Add audio-only music mode

Persistent per-platform mode that plays only the audio track to save
bandwidth and speed up loads. When enabled, stream selection picks the
best audio-only stream (preferred language, codec, bitrate) and never
fetches the video URL; toggling mid-video reloads at the current
position using the quality-switch path (live vid=no toggling is avoided
due to A/V desync).

- Toggle row in the player quality/settings sheet on iOS, macOS and
  tvOS, next to lock controls
- New audioMode control button type (red when active) for player
  controls and mini player layouts
- Picking a video quality explicitly turns the mode off; audio track
  picks keep it on and now work while audio-only is playing
- Stream URL refresh preserves audio-only playback instead of
  resurrecting video
- Queue preloads and history entries resolved before a toggle are
  discarded so selection re-runs with the current mode
- tvOS player shows the video thumbnail instead of a black screen
  during audio-only playback
- PiP button hidden for audio-only streams

Yattee/Core/PlaybackCommands.swift

@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ struct PlaybackCommands: Commands {
             Text(String(localized: "menu.playback.pip"))
         }
         .keyboardShortcut("i", modifiers: [.command, .shift])
-        .disabled(!hasActiveVideo || !state.isPiPPossible)
+        .disabled(!hasActiveVideo || !state.isPiPPossible || state.currentStream?.isAudioOnly == true)
     }
     
     // MARK: - Close video button

Yattee/Core/Settings/SettingsKey.swift

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum SettingsKey: String, CaseIterable {
     case resumeAction
     case tvOSMenuButtonClosesVideo
     case allowSoftwareDecodedFormats
+    case audioOnlyMode
 
     // SponsorBlock
     case sponsorBlockEnabled
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ enum SettingsKey: String, CaseIterable {
     /// in both UserDefaults and iCloud, so each platform family syncs independently.
     var isPlatformSpecific: Bool {
         switch self {
-        case .preferredQuality, .cellularQuality, .allowSoftwareDecodedFormats,
+        case .preferredQuality, .cellularQuality, .allowSoftwareDecodedFormats, .audioOnlyMode,
              .macPlayerSeparateWindow, .macPlayerFloating, .listStyle,
              .macControlsBarOffsetX, .macControlsBarOffsetY,
              // Home layout — different UI paradigms per platform

Yattee/Core/Settings/SettingsManager+Playback.swift

@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ extension SettingsManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Audio-only ("music") mode: when enabled, only the audio track is loaded
+    /// for every video until turned off. Persisted per platform.
+    var audioOnlyModeEnabled: Bool {
+        get {
+            if let cached = _audioOnlyModeEnabled { return cached }
+            return bool(for: .audioOnlyMode, default: false)
+        }
+        set {
+            _audioOnlyModeEnabled = newValue
+            set(newValue, for: .audioOnlyMode)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Preferred audio language code (e.g., "en", "de", "ja").
     /// When set, audio streams in this language will be auto-selected and shown first.
     /// nil means no preference (use original/default audio).

Yattee/Core/SettingsManager.swift

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ final class SettingsManager {
     var _resumeAction: ResumeAction?
     var _tvOSMenuButtonClosesVideo: Bool?
     var _allowSoftwareDecodedFormats: Bool?
+    var _audioOnlyModeEnabled: Bool?
 
     // SponsorBlock
     var _sponsorBlockEnabled: Bool?
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ final class SettingsManager {
         _resumeAction = nil
         _tvOSMenuButtonClosesVideo = nil
         _allowSoftwareDecodedFormats = nil
+        _audioOnlyModeEnabled = nil
         _sponsorBlockEnabled = nil
         _sponsorBlockCategories = nil
         _sponsorBlockAPIURL = nil

Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings

@@ -1389,6 +1389,16 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "controls.button.audioMode" : {
+      "localizations" : {
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Audio Mode"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "controls.button.autoPlayNext" : {
       "localizations" : {
         "en" : {
@@ -7687,6 +7697,17 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "player.quality.audioMode" : {
+      "comment" : "Audio-only (music) mode toggle in the player settings sheet",
+      "localizations" : {
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Audio Mode"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "player.quality.loading" : {
       "comment" : "Loading streams message in quality selector",
       "localizations" : {

