package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "4.5.19",
+  "version": "4.5.18",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-      "version": "4.5.19",
+      "version": "4.5.18",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.6.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "4.5.19",
+  "version": "4.5.18",
   "description": "Twitch VOD Manager - Download Twitch VODs easily",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "author": "xRangerDE",

src/index.html

@@ -246,23 +246,23 @@
                 <!-- VODs Tab -->
                 <div class="tab-content active" id="vodsTab">
                     <div class="vod-filter-row" style="display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; margin-bottom:12px; flex-wrap:wrap;">
-                        <input type="text" id="vodFilterInput" placeholder="Filter VODs..." oninput="onVodFilterInput()" style="flex:1; min-width:180px; background: var(--bg-card); border:1px solid var(--border-soft); border-radius:6px; padding:8px 12px; color: var(--text); font-size:13px;">
+                        <input type="text" id="vodFilterInput" placeholder="Filter VODs..." oninput="onVodFilterInput()" style="flex:1; min-width:180px; background: var(--bg-secondary,#222); border:1px solid var(--border-color,#444); border-radius:6px; padding:8px 12px; color: var(--text-primary,#fff); font-size:13px;">
-                        <button id="vodFilterClearBtn" onclick="clearVodFilter()" title="Clear filter" style="display:none; background:transparent; border:1px solid var(--border-soft); border-radius:6px; padding:8px 12px; color: var(--text-secondary); cursor:pointer;">x</button>
+                        <button id="vodFilterClearBtn" onclick="clearVodFilter()" title="Clear filter" style="display:none; background:transparent; border:1px solid var(--border-color,#444); border-radius:6px; padding:8px 12px; color: var(--text-secondary,#888); cursor:pointer;">x</button>
-                        <label id="vodSortLabel" for="vodSortSelect" style="color: var(--text-secondary); font-size:12px; margin-left:8px;">Sort:</label>
+                        <label id="vodSortLabel" for="vodSortSelect" style="color: var(--text-secondary,#888); font-size:12px; margin-left:8px;">Sort:</label>
-                        <select id="vodSortSelect" onchange="onVodSortChange()" style="background: var(--bg-card); border:1px solid var(--border-soft); border-radius:6px; padding:7px 10px; color: var(--text); font-size:13px;">
+                        <select id="vodSortSelect" onchange="onVodSortChange()" style="background: var(--bg-secondary,#222); border:1px solid var(--border-color,#444); border-radius:6px; padding:7px 10px; color: var(--text-primary,#fff); font-size:13px;">
                             <option value="date_desc">Newest first</option>
                             <option value="date_asc">Oldest first</option>
                             <option value="views_desc">Most viewed</option>
                             <option value="duration_desc">Longest first</option>
                             <option value="duration_asc">Shortest first</option>
                         </select>
-                        <span id="vodFilterCount" style="color: var(--text-secondary); font-size:12px; min-width:80px;"></span>
+                        <span id="vodFilterCount" style="color: var(--text-secondary,#888); font-size:12px; min-width:80px;"></span>
                     </div>
                     <div id="vodBulkBar" class="vod-bulk-bar" style="display:none; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:8px 12px; background: rgba(145, 70, 255, 0.12); border:1px solid rgba(145, 70, 255, 0.4); border-radius:6px; margin-bottom:12px;">
-                        <span id="vodBulkCount" style="color: var(--text); font-size:13px; font-weight:600;">0 selected</span>
+                        <span id="vodBulkCount" style="color: var(--text-primary,#fff); font-size:13px; font-weight:600;">0 selected</span>
                         <span style="flex:1;"></span>
-                        <button id="vodBulkAddBtn" type="button" onclick="bulkAddSelectedVodsToQueue()" style="background:var(--accent); border:none; border-radius:6px; padding:6px 14px; color:#fff; font-size:13px; font-weight:600; cursor:pointer;">+ Queue</button>
+                        <button id="vodBulkAddBtn" type="button" onclick="bulkAddSelectedVodsToQueue()" style="background:#9146FF; border:none; border-radius:6px; padding:6px 14px; color:white; font-size:13px; font-weight:600; cursor:pointer;">+ Queue</button>
-                        <button id="vodBulkClearBtn" type="button" onclick="clearVodSelection()" style="background:transparent; border:1px solid var(--border-soft); border-radius:6px; padding:6px 12px; color:var(--text-secondary); font-size:13px; cursor:pointer;">Clear</button>
+                        <button id="vodBulkClearBtn" type="button" onclick="clearVodSelection()" style="background:transparent; border:1px solid var(--border-color,#444); border-radius:6px; padding:6px 12px; color:var(--text-secondary,#888); font-size:13px; cursor:pointer;">Clear</button>
                     </div>
                     <div class="vod-grid" id="vodGrid">
                         <div class="empty-state">

