Last year, Instagram launched a new form of content – Reels. Instagram implemented these short, up to 60 seconds long videos to compete with TikTok, a platform that gave life to short-form clips. On Reels, just like on TikTok, you can create videos with lip-syncing, apply sound effects, lenses and filters, adjust video speed, make voiceovers, create duets with other Reels (called Remixes), and more.

Unfortunately, Instagram doesn’t have an option to download someone else’s Reels videos on your device, unlike TikTok; however, there are several other ways.

Can You Download Instagram Reels?

To put it simply – yes, you can save Instagram Reels both on your smartphone and a desktop PC. The only thing you should note is that Instagram doesn’t let you download someone else’s Reels in-app as there’s no native functionality for this. However, you can easily download your own Reels right from the app. These will be saved in your smartphone gallery.

The Save button that you see under other creators’ Reels means that you can save the videos within Instagram, and they will be stored in your Saved folder on Instagram.

Instead, you will need to use third-party solutions to do so.

Download Instagram Reels on iOS and Android

First, let's talk about how to download your own Instagram Reels videos on your iPhone or Android. You can do this before posting the video.

Step 1: Open the Instagram app on your smartphone.

Step 2: Go to the Story creation menu.

Step 3: Select the Reels menu.

Step 4: Record your Reel video using music, different speeds, effects, a timer and stickers.

Step 5: Once you've created your video, you can click the back arrow to play it again or the forward arrow to add text or a picture. Press the forward arrow.

Step 6: There will be a download button in the top right corner. Click it to save the video to your smartphone.

To download a Reel you have already published, go to your profile and select the Reels tab. Then find three dots at the bottom right corner and choose Save to Camera Roll.

To download someone else’s Reels on your smartphone, you can use one of these applications:

For iPhone:

InstDown for Instagram
Reels Downloader & Editor
Repost For Instagram Reel
Insaver for Instagram (both iPhone and Android)

For Android:

The apps work similarly. But let’s look at the functionality on the example of the InstDown for Instagram Reels for iPhone.

1. Download the app from the App Store on your phone.

2. Copy the Instagram Reels link you want to download and open the app.

3. Paste the link and click the Download button and wait till the app processes the data.

4. Save the video to your gallery.

That’s it!

Download Instagram Reels on Desktop

If you’re looking for a solution to save Instagram Reels on your desktop PC, there’s a wealth of solutions that can help you with that.

4K Stogram

If you want to back up all your Reels at once or download Instagram Reels from somebody else’s public account, 4K Stogram is the best tool for the task. Follow the easy steps below to save Reels videos to your computer.

1. Launch 4K Stogram.

2. Log in to your account within the app.

3. Enter the handle of the Instagram account you want to download Reels from.

4. Select a suitable option from the suggestions list. Click the settings button located next to the Download button.

5. Uncheck all boxes except Download video posts.

Tip: In the settings, you can also set a specific time period you want to download Instagram Reels from. Click the date field and select the period on the in-app calendar.

Note: The application only downloads publicly available Reels, with the Share to Feed option checked before they were uploaded.

6. Click the Download button.

That’s it! In a few seconds, Instagram Reels and other videos are going to be downloaded to your computer. You can distinguish Reels from other videos by a Reels icon.

Web Instagram Reels Downloaders

There is a web version of Instagram from which you can also download Reels videos. But not within the application itself – you will need a special web service that saves Instagram content by URLs. One of such websites is instavideosave.

Step 1: Open the Instagram website and log in to your account.

Step 2: Open the desired Reel video and click on the three dots button in the top right corner.

Step 3: Select Copy Link.

Step 4: Go to the instavideosave website and paste the video link. The service will download the video right on your PC.

Step 5: Click the link to save the video to your computer.

These are the ways we found the quickest and most convenient when it comes to saving Reels from Instagram. There are surely other solutions on the market that can do the same, but we highlighted these since we considered them the safest and most helpful. You can try out tools 4K Stogram and 4K Video Downloader for free now.