diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 02daddf..3eba4ec 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -970,6 +970,7 @@ app.post('/api/downloadFile', optionalJwt, async function(req, res) {
     req.setTimeout(0); // remove timeout in case of long videos
     const url = req.body.url;
     const type = req.body.type;
+    const user_uid = req.isAuthenticated() ? req.user.uid : null;
     var options = {
         customArgs: req.body.customArgs,
         customOutput: req.body.customOutput,
@@ -978,11 +979,10 @@ app.post('/api/downloadFile', optionalJwt, async function(req, res) {
         youtubeUsername: req.body.youtubeUsername,
         youtubePassword: req.body.youtubePassword,
         ui_uid: req.body.ui_uid,
-        user: req.isAuthenticated() ? req.user.uid : null,
         cropFileSettings: req.body.cropFileSettings
     }
 
-    const download = await downloader_api.createDownload(url, type, options);
+    const download = await downloader_api.createDownload(url, type, options, user_uid);
 
     if (download) {
         res.send({download: download});
@@ -1740,7 +1740,8 @@ app.get('/api/thumbnail/:path', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
   // Downloads management
 
 app.get('/api/downloads', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
-    const downloads = await db_api.getRecords('download_queue');
+    const user_uid = req.isAuthenticated() ? req.user.uid : null;
+    const downloads = await db_api.getRecords('download_queue', {user_uid: user_uid});
     res.send({downloads: downloads});
 });
 
@@ -1757,7 +1758,8 @@ app.post('/api/download', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 app.post('/api/clearFinishedDownloads', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
-    const success = db_api.removeAllRecords('download_queue', {finished: true});
+    const user_uid = req.isAuthenticated() ? req.user.uid : null;
+    const success = db_api.removeAllRecords('download_queue', {finished: true, user_uid: user_uid});
     res.send({success: success});
 });
 
diff --git a/backend/appdata/default.json b/backend/appdata/default.json
index 713a92d..c25bdce 100644
--- a/backend/appdata/default.json
+++ b/backend/appdata/default.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       "file_manager_enabled": true,
       "allow_quality_select": true,
       "download_only_mode": false,
-      "allow_multi_download_mode": true,
+      "allow_autoplay": true,
       "enable_downloads_manager": true,
       "allow_playlist_categorization": true
     },
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
       "multi_user_mode": false,
       "allow_advanced_download": false,
       "use_cookies": false,
-      "jwt_expiration": 86400, 
+      "jwt_expiration": 86400,
       "logger_level": "info"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/config.js b/backend/config.js
index c8a8aaa..90d3525 100644
--- a/backend/config.js
+++ b/backend/config.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         "file_manager_enabled": true,
         "allow_quality_select": true,
         "download_only_mode": false,
-        "allow_multi_download_mode": true,
+        "allow_autoplay": true,
         "enable_downloads_manager": true,
         "allow_playlist_categorization": true
       },
diff --git a/backend/consts.js b/backend/consts.js
index 28ee62c..5392b4e 100644
--- a/backend/consts.js
+++ b/backend/consts.js
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ exports.CONFIG_ITEMS = {
         'key': 'ytdl_download_only_mode',
         'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Extra.download_only_mode'
     },
-    'ytdl_allow_multi_download_mode': {
-        'key': 'ytdl_allow_multi_download_mode',
-        'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Extra.allow_multi_download_mode'
+    'ytdl_allow_autoplay': {
+        'key': 'ytdl_allow_autoplay',
+        'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Extra.allow_autoplay'
     },
     'ytdl_enable_downloads_manager': {
         'key': 'ytdl_enable_downloads_manager',
diff --git a/backend/downloader.js b/backend/downloader.js
index b5daff9..3528168 100644
--- a/backend/downloader.js
+++ b/backend/downloader.js
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ exports.initialize = (input_db_api) => {
     setupDownloads();
 }
 
