diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e6e892e..eec472f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -131,4 +131,5 @@ dmypy.json
 # Pyre type checker
 .pyre/
 
-Pipfile.lock
\ No newline at end of file
+Pipfile.lock
+.vscode/launch.json
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 243f0f3..21e4e49 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ url = "https://pypi.org/simple"
 verify_ssl = true
 
 [dev-packages]
+autopep8 = "*"
 
 [packages]
 django = "~=3.2"
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/migrations/0015_auto_20230214_2052.py b/tubesync/sync/migrations/0015_auto_20230214_2052.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aab006f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tubesync/sync/migrations/0015_auto_20230214_2052.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.18 on 2023-02-14 20:52
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import sync.models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('sync', '0014_alter_media_media_file'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='source',
+            name='embed_metadata',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='Embed metadata from source into file', verbose_name='embed metadata'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='source',
+            name='embed_thumbnail',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='Embed thumbnail into the file', verbose_name='embed thumbnail'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='source',
+            name='enable_sponsorblock',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text='Use SponsorBlock?', verbose_name='enable sponsorblock'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='source',
+            name='sponsorblock_categories',
+            field=sync.models.CommaSepChoiceField(default='all', possible_choices=(('all', 'All'), ('sponsor', 'Sponsor'), ('intro', 'Intermission/Intro Animation'), ('outro', 'Endcards/Credits'), ('selfpromo', 'Unpaid/Self Promotion'), ('preview', 'Preview/Recap'), ('filler', 'Filler Tangent'), ('interaction', 'Interaction Reminder'), ('music_offtopic', 'Non-Music Section'))),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models.py b/tubesync/sync/models.py
index 16415c7..9279c1f 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
+from django.forms import MultipleChoiceField,  CheckboxSelectMultiple
 from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
 from django.utils.text import slugify
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -23,6 +24,63 @@ from .mediaservers import PlexMediaServer
 
 media_file_storage = FileSystemStorage(location=str(settings.DOWNLOAD_ROOT), base_url='/media-data/')
 
+class CommaSepField(models.Field):
+    "Implements comma-separated storage of lists"
+
+    def __init__(self, separator=",", *args, **kwargs):
+        self.separator = separator
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def deconstruct(self):
+        name, path, args, kwargs = super().deconstruct()
+        # Only include kwarg if it's not the default
+        if self.separator != ",":
+            kwargs['separator'] = self.separator
+        return name, path, args, kwargs
+
+
+class CustomCheckboxSelectMultiple(CheckboxSelectMultiple):
+    template_name = 'widgets/checkbox_select.html'
+    option_template_name = 'widgets/checkbox_option.html'
+
+class CommaSepChoiceField(CommaSepField):
+    "Implements comma-separated storage of lists"
+
+    def __init__(self, separator=",", possible_choices=(("","")), *args, **kwargs):
+        print(">",separator, possible_choices, args, kwargs)
+        self.possible_choices = possible_choices
+        super().__init__(separator=separator, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def deconstruct(self):
+        name, path, args, kwargs = super().deconstruct()
+        print("<",name,path,args,kwargs)
+        # Only include kwarg if it's not the default
+        if self.separator != ",":
+            kwargs['separator'] = self.separator
+        kwargs['possible_choices'] = self.possible_choices
+        return name, path, args, kwargs
+
+    def db_type(self, _connection):
+        return 'char(1024)'
+
+    def get_choices(self):
+        choiceArray = []
+        if self.possible_choices is None:
+            return choiceArray
+        for t in self.possible_choices:
+            choiceArray.append(t)
+        return choiceArray
+
+    def formfield(self, **kwargs):
+        # This is a fairly standard way to set up some defaults
+        # while letting the caller override them.
+        print(self.choices)
+        defaults = {'form_class': MultipleChoiceField, 
+                    'choices': self.get_choices,
+                    'widget': CustomCheckboxSelectMultiple}
+        defaults.update(kwargs)
+        #del defaults.required
+        return super().formfield(**defaults)
 
 class Source(models.Model):
     '''
@@ -106,6 +164,43 @@ class Source(models.Model):
     EXTENSION_MKV = 'mkv'
     EXTENSIONS = (EXTENSION_M4A, EXTENSION_OGG, EXTENSION_MKV)
 
