diff --git a/src/you_get/common.py b/src/you_get/common.py
index 77d40f47..0c0d720a 100755
--- a/src/you_get/common.py
+++ b/src/you_get/common.py
@@ -862,10 +862,11 @@ def script_main(script_name, download, download_playlist = None):
     -y | --extractor-proxy <HOST:PORT>       Use specific HTTP proxy for extracting stream data.
          --no-proxy                          Don't use any proxy. (ignore $http_proxy)
          --debug                             Show traceback on KeyboardInterrupt.
+         --json                              Output the information of videos in json text without downloading. 
     '''
 
     short_opts = 'Vhfiuc:nF:o:p:x:y:'
-    opts = ['version', 'help', 'force', 'info', 'url', 'cookies', 'no-merge', 'no-proxy', 'debug', 'format=', 'stream=', 'itag=', 'output-dir=', 'player=', 'http-proxy=', 'extractor-proxy=', 'lang=']
+    opts = ['version', 'help', 'force', 'info', 'url', 'cookies', 'no-merge', 'no-proxy', 'debug', 'json', 'format=', 'stream=', 'itag=', 'output-dir=', 'player=', 'http-proxy=', 'extractor-proxy=', 'lang=']
     if download_playlist:
         short_opts = 'l' + short_opts
         opts = ['playlist'] + opts
@@ -884,6 +885,7 @@ def script_main(script_name, download, download_playlist = None):
     global cookies_txt
     cookies_txt = None
 
+    json_output = False
     info_only = False
     playlist = False
     merge = True
@@ -907,6 +909,11 @@ def script_main(script_name, download, download_playlist = None):
             info_only = True
         elif o in ('-u', '--url'):
             dry_run = True
+        elif o in ('--json', ):
+            json_output = True
+            # to fix extractors not use VideoExtractor
+            info_only = True
+            dry_run = True
         elif o in ('-c', '--cookies'):
             from http import cookiejar
             cookies_txt = cookiejar.MozillaCookieJar(a)
@@ -943,14 +950,14 @@ def script_main(script_name, download, download_playlist = None):
     try:
         if stream_id:
             if not extractor_proxy:
-                download_main(download, download_playlist, args, playlist, stream_id=stream_id, output_dir=output_dir, merge=merge, info_only=info_only)
+                download_main(download, download_playlist, args, playlist, stream_id=stream_id, output_dir=output_dir, merge=merge, info_only=info_only, json_output=json_output)
             else:
-                download_main(download, download_playlist, args, playlist, stream_id=stream_id, extractor_proxy=extractor_proxy, output_dir=output_dir, merge=merge, info_only=info_only)
+                download_main(download, download_playlist, args, playlist, stream_id=stream_id, extractor_proxy=extractor_proxy, output_dir=output_dir, merge=merge, info_only=info_only, json_output=json_output)
         else:
             if not extractor_proxy:
-                download_main(download, download_playlist, args, playlist, output_dir=output_dir, merge=merge, info_only=info_only)
+                download_main(download, download_playlist, args, playlist, output_dir=output_dir, merge=merge, info_only=info_only, json_output=json_output)
             else:
-                download_main(download, download_playlist, args, playlist, extractor_proxy=extractor_proxy, output_dir=output_dir, merge=merge, info_only=info_only)
+                download_main(download, download_playlist, args, playlist, extractor_proxy=extractor_proxy, output_dir=output_dir, merge=merge, info_only=info_only, json_output=json_output)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         if traceback:
             raise
diff --git a/src/you_get/extractor.py b/src/you_get/extractor.py
index 14fc5b7b..5c815158 100644
--- a/src/you_get/extractor.py
+++ b/src/you_get/extractor.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from .common import match1, download_urls, parse_host, set_proxy, unset_proxy
 from .util import log
+from . import json_output
 
 class Extractor():
     def __init__(self, *args):
@@ -136,7 +137,9 @@ class VideoExtractor():
         print("videos:")
 
     def download(self, **kwargs):
-        if 'info_only' in kwargs and kwargs['info_only']:
+        if 'json_output' in kwargs and kwargs['json_output']:
+            json_output.output(self)
+        elif 'info_only' in kwargs and kwargs['info_only']:
             if 'stream_id' in kwargs and kwargs['stream_id']:
                 # Display the stream
                 stream_id = kwargs['stream_id']
diff --git a/src/you_get/json_output.py b/src/you_get/json_output.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd773c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/you_get/json_output.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+import json
+
+def output(video_extractor, pretty_print=True):
+    ve = video_extractor
+    out = {}
+    out['url'] = ve.url
+    out['title'] = ve.title
+    out['site'] = ve.name
+    out['streams'] = ve.streams
+    if pretty_print:
+        print(json.dumps(out, indent=4, sort_keys=True, ensure_ascii=False))
+    else:
+        print(json.dumps(out))
+