Ever see a video on Instagram and wish you could keep a copy of it? Maybe it’s a video from a graduation or something memorable from a vacation that you want to keep. It may not be easy to download a video from within the app, but you can definitely download Instagram videos from the web. When you download a video you don’t have to visit someone’s profile page and find the video in the feed to see it again. You can simply download a copy of it with RealPlayer for PC and save it in your library.
If you don’t already have RealPlayer installed on your computer, click on the orange button below to download the latest version for your device then follow the steps to use the RealPlayer Downloader tool on the PC.
How to Download Instagram Videos Using a Chrome Browser
Viewing Instagram videos and pictures on the app on your phone can be addicting, but did you know you could also view them online? Simply go to Instagram.com, login to your account and your feed will appear. You can start downloading videos directly from the feed using RealPlayer for PC or click on a user name and see their feed. Once you see a video you like, here’s how to download a copy of it using RealPlayer for PC.
- Open a Chrome browser window and type Instagram.com in the address bar. If you’re looking for a particular user account, type Instagram.com/ and the name of the user account. For our example, we’re going to download a video from the RealTimesApp account so we are typing Instagram.com/realtimesapp in the address bar.
- Scroll through the page until you see a video you want to download. Click the blue RealPlayer icon that appears in the top center of the browser window. A thumbnail of the video will appear with a Download This Video button. Click the Download This Video Button.
- You’ll see the progress of the Instagram video download in the RealPlayer Downloader window.
4. Click the View Library button in the RealPlayer Downloader window and you’ll see the video in your RealPlayer library.
Use RealPlayer for PC for Instagram Video Downloads in Internet Explorer
You can also use RealPlayer for PC with Internet Explorer (IE). Simply type Instagram.com in the IE address bar to start seeing videos that you might want to download from Instagram. See one you like? Here’s how to download it.
- Click on a video you want to download from Instagram. You’ll see a Download This Video button appear on the top right corner of the video screen, click it.
- The video will automatically download to your RealPlayer library.
- You can also save the video to your RealCloud account. Click the small arrow adjacent to the Download This Video button and click Upload to RealCloud. A copy of the video will be saved in your RealCloud account.
How to Download Instagram Videos Using a Firefox Browser
RealPlayer for PC also works with the Firefox browser. The process of downloading Instagram videos is similar to the Chrome browser experience. If there are a lot of videos in the feed, you’ll want to click on the video you want to download. Here’s how to download Instagram videos using RealPlayer for PC:
- Click on a video you want to download. Click the blue RealPlayer icon that appears in the top center of the browser window. A thumbnail of the video will appear with a Download This Video button, click it.
- The video will automatically download to your RealPlayer library.
The videos posted on Instagram are just as mesmerizing as some of the stunning photos shared in the app. Downloading those videos using RealPlayer for PC with Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Firefox browsers takes barely any time at all.
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