diff --git a/html/playlist.html b/html/playlist.html
index 3510478..830f320 100644
--- a/html/playlist.html
+++ b/html/playlist.html
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
             bottom: 8px;
         }
 
+        #stopDownload {
+            display: none;
+            position: relative;
+            bottom: 8px;
+            background-color: var(--redBtn);
+        }
+
+        #stopDownload:active {
+            background-color: var(--redBtn-bottom);
+        }
+
         #audioBox {
             display: none;
         }
@@ -187,6 +198,7 @@
 
     <h2 id="playlistName"></h2>
     <button class="submitBtn" id="openDownloads" data-translate="openDownloadFolder">Open download folder</button>
+    <button class="submitBtn" id="stopDownload" data-translate="cancel">Cancel</button>
     <div id="list">
     </div>
 
diff --git a/src/playlist.js b/src/playlist.js
index 68dcf44..85bf9af 100644
--- a/src/playlist.js
+++ b/src/playlist.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 		playlistName: "",
 		originalCount: 0,
 		currentDownloadProcess: null,
+		currentAbortController: null,
+		isDownloading: false,
+		isCancelled: false,
 	},
 
 	config: {
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 		selectLocationBtn: document.getElementById("selectLocation"),
 		pathDisplay: document.getElementById("path"),
 		openDownloadsBtn: document.getElementById("openDownloads"),
+		stopDownloadBtn: document.getElementById("stopDownload"),
 
 		videoToggle: document.getElementById("videoToggle"),
 		audioToggle: document.getElementById("audioToggle"),
@@ -150,7 +154,9 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 					document.activeElement.tagName !== "INPUT" &&
 					document.activeElement.tagName !== "TEXTAREA")
 			) {
-				this.pasteLink();
+				if (!this.state.isDownloading) {
+					this.pasteLink();
+				}
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -185,6 +191,9 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 		this.ui.openDownloadsBtn.addEventListener("click", () =>
 			this.openDownloadsFolder(),
 		);
+		this.ui.stopDownloadBtn.addEventListener("click", () =>
+			this.stopDownload(),
+		);
 		this.ui.closeHiddenBtn.addEventListener("click", () =>
 			this.hideOptions(true),
 		);
@@ -214,6 +223,8 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 	},
 
 	async startDownload(type) {
+		if (this.state.isDownloading) return;
+
 		try {
 			this.state.url = this.validateUrl(this.state.url);
 		} catch (_) {
@@ -222,49 +233,66 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		await this.updateDynamicConfig();
-		this.hideOptions();
-
-		const controller = new AbortController();
-		const baseArgs = this.buildBaseArgs();
-		let specificArgs = [];
+		try {
+			await this.updateDynamicConfig();
+			this.hideOptions();
+
+			this.state.isDownloading = true;
+			this.state.isCancelled = false;
+
+			this.state.currentAbortController = new AbortController();
+			const baseArgs = this.buildBaseArgs();
+			let specificArgs = [];
+
+			switch (type) {
+				case "video":
+					specificArgs = this.getVideoArgs();
+					break;
+				case "audio":
+					specificArgs = this.getAudioArgs();
+					break;
+				case "thumbnails":
+					specificArgs = this.getThumbnailArgs();
+					break;
+				case "links":
+					specificArgs = this.getLinkArgs();
+					break;
+			}
 
-		switch (type) {
-			case "video":
-				specificArgs = this.getVideoArgs();
-				break;
-			case "audio":
-				specificArgs = this.getAudioArgs();
-				break;
-			case "thumbnails":
-				specificArgs = this.getThumbnailArgs();
-				break;
-			case "links":
-				specificArgs = this.getLinkArgs();
-				break;
-		}
+			const allArgs = [...baseArgs, ...specificArgs, this.state.url].filter(
+				Boolean,
+			);
 
-		const allArgs = [...baseArgs, ...specificArgs, this.state.url].filter(
-			Boolean,
-		);
+			console.log(`Command: ${this.state.ytDlpPath}`, allArgs.join(" "));
+			this.state.currentDownloadProcess = this.state.ytDlpWrap.exec(
+				allArgs,
+				{shell: false},
+				this.state.currentAbortController.signal,
+			);
 
-		console.log(`Command: ${this.state.ytDlpPath}`, allArgs.join(" "));
-		this.state.currentDownloadProcess = this.state.ytDlpWrap.exec(
-			allArgs,
-			{shell: false},
-			controller.signal,
-		);
 
