diff --git a/src/ui/Features/Shared/DownloadFfmpegLibsViewModel.cs b/src/ui/Features/Shared/DownloadFfmpegLibsViewModel.cs
index 58eef6f64d..dc50c534cc 100644
--- a/src/ui/Features/Shared/DownloadFfmpegLibsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Features/Shared/DownloadFfmpegLibsViewModel.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
-using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Timers;
@@ -129,35 +128,12 @@ private void OnTimerOnElapsed(object? sender, ElapsedEventArgs args)
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Pulls the DLLs out of the build zip (<c>ffmpeg-…/bin/*.dll</c>) into a flat folder. Only the
-    /// libraries are taken: the zip also carries its own ffmpeg.exe, headers and import libs,
-    /// none of which the player needs.
+    /// Stages, validates and transactionally installs the DLLs from the reviewed FFmpeg build zip.
+    /// The active library folder is changed only after all required runtime libraries are present.
     /// </summary>
     internal static void ExtractLibraries(string zipFileName, string targetFolder, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        Directory.CreateDirectory(targetFolder);
-        using var archive = ZipFile.OpenRead(zipFileName);
-        var count = 0;
-        foreach (var entry in archive.Entries)
-        {
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-            var name = entry.FullName.Replace('\\', '/');
-            if (!name.Contains("/bin/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                !name.EndsWith(".dll", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Name))
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            var target = Path.Combine(targetFolder, entry.Name);
-            entry.ExtractToFile(target, overwrite: true);
-            count++;
-        }
-
-        if (count == 0)
-        {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException("No FFmpeg libraries found in the downloaded archive");
-        }
+        FfmpegLibraryInstaller.Install(zipFileName, targetFolder, cancellationToken);
     }
 
     private void StartIndeterminateProgress()
diff --git a/src/ui/Logic/Download/FfmpegLibraryInstaller.cs b/src/ui/Logic/Download/FfmpegLibraryInstaller.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ca3066b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/Logic/Download/FfmpegLibraryInstaller.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+using FFmpeg.AutoGen;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.Download;
+
+internal static class FfmpegLibraryInstaller
+{
+    internal static string[] RequiredWindowsLibraryNames =>
+    [
+        $"avcodec-{ffmpeg.LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR}.dll",
+        $"avformat-{ffmpeg.LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR}.dll",
+        $"avutil-{ffmpeg.LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR}.dll",
+        $"swscale-{ffmpeg.LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR}.dll",
+        $"swresample-{ffmpeg.LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR}.dll",
+    ];
+
+    internal static void Install(string zipFileName, string targetFolder, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(targetFolder);
+        var transactionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+        var stagingFolder = Path.Combine(targetFolder, ".ffmpeg-install-" + transactionId);
+        var backupFolder = Path.Combine(targetFolder, ".ffmpeg-backup-" + transactionId);
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(stagingFolder);
+
+        try
+        {
+            ExtractToStaging(zipFileName, stagingFolder, cancellationToken);
+            ValidateStaging(stagingFolder);
+            Commit(stagingFolder, backupFolder, targetFolder, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            TryDeleteDirectory(stagingFolder);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void ExtractToStaging(string zipFileName, string stagingFolder, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        using var archive = ZipFile.OpenRead(zipFileName);
+        foreach (var entry in archive.Entries)
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            var name = entry.FullName.Replace('\\', '/');
+            if (!name.Contains("/bin/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                !name.EndsWith(".dll", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Name))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Flatten exactly as the historical installer did, but do it only in staging.
+            // Duplicate leaf names are rejected rather than silently selecting one archive entry.
+            entry.ExtractToFile(Path.Combine(stagingFolder, entry.Name), overwrite: false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void ValidateStaging(string stagingFolder)
+    {
+        var missing = RequiredWindowsLibraryNames
+            .Where(name => !File.Exists(Path.Combine(stagingFolder, name)))
+            .ToArray();
+        if (missing.Length > 0)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                "Downloaded FFmpeg archive is incomplete. Missing required libraries: " + string.Join(", ", missing));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void Commit(string stagingFolder, string backupFolder, string targetFolder, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var stagedFiles = Directory.GetFiles(stagingFolder)
+            .OrderBy(Path.GetFileName, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            .ToArray();
+        var installed = new List<string>();
+        var backedUp = new List<string>();
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(backupFolder);
+
+        try
+        {
+            foreach (var stagedPath in stagedFiles)
+            {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                var fileName = Path.GetFileName(stagedPath);
+                var targetPath = Path.Combine(targetFolder, fileName);
+                var backupPath = Path.Combine(backupFolder, fileName);
+
+                if (Directory.Exists(targetPath))
+                {
+                    throw new IOException($"Cannot install FFmpeg library '{fileName}' because a directory already exists at that path.");
+                }
+
+                if (File.Exists(targetPath))
+                {
+                    File.Move(targetPath, backupPath);
+                    backedUp.Add(fileName);
+                }
+
+                File.Move(stagedPath, targetPath);
+                installed.Add(fileName);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception installException)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                RollBack(targetFolder, backupFolder, installed, backedUp);
+            }
+            catch (Exception rollbackException)
+            {
+                // Never hide that the active folder may now need manual repair. Keep the backup
+                // directory intact so the original bytes remain recoverable.
