Why Download an Image from Google on a Chromebook?
Downloading images from Google on your Chromebook can be useful for a number of reasons. For example:
- School Projects or Assignments: You might need an image for a report, presentation, or other assignment.
- Personal Use: You might want to use an image for a social media post, personal blog, or as a desktop background.
- Offline Access: Once you have downloaded an image, you can later view it without an Internet connection.
- Customization: You can use an image editor to make changes to the image or add a caption if you need to.
- Sharing: If you want to share an image with people via email, messaging apps, or cloud storage, you might need to download the image first.
- Research and Reference: Store images that you will use to reference information, such as infographics, charts, or diagrams, for later use.
How to Download an Image from Google on a Chromebook Commonly
Conventionally, if you want to download an image from Google, you just need to open the image, right-click on it, and select the download button. There are the detailed steps and pictures below.
Step 1. Open the Chrome and enter the keyword of your desired image in the search bar.
Step 2. Change to the “Images” district in the upper bar.
Step 3. Scroll the screen to find your desired image and right-click on it. Then, choose “Save image as …” to download this image to your Chromebook.
Why Won't Google Photos Download to My Chromebook?
The reason Google Photos might not download to your Chromebook could be due to:
- Storage Issues: Your Chromebook might not have enough storage space.
- Internet Problems: A slow or unstable connection could interrupt the download.
- Outdated Software: Your Chrome OS might need an update for compatibility.
- Permission Settings: The app may not have the right permissions to download files.
- Cache/Data Corruption: Corrupt app data might be causing the issue.
How to Download an Image from Google on a Chromebook with MultCloud – 2 Free Choices
If you encounter a downloading failure problem when using the common way and cannot fix it, you can try other ways as workarounds. To save Google images from Chrome, MultCloud is recommended. MultCloud is a popular cloud management service and it gives you 2 tools to save images from Chrome to the local or cloud – the “Save Webpage as PDF” extension and the “Image Saver” function.
⭐Save Webpage as PDF: It is a Chrome extension. After installing it to Chrome, you can use it to save images to the cloud along with downloading them to the local by right-clicking the image and click “Save to Cloud”.
⭐Image Saver: It is a function on the MultCloud website. When you search for an image by Image Saver, it will show you the Google Search result. Then, you can download your desired image on MultCloud to your computer. Or, you can enter the website URL in the corresponding box and Image Saver will extract all images on it so that you can choose one or some to download. It can be also used to download Instagram images and videos.
Both 2 functions can help you download an image from Google Search or a webpage. If you cannot tell which function is more suitable for you, you can learn more from the steps below.
Use Image Saver to Download
Step 1. Go to the MultCloud website and sign up for a free account.
Step 2. Select “Image Saver” in the left sidebar and choose the “Save Google Search Images” tab.
Step 3. Enter the keywords of your desired image and click “Fetch Now”. Then, scroll down the page until you find the best one.
Step 4. Put your cursor on the image and click the downward arrow to download it. Or, you can click “Download All” to download all the images on this page.
Note: If you want to download images from a webpage, you can turn to “Save Website Images” and enter the webpage URL, click “Fetch Now”, and download your desired one.
Use Save Webpage as PDF Extension to Download
Step 1. Download and Install the extension to Chrome.
Step 2. Open the extension and go to the “Account” page to sign up for an account.
Step 4. Click “Setting” to enter the extension settings and check the box next to “Auto-download files”.
Step 3. Go to the webpage and navigate to the image you want to download. Then, right-click on the image and choose “Save to Cloud”. For seconds, this image will be downloaded to your Chromebook.
Notes:
- The operations are the same to download a Google Search image, also right-clicking on the image and choosing “Save to Cloud”.
- “Save Webpage as PDF” also allows you to save Google images to the cloud. You just need to click “Add Cloud” in the extension settings and add your preferred cloud. Then, right-click on the image and choose “Save to Cloud” to transfer the image to the cloud.
Conclusion
In this post, you can learn 3 easy solutions on how to download an image from Google on a Chromebook. Whether you choose the traditional way to use the download feature or use MultCloud “Save Webpage as PDF” or “Image Saver”, you can reach your goal. If you tried the traditional way before and found it not working, give MultCloud a chance and let it help you.
What’s more, since MultCloud is a professional cloud management service, there are functions that you may use in your daily life.

- Cloud Transfer: Directly transfer files from one cloud to another without manually downloading and uploading.
- Cloud Sync: Real-time sync files between clouds with various sync modes like Incremental Sync, Cumulative Sync, Move Sync, Mirror Sync, etc.
- Cloud Backup: Securely backup files from a cloud to another and restore with different file versions.
- Email Migration: Save emails to the cloud as PDF file with attachments.
- Team Transfer: Match the sub-accounts of business clouds and transfer files correspondingly, like transfer from Google Workspace to OneDrive to Business.
MultCloud Supports Clouds
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Google Drive
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Google Workspace
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OneDrive
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OneDrive for Business
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SharePoint
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Dropbox
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Dropbox Business
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MEGA
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Google Photos
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iCloud Photos
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FTP
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box
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box for Business
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pCloud
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Baidu
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Flickr
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HiDrive
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Yandex
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NAS
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WebDAV
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MediaFire
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iCloud Drive
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WEB.DE
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Evernote
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Amazon S3
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Wasabi
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ownCloud
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MySQL
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Egnyte
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Putio
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ADrive
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SugarSync
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Backblaze
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CloudMe
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MyDrive
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Cubby