How to Save Images and Screenshots from Websites to Google Drive

Want to save images to Google Drive straight from a website, without downloading them first? Google’s free Save to Google Drive extension for Chrome adds a right-click option for images and links and can capture screenshots of whole pages, all saved directly to your Drive. We first tried it in 2012, when its one weakness was that you could not pick a folder. That is fixed now, and the extension is still maintained by Google and used by millions. Here is how to use it, plus other ways to save screenshots to Drive.

Quick answer: Install Google’s Save to Google Drive extension from the Chrome Web Store. Right-click any image or link and choose Save image to Google Drive or Save link to Google Drive. Click the extension icon to save a screenshot of the visible page or the entire page. Set the destination folder and screenshot format in the extension’s options.

How to install Save to Google Drive

1. Open the Save to Google Drive (external site) extension page in Chrome (it also works in Edge and other Chromium browsers).
2. Click Add to Chrome, then Add extension.
3. Pin the Drive icon from the puzzle-piece Extensions menu so it is always visible.
4. The first time you save, sign in and allow access to your Google Drive.

Save images and links to Google Drive

Right-click any image on a web page and choose Save image to Google Drive. For files like PDFs, documents, audio or video, right-click the link and choose Save link to Google Drive. A small window confirms the save and lets you open or rename the file.

Save screenshots to Google Drive

Click the extension icon to capture the current page. In the options you can choose:

• Visible page or Entire page as a PNG image.
• Web archive (.mht) or HTML source to keep the page for offline reading.
• Google Doc to make the page text editable in Google Docs.

Choose the save folder

Right-click the extension icon, choose Options, and change the Save to folder setting. You can also choose whether Microsoft Office files are converted to Google Docs format.

Other ways to save screenshots to Google Drive

• Save as PDF to Drive: press Ctrl+P in Chrome and choose Save to Google Drive as the destination to save a page as a PDF.
• Windows: take a screenshot with Win + Shift + S, then save or drag it into the Google Drive for desktop (external site) folder, which syncs automatically.
• Android and iPhone: take a screenshot, tap Share and choose Drive.
• Chromebook: set your screenshot folder to Google Drive in the Files app. New to it? See our guide to Chromebook screenshot shortcuts.

Google Drive storage

Every Google account gets 15 GB free, shared between Drive, Gmail and Google Photos. Large full-page screenshots add up, so clean out old captures now and then. Need images for your blog? Use properly licensed pictures; see our list of the best free stock photo sites.

Respect copyright

Saving images for personal reference is fine, but reusing them on your own site or social media needs permission or a suitable licence. Our guide on how to embed free Getty images covers one legal option.

Organise what you save

Saved images and screenshots pile up quickly. Create one Drive folder for web clippings and point the extension there, then add sub-folders by project or topic. Rename files with a date and short description, because default names like “Screenshot 2026-10-07” are hard to search later. Google Drive’s search also reads text inside images, so you can often find a saved screenshot by searching for a word that appears in it.

FAQ

Is the Save to Google Drive extension free?

Yes. It is a free extension made by Google.

Does it work in Firefox?

No. It is for Chrome and Chromium browsers such as Edge and Brave. Firefox users can save locally and upload, or use Drive for desktop.

Where do saved files go?

To the folder set in the extension’s options, or the root of My Drive by default.