Vitrine

Read public Instagram pages without the login overlay.

Instagram sends public profiles and posts to your browser, then covers them with a sign-up overlay that also locks scrolling. Vitrine hides that overlay so you can read what the page already sent you.

What it does

Hides the sign-up modal, the dimming layer behind it, and the scroll lock
Restores scrolling through the public profile grid
Opens a post as a full page load when you click a tile — Instagram's in-app routing otherwise returns only “Sign up to see this post”
Includes a viewer that shows a public post by URL or shortcode, with complete carousels and the full caption
Shows in the toolbar popup what it actually hid on the current page
Every behaviour is a switch you can turn off

What it cannot do

Vitrine only reveals what Instagram already sent to your browser. It does not log in, it does not use an account, and it cannot show anything the server withholds. Your own feed, Explore, search, Stories, comments, private profiles and direct messages stay unavailable — no extension can change that. The public profile grid loads only its first page; endless scrolling requires an account.

Videos are not played inside the viewer. It shows the still frame and links to the post, where Instagram's own player works.

Privacy

Vitrine collects nothing, sends nothing anywhere, and contains no analytics or tracking. Settings stay in local browser storage. Requests to Instagram are made with credentials: "omit", so no session is attached. Full privacy policy →

Vitrine is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. Using this extension may conflict with Instagram's Terms of Use; use it at your own discretion.