Question 1

What is an IGTV downloader?

Accepted Answer

An IGTV downloader is a tool that saves a video from IGTV, Instagram's old home for long videos, as a file on your device. This one saves any public IGTV or Instagram video as an MP4.

Question 2

How do I download IGTV videos?

Accepted Answer

To download an IGTV video, tap Share on it in Instagram, then Copy link. Paste the link into the IGTV downloader, press Get video, then press Download.

Question 3

Does IGTV still exist?

Accepted Answer

Not as its own app or tab: in 2022 Instagram retired the IGTV app and made IGTV videos ordinary Instagram videos. The videos and their old /tv/ links still work.

Question 4

Do old IGTV links still work?

Accepted Answer

Yes, old links with /tv/ in them still open the video on Instagram, and this tool still reads them, like any /p/ or /reel/ link.

Question 5

What quality are IGTV downloads?

Accepted Answer

IGTV downloads have the quality Instagram shares on its public pages, which was 720p on the videos I checked. The tool shows each file's size before you save it.

Question 6

Can I save just the sound of an IGTV video?

Accepted Answer

Yes, press MP3 or M4A under the video to save its sound, made in your browser.

Question 7

Can I download IGTV videos on my iPhone?

Accepted Answer

Yes, press Download and the video saves to the Files app. Or tap Share or save twice to open the share sheet, and pick Save Video to put it in Photos.

Question 8

Do I need an Instagram account to download IGTV videos?

Accepted Answer

No, you don't need an Instagram account to download IGTV videos with this tool. It reads public posts the way anyone can see them without signing in.

Question 9

Can I download many at once?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can download many at once: press Paste many links at once, paste up to 10 links, 1 per line, and press Download all (ZIP). The best file of each link comes in 1 ZIP, made in your browser.

Question 10

Can I get the transcript of the video?

Accepted Answer

Yes, press Get the transcript under the video. On YouTube it reads the video's own captions; everywhere else, AI writes down the speech, for videos up to 5 minutes. Copy it, or download it as a .txt or .srt file.

Question 11

Is the IGTV downloader free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the IGTV downloader is free, with no sign-up, no ads and no watermark. To keep it free for everyone, each person can read 30 posts every 10 minutes.

Question 12

Who is the IGTV downloader for?

Accepted Answer

The IGTV downloader is for creators who want their old IGTV episodes back as files, to keep them or post them again as Reels or on YouTube.

Question 13

What other free tools can I use for Instagram?

Accepted Answer

For Instagram, the Instagram video downloader saves any video, and the Instagram audio downloader saves a video's sound. See all my free tools.

Question 14

Who made the IGTV downloader?

Accepted Answer

I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and I made the IGTV downloader as one of my free tools on navid.me.

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Free IGTV Downloader (+ Guide)