What is an Instagram highlights downloader?
An Instagram highlights downloader saves the stories inside a public highlight to your phone or computer. You paste the highlight link and get every story in it listed separately, as MP4 videos and JPG photos. SaveMyReel's Instagram highlight downloader is free and needs no login or app.
How to download Instagram highlights
For an Instagram highlight download, copy the highlight link, paste it and pick the stories you want.
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1Open the highlight
Go to the profile and tap the highlight circle under the bio.
2Copy its link
Tap the three dots (or Share) and choose Copy link, then paste it above.
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3Save the stories
Each story in the highlight has its own button. Save videos as MP4 and photos as JPG.
Highlights are the round story collections pinned under an Instagram bio. The SaveMyReel Instagram highlights downloader saves them to your device. Paste a highlight link above to download Instagram highlights as HD videos and full size photos, one story at a time or the whole collection.
Unlike live stories, highlights stay on a profile until the creator removes them, so there's no 24 hour rush. It works as an Instagram highlights saver and IG highlights download tool online, in any browser.
- HD qualityUp to 1080p, never re-compressed
- No watermarkThe original file, nothing added
- No loginYour account is never used
- Any deviceiPhone, Android and PC
Instagram highlights viewer: watch before you save
You don't have to download a whole highlight to see what's in it. After you paste the link, every story is listed with an eye icon. Tap it and the story plays full screen on the page, so SaveMyReel works as an Instagram highlight viewer as well as a highlight downloader.
Watch through the collection, then tap the download button only on the stories you want to keep. It saves storage on big highlights, and your own Instagram account is never used for any of it.
How Instagram highlights work
When a creator posts a story, they can add it to a highlight. The story then stays on their profile, grouped under a named circle with its own cover image, long after the normal 24 hours. A profile can have many highlights, and each highlight can hold many stories, so one highlight is often a whole travel diary, menu or tutorial series.
Each highlight has its own link, which contains /stories/highlights/ followed by a number. That number identifies the collection, which is why a profile link or username alone isn't enough here.
Creators can edit a highlight at any time, adding, removing or reordering stories. If you want to keep a highlight exactly as it is today, save it now.
Highlights vs stories vs posts
Which SaveMyReel tool to use for each, from an IG highlights download to a single post.
| Highlights | Live stories | Posts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where | Circles under the bio | Stories bar at the top | Profile grid |
| How long | Until removed | 24 hours | Until deleted |
| Link contains | /stories/highlights/ | /stories/username/ | /p/ or /reel/ |
| Tool | This page | Story downloader | Photo or video downloader |
Instagram highlights download in HD
Highlights are made of stories, so every Instagram highlight story download comes at the story size Instagram keeps, up to 1080 x 1920 vertical. Videos keep their sound, and photos save at full size.
Big highlights can hold dozens of stories. SaveMyReel lists them in order, so you can save just the ones you need.
Why people save Instagram highlights
Highlights often hold a creator's most useful content, which is why an Instagram highlight download is worth it.
Guides and tutorials
Step by step tips, recipes and workouts that creators pin for their followers.
Menus and price lists
Small businesses often keep menus, prices and FAQs in highlights. Save them for quick reference.
Before they change
Highlights get edited or removed. Use the Instagram highlights saver to keep the version you want.
Saving your own highlights
If the highlights are yours, you have two options.
From your archive
- Open your profile, then the menu, then Archive.
- Switch to Stories archive.
- Open any story and save it from the three dots menu.
With SaveMyReel
- Make sure your account is public.
- Copy your highlight's link.
- Paste it into the Instagram highlights downloader and save every story.
Tips for downloading big highlights
Some highlights hold more than a hundred stories. A few habits make an Instagram highlights download easier to save and keep organised.
- Start with the newest. SaveMyReel lists stories in the same order as the highlight, so the latest ones are at the end.
- Save on Wi-Fi. A long highlight full of video stories can add up to hundreds of megabytes.
- Make a folder. On Android or PC, move the files into a folder named after the highlight so they stay together.
- Check your storage. On iPhone, free up space before saving many videos to Photos.
- Come back later. Creators add new stories to highlights over time. Paste the same link again to see anything new.
Highlight not downloading?
Fixes for common Instagram highlights download problems.
I pasted a profile link
Copy the link of the highlight itself. It contains /stories/highlights/.
The account is private
Highlights on private accounts can't be downloaded.
Some stories are missing
The creator may have removed them from the highlight since you last looked.
The highlight cover won't download
Covers are small images chosen by the creator, not stories, so they aren't included.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about downloading Instagram highlights.
How do I download Instagram highlights?
For an Instagram highlight download, open the highlight, tap the three dots and choose Copy link. Paste the link into the Instagram highlights downloader at the top of this page and tap Download.
Can I download a whole highlight at once?
Yes. The Instagram highlight download lists every story with its own button, so you can save one story or all of them.
Is the highlights downloader free?
Yes. It's free for personal use, with no sign-up and no subscription.
Can I view Instagram highlights without downloading?
Yes. Paste the highlight link and tap the eye icon on any story. The Instagram highlights viewer plays it full screen without saving anything.
Can I download Instagram highlights in HD?
Yes. Every Instagram highlights download is the original story file, up to 1080 x 1920, as MP4 for videos and JPG for photos.
Can I download highlights with just the username?
No. A profile can have many highlights, so you need the link of the specific highlight.
Can I download highlights from private accounts?
No. Only highlights on public profiles can be downloaded.
Does the creator know I saved their highlight?
No. An insta highlights download, or a look in the Instagram highlight viewer, doesn't notify the creator.
Ready to save a highlight?
Copy a link from Instagram and paste it above. It's free and takes seconds.
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