Fix a minor glitch with series episode highlight border.

- frontend: oxfmt across src, fix no-useless-escape in search-worker
- ruff check --fix: replace numeric rule codes with text names in
  pyproject.toml lint.ignore
- ruff format: scanning.py, guibuild.py, release.py

.git-blame-ignore-revs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Mass lint/format commits that add noise to git blame.
+# Enable locally with: git config blame.ignoreRevsFile .git-blame-ignore-revs
+38f3cce # Apply linters and formatters

.gitea/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ jobs:
           git clone "${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}.git" .
           git checkout -f "${{ gitea.sha }}"
 
+      # guibuild.py carries its own inline (PEP 723) deps — mediahive[gui]
+      # from the local checkout — so no project sync or --extra is needed.
       - name: Build GUI app and dist packages
         shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
-        run: uv run --extra gui scripts/guibuild.py
+        run: uv run scripts/guibuild.py
 
       # Every platform converges on the one release for the tag; release.py
       # reuses an existing release and skips already-uploaded assets.
@@ -43,18 +45,33 @@ jobs:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
         run: uv run scripts/release.py
 
-      # Wheel/sdist are platform-independent; the linux job also pushes them
-      # to PyPI. Token is the PYPI_TOKEN repository secret.
-      - name: Publish to PyPI
-        if: matrix.os == 'linux'
-        shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
-        env:
-          UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
-        run: uv publish
-
       - name: Attach platform artifact to the Gitea release
         if: matrix.os != 'linux'
         shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
         run: uv run scripts/release.py --no-dist
+
+  # Publish the Python package to PyPI only once every platform's GUI build
+  # has succeeded. Jobs don't share a workspace, so the platform-independent
+  # wheel/sdist are rebuilt here (same tag version) instead of being passed
+  # around as artifacts.
+  publish-pypi:
+    needs: gui-build
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          git clone "${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }}.git" .
+          git checkout -f "${{ gitea.sha }}"
+
+      - name: Build wheel and sdist
+        shell: bash
+        run: uv build
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+        run: uv publish

.gitignore

@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ package-lock.json
 .*
 !.gitignore
 !.gitea/
+!.git-blame-ignore-revs
+!.pre-commit-config.yaml

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-![MediaHive](docs/mediahive.avif)
+![MediaHive](https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/mediahive/media/branch/main/docs/mediahive.avif)
 
 # MediaHive
 
@@ -10,14 +10,7 @@ Netflix style browsing of your local media archive. Supports keyboard, mouse and
 - **macOS**: [Installer](https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/mediahive/releases/download/latest/MediaHive-macos.pkg)
 - **Linux**: [AppImage](https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/mediahive/releases/download/latest/MediaHive-linux.AppImage)
 
-### Linux
+You may also run or install with [UV](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/):
-
-```
-wget https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/mediahive/releases/download/latest/MediaHive-linux.AppImage
-chmod +x MediaHive-linux.AppImage && ./MediaHive-linux.AppImage
-```
-
-You may also run without installing via
 
 ```
 uvx --from mediahive[gui] mediahive
@@ -53,12 +46,13 @@ MediaHive is designed to work with a mouse, keyboard, or gamepad.
 
 MediaHive opens files with the OS default player, but one specific player may be configured via settings. You are of course free to use any player instead.
 
-- `A` toggles play and pause.
+![Controller bindings](https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/mediahive/media/branch/main/docs/controls.avif)
-- `B` closes the player.
+**Gamepad controls are currently available only on MPC-BE, with its WebUI enabled.**
-- `Y` toggles mute.
-- D-pad up and down change volume.
-- D-pad left and right seek during playback, or step frames while paused.
 
 ## Background
 
-This project started as a personal project that I have used for browsing my warez for some time now. It is still in early development, but I have just now made it public for a wider audience.
+This project started as a personal project that I have used for browsing my warez for some time now. After it grew in number of users, I've put serious development effort into it to provide a truly polished view, while responding to user needs.
+
+Little details include flags for audio and subtitle languages (also srt) and a series view with per episode video previews while avoiding spoilers of the episodes you haven't gotten to yet:
+
+![Series view](https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/mediahive/media/branch/main/docs/seriesview.avif)

docs/API.md

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ All media paths are scoped to a **root**, identified by a friendly `root_id`
 | `GET` | `/api/health` | Lightweight health check. |
 | `GET` | `/api/config` | Returns the current root configuration. |
 | `PUT` | `/api/config/roots` | Atomically replace the full root set. Returns `{ "status": "ok", "accepted": [{path, root_id}], "failed": [...] }`. |
+| `GET` | `/api/update` | Returns `{ "version", "auto_update", "pending_version" }` — installed version, auto-update preference, and any downloaded update staged for the next launch (Velopack GUI builds only; `null` elsewhere). |
+| `PUT` | `/api/config/auto-update` | Enable/disable automatic update downloads. Body `{ "enabled": bool }`, persisted in config. |
+| `POST` | `/api/update/restart` | Applies the staged update and restarts into it. `404` when no update is pending. |
 | `POST` | `/api/play/{root_id}` | Opens a media file with a media player. Also starts an assumed-playback session (see notes). |
 | `GET` | `/api/players` | Lists detected media players. Returns `{ "players": [{id, name, family, path}] }`, including synthetic `default` and `custom` entries. |
 | `POST` | `/api/activity` | Reports user input activity; finalizes any assumed-playback session. Returns `{ "status": "ok", "finalized": bool }`. |

frontend/src/App.vue

@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@
           <span>Library activity</span>
           <span v-if="!wsConnected" class="activity-connection">Reconnecting...</span>
         </div>
-        <div v-for="root in progressRoots" :key="root.rootId" class="activity-root" :class="root.toneClass">
+        <div
+          v-for="root in progressRoots"
+          :key="root.rootId"
+          class="activity-root"
+          :class="root.toneClass"
+        >
           <div class="activity-root-title">{{ root.rootLabel }}</div>
           <div v-if="root.scanTarget" class="activity-root-target">{{ root.scanTarget }}</div>
           <div class="activity-phase-row">
             <span class="activity-phase">{{ root.phaseLabel }}</span>
-            <span v-if="root.progressLabel" class="activity-progress-label">{{ root.progressLabel }}</span>
+            <span v-if="root.progressLabel" class="activity-progress-label">{{
+              root.progressLabel
+            }}</span>
           </div>
           <div class="activity-bar" :class="{ 'activity-bar-indeterminate': !root.isDeterminate }">
             <div
@@ -38,6 +45,9 @@
       :current-view="headerCurrentView"
       :search-query="searchQuery"
       :roots="headerRoots"
+      :scan-tasks="tasks"
+      :scan-connected="wsConnected"
+      :initial-scan-mode="isInitialScanMode"
       :mpc-be-connected="mpcBeConnected"
       :nav-row="1"
       :position="headerPosition"
@@ -202,7 +212,6 @@ import type {
   SeriesUi,
   MediaItem,
   EpisodeWithSeries,
-  TaskInfo,
   SeriesResumePoint,
 } from "./types"
 import {
@@ -215,9 +224,14 @@ import {
   type EpisodeWatchEntry,
 } from "./api"
 import { useSettings } from "./composables/useSettings"
-import { useKeyboardNavigation, setActiveNavigationScope } from "./composables/useKeyboardNavigation"
+import {
+  useKeyboardNavigation,
+  setActiveNavigationScope,
+} from "./composables/useKeyboardNavigation"
 import type { SyncedRowScrollSnapshot } from "./composables/useKeyboardNavigation"
 import { useMediaWebSocket } from "./composables/useMediaWebSocket"
+import { computeProgressRoots, type RootTaskInfo } from "./composables/useScanProgress"
+import { useSettingsOpen } from "./composables/useSettingsOpen"
 import Header from "./components/Header.vue"
 import CollageHero from "./components/CollageHero.vue"
 import MediaRow from "./components/MediaRow.vue"
@@ -282,20 +296,6 @@ const {
   roots: rootStatuses,
 } = useMediaWebSocket()
 
-type RootTaskInfo = TaskInfo & { root_id: string }
-
-interface ProgressRootState {
-  rootId: string
-  rootLabel: string
-  scanTarget: string | null
-  phaseLabel: string
-  phaseDetail: string | null
-  progressPercent: number
-  progressLabel: string | null
-  isDeterminate: boolean
-  toneClass: string
-}
-
 const activeTasks = computed<RootTaskInfo[]>(() => Array.from(tasks.value.values()))
 
 function getRootName(rootId: string | null | undefined): string | null {
@@ -303,131 +303,15 @@ function getRootName(rootId: string | null | undefined): string | null {
   return rootStatuses.value.get(rootId)?.root_id || null
 }
 
-function normalizePosixPath(value: string): string {
+const progressRoots = computed(() =>
-  return value.replace(/\\/g, "/")
+  computeProgressRoots(
-}
+    activeTasks.value,
+    (rootId) => rootStatuses.value.get(rootId)?.path || null,
+    isInitialScanMode.value,
+  ),
+)
 
-function extractScanPath(detail: string): string | null {
+const isSettingsView = useSettingsOpen()
-  if (!detail.startsWith("Scanning:")) return null
-  let value = detail.replace(/^Scanning:\s*/i, "").trim()
