Windows 10: Whats the best way to save Instagram stories or reels in HD without installing anything?

Taylor McKee · Apr 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM

I’m trying to archive a few Instagram stories and reels with permission for a media presentation, but I keep running into issues with quality loss or apps forcing me to install sketchy extensions.Is there a clean, browser-based tool that just lets me paste a link and download the full-res media directly?I found https://www.instadl.org and it seems to do the job really well - no watermark, no login, or ads some have tons of ads and works on mobile/desktop - but I’m wondering if there are any other tools people recommend before I commit to using just one.Thanks

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Brink · Apr 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM

Facebook introduces Instagram Reels

Today we’re announcing Instagram Reels: a new way to create and discover short, entertaining videos on Instagram.

Reels invites you to create fun videos to share with your friends or anyone on Instagram. Record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, effects and new creative tools. You can share reels with your followers in Feed and if you have a public account you can make them available to the wider Instagram community through a new space in Explore. Reels in Explore offers anyone the chance to become a creator on Instagram and reach new audiences on a global stage.

Creating Reels

Select Reels at the bottom of the Instagram camera. You’ll see a variety of creative editing tools on the left side of your screen to help create your reel, including:

Audio: Search for a song from the Instagram music library. You can also use your own original audio by simply recording a reel with it. When you share a reel with original audio, your audio will be attributed to you, and if you have a public account, people can create reels with your audio by selecting “Use Audio” from your reel.

AR Effects: Select one of the many effects in our effect gallery, created by Instagram and creators all over the world, to record multiple clips with different effects.

Timer and Countdown: Set the timer to record any of your clips hands-free. Once you press record, you’ll see a 3-2-1 countdown before recording begins for the amount of time you selected.

Align: Line up objects from your previous clip before recording your next to help create seamless transitions for moments like outfit changes or adding new friends into your reel.

Speed: Choose to speed up or slow down part of the video or audio you selected. This can help you stay on a beat or make slow motion videos.

Reels can be recorded in a series of clips (one at a time), all at once, or using video uploads from your gallery. Record the first clip by pressing and holding the capture button. You’ll see a progress indicator at the top of the screen as you record. Stop recording to end each clip.

Sharing Reels

You can share reels with your followers or get discovered by the larger Instagram community in Explore.

If you have a Public Account: You can share your reel to a dedicated space in Explore, where it has the chance to be seen by the wider Instagram community. You can also share your reel with your followers by posting it to your Feed. When you share reels featuring certain songs, hashtags or effects, your reel may also appear on dedicated pages when someone clicks on that song, hashtag or effect.

If you have a Private Account: Reels follows your privacy settings on Instagram. You can share to Feed so only your followers can see your reel. People will not be able to use original audio from your reels, and people cannot share your reels with others who don’t follow you.

Once your reel is ready, move to the share screen, where you can save a draft of your reel, change the cover image, add a caption and hashtags, and tag your friends. After you share your reel, it will live on a separate Reels tab on your profile, where people can find the reels you’ve shared. If you also share to your Feed, your reel will appear on your main profile grid, though you have the option to remove it.

Whether you have a public or private account, you can share your reel to your Story, close friends or in a direct message. If you do so, your reel will behave like a regular Story — it will not be shared to Reels in Explore, it will not appear on your profile and it will disappear after 24 hours.

Watching Reels

Reels in Explore showcases the best of trending culture on Instagram. Discover an entertaining selection of reels made by anyone on Instagram, in a vertical feed customized for you. If you love a reel, you can easily like, comment or share it with your friends.

You’ll also see some reels with a “Featured” label. If your reel is featured in Explore, you’ll receive a notification. Featured reels are a selection of public reels chosen by Instagram to help you discover original content we hope will entertain and inspire you.

Reels gives people new ways to express themselves, discover more of what they love on Instagram and help anyone with the ambition of becoming a creator take center stage.

For more information on Reels, visit our Help Center.
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Source: Introducing Instagram Reels - About Facebook

Tinas1014 · Apr 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM

Instagram stories

When I try to upload a picture or video to Instagram stories I get a black screen then have to shut the Instagram app down. I have reset and uninstalled Instagram and I cleared the Microsoft store cache. How can I get Instagram stories to load my pictures?

clayto · Apr 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM

No stories saved

Thanks for suggestion, however I have searched repeatedly using super searchers including Everything, PowerToys etc and different search terms without finding any sign of the supposedly saved 'news stories'. Could it be a corruption of Edge which might be corrected by re-installing it? Now that I have become interested in Edge's news feature it is annoying that I cannot save anything, especially as I get confirmations that that the stories are saved.

Windows 10: Whats the best way to save Instagram stories or reels in HD without installing anything?

Whats the best way to save Instagram stories or reels in HD without installing anything?

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