Download Instagram video, Reels, photos and carousels

Free Instagram Downloader

Save any public Reel, video, photo or carousel in seconds. Paste the link, pick your file, download it. No login, no app, no watermark.

Every format

Every Instagram media type is supported

Reels get the most attention, but ClipDeck handles every format Instagram serves. Here are the sizes and containers you get back.

Compiled from Instagram's public Help Center and product documentation, current as of January 2026. Instagram changes these limits without announcing it, so treat exact figures as approximate.

A full reference with per-format articles and measured data is coming to the guides section.

Placement	Aspect ratio	Resolution	Max length	Format
Feed video	1:1 / 4:5 / 1.91:1	up to 1080px, long edge	up to 60 min	MP4 / H.264
Reels	9:16	1080 x 1920px	up to 3 min	MP4 / H.264
Story	9:16	1080 x 1920px	15 sec per segment	MP4 / H.264
Long-form video (formerly IGTV)	9:16 / 16:9	1080px wide	up to 60 min	MP4 / H.264
Carousel image	1:1 / 4:5 / 1.91:1	up to 1080 x 1350px	n/a	JPEG
Profile picture	1:1	320 x 320px fetchable	n/a	JPEG

3 simple steps

How to download from Instagram

1
Copy the Instagram link
Open the Reel, post or profile in the Instagram app, tap the share icon and choose Copy Link. On desktop, copy it from the address bar.
2
Paste and click Download
Paste the link into the box above and hit Download. Our server fetches the file from Instagram's CDN. Your browser never talks to Instagram.
3
Save your file
Preview the media and click Download now. The file saves straight to your phone or computer in its original quality. We keep no copy.

Every tool, one URL each

All Instagram media tools

Each tool below is a single page with one job. No dropdowns, no combined forms.

Reels downloader

Save the MP4 from any public Reel, up to 1080p

Photo downloader

Save a single photo at its full original resolution

Carousel downloader

Save every slide in a carousel post at once

Audio extractor

Pull the sound out of a Reel as an MP3 file

Long video downloader

Save long-form Instagram uploads, up to 60 minutes

Profile picture viewer

View and save a public profile picture at full size

Story viewer

View and save a public account's active stories

Highlights tool

Highlights stay behind the owner's own account

Not supported

Rights

What you can and cannot do with a download

A downloader moves a file. It does not hand you rights to that file. What you may do with it depends on who made it.

You are covered when

It is your own post

Anything you uploaded yourself, you can save and reuse freely, in full quality, any time you want.

The creator said yes, in writing

A direct grant covers you: a DM, a comment or an email saying it is fine to repost. Instagram's "Allow sharing to Stories" toggle is not that. It permits an in-app reshare, not redistribution elsewhere.

Before you assume you are covered

Public is not a licence

A public account means anyone can view the post inside Instagram. It does not mean anyone may copy the file and republish it. Copyright belongs to the creator from the moment they upload, with or without caption credit.

You just want your own data back

To recover your own uploads, open Settings, then Accounts Center, then Your information and permissions, then Download your information. You get the original files, not a re-encoded copy.

What people say

Sample reviews, shown while we collect real ones

Built for people who just want the file

Pasted a Reel link and had the MP4 before the page finished scrolling. No signup, no watermark, no fake download button.

Marcus D.

Social media manager

I save my own posts here because Instagram's own export takes two days to arrive. This takes four seconds.

Priya S.

Small business owner

Tried five other sites first. Every one of them wanted an account or served a pop-up. This one just gave me the file.

Daniel R.

Video editor

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is it legal to download Instagram videos?

Saving your own content, or content you have permission to save, is not a legal problem. Reposting someone else's work without permission can infringe their copyright, whether or not the account is public.

Do I need to log in to my Instagram account?

No. ClipDeck never asks for your Instagram credentials and never stores a session for you. Every tool here, the story viewer included, works without you signing in to anything.

Will this work on a private account?

No. Private accounts need the owner's approval to view, and we will not work around that. Only public posts, Reels, profiles and stories resolve.

What resolution do I actually get?

Whatever resolution Instagram serves for that upload, shown to you before you click download. Usually up to 1080p for video. We never upscale or re-encode, so you get the same file Instagram's CDN holds.

Do you store the files I download?

No. Each result is a temporary signed link created for that one request. Nothing is cached or archived on our side once the link expires.

Why did my link fail to resolve?

Usually a private account, a deleted or expired post, or a URL copied incorrectly. The error message tells you which one it was rather than failing silently.

Can I use this on my phone?

Yes. It works in any modern mobile browser on iOS and Android, with nothing to install. Where a mobile browser blocks a direct download, we show you the fallback instead of failing quietly.