diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 13513b6..02daddf 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ app.post('/api/downloadFileFromServer', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     });
 });
 
-app.post('/api/downloadArchive', async (req, res) => {
+app.post('/api/downloadArchive', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     let sub = req.body.sub;
     let archive_dir = sub.archive;
 
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ app.post('/api/uploadCookies', upload_multer.single('cookies'), async (req, res)
 
 // Updater API calls
 
-app.get('/api/updaterStatus', async (req, res) => {
+app.get('/api/updaterStatus', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     let status = updaterStatus;
 
     if (status) {
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ app.get('/api/updaterStatus', async (req, res) => {
 
 });
 
-app.post('/api/updateServer', async (req, res) => {
+app.post('/api/updateServer', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     let tag = req.body.tag;
 
     updateServer(tag);
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ app.post('/api/updateServer', async (req, res) => {
 
 // API Key API calls
 
-app.post('/api/generateNewAPIKey', function (req, res) {
+app.post('/api/generateNewAPIKey', optionalJwt, function (req, res) {
     const new_api_key = uuid();
     config_api.setConfigItem('ytdl_api_key', new_api_key);
     res.send({new_api_key: new_api_key});
@@ -1739,12 +1739,12 @@ app.get('/api/thumbnail/:path', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
 
   // Downloads management
 
-  app.get('/api/downloads', async (req, res) => {
+app.get('/api/downloads', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     const downloads = await db_api.getRecords('download_queue');
     res.send({downloads: downloads});
-  });
+});
 
-  app.post('/api/download', async (req, res) => {
+app.post('/api/download', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     const download_uid = req.body.download_uid;
 
     const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
@@ -1754,15 +1754,46 @@ app.get('/api/thumbnail/:path', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     } else {
         res.send({download: null});
     }
-  });
+});
+
+app.post('/api/clearFinishedDownloads', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
+    const success = db_api.removeAllRecords('download_queue', {finished: true});
+    res.send({success: success});
+});
+
+app.post('/api/clearDownload', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
+    const download_uid = req.body.download_uid;
+    const success = await downloader_api.clearDownload(download_uid);
+    res.send({success: success});
+});
 
-  app.post('/api/clearFinishedDownloads', async (req, res) => {
+app.post('/api/pauseDownload', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
+    const download_uid = req.body.download_uid;
+    const success = await downloader_api.pauseDownload(download_uid);
+    res.send({success: success});
+});
 
-  });
+app.post('/api/resumeDownload', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
+    const download_uid = req.body.download_uid;
+    const success = await downloader_api.resumeDownload(download_uid);
+    res.send({success: success});
+});
+
+app.post('/api/restartDownload', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
+    const download_uid = req.body.download_uid;
+    const success = await downloader_api.restartDownload(download_uid);
+    res.send({success: success});
+});
+
+app.post('/api/cancelDownload', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
+    const download_uid = req.body.download_uid;
+    const success = await downloader_api.cancelDownload(download_uid);
+    res.send({success: success});
+});
 
 // logs management
 
-app.post('/api/logs', async function(req, res) {
+app.post('/api/logs', optionalJwt, async function(req, res) {
     let logs = null;
     let lines = req.body.lines;
     const logs_path = path.join('appdata', 'logs', 'combined.log')
@@ -1779,7 +1810,7 @@ app.post('/api/logs', async function(req, res) {
     });
 });
 
-app.post('/api/clearAllLogs', async function(req, res) {
+app.post('/api/clearAllLogs', optionalJwt, async function(req, res) {
     const logs_path = path.join('appdata', 'logs', 'combined.log');
     const logs_err_path = path.join('appdata', 'logs', 'error.log');
     let success = false;
@@ -1798,7 +1829,7 @@ app.post('/api/clearAllLogs', async function(req, res) {
     });
 });
 
-  app.post('/api/getFileFormats', async (req, res) => {
+  app.post('/api/getFileFormats', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     let url = req.body.url;
     let result = await getUrlInfos(url);
     res.send({
diff --git a/backend/downloader.js b/backend/downloader.js
index 0843a78..e7a9239 100644
--- a/backend/downloader.js
+++ b/backend/downloader.js
@@ -15,22 +15,23 @@ const utils = require('./utils');
 
 let db_api = null;
 