src/main.ts

@@ -80,103 +80,6 @@ function getMergeGroupPhaseText(phase: string): string {
     }
 }
 
-// ==========================================
-// BACKEND I18N
-// ==========================================
-// User-visible messages produced in main.ts. Keep keys stable — the renderer
-// no longer translates these (renderer.ts:downloadClip used to translate a
-// hardcoded set, which was brittle as the strings drifted). Internal
-// debug log messages stay English-only since they're developer-facing.
-const BACKEND_MESSAGES = {
-    de: {
-        invalidVodUrl: 'Ungueltige VOD-URL',
-        invalidClipUrl: 'Ungueltige Clip-URL',
-        clipNotFound: 'Clip nicht gefunden',
-        streamlinkAutoInstallFailed: 'Streamlink fehlt und konnte nicht automatisch installiert werden. Siehe debug.log.',
-        streamlinkMissing: 'Streamlink fehlt.',
-        streamlinkNotFound: 'Streamlink nicht gefunden. Installiere Streamlink oder Python+streamlink (py -3 -m pip install streamlink).',
-        streamlinkExitCode: 'Streamlink Fehlercode {code}',
-        ffmpegMissing: 'FFmpeg fehlt.',
-        ffmpegMergeFailed: 'FFmpeg Merge fehlgeschlagen.',
-        ffmpegSplitFailed: 'FFmpeg Split fehlgeschlagen.',
-        fileTooSmall: 'Datei zu klein ({bytes} Bytes)',
-        clipFileTooSmall: 'Clip-Datei zu klein ({bytes} Bytes) - Twitch hat den Stream evtl. nicht ausgeliefert.',
-        integrityNoVideo: 'Integritaetspruefung fehlgeschlagen: Kein Videostream gefunden.',
-        integrityTooShort: 'Integritaetspruefung fehlgeschlagen: Dauer zu kurz ({duration}s).',
-        integrityDurationMismatch: 'Integritaetspruefung fehlgeschlagen: {actual}s statt erwarteter ~{expected}s.',
-        integrityFailedGeneric: 'Integritaetspruefung fehlgeschlagen.',
-        downloadCancelled: 'Download wurde abgebrochen.',
-        downloadPaused: 'Download wurde pausiert.',
-        downloadFailedExitCode: 'Download fehlgeschlagen (Exit-Code {code})',
-        unknownDownloadError: 'Unbekannter Fehler beim Download',
-        notAllClipPartsDownloaded: 'Nicht alle Clip-Teile konnten heruntergeladen werden.',
-        notAllPartsDownloaded: 'Nicht alle Teile konnten heruntergeladen werden.',
-        mergeGroupFileMissing: 'Heruntergeladene Datei {index} fehlt.',
-        diskSpaceShortFor: 'Zu wenig Speicherplatz fur {context}: frei {free}, benoetigt ~{required}.',
-        diskSpaceShortGeneric: 'Zu wenig Speicherplatz.',
-        attemptFailed: 'Versuch {attempt}/{max} fehlgeschlagen ({errorClass}): {error}',
-        retryingIn: 'Neuer Versuch in {seconds}s ({errorClass})...',
-        statusCheckingTools: 'Prufe Download-Tools...',
-        statusDownloadStarted: 'Download gestartet',
-        statusBytesDownloaded: '{bytes} heruntergeladen',
-        preflightNoInternet: 'Keine Internetverbindung erkannt.',
-        preflightStreamlinkMissing: 'Streamlink fehlt oder ist nicht startbar.',
-        preflightFfmpegMissing: 'FFmpeg fehlt oder ist nicht startbar.',
-        preflightFfprobeMissing: 'FFprobe fehlt oder ist nicht startbar.',
-        preflightDownloadPathNotWritable: 'Download-Ordner ist nicht beschreibbar.'
-    },
-    en: {
