diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DownloadForm.js b/frontend/src/components/DownloadForm.js
index 091948e..ab6ebda 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DownloadForm.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DownloadForm.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import axios from "axios";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import Confetti from "react-confetti";
+import Notification from "./Notification";
 
 const DownloadForm = () => {
   const [url, setUrl] = useState("");
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ const DownloadForm = () => {
   const [progress, setProgress] = useState(0);
   const [isDownloading, setIsDownloading] = useState(false);
   const [showConfetti, setShowConfetti] = useState(false);
+  const [notification, setNotification] = useState(null);
 
   const isValidYouTubeUrl = (url) => {
     const youtubeRegex = /^(https?:\/\/)?(www\.)?(youtube\.com|youtu\.be)\/.+$/;
@@ -20,10 +22,10 @@ const DownloadForm = () => {
     e.preventDefault();
 
     if (!url) {
-      setMessage("maybe enter an URL first");
+      setNotification("Maybe enter an URL first");
       return;
     } else if (!isValidYouTubeUrl(url)) {
-      setMessage("doesn't look like YouTube to me");
+      setNotification("Doesn't look like YouTube to me");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -162,13 +164,13 @@ const DownloadForm = () => {
           {!isDownloading && !message.startsWith("Downloading") && (
             <button
               type="submit"
-              className="relative inline-flex items-center px-8 py-4 text-lg font-bold rounded-xl text-white bg-black bg-opacity-60 hover:shadow-lg focus:outline-none transition-all duration-300"
+              className="relative inline-flex items-center px-10 py-6 text-2xl font-bold rounded-2xl text-black bg-white bg-opacity-60 hover:shadow-lg focus:outline-none transition-all duration-300"
             >
               <span className="absolute inset-0 bg-black opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-300 ease-in-out active:opacity-40 rounded-xl"></span>
               Download
             </button>
           )}
-        </div>{" "}
+        </div>
       </form>
 
       {showConfetti && (
@@ -185,6 +187,12 @@ const DownloadForm = () => {
           />
         </div>
       )}
+      {notification && (
+        <Notification
+          message={notification}
+          onClose={() => setNotification(null)}
+        />
+      )}
       <style jsx>{`
         @keyframes loading {
           0% {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Notification.js b/frontend/src/components/Notification.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c08140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Notification.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+const Notification = ({ message, onClose }) => {
+  const [fade, setFade] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const fadeOutTimer = setTimeout(() => setFade(true), 4800);
+    const closeTimer = setTimeout(onClose, 5000);
+
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(fadeOutTimer);
+      clearTimeout(closeTimer);
+    };
+  }, [onClose]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`fixed top-20 right-4 z-50 ${
+        fade ? "animate-fadeOut" : "animate-slideIn"
+      }`}
+      onClick={onClose}
+    >
+      <div className="bg-amber-600 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded shadow-lg cursor-pointer">
+        {message}
+      </div>
+      <style jsx>{`
+        .animate-slideIn {
+          animation: slideIn 0.5s ease-out;
+        }
+
+        .animate-fadeOut {
+          animation: fadeOut 0.2s ease-in forwards;
+        }
+
+        @keyframes slideIn {
+          from {
+            transform: translateX(100%);
+          }
+          to {
+            transform: translateX(0);
+          }
+        }
+
+        @keyframes fadeOut {
+          from {
+            opacity: 1;
+          }
+          to {
+            opacity: 0;
+          }
+        }
+      `}</style>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Notification;