It might feel like everyone in the world is connected to the internet 24/7, but there are plenty of situations where connecting to the web just isn’t possible — consider your last airplane flight, for an obvious example. Even if you can’t get a decent Wi-Fi or mobile signal, you can still watch your favorite Netflix shows and movies.
Netflix introduced downloads back in November 2016, and the service has beefed up its features for downloading since. Now you can tweak your Netflix settings to get automatic downloads and deletions once you’ve finished watching a movie or episode, as well as an endless supply of new downloads to make sure you always have something to watch offline.
Learn how to adjust your downloads settings to get Netflix to automatically manage it for you with its Smart Downloads features, and how to manage downloads for countries with restricted licenses. For more, learn about Netflix’s hidden menu or see CNET’s reviews of all the streaming services
How can I download Netflix shows?
If you’re familiar with using Netflix on your mobile device, you’ve probably noticed the dark “Download” button that sits right below “Play.” Clicking that button starts a download of a local version of the movie or TV show you want.
You can download Netflix movies and TV shows on iPhone, iPad, Android and Amazon Fire devices, as well as computers with Windows 10 or 11 and some Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. Netflix downloads are set by default to only use Wi-Fi, though you can change that in your app settings.
There’s no Mac app for Netflix yet, so unfortunately, that means no downloads for Mac laptops (unless they’re running Windows too).
On Android, Netflix lets you download entire seasons of TV shows.
TV shows can be downloaded individually by clicking the download icon next to each episode. On Android devices, you can download an entire season of a show by tapping the separate Download Season button next to the My List, Rate…
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