With more and more excellent TV series, music, and movies appearing on Amazon Prime Video, it has become one of the most popular video streaming websites, just like another Netflix. As well-known as its various video resources, Amazon Prime Video has a set of strict video protection regulations.

There are several types of service in Amazon Prime Video: you can either purchase your favorite videos, or rent them, or register as a Prime member, for streaming and downloading video. However, Amazon has imposed rigid limitations on the downloading and viewing. Even if you've got the right to download the videos you like after you paid to rent them, for example, you only have 48 hours to finish watching them once you start streaming or downloading, and the videos will expire after 30 days from the payment of the rental fee.

Although for purchased videos, Amazon gives an indefinite viewing period, you can only download the videos to four kinds of compatible devices: Fire tablets (other than Kindle Fire 1st Generation), Fire phone, and Android and iOS devices. In this case, it becomes impossible to enjoy the favorite Amazon video on your laptop offline. So is there any way to save or download Amazon video to PC for offline watching?

Sure it is. In this post, we will show you how to download Amazon Prime video to PC/Mac through a smart recorder. Read on and have a try!

Download Video and Music from Amazon Prime to Computer. Amazon Prime is a subscription-based service offered by Amazon which gives members a lot of perks, like free two-day shipping eligible purchases, streaming movies and TV shows, streaming music, unlimited reading, photo.

• Amazon Prime Video Features: Download movies and TV shows on your Mac to watch anywhere, anytime. Access hundreds of thousands of movies and TV episodes you bought or rented including new release movies or the latest TV programming, with the ability to download titles for offline viewing.
• After you download the app, log in with your Amazon Prime or Prime Video account to watch. Browse available content and tap a title to watch it. On iOS and Android devices, you can also download a title by tapping the download icon from the video detail page.

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1. Can I Download Movies from Amazon to My Computer?

You are able to download any video to your Fire tablets, Android, or iOS devices within the Amazon Video app, as long as you have the downloading option. But unfortunately, because of the digital rights management (DRM), Amazon doesn't allow users to download the videos to PC for watching. Even though you've purchased that video, you still cannot download it to other devices not approved by Amazon.

There is much so-called Amazon video downloader software or service on the market, but they are can't actually help you download Amazon videos you want to the computer. So we would like to advise users to record the Amazon videos with recorder software to capture Amazon videos for offline viewing.

2. How to Rip and Record Amazon Prime Video

To easily and successfully rip and record Amazon Prime Video to PC for offline watching, FonePaw Screen Recorder is highly recommended to you. It is a well-rounded recorder app that offers many useful functions in recording videos with audio, including various video formats and presetting the recording time.

By using FonePaw Screen Recorder, you are able to record and convert any Amazon videos to MP4, MOV, or other formats you like. The feature of 'presetting the recording time' allows you to set up a certain recording time so you don't have to sit in front of the screen to wait for the recording to end.

What's more, 'system sound recording' is one of the highlighted functions of FonePaw Screen Recorder. If you record the Amazon videos by turning it on, you can record internal audio coming from the computer, so that the sound effect of the recorded movie or TV shows will not be damaged.

Get your FonePaw Screen Recorder ready and use it to download your favorite Amazon videos to PC for offline viewing in just 4 simple steps.

Step 1. Get the Amazon Prime Video Ripper Ready

Download, install, and launch FonePaw Screen Recorder on your PC. Click on the 'Video Recorder' in the Home interface. Don't forget to toggle on 'Display' and 'System Sound'.

Step 2. Choose A Amazon Prime Video to Record

Open the video you want to rip from Amazon Prime. Click on the arrow-down button in the Display section to set your recording area. You can choose either to record the whole screen or to record just a part of it. If you play the Amazon video in full screen, select 'Full screen'.

Under the 'Advanced Recorder' option, there are several region sizes for choice. And you can also adjust the recording area on your own by stretching the rectangle of the blue dotted lines to fit the play screen.

Step 3. Set to Save Amazon Video As MP4 and More

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Click on 'More settings' and locate the 'Output' section.And then click 'Video format' to choose the output format of Amazon video as MP4. Of course, you can also convert Amazon Prime video to F4V, MOV, or AVI. You are even able to customize the video quality here.

How To Download Amazon Prime Video To Mac

In the 'Mouse' section, uncheck the option of 'Show mouse cursor' that can make your mouse movement disappeared in the video. Remember to click 'OK' to save the settings.

Step 4. Start Recording and Save it

When all the settings are settled, click on the 'REC' button, that orange circular icon, to start recording. After a 3-second countdown, the recording process will be on, so play the Amazon video before the countdown ends.

During recording, there is a row of icons at the top right of the recording control panel. Click on the second alarm clock icon, you can set the recording time according to the duration of the video you are recording. Check the option of 'Shut down when end recording', then the recording process will stop automatically when time's up.

How Do I Download Amazon Prime Video To My Mac

When you want to stop recording, just click on the Stop button at the top left. After recording, you are able to preview the video. Click 'Save' and choose the path to save it.

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That's it! Now you've successfully downloaded the Amazon video to your PC and you can enjoy it offline! How do you feel about FonePaw Screen Recorder? If you find it a useful tool, please share it with your friends! Any comment is welcome.