diff --git a/youtube_cli/main.py b/youtube_cli/main.py
index 6e4142f..eb8b6dc 100644
--- a/youtube_cli/main.py
+++ b/youtube_cli/main.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class YouTubeCLI:
             ],
             "max_videos_per_page": 15,
             "yt_dlp_args": {
+                "format": "bestvideo[height=1080]+bestaudio/bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio",
                 "write_thumbnail": True,
                 "extractor_args": "youtube:player-client=default,-tv_simply",
             },
@@ -573,7 +574,7 @@ class YouTubeCLI:
                     f"[cyan]Using custom format: {ytdlp_args['format']}[/cyan]"
                 )
             else:
-                console.print("[cyan]Using best available format[/cyan]")
+                console.print("[cyan]Using 1080p quality by default[/cyan]")
 
             # Run command and let yt-dlp handle progress natively
             result = subprocess.run(
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ class YouTubeCLI:
                     f"[cyan]Using custom format: {ytdlp_args['format']}[/cyan]"
                 )
             else:
-                console.print("[cyan]Using best available format[/cyan]")
+                console.print("[cyan]Using 1080p quality by default[/cyan]")
 
             # Run command and let yt-dlp handle progress natively
             result = subprocess.run(