Settings() {
 
   const [connStatus, setConnStatus] = useState<Record<string, 'idle' | 'testing' | 'ok' | 'error'>>({});
   const [showAddForm, setShowAddForm] = useState(false);
+  const [newGenre, setNewGenre] = useState('');
 
   const testConnection = async (server: ServerProfile) => {
     setConnStatus(s => ({ ...s, [server.id]: 'testing' }));
@@ -353,6 +357,94 @@ export default function Settings() {
         </div>
       </section>
 
+      {/* Random Mix */}
+      <section className="settings-section">
+        <div className="settings-section-header">
+          <Shuffle size={18} />
+          <h2>{t('settings.randomMixTitle')}</h2>
+        </div>
+        <div className="settings-card">
+          {/* Description */}
+          <p style={{ fontSize: 13, color: 'var(--text-secondary)', marginBottom: '1rem', lineHeight: 1.5 }}>
+            {t('settings.randomMixBlacklistDesc')}
+          </p>
+
+          {/* Custom blacklist chips */}
+          <div style={{ fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 500, marginBottom: '0.5rem' }}>{t('settings.randomMixBlacklistTitle')}</div>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: '0.4rem', marginBottom: '0.75rem', minHeight: 32 }}>
+            {auth.customGenreBlacklist.length === 0 ? (
+              <span style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)', alignSelf: 'center' }}>{t('settings.randomMixBlacklistEmpty')}</span>
+            ) : (
+              auth.customGenreBlacklist.map(genre => (
+                <span key={genre} style={{
+                  display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 4,
+                  background: 'color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 15%, transparent)',
+                  color: 'var(--accent)', borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)',
+                  padding: '2px 8px', fontSize: 12, fontWeight: 500,
+                }}>
+                  {genre}
+                  <button
+                    style={{ background: 'none', border: 'none', cursor: 'pointer', color: 'inherit', padding: 0, lineHeight: 1, fontSize: 14 }}
+                    onClick={() => auth.setCustomGenreBlacklist(auth.customGenreBlacklist.filter(g => g !== genre))}
+                    aria-label={`Remove ${genre}`}
+                  >×</button>
+                </span>
+              ))
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Add input */}
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.5rem', maxWidth: 400 }}>
+            <input
+              className="input"
+              type="text"
+              value={newGenre}
+              onChange={e => setNewGenre(e.target.value)}
+              onKeyDown={e => {
+                if (e.key === 'Enter' && newGenre.trim()) {
+                  const trimmed = newGenre.trim();
+                  if (!auth.customGenreBlacklist.includes(trimmed)) {
+                    auth.setCustomGenreBlacklist([...auth.customGenreBlacklist, trimmed]);
+                  }
+                  setNewGenre('');
+                }
+              }}
+              placeholder={t('settings.randomMixBlacklistPlaceholder')}
+              style={{ fontSize: 13 }}
+            />
+            <button
+              className="btn btn-ghost"
+              onClick={() => {
+                const trimmed = newGenre.trim();
+                if (trimmed && !auth.customGenreBlacklist.includes(trimmed)) {
+                  auth.setCustomGenreBlacklist([...auth.customGenreBlacklist, trimmed]);
+                }
+                setNewGenre('');
+              }}
+              disabled={!newGenre.trim()}
+            >
+              {t('settings.randomMixBlacklistAdd')}
+            </button>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="divider" style={{ margin: '1rem 0' }} />
+
+          {/* Hardcoded list */}
+          <div style={{ fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 500, marginBottom: '0.5rem', color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>{t('settings.randomMixHardcodedTitle')}</div>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: '0.4rem' }}>
+            {AUDIOBOOK_GENRES_DISPLAY.map(genre => (
+              <span key={genre} style={{
+                display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center',
+                background: 'var(--bg-hover)', color: 'var(--text-muted)',
+                borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)', padding: '2px 8px', fontSize: 12,
+              }}>
+                {genre}
+              </span>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
       {/* Logout */}
       <section className="settings-section">
         <button className="btn btn-ghost" style={{ color: 'var(--danger)' }} onClick={handleLogout} id="settings-logout-btn">
@@ -374,7 +466,7 @@ export default function Settings() {
                 Psysonic
               </div>
               <div style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)', marginTop: 2 }}>
-                {t('settings.aboutVersion')} 1.0.8
+                {t('settings.aboutVersion')} {appVersion}
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -397,6 +489,10 @@ export default function Settings() {
               <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-muted)', minWidth: 56 }}>Stack</span>
               <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)' }}>{t('settings.aboutBuiltWith')}</span>
             </div>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.5rem' }}>
+              <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-muted)', minWidth: 56 }}>AI</span>
+              <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)' }}>{t('settings.aboutAiCredit')}</span>
+            </div>
           </div>
 
           <button

src/store/authStore.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ interface AuthState {
   scrobblingEnabled: boolean;
   maxCacheMb: number;
   downloadFolder: string;
+  excludeAudiobooks: boolean;
+  customGenreBlacklist: string[];
 
   // Status
   isLoggedIn: boolean;
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ interface AuthState {
   setScrobblingEnabled: (v: boolean) => void;
   setMaxCacheMb: (v: number) => void;
   setDownloadFolder: (v: string) => void;
+  setExcludeAudiobooks: (v: boolean) => void;
+  setCustomGenreBlacklist: (v: string[]) => void;
   logout: () => void;
 