+                throw new AggregateException(
+                    "FFmpeg library installation failed and rollback could not restore the previous installation.",
+                    installException,
+                    rollbackException);
+            }
+
+            TryDeleteDirectory(backupFolder);
+            throw;
+        }
+
+        TryDeleteDirectory(backupFolder);
+    }
+
+    private static void RollBack(string targetFolder, string backupFolder, List<string> installed, List<string> backedUp)
+    {
+        for (var i = installed.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+        {
+            var targetPath = Path.Combine(targetFolder, installed[i]);
+            if (File.Exists(targetPath))
+            {
+                File.Delete(targetPath);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (var i = backedUp.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+        {
+            var fileName = backedUp[i];
+            var backupPath = Path.Combine(backupFolder, fileName);
+            var targetPath = Path.Combine(targetFolder, fileName);
+            if (!File.Exists(backupPath))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (File.Exists(targetPath))
+            {
+                File.Delete(targetPath);
+            }
+
+            File.Move(backupPath, targetPath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void TryDeleteDirectory(string folder)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(folder))
+            {
+                Directory.Delete(folder, recursive: true);
+            }
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // Best effort cleanup. Installation/rollback success is determined before this point.
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/UI/Logic/Download/FfmpegLibraryInstallerTests.cs b/tests/UI/Logic/Download/FfmpegLibraryInstallerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daf9bd9021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/UI/Logic/Download/FfmpegLibraryInstallerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+using Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.Download;
+using System.IO.Compression;
+
+namespace UITests.Logic.Download;
+
+public class FfmpegLibraryInstallerTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Install_CompleteArchive_CommitsRequiredLibrariesAndPreservesUnrelatedFiles()
+    {
+        var root = MakeRoot();
+        var target = Path.Combine(root, "libs");
+        var zip = Path.Combine(root, "ffmpeg.zip");
+        var required = FfmpegLibraryInstaller.RequiredWindowsLibraryNames;
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(target);
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(target, required[0]), "old-first");
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(target, "keep.txt"), "keep-me");
+        CreateArchive(zip, includeAllRequired: true, includeExtraDll: true);
+
+        try
+        {
+            FfmpegLibraryInstaller.Install(zip, target, CancellationToken.None);
+
+            foreach (var name in required)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal("new:" + name, File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(target, name)));
+            }
+
+            Assert.True(File.Exists(Path.Combine(target, "avdevice-extra.dll")));
+            Assert.Equal("keep-me", File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(target, "keep.txt")));
+            Assert.Empty(Directory.GetDirectories(target, ".ffmpeg-*"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Directory.Delete(root, recursive: true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Install_IncompleteArchive_LeavesExistingInstallationUntouched()
+    {
+        var root = MakeRoot();
+        var target = Path.Combine(root, "libs");
+        var zip = Path.Combine(root, "ffmpeg.zip");
+        var required = FfmpegLibraryInstaller.RequiredWindowsLibraryNames;
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(target);
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(target, required[0]), "old-first");
+        CreateArchive(zip, includeAllRequired: false, includeExtraDll: false);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+                FfmpegLibraryInstaller.Install(zip, target, CancellationToken.None));
+
+            Assert.Contains("Missing required libraries", exception.Message);
+            Assert.Equal("old-first", File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(target, required[0])));
+            Assert.Empty(Directory.GetDirectories(target, ".ffmpeg-*"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Directory.Delete(root, recursive: true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Install_CommitFailure_RollsBackAlreadyReplacedLibrary()
+    {
+        var root = MakeRoot();
+        var target = Path.Combine(root, "libs");
+        var zip = Path.Combine(root, "ffmpeg.zip");
+        var required = FfmpegLibraryInstaller.RequiredWindowsLibraryNames
+            .OrderBy(name => name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            .ToArray();
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(target);
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(target, required[0]), "old-first");
+
+        // Commit order is lexical. The first library is replaced; a directory at the second
+        // target then forces failure so rollback has to restore bytes already changed.
