Desktop app · macOS & Windows · v1.0.0

Instagram, TikTok and X downloads that stay on your computer.

Keep the posts you'd hate to lose. Paste a link and it's yours: photos, videos, reels, whole profiles — saved to a folder you choose, named and sorted for you. Nothing to set up, nothing to sign up for.

Download for macOS (.dmg) Download for Windows (.exe)

No card, no account, no extras tagging along. Try it on one of your own links first.

Paste a link · ⌘L
instagram.com/some.profile
DOWNLOAD ⏎
Now · downloading
12 / 12 FILES
→ DOWNLOADS/GDL/SOME.PROFILE
  • sunset-timelapse.mp418.4 MB
  • studio-tour-part-2.mp441.7 MB
  • launch-day-carousel-1.jpg2.1 MB
  • launch-day-carousel-2.jpgqueued
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One window: the download on the left, everything you've saved on the right.
  • It all stays with youYour links and files never pass through us.
  • No sign-upNo account to create, no password to forget.
  • Works out of the boxEverything it needs comes with it. Install and go.
  • Pay once, or neverFree tier forever; $29 once if you want more.

Three steps, and you're done.

  1. Step 01

    Sign in once

    Log in the way you already do in a browser, once per service. After that it just remembers you.

  2. Step 02

    Paste the link

    A post, a reel, a whole profile. Drop it in, press download, and the app figures out the rest on its own.

  3. Step 03

    Open your folder

    Everything lands where you asked, sorted by who posted it — ready to watch, share, or copy to a backup drive.

The fiddly parts, handled for you

Settings · accounts

Signing in is just signing in

A normal login window opens, you type your password, and that's it. No files to export, no extension to install, no steps you'd need a tutorial for.

Your login stays on this computer, and nowhere else.

You can see exactly what's happening

Files appear one by one as they're saved, so you always know how far along you are. Change your mind and press stop — it stops right there, nothing left half-finished.

Real progress, not a guess.

Now · downloading STOP
07 / 12 FILES · 3 RUNNING
  • reel-2026-08-11.mp462%
  • carousel-3.jpg1.4 MB
  • studio-tour.mp4ALREADY SAVED
  • launch-day-4.jpgQUEUED
Settings · destination
~/Backups/instagram/studio.ferrovia
OPEN FOLDER CHOOSE…
SOME.PROFILE/2026-08-13_SUNSET-TIMELAPSE.MP4 SOME.PROFILE/2026-08-12_STUDIO-TOUR-PART-2.MP4 OTHER/2026-08-11_LAUNCH-DAY-CAROUSEL-1.JPG

Your files, where you want them

Choose a folder once and everything shows up there, sorted by who posted it and dated. Open them in anything, drop them on an external drive, or let your usual backup pick them up.

Ordinary photos and videos in an ordinary folder.

What you won't run into

Downloaders have a bad reputation, and most of them earned it. Here is what this one leaves out.

  • Ads, pop-ups, or a second “Download” button that isn't the download button
  • Toolbars, browser extras, or anything else quietly installed along with it
  • Tracking of what you download, or anything phoning home about you
  • An account, an email gate, or a password to reset
  • Sending your photos and videos somewhere else to be processed
  • A subscription that renews after the first month

That list is the design, not a roadmap.

Where it works, stated plainly

Sites

  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Twitter / X
  • Vimeo
  • Twitch
  • …and more, by link
  • YouTube — not yet

YouTube isn't supported yet, and we'd rather say so here than let you find out after installing.

Requirements

  • macOS10.15 Catalina or newer
  • Windows10 or newer · 64-bit & ARM
  • Disk~400 MB, plus your downloads
  • Setupnone — it all comes included
  • Version1.0.0
One-time price · no renewal

Start free. Pay once if it earns it.

The free version is the whole app, three downloads a day. Nothing expires, so take your time and try it on the links you actually care about.

Free

$0FOREVER

Enough to save a post or two a day.

  • 3 downloads per day
  • The full app, nothing held back
  • No account, no card
  • Unlimited downloads
Download free

macOS (.dmg) Windows (.exe)

Upgrade any time, same install.

Questions people actually ask

Is this a subscription?

No. $29 once, and the license is yours for good — including future updates.

Which sites does it support?

Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok, Vimeo, Twitch, and more — it recognises the link you paste and takes it from there. YouTube isn't supported yet.

Is there anything else I need to install?

No. One file to install, then open it and you're ready. Nothing else to add, and nothing you have to keep up to date by hand.

Is my data private?

Yes. Everything happens on your own computer. There's no account, nothing tracked, and no server of ours in between — your logins and your files stay with you.

What am I allowed to download?

Content you have the right to keep — your own posts, accounts you manage, or material you have permission to save. You're responsible for following the terms of the platforms you connect and applicable copyright law. See our Terms of Use.

Does macOS block the app on first launch?

Yes, on the first launch, and it is expected: the app is not yet signed with an Apple Developer ID, so macOS says it “could not verify” it. The dialog only offers OK — there is no “open anyway” button on it. Dismiss it, then open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom, and click “Open Anyway” next to Social Media Downloader. You need this once. On macOS 14 and earlier, right-click the app → Open instead.

What are the system requirements?

macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer, or Windows 10 or newer on 64-bit or ARM. Around 400 MB of disk space for the app, plus room for whatever you download.

Accounts get locked. Posts get taken down.

The copy on your own computer is the one nobody can take away. Start free — one link is enough to see if it's for you.

Download for macOS (.dmg) Download for Windows (.exe)

No card needed for the free version.