diff --git a/webui/package.json b/webui/package.json
index e86a47a..6556b2a 100644
--- a/webui/package.json
+++ b/webui/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 		"@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "20.0.0",
 		"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "13.3.0",
 		"@rollup/plugin-replace": "3.1.0",
-		"@vue/composition-api": "1.7.2",
 		"esbuild": "0.23.1",
 		"flag-icon-css": "4.1.7",
 		"lodash-es": "4.17.21",
@@ -34,7 +33,10 @@
 		"tailwindcss": "1.9.6",
 		"toastify-js": "1.12.0",
 		"vue": "2.7.16",
-		"vue-i18n": "8.28.2",
+		"vue-demi": "^0.14.10",
+		"vue-i18n": "8.26.1",
+		"vue-i18n-bridge": "^9.14.0",
+		"vue-loader": "^17.4.2",
 		"vue-router": "3.6.5",
 		"vuex": "3.6.2"
 	},
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@
 		"jest": "27.5.1",
 		"npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
 		"rimraf": "3.0.2",
-		"typescript": "4.9.5",
-		"vue-template-compiler": "2.7.16"
+		"typescript": "4.9.5"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/webui/src/app.js b/webui/src/app.js
index 166989c..634ab36 100644
--- a/webui/src/app.js
+++ b/webui/src/app.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 
-import '@/plugins/composition-api'
-
 import '@/styles/vendor/material-icons.css'
 import '@/styles/vendor/OpenSans.css'
 
@@ -39,12 +37,13 @@ if (location.base == '<%= locationBase %>') location.base = '/'
 /* ===== App initialization ===== */
 async function startApp () {
   document.getElementById('missingBundle').remove()
-  new Vue({
-    store,
-    router,
-    i18n,
-    render: h => h(App)
-  }).$mount('#app')
+	const app = new Vue({
+	  store,
+	  router,
+		i18n,
+	  render: h => h(App)
+	})
+	app.$mount('#app')
 
   const connectResponse = await fetchData('connect')
   const spotifyStatus = connectResponse.spotifyEnabled ? SPOTIFY_STATUS.ENABLED : SPOTIFY_STATUS.DISABLED
diff --git a/webui/src/components/TheSearchBar.vue b/webui/src/components/TheSearchBar.vue
index 3f9fc9a..ccd75c0 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/TheSearchBar.vue
+++ b/webui/src/components/TheSearchBar.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 <script>
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
-import { defineComponent, ref } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue'
 import { isValidURL } from '@/utils/utils'
 import { sendAddToQueue } from '@/utils/downloads'
 import { fetchData } from '@/utils/api'
diff --git a/webui/src/components/TheSidebar.vue b/webui/src/components/TheSidebar.vue
index 6e0d331..309241b 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/TheSidebar.vue
+++ b/webui/src/components/TheSidebar.vue
@@ -35,26 +35,33 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { computed, defineComponent, reactive, toRefs } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { computed, defineComponent, reactive, toRefs } from 'vue'
 import { links } from '@/data/sidebar'
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import { useTheme } from '@/use/theme'
 import deemixIcon from '@/assets/deemix-icon.svg'
+import { useRouter, useRoute } from '@/router'
+import { useStore } from '@/store'
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	setup(_, ctx) {
-		const activeTab = links.find(link => link.routerName === ctx.root.$route.name)
+		const route = useRoute()
+		const router = useRouter()
+		const store = useStore()
+		
+		const activeTab = links.find(link => link.routerName === route.name)
 
 		const state = reactive({
 			activeTablink: activeTab ? activeTab.name : 'home',
 			links
 		})
+
 		const { THEMES, currentTheme } = useTheme()
 
 		/* === Add update notification near info === */
-		const updateAvailable = computed(() => ctx.root.$store.state.appInfo.updateAvailable)
+		const updateAvailable = computed(() => store.state.appInfo.updateAvailable)
 
