Save public Instagram Stories, photos and videos, before they expire after 24 hours.
Paste a story link. The address contains /stories/ followed by the username.
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Stories disappear in a day, so save them while they are live.
Open the story in Instagram or in your browser and copy its link. The address contains /stories/ and the username.
Paste it into the box above. VideoDropper looks up the story items for that link.
Each photo or video appears as its own card. Tap Download on the ones you want to keep.
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Stories vanish after 24 hours, sometimes before you have had time to note the details, find the recipe or capture an announcement. A saved copy gives you something to come back to.
VideoDropper does not use your Instagram account, so nothing is tied to your profile and there is nothing to log in to. Paste a public story link and the items appear as photo and video cards.
Only public stories are supported, and a story has to be live, which means under 24 hours old. Please respect the creator's rights when you save or share.
Stories are designed to disappear. After 24 hours the photo, the announcement, the discount code or the event details are gone from the app, and most of us have no way to look back.
Saving a public story turns a fleeting post into something you can refer to later. Here is why people do it:
Event times, sale codes, menus and schedules are often posted only in a story. A saved copy means the detail is still there tomorrow.
Stories from friends and family, such as a trip, a birthday or a milestone, are easy to lose. Save the ones you want to remember, with their permission.
Instagram archives your stories inside the app, but a file on your device is easy to edit, reuse in a Reel or share somewhere else.
Marketers and researchers note how brands announce launches and promotions. A saved story keeps the exact wording and visuals for later review.
VideoDropper does not use your Instagram account, so saving a public story does not require you to log in.
Story photos save as JPG and story videos as MP4, so they open in any gallery or editor.
Open the story, copy its link, then paste it here in Safari and tap Download on the photo or video you want. Confirm the Safari prompt and open the Files app.
Copy the story link, paste it here in Chrome and tap Download on each card. Photos and videos are saved to Downloads and show up in your gallery.
Copy the story address from your browser, paste it above and click Download on each card. Your browser stores the files in your downloads folder.
Quick, private and no login.
Both story photos and story videos show up as separate cards with a preview.
You never enter an Instagram password, and nothing is linked to your profile.
Stories last a day. Paste the link while it is live and keep the file as long as you like.
Story items are listed with thumbnails, so you can pick the right one in a glance.
Files are passed to your device when you download. We do not store them on our servers.
Use it on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac or Linux with any modern browser.
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Quick answers about VideoDropper.
VideoDropper does not use an Instagram account of yours, so nothing is linked to your profile. We cannot speak for how Instagram records views on its own side.
The story may have expired, the account may be private, or the link may be incomplete. Stories are only available for 24 hours.
A story link that looks like instagram.com/stories/username/1234567890/.
Links in the same /stories/ format are accepted, but Highlights are not guaranteed to work yet.
No. Only public stories are supported.
Story photos are saved as JPG and story videos as MP4.