How To Post To Instagram From Your Mac in 5 seconds

Instagram is now one of the most popular social networks in the world, however at this time remains firmly aimed at mobile use.  Instagram on your phone is really easy to use, however when you view your instagram on your mac, you are restricted to a view only mode which doesn't let you post in the same way you can from mobile. If you would like to know how to post to instagram from your Mac then read on. 

There is an easy solution to this, which is completely legal and can be completed using your Safari Browser. If you use Chrome on your Mac, then you will need to use Safari for Instagram only in order to be able to use this simple technique. 

To start with open up your Safari Browser and navigate to your instagram account. Your screen will look like this.


Next move up to your top taskbar and click Develop. You will see a drop down menu.  You are looking for user agent. 

When you hover or click user agent, you will see some options including Safari Iphone, Ipod touch and Ipad.  Choose the iphone option and your screen will refresh, giving you access to how your instagram would look on your phone. 



You can now post to Instagram from your Mac, with the same buttons being available and the navigation just as easy. You can upload pictures from any held on your Mac or even from a plugged in memory card. You can edit the picture, add comments as you would be able to on your phone.



If you are a regular Safari user then you may want to click the user agent option again, and chose default to refresh your display back to normal when you have finished with Instagram. 

John

17 comments

  1. I wish I was a lot more technically savvy.

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  2. Great advice.

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  3. This is a really handy guide, I had no idea it was so easy to post to Instagram from a Mac

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  4. This is super helpful for those on Macs! Great post!

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  5. Wow, this is brilliant, I had no idea I could do it from my laptop. Thank you!

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  6. Wow this was far simplier than I thought it would be, I always end up sending images to myself to post via my phone x

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  7. I had no idea you post on Instagram from a Mac! I need to try this now!

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  8. I personally use a PC but this tip is useful for someone who has a MAC

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  9. This is very informative especially for the mac users out there.

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  10. Great post, I had no idea you could post from a Mac. I thought it was phone only

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  11. That's so clever! I wonder is there a way to do this from Windows?

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  12. great guide, I don't have a mac anymore but this would have been handy

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