   // Derived
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
       scrobblingEnabled: true,
       maxCacheMb: 500,
       downloadFolder: '',
+      excludeAudiobooks: false,
+      customGenreBlacklist: [],
       isLoggedIn: false,
       isConnecting: false,
       connectionError: null,
@@ -109,6 +115,8 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
       setScrobblingEnabled: (v) => set({ scrobblingEnabled: v }),
       setMaxCacheMb: (v) => set({ maxCacheMb: v }),
       setDownloadFolder: (v) => set({ downloadFolder: v }),
+      setExcludeAudiobooks: (v) => set({ excludeAudiobooks: v }),
+      setCustomGenreBlacklist: (v) => set({ customGenreBlacklist: v }),
 
       logout: () => set({ isLoggedIn: false }),
 

src/store/playerStore.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 import { persist, createJSONStorage } from 'zustand/middleware';
-import { Howl } from 'howler';
+import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
+import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 import { buildStreamUrl, getPlayQueue, savePlayQueue, SubsonicSong, reportNowPlaying, scrobbleSong } from '../api/subsonic';
 import { useAuthStore } from './authStore';
 
@@ -26,13 +27,11 @@ interface PlayerState {
   queueIndex: number;
   isPlaying: boolean;
   progress: number; // 0–1
+  buffered: number; // 0–1 (unused in Rust backend, kept for UI compat)
   currentTime: number;
   volume: number;
-  howl: Howl | null;
-  prefetched: Map<string, Howl>;
   scrobbled: boolean;
 
-  // Actions
   playTrack: (track: Track, queue?: Track[]) => void;
   pause: () => void;
   resume: () => void;
@@ -45,63 +44,135 @@ interface PlayerState {
   setProgress: (t: number, duration: number) => void;
   enqueue: (tracks: Track[]) => void;
   clearQueue: () => void;
-  prefetchUpcoming: (fromIndex: number, queue: Track[]) => void;
-  
+
   isQueueVisible: boolean;
   toggleQueue: () => void;
 
   isFullscreenOpen: boolean;
   toggleFullscreen: () => void;
-  
+
   repeatMode: 'off' | 'all' | 'one';
   toggleRepeat: () => void;
 
   reorderQueue: (startIndex: number, endIndex: number) => void;
   removeTrack: (index: number) => void;
-  
+  shuffleQueue: () => void;
+
   initializeFromServerQueue: () => Promise<void>;
 
-  // Context Menu Global State
   contextMenu: {
     isOpen: boolean;
     x: number;
     y: number;
     item: any;
     type: 'song' | 'album' | 'artist' | 'queue-item' | 'album-song' | null;
-    queueIndex?: number; // Only for 'queue-item'
+    queueIndex?: number;
   };
   openContextMenu: (x: number, y: number, item: any, type: 'song' | 'album' | 'artist' | 'queue-item' | 'album-song', queueIndex?: number) => void;
   closeContextMenu: () => void;
 }
 
-let progressInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+// ─── Module-level playback primitives ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// isAudioPaused — true when the Rust audio engine has a loaded-but-paused track.
+// Used by resume() to decide between audio_resume (warm) vs audio_play (cold start).
+let isAudioPaused = false;
+
+// JS-side generation counter. Incremented on every playTrack() call.
+// The invoke().catch() error handler captures its own gen and bails if
+// playGeneration has moved on, preventing stale errors from skipping wrong tracks.
+let playGeneration = 0;
+
+// Debounce timer for seek slider drags.
 let seekDebounce: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
-// Blocks progress interval from overwriting the UI position while GStreamer
-// processes a seek on the HTTP pipeline (can take several hundred ms on Linux).
-let isSeeking = false;
 
-function clearProgress() {
-  if (progressInterval) {
-    clearInterval(progressInterval);
-    progressInterval = null;
-  }
-}
+// Guard against rapid double-click play/pause sending two state transitions
+// to the Rust backend before it has finished the previous one.
+let togglePlayLock = false;
 
-// Helper to debounce or fire queue syncs
+// ─── Server queue sync ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 let syncTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
 function syncQueueToServer(queue: Track[], currentTrack: Track | null, currentTime: number) {
   if (syncTimeout) clearTimeout(syncTimeout);
   syncTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-    // Collect up to 1000 track IDs just in case it's huge
     const ids = queue.slice(0, 1000).map(t => t.id);
-    // Convert currentTime (seconds) to expected format (milliseconds)
     const pos = Math.floor(currentTime * 1000);
     savePlayQueue(ids, currentTrack?.id, pos).catch(err => {
       console.error('Failed to sync play queue to server', err);
     });
-  }, 1500); // 1.5s debounce
+  }, 1500);
 }
 
+// ─── Audio event handlers (called from initAudioListeners) ───────────────────
+
+function handleAudioPlaying(_duration: number) {
+  usePlayerStore.setState({ isPlaying: true });
+}
+
+function handleAudioProgress(current_time: number, duration: number) {
+  const store = usePlayerStore.getState();
+  const track = store.currentTrack;
+  if (!track) return;
+  const dur = duration > 0 ? duration : track.duration;
+  if (dur <= 0) return;
+  const progress = current_time / dur;
+  usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTime: current_time, progress, buffered: 0 });
+
+  // Scrobble at 50%
+  if (progress >= 0.5 && !store.scrobbled) {
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ scrobbled: true });
+    const { scrobblingEnabled } = useAuthStore.getState();
+    if (scrobblingEnabled) scrobbleSong(track.id, Date.now());
+  }
+}
+
+function handleAudioEnded() {
+  const { repeatMode, currentTrack, queue } = usePlayerStore.getState();
+  isAudioPaused = false;
+  usePlayerStore.setState({ isPlaying: false, progress: 0, currentTime: 0, buffered: 0 });
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    if (repeatMode === 'one' && currentTrack) {
+      usePlayerStore.getState().playTrack(currentTrack, queue);
+    } else {
+      usePlayerStore.getState().next();
+    }
+  }, 150);
+}
+
+function handleAudioError(message: string) {
+  console.error('[psysonic] Audio error from backend:', message);
+  isAudioPaused = false;
+  const gen = playGeneration;
+  usePlayerStore.setState({ isPlaying: false });
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    if (playGeneration !== gen) return;
+    usePlayerStore.getState().next();
+  }, 500);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set up Tauri event listeners for the Rust audio engine.
+ * Returns a cleanup function — pass it to useEffect's return value so that
+ * React StrictMode (which double-invokes effects in dev) tears down the first
+ * set of listeners before creating the second, avoiding duplicate handlers.
+ */
+export function initAudioListeners(): () => void {
+  const pending = [
+    listen<number>('audio:playing', ({ payload }) => handleAudioPlaying(payload)),
+    listen<{ current_time: number; duration: number }>('audio:progress', ({ payload }) =>
+      handleAudioProgress(payload.current_time, payload.duration)
+    ),
+    listen<void>('audio:ended', () => handleAudioEnded()),
+    listen<string>('audio:error', ({ payload }) => handleAudioError(payload)),
+  ];
+
+  return () => {
+    pending.forEach(p => p.then(unlisten => unlisten()));
+  };
+}
+
+// ─── Store ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>()(
   persist(
     (set, get) => ({
@@ -110,10 +181,9 @@ export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>()(
       queueIndex: 0,
       isPlaying: false,
       progress: 0,
+      buffered: 0,
       currentTime: 0,
       volume: 0.8,
-      howl: null,
-      prefetched: new Map(),
       scrobbled: false,
       isQueueVisible: true,
       isFullscreenOpen: false,
@@ -121,272 +191,270 @@ export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>()(
       contextMenu: { isOpen: false, x: 0, y: 0, item: null, type: null },
 
