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Reel Downloader

Reel Downloader: Download Instagram Reels, photos and carousels from a button on the post, or by pasting a link.

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Overview

What Reel Downloader is for

Reel Downloader is a free Chrome extension and web tool by PostOnce that saves Instagram Reels with sound and photos and carousels in post order.

Best for: Creators saving their own Reels and photos to edit or repost elsewhere.

Workflows and audiences

Workflows

DownloadingContent repurposing

Audiences

CreatorsSocial media managers

Platforms

Instagram

Key features

  • Download button beside each Reel and post on instagram.com
  • Best quality Instagram's website offers, usually 1080p with sound
  • Carousels saved as numbered images in post order
  • Paste-a-link web tool for phones

Things to check before choosing

  • Stories, bulk profile downloads and private posts are not supported.
  • The extension runs in desktop Chrome only.

Workflow fit

Made by PostOnce; useful before reposting a Reel to other platforms, which PostOnce can automate.