diff --git a/core/royalty_check.py b/core/royalty_check.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/core/royalty_check.py
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+"""Verifica royalty-free status di brani locali contro DB CC/open.
+
+Approccio onesto: whitelist royalty-free. L'app segnala un brano come
+"royalty_free" SOLO se trova un match affidabile in uno dei DB CC/open.
+"Non trovato" (status 'unknown') NON implica automaticamente SIAE —
+significa semplicemente "da verificare manualmente".
+
+Pipeline:
+  1. Scansiona la cartella (filtra per `AUDIO_EXTENSIONS` di
+     `core.upgrader`).
+  2. Per ogni file legge i tag ID3 (artist + title) via
+     `core.metadata.read_metadata`; fallback a
+     `core.catalog._parse_filename` se i tag sono mancanti.
+  3. Query sorgenti royalty-free:
+       - ccMixter (nessuna auth, sempre attivo)
+       - Jamendo (richiede `jamendo_client_id` in config; se vuoto, skip)
+  4. Levenshtein combinato artist+title >= `_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD` →
+     status 'royalty_free'. Altrimenti 'unknown'.
+
+Progress callback firma:
+    (processed, total, filename, status[, err_msg])
+Status: 'checking' | 'stopped' | 'completed' | 'error'.
+
+`entry_callback(entry)` viene chiamato per ogni file processato
+(streaming alla UI).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import sqlite3
+import threading
+import time
+from difflib import SequenceMatcher
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable, Optional
+
+import requests
+
+from core.upgrader import AUDIO_EXTENSIONS
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Costanti
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+_CCMIXTER_URL = "https://ccmixter.org/api/query"
+_JAMENDO_URL = "https://api.jamendo.com/v3.0/tracks/"
+_HTTP_TIMEOUT = 15
+_RATE_LIMIT_SEC = 0.3
+_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD = 0.80
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Stop / interrupt
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+_stop_event = threading.Event()
+
+
+def request_stop() -> None:
+    """Segnala al worker di interrompere la scansione al prossimo file."""
+    _stop_event.set()
+
+
+def reset_stop() -> None:
+    """Azzera il flag di stop prima di iniziare una nuova scansione."""
+    _stop_event.clear()
+
+
+def is_stopped() -> bool:
+    return _stop_event.is_set()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Cache SQLite
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+def _cache_db_path() -> Path:
+    """Path del file di cache SQLite (patchable nei test)."""
+    from core.config import _get_config_dir
+    return _get_config_dir() / "royalty_cache.db"
+
+
+def _init_db(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
+    conn.executescript(
+        """
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS lookups(
+          key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+          payload TEXT,
+          cached_at REAL
+        );
+        """
+    )
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Similarity
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+def _similarity(a: str, b: str) -> float:
+    """Ritorna SequenceMatcher ratio (0.0 - 1.0) case-insensitive."""
+    if not a or not b:
+        return 0.0
+    return SequenceMatcher(None, a.lower().strip(), b.lower().strip()).ratio()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Rate limit (globale)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+_last_req = [0.0]
+
+
+def _throttle() -> None:
+    now = time.monotonic()
+    elapsed = now - _last_req[0]
+    if elapsed < _RATE_LIMIT_SEC:
+        time.sleep(_RATE_LIMIT_SEC - elapsed)
+    _last_req[0] = time.monotonic()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Query sorgenti
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+def _query_ccmixter(query: str) -> list:
+    """Query ccMixter API. Ritorna lista di candidati normalizzati."""
+    if not query:
+        return []
+    _throttle()
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(
+            _CCMIXTER_URL,
+            params={"f": "json", "search": query, "limit": 10},
+            timeout=_HTTP_TIMEOUT,
+        )
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            return []
+        data = resp.json()
+    except Exception:
+        return []
+    if not isinstance(data, list):
+        return []
+    out = []
+    for item in data:
+        if not isinstance(item, dict):
+            continue
+        out.append({
+            "source": "ccmixter",
+            "title": item.get("upload_name", "") or "",
+            "artist": (item.get("user_real_name")
+                       or item.get("user_name", "")
+                       or ""),
+            "license": item.get("license_name", "") or "",
+            "license_url": item.get("license_url", "") or "",
+            "url": item.get("file_page_url", "") or "",
+        })
+    return out
+
+
+def _query_jamendo(query: str, client_id: str) -> list:
+    """Query Jamendo API. Senza client_id ritorna []."""
