diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 333672b..cd2576f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use directories::ProjectDirs;
 extern crate prettytable;
 
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 extern crate lazy_static;
 
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ pub mod meta_plugin;
 //pub mod item;
 
 extern crate term;
+extern crate serde_json;
+extern crate serde_yaml;
+extern crate serde;
 
 /**
  * Main struct for command-line arguments.
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ struct ItemArgs {
     meta_plugins: Vec<String>,
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Struct for general options.
  */
@@ -133,6 +138,10 @@ struct OptionsArgs {
     #[arg(short, long)]
     #[arg(help("Do not show any messages"))]
     quiet: bool,
+
+    #[arg(long, value_enum, default_value("table"))]
+    #[arg(help("Output format (only works with --info, --status, --list)"))]
+    output_format: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /**
@@ -252,6 +261,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         }
     }
 
+    // Validate output format usage
+    if let Some(output_format_str) = &args.options.output_format {
+        if output_format_str != "table" && mode != KeepModes::Info && mode != KeepModes::Status && mode != KeepModes::List {
+            cmd.error(
+                ErrorKind::InvalidValue,
+                "--output-format can only be used with --info, --status, or --list modes"
+            ).exit();
+        }
+    }
+
     debug!("MAIN: args: {:?}", args);
     debug!("MAIN: ids: {:?}", ids);
     debug!("MAIN: tags: {:?}", tags);
diff --git a/src/modes/common.rs b/src/modes/common.rs
index 87862c2..442c458 100644
--- a/src/modes/common.rs
+++ b/src/modes/common.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 pub fn get_meta_from_env() -> HashMap<String, String> {
     debug!("COMMON: Getting meta from KEEP_META_*");
@@ -162,6 +163,33 @@ pub fn cmd_args_compression_type(cmd: &mut Command, args: &Args) -> CompressionT
     compression_type_opt.unwrap()
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum OutputFormat {
+    Table,
+    Json,
+    Yaml,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for OutputFormat {
+    type Err = anyhow::Error;
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "table" => Ok(OutputFormat::Table),
+            "json" => Ok(OutputFormat::Json),
+            "yaml" => Ok(OutputFormat::Yaml),
+            _ => Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid output format. Supported formats: table, json, yaml")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn get_output_format(args: &Args) -> OutputFormat {
+    args.options.output_format
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|s| OutputFormat::from_str(s).ok())
+        .unwrap_or(OutputFormat::Table)
+}
+
 pub fn cmd_args_meta_plugin_types(cmd: &mut Command, args: &Args) -> Vec<MetaPluginType> {
     let mut meta_plugin_types = Vec::new();
     
diff --git a/src/modes/info.rs b/src/modes/info.rs
index 0ec0c35..ef8bab7 100644
--- a/src/modes/info.rs
+++ b/src/modes/info.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use crate::db::Item;
-use crate::modes::common::format_size;
+use crate::modes::common::{format_size, get_output_format, OutputFormat};
 use anyhow::anyhow;
+use serde_json;
+use serde_yaml;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use clap::Command;
 use clap::error::ErrorKind;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -48,6 +51,20 @@ pub fn mode_info(
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct ItemInfo {
+    id: i64,
+    timestamp: String,
+    path: String,
+    stream_size: Option<u64>,
+    stream_size_formatted: String,
+    compression: String,
+    file_size: Option<u64>,
+    file_size_formatted: String,
+    tags: Vec<String>,
+    meta: std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+}
+
 fn show_item(
     item: Item, // Using the provided struct definition
     args: &crate::Args,
@@ -61,6 +78,12 @@ fn show_item(
         .map(|x| x.name)
         .collect();
 
