diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 477e0c8..12784b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 node_modules/*
 backend/node_modules/*
+backend/public/*
 YoutubeDL-Material/node_modules/*
 backend/video/*
 backend/audio/*
diff --git a/chrome-extension.crx b/chrome-extension.crx
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/chrome-extension.pem b/chrome-extension.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19f4917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome-extension.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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+x4Gvz134pZCTyQCf5JCwbQs=
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/chrome-extension/background.js b/chrome-extension/background.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4785a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome-extension/background.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// background.js
+
+// Called when the user clicks on the browser action.
+chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
+    // get the frontend_url
+    chrome.storage.sync.get({
+        frontend_url: 'http://localhost',
+        audio_only: false
+    }, function(items) {
+        chrome.tabs.query({active: true, currentWindow: true}, function(tabs) {
+            var activeTab = tabs[0];
+            var url = activeTab.url;
+            if (url.includes('youtube.com')) {
+                var new_url = items.frontend_url + '/#/home;url=' + encodeURIComponent(url) + ';audioOnly=' + items.audio_only;
+              chrome.tabs.create({ url: new_url });
+            }
+        });
+    });
+    
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chrome-extension/favicon.png b/chrome-extension/favicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d69e7
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diff --git a/chrome-extension/manifest.json b/chrome-extension/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16754ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome-extension/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "manifest_version": 2,
+    "name": "YoutubeDL-Material",
+    "version": "0.1",
+    "description": "The official chrome extension of YoutubeDL-Material, an open-source and self-hosted YouTube downloader.",
+    "background": {
+        "scripts": ["background.js"]
+    },
+    "browser_action": {
+        "default_icon": "favicon.png"
+    },
+    "permissions": [
+        "tabs",
+        "storage"
+    ],
+    "options_ui": {
+        "page": "options.html",
+        "open_in_tab": false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/chrome-extension/options.html b/chrome-extension/options.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d93ff2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome-extension/options.html
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head><title>YoutubeDL-Material Extension Options</title></head>
+<body>
+
+<h2>Settings</h2>
+
+<div>
+    <h4>Frontend URL</h4>
+  <input placeholder="Frontend URL" type="text" id="frontend_url">
+</div>
+
+<br/>
+
+<div>
+    <label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="audio_only">
+        Audio only
+    </label>
+</div>
+
+<br/>
+
+<div id="status"></div>
+<button id="save">Save</button>
+
+<script src="options.js"></script>
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chrome-extension/options.js b/chrome-extension/options.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78597b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome-extension/options.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Saves options to chrome.storage
+function save_options() {
+    var frontend_url = document.getElementById('frontend_url').value;
+    var audio_only = document.getElementById('audio_only').checked;
+    chrome.storage.sync.set({
+        frontend_url: frontend_url,
+        audio_only: audio_only
+    }, function() {
+      // Update status to let user know options were saved.
+      var status = document.getElementById('status');
+      status.textContent = 'Options saved.';
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        status.textContent = '';
+      }, 750);
+    });
+  }
+  
+  // Restores select box and checkbox state using the preferences
+  // stored in chrome.storage.
+  function restore_options() {
+    chrome.storage.sync.get({
+        frontend_url: 'http://localhost',
+        audio_only: false
+    }, function(items) {
+      document.getElementById('frontend_url').value = items.frontend_url;
+      document.getElementById('audio_only').checked = items.audio_only;
+    });
+  }
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', restore_options);
+  document.getElementById('save').addEventListener('click',
+      save_options);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/main/main.component.ts b/src/app/main/main.component.ts
index 64fa517..c71233c 100644
--- a/src/app/main/main.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/main/main.component.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import 'rxjs/add/operator/debounceTime'
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/do'
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/switch'
 import { YoutubeSearchService, Result } from '../youtube-search.service';
-import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { Router, ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { CreatePlaylistComponent } from 'app/create-playlist/create-playlist.component';
 import { Platform } from '@angular/cdk/platform';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
   url = '';
   exists = '';
   percentDownloaded: number;
+  autoStartDownload = false;
 
   // settings
   fileManagerEnabled = false;
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
   };
 
   constructor(private postsService: PostsService, private youtubeSearch: YoutubeSearchService, public snackBar: MatSnackBar,
-    private router: Router, public dialog: MatDialog, private platform: Platform) {
+    private router: Router, public dialog: MatDialog, private platform: Platform, private route: ActivatedRoute) {
     this.audioOnly = false;
 
     // loading config
@@ -241,12 +242,38 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
         }
       }
 
+      if (this.autoStartDownload) {
+        this.downloadClicked();
+      }
+
     }, error => {
       console.log(error);
     });
 
   }
 
+  // app initialization.
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.iOS = this.platform.IOS;
+
+    if (localStorage.getItem('audioOnly') !== null) {
+      this.audioOnly = localStorage.getItem('audioOnly') === 'true';
+    }
+
+    if (localStorage.getItem('multiDownloadMode') !== null) {
+      this.multiDownloadMode = localStorage.getItem('multiDownloadMode') === 'true';
+    }
+
+    // check if params exist
+    if (this.route.snapshot.paramMap.get('url')) {
+      this.url = decodeURIComponent(this.route.snapshot.paramMap.get('url'));
+      this.audioOnly = this.route.snapshot.paramMap.get('audioOnly') === 'true';
+
+      // set auto start flag to true
+      this.autoStartDownload = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   // file manager stuff
 
   getMp3s() {
@@ -372,21 +399,6 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
 
-
-  // app initialization.
-  ngOnInit() {
-    // this.iOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !window['MSStream'];
-    this.iOS = this.platform.IOS;
-
-    if (localStorage.getItem('audioOnly') !== null) {
-      this.audioOnly = localStorage.getItem('audioOnly') === 'true';
-    }
-
-    if (localStorage.getItem('multiDownloadMode') !== null) {
-      this.multiDownloadMode = localStorage.getItem('multiDownloadMode') === 'true';
-    }
-  }
-
   // download helpers
 
   downloadHelperMp3(name, is_playlist = false, forceView = false, new_download = null) {