+    if not client_id or not query:
+        return []
+    _throttle()
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(
+            _JAMENDO_URL,
+            params={
+                "client_id": client_id,
+                "format": "json",
+                "limit": 5,
+                "search": query,
+            },
+            timeout=_HTTP_TIMEOUT,
+        )
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            return []
+        data = resp.json()
+    except Exception:
+        return []
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        return []
+    status = (data.get("headers", {}) or {}).get("status", "")
+    if status and status != "success":
+        return []
+    out = []
+    for item in data.get("results", []) or []:
+        if not isinstance(item, dict):
+            continue
+        out.append({
+            "source": "jamendo",
+            "title": item.get("name", "") or "",
+            "artist": item.get("artist_name", "") or "",
+            "license": item.get("license_name") or "Creative Commons",
+            "license_url": item.get("license_ccurl", "") or "",
+            "url": item.get("shareurl", "") or "",
+        })
+    return out
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Check singolo file
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+def check_file(path: str, jamendo_client_id: str = "") -> dict:
+    """Verifica un singolo file. Ritorna:
+        {path, status, matches, query, artist, title[, error]}
+    status: 'royalty_free' | 'unknown' | 'error'.
+    """
+    from core.metadata import read_metadata
+    from core.catalog import _parse_filename
+
+    try:
+        md = read_metadata(path)
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {
+            "path": path,
+            "status": "error",
+            "matches": [],
+            "query": "",
+            "artist": "",
+            "title": "",
+            "error": str(e),
+        }
+
+    artist = (md.get("artist") or "").strip()
+    title = (md.get("title") or "").strip()
+    if not artist or not title:
+        parsed_artist, parsed_title = _parse_filename(Path(path).stem)
+        artist = artist or parsed_artist
+        title = title or parsed_title
+
+    query = f"{artist} {title}".strip() if artist else title
+    if not query:
+        return {
+            "path": path,
+            "status": "unknown",
+            "matches": [],
+            "query": "",
+            "artist": artist,
+            "title": title,
+            "error": "no query (tag + filename vuoti)",
+        }
+
+    # Cache lookup
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(str(_cache_db_path()))
+    try:
+        _init_db(conn)
+        row = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT payload FROM lookups WHERE key=?", (query,)
+        ).fetchone()
+        if row:
+            try:
+                cached = json.loads(row[0])
+                cached["path"] = path
+                # Preserva artist/title correnti nel caso siano stati
+                # ricavati dal filename ma la cache li aveva salvati gia'
+                return cached
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        candidates = _query_ccmixter(query)
+        candidates += _query_jamendo(query, jamendo_client_id)
+
+        matches = []
+        for c in candidates:
+            score_title = _similarity(title, c.get("title", ""))
+            score_artist = (
+                _similarity(artist, c.get("artist", ""))
+                if artist and c.get("artist") else 0.0
+            )
+            if artist:
+                combined = score_title * 0.6 + score_artist * 0.4
+            else:
+                combined = score_title
+            if combined >= _SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD:
+                enriched = dict(c)
+                enriched["score"] = round(combined, 2)
+                matches.append(enriched)
+
+        # Ordina per score desc
+        matches.sort(key=lambda m: m.get("score", 0.0), reverse=True)
+
+        status = "royalty_free" if matches else "unknown"
+        result = {
+            "path": path,
+            "status": status,
+            "matches": matches,
+            "query": query,
+            "artist": artist,
+            "title": title,
+        }
+
+        # Scrivi in cache (senza il path, che e' per-file)
+        try:
+            payload = {k: v for k, v in result.items() if k != "path"}
+            conn.execute(
+                "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO lookups(key, payload, cached_at) "
+                "VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+                (query, json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), time.time()),
+            )
+            conn.commit()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        return result
+    finally:
+        try:
+            conn.close()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Scan folder
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+def _emit_progress(cb: Optional[Callable], idx: int, total: int,
+                   name: str, status: str, err: str = "") -> None:
+    """Chiama progress_callback in modo retrocompatibile (4 o 5 args)."""