+    let output_format = get_output_format(args);
+
+    if output_format != OutputFormat::Table {
+        return show_item_structured(item, args, conn, data_path, output_format);
+    }
+
     let mut table = Table::new();
     if std::io::stdout().is_terminal() {
         table.set_format(get_format_box_chars_no_border_line_separator());
@@ -136,3 +159,61 @@ fn show_item(
     table.printstd();
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn show_item_structured(
+    item: Item,
+    args: &crate::Args,
+    conn: &mut rusqlite::Connection,
+    data_path: PathBuf,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let item_id = item.id.unwrap();
+    let item_tags: Vec<String> = crate::db::get_item_tags(conn, &item)?
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|x| x.name)
+        .collect();
+
+    let mut item_path_buf = data_path.clone();
+    item_path_buf.push(item_id.to_string());
+
+    let file_size = item_path_buf.metadata().map(|m| m.len()).ok();
+    let file_size_formatted = match file_size {
+        Some(size) => format_size(size, args.options.human_readable),
+        None => "Missing".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let stream_size_formatted = match item.size {
+        Some(size) => format_size(size as u64, args.options.human_readable),
+        None => "Missing".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let mut meta_map = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+    for meta in crate::db::get_item_meta(conn, &item)? {
+        meta_map.insert(meta.name, meta.value);
+    }
+
+    let item_info = ItemInfo {
+        id: item_id,
+        timestamp: item.ts.with_timezone(&chrono::Local).format("%F %T %Z").to_string(),
+        path: item_path_buf.to_str().unwrap_or("").to_string(),
+        stream_size: item.size.map(|s| s as u64),
+        stream_size_formatted,
+        compression: item.compression,
+        file_size,
+        file_size_formatted,
+        tags: item_tags,
+        meta: meta_map,
+    };
+
+    match output_format {
+        OutputFormat::Json => {
+            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&item_info)?);
+        }
+        OutputFormat::Yaml => {
+            println!("{}", serde_yaml::to_string(&item_info)?);
+        }
+        OutputFormat::Table => unreachable!(),
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/modes/list.rs b/src/modes/list.rs
index 2550ba7..5668fe5 100644
--- a/src/modes/list.rs
+++ b/src/modes/list.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use crate::db::{get_items, get_items_matching};
 use crate::modes::common::ColumnType;
-use crate::modes::common::{size_column, string_column};
+use crate::modes::common::{size_column, string_column, get_output_format, OutputFormat};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json;
+use serde_yaml;
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use log::debug;
 use prettytable::color;
@@ -8,6 +11,20 @@ use prettytable::row;
 use prettytable::format::Alignment;
 use prettytable::{Attr, Cell, Row, Table};
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct ListItem {
+    id: Option<i64>,
+    time: String,
+    size: Option<u64>,
+    size_formatted: String,
+    compression: String,
+    file_size: Option<u64>,
+    file_size_formatted: String,
+    file_path: String,
+    tags: Vec<String>,
+    meta: std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+}
+
 pub fn mode_list(
     cmd: &mut clap::Command,
     args: &crate::Args,
@@ -54,6 +71,12 @@ pub fn mode_list(
     // Fetch all metadata for all items in a single query
     let meta_by_item = crate::db::get_meta_for_items(conn, &item_ids)?;
 
+    let output_format = get_output_format(args);
+
+    if output_format != OutputFormat::Table {
+        return show_list_structured(items, tags_by_item, meta_by_item, data_path, args, output_format);
+    }
+
     let mut table = Table::new();
     table.set_format(*prettytable::format::consts::FORMAT_CLEAN);
 
@@ -166,3 +189,61 @@ pub fn mode_list(
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn show_list_structured(
+    items: Vec<crate::db::Item>,
+    tags_by_item: std::collections::HashMap<i64, Vec<String>>,
+    meta_by_item: std::collections::HashMap<i64, std::collections::HashMap<String, String>>,
+    data_path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    args: &crate::Args,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let mut list_items = Vec::new();
+
+    for item in items {
+        let item_id = item.id.unwrap();
+        let tags = tags_by_item.get(&item_id).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+        let meta = meta_by_item.get(&item_id).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+        
+        let mut item_path = data_path.clone();
+        item_path.push(item_id.to_string());
+
+        let file_size = item_path.metadata().map(|m| m.len()).ok();
+        let file_size_formatted = match file_size {
+            Some(size) => crate::modes::common::format_size(size, args.options.human_readable),
+            None => "Missing".to_string(),
+        };
+
+        let size_formatted = match item.size {
+            Some(size) => crate::modes::common::format_size(size as u64, args.options.human_readable),
+            None => "Unknown".to_string(),
+        };
+
+        let list_item = ListItem {
+            id: item.id,
+            time: item.ts.with_timezone(&chrono::Local).format("%F %T").to_string(),
+            size: item.size.map(|s| s as u64),
+            size_formatted,
+            compression: item.compression,
+            file_size,
+            file_size_formatted,
+            file_path: item_path.into_os_string().into_string().unwrap_or_default(),
+            tags,
+            meta,
+        };
+
+        list_items.push(list_item);
+    }
+
+    match output_format {
+        OutputFormat::Json => {
+            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&list_items)?);
+        }
+        OutputFormat::Yaml => {
+            println!("{}", serde_yaml::to_string(&list_items)?);
+        }
+        OutputFormat::Table => unreachable!(),
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/modes/status.rs b/src/modes/status.rs
index 8c21b4c..8d088fb 100644
--- a/src/modes/status.rs
+++ b/src/modes/status.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ use crate::compression_engine::COMPRESSION_PROGRAMS;
 use crate::compression_engine::CompressionType;
 use crate::compression_engine::program::CompressionEngineProgram;
 
