Every format covered
Video posts, Reels, photos, carousels and live Stories all work from the same input box. The right file type comes back automatically: MP4 for video, JPG for photos.
Works with video posts, Reels, photos, carousels and live Stories. Paste the link, press Download, and save the file as MP4 or JPG.
Sfinsta is a free online Instagram downloader that runs entirely in your browser. Paste the link of a video post, Reel, photo, carousel or Story and save the media to your device: videos as MP4, photos as JPG, in the quality Instagram serves and with no watermark added.
There is nothing to install and no account to create. Sfinsta never asks for your Instagram login. It sees only what a signed-out visitor sees, so private accounts, Close Friends posts and expired Stories cannot be downloaded.
Each media type has its own page with format details, fixes and FAQs, from videos and Reels to photos and Stories. Sfinsta is an independent service and is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.
Open the post, Reel or Story on Instagram, tap Share and choose Copy link.
Drop the URL into the field at the top of this page and press Download. No sign-in, no extra steps.
Pick the result you want and save it. A carousel lists every photo and video separately so you choose exactly what to keep.
Video posts, Reels, photos, carousels and live Stories all work from the same input box. The right file type comes back automatically: MP4 for video, JPG for photos.
Downloads match the resolution Instagram serves, up to full HD 1080p. Nothing is recompressed and nothing is upscaled.
Phone, tablet or computer: iPhone, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. On iPhone, files land in the Files app first; Android and desktop use the Downloads folder.
Sfinsta works from the link alone and never asks for your Instagram password. Do not trust any downloader that does.
No watermark is added to your download. You save exactly the file the creator published.
Copyright stays with the person who posted. Save media you own or have permission to use, and credit the creator when you share.
Most failures trace back to the link itself. These four checks solve nearly all of them.
Open the link in a private browser window. If Instagram asks you to sign in, the post is not publicly reachable and cannot be processed.
Stories only last 24 hours. Once Instagram removes one, no tool can bring it back, so save it while it is still up.
Copy the full URL from the Share menu rather than typing it out. Short share links also work once Instagram resolves them.
On iPhone, check the Files app, then move the video to Photos. On Android and desktop, look in Downloads.
Already familiar with another Instagram downloader? Explore these independent Sfinsta pages and use the same simple workflow for supported public media.
Use Sfinsta to process supported public Instagram videos, reels, photos, and carousel posts.
A browser-based Sfinsta option for downloading supported public Instagram media.
Paste a public Instagram link into Sfinsta and choose an available media result.
Sfinsta is an independent service and is not affiliated with the third-party services named above or with Instagram.