How to download movies from Netflix for offline viewing

Whether you’re boarding a plane, traveling by train, or preparing to travel by bus to another country, there’s a chance you’ll be traveling without Wi-Fi. Even if networking is available, the cost of connectivity may be too much for some pockets. While you can do the best you can with the mobile data available to you, there will inevitably be dead zones on your trip where the mobile signal is weak.

If you are a Netflix subscriber and plan to use this travel time to enjoy a Netflix movie, don’t worry. You’re out of luck.

You can watch plenty of Netflix movies and shows on the go, thanks to the platform’s offline viewing feature. If you’re paying for one of Netflix’s streaming plans (other than the new Basic with Ads plan), downloading content to watch at another time is a fairly simple process that takes all the hassle out of worrying about when you’ll be able to connect to Wi-Fi again. We are here to show you how to download movies from Netflix.

The following instructions should work for iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire tablet, Chromebook and Chromebox, and Windows 10 devices and computers. Note: Although Windows PC users can download episodes for offline viewing, they must use the Netflix app from the Windows Store to do so.

Oh, and while you’re here, you might also be interested in our other guides covering how to download movies and shows from Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Apple TV+.

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Turn on your download

Step 1: Stay up-to-date

First of all, make sure your Netflix app is up to date. If your device is not set to update automatically, click the App Store app for iOS devices (you’ll need version 9.0 or later) or do the same in the Google Play Store for Android devices.

If you’re using Netflix on your Amazon Kindle Fire or Fire device, follow these instructions to update the app, and for Chrome and Chromebox devices, you can watch using your browser or using the Netflix app from the Google Play Store — just make sure it’s up to date, too.

If you plan to use Netflix for Windows 10, choose Store on the taskbar or in the Start menu, click on your user icon and select Downloads or additions. Finally, choose Check for updatesand the Netflix app will start updating.

Step 2: Select the download quality

Netflix offers two quality levels for downloads: standard and high. The latter is high definition — “up to 1080p depending on the TV show or movie,” says Netflix. Standard takes up less space on your device and allows you to download content faster, while High takes a little more space and patience. Which one you want depends on how much free space you have and what kind of device you use. A standard mode layout might look good on your new phone, for example, while a higher resolution might be more desirable for your tablet or laptop.

To select, find Application settings Menu. It could be called More or located under your profile icon on the Amazon, Android (also in the Chrome app), or iOS smartphone apps. From there, below Downloads title, click or tap Video quality or Video download quality (Android) and select the desired quality. In Windows 10, go to Menu > settings > download files and select the video quality there.

Later in this article, we’ll get into more details about how much space a Netflix download takes up.

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Step 3: Choose your show or movie

Not everything on Netflix is ​​available for download, but the company has made it easier to find downloadable titles by arranging them in a special section aptly named “Available for Download.” This category can be found among the other genre options, as a sub-menu when you select TV shows or Movies. On Windows 10 devices, it will be the penultimate option below Home section. If you use the Netflix app for iOS, Android, Chrome or Amazon devices, below Downloads you can also choose Find more to download or Find something to download to view available titles.

If you’re looking for a specific title, you’ll know you can download it via download files icon, which is a down arrow with a horizontal line below it.

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Step 4: Start the download

To start downloading the title, select download files icon attached to the show or movie you want to watch. Here’s a quick pro tip for Android users: The Netflix app lets you specify which storage location you want for your downloads. Previously, Netflix defaulted to the storage device the app is on, but the update helped expand the options. Now you can put the microSD card in your smartphone and you will have the option to set it as the default download location to Application settings Menu.

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Step 5: View your downloaded titles

After downloading, all Netflix content will appear in the Downloads section. Touch Downloads menu on mobile devices or Menu button in the upper left corner of the application in Windows. The title’s size and rating are listed right next to it. To play an episode, simply click or tap the video thumbnail.

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How much space do I need?

How much storage space the download takes depends on the length of the title and the quality of the resolution. To give you an idea of ​​the numbers, we downloaded the first episode Taboo and a Ryan Reynolds Netflix film Project Adam in standard and high definition on iPhone 13 Pro.

TabooThe episode is 57 minutes long, and its high-quality version took up 981.2 MB of space, while the standard version used 226.4 MB. Project Adam, in an hour and 46 minutes, took up 1.12 GB of space in High and 493.8 MB in Standard. It’s always a good idea to see how much free space you have on your device before choosing standard or high quality.

What is available?

Not all shows and movies on Netflix are available for download, usually because the networks that own them have requested that they be left off the list. But the good news is that every Netflix original we came across was available for download, including Bridgerton, The last kingdom, Vikings of Valhalla, Stranger Things, Warlockand Cobra Kai.

Non-Netflix original titles available at the time of writing included TV shows like Better call Saul, Breaking Bad, Good placeand Schitt’s Creek. Movies available for download are included There will be blood, The devil all the time, Sorry to bother youand Nightmare on Elm Street.

However, there are certain limits on how many times you can download some titles and how long you have to watch them. For example, you cannot download the same episode Bridgerton more than three times in one billing cycle. (Weird, we know.) You’ll also have to watch each one within a month of downloading before it expires for offline viewing.

Not every property is so generous when it comes to downloading content. Occasionally, you’ll come across a movie or series that can only be downloaded once, as a result of the licensing agreement Netflix has with the network that owns it. Such titles also tend to expire after a week if you don’t pay attention to them and usually disappear 48 hours after you first hit play.

No download for Netflix’s new ad layer

If you haven’t heard the recent news about the launch of Netflix’s new basic tier with ads, you can check out our post on how much all of Netflix’s other plans cost (spoiler, it’s $7 a month). And while it’s the most affordable Netflix plan you can get right now, you have to put up with ads sprinkled throughout the shows and movies you watch. But most importantly, in the context of this post, the ad-supported tier does not allow downloads for offline viewing.

How to enable automatic download

While manually selecting titles to download is a great feature in itself, wouldn’t it be great if Netflix let you download content automatically? Well, you’re in luck. Earlier this year, Netflix introduced a new feature for Android users called Downloads For You that uses your Netflix viewing history to select and download movies and TV shows that suit your tastes. It took a while, but the feature is now available for iOS devices as well. Here’s how to activate it.

Step 1: Opting into Downloads For You is a simple process, but note that the feature requires a Wi-Fi connection (no cellular data). To get started, open the Netflix app and tap Downloads in the lower navigation bar. Then tap Smart downloads at the top of the next screen. Then, all you have to do is switch Downloads for you either on/off.

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Step 2: If you are worried about how much storage space Netflix will take up on your device, you can adjust your data storage settings by selecting Allocate storage space. By using Plus and Minus icon, you can choose between storage limits of 1 GB, 3 GB, and 5 GB.

How can I delete titles?

Whether you’ve already watched downloaded titles or just want to make room for other stuff, eventually you’ll want to get rid of them, especially when you consider that you can only have 100 things downloaded at once. There are two ways to do this, depending on how much content you want to delete at once.

Step 1: Delete a single title

If you want to delete a single title, you can do so via My downloads section. For iOS and Android apps, just tap Pencil icon that will give you the option to select the title or titles you want to delete. In Windows 10, for example, just open the title, click on Downloaded and select Delete download. You can also click on Edit with pencil icon and select files to delete.

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Step 2: Delete all titles

You could delete everything in the My Downloads section individually, but if you want to delete everything at once, there’s an easier way. To go settingsthen simply click on Delete all downloads.

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Having a library of downloaded movies and shows on your device the next time you’re out or on the go and without a Wi-Fi connection will make for a much more enjoyable and fun time-killing situation.

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