-  value = value.replace(/\s*\(\d+\s+found\)\s*$/i, "").trim()
-  return value || null
-}
-
-function buildScanTarget(rootId: string, rootPath: string | null, detail: string): string | null {
-  const rawPath = extractScanPath(detail)
-  if (!rawPath) return null
-
-  const posixRaw = normalizePosixPath(rawPath)
-  const posixRoot = rootPath ? normalizePosixPath(rootPath) : null
-
-  let relative = posixRaw
-  if (posixRoot) {
-    const lowRaw = posixRaw.toLowerCase()
-    const lowRoot = posixRoot.toLowerCase()
-    if (lowRaw === lowRoot) {
-      relative = ""
-    } else if (lowRaw.startsWith(`${lowRoot}/`)) {
-      relative = posixRaw.slice(posixRoot.length).replace(/^\/+/, "")
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (!relative) return rootId
-  if (relative.toLowerCase().startsWith(`${rootId.toLowerCase()}/`)) return relative
-  return `${rootId}/${relative}`
-}
-
-function describeRootProgress(
-  rootId: string,
-  rootPath: string | null,
-  tasksForRoot: RootTaskInfo[],
-  isInitialScanMode: boolean,
-): ProgressRootState | null {
-  const running = tasksForRoot.filter((task) => task.status === "running")
-  const latestError = [...tasksForRoot].reverse().find((task) => task.status === "error") || null
-
-  if (running.length === 0 && !latestError) return null
-
-  const scanTask = running.find((task) => task.id.startsWith("scan-")) || null
-  const showreelCount = running.filter((task) => task.id.startsWith("showreel-")).length
-  const otherRunningCount = running.length - (scanTask ? 1 : 0) - showreelCount
-
-  let phaseLabel = "Processing media"
-  let phaseDetail: string | null = null
-  let scanTarget: string | null = null
-  let isDeterminate = false
-  let progressPercent = 0
-  let progressLabel: string | null = null
-  let toneClass = ""
-
-  if (scanTask) {
-    const detail = (scanTask.detail || "").trim()
-    scanTarget = buildScanTarget(rootId, rootPath, detail)
-    if (detail.startsWith("Scanning:")) {
-      phaseLabel = isInitialScanMode ? "Scanning folders" : "Checking for updates"
-      phaseDetail = isInitialScanMode ? "Looking for new files" : "Running background scan"
-    } else if (/^Processing\s+\d+\s+(items|movies|series)/i.test(detail)) {
-      phaseLabel = "Preparing titles"
-      phaseDetail = "Matching files and grouping releases"
-    } else {
-      phaseLabel = "Fetching metadata"
-      phaseDetail = detail ? `Current title: ${detail}` : "Updating titles and artwork"
-    }
-    if (scanTask.progress > 0 && scanTask.progress <= 1) {
-      isDeterminate = true
-      progressPercent = Math.max(1, Math.round(scanTask.progress * 100))
-      progressLabel = `${progressPercent}%`
-    }
-  } else if (showreelCount > 0) {
-    phaseLabel = "Generating previews"
-    phaseDetail = showreelCount === 1 ? "Building 1 preview reel" : `Building ${showreelCount} preview reels`
-  } else if (otherRunningCount > 0) {
-    phaseLabel = "Finalizing updates"
-    phaseDetail = "Applying library changes"
-  } else if (latestError) {
-    phaseLabel = "Needs attention"
-    phaseDetail = latestError.detail || "A background task failed"
-    toneClass = "activity-root-error"
-  }
-
-  if (showreelCount > 0 && scanTask) {
-    phaseDetail = phaseDetail
-      ? `${phaseDetail}. Preview generation is running in parallel.`
-      : "Preview generation is running in parallel"
-  }
-
-  return {
-    rootId,
-    rootLabel: rootId,
-    scanTarget,
-    phaseLabel,
-    phaseDetail,
-    progressPercent,
-    progressLabel,
-    isDeterminate,
-    toneClass,
-  }
-}
-
-const progressRoots = computed<ProgressRootState[]>(() => {
-  const byRoot = new Map<string, RootTaskInfo[]>()
-  for (const task of activeTasks.value) {
-    const list = byRoot.get(task.root_id) || []
-    list.push(task)
-    byRoot.set(task.root_id, list)
-  }
-
-  const rows: ProgressRootState[] = []
-  const initial = isInitialScanMode.value
-  for (const [rootId, rootTasks] of byRoot) {
-    const rootPath = rootStatuses.value.get(rootId)?.path || null
-    const row = describeRootProgress(rootId, rootPath, rootTasks, initial)
-    if (row) rows.push(row)
-  }
-  return rows.sort((a, b) => a.rootLabel.localeCompare(b.rootLabel))
-})
-
-const isSettingsView = computed(() => route.path === "/settings")
 const hasLibraryItems = computed(() => {
   if (!mediaIndex.value) return false
   return mediaIndex.value.movies.length > 0 || mediaIndex.value.series.length > 0
@@ -442,10 +326,8 @@ const headerRoots = computed(() =>
 )
 
 const showProgressPanel = computed(() => {
-  if (isInitialScanMode.value) {
+  if (isSettingsView.value) return false
-    return !wsConnected.value || progressRoots.value.length > 0
+  if (!isInitialScanMode.value) return false
-  }
-  if (!isSettingsView.value) return false
   return !wsConnected.value || progressRoots.value.length > 0
 })
 
@@ -472,7 +354,11 @@ watch(
       const key = `${task.root_id}:${task.id}`
       nextSeen.set(key, task.status)
       const previousStatus = seenTaskStates.get(key)
-      if (task.id.startsWith("scan-") && task.status === "completed" && previousStatus !== "completed") {
+      if (
+        task.id.startsWith("scan-") &&
+        task.status === "completed" &&
+        previousStatus !== "completed"
+      ) {
         const detail = (task.detail || "").trim()
         const doneMatch = detail.match(/^Done\s+[\u2014-]\s+(\d+)\s+movies,\s+(\d+)\s+series$/i)
         if (doneMatch) {
@@ -480,7 +366,9 @@ watch(
           const series = Number(doneMatch[2] || "0")
           if (movies > 0 || series > 0) {
             const rootName = getRootName(task.root_id) || task.root_id
-            showLibraryUpdateToast(`Library updated in ${rootName}: ${movies} movies, ${series} series`)
+            showLibraryUpdateToast(
+              `Library updated in ${rootName}: ${movies} movies, ${series} series`,
+            )
           }
         }
       }
@@ -578,9 +466,7 @@ function getResumePoint(mediaId: string | null): SeriesResumePoint | null {
   }
 }
 
-function getResumeEpisodes(
+function getResumeEpisodes(mediaId: string | null): Record<string, EpisodeWatchEntry> | null {
-  mediaId: string | null,
-): Record<string, EpisodeWatchEntry> | null {
   if (!mediaId) return null
   return resumePositions.value[mediaId]?.episodes ?? null
 }
@@ -675,7 +561,9 @@ function showAdjacentDetail(offset: -1 | 1): boolean {
   const sequence = getDetailAdjacentSequence(current)
   if (sequence.length < 2) return false
 
-  const currentIndex = sequence.findIndex((item) => item.id === current.id && item.type === current.type)
+  const currentIndex = sequence.findIndex(
+    (item) => item.id === current.id && item.type === current.type,
+  )
   if (currentIndex < 0) return false
 
   const nextIndex = currentIndex + offset
@@ -771,7 +659,10 @@ function restoreBrowseFocus(path: string) {
   }, 100)
 }
 
-function getSearchExitTargetFromFocusedCard(): { path: "/movies" | "/series"; itemId: string } | null {
+function getSearchExitTargetFromFocusedCard(): {
+  path: "/movies" | "/series"
+  itemId: string
+} | null {
   const active = document.activeElement as HTMLElement | null
   const focusedCard = active?.closest("[data-item-id]") as HTMLElement | null
   if (!focusedCard) return null
@@ -832,9 +723,7 @@ function clearSearch(options: { preferBack?: boolean; targetPath?: string } = {}
       ? normalizeHistoryPath(window.history.state.back)
       : ""
   const canRestoreWithBack =
-    options.preferBack !== false &&
+    options.preferBack !== false && searchReturnPath.value === targetPath && backPath === targetPath
-    searchReturnPath.value === targetPath &&
-    backPath === targetPath
 
   searchReturnPath.value = null
 
@@ -1057,7 +946,7 @@ const activePanelScrollTop = computed(() => {
 })
 
 const headerStyle = computed(() => {
-  if (route.path === "/settings") {
+  if (isSettingsView.value) {
     return {}
   }
   return {
@@ -1105,14 +994,18 @@ function showDetail(item: MediaItem) {
       handlePlay(playableFile)
     } else {
       const searchPath = searchQuery.value ? getSearchPath(searchQuery.value) : null
-      router.push({ path: `/series/${epData.series.id}`, state: searchPath ? { searchPath } : undefined })
+      router.push({
+        path: `/series/${epData.series.id}`,
+        state: searchPath ? { searchPath } : undefined,
+      })
     }
   } else {
     const detailSearchPath = getDetailSearchPath()
-    const searchPath = searchQuery.value
+    const searchPath = searchQuery.value ? getSearchPath(searchQuery.value) : detailSearchPath
-      ? getSearchPath(searchQuery.value)
+    router.push({
-      : detailSearchPath
+      path: `/${item.type}/${item.id}`,
-    router.push({ path: `/${item.type}/${item.id}`, state: searchPath ? { searchPath } : undefined })
+      state: searchPath ? { searchPath } : undefined,
+    })
   }
 }
 
@@ -1133,9 +1026,7 @@ function handleActorSearch(actorName: string) {
 
 function handleSelectMovieFromDetail(movieId: string) {
   const detailSearchPath = getDetailSearchPath()
-  const searchPath = searchQuery.value
+  const searchPath = searchQuery.value ? getSearchPath(searchQuery.value) : detailSearchPath
-    ? getSearchPath(searchQuery.value)
-    : detailSearchPath
   router.push({ path: `/movies/${movieId}`, state: searchPath ? { searchPath } : undefined })
 }
 
@@ -1174,7 +1065,9 @@ function focusDetailEntryTarget(item: MediaItem): boolean {
     return true
   }
 
-  const firstFocusable = detailPanel.querySelector('[data-nav-focusable="true"]') as HTMLElement | null
+  const firstFocusable = detailPanel.querySelector(
+    '[data-nav-focusable="true"]',
+  ) as HTMLElement | null
   if (firstFocusable) {
     focusElement(firstFocusable)
     return true

frontend/src/api.ts

@@ -426,13 +426,42 @@ export function getCoverUrl(coverPath: string | null, rootId?: string | null): s
 }
 
 /**
- * Invoke the native OS folder picker via pywebview, then add the selected
+ * Invoke the native OS folder picker via pywebview.
- * folder to the server's root list. Only works inside the packaged desktop app.
+ * Only works inside the packaged desktop app; returns null elsewhere.
