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How do I download a movie I bought on YouTube?
- Check the account. In the YouTube app, make sure you’re signed in with the Google Account used to buy the movie. If the title is missing, switch accounts and check again.
- Open your purchases. Tap your profile picture, then tap Your movies & TV. Purchased and rented titles should appear there. See YouTube’s instructions for downloading purchased movies and TV shows.
- Select the movie and download it. Open the title and tap Download. If prompted, choose from the qualities offered for that title and device. UHD is not available for download under YouTube’s current help guidance.
- Choose audio if offered. If the title has multiple audio languages, select the one you want. Subtitles available for that title are also available offline, according to YouTube Help.
- Play it offline. Wait until the download finishes, then open your profile menu and find the title in Downloads. Depending on the app version, Downloads may be listed under Library or Recents.
YouTube’s help page lists iOS 11 or higher and Android 16.23 or higher for this feature. These are the requirements stated on the undated help page, and app or platform requirements can change. Download steps are for the mobile app; supported computers, TVs, streaming devices, and consoles can play purchases by streaming, but the cited instructions do not provide the same offline-download workflow for those devices. See YouTube’s guidance on watching a purchased movie or show.
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Can I watch purchased YouTube movies offline without Premium?
Yes. YouTube says a Premium subscription is not required to download a purchased movie or TV episode. The purchase must be available to the Google Account signed into the app. The video is stored encrypted on the device and can only be watched in the YouTube app; it is not a normal video file you can export to a computer, copy to an external drive, put in your gallery, or open in another player. YouTube explains this in its offline video FAQs.
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Why can’t I find or download my purchased movie?
- It’s not in Your movies & TV: Check that you are using the Google Account that bought it. Purchases are associated with that account.
- The Download button is missing or unavailable: The title, purchase quality, or device may not support the same download options. YouTube’s guidance says UHD is not available for download. Availability can also depend on the country and supported device.
- The app only downloads on Wi-Fi: If the setting is available on your device, open your profile picture > Settings > Background & Downloads and turn off Download over Wi-Fi only to allow mobile-data downloads.
- There isn’t enough space: YouTube does not provide a universal file-size estimate. Check your device’s available storage and choose a lower offered quality if one is available.
- The same title is downloaded in another app: YouTube says the same movie or episode cannot be downloaded in both YouTube and Google Play Movies & TV on one device at the same time. Remove that download from one app before downloading it in the other.
YouTube says a purchased title can be downloaded on up to five devices. This is the limit stated on its undated help page; the page does not specify a calendar period for the limit. For the current download instructions, see YouTube Help.
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What’s different about a rental?
A download does not convert a rental into a purchase. YouTube’s help guidance says a rental generally gives you 30 days to start watching and, once playback begins, usually 48 hours to finish; the checkout page states the period that applies to a particular rental. Rentals can be downloaded on one device at a time, so remove the rental download from its current device before downloading it to another. Purchases, by contrast, are described by YouTube as available indefinitely. See YouTube’s purchase and rental viewing guidance and its download instructions.
Can I download a YouTube movie to my computer as an MP4?
No. YouTube’s purchase-download feature is for offline playback inside the YouTube app, not for saving a portable MP4 or another file you can move between devices. To watch on a computer or TV, sign in to the account that made the purchase and stream the title on a supported device. The availability of purchases and supported devices may vary by country.
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