diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 9d2ecc5..35d3a4d 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -3293,7 +3293,8 @@ function downloadVODPart(
             args.push('--hls-duration', endTime);
         }
 
-        console.log('Starting download:', streamlinkCmd.command, args);
+        // download-part-start in the debug log captures the same info
+        // for support / forensics — no need to flood stdout too.
         appendDebugLog('download-part-start', { itemId, command: streamlinkCmd.command, filename, args });
 
         const proc = spawn(streamlinkCmd.command, args, { windowsHide: true });
@@ -3360,7 +3361,11 @@ function downloadVODPart(
 
         proc.stdout?.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
             const line = data.toString();
-            console.log('Streamlink:', line);
+            // No per-line stdout — streamlink emits 10-100 lines/sec during
+            // an active download, which floods the terminal in dev and the
+            // electron-launched console in prod. Progress + tag parsing
+            // below extracts everything we need; failures get logged via
+            // appendDebugLog from the consumer side.
 
             // Parse progress
             const match = line.match(/(\d+\.\d+)%/);
@@ -6440,7 +6445,9 @@ function setupAutoUpdater() {
     });
 
     autoUpdater.on('download-progress', (progress) => {
-        console.log(`Download progress: ${progress.percent.toFixed(1)}%`);
+        // No per-tick stdout — the autoUpdater fires this ~10x/sec during
+        // an in-flight download. The renderer banner is the user-visible
+        // surface; appendDebugLog already captures phase transitions.
         if (mainWindow) {
             mainWindow.webContents.send('update-download-progress', {
                 percent: progress.percent,