diff --git a/settings_module.go b/settings_module.go
index 2ba4c8e..5a55679 100644
--- a/settings_module.go
+++ b/settings_module.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/canvas"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/container"
-	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/dialog"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/layout"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
 	"git.leaktechnologies.dev/stu/VideoTools/internal/ui"
@@ -326,128 +325,12 @@ func buildPreferencesTab(state *appState) fyne.CanvasObject {
 	header.TextStyle = fyne.TextStyle{Bold: true}
 	content.Add(header)
 
-	desc := widget.NewLabel("Configure default settings for VideoTools modules and workflow.")
-	desc.Wrapping = fyne.TextWrapWord
-	content.Add(desc)
-
-	content.Add(widget.NewSeparator())
-
-	// Output Directory Settings
-	outputHeader := widget.NewLabel("📁 Output Directories")
-	outputHeader.TextStyle = fyne.TextStyle{Bold: true}
-	content.Add(outputHeader)
-
-	outputDirEntry := widget.NewEntry()
-	outputDirEntry.SetPlaceHolder("Default output directory for converted files")
-	if state.defaultOutputDir != "" {
-		outputDirEntry.SetText(state.defaultOutputDir)
-	}
-
-	browseOutputBtn := widget.NewButton("Browse", func() {
-		// TODO: Implement directory browser
-	})
-
-	outputContainer := container.NewVBox(
-		widget.NewLabel("Default Output Directory:"),
-		container.NewBorder(nil, nil, nil, browseOutputBtn, outputDirEntry),
-	)
-	content.Add(outputContainer)
-
-	content.Add(widget.NewSeparator())
-
-	// Encoding Defaults
-	encodingHeader := widget.NewLabel("⚙️ Encoding Defaults")
-	encodingHeader.TextStyle = fyne.TextStyle{Bold: true}
-	content.Add(encodingHeader)
-
-	// Video codec selector
-	videoCodecSelect := widget.NewSelect([]string{"libx264", "libx265", "libvpx-vp9", "av1", "copy"}, nil)
-	videoCodecSelect.SetSelected(state.defaultVideoCodec)
-	videoCodecSelect.OnChanged = func(codec string) {
-		state.defaultVideoCodec = codec
-	}
-
-	// Audio codec selector
-	audioCodecSelect := widget.NewSelect([]string{"aac", "libmp3lame", "opus", "copy"}, nil)
-	audioCodecSelect.SetSelected(state.defaultAudioCodec)
-	audioCodecSelect.OnChanged = func(codec string) {
-		state.defaultAudioCodec = codec
-	}
-
-	encodingContainer := container.NewVBox(
-		container.NewHBox(
-			widget.NewLabel("Video Codec:"),
-			videoCodecSelect,
-		),
-		container.NewHBox(
-			widget.NewLabel("Audio Codec:"),
-			audioCodecSelect,
-		),
-	)
-	content.Add(encodingContainer)
-
-	content.Add(widget.NewSeparator())
-
-	// Hardware Acceleration
-	hwHeader := widget.NewLabel("🚀 Hardware Acceleration")
-	hwHeader.TextStyle = fyne.TextStyle{Bold: true}
-	content.Add(hwHeader)
-
-	hwAccelSelect := widget.NewSelect([]string{"auto", "none", "nvenc", "qsv", "vaapi"}, nil)
-	hwAccelSelect.SetSelected(state.hardwareAcceleration)
-	hwAccelSelect.OnChanged = func(hw string) {
-		state.hardwareAcceleration = hw
-	}
-
-	hwContainer := container.NewVBox(
-		widget.NewLabel("GPU Acceleration:"),
-		hwAccelSelect,
-	)
-	content.Add(hwContainer)
-
-	content.Add(widget.NewSeparator())
-
-	// UI Preferences
-	uiHeader := widget.NewLabel("🎨 User Interface")
-	uiHeader.TextStyle = fyne.TextStyle{Bold: true}
-	content.Add(uiHeader)
-
-	themeSelect := widget.NewSelect([]string{"Dark", "Light", "System"}, nil)
-	themeSelect.SetSelected(state.uiTheme)
-	themeSelect.OnChanged = func(theme string) {
-		state.uiTheme = theme
-		// TODO: Apply theme change
-	}
-
-	// Enable/disable auto-preview
-	autoPreviewCheck := widget.NewCheck("Enable auto-preview", func(checked bool) {
-		state.autoPreview = checked
-	})
-	autoPreviewCheck.SetChecked(state.autoPreview)
-
-	uiContainer := container.NewVBox(
-		container.NewHBox(
-			widget.NewLabel("Theme:"),
-			themeSelect,
-		),
-		autoPreviewCheck,
-	)
-	content.Add(uiContainer)
-
-	content.Add(widget.NewSeparator())
-
-	// Save Preferences
-	saveBtn := widget.NewButton("Save Preferences", func() {
-		// Update state with new values
-		state.defaultOutputDir = outputDirEntry.Text
-
-		// Show success message
-		dialog.ShowInformation("Preferences Saved",
-			"Your preferences have been saved successfully!",
-			fyne.CurrentApp().Driver().AllWindows()[0])
-	})
-	saveBtn.Importance = widget.HighImportance
-	content.Add(container.NewCenter(saveBtn))
+	content.Add(widget.NewLabel("Preferences panel - Coming soon"))
+	content.Add(widget.NewLabel("This will include settings for:"))
+	content.Add(widget.NewLabel("• Default output directories"))
+	content.Add(widget.NewLabel("• Default encoding presets"))
+	content.Add(widget.NewLabel("• UI theme preferences"))
+	content.Add(widget.NewLabel("• Automatic updates"))
 
 	return content
 }