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Copy Instagram Comments or Caption On Android and iPhone
On Facebook, you can copy the text in posts or comments without any hassles. However, the same does not hold for the Instagram app- you cannot select or highlight the text in caption or comments as you’d normally do in other apps. Nevertheless, we still have several means to copy and paste captions or comments from Instagram posts. Read on. Also, Read | 3 Ways to Fix Copy Paste Not Working On iPad or iPhone
1. Using Instagram Desktop Site in Browser
The easiest way to copy an Instagram caption or comment is through the Instagram website. You can either do it directly on your PC or request the desktop site on your Android or iPhone, as shown below.
On Android
You can now paste the copied caption or comment anywhere you want to. Note that captions can also be copied on Instagram mobile site. You don’t need to toggle the desktop site if your purpose is to copy caption only.
On iPhone
2. Copy Instagram Comments With Google Photos or Apple Photos
Google Photos comes integrated with Google Lens, allowing you to scan and copy text from your photos. Similarly, Apple has also introduced Live Text with iOS 15, which intelligently recognizes the text in photos. Are you wondering how it’ll help in copying Instagram comments or captions? Well, all you need to do is take a screenshot of the post or comments section and use Google Photos or Apple Photos to pull out the text. Check the steps below.
Using Google Lens in Google Photos (Android, iOS)
Using Live Text in Apple Photos (iOS)
You can also copy the Instagram captions or comments using Google Keep or an online image-to-text converter. Here are more such ways to copy text from images on Android, iPhone, and PC.
3. Using Universal Copy App (Android)
The Universal Copy app lets you text from an app or image where you cannot use the default Android or iOS long-press option to highlight the text. This means you can use it to copy text from literally any app on your screen, including Instagram. To use it:
Bonus- Copy Instagram Comments in Bulk Using Third-Party Services
Some several third-party websites and bots let you scrap all comments from any public Instagram post. You can use these services when you want to copy comments in bulk.
Exportgram.net is one such service where you can paste the Instagram post link and get all comments (up to 100 in free account) exported in CSV or Excel format. Alternatively, you can also use Spatulah, ExportComments, and more.
Wrapping Up- Copy Instagram Comments With Ease
These were some working ways to copy and paste comments or captions from Instagram posts. I hope this helps people who have a habit of saving interesting comments or captions they come across on the platform. We hope Instagram allows users to copy texts on the mobile app in the future. Anyways, do let me know if you’ve anything else to add in the comments below. Stay tuned for more such tips and tricks.
