diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index f53fa1d..3596f0d 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ let cropEnd = 0;
 let cropMax = 0;
 let activeThumb = null;
 const activePlatforms = new Set(["envato", "artgrid", "google video"]);
+const hlsInstances = new WeakMap();
 
 function setStatus(label, progress) {
   statusLabel.textContent = label;
@@ -140,6 +141,31 @@ async function api(path, options = {}) {
   return data;
 }
 
+function attachVideoSource(video, src) {
+  detachVideoSource(video);
+  if (!src) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (src.endsWith(".m3u8") && window.Hls && window.Hls.isSupported()) {
+    const hls = new window.Hls({ enableWorker: false });
+    hls.loadSource(src);
+    hls.attachMedia(video);
+    hlsInstances.set(video, hls);
+    return;
+  }
+  video.src = src;
+}
+
+function detachVideoSource(video) {
+  const existing = hlsInstances.get(video);
+  if (existing) {
+    existing.destroy();
+    hlsInstances.delete(video);
+  }
+  video.removeAttribute("src");
+  video.load();
+}
+
 function renderResults(results) {
   searchResults.innerHTML = "";
   if (!results.length) {
@@ -158,7 +184,7 @@ function renderResults(results) {
     node.querySelector("p").textContent = item.reason;
     node.querySelector(".source-badge").textContent = item.source;
     if (item.previewVideoUrl) {
-      previewVideo.src = item.previewVideoUrl;
+      attachVideoSource(previewVideo, item.previewVideoUrl);
       previewVideo.poster = item.thumbnailUrl || "";
       const mediaArea = node.querySelector(".relative");
       mediaArea.addEventListener("mouseenter", () => {
@@ -218,11 +244,10 @@ function openPreviewModal(preview) {
   previewThumbnail.src = preview.thumbnail;
   previewThumbnail.alt = preview.title;
   previewVideo.pause();
-  previewVideo.removeAttribute("src");
-  previewVideo.load();
+  detachVideoSource(previewVideo);
   previewMediaFrame.style.aspectRatio = "";
   if (preview.previewStreamUrl) {
-    previewVideo.src = preview.previewStreamUrl;
+    attachVideoSource(previewVideo, preview.previewStreamUrl);
     previewVideo.classList.remove("hidden");
     previewThumbnail.classList.add("hidden");
   } else {
@@ -247,8 +272,7 @@ function openPreviewModal(preview) {
 
 function closeModal() {
   previewVideo.pause();
-  previewVideo.removeAttribute("src");
-  previewVideo.load();
+  detachVideoSource(previewVideo);
   previewMediaFrame.style.aspectRatio = "";
   previewModal.classList.add("hidden");
   previewModal.classList.remove("flex");
@@ -393,9 +417,10 @@ for (const button of platformToggles) {
       activePlatforms.add(platform);
     }
     syncPlatformButtons();
+    setStatus(`active platforms: ${Array.from(activePlatforms).join(", ")}`, 0);
   });
 }
 
 connectWS();
 syncPlatformButtons();
-setStatus("idle", 0);
+setStatus(`active platforms: ${Array.from(activePlatforms).join(", ")}`, 0);
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index b40715e..376b1f5 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -144,6 +144,6 @@
       </a>
     </template>
 
-    <script src="/app.js?v=20260313g" defer></script>
+    <script src="/app.js?v=20260313h" defer></script>
   </body>
 </html>