-exports.createDownload = async (url, type, options) => {
+exports.createDownload = async (url, type, options, user_uid = null) => {
     return await mutex.runExclusive(async () => {
         const download = {
             url: url,
             type: type,
             title: '',
+            user_uid: user_uid,
             options: options,
             uid: uuid(),
             step_index: 0,
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ exports.resumeDownload = async (download_uid) => {
 exports.restartDownload = async (download_uid) => {
     const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
     await exports.clearDownload(download_uid);
-    const success = !!(await exports.createDownload(download['url'], download['type'], download['options']));
+    const success = !!(await exports.createDownload(download['url'], download['type'], download['options'], download['user_uid']));
     
     should_check_downloads = true;
     return success;
@@ -171,13 +172,13 @@ async function collectInfo(download_uid) {
     const type = download['type'];
     const options = download['options'];
 
-    if (options.user && !options.customFileFolderPath) {
+    if (download['user_uid'] && !options.customFileFolderPath) {
         let usersFileFolder = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_users_base_path');
-        const user_path = path.join(usersFileFolder, options.user, type);
+        const user_path = path.join(usersFileFolder, download['user_uid'], type);
         options.customFileFolderPath = user_path + path.sep;
     }
 
-    let args = await generateArgs(url, type, options);
+    let args = await generateArgs(url, type, options, download['user_uid']);
 
     // get video info prior to download
     let info = await getVideoInfoByURL(url, args, download_uid);
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ async function collectInfo(download_uid) {
     if (category && category['custom_output']) {
         options.customOutput = category['custom_output'];
         options.noRelativePath = true;
-        args = await generateArgs(url, type, options);
+        args = await generateArgs(url, type, options, download['user_uid']);
         info = await getVideoInfoByURL(url, args, download_uid);
     }
 
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ async function downloadQueuedFile(download_uid) {
                         && config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_use_twitch_api') && config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_twitch_auto_download_chat')) {
                             let vodId = url.split('twitch.tv/videos/')[1];
                             vodId = vodId.split('?')[0];
-                            twitch_api.downloadTwitchChatByVODID(vodId, file_name, type, options.user);
+                            twitch_api.downloadTwitchChatByVODID(vodId, file_name, type, download['user_uid']);
                     }
 
                     // renames file if necessary due to bug
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ async function downloadQueuedFile(download_uid) {
                     }
 
                     // registers file in DB
-                    const file_obj = await db_api.registerFileDB2(full_file_path, type, options.user, category, null, options.cropFileSettings);
+                    const file_obj = await db_api.registerFileDB2(full_file_path, type, download['user_uid'], category, null, options.cropFileSettings);
 
                     file_objs.push(file_obj);
                 }
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ async function downloadQueuedFile(download_uid) {
                 if (options.merged_string !== null && options.merged_string !== undefined) {
                     let current_merged_archive = fs.readFileSync(path.join(fileFolderPath, `merged_${type}.txt`), 'utf8');
                     let diff = current_merged_archive.replace(options.merged_string, '');
-                    const archive_path = options.user ? path.join(fileFolderPath, 'archives', `archive_${type}.txt`) : path.join(archivePath, `archive_${type}.txt`);
+                    const archive_path = download['user_uid'] ? path.join(fileFolderPath, 'archives', `archive_${type}.txt`) : path.join(archivePath, `archive_${type}.txt`);
                     fs.appendFileSync(archive_path, diff);
                 }
 
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ async function downloadQueuedFile(download_uid) {
                 if (file_objs.length > 1) {
                     // create playlist
                     const playlist_name = file_objs.map(file_obj => file_obj.title).join(', ');
-                    container = await db_api.createPlaylist(playlist_name, file_objs.map(file_obj => file_obj.uid), type, options.user);
+                    container = await db_api.createPlaylist(playlist_name, file_objs.map(file_obj => file_obj.uid), type, download['user_uid']);
                 } else if (file_objs.length === 1) {
                     container = file_objs[0];
                 } else {
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ async function downloadQueuedFile(download_uid) {
 
