diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e9f53c3..08cd667 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1404,6 +1404,21 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "@ngneat/content-loader": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ngneat/content-loader/-/content-loader-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XrS53rsiJoQIOy2BwmOHkvgPv0a5cTzXbbM+/3IpgezPFdNqDunpZW+AciWQffVOfgbmL+7cYp1DVb6WM15LhQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "tslib": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": {
+          "version": "2.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-SgIkNheinmEBgx1IUNirK0TUD4X9yjjBRTqqjggWCU3pUEqIk3/Uwl3yRixYKT6WjQuGiwDv4NomL3wqRCj+CQ=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "@ngtools/webpack": {
       "version": "9.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ngtools/webpack/-/webpack-9.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a0f16f..14aa13e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "@angular/platform-browser": "^9.1.0",
     "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^9.1.0",
     "@angular/router": "^9.1.0",
+    "@ngneat/content-loader": "^5.0.0",
     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
     "file-saver": "^2.0.2",
     "filesize": "^6.1.0",
diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index f7a1269..69cba76 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import { SettingsComponent } from './settings/settings.component';
 import { MatChipsModule } from '@angular/material/chips';
 import { NgxFileDropModule } from 'ngx-file-drop';
 import { AvatarModule } from 'ngx-avatar';
+import { ContentLoaderModule } from '@ngneat/content-loader';
 
 import es from '@angular/common/locales/es';
 import { AboutDialogComponent } from './dialogs/about-dialog/about-dialog.component';
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ export function isVisible({ event, element, scrollContainer, offset }: IsVisible
     MatMenuModule,
     MatDialogModule,
     MatSlideToggleModule,
-    MatMenuModule,
     MatAutocompleteModule,
     MatTabsModule,
     MatTooltipModule,
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ export function isVisible({ event, element, scrollContainer, offset }: IsVisible
     ClipboardModule,
     NgxFileDropModule,
     AvatarModule,
+    ContentLoaderModule,
     VgCoreModule,
     VgControlsModule,
     VgOverlayPlayModule,
diff --git a/src/app/components/custom-playlists/custom-playlists.component.html b/src/app/components/custom-playlists/custom-playlists.component.html
index f5a90bd..31d626f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/custom-playlists/custom-playlists.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/custom-playlists/custom-playlists.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <div *ngIf="playlists && playlists.length > 0">
     <div class="container">
         <div class="row justify-content-center">
-            <div *ngFor="let playlist of playlists; let i = index" [ngClass]="[ postsService.card_size === 'small' ? 'col-2 mb-2 mt-2 file-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'medium' ? 'col-6 col-lg-4 mb-2 mt-2 file-col' : '' ]">
-                <app-unified-file-card [index]="i" [card_size]="postsService.card_size" (goToFile)="goToPlaylist($event)" [file_obj]="playlist" [is_playlist]="true" (editPlaylist)="editPlaylistDialog($event)" (deleteFile)="deletePlaylist($event)"></app-unified-file-card>
+            <div *ngFor="let playlist of playlists; let i = index" class="mb-2 mt-2" [ngClass]="[ postsService.card_size === 'small' ? 'col-2 small-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'medium' ? 'col-6 col-lg-4 medium-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'large' ? 'col-12 large-col' : '' ]">
+                <app-unified-file-card [index]="i" [card_size]="postsService.card_size" (goToFile)="goToPlaylist($event)" [file_obj]="playlist" [is_playlist]="true" (editPlaylist)="editPlaylistDialog($event)" (deleteFile)="deletePlaylist($event)" [loading]="false"></app-unified-file-card>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/custom-playlists/custom-playlists.component.scss b/src/app/components/custom-playlists/custom-playlists.component.scss
index 98c1d5b..eb2f48b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/custom-playlists/custom-playlists.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/components/custom-playlists/custom-playlists.component.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
     right: 15px;
 }
 