-        invalidVodUrl: 'Invalid VOD URL',
-        invalidClipUrl: 'Invalid clip URL',
-        clipNotFound: 'Clip not found',
-        streamlinkAutoInstallFailed: 'Streamlink is missing and could not be auto-installed. See debug.log.',
-        streamlinkMissing: 'Streamlink is missing.',
-        streamlinkNotFound: 'Streamlink not found. Install streamlink or Python+streamlink (py -3 -m pip install streamlink).',
-        streamlinkExitCode: 'Streamlink exit code {code}',
-        ffmpegMissing: 'FFmpeg is missing.',
-        ffmpegMergeFailed: 'FFmpeg merge failed.',
-        ffmpegSplitFailed: 'FFmpeg split failed.',
-        fileTooSmall: 'File too small ({bytes} bytes)',
-        clipFileTooSmall: 'Clip file too small ({bytes} bytes) - Twitch may not have served the stream.',
-        integrityNoVideo: 'Integrity check failed: no video stream found.',
-        integrityTooShort: 'Integrity check failed: duration too short ({duration}s).',
-        integrityDurationMismatch: 'Integrity check failed: {actual}s instead of expected ~{expected}s.',
-        integrityFailedGeneric: 'Integrity check failed.',
-        downloadCancelled: 'Download was cancelled.',
-        downloadPaused: 'Download was paused.',
-        downloadFailedExitCode: 'Download failed (exit code {code})',
-        unknownDownloadError: 'Unknown download error',
-        notAllClipPartsDownloaded: 'Not all clip parts could be downloaded.',
-        notAllPartsDownloaded: 'Not all parts could be downloaded.',
-        mergeGroupFileMissing: 'Downloaded file {index} is missing.',
-        diskSpaceShortFor: 'Not enough disk space for {context}: free {free}, need ~{required}.',
-        diskSpaceShortGeneric: 'Not enough disk space.',
-        attemptFailed: 'Attempt {attempt}/{max} failed ({errorClass}): {error}',
-        retryingIn: 'Retrying in {seconds}s ({errorClass})...',
-        statusCheckingTools: 'Checking download tools...',
-        statusDownloadStarted: 'Download started',
-        statusBytesDownloaded: '{bytes} downloaded',
-        preflightNoInternet: 'No internet connection detected.',
-        preflightStreamlinkMissing: 'Streamlink is missing or not runnable.',
-        preflightFfmpegMissing: 'FFmpeg is missing or not runnable.',
-        preflightFfprobeMissing: 'FFprobe is missing or not runnable.',
-        preflightDownloadPathNotWritable: 'Download folder is not writable.'
-    }
-} as const;
-
-type BackendMessageKey = keyof typeof BACKEND_MESSAGES.de;
-
-function tBackend(key: BackendMessageKey, params?: Record<string, string | number>): string {
-    const lang: 'de' | 'en' = config.language === 'en' ? 'en' : 'de';
-    let template: string = BACKEND_MESSAGES[lang][key];
-    if (params) {
-        for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(params)) {
-            template = template.replace(`{${k}}`, String(v));
-        }
-    }
-    return template;
-}
-
 // Ensure directories exist
 if (!fs.existsSync(APPDATA_DIR)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(APPDATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
@@ -747,11 +650,11 @@ async function runPreflight(autoFix = false): Promise<PreflightResult> {
     }
 
