The new Windows 10 app brings offline viewing to your desktop PC or laptop

A new Windows 10 app dubbed Free Netflix Downloader does what it says on the tin.

According to blog TorrentFreak, the new software is the first designated Windows app capable of downloading television episodes from Netflix in high definition video quality.

The new app comes weeks after Netflix announced it would allow users to download some of the videos available in its online catalogue offline viewing on smartphones and tablets.

However the Free Netflix Downloader functionality built into DVDVideoSoft brings the same features to the desktop, TorrentFreak reports.

After logging into your Netflix account, customers simply drop the URL of the TV episode or movie they want to be able to watch on a long-haul flight, or somewhere else without an active internet connection into the app.