  */
-export async function pickFolderAndAddRoot(): Promise<string | null> {
+export async function pickFolder(): Promise<string | null> {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   const api = (window as any).pywebview?.api
   if (!api) return null
   const folder: string | null = await api.pick_folder()
   return folder
 }
+
+export interface UpdateStatus {
+  version: string
+  auto_update: boolean
+  pending_version: string | null
+}
+
+/** Fetch version, auto-update preference, and any downloaded pending update. */
+export async function fetchUpdateStatus(): Promise<UpdateStatus> {
+  const response = await fetch("/api/update")
+  if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch update status: ${response.status}`)
+  return response.json()
+}
+
+/** Enable or disable automatic update downloads (persisted server-side). */
+export async function setAutoUpdate(enabled: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  const response = await fetch("/api/config/auto-update", {
+    method: "PUT",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ enabled }),
+  })
+  if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to save auto-update setting: ${response.status}`)
+}
+
+/** Apply a downloaded update and restart the app into it. */
+export async function restartForUpdate(): Promise<void> {
+  const response = await fetch("/api/update/restart", { method: "POST" })
+  if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to restart for update: ${response.status}`)
+}

frontend/src/components/CollageHero.vue

@@ -594,13 +594,7 @@ function activateItem(item: MediaItem) {
 
 function handleItemClick(event: MouseEvent, item: MediaItem) {
   // Let modified clicks navigate natively
-  if (
+  if (event.button !== 0 || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey || event.altKey) {
-    event.button !== 0 ||
-    event.ctrlKey ||
-    event.metaKey ||
-    event.shiftKey ||
-    event.altKey
-  ) {
     return
   }
   event.preventDefault()

frontend/src/components/EpisodeReleaseMenu.vue

@@ -65,11 +65,7 @@ function getPlayLabel(filePath: string | null | undefined): string {
 
 function getFocusableElements(): HTMLElement[] {
   if (!menuRef.value) return []
-  return Array.from(
+  return Array.from(menuRef.value.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".ctx-btn:not(:disabled)"))
-    menuRef.value.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
-      '.ctx-btn:not(:disabled)'
-    )
-  )
 }
 
 function focusNext(delta: number) {
@@ -130,9 +126,7 @@ watch(
     await nextTick()
     clampToViewport()
     // Focus first action button for keyboard navigation
-    const firstBtn = menuRef.value?.querySelector(
+    const firstBtn = menuRef.value?.querySelector(".ctx-btn:not(:disabled)") as HTMLElement | null
-      ".ctx-btn:not(:disabled)",
-    ) as HTMLElement | null
     firstBtn?.focus()
   },
   { immediate: true },

frontend/src/components/HexKeyboard.vue

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 <template>
   <Teleport to="body">
     <Transition name="hex-keyboard-fade">
-      <div v-if="visible" ref="keyboardRef" class="hex-keyboard" @click.stop @keydown="handleKeyDown">
+      <div
+        v-if="visible"
+        ref="keyboardRef"
+        class="hex-keyboard"
+        @click.stop
+        @keydown="handleKeyDown"
+      >
         <div ref="gridRef" class="hex-keyboard-grid">
           <div
             v-for="(row, rowIndex) in rows"
@@ -26,7 +32,9 @@
               tabindex="-1"
               @click="handleKeyClick(key)"
             >
-              <span class="hex-key-label" :class="{ 'hex-key-label-large': key.id === 'sp' }">{{ key.label }}</span>
+              <span class="hex-key-label" :class="{ 'hex-key-label-large': key.id === 'sp' }">{{
+                key.label
+              }}</span>
             </button>
           </div>
           <!-- Green focus outline rendered separately on top -->
@@ -174,11 +182,16 @@ function getCoord(index: number): { row: number; col: number } {
 
 function getRowRange(row: number): { start: number; count: number } {
   switch (row) {
-    case 0: return { start: ROW_0_START, count: ROW_0_COUNT }
+    case 0:
-    case 1: return { start: ROW_1_START, count: ROW_1_COUNT }
+      return { start: ROW_0_START, count: ROW_0_COUNT }
-    case 2: return { start: ROW_2_START, count: ROW_2_COUNT }
+    case 1:
-    case 3: return { start: ROW_3_START, count: ROW_3_COUNT }
+      return { start: ROW_1_START, count: ROW_1_COUNT }
-    default: return { start: 0, count: 0 }
+    case 2:
+      return { start: ROW_2_START, count: ROW_2_COUNT }
+    case 3:
+      return { start: ROW_3_START, count: ROW_3_COUNT }
+    default:
+      return { start: 0, count: 0 }
   }
 }
 
@@ -247,10 +260,7 @@ function close() {
   emit("close")
 }
 
-function findNext(
+function findNext(currentIdx: number, direction: "up" | "down" | "left" | "right"): number | null {
-  currentIdx: number,
-  direction: "up" | "down" | "left" | "right",
-): number | null {
   const current = getCoord(currentIdx)
 
   if (direction === "left") {
@@ -510,10 +520,18 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 }
 
 /* Row horizontal offsets for honeycomb staggering */
-.hex-keyboard-row-0 { margin-left: 0; }
+.hex-keyboard-row-0 {
-.hex-keyboard-row-1 { margin-left: calc(var(--key-w) * 0.5); }
+  margin-left: 0;
-.hex-keyboard-row-2 { margin-left: calc(var(--key-w) * 1.0); }
+}
-.hex-keyboard-row-3 { margin-left: calc(var(--key-w) * 1.5); }
+.hex-keyboard-row-1 {
+  margin-left: calc(var(--key-w) * 0.5);
+}
+.hex-keyboard-row-2 {
+  margin-left: calc(var(--key-w) * 1);
+}
+.hex-keyboard-row-3 {
+  margin-left: calc(var(--key-w) * 1.5);
+}
 
 .hex-key {
   position: relative;
@@ -529,7 +547,9 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 25%, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0% 75%, 0% 25%);
-  transition: transform 0.15s ease, color 0.3s ease;
+  transition:
+    transform 0.15s ease,
+    color 0.3s ease;
   outline: none;
   transform: scale(0.97);
 }
@@ -538,7 +558,8 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 .hex-key-row-0 {
   background: linear-gradient(180deg, #626b7bd0 0%, #3a3f4ad0 100%);
 }
-.hex-key-row-1, .hex-key-row-3 {
+.hex-key-row-1,
+.hex-key-row-3 {
   background: linear-gradient(180deg, #2a3343d0 0%, #2c3242d0 100%);
 }
 .hex-key-row-2 {
@@ -553,8 +574,12 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 }
 
 @keyframes hex-label-fade {
-  0% { color: #22c55e; }
+  0% {
-  100% { color: #ffffff; }
+    color: #22c55e;
+  }
+  100% {
+    color: #ffffff;
+  }
 }
 
 /* Special key backgrounds override row gradients */
@@ -600,8 +625,13 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 }
 
 @keyframes hex-outline-blink {
-  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+  0%,
-  50% { opacity: 0.4; }
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  50% {
+    opacity: 0.4;
+  }
 }
 
 /* Transition */

frontend/src/components/MediaCard.vue

@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@
         </div>
         <div v-else-if="subtitle" class="media-card-detail">{{ subtitle }}</div>
         <div v-if="directorAndCast" class="media-card-detail person-list">
-          <span v-if="director" class="director-name person-token">{{ formatPersonLabel(director) }}</span>
+          <span v-if="director" class="director-name person-token">{{
+            formatPersonLabel(director)
+          }}</span>
           <span
             v-for="(castName, castIndex) in formattedCastNames"
             :key="`${castName}-${castIndex}`"
@@ -112,13 +114,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 
 function handleClick(event: MouseEvent) {
   // Let modified clicks (middle-click, ctrl+click, etc.) navigate natively
-  if (
+  if (event.button !== 0 || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey || event.altKey) {
-    event.button !== 0 ||
-    event.ctrlKey ||
-    event.metaKey ||
-    event.shiftKey ||
-    event.altKey
-  ) {
     return
   }
   // Prevent default navigation for plain left-clicks and synthetic clicks

frontend/src/components/MediaDetail.vue

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <!-- Full screen view for series -->
   <SeriesFullView
     v-if="item.type === 'series'"
+    :key="item.id"
     :series="item.data as Series"
     :all-movies="allMovies"
     :focus-episode="focusEpisode"
@@ -185,7 +186,11 @@
             v-if="item.type === 'movies' && collectionMovies.length > 1"
             class="similar-movies-section"
           >
-            <div class="similar-movies-grid" data-sync-scroll-row="true" data-sync-scroll-group="similar">
+            <div
+              class="similar-movies-grid"
+              data-sync-scroll-row="true"
+              data-sync-scroll-group="similar"
+            >
               <a
                 v-for="(movie, collectionIndex) in collectionMovies"
                 :key="movie.localId"
@@ -234,7 +239,15 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, ref, watch, onMounted, onUnmounted, nextTick } from "vue"
-import type { CastMember, MediaItem, Movie, MovieUi, Series, SeriesResumePoint, Torrent } from "../types"
+import type {
+  CastMember,
+  MediaItem,
+  Movie,
+  MovieUi,
+  Series,
+  SeriesResumePoint,
+  Torrent,
+} from "../types"
 import type { EpisodeWatchEntry } from "../api"
 import {
   getCoverUrl,
@@ -315,7 +328,9 @@ function getReleaseAtRow(row: number): HTMLElement | null {
 }
 
 function getLastReleaseRowBefore(castRow: number): number | null {
-  const releases = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-nav-release-item="true"]'))
+  const releases = Array.from(
+    document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-nav-release-item="true"]'),
+  )
   let best: number | null = null
   for (const release of releases) {
     const row = parseInt(release.getAttribute("data-nav-row") || "", 10)
@@ -342,11 +357,7 @@ function registerMovieOutOfBoundsShortcut() {
       return null
     }
 
-    if (
+    if (direction === "left" && current.hasAttribute("data-nav-cast-item") && currentCol === 0) {
-      direction === "left" &&
-      current.hasAttribute("data-nav-cast-item") &&
-      currentCol === 0
-    ) {
       const targetRow = lastReleaseShortcutRow ?? getLastReleaseRowBefore(currentRow)
       if (targetRow === null) return null
