Save public Reels as vertical MP4 files with sound, and keep the audio as an MP3 if you want it.
Open the Reel, tap the paper-plane share icon, then choose Copy link.
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In Instagram, open the Reel, tap the share arrow and pick Copy link.
Press Paste, or drop the link into the box. VideoDropper loads the Reel and a preview.
Watch the preview, then tap Download for the MP4 or grab the MP3 of its soundtrack.
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Reels are short, loud and easy to lose in a feed. Whether it is a recipe, a workout, a travel idea or a clip you want to study frame by frame, an offline copy means you can return to it without scrolling.
VideoDropper keeps the original vertical shape of the Reel and picks the best resolution available. If Instagram stores the sound separately, we join it back in, so your file plays with audio everywhere.
This tool works with public Reels only. Download for your own reference, give credit when you share, and ask the creator before reposting their work.
Reels are where trends, recipes, workouts and clever ideas first appear. But a Reel in the app is only a link: the creator can delete it, change its audio, archive it or make the account private, and it is gone from your saved list without warning.
Keeping your own copy of a public Reel means it is there when you need it, with or without a connection. Here is why saving Reels offline is worth it:
Download once and play the Reel on a flight, a commute or anywhere the signal is poor, without buffering and without opening Instagram.
Creators delete, archive or restrict posts all the time. A saved copy keeps the recipe, routine or tutorial you wanted to come back to, for your own reference.
Dance steps, editing tricks and quick DIY techniques are easier to learn when you can pause, rewind and slow the clip down in your own player.
Lost a phone or deleted the original project? A downloaded copy of your own public Reel is a quick backup, kept in its original vertical shape.
Editors, marketers and designers save Reels as research and mood boards. Keep the credit with the creator and ask permission before reusing anything.
An MP4 opens in your gallery, in VLC, in editing apps and in any messaging app, without needing Instagram open.
Tap Share on the Reel, choose Copy link, open Safari and paste it here. After you tap Download, confirm the Safari prompt, then open the Files app to play the Reel or move it to Photos.
Copy the Reel link, paste it here in Chrome and tap Download. The vertical MP4 is saved to Downloads and normally appears in your gallery or Google Photos.
Copy the Reel's address from the browser bar, paste it above and click Download. Pick a folder if your browser asks, and the file is ready to edit.
Made for short vertical video.
Reels keep their original portrait shape, so they fill a phone screen exactly as the creator posted them.
Reels download with their soundtrack, so music and voice-overs stay in sync with the picture.
We choose the highest resolution Instagram has for each Reel, instead of a small preview copy.
Want just the track? Grab the Reel's audio as an MP3 at 320 kbps from the same result.
No Instagram login, no sign-up, and no stored files. Paste a public link and go.
Nothing to install. Open the page, paste the link and download.
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Quick answers about VideoDropper.
Yes. Reels download as MP4 with their audio. If Instagram stores the sound separately, we merge it automatically.
Yes. You get the same portrait video; we do not crop or resize it.
No. Only public Reels can be downloaded.
Yes. The result includes an MP3 at 320 kbps. It is the Reel's own soundtrack, converted to MP3.
No notification is sent by us. We do not use an Instagram account to fetch the Reel.
Only with the creator's permission. Downloads are meant for personal reference.