diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index b37e715..8484e38 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ name = "pypi"
 
 [packages]
 feedparser = "*"
+notifypy = "*"
 
 [dev-packages]
 feedparser = "*"
+notifypy = "*"
 
 [requires]
 python_version = "3.9"
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 863a4b4..20d3f04 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "a5b1a05178ba0bdf014ddb3dab8a245707f7020e72225c1036edb8c96b27f4e1"
+            "sha256": "7506f6a89bb55913a844cb70340725cbf1b1032cde16d7048231be79820ec318"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -16,29 +16,151 @@
         ]
     },
     "default": {
+        "certifi": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:78884e7c1d4b00ce3cea67b44566851c4343c120abd683433ce934a68ea58872",
+                "sha256:d62a0163eb4c2344ac042ab2bdf75399a71a2d8c7d47eac2e2ee91b9d6339569"
+            ],
+            "version": "==2021.10.8"
+        },
+        "charset-normalizer": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:e019de665e2bcf9c2b64e2e5aa025fa991da8720daa3c1138cadd2fd1856aed0",
+                "sha256:f7af805c321bfa1ce6714c51f254e0d5bb5e5834039bc17db7ebe3a4cec9492b"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3'",
+            "version": "==2.0.7"
+        },
         "feedparser": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:1b00a105425f492f3954fd346e5b524ca9cef3a4bbf95b8809470e9857aa1074",
-                "sha256:f596c4b34fb3e2dc7e6ac3a8191603841e8d5d267210064e94d4238737452ddd"
+                "sha256:1b7f57841d9cf85074deb316ed2c795091a238adb79846bc46dccdaf80f9c59a",
+                "sha256:5ce0410a05ab248c8c7cfca3a0ea2203968ee9ff4486067379af4827a59f9661"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==6.0.2"
+            "version": "==6.0.8"
+        },
+        "gmail": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:3028711d4db7db5fa47c6ddd01f237360d7ce27a3f08997bb517ba811a8418ca"
+            ],
+            "version": "==0.6.3"
+        },
+        "idna": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:84d9dd047ffa80596e0f246e2eab0b391788b0503584e8945f2368256d2735ff",
+                "sha256:9d643ff0a55b762d5cdb124b8eaa99c66322e2157b69160bc32796e824360e6d"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3'",
+            "version": "==3.3"
+        },
+        "jeepney": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:1b5a0ea5c0e7b166b2f5895b91a08c14de8915afda4407fb5022a195224958ac",
+                "sha256:fa9e232dfa0c498bd0b8a3a73b8d8a31978304dcef0515adc859d4e096f96f4f"
+            ],
+            "markers": "sys_platform == 'linux'",
+            "version": "==0.7.1"
+        },
+        "loguru": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:b28e72ac7a98be3d28ad28570299a393dfcd32e5e3f6a353dec94675767b6319",
+                "sha256:f8087ac396b5ee5f67c963b495d615ebbceac2796379599820e324419d53667c"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
+            "version": "==0.5.3"
+        },
+        "notify-py": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:8561c7d363eddad3b07be11405135e168c2f52e42bdbfc7f2e613b07a8e7bae0",
+                "sha256:9b9f689631ddba2ec1313fe4b4d19b8f1f032b38bbdc118b21cdd880c134e8a6"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==0.3.3"
+        },
+        "notifypy": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:c14bff0c5d2fb5c09572d2e7eccb4af542c6ad2160a6cfbad684ffef75f81c6b"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==1.0.3.0"
+        },
+        "pyjwt": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:a0b9a3b4e5ca5517cac9f1a6e9cd30bf1aa80be74fcdf4e28eded582ecfcfbae",
+                "sha256:b0ed5824c8ecc5362e540c65dc6247567db130c4226670bf7699aec92fb4dae1"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "version": "==2.2.0"
+        },
+        "pytz": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:3672058bc3453457b622aab7a1c3bfd5ab0bdae451512f6cf25f64ed37f5b87c",
+                "sha256:acad2d8b20a1af07d4e4c9d2e9285c5ed9104354062f275f3fcd88dcef4f1326"
+            ],
+            "version": "==2021.3"
+        },
+        "requests": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:6c1246513ecd5ecd4528a0906f910e8f0f9c6b8ec72030dc9fd154dc1a6efd24",
+                "sha256:b8aa58f8cf793ffd8782d3d8cb19e66ef36f7aba4353eec859e74678b01b07a7"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5'",
+            "version": "==2.26.0"
         },
         "sgmllib3k": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:7868fb1c8bfa764c1ac563d3cf369c381d1325d36124933a726f29fcdaa812e9"
             ],
             "version": "==1.0.0"
+        },
+        "twilio": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:5d669bf92037cfa231bf8aa336b9e38763e18d16309ddbc5d66b21b00bbad157"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "version": "==7.1.0"
+        },
+        "urllib3": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:4987c65554f7a2dbf30c18fd48778ef124af6fab771a377103da0585e2336ece",
+                "sha256:c4fdf4019605b6e5423637e01bc9fe4daef873709a7973e195ceba0a62bbc844"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4' and python_version < '4'",
+            "version": "==1.26.7"
         }
     },
     "develop": {
         "feedparser": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:1b00a105425f492f3954fd346e5b524ca9cef3a4bbf95b8809470e9857aa1074",
-                "sha256:f596c4b34fb3e2dc7e6ac3a8191603841e8d5d267210064e94d4238737452ddd"
+                "sha256:1b7f57841d9cf85074deb316ed2c795091a238adb79846bc46dccdaf80f9c59a",
+                "sha256:5ce0410a05ab248c8c7cfca3a0ea2203968ee9ff4486067379af4827a59f9661"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==6.0.2"
+            "version": "==6.0.8"
+        },
+        "jeepney": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:1b5a0ea5c0e7b166b2f5895b91a08c14de8915afda4407fb5022a195224958ac",
+                "sha256:fa9e232dfa0c498bd0b8a3a73b8d8a31978304dcef0515adc859d4e096f96f4f"
+            ],
+            "markers": "sys_platform == 'linux'",
+            "version": "==0.7.1"
+        },
+        "loguru": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:b28e72ac7a98be3d28ad28570299a393dfcd32e5e3f6a353dec94675767b6319",
+                "sha256:f8087ac396b5ee5f67c963b495d615ebbceac2796379599820e324419d53667c"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
+            "version": "==0.5.3"
+        },
+        "notify-py": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:8561c7d363eddad3b07be11405135e168c2f52e42bdbfc7f2e613b07a8e7bae0",
+                "sha256:9b9f689631ddba2ec1313fe4b4d19b8f1f032b38bbdc118b21cdd880c134e8a6"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==0.3.3"
         },
         "sgmllib3k": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec74eab..5eb100e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ Also requires at least  Python `3.9`.
 * `animeDownloadDir` - base path where downloaded anime should be stored. *Without trailing slash*. 
 Passed as download directory to transmission (`-w`)
 * `dirPerAnime` - whether to create one directory per anime. Created automatically as sub folder of `animeDownloadDir`
-by replacing spaces in the anime name with underscores
+by replacing spaces in the anime name with underscores (`true`/`false`)
+* `notifications` - whether to send a notification, e.g. if transmission is not running or a new episode was added
+(`true`/`false`)
 ###### Adjust `animes.json`
 * Add a Feed - it has to have an `ID` that's used in output. Freetext
 * Add the RSS URL to the feed, e.g. `https://subsplease.org/rss/?t&r=1080` for the RSS feed of the 1080p releases of the
diff --git a/anime-rss.py b/anime-rss.py
index 748e7d8..380cc44 100644
--- a/anime-rss.py
+++ b/anime-rss.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import json
 import re
 import subprocess
 import argparse
+from notifypy import Notify
 
