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Instagram video opens new tab with player instead direct download #216
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Originally created by @useronegit on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024).
bug description
I just wanted to download videos from Instagram and cobalt doesn't download them directly, it opens a new tab to the video and I can play it from the browser itself and right click "download video".
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a random reel from instagram
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2_zb1ABovv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Windows
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024):
i don't see an issue here? if you don't want a new window to open, enable "ask how to save" in settings > other
@useronegit commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024):
The problem is that it doesn't download the videos directly, but first opens a new tab, which means you have to download the video with the browser itself by right-clicking, but that's not the case with example YouTube videos.
@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024):
that's because youtube videos are rendered and instagram videos need no extra processing. when there's no extra processing needed, you get the raw video and browsers love previewing files like that.