InstaUnliker

Instagram Unliker tool with some added features:

• Added GUI
• Added ability to run from executable file for Windows, MacOS, and Linux
• Added Ability to repeat chunks of unliking with a custome delay between them

Instructions to run script 🐍

1. Install dependencies

• pip install -r requirements.txt
• May need to install tkinter seperatly:
  • Debian/Ubuntu based: sudo apt-get install python3-tk
  • MacOS: brew install python-tk

2. Run script

• python main.py

Instructions to compile for Windows 🪟

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --hidden-import instagrapi.exceptions --hidden-import tkinter --hidden-import colorsys --icon=instaul.ico --name=InstagramUnliker main.py

Instructions to compile for MacOS 🍎

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --hidden-import instagrapi.exceptions --hidden-import tkinter --hidden-import colorsys --icon=instaul.icns --name=InstagramUnliker main.py

Instructions to compile for Linux (AppImage) 🐧

1. Install appimagetool

• Install AppImage:

• wget https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/latest/download/appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage

• Set permissions to execute:

• chmod +x appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage

• Add to bin directory:

• sudo mv appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage /usr/local/bin/appimagetool

• Check to make sure its installed:

• appimagetool --version

2. Compile binary: pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --hidden-import instagrapi.exceptions --hidden-import tkinter --hidden-import colorsys --collect-submodules instagrapi --icon=instaul.ico --name=InstagramUnliker main.py

3. Set up AppDir:

• Create the directories:

• mkdir -p AppDir/usr/bin

• mkdir -p AppDir/usr/share/applications

• Copy the binary over:

• cp dist/* AppDir/usr/bin/InstagramUnliker

• chmod +x AppDir/usr/bin/InstagramUnliker

• Add AppRun file:

• printf '#!/bin/bash\nDIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"\nexec "$DIR/usr/bin/InstagramUnliker" "$@"' >> AppDir/AppRun

• chmod +x AppDir/AppRun

• Add instagram.desktop:

• printf '[Desktop Entry]\nName=InstagramUnliker\nExec=InstagramUnliker\nIcon=app\nType=Application\nCategories=Utility;' >> AppDir/instagram-unliker.desktop

• cp AppDir/instagram-unliker.desktop AppDir/usr/share/applications

4. Compile (x86): ARCH=x86_64 appimagetool AppDir InstagramUnliker.AppImage chmod +x InstagramUnliker.AppImage

🚨 Important 🚨

Make sure to not unlike a large amount of photos in a short period of time. Not sure how the automation detection works but Instagram will lock/limit your account in the event that you are somehow flagged. I suggest rerunning the script once every day or so.