       return getReleaseAtRow(targetRow)
@@ -755,23 +766,8 @@ const castNavRow = computed(() => {
   return hasDesktopSimilarShortcut ? 4 + movieVersions.value.length : 2 + movieVersions.value.length
 })
 
-const collectionMovies = computed((): Array<{
+const collectionMovies = computed(
-  title: string
+  (): Array<{
-  localId: string
-  coverPath: string | null
-  rootId: string | null
-  year: string | null
-  hyphenLang: string | null
-  isCurrent: boolean
-}> => {
-  if (props.item.type !== "movies") return []
-
-  const movie = props.item.data as Movie
-  const collectionName = movie.info?.collection?.trim()
-  if (!collectionName) return []
-  const normalizedCollectionName = collectionName.toLowerCase()
-
-  const matches: Array<{
     title: string
     localId: string
     coverPath: string | null
@@ -779,60 +775,77 @@ const collectionMovies = computed((): Array<{
     year: string | null
     hyphenLang: string | null
     isCurrent: boolean
-  }> = []
+  }> => {
+    if (props.item.type !== "movies") return []
 
-  let hasCurrentInMatches = false
+    const movie = props.item.data as Movie
+    const collectionName = movie.info?.collection?.trim()
+    if (!collectionName) return []
+    const normalizedCollectionName = collectionName.toLowerCase()
 
-  for (const libraryMovie of props.allMovies || []) {
+    const matches: Array<{
-    const otherCollectionName = libraryMovie.info?.collection?.trim().toLowerCase()
+      title: string
-    if (otherCollectionName !== normalizedCollectionName) continue
+      localId: string
+      coverPath: string | null
+      rootId: string | null
+      year: string | null
+      hyphenLang: string | null
+      isCurrent: boolean
+    }> = []
 
-    const title = libraryMovie.title || libraryMovie.info?.title
+    let hasCurrentInMatches = false
-    if (!title) continue
 
-    const isCurrent = libraryMovie.id === props.item.id
+    for (const libraryMovie of props.allMovies || []) {
-    if (isCurrent) hasCurrentInMatches = true
+      const otherCollectionName = libraryMovie.info?.collection?.trim().toLowerCase()
+      if (otherCollectionName !== normalizedCollectionName) continue
 
-    matches.push({
+      const title = libraryMovie.title || libraryMovie.info?.title
-      title,
+      if (!title) continue
-      localId: libraryMovie.id,
-      coverPath: libraryMovie.cover_path || null,
-      rootId: libraryMovie.root_id || null,
-      year: libraryMovie.year
-        ? String(libraryMovie.year)
-        : libraryMovie.info?.release_date?.slice(0, 4) || null,
-      hyphenLang: normalizeHyphenationLang(libraryMovie.info?.original_language),
-      isCurrent,
-    })
-  }
 
-  if (!hasCurrentInMatches) {
+      const isCurrent = libraryMovie.id === props.item.id
-    matches.push({
+      if (isCurrent) hasCurrentInMatches = true
-      title: props.item.title || (props.item.data as Movie).info?.title || "Current movie",
-      localId: props.item.id,
-      coverPath: props.item.cover_path || null,
-      rootId: props.item.root_id || null,
-      year: props.item.year
-        ? String(props.item.year)
-        : (props.item.data as Movie).info?.release_date?.slice(0, 4) || null,
-      hyphenLang: normalizeHyphenationLang((props.item.data as Movie).info?.original_language),
-      isCurrent: true,
-    })
-  }
 
-  return matches
+      matches.push({
-    .sort((a, b) => {
+        title,
-      const yearA = parseInt(a.year || "", 10)
+        localId: libraryMovie.id,
-      const yearB = parseInt(b.year || "", 10)
+        coverPath: libraryMovie.cover_path || null,
-      const hasYearA = Number.isFinite(yearA)
+        rootId: libraryMovie.root_id || null,
-      const hasYearB = Number.isFinite(yearB)
+        year: libraryMovie.year
+          ? String(libraryMovie.year)
+          : libraryMovie.info?.release_date?.slice(0, 4) || null,
+        hyphenLang: normalizeHyphenationLang(libraryMovie.info?.original_language),
+        isCurrent,
+      })
+    }
 
-      if (hasYearA && hasYearB && yearA !== yearB) return yearA - yearB
+    if (!hasCurrentInMatches) {
-      if (hasYearA !== hasYearB) return hasYearA ? -1 : 1
+      matches.push({
-      return a.title.localeCompare(b.title)
+        title: props.item.title || (props.item.data as Movie).info?.title || "Current movie",
-    })
+        localId: props.item.id,
-    .slice(0, 24)
+        coverPath: props.item.cover_path || null,
-})
+        rootId: props.item.root_id || null,
+        year: props.item.year
+          ? String(props.item.year)
+          : (props.item.data as Movie).info?.release_date?.slice(0, 4) || null,
+        hyphenLang: normalizeHyphenationLang((props.item.data as Movie).info?.original_language),
+        isCurrent: true,
+      })
+    }
+
+    return matches
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        const yearA = parseInt(a.year || "", 10)
+        const yearB = parseInt(b.year || "", 10)
+        const hasYearA = Number.isFinite(yearA)
+        const hasYearB = Number.isFinite(yearB)
+
+        if (hasYearA && hasYearB && yearA !== yearB) return yearA - yearB
+        if (hasYearA !== hasYearB) return hasYearA ? -1 : 1
+        return a.title.localeCompare(b.title)
+      })
+      .slice(0, 24)
+  },
+)
 
 function normalizeHyphenationLang(language: string | null | undefined): string | null {
   if (!language) return null

frontend/src/components/ReleaseActionMenu.vue

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const disabled = computed(() => !props.filePath)
 function getFocusableElements(): HTMLElement[] {
   if (!menuRef.value) return []
   return Array.from(
-    menuRef.value.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".version-action-item:not(:disabled)")
+    menuRef.value.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".version-action-item:not(:disabled)"),
   )
 }
 

frontend/src/components/ReleaseVersionCard.vue

@@ -336,7 +336,12 @@ const hdr10PlusPattern = /hdr10\+|hdr10plus/i
 
 const hasHdr10Plus = computed(() => {
   if (props.torrent.hdr10plus) return true
-  const text = [props.torrent.title, props.torrent.quality, props.torrent.codec, props.torrent.audio]
+  const text = [
+    props.torrent.title,
+    props.torrent.quality,
+    props.torrent.codec,
+    props.torrent.audio,
+  ]
     .filter(Boolean)
     .join(" ")
   return hdr10PlusPattern.test(text)

frontend/src/components/SeriesFullView.vue

@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@
                   formatDate(selectedSeason.air_date)
                 }}</span>
                 <span
-                  >{{ selectedSeason.episode_count ?? selectedSeason.episodes.length }}
+                  >{{
+                    selectedSeason.episode_count ?? selectedSeason.episodes.length
+                  }}
                   Episodes</span
                 >
               </div>
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@
       <div class="episodes-grid">
         <div
           v-for="(episode, eIndex) in selectedSeason?.episodes || []"
-          :key="`${selectedSeasonIndex}-${episode.episode_number}`"
+          :key="`${seriesIdentity}-${selectedSeasonIndex}-${episode.episode_number}`"
           class="episode-tile"
           :class="{ 'episode-tile--ahead': isEpisodeAhead(eIndex) }"
           v-bind="getEpisodeNavAttrs(selectedSeasonIndex, eIndex)"
@@ -124,9 +126,7 @@
           @contextmenu="handleContextMenu($event, episode)"
         >
           <!-- SVG focus outline -->
-          <svg class="tile-focus-outline" viewBox="0 0 100 100" preserveAspectRatio="none">
+          <div class="tile-focus-outline"></div>
-            <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" />
-          </svg>
 
           <!-- Episode preview media -->
           <div class="tile-media">
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@
             <span
               v-if="episodeWatchIndicator(episode)"
               class="ep-watch"
-              :title="
+              :title="episodeWatchIndicator(episode) === '●' ? 'Watched' : 'Partially watched'"
-                episodeWatchIndicator(episode) === '●' ? 'Watched' : 'Partially watched'
-              "
               >{{ episodeWatchIndicator(episode) }}</span
             >
             <div class="tile-play">▶</div>
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ import EpisodeReleaseMenu from "./EpisodeReleaseMenu.vue"
 import { sortTorrentsByPreference } from "../composables/useSettings"
 
 const props = defineProps<{
-  series: Series & { root_id?: string | null }
+  series: Series & { id?: string; root_id?: string | null }
   allMovies: MovieUi[]
   focusEpisode?: { seasonNumber: number; episodeNumber: number } | null
   resumePoint?: SeriesResumePoint | null
@@ -297,6 +295,15 @@ const selectedSeason = computed<Season | null>(
   () => props.series.seasons[selectedSeasonIndex.value] || null,
 )
 
+// Stable identity of the displayed series. Episode tiles carry it in their
+// :key so swapping to another series remounts the tiles (and their <video>
+// elements) instead of patching <source> children — which browsers ignore,
+// leaving the previous series' preview reels playing.
+const seriesIdentity = computed(() => {
+  const s = props.series
+  return s.id ?? `${s.root_id ?? ""}:${s.title ?? ""}`
+})
+
 function selectSeason(index: number) {
   if (index < 0 || index >= props.series.seasons.length) return
   if (selectedSeasonIndex.value === index) return
@@ -358,9 +365,7 @@ const cursorGlobalIndex = computed(() =>
 const resumePointGlobalIndex = computed(() => {
   const point = props.resumePoint
   if (!point) return null
-  const seasonIndex = props.series.seasons.findIndex(
+  const seasonIndex = props.series.seasons.findIndex((s) => s.season_number === point.seasonNumber)
-    (s) => s.season_number === point.seasonNumber,
-  )
   if (seasonIndex < 0) return null
   const episodeIndex = props.series.seasons[seasonIndex]?.episodes.findIndex(
     (e) => e.episode_number === point.episodeNumber,
@@ -548,6 +553,9 @@ function getEpisodeNavAttrs(seasonIndex: number, episodeIndex: number) {
     ...navAttrs(coords.row, coords.col),
     "data-season-index": seasonIndex,
     "data-episode-index": episodeIndex,
+    // Entering the episode grid from above (the season selector) always
+    // lands on the first episode instead of the visually closest tile.
