Thanks to these three techniques, you do not have to go through iTunes to download movies on your iPad (or iPhone)
The iPad is an ideal travel companion: lightweight, full of applications, games … Moreover, its screen retina makes it a very good tablet for watching movies on the go.
How To Download Movies On iPad without iTunes?
If you do not like using iTunes to download your movies to your iPad, you can work around the software through a cloud or third-party application.
Download a movie directly to an iPad with a Cloud
The easiest way to transfer a movie to an iPad is to use a cloud.
A Cloud is a remote cloud storage system, it works much like an external hard drive but it can be accessed from any device via the internet.
So, to put a movie on your iPad, just place it in your Cloud, then download it to your iOS tablet.
Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive are probably the most popular Clouds for this type of backup.
The only drawback of this technique is that, depending on the size of your file and the quality of your internet connection, the transfer time of the video on your iPad can be long (or very long).
Use DropBox to put a movie on your iPad without iTunes
First, create a Dropbox user account and download the app to your iPad and your PC or Mac .
From your computer, place your video file in your Dropbox. Depending on the size of the cloud, it may take a few minutes to hours to synchronize your cloud.
When a green icon (with a white check mark) appears next to your file, it means that it is now accessible from any device.
All you have to do is connect to your Dropbox from your iPad and download your movie.
Download a movie on an iPad with a third-party application
If waiting for hours for the files to synchronize is not the solution you would have imagined then we recommend using a third-party application.
iExplorer
iExplorer is one of our favorites, giving you more freedom in your interaction with your iPad storage.
However, for this trick to work, you will also need to install a third-party video player such as PlayerXtreme Media Player (free).
Once you have installed both programs, connect your iPad to your computer. Open iExplorer, your iOS tablet should automatically be detected.
Now you are free to access iTunes files and backups.
In the left vertical menu, click Apps . From the files that appear, select PlayerXtreme and open its Downloads folder .
Now choose your video, then click Export , located at the bottom of the window, and finally Export ‘Videos’ to Folder.
The transfer should then start, a progress bar will appear at the bottom right.
Once done, open PlayerXtreme on your iPad, you should see the movie you just added. All you have to do is watch it!
WALTR
Although expensive and in English, the WALTR app is popular with the public. Why ? Because it makes transferring files to an iPad extremely fast and easy. The application is free for the first 14 days so you can try it before committing yourself.
To download WALTR, visit Softorino.com and click Download WALTR for free .
Accept the terms of use (“I accept the agreement”), click on Install Now and save your email address to benefit from the trial version.
An e-mail is sent to you with a security key, copy the number and paste it in the Product Registration bar .
Plug your iPad into your computer, WALTR should recognize it automatically and open a window.
From there, you can either drag the files to be transferred in this window, or press the cross to browse the folders on your computer.
Once the process is complete, you can access your movies from any video application on your iPad. Note also that with WALTR, it is possible to transfer audio formats like CUE, FLAC, APE, ALAC, OGG, AAC, AIFF or WAV without having to convert or compress them.
