Download Instagram pictures - how it works

Pictures of other Instagram users are not so easy to download because Instagram has a lock installed. You can bypass this protection with just a few clicks of the mouse and download any picture on Instagram to your computer. We explain how to do this in this guide.

Download selected pictures from Instagram - Here's how

So that you can download any picture on Instagram to your computer, a Windows operating version must be installed on it. There are now countless programs and online tools that you can use to download the image. In the following steps, however, we will show you how to save pictures on Instagram without any programs and with just a few mouse clicks on your computer. To do this, follow the instructions below:

1. First, go to the Instagram homepage and log in with your access data. If you do not have an Instagram account, it is sufficient to enter the name of the user page on which the image is located in Google search and go to the corresponding page.
2. However, if you have logged in with your user data, you can use the search bar to go to the user page on which the image to be downloaded is located.
3. Find the picture you want to download in the respective user profile. Left-click on this. The picture is then displayed in a larger view with the corresponding comments.
4. Now right-click on the image and select the "Show page source text" option from all the available options so that another window opens with the source text of the image.
5. Move your mouse pointer here in the tab on "Edit" and click on it to then select "Search". Tip: Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F.
6. A search bar now appears in the lower window edge. Enter "jpg" in the search bar and copy the first link that is marked as a hit in the search (see picture).
7. This link is a redirect to the image you want to download. Add this to the address search bar and right-click on the image in the new window to select "Save graphic as ..." and save the image on your computer.

• Since the uploaded images on Instagram are scaled to a certain size, some images have to lose quality. In contrast to many programs for downloading Instagram pictures, you do not download the desired pictures in the size shown, but in their original resolution and thus get the best possible picture quality.
• Please note that the image rights remain with the author. Therefore, avoid posting the image on websites, on social networks or on other platforms. Duplication of third-party content can be prosecuted.

Many users upload foreign images to social networks, especially Facebook. Another practical tip will tell you what consequences this can have for you and what you should also know about image rights on Facebook.