How to download a story from VK to your computer and how to save it to your phone

I'm sure we all know about social networks such as In contact with

and
Instagram
.
Of course, in general, both social networks have different purposes and functionality. But what they have in common is the presence of Stories
.
( Stories
) These are short photo or video messages of small length that self-deletes after a certain time. Sometimes you need to download the story of a friend or acquaintance, but you won’t be able to do this without certain skills or programs. Therefore, I will very briefly and quickly tell you the easiest ways to download stories from VK and Insta.

How to download stories from Instagram

Let's look at two easy ways. We will use extensions for the browser and for the smartphone, as a result we will be able to download stories very quickly in a couple of clicks.

First method
(with extension on PC):
1) Go. 2) Install. 3) Click on the extension icon at the top right and you can easily download our friends’ stories in any format.

Second method (from software to smartphone):

1) Download this program from . 2) Open the application and log in to your Instagram account. 3) Download the stories you need:

How to download stories from VKontakte
First method (with extension on PC):
1) Go to . (the extension has ) 2) Install. 3) Go to the News tab in VK, click on the extension icon at the top right, find the name of our friend whose stories we want to download and click on it.

Second method (with the program on a smartphone):

1) Go to

The social network Vkontakte is still trying to keep up with its competitors. Relatively recently, developers demonstrated the VK Live application. This addition allows you to carry out. And a little later, VK got a new “Stories”

. Thanks to which you can send messages (records) that self-destruct.

A similar function first appeared in Snapchat, and after some time it was acquired by Facebook and Instagram. This feature allows its users to write messages containing, photos, signatures and videos. Their main feature is the following: they are shown to friends and subscribers only for 24 hours

The feature is only available in mobile applications for Android and iOS;

VKontakte stories can be found in the “News” tab (at the bottom left of the screen).

To create your own History in VK

you just need to click the “History” button.

You can upload a photo from the gallery (images taken within 24 hours are displayed), take a photo or record a short video (press and hold the round button);
To the left of the round button you can turn on the flash for photos/videos, and to the right you can switch it to the front camera or add a mask;

Important:
If you take a photo, the story will only last
3 seconds
, but the video can be held
for up to 15 seconds
.

What are Stories on VKontakte?

Stories are disappearing posts with snapshots and short videos that can be shared without being posted to your personal page. They are displayed in the “Stories” block for 24 hours - after that they disappear. The section is located above the news feed.

This is how Stories are displayed in the news feed from a computer

This type of publication can be used by ordinary users and communities. The first ones are for sharing bright moments from life with friends, the second ones are for promoting the group or informing subscribers.

You can upload videos up to 12 seconds long. There are stickers, graffiti or text - they will complement the Story. For example, briefly describe what happens in the video or where the photo was taken.

Groups/publics have different limits - maximum video length is 15 seconds.

Stories have a counter - view statistics. This shows users who have watched Stories. Publications can be shared in dialogues - for example, send a photo or video to a friend in private messages (DM).

To find out who watched Stories, open the post and click on the eye icon in the lower left corner. The analytics section will open.

Is it possible to save history or take a screenshot without being noticed?

Taking a screenshot of a story is not a problem for the user. This can be done using a PC or phone by pressing one or more buttons. Such actions are not visible to users, but visible to the VK administration. That is why, for complete anonymity, it is better to take screenshots from a fake page directly or through a special application. As for saving stories, this is possible using the VK History software - Anonymous +, which was mentioned above, but its reliability has not been proven.

Another way to take a hidden screenshot is to watch stories and switch to airplane mode, and then record the necessary information. In this case, the basic functions of the phone are disabled, and the user’s actions go unnoticed.

How to view History in VK?

Stories on VK are published by communities and friends. They are located in the news feed - in the section above the main content. In the web version of VKontakte, these are rectangular blocks with a cover. Here you can see who published the Story: the name of a friend or the name of a group/public.

To view Stories, click on the cover.

Open the Story of a friend or group

The post will open in full screen mode: a short video or several images with text, graffiti and stickers. Communities can insert links.

Example: History of the group “ppc.world” - there is a “Read” button at the bottom. If you click on the button, the article will open.