 feedparser.USER_AGENT = "anime-rss/1.0"
 
@@ -29,6 +30,15 @@ def build_target_folder():
         return config["animeDownloadDir"]
 
 
+def send_notification(message):
+    if config["notifications"]:
+        notification = Notify()
+        notification.title = "anime-rss"
+        notification.message = message
+        notification.icon = "notfication-icon.png"
+        notification.send()
+
+
 with open(args.a, "r") as feeds:
     feeds = json.load(feeds)
 
@@ -60,9 +70,13 @@ for feed in feeds["Feeds"]:
                     if int(episodeNumber[0]) > int(anime["Local"]):
                         print(BOLD_GREEN + "NEW NEW NEW " + anime["Title"] + " " + episodeNumber[0] + RESET)
 
-                        subprocess.run(["transmission-remote", "-a", entry.link, "-w", build_target_folder()])
+                        if subprocess.run(["transmission-remote", "-a", entry.link, "-w", build_target_folder()]).returncode == 0:
+                            anime["Local"] = str(int(anime["Local"]) + 1).zfill(2)
+
+                            send_notification("Episode " + anime["Local"] + " of " + anime["Title"] + " added!")
+                        else:
+                            send_notification("Transmission not running or not reachable!")
 
-                        anime["Local"] = str(int(anime["Local"]) + 1).zfill(2)
 
 with open(args.a, "w") as new_feeds:
     new_feeds.write(json.dumps(feeds, indent=3))
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index fdda36f..b729832 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "animeDownloadDir": "/media/ssd/temp",
-  "dirPerAnime": true
+  "dirPerAnime": true,
+  "notifications": true
 }
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