diff --git a/src/interface/dialogs/image.py b/src/interface/dialogs/image.py
index 6fb69d9..90aa155 100644
--- a/src/interface/dialogs/image.py
+++ b/src/interface/dialogs/image.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QLabel, QGraphicsOpacityEffect
 from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QSize, QEvent, QObject
 from PySide6.QtGui import QImage, QPixmap
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QLabel
 from utils.data.state import state
 import os
 
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ class Image(QObject):
         self.application = parent
         self.overlay_label = QLabel(parent)
         self.overlay_label.setAttribute(Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_TransparentForMouseEvents, True)
+        
+        self.opacity_effect = QGraphicsOpacityEffect()
+        self.overlay_label.setGraphicsEffect(self.opacity_effect)
+
         self._current_image_path = None
-
         parent.installEventFilter(self)
-
         state.image_changed.connect(self.update_image_overlay)
 
         if state.image_path and os.path.exists(state.image_path):
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ class Image(QObject):
 
     def _load_and_display(self, image_path):
         if state.image_enabled is not True:
+            self.overlay_label.hide()
             return
         self._current_image_path = image_path
         parent = self.application
@@ -56,8 +59,12 @@ class Image(QObject):
 
         x = parent.width() - self.overlay_label.width() - int(state.image_offset)
         y = parent.height() - self.overlay_label.height() - int(state.image_offset)
+
+        self.opacity_effect.setOpacity(state.image_opacity / 100)
+
         self.overlay_label.move(x, y)
         self.overlay_label.show()
 
     def update_image_overlay(self, new_image_path):
         self._load_and_display(new_image_path)
+
diff --git a/src/interface/dialogs/notificationpopup.py b/src/interface/dialogs/notificationpopup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f78ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interface/dialogs/notificationpopup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
+import qdarktheme
+
+class NotificationPopup(QMessageBox):
+    def __init__(self, title, text, infotext=None, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
+
+        self.setIcon(QMessageBox.Icon.Information)
+        self.setWindowTitle(title)
+        self.setText(text)
+        
+        if infotext is not None:
+            self.setInformativeText(infotext)
+            
+        self.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/interface/dialogs/settings.py b/src/interface/dialogs/settings.py
index 047fdb2..e815357 100644
--- a/src/interface/dialogs/settings.py
+++ b/src/interface/dialogs/settings.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ SVG_FOLDER = '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path
 def settings_dialog(self):
     temp_image_width = state.image_width
     temp_image_offset = state.image_offset
+    temp_image_opacity = state.image_opacity
+    temp_image_enabled = state.image_enabled
 
     def create_widget(widget_type, label_text, **kwargs):
         container = QWidget()
@@ -70,9 +72,6 @@ def settings_dialog(self):
     if state.window_transparency and platform.system() != "Windows" and dialog:
         dialog.setAttribute(Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_TranslucentBackground)
 
-    def close_settings():
-        dialog.reject()
-
     # Ignore Updates checkbox
     update_checkbox_container, update_checkbox = create_widget(QCheckBox, "Ignore Updates: ")
     if platform.system() == "Windows":
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ def settings_dialog(self):
     browse_button.clicked.connect(browse_image_path)
 
     # Enable Image Checkbox
-    enable_image_container, enable_image_checkbox = create_widget(QCheckBox, "Enable Image (needs Image Path): ", width=180, height=30)
+    enable_image_container, enable_image_checkbox = create_widget(QCheckBox, "Enable Image (requires image path): ", width=180, height=30)
     enable_image_checkbox.setChecked(state.image_enabled)
     enable_image_checkbox.toggled.connect(lambda checked: setattr(state, 'image_enabled', checked))
 
@@ -156,11 +155,18 @@ def settings_dialog(self):
     image_width.valueChanged.connect(lambda val: setattr(state, 'image_width', val))
 
     # Image Offset SpinBox
-    image_offset_container, image_offset = create_widget(QSpinBox, "Corner Image Offset: ", width=180, height=30)
+    image_offset_container, image_offset = create_widget(QSpinBox, "Corner Offset: ", width=180, height=30)
     image_offset.setMinimum(0)
     image_offset.setValue(state.image_offset)
     image_offset.valueChanged.connect(lambda val: setattr(state, 'image_offset', val))
 
