Streaming > Streaming TV, Movies, & More How to Download Amazon Prime Movies Watch Prime movies and shows offline using 2 different options By Lisa Mildon Lisa Mildon Facebook Twitter Lifewire Technology Review Board Member & Quality Team Editor Southern New Hampshire University Lisa Mildon is a Lifewire writer and an IT professional with 30 years of experience. Her writing has appeared in Geekisphere and other publications. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on June 15, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email In This Article Expand Jump to a Section Download Rented or Purchased Amazon Prime Movies Download Videos Included with Membership Delete Viewed Videos Frequently Asked Questions What to Know Rented/purchased movies, go to Video Library > Movies or TV Shows > select movie > Download.For movies included with Prime, use the app > select video > under video details, tap Download and follow prompts.Your target device must be Amazon-compatible: Kindle, iOS, macOS, Android, or Windows 10. This article explains two different ways to download Amazon Prime movies for offline viewing. Download Amazon Prime Movies You’ve Rented or Purchased Before downloading any videos, you’ll need to download and install the Prime Video app, available for Android 4.1 and later and iOS 9.3 and later. Assuming you’ve already purchased or rented a movie or TV program, begin the download process on a supported device: Connect to the internet and open the Prime Video app on your device. Tap the hamburger menu, represented as 3 horizontal lines. Tap Video Library. Tap either Movies or TV Shows, depending on your desired video. Find and tap your movie, then tap Download from the menu on the right. If you have an SD card installed, you may be asked where you want the video to be saved. Under Download Options, choose among four different files sizes: Best: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.46 GB of data and storage.Better: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.33 GB of data and storage.Good: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.27 GB of data and storage.Data Saver: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.14 GB of data and storage. The lower the quality of the download, the lower the video quality. You should see the video download, with the percentage completed shown on the right. When the download's complete and you’re ready to watch, tap Complete. Tap Take me to the downloads page. To watch it later, tap the hamburger menu. Tap Downloads. Tap Play to begin playing any of your downloaded videos. How to Download Amazon Prime Videos Included With Prime Open the Prime Video app. Tap a video of your choice after scrolling through the Prime Carousel. In the video details, tap Download. If you have an SD card installed, you may be asked where you want the video to be saved. Under Download Options, choose among four different files sizes: Best: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.46 GB of data and storage.Better: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.33 GB of data and storage.Good: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.27 GB of data and storage.Data Saver: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.14 GB of data and storage. The download begins, with the progress bar on the right. After it is complete and you’re ready to watch, tap Complete. Tap Take me to the downloads page. To watch it later, tap the hamburger menu. Tap Downloads. Tap Play to begin playing any of your downloaded videos. How to Delete Viewed Amazon Prime Videos After you’ve watched those downloaded videos, delete them to save space on your device. Open your Prime Video app. Tap the hamburger menu. Tap Downloads. To delete a single video, tap the 3 vertical dots on the right side. Tap Delete download. To delete several videos simultaneously, tap Edit. Tap each video, or tap Select all to delete all the videos. Tap Delete. FAQ Can You Legally Download Movies from Amazon Prime? Yes, you can. However, Amazon doesn’t allow downloading to just anything; you'll need a compatible device:Kindle Fire tablets (Except 1st generation)OR compatible devices with the following operating systems as long as you have installed the Prime Video app on them:Android iOS macOS Windows 10 Can you download Amazon Prime Movies on a Mac? Yes. It just needs to be running macOS to qualify as a compatible device and the Prime Video app needs to be installed on it. Can you download Amazon Prime Movies on a laptop? Yes, you can download Amazon movies on any Android, iOS, macOS or Windows 10 laptop. Be sure you have installed the Prime Video app on them. Can I download Amazon Prime movies to my iPhone? Yes. Any phone running iOS qualifies as a compatible device. Be sure you have installed the Prime Video app. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit