How To Save Instagram Photos To Gallery?

how to save instagram photos to gallery

You post several photos on Instagram from your device, and you may want them on your gallery too. However, when you change your device after a certain period, your shared photos on your Instagram account may not be available to your gallery. So, you can save your Instagram photos to a gallery on any device.

You can, by default, save the photos shared on your Instagram account. And it can be accessed easily offline on your smart device’s gallery. But if you turn on this option on your Instagram account, your device’s storage might get full. However, you can save Instagram photos to a gallery with the following guide.

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Steps To Save Instagram Photos To Gallery

You need to have an Instagram app on your device to save photos from your Instagram profile. So, here are the steps to save Instagram photos to a gallery on your device.

Step 1: Launch An Instagram App

Launch an Instagram on your device.

Step 2: Go To Your Profile

Go to your profile from the bottom right corner of your Home page.

Step 3: Click On Three Horizontal Lines

Click on the three horizontal lines from the top right corner.

Step 4: Click On Settings

Then click on the ‘Settings’ menu.

Step 5: Select Original Photos Or Posts

From the ‘Account’ option, select ‘Original Photos’ (for iOS) and ‘Original Posts’ (for Android).

Step 6:  Save Posted Photos

You can toggle on the ‘Save Posted Photos’ for Android and ‘Save Original Photos’ for iOS. All your posted photos on your Instagram account will be saved to the gallery. There will be a separate album ‘Instagram’ inside your gallery where you can find all those posted photos.

How To Download Instagram Photo Through URL?

If you have not turned on to save the original photos from your Instagram account on your device, you have to save them manually. Because Instagram does not have a built feature to download each image from your post, so, you can download the Instagram photo through a URL on your Android or iOS devices. Here are the steps to follow to download Instagram photos through URLs on your device.

Step 1: Launch An Instagram App

Launch an Instagram app on your device.

Step 2: Find The Photo

Find the photo you want to download from Instagram.

Step 3: Tap Three Horizontal Dots Menu

Now tap on the three horizontal dots menu at the top right of the post.

Step 4: Tap On The ‘Copy Link’

Then tap on the ‘Copy Link option from the menu.

Step 5: Open The Browser

After that, open any browser on your device.

Step 6: Paste The URL

And paste the copied URL to the address bar and enter.

Step 7: Press And Hold The Photo

Press and hold the photo and select the ‘copy’ option.

Step 8: Open The Notes App

Then open the Notes app on your device.

 Step 9: Press And Hold The Screen

Again, press and hold the screen and select the ‘paste’ option.

Step 10: Share Image

Tap the ‘Share’ icon with an upward arrow at the top of the ‘Notes’ screen.

Step 11: Save Image

Then tap on the ‘Save Image’ option below.

How To Download Instagram Photo Through Page Source On PC?

If you know how to code, you can download Instagram photos through a page source on your PC. The following are the steps to follow if you want to download an Instagram photo on your PC.

Step 1: Open A Browser

Open a browser on your PC.

Step 2: Access Your Instagram Account

Go to the Instagram page and log in to your account.

Step 3: Find The Photo On Instagram

Find the photo that you want to download from Instagram.

Step 4: Tap Three Horizontal Dots Menu

Now tap on the three horizontal dots menu at the bottom of the post.

Step 5: Go To Post

Then select the ‘Go to post’ option from the menu.

Step 6: View Page Source

After that, right-click on the post and choose ‘View Page Source.’

Step 7: Press Ctrl+F

Then press ‘Ctrl+F’ and type ‘.jpg’ in the search box.

Step 8: Copy The First Highlighted Text

You can find the highlighted text with ‘.jpg.’ Right-click and copy it.

Step 9: Open A New Tab

And open a new tab on your browser and paste the link.

Step 10: Save The Photo

Now the image will appear on the screen, which you can right-click and save it.

Use Third-Party Apps To Save Instagram Photos To Gallery

You can use third-party apps or websites to save Instagram photos to a gallery if you want. So, below are some of the third-party apps to download your Instagram photos on your device.

DownloadGram

It is an online Instagram tool to download Instagram photos and videos to your device. The Instagram account where you want to save the image should be public and not private. In addition, you can also save multi photos and videos albums from DownloadGram. So, here are the steps to follow to use DownloadGram on your device.

Step 1: Open DownloadGram 

Open the ‘DownloadGram’ website on your browser.

Step 2: Go To Instagram.com

Then go to Instagram.com and find the photo or video you want to download.

Step 3: Right-Click The Photo Or Video

Right-click on the photo or video and go to post.

