diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a49e7fb..986571dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ live streams, and includes features like scheduling downloads, sending notificat
 * Supports `curl-cffi`. See [yt-dlp documentation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp?tab=readme-ov-file#impersonation)
 * Bundled `pot provider plugin`. See [yt-dlp documentation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/PO-Token-Guide)
 * Automatic updates for `yt-dlp` and custom `pip` packages.
-* Conditions feature.
+* Conditions feature to apply custom options based on `yt-dlp` returned info.
 * Custom browser extensions, bookmarklets and iOS shortcuts to send links to YTPTube instance.
 * A bundled executable version for Windows, macOS and Linux. `For non-docker users`.
 
diff --git a/app/library/Download.py b/app/library/Download.py
index b18ad0d1..aa9557ac 100644
--- a/app/library/Download.py
+++ b/app/library/Download.py
@@ -489,9 +489,7 @@ class Download:
             and self.info.downloaded_bytes
             and self.info.downloaded_bytes > 0
         ):
-            self.logger.warning(
-                f"Keeping temp folder '{self.temp_path}', as the reported status is not finished '{self.info.status}'."
-            )
+            self.logger.warning(f"Keeping temp folder '{self.temp_path}'. {self.info.status=}.")
             return
 
         tmp_dir = Path(self.temp_path)
diff --git a/app/library/YTDLPOpts.py b/app/library/YTDLPOpts.py
index 67526352..4996cbe0 100644
--- a/app/library/YTDLPOpts.py
+++ b/app/library/YTDLPOpts.py
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ class YTDLPOpts:
             self._item_cli = []
 
         merge: list[str] = []
-        if self._config._ytdlp_cli_mutable and len(self._config._ytdlp_cli_mutable) > 1:
-            merge.append(self._config._ytdlp_cli_mutable)
-
         if self._preset_cli and len(self._preset_cli) > 1:
             merge.append(self._preset_cli)
 
diff --git a/app/library/config.py b/app/library/config.py
index 071194ee..946df2a1 100644
--- a/app/library/config.py
+++ b/app/library/config.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import time
 from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler
 from multiprocessing.managers import SyncManager
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 import coloredlogs
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 from .Singleton import Singleton
-from .Utils import FileLogFormatter, arg_converter
+from .Utils import FileLogFormatter
 from .version import APP_BRANCH, APP_BUILD_DATE, APP_COMMIT_SHA, APP_VERSION
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
     debugpy_port: int = 5678
     """The port to use for the debugpy server."""
 
-    socket_timeout: int = 30
-    """The socket timeout to use for yt-dlp."""
-
     extract_info_timeout: int = 70
     """The timeout to use for extracting video information."""
 
@@ -138,9 +135,6 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
     ignore_ui: bool = False
     "Ignore the UI and run the application in the background."
 
-    basic_mode: bool = False
-    "Run the frontend in basic mode."
-
     default_preset: str = "default"
     "The default preset to use when no preset is specified."
 
@@ -159,21 +153,12 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
     console_enabled: bool = False
     "Enable direct access to yt-dlp console."
 
-    browser_enabled: bool = True
-    "Enable file browser access."
-
     browser_control_enabled: bool = False
     "Enable file browser control access."
 
     ytdlp_auto_update: bool = True
     """Enable in-place auto update of yt-dlp package."""
 
-    ytdlp_cli: str = ""
-    """The command line options to use for yt-dlp."""
-
-    _ytdlp_cli_mutable: str = ""
-    """The command line options to use for yt-dlp."""
-
     ytdlp_version: str | None = None
     """The version of yt-dlp to use, if not set, the latest version will be used."""
 
@@ -206,8 +191,6 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
     _immutable: tuple = (
         "ytdl_options",
         "started",
-        "ytdlp_cli",
-        "_ytdlp_cli_mutable",
         "is_native",
         "app_version",
         "app_commit_sha",
@@ -219,7 +202,6 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
     _int_vars: tuple = (
         "port",
         "max_workers",
-        "socket_timeout",
         "extract_info_timeout",
         "debugpy_port",
         "playlist_items_concurrency",
@@ -238,10 +220,8 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
         "ignore_ui",
         "ui_update_title",
         "pip_ignore_updates",
-        "basic_mode",
         "file_logging",
         "console_enabled",
-        "browser_enabled",
         "browser_control_enabled",
         "ytdlp_auto_update",
         "prevent_premiere_live",
@@ -257,13 +237,10 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
         "remove_files",
         "ui_update_title",
         "max_workers",
-        "basic_mode",
         "default_preset",
         "instance_title",
         "console_enabled",
-        "browser_enabled",
         "browser_control_enabled",
-        "ytdlp_cli",
         "file_logging",
         "base_path",
         "is_native",
@@ -351,7 +328,7 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
         if not self.base_path.endswith("/"):
             self.base_path += "/"
 
-        numeric_level = getattr(logging, self.log_level.upper(), None)
+        numeric_level: int | None = getattr(logging, self.log_level.upper(), None)
         if not isinstance(numeric_level, int):
             msg = f"Invalid log level '{self.log_level}' specified."
             raise TypeError(msg)
@@ -372,55 +349,26 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
                 debugpy.listen(("0.0.0.0", self.debugpy_port), in_process_debug_adapter=True)
                 LOG.info(f"starting debugpy server on '0.0.0.0:{self.debugpy_port}'.")
             except ImportError:
-                LOG.error("debugpy package not found, please install it with 'pip install debugpy'.")
+                LOG.error("debugpy package not found, install it with 'uv sync'.")
             except Exception as e:
                 LOG.error(f"Error starting debugpy server at '0.0.0.0:{self.debugpy_port}'. {e}")
 
