A chrome/firefox extension to control Instagram reels playback just like any other video
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Download this repo then,
Go to chrome://extensions > Enable developer mode > Load unpack extension > load this repo folder.
Go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox > Load Temporary Add-on... > Load the manifest.json
To enable playback control on any Instagram reel, simply right-click anywhere on the page containing the reel, click on ReelControl from the context menu to enable the video controls. Click on the menu again to go back to default state.