Instagram Image Copy Button

A lightweight Chrome extension that adds a Copy Image button over Instagram post images, so you can copy a picture straight to your clipboard instead of screenshotting it.

Hover any Instagram post and a Copy Image button appears.

Features

• Adds a Copy Image button that appears on hover over Instagram post images.
• Copies the full-resolution image to your clipboard as a PNG (one click, no download).
• Shows a brief "Image copied to clipboard!" confirmation.
• Runs only on instagram.com. No tracking, no external servers, no data collection.

Demo

Click it and the full-resolution image is copied, with a quick confirmation.

Paste it anywhere — here, straight into Discord at full resolution.

Installation (load unpacked)

This extension is not on the Chrome Web Store, so install it manually:

1. Download this repository (green Code button → Download ZIP, then unzip) or clone it:

   git clone https://github.com/Moawiah188/instagram-image-copy-button.git
   

2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions.
3. Turn on Developer mode (top-right toggle).
4. Click Load unpacked and select the extension folder.
5. Open instagram.com, hover over any post image, and click Copy Image.

Works in Chrome and other Chromium browsers (Edge, Brave).

How it works

A content script (content.js) watches for post images, overlays a button, and on click draws the image to a canvas and writes it to the clipboard via the async Clipboard API (ClipboardItem). Because it uses the clipboard, the browser needs the clipboardWrite permission.

Permissions

Permission	Why it's needed
clipboardWrite	To write the copied image to your clipboard.
activeTab	To run on the Instagram tab you're viewing.

Notes

• Instagram changes its page markup periodically. If the button stops appearing, the image container selector may need updating.

License

Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

Author

Made by Moawiah188.