diff --git a/src/app/components/url-preview/YouTubeEmbed.tsx b/src/app/components/url-preview/YouTubeEmbed.tsx
index 1e8f66f..0438a6e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/url-preview/YouTubeEmbed.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/url-preview/YouTubeEmbed.tsx
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ const YOUTUBE_URL_PATTERNS = [
 
 /**
  * YouTube embed URL base - fallback when yt-dlp is not available
+ * Using youtube-nocookie.com to avoid Error 153 and embedding restrictions
  */
-const YOUTUBE_EMBED_BASE = 'https://www.youtube.com/embed';
+const YOUTUBE_EMBED_BASE = 'https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed';
 
 /**
  * YouTube oEmbed API base - used to fetch video metadata
@@ -88,10 +89,15 @@ export function extractYouTubeVideoId(url: string): string | null {
 /**
  * Generates a YouTube embed URL for a video (fallback)
  * @param videoId The YouTube video ID
- * @returns The embed URL
+ * @returns The embed URL with parameters to avoid Error 153
  */
 export function getYouTubeEmbedUrl(videoId: string): string {
-  return `${YOUTUBE_EMBED_BASE}/${videoId}?autoplay=1`;
+  // Use youtube-nocookie.com and add parameters to help with embedding
+  // autoplay=1 - start playing when loaded
+  // rel=0 - only show related videos from same channel
+  // modestbranding=1 - minimize YouTube branding
+  // enablejsapi=1 - enable JavaScript API for better compatibility
+  return `${YOUTUBE_EMBED_BASE}/${videoId}?autoplay=1&rel=0&modestbranding=1&enablejsapi=1`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -255,8 +261,9 @@ export const YouTubeEmbed = as<'div', YouTubeEmbedProps>(({ url, ...props }, ref
         className={css.YouTubeEmbedIframe}
         src={embedUrl}
         title="YouTube video player"
-        allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
+        allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
         allowFullScreen
+        referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
       />
     </Box>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/utils/tauri.ts b/src/app/utils/tauri.ts
index 26082c5..45f82f7 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/tauri.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/tauri.ts
@@ -66,11 +66,28 @@ export interface YouTubeStreamInfo {
  * @throws If yt-dlp is not installed or fails
  */
 export const getYouTubeStream = async (url: string): Promise<YouTubeStreamInfo> => {
-  if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && (window as any).__TAURI__) {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+    throw new Error('YouTube streaming requires desktop app with yt-dlp installed');
+  }
+
+  // Check for Electron
+  const electron = (window as any).electron;
+  if (electron?.youtube?.getStream) {
+    const result = await electron.youtube.getStream(url);
+    // Electron returns { success: true, data: { video_url, title } } or { success: false, error }
+    if (result.success === false) {
+      throw new Error(result.error || 'Failed to get YouTube stream');
+    }
+    return result.data;
+  }
+
+  // Check for Tauri
+  if ((window as any).__TAURI__) {
     const { invoke } = await import('@tauri-apps/api/core');
     return invoke<YouTubeStreamInfo>('get_youtube_stream', { url });
   }
-  throw new Error('YouTube streaming requires Tauri desktop app with yt-dlp installed');
+
+  throw new Error('YouTube streaming requires desktop app with yt-dlp installed');
 };
 
 /**
@@ -78,7 +95,18 @@ export const getYouTubeStream = async (url: string): Promise<YouTubeStreamInfo>
  * @returns True if yt-dlp streaming is available
  */
 export const isYouTubeStreamingAvailable = (): boolean => {
-  return typeof window !== 'undefined' && !!(window as any).__TAURI__;
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check for Electron
+  const electron = (window as any).electron;
+  if (electron?.youtube?.getStream) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Check for Tauri
+  return !!(window as any).__TAURI__;
 };
 
 /**