Instagram For My Mac Computer

Instagram is one of the most popular photo and video sharing apps for mobile devices. It’s available for iPhone and Android devices, and you can also view posts on your desktop computer on the Instagram website. However, on the desktop site, there isn’t an option to upload photos or videos. For people that don’t have a smartphone or tablet, or who just want the convenience of being able to upload photos and videos to Instagram from their computer, this can be quite annoying. Luckily, we’ve found a solution! There are third party apps available that will allow you to upload photos to your Instagram account from your Mac computer, and today we’re going to show you how to use one of them – Flume.

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Flume is free to download and use – yay! However, you only get a few free uploads. To get unlimited uploads with Flume, upgrade to Flume Pro for a one-time payment of $13.99 (in-app purchase.) It’s a great way to enable Instagram uploading from your Mac computer. If that’s something you’re interested in, it’s worth it.

Create an account or log in to Instagram - A simple, fun & creative way to capture, edit & share photos, videos & messages with friends & family. May 11, 2020 How to post on Instagram from a Mac. To post on Instagram from a Mac, you can use Google Chrome just like in the directions above. Or you can use Mac’s default browser Safari. For Safari, follow these steps: Go to Instagram.com on your Safari browser. Go to the Preferences menu of Safari.

If you think that’s worth it and want to download Flume to your Mac, check out our instructions below and we’ll show you how.

To download Flume:

Open the App Store on your Mac.
Type “Instagram” into the search bar in the top right corner.
In the search results, click Flume (which should be near the top).
Click Get, then click Install App to begin downloading Flume.
When the download is complete, click Open to start up Flume on your computer.

Now that you have Flume installed on your Mac computer, let’s go over the steps to uploading to Instagram from your computer.

To upload a photo to Instagram from your Mac

1. Download the Flume app to your computer.

Use the instructions above to install the Flume desktop app on your computer.

2. Open the Flume app, and log in to your Instagram account.

Type in the username and password you use for your Instagram account. Once you’ve entered them, click Log In.

3. From the menu at the bottom of the window, click the Upload Button.

Move your cursor over the bottom of the app window to reveal the main menu. On the left side, click the Upload Button.

4. Choose a photo or video to upload.

You can drag and drop a photo or video file into the Flume uploader window, or click in the middle of the window and click Select Photo/Video to browse your computer files.

Once you’ve located the photo or video on your computer, click Open to upload it.

5. Add a caption to your post and/or tag your friends.

Click in the box labelled “Write a caption” and type in a caption for your post.

Click the button that looks like a person to tag your friends.

Click on your photo where you’d like to tag them, then type in your friend’s Instagram username to tag them in your post.

6. Post your photo or video to Instagram.

When you’re all done adding captions and tags, you can post your photo or video to Instagram. Click Post in the bottom right corner to upload it.

That’s it! Those are all the steps to uploading a photo or video to Instagram from your Mac computer. Check out our entire Instagram course for free on TechBoomers if you’re interested in learning more about using it!

How to Save Instagram Photos on PC or Mac:

There are 4 different ways to save Instagram photos on PC or Mac.

Taking a screenshot
Searching via page source
Using Sked Social’s Chrome extension
Saving your own Instagram photos

Method #1: Taking a Screenshot

If size or resolution isn’t an issue for you, the easiest way to save or capture an Instagram image to your PC or Mac is by taking a screenshot.

For PC:

The most convenient way of taking a screenshot of your Instagram image on PC is using Windows’ Snipping Tool. Follow these steps to start screenshotting like a pro!

Navigate to your Instagram photo within your desktop browser.
Open the Snipping Tool on your PC. You can find it by selecting the ‘Start’ butting and typing ‘Snipping Tool’ into the Windows 10 search bar.
Adjust your Snipping ‘Mode’ and then click ‘New’ in the menu toolbar.
Select the area of the image you want to snip.
After capturing your snip, select the ‘Save Snip’ button.
In the Save As box, type a file name, location, and type, and proceed by clicking Save.

For Mac:

Navigate to your Instagram photo within your desktop browser.
Hold down Shift + Command + 4
Drag to select the area of the image you need to capture.
After taking a screenshot, find the image saved as a .png file on your desktop.

Method #2: Searching Via Page Source

If you want to save Instagram photos at the highest resolution possible, saving via your browser’s Page Source is your best option.

Here’s how it’s done:

Navigate to the Instagram photo you want to save in your browser.
Click the “…” at the top right of the photo.
Click ‘Copy Link’
Enter the link in your browser’s window and press Enter/Return
Access Chrome’s Page Source by clicking View > Developer > View Source in Chrome.

6. In the ‘View Source’ window pane, click CTRL + F (PC) or Command + F (Mac) and paste or type in “.jpg”
7. The first URL to appear is usually the image you’re want to save (highlighted below). But you may need to employ trial and error.
8. Copy and paste the URL into another tab/window to produce a window with the image.
9. Right-click on the image and save it to your PC or Mac.

Method #3: Using Sked’s Chrome Extension

When you need to save Instagram photos to repost them for your user-generated content (UGC) campaign, the most efficient way to do so is using Sked Social’s Regram Chrome extension.

Sked Social Regram allows Sked Social users.

Follow these steps to start leveling up your regram skills:

After signing up for a Sked Social account or free trial, open your Chrome browser and download the extension here. (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sked-social-regram/ffgpobfpdejceccaekjgoohkbllpohcp?hl=en)
Click the ‘Add to Chrome’ button and approve any browser prompts.
Click the Sked Social Regram icon in your Chrome extension toolbar and sign in using your Sked Social account credentials.
Navigate to the Instagram image link you want to regram and click Sked’s Regram icon.
Enter your new caption in the caption box

6. If you wish, you can hide hashtags in the First Comment box.
7. ‘Queue’, ‘Schedule’ or send your post to ‘Drafts’ automatically. Note: Before queuing your posts, be sure that your queue posts have been set up in Sked Social.

8. Click ‘Submit Post’

Besides this, you can also use the ‘Upload from Instagram URL’ option on Sked Social to regram images.

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