diff --git a/electron/electron-env.d.ts b/electron/electron-env.d.ts
index 2a8e0d5ee..ebd192138 100644
--- a/electron/electron-env.d.ts
+++ b/electron/electron-env.d.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-/// <reference types="vite-plugin-electron/electron-env" />
-
+/// <reference types="vite-plugin-electron/electron-env" />
+
 declare namespace NodeJS {
-  interface ProcessEnv {
-    /**
-     * The built directory structure
-     *
-     * ```tree
-     * ├─┬─┬ dist
-     * │ │ └── index.html
-     * │ │
-     * │ ├─┬ dist-electron
-     * │ │ ├── main.js
-     * │ │ └── preload.js
-     * │
-     * ```
-     */
-    APP_ROOT: string
-    /** /dist/ or /public/ */
-    VITE_PUBLIC: string
-  }
+  interface ProcessEnv {
+    /**
+     * The built directory structure
+     *
+     * ```tree
+     * ├─┬─┬ dist
+     * │ │ └── index.html
+     * │ │
+     * │ ├─┬ dist-electron
+     * │ │ ├── main.js
+     * │ │ └── preload.js
+     * │
+     * ```
+     */
+    APP_ROOT: string
+    /** /dist/ or /public/ */
+    VITE_PUBLIC: string
+  }
 }
 
 type CursorTrackMetadata = {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ interface Window {
     openPermissionSettings: (target: PermissionSettingsTarget) => Promise<{ success: boolean; message?: string }>
     openPermissionChecker: () => Promise<{ success: boolean }>
     switchToEditor: () => Promise<void>
-    openSourceSelector: () => Promise<void>
+    openSourceSelector: () => Promise<void>
     selectSource: (source: unknown) => Promise<unknown>
     getSelectedSource: () => Promise<unknown>
     storeRecordedVideo: (
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ interface Window {
       path?: string
       metadata?: { frameRate?: number; width?: number; height?: number; mimeType?: string; capturedAt?: number; systemCursorMode?: 'always' | 'never'; hasMicrophoneAudio?: boolean; cursorTrack?: CursorTrackMetadata }
     }>
-    clearCurrentVideoPath: () => Promise<{ success: boolean }>
+    clearCurrentVideoPath: () => Promise<{ success: boolean }>
+    readCurrentVideoBytes: () => Promise<{ success: boolean; buffer?: ArrayBuffer; error?: string }>
     getPlatform: () => Promise<string>
     startVideoAnalysis: (options?: {
       videoPath?: string
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ interface Window {
     hudOverlayClose: () => void;
   }
 }
-
+
 interface ProcessedDesktopSource {
   id: string
   name: string
diff --git a/electron/ipc/handlers.ts b/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
index 1a406f3b1..10cf6e46b 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
@@ -1878,6 +1878,22 @@ export function registerIpcHandlers(
     return { success: true };
   });
 
+  ipcMain.handle('read-current-video-bytes', async () => {
+    if (!currentVideoPath) {
+      return { success: false, error: 'No current video path is set.' };
+    }
+    try {
+      const data = await fs.readFile(currentVideoPath);
+      const buffer = data.buffer.slice(data.byteOffset, data.byteOffset + data.byteLength);
+      return { success: true, buffer };
+    } catch (error) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+      };
+    }
+  });
+
   ipcMain.handle('get-platform', () => {
     return process.platform;
   });
diff --git a/electron/preload.ts b/electron/preload.ts
index 43f4cff6c..54bfd09f8 100644
--- a/electron/preload.ts
+++ b/electron/preload.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   clearCurrentVideoPath: () => {
     return ipcRenderer.invoke('clear-current-video-path')
   },
+  readCurrentVideoBytes: () => {
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke('read-current-video-bytes')
+  },
   getPlatform: () => {
     return ipcRenderer.invoke('get-platform')
   },
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/videoExporter.ts b/src/lib/exporter/videoExporter.ts
index 5838474b7..6fa68bc9e 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/videoExporter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/videoExporter.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   type AudioEnergyStats,
   type NormalizedExportAudioProcessingConfig,
 } from '@/lib/audio/exportAudioProcessing';
-import { ALL_FORMATS, AudioBufferSink, BlobSource, Input, UrlSource, type InputAudioTrack } from 'mediabunny';
+import { ALL_FORMATS, AudioBufferSink, BlobSource, BufferSource, Input, UrlSource, type InputAudioTrack } from 'mediabunny';
 
