Steps in this video

1. 1Open the Instagram Viewer on transcript.im
2. 2Paste a public Instagram post link
3. 3See the account, the images, the likes and comments, and the full caption
4. 4For a Reel, also see the view count, get its transcript, or download the video

About this video

In this video we open a public NASA photo post, then a Reel.

Video transcript

1. 00:00Open the viewer

   Want to look at a public Instagram post without opening the app? Here's how to view it with transcript.im. It works right in your browser, and you don't need an Instagram account.

2. 00:15Paste a link and see the post

   Copy the link of a public post, a carousel, or a Reel. Then paste it into the box. Click View Post. At the top is the account: the handle, the follower count, and a button to open the post on Instagram. This one is a public NASA photo. Scroll down, and there's the image. This post has a single photo. When a post is a carousel, the viewer shows every slide.

3. 00:40Read the caption and counts

   Under the image are the numbers: the likes, and the comments. Below that is the whole caption, line by line, all the way down to the hashtags. And Copy caption copies the text, so you can paste it into a doc or a note.

4. 00:56Open a Reel

   Now let's try a Reel. Back at the top, paste a Reel link and click View Post again. This is the example Reel the page offers when you don't have a link handy. A Reel shows its length on the cover, and a view count next to the likes and comments. Under the caption, a Reel also gets two buttons.

5. 01:20Transcript and download

   Get the Reel's transcript opens the Instagram transcript tool, with this Reel's link already in place. And Download the video opens the Reels downloader for the same Reel, so you can save it as a file. So that's it. Paste a public link, and the whole post is on one page.

6. 01:39Get it free

   Get it free at transcript.im.

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