4 Ways to watch Netflix offline on a Mac 

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Emma
January 18, 2024

As the miost popular video streaming service, Netflix has never released an app for Mac. You may feel shocked, well that’s the truth. Since there is no Netflix app available subscribers aren’t actually able to download their favourite series and movies, which means watching Netflix videos offline on Mac is hard. But is it not complately impossible to watch Netflix offline on Mac. If you’re a Mac user and you have a Netflix account there are a few steps you can take – all legal – to get the best viewing experience.

Option 1. Install Netflix for Windows on Mac

If you are fairly familiar with Mac and Virtual Machine, you can install a Virtual Machine on your Mac and then install a Windows on it. Then it means you have a Windows computer on your Mac and you can use the Netflix for Windows app to download Netflix movies and episodes. Given that this requires a certain level of skill and is a bit of a hassle, we don’t recommend this approach here either. Check it out if you’re interested.

Option 2. Install Netflix for iOS on Mac

iOS and iPad OS apps can natively run on M1 and M2 Macs. If you have M1 or M2 Macs, you can install Netflix iOS app on your Mac and then download content to watch offline. To run Netflix for iOS on a Mac, follow below steps:

  1. Open App Store on your Mac.
  2. Type Netflix in the search field.
  3. Click iPhone & iPad Apps in the results.
  4. Click the download icon to install it on your Mac.
  5. Click Open to start using Netflix for iOS app on your Mac.

However, some developers choose to opt-out to have their iOS apps run on M1/M2 Macs for various reasons. If Netflix doesn’t appear when you search it on your M1/M2 Mac, that’s because Netflix for iOS has been blocked from running on macOS. There is a way around this by sideloading the app on the Mac.

To sideload the app onto Mac:

  1. On the M1 download the iMazing app.
  2. Run the iMazing app and connect the iPhone or iPad to the Mac as the application (IPA file) needs to be to extracted from the device to the Mac
  3. On iMazing go to Apps -> Manage Apps -> Library
  4. Select and download the apps (Netflix in this case)
  5. Right click on the downloaded app and hit “Export IPA”
  6. Open the IPA file to install it
  7. Now the app can be run like any regular app

Option 3. Record Netflix videos with Screen Recorder

Although some articles suggest you using a screen recording tool to record Netflix movies and TV shows on Mac, well this method is not recommended here as it’s the most unconbenient way to download Netflix videos because you have to play the entire show or movie while recording and you can’t use your Mac during the recording. Imagine recording a TV show with 13 episodes, how frustrating it is.

QuickTime Player is the most convenient tool to record Netflix videos on Mac. Follow below steps:

  1. Open Google Chrome, go to Settings -> System -> Disable “Use hardware acceleration when available” -> Restart chrome.
  2. Open https://www.netflix.com/browse in Google Chrome browser and log in your account.
  3. Play the content you want to record.
  4. Run QuickTime Player, select File – New Screen Recording.
  5. Select the record region and click Record.
  6. Click the menu icon on the top right corner to stop recording.

To record Netflix movies and TV shows, you can also use other screen recorder tools, such as Movavi Screen Recorder, Joyoshare VidiKit, etc.

In fact, here we will recommend an extremely easy way to download and watch Netflix offline on Mac – Pazu Netflix Video Downloader.

Option 4. Use Pazu Netflix Video Downloader

Pazu Netflix Video Downloader allows you to watch Netflix offline on Mac by downloading Netflix movies and TV shows to MP4. Once the movies are saved to MP4, you can play them on any devices, not just limited to Mac.

Pazu Netflix Video Downloader will help you download Netflix movies and TV shows to MP4/MKV on your Mac or Windows. It downloads Netflix movies and TV shows in HD 1080p with multi-language audio tracks and subtitles you want. Featured a unique video downloading core, Pazu Netflix Video Downloader can download Netflix videos at a fast speed. After downloading you can save them to external hard drive and play the videos on any device. The downloaded TV shows and movies are still playable even after you cancel your Netflix subscription. The following is the detailed tutorial to guide you to download Netflix movies and TV shows with Pazu Netflix Video Downloader. 

Netflix video downloader

Netflix Video Downloader

Download Netflix movies & TV shows to MP4 with HD quality. 

  • Download movies & TV shows from Netflix.
  • Download video in 1080P.
  • Preserve audio tracks and subtitles.
  • Fast downloading speed.

The following is the detailed tutorial to download movies and TV shows from Netflix with Pazu Netflix Video Downloader.

Step 1. Sign in to your Netflix Account 

Run Pazu Netflix Video Downloader on Windows and Mac, you will be prompt to log in to Netflix. Or enter any word into the search bar, and press the search button, then the login window will appear. Enter your account info to sign in Netflix on Pazu Netflix Video Downloader.

Netflix video downloader

Step 2. Customize the output settings

Click on the Setting button on the upper right corner to customize the video format (MP4/MKV), video codec (H264, H265), and output path, select the language of audio tracks and subtitles, etc.

  • Video format: MP4 or MKV
  • Video codec: H264 or H265
  • Audio language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Subtitle language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
choose Netflix format

Step 3. Search Netflix movies or TV shows

Search for Netflix content by name or URL. Enter movie/TV show title or copy and paste the URL into the search bar, and click the search button to find the content that you want to download.

Download Netflix video to MP4

Step 4. Download Netflix movies or TV shows

Pazu Netflix Video Downloader allows you to select specific audio tracks and subtitles for downloading.

If you are downloading a movie, there is a Setting icon next to the Download icon. Click it to choose the exact audios and subtitles languages. Click on the Download icon to start downloading the Netflix movie.

If you are downloading a TV show, after clicking the download icon. You will see all episodes and Setting buttons on the pop-up window. You need to select the episodes you want to download and click the Setting button to choose the exact audios and subtitles languages, then click the Download button.

select Netflix show episodes

Then click Download button on the right bottom corner. The downloading begins.

Download Netflix video on Mac

Step 5 Find downloaded videos

After downloading, you can click on the History tab and find the downloaded videos saved on your computer.