+let downloads_setup_done = false;
+
 const archivePath = path.join(__dirname, 'appdata', 'archives');
 
 function setDB(input_db_api) { db_api = input_db_api }
 
 exports.initialize = (input_db_api) => {
     setDB(input_db_api);
-    setInterval(checkDownloads, 10000);
     categories_api.initialize(db_api);
-    // temporary
-    db_api.removeAllRecords('download_queue');
+    setupDownloads();
 }
 
 exports.createDownload = async (url, type, options) => {
     const download = {
         url: url,
         type: type,
+        title: '',
         options: options,
         uid: uuid(),
         step_index: 0,
@@ -45,15 +46,80 @@ exports.createDownload = async (url, type, options) => {
     return download;
 }
 
-exports.pauseDownload = () => {
+exports.pauseDownload = async (download_uid) => {
+    const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
+    if (download['paused']) {
+        logger.warn(`Download ${download_uid} is already paused!`);
+        return false;
+    } else if (download['finished']) {
+        logger.info(`Download ${download_uid} could not be paused before completing.`);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {paused: true});
+}
+
+exports.resumeDownload = async (download_uid) => {
+    const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
+    if (!download['paused']) {
+        logger.warn(`Download ${download_uid} is not paused!`);
+        return false;
+    }
 
+    return await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {paused: false});
+}
+
+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']));
+    return success;
+}
+
+exports.cancelDownload = async (download_uid) => {
+    const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
+    if (download['cancelled']) {
+        logger.warn(`Download ${download_uid} is already cancelled!`);
+        return false;
+    } else if (download['finished']) {
+        logger.info(`Download ${download_uid} could not be cancelled before completing.`);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {cancelled: true});
+}
+
+exports.clearDownload = async (download_uid) => {
+    return await db_api.removeRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
 }
 
 // questions
 // how do we want to manage queued downloads that errored in any step? do we set the index back and finished_step to true or let the manager do it?
 
+async function setupDownloads() {
+    await fixDownloadState();
+    setInterval(checkDownloads, 10000);
+}
+
+async function fixDownloadState() {
+    const downloads = await db_api.getRecords('download_queue');
+    downloads.sort((download1, download2) => download1.timestamp_start - download2.timestamp_start);
+    const running_downloads = downloads.filter(download => !download['finished_step']);
+    for (let i = 0; i < running_downloads.length; i++) {
+        const running_download = running_downloads[i];
+        const update_obj = {finished_step: true, paused: true};
+        if (running_download['step_index'] > 0) {
+            update_obj['step_index'] = running_download['step_index'] - 1;
+        }
+        await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: running_download['uid']}, update_obj);
+    }
+}
+
 async function checkDownloads() {
-    logger.verbose('Checking downloads');
+    if (!downloads_setup_done) {
+        await setupDownloads();
+        downloads_setup_done = true;
+    }
+
     const downloads = await db_api.getRecords('download_queue');
     downloads.sort((download1, download2) => download1.timestamp_start - download2.timestamp_start);
     const running_downloads = downloads.filter(download => !download['paused'] && download['finished_step']);
@@ -65,7 +131,6 @@ async function checkDownloads() {
             // move to next step
 
             if (running_download['step_index'] === 0) {
-                
                 collectInfo(running_download['uid']);
             } else if (running_download['step_index'] === 1) {
                 downloadQueuedFile(running_download['uid']);
@@ -75,9 +140,12 @@ async function checkDownloads() {
 }
 
 async function collectInfo(download_uid) {
+    const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
+    if (download['paused']) {
+        return;
+    }
     logger.verbose(`Collecting info for download ${download_uid}`);
     await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {step_index: 1, finished_step: false});
-    const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
 
     const url = download['url'];
     const type = download['type'];
@@ -127,21 +195,26 @@ async function collectInfo(download_uid) {
         files_to_check_for_progress.push(utils.removeFileExtension(info['_filename']));
     }
 
+    const playlist_title = Array.isArray(info) ? info[0]['playlist_title'] || info[0]['playlist'] : null;
     await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {args: args,
                                                                     finished_step: true,
                                                                     options: options,
                                                                     files_to_check_for_progress: files_to_check_for_progress,
-                                                                    expected_file_size: expected_file_size
+                                                                    expected_file_size: expected_file_size,
+                                                                    title: playlist_title ? playlist_title : info['title']
                                                                 });
 }
 
 async function downloadQueuedFile(download_uid) {
+    const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
+    if (download['paused']) {
+        return;
+    }
     logger.verbose(`Downloading ${download_uid}`);
     return new Promise(async resolve => {
         const audioFolderPath = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_audio_folder_path');
         const videoFolderPath = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_video_folder_path');
         await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {step_index: 2, finished_step: false});
-        const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
 