-        opts_file: Path = Path(self.config_path) / "ytdlp.cli"
-        if opts_file.exists() and opts_file.stat().st_size > 2:
-            LOG.warning(
-                "Usage of 'ytdlp.cli' global config file is deprecated and will be removed in future releases. please migrate to presets."
-            )
-            with open(opts_file) as f:
-                self.ytdlp_cli = f.read().strip()
-                if self.ytdlp_cli:
-                    self._ytdlp_cli_mutable = self.ytdlp_cli
-                    try:
-                        arg_converter(args=self.ytdlp_cli, level=True)
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        msg = f"Failed to parse yt-dlp cli options from '{opts_file}'. '{e!s}'."
-                        raise ValueError(msg) from e
-
-        self._ytdlp_cli_mutable += f"\n--socket-timeout {self.socket_timeout}"
-
-        if self.keep_archive:
-            LOG.warning(
-                "The global 'keep_archive' option is deprecated and will be removed in future releases. please use presets instead."
-            )
-            archive_file: Path = Path(self.archive_file)
-            if not archive_file.exists():
-                LOG.info(f"Creating archive file '{archive_file}'.")
-                archive_file.touch(exist_ok=True)
-
-            LOG.info(f"keep archive option is enabled. Using archive file '{archive_file}' by default.")
-            self._ytdlp_cli_mutable += f"\n--download-archive {archive_file.as_posix()!s}"
+        if (Path(self.config_path) / "ytdlp.cli").exists():
+            LOG.error("Support for ./ytdlp.cli file is removed, migrate to presets and remove the file.")
 
         if self.temp_keep:
-            LOG.info("Keep temp files option is enabled.")
+            LOG.warning("Keep temp files option is enabled.")
 
         if self.auth_password and self.auth_username:
-            LOG.warning(f"Basic authentication enabled with username '{self.auth_username}'.")
-
-        if self.basic_mode:
-            LOG.info("The frontend is running in basic mode.")
+            LOG.info(f"Authentication enabled with username '{self.auth_username}'.")
 
         if self.file_logging:
-            log_level_file = getattr(logging, self.log_level_file.upper(), None)
+            log_level_file: int | None = getattr(logging, self.log_level_file.upper(), None)
             if not isinstance(log_level_file, int):
                 msg = f"Invalid file log level '{self.log_level_file}' specified."
                 raise TypeError(msg)
 
-            loggingPath = Path(self.config_path) / "logs"
+            loggingPath: Path = Path(self.config_path) / "logs"
             if not loggingPath.exists():
                 loggingPath.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
@@ -448,15 +396,17 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
 
         self.started = time.time()
 
-        logging.getLogger("httpcore").setLevel(logging.INFO)
-        for _tool in ("httpx", "urllib3.connectionpool", "apprise"):
-            logging.getLogger(_tool).setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+        _log_levels = (
+            ("httpx", logging.WARNING),
+            ("urllib3.connectionpool", logging.WARNING),
+            ("apprise", logging.WARNING),
+            ("httpcore", logging.INFO),
+        )
+        for _tool, _level in _log_levels:
+            logging.getLogger(_tool).setLevel(_level)
 
-        # check env
         if self.app_env not in ("production", "development"):
-            msg: str = (
-                f"Invalid application environment '{self.app_env}' specified. Must be 'production' or 'development'."
-            )
+            msg: str = f"Invalid app environment '{self.app_env}' specified. Must be 'production' or 'development'."
             raise ValueError(msg)
 
         if "dev-master" == self.app_version:
@@ -470,7 +420,7 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
             if attribute.startswith("_"):
                 continue
 
-            value = getattr(vClass, attribute)
+            value: Any = getattr(vClass, attribute)
             if not callable(value):
                 attrs[attribute] = value
 
@@ -496,23 +446,6 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
         """
         return "production" == self.app_env
 
-    def get_ytdlp_args(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        Get the yt-dlp command line options as a dictionary.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: The yt-dlp command line options.
-
-        Deprecated:
-            Usage of global ytdlp.cli file is deprecated, please use presets instead.
-
-        """
-        try:
-            return arg_converter(args=self._ytdlp_cli_mutable, level=True)
-        except Exception as e:
-            msg = f"Invalid ytdlp.cli options for yt-dlp. '{e!s}'."
-            raise ValueError(msg) from e
-
     def frontend(self) -> dict:
         """
         Returns configuration variables relevant to the frontend.
@@ -521,23 +454,17 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
             dict: A dictionary with the frontend configuration
 
         """
-        data = {k: getattr(self, k) for k in self._frontend_vars}
-
-        ytdlp_args = self.get_ytdlp_args()
-
-        # TODO: this doesn't make sense, as each item might have it's own archive file or none at all.
-        if not data.get("keep_archive", False) and ytdlp_args.get("download_archive", None):
-            data["keep_archive"] = True
+        data: dict[str, Any] = {k: getattr(self, k) for k in self._frontend_vars}
 
         data["ytdlp_version"] = Config._ytdlp_version()
         return data
 
-    def get_replacers(self) -> dict:
+    def get_replacers(self) -> dict[str, str]:
         """
         Get the variables that can be used in Command options for yt-dlp.
 
