IG Video Downloader
Any public IG video, saved as an MP4. Paste a public link and keep the original file — no login, no app and nothing added to the media.
- HD MP4
- Original source quality
- No login required
- 100% free
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Quick answer
To download an IG video, copy the post's link from Instagram's share menu, paste it into the box above and press Download. You get the MP4 Instagram hosts for that post, with its audio intact and nothing added to the frames. Feed videos, Reels and IGTV all use the same field.
Features
What you get every time you paste a link — no settings to choose and no version of this that costs money.
How to save IG videos in 4 simple steps
Follow the steps below. No account needed, no app to install — just a link and a click.
Step 1 — Open the video on IG
- Find the video on a public account, in the app or at instagram.com.
Step 2 — Copy its link
- Tap the ⋯ menu or the paper-plane icon and choose 'Copy link'.
Step 3 — Paste it above
- Drop the URL into the field at the top of this page and press Download.
Step 4 — Save the MP4
- Press the download button under the file you want. It lands in your Downloads folder.
IG terms used on this page
Instagram's own vocabulary, in plain words — worth two minutes if the shorthand is new to you.
- IG
- Shorthand for Instagram.
- MP4
- The container Instagram serves video in. It plays natively on every phone and computer.
- H.264
- The video codec inside that MP4 — the reason no conversion step is needed.
- Feed video
- A video posted to the main grid rather than to Reels.
IG link formats this page accepts
Paste any of these. Share wrappers and ?igsh= tracking parameters are handled for you, so a link copied in the app works exactly as it arrives.
- instagram.com/p/ABC123/
- The standard feed post permalink, video or photo.
- instagram.com/reel/ABC123/
- Reels resolve through this page too.
- instagram.com/tv/ABC123/
- Legacy IGTV links still resolve.
- instagram.com/share/…
- The wrapper the app's share sheet produces. Followed to the real post automatically.
- …?igsh=… and other tracking parameters
- Stripped before the lookup, so a link copied on a phone works exactly as pasted.
Technical specifications — IG video downloader
Exactly what you get, with no marketing rounding.
- Output format: MP4 (H.264), with the original audio track intact
- Maximum quality: 1080 × 1920 for reels, up to 1080p for feed video
- Re-encoding: None — passed through byte for byte as Instagram serves it
- Watermark added: None, ever
- Account required: No signup, no email address and no Instagram login
- Works on: iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS
- Private content: Not supported, by design
- Cost: Free, with no daily cap
About the IG video downloader
Instagram uses three different words for what is, underneath, the same thing: a Reel, a feed video and an IGTV episode are all MP4 files on the same servers, differing mainly in length and where they appear. That distinction matters when you are posting and not at all when you are saving, which is why one field handles all of them here.
What you get back is the file Instagram itself plays. It is not re-encoded, not resized and not re-wrapped, so a clip that looks sharp in the app looks the same in your gallery — the only quality ceiling is the one Instagram applied when the creator uploaded.
The IG video downloader is a browser-based tool that saves public Instagram videos to your device as MP4, with no account, no app and no Instagram login required. “IG” is simply how people abbreviate Instagram — the tool, the file and the result are the same either way.
Prefer the full write-up?
The same downloader, covered at length on the Instagram Video Downloader page.
Frequently asked questions
What quality does an IG video download at?
The quality Instagram stores, which is up to 1080p for feed video and 1080 × 1920 for vertical Reels. Instagram compresses on upload and does not keep the creator's camera original, so that is a hard ceiling no downloader can raise.
Why is there no sound in my saved video?
Almost always because the post itself has none — silent clips are common. If the file plays with audio in Instagram but not on your device, check that your player supports AAC, which is what Instagram uses.
Can I download an IG video on iPhone?
Yes. Open this page in Safari, paste the link and press Download. The MP4 saves into the Files app, and long-pressing it there gives you 'Save to Photos' to move it into your camera roll.
Does an IG video downloader work without the app installed?
Yes. Everything happens in the browser. You only need the app to copy a link, and even that is optional — instagram.com in a mobile browser has the same share menu.
Can I download an IG video someone sent me in a DM?
Only if it is a shared public post, in which case open it and copy that post's own link. Media uploaded directly into a DM is private to that conversation and is not reachable.
Why did my IG video link fail?
Usually the account went private, the post was deleted, or the copied link points at a profile rather than a specific post. Open the video itself and copy the link from its own share menu.
For general questions about privacy, supported links, file locations and copyright, read the complete Instagram downloader FAQ.
Want the step-by-step guide?
A full walkthrough with device-specific steps, quality limits and the copyright rules worth knowing.
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