Button with link to article

When one Story ends, another one will automatically open, but from a different user.

In the VK mobile application, Stories are also in the news feed. But unlike the PC version, these are circles with the avatar of a group or friend. To see what a user has posted, click on the icon.

Opening Stories through the mobile app

New Stories—posts you haven't looked at—are circled in blue. Viewed photos and videos are grayed out.

Not all publications are equally interesting. In order not to lose materials from friends and relatives among dozens of disappearing photos and videos from online stores and thematic public pages, you can hide unnecessary Stories.

How to hide Stories in VK - step-by-step algorithm:

Open the publication through the news feed.
Click on the icon with three dots - it is located at the bottom of the playback block.
Select the "Hide from Stories" option.

Hiding posts from the feed

Anonymous browsing

VKontakte takes into account all views of Stories - the author of the publication knows who opened the material. Here, too, parallels can be drawn with Instagram.

VK Helper

So, you can create a History on VKontakte directly from your computer or laptop. You will not be able to make your story directly from the laptop camera, as you can do in mobile applications from mobile gadgets. But you can upload a photo, video or GIF to History directly from your computer, which is very convenient and very useful. This will be useful for us to download processed material on a very cool service, which we will continue to talk about below.

In the meantime, as the French say, let's return to our sheep.

The VK Helper extension is an effective tool for working with many VK accounts, providing a lot of functionality, including creating a history from a computer.

The extension works in Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Yandex browsers, as well as in other browsers based on the Chromium engine. In your browser, you need to go to the extension store, find VK Helper and install it.

Let's do this using the Google Chrome browser as an example. After installing the extension, the VK Helper icon will appear on the right side of the search bar. You need to click on it, and then click on “Add account”. Enter the login and password for your VK account. Next, you need to go to the application settings and check the box with the value “Create Stories”. Ready! Now you can go to your account, in the “News” section the function of downloading a media file in History will be available.

Why do we need to upload media files to VKontakte Stories from a computer? This is convenient when the file is on a computer and not on a mobile device. And this is very necessary when you create a cool advertising media ad, which you will then post in Stories.

The question arises: is it worth making a cool announcement in order to post it in Stories for 24 hours? The answer is clear: it’s worth it.

Firstly, the format of stories on social networks is very popular. Secondly, the ad must be cool. And thirdly, this is easy and simple to do if you use the Pixiko viral media content creation service. Let’s look at it in more detail to understand how to make a media ad that can be effective even within 24 hours.

How to add a Story on VKontakte?

Let's move on to practice: we will publish the first Story on VK - from a personal profile and on behalf of the community. First from a computer, then from a phone.

From computer

How to publish a Story on VKontakte from a computer - step-by-step algorithm:

Open the "News" section.
In the “Stories” section, click on the plus icon - in the first block where your avatar is used as the cover.
An editor will open: add text, select a font (one of six available options), set the text color.
At the bottom of the section there is a palette icon - here you can change the background color or add an emoticon to a photo/short video.
Nearby there is a button with a camera icon - through this function you can add a photo or upload a video - no more than 12 seconds.
To add a sticker, go to the appropriate section - emoticon icon in the editor.
There is a Brush tool. Select line thickness, intensity and color. Start drawing.

When you finish creating Stories, click the “Publish” button.

Now let's publish the Story on behalf of the community:

Join a group or public page.
Under the main menu there is a block with the “Add story” button - click on it.
Read also: How to insert a picture into a message in contact
Select a photo or video from your computer. You can upload a beautiful picture for the background. The duration of the video is no more than 15 seconds, the file size is no more than 10 MB. The recommended image aspect ratio is 9x16.
The editor will open - publish your Story or add new elements.
You can publish a story: to do this, indicate the title and upload the cover.

A plot is a collection of Stories with a common cover and title. The group administrator can combine up to 20 media files into one story: photos and videos.

From phone

Now let’s post the Story from your phone - through the VK application on Android and iOS:

Open the “News” section and click on your avatar in the Story block.
Select the publication type: Story or Video Story. To record video and take pictures, a smartphone camera is used - front and main.
You can add a mask - click on the mask icon on the toolbar.
There is a separate section with settings. Here you can specify who can see photos and videos—for example, only friends. In this case, you will hide publications from VKontakte users who are not on your friends list.
To shoot a video, you need to press and hold the red button in the center. The duration of the video is no more than 12 seconds.
To post a photo or video, click on the white arrow in the upper right corner.

