How to Bulk Download Images from a URL List Online

Two Scenarios for Bulk Image Downloading from a URL List

There are two different problems people mean when they say "bulk download images from a URL list":

1. You have a list of direct image URLs (e.g., https://cdn.example.com/photo1.jpg) and want to download all of them
2. You have a list of page URLs and want to extract and download all images from each page

The best approach differs based on which scenario you're in.

Scenario 1: Direct Image URL List

Method A: Wget (Command Line — Fastest)

Save your URLs to a text file (one per line) and run:

wget -i image_urls.txt -P ./downloaded_images/

Available on macOS/Linux natively. Windows users: install via WSL or Chocolatey.

Method B: Batch Download via Browser Extension

Tools like Chrono Download Manager (Chrome) accept a URL list via their batch download feature and download all files into your Downloads folder.

Method C: Python Script

import requests, os
urls = open("urls.txt").read().splitlines()
os.makedirs("imgs", exist_ok=True)
for i, url in enumerate(urls):
    ext = url.split(".")[-1].split("?")[0] or "jpg"
    with open(f"imgs/{i}.{ext}", "wb") as f:
        f.write(requests.get(url).content)
    print(f"✓ {i+1}/{len(urls)}")

Scenario 2: Page URL List — Need to Extract Images First

If you have page URLs and need to find all images on each page before downloading:

FileGrab handles this directly:

1. Paste any page URL
2. See all images (and other files) listed with names and sizes
3. Filter to images only
4. Download individually or ZIP all at once (Pro)

For an entire domain's worth of images, use FileGrab's domain crawl feature to scan every page automatically.

Which Method Is Right for You?

Conclusion

For direct image URL lists, wget or a short Python script is the fastest approach. For discovering images from page URLs, FileGrab does the extraction step for you — no URL hunting required. Try free →