Yattee/Models/PlayerControls/ControlButtonType.swift

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum ControlButtonType: String, Codable, Hashable, Sendable, CaseIterable {
     case titleAuthor
     case panscan
     case autoPlayNext
+    case audioMode
     case seek
     case keepOnTop
 
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ enum ControlButtonType: String, Codable, Hashable, Sendable, CaseIterable {
             return String(localized: "controls.button.panscan")
         case .autoPlayNext:
             return String(localized: "controls.button.autoPlayNext")
+        case .audioMode:
+            return String(localized: "controls.button.audioMode")
         case .seek:
             return String(localized: "controls.button.seek")
         case .keepOnTop:
@@ -186,6 +189,8 @@ enum ControlButtonType: String, Codable, Hashable, Sendable, CaseIterable {
             return "arrow.left.and.right.square"
         case .autoPlayNext:
             return "play.square.stack.fill"
+        case .audioMode:
+            return "music.note"
         case .seek:
             return "goforward.10" // Default icon, actual icon is determined by settings
         case .keepOnTop:
@@ -250,6 +255,7 @@ enum ControlButtonType: String, Codable, Hashable, Sendable, CaseIterable {
             .share,
             .contextMenu,
             .autoPlayNext,
+            .audioMode,
             .mpvDebug
         ]
         #else
@@ -281,6 +287,7 @@ enum ControlButtonType: String, Codable, Hashable, Sendable, CaseIterable {
             .panelToggle,
             .panscan,
             .autoPlayNext,
+            .audioMode,
             .airplay,
             .mpvDebug
         ]
@@ -332,7 +339,8 @@ enum ControlButtonType: String, Codable, Hashable, Sendable, CaseIterable {
             .addToPlaylist,
             .pictureInPicture,
             // Utility
-            .playbackSpeed
+            .playbackSpeed,
+            .audioMode
         ]
         #else
         [
@@ -350,7 +358,8 @@ enum ControlButtonType: String, Codable, Hashable, Sendable, CaseIterable {
             .airplay,
             .pictureInPicture,
             // Utility
-            .playbackSpeed
+            .playbackSpeed,
+            .audioMode
         ]
         #endif
     }

Yattee/Services/Player/PlayerService.swift

@@ -810,7 +810,15 @@ final class PlayerService {
 
         if !playedFromDownload {
             currentDownload = nil
-            await play(video: queuedVideo.video, stream: queuedVideo.stream, audioStream: queuedVideo.audioStream, startTime: 0)
+            var stream = queuedVideo.stream
+            var audioStream = queuedVideo.audioStream
+            if let preResolved = stream, !preResolved.url.isFileURL,
+               preResolved.isAudioOnly != (settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled == true) {
+                // Pre-resolved before an audio-mode toggle - discard so selection re-runs
+                stream = nil
+                audioStream = nil
+            }
+            await play(video: queuedVideo.video, stream: stream, audioStream: audioStream, startTime: 0)
             // Load captions if available
             if !queuedVideo.captions.isEmpty {
                 self.availableCaptions = queuedVideo.captions
@@ -1083,8 +1091,17 @@ final class PlayerService {
                 state.insertNext(currentVideo, stream: state.currentStream, audioStream: state.currentAudioStream)
             }
 
+            var stream = previous.stream
+            var audioStream = previous.audioStream
+            if let preResolved = stream, !preResolved.url.isFileURL,
+               preResolved.isAudioOnly != (settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled == true) {
+                // Resolved before an audio-mode toggle - discard so selection re-runs
+                stream = nil
+                audioStream = nil
+            }
+
             // Play the previous video, resuming from saved position
-            await play(video: previous.video, stream: previous.stream, audioStream: previous.audioStream, startTime: previous.startTime)
+            await play(video: previous.video, stream: stream, audioStream: audioStream, startTime: previous.startTime)
         } else {
             // No history, just restart current video
             await seek(to: 0)
@@ -1144,14 +1161,21 @@ final class PlayerService {
             self.availableCaptions = captions
 
             // Find matching stream or best alternative
-            let newStream = findMatchingStream(in: streams, preferring: state.currentStream)
+            let newStream: Stream
             let newAudioStream: Stream?
 
