{"id":25702,"date":"2012-04-07T20:18:59","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T14:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=25702"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:10:35","slug":"download-all-images-tumblr-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Download All Images from Tumblr Blogs (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can you download all images from Tumblr blogs without saving each photo one by one? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a> is still home to thousands of art, photography and fan blogs, and scrolling through years of posts takes forever. In 2012 we used a tiny app called TumblRipper, which has long stopped working. Here are the methods that work in 2026, for your own blog and for blogs you follow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr-pics.jpg\" alt=\"Download all images from Tumblr blogs\" width=\"350\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr-pics.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr-pics-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr-pics-50x40.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> To download all images from your own Tumblr blog, use Tumblr&#8217;s built-in <strong>Export<\/strong> option in the blog&#8217;s settings, which gives you a ZIP of posts and media. To download all images from someone else&#8217;s public Tumblr blog, use a free downloader such as <strong>TumblThree<\/strong> (Windows) or the cross-platform command-line tool <strong>gallery-dl<\/strong>. Only download images you have the right to keep, and don&#8217;t republish them without permission.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad06167f0201\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad06167f0201\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Method_1_Export_your_own_Tumblr_blog\" >Method 1: Export your own Tumblr blog<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Method_2_TumblThree_Windows\" >Method 2: TumblThree (Windows)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Method_3_gallery-dl_Windows_Mac_Linux\" >Method 3: gallery-dl (Windows, Mac, Linux)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Method_4_Save_a_single_posts_images\" >Method 4: Save a single post&#8217;s images<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Respect_copyright_and_privacy\" >Respect copyright and privacy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Which_way_to_download_all_images_from_Tumblr_is_best\" >Which way to download all images from Tumblr is best?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" >Frequently asked questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Does_Tumblr_let_you_download_a_whole_blog\" >Does Tumblr let you download a whole blog?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Is_TumblRipper_still_available\" >Is TumblRipper still available?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Can_I_download_Tumblr_images_on_Mac\" >Can I download Tumblr images on Mac?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/download-all-images-tumblr-blogs\/#Why_are_some_images_missing_from_my_download\" >Why are some images missing from my download?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Export_your_own_Tumblr_blog\"><\/span>Method 1: Export your own Tumblr blog<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If it&#8217;s your blog, Tumblr&#8217;s official export is the safest way to back up every image:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to Tumblr on the web and open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the blog you want to back up from the list of your blogs.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll to <strong>Export<\/strong> and click <strong>Export [blog name]<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tumblr prepares a ZIP file. Large blogs can take hours; you&#8217;ll get a download link when it&#8217;s ready.<\/li>\n<li>Download and unzip it. Your photos are in the media folder, and your posts are saved as HTML files.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_TumblThree_Windows\"><\/span>Method 2: TumblThree (Windows)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/TumblThree\/TumblThree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TumblThree<\/a> is a free, open-source Tumblr blog backup app for Windows.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the latest release from GitHub, unzip it and run <code>TumblThree.exe<\/code>. No installation is needed.<\/li>\n<li>Copy a blog&#8217;s URL (for example <code>https:\/\/example.tumblr.com<\/code>) and paste it into the address box, then click <strong>Add Blog<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the blog&#8217;s settings, choose what to download: photos, videos, GIFs or text.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Crawl<\/strong>. Images are saved into a folder named after the blog.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>TumblThree can resume interrupted downloads and skips files you already have, so it&#8217;s handy for updating a backup later.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_gallery-dl_Windows_Mac_Linux\"><\/span>Method 3: gallery-dl (Windows, Mac, Linux)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mikf\/gallery-dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gallery-dl<\/a> is a free command-line downloader that supports Tumblr and many other image sites. After installing it (for example with <code>pip install gallery-dl<\/code>), run:<\/p>\n<pre><code>gallery-dl https:\/\/example.tumblr.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>It downloads the blog&#8217;s images into a <code>gallery-dl\/tumblr<\/code> folder. For large blogs, Tumblr may ask you to add your own free Tumblr API key in gallery-dl&#8217;s config file to avoid rate limits.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_4_Save_a_single_posts_images\"><\/span>Method 4: Save a single post&#8217;s images<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For a few images, open the post, right-click the photo and choose <strong>Save image as<\/strong>. For posts with many photos, a browser extension such as an image downloader can grab all images on the current page in one click, but it won&#8217;t crawl the whole blog.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Respect_copyright_and_privacy\"><\/span>Respect copyright and privacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Images on Tumblr belong to their creators. Downloading them for personal offline viewing or backing up your own work is fine, but reposting them elsewhere, selling them or using them on your website needs the owner&#8217;s permission. Avoid downloading from private or password-protected blogs, and don&#8217;t hammer Tumblr&#8217;s servers with repeated crawls.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_to_download_all_images_from_Tumblr_is_best\"><\/span>Which way to download all images from Tumblr is best?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For your own blog, always use Tumblr&#8217;s Export: it is official, complete and includes your text posts. For a public blog you love, TumblThree is the easiest on Windows, while gallery-dl is best for Mac, Linux or very large blogs. If you run a Tumblr blog yourself, also see how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/02\/highlight-tumblr-posts\/\">highlight Tumblr posts for more traffic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Tumblr_let_you_download_a_whole_blog\"><\/span>Does Tumblr let you download a whole blog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, but only your own. Use the Export option in your blog settings.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_TumblRipper_still_available\"><\/span>Is TumblRipper still available?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. It stopped working after Tumblr changed its site and API. TumblThree and gallery-dl replace it.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_download_Tumblr_images_on_Mac\"><\/span>Can I download Tumblr images on Mac?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. gallery-dl works on Mac, Windows and Linux. TumblThree is Windows only.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_some_images_missing_from_my_download\"><\/span>Why are some images missing from my download?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Some posts are reblogs hosted elsewhere, deleted, or flagged as sensitive. Downloaders may also be rate-limited by Tumblr; try again later or add an API key.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you download all images from Tumblr blogs without saving each photo one by one? 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