Instagram story downloader

Instagram Story Downloader, anonymous and in HD

Type a username or paste a story link. Every live story opens with the time it has left, ready to save as JPG or MP4.

  • They won't see you
  • No Instagram login
  • Free to use
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  • No password, everWe never ask for your Instagram login.
  • They won't knowYour name never reaches their viewer list.
  • Public accounts onlyPrivate stays private. We don't get around it.

How it works

How to download Instagram stories

  1. 01

    Enter the account

    Type the @username, or paste a story link copied from Instagram. A story link opens all of that account's live stories.

  2. 02

    Find the story

    Each tile shows when the story went up and how long it has left. Filter by videos, photos, or stories with links or mentions.

  3. story_1.jpg1080×1920 · original quality
    03

    Download it

    Open the story full screen and tap Download. Photos save as JPG, videos as MP4 with sound, named after the account and the story's number.

What is an Instagram story downloader?

An Instagram story downloader saves someone's story to your device as a photo or video file before it disappears. Stories vanish after 24 hours, and Instagram gives you no way to keep anyone else's. This Instagram story saver fetches the public story on our server and gives you the original file: JPG for photo stories, MP4 with sound for video stories.

It's anonymous too. Watching a story in the app adds your name to the viewer list; here your account is never involved, so saving a story leaves no trace. Every story tile shows how long ago it went up and how much time it has left, so you can spot what's about to expire and grab that one first.

What you can save

  • Every live story from the last 24 hours, photos and videos
  • The original file: JPG for photos, MP4 with sound for videos
  • A countdown on each story showing how long it has left
  • Filters for videos, photos, and stories with links or mentions
  • All live stories in one ZIP, with highlights added if you like

Why people save Instagram stories

  • 01

    Keep a story you were tagged in

    A friend or a brand mentioned you or reshared your post. Save their story in full quality before the 24 hours run out.

  • 02

    Hold on to offers and dates

    Discount codes, event times and drop dates often appear only in stories. Keep the original instead of a cropped screenshot.

  • 03

    Track a brand's story campaigns

    Marketers keep a day-by-day record of what a competitor ran in stories, since stories leave no public archive.

Good to know

  • Once a story expires it's gone from here too, unless the owner saved it to a highlight. The highlights downloader picks those up.
  • Close Friends stories and stories on private accounts never leave Instagram.
  • The story list refreshes about once a minute, so a story posted seconds ago may need you to search the account again shortly.

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FAQ

Story downloader: what people ask

No. Instagram only lists viewers who opened the story from their own account. Here our server fetches it, so your name never appears, and there's no download alert either.

Yes. Video stories save as MP4 files with their audio track, the way Instagram serves them. On a phone the preview may start muted; tap it for sound. The saved file isn't affected.

Only if the owner saved it to a highlight. Instagram removes expired stories, so no tool can bring them back. Highlights stay up until the owner deletes them, and you can save those any time.

Yes. Copy the story's link in Instagram and paste it here. It opens all of that account's live stories, so you can save the one you wanted and any others.

The original quality Instagram serves, up to 1080 × 1920 for full-screen stories. Photos save as JPG and videos as MP4, with nothing added on top.

Yes. Tap Download all on the profile and keep Stories ticked. Every live story goes into one ZIP file, in a folder called stories. You can add highlights, posts and reels to the same file.

No. Private stories are only for approved followers, and we never try to get around that. For a private account you'll see its name, photo and counts, nothing more.

Curious? See it for yourself.

Type any public username and their stories are on your screen in seconds.

Open the story viewer