     const messages: string[] = [];
-    if (!checks.internet) messages.push(tBackend('preflightNoInternet'));
+    if (!checks.internet) messages.push('Keine Internetverbindung erkannt.');
-    if (!checks.streamlink) messages.push(tBackend('preflightStreamlinkMissing'));
+    if (!checks.streamlink) messages.push('Streamlink fehlt oder ist nicht startbar.');
-    if (!checks.ffmpeg) messages.push(tBackend('preflightFfmpegMissing'));
+    if (!checks.ffmpeg) messages.push('FFmpeg fehlt oder ist nicht startbar.');
-    if (!checks.ffprobe) messages.push(tBackend('preflightFfprobeMissing'));
+    if (!checks.ffprobe) messages.push('FFprobe fehlt oder ist nicht startbar.');
-    if (!checks.downloadPathWritable) messages.push(tBackend('preflightDownloadPathNotWritable'));
+    if (!checks.downloadPathWritable) messages.push('Download-Ordner ist nicht beschreibbar.');
 
     const result: PreflightResult = {
         ok: messages.length === 0,
@@ -1186,7 +1089,7 @@ function ensureDiskSpace(targetPath: string, requiredBytes: number, context: str
     }
 
     if (freeBytes < Math.max(requiredBytes, MIN_FREE_DISK_BYTES)) {
-        const message = tBackend('diskSpaceShortFor', { context, free: formatBytes(freeBytes), required: formatBytes(requiredBytes) });
+        const message = `Zu wenig Speicherplatz fur ${context}: frei ${formatBytes(freeBytes)}, benoetigt ~${formatBytes(requiredBytes)}.`;
         appendDebugLog('disk-space-check-failed', {
             targetPath,
             requiredBytes,
@@ -1376,9 +1279,9 @@ function classifyDownloadError(errorMessage: string): RetryErrorClass {
     if (text.includes('429') || text.includes('rate limit') || text.includes('too many requests')) return 'rate_limit';
     if (text.includes('401') || text.includes('403') || text.includes('unauthorized') || text.includes('forbidden')) return 'auth';
     if (text.includes('timed out') || text.includes('timeout') || text.includes('network') || text.includes('connection') || text.includes('dns')) return 'network';
-    if (text.includes('streamlink nicht gefunden') || text.includes('streamlink not found') || text.includes('streamlink is missing') || text.includes('ffmpeg') || text.includes('ffprobe') || text.includes('enoent')) return 'tooling';
+    if (text.includes('streamlink nicht gefunden') || text.includes('ffmpeg') || text.includes('ffprobe') || text.includes('enoent')) return 'tooling';
-    if (text.includes('integritaet') || text.includes('integrity') || text.includes('kein videostream') || text.includes('no video stream')) return 'integrity';
+    if (text.includes('integritaet') || text.includes('integrity') || text.includes('kein videostream')) return 'integrity';
-    if (text.includes('access denied') || text.includes('permission') || text.includes('disk') || text.includes('file') || text.includes('ordner') || text.includes('folder')) return 'io';
+    if (text.includes('access denied') || text.includes('permission') || text.includes('disk') || text.includes('file') || text.includes('ordner')) return 'io';
 
     return 'unknown';
 }
@@ -1610,12 +1513,12 @@ function validateDownloadedFileIntegrity(filePath: string, expectedDurationSecon
 
     if (!probed.hasVideo) {
         runtimeMetrics.integrityFailures += 1;
-        return { success: false, error: tBackend('integrityNoVideo') };
+        return { success: false, error: 'Integritaetspruefung fehlgeschlagen: Kein Videostream gefunden.' };
     }
 
     if (probed.durationSeconds <= 1) {
         runtimeMetrics.integrityFailures += 1;
-        return { success: false, error: tBackend('integrityTooShort', { duration: probed.durationSeconds.toFixed(2) }) };
+        return { success: false, error: `Integritaetspruefung fehlgeschlagen: Dauer zu kurz (${probed.durationSeconds.toFixed(2)}s).` };
     }
 
