How to Screen Record Instagram Story/IGTV Video Privately?

Can you screen record Instagram Stories video, IGTV video, or other common video feed without them knowing? Find the answer from this INS-focused post.

It’s predicted that Instagram will soon surpass Facebook in total usage. The reason is said to be its better story integration and popularity among youngsters. What do you think about it? Actually, only until 2018 did its monthly active users reach 1 billion, a milestone that Facebook surpassed in early 2012.

At least for user numbers, Instagram still has a long way to go to catch up with Facebook. But we can’t deny that Instagram offers a better content-sharing experience and has better engagement. Users tend to share or discover more positive surprises on Instagram thanks to the various filter effects and user-friendly workflow.

Online sharing makes local saving a potential need, and Instagram is not an exception. You may want to transfer photos, videos, or live moments from your phone or PC when you are amused. Exactly, you can screen capture them with ease. (Related: How to Record Facebook Live, How to Record Facebook Messager Call )

Will your screen capture behavior on Instagram be seen by the photo/video owner?

Currently, anyone is able to take screenshots or screencasts on Instagram with no message being sent to the content publisher. Then why are there still so many topics showing how to screen record Instagram (story/IGTV) without notification?

In 2016, Instagram added a feature that sent notifications when others screenshot their story. In order to capture IG media files without getting caught by the authors, many people seek workarounds to get through. Put your mobile phone in airplane mode to prevent detection. Do the capture in a web browser rather than the app. Or record the video with an external camera. Just to name a few.

The follow-up is that 2 years later in 2018, Instagram ended this feature. Now, you don’t need to worry about your capturing operation to be told to the image or video poster.

How to Screen Record Instagram Stories Content?

Sharing photos and videos is easy and free with the Instagram social app. Instagram users can share their love, gratitude, and something else. In the Instagram ecosystem, users are given two publishing forms to share their work, via common posts or via special stories. Unlike private posts, common posts remain on the profile forever as long as they are not hidden or deleted. While Instagram Stories contents are only available here for 24 hours. Absolutely, that’s why many followers are looking for methods to screen-record Instagram stories.

The process of screen-capturing Instagram pictures is easy. Smartphones and computers such as iOS, Android, and Windows all have internal one-type screen-shooting features. But as to grabbing screen video, that will be more complicated. Therefore, there are 3 independent guides involved in the following part. Note that these guides are also workable for recording general IG post videos and live broadcasts.

1. How to Record Video off Instagram Stories on iOS/Android Mobile?

The first thing you should do is to check if your gadget has an internal screen recording function. Because many modern models do have such functionality to document Instagram videos with your voice. For example, Apple’s screen recording tool in iOS 11 or later, Samsung’s Game Launcher app, Huawei’s double-knock screen recording…

If your mobile has such a native tool and goes well with your Instagram capture, no such “screen recording has no sound” problem, congratulations, you won’t have to ask for help from a third-party program.

Otherwise, a standalone video recording application is essential. For your reference, here are some mobile (Instagram) screen recorders: AZ Screen Recorder, DU Screen Recorder, and TechSmith /dr.fone iOS Screen Recorder. These apps are really easy to use, so we won’t put paragraphs on detailed instructions.

2. How to Record Video off Instagram Stories on PC/Mac?

Instagram has its website and PC versions to enable users to enjoy a far more comfortable big-screen discovery. They may seem feature-limited. However, it doesn’t have an influence on the capture work. In contrast, screen recording Instagram stories on a computer would be a better choice if your phone has so poor configuration that the background capture will influence the smoothness of (live) video streaming. Now let’s get together to look at how to work the screencast out on the desktop.

Video guide:

Step 1. Open and log in to your Instagram from your browser or app and navigate to the video story or live show on the Instagram web page or app window.

Step 2. Free download certain Instagram computer screen recorders like RecMaster, install and launch it.

Step 3. Generally speaking, an entry-level or say newbie-friendly screen recorder would straightforwardly offer you different capture modes to realize hassle-free operation. So does RecMaster here.

You need to choose a proper recording mode, Full Screen or Custom Area, and then do pre-settings on video format, quality, and audio sources. Moreover, a webcam option is available for working out a picture-in-picture reaction film. If you only need to rip the video sound, please turn to RecMaster’s “Audio Only”.

Step 4. Start and stop the recording with red buttons or hotkeys.

Step 5 (Optional). Check the recording video, cut unwanted parts off, or share the video to Google Drive or YouTube as you like.

Known by you or not, you can also upload photos or videos on your computer browser once you have mastered the tricks connected with the developer window. That’s to say, if you are going to hold a live performance and would like to keep a real-time recording of it, it’s workable on your more powerful computer machine.

Ending Marks

This is all about how to screen record Instagram videos on both mobile and computer anonymously. No matter for common live-forever posts or Instagram Stories media with only 24-hour life, you can utilize either of the methods to move the interesting, inspiring, attractive videos to your own storage without notifying at all.