Prime Video is a top-notch video streaming service with a rotating library of Hollywood hits, original series, and even the NFL’s Thursday Night Football. It comes included with any Amazon Prime subscription. If you don’t have Amazon Prime, you can enjoy a 30-day free trial. After that, Prime Video costs $8.99 / month. You can get rid of commercials if you’re willing to pay $11.99 / month.
As a great bonus, you can download Prime Video content to watch offline! While many other streaming service offer downloads, most require you to have the ad-free plan to activate the feature. That’s not the case with Prime Video. All subscribers can access the feature.
How to Download Prime Video Titles
Once you’re inside Prime Video, browse or use the search function to find a movie or TV show to watch. When you go to that title’s page, you’ll see the Download button featured prominently right under the Play button. Give it a click and your title will begin to download to your device.
How to Access Your Prime Video Downloads
On the bottom of your Prime Video interface, you’ll see a Downloads button. Click that and you’ll have access to any titles you’ve saved.
Playback of downloaded content over Chromecast or Airplay isn’t allowed.
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What Are Auto Downloads?
If you’re watching an ongoing show that you like to download, you can set Prime Video to download new episodes automatically. In the Downloads section, look for Auto Downloads and click Manage.
Once there, you can toggle Auto Downloads off and on, choose how many episodes to download automatically, and whether to delete watched episodes.
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 10,000+ movies, TV shows, and Prime Originals like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Jack Ryan,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Boys,” and more. Subscribers can also add third-party services like Max, Showtime, STARZ, and dozens more with Amazon Prime Video Channels. Prime Video also offers exclusive live access to NFL Thursday Night Football.