+    ...(episodeIndex === 0 ? { "data-nav-entry-col-from-above": "0" } : {}),
   }
 }
 
@@ -638,10 +646,7 @@ watch(
   episodeFocusTarget,
   (ep) => {
     if (!ep) return
-    if (
+    if (!props.focusEpisode && (seasonUserInteracted.value || episodeCursorIndex.value !== null)) {
-      !props.focusEpisode &&
-      (seasonUserInteracted.value || episodeCursorIndex.value !== null)
-    ) {
       return
     }
     const seasonIndex =
@@ -1406,6 +1411,17 @@ watch(
   },
 )
 
+// Series swapped under a reused component instance: tiles remount via the
+// :key, but per-episode state keyed by episode index alone (audio owner,
+// cursor, startup timers) survives — reset it so the old series' playback
+// and audio don't bleed into the new one.
+watch(seriesIdentity, () => {
+  episodeCursorIndex.value = null
+  setAudioOwner(null)
+  stopEpisodePreviews()
+  scheduleEpisodeMediaReady()
+})
+
 // Episodes past the spoiler threshold (cursor or continue point) are faded;
 // stop their playback too.
 watch([episodeCursorIndex, resumePointGlobalIndex], () => {
@@ -1827,25 +1843,21 @@ html:not(.mouse-active) .season-poster-card.nav-focused,
   }
 }
 
-/* SVG focus outline styles for tiles */
+/* Focus outline for tiles; border width is half the SVG stroke width used on
+   poster cards, since a CSS border paints fully inside while an SVG stroke
+   is centered on the path (half of it clipped away). */
 .tile-focus-outline {
   position: absolute;
   inset: 0;
-  width: 100%;
+  border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
-  height: 100%;
+  border-radius: inherit;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
   pointer-events: none;
   z-index: 5;
   opacity: 0;
   transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
 }
 
-.tile-focus-outline rect {
-  fill: none;
-  stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
-  stroke-width: 4;
-  vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
-}
-
 /* Show outline on hover and focus */
 html.mouse-active .episode-tile:hover .tile-focus-outline,
 html:not(.mouse-active) .episode-tile.nav-focused .tile-focus-outline {
@@ -1854,9 +1866,9 @@ html:not(.mouse-active) .episode-tile.nav-focused .tile-focus-outline {
 }
 
 /* Brighter outline for keyboard focus */
-html:not(.mouse-active) .episode-tile.nav-focused .tile-focus-outline rect {
+html:not(.mouse-active) .episode-tile.nav-focused .tile-focus-outline {
-  stroke: #ffffff;
+  border-color: #ffffff;
-  stroke-width: 5;
+  border-width: 2.5px;
   filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8));
 }
 
@@ -1933,7 +1945,12 @@ html:not(.mouse-active) .episode-tile.nav-focused .tile-focus-outline rect {
       rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 30%,
       rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 55%
     ),
-    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(20, 20, 28, 0.5) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 40%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) 100%);
+    linear-gradient(
+      to bottom,
+      rgba(20, 20, 28, 0.5) 0%,
+      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 40%,
+      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) 100%
+    );
 }
 
 .episode-tile--ahead::after {

frontend/src/composables/useGamepadNavigation.ts

@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ function getDigitalRepeatIntervalMs(holdMs: number): number {
 
 function getAnalogRepeatIntervalMs(intensity: number): number {
   const normalized = Math.min(Math.max(intensity, 0), 1)
-  return Math.round(ANALOG_REPEAT_MAX_MS - (ANALOG_REPEAT_MAX_MS - ANALOG_REPEAT_MIN_MS) * normalized)
+  return Math.round(
+    ANALOG_REPEAT_MAX_MS - (ANALOG_REPEAT_MAX_MS - ANALOG_REPEAT_MIN_MS) * normalized,
+  )
 }
 
 function normalizeAxisIntensity(rawValue: number): number {

frontend/src/composables/useInputModality.ts

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { reportUserActivity } from "../api"
 
 type InputModality = "mouse" | "keyboard" | "gamepad"
 
-
 const MOUSE_IDLE_MS = 1400
 const MOUSE_INTENT_DISTANCE_PX = 28
 const MOUSE_INTENT_WINDOW_MS = 700
+const MOUSE_OVER_INTENT_RECENCY_MS = 500
 const MOUSE_INTENT_SELECTOR = [
   "[data-nav-focusable]",
   "button",
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ let mouseIdleTimer: number | null = null
 let pointerVisible = false
 let mouseTravelPx = 0
 let lastMouseMoveAt = 0
+let lastAnyMouseMoveAt = 0
 
 function clearMouseIdleTimer() {
   if (mouseIdleTimer !== null) {
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ function registerMouseIntentTravel(event: MouseEvent): boolean {
 function handleMouseMove(event: MouseEvent) {
   reportUserActivity()
   showPointerFromMotion()
+  lastAnyMouseMoveAt = performance.now()
 
   if (modality === "mouse") {
     applyInputState(true)
@@ -111,6 +113,13 @@ function handleMouseOver(event: MouseEvent) {
   if (modality === "mouse") return
   if (!isMouseIntentTarget(event.target)) return
 
+  // Browsers fire mouseover/mouseenter when scrolling or re-rendering moves
+  // content under a stationary cursor (e.g. sideways season browsing while
+  // the pointer happens to rest over the episode grid). Without recent real
+  // pointer motion this is not mouse intent — activating mouse input here
+  // would let hover handlers steal keyboard/gamepad focus.
+  if (performance.now() - lastAnyMouseMoveAt > MOUSE_OVER_INTENT_RECENCY_MS) return
+
   // Entering an interactive target indicates likely mouse intent.
   activateMouseInput()
 }

frontend/src/composables/useKeyboardNavigation.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ const FOCUSABLE_ATTR = "data-nav-focusable"
 const ROW_ATTR = "data-nav-row"
 const COL_ATTR = "data-nav-col"
 const ENTRY_COL_ATTR = "data-nav-entry-col"
+// Like ENTRY_COL_ATTR, but only applies when entering the row from above
+// (ArrowDown). Lets a row declare a fixed landing column for downward entry
+// without hijacking upward or horizontal moves.
+const ENTRY_COL_FROM_ABOVE_ATTR = "data-nav-entry-col-from-above"
 const SYNC_SCROLL_ROW_ATTR = "data-sync-scroll-row"
 const SYNC_SCROLL_GROUP_ATTR = "data-sync-scroll-group"
 const DEFAULT_SYNC_SCROLL_GROUP = "browse"
@@ -99,7 +103,10 @@ function measureGlobalMetrics(group: string): boolean {
     const rowStyle = window.getComputedStyle(row)
     const paddingLeft = parseFloat(rowStyle.paddingLeft || "0")
     const viewportWidth = row.clientWidth
-    const deadzoneInset = Math.max(paddingLeft, (viewportWidth - cardWidth) * SYNC_SCROLL_DEADZONE_RATIO)
+    const deadzoneInset = Math.max(
+      paddingLeft,
+      (viewportWidth - cardWidth) * SYNC_SCROLL_DEADZONE_RATIO,
+    )
     const leftDeadzoneRaw = rowStyle.getPropertyValue(SYNC_SCROLL_LEFT_DEADZONE_VAR).trim()
     const leftDeadzone = Number.isFinite(parseFloat(leftDeadzoneRaw))
       ? Math.max(0, parseFloat(leftDeadzoneRaw))
@@ -171,10 +178,7 @@ function getRowMaxScroll(row: HTMLElement): number {
   if (n === 0) return 0
   const lastCol = n - 1
   const lastItemLeft = m.paddingLeft + lastCol * m.stride
-  const maxVisibleLeft = Math.max(
+  const maxVisibleLeft = Math.max(m.paddingLeft, m.viewportWidth - m.cardWidth - m.rightDeadzone)
-    m.paddingLeft,
-    m.viewportWidth - m.cardWidth - m.rightDeadzone,
-  )
   return Math.max(0, lastItemLeft - maxVisibleLeft)
 }
 
@@ -276,14 +280,8 @@ function updateSyncedRowTarget(anchorCol: number, anchorRow: HTMLElement | null
   if (!m) return
 
   const itemLeft = m.paddingLeft + anchorCol * m.stride
-  const leftVisibleLimit = Math.max(
+  const leftVisibleLimit = Math.max(m.paddingLeft, m.leftDeadzone)
-    m.paddingLeft,
+  const rightVisibleLimit = Math.max(m.paddingLeft, m.viewportWidth - m.cardWidth - m.rightDeadzone)
-    m.leftDeadzone,
-  )
-  const rightVisibleLimit = Math.max(
-    m.paddingLeft,
-    m.viewportWidth - m.cardWidth - m.rightDeadzone,
-  )
 
   // Keep focus inside the deadzone: no scroll while the focused item remains
   // between left and right limits.
