diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/mainframe.py b/youtube_dl_gui/mainframe.py
index 70795a8..7b9755b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/mainframe.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/mainframe.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from .utils import (
     get_config_path,
     get_icon_file,
     shutdown_sys,
+    read_formats,
     json_store,
     json_load,
     get_time,
@@ -178,15 +179,15 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
         # Get stored save paths file
         self._stored_paths = os.path.join(get_config_path(), "spaths")
 
+        # Get video formats
+        self._video_formats = read_formats()
+
         # Set the app icon
         app_icon_path = get_icon_file()
         if app_icon_path is not None:
             self.app_icon = wx.Icon(app_icon_path, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG)
             self.SetIcon(self.app_icon)
 
-        # Create options frame
-        self._options_frame = OptionsFrame(self)
-
         # Set the data for all the wx.Button items
         # name, label, icon, size, event_handler
         buttons_data = (
@@ -210,6 +211,9 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
             (self.ABOUT_LABEL, self._on_about)
         )
 
+        # Create options frame
+        self._options_frame = OptionsFrame(self)
+
         # Create frame components
         self._panel = wx.Panel(self)
 
@@ -219,8 +223,10 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
         self._url_list = self._create_textctrl(wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.TE_DONTWRAP, self._on_urllist_edit)
 
         self._folder_icon = self._create_static_bitmap("folder_32px.png")
+
+        #TODO on change event update save path
         self._path_combobox = ComboBoxLimit(self._panel)
-        self._videoformat_combobox = wx.ComboBox(self._panel)
+        self._videoformat_combobox = wx.ComboBox(self._panel, choices=self._video_formats.values())
 
         self._download_text = self._create_statictext(self.DOWNLOAD_LIST_LABEL)
         self._status_list = ListCtrl(self.STATUSLIST_COLUMNS,
@@ -272,6 +278,10 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
         self._set_buttons_width()
         self._status_bar_write(self.WELCOME_MSG)
 
+        # TODO method to do this in one line
+        self._videoformat_combobox.SetValue(self._video_formats[self.opt_manager.options["video_format"]])
+        self._videoformat_combobox.SetSelection(self._videoformat_combobox.FindString(self._videoformat_combobox.GetValue()))
+
         self._path_combobox.LoadMultiple(json_load(self._stored_paths))
 
         self._set_layout()
@@ -713,6 +723,9 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
         self.opt_manager.options['main_win_size'] = self.GetSize()
         self.opt_manager.options['opts_win_size'] = self._options_frame.GetSize()
 
+        #TODO update opt_manager on ComboBox edit
+        self.opt_manager.options["video_format"] = self._video_formats[self._videoformat_combobox.GetValue()]
+
         self._options_frame.save_all_options()
         self.opt_manager.save_to_file()
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/optionsframe.py b/youtube_dl_gui/optionsframe.py
index 1ccc874..3361363 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/optionsframe.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/optionsframe.py
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class VideoTab(TabPanel):
         self._on_videoformat(None)
 
     def save_options(self):
-        self.opt_manager.options['video_format'] = self.FORMATS.get(self.videoformat_combo.GetValue(), '0')
+        #self.opt_manager.options['video_format'] = self.FORMATS.get(self.videoformat_combo.GetValue(), '0')
         self.opt_manager.options['second_video_format'] = self.FORMATS.get(self.sec_videoformat_combo.GetValue(), '0')
 
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py b/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
index 6594bb2..1ed13dc 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
@@ -328,6 +328,24 @@ def json_store(filename, item):
     with open(filename, 'w') as output_json_file:
         json.dump(item, output_json_file)
 
+def read_formats():
+    """Returns a twodict containing all the formats from 'data/formats'."""
+    # TODO Support for other directories? Test with py2exe
+    formats_file = os.path.join(absolute_path(__file__), "data", "formats")
+
+    if os_path_exists(formats_file):
+        formats_dict = TwoWayOrderedDict()
+
+        with open(formats_file) as input_file:
+            for line in input_file:
+                format_id, format_label = line.split('-')
+
+                formats_dict[format_id.strip()] = format_label.strip()
+
+        return formats_dict
+
+    return None
+
 
 class TwoWayOrderedDict(dict):