diff --git a/scripts/format.js b/scripts/format.js
index fb77cab20f..63ec199fd3 100644
--- a/scripts/format.js
+++ b/scripts/format.js
@@ -1,21 +1,44 @@
+const IPTVChecker = require('iptv-checker')
+const { program } = require('commander')
+const ProgressBar = require('progress')
 const parser = require('./helpers/parser')
 const utils = require('./helpers/utils')
 const file = require('./helpers/file')
 const log = require('./helpers/log')
 
+program
+  .usage('[OPTIONS]...')
+  .option('-d, --debug', 'Enable debug mode')
+  .option('-s, --status', 'Update stream status')
+  .option('-r, --resolution', 'Detect stream resolution')
+  .option('-c, --country <country>', 'Comma-separated list of country codes', '')
+  .option('-e, --exclude <exclude>', 'Comma-separated list of country codes to be excluded', '')
+  .option('--timeout <timeout>', 'Set timeout for each request', 5000)
+  .parse(process.argv)
+
+let bar
+const ignoreStatus = ['Geo-blocked', 'Not 24/7']
+const config = program.opts()
+const checker = new IPTVChecker({
+  timeout: config.timeout
+})
+
 async function main() {
   log.start()
 
-  log.print(`Parsing 'index.m3u'...`)
+  if (config.debug) log.print(`Debug mode enabled\n`)
+  if (config.status) log.print(`Updating channel status...\n`)
+  if (config.resolution) log.print(`Detecting channel resolution...\n`)
+
   let playlists = parser.parseIndex().filter(i => i.url !== 'channels/unsorted.m3u')
+  playlists = utils.filterPlaylists(playlists, config.country, config.exclude)
   for (const playlist of playlists) {
-    log.print(`\nProcessing '${playlist.url}'...`)
     await parser
       .parsePlaylist(playlist.url)
-      .then(formatPlaylist)
+      .then(updatePlaylist)
       .then(playlist => {
         if (file.read(playlist.url) !== playlist.toString()) {
-          log.print('updated')
+          log.print(`File '${playlist.url}' has been updated\n`)
           playlist.updated = true
         }
 
@@ -23,33 +46,76 @@ async function main() {
       })
   }
 
-  log.print('\n')
   log.finish()
 }
 
-async function formatPlaylist(playlist) {
+async function updatePlaylist(playlist) {
+  if (!config.debug) {
+    bar = new ProgressBar(`Processing '${playlist.url}': [:bar] :current/:total (:percent) `, {
+      total: playlist.channels.length
+    })
+  }
+
   for (const channel of playlist.channels) {
-    const code = file.getBasename(playlist.url)
-    // add missing tvg-name
-    if (!channel.tvg.name && code !== 'unsorted' && channel.name) {
-      channel.tvg.name = channel.name.replace(/\"/gi, '')
+    addMissingData(channel)
+    const checkOnline = config.status || config.resolution
+    const skip =
+      channel.status &&
+      ignoreStatus.map(i => i.toLowerCase()).includes(channel.status.toLowerCase())
+    if (checkOnline && !skip) {
+      await checker
+        .checkStream(channel.data)
+        .then(result => {
+          if (result.status.ok || result.status.reason.includes('timed out')) {
+            if (config.status) updateStatus(channel, null)
+            if (config.resolution) updateResolution(channel, result.status.metadata)
+          } else {
+            if (config.debug) log.print(`ERR: ${channel.url} (${result.status.reason})\n`)
+            if (config.status) updateStatus(channel, 'Offline')
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+          if (config.debug) log.print(`ERR: ${channel.url} (${err.message})\n`)
+        })
     }
-    // add missing tvg-id
-    if (!channel.tvg.id && code !== 'unsorted' && channel.tvg.name) {
-      const id = utils.name2id(channel.tvg.name)
-      channel.tvg.id = id ? `${id}.${code}` : ''
-    }
-    // add missing country
-    if (!channel.countries.length) {
-      const name = utils.code2name(code)
-      channel.countries = name ? [{ code, name }] : []
-      channel.tvg.country = channel.countries.map(c => c.code.toUpperCase()).join(';')
-    }
-    // update group-title
-    channel.group.title = channel.category
+    if (!config.debug) bar.tick()
   }
 
   return playlist
 }
 
+function addMissingData(channel) {
+  // add tvg-name
+  if (!channel.tvg.name && channel.name) {
+    channel.tvg.name = channel.name.replace(/\"/gi, '')
+  }
+  // add tvg-id
+  if (!channel.tvg.id && channel.tvg.name) {
+    const id = utils.name2id(channel.tvg.name)
+    channel.tvg.id = id ? `${id}.${code}` : ''
+  }
+  // add country
+  if (!channel.countries.length) {
+    const name = utils.code2name(code)
+    channel.countries = name ? [{ code, name }] : []
+    channel.tvg.country = channel.countries.map(c => c.code.toUpperCase()).join(';')
+  }
+  // update group-title
+  channel.group.title = channel.category
+}
+
+function updateStatus(channel, status) {
+  channel.status = status
+}
+
+function updateResolution(channel, metadata) {
+  const streams = metadata ? metadata.streams.filter(stream => stream.codec_type === 'video') : []
+  if (!channel.resolution.height && streams.length) {
+    channel.resolution = streams.reduce((acc, curr) => {
+      if (curr.height > acc.height) return { width: curr.width, height: curr.height }
+      return acc
+    })
+  }
+}
+
 main()