         const url = download['url'];
         const type = download['type'];
diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index 276e990..8620fcb 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const routes: Routes = [
   { path: 'subscription', component: SubscriptionComponent, canActivate: [PostsService] },
   { path: 'settings', component: SettingsComponent, canActivate: [PostsService] },
   { path: 'login', component: LoginComponent },
-  { path: 'downloads', component: DownloadsComponent },
+  { path: 'downloads', component: DownloadsComponent, canActivate: [PostsService] },
   { path: '', redirectTo: '/home', pathMatch: 'full' }
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
index 41fdb9d..bbb953c 100644
--- a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
           <ng-container matColumnDef="title">
             <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> <ng-container i18n="Title">Title</ng-container> </mat-header-cell>
             <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">
-                <span class="one-line" *ngIf="element.container">
-                    {{element.container.title ? element?.container.title : element.container.name}}
+                <span class="one-line" [matTooltip]="element.title ? element.title : null">
+                    {{element.title}}
                 </span>
             </mat-cell>
           </ng-container>
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@
           <!-- Progress Column -->
           <ng-container matColumnDef="progress">
             <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> <ng-container i18n="Progress">Progress</ng-container> </mat-header-cell>
-            <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{+(element.percent_complete) > 100 ? '100' : element.percent_complete}}% </mat-cell>
+            <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">
+                <ng-container *ngIf="element.percent_complete">
+                    {{+(element.percent_complete) > 100 ? '100' : element.percent_complete}}%
+                </ng-container>
+                <ng-container *ngIf="!element.percent_complete">
+                    N/A
+                </ng-container>
+            </mat-cell>
           </ng-container>
 
           <!-- Actions Column -->
@@ -35,12 +42,14 @@
             <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> <ng-container i18n="Actions">Actions</ng-container> </mat-header-cell>
             <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">
                 <div *ngIf="!element.finished">
-                    <button mat-icon-button><mat-icon>pause</mat-icon></button>
-                    <button mat-icon-button><mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon></button>
+                    <button (click)="pauseDownload(element.uid)" *ngIf="!element.paused || !element.finished_step" [disabled]="element.paused && !element.finished_step" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Pause" i18n-matTooltip="Pause"><mat-spinner [diameter]="28" *ngIf="element.paused && !element.finished_step" class="icon-button-spinner"></mat-spinner><mat-icon>pause</mat-icon></button>
+                    <button (click)="resumeDownload(element.uid)" *ngIf="element.paused && element.finished_step" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Resume" i18n-matTooltip="Resume"><mat-icon>play_arrow</mat-icon></button>
+                    <button (click)="cancelDownload(element.uid)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Cancel" i18n-matTooltip="Cancel"><mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon></button>
                 </div>
                 <div *ngIf="element.finished">
-                    <button mat-icon-button><mat-icon>restart_alt</mat-icon></button>
-                    <button mat-icon-button><mat-icon>delete</mat-icon></button>
+                    <button (click)="watchContent(element)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Watch content" i18n-matTooltip="Watch content"><mat-icon>smart_display</mat-icon></button>
+                    <button (click)="restartDownload(element.uid)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Restart" i18n-matTooltip="Restart"><mat-icon>restart_alt</mat-icon></button>
+                    <button (click)="clearDownload(element.uid)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Clear" i18n-matTooltip="Clear"><mat-icon>delete</mat-icon></button>
                 </div>
             </mat-cell>
           </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.scss b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.scss
index a6df223..e81f2d7 100644
--- a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.scss
@@ -6,4 +6,10 @@ mat-header-cell, mat-cell {
     white-space: nowrap;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.icon-button-spinner {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 7px;
+    left: 6px;
 }
\ 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 643c21b..ba0eee5 100644
--- a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   STEP_INDEX_TO_LABEL = {
       0: 'Creating download',
       1: 'Getting info',
-      2: 'Downloading file'
+      2: 'Downloading file',
+      3: 'Complete'
   }
 
   displayedColumns: string[] = ['date', 'title', 'stage', 'progress', 'actions'];
@@ -57,25 +58,33 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   @ViewChild(MatPaginator) paginator: MatPaginator;
 
   sort_downloads = (a, b) => {
-    const result = b.value.timestamp_start - a.value.timestamp_start;
+    const result = b.timestamp_start - a.timestamp_start;
     return result;
   }
 
