If you don’t want to install an Instagram video downloader for a PC, there’s another option. You can also download Instagram videos on your computer online and without software by inspecting the source code of the page in your browser. Source code is the programming used to create web pages. Don’t be intimidated, you really need just one line from the entire code.
First, choose the Instagram video to download on a PC and open the page containing the video you want to save. Right-click somewhere on the page (use the ⌘ + click combination on a Mac) and select Inspect or View page source, depending on your browser. This will split your browser window in two halves.
In the section that appears, you will see the source code. You only need one line from it – the one containing the link to the video. To find the link, press Ctrl + F (or ⌘ + F on a Mac). This will open the Find box. Type “mp4” into it, press Enter, and you will see where the link is. Typically, it starts with “src=” and ends with “.mp4”. Right-click (on a Mac, press ⌘ and click) on the link and choose the Open in new tab option.