InstaDownloader2023
An open source Firefox and Chrome Extension which creates an download button for instagram images and videos on the right of the bookmark icon.
General Download
A download button appearers on a post next to the bookmark button
Development
Getting started
The main class is (obviously) the index.ts. Here the different downloaders subscribe to the URLChangeEmitter which
in turn notifies the different downloaders when they should be added to the page.
The collection of the image links is handled in the downloaders. The retrieved image links get send to the background
script where the download happens.
Building
The build script depends on linux, especially on the zip util which should be included in most linux distros. Building
in Windows is only partially supported.
To Execute the build script run npm install and after the installation is complete execute webpack. There are
different flags which change the build.
- --watch starts the build in watch mode and rebuilds the project if files get changed
- --mode=production generates a production build without source maps and logging. In addition to these changes a zip files for the different browsers will get generated and linted.
- --mode=development generates a development build with source maps and logging. No zip files get generated and no linting script gets executed.
The two flags can be combined if needed webpack --mode=production --watch.
Credits
- The original addon from which this forked the last open source version IGDownload by HuiiBuh
- The files get zipped with JSZip
- Error logging inspired by refined-github
- The Download Icon is from ShareIcon and was created by Aarthi Padmanabhan
- The PayPal Icon is from Wikipedia
- The close icon is from Google material design icons