[Tips] How to Download Movies to Watch Offline Free When You Are on A Long Flight?

July 04, 2019

We would have many situations when we can't access or connect to the network, for example, on a plane, or the place where the network connection is weak like on the underground, elevators, on the hill, etc. When we fail to connect to reliable Internet, we can't do many events such as streaming music or videos online.

For those who have to spend a long time flying from one country to another, movies seem to be a great way for killing time. But when you fail to find the latest or your favorite movies in the player set on the plane, you would wonder to prepare some before boarding the airplane. As you will discover that many movie sharing sites such as YouTube seldom offer the download service to people. How to download movies for offline watching if we are going to have a long flight? Next I will show you the solutions.

CONTENTS

Part 1. How to Download Movies on Laptop

For downloading movies on laptop, the only tools you require is an online video downloader, reliable network connection, and your laptop. To start with, if you are seeking for a reliable movie download tool, here I'd like to recommend you the leading one of the market, VidPaw.

VidPaw online video downloader is a helpful movie downloader and converter that can help people to easily save the movies offline with HD quality. VidPaw now is available for downloading videos from over 1,000 sites such as YouTube, Netflix, Dailymotion, and so on. More than this, there are up to 26 languages supported by VidPaw, so people don't need to worry about that they can't understand English at all.

VidPaw has 3 different ways for people to download movies on Laptop. Here I would take YouTube as an example to show to the detailed steps of using VidPaw. Here we go.

Way 1. Copy and Paste URL to Download Movies

The common way to download movies from YouTube just need to copy the URL of the online movies.

STEP 1. Copy the Movie's URL from YouTube

First, navigate to YouTube to search for the movie you like on its built-in search bar. Due to its advanced and stable performance, YouTube will show you lots of results within a short time. So from the results, you need to pick the one that is exactly what you need, and enter its page to copy the URL of the movie.

STEP 2. Paste the URL to VidPaw

Open a new tab in the browser and enter vidpaw.com to go to VidPaw online video downloader. When the page is well-located, you can see the download bar set in the middle of the page. Just paste the URL of the movie you just copy to the bar. The moment you paste the link VidPaw would start analyzing it for you.

STEP 3. Download Movie with Selected Quality

Within minutes, VidPaw will present the prepared output selections for you to select for the movie you are going to download for free playback offline. It is recommended to choose 720p MP4 because it can have better streaming experience on almost all devices. When you make up your mind to choose one, just hit the Download on the right side to download the movie.

Way 2. Alter URL to Download Movie for Free

This way greatly free you from switching between sites. But it’s pity that you can only adapt this method to download movies from YouTube platform currently.

STEP 1. Open the movie that you would like to download on YouTube.

STEP 2. Change the URL of the page into www.youtubepaw.com, which adds 'paw' after the word 'youtube' in the URL.

STEP 3. After changing the URL, press Enter on keyboard and the page will navigate to VidPaw site, where you can select output format for the movie. Choose one and click Download on the right to download.

Way 3. Install VidPaw Extension to Download Movie Easily

STEP 1. Install Tampermonkey

Ahead of all, to make sure the installation and performance of VidPaw Extension is successful and smooth, you need to install Tampermonkey to the browser. According to the browser you are using, click the option correspondingly below to add Tampermonkey.

Google Chrome Tampermonkey
Mozilla Firefox Tampermonkey
Safari Tampermonkey
Microsoft Edge Tampermonkey

STEP 2. Install VidPaw Extension

Please tap here 'VidPaw Extension' to download and install VidPaw Extension as well after getting Tampermonkey installed successfully.

STEP 3. Download Movie with VidPaw Extension

When you obtain VidPaw Extension on your browser, you can refresh the page of the movie you just find on YouTube. After scrolling down the page, you can surprisingly discover a VidPaw download icon is set below the video. Now all you need to do is to click on the button and download the movie with your favorite format and quality. It is suggested to save it with 720P MP4 for having good offline playback experience. Click the Download button on the right to download the movie on VidPaw now!

It's easy to download movie from YouTube to your laptop, right? In the following parts, you will also get the guidance on how to download movies on mobile device like iPhone, iPad and Android device. Don't leave and scroll down to read.

Part 2. Save Movies on iPhone/iPad for Playback on the Flight

If you are not going to take a laptop with you because it’s not convenient when you are having a trip, therefore, you may want to save movies on the portable devices such as iPhone and iPad. With high compatibility, VidPaw can also be simply used on them. The download procedures are similar to use a laptop. Go through the steps now.

STEP 1. Download Documents App on iPhone/iPad

Unlike laptop, before you proceed the steps of downloading movies on iPhone/iPad, you need to download another app, Documents, to help you further the procedure. Just go to App Store and search for Documents. When you get it, install the app to your device.

Use Document to Download Videos on iPhone

STEP 2. Copy the Link of Movie from YouTube

Now just like how you do on laptop, find the movie you want to download for playback on the plane on YouTube site. Reach the video site and click on the link on the address bar to copy the full URL.

STEP 3. Paste Movie URL to VidPaw in Documents

Launch Documents app and click on the icon in the lower right corner of the interface to go to Documents' built-in browser. Then enter vidpaw.com to go to VidPaw. When the site is loaded well, paste the URL of the YouTube movie to the bar in the middle. Then VidPaw will analyze it automatically.

STEP 4. Download Movie on iPhone/iPad

After minutes even seconds, the movie will be well-analyzed and VidPaw will also present the available output selections for you. Now you can select the one you prefer from the list. 720P MP4 is the highly recommended one because it offers a better streaming experience on most devices. When you decide, just hit the Download to save the movie to iPhone/iPad.

Part 3. Download Movies on Android Device for Free Playback

Likewise, you can also download movies on Android device if you want to play the movie offline for free while you are on a long flight. The steps is easier than on iOS device because you can skip the procedure of downloading a third-party app. Let's see how to do it now.

STEP 1. Copy YouTube Movie URL on Android

As Android doesn't require you to download another app for using the downloading and converting service on VidPaw. So you don't need to download Documents app as on iPhone. You can directly head to YouTube and find the movie you like, then copy the URL of it.

STEP 2. Paste URL to VidPaw

Open a tab with any browser you are custom to use on your Android device. Then go to the official site of VidPaw. After the page and the download bar is loaded well there, just paste the URL you copied to the bar. The moment you paste the like to it, VidPaw will start the analysis process.

STEP 3. Download Free Movie on Android

After VidPaw presents the download options for you, you are free to choose one for the movie you are going to download on your Android device. Select the one you like, and it is recommended to use 720p MP4 because it guarantees better streaming experience. Smoothly click on the Download button set there, and you can successfully save the movie to your Android device.

It's completely free for you to download the favorite movie you like on different devices with VidPaw. You can make your boring flight with the decoration of the wonderful movies! It will be more enjoyable to have a long flight now. Enjoy your time!

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