Instagram Downloader

Download Instagram Reels, videos and photo posts in their original quality. Paste a link below — the tool fetches the MP4 for videos or every full-size photo for picture posts. Nothing to install, no account needed.

Reels, videos and photos — what you get

• Reels — the vertical short videos. Instagram does not bake a watermark into Reels the way TikTok does, so the downloaded MP4 is the clean original.
• Video posts — regular feed videos, saved as MP4 in the quality Instagram serves.
• Photo posts and carousels — every picture at its full uploaded size, each with its own download button, instead of a screenshot.

Getting the right link

Instagram links come in a few shapes, and the tool accepts all of them: /reel/… for Reels, /p/… for photo and video posts. The easiest method is the app's own Copy link button — it always gives a clean address. Links copied from direct messages work too, as long as the post itself is public. Avoid links with extra tracking parameters stripped halfway; if a link fails, re-copy it fresh from the app.

What cannot be downloaded

• Private accounts — anything from a private profile needs a logged-in follower's session, which this tool does not have and will never ask for.
• Stories and highlights from private accounts — same login wall.
• Disappearing DMs — by design they cannot be fetched by any tool.

Public stories from public accounts are short-lived; the tool focuses on Reels, videos and photo posts, which are the links people actually share and save.

Quality notes

Instagram compresses uploads on its own servers, so the "original quality" the tool downloads is the best version Instagram keeps — usually 1080p for Reels. That is decided by Instagram, not by the downloader; no tool can recover detail Instagram discarded at upload. Photos download at the full resolution Instagram stores, which is noticeably better than a screenshot of your screen.

If a link does not work

• Check it is public: open the link in a private window without logging in. If Instagram asks you to log in, the tool cannot see the post either.
• Re-copy the link: the three-dots → Copy link button gives the most reliable address.
• Busy spells: the Instagram service this tool uses has overload spells at peak hours. The tool retries a few times automatically and says so honestly instead of failing silently — waiting a minute and trying again usually works.

For the full walkthrough, see our Instagram guide.

A note on rights

Downloading does not transfer any rights. The creator still owns their Reel, video or photo. Save things for personal offline viewing, and never re-upload someone else's work as your own. Creators: the same tool backs up your own posts without watermarks.