 interface VideoExporterConfig extends ExportConfig {
   videoUrl: string;
@@ -348,40 +348,73 @@ export class VideoExporter {
     this.sourceAudioTrack = null;
   }
 
+  private async openSourceInputFromNativeBytes(): Promise<Input | null> {
+    const readCurrentVideoBytes = window.electronAPI?.readCurrentVideoBytes;
+    if (typeof readCurrentVideoBytes !== 'function') {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const result = await readCurrentVideoBytes();
+    if (!result.success || !result.buffer) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to read source media bytes: ${result.error ?? 'unknown error'}`);
+    }
+
+    return new Input({
+      formats: ALL_FORMATS,
+      source: new BufferSource(result.buffer),
+    });
+  }
+
   private async resolveSourceAudioTrack(): Promise<boolean> {
     this.disposeSourceAudioInput();
     if (this.config.audioEnabled === false) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    try {
-      const input = await this.openSourceInputFromUrl();
-      const audioTrack = await input.getPrimaryAudioTrack();
-      if (audioTrack) {
-        this.sourceAudioInput = input;
-        this.sourceAudioTrack = audioTrack;
-        return true;
+    const attempts: Array<{ label: string; open: () => Promise<Input | null> }> = [
+      { label: 'UrlSource', open: () => this.openSourceInputFromUrl() },
+      { label: 'BlobSource', open: () => this.openSourceInputFromBlob() },
+      { label: 'NativeBytes', open: () => this.openSourceInputFromNativeBytes() },
+    ];
+
+    const errors: unknown[] = [];
+
+    for (const attempt of attempts) {
+      let input: Input | null = null;
+      try {
+        input = await attempt.open();
+        if (!input) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        const audioTrack = await input.getPrimaryAudioTrack();
+        if (audioTrack) {
+          this.sourceAudioInput = input;
+          this.sourceAudioTrack = audioTrack;
+          return true;
+        }
+        // The container parsed successfully and genuinely has no audio track.
+        input.dispose();
+        return false;
+      } catch (error) {
+        errors.push(error);
+        console.warn(`[VideoExporter] Unable to read source audio via ${attempt.label}.`, error);
+        if (input) {
+          try {
+            input.dispose();
+          } catch { /* already failed */ }
+        }
       }
-      input.dispose();
-    } catch (urlError) {
-      console.warn('[VideoExporter] Unable to read source audio via UrlSource. Retrying with BlobSource.', urlError);
     }
 
-    try {
-      const input = await this.openSourceInputFromBlob();
-      const audioTrack = await input.getPrimaryAudioTrack();
-      if (audioTrack) {
-        this.sourceAudioInput = input;
-        this.sourceAudioTrack = audioTrack;
-        return true;
-      }
-      input.dispose();
-      return false;
-    } catch (blobError) {
-      console.warn('[VideoExporter] Audio track extraction failed; continuing with video-only export.', blobError);
-      this.disposeSourceAudioInput();
-      return false;
+    this.disposeSourceAudioInput();
+    if (errors.length > 0) {
+      const detail = errors[errors.length - 1];
+      throw new Error(
+        `Source audio track could not be read (${errors.length} attempts failed). ` +
+        `Last error: ${detail instanceof Error ? detail.message : String(detail)}`,
+      );
     }
+    return false;
   }
 