@@ -350,7 +348,9 @@ function getLocalSyncedRowCol(
   element: HTMLElement,
   requestedCol: number,
 ): number {
-  const cards = Array.from(anchorRow.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(`.media-card[${FOCUSABLE_ATTR}]`))
+  const cards = Array.from(
+    anchorRow.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(`.media-card[${FOCUSABLE_ATTR}]`),
+  )
   if (cards.length === 0) return Math.max(0, requestedCol)
 
   const cardCols = cards
@@ -462,9 +462,7 @@ function ensureElementVisibleVertically(element: HTMLElement) {
 // Element finding / navigation (unchanged logic, uses getMetrics() now)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function resolveOutOfBoundsNavigation(
+function resolveOutOfBoundsNavigation(context: OutOfBoundsNavigationContext): HTMLElement | null {
-  context: OutOfBoundsNavigationContext,
-): HTMLElement | null {
   const handlers = Array.from(outOfBoundsHandlers)
   for (let i = handlers.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
     const result = handlers[i]?.(context)
@@ -619,10 +617,7 @@ function findElementClosestToLogicalViewportX(
   return nearest
 }
 
-function findNextElement(
+function findNextElement(current: HTMLElement, direction: NavDirection): HTMLElement | null {
-  current: HTMLElement,
-  direction: NavDirection,
-): HTMLElement | null {
   const currentRow = parseInt(current.getAttribute(ROW_ATTR) || "0", 10)
   const currentCol = parseInt(current.getAttribute(COL_ATTR) || "0", 10)
   const byRow = getElementsByRow()
@@ -672,8 +667,21 @@ function findNextElement(
       desiredCol.value = currentCol
     }
 
-    const entryTarget = findElementAt(targetRow, targetCol, true)
     const targetRowElements = byRow.get(targetRow) ?? []
+
+    if (direction === "down") {
+      for (const el of targetRowElements) {
+        const fromAboveCol = el.element.getAttribute(ENTRY_COL_FROM_ABOVE_ATTR)
+        if (fromAboveCol === null) continue
+        const fromAboveTarget = targetRowElements.find((e) => e.col === parseInt(fromAboveCol, 10))
+        if (fromAboveTarget) {
+          desiredCol.value = fromAboveTarget.col
+          return fromAboveTarget.element
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const entryTarget = findElementAt(targetRow, targetCol, true)
     const hasEntryOverride = targetRowElements.some((el) => el.element.hasAttribute(ENTRY_COL_ATTR))
     if (hasEntryOverride) {
       return entryTarget?.element || null

frontend/src/composables/useMediaWebSocket.ts

@@ -159,10 +159,7 @@ export function useMediaWebSocket() {
     return { ...normalizeSeries(series, rootId, people), id, root_id: rootId }
   }
 
-  function normalizeCastMember(
+  function normalizeCastMember(member: unknown, people: Map<number, Person>): CastMember {
-    member: unknown,
-    people: Map<number, Person>,
-  ): CastMember {
     if (!Array.isArray(member)) {
       return {
         name: "",
@@ -346,7 +343,10 @@ export function useMediaWebSocket() {
     }
   }
 
-  function mergeItemsByHash<T extends MovieUi | SeriesUi>(items: T[], mergeFn: (a: T, b: T) => T): T[] {
+  function mergeItemsByHash<T extends MovieUi | SeriesUi>(
+    items: T[],
+    mergeFn: (a: T, b: T) => T,
+  ): T[] {
     const map = new Map<string, T[]>()
     for (const item of items) {
       const hash = getContentHash(item.id)
@@ -436,7 +436,14 @@ export function useMediaWebSocket() {
     connected.value = wsRef.value?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN
   }
 
-  function applyRootInit(rootId: string, rootData: { movies: Record<string, Movie>; series: Record<string, Series>; people?: Record<string, unknown> }) {
+  function applyRootInit(
+    rootId: string,
+    rootData: {
+      movies: Record<string, Movie>
+      series: Record<string, Series>
+      people?: Record<string, unknown>
+    },
+  ) {
     const state = ensureRootState(rootId)
 
     state.peopleMap.clear()
@@ -502,7 +509,10 @@ export function useMediaWebSocket() {
             const parsed = Number(id)
             const normalized = normalizePerson(person)
             if (Number.isFinite(parsed)) {
-              state.peopleMap.set(parsed, normalized || { name: "", profile_path: null, gender: null })
+              state.peopleMap.set(
+                parsed,
+                normalized || { name: "", profile_path: null, gender: null },
+              )
             }
           }
         }

frontend/src/composables/useScanProgress.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import type { TaskInfo } from "../types"
+
+export type RootTaskInfo = TaskInfo & { root_id: string }
+
+export interface ProgressRootState {
+  rootId: string
+  rootLabel: string
+  scanTarget: string | null
+  phaseLabel: string
+  phaseDetail: string | null
+  progressPercent: number
+  progressLabel: string | null
+  isDeterminate: boolean
+  toneClass: string
+}
+
+function normalizePosixPath(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/\\/g, "/")
+}
+
+function extractScanPath(detail: string): string | null {
+  if (!detail.startsWith("Scanning:")) return null
+  let value = detail.replace(/^Scanning:\s*/i, "").trim()
+  value = value.replace(/\s*\(\d+\s+found\)\s*$/i, "").trim()
+  return value || null
+}
+
+function buildScanTarget(rootPath: string | null, detail: string): string | null {
+  const rawPath = extractScanPath(detail)
+  if (!rawPath) return null
+
+  const posixRaw = normalizePosixPath(rawPath)
+  const posixRoot = rootPath ? normalizePosixPath(rootPath) : null
+
+  if (posixRoot) {
+    const lowRaw = posixRaw.toLowerCase()
+    const lowRoot = posixRoot.toLowerCase()
+    if (lowRaw === lowRoot) return posixRoot
+    if (lowRaw.startsWith(`${lowRoot}/`)) {
+      return posixRaw.slice(posixRoot.length).replace(/^\/+/, "")
+    }
+  }
+  return posixRaw
+}
+
+function describeRootProgress(
+  rootId: string,
+  rootPath: string | null,
+  tasksForRoot: RootTaskInfo[],
+  isInitialScanMode: boolean,
+): ProgressRootState | null {
+  const running = tasksForRoot.filter((task) => task.status === "running")
+  const latestError = [...tasksForRoot].reverse().find((task) => task.status === "error") || null
+
+  if (running.length === 0 && !latestError) return null
+
+  const scanTask = running.find((task) => task.id.startsWith("scan-")) || null
+  const showreelCount = running.filter((task) => task.id.startsWith("showreel-")).length
+  const otherRunningCount = running.length - (scanTask ? 1 : 0) - showreelCount
+
+  let phaseLabel = "Processing media"
+  let phaseDetail: string | null = null
+  let scanTarget: string | null = null
+  let isDeterminate = false
+  let progressPercent = 0
+  let progressLabel: string | null = null
+  let toneClass = ""
+
+  if (scanTask) {
+    const detail = (scanTask.detail || "").trim()
+    scanTarget = buildScanTarget(rootPath, detail)
+    if (detail.startsWith("Scanning:")) {
+      phaseLabel = isInitialScanMode ? "Scanning folders" : "Checking for updates"
+    } else if (/^Processing\s+\d+\s+(items|movies|series)/i.test(detail)) {
+      phaseLabel = "Preparing titles"
+    } else if (/^(Starting scan|No new items|Done|Scan cancelled)/i.test(detail)) {
+      phaseLabel = isInitialScanMode ? "Scanning folders" : "Checking for updates"
+    } else {
+      phaseLabel = "Fetching metadata"
+      phaseDetail = detail || null
+    }
+    if (scanTask.progress > 0 && scanTask.progress <= 1) {
+      isDeterminate = true
+      progressPercent = Math.max(1, Math.round(scanTask.progress * 100))
+      progressLabel = `${progressPercent}%`
+    }
+  } else if (showreelCount > 0) {
+    phaseLabel = "Generating previews"
+  } else if (otherRunningCount > 0) {
+    phaseLabel = "Finalizing updates"
+  } else if (latestError) {
+    phaseLabel = "Needs attention"
+    phaseDetail = latestError.detail || "A background task failed"
+    toneClass = "activity-root-error"
+  }
+
+  return {
+    rootId,
+    rootLabel: rootId,
+    scanTarget,
+    phaseLabel,
+    phaseDetail,
+    progressPercent,
+    progressLabel,
+    isDeterminate,
+    toneClass,
+  }
+}
+
+export function computeProgressRoots(
+  tasks: Iterable<RootTaskInfo>,
+  getRootPath: (rootId: string) => string | null,
+  isInitialScanMode: boolean,
+): ProgressRootState[] {
+  const byRoot = new Map<string, RootTaskInfo[]>()
+  for (const task of tasks) {
+    const list = byRoot.get(task.root_id) || []
+    list.push(task)
+    byRoot.set(task.root_id, list)
+  }
+
+  const rows: ProgressRootState[] = []
+  for (const [rootId, rootTasks] of byRoot) {
+    const row = describeRootProgress(rootId, getRootPath(rootId), rootTasks, isInitialScanMode)
+    if (row) rows.push(row)
+  }
+  return rows.sort((a, b) => a.rootLabel.localeCompare(b.rootLabel))
+}

frontend/src/composables/useSettings.ts

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ const STORAGE_KEY = "MediaHive"
 const RESOLUTION_PRIORITY: Record<string, number> = {
   "8K": 5,
   "4K": 4,
-  "FHD": 3,
+  FHD: 3,
-  "HD": 2,
+  HD: 2,
-  "SD": 1,
+  SD: 1,
 }
 
 // Max resolution priority allowed for each preference level
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ function loadSettings(): MediaHiveSettings {
   } catch {
     // ignore parse errors
   }
-  return { preferredResolution: "rmax", preferredHdr: "none", playerId: "default", playerCustomCmd: null, playerMpcPort: null }
+  return {
+    preferredResolution: "rmax",
+    preferredHdr: "none",
+    playerId: "default",
+    playerCustomCmd: null,
+    playerMpcPort: null,
+  }
 }
 
 const settings = reactive<MediaHiveSettings>(loadSettings())

frontend/src/composables/useSettingsOpen.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { ref } from "vue"
+
+// Settings is an overlay, not a route: opening it must not change the URL or
+// the view behind it, so the open state is plain shared local state.
+const settingsOpen = ref(false)
+
+export function useSettingsOpen() {
+  return settingsOpen
+}

frontend/src/router.ts

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ const router = createRouter({
       component: EmptyRouteComponent,
     },
     {
+      // Settings is now an overlay with no URL of its own; keep old links working.
       path: "/settings",
-      name: "settings",
+      redirect: "/movies",
-      component: EmptyRouteComponent,
     },
     {
       path: "/series",

frontend/src/search-worker.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 // Search Web Worker - runs search off the main thread
 // This file is loaded as a Web Worker, not imported as a module.