         Returns:
-            dict: The replacer variables.
+            dict[str, str]: The replacer variables.
 
         """
         keys: tuple[str] = ("download_path", "temp_path", "config_path")
diff --git a/app/routes/api/browser.py b/app/routes/api/browser.py
index 42075f85..2c47962c 100644
--- a/app/routes/api/browser.py
+++ b/app/routes/api/browser.py
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@ async def file_browser(request: Request, config: Config, encoder: Encoder) -> Re
         Response: The response object.
 
     """
-    if not config.browser_enabled:
-        return web.json_response(data={"error": "File browser is disabled."}, status=web.HTTPForbidden.status_code)
-
     req_path: str = request.match_info.get("path")
     req_path: str = "/" if not req_path else unquote_plus(req_path)
 
@@ -190,9 +187,6 @@ async def path_actions(request: Request, config: Config) -> Response:
         Response: The response object.
 
     """
-    if not config.browser_enabled:
-        return web.json_response(data={"error": "File browser is disabled."}, status=web.HTTPForbidden.status_code)
-
     if not config.browser_control_enabled:
         return web.json_response(
             data={"error": "File browser actions is disabled."}, status=web.HTTPForbidden.status_code
diff --git a/app/routes/api/conditions.py b/app/routes/api/conditions.py
index 21796cd7..6ce20818 100644
--- a/app/routes/api/conditions.py
+++ b/app/routes/api/conditions.py
@@ -153,13 +153,8 @@ async def conditions_test(request: Request, encoder: Encoder, cache: Cache, conf
         preset: str = params.get("preset", config.default_preset)
         key: str = cache.hash(url + str(preset))
         if not cache.has(key):
-            opts = {}
-            if ytdlp_proxy := config.get_ytdlp_args().get("proxy", None):
-                opts["proxy"] = ytdlp_proxy
-            ytdlp_opts = YTDLPOpts.get_instance().preset(name=preset).add(opts).get_all()
-
-            data = extract_info(
-                config=ytdlp_opts,
+            data: dict = extract_info(
+                config=YTDLPOpts.get_instance().preset(name=preset).get_all(),
                 url=url,
                 debug=False,
                 no_archive=True,
@@ -182,7 +177,7 @@ async def conditions_test(request: Request, encoder: Encoder, cache: Cache, conf
         )
 
     try:
-        status = match_str(cond, data)
+        status: bool = match_str(cond, data)
     except Exception as e:
         LOG.exception(e)
         return web.json_response(
diff --git a/app/routes/api/images.py b/app/routes/api/images.py
index 68cd371e..d88b99e7 100644
--- a/app/routes/api/images.py
+++ b/app/routes/api/images.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import random
 import time
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from typing import Any
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import httpx
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ from app.library.cache import Cache
 from app.library.config import Config
 from app.library.router import route
 from app.library.Utils import validate_url
+from app.library.YTDLPOpts import YTDLPOpts
 
 LOG: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ async def get_thumbnail(request: Request, config: Config) -> Response:
         Response: The response object.
 
     """
-    url = request.query.get("url")
+    url: str | None = request.query.get("url")
     if not url:
         return web.json_response(data={"error": "URL is required."}, status=web.HTTPForbidden.status_code)
 
@@ -43,15 +45,28 @@ async def get_thumbnail(request: Request, config: Config) -> Response:
         return web.json_response(data={"error": str(e)}, status=web.HTTPForbidden.status_code)
 
     try:
-
-        ytdlp_args = config.get_ytdlp_args()
-        opts = {
-            "proxy": ytdlp_args.get("proxy", None),
+        ytdlp_args: dict = YTDLPOpts.get_instance().preset(name=config.default_preset).get_all()
+        opts: dict[str, Any] = {
             "headers": {
-                "User-Agent": ytdlp_args.get("user_agent", request.headers.get("User-Agent", random_user_agent())),
+                "User-Agent": request.headers.get("User-Agent", ytdlp_args.get("user_agent", random_user_agent())),
             },
         }
 
+        if proxy := ytdlp_args.get("proxy"):
+            opts["proxy"] = proxy
+
+        try:
+            from httpx_curl_cffi import AsyncCurlTransport, CurlOpt
+
+            opts["transport"] = AsyncCurlTransport(
+                impersonate="chrome",
+                default_headers=True,
+                curl_options={CurlOpt.FRESH_CONNECT: True},
+            )
+            opts.pop("headers", None)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
         async with httpx.AsyncClient(**opts) as client:
             LOG.debug(f"Fetching thumbnail from '{url}'.")
             response = await client.request(method="GET", url=url, follow_redirects=True)
@@ -115,13 +130,16 @@ async def get_background(request: Request, config: Config, cache: Cache) -> Resp
                 },
             )
 
-        ytdlp_args = config.get_ytdlp_args()
-        opts = {
-            "proxy": ytdlp_args.get("proxy", None),
+        ytdlp_args: dict = YTDLPOpts.get_instance().preset(name=config.default_preset).get_all()
+        opts: dict[str, Any] = {
             "headers": {
-                "User-Agent": ytdlp_args.get("user_agent", random_user_agent()),
+                "User-Agent": request.headers.get("User-Agent", ytdlp_args.get("user_agent", random_user_agent())),
             },
         }
+
+        if proxy := ytdlp_args.get("proxy"):
+            opts["proxy"] = proxy
+
         try:
             from httpx_curl_cffi import AsyncCurlTransport, CurlOpt
 