   constructor(public postsService: PostsService, private router: Router) { }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (this.postsService.initialized) {
+      this.getCurrentDownloadsRecurring();
+    } else {
+      this.postsService.service_initialized.subscribe(init => {
+        if (init) {
+          this.getCurrentDownloadsRecurring();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  getCurrentDownloadsRecurring() {
+    if (!this.postsService.config['Extra']['enable_downloads_manager']) {
+      this.router.navigate(['/home']);
+      return;
+    }
     this.getCurrentDownloads();
     this.interval_id = setInterval(() => {
       this.getCurrentDownloads();
     }, this.downloads_check_interval);
-
-    this.postsService.service_initialized.subscribe(init => {
-      if (init) {
-        if (!this.postsService.config['Extra']['enable_downloads_manager']) {
-          this.router.navigate(['/home']);
-        }
-      }
-    });
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
@@ -88,6 +97,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         && res['downloads'] !== undefined
         && JSON.stringify(this.downloads) !== JSON.stringify(res['downloads'])) {
           this.downloads = res['downloads'];
+          this.downloads.sort(this.sort_downloads);
           this.dataSource = new MatTableDataSource<Download>(this.downloads);
           this.dataSource.paginator = this.paginator;
       } else {
@@ -97,13 +107,64 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   clearFinishedDownloads(): void {
-    this.postsService.clearDownloads(false).subscribe(res => {
-      if (res['success']) {
-        this.downloads = res['downloads'];
+    this.postsService.clearFinishedDownloads().subscribe(res => {
+      if (!res['success']) {
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to clear finished downloads!');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  pauseDownload(download_uid) {
+    this.postsService.pauseDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
+      if (!res['success']) {
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to pause download! See server logs for more info.');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  resumeDownload(download_uid) {
+    this.postsService.resumeDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
+      if (!res['success']) {
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to resume download! See server logs for more info.');
       }
     });
   }
 
+  restartDownload(download_uid) {
+    this.postsService.restartDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
+      if (!res['success']) {
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to restart download! See server logs for more info.');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  cancelDownload(download_uid) {
+    this.postsService.cancelDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
+      if (!res['success']) {
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to cancel download! See server logs for more info.');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  clearDownload(download_uid) {
+    this.postsService.clearDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
+      if (!res['success']) {
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to pause download! See server logs for more info.');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  watchContent(download) {
+    const container = download['container'];
+    localStorage.setItem('player_navigator', this.router.url.split(';')[0]);
+    const is_playlist = container['uids']; // hacky, TODO: fix
+    if (is_playlist) {
+      this.router.navigate(['/player', {playlist_id: container['id'], type: download['type']}]);
+    } else {
+      this.router.navigate(['/player', {type: download['type'], uid: container['uid']}]);
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 export interface Download {
diff --git a/src/app/posts.services.ts b/src/app/posts.services.ts
index d3a21a3..626c839 100644
--- a/src/app/posts.services.ts
+++ b/src/app/posts.services.ts
@@ -413,24 +413,38 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
         return this.http.post(this.path + 'getSubscriptions', {}, this.httpOptions);
     }
 
-    // current downloads
     getCurrentDownloads() {
         return this.http.get(this.path + 'downloads', this.httpOptions);
     }
 
-    // current download
     getCurrentDownload(download_uid) {
         return this.http.post(this.path + 'download', {download_uid: download_uid}, this.httpOptions);
     }
 
-    // clear downloads. download_id is optional, if it exists only 1 download will be cleared
-    clearDownloads(delete_all = false, session_id = null, download_id = null) {
-        return this.http.post(this.path + 'clearDownloads', {delete_all: delete_all,
-                                                            download_id: download_id,
-                                                            session_id: session_id ? session_id : this.session_id}, this.httpOptions);
+    pauseDownload(download_uid) {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'pauseDownload', {download_uid: download_uid}, this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
+    resumeDownload(download_uid) {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'resumeDownload', {download_uid: download_uid}, this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
+    restartDownload(download_uid) {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'restartDownload', {download_uid: download_uid}, this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
+    cancelDownload(download_uid) {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'cancelDownload', {download_uid: download_uid}, this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
+    clearDownload(download_uid) {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'clearDownload', {download_uid: download_uid}, this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
+    clearFinishedDownloads() {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'clearFinishedDownloads', {}, this.httpOptions);
     }
 
-    // updates the server to the latest version
     updateServer(tag) {
         return this.http.post(this.path + 'updateServer', {tag: tag}, this.httpOptions);
     }