Prime Video
Prime Video is Amazon’s streaming app for watching included Prime titles, rentals, purchases, live channels, and selected sports on Mac.
What is Prime Video?
Prime Video is Amazon’s video streaming service and Mac app for watching movies, TV shows, channels, and live content associated with an Amazon account. It is published by Amazon and is commonly used by Prime members to stream included catalog content, while also supporting titles that can be rented or purchased separately. Users may also encounter it when subscribing to add-on channels or following selected live sports and event programming offered through Prime Video. On macOS, it functions as a consumer media app rather than a system component, so its files are usually related to playback, downloads or app settings rather than core operating system features. The bundle ID com.amazon.aiv.AIVApp is consistent with Amazon’s Prime Video app naming. Most people should recognize it as a legitimate Amazon application if they intentionally installed it or use Prime Video on their Mac.
Key features
- Streams movies and TV shows from the Prime Video catalog
- Supports rental and purchase playback through an Amazon account
- Provides access to subscribed add-on channels within the same app
- Can surface live programming such as sports or special events where available
- Keeps watch progress and account library tied to your Amazon profile
- Offers a dedicated Mac app experience instead of using only a browser
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
This is a legitimate Amazon consumer streaming app. It is generally safe when obtained from Amazon or the Mac App Store, but it may store account session data, viewing history, downloads, and playback preferences locally on the Mac.
Recommendation: Keep it if you watch Prime Video, use Amazon rentals or purchases, or want a dedicated streaming app on your Mac. If you do not use the service, it is usually optional and can be removed without affecting macOS itself.
Common paths
/Applications/Prime Video.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.amazon.aiv.AIVApp
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.amazon.aiv.AIVApp
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.amazon.aiv.AIVApp.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.amazon.aiv.AIVApp
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