@@ -166,7 +184,7 @@ async def get_background(request: Request, config: Config, cache: Cache) -> Resp
                     status=web.HTTPInternalServerError.status_code,
                 )
 
-            data = {
+            data: dict[str, Any] = {
                 "content": response.content,
                 "backend": urlparse(backend).netloc,
                 "headers": {
diff --git a/app/routes/api/yt_dlp.py b/app/routes/api/yt_dlp.py
index 1b56a0db..f0b8ccdd 100644
--- a/app/routes/api/yt_dlp.py
+++ b/app/routes/api/yt_dlp.py
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ async def get_info(request: Request, cache: Cache, config: Config) -> Response:
             }
             return web.json_response(body=json.dumps(data, indent=4, default=str), status=web.HTTPOk.status_code)
 
-        if ytdlp_proxy := config.get_ytdlp_args().get("proxy", None):
-            opts = opts.add({"proxy": ytdlp_proxy})
-
         logs: list = []
 
         ytdlp_opts: dict = {
@@ -203,13 +200,14 @@ async def get_info(request: Request, cache: Cache, config: Config) -> Response:
             "expires": time.time() + 300,
         }
 
-        is_archived = False
-        if (archive_file := ytdlp_opts.get("download_archive")) and (
-            archive_id := get_archive_id(url=url).get("archive_id")
-        ):
-            is_archived: bool = len(archive_read(archive_file, [archive_id])) > 0
+        data["is_archived"] = False
 
-        data["is_archived"] = is_archived
+        archive_file: str | None = ytdlp_opts.get("download_archive")
+        data["archive_file"] = archive_file if archive_file else None
+
+        if archive_file and (archive_id := get_archive_id(url=url).get("archive_id")):
+            data["archive_id"] = archive_id
+            data["is_archived"] = len(archive_read(archive_file, [archive_id])) > 0
 
         data = OrderedDict(sorted(data.items(), key=lambda item: len(str(item[1]))))
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1fc325da..fe12e5e1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -209,4 +209,9 @@ testpaths = ["app/tests"]
 addopts = "-v --tb=short"
 
 [dependency-groups]
-dev = ["pytest>=8.4.2", "pytest-asyncio>=1.1.0", "ruff>=0.13.0"]
+dev = [
+  "debugpy>=1.8.16",
+  "pytest>=8.4.2",
+  "pytest-asyncio>=1.1.0",
+  "ruff>=0.13.0",
+]
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ConditionForm.vue b/ui/app/components/ConditionForm.vue
index b5e1b238..db50016d 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/ConditionForm.vue
+++ b/ui/app/components/ConditionForm.vue
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
                   </div>
                   <span class="help is-bold">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
-                    <span>yt-dlp <code>[--match-filters]</code> logic.</span>
+                    <span>yt-dlp <code>--match-filters</code> logic with <code>OR</code>, <code>||</code>
+                      support.</span>
                   </span>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
-                <span class="help">
+                <span class="help is-bold">
                   <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
                   <span>The url to test the filter against.</span>
                 </span>
@@ -226,9 +227,10 @@
                   <input type="text" class="input" id="filter" v-model="form.filter" :disabled="test_data.in_progress"
                     placeholder="availability = 'needs_auth' & channel_id = 'channel_id'" required>
                 </div>
-                <span class="help">
+                <span class="help is-bold">
                   <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
-                  <span>The yt-dlp <code>[--match-filters]</code> filter logic.</span><br>
+                  <span>yt-dlp <code>--match-filters</code> logic with <code>OR</code>, <code>||</code>
+                    support.</span>
                 </span>
               </div>
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/History.vue b/ui/app/components/History.vue
index 63b17e25..238bf265 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/History.vue
+++ b/ui/app/components/History.vue
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                         <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-trash-can" /></span>
                       </button>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="control is-expanded" v-if="item.url && !config.app.basic_mode">
+                    <div class="control is-expanded" v-if="item.url">
                       <Dropdown icons="fa-solid fa-cogs" @open_state="(s: boolean) => table_container = !s"
                         :button_classes="'is-small'" label="Actions">
                         <template v-if="'finished' === item.status && item.filename">
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
                 </a>
               </div>
 
-              <div class="column" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+              <div class="column">
                 <Dropdown icons="fa-solid fa-cogs" label="Actions">
                   <template v-if="'finished' === item.status && item.filename">
                     <NuxtLink @click="playVideo(item)" class="dropdown-item">
@@ -366,14 +366,12 @@
                     <hr class="dropdown-divider" />
                   </template>
 
-                  <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getInfo', item.url, item.preset, item.cli)"
-                    v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+                  <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getInfo', item.url, item.preset, item.cli)">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
                     <span>yt-dlp Information</span>
                   </NuxtLink>
 
-                  <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getItemInfo', item._id)"
-                    v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+                  <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getItemInfo', item._id)">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info-circle" /></span>
                     <span>Local Information</span>
                   </NuxtLink>
diff --git a/ui/app/components/NewDownload.vue b/ui/app/components/NewDownload.vue
index 0b493b43..9619bb84 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/NewDownload.vue
+++ b/ui/app/components/NewDownload.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
               </div>
             </div>
 
