diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 7f6df42..194dc8b 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -1708,11 +1708,13 @@ app.post('/api/subscribe', async (req, res) => {
     let name = req.body.name;
     let url = req.body.url;
     let timerange = req.body.timerange;
+    let streamingOnly = req.body.streamingOnly;
 
     const new_sub = {
                         name: name,
                         url: url,
-                        id: uuid()
+                        id: uuid(),
+                        streamingOnly: streamingOnly
                     };
 
     // adds timerange if it exists, otherwise all videos will be downloaded
@@ -1781,7 +1783,7 @@ app.post('/api/getSubscription', async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     // get sub videos
-    if (subscription.name) {
+    if (subscription.name && !subscription.streamingOnly) {
         let base_path = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_subscriptions_base_path');
         let appended_base_path = path.join(base_path, subscription.isPlaylist ? 'playlists' : 'channels', subscription.name, '/');
         let files;
@@ -1817,6 +1819,19 @@ app.post('/api/getSubscription', async (req, res) => {
             parsed_files.push(file_obj);
         }
 
+        res.send({
+            subscription: subscription,
+            files: parsed_files
+        });
+    } else if (subscription.name && subscription.streamingOnly) {
+        // return list of videos
+        let parsed_files = [];
+        if (subscription.videos) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < subscription.videos.length; i++) {
+                const video = subscription.videos[i];
+                parsed_files.push(new File(video.title, video.title, video.thumbnail, false, video.duration, video.url, video.uploader, video.size, null, null, video.upload_date));
+            }
+        }
         res.send({
             subscription: subscription,
             files: parsed_files
diff --git a/backend/subscriptions.js b/backend/subscriptions.js
index 14458b5..24be735 100644
--- a/backend/subscriptions.js
+++ b/backend/subscriptions.js
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ async function getVideosForSub(sub) {
             resolve(false);
             return;
         }
+        const sub_db = db.get('subscriptions').find({id: sub.id});
         const basePath = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_subscriptions_base_path');
         const useArchive = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_subscriptions_use_youtubedl_archive');
 
@@ -199,10 +200,6 @@ async function getVideosForSub(sub) {
 
         let downloadConfig = ['-o', appendedBasePath + '/%(title)s.mp4', '-f', 'bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4', '-ciw', '--write-annotations', '--write-thumbnail', '--write-info-json', '--print-json'];
 
-        if (sub.timerange) {
-            downloadConfig.push('--dateafter', sub.timerange);
-        }
-
         let archive_dir = null;
         let archive_path = null;
 
@@ -214,6 +211,15 @@ async function getVideosForSub(sub) {
             downloadConfig.push('--download-archive', archive_path);
         }
 
+        // if streaming only mode, just get the list of videos
+        if (sub.streamingOnly) {
+            downloadConfig = ['-f', 'best', '--dump-json'];
+        }
+
+        if (sub.timerange) {
+            downloadConfig.push('--dateafter', sub.timerange);
+        }
+
         // get videos 
         logger.verbose('Subscribe: getting videos for subscription ' + sub.name);
         youtubedl.exec(sub.url, downloadConfig, {}, function(err, output) {
@@ -236,6 +242,18 @@ async function getVideosForSub(sub) {
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    if (sub.streamingOnly) {
+                        if (i === 0) {
+                            sub_db.assign({videos: []}).write();
+                        }
+
+                        // remove unnecessary info
+                        output_json.formats = null;
+
+                        // add to db
+                        sub_db.get('videos').push(output_json).write();
+                    }
+
                     // TODO: Potentially store downloaded files in db?
         
                 }
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.html b/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.html
index 10f81b7..5efbe3f 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.html
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
                     </mat-option>
                 </mat-select>
             </div>
+            <div class="col-12">
+                <div>
+                    <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="streamingOnlyMode">Streaming-only mode</mat-checkbox>
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 </mat-dialog-content>
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@
 <mat-dialog-actions>
     <button mat-button mat-dialog-close><ng-container i18n="Subscribe cancel button">Cancel</ng-container></button>
     <!-- The mat-dialog-close directive optionally accepts a value as a result for the dialog. -->
-    <button mat-button [disabled]="!url" type="submit" (click)="subscribeClicked()">Subscribe</button>
+    <button mat-button [disabled]="!url" type="submit" (click)="subscribeClicked()"><ng-container i18n="Subscribe button">Subscribe</ng-container></button>
     <div class="mat-spinner" *ngIf="subscribing">
       <mat-spinner [diameter]="25"></mat-spinner>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.ts
index 14a7621..69f9326 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ export class SubscribeDialogComponent implements OnInit {
   // state
   subscribing = false;
 