+    # Image Opacity SpinBox
+    image_opacity_container, image_opacity = create_widget(QSpinBox, "Image Opacity: ", width=180, height=30)
+    image_opacity.setMinimum(0)
+    image_opacity.setMaximum(100)
+    image_opacity.setValue(state.image_opacity)
+    image_opacity.valueChanged.connect(lambda val: setattr(state, 'image_opacity', val))
+
     # Speed Limiting
     down_speed_limit_container, down_speed_limit = create_widget(QSpinBox, "Max Download Speed (KiB, 0 for unlimited): ", width=180, height=30)
     down_speed_limit.setMinimum(0)
@@ -224,7 +230,8 @@ def settings_dialog(self):
             max_downloads.value(), 
             interface_select.currentText(),
             image_width.value(),
-            image_offset.value()
+            image_offset.value(),
+            image_opacity.value()
             )
 
     cancel_btn.clicked.connect(dialog.reject)
@@ -233,7 +240,7 @@ def settings_dialog(self):
 
     tabs = QtWidgets.QTabWidget()
     create_tab("General", [autoresume_container, update_checkbox_container, transparent_window_container], tabs=tabs, stretch=True)
-    create_tab("Image", [enable_image_container, image_width_container, image_offset_container], tabs=tabs, stretch=True)
+    create_tab("Image", [enable_image_container, image_width_container, image_offset_container, image_opacity_container], tabs=tabs, stretch=True)
     create_tab("Paths", [download_path_container, image_path_container], tabs=tabs, stretch=True)
     create_tab("Network", [interface_container, max_connections_container, max_downloads_container, up_speed_limit_container, down_speed_limit_container, api_url_container], tabs=tabs, stretch=True)
 
@@ -241,10 +248,12 @@ def settings_dialog(self):
     dialog_layout.addWidget(tabs)
     dialog_layout.addLayout(layout)
 
-    def on_dialog_finished(result):
+    def on_dialog_finished(result): # Undo Image changes if "Save" button is not pressed
         if result == QtWidgets.QDialog.DialogCode.Rejected:
             state.image_width = temp_image_width
             state.image_offset = temp_image_offset
+            state.image_opacity = temp_image_opacity
+            state.image_enabled = temp_image_enabled
 
     dialog.finished.connect(on_dialog_finished)
     dialog.exec()
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index b7b3405..4b9ed24 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import signal
 import time
 import sys
 
-def run_gui():
-    app = QtWidgets.QApplication.instance() or QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
+def run_gui(app):
     qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
     widget = MainWindow()
     
@@ -42,7 +41,11 @@ def keyboardinterrupthandler(signum, frame):
 def main():
     # Begin counting startup time
     start_time = time.perf_counter()
-    # Parse saved files
+    
+    # Initialize UI Engine
+    app = QtWidgets.QApplication.instance() or QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
+
+    # Parse saved files 
     read_config()
     logs = get_download_logs()
     _, downloads = split_data(logs)
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ def main():
     elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start_time
     consoleLog(f"Initialization completed in {elapsed:.2f}s. Launching GUI")
     # Launch GUI
-    run_gui()
+    run_gui(app)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/src/utils/config/config.py b/src/utils/config/config.py
index 6e8b484..23d024a 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/config.py
+++ b/src/utils/config/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+from interface.dialogs.notificationpopup import NotificationPopup
+from utils.logging.logs import consoleLog
 from utils.data.state import state
 import configparser
 import platform
+import time
 import os
 
 
@@ -8,30 +11,31 @@ def create_config():
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 
     config["General"] = {
-        "debug": True,
-        "ignore_updates": f"{state.ignore_updates}",
-        "autoresume": f"{state.autoresume}",        
-        "window_transparency": f"{state.window_transparency}"
+        "debug": str(state.debug),
+        "ignore_updates": str(state.ignore_updates),
+        "autoresume": str(state.autoresume),        
+        "window_transparency": str(state.window_transparency)
     }
 
     config["Network"] = {
-        "api_url": f"{state.api_url}",
-        "bound_interface": f"{state.bound_interface}" if state.bound_interface is not None else "None",
-        "download_speed_limit": f"{state.down_speed_limit}",
-        "upload_speed_limit": f"{state.up_speed_limit}",
-        "max_connections": f"{state.max_connections}",
-        "max_downloads": f"{state.max_downloads}"
+        "api_url": str(state.api_url),
+        "bound_interface": str(state.bound_interface) if state.bound_interface is not None else "None",
+        "download_speed_limit": str(state.down_speed_limit),
+        "upload_speed_limit": str(state.up_speed_limit),
+        "max_connections": str(state.max_connections),
+        "max_downloads": str(state.max_downloads)
     }
 
     config["Paths"] = {
-        "download_path": f"{state.download_path}",
-        "image_path": f"{state.image_path}"
+        "download_path": str(state.download_path),
+        "image_path": str(state.image_path)
     }
 
     config["Image"] = {
-        "enable_image": f"{state.image_enabled}",
-        "image_width": f"{state.image_width}",
-        "image_offset": f"{state.image_offset}"
+        "enable_image": str(state.image_enabled),
+        "image_width": str(state.image_width),
+        "image_offset": str(state.image_offset),
+        "image_opacity": str(state.image_opacity)
     }
 
     if platform.system() == "Windows":
@@ -42,51 +46,99 @@ def create_config():
     state.settings_path = os.path.join(config_dir, "SoftwareManager")
     os.makedirs(state.settings_path, exist_ok=True)
 
