Have you ever felt overwhelmed while trying to save your favorite Instagram posts, reels, or stories? Worry no more! The Instagram-Downloader extension provides a seamless way to fetch and save Instagram content directly to your device. This guide will walk you through the installation, usage, and some troubleshooting tips.

Browser Compatibility

This extension is designed to be compatible with several browsers that support the fetch() API. Currently, it has been tested and works perfectly on the following:

• Google Chrome
• MS Edge
• Firefox

Installation and Usage

Let’s navigate the steps to install the Instagram-Downloader extension:

1. Download the latest version and extract it to a folder on your computer.
2. Enable developer mode in Chrome by going to the chrome://extensions page.
3. Drag and drop the extracted folder into the extensions page in Chrome.

How to Use the Instagram-Downloader

Once you have the extension installed, using it is straightforward. Here’s how:

• Navigate to any post, reel, or story and click the Download button to fetch data.
• Click on any photo or video to save it to your device.
• To select multiple photos, click on the Photos button to toggle multi-select. You can select individual photos or click and hold to select all, then hit Download to save them in a zip file.
• When scrolling on the homepage, the app will attempt to auto-detect posts for downloading, eliminating the need to comment on a post to access the download options. Please note that this feature doesn’t work 100% of the time.

Features of Instagram-Downloader

This extension is packed with several features that enhance your downloading experience:

• Download posts
• Download reels
• Download latest stories
• Download highlight stories
• Support for high resolution
• Download zip files

Customize Your Experience

For further customization, you can edit the transition effects. The following CSS can be modified:

css.display-container.hide {
    transform-origin: 85% bottom;
    transform: scale(0);
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.6;
}

Keyboard Shortcuts

To streamline your usage, here are some handy keyboard shortcuts:

• Download: D
• Close: Esc, C, c
• Select All: S, s

Note that the shortcuts work unless you are focused on specific HTML elements such as input fields or textboxes (e.g., comments, search).

Deprecated Features

Please be aware that some features have been deprecated due to various reasons. For example, version 5.1.0 set a fallback download for the latest posts from specific users.

Demo

You can experience the demo for version 5.1.0 here: Demo v5.1.0.

Troubleshooting

If you run into issues using Instagram-Downloader, here are some troubleshooting ideas:

• Ensure you are using a supported browser.
• Check that the extension is enabled in your browser’s extension settings.
• Try re-downloading and re-installing the extension if problems persist.
• If a feature isn’t working properly, remember that auto-detection might not function 100% of the time.

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