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Overview: Free app to save photos and clips
FastSave is a free mobile utility from Photo and Video Applications (previously released as InstaSave). It lets you download images and videos shared on social platforms and stores the files on your device for offline viewing. Besides social networks, the app can also attempt to pull media from regular web pages.
Platforms and sources supported
- Vimeo
- Dailymotion
Note: You may find that some standard websites or pages don’t expose media in a way the app can detect, so downloads aren’t guaranteed for every page you try.
Quick walkthrough — getting media in three steps
- Use the built-in browser or tap a social icon to navigate to the page where the photo or video appears.
- Open the item you want and press the download control.
- Launch the app, follow the short tutorial on first run, then choose the content and save it to local storage.
FastSave can queue multiple downloads and can handle entire albums, letting you pick specific items from a collection before saving.
What the app behaves like
- The app functions as a mobile browser that includes a media downloader rather than integrating directly with other social apps.
- You’ll need to sign into social accounts inside FastSave as if you were using a browser.
- Downloaded files are written to your device’s storage and are also viewable from within the app.
Pros and limitations
- Pros: fast, simple process; supports many social platforms (note: not YouTube); can download multiple files and full albums.
- Limitations: no direct integration with native social apps; inconsistent detection of media on some web pages; YouTube downloads are not supported.
Bottom line
If your goal is a straightforward tool for saving images and short videos from most social sites, FastSave is a useful, lightweight option. It’s quick to use and stores media locally, but don’t expect seamless app-to-app integration or perfect results on every website.
Technical
- Android
- Free