Instagram Highlights vs Stories: What Is the Difference?
Stories are current, time-limited posts. Highlights are collections an account saves to its profile. The two tabs therefore answer different questions.
Ready to try it? Open the Instagram Highlights Viewer
Current Stories
The Stories tab requests items currently available for the account. A public profile can have no active Stories today even when it has older Highlights.
Saved Highlights
The Highlights tab loads public collections. Opening a collection requests its available photo and video items in order. Some old source links may no longer work.
Choose the right tool
Use the Instagram Story Downloader for a current Story link or account Story URL. Use the Instagram Highlights Viewer to browse saved collections on a public profile.
An empty current Story list does not mean a profile has no Highlights.