     if (expectedDurationSeconds && expectedDurationSeconds > 4) {
@@ -1624,7 +1527,7 @@ function validateDownloadedFileIntegrity(filePath: string, expectedDurationSecon
             runtimeMetrics.integrityFailures += 1;
             return {
                 success: false,
-                error: tBackend('integrityDurationMismatch', { actual: probed.durationSeconds.toFixed(1), expected: String(expectedDurationSeconds) })
+                error: `Integritaetspruefung fehlgeschlagen: ${probed.durationSeconds.toFixed(1)}s statt erwarteter ~${expectedDurationSeconds}s.`
             };
         }
     }
@@ -2563,7 +2466,7 @@ function downloadVODPart(
                         progress: -1, // Unknown total
                         speed: formatSpeed(speed),
                         eta: etaStr,
-                        status: tBackend('statusBytesDownloaded', { bytes: formatBytes(downloadedBytes) }),
+                        status: `${formatBytes(downloadedBytes)} heruntergeladen`,
                         currentPart: partNum,
                         totalParts: totalParts,
                         downloadedBytes: downloadedBytes,
@@ -2610,14 +2513,14 @@ function downloadVODPart(
             if (currentDownloadCancelled || cancelledItemIds.has(itemId)) {
                 cancelledItemIds.delete(itemId);
                 appendDebugLog('download-part-cancelled', { itemId, filename });
-                resolve({ success: false, error: tBackend('downloadCancelled') });
+                resolve({ success: false, error: 'Download wurde abgebrochen.' });
                 return;
             }
 
             if (code === 0 && fs.existsSync(filename)) {
                 const stats = fs.statSync(filename);
                 if (stats.size <= MIN_FILE_BYTES) {
-                    const tooSmall = tBackend('fileTooSmall', { bytes: String(stats.size) });
+                    const tooSmall = `Datei zu klein (${stats.size} Bytes)`;
                     appendDebugLog('download-part-failed-small-file', { itemId, filename, bytes: stats.size });
                     resolve({ success: false, error: tooSmall });
                     return;
@@ -2641,7 +2544,7 @@ function downloadVODPart(
                 return;
             }
 
-            const genericError = lastErrorLine || tBackend('streamlinkExitCode', { code: String(code ?? -1) });
+            const genericError = lastErrorLine || `Streamlink Fehlercode ${code ?? -1}`;
             appendDebugLog('download-part-failed', { itemId, filename, code, error: genericError });
             resolve({ success: false, error: genericError });
         });
@@ -2652,7 +2555,7 @@ function downloadVODPart(
             activeDownloads.delete(itemId);
             const rawError = String(err);
             const errorMessage = rawError.includes('ENOENT')
-                ? tBackend('streamlinkNotFound')
+                ? 'Streamlink nicht gefunden. Installiere Streamlink oder Python+streamlink (py -3 -m pip install streamlink).'
                 : rawError;
             appendDebugLog('download-part-process-error', { itemId, error: errorMessage, rawError });
             resolve({ success: false, error: errorMessage });
@@ -2668,7 +2571,7 @@ async function downloadVOD(
     if (!isLikelyVodUrl(item.url) || !vodId) {
         return {
             success: false,
-            error: tBackend('invalidVodUrl')
+            error: 'Ungueltige VOD-URL'
         };
     }
 
@@ -2682,7 +2585,7 @@ async function downloadVOD(
             progress: -1,
             speed: '',
             eta: '',
-            status: tBackend('statusCheckingTools'),
+            status: 'Prufe Download-Tools...',
             currentPart: 0,
             totalParts: 0
         });
@@ -2692,7 +2595,7 @@ async function downloadVOD(
     if (!streamlinkReady) {
         return {
             success: false,
-            error: tBackend('streamlinkAutoInstallFailed')
+            error: 'Streamlink fehlt und konnte nicht automatisch installiert werden. Siehe debug.log.'
         };
     }
 
