diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onScreenUpdate/65000-progress_detector.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onScreenUpdate/65000-progress_detector.py
index 75dcb8e3..ada54b5b 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onScreenUpdate/65000-progress_detector.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onScreenUpdate/65000-progress_detector.py
@@ -144,13 +144,43 @@ class command:
                         ] = current_time
                     return
 
+        # Pattern 1a2: Curl classic progress format (percentage without % symbol)
+        # Extract percentage from curl's classic format
+        curl_classic_match = re.search(
+            r"^\s*(\d+)\s+\d+[kMGT]?\s+(\d+)\s+\d+[kMGT]?\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+[kMGT]?\s+\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+\s+\d+[kMGT]?\s*$", text
+        )
+        if curl_classic_match:
+            # Use the first percentage (total progress)
+            percentage = float(curl_classic_match.group(1))
+            if 0 <= percentage <= 100:
+                self.env["runtime"]["DebugManager"].write_debug_out(
+                    "found curl classic percentage: " + str(percentage),
+                    debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
+                )
+                if (
+                    percentage
+                    != self.env["commandBuffer"]["lastProgressValue"]
+                ):
+                    self.env["runtime"]["DebugManager"].write_debug_out(
+                        "Playing tone for curl: " + str(percentage),
+                        debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
+                    )
+                    self.play_progress_tone(percentage)
+                    self.env["commandBuffer"][
+                        "lastProgressValue"
+                    ] = percentage
+                    self.env["commandBuffer"][
+                        "lastProgressTime"
+                    ] = current_time
+                return
+
         # Pattern 1b: Time/token activity (not percentage-based, so use single
         # beep)
         time_match = re.search(r"(?:(?:remaining|elapsed|left|ETA|eta)[:;\s]*(\d+)s|(\d+)s\s+(?:remaining|elapsed|left))", text, re.IGNORECASE)
         token_match = re.search(r"(?:processing|generating|used|consumed)\s+(\d+)\s+tokens", text, re.IGNORECASE)
         # Pattern 1c: dd command output (bytes copied with transfer rate)
         dd_match = re.search(r"\d+\s+bytes.*copied.*\d+\s+s.*[kMGT]?B/s", text)
-        # Pattern 1d: Curl-style transfer data (bytes, speed indicators)
+        # Pattern 1d: Curl-style transfer data (bytes, speed indicators - legacy)
         curl_match = re.search(
             r"(\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+.*?(?:k|M|G)?.*?--:--:--|Speed)", text
         )
@@ -285,9 +315,21 @@ class command:
         self.play_quiet_tone(800, 0.08)
 
     def play_quiet_tone(self, frequency, duration):
-        """Play a quiet tone using Sox directly"""
+        """Play a quiet tone using Sox directly with flood protection"""
         import shlex
         import subprocess
+        import time
+
+        # Flood protection: prevent beeps closer than 0.1 seconds apart
+        current_time = time.time()
+        if not hasattr(self, '_last_beep_time'):
+            self._last_beep_time = 0
+        
+        if current_time - self._last_beep_time < 0.1:
+            # Skip this beep to prevent audio crackling on low-resource systems
+            return
+        
+        self._last_beep_time = current_time
 
         # Build the Sox command: play -qn synth <duration> tri <frequency> gain
         # -8
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/fenrirVersion.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/fenrirVersion.py
index a35af8df..f7054342 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/fenrirVersion.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/fenrirVersion.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # Fenrir TTY screen reader
 # By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributors.
 
-version = "2025.08.20"
+version = "2025.08.21"
 codeName = "testing"
 code_name = "testing"