       openContextMenu: (x, y, item, type, queueIndex) => set({
-        contextMenu: { isOpen: true, x, y, item, type, queueIndex }
+        contextMenu: { isOpen: true, x, y, item, type, queueIndex },
       }),
       closeContextMenu: () => set(state => ({
-        contextMenu: { ...state.contextMenu, isOpen: false }
+        contextMenu: { ...state.contextMenu, isOpen: false },
       })),
 
-      toggleQueue: () => set((state) => ({ isQueueVisible: !state.isQueueVisible })),
-      toggleFullscreen: () => set((state) => ({ isFullscreenOpen: !state.isFullscreenOpen })),
+      toggleQueue: () => set(state => ({ isQueueVisible: !state.isQueueVisible })),
+      toggleFullscreen: () => set(state => ({ isFullscreenOpen: !state.isFullscreenOpen })),
 
-  toggleRepeat: () => set((state) => {
-    const modes = ['off', 'all', 'one'] as const;
-    const nextIdx = (modes.indexOf(state.repeatMode) + 1) % modes.length;
-    return { repeatMode: modes[nextIdx] };
-  }),
+      toggleRepeat: () => set(state => {
+        const modes = ['off', 'all', 'one'] as const;
+        return { repeatMode: modes[(modes.indexOf(state.repeatMode) + 1) % modes.length] };
+      }),
 
-  stop: () => {
-    get().howl?.stop();
-    get().howl?.seek(0);
-    clearProgress();
-    set({ isPlaying: false, progress: 0, currentTime: 0 });
-  },
+      // ── stop ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      stop: () => {
+        invoke('audio_stop').catch(console.error);
+        isAudioPaused = false;
+        if (seekDebounce) { clearTimeout(seekDebounce); seekDebounce = null; }
+        set({ isPlaying: false, progress: 0, buffered: 0, currentTime: 0 });
+      },
 
-  playTrack: (track, queue) => {
-    const state = get();
-    // Stop current
-    state.howl?.unload();
-    clearProgress();
-    if (seekDebounce) { clearTimeout(seekDebounce); seekDebounce = null; }
-    isSeeking = false;
+      // ── playTrack ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      playTrack: (track, queue) => {
+        const gen = ++playGeneration;
+        isAudioPaused = false;
+        if (seekDebounce) { clearTimeout(seekDebounce); seekDebounce = null; }
 
-    const newQueue = queue ?? state.queue;
-    const idx = newQueue.findIndex(t => t.id === track.id);
+        const state = get();
+        const newQueue = queue ?? state.queue;
+        const idx = newQueue.findIndex(t => t.id === track.id);
+
+        // Set state immediately so the UI updates before the download completes.
+        set({
+          currentTrack: track,
+          queue: newQueue,
+          queueIndex: idx >= 0 ? idx : 0,
+          progress: 0,
+          buffered: 0,
+          currentTime: 0,
+          scrobbled: false,
+          isPlaying: true, // optimistic — reverted on error
+        });
+
+        const url = buildStreamUrl(track.id);
+        invoke('audio_play', {
+          url,
+          volume: state.volume,
+          durationHint: track.duration,
+        }).catch((err: unknown) => {
+          if (playGeneration !== gen) return;
+          console.error('[psysonic] audio_play failed:', err);
+          set({ isPlaying: false });
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            if (playGeneration !== gen) return;
+            get().next();
+          }, 500);
+        });
 
-    const url = buildStreamUrl(track.id);
-    const howl = new Howl({
-      src: [url],
-      html5: true,
-      volume: state.volume,
-      onplay: () => {
-        set({ isPlaying: true });
-        // Subsonic / Navidrome Now Playing
         reportNowPlaying(track.id);
-
-        set({ scrobbled: false });
-        progressInterval = setInterval(() => {
-          const h = get().howl;
-          if (!h) return;
-          // Skip position updates while a seek is in flight — GStreamer may
-          // still report the old position and would overwrite the UI value.
-          if (isSeeking) return;
-          const cur = typeof h.seek() === 'number' ? h.seek() as number : 0;
-          const dur = h.duration() || 1;
-          const prog = cur / dur;
-          set({ currentTime: cur, progress: prog });
-
-          // Scrobble at 50%
-          if (prog >= 0.5 && !get().scrobbled) {
-            set({ scrobbled: true });
-            const { scrobblingEnabled } = useAuthStore.getState();
-            if (scrobblingEnabled) {
-              scrobbleSong(track.id, Date.now());
-            }
-          }
-        }, 500);
-
-        // Prefetch next 3
-        get().prefetchUpcoming(idx + 1, newQueue);
+        syncQueueToServer(newQueue, track, 0);
       },
-      onend: () => {
-        clearProgress();
-        set({ isPlaying: false, progress: 0, currentTime: 0 });
-        const { repeatMode, currentTrack, queue } = get();
-        if (repeatMode === 'one' && currentTrack) {
-          get().playTrack(currentTrack, queue);
-        } else {
-          get().next();
-        }
-      },
-      onstop: () => {
-        clearProgress();
+
+      // ── pause / resume / togglePlay ──────────────────────────────────────────
+      pause: () => {
+        invoke('audio_pause').catch(console.error);
+        isAudioPaused = true;
         set({ isPlaying: false });
       },
-    });
 
