Right-clicking and saving images one at a time works fine when you need a single photo. But if you’ve ever tried to grab thirty product shots from a supplier’s website, pull reference images for a design mood board, or back up your own uploaded photos from a platform that makes exporting difficult, you know the one-by-one approach is painfully slow.
I’ve tested dozens of image downloader extensions over the past few years while working on web projects that required bulk image handling. Some extensions haven’t been updated since 2021. Others request permissions they have no business asking for. And a few genuinely excellent ones get buried under the Chrome Web Store’s inconsistent search results.
This guide covers the eight extensions I actually keep installed and rely on, along with honest assessments of where each one falls short. Every extension listed here has been verified as active and maintained on the Chrome Web Store as of early 2026, and all of them work on Chromium-based browsers including Brave, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Vivaldi.
Copyright notice: These extensions are tools — how you use them is your responsibility. Always verify image licensing before downloading. Many images online are protected by copyright, and downloading them without permission may violate intellectual property laws in your jurisdiction. Stick to images you own, have licensed, or that carry a Creative Commons or public domain designation.
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Quick Comparison: Which Extension Fits Your Workflow
| Extension | Best For | Batch Download | Format Conversion | Filter by Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download All Images | Grabbing every image from a page at once | Yes (ZIP) | No | Yes | 4.1/5 |
| Imageye | Visual preview and selective downloads | Yes | WebP to PNG/JPG | Yes | 4.4/5 |
| Image Downloader | Filtering images by URL, width, or height | Yes | No | Yes | 3.7/5 |
| Fatkun | E-commerce and multi-tab batch downloads | Yes (ZIP) | No | Yes | 3.7/5 |
| Bulk Media Downloader | Network-level media capture (images + audio + video) | Yes | No | No | 3.5/5 |
| Save Image as Type | Converting single images to PNG/JPG/WebP | No | Yes | No | 4.2/5 |
| Loadify | Color palette extraction alongside images | Yes | No | No | 4.0/5 |
| Download Master | General file downloads (images + documents + video) | Yes | No | Yes | 3.8/5 |
1. Download All Images
This is the extension I reach for when I need everything from a page and don’t want to be selective about it. Download All Images scans the active tab, detects every image element — including lazy-loaded content that only appears as you scroll — and packages them into a single ZIP file.
With over 200,000 users, it’s one of the most popular options in this category. The interface is stripped down on purpose: click the extension icon, set your minimum image dimensions if you want to filter out tiny icons and spacer GIFs, and hit download. The ZIP file lands in your default download folder within seconds on most pages.
What I appreciate most is the lazy-load detection. Many modern websites only load images as you scroll into view, which means simpler extensions miss them entirely. Download All Images handles this by scrolling through the page programmatically before collecting images. It also follows links to original-resolution images when available, so you’re less likely to end up with thumbnail versions.
The main limitation: no format conversion. If a site serves WebP images (which most do now), you’ll get WebP files in your ZIP. You’d need Save Image as Type or a separate converter to get JPGs or PNGs.
2. Imageye — Image Downloader
Imageye is my personal pick for most situations. Where Download All Images takes the “grab everything” approach, Imageye gives you a visual preview grid of every image on the page. You can scroll through thumbnails, check boxes on the specific images you want, and download just those. It’s the difference between dumping your entire closet into a suitcase and actually choosing what to pack.
The filtering system is genuinely useful: set minimum and maximum pixel dimensions, filter by URL pattern, or search by file type. When I’m pulling product images from e-commerce sites, I typically set the minimum width to 500px, which eliminates logos, icons, and navigation graphics from the results instantly.
The standout feature — and the reason Imageye stays in my toolbar — is WebP-to-PNG conversion. The modern web has largely moved to WebP for smaller file sizes, but WebP compatibility with desktop image editors, presentation software, and email clients is still inconsistent. Imageye lets you convert any WebP image to PNG or JPG on the fly during download. This alone saves me a separate conversion step on nearly every project.
The extension also includes a reverse image search option: right-click any detected image and search Google, Bing, or TinEye for matching results. Useful for verifying image sources or finding higher-resolution versions.
3. Image Downloader by Pact Interactive
Image Downloader by Pact Interactive has been around for years and maintains a solid user base despite its no-frills interface. The extension detects all images on a page and displays them in a scrollable list with checkboxes. What sets it apart from similar tools is the filtering granularity: you can set minimum and maximum thresholds for both width and height independently, and filter by URL substring.
One feature I use constantly is the subfolder option. Instead of dumping every downloaded image into your main Downloads folder, Image Downloader lets you specify a subfolder name. When I’m pulling images from multiple client websites in a single session, each batch gets its own folder automatically — no manual sorting afterward.
