We're a small, independent team that makes privacy-first tools. Stelvo answers one simple problem: looking at public Instagram content shouldn't cost you your anonymity.
Stelvo grew out of a shared frustration: every "anonymous" Instagram viewer we tried broke its own promise. One insisted on a login. Another branded every download with a watermark. A third quietly stopped you after three views and then asked for money. So we built the tool we actually wanted — enter a public username, get the content, and leave nothing behind.
We're not a big company, and we don't pretend to be. Stelvo is run by a handful of developers and writers who care about privacy on the open web. Everything ships under one name — the Stelvo Team — because the tool and the guides are a shared effort rather than anyone's personal brand.
Builds and runs the proxy that fetches public media so your device never speaks to Instagram directly. Keeps it quick, and keeps logs to a minimum.
Researches and writes the blog guides — how anonymous viewing works, what's public, what isn't, and how to stay on the right side of it.
Reads every message sent through the contact page, processes takedown requests, and fixes whatever breaks.
When you search a username, our servers — not your browser — make the request to Instagram. Instagram sees traffic from Stelvo's infrastructure, never your personal IP or account. That's why you never turn up in anyone's story-viewer list or activity feed: your identity was never part of the request. Nothing gets installed, nothing gets signed into, and the session vanishes the moment you close the tab.
The guides on our Blog are written by the Stelvo Team and follow a few rules:
Every photo and video you open through Stelvo belongs to the person who posted it. Use the tool for personal reference, research and archiving — not to repost someone's work as your own or to harass anyone. Respect copyright and your local laws. Stelvo is meant for users aged 18+, and the full terms live in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Stelvo is an independent third-party tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Instagram or Meta. Questions, press or takedowns? Reach the team through our contact page.