-    howl.play();
-    set({ currentTrack: track, queue: newQueue, queueIndex: idx >= 0 ? idx : 0, howl, progress: 0, currentTime: 0 });
-    syncQueueToServer(newQueue, track, 0);
-  },
+      resume: () => {
+        const { currentTrack, queue, currentTime } = get();
+        if (!currentTrack) return;
 
-  pause: () => {
-    get().howl?.pause();
-    clearProgress();
-    set({ isPlaying: false });
-  },
-
-  resume: () => {
-    const { howl, currentTrack } = get();
-    if (!howl || !currentTrack) return;
-    howl.play();
-    set({ isPlaying: true });
-  },
-
-  togglePlay: () => {
-    const { isPlaying } = get();
-    isPlaying ? get().pause() : get().resume();
-  },
-
-  next: () => {
-    const { queue, queueIndex, repeatMode } = get();
-    const nextIdx = queueIndex + 1;
-    if (nextIdx < queue.length) {
-      get().playTrack(queue[nextIdx], queue);
-    } else if (repeatMode === 'all' && queue.length > 0) {
-      get().playTrack(queue[0], queue);
-    }
-  },
-
-  previous: () => {
-    const { howl, queue, queueIndex, currentTime } = get();
-    if (currentTime > 3) {
-      howl?.seek(0);
-      set({ progress: 0, currentTime: 0 });
-      return;
-    }
-    const prevIdx = queueIndex - 1;
-    if (prevIdx >= 0) get().playTrack(queue[prevIdx], queue);
-  },
-
-  seek: (progress) => {
-    const { howl, currentTrack } = get();
-    if (!howl || !currentTrack) return;
-    const time = progress * (howl.duration() || currentTrack.duration);
-    // Update UI immediately and block interval from overwriting it.
-    set({ progress, currentTime: time });
-    isSeeking = true;
-    // Debounce so rapid slider drags collapse into one seek.
-    if (seekDebounce) clearTimeout(seekDebounce);
-    seekDebounce = setTimeout(() => {
-      const h = get().howl;
-      if (!h) { isSeeking = false; seekDebounce = null; return; }
-      // GStreamer HTTP pipelines require the element to be paused before a
-      // seek is accepted reliably. Seek while playing can silently fail on
-      // Linux (tested on Mint + CachyOS), leaving the pipeline at the old
-      // position on the next seek.
-      const wasPlaying = h.playing();
-      if (wasPlaying) h.pause();
-      h.seek(time);
-      // Resume after GStreamer has had time to flush and re-buffer.
-      seekDebounce = setTimeout(() => {
-        const h2 = get().howl;
-        if (h2 && wasPlaying) h2.play();
-        isSeeking = false;
-        seekDebounce = null;
-      }, 300);
-    }, 100);
-  },
-
-  setVolume: (v) => {
-    const clamped = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, v));
-    get().howl?.volume(clamped);
-    set({ volume: clamped });
-  },
-
-  setProgress: (t, duration) => {
-    set({ currentTime: t, progress: duration > 0 ? t / duration : 0 });
-  },
-
-  enqueue: (tracks) => {
-    set(state => {
-      const newQueue = [...state.queue, ...tracks];
-      syncQueueToServer(newQueue, state.currentTrack, state.currentTime);
-      return { queue: newQueue };
-    });
-  },
-
-  clearQueue: () => {
-    get().howl?.unload();
-    clearProgress();
-    set({ queue: [], queueIndex: 0, currentTrack: null, isPlaying: false, progress: 0, currentTime: 0, howl: null });
-    syncQueueToServer([], null, 0);
-  },
-
-  // Internal: prefetch next N tracks
-  prefetchUpcoming: (fromIndex: number, queue: Track[]) => {
-    const { prefetched } = get();
-    // Unload and clear old prefetches to prevent memory leaks
-    prefetched.forEach((h, id) => {
-      h.unload();
-    });
-    prefetched.clear();
-
-    const toFetch = queue.slice(fromIndex, fromIndex + 3);
-    toFetch.forEach(track => {
-      const url = buildStreamUrl(track.id);
-      const h = new Howl({ src: [url], html5: true, preload: true, autoplay: false });
-      prefetched.set(track.id, h);
-    });
-    set({ prefetched: new Map(prefetched) });
-  },
-  // Playlist management
-  reorderQueue: (startIndex: number, endIndex: number) => {
-    const { queue, queueIndex, currentTrack } = get();
-    const result = Array.from(queue);
-    const [removed] = result.splice(startIndex, 1);
-    result.splice(endIndex, 0, removed);
-    
-    // Update queueIndex if the currently playing track moved
-    let newIndex = queueIndex;
-    if (currentTrack) {
-      newIndex = result.findIndex(t => t.id === currentTrack.id);
-    }
-    set({ queue: result, queueIndex: Math.max(0, newIndex) });
-    syncQueueToServer(result, currentTrack, get().currentTime);
-  },
-  
-  removeTrack: (index: number) => {
-    const { queue, queueIndex } = get();
-    const newQueue = [...queue];
-    newQueue.splice(index, 1);
-    // If we removed the currently playing track, stop playback? 
-    // Usually wait until it finishes or user skips. We'll just update state.
-    set({ queue: newQueue, queueIndex: Math.min(queueIndex, newQueue.length - 1) });
-    syncQueueToServer(newQueue, get().currentTrack, get().currentTime);
-  },
-  
-  initializeFromServerQueue: async () => {
-    try {
-      const q = await getPlayQueue();
-      if (q.songs.length > 0) {
-        const mappedTracks: Track[] = q.songs.map((s: SubsonicSong) => ({
-          id: s.id, title: s.title, artist: s.artist, album: s.album,
-          albumId: s.albumId, artistId: s.artistId, duration: s.duration, coverArt: s.coverArt, track: s.track,
-          year: s.year, bitRate: s.bitRate, suffix: s.suffix, userRating: s.userRating,
-        }));
-        
-        let currentTrack = mappedTracks[0];
-        let queueIndex = 0;
-        
-        if (q.current) {
-          const idx = mappedTracks.findIndex(t => t.id === q.current);
-          if (idx >= 0) {
-            currentTrack = mappedTracks[idx];
-            queueIndex = idx;
-          }
+        if (isAudioPaused) {
+          // Rust engine has audio loaded but paused — just resume it.
+          invoke('audio_resume').catch(console.error);
+          isAudioPaused = false;
+          set({ isPlaying: true });
+        } else {
+          // Cold start (app relaunch) — audio is not loaded in Rust; re-download.
+          const gen = ++playGeneration;
+          const vol = get().volume;
+          set({ isPlaying: true });
+          invoke('audio_play', {
+            url: buildStreamUrl(currentTrack.id),
+            volume: vol,
+            durationHint: currentTrack.duration,
+          }).then(() => {
+            if (playGeneration === gen && currentTime > 1) {
+              invoke('audio_seek', { seconds: currentTime }).catch(console.error);
+            }
+          }).catch((err: unknown) => {
+            if (playGeneration !== gen) return;
+            console.error('[psysonic] audio_play (cold resume) failed:', err);
+            set({ isPlaying: false });
+          });
+          syncQueueToServer(queue, currentTrack, currentTime);
         }
-        
-        set({ 
-          queue: mappedTracks, 
-          queueIndex,
-          currentTrack,
-          // Convert position from ms to s
-          currentTime: q.position ? q.position / 1000 : 0
+      },
+
+      togglePlay: () => {
