# mamiiblt/instafel

Instafel provides fast & up-to-date Instagram Alpha experience for everyone!

Repository: https://github.com/mamiiblt/instafel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/instafel
Homepage: https://instafel.mamii.dev
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: alpha, instagram, mod
Last push: 2026-08-21T14:01:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 68
- inputs: {"age_days": 960, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1252, forks 40 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.440893+00:00)

## What it is
Instafel is a modular open-source suite that patches Instagram Alpha APKs to inject custom features, consisting of an Android app UI, an APK patcher, an OTA updater, and a Google Play API fetcher. It lets power users run a customized, up-to-date Instagram Alpha experience on Android.

## Use cases
- patch instagram alpha apk with custom features
- download latest instagram alpha apk from google play
- get ota updates for a modified instagram client
- customize instagram app menus and features
- build a modded android app from an official apk

## When to choose
- you want a maintained, modular Instagram Alpha mod with OTA updates
- you need an open-source APK patching pipeline for Instagram
- you want the latest Instagram Alpha features with custom enhancements

## When to avoid
- you need a fully official Instagram experience without modifications
- you require a tool guaranteed compliant with Meta's terms of service
- you are not on Android

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, mobile-framework, gui, developer-tools
- domain: android-tools, mobile-development, social-media, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: apk-patching, instagram-mod, instagram-alpha, smali-patching, ota-updates, gplayapi, android

## Member repositories
- mamiiblt/instafel (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.440893+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:07:33.543225+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mamiiblt/instafel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.440893+00:00, sha 9733376628bd)
  - homepage: https://instafel.mamii.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T12:18:14.745277+00:00, sha eae58fbbcfcf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.