-		ctx.root.$router.afterEach(to => {
+		router.afterEach(to => {
 			const linkInSidebar = state.links.find(link => link.routerName === to.name)
 
 			if (!linkInSidebar) return
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			...toRefs(state),
 			currentTheme,
 			deemixIcon,
-			isSlim: computed(() => ctx.root.$store.getters.getSlimSidebar),
+			isSlim: computed(() => store.getters.getSlimSidebar),
 			THEMES,
 			updateAvailable,
 		}
diff --git a/webui/src/components/globals/BaseTabs.js b/webui/src/components/globals/BaseTabs.js
index a3d3854..c4c9680 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/globals/BaseTabs.js
+++ b/webui/src/components/globals/BaseTabs.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable vue/one-component-per-file */
-import { defineComponent } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 
 // https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/render-function.html
 // https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/render-function.html#createElement-Arguments
diff --git a/webui/src/components/pages/About.vue b/webui/src/components/pages/About.vue
index dafe47b..d2643f9 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/pages/About.vue
+++ b/webui/src/components/pages/About.vue
@@ -207,16 +207,18 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { computed, defineComponent, onMounted, reactive, toRefs } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { computed, defineComponent, onMounted, reactive, toRefs } from 'vue'
 import BaseAccordion from '@/components/globals/BaseAccordion.vue';
 
 import { useOnline } from '@/use/online'
+import { useStore } from '@/store';
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	components: {
 		BaseAccordion
 	},
 	setup(_, ctx) {
+		const store = useStore();
 		const state = reactive({
 			current: null,
 			latest: null,
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			state.deemixVersion = deemixVersion
 		}
 
-		const getAppInfo = computed(() => ctx.root.$store.getters.getAppInfo)
+		const getAppInfo = computed(() => store.getters.getAppInfo)
 
 		onMounted(() => {
 			initUpdate(getAppInfo.value)
diff --git a/webui/src/components/pages/Artist.vue b/webui/src/components/pages/Artist.vue
index 8cdcb81..4b9da77 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/pages/Artist.vue
+++ b/webui/src/components/pages/Artist.vue
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { defineComponent, ref, unref, reactive, computed, toRefs } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { defineComponent, ref, unref, reactive, computed, toRefs } from 'vue'
 import { orderBy } from 'lodash-es'
 
 import { BaseTabs, BaseTab } from '@/components/globals/BaseTabs'
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ import { sendAddToQueue } from '@/utils/downloads'
 import { checkNewRelease } from '@/utils/dates'
 import { formatArtistData, getArtistData } from '@/data/artist'
 import { standardizeData } from '@/data/standardize'
+import { useRouter } from '@/router'
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	components: {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		BaseTab
 	},
 	setup(_, ctx) {
+		const router = useRouter()
 		const state = reactive({
 			currentTab: '',
 			sortKey: 'releaseDate',
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			currentRelease: computed(() => state.artistReleases[state.currentTab])
 		})
 
-		const artistID = computed(() => ctx.root.$router.currentRoute.params.id)
+		const artistID = computed(() => router.currentRoute.params.id)
 		const hasDataLoaded = ref(false)
 
 		getArtistData(unref(artistID))
diff --git a/webui/src/components/pages/Favorites.vue b/webui/src/components/pages/Favorites.vue
index ab606e1..c05a891 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/pages/Favorites.vue
+++ b/webui/src/components/pages/Favorites.vue
@@ -134,13 +134,14 @@
 import { aggregateDownloadLinks, sendAddToQueue } from '@/utils/downloads'
 import { BaseTab, BaseTabs } from '@/components/globals/BaseTabs'
 import { convertDuration } from '@/utils/utils'
-import { defineComponent, reactive, toRefs, watch } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { defineComponent, reactive, toRefs, watch } from 'vue'
 import { playPausePreview } from '@/components/globals/TheTrackPreview.vue'
 import { toast } from '@/utils/toasts'
 import { useFavorites } from '@/use/favorites'
 import BaseLoadingPlaceholder from '@/components/globals/BaseLoadingPlaceholder.vue'
 import CoverContainer from '@/components/globals/CoverContainer.vue'
 import PreviewControls from '@/components/globals/PreviewControls.vue'
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n-bridge';
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	components: {
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			activeTab: 'playlist',
 			tabs: ['playlist', 'album', 'artist', 'track']
 		})
+		const i18n = useI18n()
 		const {
 			favoriteArtists,
 			favoriteAlbums,
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
 			if (!isRefreshingTerminated) return
 
