There are several official and not so official ways to add photos to Instagram from your computer or laptop that you can use. But: I do not recommend using completely unofficial Instagram clients, this may be potentially unsafe for your account.

In the shop Windows applications 10 recently there has been an official Instagram app, which also allows you to add photos or videos to your page. The app can be easily found by searching the app store.

After downloading the application and logging into your account (in my test, for some reason, you could only log in using your email and not your username), follow these simple steps:

As noted above, Instagram for Windows 10 requires a webcam. However, there is a way around this: if you install a virtual webcam program (I used e2eSoft VCam), the application will assume that the camera is present and allows you to publish. Also, when testing the application, for some reason it worked very unstable for me.

How to add photos to Instagram from a computer using the official mobile application

Another guaranteed and working way today to post a photo or video on Instagram with only a computer is to use the official Android application running on the computer.

For start android apps instagram you will need third-party software on your computer - Android emulator for Windows or other OS. List free emulators and the official sites where you can download them, you can find in the review: (will open in a new tab).

IN BlueStacks emulator 2 (official website: https://www.bluestacks.com/ru/index.html) uploading photos and videos from your computer to Instagram is even simpler: just like in the method just described, you will first need to install the application itself, and then the steps will look like this:

Note: I consider BlueStacks secondarily and not in such detail, because I don’t really like the fact that this emulator does not allow you to use it without entering your account information Google posts. You can work in Nox App Player without it.

Video instruction

The video below shows the first two ways to add photos and videos to Instagram with Windows computer- through a browser and the official application for PCs and laptops.

I hope one of the proposed methods will work in your case.

Just as curly girls dream of straight hair and vice versa, someone dreams of using Instagram from a computer. If other social networks first appeared on computers and later developed a mobile application, then with Instagram everything went wrong. He immediately became mobile application and only then began to flow into computers. By the way, it didn’t flow to the end. But if you still really want to use Instagram from your computer, then there is something you can do.

Instagram has a web version

You can partially use Instagram through a computer thanks to the web version instagram.com. Having driven in address bar browser instagram.com/username, you can view your or any other open account.

If you log in, then through the web version you can also:

• write comments and leave likes,
• watch your news feed, as well as likes and comments,
• Edit profile,
• subscribe/unsubscribe/ban.

I use the web version to save a photo to my computer (this is done through the page code), take a screenshot and play " Fortune telling by book“It’s more convenient to quickly type long comments using a laptop keyboard.

On this moment Through the web version you cannot watch/create Instagram stories, use direct messages, or add new posts.

How to add photos to Instagram from a computer via the mobile version

In May 2017, Instagram updated mobile version. And here’s the important thing: the mobile version and the application on the phone are two different things! The mobile version is what you see when you access instagram.com from your PHONE through a browser. Now the mobile version has the ability to upload photos.

And now a life hack - you can enable the mobile version on your computer!

To do this we go through Google Chrome to the web version of Instagram - instagram.com/washnik and press F12. A window with a code will open. This code contains a button that enables the mobile version.

Click on the button. Now your account on your computer will look the same as on your phone (calm down! Just close the window with the code and the page will return to its previous form), and a camera button will appear.

By clicking on this button, you can upload photos from your computer to Instagram (sometimes you need to click on the button twice).

And the post in open form:

Done :)

Instagram application for computer

Instagram has released an official application for computers and tablets on Windows 10. You can download it. The application is free, so after downloading, just install it on your computer and enjoy.

Differences from the web version:

• Pop-up notifications will appear on your laptop when someone wrote to you in direct message or if your friend started a live broadcast;

• you can read and respond to direct messages from your computer;
• you can watch live broadcasts from your computer (you cannot run them);
• on your computer you can watch and create Instagram stories (including boomerang and hands-free modes);
• There is access to the “photos of you” and “saved” sections (here you can also add/remove photos from saved ones).

Just like through the web version, you can view your feed, respond to comments, like, subscribe and unsubscribe.

You still cannot add photos via your computer.

You can use Instagram from your computer through an emulator

There are special programs that are installed on a computer and create the appearance that the computer is a telephone. For example, Bluestaks .

