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How to Download Photos on Instagram

This is an article showing how to save Instagram photos on your phone or computer. Although you can't save photos using the Instagram app or website, there are third-party websites and apps that help you store and download photos on your computer, iPhone, and Android.

Author: Isabella Humphrey6 minutes read
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Use DownloadGram on your computer

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Open the DownloadGram page. Visit https://downloadgram.com/ in your browser. You can download Instagram photos from this website.

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Open Instagram in a new tab. Click the "New Tab" icon to the right of the DownloadGram tab, then go to https://www.instagram.com/ to see your feed if you're logged in.

If you're not logged into Instagram, you'll need to enter your username and password to log in before continuing.

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Find the photo you want to download. Scroll through your feed until you find the photo you want to download, or go to the logged in person's profile.

To access the person posting the photo's profile, you'll need to click on the "Search" input bar at the top of the Instagram page, enter the username of the person you're looking for, and click on their profile picture in the browser. menu is displayed.

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Click . This is the option in the bottom right corner of the image frame. A menu will appear here.

If you go to someone's profile, first click on the photo you want to download.

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Click Go to post . This option is at the top of the menu. You will be taken to the photo's posts page.

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Copy the image's URL. Click the address bar at the top of the browser window to highlight content, then press Ctrl+ C(Windows) or ⌘ Command+ C(Mac) to copy.

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Return to DownloadGram tab. Click the DownloadGram tab to open that page.

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Paste the URL. Click the search card in the middle of the page, then press Ctrl+ V(Windows) or ⌘ Command+ V(Mac). You'll see the Instagram post's web address show up in the search bar.

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Click Download . This is the gray button below the search bar.

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Click Download image when asked. This green button appears below the Download button . Once you click it, the Instagram photo will be downloaded to your computer and saved in your browser's download folder.

On some browsers, you'll have to select a download folder and click Save or OK to download the images.

Use BatchSave on Android

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Download BatchSave. Open the Google Play Store app , then do the following:

Tap the search bar.

Importbatchsave

Tap BatchSave for Instagram

Touch INSTALL (Install)

Tap ACCEPT when asked.

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Open BatchSave. Tap OPEN to the right of the BatchSave icon, or tap the BatchSave icon in the Android app drawer.

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Tap SKIP . This option is in the bottom left corner of the screen. This is an operation that skips the instructions.

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Sign in to Instagram. Enter your username and password, then tap Login with Instagram to do so.

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Tap Search. This is the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the screen.

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Tap the "Search for Users" data entry box. This option appears at the top of the screen.

If you don't see this data entry box, first tap the Users tab in the upper left corner.

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Enter username. Enter the username of the account whose photo you want to download, then select search for user below the data entry box.

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Tap that user's profile picture. You'll see their profile picture appear first below the search bar. This takes you to the user's profile page.

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Select photo. Browse the selected account page until you find the photo you want to download, then tap it. The photo will be enlarged on the screen.

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Tap the "Download" arrow. It's the downward arrow in the bottom right corner of the image. This will download the photo to Android, and it will be saved in your device's camera roll.

Use InstaGet on iPhone

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Download the InstaGet app. Open your iPhone's App Store , then do the following:

Tap Search .

Tap the search bar.

Type grabit - tag and viewin the search bar.

Tap Search

Tap GET displayed to the right of the "GrabIt" app

Enter your Apple ID or Touch ID when asked.

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Open InstaGet. Tap OPEN next to the app's icon on the App Store, or tap the InstaGet icon on your iPhone's home screen.

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Log in to your Instagram account. Enter your Instagram account username and password and select Login .

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Tap . This is the option in the top left corner of the screen. A menu immediately appears here.

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Tap Search . This option appears in the middle of the menu.

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Tap the search bar. This is the tool at the top of the screen.

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Enter username. Enter the username of the account whose photo you want to download, then select Search .

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Tap the user's account. This is the first result on the page. This will take you to the Instagram page of the person you are looking for.

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Find the photo you want to download. Scroll through that account page until you see the photo you want to download.

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Tap the "Download" arrow. It's the downward arrow below the photo. The arrow will turn blue, indicating that the photo has been downloaded to your iPhone.

You may first have to tap OK twice to allow InstaGet to access your photos.

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