-			toast(ctx.root.$t('toasts.refreshFavs'), 'done', true)
+			toast(i18n.t('toasts.refreshFavs'), 'done', true)
 		})
 
 		return {
diff --git a/webui/src/components/pages/Search.vue b/webui/src/components/pages/Search.vue
index 1a1553a..12ad623 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/pages/Search.vue
+++ b/webui/src/components/pages/Search.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { computed, onMounted, reactive, ref, toRefs, watch, defineComponent } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { computed, onMounted, reactive, ref, toRefs, watch, defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import { uniqWith } from 'lodash-es'
 
 import BaseLoadingPlaceholder from '@/components/globals/BaseLoadingPlaceholder.vue'
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ import { formatSingleTrack, formatAlbums, formatArtist, formatPlaylist } from '@
 import { standardizeData } from '@/data/standardize'
 import { useMainSearch } from '@/use/main-search'
 import { useSearch } from '@/use/search'
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n-bridge'
+import { useRoute } from '@/router'
 
 const resetObj = { data: [], next: 0, total: 0, hasLoaded: false }
 
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		}
 	},
 	setup(_, ctx) {
+		const i18n = useI18n()
 		const state = reactive({
 			currentTab: {
 				name: '',
@@ -102,34 +105,34 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			},
 			tabs: [
 				{
-					name: ctx.root.$i18n.t('globals.listTabs.all'),
+					name: i18n.t('globals.listTabs.all'),
 					searchType: 'all',
 					component: ResultsAll,
 					viewInfo: 'allTab'
 				},
 				{
-					name: ctx.root.$i18n.tc('globals.listTabs.track', 2),
+					name: i18n.t('globals.listTabs.track', 2),
 					searchType: 'track',
 					component: ResultsTracks,
 					viewInfo: 'trackTab',
 					formatFunc: formatSingleTrack
 				},
 				{
-					name: ctx.root.$i18n.tc('globals.listTabs.album', 2),
+					name: i18n.t('globals.listTabs.album', 2),
 					searchType: 'album',
 					component: ResultsAlbums,
 					viewInfo: 'albumTab',
 					formatFunc: formatAlbums
 				},
 				{
-					name: ctx.root.$i18n.tc('globals.listTabs.artist', 2),
+					name: i18n.t('globals.listTabs.artist', 2),
 					searchType: 'artist',
 					component: ResultsArtists,
 					viewInfo: 'artistTab',
 					formatFunc: formatArtist
 				},
 				{
-					name: ctx.root.$i18n.tc('globals.listTabs.playlist', 2),
+					name: i18n.t('globals.listTabs.playlist', 2),
 					searchType: 'playlist',
 					component: ResultsPlaylists,
 					viewInfo: 'playlistTab',
@@ -137,10 +140,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				}
 			]
 		})
+		const route = useRoute()
 		const { searchResult, performMainSearch } = useMainSearch()
 		const { result, performSearch } = useSearch()
 		const cachedSearchedTerm = computed(() => searchResult.value.QUERY)
-		const searchedTerm = computed(() => ctx.root.$route.query.term || cachedSearchedTerm.value)
+		const searchedTerm = computed(() => route.query.term || cachedSearchedTerm.value)
 		const isQueryEmpty = computed(() => state.results.query === '')
 		const isSearching = ref(false)
 		const isMainSearchCached = computed(() => Object.keys(searchResult.value).length !== 0)
diff --git a/webui/src/components/pages/Spotify.vue b/webui/src/components/pages/Spotify.vue
index e3942e2..9e6e71f 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/pages/Spotify.vue
+++ b/webui/src/components/pages/Spotify.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<div class="relative">
-			<BaseLoadingPlaceholder v-if="isRefreshingSpotifyPlaylists" :text="$t('globals.loading')" additional-classes="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full" />
+			<BaseLoadingPlaceholder v-if="isRefreshingSpotifyPlaylists" :text="$t('globals.loading')" additional-classes="absolute top-10 left-0 w-full" />
 			<div v-else>
 				<h2 class="mb-6 text-3xl">{{ $t('spotifyHome.subHeading') }}</h2>
 				<BaseAccordion class="warning">
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ import CoverContainer from '@/components/globals/CoverContainer.vue';
 import PreviewControls from '@/components/globals/PreviewControls.vue';
 