 
-import type {
+import type { MovieUi, SeriesUi, MatchedPerson, MatchedEpisode, SearchMatchInfo } from "./types"
-  MovieUi,
-  SeriesUi,
-  MatchedPerson,
-  MatchedEpisode,
-  SearchMatchInfo,
-} from "./types"
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Message types
@@ -65,7 +59,7 @@ let series: SeriesUi[] = []
 function normalizeSearchText(value: string): string {
   return value
     .toLowerCase()
-    .replace(/[^a-z0-9\-]+/g, " ")
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9-]+/g, " ")
     .trim()
     .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
 }
@@ -277,7 +271,9 @@ function getMatchedWordIndexes(queryWords: string[], value: string): number[] {
 }
 
 function mergePersonMatch(target: PersonMatch[], candidate: PersonCandidate): void {
-  const existing = target.find((person) => person.name.toLowerCase() === candidate.name.toLowerCase())
+  const existing = target.find(
+    (person) => person.name.toLowerCase() === candidate.name.toLowerCase(),
+  )
   if (existing) {
     if (!existing.roles.includes(candidate.role)) existing.roles.push(candidate.role)
     if (candidate.highlightRoles) existing.highlightRoles = true
@@ -292,9 +288,7 @@ function mergePersonMatch(target: PersonMatch[], candidate: PersonCandidate): vo
 }
 
 function getBestContiguousWordRun(indexes: number[], availableIndexes: Set<number>): number[] {
-  const sorted = indexes
+  const sorted = indexes.filter((index) => availableIndexes.has(index)).sort((a, b) => a - b)
-    .filter((index) => availableIndexes.has(index))
-    .sort((a, b) => a - b)
 
   if (sorted.length === 0) return []
 

frontend/src/styles/main.css

@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ html.mouse-active ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
   transition: top 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
 }
 
+/* Leave room for the fixed app-exit button in desktop (pywebview) mode. */
+.header--gui {
+  padding-right: 3.5rem;
+}
+
 .header::before {
   content: "";
   position: absolute;

frontend/src/utils/languageFlags.ts

@@ -566,9 +566,7 @@ export function formatLanguageFlagTitle(
 ): string {
   const names: string[] = []
   const variants: string[] = []
-  const external = new Set(
+  const external = new Set((externalCodes ?? []).map((c) => resolveLanguageIdentifier(c)))
-    (externalCodes ?? []).map((c) => resolveLanguageIdentifier(c)),
-  )
   let hasExternal = false
   for (const code of entry.sourceCodes) {
     const normalized = resolveLanguageIdentifier(code)
@@ -578,9 +576,10 @@ export function formatLanguageFlagTitle(
     // Explicit region tags (en-us, es-419) become parenthesized variants;
     // plain codes contribute their host country.
     const suffix = normalized.split("-").pop() ?? ""
-    const region = /^[a-z]{2}$|^\d{3}$/i.test(suffix) && normalized.includes("-")
+    const region =
-      ? suffix.toUpperCase()
+      /^[a-z]{2}$|^\d{3}$/i.test(suffix) && normalized.includes("-")
-      : mapLanguageToCountry(code)
+        ? suffix.toUpperCase()
+        : mapLanguageToCountry(code)
     const regionName = region ? toRegionName(region) : null
     const variant = external.has(normalized)
       ? regionName

lefthook.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+pre-commit:
+  parallel: true
+  commands:
+    ruff-check:
+      glob: "*.py"
+      run: .venv/bin/ruff check --fix {staged_files}
+      stage_fixed: true
+    ruff-format:
+      glob: "*.py"
+      run: .venv/bin/ruff format {staged_files}
+      stage_fixed: true
+    oxlint:
+      glob: "frontend/src/**"
+      run: npm --prefix frontend run lint
+      stage_fixed: true
+    oxfmt:
+      glob: "frontend/src/**"
+      run: npm --prefix frontend run format
+      stage_fixed: true

mediahive/config.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from platformdirs import user_config_path, user_log_path
 
 class Config(msgspec.Struct, omit_defaults=True):
     roots: dict[str, str] | None = None
+    auto_update: bool = True
 
 
 # Runtime config shared between the CLI entrypoint and the server process via

mediahive/hivescan/scanning.py

@@ -37,12 +37,33 @@ _SUBTITLE_FLAG_TOKENS = {"forced", "sdh", "cc", "hi", "dhi", "commentary", "sign
 # ISO 639-1 -> ISO 639-2/B for common sidecar language tags, so they merge
 # with the codes ffmpeg reports for embedded tracks.
 _ISO_639_1_TO_639_2 = {
-    "ar": "ara", "cs": "ces", "da": "dan", "de": "deu", "el": "ell",
+    "ar": "ara",
-    "en": "eng", "es": "esp", "fi": "fin", "fr": "fra", "he": "heb",
+    "cs": "ces",
-    "hi": "hin", "hu": "hun", "id": "ind", "it": "ita", "ja": "jpn",
+    "da": "dan",
-    "ko": "kor", "nl": "nld", "no": "nor", "pl": "pol", "pt": "por",
+    "de": "deu",
-    "ru": "rus", "sv": "swe", "th": "tha", "tr": "tur", "uk": "ukr",
+    "el": "ell",
-    "vi": "vie", "zh": "zho",
+    "en": "eng",
+    "es": "esp",
+    "fi": "fin",
+    "fr": "fra",
+    "he": "heb",
+    "hi": "hin",
+    "hu": "hun",
+    "id": "ind",
+    "it": "ita",
+    "ja": "jpn",
+    "ko": "kor",
+    "nl": "nld",
+    "no": "nor",
+    "pl": "pol",
+    "pt": "por",
+    "ru": "rus",
+    "sv": "swe",
+    "th": "tha",
+    "tr": "tur",
+    "uk": "ukr",
+    "vi": "vie",
+    "zh": "zho",
 }
 
 # Caches for expensive operations.  These are per-scan only: the scanner

mediahive/server.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import aiofiles
 import msgspec
+import msgspec.structs
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Request, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import (
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ from fastapi.responses import (
 )
 from fastapi_vue import Frontend, env
 
-from mediahive.config import config, load_config, log_dir
+from mediahive import updater
+from mediahive.config import config, load_config, log_dir, save_config
 from mediahive.hivescan.images import close_image_client
 from mediahive.hivescan.scanner import RootScanner
 from mediahive.hivescan.tmdb_client import close_http_client
@@ -1079,6 +1081,46 @@ async def get_version():
     return {"version": version}
 
 
+# --- Auto-update (Velopack, GUI builds only) ---
+
+
+@app.get("/api/update")
+async def get_update_status():
+    """Version, auto-update preference, and any staged (downloaded) update."""
+    version = (await get_version())["version"]
+    cfg = load_config()
+    pending = await asyncio.to_thread(updater.pending_update)
+    return {
+        "version": version,
+        "auto_update": cfg.auto_update,
+        "pending_version": pending,
+    }
+
+
+@app.put("/api/config/auto-update")
+async def put_auto_update(request: Request):
+    """Enable/disable automatic update downloads (persisted in config)."""
+    body = msgspec.json.decode(await request.body())
+    enabled = bool(body.get("enabled", True))
+    cfg = load_config()
+    save_config(msgspec.structs.replace(cfg, auto_update=enabled))
+    with suppress(AttributeError, TypeError):
+        config.auto_update = enabled
+    if enabled:
+        # Catch up on anything missed while updates were disabled.
+        asyncio.create_task(asyncio.to_thread(updater.check_and_download))
+    return {"auto_update": enabled}
+
+
+@app.post("/api/update/restart")
+async def restart_for_update():
+    """Apply the staged update and restart into it (never returns on success)."""
+    applied = await asyncio.to_thread(updater.apply_pending_and_restart)
+    if not applied:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="No downloaded update to apply")
+    return {"status": "restarting"}
+
+
 def _read_log() -> str:
     """Return the full application log file."""
     path = log_dir() / "mediahive.log"

mediahive/updater.py

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+"""Optional Velopack auto-update integration (GUI builds only).
+
+In development and portable-ZIP runs Velopack is either not installed or the
+app is not a Velopack installation; every helper degrades to a no-op then, so
+callers never need to special-case those environments.
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+from mediahive.config import load_config
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+VELOPACK_REPO_URL = "https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/mediahive"
+
+
+def _manager():
+    """Return a Velopack UpdateManager, or None when updates are unavailable."""
+    try:
+        import velopack
+    except ImportError:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return velopack.UpdateManager(velopack.GiteaSource(VELOPACK_REPO_URL))
+    except RuntimeError, OSError:
+        # Not a Velopack installation (dev / portable run).
+        return None
+
+
+def pending_update() -> str | None:
+    """Version of a downloaded update staged for the next launch, if any."""
+    mgr = _manager()
+    if mgr is None:
+        return None
+    try:
+        asset = mgr.get_update_pending_restart()
+    except RuntimeError, OSError:
+        return None
+    return str(asset.Version) if asset is not None else None
+
+
+def apply_pending_and_restart() -> bool:
+    """Apply the staged update and restart into it. False when nothing pending."""
+    mgr = _manager()
+    if mgr is None:
+        return False
+    try:
+        asset = mgr.get_update_pending_restart()
+        if asset is None:
+            return False
+        logger.info("Velopack: applying staged update %s and restarting", asset.Version)
+        mgr.apply_updates_and_restart(asset)
+    except (RuntimeError, OSError) as exc:
+        logger.warning("Velopack: failed to apply staged update: %s", exc)
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def check_and_download() -> None:
+    """Download available updates in the background, unless disabled in config.
+
+    Downloaded updates are applied automatically by Velopack on the next app
+    start, so the running session is never interrupted. Network failures and
+    non-Velopack runs are expected and skipped quietly.
