Kanopy

Kanopy, Inc.

About this app

Stream thousands of films for free without ads through your library.

Sign up with your library card and start watching festival award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, The Criterion Collection, and more with new titles added weekly.

Browse Kanopy Kids for unlimited age-appropriate shows and movies with access to parental controls.

Available on mobile, web, and living room devices.

Ratings and reviews

The online answers claim that it only uses one credit per month to watch the same video. That is obviously not at all how this is working for me. Also, if you don't rebegin a film as soon as you finish it, it will disappear from your "continue watching" list, and there is no other way to be reminded what you checked out. Also, a credit is used immediately when you briefly click play, even by accident. Hopefully these things will be addressed. This is otherwise quite an excellent tool. :)

Great selection of movies and documentaries. Everything is working smooth except for my watchlist. On my phone, when I scroll down in my wishlist, it won't let me scroll to the bottom. Edit: Even with the occasional problem with my list, or being charged two credits for the same video, this is a free source with no ads. I've never had buffer problems 👍, and the selection has a lot of good documentaries, plus a great unlimited viewing kids section. I like that this also shows leaving soon vids.

I tried this app on two tablets and a phone, all from different manufacturers. It was unusable on all of them, with playback freezing to buffer every minute or two. I have a 100 Mbps connection that handles all of the major streaming services without a problem. It's too bad, because there are some Great Courses videos I'd really like to see.

What's new

We're working to improve your experience watching films with us. Enjoy the latest version of the Kanopy app!