+        if (togglePlayLock) return;
+        togglePlayLock = true;
+        setTimeout(() => { togglePlayLock = false; }, 300);
+        const { isPlaying } = get();
+        isPlaying ? get().pause() : get().resume();
+      },
+
+      // ── next / previous ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      next: () => {
+        const { queue, queueIndex, repeatMode } = get();
+        const nextIdx = queueIndex + 1;
+        if (nextIdx < queue.length) {
+          get().playTrack(queue[nextIdx], queue);
+        } else if (repeatMode === 'all' && queue.length > 0) {
+          get().playTrack(queue[0], queue);
+        } else {
+          invoke('audio_stop').catch(console.error);
+          isAudioPaused = false;
+          set({ isPlaying: false, progress: 0, buffered: 0, currentTime: 0 });
+        }
+      },
+
+      previous: () => {
+        const { queue, queueIndex, currentTime } = get();
+        if (currentTime > 3) {
+          // Restart current track from the beginning.
+          invoke('audio_seek', { seconds: 0 }).catch(console.error);
+          set({ progress: 0, currentTime: 0 });
+          return;
+        }
+        const prevIdx = queueIndex - 1;
+        if (prevIdx >= 0) get().playTrack(queue[prevIdx], queue);
+      },
+
+      // ── seek ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      // 100 ms debounce collapses rapid slider drags into one actual seek.
+      seek: (progress) => {
+        const { currentTrack } = get();
+        if (!currentTrack) return;
+        const dur = currentTrack.duration;
+        if (!dur || !isFinite(dur)) return;
+        const time = Math.max(0, Math.min(progress * dur, dur - 0.25));
+        set({ progress: time / dur, currentTime: time });
+        if (seekDebounce) clearTimeout(seekDebounce);
+        seekDebounce = setTimeout(() => {
+          seekDebounce = null;
+          invoke('audio_seek', { seconds: time }).catch(console.error);
+        }, 100);
+      },
+
+      // ── volume ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      setVolume: (v) => {
+        const clamped = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, v));
+        invoke('audio_set_volume', { volume: clamped }).catch(console.error);
+        set({ volume: clamped });
+      },
+
+      setProgress: (t, duration) => {
+        set({ currentTime: t, progress: duration > 0 ? t / duration : 0 });
+      },
+
+      // ── queue management ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      enqueue: (tracks) => {
+        set(state => {
+          const newQueue = [...state.queue, ...tracks];
+          syncQueueToServer(newQueue, state.currentTrack, state.currentTime);
+          return { queue: newQueue };
         });
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error('Failed to initialize queue from server', e);
+      },
+
+      clearQueue: () => {
+        invoke('audio_stop').catch(console.error);
+        isAudioPaused = false;
+        if (seekDebounce) { clearTimeout(seekDebounce); seekDebounce = null; }
+        set({ queue: [], queueIndex: 0, currentTrack: null, isPlaying: false, progress: 0, buffered: 0, currentTime: 0 });
+        syncQueueToServer([], null, 0);
+      },
+
+      reorderQueue: (startIndex, endIndex) => {
+        const { queue, queueIndex, currentTrack } = get();
+        const result = Array.from(queue);
+        const [removed] = result.splice(startIndex, 1);
+        result.splice(endIndex, 0, removed);
+        let newIndex = queueIndex;
+        if (currentTrack) newIndex = result.findIndex(t => t.id === currentTrack.id);
+        set({ queue: result, queueIndex: Math.max(0, newIndex) });
+        syncQueueToServer(result, currentTrack, get().currentTime);
+      },
+
+      shuffleQueue: () => {
+        const { queue, currentTrack } = get();
+        if (queue.length < 2) return;
+        const currentIdx = currentTrack ? queue.findIndex(t => t.id === currentTrack.id) : -1;
+        const others = queue.filter((_, i) => i !== currentIdx);
+        for (let i = others.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+          const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
+          [others[i], others[j]] = [others[j], others[i]];
+        }
+        const result = currentIdx >= 0
+          ? [queue[currentIdx], ...others]
+          : others;
+        const newIndex = currentIdx >= 0 ? 0 : -1;
+        set({ queue: result, queueIndex: Math.max(0, newIndex) });
+        syncQueueToServer(result, currentTrack, get().currentTime);
+      },
+
+      removeTrack: (index) => {
+        const { queue, queueIndex } = get();
+        const newQueue = [...queue];
+        newQueue.splice(index, 1);
+        set({ queue: newQueue, queueIndex: Math.min(queueIndex, newQueue.length - 1) });
+        syncQueueToServer(newQueue, get().currentTrack, get().currentTime);
+      },
+
+      // ── server queue restore ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      initializeFromServerQueue: async () => {
+        try {
+          const q = await getPlayQueue();
+          if (q.songs.length > 0) {
+            const mappedTracks: Track[] = q.songs.map((s: SubsonicSong) => ({
+              id: s.id, title: s.title, artist: s.artist, album: s.album,
+              albumId: s.albumId, artistId: s.artistId, duration: s.duration,
+              coverArt: s.coverArt, track: s.track, year: s.year,
+              bitRate: s.bitRate, suffix: s.suffix, userRating: s.userRating,
+            }));
+
+            let currentTrack = mappedTracks[0];
+            let queueIndex = 0;
+
+            if (q.current) {
+              const idx = mappedTracks.findIndex(t => t.id === q.current);
+              if (idx >= 0) { currentTrack = mappedTracks[idx]; queueIndex = idx; }
+            }
+
+            // Prefer the server position if available; otherwise keep the
+            // localStorage-persisted currentTime (more reliable than server
+            // queue position, which may not flush before app close).
+            const serverTime = q.position ? q.position / 1000 : 0;
+            const localTime = get().currentTime;
+            set({
+              queue: mappedTracks,
+              queueIndex,
+              currentTrack,
+              currentTime: serverTime > 0 ? serverTime : localTime,
+            });
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error('Failed to initialize queue from server', e);
+        }
+      },
+    }),
+    {
+      name: 'psysonic-player',
+      storage: createJSONStorage(() => localStorage),
+      partialize: (state) => ({
+        volume: state.volume,
+        repeatMode: state.repeatMode,
+        currentTrack: state.currentTrack,
+        queue: state.queue,
+        queueIndex: state.queueIndex,
+        currentTime: state.currentTime,
+      } as Partial<PlayerState>),
     }
-  },
-  
-
-
-}), {
-  name: 'psysonic-player',
-  storage: createJSONStorage(() => localStorage),
-  partialize: (state) => ({
-    volume: state.volume,
-    repeatMode: state.repeatMode,
-  } as Partial<PlayerState>),
-}));
+  )
+);