+
+    # as stolen from: https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/Types / https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponsorblock.py
+    SPONSORBLOCK_CATEGORIES_CHOICES = (
+        ('all', 'All'),
+        ('sponsor', 'Sponsor'),
+        ('intro', 'Intermission/Intro Animation'),
+        ('outro', 'Endcards/Credits'),
+        ('selfpromo', 'Unpaid/Self Promotion'),
+        ('preview', 'Preview/Recap'),
+        ('filler', 'Filler Tangent'),
+        ('interaction', 'Interaction Reminder'),
+        ('music_offtopic', 'Non-Music Section'),
+    )
+    
+    sponsorblock_categories = CommaSepChoiceField(
+            possible_choices=SPONSORBLOCK_CATEGORIES_CHOICES,
+            default="all"
+        )
+
+    embed_metadata = models.BooleanField(
+        _('embed metadata'),
+        default=False,
+        help_text=_('Embed metadata from source into file')
+    )
+    embed_thumbnail = models.BooleanField(
+        _('embed thumbnail'),
+        default=False,
+        help_text=_('Embed thumbnail into the file')
+    )
+
+    enable_sponsorblock = models.BooleanField(
+        _('enable sponsorblock'),
+        default=True,
+        help_text=_('Use SponsorBlock?')
+    )
+
+
     # Fontawesome icons used for the source on the front end
     ICONS = {
         SOURCE_TYPE_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL: '<i class="fab fa-youtube"></i>',
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/templates/widgets/checkbox_option.html b/tubesync/sync/templates/widgets/checkbox_option.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8578ecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tubesync/sync/templates/widgets/checkbox_option.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<!--<input type="{{ option.type }}" name="{{ option.name }}" value="{{ option.value }}" id="{{ option.value }}"><BR>
+    <label for="{{ option.value }}">{{option.label}}</label>-->
+
+<label>
+    <input type="{{ option.type }}" name="{{ option.name }}" value="{{ option.value }}" id="{{ option.value }}">
+    <span>{{option.label}}</span>
+</label>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/templates/widgets/checkbox_select.html b/tubesync/sync/templates/widgets/checkbox_select.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f621908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tubesync/sync/templates/widgets/checkbox_select.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% for group, options, index in widget.optgroups %}
+    {% for option in options %}
+        {% include option.template_name with option=option %}
+    {% endfor%}
+{% endfor %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/views.py b/tubesync/sync/views.py
index 912dd22..5739ee0 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/views.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/views.py
@@ -297,7 +297,9 @@ class EditSourceMixin:
     fields = ('source_type', 'key', 'name', 'directory', 'media_format',
               'index_schedule', 'download_media', 'download_cap', 'delete_old_media',
               'days_to_keep', 'source_resolution', 'source_vcodec', 'source_acodec',
-              'prefer_60fps', 'prefer_hdr', 'fallback', 'copy_thumbnails', 'write_nfo', 'write_json')
+              'prefer_60fps', 'prefer_hdr', 'fallback', 'copy_thumbnails', 'write_nfo', 
+              'write_json', 'embed_metadata', 'embed_thumbnail', 'enable_sponsorblock',
+              'sponsorblock_categories')
     errors = {
         'invalid_media_format': _('Invalid media format, the media format contains '
                                   'errors or is empty. Check the table at the end of '
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
index 08b60fe..9bbfbb7 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def get_media_info(url):
     return response
 
 
-def download_media(url, media_format, extension, output_file, info_json, sponsor_categories="all"):
+def download_media(url, media_format, extension, output_file, info_json, sponsor_categories="all", embed_thumbnail=False, embed_metadata=False, skip_sponsors=True):
     '''
         Downloads a YouTube URL to a file on disk.
     '''
@@ -101,23 +101,37 @@ def download_media(url, media_format, extension, output_file, info_json, sponsor
             log.warn(f'[youtube-dl] unknown event: {str(event)}')
     hook.download_progress = 0
 
-    opts = get_yt_opts()
-    opts.update({
+    ytopts = {
         'format': media_format,
         'merge_output_format': extension,
         'outtmpl': output_file,
         'quiet': True,
         'progress_hooks': [hook],
         'writeinfojson': info_json,
-        'postprocessors': [{
+        'postprocessors': []
+    }
+    sbopt = {
             'key': 'SponsorBlock',
             'categories': [sponsor_categories]
-        },{
-            'key': 'FFmpegMetadata',
+        }
+    ffmdopt = {
+        'key': 'FFmpegMetadata',
             'add_chapters': True,
             'add_metadata': True
-        }]
-    })
+    }
+
+    opts = get_yt_opts()
+    if embed_thumbnail:
+        ytopts['postprocessors'].push({'key': 'EmbedThumbnail'})
+    if embed_metadata:
+        ffmdopt["embed-metadata"] = True
+    if skip_sponsors:
+        ytopts['postprocessors'].push(sbopt)
+    
+    ytopts['postprocessors'].push(ffmdopt)
+        
+    opts.update(ytopts)
+        
     with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(opts) as y:
         try:
             return y.download([url])