Instagram CLI

Open Instagram to send a quick message, and suddenly 30 minutes is gone scrolling reels—we all know that feeling.

Instagram CLI allows you to use social media more intentionally—to stay connected with people you care about rather than being exploited for your attention. Chat with your friends, stay updated with post and stories from people around you, and focus on meaningful, intentional conversations. Boost your productivity with 100% keyboard control, and access from any terminal, whether in your VSCode editor or your Linux server.

The project has grown beyond our imagination since we first started over one year ago, gaining over 2,000 stars on GitHub and 50k+ users from 70+ countries. It went viral on X and was even roasted by It’s FOSS. Our sister project, ink-picture, accumulated over 2M downloads.

Read more on Jet’s blog (I’ll do a proper writeup soon): https://jetchiang.com/blog/instagram-cli/