@@ -2701,7 +2604,7 @@ async function downloadVOD(
         progress: -1,
         speed: '',
         eta: '',
-        status: tBackend('statusDownloadStarted'),
+        status: 'Download gestartet',
         currentPart: 0,
         totalParts: 0
     });
@@ -2811,7 +2714,7 @@ async function downloadVOD(
 
             return {
                 success: downloadedFiles.length === numParts,
-                error: downloadedFiles.length === numParts ? undefined : tBackend('notAllClipPartsDownloaded'),
+                error: downloadedFiles.length === numParts ? undefined : 'Nicht alle Clip-Teile konnten heruntergeladen werden.',
                 outputFiles: downloadedFiles.length === numParts ? [...downloadedFiles] : undefined
             };
         } else {
@@ -2884,7 +2787,7 @@ async function downloadVOD(
 
         return {
             success: downloadedFiles.length === numParts,
-            error: downloadedFiles.length === numParts ? undefined : tBackend('notAllPartsDownloaded'),
+            error: downloadedFiles.length === numParts ? undefined : 'Nicht alle Teile konnten heruntergeladen werden.',
             outputFiles: downloadedFiles.length === numParts ? [...downloadedFiles] : undefined
         };
     }
@@ -2905,12 +2808,12 @@ async function processDownloadMergeGroup(
     if (mg.mergePhase === 'downloading') {
         const streamlinkReady = await ensureStreamlinkInstalled();
         if (!streamlinkReady) {
-            return { success: false, error: tBackend('streamlinkMissing') };
+            return { success: false, error: 'Streamlink fehlt.' };
         }
 
         const ffmpegReady = await ensureFfmpegInstalled();
         if (!ffmpegReady) {
-            return { success: false, error: tBackend('ffmpegMissing') };
+            return { success: false, error: 'FFmpeg fehlt.' };
         }
 
         const streamer = mg.items[0].streamer.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g, '');
@@ -2932,7 +2835,7 @@ async function processDownloadMergeGroup(
 
         for (let i = 0; i < mg.items.length; i++) {
             if (currentDownloadCancelled || cancelledItemIds.has(item.id)) {
-                return { success: false, error: tBackend('downloadCancelled') };
+                return { success: false, error: 'Download wurde abgebrochen.' };
             }
 
             // Skip already downloaded files (retry recovery)
@@ -2996,7 +2899,7 @@ async function processDownloadMergeGroup(
     for (let i = 0; i < mg.items.length; i++) {
         if (!mg.downloadedFiles[i] || !fs.existsSync(mg.downloadedFiles[i])) {
             mg.mergePhase = 'downloading';
-            return { success: false, error: tBackend('mergeGroupFileMissing', { index: i + 1 }) };
+            return { success: false, error: `Heruntergeladene Datei ${i + 1} fehlt.` };
         }
     }
 
@@ -3031,7 +2934,7 @@ async function processDownloadMergeGroup(
         );
 
         if (!mergeSuccess) {
-            return { success: false, error: tBackend('ffmpegMergeFailed') };
+            return { success: false, error: 'FFmpeg Merge fehlgeschlagen.' };
         }
 
         mg.mergedFile = mergedFilePath;
@@ -3044,7 +2947,7 @@ async function processDownloadMergeGroup(
     emitQueueUpdated();
 
     if (currentDownloadCancelled || cancelledItemIds.has(item.id)) {
-        return { success: false, error: tBackend('downloadCancelled') };
+        return { success: false, error: 'Download wurde abgebrochen.' };
     }
 
     const partDuration = config.part_minutes * 60;
@@ -3096,7 +2999,7 @@ async function processDownloadMergeGroup(
         for (const partFile of splitResult.files) {
             try { if (fs.existsSync(partFile)) fs.unlinkSync(partFile); } catch { }
         }
-        return { success: false, error: tBackend('ffmpegSplitFailed') };
+        return { success: false, error: 'FFmpeg Split fehlgeschlagen.' };
     }
 
