insta-dl-gui v0.7.0

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Install

macOS

Homebrew (recommended):

brew install --cask subzeroid/tap/insta-dl-gui

Or download insta-dl-gui_0.7.0_universal.dmg from Assets below. It runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

The app is not notarized yet. If Gatekeeper blocks the first launch, right-click the app and choose Open, or allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security.

Windows

Download and run insta-dl-gui_0.7.0_x64-setup.exe from Assets below. If SmartScreen appears, choose More info → Run anyway.

Linux

Choose one file from Assets below:

• insta-dl-gui_0.7.0_amd64.AppImage — make it executable with chmod +x and run it.
• insta-dl-gui_0.7.0_amd64.deb — install with sudo dpkg -i insta-dl-gui_0.7.0_amd64.deb.
• insta-dl-gui-0.7.0-1.x86_64.rpm — install with sudo rpm -i insta-dl-gui-0.7.0-1.x86_64.rpm.

On first launch, paste a HikerAPI token. The first 100 requests are free.

Full installation guide

Added

• Explore marks posts, reels, and stories as Downloaded or Partial x/y using verified files from the local catalog, without spending HikerAPI requests.
• Profile mentions in post captions are clickable and preserve navigation history between explored profiles.
• The installed app version is shown below the product name.

Changed

• Remote Instagram previews now use resilient image and video components with shared proxy-aware retries and actionable VPN/proxy guidance when CDN media is unavailable.
• Completed-download video controls are smaller so thumbnails remain visible and easier to scan.

Fixed

• Downloaded-state badges refresh after completed or cancelled jobs, tab changes, pagination, and remounts, including partially completed carousels and profile-wide downloads.
• First-time token setup now opens Explore and immediately keeps the saved token hint and balance in sync in Settings.
• The app paints its dark background during native and HTML startup, preventing a white launch flash.

insta-dl-gui v0.6.0

See the assets to download this version and install.

insta-dl-gui v0.4.0

What's new

• Explore is now the first screen and remembers the active profile, tab, loaded pages, and query while you move around the app.
• Posts, Reels, and Stories share the same compact download scopes: All, Shown, and Selected.
• Media cards can be selected individually, including exact carousel resources, with a clear 500-item batch boundary.
• Stories load automatically for public profiles, while Reels use the dedicated paginated Clips feed.
• Active download progress lives in the global footer and opens the Queue for full job details.

Reliability

• Exact Shown and Selected batches no longer refetch or silently expand beyond what was visible.
• Duplicate jobs remain blocked across fast clicks, tab changes, and component remounts until the existing job finishes.
• Download progress, cancellation, partial failures, catalog writes, and JSON sidecars are handled consistently.
• The Explore browser mock and live API smoke coverage now include exact fetched-media downloads.

Install

• macOS: download insta-dl-gui_0.4.0_universal.dmg.
• Windows: download the .msi or setup .exe.
• Linux: download the .AppImage, .deb, or .rpm package.

See the full release history in CHANGELOG.md.

insta-dl-gui v0.3.2

What's new

• Explore now loads Reels from HikerAPI's dedicated clips feed, one API page at a time.
• Load more adds exactly one Reels page.
• Download shown (N) downloads the unique Reels currently visible, so the count matches what you see.
• Explore remembers the selected profile, tab, and loaded pages while you move between app sections.

Fixes

• Reels with an empty resources array now keep their video preview and remain downloadable.
• Duplicate Reels and cyclic cursors no longer consume the visible limit or cause repeated archive requests.
• The Stories download action no longer appears on an empty Reels tab.

Install

• macOS: download insta-dl-gui_0.3.2_universal.dmg.
• Windows: download the .msi or setup .exe.
• Linux: download the .AppImage, .deb, or .rpm package.

See the full release history in CHANGELOG.md.

insta-dl-gui v0.3.1

See the assets to download this version and install.

insta-dl-gui v0.3.0

What's new

• Added a Steam-style global download activity footer. It shows active work from every main view and opens the full Queue when clicked.
• Fixed Library previews so downloaded photos and videos, including story videos, render from local files.
• Added HikerAPI token replacement in Settings with validation, masked current-token status, and balance refresh.
• Improved download progress animation and removed duplicate inline active-job cards.

Install

• macOS: insta-dl-gui_0.3.0_universal.dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel)
• Windows: .exe installer or .msi
• Linux: AppImage, .deb, or .rpm

Need a HikerAPI token? Open HikerAPI.

Verification

• 93/93 frontend tests passed.
• 161 Rust tests passed, with formatting and clippy checks clean.
• Release artifacts built successfully on macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu.

insta-dl-gui v0.2.0

What's new

• Local searchable Library for downloaded posts, reels, stories, highlights, and profile media.
• Cancellable, read-only archive scans with progress, missing-file reconciliation, and first-scan guidance.
• Safe media previews plus Open file and Show in folder actions.
• Successful downloads are indexed automatically in the local catalog.
• Serialized Settings saves, preserved keyboard focus, and responsive Library navigation.

Download

• macOS: insta-dl-gui_0.2.0_universal.dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel)
• Windows: insta-dl-gui_0.2.0_x64-setup.exe or .msi
• Linux: .AppImage, .deb, or .rpm

Get a HikerAPI token at hikerapi.com, then follow the usage guide.

Installers are currently unsigned. On macOS, use right-click → Open if Gatekeeper prompts. On Windows, use More info → Run anyway if SmartScreen prompts.

See the full changelog.

insta-dl-gui v0.1.4

What's changed

• Prevent duplicate media when paginated profile results overlap.
• Preserve the first-seen post and ordering across pages.
• Make Explore mock pagination return two deterministic pages and stop at the end.
• Add regression coverage for pagination and duplicate-key behavior.

macOS builds are unsigned and not notarized.

insta-dl-gui v0.1.3

Changes

• HikerAPI links in the app and documentation now use the tracked referral URL.
• Added regression coverage for the onboarding referral link.

Full Changelog: v0.1.2...v0.1.3

insta-dl-gui v0.1.2

What changed

• Hardened download accounting: completed jobs now report the exact number of files written and preserve partial results when a later item fails.
• Prevented duplicate and cross-action jobs, stale Explorer results, destination races, and path traversal through generated profile directories.
• Added bounded CDN retries for transient network and 5xx failures while keeping MIME, size, cancellation, and redirect checks strict.
• Kept avatar download available for private profiles and blocked empty private-profile jobs.
• Expanded Explorer and Download component coverage, locked CI dependencies, and tightened release permissions and tag gating.

Downloads

• macOS: insta-dl-gui_0.1.2_universal.dmg runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel.
• Windows: use the .exe installer or .msi package.
• Linux: use AppImage, .deb, or .rpm.

The macOS and Windows builds are not code-signed yet, so the operating system will show its normal first-launch warning. See the installation and troubleshooting documentation for the safe launch steps.