+    """
+    if not load_config().auto_update:
+        logger.info("Velopack: automatic updates disabled, skipping check")
+        return
+    mgr = _manager()
+    if mgr is None:
+        return
+    try:
+        info = mgr.check_for_updates()
+        if info is None:
+            logger.info("Velopack: no update available")
+            return
+        version = info.TargetFullRelease.Version
+        logger.info("Velopack: downloading update %s", version)
+        mgr.download_updates(info)
+        logger.info("Velopack: update %s staged, applies on next launch", version)
+    except (RuntimeError, OSError) as exc:
+        logger.info("Velopack update check skipped: %s", exc)

mediahive/winmain.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from fastapi_vue.logging import patch_log_config
 from fastapi_vue.startupbox import print_box
 from tracerite.html import html_traceback
 
+from mediahive import updater
 from mediahive.config import config, load_config, log_dir, save_config
 from mediahive.volume_control import get_volume, set_volume, volume_max
 
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ HEALTH_TIMEOUT = 2  # seconds
 BACKEND_HEALTH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 2  # seconds
 BACKEND_HEALTH_POLL_SECONDS = 0.25
 MPC_BE_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:13579"
-VELOPACK_REPO_URL = "https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/mediahive"
 GAMEPAD_REPEAT_SECONDS = 0.008
 GAMEPAD_POLL_SECONDS = 0.008
 MPC_BE_FRAME_REPEAT_SECONDS = 0.016
@@ -989,25 +989,14 @@ def _velopack_startup() -> None:
 
 
 def _check_for_updates() -> None:
-    """Download available updates in the background.
+    """Download available updates in the background (unless disabled in config).
 
     Downloaded updates are applied automatically by Velopack on the next app
     start (via _velopack_startup), so the running session is never
     interrupted. Not a Velopack install (dev/portable) and network failures
     are expected and skipped quietly.
     """
-    try:
+    updater.check_and_download()
-        mgr = velopack.UpdateManager(velopack.GiteaSource(VELOPACK_REPO_URL))
-        info = mgr.check_for_updates()
-        if info is None:
-            logger.info("Velopack: no update available")
-            return
-        version = info.TargetFullRelease.Version
-        logger.info("Velopack: downloading update %s", version)
-        mgr.download_updates(info)
-        logger.info("Velopack: update %s staged, applies on next launch", version)
-    except (RuntimeError, OSError) as exc:
-        logger.info("Velopack update check skipped: %s", exc)
 
 
 def gui_main() -> None:
@@ -1033,6 +1022,16 @@ class JsApi:
         result = self._window.create_file_dialog(webview.FOLDER_DIALOG)
         return result[0] if result else None
 
+    def exit_app(self) -> None:
+        """Close the window, shutting the app down (like the OS close button)."""
+        if self._window:
+            self._window.destroy()
+
+    def toggle_fullscreen(self) -> None:
+        """Switch between fullscreen and windowed mode in place."""
+        if self._window:
+            self._window.toggle_fullscreen()
+
     def set_volume(self, x: float) -> None:
         """Set system master volume from slider position ``x`` (0.0 .. 1.5)."""
         # Clamp to the platform's maximum so the slider never exceeds what

pyproject.toml

@@ -58,11 +58,14 @@ gui = [
     "velopack>=1.2",
     "pythonnet>=3.1.0rc0; platform_system == 'Windows' and python_version >= '3.14'",
     "pyinstaller>=6.0",
+    # scripts/guibuild.py reads the version with it (same logic as hatch-vcs).
+    "setuptools_scm>=8",
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
     "httpx>=0.28.1",
+    "lefthook>=2.1.14",
     "ruff>=0.15.14",
     "setuptools-scm>=8",
 ]
@@ -73,52 +76,52 @@ preview = true
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["ALL"]
 ignore = [
-    "D203",
+    "incorrect-blank-line-before-class",
-    "D213",
+    "multi-line-summary-second-line",
-    "DOC201",
+    "docstring-missing-returns",
-    "COM812",
+    "missing-trailing-comma",
-    "T201",
+    "print",
     "EM",
     "TC",
-    "TRY003",
+    "raise-vanilla-args",
     "S",
-    "CPY001",
+    "missing-copyright-notice",
     "PLR",
     "PLW",
     # TEMP suppressions - revisit and remove after focused cleanup passes.
-    "C901",
+    "complex-structure",
-    "DOC501",
+    "docstring-missing-exception",
-    "ANN201",
+    "missing-return-type-undocumented-public-function",
-    "D103",
+    "undocumented-public-function",
-    "FBT001",
+    "boolean-type-hint-positional-argument",
-    "ANN001",
+    "missing-type-function-argument",
-    "D102",
+    "undocumented-public-method",
-    "TRY300",
+    "try-consider-else",
-    "D107",
+    "undocumented-public-init",
-    "ANN202",
+    "missing-return-type-private-function",
-    "B904",
+    "raise-without-from-inside-except",
-    "ASYNC220",
+    "create-subprocess-in-async-function",
-    "E501",
+    "line-too-long",
-    "INP001",
+    "implicit-namespace-package",
-    "FBT002",
+    "boolean-default-value-positional-argument",
-    "PLC0415",
+    "import-outside-top-level",
-    "D101",
+    "undocumented-public-class",
-    "RUF006",
+    "asyncio-dangling-task",
-    "SLF001",
+    "private-member-access",
-    "ASYNC240",
+    "blocking-path-method-in-async-function",
-    "N801",
+    "invalid-class-name",
-    "SIM102",
+    "collapsible-if",
-    "DTZ005",
+    "call-datetime-now-without-tzinfo",
-    "RUF034",
+    "useless-if-else",
-    "D415",
+    "missing-terminal-punctuation",
-    "D400",
+    "missing-trailing-period",
-    "ANN401",
+    "any-type",
     # Allow en-dash in docstrings (used for list formatting)
-    "RUF002",
+    "ambiguous-unicode-character-docstring",
     # Allow ctypes COM variable names (CLSID_*, IID_*, etc.)
-    "N806",
+    "non-lowercase-variable-in-function",
     # Allow inline comments that describe output formats
-    "ERA001",
+    "commented-out-code",
     # Allow unused local variables in ctypes COM boilerplate
-    "F841",
+    "unused-variable",
 ]

scripts/guibuild.py

@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env -S uv run
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.14"
+# dependencies = [
+#     "mediahive[gui]",
+# ]
+#
+# [tool.uv.sources]
+# mediahive = { path = "../" }
+# ///
 """Build the desktop GUI application and package it with Velopack.
 
 Usage:
     uv run scripts/guibuild.py
 
-This runs in the project environment where dependencies
+Self-contained: inline script dependencies above make uv resolve the
-are available via pyproject.toml.
+package (with the gui extra) plus this script's own direct imports.
 
 This script:
     1. Reads the version from pyproject.toml
@@ -82,10 +91,34 @@ class _Platform(NamedTuple):
 
 def _platform() -> _Platform:
     if sys.platform == "win32":
-        return _Platform("win64", "win", "win-x64", "MediaHive", "mediahive.ico", "MediaHive.exe", ".exe")
+        return _Platform(
+            "win64",
+            "win",
+            "win-x64",
+            "MediaHive",
+            "mediahive.ico",
+            "MediaHive.exe",
+            ".exe",
+        )
     if sys.platform == "darwin":
-        return _Platform("macos", "osx", "osx-arm64", "MediaHive.app", "mediahive.icns", "MediaHive", ".pkg")
+        return _Platform(
-    return _Platform("linux", "linux", "linux-x64", "MediaHive", "mediahive.png", "MediaHive", ".AppImage")
+            "macos",
+            "osx",
+            "osx-arm64",
+            "MediaHive.app",
+            "mediahive.icns",
+            "MediaHive",
+            ".pkg",
+        )
+    return _Platform(
+        "linux",
+        "linux",
+        "linux-x64",
+        "MediaHive",
+        "mediahive.png",
+        "MediaHive",
+        ".AppImage",
+    )
 
 
 def setup_artifact_name() -> str:
@@ -253,7 +286,7 @@ def _dotnet_runtime_major(exe: Path) -> int | None:
         result = subprocess.run(
             [str(exe), "--list-runtimes"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30
         )
-    except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+    except OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
         return None
     if result.returncode != 0:
         return None
@@ -455,20 +488,26 @@ def force_macos_user_install(pkg: Path) -> None:
     components = list(expanded.glob("*.pkg"))
     if len(components) != 1:
         contents = sorted(p.name for p in expanded.iterdir())
-        raise RuntimeError(f"Unexpected pkg layout: components={components} in {contents}")
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Unexpected pkg layout: components={components} in {contents}"
+        )
     component = components[0]
     if component.is_dir():
         comp_dir = component
     else:
         comp_dir = expanded / (component.stem + "-component")
-        subprocess.run(["pkgutil", "--expand", str(component), str(comp_dir)], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["pkgutil", "--expand", str(component), str(comp_dir)], check=True
+        )
     postinstall = comp_dir / "Scripts" / "postinstall"
     script = postinstall.read_text()
     if 'sudo -u "$USER" ' not in script:
         raise RuntimeError("Unexpected postinstall script: sudo prefix not found")
     postinstall.write_text(script.replace('sudo -u "$USER" ', ""))
     if comp_dir is not component:
-        subprocess.run(["pkgutil", "--flatten", str(comp_dir), str(component)], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["pkgutil", "--flatten", str(comp_dir), str(component)], check=True
+        )
         shutil.rmtree(comp_dir)
 
     subprocess.run(["pkgutil", "--flatten", str(expanded), str(pkg)], check=True)

scripts/release.py

@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ def load_token() -> str:
 # MediaHive-macos-setup.pkg, MediaHive-linux-setup.AppImage,
 # MediaHive-win64-portable.zip) so /releases/download/latest/<name> links
 # stay valid. The version comes from setuptools_scm instead.
-_ARTIFACT_RE = re.compile(r"^MediaHive-(?!\d)[A-Za-z0-9._-]+\.(?:zip|dmg|exe|pkg|AppImage)$")
+_ARTIFACT_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^MediaHive-(?!\d)[A-Za-z0-9._-]+\.(?:zip|dmg|exe|pkg|AppImage)$"
+)
 
 
 def read_version() -> str:
@@ -89,7 +91,9 @@ def read_version() -> str:
 def find_releasable_artifacts() -> list[Path]:
     """Return platform artifact paths in build/."""
     build_dir = REPO_ROOT / "build"
-    return [p for p in sorted(build_dir.glob("MediaHive-*")) if _ARTIFACT_RE.match(p.name)]
+    return [
+        p for p in sorted(build_dir.glob("MediaHive-*")) if _ARTIFACT_RE.match(p.name)
+    ]
 
 
 def find_dist_files(version: str) -> list[Path]: