Whether you’re on a Mac or a PC, you can use workarounds to post from your desktop computer. Depending on the browser you use, the instructions will vary. Below, we’ll discuss how to do it on:
Once we discuss these workarounds for posting photos, we’ll also discuss how to upload a video to Instagram from your desktop.
The first thing you’ll want to do is open up Google Chrome and navigate to https://www.instagram.com/ by typing it into the navigation bar.
Up in the top menu on the far right side, you’ll find three verticle dots. Once you click these, a drop-down menu will open up.
Developer Tools gives you access to a menu that opens up in a panel on the right side of your window. This will give you advanced control over how your browser displays content, helping you post to Instagram from desktop using Chrome.
On the top left corner of the new panel, you’ll see an icon with two squares that represent a tablet and a mobile device. Clicking it will reveal the Device Toolbar that gives you advanced control over your browser.
In the Device Toolbar, you’ll see another drop-down menu with a list of mobile devices. Selecting one will tell the browser to emulate how a website looks on that particular device you selected.
Choose which mobile device you’d like on the drop-down menu, as well as how zoomed in you want to be.
You should then be able to able to use Instagram straight from the emulation or even close the panel on the right side while retaining this “mobile view.”
You can upload a Instagram post the same way you would via mobile:
On the next screen, you’ll be able to add a caption, location, or tag people. When you’re ready, click Share in the top right of your screen.
The first thing you’ll want to do is open up Safari and navigate to https://www.instagram.com/ by typing it into the navigation bar.
Up in the top menu, click Safari. This is where you’ll find your browser’s “Preferences” settings in the drop-down menu.
Under “Advanced,” you’ll have the options to show the Develop menu in the menu bar. By checking this box, you’ll get access to a menu that will give you advanced control over how your browser displays content. This will help you post to Instagram from desktop using Safari.
Once you click out of the previous screen and return to Safari, you’ll see that new Develop option in the top menu bar. Clicking it will reveal the features that give you advanced control over your browser.
When you select User Agentfrom the Develop menu, you’ll see another drop-down menu with a list of mobile devices. Selecting one will tell the browser to emulate how a website looks on that particular device you selected.
Choose which mobile device you’d like on the drop-down menu.
You should then be able to able to use Instagram straight from the emulation while retaining this “mobile view.”
Once you are able to view Instagram from your Safari browser, you can upload an Instagram post the same way you would via mobile — by clicking the “+” button, adding a filter or editing the photo, adding a location and caption, and clicking “Share” when you’re ready for your post to go live.
To upload a video to Instagram from your desktop, you’ll need to use a third-party service that offers social media scheduling software.
There are a few you might try, including the Flume App for Mac or Lately Social ($14 per user per month for Agency plan).
For our purposes, I used Lately Social’s free personal plan to upload and post a video directly to my Instagram.
Of course, if you’re doing this regularly it might be worthwhile to explore all the social media scheduling tools at your disposal to choose the one best-suited for your business’ needs.
Now that you don’t have to worry about transferring photos to your mobile device or juggling your work’s social media account on your own device, you’ll be able to grow on Instagram efficiently and effectively. From there, the sky is the limit for creating posts and growing your audience in a scalable way.
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