-.file-col {
+.large-col {
+    max-width: 320px;
+}
+
+.medium-col {
+    max-width: 240px;
+}
+
+.small-col {
     max-width: 240px;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.html b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.html
index 5c36084..3397a4f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="container-fluid">
+<div class="container-fluid" style="max-width: 941px;">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-12 order-2 col-sm-4 order-sm-1 d-flex justify-content-center">
             <div>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="col-12 order-1 col-sm-4 order-sm-2 d-flex justify-content-center">
-            <h4 style="text-align: center; position: relative; top: 12px;">My videos</h4>
+            <h4 class="my-videos-title" i18n="My videos title">My videos</h4>
         </div>
         <div class="col-12 order-3 col-sm-4 order-sm-3 d-flex justify-content-center">
             <mat-form-field [ngClass]="searchIsFocused ? 'search-bar-focused' : 'search-bar-unfocused'" class="search-bar" color="accent">
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@
 <div>
     <div class="container">
         <div class="row justify-content-center">
-            <div *ngFor="let file of filtered_files; let i = index" class="mb-2 mt-2" [ngClass]="[ postsService.card_size === 'small' ? 'col-2 small-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'medium' ? 'col-6 col-lg-4 medium-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'large' ? 'col-12 large-col' : '' ]">
-                <app-unified-file-card [index]="i" [card_size]="postsService.card_size" (goToFile)="goToFile($event)" (goToSubscription)="goToSubscription($event)" [file_obj]="file" [use_youtubedl_archive]="postsService.config['Downloader']['use_youtubedl_archive']" (deleteFile)="deleteFile($event)"></app-unified-file-card>
-            </div>
+            <ng-container *ngIf="normal_files_received">
+                <div *ngFor="let file of filtered_files; let i = index" class="mb-2 mt-2" [ngClass]="[ postsService.card_size === 'small' ? 'col-2 small-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'medium' ? 'col-6 col-lg-4 medium-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'large' ? 'col-12 large-col' : '' ]">
+                    <app-unified-file-card [index]="i" [card_size]="postsService.card_size" (goToFile)="goToFile($event)" (goToSubscription)="goToSubscription($event)" [file_obj]="file" [use_youtubedl_archive]="postsService.config['Downloader']['use_youtubedl_archive']" [loading]="false" (deleteFile)="deleteFile($event)"></app-unified-file-card>
+                </div>
+            </ng-container>
+            <ng-container *ngIf="!normal_files_received && loading_files && loading_files.length > 0">
+                <div *ngFor="let file of loading_files; let i = index" class="mb-2 mt-2" [ngClass]="[ postsService.card_size === 'small' ? 'col-2 small-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'medium' ? 'col-6 col-lg-4 medium-col' : '', postsService.card_size === 'large' ? 'col-12 large-col' : '' ]">
+                    <app-unified-file-card [index]="i" [card_size]="postsService.card_size" [file_obj]="null" [loading]="true"></app-unified-file-card>
+                </div>
+            </ng-container>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.scss b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.scss
index c580895..5530225 100644
--- a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.scss
@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@
     display: inline-block;
     position: absolute;
     top: 10px;
+}
+
+.my-videos-title {
+    text-align: center;
+    position: relative;
+    top: 12px;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 576px) {
+    .my-videos-title {
+        top: 0px;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
index b47f26f..40dd773 100644
--- a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 })
 export class RecentVideosComponent implements OnInit {
 
+  cached_file_count = 0;
+  loading_files = null;
+
   normal_files_received = false;
   subscription_files_received = false;
   files: any[] = null;
@@ -47,7 +50,14 @@ export class RecentVideosComponent implements OnInit {
   };
   filterProperty = this.filterProperties['upload_date'];
 
-  constructor(public postsService: PostsService, private router: Router) { }
+  constructor(public postsService: PostsService, private router: Router) {
+    // get cached file count
+    if (localStorage.getItem('cached_file_count')) {
+      this.cached_file_count = +localStorage.getItem('cached_file_count');
+      this.loading_files = Array(this.cached_file_count).fill(0);
+      console.log(this.loading_files);
+    }
+  }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.postsService.service_initialized.subscribe(init => {
@@ -114,6 +124,11 @@ export class RecentVideosComponent implements OnInit {
         this.filtered_files = this.files;
       }
       this.filterByProperty(this.filterProperty['property']);
+
+      // set cached file count for future use, note that we convert the amount of files to a string
+      localStorage.setItem('cached_file_count', '' + this.files.length);
+
+      this.normal_files_received = true;
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.html b/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.html
index 79a8437..8b54e7c 100644
--- a/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <div (mouseover)="elevated=true" (mouseout)="elevated=false" style="position: relative; width: fit-content;">
-    <div class="download-time"><mat-icon class="audio-video-icon">{{(file_obj.type === 'audio' || file_obj.isAudio) ? 'audiotrack' : 'movie'}}</mat-icon>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{file_obj.registered | date:'shortDate'}}</div>
-    <button [matMenuTriggerFor]="action_menu" class="menuButton" mat-icon-button><mat-icon>more_vert</mat-icon></button>
+    <div *ngIf="!loading" class="download-time"><mat-icon class="audio-video-icon">{{(file_obj.type === 'audio' || file_obj.isAudio) ? 'audiotrack' : 'movie'}}</mat-icon>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{file_obj.registered | date:'shortDate'}}</div>
+    <div *ngIf="loading" class="download-time" style="width: 75%; margin-top: 5px;"><content-loader width="250" height="30"><svg:rect x="0" y="0" rx="3" ry="3" width="250" height="30" /></content-loader></div>
+    <button [disabled]="loading" [matMenuTriggerFor]="action_menu" class="menuButton" mat-icon-button><mat-icon>more_vert</mat-icon></button>
     <mat-menu #action_menu="matMenu">
-        <ng-container *ngIf="!is_playlist">
+        <ng-container *ngIf="!is_playlist && !loading">
             <button (click)="openFileInfoDialog()" mat-menu-item><mat-icon>info</mat-icon><ng-container i18n="Video info button">Info</ng-container></button>
             <button (click)="navigateToSubscription()" mat-menu-item *ngIf="file_obj.sub_id"><mat-icon>{{file_obj.isAudio ? 'library_music' : 'video_library'}}</mat-icon>&nbsp;<ng-container i18n="Go to subscription menu item">Go to subscription</ng-container></button>
             <mat-divider></mat-divider>
@@ -15,15 +16,18 @@
             <button *ngIf="!file_obj.sub_id" (click)="emitDeleteFile()" mat-menu-item><mat-icon>delete</mat-icon><ng-container i18n="Delete video button">Delete</ng-container></button>
             <button *ngIf="!file_obj.sub_id && use_youtubedl_archive" (click)="emitDeleteFile(true)" mat-menu-item><mat-icon>delete_forever</mat-icon><ng-container i18n="Delete and blacklist video button">Delete and blacklist</ng-container></button>
         </ng-container>
-        <ng-container *ngIf="is_playlist">
+        <ng-container *ngIf="is_playlist && !loading">
             <button (click)="emitEditPlaylist()" mat-menu-item><mat-icon>edit</mat-icon><ng-container i18n="Playlist edit button">Edit</ng-container></button>
             <mat-divider></mat-divider>
             <button (click)="emitDeleteFile()" mat-menu-item><mat-icon>delete_forever</mat-icon><ng-container i18n="Delete playlist">Delete</ng-container></button>
         </ng-container>
+        <ng-container *ngIf="loading">
+            <button mat-menu-item>Placeholder</button>
+        </ng-container>
     </mat-menu>
     <mat-card [matTooltip]="null" (click)="navigateToFile()" matRipple class="file-mat-card" [ngClass]="{'small-mat-card': card_size === 'small', 'file-mat-card': card_size === 'medium', 'large-mat-card': card_size === 'large', 'mat-elevation-z4': !elevated, 'mat-elevation-z8': elevated}">
         <div style="padding:5px">
-            <div *ngIf="file_obj.thumbnailURL" class="img-div">
+            <div *ngIf="!loading && file_obj.thumbnailURL" class="img-div">
                 <div style="position: relative">
                     <img [ngClass]="{'image-small': card_size === 'small', 'image': card_size === 'medium', 'image-large': card_size === 'large'}" [src]="file_obj.thumbnailURL" alt="Thumbnail">
                     <div class="duration-time">
@@ -33,7 +37,12 @@
                 
             </div>
 
-            <span [ngClass]="{'max-two-lines': card_size !== 'small', 'max-one-line': card_size === 'small' }">{{card_size === 'large' && file_obj.uploader ? file_obj.uploader + ' - ' : ''}}<strong>{{!is_playlist ? file_obj.title : file_obj.name}}</strong></span>      
+            <div *ngIf="loading" class="img-div">
+                <content-loader width="100" height="55"><svg:rect x="0" y="0" rx="0" ry="0" width="100" height="55" /></content-loader>
+            </div>
+
+            <span *ngIf="!loading" [ngClass]="{'max-two-lines': card_size !== 'small', 'max-one-line': card_size === 'small' }">{{card_size === 'large' && file_obj.uploader ? file_obj.uploader + ' - ' : ''}}<strong>{{!is_playlist ? file_obj.title : file_obj.name}}</strong></span>
+            <span *ngIf="loading" class="title-loading"><content-loader width="250" height="30"><svg:rect x="0" y="0" rx="3" ry="3" width="250" height="30" /></content-loader></span>
         </div>
     </mat-card>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.scss b/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.scss
index e11761f..865b72a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.scss
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@
   top: 6px;
 }
 
+.title-loading {
+  width: 93%;
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 1px;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 576px){
   
   // .example-card {
diff --git a/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.ts b/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.ts
index 03f148e..5ab6f04 100644
--- a/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/unified-file-card/unified-file-card.component.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export class UnifiedFileCardComponent implements OnInit {
   type = null;
   elevated = false;
 
+  @Input() loading = true;
   @Input() file_obj = null;
   @Input() card_size = 'medium';
   @Input() use_youtubedl_archive = false;
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ export class UnifiedFileCardComponent implements OnInit {
   constructor(private dialog: MatDialog) { }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.file_length = fancyTimeFormat(this.file_obj.duration);
+    if (!this.loading) {
+      this.file_length = fancyTimeFormat(this.file_obj.duration);
+    }
   }
 
   emitDeleteFile(blacklistMode = false) {