Using such applications, you can add photos from your computer to Instagram. But Instagram itself is against use third party applications, therefore, this method falls into the category of “gray” methods of work, and if Instagram suspects something is wrong, you can get hit on the head.

Add photos from your computer via scheduled posting

Scheduled posting services allow you to upload photos to Instagram from your computer. These are also gray methods of work. They must be used carefully. And you also need to understand that you do this at your own peril and risk.

Scheduled posting services allow you to create posts “for the future,” a lot at once, and then publish them to your account at the time you specify automatically.

One of the most popular and almost free (100 posts per month is free) scheduled posting services is SMMplanner .

For now, that's all possible options working with Instagram via a computer. Officially, you can do everything you can do through your phone, except upload photos. Unofficially, you can upload a photo, but in this case you take the risks upon yourself.

It is possible that in the future the official application will have the ability to broadcast live and add photos from a computer. What new features are you most looking forward to?

Today, Instagram is rightfully considered one of the most popular social networks around the world. This service allows you to publish small photos and videos, sharing moments of your life. Below we will talk about how you can install Instagram on your computer.

The developers of this social service position their brainchild as social service, designed specifically for smartphones running iOS and Android operating systems. That is why the service does not have a full-fledged computer version.

Below we will talk about three ways that will allow you to launch Instagram on your computer. The first method is an official solution, and the second and third will require the use of third-party software.

Method 1: Launch via browser

As computer version The developers have presented a social network web service that can be opened in any browser. The nuance is that this decision does not allow you to fully use Instagram, for example, you will not be able to publish photos from your computer or edit the list of uploaded photos.

Method 2: Using Andy Emulator

If you want to use the full version of Instagram on your computer, you will need to use a special emulator program, which will allow you to launch the required application. It will help us in our task virtual machine Andy, which allows you to emulate the Android OS.

Since we have installed the mobile version of the application on your computer, absolutely all of its functions are available to you, including publishing photos, but with some features. We have already talked in more detail about publishing images on Instagram from a computer on the site.

Using an Android emulator, you can run not only Instagram, but also any other applications for the popular mobile phone on your computer. operating system which can be found in the store Play applications Market.

Method 3: using the RuInsta program

RuInsta – popular program, designed for using Instagram on a computer. This tool allows you to almost fully use the popular social network on your computer, with the exception of publishing photos (although this function is provided in the program, it did not work at the time of writing).

Method 4: Instagram app for Windows

If you are Windows user 8 and above, then you have access to the Instagram application, which can be downloaded from the built-in store. Unfortunately, the application is stripped down, but it will be quite sufficient for viewing the feed.

Run windows store and using the search bar, search for the Instagram app. After opening the application page, install it by clicking on the button "Get".

Once the application is successfully installed, launch it. For the first time you will need to log in to the application.

After entering the correct information, your profile window on the social network will appear on the screen.

If you know more convenient solutions for using Instagram on a computer, share them in the comments.

Many people wonder whether it is possible to use Instagram on a computer. We’ll answer right away - it’s possible! How? Read the article.

Official website www.instagram.com

How to use Instagram from a computer? Currently, you can either use the online version or download the dedicated PC version. What is the difference between Instagram web and the application. For example, you cannot upload photos there and process them using filters. Yes Yes! The most important function is not available to those who use the online service! But you can view your feed, other people's photo galleries, leave comments, manage subscriptions and perform a whole bunch of other actions. So it's not that bad.

Some time ago we wrote an article that made it possible to register and use the application from a computer, despite the fact that a special version did not yet exist. In this case, you installed the Android version on your PC, a full-fledged one with all the functions. Instructions for using the laptop application can be read in. But now it is absolutely not necessary to use this method.

Options for launching Instagram on your computer

How to use Instagram via desktop computer or laptop? In the screenshot below we opened a photo of the increasingly popular group Die Antwoord. Let's look at this example. You can use the application from your computer to do the following:

1. You can look at the photo (it would be stupid not to say this);
2. You can read the comments (column on the right);
3. You can subscribe to an account (circled in green);
4. You can like the photo (circled in red);
5. Finally, you can leave a comment (circled in blue).

1. Of course, you can view your own feed. To do this, you need to click on the house icon in the upper left corner (circled in blue in the screenshot below).

Since the feed in our example is completely empty, the service itself offers us to follow someone - in fact, there are quite a few such examples, but we left only one in the screenshot (circled in red).

Windows 10 app

The owners latest update Windows now has the ability to use a full-fledged application on your computer. True, how complete it will be depends on whether the device has touch screen. If there is a touch screen, then you can post photos online directly from your computer, upload stories, and do everything that people love (or hate) Instagram for.

Everything here is the same as on a phone or tablet - go to the Microsoft store and enter the name of the application. Download. Then we open it, log in and use it.

Use Instagram from your computer using Websta:

Now you can view your feed or your photos, popular photos, search and subscribe to other users.

See everyone you follow and who follows you.

Look for new interesting accounts among the most popular ones.

View your statistics.

Participate in Webstapick. This is a local competition in which someone's publication is periodically selected.

Select several of the most relevant accounts and add them to the Custom Feed so you don’t miss a single post.

And do a lot of interesting things.

Use Instagram from your computer using Pixta:

How to use Instagram on a computer using the Pixta service. Go to the site https://pixsta.com/ and download the application:

On the program page, go to My profile:

You will be asked to log in and register via Instagram. Registering...

...and use it :)

The Internet has become the most necessary part of our lives today. Its arsenal includes many different services that make our lives much easier. Surely, you already know the name “Instagram”. You can find it absolutely everywhere, even your friends could at least once say that they posted some photographs on this resource. Also, many Russian performers use the name “Instagram” in their songs.

What is this service?

“Instagram” is a social photo network. For those who do not understand what this is, it should be explained in more detail. This application is a foreign resource and it is officially called Instagram. Today this network is owned by Facebook. “Instagram” is something between a social network and a microblog, that is, it is the so-called “Twitter” in pictures, where you can post your photos and give them a description.

Differences between Instagram and Twitter

Just like Twitter, on this network you can find readers and subscribe to other people’s accounts yourself. Twitter usually posts photos that show what's going on in your life. given time, what interests, information, links - all this should be fit into one post of no more than 140 characters, and you can also attach various images to the tweet. On Instagram, it’s the other way around - the main information is your photos, which are related to your life and interests. Posted photos can also be commented on and liked, that is, to acknowledge that the user really likes the photo.

What is Instagram used for?

This network can be used as your personal photo archive, photo processing application, or just as social network, to show your followers photos that capture your life. Instagram is often used by famous personalities so that fans can watch various episodes of their lives.

After registering with the service, you can safely post your photos, but you need someone to look at them, right? To do this, you can actively search for new friends using the appropriate buttons. You can also search using various data, for example, hashtags. Or friends can go from other social networks and the contact list in the phone. You can also use a photo card to mark all the photos taken near you.

In the “Popular” section you can always find many interesting users and subscribe to their pages. To view this list, click on the star in the main menu.

How to use Instagram correctly?

As we said earlier, the function of Instagram is to post photos using your smartphone. Use this service quite easy and simple. To do this, you need to install on your phone free application with the appropriate name. The application is available on all platforms except WindowsPhone. After installation, you should go through a simple registration and log in to the application - after all this, you can safely use all the available functions of Instagram. You can post photos that are in your phone’s memory, as well as those that are taken through the application. Before publishing an image, you can edit it through the Instagram service. Photo".

What kind of service is this?

“Instagram. Photos" is a tool for processing photographs using special filters that are available in the program. You don’t need to have any skills in working in Photoshop to make a photo beautiful, you can just select one of the filters - and the program will do everything itself: it will trim where necessary and change it. Even with closed application you will always be aware of new likes on your photos and new comments.

What is Food Instagram?

Today this is a fairly popular trend in the service. It involves taking photographs of various dishes and posting the corresponding photos on your account. Mostly original dishes prepared in cafes and restaurants are placed.

How to start using it?

Unfortunately, not every user is so lucky that he can use this application via an IPhone or a phone with the Android platform. Sometimes there is no opportunity or desire to purchase new phone. As a result, not everyone would like to buy a new gadget for a lot of money and be disappointed in this network.

But you can still try Instagram before buying a phone. Registration for a computer is not difficult, as you can go through it and simply upload photos for testing. To do this, you must first download the program, which is an excellent simulator of the Android system. It's called BlueStacks.

With all this, Instagram (for a computer) works the same way as any other program, that is, it runs in a separate window, you can copy information using the clipboard or through file system. Well, it’s probably already clear that the program sees everything network connections computer and uses them.

How to install Instagram?

So, to install the Instagram application (for computer), you first need to download the BlueStacks program and install it.

Unfortunately, you won’t be able to choose where exactly to install the program, but that’s not the most important thing. After the installation is complete, a corresponding shortcut will appear on the desktop, clicking on which will open the program. An icon will appear through which you can restart Android, if necessary.

If you are uncomfortable using full-screen mode in the program, then you should simply click the necessary button on the emulator below. You can configure the program through a button that looks like a gear. But our first priority is to install Instagram for a Windows computer. In order to get started, you should first use the search inside the program and type the name Instagram in the line.

How to install Instagram for a computer?

The application we need will be the very first among the results, and to get it all we have to do is click the “Install” button. Due to the fact that we download the Instagram application for computers and phones from the Play Market, created by Google, you will have to log into your account before installing it. If you don’t have one yet, the system will immediately prompt you to get one. Creating a new account does not take much time.

Authentication

You can create an account with two-step authentication to make using the Instagram application for your computer more secure. You must first log in using a separate password set to the BlueStacks program, and only then can you log into your Google account. It immediately becomes clear that with one-step authentication, such difficulties will not arise, but you will also be safe Mailbox it won't either.

After you log in with your data in the GooglePlay service, you will immediately be able to install Instagram (the computer version is meant). In addition, you can try out any other application and even a game right there.

What to do after installation?

Using the installed emulator, you can also synchronize data on your Android phone, which in some cases can be very useful. But you shouldn’t focus on this, since we are more interested in the mobile version - Instagram for the computer.

After the installation is complete, go to the “My Applications” tab from the main screen of the program and try to launch it. After this, you will need to register or log into an existing account.

In principle, further registration in the Instagram application in Russian for a computer will be no different from usual. Therefore, there is nothing special to explain here.

Instagram for computer via browser

Of course, I would really like to have such an opportunity, since we still spend more time on the computer than on the phone. Therefore, I would really like to access this social network using a browser. In general, of course, such a possibility exists, but it has some limitations.

First of all, the Instagram program for a computer allows you to view the profile of any user. To do this, you just need to know your login.

On the user's page you can see what photos have been added, how many followers and subscriptions he has.

For example, you can look at the page of some of your idols in this way. It contains a list of all added photos and will be available for full-size viewing. You can also read others’ and leave your comments.

But here you should take into account that it doesn’t matter whether you have Instagram installed on your computer or phone, you can only like, write comments, and so on after you log into your account.

What else will be available after logging in?

On home page site, you can monitor your feed (new photos added by those you follow are shown here). It is also possible to view and leave comments on photos.

Among other things, Instagram registration for a computer allows you to view and edit your profile data.

You will also be asked to make yourself a so-called business card, that is, a button that will open your profile on the site.

These are all the available features of the official website when accessing it via a computer. There's probably something missing here anyway. For example, there is no option to upload photos directly from your computer. Even in API such a service has not yet been implemented. You also can't search for photos using hashtags or usernames, or view the most popular topics. Well, although this is an Api, and various other services implement these capabilities.

Services that expand capabilities

Let's look at one of the services called Webstagram. It and similar services use the Instagram Api, and therefore you need to register for them through exactly the same login form. If you have already been authorized on the site, then login data will be received from the browser.

The service allows you to view the feeds of people you follow, like, write comments, subscribe and unsubscribe from user pages, look at the most popular photos and search using hashtags.