diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index a8a7c82..d8a4c0d 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ if (writeConfigMode) {
     loadConfig();
 }
 
+var downloads = {};
 var descriptors = {};
 
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
@@ -1363,7 +1364,18 @@ app.post('/api/tomp3', async function(req, res) {
         }
     }
 
+    // adds download to download helper
+    const download_uid = uuid();
+    downloads[download_uid] = {
+        uid: download_uid,
+        downloading: true,
+        complete: false,
+        url: url,
+        type: 'audio'
+    };
+
     youtubedl.exec(url, downloadConfig, {}, function(err, output) {
+        downloads[download_uid]['downloading'] = false;
         var uid = null;
         let new_date = Date.now();
         let difference = (new_date - date)/1000;
@@ -1423,6 +1435,8 @@ app.post('/api/tomp3', async function(req, res) {
                 fs.unlinkSync(merged_path)
             }
 
+            downloads[download_uid]['complete'] = true;
+
             var audiopathEncoded = encodeURIComponent(file_names[0]);
             res.send({
                 audiopathEncoded: audiopathEncoded,
@@ -1510,7 +1524,20 @@ app.post('/api/tomp4', async function(req, res) {
 
     }
 
+    // adds download to download helper
+    const download_uid = uuid();
+    downloads[download_uid] = {
+        uid: download_uid,
+        downloading: true,
+        complete: false,
+        url: url,
+        type: 'video',
+        percent_complete: 0,
+        is_playlist: url.includes('playlist')
+    };
+
     youtubedl.exec(url, downloadConfig, {}, function(err, output) {
+        downloads[download_uid]['downloading'] = false;
         var uid = null;
         let new_date = Date.now();
         let difference = (new_date - date)/1000;
@@ -1568,6 +1595,8 @@ app.post('/api/tomp4', async function(req, res) {
                 const archive_path = path.join(archivePath, 'archive_video.txt');
                 fs.appendFileSync(archive_path, diff);
             }
+
+            downloads[download_uid]['complete'] = true;
             
             var videopathEncoded = encodeURIComponent(file_names[0]);
             res.send({
@@ -2282,6 +2311,12 @@ app.get('/api/audio/:id', function(req , res){
   }
   });
 
+  // Downloads management
+
+  app.get('/api/downloads', async (req, res) => {
+    res.send({downloads: downloads});
+  });
+
 
   app.post('/api/getVideoInfos', async (req, res) => {
     let fileNames = req.body.fileNames;
diff --git a/src/app/posts.services.ts b/src/app/posts.services.ts
index 8aa05d1..6112e75 100644
--- a/src/app/posts.services.ts
+++ b/src/app/posts.services.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ export class PostsService {
         return this.http.post(this.path + 'getAllSubscriptions', {}, this.httpOptions);
     }
 
+    // current downloads
+    getCurrentDownloads() {
+        return this.http.get(this.path + 'downloads', this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
     // updates the server to the latest version
     updateServer(tag) {
         return this.http.post(this.path + 'updateServer', {tag: tag}, this.httpOptions);