.. _install: Install Instaloader =================== .. highlight:: none **To install Instaloader**, #. Ensure that you have `Python <https://www.python.org/>`__, at least version 3.5 and `pip <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip>`__ installed #. Then, install Instaloader using:: pip3 install instaloader **To upgrade Instaloader**, do:: pip3 install --upgrade instaloader **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 **Windows 10**, you may download the standalone executable from the `current release page <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases/latest>`__. - To get the most current version of Instaloader from our `Git repository <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader>`__:: pip3 install --upgrade git+https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader