How to Download Instagram Photos, Reels, and Videos in 2025

Screenshots are blurry, cropped, and obvious. If you actually want to save an Instagram photo, reel, or video in its original quality, here's how to do it properly.

Why not just screenshot?

Screenshots lose quality, capture your whole screen, and don't work for video or audio at all. Downloading the real file gives you the full-resolution image or the actual video with sound.

How to download Instagram content

• Go to the InstaLurk downloader.
• Paste the link to the post, reel, or video, or search the username.
• Pick the media you want.
• Click download to save the original file to your device or library.

What you can download

Photos, carousels, reels, and videos are all supported. On the Pro plan you can also view and download stories and highlights before they disappear.

No watermarks and no re-compression, just the original file saved wherever you want it.