-            if newStream.isVideoOnly {
-                // Find matching audio stream
-                newAudioStream = findMatchingAudioStream(in: streams, preferring: state.currentAudioStream)
-            } else {
+            if state.currentStream?.isAudioOnly == true || settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled == true,
+               let refreshedAudio = findMatchingAudioStream(in: streams, preferring: state.currentStream)
+            {
+                // Preserve audio-only playback (audio mode or audio-only content);
+                // `findMatchingAudioStream` matches the current track's language
+                newStream = refreshedAudio
                 newAudioStream = nil
+            } else {
+                newStream = findMatchingStream(in: streams, preferring: state.currentStream)
+                newAudioStream = newStream.isVideoOnly
+                    ? findMatchingAudioStream(in: streams, preferring: state.currentAudioStream)
+                    : nil
             }
 
             LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("Resuming with stream: \(newStream.qualityLabel) at \(resumeTime ?? 0)s")
@@ -1337,6 +1361,13 @@ final class PlayerService {
     func switchToOnlineStream(_ stream: Stream, audioStream: Stream? = nil) async {
         guard let video = state.currentVideo else { return }
 
+        // Picking a video stream while audio mode is on turns the mode off
+        // so the explicit choice sticks (same rule as selectStreamManually)
+        if !stream.isAudioOnly, settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled == true {
+            settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled = false
+            LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("Audio mode disabled by explicit quality selection")
+        }
+
         // Clear the download flag since we're now playing online
         currentDownload = nil
 
@@ -1347,6 +1378,55 @@ final class PlayerService {
         await play(video: video, stream: stream, audioStream: audioStream, startTime: currentTime)
     }
 
+    /// Toggles global audio-only ("music") mode. If an online video is playing,
+    /// reloads it at the current position (same mechanism as a quality switch).
+    func setAudioMode(_ enabled: Bool) async {
+        guard settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled != enabled else { return }
+        settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled = enabled
+        LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("Audio mode \(enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled")")
+
+        // Nothing playing, no stream list to reselect from (e.g. still loading),
+        // or playing a downloaded/local file: just persist the setting.
+        guard let video = state.currentVideo,
+              currentDownload == nil,
+              !availableStreams.isEmpty else { return }
+
+        let currentTime = state.currentTime
+
+        if enabled {
+            // Already audio-only (e.g. audio-only content) - nothing to reload
+            guard state.currentStream?.isAudioOnly != true else { return }
+            guard let bestAudio = bestAudioStream(from: availableStreams.filter { $0.isAudioOnly }) else {
+                LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("Audio mode: no audio-only streams for current video, keeping current stream")
+                return
+            }
+            await play(video: video, stream: bestAudio, audioStream: nil, startTime: currentTime)
+        } else {
+            // Re-run normal selection with the mode now off
+            let selection = selectStreamAndBackend(from: availableStreams)
+            guard let stream = selection.stream else { return }
+            // Audio-only content still selects audio - no reload needed
+            if stream.isAudioOnly, state.currentStream?.isAudioOnly == true { return }
+            await play(video: video, stream: stream, audioStream: selection.audioStream, startTime: currentTime)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Handles an explicit stream pick from the quality selector, switching at
+    /// the current playback position. Picking a video stream while audio mode
+    /// is on turns audio mode off so the choice sticks.
+    func selectStreamManually(_ stream: Stream, audioStream: Stream?) async {
+        guard let video = state.currentVideo else { return }
+
+        if !stream.isAudioOnly, settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled == true {
+            settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled = false
+            LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("Audio mode disabled by explicit quality selection")
+        }
+
+        let currentTime = state.currentTime
+        LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("Manual stream switch to \(stream.qualityLabel) at \(currentTime)s")
+        await play(video: video, stream: stream, audioStream: audioStream, startTime: currentTime)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Media Browser Stream Resolution
 
