Instagram doesn’t have a download button for photos. You can bookmark posts inside the app, but that’s just a private list — the actual file never lands on your device. If you want a real JPG you can open in any app, share, or use outside of Instagram, you need a different approach. This guide walks through exactly how to download photos from instagram on every device — iPhone, Android, and desktop — using a free online tool.
Quick Reference by Device
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The steps are slightly different depending on what you’re using. Here’s the short version:
|
Device |
Copy link from |
Browser to use |
File saves to |
| iPhone | Instagram app → ••• → Copy Link | Safari | Files → Downloads |
| Android | Instagram app → ⋮ → Copy Link | Chrome | Gallery / Downloads |
| PC / Mac | Instagram.com → ••• → Copy Link | Any browser | Downloads folder |
The full step-by-step for each device is below.
How to Download Instagram Photos on iPhone
Users of iPhones at times, come to a dead-end where Safari saves the image rather than storing it. Here’s the reliable method:
- Open instagram and locate the picture you would like to save.
- At the right upper side of a post, there is a three-dot shape that a user clicks to select an option (Copy Link).
- Tap the Safari and enter reelsvideo.io/instagram-photo-downloader.
- Tap on the input field and paste the link and tap on Download.
- In case the picture is not opened in the browser but saved — long-press the picture and select Save to Photos or Add to Photos.
- Your entire size JPG has been stored in the Camera Roll.
How to Download Instagram Photos on Android
- Instagram allowed to download photos on Android.
- Open the instagram application and navigate to the post.
- Click on the 3 dots menu and pick on copy Link.
- Open the Chrome and navigate to reelsvideo.io/instagram-photo-downloader.
- Copy the copy and press Download.
- The JPG will automatically save in your Downloads folder which you can just find in your Gallery application.
Android handles downloads more straightforwardly than iOS — you typically won’t need any extra steps.
How to Download Instagram Photos on PC or Mac
- Open Instagram in your widow and access the post.
- Copy Link is an options menu appeared at the bottom of the post and is aligned with three points.
- In a different tab, it will be reelsvideo.io/instagram-photo-downloader.
- Copy the link and have it downloaded.
- The image is saved in the Downloads folder in the form of a regular JPG.
It can then be edited in any editor (Photoshop, Lightroom, Preview, Paint and more) or be put in any presentation or document.
From there you can open it in any editor — Photoshop, Lightroom, Preview, Paint — or drop it into a presentation or document.
What About Carousel Posts?
A carousel post has several photos (as many as 10) within the same swipeable post. They are all treated similarly by the tool it just pastes the post link and it retrieves all of the images on that carousel. One can then download them separately. The sequence is also not changed, as it is shown in Instagram.
It comes in handy particularly with step-by-step tutorial posts, before/after comparisons, or any other multi-image materials you desire to view off-line.
What Quality Will the Photos Be?
The tool downloads photos in the highest quality Instagram has stored — typically 1080px on the longest side. That’s the best available version through the platform. Instagram applies its own compression on upload, so what you download is the best quality version of whatever was posted, not the raw camera original.
Do I Need an Instagram Account?
No. You only need the public link to the post. The tool doesn’t ask for your Instagram login at any point. It works entirely with the post URL, which is publicly accessible for any public account.
What Types of Content Can I Download?
- Single photo posts — the most common use case
- Carousel posts — all photos from the album in one go
- Profile pictures — paste the profile URL instead of a post link
Private account content is not accessible — posts from private profiles can’t be retrieved regardless of the tool used.
Common Questions
Will the photo have a watermark?
No. The tool fetches the original file from Instagram’s servers and delivers it clean — no logo, no watermark added.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free with no download limits and no registration required.
Can I download multiple posts at once?
The tool processes one post link at a time, but there’s no limit on how many times you can use it. For carousels, all photos from a single post are available in one batch.
One Tool, Every Device
The process is the same regardless of what device you’re on — copy the link, paste it into instagram video and photo downloader, download the file. iPhone, Android, PC, Mac — it works the same way on all of them. No app to install, no account to create, no hoops to jump through.
