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-# Songs2VID
+# 🎬 Songs2VID
 
 Payment-free, self-hosted software that turns cover art and audio into YouTube videos
-(FFmpeg encoding + BullMQ jobs). Every deployment has full entitlements - there are no
+(FFmpeg encoding + BullMQ jobs). Every deployment has full entitlements — there are no
 plans, credits, purchases, subscriptions, paywalls, or Stripe.
 
 Sign in with Google, open the dashboard, and create videos. Settings cover account,
 YouTube connection, and API keys only.
 
-
-
 ![Songs2VID Dashboard](https://www.atakanozban.com/Content/uploads/projects-media/f59f2b3c290042ceb8d12fe9395b0dda.png)
 
-## Quick start (Docker)
+## 🚀 Quick start (Docker)
 
 Published image: [`atakanozban/songs2vid:latest`](https://hub.docker.com/r/atakanozban/songs2vid)
 
@@ -38,22 +36,22 @@ Open http://localhost:3000 → sign in → dashboard.
 No Stripe keys, billing env vars, or edition flags are required. Watermarks are optional;
 OSS does not force a free-tier SaaS badge paywall.
 
-## Features
+## ✨ Features
 
-- Batch: one cover (or per-track covers) + many audio files → YouTube uploads
-- Classic letterbox and art-track layouts (blur backgrounds, typography, fine-tuning)
-- Custom watermarks (badge, text, or logo) and curated or uploaded fonts
-- YouTube playlists, privacy, tags, resolution, categories
-- REST API for automation (keys under **Dashboard → Settings → API key**)
-- Always-on self-hosted entitlements (no quota paywall)
+- 📦 Batch: one cover (or per-track covers) + many audio files → YouTube uploads
+- 🖼️ Classic letterbox and art-track layouts (blur backgrounds, typography, fine-tuning)
+- 💧 Custom watermarks (badge, text, or logo) and curated or uploaded fonts
+- ▶️ YouTube playlists, privacy, tags, resolution, categories
+- 🔌 REST API for automation (keys under **Dashboard → Settings → API key**)
+- 🔓 Always-on self-hosted entitlements (no quota paywall)
 
-## API documentation
+## 📚 API documentation
 
 - In-repo: [docs/api/overview.md](./docs/api/overview.md) and [docs/api/endpoints.md](./docs/api/endpoints.md)
 - Live site: [docs.songs2vid.com/docs/api/overview](https://docs.songs2vid.com/docs/api/overview)
 - Machine-readable discovery: `GET /api/v1` (no auth; no billing routes)
 
-## Local development
+## 🛠️ Local development
 
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
@@ -66,18 +64,18 @@ npm run dev:all
 - App: http://localhost:3000  
 - `dev:all` runs Next.js and the BullMQ worker
 
-## Environment
+## ⚙️ Environment
 
 See [`.env.example`](./.env.example) for the required and optional variables. Matching guide:
 [docs.songs2vid.com/docs/environment](https://docs.songs2vid.com/docs/environment).
 
-## Legal (self-hosted)
+## ⚖️ Legal (self-hosted)
 
 In-app **Privacy** and **Terms** pages describe self-hosted responsibility: the operator of
 each instance controls data and access; this software does not process payments. They are not
 the paid cloud terms for [songs2vid.com](https://songs2vid.com).
 
-## Stack
+## 🧱 Stack
 
 - Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind
 - PostgreSQL and Prisma
@@ -86,12 +84,13 @@ the paid cloud terms for [songs2vid.com](https://songs2vid.com).
 - FFmpeg
 - YouTube Data API v3
 
-## Links
+## 🔗 Links
 
 - Docs: [docs.songs2vid.com](https://docs.songs2vid.com)
 - Docker Hub: [atakanozban/songs2vid](https://hub.docker.com/r/atakanozban/songs2vid)
 - Source: [git.atakanozban.com/Songs2VID](https://git.atakanozban.com/Songs2VID)
 - Hosted SaaS (separate product): [songs2vid.com](https://songs2vid.com)
 
-## License
+## 📄 License
+
 [MIT](./LICENSE)
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