     /// Resolves stream and captions for a media browser video on-demand.
@@ -1953,6 +2033,15 @@ final class PlayerService {
 
         let audioStreams = streams.filter { $0.isAudioOnly }
 
+        // Audio-only ("music") mode: skip the video track entirely
+        if settingsManager?.audioOnlyModeEnabled == true {
+            if let bestAudio = bestAudioStream(from: audioStreams) {
+                LoggingService.shared.debug("Stream selection: Audio mode enabled, selecting audio-only stream", category: .player)
+                return (bestAudio, nil)
+            }
+            LoggingService.shared.warning("Stream selection: Audio mode enabled but no audio-only streams available, falling back to normal selection", category: .player)
+        }
+
         // Check for audio-only content (no real video streams available)
         // This handles cases like SoundCloud where HLS is audio-only but not marked as such
         let hasRealVideoStreams = !videoOnlyStreams.isEmpty || muxedStreams.contains { stream in
@@ -1965,10 +2054,8 @@ final class PlayerService {
             return true
         }
 
-        if !hasRealVideoStreams && !audioStreams.isEmpty {
+        if !hasRealVideoStreams, let bestAudio = bestAudioStream(from: audioStreams) {
             LoggingService.shared.debug("Stream selection: Audio-only content detected, using best audio stream", category: .player)
-            // Select best audio stream by bitrate
-            let bestAudio = audioStreams.sorted { ($0.bitrate ?? 0) > ($1.bitrate ?? 0) }.first!
             return (bestAudio, nil)
         }
 
@@ -2027,41 +2114,8 @@ final class PlayerService {
                 return videoCodecPriority(s1.videoCodec) > videoCodecPriority(s2.videoCodec)
             }
 
-            if let bestVideo = sortedVideo.first {
-                // Select best audio stream based on preferred language, codec, and bitrate
-                let preferredAudioLanguage = settingsManager?.preferredAudioLanguage
-                let bestAudio = audioStreams
-                    .sorted { stream1, stream2 in
-                        // First priority: preferred language or original audio
-                        if let preferred = preferredAudioLanguage {
-                            // User selected a specific language
-                            let lang1 = stream1.audioLanguage ?? ""
-                            let lang2 = stream2.audioLanguage ?? ""
-                            let matches1 = lang1.hasPrefix(preferred)
-                            let matches2 = lang2.hasPrefix(preferred)
-                            if matches1 != matches2 { return matches1 }
-                        } else {
-                            // No preference set - prefer original audio track
-                            if stream1.isOriginalAudio != stream2.isOriginalAudio {
-                                return stream1.isOriginalAudio
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        // Second priority: prefer Opus > AAC for MPV (better quality/compression)
-                        let codecPriority1 = audioCodecPriority(stream1.audioCodec)
-                        let codecPriority2 = audioCodecPriority(stream2.audioCodec)
-                        if codecPriority1 != codecPriority2 {
-                            return codecPriority1 > codecPriority2
-                        }
-
-                        // Third priority: higher bitrate
-                        return (stream1.bitrate ?? 0) > (stream2.bitrate ?? 0)
-                    }
-                    .first
-
-                if let audio = bestAudio {
-                    return (bestVideo, audio)
-                }
+            if let bestVideo = sortedVideo.first, let audio = bestAudioStream(from: audioStreams) {
+                return (bestVideo, audio)
             }
         }
 
@@ -2116,6 +2170,35 @@ final class PlayerService {
         HardwareCapabilities.shared.codecPriority(for: codec)
     }
 
+    /// Selects the best audio-only stream: preferred language (or original audio
+    /// when no preference is set), then codec priority, then bitrate.
+    private func bestAudioStream(from audioStreams: [Stream]) -> Stream? {
+        let preferredAudioLanguage = settingsManager?.preferredAudioLanguage
+        return audioStreams
+            .sorted { stream1, stream2 in
+                if let preferred = preferredAudioLanguage {
+                    // User selected a specific language
+                    let matches1 = (stream1.audioLanguage ?? "").hasPrefix(preferred)
+                    let matches2 = (stream2.audioLanguage ?? "").hasPrefix(preferred)
+                    if matches1 != matches2 { return matches1 }
+                } else {
+                    // No preference set - prefer original audio track
+                    if stream1.isOriginalAudio != stream2.isOriginalAudio {
+                        return stream1.isOriginalAudio
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let codecPriority1 = audioCodecPriority(stream1.audioCodec)
+                let codecPriority2 = audioCodecPriority(stream2.audioCodec)
+                if codecPriority1 != codecPriority2 {
+                    return codecPriority1 > codecPriority2
+                }
+
+                return (stream1.bitrate ?? 0) > (stream2.bitrate ?? 0)
+            }
+            .first
+    }
+
     /// Returns codec priority for audio streams.
     /// Opus and AAC are treated equally - let bitrate decide quality.
     private func audioCodecPriority(_ codec: String?) -> Int {

