Watching BBC iPlayer offline on a laptop - is it possible?

Original Poster

15,928 posts

210 months

Friday 3rd May

Does anyone know any tricks for watching BBC iPlayer content offline on my laptop? They've withdrawn the download feature for desktop/laptop devices. The app will let you download and watch offline on a tablet or phone, but I don't have a tablet and I don't want to watch on a phone as it's too small.

lancslad58

601 posts

9 months

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/getti...

Saturday 4th May

MitchT said:

Original Poster

15,928 posts

210 months

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/getti...

Saturday 4th May

lancslad58 said:

That doesn't help at all.

It says programmes can be streamed on a computer when you're online or they can be downloaded to watch offline on the mobile app. I want to watch offline on my laptop. They don't provide a mechanism for this.

Halmyre

11,244 posts

140 months

Saturday 4th May

The BBC in their wisdom have done away with this feature. Probably because some developer can't be arsed to update the software.

Original Poster

15,928 posts

210 months

Saturday 4th May

Halmyre said:

The BBC in their wisdom have done away with this feature. Probably because some developer can't be arsed to update the software.

Yes, that's right. My original question was to ask if anyone knows an alternative way to download the content for offline consumption.

elyuw

13 posts

107 months

Saturday 4th May

Look up get_iplayer with a search engine. That might help you out.

Dave.

7,392 posts

254 months

Saturday 4th May

You could run an android emulator and run the app via that.... Not sure how well it will work though.

https://www.solveyourtech.com/running-android-apps...

S6PNJ

5,187 posts

282 months

Saturday 4th May

MitchT said:

My original question was to ask if anyone knows an alternative way to download the content for offline consumption.

The Pirate Bay and Bittorrent?