Instant Save for Instagram and Flickr Chrome Extension Analysis
Video & Image DownloadersChrome extension ID: majobfiinhihjjndfdncncgdfgdncnek
This Chrome extension provides a direct download option for Instagram and Flickr images and videos. It bypasses standard web interface limitations to trigger browser downloads for media encountered on social feeds and profile pages.
Overview
Installs
10K+
Rating
★ 3.7
106 reviews
Languages
1 locales
Includes English (United States)
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Video & Image Downloaders
Pricing friction
Low review signal
Complaint intensity
Moderate review signal
Listing positioning
The store listing positions this tool as a convenient utility for directly saving Instagram and Flickr media via a right-click context menu. It emphasizes frequent maintenance to keep pace with evolving target website structures and includes experimental 'Labs' features for advanced users.
Inferred product pattern
Maintenance-heavy utility focused on scraping media assets via browser hooks.
Review-backed pain points
Users frequently report that the extension stops working entirely after Instagram or Flickr update their page layouts, and there are repeated complaints about videos downloading in low resolution or incorrect file formats.
Observed feature gaps
Lack of a one-click button interface, inability to consistently select download quality, and inconsistent performance with high-resolution image retrieval on certain platforms.
- Social media content curators
- Digital archivists
- Flickr and Instagram users
- Downloading original resolution images from Instagram
- Saving Flickr photos
- Batch saving media via experimental features
- Utility of renaming files with author metadata
- Convenience of the context menu integration
- Ability to save full-sized images directly from feeds
- Inconsistency in downloading full-resolution vs. thumbnail images
- Broken functionality after target website updates
- Failure to trigger any download action
- Performance complaints detected
- None; the extension is free and does not present payment-related friction.
Support
Users expressed frustration regarding the extension's inability to maintain consistent functionality over time, though the developer actively encourages support tickets.
Reliability
Frequent reports of the extension 'not working' following updates to Instagram or Flickr, with specific mentions of image resolution issues and video download failures.
Privacy
No privacy complaints observed; one historic redirect issue was identified as third-party interference and resolved.
- Free usage observed
- No account requirement observed
- Free plan or free usage claimed
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 1
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 1
- Developer contact
- Version: 3.0
- Size: 26.31KiB
- Last updated:
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