Yattee/Views/Player/ControlsSectionRenderer.swift

@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ struct ControlsSectionRenderer: View {
                 .disabled(isLocked)
                 .opacity(isLocked ? 0.5 : 1.0)
 
+        case .audioMode:
+            audioModeButton
+                .disabled(isLocked)
+                .opacity(isLocked ? 0.5 : 1.0)
+
         case .seekBackward, .seekForward:
             // These are center section only buttons, not rendered here
             EmptyView()
@@ -1021,6 +1026,20 @@ struct ControlsSectionRenderer: View {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // MARK: - Audio Mode Button
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var audioModeButton: some View {
+        if actions.onToggleAudioMode != nil {
+            controlButton(
+                systemImage: "music.note",
+                tint: actions.isAudioModeEnabled ? .red : .white
+            ) {
+                actions.onToggleAudioMode?()
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // MARK: - Optional Glass Background Modifier

Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+VideoInfo.swift

@@ -258,17 +258,8 @@ extension ExpandedPlayerSheet {
 
     /// Switches to a different stream.
     func switchToStream(_ stream: Stream, audioStream: Stream? = nil) {
-        guard let video = playerState?.currentVideo else { return }
-
-        // Capture current playback position before switching streams
-        let currentTime = playerState?.currentTime
-        // Also get time directly from backend as backup
-        let backendTime = playerService?.currentBackend?.currentTime
-
-        LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("switchToStream: stateTime=\(currentTime ?? -1), backendTime=\(backendTime ?? -1), switching to \(stream.qualityLabel)")
-
         Task {
-            await playerService?.play(video: video, stream: stream, audioStream: audioStream, startTime: currentTime)
+            await playerService?.selectStreamManually(stream, audioStream: audioStream)
         }
     }
 }

Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet.swift

@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ private struct PlayerSheetsModifier: ViewModifier {
                 },
                 currentRate: playerState?.rate ?? .x1,
                 isControlsLocked: playerState?.isControlsLocked ?? false,
+                isAudioMode: appEnvironment?.settingsManager.audioOnlyModeEnabled ?? false,
                 onStreamSelected: { stream, audioStream in
                     onStreamSelected(stream, audioStream)
                 },
@@ -718,6 +719,11 @@ private struct PlayerSheetsModifier: ViewModifier {
                 },
                 onLockToggled: { locked in
                     playerState?.isControlsLocked = locked
+                },
+                onAudioModeToggled: { enabled in
+                    Task {
+                        await playerService.setAudioMode(enabled)
+                    }
                 }
             )
         }

Yattee/Views/Player/MPVVideoView.swift

@@ -258,10 +258,8 @@ struct MPVVideoView: View {
                 playerService.loadCaption(caption)
             },
             onStreamSelected: { stream, audioStream in
-                guard let video = playerState.currentVideo else { return }
-                let currentTime = playerState.currentTime
                 Task {
-                    await playerService.play(video: video, stream: stream, audioStream: audioStream, startTime: currentTime)
+                    await playerService.selectStreamManually(stream, audioStream: audioStream)
                 }
             }
         )

Yattee/Views/Player/MiniPlayerView.swift

@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ struct MiniPlayerView: View {
             pipButton(config: config)
         case .playbackSpeed:
             playbackSpeedButton(config: config)
+        case .audioMode:
+            audioModeButton(config: config)
         default:
             EmptyView()
         }
@@ -654,6 +656,21 @@ struct MiniPlayerView: View {
         .tint(.primary)
     }
 
+    private func audioModeButton(config: ControlButtonConfiguration) -> some View {
+        let isAudioMode = appEnvironment?.settingsManager.audioOnlyModeEnabled ?? false
+        return Button {
+            incrementTapCount(for: config)
+            Task { await playerService?.setAudioMode(!isAudioMode) }
+        } label: {
+            Image(systemName: "music.note")
+                .font(isTabAccessory ? .title3 : .title2)
+                .frame(width: 32, height: 32)
+                .contentShape(Rectangle())
+                .foregroundStyle(isAudioMode ? AnyShapeStyle(Color.red) : AnyShapeStyle(.primary))
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Helpers
 