   private addWarning(warningKey: string): void {
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/videoExporterAudio.test.ts b/src/lib/exporter/videoExporterAudio.test.ts
index 83f42f7d7..2f853e9cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/videoExporterAudio.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/videoExporterAudio.test.ts
@@ -150,3 +150,58 @@ describe('VideoExporter createAudioSlice', () => {
     expect(result!.getChannelData(1)[0]).toBeCloseTo(0.6, 6);
   });
 });
+
+describe('VideoExporter resolveSourceAudioTrack', () => {
+  function makeInput(audioTrack: unknown): any {
+    return {
+      getPrimaryAudioTrack: async () => audioTrack,
+      dispose: () => {},
+    };
+  }
+
+  it('returns false without attempting extraction when audio is disabled', async () => {
+    const exporter = makeExporter();
+    exporter.config.audioEnabled = false;
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromUrl = async () => { throw new Error('should not be called'); };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromBlob = async () => { throw new Error('should not be called'); };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromNativeBytes = async () => { throw new Error('should not be called'); };
+
+    await expect(exporter.resolveSourceAudioTrack()).resolves.toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the next source when an earlier one fails', async () => {
+    const exporter = makeExporter();
+    const track = { codec: 'aac' };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromUrl = async () => { throw new Error('url read failed'); };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromBlob = async () => { throw new Error('blob read failed'); };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromNativeBytes = async () => makeInput(track);
+
+    await expect(exporter.resolveSourceAudioTrack()).resolves.toBe(true);
+    expect(exporter.sourceAudioTrack).toBe(track);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false when the container parses but has no audio track', async () => {
+    const exporter = makeExporter();
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromUrl = async () => makeInput(null);
+
+    await expect(exporter.resolveSourceAudioTrack()).resolves.toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('throws instead of silently degrading when every source fails', async () => {
+    const exporter = makeExporter();
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromUrl = async () => { throw new Error('url read failed'); };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromBlob = async () => { throw new Error('blob read failed'); };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromNativeBytes = async () => { throw new Error('ipc read failed'); };
+
+    await expect(exporter.resolveSourceAudioTrack()).rejects.toThrow(/Source audio track could not be read/);
+  });
+
+  it('skips the native-bytes source when the bridge is unavailable', async () => {
+    const exporter = makeExporter();
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromUrl = async () => { throw new Error('url read failed'); };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromBlob = async () => { throw new Error('blob read failed'); };
+    exporter.openSourceInputFromNativeBytes = async () => null;
+
+    await expect(exporter.resolveSourceAudioTrack()).rejects.toThrow(/2 attempts failed/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/vite-env.d.ts b/src/vite-env.d.ts
index 021b5d8d8..4c1a68698 100644
--- a/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/// <reference types="vite/client" />
-/// <reference types="../electron/electron-env" />
-
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />
+/// <reference types="../electron/electron-env" />
+
 interface ProcessedDesktopSource {
   id: string;
   name: string;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ type VideoAnalysisMetadata = {
   subtitleCues: SubtitleCueMetadata[];
   roughCutSuggestions: RoughCutSuggestionMetadata[];
 };
-
+
 interface Window {
   electronAPI: {
     getSources: (opts: Electron.SourcesOptions) => Promise<ProcessedDesktopSource[]>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ interface Window {
     openPermissionSettings: (target: PermissionSettingsTarget) => Promise<{ success: boolean; message?: string }>
     openPermissionChecker: () => Promise<{ success: boolean }>
     switchToEditor: () => Promise<void>
-    openSourceSelector: () => Promise<void>
+    openSourceSelector: () => Promise<void>
     selectSource: (source: unknown) => Promise<unknown>
     getSelectedSource: () => Promise<unknown>
     storeRecordedVideo: (
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ interface Window {
       metadata?: { frameRate?: number; width?: number; height?: number; mimeType?: string; capturedAt?: number; systemCursorMode?: 'always' | 'never'; hasMicrophoneAudio?: boolean; cursorTrack?: CursorTrackMetadata }
     }>
     clearCurrentVideoPath: () => Promise<{ success: boolean }>
+    readCurrentVideoBytes: () => Promise<{ success: boolean; buffer?: ArrayBuffer; error?: string }>
     getPlatform: () => Promise<string>
     startVideoAnalysis: (options?: {
       videoPath?: string