Instagram download guides

Step-by-step guides for saving public Instagram content, written and tested by Syed Abdullah Shah on current versions of the app. Every guide covers other people’s public content and your own, and explains what no tool can do, like private accounts.

• How to download Instagram stories without logging in

  Save public stories before they expire, plus your own stories from the Archive.

  Last tested September 26, 2026

• How to download Instagram highlights

  Save items from any public highlight one at a time, and why there’s no zip.

  Last tested September 26, 2026

• How to download Instagram reels without a watermark

  Where the watermark comes from, and why some reels won’t download.

  Last tested September 26, 2026

• How to download an Instagram profile picture in HD

  See and save the full-size photo, not the small circle.

  Last tested September 26, 2026

Looking for questions rather than how-tos, like whether someone can see that you viewed their story? See the blog, starting with How to view Instagram stories anonymously.