src/styles/components.css

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 .hero {
   position: relative;
   width: 100%;
-  height: 300px;
+  height: 360px;
   overflow: hidden;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
 .hero-placeholder {
   width: 100%;
-  height: 300px;
+  height: 360px;
   background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ctp-surface0), var(--ctp-mantle));
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
   background-position: center;
   transition: transform 8s ease, opacity 0.8s ease, filter 0.8s ease;
   transform: scale(1.05);
+  filter: blur(12px);
 }
+.hero:hover .hero-bg { filter: blur(8px); }
 .hero:hover .hero-bg { transform: scale(1); }
 
 .hero-dots {
@@ -74,8 +76,8 @@
 }
 
 .hero-cover {
-  width: 180px;
-  height: 180px;
+  width: 220px;
+  height: 220px;
   border-radius: var(--radius-md);
   box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
   object-fit: cover;
@@ -436,7 +438,8 @@
   transition: background var(--transition-fast);
   border-radius: 0;
 }
-.search-result-item:hover { background: var(--bg-hover); }
+.search-result-item:hover,
+.search-result-item.active { background: var(--bg-hover); }
 .search-result-icon { width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); background: var(--bg-hover); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; color: var(--text-muted); flex-shrink: 0; }
 .search-result-thumb { width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); object-fit: cover; flex-shrink: 0; }
 .search-result-name { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--text-primary); }
@@ -567,8 +570,9 @@
 .tracklist { padding: 0 var(--space-6) var(--space-6); }
 .tracklist-header {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 3fr) minmax(90px, 1.5fr) 70px 80px 60px;
+  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 3fr) 70px 80px 60px 120px;
   gap: var(--space-3);
+  align-items: center;
   padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
   font-size: 11px;
   font-weight: 600;
@@ -579,53 +583,94 @@
   margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
 }
 .tracklist-header.tracklist-va {
-  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) minmax(90px, 1.5fr) 70px 80px 60px;
+  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) 70px 80px 60px 120px;
 }
 
 .track-row {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 3fr) minmax(90px, 1.5fr) 70px 80px 60px;
+  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 3fr) 70px 80px 60px 120px;
   gap: var(--space-3);
-  align-items: start;
+  align-items: center;
   padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
   border-radius: var(--radius-md);
   cursor: pointer;
   transition: background var(--transition-fast);
 }
 .track-row.track-row-va {
-  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) minmax(90px, 1.5fr) 70px 80px 60px;
+  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) 70px 80px 60px 120px;
 }
 