-    with open(os.path.join(state.settings_path, "config.yml"), 'w') as cf:
+    with open(os.path.join(state.settings_path, "config.ini"), 'w') as cf:
         config.write(cf)
 
 
 def read_config():
-
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 
     if platform.system() == "Windows":
         config_dir = os.environ.get("APPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~\\AppData\\Roaming"))
     else:
         config_dir = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", os.path.expanduser("~/.config"))
+    
     state.settings_path = os.path.join(config_dir, "SoftwareManager")
-    config_file = os.path.join(state.settings_path, "config.yml")
+    
+    # Temporary migration logic, keep for a while
+    old_config_file = os.path.join(state.settings_path, "config.yml")
+    new_config_file = os.path.join(state.settings_path, "config.ini")
 
-    if not os.path.exists(config_file):
+    if os.path.exists(old_config_file):
+        try:
+            os.replace(old_config_file, new_config_file)
+            consoleLog("Successfully migrated config.yml to config.ini")
+        except Exception as e:
+            consoleLog(f"Failed to migrate config file: {e}")
+
+    if not os.path.exists(new_config_file):
         create_config()
         return
+    try:
+        config.read(new_config_file)
+        
+        # General
+        state.debug = config.getboolean("General", "debug", fallback=state.debug)
+        state.ignore_updates = config.getboolean("General", "ignore_updates", fallback=state.ignore_updates)
+        state.autoresume = config.getboolean("General", "autoresume", fallback=state.autoresume)
+        state.window_transparency = config.getboolean("General", "window_transparency", fallback=state.window_transparency)
 
-    config.read(config_file)
-    
-    # General
-    state.debug = config.getboolean("General", "debug", fallback=state.debug)
-    state.ignore_updates = config.getboolean("General", "ignore_updates", fallback=state.ignore_updates)
-    state.autoresume = config.getboolean("General", "autoresume", fallback=state.autoresume)
-    state.window_transparency = config.getboolean("General", "window_transparency", fallback=state.window_transparency)
+        # Network
+        state.api_url = config.get("Network", "api_url", fallback=state.api_url)
+        state.bound_interface = config.get("Network", "bound_interface", fallback=state.bound_interface)
+        if state.bound_interface == "None":
+            state.bound_interface = None
+        state.down_speed_limit = config.getint("Network", "download_speed_limit", fallback=state.down_speed_limit)
+        state.up_speed_limit = config.getint("Network", "upload_speed_limit", fallback=state.up_speed_limit)
+        state.max_connections = config.getint("Network", "max_connections", fallback=state.max_connections)
+        state.max_downloads = config.getint("Network", "max_downloads", fallback=state.max_downloads)
 
-    # Network
-    state.api_url = config.get("Network", "api_url", fallback=state.api_url)
-    state.bound_interface = config.get("Network", "bound_interface", fallback=state.bound_interface)
-    if state.bound_interface == "None":
-        state.bound_interface = None
-    state.down_speed_limit = config.getint("Network", "download_speed_limit", fallback=state.down_speed_limit)
-    state.up_speed_limit = config.getint("Network", "upload_speed_limit", fallback=state.up_speed_limit)
-    state.max_connections = config.getint("Network", "max_connections", fallback=state.max_connections)
-    state.max_downloads = config.getint("Network", "max_downloads", fallback=state.max_downloads)
+        # Paths
+        state.download_path = config.get("Paths", "download_path", fallback=state.download_path)
+        state.image_path = config.get("Paths", "image_path", fallback=state.image_path)
 
-    # Paths
-    state.download_path = config.get("Paths", "download_path", fallback=state.download_path)
-    state.image_path = config.get("Paths", "image_path", fallback=state.image_path)
+        # Image
+        state.image_enabled = config.getboolean("Image", "enable_image", fallback=state.image_enabled)
+        state.image_width = config.getint("Image", "image_width", fallback=state.image_width)
+        state.image_offset = config.getint("Image", "image_offset", fallback=state.image_offset)
+        state.image_opacity = config.getint("Image", "image_opacity", fallback=state.image_opacity)
 
-    # Image
-    state.image_enabled = config.getboolean("Image", "enable_image", fallback=state.image_enabled)
-    state.image_width = config.getint("Image", "image_width", fallback=state.image_width)
-    state.image_offset = config.getint("Image", "image_offset", fallback=state.image_offset)
+        create_config()
 