How to make a Story on behalf of the community - instructions:

Log in to your group or public page.
Near the line for creating a new post there is a Stories icon - click on it.
The editor will open - record a video, take a photo, apply the desired effects or add a thematic caption. Publish the material.

Interesting fact: unlike Instagram, in VK you cannot tag a person in History - for example, leave an active link to the profile of another social network user.

Using page code

The page code is another way to download another person’s story from VK using links written in the program code. Its use does not give you anonymity, but it saves time and eliminates the need to search for the necessary programs.

So, to download VK history online using the link:

Log in to your account, and then go to the news tab, where at the top of the page you will see all the temporary posts available for viewing;
Now right-click on an empty area and select “View Code” or press the key combination Ctrl+Shift+I;

The page will be divided in half, where on the right side you will see its program code;
In the window that appears, select the Network tab. Here you will see a list of stories (more precisely, a list of their codes) and you can download them.

If the post contains a photo, you need to select the Img tab, and then click on the desired story. Links will appear in the code window. You need to select a link to this photo (usually a file with a .jpg extension), double-click on this link, after which the image will open in a new tab. Here you can save it by right-clicking and selecting “Save As” or by pressing Ctrl+S.

Please note that the social network allows you to do so from any page and from any profile, and not necessarily from stories.

If you want to save the video recording, you need to select the Media tab. Next, the procedure is the same - open the recording, double-click on the link and download using one of the methods from a new tab.

Special sites

Third-party sites for downloading stories are developed specifically for this purpose. When using them, you will not need to install anything on your computer or delve into codes, so perhaps this is the easiest method of all of them. However, please note that here you will need to show your account information.

Let's take, for example, the site stories-vk.ru. On the start page you will need to log in, enter your username and password for your personal page. After that, follow the link “Copy/Download story”, here you need to select a user or enter him, after which his stories will become available for download.

Adding links

You can add a link to History - for example, to an article in a group or public page. To do this, select the desired post and click the repost button. A list of actions will open - select the “Add to history” function.

The material will be attached to the publication. Add a call to action in the editor - for example, write the text: “New article about marketing. Read the link."

In a similar way, you can publish a link to an article through the web version of VKontakte.

Important: Stories cannot contain links to third-party resources - only to materials stored on the social network.

Stories as a promotion tool

Stories can be used to promote various projects on VKontakte - from a thematic public page to a local business.

Let's take a closer look at how you can use disappearing photos and videos:

Personal brand promotion. Publish small notes in Stories that confirm your expertise in your field. As an example: customer reviews. Share moments from your life to build trust with your audience.
Storytelling. Create stories and tell stories through them: for example, 10 photos and 10 short videos of how you went hiking or developed the concept of a new product.
Sale of goods. Make short videos about products with a call to action - for example, a discount for the New Year: hurry up to buy new skis.
Informing subscribers. Inform customers about promotions and discounts, tell them about the release of new products.

Making a masterpiece in Pixiko

To take advantage of all the features of this cool service, you need to go through the registration process. There is nothing complicated here, the process is standard. After registration, get straight to business. Feel free to go to the CREATE PIX section. Let us immediately note that a new ADS function has appeared in this section. This is exactly what we need! We go to the function, and we are immediately offered a template for our first advertising masterpiece.

Below we can choose a suitable template.

Now feel free to start editing your masterpiece. You can change everything here: choose from the service gallery or upload your own file for the background image, change the text, font and text color. And during the editing process, you can select a different template at any time. Change everything in the selected template to get the planned masterpiece. Next, add to cart and pay for your purchase. After processing, your masterpiece will be waiting for you in the MY PIXES section. Download the image in the required format and feel free to upload it to your VK stories. We discussed above how to do this from a computer.

You can save your favorite templates in the SAVED TEMPLATES section.

You can also create your own gallery by uploading your media files to the system in the MY MEDIA GALLERY section.

Now let's talk about one interesting application that will allow us to download VK stories. Only one application can do this.