How to Turn Off Autoplay on Hulu

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July 7, 2025

Hulu Autoplay is a convenient feature when binge-watching or using your favorite show as background. It automatically starts the next episode or related content. However, if you’re on mobile data, with a limited data plan, or have slower internet speeds, Autoplay may waste data by playing content you don’t intend to watch. If you want more control over your viewing decisions, here’s how to turn off Autoplay on Hulu.

What Is Autoplay on Hulu

Autoplay ensures Hulu continues playing when your current viewing ends. For TV shows, it automatically plays the next available episode. For movies or documentaries, a title from a similar genre or category will autoplay.

If you’re binge-watching Hulu during other tasks, Autoplay keeps the content flowing. So you don’t need to reach for the remote. If you’re finishing a title, Autoplay suggestions can help you discover a new favorite within the same genre. To refine Hulu’s Autoplay suggestions, use the “thumb up” or “thumb down” icons to show your preferences.

However, if you prefer to select what you watch next, here’s how you can easily turn off Hulu Autoplay on mobile, desktop, and TV.

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How to Turn Off Autoplay on Hulu Mobile

  1. Open the Hulu app on your iPhone or Android.
  2. Tap your profile image at the bottom right and select Settings.
  3. Turn off “Autoplay Next Video.”
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How to Disable Hulu Autoplay on Web Player

  1. Log in to your account at hulu.com and play a show or movie.
  2. Click the screen to show the playback menu.
  3. Select the Settings icon (the gear icon) and turn off Autoplay.
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How to Turn off Hulu Autoplay on TV

  1. Open the Hulu app on your TV. Press left or back on your remote to show the navigation bar.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Go to Autoplay and toggle it off.

Bonus: How to Download Hulu to MP4

Hulu Autoplay is a useful feature for continuous watching. However, it doesn’t allow you to choose what plays next or decide when to stop. If you want to binge-watch in your own way, consider downloading shows and movies to MP4 and enjoy them with your device’s media player.

For this purpose, Pazu Hulu Video Downloader offers a solution. It can download Hulu content to MP4 and MKV, working on both Windows and Mac with either a Hulu (With Ads) or Hulu (No Ads) account. Downloaded files can be transferred to any supported device for offline viewing without the Hulu app. Then you can have complete control over your watching sessions.

Follow the steps below to learn how to download Hulu movies and TV shows as MP4 files:

Step 1. Run Pazu Hulu Video Downloader on your Mac or Windows.

Download, install and launch Pazu Hulu Video Downloader on your Mac or Windows. Log in your Hulu account and choose hulu.com, hulu.jp or hulu.jp/store.

Hulu Downloader

Step 2. Search Hulu movies/TV shows to download.

Enter the movie/TV show title in the search field or copy and paste the link of the movie/TV show from the Hulu website. Then click the Search icon.

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Step 3. Choose video format/quality

Click the Settings icon to change:

  • Video format: MP4 or MKV
  • Video codec: H264 or H265
  • Audio languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Subtitle languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Subtitle type: Embedded subtitles, Independent subtitles, Hardcoded subtitles
  • Interface languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
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Step 4. Start to download Hulu videos

Click the Download icon next to the title. For a movie, it starts downloading right away.

For a show, choose the season and episodes you want to download. Then click the Download button in the bottom right corner.

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Once downloaded, click the History menu to view all downloaded videos. Click the Folder icon to quickly locate the Hulu videos in MP4 or MKV format, then you can play them on any supported device and app.

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