diff --git a/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.html b/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.html
index b9ac03d07..f5d0e366a 100644
--- a/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.html
+++ b/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.html
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 <div
-    class="drop-container"
-    ngFileDrop
-    [options]="options"
-    (uploadOutput)="onUploadOutput($event)"
-    [uploadInput]="uploadInput"
+    class="file-upload"
+    appDragDropFileUpload
+    (click)="fileField.click()"
+    (fileDropped)="upload($event)"
 >
-    <mat-icon class="upload-icon">save_alt</mat-icon>
-    <p class="upload-title">{{ 'HOME.FILE_UPLOAD.DRAG_DROP' | translate }}</p>
-    <p>{{ 'HOME.FILE_UPLOAD.OR' | translate }}</p>
+    <mat-icon class="upload-icon">upload_file</mat-icon>
+    <span class="label"
+        >{{
+            ('HOME.FILE_UPLOAD.DRAG_DROP' | translate) +
+                ' ' +
+                ('HOME.FILE_UPLOAD.OR' | translate)
+        }}
+        <br />
+        {{ 'HOME.FILE_UPLOAD.CHOOSE_PLAYLIST' | translate }}</span
+    >
     <input
         type="file"
-        ngFileSelect
-        [options]="options"
-        (uploadOutput)="onUploadOutput($event)"
-        class="input-file"
-        name="file"
-        id="file"
-        [uploadInput]="uploadInput"
+        name="playlist"
+        #fileField
+        (change)="upload($any($event).target.files)"
+        accept=".m3u,.m3u8"
+        hidden
         multiple
     />
-    <label for="file">{{
-        'HOME.FILE_UPLOAD.CHOOSE_PLAYLIST' | translate
-    }}</label>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.scss b/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.scss
index 99d829027..c2d808d44 100644
--- a/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.scss
@@ -1,48 +1,27 @@
-.drop-container {
-    text-align: center;
-    color: #666;
-}
+$electron-title-width: 28px;
 
-#file input {
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    border: 1px solid #ccc;
-    padding: 5px;
-}
-
-.upload-title {
-    font-size: 1.25em;
-}
-
-.input-file {
-    width: 0.1px;
-    height: 0.1px;
-    opacity: 0;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    position: absolute;
-    z-index: -1;
-}
-
-.input-file + label {
-    font-size: 1em;
-    font-weight: 700;
-    color: white;
-    background-color: #3f51b5;
-    display: inline-block;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    border-radius: 4px;
+.file-upload {
+    height: calc(100vh - 230px);
     cursor: pointer;
-    line-height: 35px;
-    padding: 3px 10px;
-}
+    border: 1px dashed #999;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    margin: 20px;
+    gap: 20px;
 
-.input-file:focus + label,
-.input-file + label:hover {
-    background-color: #202b69;
-}
+    .upload-icon {
+        color: #999;
+        font-size: 60px;
+        width: 60px;
+        height: 60px;
+    }
 
-.upload-icon {
-    font-size: 80px;
-    width: 80px;
-    height: 80px;
-    padding-top: 20px;
+    .label {
+        display: block;
+        text-align: center;
+        color: #999;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.spec.ts b/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2839172aa..000000000
--- a/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import { TranslateService, TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { FileUploadComponent } from './file-upload.component';
-import { MatIconModule } from '@angular/material/icon';
-import { MockModule, MockPipe } from 'ng-mocks';
-import { NgxUploaderModule } from 'ngx-uploader';
-import { TranslateServiceStub } from '../../../testing/translate.stub';
-
-describe('FileUploadComponent', () => {
-    let component: FileUploadComponent;
-    let fixture: ComponentFixture<FileUploadComponent>;
-
-    beforeEach(
-        waitForAsync(() => {
-            TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-                declarations: [FileUploadComponent, MockPipe(TranslatePipe)],
-                imports: [
-                    MockModule(MatIconModule),
-                    MockModule(NgxUploaderModule),
-                ],
-                providers: [
-                    {
-                        provide: TranslateService,
-                        useClass: TranslateServiceStub,
-                    },
-                ],
-            }).compileComponents();
-        })
-    );
-
-    beforeEach(() => {
-        fixture = TestBed.createComponent(FileUploadComponent);
-        component = fixture.componentInstance;
-        fixture.detectChanges();
-    });
-
-    it('should create', () => {
-        expect(component).toBeTruthy();
-    });
-});
diff --git a/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.ts b/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.ts
index acb5bd5d2..deadadffd 100644
--- a/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/home/file-upload/file-upload.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 import { Component, EventEmitter, Output } from '@angular/core';
-import {
-    UploaderOptions,
-    UploadFile,
-    UploadOutput,
-    UploadInput,
-} from 'ngx-uploader';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-file-upload',
@@ -12,79 +6,36 @@ import {
     styleUrls: ['./file-upload.component.scss'],
 })
 export class FileUploadComponent {
-    /** Array with uploaded files */
-    files: UploadFile[] = [];
-    /** Upload emitter */
-    uploadInput: EventEmitter<UploadInput> = new EventEmitter<UploadInput>();
-    /** Drag over flag */
-    dragOver: boolean;
-    /** ngx-uploader lib options */
-    options: UploaderOptions = {
-        allowedContentTypes: [
-            'application/x-mpegurl',
-            'application/octet-stream',
-            'application/mpegurl',
-            'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
-            'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl.audio',
-            'audio/x-mpegurl',
-            'audio/mpegurl',
-        ],
-        concurrency: 1,
-        maxUploads: 1,
-    };
-    /** Emits on reject event */
-    @Output() fileRejected: EventEmitter<string> = new EventEmitter();
     /** Emits after successful file selection */
     @Output() fileSelected: EventEmitter<{
         uploadEvent: Event;
-        file: UploadFile;
+        file: File;
     }> = new EventEmitter();
 