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(target, required[1]));
+        CreateArchive(zip, includeAllRequired: true, includeExtraDll: false);
+
+        try
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<IOException>(() =>
+                FfmpegLibraryInstaller.Install(zip, target, CancellationToken.None));
+
+            Assert.Equal("old-first", File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(target, required[0])));
+            Assert.True(Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(target, required[1])));
+            Assert.Empty(Directory.GetDirectories(target, ".ffmpeg-*"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Directory.Delete(root, recursive: true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Install_CanceledBeforeCommit_LeavesExistingInstallationUntouched()
+    {
+        var root = MakeRoot();
+        var target = Path.Combine(root, "libs");
+        var zip = Path.Combine(root, "ffmpeg.zip");
+        var required = FfmpegLibraryInstaller.RequiredWindowsLibraryNames;
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(target);
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(target, required[0]), "old-first");
+        CreateArchive(zip, includeAllRequired: true, includeExtraDll: false);
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cts.Cancel();
+
+        try
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<OperationCanceledException>(() =>
+                FfmpegLibraryInstaller.Install(zip, target, cts.Token));
+
+            Assert.Equal("old-first", File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(target, required[0])));
+            Assert.Empty(Directory.GetDirectories(target, ".ffmpeg-*"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Directory.Delete(root, recursive: true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string MakeRoot()
+    {
+        var root = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "se-ffmpeg-install-" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(root);
+        return root;
+    }
+
+    private static void CreateArchive(string path, bool includeAllRequired, bool includeExtraDll)
+    {
+        using var archive = ZipFile.Open(path, ZipArchiveMode.Create);
+        var required = FfmpegLibraryInstaller.RequiredWindowsLibraryNames;
+        var count = includeAllRequired ? required.Length : 1;
+        for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg/bin/" + required[i], "new:" + required[i]);
+        }
+
+        if (includeExtraDll)
+        {
+            AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg/bin/avdevice-extra.dll", "extra");
+        }
+
+        AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg.exe", "ignored");
+        AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg/include/avcodec.h", "ignored");
+    }
+
+    private static void AddEntry(ZipArchive archive, string name, string content)
+    {
+        using var writer = new StreamWriter(archive.CreateEntry(name).Open());
+        writer.Write(content);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/UI/Logic/FfmpegPlayerTests.cs b/tests/UI/Logic/FfmpegPlayerTests.cs
index fcca6e1559..e19394646b 100644
--- a/tests/UI/Logic/FfmpegPlayerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/UI/Logic/FfmpegPlayerTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Avalonia;
 using FFmpeg.AutoGen;
 using Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Features.Shared;
+using Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.Download;
 using Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.VideoPlayers.Ffmpeg;
 using Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.VideoPlayers.Ffmpeg.Audio;
 using System.IO.Compression;
@@ -164,17 +165,26 @@ public void ExtractLibraries_TakesOnlyBinDlls_Flattened()
         {
             using (var archive = ZipFile.Open(zip, ZipArchiveMode.Create))
             {
-                AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-latest-win64-lgpl-shared-9.0/bin/avcodec-63.dll");
-                AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-latest-win64-lgpl-shared-9.0/bin/ffmpeg.exe");
-                AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-latest-win64-lgpl-shared-9.0/lib/avcodec.lib");
-                AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-latest-win64-lgpl-shared-9.0/include/libavcodec/avcodec.h");
+                foreach (var required in FfmpegLibraryInstaller.RequiredWindowsLibraryNames)
+                {
+                    AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-win64-lgpl-shared/bin/" + required);
+                }
+
+                AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-win64-lgpl-shared/bin/avdevice-extra.dll");
+                AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-win64-lgpl-shared/bin/ffmpeg.exe");
+                AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-win64-lgpl-shared/lib/avcodec.lib");
+                AddEntry(archive, "ffmpeg-n9.0-win64-lgpl-shared/include/libavcodec/avcodec.h");
             }
 
             DownloadFfmpegLibsViewModel.ExtractLibraries(zip, folder, CancellationToken.None);
 
-            var files = Directory.GetFiles(folder).Select(Path.GetFileName).ToArray();
-            Assert.Single(files);
-            Assert.Equal("avcodec-63.dll", files[0]);
+            var files = Directory.GetFiles(folder).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
+            Assert.Equal(FfmpegLibraryInstaller.RequiredWindowsLibraryNames.Length + 1, files.Length);
+            Assert.Contains("avdevice-extra.dll", files);
+            foreach (var required in FfmpegLibraryInstaller.RequiredWindowsLibraryNames)
+            {
+                Assert.Contains(required, files);
+            }
         }
         finally
         {