It is very easy to download profile photos on Instagram in full size if we know how to do it, although it is an option that Instagram does not integrate by default, and it requires using external tools or some additional trick.
At the time we already explained how to change the Instagram profile photo , and now we will go a little further with a more advanced tutorial, which serves to see the full size thumbnail that appears in the profiles and later save it.
How to view a private Instagram profile
This system can help us to download our own profile image , in case we have not saved a full size copy. It also works with the photos of other users, but in that case we must be careful with the use we make.
Although on a technical level it is possible to download their photos, the original account is the owner of the image , so we must respect their copyright and, of course, not use it to annoy the user, since the profile photo is even public in private profiles.
Download using a tool
The simplest is to use a specialized website, such as those that allow you to view Stories without an Instagram account , bypassing the limitations of the social network. Not all of them support profile photos, so in our tutorial we have chosen one that does:
- We enter the StoriesDown website (from mobile or computer) for free with this link:
Web: StoriesDown
- In the box that indicates “Enter instagram username” we write the username of the account (without the @ symbol) and then click on “Search” :
- We will touch on the option “View profile picture full size” (in Spanish it means “see full size profile picture “) that appears:
- A pop-up window opens, there we will press “Download” to download the image:
- We will have the profile photo downloaded in the usual folder , if we have done it from the mobile, the fastest way to see it will be to click on the “Open” button that appears in the lower area of the browser:
Other websites to download profile photos
Although StoriesDown is a good option to download Instagram profile photos, and it also does it in full size, it can sometimes fail if too many simultaneous users access, or suffer other technical problems.
So we leave a couple of alternative web pages , which basically work the same:
Web: InstaDP
Web: SaveInsta
Another possibility is the apps to download the profile photos that exist on Android, such as the following:
- Download Big Profile Photo for Android
- Download Download Profile Picture for Instagram for Android
Apps work almost identically to apps, although they can cause problems to download in full size. But they let us see the Instagram profile photos in a big way, and we only have to take a screenshot to save them in high quality.
Download from Chrome on desktop
One option that saves us from depending on third parties is to download the profile photos using the developer tools in a desktop browser (Windows, Mac or Linux). In this example we will use Google Chrome, which is the easiest to use for this task.
The steps may seem somewhat complex (it is a section for advanced users), but they are easy to apply if we follow them carefully:
- We must enter the profile whose photos interest us from Chrome on a computer , the address to enter will be in this format:
instagram.com/username
- That is, after the slash “/” we will put the username, but without the at sign . For example, in our account @elgrupoinformatico the correct link would be like this: instagram.com/elgrupoinformatico
- Now you have to access the Chrome developer tools , it is possible to do it directly by pressing Ctrl + Shift + l at the same time (it is one of the browser’s keyboard shortcuts ) or enter this path from the menu in the upper right corner :
Menu -> More tools -> Developer tools
- A panel opens on the right, in the upper area we choose the “Aplication” taband in the drop-down we go first to “Frames”, then to “Top” and then to “Images“ . This would be the full path:
Aplication -> Frames -> Top -> Images
- Next wewill review the photos one by one in search of the profile image , since the names are strings of numbers, we will be guided by the preview that appears on the right:
- Instagram generates profile photos at various sizes, we will avoid the 150 x 150 px thumbnail and choose the full size image, which can have dimensions of 320 x 320 px or 640 x 640 px (depending on the quality with which it has been uploaded ):
- On the name of the image we click with the right buttonof the mouse, and in the menu that opens we choose “Save image” :
- The photo willbe saved in full size in the folder that we have configured in Chrome to download the files, or it will ask us where to save it if we have chosen that possibility.
In conclusion, it is quite easy to download Instagram profile photos with their full size , although it is not an option that the application includes by default. If we want to continue delving into the tricks of the social network, we have explained how to download filters for Instagram that make our Stories much more original.