-            <div class="column is-4-tablet is-12-mobile" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+            <div class="column is-4-tablet is-12-mobile">
               <div class="field has-addons">
                 <div class="control" @click="show_description = !show_description">
                   <label class="button is-static">
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
               </div>
             </div>
 
-            <div class="column is-6-tablet is-12-mobile" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+            <div class="column is-6-tablet is-12-mobile">
               <div class="field has-addons" v-tooltip="'Folder relative to ' + config.app.download_path">
                 <div class="control">
                   <label class="button is-static">
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
               </div>
             </div>
 
-            <div class="column" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+            <div class="column">
               <button type="button" class="button is-info" @click="showAdvanced = !showAdvanced"
                 :class="{ 'is-loading': !socket.isConnected }" :disabled="!socket.isConnected">
                 <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-cog" /></span>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="column is-12"
-              v-if="show_description && !config.app.basic_mode && !hasFormatInConfig && get_preset(form.preset)?.description">
+              v-if="show_description && !hasFormatInConfig && get_preset(form.preset)?.description">
               <div class="is-overflow-auto" style="max-height: 150px;">
                 <div class="is-ellipsis is-clickable" @click="expand_description">
                   <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span> {{ get_preset(form.preset)?.description }}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          <div class="columns is-multiline is-mobile" v-if="showAdvanced && !config.app.basic_mode">
+          <div class="columns is-multiline is-mobile" v-if="showAdvanced">
             <div class="column is-3-tablet is-12-mobile">
               <DLInput id="force_download" type="bool" label="Force download"
                 v-model="dlFields['--no-download-archive']" icon="fa-solid fa-download"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="column is-6-tablet is-12-mobile">
-              <DLInput id="ytdlpCookies" type="text" label="Cookies for yt-dlp" v-model="form.cookies"
+              <DLInput id="ytdlpCookies" type="text" label="Cookies" v-model="form.cookies"
                 icon="fa-solid fa-cookie" :disabled="!socket.isConnected || addInProgress"
                 :placeholder="getDefault('cookies', '')">
                 <template #help>
@@ -290,37 +290,35 @@ const addDownload = async () => {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (false === config.app.basic_mode) {
-    if (dlFields.value && Object.keys(dlFields.value).length > 0) {
-      const joined = []
-      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(dlFields.value)) {
-        if (false === is_valid(key)) {
-          continue
-        }
-
-        if ([undefined, null, '', false].includes(value as any)) {
-          continue
-        }
-
-        const keyRegex = new RegExp(`(^|\\s)${key}(\\s|$)`);
-        if (form_cli && keyRegex.test(form_cli)) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        joined.push(true === value ? `${key}` : `${key} ${value}`)
+  if (dlFields.value && Object.keys(dlFields.value).length > 0) {
+    const joined = []
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(dlFields.value)) {
+      if (false === is_valid(key)) {
+        continue
       }
 
-      if (joined.length > 0) {
-        form_cli = form_cli ? `${form_cli} ${joined.join(' ')}` : joined.join(' ')
+      if ([undefined, null, '', false].includes(value as any)) {
+        continue
       }
 
+      const keyRegex = new RegExp(`(^|\\s)${key}(\\s|$)`);
+      if (form_cli && keyRegex.test(form_cli)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      joined.push(true === value ? `${key}` : `${key} ${value}`)
     }
 
-    if (form_cli && form_cli.trim()) {
-      const options = await convertOptions(form_cli)
-      if (null === options) {
-        return
-      }
+    if (joined.length > 0) {
+      form_cli = form_cli ? `${form_cli} ${joined.join(' ')}` : joined.join(' ')
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  if (form_cli && form_cli.trim()) {
+    const options = await convertOptions(form_cli)
+    if (null === options) {
+      return
     }
   }
 
@@ -333,12 +331,12 @@ const addDownload = async () => {
 
     const data = {
       url: url,
-      preset: config.app.basic_mode ? config.app.default_preset : form.value.preset,
-      folder: config.app.basic_mode ? null : form.value.folder,
-      template: config.app.basic_mode ? null : form.value.template,
-      cookies: config.app.basic_mode ? '' : form.value.cookies,
-      cli: config.app.basic_mode ? null : form_cli,
-      auto_start: config.app.basic_mode ? true : auto_start.value
+      preset: form.value.preset || config.app.default_preset,
+      folder: form.value.folder,
+      template: form.value.template,
+      cookies: form.value.cookies,
+      cli: form_cli,
+      auto_start: auto_start.value
     } as item_request
 
     if (form.value?.extras && Object.keys(form.value.extras).length > 0) {
diff --git a/ui/app/components/Queue.vue b/ui/app/components/Queue.vue
index ed0e6055..50ab04f4 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/Queue.vue
+++ b/ui/app/components/Queue.vue
@@ -147,19 +147,17 @@
                       </NuxtLink>
                     </template>
 
-                    <template v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
-                      <hr class="dropdown-divider" />
+                    <hr class="dropdown-divider" />
 
-                      <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getInfo', item.url, item.preset, item.cli)">
-                        <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
-                        <span>yt-dlp Information</span>
-                      </NuxtLink>
+                    <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getInfo', item.url, item.preset, item.cli)">
+                      <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
+                      <span>yt-dlp Information</span>
+                    </NuxtLink>
 
