Direct answer

How to download Instagram videos on PC

For one public Instagram video or Reel, copy its link, paste it into Vidlune below and choose Download MP4. You do not need an Instagram login or a desktop app.

  1. 1

    Open Open the individual public Instagram Reel, feed video or IGTV post.

  2. 2

    Copy Copy the post link from Instagram's Share menu or your browser.

  3. 3

    Download Paste one link into Vidlune, choose Download MP4 and save the file.

What works on a PC

Input, output and limits

Input
One public Reel, feed-video or IGTV URL
Output
One MP4 with available audio
Quality
Best compatible source, up to 1080p
Login
No Instagram login required
Batch
One link at a time
Limit
3 successful downloads per rolling 24 hours; failed links do not count

Vidlune requests the best compatible public source that Instagram exposes. It does not upscale a lower-resolution upload, invent a missing audio track or remove a watermark already embedded by the creator. A successful request returns a normal MP4 attachment to your browser.

Check Instagram first

Try the native Download control

Some public Reels show a Download action inside Instagram’s sharing controls. The option depends on the Reel and the creator’s download settings. The native file may include Instagram branding, and a Reel using licensed music may download without audio.

If the Reel exposes a separate Download action after opening Remix, treat it as a different native path from the regular Share menu. Check the saved file instead of assuming the two paths produce the same audio or branding.

If neither control appears, do not treat the missing button as permission to bypass a private or restricted post. Use the browser workflow below only for a public link you are allowed to save.

Browser workflow

Use Vidlune for a public link

Open the individual post on your computer, copy its link and paste the complete instagram.com URL into Vidlune. Start the download and save the returned MP4 through your browser’s normal download flow.

Use one public link at a time. Do not enter an Instagram password, session cookie or access token into a downloader page. If you only use Instagram’s Save button, the post remains inside Instagram; it does not create a local file.

When the file is unavailable

Check the link before blaming your PC

Private, deleted, login-gated and region-restricted media cannot be made public by this tool. Stories, Highlights, photos, image-only carousels, profile pages and Explore pages are also outside its current scope. Use a direct public /reel/…, /p/… or /tv/… video URL.

Instagram may temporarily rate-limit a public link. A failed request does not consume the daily allowance, so retrying later is safer than submitting credentials. Each job can run for up to 120 seconds and the completed file must remain under 200 MB.

Before you reuse the file

A downloaded file is not a licence

Save media you own, have permission to download or are otherwise legally allowed to use. Public visibility does not transfer copyright or grant permission to republish, sell, remove attribution from or commercially exploit a video.

For the service’s exact boundaries, read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Bottom line

The short PC answer

Copy a public Instagram link, paste it into Vidlune, choose Download MP4 and check the saved file. If the post is private, unavailable or outside the supported video formats, no browser downloader can turn it into a legitimate public download.

For the full tool and FAQ, open the Instagram Reels Downloader or return to the Vidlune home page.