Due to the limited access provided for Instagram app, several users are upset. Instagram can be accessed only on smartphone devices but still most pc users ask themselves “How do I post images to Instagram from pc?” Unfortunately Instagram does not allow web access for photo uploading to their site. So the third party developers have built several techniques to drive some popularity towards Instagram by offering Instagram for computer, which will unlock the option of uploading images to Instagram from your computer.
What is Instagram?
Instagram is an online photo uploading and sharing app where you can post a picture by adding retro filters to it. The app offers you a number of vintage style filters which you can customize by adding frames, increasing or decreasing brightness and contrast and you can share those images in your social media profiles. Instagram also allow you to post videos on the app. The official Instagram app can be accessed only in smartphones having Android, iOS and Windows Phone systems.
How to upload pictures on Instagram?
(1) Open Instagram app on your mobile.
(2) Choose the photo to be uploaded.
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| Choose photo |
(3) Scale and crop the image.
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| Scale and crop |
(4) Add filters to the image.
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| Add filter |
(5) Upload and share.
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| Add & Share |
How to upload photos to Instagram from computer?
To use Instagram on your computer, you cannot upload images from Instagram’s official site; instead you will need to take help from the third party tools that allows posting images to Instagram. These apps will work almost on all systems, including Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux and Mac. Let’s take a look at few of those techniques.
(1) Bluestacks
Most of you might have heard about Bluestacks app player; the desktop app that can run any Android app of your choice on your Windows and Mac pc. Since Instagram is also available for Android, you can run the app via Bluestacks app player. To upload photos to Instagram via your pc, first of all you need to install Bluestacks on your pc.
How to upload photos to Instagram via Bluestacks?
(1) Download and install Bluestacks app player on your pc.
(2) Sign in to Bluestacks with your Google account credentials.
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| Sign in to google account |
(3) Search the Instagram app.
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| Search for instagram |
(4) Install Instagram.
(5) Sign up or Login to your Instagram account.
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| Login to instagram |
(6) Upload a picture by following the steps we’ve mentioned above.
(2) Gramblr
Gramblr is free software for Windows and Mac systems that also allow uploading images to Instagram directly from your pc.
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| Gramblr |
How to upload pictures to Instagram via Gramblr?
(1) Download and extract the Gramblr .zip file in your computer.
(2) Before you upload crop the images because Gramblr does not allow cropping and scaling like Instagram does.
(3) Prepare your images to be uploaded, but please note down Gramblr only allow .jpg files.
(4) Run Gramblr and login using your Instagram account credentials.
(5) Upload the photo and add a caption to your image.
Up is a simple Instagram for computer application which will be accessible only on Mac systems. You can simply drag and drop your images or click them with your iSight camera for uploading. The app supports all image formats and instantly uploads any image to your Instagram account. Just install Up from the Mac app store and the Instagram icon will be displayed in the navigation bar.
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You can also directly share an image to Instagram via Right clicking on the file –> Services –> Share to Instagram feature.
(4) InstaPic
InstaPic is a full featured and unofficial Instagram client for Win 8.1 systems. The app includes all features same as Instagram like photo editing, customizations, image uploading, commenting and following. In short, it has everything that Instagram has and uploading pictures on it will be shared with your Instagram followers and contacts.
(5) ARC Welder
ARC Welder is a native extension for Google Chrome and an alternate Instagram app for computer which you run Android apps to the Chrome browser using the App Runtime for Chrome beta. It is very much like Bluestacks app player and it runs all Android apps, including Instagram, on your Chrome browser. This extension is specifically developed to test and publish developers’ apps but you cannot upload Instagram images directly to it other than only running it. To upload images to Instagram via ARC Welder follow the steps below.
How to post on Instagram from pc via ARC Welder?
(1) Install ARC Welder extension from the Chrome Web Store.
(2) Launch the app.
(3) Since it doesn’t have an in-built Play Store like Bluestacks, you’ll need to import the Instagram.apk file to it.
(4) Now you can run a fully functional Instagram app on your pc.
(6) Instamize.me
Instamize.me is a third party Instagram management account, through which you can upload images to Instagram, manage your postings, add all your Instagram users, set up automatic subscriptions/unsubscriptions and likes. Main features of this tool are:
- Upload images
- Add tags to your Instagram images
- Schedule postings
- Automatic subscriptions/unsubscriptions
- Subscription filters and history
- Security
- 4 premium packages (starter, basic, pro and ultra)
How to post on Instagram from computer via Instamize.me?
- Open Instamize.me
- Sign in or register with your Facebook account.
- Add your Instagram account.
- Upload images to Instagram.
The tools and applications we have mentioned above are completely safe to use and they never store your Instagram account credentials with them. But still, before using an Instagram app for pc, you should read the site or application rules and policies before uploading your images. There are also many fake tools which claim to be Instagram alternatives for pc but they don’t keep your image secure and reveal them to the public which is very unsafe.
Several Instagram fans are still keen to access the official app on their computer but unless Instagram makes this feature available you’ll need to post images via the above-mentioned tools. Because of the unique features and customization options of Instagram, users are inclined towards it and especially because of the vintage image filters which are an exclusive feature of this app. After the release and popularity of Instagram, a number of developers built similar apps to compete with it but unfortunately Instagram remained at the top and consistently attracted many fan followers.
You can also check detailed tutorial about using bluestacks and gramblr here: Upload photos to instagram from your computer
I tried Instamize.me a while back, and for some reason, they won’t let me upload anything! Is there a way to have it fixed?
HI there! Thanks for the detailed article, a pleasure to read. Although there’s an easier, or at least faster way, via the web application Zengram.net. It is not its main function, it’s mainly designed for routine automation, but the uploading feature is present as well. The biggest advantage is that the app is server based, so you only need a browser. The problem with Gramblr, for example, that it’s not supported by unix systems, which is not the case with zengram.
Hi! Nice article, but I have one question. Why not to use online services for uploading pics from PC on insta? I upload and schedule photos thanks to push.photo . What do you think?
It helps you with posting and even with scheduling. And without downloading any app (really hate having millions of apps)