-                      <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getItemInfo', item._id)">
-                        <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info-circle" /></span>
-                        <span>Local Information</span>
-                      </NuxtLink>
-                    </template>
+                    <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getItemInfo', item._id)">
+                      <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info-circle" /></span>
+                      <span>Local Information</span>
+                    </NuxtLink>
                   </Dropdown>
                 </td>
               </tr>
@@ -272,17 +270,15 @@
                       <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-play" /></span>
                       <span>Play video</span>
                     </NuxtLink>
-                    <hr class="dropdown-divider" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode" />
+                    <hr class="dropdown-divider" />
                   </template>
 
-                  <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getInfo', item.url, item.preset, item.cli)"
-                    v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+                  <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getInfo', item.url, item.preset, item.cli)">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
                     <span>yt-dlp Information</span>
                   </NuxtLink>
 
-                  <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getItemInfo', item._id)"
-                    v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+                  <NuxtLink class="dropdown-item" @click="emitter('getItemInfo', item._id)">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info-circle" /></span>
                     <span>Local Information</span>
                   </NuxtLink>
diff --git a/ui/app/layouts/default.vue b/ui/app/layouts/default.vue
index 798591d3..7c4b79bf 100644
--- a/ui/app/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/ui/app/layouts/default.vue
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="navbar-menu is-unselectable" :class="{ 'is-active': showMenu }">
-        <div class="navbar-start" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
-          <NuxtLink class="navbar-item" to="/browser" @click.prevent="(e: MouseEvent) => changeRoute(e)"
-            v-if="config.app.browser_enabled">
+        <div class="navbar-start">
+          <NuxtLink class="navbar-item" to="/browser" @click.prevent="(e: MouseEvent) => changeRoute(e)">
             <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-folder-tree" /></span>
             <span>Files</span>
           </NuxtLink>
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@
 
         </div>
         <div class="navbar-end">
-          <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode">
+          <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown">
             <a class="navbar-link" @click="(e: MouseEvent) => openMenu(e)">
               <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-tools" /></span>
               <span>Other</span>
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/browser/[...slug].vue b/ui/app/pages/browser/[...slug].vue
index 5ba96a85..5bc5e6b9 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/browser/[...slug].vue
+++ b/ui/app/pages/browser/[...slug].vue
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="is-hidden-mobile">
-          <span class="subtitle">Files Browser</span>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -278,14 +275,6 @@ watch(masterSelectAll, v => {
   }
 })
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async v => {
-  if (!config.isLoaded() || !v) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-}, { immediate: true })
-
-
 const filteredItems = computed<FileItem[]>(() => {
   if (!search.value) {
     return sortedItems(items.value)
@@ -335,20 +324,6 @@ const sortedItems = (items: FileItem[]): FileItem[] => {
 const model_item = ref<any>()
 const closeModel = (): void => { model_item.value = null }
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async () => {
-  if (!config.app.basic_mode) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-})
-
-watch(() => config.app.browser_enabled, async () => {
-  if (config.app.browser_enabled) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-})
-
 watch(() => socket.isConnected, async () => {
   if (socket.isConnected && initialLoad.value) {
     await reloadContent(path.value, true)
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/conditions.vue b/ui/app/pages/conditions.vue
index adbb38ce..968cbb7c 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/conditions.vue
+++ b/ui/app/pages/conditions.vue
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@
     <div class="column is-12" v-if="items && items.length > 0 && !toggleForm">
       <Message message_class="has-background-info-90 has-text-dark" title="Tips" icon="fas fa-info-circle">
         <ul>
-          <li>The filtering rely on yt-dlp <code>--match-filter</code> logic, whatever works there works here as well
-            and uses the same logic boolean and operators.</li>
+          <li>Filtering is based on yt-dlp’s <code>--match-filter</code> logic. Any expression that works with yt-dlp
+            will also work here, including the same boolean operators. We added extended support for the <code>OR</code>
+            ( <code>||</code> ) operator, which yt-dlp does not natively support. This allows you to combine multiple
+            conditions more flexibly.</li>
           <li>
             The primary use case for this feature is to apply custom cli arguments to specific returned info.
           </li>
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@
           </li>
           <li>
             The data which the filter is applied on is the same data that yt-dlp returns, simply, click on the
-            information button, and check the data to craft your filter.
+            information button, and check the data to craft your filter. You will get instant feedback if the
+            filter matches or not.
           </li>
         </ul>
       </Message>
@@ -130,7 +133,6 @@ import type { ConditionItem, ImportedConditionItem } from '~/types/conditions'
 type ConditionItemWithUI = ConditionItem & { raw?: boolean }
 
 const toast = useNotification()
-const config = useConfigStore()
 const socket = useSocketStore()
 const box = useConfirm()
 const isMobile = useMediaQuery({ maxWidth: 1024 })
@@ -144,13 +146,6 @@ const initialLoad = ref(true)
 const addInProgress = ref(false)
 const remove_keys = ['in_progress', 'raw']
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async v => {
-  if (!config.isLoaded() || !v) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo("/")
-}, { immediate: true })
-
 watch(() => socket.isConnected, async () => {
   if (socket.isConnected && initialLoad.value) {
     await reloadContent(true)
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/console.vue b/ui/app/pages/console.vue
index de8309e8..438f2afc 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/console.vue
+++ b/ui/app/pages/console.vue
@@ -81,13 +81,6 @@ watch(() => isLoading.value, async value => {
   focusInput()
 }, { immediate: true })
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async () => {
-  if (!config.isLoaded() || !config.app.basic_mode) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-}, { immediate: true })
-
 watch(() => config.app.console_enabled, async () => {
   if (config.app.console_enabled) {
     return
@@ -108,7 +101,7 @@ const runCommand = async () => {
     return
   }
 