 import { useSpotifyPlaylists } from '@/use/spotifyplaylists';
-import { ref, watch } from '@vue/composition-api';
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue';
 import { toast } from '@/utils/toasts';
 import { socket } from '@/utils/socket';
 import store from '@/store';
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n-bridge';
 
 export default {
 	components: {
@@ -74,10 +75,11 @@ export default {
 		CoverContainer,
 		PreviewControls,
 	},
-	setup(_, { root }) {
+	setup() {
 		const lastUser = ref('');
 		const spotifyUser = ref('');
 
+		const i18n = useI18n();
 		const {
 			favoriteSpotifyPlaylists,
 			isRefreshingSpotifyPlaylists,
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ export default {
 		watch(isRefreshingSpotifyPlaylists, (newVal, oldVal) => {
 			const isRefreshingTerminated = oldVal && !newVal;
 			if (!isRefreshingTerminated) return;
-			toast(root.$t('toasts.refreshFavs'), 'done', true);
+			toast(i18n.t('toasts.refreshFavs'), 'done', true);
 		});
 
 		refreshSpotifyPlaylists().catch(console.error);
diff --git a/webui/src/plugins/composition-api.js b/webui/src/plugins/composition-api.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 187f919..0000000
--- a/webui/src/plugins/composition-api.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import Vue from 'vue'
-import VueCompositionAPI from '@vue/composition-api'
-
-Vue.use(VueCompositionAPI)
diff --git a/webui/src/plugins/i18n.js b/webui/src/plugins/i18n.js
index 0fa2984..2b085ef 100644
--- a/webui/src/plugins/i18n.js
+++ b/webui/src/plugins/i18n.js
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import VueI18n from 'vue-i18n'
+import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n-bridge'
 
 import { locales } from '@/lang'
 
-Vue.use(VueI18n)
+Vue.use(VueI18n, { bridge: true })
 
 const storedLocale = window.localStorage.getItem('locale')
 const DEFAULT_LANG = storedLocale || 'en'
 
 document.querySelector('html').setAttribute('lang', DEFAULT_LANG)
 
-const i18n = new VueI18n({
+const i18n = createI18n({
   locale: DEFAULT_LANG,
+	legacy: false,
   fallbackLocale: 'en',
   messages: locales,
+	// since this is a vue 2 app using the latest vue i18n with the vue-i18n-bridge,
+	// there will be some warnings
+	// the update from vue 2.6 to vue 2.7 required me to use vue-i18n-bridge anywa,
+	// might as well use the latest vue-i18n
+	warnHtmlMessage: false,
+	warnHtmlInMessage: false,
+	silentFallbackWarn: true,
   pluralizationRules: {
     /**
    * @param {number} choice      A choice index given by the input to $tc: `$tc('path.to.rule', choiceIndex)`
@@ -39,6 +48,8 @@ const i18n = new VueI18n({
       return 2
     }
   }
-})
+}, VueI18n)
+
+Vue.use(i18n)
 
 export default i18n
diff --git a/webui/src/router.js b/webui/src/router.js
index a7cdfc8..363edb4 100644
--- a/webui/src/router.js
+++ b/webui/src/router.js
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
   }
 })
 
