How to Download Amazon Prime Movies to PC/Laptop?

As a fan of Amazon Prime videos, have you ever had the experience of disconnecting from the Internet but still thirsting for prime videos to kill time?

Thankfully, Amazon Prime Video offers the option of offline viewing through the Amazon Prime Video App. Also, you can use some third-party apps with more functions to download Amazon Prime videos for offline viewing.

This can be very handy for long flights or other times you might not have WiFi to stream your movies. In this article, you will learn how to download Amazon Prime videos to laptop PCs, either with the Prime Video app or with an Amazon downloader.

1. Can I download movies from Amazon to my computer?

Yes, you definitely can! Amazon Prime offers the option of offline viewing through the Amazon Prime Video App. For Windows PC users, Amazon Prime Video (Windows 10 App) is available in 2020. For Mac users, you may have found that you couldn’t download Prime Video App on laptops before November 16, 2021.

Happily, from that day on, Amazon supported the Prime Video app for macOS, which can be downloaded free of charge in the MAC app store. So, both mac users and Windows users can download movies from amazon to their PCs in an official way.

You even have more choices, such as downloading Amazon movies on the laptop using third-party apps, which are usually more feature-rich.

2. How to download Amazon Prime streaming movies to PC?

Two ways to download amazon prime movies to PC will be introduced. One is through the Amazon Prime video app for PC. The other is through a third-party Amazon Prime Video downloader.

Method 1: Download amazon prime movies to the computer via Amazon Prime Video App

This is the official way for you to download Amazon content. (Notice: not all movies can be downloaded for Prime members. Many movies need you to rent or buy before being downloaded. How to download purchased or rental movies will be introduced in the latter part of this passage. Here we introduced how to download Prime videos included with Prime.

Steps to follow:

• Step 1: Open Microsoft Store or Apple’s App Store and install the Prime Video app on your PC.
• Step 2: Launch Amazon Prime Video App and log in with your account.
• Step 3: Tap a video of your choice after scrolling through pages of movies included with Prime.

• Step 4: In the video details, tap Download.
• Step 5: 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.

• Step 6: After the process of Prime video downloading is complete and you’re ready to watch, tap Complete. Then tap” Take me to the downloads page”. (If you want to watch it later, you can tap the hamburger menu on the homepage and then tap Downloads in the left column.)

Method 2: Use StreamFab Amazon Downloader to download Amazon movies on a laptop

A brand, StreamFab, specializes in giving you a resolution variety when you download audio and video files in order to solve the problem of downloading content from Amazon Prime and other video sites. To have a comprehensive review of the StreamFab brand, you can click here: How to Use StreamFab 6

StreamFab Amazon Downloader is designed exclusively to download Amazon Prime videos, movies, and TV shows, with video files up to 1080p and EAC3 5.1 audio tracks, providing you with the most efficient way to download Amazon videos in MP4 format.

To use this Amazon video downloader, you can follow the below steps:

• Step 1: Install and download the StreamFab Amazon Downloader in Windows/Mac version.

• Step 2: Launch this Amazon Downloader and you can see its main interface which is navigatable. 

• Step 3: Click the “VIP Services” on the left column>click the Amazon streaming platform on right.

• Step 4: Launch in your Amazon Prime Video account >Search for the movie or series included with Amazon Prime Video you want to download

• Step 5: Downloading movies on Amazon Prime Video.

You need to play back the video as usual. When the playback begins, a popup window shall show up asking you whether you would like to download the video immediately or add it to the download task queue and manually start to download it at a later time.

3. How to download purchased or rented movies from amazon to PC?

Many of you have known that some movies are not available without purchasing or renting on Prime Video.

Before I introduce the ways to download purchased movies from amazon to your computer, something important needs to be noticed, as this may affect your final choice between the methods introduced. Next are Amazon Prime video rules for purchased videos and rental Amazon movies.

For rental videos, when a download option is available, you may temporarily download prime videos you rent to one compatible download device.

This means once you have downloaded a rental video to a compatible download device, you may not download that video to another device or simultaneously watch it on more than one device using the same Amazon account.

After renting a video, you'll typically have 48 hours to finish watching the video once you have commenced streaming or downloading, and you must finish watching the video prior to the expiration time, which is typically 30 days from your payment of the rental fee.

For purchased movies or shows, when a download option is available, you may download videos you purchase to four compatible download devices and you may watch and re-watch your purchased videos as often as you want and as long as you want.

Assuming that you’ve already purchased or rented a movie or a TV program, how can you download these videos? Also, there are two ways: via the official app or a third-party app. The steps of downloading purchased or rental amazon prime movies to a computer via the amazon prime app are different from the ones of downloading streaming Amazon Prime videos. You can keep reading to learn the detailed steps.

Download purchased or rented amazon prime movies to computer via Amazon Prime Video App

Begin the download process on a supported device:

• Step 1: Open the Prime Video app on your device
• Step 2: Tap the hamburger menu, represented as 3 horizontal lines, then tap Video Library.

• Step 3: Tap your desired video that has been purchased or rented.
• Step 4: Tap Download from the menu on the right.
• Step 5: To find the downloaded videos, tap the hamburger menu on the homepage. And then tap “Downloads” in the left column.

Cons of this method:

• For rental movies, downloads expire after a period of time.
• The number of download devices is limited.

As for downloading purchased or rental Amazon Prime movies with StreamFab's Amazon downloader, its steps are the same as downloading streaming Amazon Prime movies.

Conclusion

In this article, two methods have been introduced to download Amazon Prime movies to PC. The Prime Video app supports the function of downloading videos for offline watching for Mac and Windows users, so you can download videos on the official app.

But bear in mind that not all Prime videos are downloadable. And downloaded rental videos expire after 30 days and you'll typically have 48 hours to finish watching the video once you have commenced downloading.

If you can’t bear these features, you can choose a third-party app: StreamFab Amazon Prime Downloader, which allows you to download all videos included with Amazon Prime.

And downloaded rental and purchased Amazon movies can be saved forever in MP4 format. This app has a free trial version. If you are interested in it, you can have a free trial.

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