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imginn.com

Ranked 2 of 3 social media viewers by recommenders

People recommend it as a drop-in alternative to Instagram links: change instagram.com in the address to imginn.com to open the same post or profile.

People recommend it as a drop-in alternative to Instagram links: change instagram.com in the address to imginn.com to open the same post or profile.

7 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
1
approval share
86%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 6 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Works by editing Instagram URL

    “When someone sends me an Instagram link I edit to imginn.com instead.”

    Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Don't Download Apps”

    “Change the URL from instagram.com to imginn.com.”

    Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Have a Fucking Website”

    “So instagram.com/foo becomes Imginn.com/foo”

    Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “XCancel service is suspended until further notice”
  • Helpful tip for Instagram links

    “TIL about imginn.com Thanks, that's really helpful!”

    Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public”

Other social media viewers people recommend

The two most recommended other social media viewers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

imginn.com compared with 2 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Twitter Viewer91047%1——
imginn.comThis page6186%6——
Shitter5271%1——
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What people said

4 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“So instagram.com/foo becomes Imginn.com/foo”

RecommendsComment from 15 Sep 2026 in “XCancel service is suspended until further notice”

“TIL about imginn.com Thanks, that's really helpful!”

RecommendsComment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public”

“Change the URL from instagram.com to imginn.com.”

RecommendsComment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Have a Fucking Website”

“When someone sends me an Instagram link I edit to imginn.com instead.”

RecommendsComment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Don't Download Apps”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.