+import { computed, reactive, getCurrentInstance } from 'vue'
+
 router.beforeEach((to, _, next) => {
   switch (to.name) {
     case 'Tracklist': {
@@ -181,4 +183,42 @@ router.beforeEach((to, _, next) => {
   next()
 })
 
+
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} RouteObject
+ * @property {string} fullPath - The full resolved path, including query and hash.
+ * @property {string} hash - The URL hash, if any, starting with `#`.
+ * @property {Array<any>} matched - Array of route records that were matched.
+ * @property {Record<string, any>} meta - Custom route metadata.
+ * @property {string | null} name - The name of the route (if named), or `null`.
+ * @property {Record<string, any>} params - Key-value pairs of dynamic segments and their values.
+ * @property {string} path - The full URL path without query or hash.
+ * @property {Record<string, any>} query - Query parameters in the form of key-value pairs.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Returns an object representing the current route information.
+ * 
+ * @returns {RouteObject} An object containing details about the current route.
+ */
+export function useRoute() {
+  const currentRoute = computed(() => getCurrentInstance().proxy.$route)
+
+  const protoRoute = Object.keys(currentRoute.value).reduce(
+    (acc, key) => {
+      acc[key] = computed(() => currentRoute.value[key])
+      return acc
+    },
+    {}
+  )
+
+	// @ts-ignore
+  return reactive(protoRoute)
+}
+
+export function useRouter() {
+  return getCurrentInstance().proxy.$router
+}
+
 export default router
diff --git a/webui/src/store/index.js b/webui/src/store/index.js
index a0fc275..9763240 100644
--- a/webui/src/store/index.js
+++ b/webui/src/store/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import errors from '@/store/modules/errors'
 
 Vue.use(Vuex)
 
-export default new Store({
+const storeInst = new Store({
   modules: {
     appInfo,
     login,
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ export default new Store({
   },
   strict: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
 })
+
+export function useStore() {
+  return storeInst
+}
+
+export default storeInst;
diff --git a/webui/src/use/favorites.js b/webui/src/use/favorites.js
index 0cac03a..b5f208e 100644
--- a/webui/src/use/favorites.js
+++ b/webui/src/use/favorites.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 import store from '@/store'
 import { fetchData } from '@/utils/api'
 
diff --git a/webui/src/use/main-search.js b/webui/src/use/main-search.js
index ca27a5d..7b7f698 100644
--- a/webui/src/use/main-search.js
+++ b/webui/src/use/main-search.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { fetchData } from '@/utils/api'
 
 const searchResult = ref({})
diff --git a/webui/src/use/online.js b/webui/src/use/online.js
index 0875bed..8b321d8 100644
--- a/webui/src/use/online.js
+++ b/webui/src/use/online.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 const isOnline = ref(navigator.onLine)
 
diff --git a/webui/src/use/search.js b/webui/src/use/search.js
index a06f8f0..26bf833 100644
--- a/webui/src/use/search.js
+++ b/webui/src/use/search.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { fetchData } from '@/utils/api'
 
 const result = ref({})
diff --git a/webui/src/use/spotifyplaylists.js b/webui/src/use/spotifyplaylists.js
index f13fc7f..ecf2369 100644
--- a/webui/src/use/spotifyplaylists.js
+++ b/webui/src/use/spotifyplaylists.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref, computed } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import store from '@/store'
 import { fetchData } from '@/utils/api'
 import { toast } from '@/utils/toasts'
diff --git a/webui/src/use/theme.js b/webui/src/use/theme.js
index ffd759d..99fd11f 100644
--- a/webui/src/use/theme.js
+++ b/webui/src/use/theme.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref, watch } from '@vue/composition-api'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 /**
  * @typedef {string} Theme