diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c6fd4a..f8d4e5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ target/
 
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
+
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f1682f8..68f4071 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1916,7 +1916,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spotify-dl"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "audiotags",
  "flac-bound",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 46ab953..396755d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "spotify-dl"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 authors = ["Guillem Castro <guillemcastro4@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 #links = "FLAC"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be0e129..febf70e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ brew install flac
 ## Usage
 
 ```
-spotify-dl 0.1.0
+spotify-dl 0.1.1
 A commandline utility to download music directly from Spotify
 
 USAGE:
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ USAGE:
 
 FLAGS:
     -h, --help       Prints help information
-    -o, --ordered    Download songs in the order they are in the playlist, prfixing the filename with the track number
+    -o, --ordered    Prefixing the filename with its index in the playlist
     -V, --version    Prints version information
 
 OPTIONS:
+    -c, --compression <compression>    Setting the flac compression level from 0 (fastest, least compression) to
+                                       8 (slowest, most compression). A value larger than 8 will be reated as 8.
+                                       Defaults to 4.
     -d, --destination <destination>    The directory where the songs will be downloaded [default: .]
     -p, --password <password>          Your Spotify password
     -u, --username <username>          Your Spotify username
@@ -56,4 +59,4 @@ The usage of this software may infringe Spotify's ToS and/or your local legislat
 
 ## License
 
-spotify-dl is licensed under the MIT license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+spotify-dl is lic:ewensed under the MIT license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
diff --git a/src/file_sink.rs b/src/file_sink.rs
index 8cfd812..221e562 100644
--- a/src/file_sink.rs
+++ b/src/file_sink.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use audiotags::{Tag, TagType};
-use librespot::{playback::{audio_backend::{Open, Sink, SinkError}, config::AudioFormat, decoder::AudioPacket, convert::Converter}};
+use librespot::playback::{
+    audio_backend::{Open, Sink, SinkError},
+    config::AudioFormat,
+    convert::Converter,
+    decoder::AudioPacket,
+};
 
 // extern crate flac_bound;
 
-use flac_bound::{FlacEncoder};
+use flac_bound::FlacEncoder;
 
 use crate::TrackMetadata;
 
 pub struct FileSink {
     sink: String,
     content: Vec<i32>,
-    metadata: Option<TrackMetadata>
+    metadata: Option<TrackMetadata>,
+    compression: u32,
 }
 
 impl FileSink {
     pub fn add_metadata(&mut self, meta: TrackMetadata) {
         self.metadata = Some(meta);
     }
+    pub fn set_compression(&mut self, compression: u32) {
+        self.compression = compression;
+    }
 }
 
 impl Open for FileSink {
@@ -28,7 +37,8 @@ impl Open for FileSink {
             FileSink {
                 sink: file,
                 content: Vec::new(),
-                metadata: None
+                metadata: None,
+                compression: 4,
             }
         } else {
             panic!();
@@ -42,21 +52,33 @@ impl Sink for FileSink {
     }
 
     fn stop(&mut self) -> Result<(), SinkError> {
-        let mut encoder = FlacEncoder::new().unwrap().channels(2).bits_per_sample(16).compression_level(4).init_file(&self.sink).unwrap();
-        encoder.process_interleaved(self.content.as_slice(), (self.content.len()/2) as u32).unwrap();
+        let mut encoder = FlacEncoder::new()
+            .unwrap()
+            .channels(2)
+            .bits_per_sample(16)
+            .compression_level(*&self.compression)
+            .init_file(&self.sink)
+            .unwrap();
+        encoder
+            .process_interleaved(self.content.as_slice(), (self.content.len() / 2) as u32)
+            .unwrap();
         encoder.finish().unwrap();
 
         match &self.metadata {
             Some(meta) => {
-                let mut tag = Tag::new().with_tag_type(TagType::Flac).read_from_path(Path::new(&self.sink)).unwrap();
+                let mut tag = Tag::new()
+                    .with_tag_type(TagType::Flac)
+                    .read_from_path(Path::new(&self.sink))
+                    .unwrap();
 
                 tag.set_album_title(&meta.album);
                 for artist in &meta.artists {
                     tag.add_artist(artist);
                 }
                 tag.set_title(&meta.track_name);
-                tag.write_to_path(&self.sink).expect("Failed to write metadata");
-            },
+                tag.write_to_path(&self.sink)
+                    .expect("Failed to write metadata");
+            }
             None => (),
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 754c28c..23c2cf6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ struct Opt {
         help = "Prefixing the filename with its index in the playlist"
     )]
     ordered: bool,
+    #[structopt(
+        short = "c",
+        long = "compression",
+        help = "Setting the flac compression level from 0 (fastest, least compression) to
+8 (slowest, most compression). A value larger than 8 will be reated as 8. Defaults to 4."
+    )]
+    compression: Option<u32>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -67,6 +74,7 @@ async fn download_tracks(
     destination: PathBuf,
     tracks: Vec<SpotifyId>,
     ordered: bool,
+    compression: Option<u32>,
 ) {
     let player_config = PlayerConfig::default();
     let bar_style = ProgressStyle::default_bar()
@@ -116,6 +124,9 @@ async fn download_tracks(
             librespot::playback::config::AudioFormat::S16,
         );
         file_sink.add_metadata(metadata);
+        if let Some(compression) = compression {
+            file_sink.set_compression(compression);
+        }
         let (mut player, _) =
             Player::new(player_config.clone(), session.clone(), None, move || {
                 Box::new(file_sink)
@@ -184,6 +195,7 @@ async fn main() {
         PathBuf::from(opt.destination),
         tracks,
         opt.ordered,
+        opt.compression,
     )
     .await;
 }