The current version (4.0.2 as of mid-2025) runs background downloads, meaning you can start a batch and continue browsing without the extension blocking your workflow. Earlier versions had an issue where large batches would slow down the browser tab, but that’s been resolved.
The downside: the 3.7-star rating reflects legitimate complaints from users who’ve hit compatibility issues on certain dynamically-loaded sites. JavaScript-heavy single-page applications (SPAs) sometimes trip it up, with images appearing as broken thumbnails in the extension popup. For standard HTML websites, it works reliably.
4. Fatkun Batch Download Image
Fatkun specializes in the kind of heavy-duty batch downloading that the other extensions on this list handle adequately but not optimally. If you regularly need to pull images from e-commerce platforms — product galleries on Amazon, AliExpress, Etsy, or supplier catalogs — Fatkun is designed for exactly that workflow.
The extension supports downloading from multiple open tabs simultaneously through its “Download All Pages” feature. Open twenty product listing pages, click Fatkun once, and it crawls through every tab pulling images that match your filters. Resolution filters let you target only high-definition product photos while skipping navigation elements and thumbnails. Results get packaged into ZIP files, organized by tab.
Fatkun also handles HD image detection more aggressively than most competitors. On sites that serve low-resolution thumbnails by default, Fatkun attempts to locate and download the highest-resolution version available. This doesn’t work on every site — some platforms actively prevent it — but when it works, the quality improvement is significant.
The extension gets regular updates and maintains good cross-site compatibility. Worth noting that Fatkun has two versions on the Chrome Web Store (an older legacy version and a newer one). Make sure you’re installing the actively maintained version — check the “last updated” date on the listing page before installing.
5. Bulk Media Downloader
Bulk Media Downloader takes a fundamentally different approach from every other extension on this list. Instead of scanning the visible DOM for image elements, it monitors your browser’s network traffic and captures media files as they load. This means it catches images, audio files, and video streams that are invisible to DOM-based downloaders — background images loaded via CSS, dynamically injected content, and media served through API calls.
This network-level approach makes it the only reliable option for certain sites that load images through obfuscated JavaScript or custom media players. I’ve used it successfully on portfolio sites, photography platforms, and media-heavy web apps where every other extension came up empty.
The tradeoff is complexity. You need to open the grabber window, navigate to or refresh the page you want to capture from, and then sift through captured network requests to find the images you want. It captures everything passing through the network — CSS files, fonts, scripts — so there’s more noise to filter through compared to a simple image-scanning extension.
Two important notes: the extension doesn’t capture YouTube video links specifically (by design), and it has zero impact on browser performance when the grabber window is closed. It only actively monitors traffic while you have the grabber panel open.
6. Save Image as Type
This isn’t a bulk downloader — it solves a different problem entirely. Save Image as Type adds three options to your right-click context menu on any image: “Save as PNG,” “Save as JPG,” and “Save as WebP.” That’s the entire feature set, and it does that one job perfectly.
The WebP problem is real and ongoing. Google pushed the WebP format aggressively starting around 2020, and by 2026, the majority of websites serve images in WebP by default. When you right-click an image and hit “Save image as…” in Chrome, you get a .webp file. Try opening that in older versions of Photoshop, dropping it into a PowerPoint presentation, or uploading it to a platform that doesn’t accept WebP, and you hit a wall.
Save Image as Type handles the conversion client-side in your browser — the image gets converted before it’s saved to disk, so there’s no need for a separate conversion tool afterward. The quality is indistinguishable from the original in my testing, and the conversion happens almost instantly even on large images.
I pair this with Imageye: Imageye handles bulk downloading and basic format conversion, while Save Image as Type covers quick one-off saves where I just need a single image in a specific format. Together they cover about 95% of my image downloading needs.
7. Loadify — Smart Image Downloader
Loadify occupies a unique niche: it downloads images and extracts color palettes from any webpage. If you’re a designer or creative professional, that combination is genuinely useful. Browse a site whose visual identity you admire, click Loadify, and you get every image on the page alongside the hex codes for the dominant colors used across the site.
The image downloading side works much like the other extensions here — it scans the page, displays what it finds, and lets you download individually or in bulk. The interface is clean and modern, noticeably more polished than some of the older extensions on this list.
Where Loadify falls short is in the filtering department. Unlike Imageye or Image Downloader, there’s no option to set minimum dimensions, filter by URL, or exclude specific image types. You get everything the page contains, and you sort through it manually. For pages with hundreds of images, that can mean scrolling through a lot of tiny icons and decorative elements to find what you actually want.
I keep Loadify installed specifically for the color extraction feature, which I use during competitive analysis and design research. For pure image downloading without the design workflow angle, Imageye or Download All Images are more efficient choices.