+    if not cb:
+        return
+    try:
+        cb(idx, total, name, status, err)
+    except TypeError:
+        try:
+            cb(idx, total, name, status)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
+def scan_folder(
+    directory: str,
+    recursive: bool = True,
+    progress_callback: Optional[Callable] = None,
+    entry_callback: Optional[Callable] = None,
+) -> list:
+    """Scansiona la cartella e verifica ogni file audio.
+
+    Ritorna la lista dei risultati per file (vedi `check_file`).
+    `entry_callback(entry)` e' chiamato appena ogni file e' processato.
+    """
+    reset_stop()
+    base = Path(directory)
+    if not base.exists() or not base.is_dir():
+        _emit_progress(progress_callback, 0, 0, "", "completed", "")
+        return []
+
+    files: list = []
+    iterator = base.rglob("*") if recursive else base.iterdir()
+    for f in iterator:
+        try:
+            if f.is_file() and f.suffix.lower() in AUDIO_EXTENSIONS:
+                files.append(f)
+        except OSError:
+            continue
+    files.sort()
+    total = len(files)
+
+    if total == 0:
+        _emit_progress(progress_callback, 0, 0, "", "completed", "")
+        return []
+
+    # Jamendo client_id (opzionale)
+    jamendo_id = ""
+    try:
+        from core.config import load_config
+        jamendo_id = (load_config().get("jamendo_client_id") or "").strip()
+    except Exception:
+        jamendo_id = ""
+
+    results: list = []
+    for i, fp in enumerate(files, start=1):
+        if is_stopped():
+            _emit_progress(progress_callback, i - 1, total, "", "stopped", "")
+            return results
+
+        _emit_progress(progress_callback, i, total, fp.name, "checking", "")
+        try:
+            r = check_file(str(fp), jamendo_client_id=jamendo_id)
+        except Exception as e:
+            r = {
+                "path": str(fp),
+                "status": "error",
+                "matches": [],
+                "query": "",
+                "artist": "",
+                "title": "",
+                "error": str(e),
+            }
+            _emit_progress(progress_callback, i, total, fp.name, "error", str(e))
+
+        results.append(r)
+        if entry_callback:
+            try:
+                entry_callback(r)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    if not is_stopped():
+        _emit_progress(progress_callback, total, total, "", "completed", "")
+    return results
diff --git a/tests/test_royalty_check.py b/tests/test_royalty_check.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0afc9ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_royalty_check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+"""Test per core.royalty_check — ccMixter + Jamendo + cache SQLite.
