Installation ============ .. highlight:: none Instaloader requires `Python <https://www.python.org/>`__, at least version 3.5. If you have `pip <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip>`__ installed, you may install Instaloader using :: pip3 install instaloader Alternatively, to get the most current version of Instaloader from our `Git repository <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader>`__: :: pip3 install git+https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader (pass ``--upgrade`` to upgrade if Instaloader is already installed) Instaloader requires `requests <http://python-requests.org/>`__, which will be installed automatically, if it is not already installed. **Alternative methods for installing Instaloader:** - If you do not want to use pip, even though it is highly recommended, and prefer to **install Instaloader manually**, `Download the Source <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases/latest>`__, extract the Zip or Tarball and execute ``instaloader.py`` from there. - On **Arch Linux**, you may install Instaloader using the `Instaloader AUR package <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/instaloader/>`__. - On **Gentoo Linux**, you may install Instaloader using the `Instaloader Ebuild <https://bugs.gentoo.org/642100>`__. - On **Windows 10**, you may download the standalone executable from the `current release page <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases/latest>`__.