Is It Legal to Download Instagram Content?
Copyright, the platform’s Terms and personal use explained in plain English — and when you need the creator’s permission.
Practical, step-by-step help for saving public Instagram content — and doing it responsibly.
Copyright, the platform’s Terms and personal use explained in plain English — and when you need the creator’s permission.
A checklist for spotting trustworthy tools: what to look for, the red flags, and what no downloader can do.
Save public videos on iPhone, Android and desktop, and fix the most common problems.
Save public Reels to your phone or computer, with notes on music, quality and watermarks.
Safari and Chrome steps for iPhone, and how to move the video from Files to Photos.
Chrome steps for Android and where to find the Reel in your Downloads or Gallery.
Why some tools add a watermark, and how to get the file as Instagram serves it.
Why a browser-based downloader is often safer than an app, and how to use one.
Save photos from public posts at the largest size Instagram stores, including carousels.
How the two short-video formats differ for viewers and creators.
Guides are written by the GramFetch editorial team. Each one shows when it was published and when it was last updated. Instagram and phone menus change often — if a step no longer matches what you see, let us know and we'll fix it.
Looking for Stories? GramFetch can't download them, but this guide explains the options that work.