How to Download Instagram Photos, Reels, and Videos in 2025
May 6, 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
- Open Viewer in InstaLurk.
- Paste the link to the post, reel, or video, or search the public username.
- Pick the supported media you want.
- Download to your device or save to your Library on a paid plan.
What you can download
Photos, carousels, reels, and videos are supported through Viewer. Basic can download photos, videos, and reels. Pro 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.
Download Instagram media in Viewer
Open Viewer to download supported photos, reels, and videos — or save to your Library on a paid plan.
Open Viewer