 .tracklist-total {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 3fr) minmax(90px, 1.5fr) 70px 80px 60px;
+  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 3fr) 70px 80px 60px 120px;
+  gap: var(--space-3);
   border-top: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
-  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
+  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
   margin-top: var(--space-1);
 }
 .tracklist-total.tracklist-va {
-  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) minmax(90px, 1.5fr) 70px 80px 60px;
+  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(100px, 2fr) minmax(80px, 1.2fr) 70px 80px 60px 120px;
 }
 .tracklist-total-label {
-  grid-column: 1 / -2;
+  grid-column: 1 / 5;
   text-align: right;
   font-size: 12px;
   font-weight: 600;
   color: var(--text-muted);
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.06em;
-  padding-right: var(--space-3);
 }
 .tracklist-total-value {
-  text-align: right;
+  grid-column: 5 / 6;
+  text-align: center;
   font-size: 13px;
   font-weight: 600;
   color: var(--text-secondary);
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
+.tracklist-total.tracklist-va .tracklist-total-label { grid-column: 1 / 6; }
+.tracklist-total.tracklist-va .tracklist-total-value { grid-column: 6 / 7; }
 .track-row:hover { background: var(--bg-hover); }
+.track-row.active { background: var(--accent-dim); animation: track-pulse 3s ease-in-out infinite; }
+.track-row.active:hover { background: var(--accent-dim); animation: none; }
+@keyframes track-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+  50% { opacity: 0.6; }
+}
 .track-row > * { padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; }
 
+.track-num {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+/* Equalizer bars — shown for the currently playing track */
+.eq-bars {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 2px;
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 13px;
+}
+.eq-bar {
+  flex: 1;
+  height: 100%;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  border-radius: 1px;
+  transform-origin: bottom;
+  transform: scaleY(0.25);
+  animation: eq-bounce 1.1s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+.eq-bar:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s;    animation-duration: 1.0s; }
+.eq-bar:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.18s; animation-duration: 1.3s; }
+.eq-bar:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.35s; animation-duration: 0.9s; }
+@keyframes eq-bounce {
+  0%, 100% { transform: scaleY(0.25); }
+  50%       { transform: scaleY(1); }
+}
+
 /* CD / Disc separator */
 .disc-header {
   display: flex;
@@ -644,7 +689,7 @@
 .disc-header:first-child { border-top: none; margin-top: 0; }
 .disc-icon { font-size: 16px; }
 
-.track-num { font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-muted); text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
+.track-num { font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-muted); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
 .track-info { min-width: 0; }
 .track-title { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--text-primary); overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; }
 .track-artist-cell { min-width: 0; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; }
@@ -786,12 +831,12 @@
 .help-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; border: 1px solid var(--border-subtle); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); overflow: hidden; }
 .help-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-subtle); }
 .help-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
-.help-question { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-4); width: 100%; padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5); text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--text-primary); background: var(--bg-card); transition: background var(--transition-fast); }
+.help-question { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-4); width: 100%; padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5); text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--text-primary); background: var(--bg-card); border-left: 3px solid transparent; transition: background var(--transition-fast), border-color var(--transition-fast); }
 .help-question:hover { background: var(--bg-hover); }
-.help-item-open .help-question { color: var(--accent); background: var(--bg-hover); }
+.help-item-open .help-question { color: var(--accent); background: var(--bg-hover); border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); padding-left: calc(var(--space-5) + 3px); }
 .help-chevron { flex-shrink: 0; color: var(--text-muted); transition: transform 0.2s ease; }
 .help-item-open .help-chevron { transform: rotate(180deg); color: var(--accent); }
-.help-answer { padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-5) var(--space-5); font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-secondary); line-height: 1.65; background: var(--bg-hover); border-top: 1px solid var(--border-subtle); }
+.help-answer { padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5) var(--space-5) calc(var(--space-5) + 3px); font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-secondary); line-height: 1.65; background: var(--bg-app); border-top: 1px solid var(--border-subtle); border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); }
 .settings-toggle-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-4); }
 .settings-about { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
 .settings-about-header { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-4); }
@@ -930,13 +975,22 @@
   50%       { transform: scale(1.018); }
 }
 
+@keyframes ken-burns {
+  0%   { transform: scale(1.08) translate(0%, 0%); }
+  25%  { transform: scale(1.12) translate(-1.5%, 1%); }
+  50%  { transform: scale(1.10) translate(1%, -1.5%); }
+  75%  { transform: scale(1.13) translate(1.5%, 0.5%); }
+  100% { transform: scale(1.08) translate(0%, 0%); }
+}
+
 /* ── Blurred background ── */
 .fs-bg {
   position: absolute;
-  inset: -10%;
+  inset: -15%;
   background-size: cover;
   background-position: center;
   filter: blur(6px) brightness(0.25) saturate(1.6);
+  animation: ken-burns 40s ease-in-out infinite;
   transform: scale(1.2);
   z-index: 0;
   will-change: opacity;
@@ -1036,10 +1090,7 @@
   aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
   border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
   overflow: hidden;
-  box-shadow:
-    0 30px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75),
-    0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07),
-    0 0 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  box-shadow: none;
   flex-shrink: 0;
   animation: cover-breathe 9s ease-in-out infinite;
 }
@@ -1064,7 +1115,7 @@
   text-align: center;
   width: 100%;
 }
-.fs-title {
+.fs-title-wrap {
   font-family: var(--font-display);
   font-size: clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px);
   font-weight: 800;
@@ -1073,7 +1124,14 @@
   line-height: 1.15;
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+.fs-title-marquee {
+  display: inline-block;
+  animation: marquee-scroll 14s linear infinite alternate;
+}
+@keyframes marquee-scroll {
+  0%, 15%  { transform: translateX(0); }
+  85%, 100% { transform: translateX(var(--scroll-amount, 0px)); }
 }
 .fs-album {
   font-size: 14px;
@@ -1119,8 +1177,10 @@
   height: 3px;
   background: linear-gradient(
     to right,
-    rgba(255,255,255,0.85) var(--pct),
-    rgba(255,255,255,0.15) var(--pct)
+    rgba(255,255,255,0.85) var(--pct, 0%),
+    rgba(255,255,255,0.32) var(--pct, 0%),
+    rgba(255,255,255,0.32) var(--buf, 0%),
+    rgba(255,255,255,0.15) var(--buf, 0%)
   );
   border-radius: 2px;
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -1388,6 +1448,12 @@
   visibility: visible;
 }
 