+    except configparser.Error as e:
+        consoleLog(f"Error: Configuration file corrupted ({e}). Resetting to defaults.")
+        backup_config(new_config_file) # Back up corrupted config
+        create_config() # Create new config file
+        NotificationPopup(
+            title="Config Reset",
+            text="Your configuration file has been reset due to a structural error.",
+            infotext="A backup of your old configuration file is available in the settings folder."
+        ).exec()
 
-    create_config()
+    except ValueError as e:
+        consoleLog(f"Error: Invalid data types in configuration file ({e}). Resetting to defaults.")
+        backup_config(new_config_file) # Back up corrupted config
+        create_config() # Create new config file
+        NotificationPopup(
+            title="Config Reset",
+            text="Your configuration file has been reset due to invalid data types.",
+            infotext="A backup of your old configuration file is available in the settings folder."
+        ).exec()
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        consoleLog(f"Unexpected error occurred while loading settings: {e}")
+        NotificationPopup(
+            title="Unexpected Error",
+            text="An unknown error occurred while loading your settings.",
+            infotext=f"System returned: {e}\n\nThe application may not function as expected."
+        ).exec()
+
+def backup_config(config_path):
+    if os.path.exists(config_path):
+        timestamp = time.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+        backup_path = f"{config_path}.{timestamp}.bak"
+        try:
+            os.replace(config_path, backup_path)
+            consoleLog(f"Successfully created backup of corrupted config: {backup_path}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            consoleLog(f"Failed to create backup of corrupted config: {e}")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/config/settings.py b/src/utils/config/settings.py
index 9de04e9..947881b 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/utils/config/settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from utils.data.state import state
 
 
 
-def save_settings(close=lambda: None, apiurl=None, download_path=None, down_speed_limit=None, up_speed_limit=None, image_path=None, autoresume=None, max_connections=None, max_downloads=None, bound_interface=None, image_width=None, image_offset=None):
+def save_settings(close=lambda: None, apiurl=None, download_path=None, down_speed_limit=None, up_speed_limit=None, image_path=None, autoresume=None, max_connections=None, max_downloads=None, bound_interface=None, image_width=None, image_offset=None, image_opacity=None):
     if apiurl is not None:
         state.api_url = apiurl
     if download_path is not None:
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def save_settings(close=lambda: None, apiurl=None, download_path=None, down_spee
         state.image_width = image_width
     if image_offset is not None:
         state.image_offset = image_offset
+    if image_opacity is not None: 
+        state.image_opacity = image_opacity
 
     update_settings() # Update LibTorrent Session Settings
     consoleLog("Saved Settings")
diff --git a/src/utils/data/state.py b/src/utils/data/state.py
index 7c63433..9591b2f 100644
--- a/src/utils/data/state.py
+++ b/src/utils/data/state.py
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ class AppState(QObject):
         self.interfaces: List = []
         self.active_interfaces: List = []
         self.bound_interface: Any = None
+
+        # Image
+        self._image_enabled: bool = False
         self._image_width: int = 300 # Default to 300px
         self._image_offset: int = 50
-        self.image_enabled: bool = False
+        self._image_opacity: int = 100
 
         # Trackers / Scraping
         self.posts: list[Dict[str,str]] | None = None  # titles, urls, author, seeders, leechers
@@ -76,9 +79,29 @@ class AppState(QObject):
         return self._image_width
 
     @image_width.setter
-    def image_width(self, new_offset: int):
-        if new_offset != self._image_width:
-            self._image_width = new_offset
+    def image_width(self, new_width: int):
+        if new_width != self._image_width:
+            self._image_width = new_width
+            self.image_changed.emit(self._image_path)
+
+    @property
+    def image_opacity(self) -> int:
+        return self._image_opacity
+
+    @image_opacity.setter
+    def image_opacity(self, new_opacity: int):
+        if new_opacity != self._image_opacity:
+            self._image_opacity = new_opacity
+            self.image_changed.emit(self._image_path)
+
+    @property
+    def image_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        return self._image_enabled
+
+    @image_enabled.setter
+    def image_enabled(self, new_state: bool):
+        if new_state != self._image_enabled:
+            self._image_enabled = new_state
             self.image_changed.emit(self._image_path)
 
 state = AppState()
diff --git a/src/utils/logging/loghandler.py b/src/utils/logging/loghandler.py
index ae52c8b..f9d5b3d 100644
--- a/src/utils/logging/loghandler.py
+++ b/src/utils/logging/loghandler.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from utils.logging.logs import consoleLog, remove_download_log
 import os
 
 def split_data(data):
-
     count = data.count
     downloads = data.data