diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index badbad49..c0ca9431 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -6717,6 +6717,25 @@ Description
       and ``{_filename}``.
 
 
+exec.commands
+-------------
+Type
+    ``list`` of `commands <exec.command_>`__
+Example
+    .. code:: json
+
+        [
+            ["echo", "{user[account]}", "{id}"]
+            ["magick", "convert" "{_path}",  "\fF {_path.rpartition('.')[0]}.png"],
+            "rm {}",
+        ]
+Description
+    Multiple `commands <exec.command_>`__ to run in succession.
+
+    All `commands <exec.command_>`__ after the first returning with a non-zero
+    exit status will not be run.
+
+
 exec.event
 ----------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
index 7d2be2b9..b3d6e67e 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 from .common import PostProcessor
 from .. import util, formatter
 import os
-import re
 
 
 if util.WINDOWS:
@@ -26,17 +25,14 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
     def __init__(self, job, options):
         PostProcessor.__init__(self, job)
 
-        if options.get("async", False):
-            self._exec = self._exec_async
-
-        args = options["command"]
-        if isinstance(args, str):
-            self.args = args
-            self._sub = re.compile(r"\{(_directory|_filename|_path|)\}").sub
-            execute = self.exec_string
+        cmds = options.get("commands")
+        if cmds:
+            self.cmds = [self._prepare_cmd(c) for c in cmds]
+            execute = self.exec_many
         else:
-            self.args = [formatter.parse(arg) for arg in args]
-            execute = self.exec_list
+            execute, self.args = self._prepare_cmd(options["command"])
+            if options.get("async", False):
+                self._exec = self._exec_async
 
         events = options.get("event")
         if events is None:
@@ -47,6 +43,13 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
 
         self._init_archive(job, options)
 
+    def _prepare_cmd(self, cmd):
+        if isinstance(cmd, str):
+            self._sub = util.re(r"\{(_directory|_filename|_path|)\}").sub
+            return self.exec_string, cmd
+        else:
+            return self.exec_list, [formatter.parse(arg) for arg in cmd]
+
     def exec_list(self, pathfmt):
         archive = self.archive
         kwdict = pathfmt.kwdict
@@ -60,10 +63,11 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
 
         args = [arg.format_map(kwdict) for arg in self.args]
         args[0] = os.path.expanduser(args[0])
-        self._exec(args, False)
+        retcode = self._exec(args, False)
 
         if archive:
             archive.add(kwdict)
+        return retcode
 
     def exec_string(self, pathfmt):
         archive = self.archive
@@ -72,10 +76,31 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
 
         self.pathfmt = pathfmt
         args = self._sub(self._replace, self.args)
-        self._exec(args, True)
+        retcode = self._exec(args, True)
 
         if archive:
             archive.add(pathfmt.kwdict)
+        return retcode
+
+    def exec_many(self, pathfmt):
+        archive = self.archive
+        if archive:
+            if archive.check(pathfmt.kwdict):
+                return
+            self.archive = False
+
+        retcode = 0
+        for execute, args in self.cmds:
+            self.args = args
+            retcode = execute(pathfmt)
+            if retcode:
+                # non-zero exit status
+                break
+
+        if archive:
+            self.archive = archive
+            archive.add(pathfmt.kwdict)
+        return retcode
 
     def _exec(self, args, shell):
         self.log.debug("Running '%s'", args)
@@ -83,6 +108,7 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
         if retcode:
             self.log.warning("'%s' returned with non-zero exit status (%d)",
                              args, retcode)
+        return retcode
 
     def _exec_async(self, args, shell):
         self.log.debug("Running '%s'", args)
diff --git a/test/test_postprocessor.py b/test/test_postprocessor.py
index a171cb28..82b6ae47 100644
--- a/test/test_postprocessor.py
+++ b/test/test_postprocessor.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import unittest
-from unittest.mock import Mock, mock_open, patch
+from unittest.mock import Mock, mock_open, patch, call
 
 import shutil
 import logging
@@ -233,6 +233,38 @@ class ExecTest(BasePostprocessorTest):
             shell=False,
         )
 
+    def test_command_many(self):
+        self._create({
+            "commands": [
+                "echo {} {_path} {_directory} {_filename} && rm {};",
+                ["~/script.sh", "{category}", "\fE _directory.upper()"],
+            ]
+        })
+
+        with patch("gallery_dl.util.Popen") as p:
+            i = Mock()
+            i.wait.return_value = 0
+            p.return_value = i
+            self._trigger(("after",))
+
+        self.assertEqual(p.call_args_list, [
+            call(
+                "echo {0} {0} {1} {2} && rm {0};".format(
+                    self.pathfmt.realpath,
+                    self.pathfmt.realdirectory,
+                    self.pathfmt.filename),
+                shell=True,
+            ),
+            call(
+                [
+                    os.path.expanduser("~/script.sh"),
+                    self.pathfmt.kwdict["category"],
+                    self.pathfmt.realdirectory.upper(),
+                ],
+                shell=False,
+            ),
+        ])
+
     def test_command_returncode(self):
         self._create({
             "command": "echo {}",
@@ -944,8 +976,8 @@ class ZipTest(BasePostprocessorTest):
         self._trigger(("finalize",))
 
         self.assertEqual(pp.zfile.write.call_count, 3)
-        for call in pp.zfile.write.call_args_list:
-            args, kwargs = call
+        for call_args in pp.zfile.write.call_args_list:
+            args, kwargs = call_args
             self.assertEqual(len(args), 2)
             self.assertEqual(len(kwargs), 0)
             self.assertEqual(args[0], self.pathfmt.temppath)