diff --git a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
index 64c4962..8333f79 100644
--- a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
@@ -138,28 +138,36 @@ export class RecentVideosComponent implements OnInit {
 
   // navigation
 
-  goToFile(file) {
+  goToFile(info_obj) {
+    const file = info_obj['file'];
+    const event = info_obj['event'];
     if (this.postsService.config['Extra']['download_only_mode']) {
       this.downloadFile(file);
     } else {
-      this.navigateToFile(file);
+      this.navigateToFile(file, event.ctrlKey);
     }
   }
 
-  navigateToFile(file) {
+  navigateToFile(file, new_tab) {
     localStorage.setItem('player_navigator', this.router.url);
     if (file.sub_id) {
       const sub = this.postsService.getSubscriptionByID(file.sub_id);
       if (sub.streamingOnly) {
-        this.router.navigate(['/player', {name: file.id,
-                                          url: file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}]);
+        // streaming only mode subscriptions
+        !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {name: file.id,
+                                          url: file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}])
+                : window.open(`/#/player;name=${file.id};url=${file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}`);
       } else {
-        this.router.navigate(['/player', {fileNames: file.id,
-          type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video', subscriptionName: sub.name,
-          subPlaylist: sub.isPlaylist}]);
+        // normal subscriptions
+        !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {fileNames: file.id,
+                                          type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video', subscriptionName: sub.name,
+                                          subPlaylist: sub.isPlaylist}]) 
+                 : window.open(`/#/player;fileNames=${file.id};type=${file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video'};subscriptionName=${sub.name};subPlaylist=${sub.isPlaylist}`);
       }
     } else {
-      this.router.navigate(['/player', {type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video', uid: file.uid}]);
+      // normal files
+      !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video', uid: file.uid}])
+               : window.open(`/#/player;type=${file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video'};uid=${file.uid}`);
     }
   }
 
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 3624502..e855173 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
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             <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}">
+    <mat-card [matTooltip]="null" (click)="navigateToFile($event)" 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="!loading && file_obj.thumbnailURL" class="img-div">
                 <div style="position: relative">
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 54f56ba..7fa2082 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
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export class UnifiedFileCardComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
 
-  navigateToFile() {
-    this.goToFile.emit(this.file_obj);
+  navigateToFile(event) {
+    this.goToFile.emit({file: this.file_obj, event: event});
   }
 
   navigateToSubscription() {