Amazon Prime Video is a popular streaming service offering a vast library of movies, TV shows, and exclusive Amazon Originals like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Fleabag. Included with Amazon Prime (which also includes free shipping, Amazon Music Prime, and other benefits), Prime Video also offers ad-supported free content. While Prime members can download videos for offline viewing, these downloads are only playable within the Prime Video app. This guide explores both official and alternative methods for watching Amazon videos offline on any device, with or without the app.
Yes. Amazon Prime Video allows downloading select movies and TV shows for offline viewing. This download feature is particularly useful when you don’t have access to a stable internet connection but still want to watch your favorite content.
Prime Video supports these devices to download titles for offline viewing:
Not all movies and TV shows on Amazon Prime Video are available for download. You’ll see a download button with eligible titles.
Downloaded content from Amazon Prime Video typically comes with expiration dates. You’ll usually have 30 days to watch a downloaded video. After you start watching, you’ll have 48 hours to finish it before it expires. Once it expires, you may need to re-download the content if you want to watch it offline again.
To download Prime Video titles, you need to install the app on the supported device first:
To download Amazon Prime Video titles with the app on your Fire tablet, Android, iPhone, and iPad, you can follow these steps:
You can also use your Mac or PC to download Amazon Prime Videos for offline playback with the desktop app. The steps are similar to those with the mobile app.
As mentioned earlier, when using the Prime Video app to download movies and TV shows for offline watching, downloaded titles are only available through the Prime Video app on compatible devices. Furthermore, not all content is available for download, and there are also limitations regarding the expiration of offline content.
To overcome these limitations, Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader comes into play. This specialized software is compatible with both Mac and Windows platforms. It empowers you to download Prime Video movies and TV shows including those free titles (Freevee content) to MP4 or MKV format. With Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader, you can securely preserve your favorite content forever. The downloaded videos can be enjoyed across multiple devices without requiring the Prime Video app, and you won’t need to be concerned about expiration dates. This solution offers the ultimate offline entertainment experience.
To get started, first you need to download, install and run the Pazu Amazon Video Downloader app on your Mac/Windows. Select AMAZON and sign in with your Amazon account.
Click the Settings icon > “Register” and enter your registration code to unlock the full version if you have purchased a registration. If you haven’t, go ahead with the free trial version.
Select the Search tab on top and start typing the name of the movie or the TV show. Now browse through the results and find something you want to download.
Or you can copy-paste the link of the TV show or movie. Click the search icon to find the TV show or movie you’re looking for.
Before starting to download anything, you’ll need to choose the video quality setting. To do that, tap the Settings icon at the upper right and select “Preferences”. It is easy to select the output settings at this step using video formats, video codec, audio languages, or subtitle languages.
Tap the download icon next to the movie or TV show you want to download.
If your selection is a movie, click 
icon next to it and the downloading begins.
If your selection is a TV show, click icon next to it to select the episodes you want to download.
Before downloading, you can also click 
to choose subtitles and audio tracks for each episode. Audio and subtitle languages in Settings only show the 6 common languages. Here you can choose any language from whatever the movie or TV show provides.
Then click Download.
To find the content you’ve downloaded, click the History icon at the top.
Now you can locate the downloaded Prime Video MP4 videos and watch them offline anywhere you want.
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