+
+Nessuna integrazione reale: tutte le chiamate di rete sono mockate con
+`responses`. La cache SQLite e' isolata in tmp_path.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+import responses
+
+from core import royalty_check as rc
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Fixture: cache isolata per test
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+@pytest.fixture
+def patched_cache(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    db = tmp_path / "royalty_cache_test.db"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(rc, "_cache_db_path", lambda: db)
+    # Azzera il throttle globale per non rallentare i test
+    monkeypatch.setattr(rc, "_last_req", [0.0])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(rc, "_RATE_LIMIT_SEC", 0.0)
+    return db
+
+
+# ==================================================================
+# _similarity
+# ==================================================================
+class TestSimilarity:
+    def test_similarity_perfect_match(self):
+        assert rc._similarity("hello world", "hello world") == pytest.approx(1.0)
+
+    def test_similarity_case_insensitive(self):
+        assert rc._similarity("Hello World", "hello world") == pytest.approx(1.0)
+
+    def test_similarity_empty_returns_zero(self):
+        assert rc._similarity("", "foo") == 0.0
+        assert rc._similarity("foo", "") == 0.0
+        assert rc._similarity("", "") == 0.0
+
+    def test_similarity_partial(self):
+        s = rc._similarity("Daft Punk - Around The World", "Around The World")
+        # SequenceMatcher usa chunks comuni: valore stabile e > 0.5
+        assert 0.5 < s < 1.0
+
+
+# ==================================================================
+# _query_ccmixter
+# ==================================================================
+class TestQueryCcmixter:
+    _SAMPLE = [
+        {
+            "upload_name": "Around The World",
+            "user_real_name": "Jane Doe",
+            "user_name": "jane",
+            "license_name": "Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)",
+            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/",
+            "file_page_url": "https://ccmixter.org/files/jane/1",
+        },
+        {
+            "upload_name": "Other Song",
+            "user_real_name": "",
+            "user_name": "bob",
+            "license_name": "CC BY 4.0",
+            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
+            "file_page_url": "https://ccmixter.org/files/bob/2",
+        },
+    ]
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_query_ccmixter_parses_response(self, patched_cache):
+        responses.add(
+            responses.GET,
+            rc._CCMIXTER_URL,
+            json=self._SAMPLE,
+            status=200,
+        )
+        res = rc._query_ccmixter("Around The World")
+        assert len(res) == 2
+        assert res[0]["source"] == "ccmixter"
+        assert res[0]["title"] == "Around The World"
+        assert res[0]["artist"] == "Jane Doe"
+        assert "licenses" in res[0]["license_url"]
+        # Fallback a user_name quando user_real_name e' vuoto
+        assert res[1]["artist"] == "bob"
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_query_ccmixter_empty_on_http_error(self, patched_cache):
+        responses.add(
+            responses.GET,
+            rc._CCMIXTER_URL,
+            json={"error": "boom"},
+            status=500,
+        )
+        assert rc._query_ccmixter("whatever") == []
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_query_ccmixter_empty_on_bad_json(self, patched_cache):
+        responses.add(
+            responses.GET,
+            rc._CCMIXTER_URL,
+            json={"not": "a list"},
+            status=200,
+        )
+        assert rc._query_ccmixter("whatever") == []
+
+    def test_query_ccmixter_empty_query(self, patched_cache):
+        # Nessuna chiamata di rete attesa — se la facesse responses fallirebbe
+        assert rc._query_ccmixter("") == []
+
+
+# ==================================================================
+# _query_jamendo
+# ==================================================================
+class TestQueryJamendo:
+    _SAMPLE = {
+        "headers": {"status": "success"},
+        "results": [
+            {
+                "id": "123",
+                "name": "Freedom Song",
+                "artist_name": "Open Artist",
+                "license_name": "CC BY-SA",
+                "license_ccurl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
+                "shareurl": "https://www.jamendo.com/track/123",
+                "audio": "https://.../123.mp3",
+            }
+        ],
+    }
+
+    def test_query_jamendo_requires_client_id(self, patched_cache):
+        # Nessun client_id -> ritorno vuoto senza chiamata di rete
+        # (responses non e' attivato: una chiamata farebbe raise)
+        assert rc._query_jamendo("Freedom Song", client_id="") == []
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_query_jamendo_parses_response(self, patched_cache):
+        responses.add(
+            responses.GET,
+            rc._JAMENDO_URL,
+            json=self._SAMPLE,
+            status=200,
+        )
+        res = rc._query_jamendo("Freedom Song", client_id="abcd1234")
+        assert len(res) == 1
+        assert res[0]["source"] == "jamendo"
+        assert res[0]["title"] == "Freedom Song"
+        assert res[0]["artist"] == "Open Artist"
+        assert res[0]["license"] == "CC BY-SA"
+        assert res[0]["url"].startswith("https://www.jamendo.com/")
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_query_jamendo_status_failure_returns_empty(self, patched_cache):
+        responses.add(
+            responses.GET,
+            rc._JAMENDO_URL,
+            json={"headers": {"status": "failed", "error_message": "bad key"},
+                  "results": []},
+            status=200,
+        )
+        assert rc._query_jamendo("Freedom Song", client_id="bad") == []
+
+
+# ==================================================================
+# check_file
+# ==================================================================
+def _fake_metadata(artist: str, title: str):
+    """Factory per un dict compatibile con core.metadata.read_metadata."""
