Every Instagram user has asked themselves at least once: “How can I save a photo from Instagram without losing quality?” For example, a well-taken shot by a famous photographer appears, and you want to use it as your phone wallpaper. However, the chances of them responding to your Direct message and sending the original photo are extremely low.
How to save photos from Instagram on your phone
The original useful content that is posted is often accompanied by an equally attractive photograph. Below are the main ways to save photos from Instagram to your phone.
On Android
The Google Play store offers users a wide selection of different programs that allow them to transfer a snapshot from Instagram to their gallery.
The most well-known and in-demand utilities are:
- Easy Downloader;
- iGetter.
Instructions for using Easy Downloader:
- Download and launch the program;
- Open Instagram and go to the desired image;
- Click on the “settings” button located at the top of the screen;
- From the context menu, select the “Copy URL” option.
After completing the procedure, the utility will automatically launch and the photo will be downloaded to the gadget’s gallery.
These programs allow you to download a publication to an Android phone with high quality and without any extraneous signs.
On iOS
There are also many programs in the App Store for downloading photos, uploading images and videos from Instagram. The offered models differ in price and design, but have a similar set of options.
Popular utilities for iPhone:
- Instagrad – a free application that allows users to download and forward images to another social network;
- InstaRegram – it includes the purchase of additional features from the phone;
- InstaSave – has a high rating, available to all users for download.
All programs have 1 drawback – the presence of abundant advertising.
Instructions for using Instagrab to download photos:
- download and launch the program;
- enter your Instagram login and password;
- find the image you like;
- click on the arrow located in the lower left corner;
- open access to the gallery;
- from the menu, select the “Save” option.
Photos are uploaded to the phone’s gallery. The download takes place while maintaining the original high quality of the publication and with the program logo. In the paid version of the application, advertising is disabled, watermarks are applied, and additional options are added.
Take a screenshot
A simple way to copy a photo is to use the “screenshot” function. Take a screen capture, then crop the photo using the standard editor. This method is suitable for saving photos from Stories.
To save videos, turn on the “Screen Recording” function.
Using screenshots on Instagram is hugely popular among users.
Instasave program
The application allows you to download photos and videos from Instagram for free. The utility can instantly save any pictures, even from IGTV.
Features:
- all options work without logging into the program;
- fast download of original videos from IG or IGTV;
- downloading images in high quality;
- instant, automatic download to the gallery.
Operation:
- download the application;
- open Instagram, copy the URL link to the post;
- log in to InstaSave and start downloading;
- then the picture will automatically be saved to the gallery.
The program is available for installation to users worldwide.
How to download photos from Instagram on PC
Let’s consider several possible ways to download photos to a PC.
Instagrabber
The service allows you to save an image online without going through the registration or authorization process.
Instructions for using Google Chrome browser and Instagrabber service:
- Click on the publication date in the feed and go to a separate page. If you want to download a photo from another user’s account, go to their page and open the image in a separate window;
- When a new window opens, highlight and copy the page URL;
- Go to the Instagrabber app and paste the link into the available field, then click the “Download” button;
- Click the “Download photo (video)” option, and the file will automatically be saved in the “Downloads” folder.
Note! This method can also be used to download videos.
Gramsave” – Грамсейв (название сервиса для сохранения и загрузки фото и видео из Instagram)
The feature of this program is its English language. It allows you to download photos from Instagram for free.
The technology of downloading publications using this service is as follows:
- open the photo in a separate window;
- copy the URL address of the publication;
- go to the Gramsave website and paste the address into the “enter Instagram username or profile url or post url” field;
- then click the “Download” button;
- after that, an image will appear with the option “Download” underneath, click on it;
- the image will open in a new tab, then right-click on the photo and select the “Save image as…” option.
Through the page source code in the browser
You can save a publication without using third-party services by using the standard tool – the browser page code. To do this, you need to:
- open the desired photo on your PC;
- right-click on the image and select “View page source” from the options listed;
- the html code of the tab will open in a new tab;
- call up the search bar using the Ctrl + F keys;
- in the opened window, enter the text “jpg” and select the 1st result, this way you will find the publication;
- copy the link without quotes;
- paste it into the address bar, press Enter;
- the image will open in a new tab;
- save the image in the standard way.
Downloading images from Instagram on a PC is easier through the listed sites. Smartphone owners also have access to many free applications and can save photos from Instagram to their phone.