8. Download Master
Download Master isn’t exclusively an image downloader — it’s a general-purpose download manager that happens to handle images well. The extension scans any page for downloadable files across all types: images, videos, documents, audio, archives, and executables. You can then filter by file type and size to isolate just the images.
The advantage of this broader approach is that Download Master catches media that image-specific extensions sometimes miss. Linked PDF documents with embedded images, downloadable ZIP archives containing image sets, and video thumbnail files all show up in Download Master’s scan results.
The file size display is helpful for managing downloads on slower connections or when storage is a concern. Each detected file shows its size before you commit to downloading, so you can skip the 50MB raw photo when a 2MB compressed version exists on the same page.
The drawback is that image-specific features are minimal compared to dedicated image downloaders. No format conversion, no visual preview grid, no WebP handling. If images are your primary concern, use one of the extensions higher on this list. But if you need a single extension that handles every download type competently, Download Master is a solid all-rounder.
How to Check Extension Permissions Before Installing
Image downloader extensions need access to the images on pages you visit — that’s inherent to what they do. But some extensions request permissions that go well beyond what’s necessary. Before installing any extension, check what it’s asking for:
- Acceptable permissions: “Read and change data on websites you visit” (needed to scan for images), “Manage your downloads” (needed to save files), access to active tab content.
- Red flags: Access to your browsing history, ability to read or change data on all websites (not just the active tab), access to your bookmarks, or access to cookies and authentication tokens.
You can review any extension’s permissions before installing by clicking the “Privacy practices” section on its Chrome Web Store listing. After installation, go to chrome://extensions, find the extension, and click “Details” to see its full permission list. If an extension has permissions you’re uncomfortable with, look at the alternatives on this list — there are enough quality options that you shouldn’t have to compromise on security.
Google has tightened its review process for Chrome extensions over the past two years, and Manifest V3 (the current extension platform standard) limits what extensions can do compared to the older Manifest V2. Extensions still using Manifest V2 may lose functionality or be delisted as Google continues its migration timeline through 2026. All eight extensions in this guide have either migrated to Manifest V3 or are in the process of doing so.
When You Don’t Need an Extension at All
Before adding another extension to your browser, consider whether Chrome’s built-in tools can handle your specific task:
- Single image download: Right-click the image, select “Save image as…” — this works for individual images and doesn’t require any extension.
- Inspect Element approach: Right-click the page, select “Inspect,” navigate to the Network tab, filter by “Img,” and refresh the page. Every image the page loads appears in a list with its full URL and dimensions. You can right-click any entry and select “Open in new tab” to view and save it. This method catches images that the right-click menu misses, including CSS background images.
- Chrome DevTools screenshot: Press Ctrl + Shift + I to open DevTools, then press Ctrl + Shift + P and type “screenshot.” You can capture a full-page screenshot, a visible area screenshot, or a screenshot of a specific selected element. Useful when you need to capture how an image appears in context rather than downloading the raw file.
These built-in methods work perfectly for occasional use. Extensions earn their keep when you’re downloading images regularly or in bulk — say, more than five images per session multiple times a week. Below that threshold, the DevTools approach is often faster since you don’t need to install or manage anything. For more Chrome productivity tools, check out our guide to the best Chromium-based browsers that support these same extensions.
Choosing the Right Extension for Your Situation
Here’s a quick decision framework based on common scenarios:
- You need to grab every image from a page quickly: Download All Images. One click, one ZIP, done.
- You want to preview and selectively download: Imageye. The visual grid makes selection fast and precise.
- You’re pulling product images from e-commerce sites: Fatkun. The multi-tab support and HD detection are built for this.
- You need images from JavaScript-heavy or single-page apps: Bulk Media Downloader. The network-level capture finds what DOM scanners miss.
- You keep getting WebP files when you need PNG or JPG: Save Image as Type for single images, Imageye for bulk conversion.
- You want image downloading plus color palette extraction: Loadify. Unique feature for designers.
- You download files of all types, not just images: Download Master. Covers images, videos, documents, and archives.
- You want maximum control over filtering: Image Downloader by Pact Interactive. Best URL and dimension filtering.
Most power users end up keeping two or three of these installed. My permanent trio is Imageye (daily driver), Save Image as Type (WebP conversion), and Bulk Media Downloader (for stubborn sites). That combination handles everything I’ve encountered without overlapping too much in functionality.
If you’re concerned about browser performance from too many extensions, check out how to disable background processes in Windows 10 to keep things running smoothly. And for general browsing privacy while downloading images from the web, a quality VPN adds an extra layer of protection, especially when browsing image-heavy sites that may track your activity.
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