     mg.splitFiles = splitResult.files;
@@ -3151,7 +3054,7 @@ async function processOneQueueItem(item: QueueItem): Promise<void> {
     item.last_error = '';
 
     try {
-        let finalResult: DownloadResult = { success: false, error: tBackend('unknownDownloadError') };
+        let finalResult: DownloadResult = { success: false, error: 'Unbekannter Fehler beim Download' };
         const maxAttempts = getRetryAttemptLimit();
 
         for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= maxAttempts; attempt++) {
@@ -3173,7 +3076,7 @@ async function processOneQueueItem(item: QueueItem): Promise<void> {
             finalResult = result;
 
             if (!isDownloading || currentDownloadCancelled || cancelledItemIds.has(item.id) || pauseRequested) {
-                finalResult = { success: false, error: pauseRequested ? tBackend('downloadPaused') : tBackend('downloadCancelled') };
+                finalResult = { success: false, error: pauseRequested ? 'Download wurde pausiert.' : 'Download wurde abgebrochen.' };
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -3194,13 +3097,13 @@ async function processOneQueueItem(item: QueueItem): Promise<void> {
                 runtimeMetrics.retriesScheduled += 1;
                 runtimeMetrics.lastRetryDelaySeconds = retryDelaySeconds;
 
-                item.last_error = tBackend('attemptFailed', { attempt, max: maxAttempts, errorClass, error: result.error || tBackend('unknownDownloadError') });
+                item.last_error = `Versuch ${attempt}/${maxAttempts} fehlgeschlagen (${errorClass}): ${result.error || 'Unbekannter Fehler'}`;
                 mainWindow?.webContents.send('download-progress', {
                     id: item.id,
                     progress: -1,
                     speed: '',
                     eta: '',
-                    status: tBackend('retryingIn', { seconds: retryDelaySeconds, errorClass }),
+                    status: `Neuer Versuch in ${retryDelaySeconds}s (${errorClass})...`,
                     currentPart: item.currentPart,
                     totalParts: item.totalParts
                 } as DownloadProgress);
@@ -3220,7 +3123,7 @@ async function processOneQueueItem(item: QueueItem): Promise<void> {
         const wasPaused = pauseRequested || (finalResult.error || '').includes('pausiert');
         item.status = finalResult.success ? 'completed' : (wasPaused ? 'paused' : 'error');
         item.progress = finalResult.success ? 100 : item.progress;
-        item.last_error = finalResult.success || wasPaused ? '' : (finalResult.error || tBackend('unknownDownloadError'));
+        item.last_error = finalResult.success || wasPaused ? '' : (finalResult.error || 'Unbekannter Fehler beim Download');
 
         if (finalResult.success && Array.isArray(finalResult.outputFiles) && finalResult.outputFiles.length > 0) {
             // Attach the produced file paths so the renderer can offer
@@ -4060,10 +3963,10 @@ ipcMain.handle('download-clip', async (_, clipUrl: string) => {
 
     if (match1) clipId = match1[1];
     else if (match2) clipId = match2[1];
-    else return { success: false, error: tBackend('invalidClipUrl') };
+    else return { success: false, error: 'Ungueltige Clip-URL' };
 
     const clipInfo = await getClipInfo(clipId);
-    if (!clipInfo) return { success: false, error: tBackend('clipNotFound') };
+    if (!clipInfo) return { success: false, error: 'Clip nicht gefunden' };
 
