# Ability to save images via app **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [January 19, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773 "2020-01-19T19:54:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![webmaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/webmaster/32/1717_2.png) [@webmaster](https://community.glideapps.com/u/webmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/1 "2020-01-19T19:54:18Z")
Is it possible to save an image shown in an app. Use case is to create a gallery page where users can upload/ download images. ---
**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/2 "2020-01-19T20:00:28Z")
You can use a share action on the image, or the enlarge image action, to get to the share sheet where you can choose to save the image. ---
**Author:** ![MMannucci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mmannucci/32/922_2.png) [@MMannucci](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MMannucci)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/3 "2020-01-22T02:41:35Z")
This doesn’t actually work. There’s no share image action, and the share button in the app won’t save the image. Instead, it allows you to share the direct URL to the image. Any ways to get this working? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/4 "2020-01-22T03:53:54Z")
There’s an enlarge image action. On Android, if I tap an image to enlarge it using that action, then I can long press on the inside to get a menu that lets me download the image. ---
**Author:** ![MMannucci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mmannucci/32/922_2.png) [@MMannucci](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MMannucci)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/5 "2020-01-22T04:20:04Z")
So it must be an issue with iOS. Any way to save images on iOS? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/6 "2020-01-22T04:36:46Z")
No idea. There’s a reason I don’t use Apple products 😂😉 what happens when you just create a link or a button that points to the image url? ---
**Author:** ![ErikBleifield](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erikbleifield/32/11777_2.png) [@ErikBleifield](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ErikBleifield)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/7 "2020-08-08T22:55:46Z")
I have to agree with MMannucci, at least from IOS, there does not appear to be a way to download an image to the mobile phone itself. Can you explain in more detail how to accomplish this successfully? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Deena](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/deena/32/9877_2.png) [@Deena](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Deena)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/8 "2020-08-08T23:02:37Z")
It works fine on my iPhone 11. As Jeff said, use the enlarge action and then when you click the image there is a share button that opens your phone settings to download or share via many apps. ![Screenshot 2020-08-08 at 8.00.19 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/7/7483085a07507093e6e3bd387e6cb7266fdc5a0e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Gideon\_Lahav\_Busines](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gideon_lahav_busines/32/41121_2.png) [@Gideon\_Lahav\_Busines](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gideon_Lahav_Busines)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/9 "2020-11-26T15:13:17Z")
I don’t need to enlarge the image actually on android, just long-press, and then I have 3 options: Save, View and Share ---
**Author:** ![Vitor\_Guimaraes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/vitor_guimaraes/32/39703_2.png) [@Vitor\_Guimaraes](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Vitor_Guimaraes)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/10 "2022-07-04T20:11:01Z")
It is still an issue and should be adressed. Download images in IOS… ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/11 "2022-07-05T00:18:32Z")
> [@Download file](https://community.glideapps.com/t/download-file/26777/10): > > You can try something like this. You’ll probably have to use a template column to build out the a href link and then display it with a rich text component. [How to force a file to download instead of open in the browser using only HTML | Go Make Things](https://gomakethings.com/how-to-force-a-file-to-download-instead-of-open-in-the-browser-using-only-html/#:~:text=In%20most%20browsers%2C%20clicking%20on,to%20download%20the%20file%20instead.&text=The%20download%20attribute%20works%20in,Edge%2C%20but%20not%20Internet%20Explorer). Otherwise, it’s usually a server setting that controls if a file is opened vs being downloaded, so in some cases we may not have control over that. ---
**Author:** ![Doug](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/doug/32/36216_2.png) [@Doug](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-save-images-via-app/3773/12 "2022-12-09T14:08:37Z")
Just had this issue myself. The way I got round it was to ‘Open Link’ as the action and map to the image URL. From there you can long press and save on iOS.