It'due south i of the mysteries of the internet: you lot can download Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ shows on your iPad or iPhone, and even a Windows PC, but you cannot download content from these services on a Mac.

You tin lookout Netflix, Amazon Prime number Video and Disney+ content on your Mac, to do so you merely need to log on to the website of each service. But downloading is forbidden (and if you lot see a service that seems to propose information technology will allow you to do this then it may well be malware!)

If y'all only wanted to download some movies to watch on your Mac during a long railroad train journey, or an international flight, this volition no uncertainty be frustrating. Your only pick might seem to be to find content on Apple tree Goggle box+ or use Apple's own iTunes Shop, where you can rent or buy movies or TV shows, and download them to your Mac. But why pay when you could become them for costless on one of these popular subscription services?

Unfortunately there is only i option if y'all want to download content from Netflix, Amazon or Disney+ and watch it offline: y'all need to download it on your iPhone or iPad.

UPDATE: On 15 Nov 2021 Amazon Prime Video launched a native macOS app on the Mac App Store that will let Prime subscribers to stream and download Prime number Video content on their Macs for offline viewing. The app is free and requires macOS Big Sur (11.4) and later. Get Amazon Prime number Video for macOS here.

You lot can go a thirty-twenty-four hours free trial of Amazon Prime Video here.

Tin AirPlay help?

You might be wondering whether yous could then employ AirPlay to stream the content from your iPhone or iPad to the bigger screen on your Mac. AirPlay is Apple'southward solution for streaming from your Mac, iPad or iPhone to a TV screen.

You might exist forgiven for thinking it would be possible to stream content from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac's screen using AirPlay. After all, AirPlay is bachelor on all three devices. Prior to iOS 15 and macOS Monterey it was non possible to use AirPlay to stream content from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac's display.

At present the 2021 updates to the operating systems are here you should be able to use AirPlay to ship content to your Mac from an iPhone, iPad, or another Mac. You will also be able to use your Mac as an AirPlay speaker.

In theory the change should make it possible to stream downloaded Netflix or Disney+ shows from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac. Notwithstanding, when we tried to stream from Netflix to our Mac we saw this alert:

Netflix on Mac

When nosotros tried to stream from iPlayer on our iPhone to our Mac information technology did play (although it was a bit laggy) so we call up this is Netflix prohibiting this, probably because it would be still could exist violating Netflix's terms and atmospheric condition. If y'all play downloaded content on your Mac this could lead to termination of your subscription.

As for AirPlay streaming, it will not work with every Mac. If your Mac is pre-2018 you will not be able to enjoy the new characteristic. You'll need a MacBook Pro (2018 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), iMac (2019 and later on), iMac Pro (2017), Mac mini (2020 and later), Mac Pro (2019), and an iPhone 7 and later, iPad Pro (2d generation and later), iPad Air (tertiary generation and later on), iPad (sixth generation and later), or iPad mini (5th generation and afterwards). If your iPhone, iPad or Mac is older it may withal be possible to share content at a lower resolution if yous set 'Let AirPlay for' to 'Everyone' or 'Anyone on the same network'.

Alternatives

Alternatives

While you lot await for the new operating systems to go far, there are other ways to stream from an iOS device to a Mac, but you will need to install an app on your Mac. For example, AirServer (£/$14.99) or Reflector (£16.01/$fourteen.99) are ii Mac apps that can be used to stream content from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac. We have a separate article nearly streaming from iPhone or iPad to Mac.