-		document.addEventListener("beforeunload", () => {
-			if (
-				this.state.currentDownloadProcess &&
-				!this.state.currentDownloadProcess.killed
-			) {
-				this.state.currentDownloadProcess.kill();
-			}
-		});
+			// TODO: Avoid duplication of event listeners
+			document.addEventListener("beforeunload", () => {
+				if (this.state.currentAbortController) {
+					try {
+						this.state.currentAbortController.abort();
+					} catch (e) {}
+				}
+				if (
+					this.state.currentDownloadProcess &&
+					this.state.currentDownloadProcess.ytDlpProcess &&
+					!this.state.currentDownloadProcess.ytDlpProcess.killed
+				) {
+					try {
+						this.state.currentDownloadProcess.ytDlpProcess.kill();
+					} catch (e) {}
+				}
+			});
 
-		this.handleDownloadEvents(this.state.currentDownloadProcess, type);
+			this.handleDownloadEvents(this.state.currentDownloadProcess, type);
+		} catch (error) {
+			this.showError(error);
+		}
 	},
 
 	buildBaseArgs() {
@@ -481,7 +509,29 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 		process.on("close", () => this.finishDownload(count));
 	},
 
+	stopDownload() {
+		this.state.isCancelled = true;
+		if (this.state.currentAbortController) {
+			try {
+				this.state.currentAbortController.abort();
+			} catch (e) {
+				console.error("Failed to abort controller:", e);
+			}
+		}
+		if (
+			this.state.currentDownloadProcess &&
+			this.state.currentDownloadProcess.ytDlpProcess
+		) {
+			try {
+				this.state.currentDownloadProcess.ytDlpProcess.kill();
+			} catch (e) {
+				console.error("Failed to kill ytDlpProcess:", e);
+			}
+		}
+	},
+
 	pasteLink() {
+		if (this.state.isDownloading) return;
 		this.state.url = clipboard.readText();
 		this.ui.linkDisplay.textContent = ` ${this.state.url}`;
 		this.ui.optionsContainer.style.display = "block";
@@ -571,6 +621,7 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 		this.ui.errorDetails.style.display = "none";
 		this.ui.errorDetails.textContent = "";
 		this.ui.errorMsgDisplay.style.display = "none";
+		this.ui.stopDownloadBtn.style.display = "none";
 
 		if (!justHide) {
 			this.ui.playlistNameDisplay.textContent = `${window.i18n.__(
@@ -578,10 +629,26 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 			)}...`;
 			this.ui.pasteLinkBtn.style.display = "none";
 			this.ui.openDownloadsBtn.style.display = "inline-block";
+			this.ui.stopDownloadBtn.style.display = "inline-block";
 		}
 	},
 
 	finishDownload(count) {
+		if (!this.state.isDownloading) return;
+		this.state.isDownloading = false;
+		this.ui.stopDownloadBtn.style.display = "none";
+
+		if (this.state.isCancelled) {
+			this.state.isCancelled = false;
+			const lastProgress = document.getElementById(`p${count}`);
+			if (lastProgress) {
+				lastProgress.textContent = window.i18n.__("cancel");
+			}
+			this.ui.playlistNameDisplay.textContent = window.i18n.__("cancel");
+			this.ui.pasteLinkBtn.style.display = "inline-block";
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const lastProgress = document.getElementById(`p${count}`);
 		if (lastProgress)
 			lastProgress.textContent = window.i18n.__("fileSaved");
@@ -597,6 +664,17 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 	},
 
 	showError(error) {
+		const wasDownloading = this.state.isDownloading;
+		this.state.isDownloading = false;
+		this.ui.stopDownloadBtn.style.display = "none";
+
+		if (this.state.isCancelled && wasDownloading) {
+			this.state.isCancelled = false;
+			this.ui.playlistNameDisplay.textContent = window.i18n.__("cancel");
+			this.ui.pasteLinkBtn.style.display = "inline-block";
+			return;
+		}
+
 		console.error("Download Error:", error.toString());
 		this.ui.pasteLinkBtn.style.display = "inline-block";
 		this.ui.openDownloadsBtn.style.display = "none";
@@ -663,6 +741,14 @@ const playlistDownloader = {
 	},
 
 	navigate(type, page) {
+		if (this.state.isDownloading) {
+			const confirmMsg = window.i18n ? window.i18n.__("cancel_download") + "?" : "Are you sure you want to cancel the download?";
+			const choice = confirm(confirmMsg);
+			if (!choice) {
+				return;
+			}
+			this.stopDownload();
+		}
 		this.closeMenu();
 		const event = type === "page" ? "load-page" : "load-win";
 		ipcRenderer.send(event, path.join(__dirname, page));
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 70a6610..6b3e5db 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
 	"qualityTargetSizeDesc": "Specify target MB",
 	"targetSizeMB": "Target Size (MB)",
 	"worst": "Worst",
-	"best": "Best",
 	"advancedSettings": "Advanced Settings",
 	"qualityTargetPercent": "Target %",
 	"qualityTargetPercentDesc": "Set target % of size",
-	"targetPercentLabel": "Target Percentage (%)"
+	"targetPercentLabel": "Target Percentage (%)",
+	"cancel_download": "Are you sure you want to cancel the download?"
 }