+    return {"artist": artist, "title": title}
+
+
+class TestCheckFile:
+    def test_check_file_matches_royalty_free(self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        # Prepara un path "esistente" solo per plausibilita' (il
+        # read_metadata e' mockato: non viene mai letto davvero).
+        p = tmp_path / "track.mp3"
+        p.write_bytes(b"\x00")
+
+        cc_hit = [{
+            "upload_name": "Around The World",
+            "user_real_name": "Jane Doe",
+            "user_name": "jane",
+            "license_name": "CC BY 3.0",
+            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/",
+            "file_page_url": "https://ccmixter.org/x/1",
+        }]
+
+        with mock.patch.object(rc, "_query_ccmixter", return_value=[{
+            "source": "ccmixter",
+            "title": "Around The World",
+            "artist": "Jane Doe",
+            "license": "CC BY 3.0",
+            "license_url": cc_hit[0]["license_url"],
+            "url": cc_hit[0]["file_page_url"],
+        }]), mock.patch.object(rc, "_query_jamendo", return_value=[]), \
+             mock.patch("core.metadata.read_metadata",
+                        return_value=_fake_metadata("Jane Doe",
+                                                     "Around The World")):
+            res = rc.check_file(str(p))
+
+        assert res["status"] == "royalty_free"
+        assert len(res["matches"]) == 1
+        assert res["matches"][0]["source"] == "ccmixter"
+        assert res["matches"][0]["score"] >= 0.8
+        assert res["artist"] == "Jane Doe"
+        assert res["title"] == "Around The World"
+
+    def test_check_file_no_match_returns_unknown(self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        p = tmp_path / "unknown.mp3"
+        p.write_bytes(b"\x00")
+
+        with mock.patch.object(rc, "_query_ccmixter", return_value=[{
+            "source": "ccmixter",
+            "title": "Completamente Diverso",
+            "artist": "Qualcun Altro",
+            "license": "CC BY",
+            "license_url": "",
+            "url": "",
+        }]), mock.patch.object(rc, "_query_jamendo", return_value=[]), \
+             mock.patch("core.metadata.read_metadata",
+                        return_value=_fake_metadata("Daft Punk",
+                                                     "Harder Better Faster")):
+            res = rc.check_file(str(p))
+
+        assert res["status"] == "unknown"
+        assert res["matches"] == []
+        # artist/title conservati dai tag
+        assert res["artist"] == "Daft Punk"
+
+    def test_check_file_uses_cache(self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        p = tmp_path / "cached.mp3"
+        p.write_bytes(b"\x00")
+
+        cc_mock = mock.MagicMock(return_value=[{
+            "source": "ccmixter",
+            "title": "Hello",
+            "artist": "World",
+            "license": "CC BY",
+            "license_url": "",
+            "url": "",
+        }])
+        jm_mock = mock.MagicMock(return_value=[])
+        md_mock = mock.MagicMock(return_value=_fake_metadata("World", "Hello"))
+
+        with mock.patch.object(rc, "_query_ccmixter", cc_mock), \
+             mock.patch.object(rc, "_query_jamendo", jm_mock), \
+             mock.patch("core.metadata.read_metadata", md_mock):
+            res1 = rc.check_file(str(p))
+            res2 = rc.check_file(str(p))
+
+        assert res1["status"] == "royalty_free"
+        assert res2["status"] == "royalty_free"
+        # Seconda chiamata hitta la cache: le query API non vengono richiamate
+        assert cc_mock.call_count == 1
+        assert jm_mock.call_count == 1
+
+    def test_check_file_fallback_to_filename_when_tags_missing(
+            self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        """Senza tag ID3, usa _parse_filename sul nome del file."""
