diff --git a/cmd/um/main.go b/cmd/um/main.go
index 714bbbf..8402142 100644
--- a/cmd/um/main.go
+++ b/cmd/um/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ func main() {
 			&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "skip-noop", Aliases: []string{"n"}, Usage: "skip noop decoder", Required: false, Value: true},
 			&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "update-metadata", Usage: "update metadata & album art from network", Required: false, Value: false},
 			&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "overwrite", Usage: "overwrite output file without asking", Required: false, Value: false},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "watch", Usage: "watch the input dir and process new files", Required: false, Value: false},
 
 			&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "supported-ext", Usage: "show supported file extensions and exit", Required: false, Value: false},
 		},
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ func main() {
 		logger.Fatal("run app failed", zap.Error(err))
 	}
 }
+
 func printSupportedExtensions() {
 	var exts []string
 	for ext := range common.DecoderRegistry {
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ func printSupportedExtensions() {
 		fmt.Printf("%s: %d\n", ext, len(common.DecoderRegistry[ext]))
 	}
 }
+
 func appMain(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 	if c.Bool("supported-ext") {
 		printSupportedExtensions()
@@ -134,7 +139,12 @@ func appMain(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if inputStat.IsDir() {
-		return proc.processDir(input)
+		wacthDir := c.Bool("watch")
+		if !wacthDir {
+			return proc.processDir(input)
+		} else {
+			return proc.watchDir(input)
+		}
 	} else {
 		return proc.processFile(input)
 	}
@@ -150,6 +160,60 @@ type processor struct {
 	overwriteOutput bool
 }
 
+func (p *processor) watchDir(inputDir string) error {
+	if err := p.processDir(inputDir); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create watcher: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer watcher.Close()
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case event, ok := <-watcher.Events:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+
+				if event.Has(fsnotify.Create) || event.Has(fsnotify.Write) {
+					// try open with exclusive mode, to avoid file is still writing
+					f, err := os.OpenFile(event.Name, os.O_RDONLY, os.ModeExclusive)
+					if err != nil {
+						logger.Debug("failed to open file exclusively", zap.String("path", event.Name), zap.Error(err))
+						time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // wait for file writing complete
+						continue
+					}
+					_ = f.Close()
+
+					if err := p.processFile(event.Name); err != nil {
+						logger.Warn("failed to process file", zap.String("path", event.Name), zap.Error(err))
+					}
+				}
+			case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+				logger.Error("file watcher got error", zap.Error(err))
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = watcher.Add(inputDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to watch dir %s: %w", inputDir, err)
+	}
+
+	signalCtx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt)
+	defer stop()
+
+	<-signalCtx.Done()
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (p *processor) processDir(inputDir string) error {
 	items, err := os.ReadDir(inputDir)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 67f7119..7362c01 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module unlock-music.dev/cli
 go 1.19
 
 require (
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0
 	github.com/go-flac/flacpicture v0.2.0
 	github.com/go-flac/flacvorbis v0.1.0
 	github.com/go-flac/go-flac v0.3.1
@@ -22,5 +23,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.8.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 865c2c8..2a3652f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/ddliu/go-httpclient v0.5.1 h1:ys4KozrhBaGdI1yuWIFwNNILqhnMU9ozTvRNfCTorvs=
 github.com/ddliu/go-httpclient v0.5.1/go.mod h1:8QVbjq00YK2f2MQyiKuWMdaKOFRcoD9VuubkNCNOuZo=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 h1:n+5WquG0fcWoWp6xPWfHdbskMCQaFnG6PfBrh1Ky4HY=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0/go.mod h1:sl3t1tCWJFWoRz9R8WJCbQihKKwmorjAbSClcnxKAGw=
 github.com/go-flac/flacpicture v0.2.0 h1:rS/ZOR/ZxlEwMf3yOPFcTAmGyoV6rDtcYdd+6CwWQAw=
 github.com/go-flac/flacpicture v0.2.0/go.mod h1:M4a1J0v6B5NHsck4GA1yZg0vFQzETVPd3kuj6Ow+q9o=
 github.com/go-flac/flacvorbis v0.1.0 h1:xStJfPrZ/IoA2oBUEwgrlaSf+Opo6/YuQfkqVhkP0cM=
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.3.0 h1:a06MkbcxBrEFc0w0QIZWXrH/9cCX6KJyWbBOIwAn+7A=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.3.0/go.mod h1:hebNnKkNXi2UzZN1eVRvBB7co0a+JxK6XbPiWVs/3J4=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20221205204356-47842c84f3db h1:D/cFflL63o2KSLJIwjlcIt8PR064j/xsmdEJL/YvY/o=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20221205204356-47842c84f3db/go.mod h1:CxIveKay+FTh1D0yPZemJVgC/95VzuuOLq5Qi4xnoYc=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220908164124-27713097b956/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0 h1:ljd4t30dBnAvMZaQCevtY0xLLD0A+bRZXbgLMLU1F/A=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.5.0 h1:OLmvp0KP+FVG99Ct/qFiL/Fhk4zp4QQnZ7b2U+5piUM=
 golang.org/x/text v0.5.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=