While the Kindle Fire lets you stream video from Amazon Prime Netflix, you can add your video files too. Here’s how to add videos to watch when you don’t have a WiFi connection available.
Without Rooting, the Kindle Fire supports these video file formats – H.263 (.3gp, .mp4), H264 AVC (.3gp, .mp4), MPEG 4 SP/ASP (.3gp), VP8 (.webm).
Connect your Kindle Fire to your computer with a Micro USB cable.
When AutoPlay comes up in Windows, click Open Folder to View Files under General Options.
If you’re system doesn’t automatically detect it, swipe the Lock Screen and enter the Kindle Fire Lock Screen Password if you have one.
Then you’ll see the following screen on on your Kindle Fire.
If it doesn’t come up automatically, just go into My Computer and you’ll see it listed as one of the drives.
Double click on the Kindle Fire drive letter to view its folders. Open the folder named Video.
Now, simply drag and drop Kindle Fire supported video files from your computer. Wait while your videos to copy over.
Here’s a look at how it looks if you’re using a Mac.
When the videos are finished copying over, tap Disconnect located at the bottom of the Kindle Fire screen.
Now it’s time to check out your videos on the Kindle Fire. From the Home Screen tap Apps – not Video like you’d think. The Kindle Fire only uses the Video section for video content you’ve rented or purchased from Amazon.
Then tap Gallery. It displays the number of videos you have in the Gallery.
Tap the one you want to watch and enjoy the show.
For faster access to videos you put on your Kindle Fire, add the Gallery icon as a Favorite to your Home Screen. Tap and hold the Gallery icon. Then tap Add to Favorites.
Now the Gallery icon displays on the Home Screen Carousel.
If you have videos purchased from iTunes – they include protected video content. They won’t play on your Kindle Fire without removing the protection.
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Great article thanks so much, you laid the whole process out step by step and everything worked exactly as you stated. I now have movies on my kindle fire! Thanks again
“If you have videos purchased from iTunes – they include protected video content. They won’t play on your Kindle Fire without removing the protection.”
How do you remove the protection. I just bought a movie and can’t burn it to dvd.
Sweet! This is even easier than I’d hoped! Thanks for an awesomely simple tutorial!
Hi Robyn! No problem. Don’t you love it when it’s EASY!
Thanks for tutorial on how to DL and view movies on the Kindle Fire. My only question is why is it so small on the screen.. when you stream from amazon it fits the whole screen, but the ones that i DL’d and transferred are about 2 inches in height. Do you know how to fix this?
thanks, so much have looked everywhere and nothing made since,,, this is awesome
OMG thank you so much this was such a help. I was so worried that I could only get videos from amazon.
Thank You! I can’t believe the KF’s owner’s manual didn’t explain this. Thanks for helping!
Hi! Thank you so much I did everything. The only problem I have is that now the Video is playing double. How do I fix that?
Thank you so much for this! I thought I was going crazy, loading movies onto my kindle and then not being able to find them under “video” – even live-chatting with two Amazon consultants didn’t get me anywhere closer to this (and included one factory reboot… awesome). I NEVER would have looked in “gallery” to find a video.
When I connect my Fire to my computer, it does not show up as Kindle, just as another removable drive. Also, it apparently has a folder named Pictures, to which I dragged and dropped a test jpeg. But there’s no “Pictures” choice on the home screen — where do I find it?
thanks in advance for your reply.
How do you add the title names to the videos so that you know which is which?
I go to apps and I have nothing that says video on it.
ok,I figured it out. There was a step missing…which is ok if you know to look in Gallery to begin with. I did not know that.
but the next step about adding to favorites, let me figure it out. Thanks.
@Lisa You will see the Video folder when you access the Fire as a drive connected to your computer, then to see the videos in the Gallery on the Fire after you unplug it from your machine.
I have the right screenshot up, I just worded it in a way that isn’t clear. I just cleared it up now. Thanks for pointing that out.
You rock! There are so many posts out there that supposedly tell you how to watch them and yours is the only one that actually did. Thanks so much!
You can also install VLC.
Thank you very much for this! I’ve been really frustrated by the fact that I was able to play music on my Kindle Fire but not videos haha. Kudos