-    /**
-     * Handles file upload
-     * @param output
-     */
-    onUploadOutput(output: UploadOutput): void {
-        if (output.type === 'allAddedToQueue') {
-            if (this.files.length > 0) {
-                const fileReader = new FileReader();
-                fileReader.onload = (uploadEvent) =>
-                    this.fileSelected.emit({
-                        uploadEvent,
-                        file: this.files[0],
-                    });
-                fileReader.readAsText(this.files[0].nativeFile);
-            }
-        } else if (
-            output.type === 'addedToQueue' &&
-            typeof output.file !== 'undefined'
-        ) {
-            this.files.push(output.file);
-        } else if (
-            output.type === 'uploading' &&
-            typeof output.file !== 'undefined'
-        ) {
-            const index = this.files.findIndex(
-                (file) =>
-                    typeof output.file !== 'undefined' &&
-                    file.id === output.file.id
-            );
-            this.files[index] = output.file;
-        } else if (output.type === 'cancelled' || output.type === 'removed') {
-            this.files = this.files.filter(
-                (file: UploadFile) => file !== output.file
-            );
-        } else if (output.type === 'dragOver') {
-            this.dragOver = true;
-        } else if (output.type === 'dragOut') {
-            this.dragOver = false;
-        } else if (output.type === 'drop') {
-            this.dragOver = false;
-        } else if (
-            output.type === 'rejected' &&
-            typeof output.file !== 'undefined'
-        ) {
-            this.fileRejected.emit(output.file.name);
+    /** Emits on reject event */
+    @Output() fileRejected: EventEmitter<string> = new EventEmitter();
+
+    allowedContentTypes = [
+        'application/mpegurl',
+        'application/x-mpegurl',
+        'application/octet-stream',
+        'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+        'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl.audio',
+        'audio/x-mpegurl',
+        'audio/mpegurl',
+    ];
+
+    upload(fileList: FileList) {
+        if (!this.allowedContentTypes.includes(fileList[0].type)) {
+            this.fileRejected.emit(fileList[0].name);
+            return;
         }
+        const fileReader = new FileReader();
+        fileReader.onload = (uploadEvent) =>
+            this.fileSelected.emit({
+                uploadEvent,
+                file: fileList[0],
+            });
+        fileReader.readAsText(fileList[0]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/home/home.component.spec.ts b/src/app/home/home.component.spec.ts
index dda518243..152481069 100644
--- a/src/app/home/home.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/home/home.component.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { TranslatePipe, TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { MockComponent, MockModule, MockPipe, MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
 import { NgxIndexedDBModule, NgxIndexedDBService } from 'ngx-indexed-db';
-import { UploadFile } from 'ngx-uploader';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { FileUploadComponent } from '../home/file-upload/file-upload.component';
 import { RecentPlaylistsComponent } from '../home/recent-playlists/recent-playlists.component';
@@ -101,10 +100,10 @@ describe('HomeComponent', () => {
         const title = 'my-list.m3u';
         const path = '/home/user/iptv/' + title;
         const playlistContent = 'test';
-        const file: UploadFile = {
-            nativeFile: { path },
+        const file: File = {
+            path,
             name: title,
-        } as unknown as UploadFile;
+        } as unknown as File;
         const uploadEvent: Event = {
             target: { result: playlistContent },
         } as unknown as Event;
diff --git a/src/app/home/home.component.ts b/src/app/home/home.component.ts
index 7d969a0d6..6a7a25b88 100644
--- a/src/app/home/home.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/home/home.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, NgZone } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatSnackBar } from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { UploadFile } from 'ngx-uploader';
 import {
     PLAYLIST_PARSE,
     PLAYLIST_PARSE_BY_URL,
@@ -92,14 +91,14 @@ export class HomeComponent {
      * Parse and store uploaded playlist
      * @param payload
      */
-    handlePlaylist(payload: { uploadEvent: Event; file: UploadFile }): void {
+    handlePlaylist(payload: { uploadEvent: Event; file: File }): void {
         this.isLoading = true;
         const result = (payload.uploadEvent.target as FileReader).result;
         const array = (result as string).split('\n');
         this.electronService.sendIpcEvent(PLAYLIST_PARSE, {
             title: payload.file.name,
             playlist: array,
-            path: (payload.file.nativeFile as any).path,
+            path: payload.file.path,
         });
     }