“I bought an episode of Simpsons from Amazon Prime Video. However, there seems to be no way to actually download the movie file. They want me to download an app to watch it. Is there any way to actually save this file that I paid for?”
Many people who purchase movies and TV shows believe that they can download the videos to MP4 and keep them forever, however, the fact is not. Amazon Prime Video only allows to download your purchased videos within the Prime Video app.
How to download purchased Save Purchased Amazon Prime Videos to your local hard drive/USB drive and play them with any video player? Here we will show you the best solution.
First we still want to introduce how to download Amazon Prime Videos with Prime Video app if you don’t mind installing the app.
You can download purchased movie and TV shows on a Fire tablet, iOS, Android, macOS, or Windows with the Prime Video app.
Cons: If the video leaves Prime Video someday, your downloads will also disappear.
If you want to save purchased movies and TV shows on your computer or external hard drive permanently, the best option is Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader.
Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader is a dedicated software designed for both Mac and Windows users to download Prime Video movies and TV shows including those in Freevee to MP4 or MKV format. With Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader, you can securely preserve your favorite content forever, whether purchased/rented movies and TV shows or video catalog included in your Prime membership. 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 and sign in with your Amazon account.
Click the key icon 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.
Start typing the name of the movie or the TV show. Now browse through the results and find the movie or TV show 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.
The default output video format is MP4. Pazu Prime Video Downloader also supports downloading Prime Videos to MKV. To change output format, tap the Gear icon on the top right corner to open Settings.
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 on the top.
Now you can locate the downloaded Prime Video MP4 videos and watch them offline anywhere you want.
You can also use OBS Studio to record purchased Amazon Prime videos. This way you have a digital copy of your purchased content. However, the video recording is in real time and can be very time consuming. In addition, you’ll need to make sure the video streaming screen isn’t interrupted.
Another problem is that you will lose a lot of data, like the audio tracks (ie you lose any surround sound options) and language options.
How to record Purchased Amazon Prime Videos with OBS?
If you get the black screen while screen recording, try going into your browser Settings – System and turning off the hardware acceleration when available option.
Related: More ways to record Amazon Prime Videos
Download Amazon Prime Video movies and TV shows to MP4/MKV on your PC/Mac