diff --git a/src/you_get/common.py b/src/you_get/common.py
index 0c0d720a..ff040992 100755
--- a/src/you_get/common.py
+++ b/src/you_get/common.py
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ from urllib import request, parse
 from .version import __version__
 from .util import log
 from .util.strings import get_filename, unescape_html
+from . import json_output as json_output_
 
 dry_run = False
+json_output = False
 force = False
 player = None
 extractor_proxy = None
@@ -519,6 +521,9 @@ def get_output_filename(urls, title, ext, output_dir, merge):
 
 def download_urls(urls, title, ext, total_size, output_dir='.', refer=None, merge=True, faker=False):
     assert urls
+    if json_output:
+        json_output_.download_urls(urls=urls, title=title, ext=ext, total_size=total_size, refer=refer)
+        return
     if dry_run:
         print('Real URLs:\n%s' % '\n'.join(urls))
         return
@@ -724,6 +729,9 @@ def playlist_not_supported(name):
     return f
 
 def print_info(site_info, title, type, size):
+    if json_output:
+        json_output_.print_info(site_info=site_info, title=title, type=type, size=size)
+        return
     if type:
         type = type.lower()
     if type in ['3gp']:
@@ -880,12 +888,12 @@ def script_main(script_name, download, download_playlist = None):
 
     global force
     global dry_run
+    global json_output
     global player
     global extractor_proxy
     global cookies_txt
     cookies_txt = None
 
-    json_output = False
     info_only = False
     playlist = False
     merge = True
@@ -912,8 +920,8 @@ def script_main(script_name, download, download_playlist = None):
         elif o in ('--json', ):
             json_output = True
             # to fix extractors not use VideoExtractor
-            info_only = True
             dry_run = True
+            info_only = False
         elif o in ('-c', '--cookies'):
             from http import cookiejar
             cookies_txt = cookiejar.MozillaCookieJar(a)
diff --git a/src/you_get/json_output.py b/src/you_get/json_output.py
index fd773c7e..86a42abc 100644
--- a/src/you_get/json_output.py
+++ b/src/you_get/json_output.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 import json
 
+# save info from common.print_info()
+last_info = None
+
 def output(video_extractor, pretty_print=True):
     ve = video_extractor
     out = {}
@@ -13,3 +16,30 @@ def output(video_extractor, pretty_print=True):
     else:
         print(json.dumps(out))
 
+# a fake VideoExtractor object to save info
+class VideoExtractor(object):
+    pass
+
+def print_info(site_info=None, title=None, type=None, size=None):
+    global last_info
+    # create a VideoExtractor and save info for download_urls()
+    ve = VideoExtractor()
+    last_info = ve
+    ve.name = site_info
+    ve.title = title
+    ve.url = None
+
+def download_urls(urls=None, title=None, ext=None, total_size=None, refer=None):
+    ve = last_info
+    # save download info in streams
+    stream = {}
+    stream['container'] = ext
+    stream['size'] = total_size
+    stream['src'] = urls
+    if refer:
+        stream['refer'] = refer
+    stream['video_profile'] = '__default__'
+    ve.streams = {}
+    ve.streams['__default__'] = stream
+    output(ve)
+