 // helper functions
 
-async function generateArgs(url, type, options) {
+async function generateArgs(url, type, options, user_uid = null) {
     const audioFolderPath = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_audio_folder_path');
     const videoFolderPath = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_video_folder_path');
 
@@ -436,13 +437,13 @@ async function generateArgs(url, type, options) {
 
         let useYoutubeDLArchive = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_use_youtubedl_archive');
         if (useYoutubeDLArchive) {
-            const archive_folder = options.user ? path.join(fileFolderPath, 'archives') : archivePath;
+            const archive_folder = user_uid ? path.join(fileFolderPath, 'archives') : archivePath;
             const archive_path = path.join(archive_folder, `archive_${type}.txt`);
 
             await fs.ensureDir(archive_folder);
             await fs.ensureFile(archive_path);
 
-            let blacklist_path = options.user ? path.join(fileFolderPath, 'archives', `blacklist_${type}.txt`) : path.join(archivePath, `blacklist_${type}.txt`);
+            let blacklist_path = user_uid ? path.join(fileFolderPath, 'archives', `blacklist_${type}.txt`) : path.join(archivePath, `blacklist_${type}.txt`);
             await fs.ensureFile(blacklist_path);
 
             let merged_path = path.join(fileFolderPath, `merged_${type}.txt`);
diff --git a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
index bbb953c..50f2762 100644
--- a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div *ngIf="downloads">
+<div *ngIf="downloads && downloads.length > 0">
     <div class="mat-elevation-z8">
         <mat-table [dataSource]="dataSource">
       
@@ -63,4 +63,8 @@
                        aria-label="Select page of downloads">
         </mat-paginator>
       </div>
+</div>
+
+<div *ngIf="(!downloads || downloads.length === 0) && downloads_retrieved">
+  <h4 style="text-align: center; margin-top: 10px;" i18n="No downloads label">No downloads available!</h4>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
index ba0eee5..380b77c 100644
--- a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   displayedColumns: string[] = ['date', 'title', 'stage', 'progress', 'actions'];
   dataSource = null; // new MatTableDataSource<Download>();
+  downloads_retrieved = false;
 
   @ViewChild(MatPaginator) paginator: MatPaginator;
 
@@ -93,10 +94,12 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   getCurrentDownloads(): void {
     this.postsService.getCurrentDownloads().subscribe(res => {
+      this.downloads_retrieved = true;
       if (res['downloads'] !== null 
         && res['downloads'] !== undefined
         && JSON.stringify(this.downloads) !== JSON.stringify(res['downloads'])) {
-          this.downloads = res['downloads'];
+          this.downloads = this.combineDownloads(this.downloads, res['downloads']);
+          // this.downloads = res['downloads'];
           this.downloads.sort(this.sort_downloads);
           this.dataSource = new MatTableDataSource<Download>(this.downloads);
           this.dataSource.paginator = this.paginator;
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  pauseDownload(download_uid) {
+  pauseDownload(download_uid: string): void {
     this.postsService.pauseDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
       if (!res['success']) {
         this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to pause download! See server logs for more info.');
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  resumeDownload(download_uid) {
+  resumeDownload(download_uid: string): void {
     this.postsService.resumeDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
       if (!res['success']) {
         this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to resume download! See server logs for more info.');
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  restartDownload(download_uid) {
+  restartDownload(download_uid: string): void {
     this.postsService.restartDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
       if (!res['success']) {
         this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to restart download! See server logs for more info.');
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  cancelDownload(download_uid) {
+  cancelDownload(download_uid: string): void {
     this.postsService.cancelDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
       if (!res['success']) {
         this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to cancel download! See server logs for more info.');
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  clearDownload(download_uid) {
+  clearDownload(download_uid: string): void {
     this.postsService.clearDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
       if (!res['success']) {
         this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to pause download! See server logs for more info.');
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  watchContent(download) {
+  watchContent(download): void {
     const container = download['container'];
     localStorage.setItem('player_navigator', this.router.url.split(';')[0]);
     const is_playlist = container['uids']; // hacky, TODO: fix
@@ -165,6 +168,26 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  combineDownloads(downloads_old, downloads_new) {
+    // only keeps downloads that exist in the new set
+    downloads_old = downloads_old.filter(download_old => downloads_new.some(download_new => download_new.uid === download_old.uid));
+
+    // add downloads from the new set that the old one doesn't have
+    const downloads_to_add = downloads_new.filter(download_new => !downloads_old.some(download_old => download_new.uid === download_old.uid));
+    downloads_old.push(...downloads_to_add);
+    downloads_old.forEach(download_old => {
+      const download_new = downloads_new.find(download_to_check => download_old.uid === download_to_check.uid);
+      Object.keys(download_new).forEach(key => {
+        download_old[key] = download_new[key];
+      });
+  
+      Object.keys(download_old).forEach(key => {
+        if (!download_new[key]) delete download_old[key];
+      });
+    });
+
+    return downloads_old;
+  }
 }
 
