How to save photos and videos from Instagram without any software and extensions

Instagram prohibits preservation of photos and video on the device, making use of the internal functions of social networks and often return to the application. Nevertheless ways to download media files still there.

They come in handy when you want to share an interesting photo or video with a person who does not have Instagram, as well as in other cases it is necessary to save favorite content locally.

Method 1: direct links from the page code

If a media file is reflected on the page, then link to it, too, must be somewhere. You can find it in the web page code, which can be easily viewed in any browser on your computer.

1. Open a browser page with photos or video.
2. Vyzovivite context menu by right-clicking and select "View Page Source" in Chrome or "Show the program code of the page" in Safari.
3. Open search combination Cmd + F on a Mac or Ctrl + F on your PC.
4. For a photo, type in the search box og: imageFor video - og: video.
5. Go to first highlight bar and copy the link.
6. Open it in a new tab, then open the context menu and select "Save As." Done!

Method 2: to download bookmarklet

Bookmarklet method is much simpler and more versatile. Since bookmarklet - a bookmark with a common code, run the script to download, it works not only on the computer, but also on mobile devices.

1. In front of this link and drag the button [instagram 3.0.0] on your browser bookmarks bar.
2. Open Instagram page with photos or videos and click the Add a bookmark.
3. Media file opens in a new tab, and you will just have to right-click on it and choose "Save as ...".

If you do not use the sync bookmarks between your computer and your smartphone, you can bookmarklet from your mobile device. To do this in the first paragraph have to hold your finger on the button, select "Copy link address", and then create a new tab, instead of using the URL copied address.