u/Free-Music166

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I made a free open-source browser extension to download HD Instagram profile photos and track unfollowers

Built this as a side project a while back and figured I'd share it here. It's called WeXProfile Downloader and it does a few things:

  • Downloads Instagram profile pictures in full HD (way bigger than what you'd get just right-clicking)
  • Shows follower/following counts, bio, verified status
  • Tracks follower changes over time with a chart
  • Has an unfollower scanner — finds accounts you follow that don't follow back, lets you unfollow them in bulk with rate limiting so you don't get flagged
  • Exports profile data as JSON, CSV, or TXT
  • Dark/light mode, 5 color themes, 9 fonts — genuinely more customization than it probably needs 😄

Where to get it:

  • Microsoft EdgeEdge Add-ons Store (one-click install)
  • Chrome / Brave / Opera → manual install, takes about 30 seconds:
    1. Download the ZIP from latest release
    2. Extract it
    3. Go to chrome://extensions, enable Developer Mode (top right)
    4. Click "Load unpacked", select the extracted folder
    5. Done — go to any Instagram profile and click the extension icon

Firefox version exists but it's behind on updates, so I'd recommend the above for now.

Everything runs locally — no accounts, no servers, no data collection. Full source is on GitHub if you want to check what it's actually doing: github.com/Wek1d/WeXProfile-Downloader

Happy to answer questions or take feedback. Still actively working on it.

u/Free-Music166 — 4 days ago