ig-dlp

ig-dlp is a lightweight Terminal UI (TUI) clipboard monitor that automatically detects copied Instagram post or reel links and downloads them instantly into a local output/ directory.

Features

• Real-time Clipboard Monitoring: Seamlessly watches your system clipboard for Instagram URLs (/p/, /reel/, /tv/).
• Interactive TUI Dashboard: Powered by rich, providing a clean live status display showing the current state, last copied URL, and recent download history.
• Automatic Local Storage: Organizes downloaded media, metadata, and captions directly into an output/ folder where you launch the application.
• Graceful Control: Press q followed by Enter at any time to exit the application cleanly.

Installation

You can install ig-dlp directly from PyPI:

pip install ig-dlp

Manual Installation (From Source)

If you are cloning the repository locally:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ig-dlp.git
cd ig-dlp
pip install .

Usage

1. Launch the TUI in your terminal:

ig-dlp

2. Browse Instagram normally in your web browser.
3. Copy any post or reel link (Ctrl+C or Cmd+C).
4. The application will automatically detect the link, fetch the media via instaloader, and save it to your ./output folder!
5. Type q and press Enter to exit.

Requirements

• Python 3.8 or higher
• instaloader
• pyperclip
• rich

Author

• Henry Schneider — support@henryschneider.es

License

This project is licensed under the [MIT License](https://www.google.com/search?q=MIT LICENSE).