 export interface Download {
diff --git a/src/app/main/main.component.html b/src/app/main/main.component.html
index 604f9ce..84ae4f7 100644
--- a/src/app/main/main.component.html
+++ b/src/app/main/main.component.html
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
                         Only Audio
                     </ng-container>
                 </mat-checkbox>
-                <mat-checkbox *ngIf="allowMultiDownloadMode" [disabled]="current_download" (change)="multiDownloadModeChanged($event)" [(ngModel)]="multiDownloadMode" style="float: right; margin-top: -12px">
-                    <ng-container i18n="Multi-download Mode checkbox">
-                        Multi-download Mode
+                <mat-checkbox *ngIf="allowAutoplay" (change)="autoplayChanged($event)" [(ngModel)]="autoplay" style="float: right; margin-top: -12px">
+                    <ng-container i18n="Autoplay checkbox">
+                        Autoplay
                     </ng-container>
                 </mat-checkbox>
                 
@@ -169,18 +169,6 @@
         </mat-expansion-panel>
     </form>
 </div>
-<div *ngIf="multiDownloadMode && downloads.length > 0 && !current_download" style="margin-top: 15px;" class="big demo-basic">
-    <mat-card id="card" style="margin-right: 20px; margin-left: 20px;">
-        <div class="container">
-            <div *ngFor="let download of downloads; let i = index;" class="row">
-                <ng-container *ngIf="current_download !== download && download['downloading']">
-                    <app-download-item style="width: 100%" [download]="download" [queueNumber]="i+1" (cancelDownload)="cancelDownload($event)"></app-download-item>
-                    <mat-divider style="position: relative" *ngIf="i !== downloads.length - 1"></mat-divider>
-                </ng-container>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </mat-card>
-</div>
 <br/>
 <div class="centered big" id="bar_div" *ngIf="current_download; else nofile">
     <div class="margined">
diff --git a/src/app/main/main.component.ts b/src/app/main/main.component.ts
index 934f484..fb4a5ce 100644
--- a/src/app/main/main.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/main/main.component.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
   determinateProgress = false;
   downloadingfile = false;
   audioOnly: boolean;
-  multiDownloadMode = false;
+  autoplay = false;
   customArgsEnabled = false;
   customArgs = null;
   customOutputEnabled = false;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
   fileManagerEnabled = false;
   allowQualitySelect = false;
   downloadOnlyMode = false;
-  allowMultiDownloadMode = false;
+  allowAutoplay = false;
   audioFolderPath;
   videoFolderPath;
   use_youtubedl_archive = false;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
     this.fileManagerEnabled = this.postsService.config['Extra']['file_manager_enabled']
                               && this.postsService.hasPermission('filemanager');
     this.downloadOnlyMode = this.postsService.config['Extra']['download_only_mode'];
-    this.allowMultiDownloadMode = this.postsService.config['Extra']['allow_multi_download_mode'];
+    this.allowAutoplay = this.postsService.config['Extra']['allow_autoplay'];
     this.audioFolderPath = this.postsService.config['Downloader']['path-audio'];
     this.videoFolderPath = this.postsService.config['Downloader']['path-video'];
     this.use_youtubedl_archive = this.postsService.config['Downloader']['use_youtubedl_archive'];
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
       this.audioOnly = localStorage.getItem('audioOnly') === 'true';
     }
 
