yt-dlp Instagram HDR

A yt-dlp plugin that adds HDR formats for Instagram Reels, Stories, and video posts.

Supports VP9 Profile 2 and AV1 10-bit HDR. Video and audio are downloaded by yt-dlp, merged without re-encoding, and verified with ffprobe.

Requirements

Python 3.10+
yt-dlp 2026.08.19+
FFmpeg
Authenticated Instagram cookies

Installation

pip

python3 -m pip install -U https://github.com/viniciusron7/yt-dlp-instagram-hdr/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.0.zip

pipx

pipx inject yt-dlp https://github.com/viniciusron7/yt-dlp-instagram-hdr/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.0.zip --force

Usage

yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser chrome <video_url>

List available formats with -F:

yt-dlp -F --cookies-from-browser chrome <video_url>

You can also use a cookie file:

yt-dlp --cookies cookies.txt <video_url>

Without authenticated cookies, the plugin shows a warning and falls back to yt-dlp's built-in Instagram extractor.

License

Metadata

Release files for yt-dlp-instagram-hdr 0.3.0

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Publishing platform: GitHub Actions
Publishing repository: github.com/viniciusron7/yt-dlp-instagram-hdr
Publishing commit: github.com/viniciusron7/yt-dlp-instagram-hdr/tree/3b55a08a57c602f6e2c8631ec4a45974798e1cd8

Workflow

Publishing configuration: github.com/viniciusron7/yt-dlp-instagram-hdr/blob/3b55a08a57c602f6e2c8631ec4a45974798e1cd8/.github/workflows/release.yml
Publishing logs: github.com/viniciusron7/yt-dlp-instagram-hdr/actions/runs/33578854241/attempts/1

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