     // Sanitize broadcaster_name for path safety — Twitch returns the display
     // name which can contain unicode, spaces, or punctuation that breaks
@@ -4077,7 +3980,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('download-clip', async (_, clipUrl: string) => {
 
     const clipDiskCheck = ensureDiskSpace(folder, 128 * 1024 * 1024, 'Clip-Download');
     if (!clipDiskCheck.success) {
-        return { success: false, error: clipDiskCheck.error || tBackend('diskSpaceShortGeneric') };
+        return { success: false, error: clipDiskCheck.error || 'Zu wenig Speicherplatz.' };
     }
 
     const rawTitle = typeof clipInfo.title === 'string' ? clipInfo.title : '';
@@ -4106,7 +4009,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('download-clip', async (_, clipUrl: string) => {
 
             if (code !== 0 || !fs.existsSync(filename)) {
                 appendDebugLog('clip-download-failed', { clipId, code });
-                resolve({ success: false, error: tBackend('downloadFailedExitCode', { code: String(code ?? -1) }) });
+                resolve({ success: false, error: `Download fehlgeschlagen (Exit-Code ${code ?? -1})` });
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -4117,7 +4020,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('download-clip', async (_, clipUrl: string) => {
             if (stats.size < 16 * 1024) {
                 try { fs.unlinkSync(filename); } catch { }
                 appendDebugLog('clip-download-too-small', { clipId, bytes: stats.size });
-                resolve({ success: false, error: tBackend('clipFileTooSmall', { bytes: String(stats.size) }) });
+                resolve({ success: false, error: `Clip-Datei zu klein (${stats.size} Bytes) — Twitch hat den Stream evtl. nicht ausgeliefert.` });
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -4125,7 +4028,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('download-clip', async (_, clipUrl: string) => {
             if (!integrity.success) {
                 try { fs.unlinkSync(filename); } catch { }
                 appendDebugLog('clip-download-integrity-failed', { clipId, error: integrity.error });
-                resolve({ success: false, error: integrity.error || tBackend('integrityFailedGeneric') });
+                resolve({ success: false, error: integrity.error || 'Integritaetspruefung fehlgeschlagen.' });
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -4136,7 +4039,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('download-clip', async (_, clipUrl: string) => {
         proc.on('error', () => {
             activeClipProcesses.delete(clipId);
             releaseClaimedFilenamesForItem(clipId);
-            resolve({ success: false, error: tBackend('streamlinkNotFound') });
+            resolve({ success: false, error: 'Streamlink nicht gefunden' });
         });
     });
 });

src/renderer.ts

@@ -1019,10 +1019,20 @@ async function downloadClip(): Promise<void> {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Backend now produces locale-aware error strings via tBackend(),
-    // so we no longer need a renderer-side translation table here.
     const backendError = (result.error || '').trim();
-    status.textContent = UI_TEXT.clips.errorPrefix + (backendError || UI_TEXT.clips.unknownError);
+    let localizedError = backendError;
+
+    if (backendError === 'Ungueltige Clip-URL') {
+        localizedError = currentLanguage === 'en' ? 'Invalid clip URL' : backendError;
+    } else if (backendError === 'Clip nicht gefunden') {
+        localizedError = currentLanguage === 'en' ? 'Clip not found' : backendError;
+    } else if (backendError === 'Streamlink nicht gefunden') {
+        localizedError = currentLanguage === 'en' ? 'Streamlink not found' : backendError;
+    } else if (backendError.startsWith('Download fehlgeschlagen')) {
+        localizedError = currentLanguage === 'en' ? backendError.replace('Download fehlgeschlagen', 'Download failed') : backendError;
+    }
+
+    status.textContent = UI_TEXT.clips.errorPrefix + (localizedError || UI_TEXT.clips.unknownError);
     status.className = 'clip-status error';
 }
 

src/styles.css

@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
     --success: #00c853;
     --error: #ff4444;
     --warning: #ffab00;
-    /* Soft border that adapts to theme — used by post-4.5.x UI additions
-       (filter input, sort select, bulk bar) so they don't visually break
-       in light theme. */
-    --border-soft: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
 }
 
 * {
@@ -1371,7 +1367,6 @@ body.theme-light {
     --success: #00c853;
     --error: #e41e3f;
     --warning: #e68a00;
-    --border-soft: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
 }
 
 /* Light theme: swap white-alpha borders/backgrounds to black-alpha */