Instagram Stories Downloader.
Save them before they vanish.
Save any public profile's stories in original quality — anonymously, before they disappear after 24 hours. Enter a @username below to view and save them. Free to try, no login, no trace.
248,310 profiles tracked this month
Save a story in 3 steps ⏳
Enter the @username
Any public Instagram profile — no account or login needed on your side.
See their active stories
The scan pulls their live stories in real time, before they expire.
Save anonymously
Keep them in original quality — they never see you. Unlimited saving in the app.
Save Instagram stories before they're gone
Stories are built to disappear — 24 hours and they're gone for good. That's fine until there's one you actually want to keep: a moment a friend posted, a promo code, a competitor's announcement, or your own story you forgot to save to your camera roll. Once it expires, Instagram gives you no way to get it back. A story downloader is the only way to keep it.
UnfollowCheck pulls a public profile's active stories in real time from Instagram's public data, so you can save them in original quality while they're still live. And because you're never logged in with your own account, it's completely anonymous — you won't appear on their story viewer list, and saving leaves no trace. No watermark, no sign-up, no password.
Stories, highlights, and the rest
A single scan shows active stories plus saved highlights, recent posts and reels — so you can grab more than just one story. To watch stories without saving, the story viewer does exactly that; for videos and photos specifically, see the video downloader and photo downloader.
Anonymous and safe — never your password
The story-saver sites that ask you to log in are the ones that get accounts banned or hacked. UnfollowCheck asks for nothing and reads only public stories, which is why 120,000+ people trust it. Unlimited one-tap saving — stories, highlights, posts and reels straight to your camera roll — lives in the iOS app, with the same no-password promise. Private accounts' stories stay private; no honest tool can save those.
Saving stories, answered
How do I download Instagram stories?
Enter a public profile's @username in UnfollowCheck and it shows their active stories — you can watch and save them before they disappear after 24 hours. No login, no password. The iOS app saves them straight to your camera roll.
Can I save Instagram stories anonymously?
Yes. Because you're never logged in with your own account, the person can't see you on their story viewer list, and saving a story leaves no trace back to you at all.
Is the story saver free?
Yes. You can view and save active stories free here, and the UnfollowCheck iOS app unlocks unlimited saving of stories, posts, reels and photos. Nothing to pay to save a public story.
Can I download stories from a private account?
No. A private account's stories are hidden by Instagram, and any tool promising to download them is after your login. UnfollowCheck only saves public stories.
What about story highlights?
Highlights are saved stories a profile kept permanently. UnfollowCheck shows both active stories and saved highlights — see the highlights viewer for those specifically.
Do I need my Instagram password?
Never. UnfollowCheck only accesses public media and never asks for your password, so there's no risk of your account being banned or hacked.
How long do I have to save a story?
Active stories disappear 24 hours after posting, so save them while they're live. UnfollowCheck pulls them in real time when you scan, so you always see what's currently active.
Never lose a story again.
Get unlimited, anonymous saving of stories, highlights, posts and reels in the UnfollowCheck iOS app. Never asks for your password.