diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/forms.py b/tubearchivist/home/forms.py
index c6b4d0a..5661025 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/forms.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/forms.py
@@ -121,3 +121,17 @@ class SubscribeToChannelForm(forms.Form):
             }
         ),
     )
+
+
+class SubscribeToPlaylistForm(forms.Form):
+    """text area form to subscribe to multiple playlists"""
+
+    subscribe = forms.CharField(
+        label=False,
+        widget=forms.Textarea(
+            attrs={
+                "rows": 3,
+                "placeholder": "Input playlist IDs",
+            }
+        ),
+    )
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
index eec24c6..ff09be0 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
@@ -375,6 +375,40 @@ class PlaylistSubscription:
 
         return all_playlists
 
+    def process_url_str(self, new_playlists):
+        """process playlist subscribe form url_str"""
+        all_indexed = PendingList().get_all_indexed()
+        all_youtube_ids = [i["youtube_id"] for i in all_indexed]
+
+        new_thumbs = []
+
+        for playlist in new_playlists:
+            url_type = playlist["type"]
+            playlist_id = playlist["url"]
+            if not url_type == "playlist":
+                print(f"{playlist_id} not a playlist, skipping...")
+                continue
+
+            playlist_handler = YoutubePlaylist(
+                playlist_id, all_youtube_ids=all_youtube_ids
+            )
+            if not playlist_handler.get_es_playlist():
+                playlist_handler.get_playlist_dict()
+                playlist_handler.playlist_dict["playlist_subscribed"] = True
+                playlist_handler.upload_to_es()
+                playlist_handler.add_vids_to_playlist()
+                thumb = playlist_handler.playlist_dict["playlist_thumbnail"]
+                new_thumbs.append((playlist_id, thumb))
+            else:
+                self.change_subscribe(playlist_id, subscribe_status=True)
+
+            # notify
+            RedisArchivist().set_message(
+                "progress:subscribe", {"status": "subscribing"}
+            )
+
+        return new_thumbs
+
     def change_subscribe(self, playlist_id, subscribe_status):
         """change the subscribe status of a playlist"""
         es_url = self.config["application"]["es_url"]
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index d081d84..4103655 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -244,31 +244,11 @@ def index_channel_playlists(channel_id):
 @shared_task
 def subscribe_to_playlist(url_str):
     """process url string to subscribe to playlists"""
+    RedisArchivist().set_message(
+        "progress:subscribe", {"status": "subscribing"}
+    )
     new_playlists = UrlListParser(url_str).process_list()
-    all_indexed = PendingList().get_all_indexed()
-    all_youtube_ids = [i["youtube_id"] for i in all_indexed]
 
-    for playlist in new_playlists:
-        url_type = playlist["type"]
-        playlist_id = playlist["url"]
-        if not url_type == "playlist":
-            print(f"{playlist_id} not a playlist, skipping...")
-            continue
-
-        playlist_handler = YoutubePlaylist(
-            playlist_id, all_youtube_ids=all_youtube_ids
-        )
-        if not playlist_handler.get_es_playlist():
-            playlist_handler.get_playlist_dict()
-            playlist_handler.playlist_dict["playlist_subscribed"] = True
-            playlist_handler.upload_to_es()
-            playlist_handler.add_vids_to_playlist()
-        else:
-            PlaylistSubscription().change_subscribe(
-                playlist_id, subscribe_status=True
-            )
-
-    if new_playlists:
-        handler = ThumbManager()
-        missing_playlists = handler.get_missing_playlists()
-        handler.download_playlist(missing_playlists)
+    new_thumbs = PlaylistSubscription().process_url_str(new_playlists)
+    if new_thumbs:
+        ThumbManager().download_playlist(new_thumbs)
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index 2631b7e..d9348bb 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from home.forms import (
     CustomAuthForm,
     PlaylistSearchForm,
     SubscribeToChannelForm,
+    SubscribeToPlaylistForm,
     UserSettingsForm,
     VideoSearchForm,
 )
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ from home.tasks import (
     run_manual_import,
     run_restore_backup,
     subscribe_to,
+    subscribe_to_playlist,
     update_subscribed,
 )
 
@@ -737,8 +739,10 @@ class PlaylistView(View):
         playlist_hits = search.get_data()
         pagination_handler.validate(search.max_hits)
         search_form = PlaylistSearchForm()
+        subscribe_form = SubscribeToChannelForm()
 
         context = {
+            "subscribe_form": subscribe_form,
             "search_form": search_form,
             "title": "Playlists",
             "colors": view_config["colors"],
@@ -746,6 +750,7 @@ class PlaylistView(View):
             "pagination": pagination_handler.pagination,
             "playlists": playlist_hits,
             "view_style": view_config["view_style"],
+            "running": view_config["running"],
         }
         return render(request, "home/playlist.html", context)
 
@@ -796,12 +801,14 @@ class PlaylistView(View):
 
         sub_only_key = f"{user_id}:show_subed_only"
         show_subed_only = RedisArchivist().get_message(sub_only_key)["status"]
+        running = RedisArchivist().get_message("progress:subscribe")["status"]
 
         view_config = {
             "es_url": config_handler.config["application"]["es_url"],
             "colors": config_handler.colors,
             "view_style": view_style,
             "show_subed_only": show_subed_only,
+            "running": running,
         }
         return view_config
 
@@ -815,6 +822,13 @@ class PlaylistView(View):
             search_url = "/playlist/?" + urlencode({"search": search_query})
             return redirect(search_url, permanent=True)
 
+        subscribe_form = SubscribeToPlaylistForm(data=request.POST)
+        if subscribe_form.is_valid():
+            url_str = request.POST.get("subscribe")
+            print(url_str)
+            subscribe_to_playlist.delay(url_str)
+
+        sleep(1)
         return redirect("playlist")