     /// Whether transport controls should be disabled (during loading/buffering or buffer not ready)

Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsActions.swift

@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ struct PlayerControlsActions {
     /// Whether auto-play next is enabled
     let isAutoPlayNextEnabled: Bool
 
+    /// Whether audio-only (music) mode is enabled
+    var isAudioModeEnabled: Bool = false
+
     /// Yattee Server URL for channel avatar fallback
     let yatteeServerURL: URL?
 
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@ struct PlayerControlsActions {
     /// Toggle auto-play next in queue
     var onToggleAutoPlayNext: (() -> Void)?
 
+    /// Toggle audio-only (music) mode
+    var onToggleAudioMode: (() -> Void)?
+
     /// Show settings sheet
     var onShowSettings: (() -> Void)?
 
@@ -304,9 +310,11 @@ struct PlayerControlsActions {
     }
     #endif
 
-    /// Whether PiP button should be enabled
+    /// Whether PiP button should be enabled.
+    /// No video track in audio-only playback - `isPiPPossible` may lag behind
+    /// a video-to-audio reload on a reused backend, so gate explicitly.
     var isPiPAvailable: Bool {
-        playerState.isPiPPossible
+        playerState.isPiPPossible && playerState.currentStream?.isAudioOnly != true
     }
 
     /// Whether play next button should be enabled

Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift

@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ struct PlayerControlsView: View {
             panscanValue: panscanValue,
             isPanscanAllowed: isPanscanAllowed,
             isAutoPlayNextEnabled: appEnvironment?.settingsManager.queueAutoPlayNext ?? true,
+            isAudioModeEnabled: appEnvironment?.settingsManager.audioOnlyModeEnabled ?? false,
             yatteeServerURL: appEnvironment?.instancesManager.yatteeServerInstances.first { $0.isEnabled }?.url,
             deArrowBrandingProvider: appEnvironment?.deArrowBrandingProvider,
             onClose: onClose,
@@ -395,6 +396,11 @@ struct PlayerControlsView: View {
             onToggleAutoPlayNext: {
                 appEnvironment?.settingsManager.queueAutoPlayNext.toggle()
             },
+            onToggleAudioMode: { [weak appEnvironment] in
+                guard let appEnvironment else { return }
+                let enabled = !appEnvironment.settingsManager.audioOnlyModeEnabled
+                Task { await appEnvironment.playerService.setAudioMode(enabled) }
+            },
             onShowSettings: onShowSettings,
             onPlayNext: onPlayNext,
             onPlayPrevious: onPlayPrevious,

Yattee/Views/Player/QualitySelectorView+Sections.swift

@@ -323,14 +323,22 @@ extension QualitySelectorView {
     @ViewBuilder
     var generalSectionContent: some View {
         #if os(tvOS)
-        // tvOS only has the speed row here; style it to match the Settings rows.
-        playbackSpeedRow
+        // tvOS rows are styled individually to match the Settings rows.
+        VStack(spacing: 8) {
+            playbackSpeedRow
+
+            audioModeRow
+        }
         #else
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
             playbackSpeedRow
 
             Divider()
 
+            audioModeRow
+
+            Divider()
+
             lockControlsRow
         }
         .cardBackground()
@@ -408,6 +416,45 @@ extension QualitySelectorView {
         #endif
     }
 
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var audioModeRow: some View {
+        #if os(tvOS)
+        Button {
+            onAudioModeToggled?(!isAudioMode)
+        } label: {
+            HStack {
+                Label(String(localized: "player.quality.audioMode"), systemImage: "music.note")
+                    .font(.headline)
+
+                Spacer()
+
+                Text(isAudioMode ? String(localized: "common.on") : String(localized: "common.off"))
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            }
+            .padding(.vertical, 14)
+            .padding(.horizontal, 20)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+            .contentShape(Rectangle())
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(TVSettingsRowButtonStyle())
+        #else
+        HStack {
+            Label(String(localized: "player.quality.audioMode"), systemImage: "music.note")
+                .font(.headline)
+
+            Spacer()
+
+            Toggle("", isOn: Binding(
+                get: { isAudioMode },
+                set: { onAudioModeToggled?($0) }
+            ))
+            .labelsHidden()
+        }
+        .padding(.vertical, 12)
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        #endif
+    }
+
     #if !os(tvOS)
     @ViewBuilder
     private var lockControlsRow: some View {
@@ -751,7 +798,11 @@ extension QualitySelectorView {
 
