BurntToasters · BurntToasters · Jun 14, 2026 · Jun 14, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
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 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > The `.sig` files in this repo are NOT normal GPG signatures — they are for ROSI's built-in updater to verify the integrity of updates before downloading and installing.
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 
 ---
 
+## Changes in `v4.1.1:`
+
+_What's a new feature update without a major bugfix am I right ;)_
+
+- **FFMPEG/YT-DLP:** Fixed an issue where yt-dlp args were being passes with an extra `--`.
+
 ## Changes in `v4.1.0:`
 
 - **NEW - Preview:** Added video preview before downloading so ROSI can show the title, uploader, duration, thumbnail, playlist info, and other basic metadata before saving.

diff --git a/com.burnttoasters.rosi.metainfo.xml b/com.burnttoasters.rosi.metainfo.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     </screenshot>
   </screenshots>
   <releases>
-                                                                            <release version="4.1.0" date="2026-06-13"/>
+                                                                                <release version="4.1.1" date="2026-06-13"/>
   </releases>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1"/>
 </component>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rosi",
-  "version": "4.1.0",
+  "version": "4.1.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Electron GUI for yt-dlp",
   "desktopName": "com.burnttoasters.rosi.desktop",

diff --git a/src/main/download/commandBuilders.ts b/src/main/download/commandBuilders.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ export interface BuildYtdlpArgsResult {
   statusMessages: string[];
 }
 
+function insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args: string[], ...items: string[]): void {
+  const separatorIndex = args.indexOf('--');
+  if (separatorIndex === -1) {
+    args.splice(args.length - 1, 0, ...items);
+    return;
+  }
+  args.splice(separatorIndex, 0, ...items);
+}
+
 export function buildYtdlpArgs({
   normalizedDownloadDir,
   url,
@@ -172,11 +181,11 @@ export function buildYtdlpArgs({
   const statusMessages: string[] = [];
 
   if (pathOutputFile) {
-    args.splice(args.indexOf('--'), 0, '--print-to-file', 'after_move:filepath', pathOutputFile);
+    insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args, '--print-to-file', 'after_move:filepath', pathOutputFile);
   }
 
   if (ffmpegLocation) {
-    args.splice(args.length - 1, 0, '--ffmpeg-location', ffmpegLocation);
+    insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args, '--ffmpeg-location', ffmpegLocation);
   }
 
   const formatFlagIndex = args.indexOf('-f');
@@ -200,37 +209,37 @@ export function buildYtdlpArgs({
     const audioOutputFmt = ALLOWED_AUDIO_FORMATS.has(settings.audioFormat)
       ? settings.audioFormat
       : 'mp3';
-    args.splice(-1, 0, '-x', '--audio-format', audioOutputFmt, '--audio-quality', '0');
+    insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args, '-x', '--audio-format', audioOutputFmt, '--audio-quality', '0');
     statusMessages.push(`🎵 Audio-only mode enabled (${audioOutputFmt.toUpperCase()})`);
   }
 
   if (settings.hookBrowser && settings.browserChoice) {
     const normalized = settings.browserChoice.toLowerCase();
     if (ALLOWED_BROWSERS.has(normalized)) {
-      args.splice(-1, 0, '--cookies-from-browser', normalized);
+      insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args, '--cookies-from-browser', normalized);
     }
   }
 
   if (settings.writeSubtitles) {
     const langs = SUBTITLE_LANGS_PATTERN.test(settings.subtitleLangs)
       ? settings.subtitleLangs
       : 'en';
-    args.splice(-1, 0, '--write-subs', '--embed-subs', '--sub-langs', langs);
+    insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args, '--write-subs', '--embed-subs', '--sub-langs', langs);
     statusMessages.push(`💬 Subtitles enabled (${langs})`);
   }
 
   if (settings.embedThumbnail) {
-    args.splice(-1, 0, '--embed-thumbnail');
+    insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args, '--embed-thumbnail');
     statusMessages.push('🖼️ Embedding thumbnail');
   }
 
