Be it to save your own old videos or to save some that you liked for later use, you must have often wondered how you can download videos posted on Instagram. Since the Instagram app itself doesn’t allow users to download videos posted on the platform natively, there are a couple of tried and tested ways using which you can download almost any video on the platform. A simple Google search for ‘Instagram Video Downloader’ yields a huge number of results, including apps, websites, browser extensions and other methods that allow you to download Instagram videos. While most of these methods do work, not all of them are as users friendly as you’d expect and quite a few are so loaded with ads that using them isn’t a pleasant experience. Which is why we’ve curated a list of the best ways you can easily download Instagram videos, without being subjected to a ton of annoying ads.
Note: We do not condone downloading Instagram videos that you don’t hold the rights to.
One of the simplest ways to download Instagram videos is by using third-party apps. This method works on both Android and iOS devices, with the following apps offering the best user experience out of the many available on the respective app stores:
Using third party apps as an Instagram video downloader is pretty simple and straightforward. Video Downloader for Instagram is a good app that allows you to do just that; all you need to do is copy the URL of the video that you’d want to download and paste it within the app. In case you’re still unsure about the process, follow these steps to start downloading videos:
Download from the Play Store: Free
In case you don’t want to go through the trouble of copying and pasting the link, then you can also try out the Save & Repost for Instagram app which makes downloading videos an even faster process:
Download from the Play Store: Free, with in-app purchases
Regrammer (iOS)
The Regrammer app for iOS users works almost identically as its Android counterparts. To download a video from Instagram you’ll need to follow these steps:
Download from the App Store: Free
If you’d rather download the Instagram videos directly on your PC and don’t want to go through the trouble of first downloading them on your phone and then transferring them to your PC, then you can try the following Instagram video downloader websites to download Instagram videos:
PostGraber
As with the third-party apps, websites like PostGraber require you to copy the video’s link and paste it in the textbox on the website to download the video. Following just a couple of simple steps, you’ll be able to download videos from Instagram on your PC:
Video Downloader for Instagram (Chrome extension)
In case you use Google Chrome, then you can make use of the Video Downloader for Instagram extension, which will allow you to conveniently download Instagram videos without visiting any websites. In order to use the Video Downloader for Instagram extension, follow these steps:
The browser extension is also available for Firefox and Opera browsers, so you can search for it on their respective stores to download the extension, in case you don’t use Google Chrome.
3. Download Instagram Videos Using IFTTT
Android and iOS users can also automate Instagram video downloads using applets for IFTTT (short for If This Then That). For those who don’t know what IFTTT is, it’s a free service which allows users to create chains of simple conditional statements called applets. You can completely customize these applets and make them do a bunch of pretty cool automation related tasks, including using them as an Instagram video downloader, which is exactly what we’re going to do here. However, in order to save you the trouble of creating the applets, we’ve already included links for the applets which you can download and start using right away.
4. Download Instagram Videos Using Siri Shortcuts
For iPhone users there’s another simpler way to set up an Instagram video downloader using the Shortcuts app. The app, which was recently introduced with iOS 12, allows users to set up a custom shortcut to download Instagram videos. Follow these steps to set up an Instagram video downloader shortcut:
Your video should now be downloaded and added to the Photos app automatically, it’s that simple. What’s really great is that you can download any embedded video using this shortcut.
Now that you’re familiar with all the ways you can download videos from Instagram, lets talk about the legality of downloading videos from the platform. While downloading Instagram videos created by other users for personal use is fine, uploading them as your own isn’t. The creators of the video hold its copyright and you shouldn’t be uploading them as your own and even if you do plan on sharing them on your Instagram account, make sure you give due credit to the original creator.