     private func handleAudioStreamTap(_ stream: Stream) {
         selectedAudioStream = stream
-        if let video = selectedVideoStream, video.isVideoOnly {
+        if currentStream?.isAudioOnly == true {
+            // Audio mode / audio-only content: the tapped track IS the main stream
+            onStreamSelected(stream, nil)
+            performDismiss()
+        } else if let video = selectedVideoStream, video.isVideoOnly {
             onStreamSelected(video, stream)
             performDismiss()
         }

Yattee/Views/Player/QualitySelectorView.swift

@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ struct QualitySelectorView: View {
     /// Callback when lock state changes
     var onLockToggled: ((Bool) -> Void)?
 
+    /// Whether audio-only (music) mode is enabled
+    var isAudioMode: Bool = false
+    /// Callback when audio mode is toggled
+    var onAudioModeToggled: ((Bool) -> Void)?
+
     /// Initial tab to show when view appears
     var initialTab: QualitySelectorTab = .video
     /// Whether to show the segmented tab picker (false for focused single-tab mode)
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ struct QualitySelectorView: View {
         localCaptionURL: URL? = nil,
         currentRate: PlaybackRate = .x1,
         isControlsLocked: Bool = false,
+        isAudioMode: Bool = false,
         initialTab: QualitySelectorTab = .video,
         showTabPicker: Bool = true,
         onStreamSelected: @escaping (Stream, Stream?) -> Void,
@@ -168,6 +174,7 @@ struct QualitySelectorView: View {
         onSwitchToOnlineStream: @escaping (Stream, Stream?) -> Void = { _, _ in },
         onRateChanged: ((PlaybackRate) -> Void)? = nil,
         onLockToggled: ((Bool) -> Void)? = nil,
+        onAudioModeToggled: ((Bool) -> Void)? = nil,
         onDismiss: (() -> Void)? = nil
     ) {
         self.streams = streams
@@ -183,12 +190,14 @@ struct QualitySelectorView: View {
         self.showTabPicker = showTabPicker
         self.currentRate = currentRate
         self.isControlsLocked = isControlsLocked
+        self.isAudioMode = isAudioMode
         self.onStreamSelected = onStreamSelected
         self.onCaptionSelected = onCaptionSelected
         self.onLoadOnlineStreams = onLoadOnlineStreams
         self.onSwitchToOnlineStream = onSwitchToOnlineStream
         self.onRateChanged = onRateChanged
         self.onLockToggled = onLockToggled
+        self.onAudioModeToggled = onAudioModeToggled
         self.onDismiss = onDismiss
     }
 
@@ -291,7 +300,10 @@ struct QualitySelectorView: View {
         }
         .onAppear {
             selectedVideoStream = currentStream
-            selectedAudioStream = currentAudioStream ?? defaultAudioStream
+            // In audio mode the audio track IS the main stream
+            selectedAudioStream = currentStream?.isAudioOnly == true
+                ? currentStream
+                : (currentAudioStream ?? defaultAudioStream)
             #if os(tvOS)
             // Defer until after the slide-in transition so the focus engine
             // has finished routing focus away from the (now hidden) player

Yattee/Views/Player/macOS/MacOSControlsSectionRenderer.swift

@@ -271,6 +271,19 @@ struct MacOSControlsSectionRenderer: View {
                 .opacity(isLocked ? 0.5 : 1.0)
             }
 
+        case .audioMode:
+            if actions.onToggleAudioMode != nil {
+                controlButton(
+                    systemImage: "music.note",
+                    tint: actions.isAudioModeEnabled ? .red : tint,
+                    help: config.buttonType.displayName
+                ) {
+                    actions.onToggleAudioMode?()
+                }
+                .disabled(isLocked)
+                .opacity(isLocked ? 0.5 : 1.0)
+            }
+
         case .seek:
             if let settings = config.seekSettings {
                 seekButton(settings: settings, config: config)