+        # Filename stile "Artista - Titolo.mp3"
+        p = tmp_path / "Jane Doe - Around The World.mp3"
+        p.write_bytes(b"\x00")
+
+        with mock.patch.object(rc, "_query_ccmixter", return_value=[{
+            "source": "ccmixter",
+            "title": "Around The World",
+            "artist": "Jane Doe",
+            "license": "CC BY",
+            "license_url": "",
+            "url": "",
+        }]), mock.patch.object(rc, "_query_jamendo", return_value=[]), \
+             mock.patch("core.metadata.read_metadata",
+                        return_value=_fake_metadata("", "")):
+            res = rc.check_file(str(p))
+
+        assert res["status"] == "royalty_free"
+        assert res["artist"] == "Jane Doe"
+        assert res["title"] == "Around The World"
+
+    def test_check_file_metadata_error_returns_error_status(
+            self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        p = tmp_path / "broken.mp3"
+        p.write_bytes(b"\x00")
+
+        with mock.patch("core.metadata.read_metadata",
+                         side_effect=ValueError("formato illeggibile")):
+            res = rc.check_file(str(p))
+
+        assert res["status"] == "error"
+        assert "formato illeggibile" in res.get("error", "")
+
+
+# ==================================================================
+# scan_folder
+# ==================================================================
+class TestScanFolder:
+    def test_scan_folder_streams_entries(self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        # Crea 3 file audio nella cartella
+        for name in ("a.mp3", "b.mp3", "c.flac"):
+            (tmp_path / name).write_bytes(b"\x00")
+
+        fake_result = {
+            "path": "",
+            "status": "unknown",
+            "matches": [],
+            "query": "q",
+            "artist": "A",
+            "title": "T",
+        }
+
+        collected = []
+
+        def _entry_cb(entry):
+            collected.append(entry)
+
+        with mock.patch.object(rc, "check_file", return_value=fake_result):
+            results = rc.scan_folder(
+                str(tmp_path),
+                recursive=False,
+                entry_callback=_entry_cb,
+            )
+
+        assert len(results) == 3
+        assert len(collected) == 3
+
+    def test_scan_folder_filters_non_audio(self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        (tmp_path / "ok.mp3").write_bytes(b"\x00")
+        (tmp_path / "note.txt").write_text("hello")
+        (tmp_path / "image.png").write_bytes(b"\x00")
+
+        with mock.patch.object(rc, "check_file",
+                               return_value={"path": "", "status": "unknown",
+                                             "matches": [], "query": "",
+                                             "artist": "", "title": ""}):
+            results = rc.scan_folder(str(tmp_path), recursive=False)
+        assert len(results) == 1
+
+    def test_scan_folder_empty_directory(self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        empty = tmp_path / "empty"
+        empty.mkdir()
+        results = rc.scan_folder(str(empty), recursive=False)
+        assert results == []
+
+    def test_scan_folder_nonexistent_directory(self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        results = rc.scan_folder(str(tmp_path / "missing"), recursive=False)
+        assert results == []
+
+    def test_scan_folder_progress_callback_called(self, patched_cache, tmp_path):
+        (tmp_path / "a.mp3").write_bytes(b"\x00")
+        (tmp_path / "b.mp3").write_bytes(b"\x00")
+
+        events = []
+
+        def _progress(idx, total, name, status, err=""):
+            events.append((idx, total, status))
+
+        fake_result = {
+            "path": "", "status": "unknown", "matches": [],
+            "query": "", "artist": "", "title": "",
+        }
+
+        with mock.patch.object(rc, "check_file", return_value=fake_result):
+            rc.scan_folder(str(tmp_path), recursive=False,
+                            progress_callback=_progress)
+
+        # Attendo almeno "checking" per ciascun file + "completed" finale
+        assert any(e[2] == "completed" for e in events)
+        assert sum(1 for e in events if e[2] == "checking") >= 2