-  if (config.app.basic_mode || !config.app.console_enabled) {
+  if (true !== config.app.console_enabled) {
     await navigateTo('/')
     toast.error('Console is disabled in the configuration. Please enable it to use this feature.')
     return
@@ -183,13 +176,6 @@ const writer = (s: string) => {
 
 const loader = () => isLoading.value = false
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async () => {
-  if (!config.app.basic_mode) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-})
-
 onMounted(async () => {
   document.addEventListener('resize', handle_event);
   focusInput()
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/index.vue b/ui/app/pages/index.vue
index b2798a45..3edf9907 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/index.vue
+++ b/ui/app/pages/index.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
               </button>
             </p>
 
-            <p class="control" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode && false === config.app.basic_mode">
+            <p class="control">
               <button class="button is-warning" @click="pauseDownload" v-if="false === config.paused">
                 <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-pause" /></span>
                 <span v-if="!isMobile">Pause</span>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
               </button>
             </p>
 
-            <p class="control" v-if="!config.app.basic_mode && false === config.app.basic_mode">
+            <p class="control">
               <button class="button is-primary has-tooltip-bottom" @click="config.showForm = !config.showForm">
                 <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-plus" /></span>
                 <span v-if="!isMobile">New Download</span>
@@ -62,54 +62,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <div v-if="config.is_loaded" class="columns is-multiline">
-      <div class="column is-12">
-        <DeprecatedNotice :version="config.app.app_version" title="Deprecation Notice" tone="warning"
-          icon="fas fa-exclamation-triangle fa-fade fa-spin-10">
-          <p>
-            The following environment variables and features are deprecated and will be removed in
-            <strong class="has-text-danger">v0.10.x</strong>
-          </p>
-          <ul>
-            <li>
-              The following ENVs <strong>YTP_KEEP_ARCHIVE</strong> and <strong>YTP_SOCKET_TIMEOUT</strong> will be
-              removed.
-              Their behavior will be part of the <strong>default presets</strong>. To keep your current behavior
-              <strong>and avoid re-downloading</strong>, please add the following <strong>Command options for
-                yt-dlp</strong> to your presets:
-              <code>--socket-timeout 30 --download-archive %(config_path)s/archive.log</code>
-            </li>
-            <li>
-              The global yt-dlp config file <strong>/config/ytdlp.cli</strong> will be removed. Please migrate to
-              presets.
-            </li>
-            <li>The <strong>archive.manual.log</strong> feature has been removed.</li>
-          </ul>
-          <p>
-            These changes help reduce confusion from multiple sources of truth. Going forward, <strong>presets</strong>
-            and the <strong>Command options for yt-dlp</strong> will be the single source of truth.
-          </p>
-          <p>
-            Notable changes in <strong>v0.10.x</strong>:
-          </p>
-          <ul>
-            <li>
-              The file browser feature is going to be enabled by default. and the associated ENV
-              <strong>YTP_BROWSER_ENABLED</strong> will be removed, <strong>YTP_BROWSER_CONTROL_ENABLED</strong> will
-              remain and
-              will default to <strong>false</strong>.
-            </li>
-            <li>
-              The <strong>Basic mode</strong> (which limited the interface to just the new download form) along it's
-              associated ENV <strong>YTP_BASIC_MODE</strong> is being removed. Everything except what is available
-              behind configurable flag will become part of the standard interface.
-            </li>
-          </ul>
-        </DeprecatedNotice>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <NewDownload v-if="config.showForm || config.app.basic_mode"
+    <NewDownload v-if="config.showForm"
       @getInfo="(url: string, preset: string = '', cli: string = '') => view_info(url, false, preset, cli)"
       :item="item_form" @clear_form="item_form = {}" />
     <Queue @getInfo="(url: string, preset: string = '', cli: string = '') => view_info(url, false, preset, cli)"
@@ -128,7 +81,6 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { useStorage } from '@vueuse/core'
-import DeprecatedNotice from '~/components/DeprecatedNotice.vue'
 import type { item_request } from '~/types/item'
 import type { StoreItem } from '~/types/store'
 
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/logs.vue b/ui/app/pages/logs.vue
index a61c22d1..79107b52 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/logs.vue
+++ b/ui/app/pages/logs.vue
@@ -155,13 +155,6 @@ watch(toggleFilter, () => {
   }
 });
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async v => {
-  if (!config.isLoaded() || !v) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-}, { immediate: true })
-
 watch(() => config.app.file_logging, async v => {
   if (v) {
     return
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/notifications.vue b/ui/app/pages/notifications.vue
index 1bac5477..474c805c 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/notifications.vue
+++ b/ui/app/pages/notifications.vue
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ import { useStorage } from '@vueuse/core'
 import type { notification, notificationImport } from '~/types/notification'
 
