diff --git a/abogen/application/__init__.py b/abogen/application/__init__.py
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+"""Application layer for conversion flow unification.
+
+This package contains the application-level orchestration logic
+that bridges UI adapters (PyQt, WebUI) with domain functions.
+
+The main entry point is ConversionService.run() which coordinates
+planning, execution, and finalization of a conversion job.
+"""
diff --git a/abogen/application/conversion_models.py b/abogen/application/conversion_models.py
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+"""Core models for conversion planning.
+
+These dataclasses represent the structured plan for a conversion job.
+They are UI-agnostic and describe WHAT to convert, not HOW to do it.
+
+The planning flow:
+    ConversionRequest -> ConversionPlan -> ConversionResult
+
+    ConversionPlan contains:
+    - ChapterPlan[]: chapters with their segments
+    - SegmentPlan[]: individual text segments with voice specs
+    - OutputLayout: where to write outputs
+    - IntroOutroSpec: optional intro/outro
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SegmentPlan:
+    """A single text segment with its voice specification.
+
+    This is the unified model for:
+    - Regular chapter body text
+    - PyQt voice markers (<<VOICE:F1>>)
+    - WebUI chunks with per-chunk voice/speaker
+    - Intro/outro text
+    - Chapter headings
+    """
+
+    text: str
+    voice_spec: str
+    kind: str = "body"  # intro, heading, body, outro
+    speaker_id: str = "narrator"
+    chunk_id: Optional[str] = None
+    chunk_index: Optional[int] = None
+    level: Optional[str] = None  # chunk level (paragraph, sentence, etc.)
+    source: str = "chapter"  # chapter, voice_marker, chunk
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ChapterPlan:
+    """A chapter with its metadata and segments."""
+
+    index: int
+    title: str
+    original_title: str
+    body_text: str
+    segments: List[SegmentPlan]
+    voice_spec: str  # default voice for this chapter
+
+
+@dataclass
+class OutputLayout:
+    """Resolved output paths for a conversion job."""
+
+    parent_dir: Path
+    merged_path: Optional[Path] = None
+    chapter_dir: Optional[Path] = None
+    project_root: Optional[Path] = None
+    audio_dir: Optional[Path] = None
+    subtitle_dir: Optional[Path] = None
+    metadata_dir: Optional[Path] = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class IntroOutroSpec:
+    """Intro/outro specification with resolved text and voice."""
+
+    enabled: bool = False
+    text: str = ""
+    voice_spec: str = ""
+    kind: str = "intro"  # intro or outro
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ConversionPlan:
+    """Complete plan for a conversion job.
+
+    This is the output of the planning phase and input to the executor.
+    """
+
+    request: Any  # ConversionRequest (forward reference to avoid circular import)
+    metadata: Dict[str, Any]
+    chapters: List[ChapterPlan]
+    intro: Optional[IntroOutroSpec] = None
+    outro: Optional[IntroOutroSpec] = None
+    output_layout: Optional[OutputLayout] = None
diff --git a/abogen/application/conversion_ports.py b/abogen/application/conversion_ports.py
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+"""Ports / interfaces for the conversion service.
+
+These protocols define how the conversion service communicates with
+the outside world (UI, TTS backends, voice resolvers).
+
+The service ONLY depends on these interfaces, never on concrete
+implementations (PyQt signals, Flask Job, etc.).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Protocol, runtime_checkable
+
+
+class ConversionEvents(Protocol):
+    """UI-specific actions the conversion service delegates back to the caller.
+
+    Implementations:
+    - PyQt: emits signals (log_updated, progress_updated, etc.)
+    - WebUI: updates Job attributes (job.add_log, job.progress, etc.)
+    """
+
+    def log(self, message: str, level: str = "info") -> None:
+        """Log a message to the UI."""
+        ...
+
+    def progress(self, processed: int, total: int, etr: str) -> None:
+        """Update progress display."""
+        ...
+
+    def check_cancelled(self) -> None:
+        """Check if conversion was cancelled.
+
+        Should raise ConversionCancelled (or UI-specific exception)
+        if cancellation is requested. Normal return means "continue".
+        """
+        ...
+
+
+class PipelineProvider(Protocol):
+    """Provides access to TTS backends (Kokoro, SuperTonic, etc.).
+
+    Implementations:
+    - PyQt: wraps self.backend (single pipeline)
+    - WebUI: wraps PipelinePool (multi-provider)
+    """
+
+    def get(self, provider: str, language: str, use_gpu: bool) -> Any:
+        """Get a TTS backend instance."""
+        ...
+
+    def dispose_all(self) -> None:
+        """Dispose all backend resources."""
+        ...
+
+
+@runtime_checkable
+class ResolvedVoice:
+    """A resolved voice ready for TTS synthesis."""
