How to download Facebook photos and albums in Chrome
Joseph HuLast reviewed September 14, 2026
Quick answer
For your own photos use Facebook's Download Your Information. For single photos and videos elsewhere, Save Story for Instagram; for whole albums, Album Downloader.
Facebook will hand you every photo you ever uploaded, in one archive, from its own settings. What it will not do is download a friend's album, a group's photos or a video from a page. That is where extensions come in, and the honest picture in September 2026 is that the album downloaders are small and uneven, while the largest, most reliable extensions in this space are the Story and video savers that also cover Facebook. The page says which is which.
Export your own photos with Facebook's Download Your Information
Facebook's export gives you every photo and video you uploaded, sorted by album, at the quality you choose. It is the only route that needs no extension, and it is the right one when the photos are yours.
- 1On facebook.com open Settings & privacy, then Settings, then Your information, then Download your information.
- 2Choose to download to this device, select only Photos and videos, and set the date range to All time.
- 3Set the format to HTML if you want to browse the albums, and media quality to High.
- 4Submit the request; Facebook emails you when the archive is ready, usually within hours for photos alone.
- 5Download the ZIP from the same page and unpack it; each album is a folder.
The export covers only what you uploaded. A friend's album, a group's photos or a page's video needs an extension that saves what the page is showing you.
Save single photos and videos from any page
For a photo or video you are looking at, the largest extensions in this space are the Story savers, which also cover Facebook. They are far better maintained than the album tools below.
Save Story for Instagram
Save Story for Instagram is the best-maintained extension on this page that downloads from Facebook: one click for photos, videos and Stories, no in-app purchases, updated in August 2026. It is the default for a photo you are looking at, not for an album.
- Users
- 100K
- Rating
- 4.3★
- Reviews
- 982
The listing describes one-click downloads of videos, Stories and photos from Facebook and Instagram from a toolbar button, plus an Instagram mobile view on a computer with direct messages and uploads.
- Downloads Facebook photos, videos and Stories with one click.
- Also covers Instagram Stories, Highlights, photos and videos.
- 100,000 users, 24 languages, no in-app purchases.
Trade-offs
- No album or bulk mode.
- Public content only.
- The Instagram mobile view is more than you need if Facebook is the job.
Story Saver
Story Saver has the largest user base and review count in this space and treats Facebook as a first-class source. Its summer 2026 reviews are why it is not the default: failed downloads and files saved with the wrong extension, followed by a July update that says it fixed lag.
- Users
- 200K
- Rating
- 4.6★
- Reviews
- 14.2K
The listing describes one-click downloads of videos, Stories and photos from Facebook and Instagram, with a note that a 7 July 2026 update improved performance and fixed lag on both sites. It declares in-app purchases.
- Downloads Facebook videos, photos and Stories with one click.
- 200,000 users and 14,200 reviews, the largest record on this page.
- Updated 10 July 2026, with a changelog note on the listing.
Trade-offs
- Recent reviews report the button loading without result and videos saved as .txt or without audio.
- Declares in-app purchases without stating the free limits.
- No album mode.
Download a whole album or a group's photos
Two listed extensions download albums as folders. Both have a few thousand users and ratings around 3.0, so treat them as tools that work on a good day, and test on a small album first.
Album Downloader
Album Downloader is the listed extension built for the album job: all albums or one album in a click, each saved into a folder with the album's name, at full resolution. Its 3.0 rating from 18 reviews is the reason to test it on a small album before a large one.
- Users
- 3K
- Rating
- 3.0★
- Reviews
- 18
The listing describes one-click download of all Facebook photo albums or a single album, sorted into folders using each album's original name, with every photo saved in high resolution.
- Downloads all albums or one album in a click.
- Creates a folder per album, named after the album.
- Saves photos at their original resolution.
Trade-offs
- 3,000 users and a 3.0 rating from 18 reviews.
- No single-photo button; it is an album tool.
- The only recent review is a pasted store listing, so there is no usable feedback in the last 90 days.
Photos Downloader
Photos Downloader is the page-first companion to Album Downloader, from the same publisher, and the most recently updated option here. A recent reviewer used it to pull a group's photos and reports it stopping after about 50 images, which is the limit to plan around.
- Users
- 2K
- Rating
- 3.3★
- Reviews
- 22
The listing describes downloading Facebook images from profiles, albums, groups and more, with no technical setup, updated 11 September 2026.
- Downloads photos from profiles, albums and groups.
- Updated 11 September 2026, the most recent update on this page.
- Offered in 8 languages.
Trade-offs
- A reviewer reports downloads stopping after about 50 images due to a restriction.
- 2,000 users and a 3.3 rating from 22 reviews.
- No album folder structure like Album Downloader's.
Compare the solutions
Need
Your own photos
- Recommendation
- Facebook's Download Your Information
- Why
- Every photo and video you uploaded, sorted by album, at high quality, with no extension.
- Keep in mind
- Only your own uploads; it takes hours to prepare.
Need
One photo or video, any page
- Recommendation
- Save Story for Instagram
- Why
- One-click downloads of Facebook photos, videos and Stories; 100,000 users, no paid tier, updated 12 August 2026.
- Keep in mind
- No album mode.
Need
Facebook and Instagram from one button
- Recommendation
- Story Saver
- Why
- 200,000 users and 14,200 reviews across both networks.
- Keep in mind
- Recent reviews report failures and wrongly named files; declares in-app purchases.
Need
A whole album into a folder
- Recommendation
- Album Downloader
- Why
- Saves every album or one album into folders named after the album, updated 23 July 2026.
- Keep in mind
- 3,000 users and a 3.0 rating; test on a small album.
Need
Group or profile photos in bulk
- Recommendation
- Photos Downloader
- Why
- Downloads images from profiles, albums and groups, updated 11 September 2026.
- Keep in mind
- A reviewer reports it stopping after about 50 images; 3.3 rating.
Store data comes from a daily crawl of the Chrome Web Store; rating trends are computed from the public review history. Recommendations are editorial judgements, last reviewed on , with store figures from .
Sources & verification
Product details and availability are checked against the linked official websites and Chrome Web Store listings. These sources support factual product information; the recommendation itself is an editorial judgement.
- Save Story for Instagram — Chrome Web Store listing · Checked September 14, 2026
- Story Saver — Chrome Web Store listing · Checked September 14, 2026
- Story Saver — Official website · Checked September 14, 2026
- Album Downloader — Chrome Web Store listing · Checked September 14, 2026
- Album Downloader — Official website · Checked September 14, 2026
- Photos Downloader — Chrome Web Store listing · Checked September 14, 2026
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