Uploading photos on Facebook is a cakewalk but what’s difficult is downloading them. Of course there are plenty of tools and online services that claim to do the task for you but most of these services require access to your profile with all your data. If you don’t trust these tools with your valuable data and are looking for a better alternative, PhotoLive for Chrome could be the right tool for you. PhotoLive lets you save photos and albums from Facebook without requiring an access to your account. With PhotoLive a user can download any album you have permission to view, in no time at all.
Using PhotoLive Extension
Let us see how to go about downloading Facebook photos with this tool. Step 1: Download and install PhotoLive extension for Google Chrome from the chrome web store. Step 2: Once you have installed PhotoLive on your browser you will notice a PhotoLive button every time you are viewing an album on Facebook. Click on the button to initiate the plugin. Note: The plugin does not work if you want to download individual photographs. We will discuss about that later. Step 3: An all new button, Download Album will now appear on the album preview page. Yes you are right! Click it. Step 4: You will now be redirected to PhotoLive page, where your download is prepared. Once PhotoLive collects all your data the download will begin. Step 5: Once the download finishes, extract the archive anywhere on your computer and enjoy your photographs.
Downloading individual photographs
You may download individual photographs using the PhotoLive manual page. All you need to do is copy the URL link of the photograph you wish to download, paste it on manual download page and then press the download button. Users who are not using Google Chrome as their default browser can also enjoy this. Of course, if there are a huge number of photos spread across different albums that you want to download manually using this tool, it can be a tiring process.
Issues
According to developer if you are getting just a zip file with a readme and a thank image, try disabling secure browsing before you download.
My Verdict
PhotoLive is a wonderful extension to download all the Facebook photo albums you have the permission to view. The extension downloads full-size images from the Facebook servers and thus you get all the high quality images on your hard disk with minimal effort. The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech. However, it does not affect our editorial integrity. The content remains unbiased and authentic.
