diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index febc64f..2df0ab4 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ See `./redditdl.py --help` for uptodate details.
 ordering = ('key', )
 
     redditdl.py [-h] [--multireddit] [--last l] [--score s] [--num n]
-                     [--update] [--sfw] [--nsfw]
+                     [--user] [--update] [--sfw] [--nsfw]
                      [--filename-format FILENAME_FORMAT] [--title-contain TEXT]
                      [--regex REGEX] [--verbose] [--skipAlbums]
                      [--mirror-gfycat] [--sort-type SORT_TYPE]
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ optional arguments:
     -h, --help            show this help message and exit
     --multireddit         Take multirredit instead of subreddit as input. If so,
                         provide /user/m/multireddit-name as argument
+    --user                Take user instead of subreddit as input.
+                        Please note that filters don't work with users yet.
     --last l              ID of the last downloaded file.
     --score s             Minimum score of images to download.
     --num n               Number of images to download.
diff --git a/redditdownload/reddit.py b/redditdownload/reddit.py
index bd01110..db79c34 100755
--- a/redditdownload/reddit.py
+++ b/redditdownload/reddit.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from json import JSONDecoder
 
 
-def getitems(subreddit, multireddit=False, previd='', reddit_sort=None):
+def getitems(subreddit, multireddit=False, user=False, previd='', reddit_sort=None):
     """Return list of items from a subreddit.
 
     :param subreddit: subreddit to load the post
@@ -16,14 +16,17 @@ def getitems(subreddit, multireddit=False, previd='', reddit_sort=None):
     :returns: list -- list of post url
     """
 
+    if user:
+        url = 'https://www.reddit.com/user/%s/submitted.json' % subreddit
+
     if multireddit:
         if '/m/' not in subreddit:
             warning = ('That doesn\'t look like a multireddit. Are you sure'
                        'you need that multireddit flag?')
             print warning
             sys.exit(1)
-        url = 'http://www.reddit.com/user/%s.json' % subreddit
-    if not multireddit:
+        url = 'https://www.reddit.com/user/%s.json' % subreddit
+    if not (multireddit or user):
         if '/m/' in subreddit:
             warning = ('It looks like you are trying to fetch a multireddit. \n'
                        'Check the multireddit flag. '
@@ -32,15 +35,15 @@ def getitems(subreddit, multireddit=False, previd='', reddit_sort=None):
             sys.exit(1)
         # no sorting needed
         if reddit_sort is None:
-            url = 'http://www.reddit.com/r/{}.json'.format(subreddit)
+            url = 'https://www.reddit.com/r/{}.json'.format(subreddit)
         # if sort is top or controversial, may include advanced sort (ie week, all etc)
         elif 'top' in reddit_sort:
-            url = 'http://www.reddit.com/r/{}/{}.json'.format(subreddit, 'top')
+            url = 'https://www.reddit.com/r/{}/{}.json'.format(subreddit, 'top')
         elif 'controversial' in reddit_sort:
-            url = 'http://www.reddit.com/r/{}/{}.json'.format(subreddit, 'controversial')
+            url = 'https://www.reddit.com/r/{}/{}.json'.format(subreddit, 'controversial')
         # use default
         else:
-            url = 'http://www.reddit.com/r/{}/{}.json'.format(subreddit, reddit_sort)
+            url = 'https://www.reddit.com/r/{}/{}.json'.format(subreddit, reddit_sort)
 
     # Get items after item with 'id' of previd.
 
diff --git a/redditdownload/redditdownload.py b/redditdownload/redditdownload.py
index 9d47d8e..3834dc5 100755
--- a/redditdownload/redditdownload.py
+++ b/redditdownload/redditdownload.py
@@ -311,8 +311,11 @@ def parse_args(args):
                         default=getcwd(), help='Dir to put downloaded files in.')
     PARSER.add_argument('--multireddit', default=False, action='store_true',
                         required=False,
-                        help='Take multirredit instead of subreddit as input.'
+                        help='Take multireddit instead of subreddit as input.'
                         'If so, provide /user/m/multireddit-name as argument')
+    PARSER.add_argument('--user', default=False, action='store_true', required=False,
+                        help='Take user instead of subreddit as input. '
+                        'Please note that filters don\'t work with users yet.')
     PARSER.add_argument('--last', metavar='l', default='', required=False,
                         help='ID of the last downloaded file.')
     PARSER.add_argument('--score', metavar='s', default=0, type=int, required=False,
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ def main():
 
     while not FINISHED:
         ITEMS = getitems(
-            ARGS.reddit, multireddit=ARGS.multireddit, previd=LAST,
+            ARGS.reddit, multireddit=ARGS.multireddit, user=ARGS.user, previd=LAST,
             reddit_sort=ARGS.sort_type)
 
         # measure time and set the program to wait 4 second between request