diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index eb1893a..e5350f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <script setup>
 import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
-import MiniPlayer from './components/MiniPlayer.vue'
+import PlayerBar from './components/PlayerBar.vue'
+import { nowPlaying } from './player.js'
 
 const route = useRoute()
 const router = useRouter()
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@ async function logout() {
     <router-link class="ghost gear" :to="{ name: 'settings' }" title="Inställningar">⚙</router-link>
     <button class="ghost" @click="logout">Logga ut</button>
   </header>
-  <main>
+  <main :class="{ 'with-player': nowPlaying }">
     <router-view />
   </main>
-  <MiniPlayer />
+  <PlayerBar />
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -122,4 +123,8 @@ async function logout() {
 main {
   padding: 1.5rem;
 }
+
+main.with-player {
+  padding-bottom: 5rem;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MiniPlayer.vue b/frontend/src/components/MiniPlayer.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a9295f..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/MiniPlayer.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-<script setup>
-import { nowPlaying } from '../player.js'
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <div v-if="nowPlaying" class="player">
-    <div class="bar">
-      <span class="title" :title="nowPlaying.title">▶ {{ nowPlaying.title }}</span>
-      <button class="close" @click="nowPlaying = null">✕</button>
-    </div>
-    <iframe
-      :src="`https://www.youtube.com/embed/${nowPlaying.videoId}?autoplay=1`"
-      title="Spelare"
-      frameborder="0"
-      allow="autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture"
-      allowfullscreen
-    ></iframe>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<style scoped>
-.player {
-  position: fixed;
-  right: 1rem;
-  bottom: 1rem;
-  z-index: 100;
-  width: min(24rem, calc(100vw - 2rem));
-  background: var(--bg-deep);
-  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
-  border-radius: 0.8rem;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-}
-
-.bar {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 0.6rem;
-  padding: 0.4rem 0.4rem 0.4rem 0.8rem;
-}
-
-.title {
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-.close {
-  background: transparent;
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-}
-
-iframe {
-  display: block;
-  width: 100%;
-  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
-  border: 0;
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlayerBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/PlayerBar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9966ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlayerBar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+<script setup>
+import { onBeforeUnmount, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { nowPlaying } from '../player.js'
+
+const playing = ref(false)
+const current = ref(0)
+const duration = ref(0)
+const volume = ref(80)
+
+let player = null
+let timer = null
+let apiPromise = null
+
+// YouTube IFrame-API:t laddas en gång; själva videon göms off-screen och
+// styrs helt via spelarraden (playVideo/pauseVideo/seekTo/setVolume).
+function loadApi() {
+  if (window.YT?.Player) return Promise.resolve()
+  if (!apiPromise) {
+    apiPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const prev = window.onYouTubeIframeAPIReady
+      window.onYouTubeIframeAPIReady = () => {
+        prev?.()
+        resolve()
+      }
+      const s = document.createElement('script')
+      s.src = 'https://www.youtube.com/iframe_api'
+      document.head.appendChild(s)
+    })
+  }
+  return apiPromise
+}
+
+async function start(video) {
+  await loadApi()
+  if (player) {
+    player.loadVideoById(video.videoId)
+    return
+  }
+  player = new window.YT.Player('yt-holder', {
+    width: '200',
+    height: '112',
+    videoId: video.videoId,
+    playerVars: { autoplay: 1, controls: 0, disablekb: 1 },
+    events: {
+      onReady: (e) => {
+        e.target.setVolume(volume.value)
+        e.target.playVideo()
+      },
+      onStateChange: (e) => {
+        playing.value = e.data === 1
+        if (e.data === 0) nowPlaying.value = null // låten är slut
+      },
+    },
+  })
+  if (!timer) {
+    timer = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!player?.getCurrentTime) return
+      current.value = player.getCurrentTime() ?? 0
+      duration.value = player.getDuration() ?? 0
+    }, 500)
+  }
+}
+
+watch(nowPlaying, (v) => {
+  if (v) {
+    current.value = 0
+    duration.value = 0
+    start(v)
+  } else if (player) {
+    player.stopVideo()
+    playing.value = false
+  }
+})
+
+function toggle() {
+  if (!player) return
+  if (playing.value) player.pauseVideo()
+  else player.playVideo()
+}
+
+function seek(e) {
+  player?.seekTo(Number(e.target.value), true)
+  current.value = Number(e.target.value)
+}
+
+function setVol() {
+  player?.setVolume(volume.value)
+}
+
+function fmt(s) {
+  s = Math.max(0, Math.floor(s || 0))
+  return `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${String(s % 60).padStart(2, '0')}`
+}
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => clearInterval(timer))
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div v-show="nowPlaying" class="bar">
+    <button class="ctl play" :title="playing ? 'Pausa' : 'Spela'" @click="toggle">
+      {{ playing ? '⏸' : '▶' }}
+    </button>
+    <span class="time">{{ fmt(current) }} / {{ fmt(duration) }}</span>
+    <input
+      class="progress"
+      type="range"
+      min="0"
+      :max="Math.floor(duration) || 0"
+      step="1"
+      :value="Math.floor(current)"
+      aria-label="Position i låten"
+      @input="seek"
+    />
+    <span class="title" :title="nowPlaying?.title">{{ nowPlaying?.title }}</span>
+    <span class="vol">
+      🔊
+      <input v-model.number="volume" type="range" min="0" max="100" aria-label="Volym" @input="setVol" />
+    </span>
+    <button class="ctl close" title="Stäng spelaren" @click="nowPlaying = null">✕</button>
+    <div id="yt-holder" class="holder"></div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.bar {
+  position: fixed;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  z-index: 90;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.9rem;
+  padding: 0.55rem 1.1rem;
+  background: rgba(11, 17, 32, 0.97);
+  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+}
+
+.ctl {
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-size: 1.15rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.55rem;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.ctl:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+}
+
+.play {
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
+}
+
+.close {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+}
+
+.time {
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.progress {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 4rem;
+  accent-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.title {
+  flex: 0 1 auto;
+  max-width: 28%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.vol {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.vol input {
+  width: 6rem;
+  accent-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.holder {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: -9999px;
+  top: -9999px;
+  width: 1px;
+  height: 1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 45rem) {
+  .title {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .vol input {
+    width: 4rem;
+  }
+}
+</style>