Bulk Flickr Downloader: Albums, Photostreams and Groups
Download photos from Flickr in bulk: a whole album, a photographer's photostream or a group pool from one address, or everything a Flickr search finds. Each photo arrives in high resolution, named with the author, the date and the title, and keeps the address of its page on Flickr.
Flickr Downloader vs Chrome Extensions and Online Tools
Extensions and online tools
- One photo per click, or per pasted link
- A whole album or photostream means hundreds of clicks
- Files named with Flickr's numbers, not the author and the title
- Nothing records which page a photo came from
- The next time, everything is downloaded again
NeoDownloader
- A whole album, photostream or group from one address
- The original size first, or the largest size Flickr shows
- File names built from author, date and title
- Each photo keeps the address of its page on Flickr
- The next run downloads only what is new
How to Download Photos from Flickr
For a single photo, Flickr's own download button is enough when the author allows it. For a whole album, photostream or group, three steps:
One-time setup: download NeoDownloader and install it. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. The steps below are what you repeat each time.
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Copy a Flickr Address
In your browser, open the album, photostream, group or photo you want and copy the address from the address bar.
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ProjectsNew projectWhat do you want to download?
flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/albums/…
NextPaste It into NeoDownloader
Once New project is open, the address you copied sits in its field; click Next. Flickr is recognised, and Crawler takes it with its Flickr recipe.
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Name and folder
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Create projectCreate the Project
Settle on a folder, then press Create project, and the photos begin to download immediately. Running the project again some other day brings only photos added in the meantime.
Download Flickr Photos in Original Size
NeoDownloader asks for the original first - the file exactly as the author uploaded it. When Flickr does not offer the original, NeoDownloader saves the largest size Flickr shows on the page.
No Flickr account is needed: public photos download without signing in.
Download All Photos from a Flickr Album, Photostream or Group
- A photographer's photostream - flickr.com/photos/name
- An album - flickr.com/photos/name/albums/…
- A group pool - flickr.com/groups/name/pool
- Favourites - flickr.com/photos/name/favorites
- A tag - flickr.com/photos/tags/…
- Explore - flickr.com/explore
- One photo or video - flickr.com/photos/name/…
Download Images from a Flickr Search
No address at hand? Search Flickr from inside NeoDownloader and download what the search finds:
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Start a New Search
Click New search above the list of projects and choose Flickr. Flickr's own search page opens in the NeoDownloader window.
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Search and Filter on Flickr
Type what you are looking for into Flickr's search box and set its filters - license, orientation, date. NeoDownloader has no search box of its own: the search is Flickr's.
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Download the Search Results
Click Download search results when the page shows what you want. NeoDownloader creates the project, names it after your search and starts it at once, with the search and filters you set.
Flickr Photo Downloader: Files Named by Author, Date and Title
Instead of Flickr's numbers, NeoDownloader builds each file name from the photo's own details:
Flickr's file name:
51234567890_abc123def4_o.jpgWith NeoDownloader:
John Smith [2024-01-15] Sunset over mountains 51234567890.jpgThe author's name as Flickr shows it beside the photo, the date the photo was taken and its title, with the photo's number kept at the end, so two photos with the same title never overwrite each other. Nothing to configure - the recipe carries the pattern.
Flickr Image Downloader Features
Albums, photostreams, groups and searches, each in one run
Whole Albums and Photostreams
Download every photo in an album or in a photographer's photostream, however many pages it runs to. Group pools and favourites work the same way.
Videos, Not Just Photos
Videos in albums and photostreams come down as videos, in the best quality Flickr streams, and not as their preview pictures.
Every Photo Knows Its Page
Each photo's properties name its Flickr page as “Found on” and hold its description, tags and dates; one click on “Open on the site” and you are on that page again.
Only What Is New
A second run skips the photos you already have and picks up only the newcomers.
Flickr Downloader FAQ
Is there a free Flickr downloader?
Yes. Downloading and installing NeoDownloader costs nothing, and it saves Flickr albums, photostreams and group pools, starting from an address you copy. The free version has no time limit; Premium lifts its limits on the number of files per project.
Can you download photos from Flickr?
Yes. On a photo's page, Flickr's own download button saves that one photo when the author allows it. To download a whole album, photostream or group, paste its address into NeoDownloader.
How do I download all photos from a Flickr album?
Copy the album's address, such as flickr.com/photos/name/albums/…, click “New project” in NeoDownloader and paste it. Every photo in the album is saved to a folder on your computer, however many pages the album runs to.
How do I download a Flickr photostream?
Paste the address of the photographer's page, such as flickr.com/photos/name. NeoDownloader pages through the whole photostream and saves every photo.
How do I download photos from a Flickr search?
Click “New search” in NeoDownloader and choose Flickr, then search and set the filters on Flickr's own page. Finally, click “Download search results”: the project keeps your search and filters.
Can I download Flickr photos in original size?
Yes, where the author has allowed downloads: NeoDownloader asks for the original first. Where the original is not offered, it takes the largest size Flickr shows.
Is there an online Flickr downloader or a Chrome extension?
Chrome extensions save the photo you are looking at, and online tools one photo per pasted link. NeoDownloader is a desktop program instead: from one address it downloads a whole album, photostream or group.
Can I download Flickr videos?
Yes. Videos in an album or photostream come down as videos, in the best quality Flickr streams, together with the photos.
Do I need a Flickr account?
No. NeoDownloader downloads public photos without signing in.
Will it download the same photos again next time?
No. A second run of the project downloads only the photos that were not there before.
Ready to Download from Flickr in Bulk?
Start with one album you admire, then add a photostream or a group. The free version has no time limit.
Available for Windows, Mac and Linux