The Complete Instagram Download Guide

Instagram doesn't ship with a built-in download button. You can bookmark posts inside the app, but you can't move that content out of Instagram and onto your own device — your camera roll, desktop, or backup drive. That's a problem if you want to archive your own work, save inspiration, study trends, watch offline, repurpose content to other platforms, or simply keep a memory before a friend deletes their post.

ReelsVideo solves this for every kind of Instagram content with one simple paste-and-download workflow. This guide walks you through how to use it for each content type — Reels, photos, Stories, IGTV, carousels, audio — plus everything you need to know about quality, privacy, copyright, and troubleshooting.

Reels are Instagram's short-form vertical video format — up to 90 seconds, optimized for the Reels feed. To download any public Reel: open it on Instagram, tap the Share icon, choose Copy Link, then paste the URL into our downloader and tap FastDL. The MP4 saves in original 1080p HD with no watermark.

Use cases: archiving your own Reels, saving viral trends before they disappear, building a swipe file for inspiration, repurposing your content to TikTok or YouTube Shorts. Full workflow and details on the dedicated Instagram Reels downloader page.

Single photos are saved as full-resolution JPGs at the maximum size Instagram stores (1080×1080 square, 1080×1350 portrait, 1080×566 landscape). Carousels — multi-image posts up to 10 slides — are detected automatically and every slide is returned as a separate file in the order the creator arranged them.

To download: copy the post link, paste, click FastDL. Perfect for moodboards, product photo backups, recipe step archives, and travel photo dumps. Full guide on the Instagram Photo Downloader page.

Stories disappear after 24 hours. Highlights are Stories the creator pinned permanently to their profile. Both can be downloaded in original HD — paste the profile URL or Story link into our downloader and tap FastDL.

Stories save as 9:16 vertical MP4 (video) or HD JPG (photo). Stickers, polls, captions, music titles and location tags stay baked into the file. Bonus: downloads are anonymous, so the creator never sees your name in their viewer list. See the Story Downloader and anonymous Story Viewer pages for the full workflow.

IGTV is Instagram's long-form video format — videos up to 60 minutes long. While Instagram retired the dedicated IGTV tab in 2022, every IGTV video is still hosted and downloadable via its share link. Paste the URL into our downloader and the full video saves as MP4 in original HD.

This is essential for archiving long-form podcasts, interviews, tutorials, fitness classes, and educational series. See the dedicated IGTV Downloader page.

Instagram serves video and audio together inside a single MP4. To get a pure MP3, the workflow is two short steps: download the MP4 with our tool, then convert it to MP3 with any free converter — VLC, Audacity, CapCut, Documents by Readdle (iOS), Video to MP3 Converter (Android), or an online converter like CloudConvert.

Audio quality is preserved at the original 128–256 kbps AAC bitrate Instagram uses. Perfect for grabbing trending Reels sounds for reference, saving voiceover essays as podcast-style listening, or archiving long IGTV episodes for offline audio. Full guide on the MP3 Downloader page.

iPhone & iPad: Open this site in Safari or Chrome. After tapping FastDL, the file opens in a new tab. For videos, tap the share icon → Save to Photos. For images, long-press → Save Image. Files appear in your Photos app immediately.

Android: Use Chrome, Firefox, Brave or Samsung Internet. Files download directly to your Downloads folder and are auto-indexed by Gallery and Google Photos. No extra steps required.

Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS: Any modern browser works. Files save to your default downloads location, ready to drag into Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop, Lightroom, or any editor.

Videos: H.264 inside MP4 container, AAC audio, up to 1080p HD for Reels and IGTV. Vertical 9:16 for Reels and Stories, up to 16:9 for IGTV.

Photos: JPG format at maximum 1080-pixel long edge — 1080×1080 square, 1080×1350 portrait, 1080×566 landscape. No additional compression added by us.

Audio: AAC at 128 kbps stereo, 44.1 kHz sample rate, embedded in the MP4 container.

Nothing is re-encoded by ReelsVideo. What you download is bit-for-bit the same file Instagram serves to its app.

Link doesn't work: Make sure the URL starts with https://www.instagram.com/ and the account is public. Private, deleted, age-restricted or geo-blocked content cannot be accessed by any third-party tool.

Download fails: Try one of the alternative providers — SnapInsta or SaveFromIns appear right under the FastDL button. If FastDL is overloaded, the backup providers usually work instantly.

iPhone won't auto-save: After tapping FastDL, the video opens in a new tab. Tap the share icon and choose Save to Photos, or long-press for image saves.

Old preview shown: Clear your browser cache and re-paste the link. Some browsers cache aggressively.

Privacy: ReelsVideo never asks for your Instagram username or password. We don't track which accounts or links you look up, and we don't keep server-side download logs. Downloads happen between your browser and the chosen provider over HTTPS.

Anonymity: Because downloads route through our providers and not your Instagram account, the original creator never sees you in viewer lists or notifications.

Copyright: The creator who uploaded the content owns the copyright. Saving for personal offline use is generally accepted. Re-uploading to your own account, monetizing, or distributing without permission may violate copyright law and Instagram's Terms of Service.

Ethics: Just because content is public doesn't mean it's fair game to repost. Always credit creators, never republish content people clearly meant for a small audience, and respect the spirit of the platform. Read our Disclaimer and Terms for full details.