Step 4: Copy The URL

Then copy the URL from the address bar.

Step 5: Paste The URL

Now go to the DownloadGram page and paste the URL on the box.

Step 6: Click On Download Button

You can now click on the ‘Download’ button below the box.

Step 7: Choose Folder Location

Choose the folder location where you want to save. Now the photo or video will be saved on your device.

4K Stogram

4K is an excellent application for power Instagram users to download Instagram photos or videos on any device. It provides an efficient way to access thousands of Instagram photos offline. So, the following are the steps to download Instagram photos or videos on your device.

Step 1: Download 4K Stogram

Download the app on your device from the 4K Storgram website.

Step 2: Launch The App

Then launch the app on your device after download.

Step 3: Enter The Instagram Username

Enter the Instagram username, hashtag, or location to download the photos or videos related to it.

Step 4: Click On the ‘Subscribe’ Button 

Now click on the ‘Subscribe’ button next to the search bar. And all the images related to it will appear on the screen.

Step 5: Click On The Thumbnail

And click on the thumbnail of the image you want to download. It will open the image on the default viewer of your PC.

Step 6: Click On Browse For Option

You can also click on the ‘Browse’ option to change the ‘Show in folder’ option.

Instagram Photo Downloader

A Bigbangram Instagram Photo Downloader tool is used to save photos for future reuse on your PC. In addition, you can use this tool to download pictures from an Instagram account. So, here are the steps to use Instagram Photo Downloader on your device.

Step 1: Open Instagram

Open Instagram on your device.

Step 2: Find The Photo 

Find the photo you want to download.

Step 3: Click On The Three Horizontal Dots Menu

Now click on the three horizontal dots menu in the post’s upper right corner.

Step 4: Copy Link

Select the ‘Copy Link’ option from the menu.

Step 5: Paste The Link

And paste the link on the Instagram Photo Downloader box.

Step 6: Download Photo

Then click on the ‘Download’ button under the box. After that, the image will be downloaded in the jpg format on your ‘Downloads’ folder.

FastSave

This is a method to download multiple Instagram photos on your Android devices. It is a free tool available on the Play Store for your Android device. So, the following are the steps to save multiple Instagram photos at once to the gallery.

Step 1: Download FastSave

Download the ‘FastSave’ app from the Play Store on your Android device.

Step 2: Open Instagram App

Open your Instagram app on the device.

Step 3: Find The Image

After logging in, find the image you want to save on your device.

Step 4: Tap On Three Horizontal Dots Menu

Now tap on the three horizontal dots menu in the top right corner of the image.

Step 5: Copy Link

Then select the ‘Copy Link’ option from the menu.

Step 6: Open FastSave App

After that, open the ‘FastSave’ app and paste the link on the search box.

Step 7: Look For The Image

Now look for the image you want to save from the list.

Step 8: Select The Download Button

And click on the ‘Download’ button in the bottom right corner.

Step 9: Pick The Images

Then pick the images that you want to download by checking the boxes.

Step 10: Click Fast Download

You can click on the ‘Fast Download’ button, and you are done. Now all the selected images will be downloaded at once.

Save-o-gram

Similarly, this is a tool to save multiple Instagram photos on your PC. It allows you to download pictures either independently or in a .zip file. You can visualize the images in a resizable grid and download them all at once on your PC. So, here are the steps to follow to save multiple photos on your PC from Instagram.

Step 1: Download Save-o-gram

Download Save-o-gram and install it on your PC.

Step 2: Enter Username

Enter a username, hashtag, or link into the text box on the top and search.

Step 3: Select The Images

After all the images will be displayed on your screen, you can select the photos you want to download.

Step 4: Click ‘Download Selected Photos’ Or ‘Download As Zip File

You can select ‘Download Selected Photos’ or ‘Download As Zip File.’

Step 5: Done

Your selected images will be downloaded individually or in a zip file respectively.

Frequently Asked Questions

Apart from the topics explained above, there may be some queries. So, here we have answered those queries for you in brief.

Can You Download Pictures From Instagram Directly?

No, Instagram does not allow you to download pictures from the app directly. There may be some copyright issues, so you have to find other ways to save Instagram photos to your gallery.

Why Are Instagram Photos Not Saving To My Gallery?

If your photos are not saved to the gallery even after turning on the ‘Save Original Photos’, there might be a storage problem. Ensure that you have enough storage on your device to save all the Instagram photos to the gallery.

Conclusion

Thus, saving your Instagram photos to the gallery is very easy from the ‘Settings’ of your Instagram app. But if you want to save others’ Instagram posts, you can use different third-party tools on your device.

 

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