If you find a photo on VSCO that you want to save for later, you can add it to your Favorites.
On the current VSCO iPhone app, open the image, tap the star icon, and the star will become filled. The image is then added to your Favorites collection.
First-hand verified: I manually tested this process on an iPhone and confirmed that the favorited image appears under Profile → ☰ (hamburger menu) → Favorites..
Here’s how it works. If you’re looking for more VSCO tutorials, privacy guides, and feature explanations, see our VSCO Guide.
How to Favorite an Image on VSCO
You can favorite an image directly from its detail view. If you haven’t found the image yet, you can first use VSCO’s search feature to find creators, images, or blogs.
Follow these steps:
- Open the VSCO app on your iPhone.
- Open the image you want to favorite.
- Look for the star icon below the image.
- Tap the star.
- When the star becomes filled, the image has been added to your Favorites.
✓ First-hand verified: I tested this process on the current VSCO iPhone app. Before tapping the star, it appeared as an outline. After tapping it, the star became filled.
VSCO’s current documentation also confirms that you can favorite an image from its detail view by selecting the Favorite icon.
Quick answer: Open the image → tap the star → wait for the star to become filled.
How to Find Your Favorite Images on VSCO
After you favorite an image, you can find it in your Favorites collection.
On the current VSCO iPhone app, the option is available from the hamburger menu.
Profile → ☰ (hamburger menu) → Favorites
Follow these steps:
- Open your Profile.
- Tap the ☰ hamburger menu in the top-left corner.
- Tap Favorites.
- Your saved favorite images will appear there.
I manually tested this navigation on an iPhone and confirmed that the Favorites option appears in the hamburger menu. I also confirmed that the image I had just favorited appeared in the Favorites collection.
✓ First-hand verified: The Profile → ☰ → Favorites path was manually tested on the current VSCO iPhone app.
What happens to an image when you favorite it?
The image is saved to your personal Favorites collection so you can find it again later.
Your Favorites collection is different from publicly reposting an image. VSCO’s documentation describes Reposts as public, while favoriting is a way to keep an image in your Favorites collection.
How to Remove an Image From Your VSCO Favorites
If you no longer want an image in your Favorites, you can remove it by tapping the star again.
To unfavorite an image:
- Open the image you’ve previously favorited.
- Tap the filled star.
- The star will return to its unfilled state.
- The image will be removed from your Favorites.
VSCO’s current documentation says that tapping the star again will undo the Favorite. It also says that removing a Favorite does not send a notification to the image owner.
✓ First-hand verified: I manually tested this on the current VSCO iPhone app. After tapping the filled star again, the image was removed from my Favorites collection.
If you no longer want an image in your Favorites, open the image and tap the filled star again. In my test, the star returned to its unfilled state and the image disappeared from the Favorites collection.
Does VSCO Notify Someone When You Favorite Their Image?
Yes.
According to VSCO’s current documentation, when you favorite someone else’s image, the image owner receives a notification and can see who favorited the image. However, VSCO does not publicly display a total number of favorites on the image.
So there is an important distinction:
- The image owner can see who favorited their image.
- The number of favorites is not publicly displayed.
- Favoriting an image saves it to your Favorites collection.
Can Other People See Your Favorite Images on VSCO?
Your Favorites collection is separate from your public Reposts.
VSCO’s documentation says that Reposts are public, while Favorites are used to save images to your Favorites collection.
If your concern is whether the creator of an image knows that you favorited it, yes. VSCO says the image owner receives a notification and can see who favorited the image.
If you’re also concerned about what other people can see on your VSCO profile, see our guide to VSCO privacy options.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I favorite an image on VSCO?
Open the image in the VSCO app and tap the star icon. When the star becomes filled, the image has been added to your Favorites.
2. Where are my favorite images on VSCO?
On the current VSCO iPhone app, go to Profile → ☰ ( hamburger menu) → Favorites. Your favorited images will appear in the Favorites collection.
3. How do I remove a favorite on VSCO?
Open the image you favorited and tap the star again. VSCO says this removes the image from your Favorites.
4. Does VSCO notify someone when you favorite their photo?
Yes. VSCO says the owner of the image receives a notification when someone favorites it. The owner can also see who favorited the image.
5. Can people see how many favorites my VSCO image has?
No. VSCO says it does not publicly display the number of people who have favorited your images.
6. Is favoriting the same as reposting an image on VSCO?
No. They serve different purposes. Favoriting saves an image to your Favorites collection, while Reposts are publicly visible on your profile.
Final Thoughts
Favoriting an image on VSCO is a simple way to save photos you want to find again later.
On the current VSCO iPhone app, you can open an image → tap the star → find it under Profile → ☰ (hamburger menu) → Favorites. I manually tested the process, including removing an image from Favorites, and confirmed that the image disappears from the Favorites collection when you tap the filled star again.
If you’re using VSCO to discover and save photography you like, the Favorites section gives you an easy place to keep those images together.
