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Instagram photo downloader

Paste the link to a public post. Every photo, and every item in a carousel, gets its own download button.

Free, no sign-up, and no copy kept on our server.

How to save an Instagram photo in 3 steps

  1. Copy the post's link

    In the Instagram app, tap the paper plane icon under the photo and choose Copy link. On a computer, copy the address from the browser bar with the post open.

  2. Tap Paste

    The search starts on its own. If your browser won’t let the site read the clipboard, press and hold the box, paste there and tap Download.

  3. Save each photo

    Your files has one button per item, in the post’s order: Download photo 1 of 4, Download photo 2 of 4 and so on.

The top of the list shows the account name and the start of the caption, so you can check it’s the right post before you save anything. A photo post has /p/ followed by a code in its link. A profile link won’t work, because it doesn’t point to one post. If you’re not sure which link you copied, how to copy an Instagram link shows where each kind comes from.

Carousels: one button per item

A carousel can hold up to 20 photos and videos, the most Instagram has allowed in one post since August 2024. The file list follows the post’s order:

  • photos are numbered: Download photo 1, Download photo 2 and so on;
  • each video shows up as Download video, in its place in the order;
  • Download audio comes last, when one of the videos has sound.

There’s no button to save everything at once, so tap the items you want one by one. Each file name ends with the item’s position in the carousel, so the files sort in the same order as the post. Videos inside a carousel come in one quality only, the best one Instagram serves, without the lighter SD copy that single videos sometimes have.

For videos posted on their own, the Instagram video downloader and the page for Reels explain the video options in more detail.

Photo size

According to Instagram’s Help Center, photos are stored at up to 1080 pixels wide, and anything wider is reduced when it’s posted. The file you download comes in that stored size, usually as a JPG. The line under each button shows the width and height when Instagram reports them, such as 1080×1350 for a portrait post or 1080×1080 for a square one.

That’s the largest version that exists online. No downloader can get back the original from the creator’s camera, and tools that promise a higher resolution only stretch the same pixels. If you need a bigger file, for printing for example, ask the person who posted it for the original.

Where the file goes

Each device saves it in a different place. On iPhone, the file goes to the Files app, not to Photos.

Where photos are saved

  • iPhone: Safari asks whether to download the file, then saves it in the Files app, under Downloads. To put it in Photos, open it in Files, tap the share icon and choose Save Image. For several photos, tap the three-dot button in the folder, choose Select, tap each photo, then share them and choose Save Images. In Chrome for iPhone, downloads go to On My iPhone > Chrome in the same app. The iPhone guide has more detail.
  • Android: Chrome saves to the Download folder. Google Photos shows the photos in the device’s Download folder, and Samsung Gallery under Albums > Download. See the Android guide.
  • Computer: your browser’s Downloads folder.

When a photo won’t download

  • The account is private, or the post was deleted. The screen says the post couldn’t be found. Only public posts work.
  • You copied a profile link. The screen tells you so. Open the photo first; its link has /p/ in it.
  • You want a profile picture. Profile pictures aren’t posts, and they’re out of scope here.
  • The photo is in a Story. Stories aren’t supported. If the same photo is also in the feed, use that post’s link.
  • It isn’t an Instagram link. This site only works with Instagram. A YouTube link, for example, is refused with a message saying so.
  • The links expired. After about 15 minutes, the list says the links have expired. Tap Get new links.

Image rights

A photo of a person carries that person’s image rights, on top of the photographer’s copyright. Saving a photo to look at later is personal use. Posting it, using it in an ad or editing it into something new needs permission from the owner, and from the people in it when they can be recognized. Tagging the creator or writing “credit to” in the caption doesn’t replace that permission. If you’re in a photo or own it, you can ask us to block the post, or your whole profile, on the content removal page.

We don’t keep the photos you download: each one travels from Instagram straight to your device, and our servers hold no copy. The privacy policy explains what we do keep, such as access logs for 30 days.

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the link to a photo or carousel?

Tap the paper plane icon under the post and choose Copy link. One link covers every item in a carousel, so you only copy it once. On a computer, copy the address from the browser bar with the post open.

Can I save every photo in a carousel at once?

No. Each photo and video has its own button, in the order of the post, so tap the ones you want one by one.

What resolution will the photo be?

The size Instagram stores, which is at most 1080 pixels wide. The exact width and height appear under each button when Instagram reports them.

Will the photo lose quality?

Not because of us. You get the same file Instagram shows, without extra compression. Instagram itself compresses photos when they’re posted, so the file can look softer than the creator’s original.

Can I download a profile picture?

No. The tool works with links to posts, and profile pictures are out of scope. A profile link shows a message saying so.

Does it work with private accounts?

No. Only posts from public accounts work. A post from a private account can’t be found by the tool.

On iPhone, does the photo go to Photos?

Not directly. Safari saves it in the Files app, under Downloads. Open it there, tap the share icon and choose Save Image to add it to Photos.

What if the carousel includes videos?

Each video gets its own Download video button in its place in the order. The audio comes from the first video in the carousel that has sound.

Can I use someone else's photo?

To look at it later, yes. To post, print or sell it, you need permission from the owner and from anyone who can be recognized in it. If you repost with permission, credit the creator.

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