diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 54856d7..5b5b5b3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -655,7 +655,6 @@ func (s *appState) showPlayerView() {
 
 		centerStack := container.NewVBox(
 			container.NewCenter(icon),
-			layout.NewSpacer(),
 			container.NewCenter(loadBtn),
 			container.NewCenter(hint),
 		)
@@ -3805,10 +3804,7 @@ func (s *appState) handleDropPlayer(items []fyne.URI) {
 
 	var videoPaths []string
 	for _, uri := range items {
-		if uri.Scheme() != "file" {
-			continue
-		}
-		path := uri.Path()
+		path := uriPath(uri)
 		logging.Debug(logging.CatModule, "drop received path=%s", path)
 
 		if info, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
@@ -3831,6 +3827,22 @@ func (s *appState) handleDropPlayer(items []fyne.URI) {
 	}
 }
 
+// uriPath extracts a usable local path from a fyne URI.
+func uriPath(u fyne.URI) string {
+	if u == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	// Prefer Path() when present.
+	if p := u.Path(); p != "" {
+		return p
+	}
+	raw := u.String()
+	if strings.HasPrefix(raw, "file://") {
+		raw = strings.TrimPrefix(raw, "file://")
+	}
+	return filepath.FromSlash(raw)
+}
+
 // detectModuleTileAtPosition calculates which module tile is at the given position
 // based on the main menu grid layout (3 columns)
 func (s *appState) detectModuleTileAtPosition(pos fyne.Position) string {