+[data-tooltip-wrap]::after {
+  white-space: pre-line;
+  max-width: 220px;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
 /* Modifiers for position */
 [data-tooltip][data-tooltip-pos="bottom"]::before {
   top: 100%;

src/styles/layout.css

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
   background: var(--accent);
 }
 
-.resizer-sidebar { left: calc(var(--sidebar-width) - 3px); }
 .resizer-queue { right: calc(var(--queue-width) - 3px); }
 
 /* ─── Sidebar ─── */
@@ -236,6 +235,7 @@
   overflow: hidden;
   min-width: 0;
   background: var(--bg-app);
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .content-header {
@@ -270,11 +270,10 @@
 /* ─── Player Bar ─── */
 .player-bar {
   grid-area: player;
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr 280px;
+  display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--space-4);
-  padding: 0 var(--space-6);
+  padding: 0 var(--space-5);
   background: var(--bg-player);
   border-top: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
   height: var(--player-height);
@@ -286,6 +285,8 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--space-3);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  width: 220px;
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
@@ -366,17 +367,11 @@
   margin-top: 2px;
 }
 
-.player-controls {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: var(--space-2);
-}
-
 .player-buttons {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: var(--space-3);
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
 .player-btn {
@@ -388,6 +383,7 @@
   border-radius: 50%;
   color: var(--text-muted);
   transition: all var(--transition-fast);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
 .player-btn:hover {
@@ -396,9 +392,14 @@
   transform: scale(1.12);
 }
 
+.player-btn-sm {
+  width: 28px;
+  height: 28px;
+}
+
 .player-btn-primary {
-  width: 48px;
-  height: 48px;
+  width: 46px;
+  height: 46px;
   background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ctp-mauve), var(--ctp-lavender));
   color: var(--ctp-crust);
   border-radius: 50%;
@@ -409,16 +410,22 @@
 .player-btn-primary:hover {
   background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ctp-lavender), var(--ctp-mauve));
   color: var(--ctp-crust);
-  transform: scale(1.07);
+  transform: scale(1.06);
   box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), var(--shadow-glow);
 }
 
-.player-progress {
+/* Waveform seekbar section */
+.player-waveform-section {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: var(--space-3);
-  width: 100%;
-  max-width: 480px;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+}
+
+.player-waveform-wrap {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .player-time {
@@ -426,62 +433,23 @@
   color: var(--text-muted);
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
   white-space: nowrap;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.player-progress-bar {
-  flex: 1;
-  position: relative;
-}
-
-.player-progress-bar input[type="range"] {
-  width: 100%;
-}
-
-.player-right {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
-  gap: var(--space-3);
-}
-
-.volume-control {
+/* Volume section */
+.player-volume-section {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--space-2);
-  min-width: 120px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  width: 155px;
 }
 
-.volume-control svg { flex-shrink: 0; color: var(--text-muted); }
-
-.volume-control input[type="range"] { flex: 1; }
-
-/* Connection Toggle */
-.conn-toggle {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  background: var(--bg-card);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
-  padding: 2px;
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  user-select: none;
+.player-volume-slider {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
-.conn-toggle-btn {
-  padding: 4px 10px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
-  transition: all var(--transition-fast);
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
-}
-
-.conn-toggle-btn.active {
-  background: var(--accent);
-  color: var(--ctp-crust);
-}
 
 /* ─── Queue Panel ─── */
 .queue-panel {
@@ -507,23 +475,26 @@
 }
 
 .queue-current-track {
-  padding: var(--space-4);
+  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
   display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: center;
   gap: var(--space-3);
   flex-shrink: 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
 }
 
 .queue-current-cover {
-  width: 100%;
-  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
+  width: 72px;
+  height: 72px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
   border-radius: var(--radius-md);
   overflow: hidden;
   background: var(--bg-surface);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
 }
 
 .queue-current-cover img {
@@ -540,10 +511,12 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 2px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex: 1;
 }
 
 .queue-current-info h3 {
-  font-size: 16px;
+  font-size: 13px;
   font-weight: 700;
   margin: 0;
   color: var(--text-primary);
@@ -567,7 +540,7 @@
 }
 
 .queue-divider {
-  padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5) 0;
+  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4) 0;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 

src/styles/theme.css

@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ body.is-dragging * {
 .input {
   width: 100%;
   padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
-  background: var(--ctp-surface0);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background: var(--ctp-base);
+  border: 1px solid var(--ctp-overlay0);
   border-radius: var(--radius-md);
   color: var(--text-primary);
   font-family: var(--font-sans);
@@ -662,6 +662,8 @@ select.input.input:focus {
   display: flex;
   gap: 2px;
   color: var(--ctp-overlay1);
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 100%;
 }
 .star-rating .star.filled { color: var(--ctp-yellow); }
 .star-rating .star:hover { color: var(--ctp-yellow); cursor: pointer; }

src/types/butterchurn.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+declare module 'butterchurn' {
+  interface Visualizer {
+    connectAudio(audioNode: AudioNode): void;
+    loadPreset(preset: unknown, blendTime: number): void;
+    render(): void;
+    setRendererSize(width: number, height: number): void;
+  }
+  interface CreateOptions {
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+    pixelRatio?: number;
+  }
+  function createVisualizer(ctx: AudioContext, canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, opts: CreateOptions): Visualizer;
+  export default { createVisualizer };
+}
+
+declare module 'butterchurn-presets' {
+  function getPresets(): Record<string, unknown>;
+  export default { getPresets };
+}