   if (settings.embedMetadata) {
-    args.splice(-1, 0, '--embed-metadata');
+    insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args, '--embed-metadata');
     statusMessages.push('🏷️ Embedding metadata');
   }
 
   if (settings.sponsorblockRemove) {
-    args.splice(-1, 0, '--sponsorblock-remove', 'default');
+    insertBeforeUrlSeparator(args, '--sponsorblock-remove', 'default');
     statusMessages.push('⏭️ SponsorBlock: removing segments');
   }
 

diff --git a/src/main/downloader.ts b/src/main/downloader.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export function startDownload(
   const settings = loadSettings();
   const effectiveSettings: Settings = { ...settings };
   const ffmpegCommand = getEffectiveFfmpegPath(options.ffmpegPath || settings.ffmpegPath);
-  const ffmpegLocation = ffmpegCommand !== 'ffmpeg' ? ffmpegCommand : null;
+  const ffmpegLocation = ffmpegCommand !== 'ffmpeg' ? path.dirname(ffmpegCommand) : null;
 
   if (options.convertFormat !== undefined) {
     if (typeof options.convertFormat === 'string' && options.convertFormat.trim() !== '') {

diff --git a/src/renderer/splash.html b/src/renderer/splash.html
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ <h1 class="app-title">ROSI</h1>
         <div class="loading-label">Loading</div>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="version" id="version-display">v4.1.0</div>
+    <div class="version" id="version-display">v4.1.1</div>
     <script>
       setTimeout(function () {
         var label = document.querySelector('.loading-label');

diff --git a/src/tests/commandBuilders.test.ts b/src/tests/commandBuilders.test.ts
@@ -268,17 +268,62 @@ describe('command builders', () => {
         videoFormat: '137',
         audioFormat: '140',
       },
-      ffmpegLocation: '/usr/bin/ffmpeg',
+      ffmpegLocation: '/usr/bin',
     });
 
     expect(result.args).toContain('--ffmpeg-location');
-    expect(result.args).toContain('/usr/bin/ffmpeg');
+    expect(result.args).toContain('/usr/bin');
     expect(result.args).toContain('--cookies-from-browser');
     expect(result.args).toContain('firefox');
     expect(result.args).toContain('137+140');
     expect(result.statusMessages).toContain('📹 Using formats: video=137, audio=140');
   });
 
+  it('places optional flags before the URL separator, not after it', () => {
+    const url = 'https://example.com/video';
+    const result = buildYtdlpArgs({
+      normalizedDownloadDir: '/tmp/downloads',
+      url,
+      settings: createSettings({
+        hookBrowser: true,
+        browserChoice: 'Firefox',
+        writeSubtitles: true,
+        embedThumbnail: true,
+        embedMetadata: true,
+        sponsorblockRemove: true,
+      }),
+      options: {
+        url,
+        outputPath: '/tmp/downloads',
+        videoFormat: '271',
+        audioFormat: '251',
+      },
+      ffmpegLocation: '/Applications/Rosi.app/Contents/Resources/ffmpeg',
+      pathOutputFile: '/tmp/rosi-path.txt',
+    });
+
+    const separatorIndex = result.args.indexOf('--');
+    expect(separatorIndex).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    expect(result.args[separatorIndex + 1]).toBe(url);
+    expect(result.args[result.args.length - 1]).toBe(url);
+
+    for (const flag of [
+      '--print-to-file',
+      '--ffmpeg-location',
+      '--cookies-from-browser',
+      '--write-subs',
+      '--embed-thumbnail',
+      '--embed-metadata',
+      '--sponsorblock-remove',
+    ]) {
+      expect(result.args.indexOf(flag)).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+      expect(result.args.indexOf(flag)).toBeLessThan(separatorIndex);
+    }
+    expect(result.args[result.args.indexOf('--ffmpeg-location') + 1]).toBe(
+      '/Applications/Rosi.app/Contents/Resources/ffmpeg'
+    );
+  });
+
   it('builds yt-dlp args for audio-only mode when no format override is provided', () => {
     const result = buildYtdlpArgs({
       normalizedDownloadDir: '/tmp/downloads',