How to : 4 Easy Ways to Download a Picture from Instagram

Install Downloader for Instagram from the Play Store

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. This is a free app that lets you download any photo from Instagram that someone posted publicly. The app is free and ad-supported, and also lets you download videos.

• You can install Downloader for Instagram from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.znstudio.instadownload&hl=en_US&gl=US or by searching for “Downloader for Instagram” in the Google Play Store. The app you want has an orange icon with a white camera inside.
• There are lots of apps that can download photos from Instagram to your Android device—this is just one of them that we can confirm is free and works. Other options work as well, so feel free to try out other apps that have good reviews!

Open Instagram and go to the picture you want to download. You can scroll to a photo in your feed or tap a photo on a friend’s profile.

Tap the three vertical dots on the photo ⋮. You’ll see this icon at the top-right corner of the photo.

Tap Copy Link. This copies the direct link to the photo.

Open Downloader for Instagram. It’s the new orange icon in your app list.

Tap PASTE. This pastes the copied URL into the field.

Tap CHECK URL. It’s the first blue button below the link. As long as the post is not private, you’ll see a preview that you can download.

Tap SAVE IMAGE. It’s below the image’s bottom-right corner.

Enter a name for the image and tap Download. This saves the image to a folder called “InstaDownloadImages” in your Pictures folder. You’ll be able to browse these images in your standard gallery app.

Install Reposter for Instagram from the App Store

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. Reposter is a popular free Instagram reposting and downloading tool. You can download it by visiting https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reposter-for-instagram/id1455355839 or by searching for “Reposter for Instagram” and downloading the app with the two pink curved arrows surrounding a capital “R.”

• There are many apps that can download photos from Instagram to your iPhone or iPad—this is just one of them that we can confirm is 100% free and works. You can search for other options on the App Store if you don’t like Reposter or just want to try something else.

Open Reposter for Instagram and complete the setup. The first time you launch the app, you’ll need to give it permission to access your photos—this is just so it can save photos to your iPhone or iPad. Once you’re finished with the setup, you’ll be ready to download photos.

Open Instagram and go to the picture you want to download. You can scroll to a photo in your feed or tap a photo on a friend’s profile.

Tap the three horizontal dots on the photo ••• . You’ll see this icon at the top-right corner of the photo.

Tap Link. This copies the direct link to the photo.

Go back to Reposter for Instagram. As soon as you bring the app back into view, you’ll see that the link has already been copied.

• If the field is blank for some reason, tap and hold it and select Paste to paste the copied link.

Tap Preview Photo or Video. This displays a quick preview of what your download will look like (after a short ad).

• If you see a photo of something you don’t recognize instead of the photo you’re trying to download, that means the photo you want to download is not public.

Tap the sharing icon. It’s the blue circle containing a bracket and an arrow. A menu will expand.

Tap Open in browser. This opens the photo in Safari.

Tap and hold the photo and select Save Image. This saves the image to you phone or tablet.

Take a screenshot on Windows. You can use the built-in app Snip & Sketch to take a screenshot of the Instagram photo. Open the Start menu and type in “snip & sketch”. Click to open.

• Navigate to the photo you want to save.
• On Snip & Sketch, click New.
• Click the top-left corner of the photo, then drag the selection to the bottom-right corner. The cropped screenshot will open in Snip & Sketch.
• Click the save icon at the top-right corner.
• Select a save destination, input a file name, and click Save.

Take a screenshot on Mac. Navigate to the photo you want to save.^[2]

Take a screenshot on iPhone. Navigate to the photo you want to save.

• On iPhones with Face ID, press the side button and volume up button at the same time.
  • On iPhones with a home button, press the home button and lock button at the same time.
• Tap the preview in the bottom-left corner. This will allow you to edit the screenshot.
• Tap and drag the corners or side markers to crop the non-photo areas.
• Tap Done, then Save to Photos.