+  // no videos actually downloaded, just streamed
+  streamingOnlyMode = false;
+
   time_units = [
     'day',
     'week',
@@ -46,8 +49,7 @@ export class SubscribeDialogComponent implements OnInit {
       if (!this.download_all) {
         timerange = 'now-' + this.timerange_amount.toString() + this.timerange_unit;
       }
-
-      this.postsService.createSubscription(this.url, this.name, timerange).subscribe(res => {
+      this.postsService.createSubscription(this.url, this.name, timerange, this.streamingOnlyMode).subscribe(res => {
         this.subscribing = false;
         if (res['new_sub']) {
           this.dialogRef.close(res['new_sub']);
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/video-info-dialog/video-info-dialog.component.html b/src/app/dialogs/video-info-dialog/video-info-dialog.component.html
index 0c0c105..7323385 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/video-info-dialog/video-info-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/video-info-dialog/video-info-dialog.component.html
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
     </div>
     <div class="info-item">
         <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video file size property">File size:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value">{{filesize(file.size)}}</div>
+        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.size ? filesize(file.size) : 'N/A'}}</div>
     </div>
     <div class="info-item">
         <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video path property">Path:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.path}}</div>
+        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.path ? file.path : 'N/A'}}</div>
     </div>
     <div class="info-item">
         <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video upload date property">Upload Date:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.upload_date}}</div>
+        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.upload_date ? file.upload_date : 'N/A'}}</div>
     </div>
 </mat-dialog-content>
 
diff --git a/src/app/posts.services.ts b/src/app/posts.services.ts
index 1db85c4..ade864a 100644
--- a/src/app/posts.services.ts
+++ b/src/app/posts.services.ts
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ export class PostsService {
         return this.http.post(this.path + 'deletePlaylist', {playlistID: playlistID, type: type});
     }
 
-    createSubscription(url, name, timerange = null) {
-        return this.http.post(this.path + 'subscribe', {url: url, name: name, timerange: timerange})
+    createSubscription(url, name, timerange = null, streamingOnly = false) {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'subscribe', {url: url, name: name, timerange: timerange, streamingOnly: streamingOnly});
     }
 
     unsubscribe(sub, deleteMode = false) {
diff --git a/src/app/subscription/subscription-file-card/subscription-file-card.component.ts b/src/app/subscription/subscription-file-card/subscription-file-card.component.ts
index 093eb94..43f583c 100644
--- a/src/app/subscription/subscription-file-card/subscription-file-card.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/subscription/subscription-file-card/subscription-file-card.component.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ export class SubscriptionFileCardComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   goToFile() {
-    this.goToFileEmit.emit(this.file.id);
+    const emit_obj = {
+      name: this.file.id,
+      url: this.file.requested_formats ? this.file.requested_formats[0].url : this.file.url
+    }
+    this.goToFileEmit.emit(emit_obj);
   }
 
   openSubscriptionInfoDialog() {
diff --git a/src/app/subscription/subscription/subscription.component.ts b/src/app/subscription/subscription/subscription.component.ts
index 496f2d1..3c7545f 100644
--- a/src/app/subscription/subscription/subscription.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/subscription/subscription/subscription.component.ts
@@ -84,10 +84,16 @@ export class SubscriptionComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
 
-  goToFile(name) {
+  goToFile(emit_obj) {
+    const name = emit_obj['name'];
+    const url = emit_obj['url'];
     localStorage.setItem('player_navigator', this.router.url);
-    this.router.navigate(['/player', {fileNames: name, type: 'subscription', subscriptionName: this.subscription.name,
-                                      subPlaylist: this.subscription.isPlaylist}]);
+    if (this.subscription.streamingOnly) {
+      this.router.navigate(['/player', {name: name, url: url}]);
+    } else {
+      this.router.navigate(['/player', {fileNames: name, type: 'subscription', subscriptionName: this.subscription.name,
+                                        subPlaylist: this.subscription.isPlaylist}]);
+    }
   }
 
   onSearchInputChanged(newvalue) {