What you can download
Two dedicated downloaders, both free and both working right in your browser.
How to download a video
Three steps either way. Nothing to install and no account to create.
From the mobile app
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Step 1
Open Instagram or Facebook, find the Reel or video you want, and tap the share icon below it.
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Step 2
Choose "Copy link" so the post URL is on your clipboard.
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Step 3
Come back to SaveReel, paste the link into the box, and tap Download to save the file.
From a desktop browser
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Step 1
Open instagram.com or facebook.com and go to the Reel or video you want to keep.
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Step 2
Copy the full link straight from your browser address bar.
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Step 3
Paste it into SaveReel, wait a second while we fetch it, then hit Download.
Why people use SaveReel
Built to be the simplest way to keep a Reel or video you like.
Fast downloads
Links are processed in a couple of seconds, so there is no queue and no waiting around.
HD quality
We fetch the file in the quality it was uploaded in, with no extra compression from us.
No watermark
Downloads come through clean, with no SaveReel logo or overlay added to the video.
Works everywhere
Phone, tablet, or desktop, it runs in the browser you already have open.
No sign-up
No account and no Instagram or Facebook login. Paste a link and you are done.
Unlimited and free
Download as many Reels and videos as you like. There is no cap and no cost.
Frequently asked questions
The questions we get asked most. If yours is not here, the answer is usually "yes, and it is free".
Yes. You can download as many Instagram Reels and Facebook videos as you like, with no cost and no sign-up.
Guides and fixes
Short, practical answers to the problems people actually run into.
Instagram share link won’t download
Long Instagram share links fail more than any other kind. Here is what that long code means, why copying a new link rarely helps, and the one fix that works.
Read the guideGuide · 5 min readPrivate Instagram posts
No downloader can open a private Instagram post without a follower’s login. Here is why, which sites to avoid, and the legitimate ways to keep a copy.
Read the guideGuide · 6 min readSave Reels on iPhone and Android
Step by step: copy a Reel link, download it, and move the file into Photos or your Android gallery. Plus what to do when the video plays instead of saving.
Read the guideGuide · 5 min readFacebook link types explained
Facebook hands out at least five kinds of video link. Here is what each one is, which ones download, and how to fix the ones that don’t.
Read the guideGuide · 6 min readReposting Reels and copyright
Tagging the creator is not the same as having permission. A plain-English look at when you can reuse a saved Reel, how to ask, and what Instagram itself allows.
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