While TikTok and other platforms offering a apparent threat to its crown, Instagram nonetheless remains the go-to place for sharing photos and video online.

With well over 1 billion users, at that place's a huge audition for people to tap into, particularly when you consider the likes of Stories and IGTV in addition to regular posting.

Instagram is still overwhelmingly mobile-focused, although nearly of its key features take now made their way onto the desktop website. The most glaring exception is the ability to post directly from your PC or laptop.

Withal, there is a workaround on Windows, with the help of some third-party software.

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How to utilise Instagram on Windows: The web interface

Visiting the Instagram website and logging into your account (or creating i) gives you access to the web version of the app. While you might await this to allow you the same abilities every bit the mobile version, one very important feature is missing - you can't upload any images.

How to use Instagram on Windows

When you lot're logged in, the principal page will show your photo feed just as information technology would on the app itself. Along the top of the page you'll too see three icons in the upper right corner. These are for Explore (finding new people to follow), Notifications (who liked your images), and Profile (all the images you lot've uploaded). Using these you lot tin still enjoy the various images that have been shared, only at that place is no way to edit or add to your collections.

You can also now download a dedicated Instagram Windows app from the Windows Shop, but you still won't be able to upload any images without a touchscreen Windows laptop or tablet. Read on for a workaround.

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How to upload photos to Instagram from a PC: Vivaldi


Image: Vivaldi

There are a number of 3rd party apps that extend Instagram'southward features on Windows. Our height pick used to be InstaPic, just that app has at present been discontinued.

The only other alternative is App for Instagram, although it costs Usa$9.99 per month for the ability to upload pictures. We wouldn't recommend paying for a feature that's already costless on the mobile app.

Therefore, nosotros'd recommend using Vivaldi, an ultra-customisable browser that allows you lot to simulate the mobile app on your PC. Just caput to the Vivaldi website to get started.

Once installed, complete the setup process (you lot can skip if yous wish) and and then follow these instructions:

  1. Head to instagram.com and log in to your account.
  2. Click the + icon on the left panel of the window which says 'Add Web Panel'. The mobile version of Instagram should at present appear in a pane on the left of your screen, leaving you lot free to scan other sites at the same time.
  3. You can now employ the mobile interface to upload a photo in the same way you would on your smartphone. Crucially, it will let yous to access your PC's file explorer to source a photo, while all the usual editing tools are nevertheless here.

That's it! Instagram photo uploading on PC without also much hassle. While you're here, check out how to upload video to Instagram from PC.