+
+    provider: str
+    resolved_spec: str
+    voice: Any  # loaded voice tensor or name
+    speed: float
+    supertonic_steps: int
+
+
+class VoiceResolver(Protocol):
+    """Resolves voice specs into loaded voice objects.
+
+    Implementations:
+    - PyQt: wraps load_voice_cached + VoiceCache
+    - WebUI: wraps resolve_voice_choice + PipelinePool + VoiceCache
+    """
+
+    def resolve(self, voice_spec: str) -> ResolvedVoice:
+        """Resolve a voice spec into a loaded voice."""
+        ...
+
+
+class SubtitleWriter(Protocol):
+    """Writes subtitle entries to a file."""
+
+    def open(self) -> None:
+        """Open the subtitle file for writing."""
+        ...
+
+    def write_entry(self, start: float, end: float, text: str) -> None:
+        """Write a single subtitle entry."""
+        ...
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close the subtitle file."""
+        ...
+
+
+class AudioSink(Protocol):
+    """Writes audio data to a file."""
+
+    def write(self, audio: Any) -> None:
+        """Write audio samples to the sink."""
+        ...
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close the audio file."""
+        ...
diff --git a/abogen/application/conversion_request.py b/abogen/application/conversion_request.py
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+"""ConversionRequest — normalized input for a conversion job.
+
+This is NOT a WebUI Job and NOT a PyQt ConversionThread state.
+It describes the TASK, not the UI.
+
+UI adapters are responsible for converting their respective state
+into a ConversionRequest before calling ConversionService.run().
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ConversionRequest:
+    """Normalized request for a conversion job.
+
+    Only contains fields that describe the conversion task itself.
+    UI-only fields (display, logging, user prompts) stay in adapters.
+    """
+
+    # --- Source ---
+    source_path: Optional[Path] = None
+    direct_text: Optional[str] = None
+    original_filename: str = ""
+
+    # --- TTS Settings ---
+    language: str = "a"
+    tts_provider: str = "kokoro"
+    voice: str = "M1"
+    voice_profile: Optional[str] = None
+    speed: float = 1.0
+    use_gpu: bool = True
+    supertonic_total_steps: int = 5
+
+    # --- Output Format ---
+    output_format: str = "wav"
+    subtitle_mode: str = "Disabled"
+    subtitle_format: str = "srt"
+    max_subtitle_words: int = 5
+
+    # --- Save Options ---
+    save_mode: str = "save_next_to_input"
+    output_folder: Optional[Path] = None
+    save_chapters_separately: bool = False
+    merge_chapters_at_end: bool = True
+    separate_chapters_format: str = "wav"
+    save_as_project: bool = False
+
+    # --- Timing ---
+    silence_between_chapters: float = 2.0
+    chapter_intro_delay: float = 0.0
+
+    # --- Content Processing ---
+    replace_single_newlines: bool = False
+    read_title_intro: bool = False
+    read_closing_outro: bool = True
+    auto_prefix_chapter_titles: bool = True
+    normalize_chapter_opening_caps: bool = False
+
+    # --- Pronunciation / Normalization ---
+    pronunciation_overrides: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    manual_overrides: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    heteronym_overrides: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    normalization_overrides: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+
+    # --- Chapter/Chunk Configuration ---
+    chapter_overrides: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    chunk_level: str = "paragraph"
+    speaker_mode: str = "single"
+    speakers: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    # --- Metadata ---
+    metadata_tags: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    # --- Artifacts ---
+    cover_image_path: Optional[Path] = None
+    cover_image_mime: Optional[str] = None
+    generate_epub3: bool = False
diff --git a/abogen/application/conversion_result.py b/abogen/application/conversion_result.py
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+"""ConversionResult — output of a successful conversion.
+
+Returned by ConversionService.run() after all synthesis and finalization.
+UI adapters consume this to update their respective state (Job, signals, etc.).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ConversionResult:
+    """Output of a successful conversion job."""
+
+    # --- Primary outputs ---
+    audio_path: Optional[Path] = None
+    subtitle_paths: List[Path] = field(default_factory=list)
+    chapter_paths: List[Path] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    # --- Markers (for metadata/audiobookshelf) ---
+    chapter_markers: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    chunk_markers: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    # --- Metadata ---
+    metadata: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    # --- Artifacts ---
+    artifacts: Dict[str, Path] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    project_root: Optional[Path] = None
+    epub_path: Optional[Path] = None
+
+    # --- Stats ---
+    total_chapters: int = 0
+    total_segments: int = 0
+    total_characters: int = 0
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ConversionError:
+    """Error information when conversion fails."""
+
+    message: str
+    details: Optional[str] = None
+    is_cancelled: bool = False