Really cool, I used a python script for this the other day from github. Glad to see a decent UI. Would it be possible to download caption information as well? Use case for me is download images from one account, and repost them on another. However, giving credit to original poster (caption info) is essential.
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@rikvandonselaar there are captions listed in a table view mode. But your use case seems not quite real as you can't post to Instagram from a desktop. It's easier to use all these reposting mobile apps, huh?
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@rikvandonselaar I know it isn't the same, but you can use InstaSaver--on Android, not sure about iOS--to download pics, description, and tags.
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This is one I made in order to get familiar with OS X and Swift development as I was working on the iOS/Objective-C before. I guess this little tool can help some people, so I released it to public. I used Apple's Image Capture tool as a base for the UX/design.
And yes, now I know the year-old story of @duplikey and his InstaTake. So I'm prepared for Instagram's angry mail.
@karulin what do you mean with "I'm prepared for Instagram's angry mail"? Are you going to shut down it when Instagram will mail you? :)
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@duplikey I'm just open to hear from them. (:
Actually, I don't like the way Instagram treats side developers. For example, they don't develop effective anti-spam algorithms like true geeks, but they twist developers arms instead. Also it's almost impossible to have any kind of conversation with them. All these things discourage to play by their rules.
@karulin Looks like a cool product Boris! I can already think of many use cases. How do you support artists' credits though? It could make stealing pictures super easy
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@hfauq Well, if someone’s downloading other’s content it’s his own responsibility to respect the rights of the author. I can only encourage users to behave in a proper way.
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Very neat, looks like a solid app, any thoughts on working on a Windows version of this? Presumably using #Electron?
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@braunshizzle Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of cross-platform development. Speaking of Electron, it will make this small app 100+ MB in size while it's only 10MB at the moment.
What is the use case for this? As a photographer, I'm aware that anything I put on the internet can be downloaded, but creating a product made specifically for ripping peoples content (or making it really easy) from instagram seems slightly unethical.
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@kylefrost To be honest, as a photographer (indeed I am) I would love if somebody saves my picture instead of just 'double-tap, scroll and forget in a second'. Moreover, all modern smartphones have a build-in feature to rip someone's content - one can make a screenshot easily by pushing two buttons simultaneously.
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