You've posted hundreds of GIFs to your Tumblr blog — animated images you created, short clips you converted, or GIFs from personal creative projects. Now you want to back everything up or migrate to another platform. Downloading one by one would take all day.
This guide covers how to bulk download all GIFs from your own blog in one go. Note: this guide applies only to content you own — posts you published on your Tumblr blog.
Why Bulk Download Your Own Tumblr GIFs?
Tumblr has gone through multiple policy changes and ownership transitions. If the platform faces issues, your original content could be at risk. Regular backups are a good habit for any creator with valuable content.
You may also want to reuse your GIFs on other platforms — Instagram, TikTok, or as stickers — and you'll need the original high-quality files, not Tumblr's compressed versions.
How to Bulk Download Your Tumblr GIFs with Klypio
Step 1 — Get Your Blog URL
Your Tumblr blog URL typically looks like yourblogname.tumblr.com. This is the blog you manage and publish to.
Step 2 — Use the Tumblr Downloader
- Go to klypio.com/tumblr-image-downloader
- Paste your Tumblr blog URL into the search box
- Klypio scans and lists all GIFs from your blog
- Select "Download all" or filter by a specific date range
- Download as original GIF files
Pro account: unlimited batch downloads. Free tier: 5 downloads/day. See /pricing for details.
Step 3 — Or Use @KlypioBot on Telegram
- Send the URL of each GIF post to @KlypioBot
- The bot sends the GIF file directly in chat
Organizing Your GIFs After Downloading
After bulk downloading, organize with a clear folder structure:
tumblr-backup/gif/2024/tumblr-backup/gif/2025/- Name files by post slug:
tumblr-post-id-title.gif
See also: How to organize your video library as a creator.
A Note on Copyright
Only download GIFs from your own blog. If you want to save GIFs from someone else's blog, you need their permission — that content belongs to them.
Start bulk downloading your Tumblr blog GIFs: klypio.com/tumblr-image-downloader or chat with @KlypioBot.