Is InstaDownload safe?

InstaDownload lets you save Instagram reels and photos directly to your Downloads folder — no account required. Paste any public Instagram reel or post URL and tap Download. The file saves to your Downloads folder. Features: Download reels as MP4 video files Download photos as JPG image files Paste or share to app for quick URL input Works with instagram.com/reel/, /p/, and /tv/ links No account…

Developer: Vakarux
Category: Download
Earliest archived version: 09 Sept 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

12 Oct 2026

2.8.0

Added Quick download to download shared Instagram reels in the background.

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05 Oct 2026

2.7.2

Name downloads after the post and save the post link and song in the file.

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22 Sept 2026

2.7.1

Fix shared links not loading when the app is already open.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.vakarux.instadownload

Latest APK SHA-2561866377adf6f8c07b63cbf3a25afab2c9a9b2c514578a88aa1aafac6b172e24a

Signing certificateE1:A5:67:FC:CC:F9:80:D5:85:19:95:78:06:00:0C:24:33:C6:8A:BF:2F:B4:D1:C2:F6:80:47:FA:DB:3A:5A:FA

MIN ANDROID24TARGET35ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

5 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 2.6.0 (09 Sept 2026), latest 2.8.0 (12 Oct 2026).

Permissions changed between 2.7.2 and 2.8.0: added android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

5 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2.8.012 Oct 202624+→2.7.205 Oct 202624+→2.7.122 Sept 202624+→2.6.115 Sept 202624+→2.6.009 Sept 202624+→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceBinary repo · fdroid

Permissions9 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNonFreeNet

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.VIBRATE android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE com.vakarux.instadownload.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