Downloading Instagram videos by recording your screen is a straightforward method that doesn’t require any third-party apps or online tools. This approach works on both smartphones and computers, allowing you to capture videos from Instagram stories, posts, reels, or IGTV. And it is a quite safe way to download Instagram videos to computer for free.
Taking iPhone for example.
- Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls. Add Screen Recording to the Control Center.
- Open Instagram and navigate to the video you want to download.
- Swipe down from the top-right corner (iPhone X and later) or swipe up from the bottom (iPhone 8 and earlier) to access the Control Center.
- Tap the Screen Record button (a circle inside a circle) to start recording.
- Wait for the 3-second countdown, then play the Instagram video.
- When the video is finished, tap the red bar at the top of the screen and hit Stop.
The recorded video will be saved to your Photos app, where you can trim or edit it if necessary. After that, transfer or share the recorded videos to Mac or PC from iPhone via Bluetooth.