Instagram has come a long way from being a photo-sharing app to a video-sharing hub, with reels quickly becoming one of its most popular features. As people share and enjoy reels, they often wish to send these videos to friends on other platforms, like WhatsApp, or even save them for later.
Have you ever found yourself captivated by a reel with soothing music or stunning visuals and wanted to share more than just the link? Well, here’s the good news—you can download and keep those Reels on your device, ready to share anywhere or revisit whenever you like. Read on to learn how to download Instagram Reels easily.
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Step 1: Open the Instagram App on your phone.
Step 2: Go to the particular reel that you want to download.
Step 3: Now tap on the “Share” button.
Step 4: On your screen, you’ll see a drawer at the bottom.
Step 5: In that drawer, Tap on the “Download” option.
And done, your download has started. Once it’ll be downloaded you can share that video on your WhatsApp or just store the video in your phone.
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However, with certain reels, the download option may not be available, or you may only be able to download the video without the audio. For these instances, there are alternative websites that allow you to download reels by simply pasting their URLs. We have listed a few options below.
Additionally, if you want to have an app for downloading Instagram videos you can check this app called “Video Downloader for Instagram”.
Disclaimer: These websites are third-party tools. Be careful of cache and cookies while using these tools.