diff --git a/lib/downloader.js b/lib/downloader.js
index c03cdf2..9b00233 100644
--- a/lib/downloader.js
+++ b/lib/downloader.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 const logger = require('./logger');
+const { from, interval } = require('rxjs');
+const { throttle } = require('rxjs/operators');
 let settings;
 
 try {
@@ -16,8 +18,15 @@ const download = (socket, url) => {
         ['-o', `${settings.download_path || 'downloads/'}%(title)s.%(ext)s`, url]
     )
     ytldp.stdout.on('data', data => {
-        socket.emit('progress', data.toString())
-        logger('download', `Fetching ${data.toString()}`)
+        // reactive programming magic
+        from(Promise.resolve(data))  // stout as promise => Observable
+            .pipe(throttle(() => interval(500)))  // discard events closer than 500ms
+            .subscribe({
+                next: () => {
+                    socket.emit('progress', data.toString()) // finally, emit
+                    logger('download', `Fetching ${data.toString()}`)
+                }
+            })
     })
     ytldp.on('exit', () => {
         socket.emit('progress', 'Done!')
diff --git a/lib/fetch-yt-dlp.js b/lib/fetch-yt-dlp.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e893f4b..0000000
--- a/lib/fetch-yt-dlp.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-const https = require('https');
-const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
-
-const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
-
-const file = fs.createWriteStream(path.join(
-    __dirname, `yt-dlp${isWindows ? '.exe' : ''}`
-));
-
-https.get(
-    isWindows ?
-        'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/download/2021.11.10.1/yt-dlp.exe' :
-        'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/download/2021.11.10.1/yt-dlp',
-    res => res.pipe(file)
-);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d06993b..57edcf4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-bootstrap": "^2.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
+    "rxjs": "^7.4.0",
     "socket.io": "^4.3.2",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.3.2"
   },