A free Instagram to MP4 converter that saves any public Instagram video or Reel as an MP4, exactly as Instagram stores it, with nothing converted or lost.
Paste the link to a public Instagram video or Reel. Instagram's own MP4 downloads straight to your device, with nothing converted.
Paste a link or a username
This free Instagram to MP4 converter saves any public Instagram video or Reel as an MP4 file.
Paste the link and you get the MP4 with its size, plus the sound, the cover and the caption.
Instagram stores its videos as MP4s already, so nothing is converted: the file comes from Instagram to your device as it is, with nothing lost.
Here's what an Instagram MP4 is, how to save one, and where it plays.
What is an Instagram to MP4 converter?
An Instagram to MP4 converter is a tool that saves an Instagram video as an MP4, the video file that plays on every phone, computer and editor.
Instagram's videos are MP4s already, H.264 video with AAC sound on every Reel I checked. So this one doesn't convert anything: it saves Instagram's own MP4, which keeps every bit of its quality.
How to save an Instagram video as MP4
Reels, video posts, IGTV videos and carousels all work. You can also type a username and pick from the account's latest 6 posts.
Why no converting is better
Converting a video means decoding it and encoding it again, and every encoding squeezes the picture a little more. A tool that converts an MP4 to an MP4 only makes it worse.
| File | What it is |
|---|---|
 MP4 | Instagram's own file: H.264 video, AAC sound, as Instagram shares it |
| MP3 | The sound alone, made in your browser, to play anywhere |
| M4A | The sound alone, exactly as the video has it |
Where an Instagram MP4 plays
An H.264 MP4 plays everywhere: iPhones, Android phones, Windows, Macs, and every editor from CapCut to Premiere. You can post it on TikTok, YouTube Shorts or LinkedIn as it is.
Why some videos won't download
- The account is private. Only its approved followers see its videos.
- The post was removed, or it's limited in your country.
- Instagram didn't answer. Try again in a minute.
Downloading on iPhone and Android
On a phone, press Download and the MP4 saves to your downloads: the Files app on an iPhone, the Downloads folder on Android.
Where your phone supports it, tap Share or save once to get the file, then again to open the share sheet. An iPhone offers Save Video there, which puts it in Photos.
Do more with it
Save just the sound with my Instagram audio downloader. For TikTok, my TikTok MP4 downloader saves videos as MP4s the same way.
Instagram to MP4 Converter FAQs
Questions about saving Instagram videos as MP4? Here's what to know.
An Instagram to MP4 converter is a tool that saves an Instagram video as an MP4 file. This one saves Instagram's own MP4 as it is, since Instagram stores its videos as MP4s already.
To save an Instagram video as MP4, tap Share on the Reel or post, then Copy link. Paste the link into the Instagram to MP4 converter, press Get MP4, then press Download.
Yes, Instagram's videos are MP4s already: H.264 video with AAC sound on every Reel I checked. That's why this tool saves them as they are, with no converting.
Yes, converting a video encodes it again, and every encoding squeezes the picture a little more. Saving Instagram's own MP4 keeps all of its quality.
An Instagram MP4 plays on iPhones, Android phones, Windows and Macs, and in every editor. You can post it on TikTok, YouTube Shorts or LinkedIn as it is.
Yes, press MP3 under the video to save its sound alone, made in your browser. Or M4A to keep the sound exactly as the video has it.
Yes, press Download and the MP4 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.
No, you don't need an Instagram account to save MP4s with this tool. It reads public posts the way anyone can see them without signing in.
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.
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.
Yes, the Instagram to MP4 converter 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.
The Instagram to MP4 converter is for creators who want their own Reels as MP4 files, to edit them or post them on TikTok, Shorts or LinkedIn.
For Instagram, the Instagram audio downloader saves a Reel's sound, and the Instagram HD video downloader explains every quality. See all my free tools.
Navid Moazzez
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