 const toast = useNotification()
-const config = useConfigStore()
 const socket = useSocketStore()
 const box = useConfirm()
 const display_style = useStorage<string>("tasks_display_style", "cards")
@@ -244,13 +243,6 @@ const isLoading = ref(false)
 const initialLoad = ref(true)
 const addInProgress = ref(false)
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async v => {
-  if (!config.isLoaded() || !v) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-}, { immediate: true })
-
 watch(() => socket.isConnected, async () => {
   if (socket.isConnected && initialLoad.value) {
     await reloadContent(true)
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/presets.vue b/ui/app/pages/presets.vue
index e98f6dfd..65e487b6 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/presets.vue
+++ b/ui/app/pages/presets.vue
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="is-hidden-mobile">
-          <span class="subtitle">Custom presets. The presets are simply pre-defined yt-dlp settings
-            that you want to apply to given download.</span>
+          <span class="subtitle">Presets are pre-defined command options for yt-dlp that you want to apply to given
+            download.</span>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -192,16 +192,7 @@
         <div class="column is-12">
           <Message message_class="has-background-info-90 has-text-dark" title="Tips" icon="fas fa-info-circle">
             <ul>
-              <li>
-                When you export preset, it doesn't include <code>Cookies</code> field for security reasons.
-              </li>
-              <li>
-                If you have created a global <code>config/ytdlp.cli</code> file, it will be appended to your exported
-                preset
-                <code><i class="fa-solid fa-terminal" /> Command options for yt-dlp</code> field for better
-                compatibility
-                and completeness.
-              </li>
+              <li>When you export preset, it doesn't include <code>Cookies</code> field for security reasons.</li>
             </ul>
           </Message>
         </div>
@@ -233,13 +224,6 @@ const remove_keys = ['raw', 'toggle_description']
 
 const presetsNoDefault = computed(() => presets.value.filter((t) => !t.default))
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async v => {
-  if (!config.isLoaded() || !v) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-}, { immediate: true })
-
 watch(() => socket.isConnected, async () => {
   if (socket.isConnected && initialLoad.value) {
     await reloadContent(true)
@@ -391,11 +375,6 @@ const exportItem = (item: Preset) => {
     }
   }
 
-  if (config?.app?.ytdlp_cli) {
-    const val = `# exported from ytdlp.cli #\n${config.app.ytdlp_cli}\n# exported from ytdlp.cli #\n`
-    userData.cli = userData.cli ? val + '\n' + userData.cli : val
-  }
-
   userData['_type'] = 'preset'
   userData['_version'] = '2.5'
 
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/tasks.vue b/ui/app/pages/tasks.vue
index 4ea09969..3533f8c9 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/tasks.vue
+++ b/ui/app/pages/tasks.vue
@@ -444,13 +444,6 @@ watch(masterSelectAll, value => {
   }
 })
 
-watch(() => config.app.basic_mode, async v => {
-  if (!config.isLoaded() || !v) {
-    return
-  }
-  await navigateTo('/')
-}, { immediate: true })
-
 watch(() => socket.isConnected, async () => {
   if (socket.isConnected && initialLoad.value) {
     socket.on('item_status', statusHandler)
diff --git a/ui/app/stores/ConfigStore.ts b/ui/app/stores/ConfigStore.ts
index 8b61e0af..c21c6bae 100644
--- a/ui/app/stores/ConfigStore.ts
+++ b/ui/app/stores/ConfigStore.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@ export const useConfigStore = defineStore('config', () => {
       output_template: '',
       ytdlp_version: '',
       max_workers: 1,
-      basic_mode: true,
       default_preset: 'default',
       instance_title: null,
       console_enabled: false,
-      browser_enabled: false,
       browser_control_enabled: false,
-      ytdlp_cli: '',
       file_logging: false,
       is_native: false,
       app_version: '',
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ export const useConfigStore = defineStore('config', () => {
     presets: [
       {
         'name': 'default',
-        'description': 'Default preset for downloads',
+        'description': 'Default preset',
         'folder': '',
         'template': '',
         'cookies': '',
diff --git a/ui/app/types/config.d.ts b/ui/app/types/config.d.ts
index d6f22f2c..5bf7beb6 100644
--- a/ui/app/types/config.d.ts
+++ b/ui/app/types/config.d.ts
@@ -14,20 +14,14 @@ type AppConfig = {
   ytdlp_version: string
   /** Maximum number of concurrent download workers */
   max_workers: number
-  /** Indicates if the app is in basic mode, which may limit some features */
-  basic_mode: boolean
   /** Default preset name, e.g. "default" */
   default_preset: string
   /** Instance title for the app, null if not set */
   instance_title: string | null
   /** Indicates if the console is enabled */
   console_enabled: boolean
-  /** Indicates if the file browser is enabled */
-  browser_enabled: boolean
   /** Indicates if the file browser control is enabled */
   browser_control_enabled: boolean
-  /** Command options for yt-dlp */
-  ytdlp_cli: string
   /** Indicates if file logging is enabled */
   file_logging: boolean
   /** Indicates if the app is running in a native environment (e.g., Electron) */
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d7b3c96b..8b3f6b81 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ installer = [
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
 dev = [
+    { name = "debugpy" },
     { name = "pytest" },
     { name = "pytest-asyncio" },
     { name = "ruff" },
@@ -1556,6 +1557,7 @@ provides-extras = ["installer"]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [
+    { name = "debugpy", specifier = ">=1.8.16" },
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.4.2" },
     { name = "pytest-asyncio", specifier = ">=1.1.0" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.13.0" },