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Downloads: watch offline

Before you travel, download what you want to watch. Downloads play from the device with no internet at all.
Watching: quality, subtitles and the data saver — The player: audio and subtitles, picture quality, the data saver, the bandwidth panel, Play all and downloads. Film footage: Tears of Steel © Blender Foundation (CC BY 3.0).

Download

  1. 1Long-press a film, episode or song (right-click on a computer).
  2. 2Choose Download the original — or a smaller copy (1080p, 720p or 480p) to save space; the size is shown, so use Wi-Fi for big files.
  3. 3For a smaller copy your server prepares it first (progress is shown), then it downloads.
  4. 4Open Downloads (under More on phones) to see progress; you can pause, resume or cancel.

In the web app

A film's page has Download: the original, or 1080p, 720p and 480p copies made by your server.

Watch a download

Open Downloads and tap a completed title. It plays from the device — no data used.

Remove downloads

Swipe or use the menu on a download to delete it, or use Clear completed.

Questions

Do downloads respect Parental Control?

Yes — protected titles are hidden and can't be downloaded until the PIN is entered on that device.

Can TVs download?

No, downloads are for phones, tablets and computers.

Last updated 2026-11-12.