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Instagram video opens new tab with player instead direct download #216

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opened 2025-11-09 09:43:30 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-09 09:43:30 -06:00
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Originally created by @useronegit on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024).

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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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steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. go to Instagram.com
  2. copy any post that is a video or a reel

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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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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". **reproduction steps** steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. go to Instagram.com 2. copy any post that is a video or a reel **links** a random reel from instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2_zb1ABovv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link **platform** Windows Firefox 124
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GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-09 09:43:31 -06:00
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024):

i can right click to download the video

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

@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024): > i can right click to download the video 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
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@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.

@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.
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-09 09:43:31 -06:00
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@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.

@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.
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Reference: github-starred/cobalt#216