-use crate::modes::common::get_format_box_chars_no_border_line_separator;
+use crate::modes::common::{get_format_box_chars_no_border_line_separator, get_output_format, OutputFormat};
 use prettytable::color;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json;
+use serde_yaml;
 use prettytable::row;
 use prettytable::{Attr, Cell, Row, Table};
 use prettytable::format::consts::FORMAT_NO_BORDER_LINE_SEPARATOR;
@@ -178,6 +181,138 @@ fn build_meta_plugin_table(enabled_meta_plugins: &Vec<MetaPluginType>) -> Table
     meta_plugin_table
 }
 
+fn show_status_structured(
+    data_path: PathBuf,
+    db_path: PathBuf,
+    enabled_meta_plugins: &Vec<MetaPluginType>,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    let path_info = PathInfo {
+        data: data_path.into_os_string().into_string().expect("Unable to convert data path to string"),
+        database: db_path.into_os_string().into_string().expect("Unable to convert DB path to string"),
+    };
+
+    let default_type = compression_engine::default_compression_type();
+    let mut compression_info = Vec::new();
+
+    for compression_type in CompressionType::iter() {
+        let compression_program: CompressionEngineProgram =
+            match &COMPRESSION_PROGRAMS[compression_type.clone()] {
+                Some(compression_program) => compression_program.clone(),
+                None => CompressionEngineProgram {
+                    program: "".to_string(),
+                    compress: Vec::new(),
+                    decompress: Vec::new(),
+                    supported: true,
+                },
+            };
+
+        let is_default = compression_type == default_type;
+        let binary = if compression_program.program.is_empty() {
+            "<INTERNAL>".to_string()
+        } else {
+            compression_program.program
+        };
+
+        compression_info.push(CompressionInfo {
+            compression_type: compression_type.to_string(),
+            found: compression_program.supported,
+            default: is_default,
+            binary,
+            compress: compression_program.compress.join(" "),
+            decompress: compression_program.decompress.join(" "),
+        });
+    }
+
+    let mut meta_plugin_info = Vec::new();
+
+    for meta_plugin_type in MetaPluginType::iter() {
+        let mut meta_plugin = meta_plugin::get_meta_plugin(meta_plugin_type.clone());
+        let is_supported = meta_plugin.is_supported();
+        let is_enabled = enabled_meta_plugins.contains(&meta_plugin_type);
+        
+        let (binary_display, args_display) = if !is_supported {
+            ("<NOT FOUND>".to_string(), "".to_string())
+        } else {
+            match meta_plugin_type {
+                MetaPluginType::DigestSha256 | MetaPluginType::ReadTime | MetaPluginType::ReadRate |
+                MetaPluginType::Cwd | MetaPluginType::Uid | MetaPluginType::User | 
+                MetaPluginType::Gid | MetaPluginType::Group | MetaPluginType::Shell | 
+                MetaPluginType::ShellPid | MetaPluginType::KeepPid | MetaPluginType::Hostname | 
+                MetaPluginType::FullHostname => {
+                    ("<INTERNAL>".to_string(), "".to_string())
+                },
+                _ => {
+                    if let Some((program, args)) = meta_plugin.program_info() {
+                        (program.to_string(), args.join(" "))
+                    } else {
+                        ("<NOT FOUND>".to_string(), "".to_string())
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        meta_plugin_info.push(MetaPluginInfo {
+            meta_name: meta_plugin.meta_name(),
+            found: is_supported,
+            enabled: is_enabled,
+            binary: binary_display,
+            args: args_display,
+        });
+    }
+
+    let status_info = StatusInfo {
+        paths: path_info,
+        compression: compression_info,
+        meta_plugins: meta_plugin_info,
+    };
+
+    match output_format {
+        OutputFormat::Json => {
+            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&status_info)?);
+        }
+        OutputFormat::Yaml => {
+            println!("{}", serde_yaml::to_string(&status_info)?);
+        }
+        OutputFormat::Table => unreachable!(),
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct StatusInfo {
+    paths: PathInfo,
+    compression: Vec<CompressionInfo>,
+    meta_plugins: Vec<MetaPluginInfo>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct PathInfo {
+    data: String,
+    database: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct CompressionInfo {
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    compression_type: String,
+    found: bool,
+    default: bool,
+    binary: String,
+    compress: String,
+    decompress: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct MetaPluginInfo {
+    meta_name: String,
+    found: bool,
+    enabled: bool,
+    binary: String,
+    args: String,
+}
+
 pub fn mode_status(
     _cmd: &mut Command,
     args: &crate::Args,
@@ -201,6 +336,12 @@ pub fn mode_status(
         }
     }
 
+    let output_format = get_output_format(args);
+
+    if output_format != OutputFormat::Table {
+        return show_status_structured(data_path, db_path, &meta_plugin_types, output_format);
+    }
+
     println!("PATHS:");
     build_path_table(data_path, db_path).printstd();
     println!();