diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index c8e2b77..8fa6dd9 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -19,12 +19,3 @@ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
-
----
-
-This project bundles third-party components under their own licenses:
-
-- **cava** (karlstav/cava, vendored under `cava/`) — MIT,
-  Copyright (c) 2015 Karl Stavestrand. See `cava/LICENSE-cava.txt`.
-- **Bun runtime** (embedded in the standalone binary) — MIT.
-- **OpenTUI** (`@opentui/core`) — MIT.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c70d292..7a6e471 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,18 +26,9 @@ external player with full transport control — all from your terminal.
 
 - A terminal with UTF-8 and modern color support (kitty, iTerm2, WezTerm,
   tmux, GNOME Terminal, etc.).
-- An **audio player** on `PATH`. PodTui auto-detects in priority order:
-
-  | Player   | Platforms      | Seek | Speed | Position tracking |
-  |----------|----------------|:----:|:-----:|:------------------|
-  | `mpv`     | any            | ✔    | ✔     | ✔ (recommended)   |
-  | `ffplay`  | any            | ✔    | ✘     | ✘                 |
-  | `afplay`  | macOS built-in | ✔    | ✔     | ✘                 |
-  | `open`/`xdg-open` | any    | ✘    | ✘     | ✘                 |
-
-  Install `mpv` for the best experience (`brew install mpv`,
-  `sudo apt install mpv`, `pacman -S mpv`). You can force a specific backend
-  with `PODTUI_AUDIO_BACKEND=mpv|ffplay|afplay|system|none`.
+- **mpv** on `PATH` for audio playback. PodTui drives mpv over JSON IPC, so
+  seek, speed, and position tracking all work. Without `mpv` on `PATH`,
+  playback is a silent no-op (the `none` backend).
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -47,7 +38,7 @@ Linux (arm64/x64). Pick whichever fits your platform.
 ### 1. Homebrew (macOS)
 
 ```sh
-brew install mikefreno/tap/podtui   # requires mpv: brew install mpv
+brew install mikefreno/tap/podtui
 ```
 
 > The formula installs the standalone binary plus its two native libraries
@@ -98,8 +89,7 @@ symlink, and pulls in `mpv` (the sole audio backend) as a dependency.
 >
 > Publishing is on hold until [AUR account registrations](https://aur.archlinux.org)
 > reopen (suspended while the AUR team works on suspicious-package
-> moderation). Once a key can be registered, push `PKGBUILD` + `.SRCINFO`
-> with `git push ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/podtui-bin` and update this note.
+> moderation).
 
 ### 4. From source
 
@@ -177,12 +167,14 @@ default (`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/podtui` if set).
 
 | File | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
-| `feeds.json` | Your subscribed feeds (RSS/podcast sources) |
-| `sources.json` | Custom feed sources |
+| `config.json` | Unified settings (theme, playback speed, download path), feeds, and custom feed sources |
 | `downloads.json` | Downloaded episode metadata |
 | `keybinds.jsonc` | Keybinding remaps (see above) |
 | `themes/` | Optional custom theme files |
 
+Legacy `feeds.json`, `sources.json`, and `app-state.json` are auto-migrated
+into `config.json` on first run.
+
 Env overrides: `PODTUI_AUDIO_BACKEND`, `XDG_CONFIG_HOME`. Startup also reads
 the same OpenTUI environment variables.