Kanopy

Try something you won’t find on Netflix. Live stream indie cinema, documentaries, courses and children’s entertainment for free.

Getting started

All you need is your library card number:

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Content

A wide range of indie, arthouse and classic films, as well as animated shorts and documentaries. Also includes The Great Courses – high quality courses on a huge range of subjects delivered by experts in their fields. All for free.

Kanopy screenshot with links to films, documentaries and courses.

What it works on

Laptops and desktop PCs (Windows, Mac and Linux)
Smartphones (iOS and Android)
Tablets (iOS and Android)
Cast to smart TVs (with a Chromecast, for example) or use the Kanopy Smart TV/Roku app (see which TVs have the app)

Limits

Ten films a month
Unlimited access to Kanopy Kids and courses

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