This article explains how to download Flickr photos individually or as full albums using any browser on a desktop computer.

What to Know

  • To download individual photo: Navigate to photo and select download icon in lower-right corner of screen.To download album: Go to Albums tab > hover over album > select download icon.

How to Download Flickr Photos Individually

To download an individual Flickr photo:

  • On the page of the photo you’d like to download, select the download icon on the lower-right corner of the screen.
  • Choose the size you’d like the downloaded photo to be.
  • How to Download Flickr Albums
  • To download an entire album on Flickr:
  • Select the user name, then navigate to the Flickr user’s profile.
  • In the profile menu, select the Albums tab.
  • Hover your cursor over an album you’d like to download, then select the download icon to download the entire album.
  • A warning will appear about the licensing of these photos. If you choose to go ahead with the download, select Create zip file. The file will download.

More Tools for Downloading Flickr Images

If you’re not satisfied with Flickr’s standard download options, check out the Flickr App Garden and browser extensions for tools that help you efficiently manage and use Flickr images. For example, Instant Save for Instagram and Flickr is a Chrome extension that gives you the ability to download an image from Flickr with by selecting a link in Chrome’s context menu.

On the page of the photo you’d like to download, select the download icon on the lower-right corner of the screen.

Choose the size you’d like the downloaded photo to be.

How to Download Flickr Albums

To download an entire album on Flickr:

Select the user name, then navigate to the Flickr user’s profile.

In the profile menu, select the Albums tab.

Hover your cursor over an album you’d like to download, then select the download icon to download the entire album.

A warning will appear about the licensing of these photos. If you choose to go ahead with the download, select Create zip file. The file will download.

Other Free Image Hosting/Sharing Options

Other great options for free image hosting sites are available, as well—among them, Google Photos, Imgur, ImgBB, and many more.

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