-    if (localStorage.getItem('multiDownloadMode') !== null) {
-      this.multiDownloadMode = localStorage.getItem('multiDownloadMode') === 'true';
+    if (localStorage.getItem('autoplay') !== null) {
+      this.autoplay = localStorage.getItem('autoplay') === 'true';
     }
 
     // check if params exist
@@ -374,10 +374,9 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   // download helpers
-
   downloadHelper(container, type, is_playlist = false, force_view = false, navigate_mode = false) {
     this.downloadingfile = false;
-    if (this.multiDownloadMode && !this.downloadOnlyMode && !navigate_mode) {
+    if (!this.autoplay && !this.downloadOnlyMode && !navigate_mode) {
       // do nothing
       this.reloadRecentVideos();
     } else {
@@ -398,9 +397,6 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
         }
       }
     }
-
-    // // remove download from current downloads
-    // this.removeDownloadFromCurrentDownloads(new_download);
   }
 
   // download click handler
@@ -432,8 +428,6 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     const type = this.audioOnly ? 'audio' : 'video';
-    // this.downloads.push(new_download);
-    // if (!this.current_download && !this.multiDownloadMode) { this.current_download = new_download };
     this.downloadingfile = true;
 
     const customQualityConfiguration = type === 'audio' ? this.getSelectedAudioFormat() : this.getSelectedVideoFormat();
@@ -449,22 +443,17 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
 
     this.postsService.downloadFile(this.url, type, (this.selectedQuality === '' ? null : this.selectedQuality),
       customQualityConfiguration, customArgs, customOutput, youtubeUsername, youtubePassword, cropFileSettings).subscribe(res => {
-        console.log(res);
         this.current_download = res['download'];
         this.downloadingfile = true;
     }, error => { // can't access server
       this.downloadingfile = false;
       this.current_download = null;
-      // new_download['downloading'] = false;
-      // // removes download from list of downloads
-      // const downloads_index = this.downloads.indexOf(new_download);
-      // if (downloads_index !== -1) {
-      //   this.downloads.splice(downloads_index)
-      // }
       this.openSnackBar('Download failed!', 'OK.');
     });
 
-    if (this.multiDownloadMode) {
+    if (!this.autoplay) {
+        const download_queued_message = $localize`Download for ${this.url}:url has been queued!`;
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar(download_queued_message);
         this.url = '';
         this.downloadingfile = false;
     }
@@ -755,8 +744,8 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
     localStorage.setItem('audioOnly', new_val.checked.toString());
   }
 
-  multiDownloadModeChanged(new_val) {
-    localStorage.setItem('multiDownloadMode', new_val.checked.toString());
+  autoplayChanged(new_val) {
+    localStorage.setItem('autoplay', new_val.checked.toString());
   }
 
   customArgsEnabledChanged(new_val) {
diff --git a/src/app/settings/settings.component.html b/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
index bad9daf..43d0579 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
+++ b/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
                         <mat-checkbox color="accent" [(ngModel)]="new_config['Extra']['download_only_mode']"><ng-container i18n="Download only mode setting">Download only mode</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col-12">
-                        <mat-checkbox color="accent" [(ngModel)]="new_config['Extra']['allow_multi_download_mode']"><ng-container i18n="Allow multi-download mode setting">Allow multi-download mode</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
+                        <mat-checkbox color="accent" [(ngModel)]="new_config['Extra']['allow_autoplay']"><ng-container i18n="Allow autoplay setting">Allow autoplay</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>