diff --git a/lib/services/youtube_engine/newpipe_engine.dart b/lib/services/youtube_engine/newpipe_engine.dart
index f4a87f33..ae451e22 100644
--- a/lib/services/youtube_engine/newpipe_engine.dart
+++ b/lib/services/youtube_engine/newpipe_engine.dart
@@ -110,4 +110,7 @@ class NewPipeEngine implements YouTubeEngine {
 
     return resultsWithVideos;
   }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {}
 }
diff --git a/lib/services/youtube_engine/youtube_engine.dart b/lib/services/youtube_engine/youtube_engine.dart
index 5a8ffa4e..1c4ac7d6 100644
--- a/lib/services/youtube_engine/youtube_engine.dart
+++ b/lib/services/youtube_engine/youtube_engine.dart
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ abstract interface class YouTubeEngine {
   Future<StreamManifest> getStreamManifest(String videoId);
   Future<(Video, StreamManifest)> getVideoWithStreamInfo(String videoId);
   Future<List<Video>> searchVideos(String query);
+
+  void dispose();
 }
diff --git a/lib/services/youtube_engine/youtube_explode_engine.dart b/lib/services/youtube_engine/youtube_explode_engine.dart
index 15906aad..9eb45f83 100644
--- a/lib/services/youtube_engine/youtube_explode_engine.dart
+++ b/lib/services/youtube_engine/youtube_explode_engine.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,136 @@
+import 'dart:isolate';
+
 import 'package:spotube/services/youtube_engine/youtube_engine.dart';
 import 'package:youtube_explode_dart/youtube_explode_dart.dart';
 
+import 'dart:async';
+
+/// It contains methods that are computationally expensive
+class IsolatedYoutubeExplode {
+  final Isolate _isolate;
+  final SendPort _sendPort;
+  final ReceivePort _receivePort;
+
+  IsolatedYoutubeExplode._(
+    Isolate isolate,
+    ReceivePort receivePort,
+    SendPort sendPort,
+  )   : _isolate = isolate,
+        _receivePort = receivePort,
+        _sendPort = sendPort;
+
+  static IsolatedYoutubeExplode? _instance;
+
+  static IsolatedYoutubeExplode get instance => _instance!;
+
+  static bool get isInitialized => _instance != null;
+
+  static Future<void> initialize() async {
+    if (_instance != null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final completer = Completer<SendPort>();
+
+    final receivePort = ReceivePort();
+
+    /// Listen for the main isolate to set the main port
+    final subscription = receivePort.listen((message) {
+      if (message is SendPort) {
+        completer.complete(message);
+      }
+    });
+
+    final isolate = await Isolate.spawn(_isolateEntry, receivePort.sendPort);
+
+    _instance = IsolatedYoutubeExplode._(
+      isolate,
+      receivePort,
+      await completer.future,
+    );
+
+    if (completer.isCompleted) {
+      subscription.cancel();
+    }
+  }
+
+  static void _isolateEntry(SendPort mainSendPort) {
+    final receivePort = ReceivePort();
+    final youtubeExplode = YoutubeExplode();
+
+    /// Send the main port to the main isolate
+    mainSendPort.send(receivePort.sendPort);
+
+    receivePort.listen((message) async {
+      final SendPort replyPort = message[0];
+      final String methodName = message[1];
+      final List<dynamic> arguments = message[2];
+
+      // Run the requested method on YoutubeExplode
+      var result = switch (methodName) {
+        "search" => youtubeExplode.search
+            .search(
+              arguments[0] as String,
+              filter: arguments.elementAtOrNull(1) ?? TypeFilters.video,
+            )
+            .then((s) => s.toList()),
+        "video" => youtubeExplode.videos.get(arguments[0] as String),
+        "manifest" => youtubeExplode.videos.streamsClient.getManifest(
+            arguments[0] as String,
+            requireWatchPage: arguments.elementAtOrNull(1) ?? true,
+            ytClients: arguments.elementAtOrNull(2) as List<YoutubeApiClient>?,
+          ),
+        _ => throw ArgumentError('Invalid method name: $methodName'),
+      };
+
+      replyPort.send(await result);
+    });
+  }
+
+  Future<T> _runMethod<T>(String methodName, List<dynamic> args) {
+    final completer = Completer<T>();
+    final responsePort = ReceivePort();
+
+    responsePort.listen((message) {
+      completer.complete(message as T);
+      responsePort.close();
+    });
+
+    _sendPort.send([responsePort.sendPort, methodName, args]);
+    return completer.future;
+  }
+
+  Future<List<Video>> search(
+    String query, {
+    SearchFilter? filter,
+  }) async {
+    return _runMethod<List<Video>>("search", [query]);
+  }
+
+  Future<Video> video(String videoId) async {
+    return _runMethod<Video>("video", [videoId]);
+  }
+
+  Future<StreamManifest> manifest(
+    String videoId, {
+    bool requireWatchPage = false,
+    List<YoutubeApiClient>? ytClients,
+  }) async {
+    return _runMethod<StreamManifest>("manifest", [
+      videoId,
+      requireWatchPage,
+      ytClients,
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  void dispose() {
+    _receivePort.close();
+    _isolate.kill(priority: Isolate.immediate);
+  }
+}
+
 class YouTubeExplodeEngine implements YouTubeEngine {
-  static final YoutubeExplode _youtubeExplode = YoutubeExplode();
+  static final _youtubeExplode = IsolatedYoutubeExplode.instance;
 
   static bool get isAvailableForPlatform => true;
 
@@ -12,8 +140,9 @@ class YouTubeExplodeEngine implements YouTubeEngine {
 
   @override
   Future<StreamManifest> getStreamManifest(String videoId) async {
-    final streamManifest =
-        await _youtubeExplode.videos.streamsClient.getManifest(
+    await IsolatedYoutubeExplode.initialize();
+
+    final streamManifest = await _youtubeExplode.manifest(
       videoId,
       requireWatchPage: false,
       ytClients: [
@@ -47,12 +176,15 @@ class YouTubeExplodeEngine implements YouTubeEngine {
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<Video> getVideo(String videoId) {
-    return _youtubeExplode.videos.get(videoId);
+  Future<Video> getVideo(String videoId) async {
+    await IsolatedYoutubeExplode.initialize();
+    return _youtubeExplode.video(videoId);
   }
 
   @override
   Future<(Video, StreamManifest)> getVideoWithStreamInfo(String videoId) async {
+    await IsolatedYoutubeExplode.initialize();
+
     final video = await getVideo(videoId);
     final streamManifest = await getStreamManifest(videoId);
 
@@ -60,12 +192,19 @@ class YouTubeExplodeEngine implements YouTubeEngine {
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<List<Video>> searchVideos(String query) {
-    return _youtubeExplode.search
+  Future<List<Video>> searchVideos(String query) async {
+    await IsolatedYoutubeExplode.initialize();
+
+    return _youtubeExplode
         .search(
           query,
           filter: TypeFilters.video,
         )
         .then((searchList) => searchList.toList());
   }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    IsolatedYoutubeExplode.instance.dispose();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/services/youtube_engine/yt_dlp_engine.dart b/lib/services/youtube_engine/yt_dlp_engine.dart
index f3a16479..ebabc345 100644
--- a/lib/services/youtube_engine/yt_dlp_engine.dart
+++ b/lib/services/youtube_engine/yt_dlp_engine.dart
@@ -146,4 +146,7 @@ class YtDlpEngine implements YouTubeEngine {
 
     return json.map((e) => _parseInfo(e)).toList();
   }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {}
 }