Saving Instagram photos is a handy skill, whether you want to keep your own memories safe, share content with friends, or download inspiring images. This guide provides simple, step-by-step instructions on how to save Instagram photos on your phone and computer.
Saving Your Own Instagram Photos
Instagram allows you to automatically save photos you take and edit within the app directly to your phone’s photo library. Here’s how:
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Open Instagram and go to your profile: Tap the person-shaped icon or your profile picture at the bottom of the screen.
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Access Settings: Tap the three horizontal lines (hamburger icon) in the top right corner, then select “Settings.”
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Navigate to Account Settings: In the Settings menu, tap on “Account.”
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Enable Original Photo/Post Saving: For iOS users, select “Original Photos.” Android users should look for “Original Posts.” Toggle the option to “On” (it will turn blue).
Now, every time you post a photo, a copy will be automatically saved to your phone’s photo library.
Saving Other Users’ Instagram Photos
You can easily save public Instagram posts for later viewing within your private “Saved” folder. The user will not be notified when you save their post.
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Tap the Bookmark Icon: Below each post, you’ll find a bookmark icon. Tap it to save the post to your general “Saved” folder.
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Create Collections (Optional): To organize saved posts, tap and hold the bookmark icon. This allows you to save the post to a specific collection or create a new one by tapping the “+” symbol.
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View Saved Posts: Go to your profile and tap “Saved” in the menu to access all your bookmarked content and collections.
Downloading Instagram Photos on Desktop
While Instagram doesn’t directly allow downloading other users’ photos due to copyright concerns, there’s a workaround using your desktop browser:
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Open the Image in a New Tab: Right-click the image and select “Open image in new tab.”
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View Page Source: Right-click anywhere on the image in the new tab and select “View Page Source” or a similar option.
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Find the JPG Link: Search for the first “.jpg” link within the page source code. It will be enclosed in quotation marks.
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Copy and Paste the URL: Copy the URL between the quotation marks and paste it into a new browser tab.
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Download the Image: Right-click the image in the new tab and select “Save image as” to download it to your computer.
This method allows you to download images for personal use, but remember to respect copyright laws.
Conclusion
Whether saving your own posts, bookmarking content from others, or downloading images to your computer, you now have multiple ways to save Instagram photos. Remember to use these methods responsibly and respect copyright regulations.