Yattee/Views/Player/macOS/MacOSPlayerControlsView.swift

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ struct MacOSPlayerControlsView: View {
             currentStream: nil,
             currentAudioStream: nil,
             isAutoPlayNextEnabled: appEnvironment?.settingsManager.queueAutoPlayNext ?? true,
+            isAudioModeEnabled: appEnvironment?.settingsManager.audioOnlyModeEnabled ?? false,
             yatteeServerURL: yatteeServerURL,
             deArrowBrandingProvider: appEnvironment?.deArrowBrandingProvider,
             onClose: onClose,
@@ -225,6 +226,11 @@ struct MacOSPlayerControlsView: View {
             onToggleAutoPlayNext: { [weak appEnvironment] in
                 appEnvironment?.settingsManager.queueAutoPlayNext.toggle()
             },
+            onToggleAudioMode: { [weak appEnvironment] in
+                guard let appEnvironment else { return }
+                let enabled = !appEnvironment.settingsManager.audioOnlyModeEnabled
+                Task { await appEnvironment.playerService.setAudioMode(enabled) }
+            },
             onShowSettings: onShowSettings,
             onPlayNext: onPlayNext,
             onPlayPrevious: onPlayPrevious,

Yattee/Views/Player/tvOS/TVPlayerView.swift

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ struct TVPlayerView: View {
                     return appEnvironment?.downloadManager.downloadsDirectory().appendingPathComponent(path)
                 },
                 currentRate: playerState?.rate ?? .x1,
+                isAudioMode: appEnvironment?.settingsManager.audioOnlyModeEnabled ?? false,
                 onStreamSelected: { stream, audioStream in
                     switchToStream(stream, audioStream: audioStream)
                 },
@@ -186,6 +187,11 @@ struct TVPlayerView: View {
                     playerState?.rate = rate
                     playerService.currentBackend?.rate = Float(rate.rawValue)
                 },
+                onAudioModeToggled: { enabled in
+                    Task {
+                        await playerService.setAudioMode(enabled)
+                    }
+                },
                 onDismiss: { hideQualitySheet() }
             )
         }
@@ -606,18 +612,27 @@ struct TVPlayerView: View {
 
     @ViewBuilder
     private var videoLayer: some View {
-        if let playerService,
-           let backend = playerService.currentBackend as? MPVBackend,
-           let playerState {
-            MPVRenderViewRepresentable(
-                backend: backend,
-                playerState: playerState
-            )
-            .ignoresSafeArea()
-            .allowsHitTesting(false)
-        } else {
-            // Fallback/loading state - show thumbnail
-            if let video = playerState?.currentVideo,
+        let isAudioOnly = playerState?.currentStream?.isAudioOnly == true
+        let hasBackend = playerService?.currentBackend is MPVBackend
+
+        ZStack {
+            if let playerService,
+               let backend = playerService.currentBackend as? MPVBackend,
+               let playerState {
+                MPVRenderViewRepresentable(
+                    backend: backend,
+                    playerState: playerState
+                )
+                .ignoresSafeArea()
+                .allowsHitTesting(false)
+                // Keep the render view alive but hidden for audio-only
+                // playback so toggling audio mode doesn't tear down GL state
+                .opacity(isAudioOnly ? 0 : 1)
+            }
+
+            // Thumbnail for audio-only playback and the pre-backend loading state
+            if isAudioOnly || !hasBackend,
+               let video = playerState?.currentVideo,
                let thumbnailURL = video.bestThumbnail?.url {
                 AsyncImage(url: thumbnailURL) { image in
                     image
@@ -735,12 +750,8 @@ struct TVPlayerView: View {
     }
 
     private func switchToStream(_ stream: Stream, audioStream: Stream? = nil) {
-        guard let video = playerState?.currentVideo else { return }
-
-        let currentTime = playerState?.currentTime
-
         Task {
-            await playerService?.play(video: video, stream: stream, audioStream: audioStream, startTime: currentTime)
+            await playerService?.selectStreamManually(stream, audioStream: audioStream)
         }
     }