Instagram does not allow users to post from their desktop site, however, it is possible! We’ve compiled info from around the web about how to post to Instagram from PC or Mac and put it into this handy blog. Whether you use Chrome or Safari, Mac or Windows.

Adding photos from desktop into Instagram can be frustrating. I used to transfer photos to my Android device via Dropbox before uploading it to Instagram. This takes up too much time.

Recently, I found a solution to shorten this tedious process. I will not go into the details of packaging the app into Chrome extension. You can read more about it. Install ARChon Runtime 1. ARChone Runtime 2. Unzip the archive to your desktop 3.

Open Google Chrome 4. Select “Windows” > “Extensions” 5. Press “Load unpacked extension” 6. Select the ARChone Runtime folder 7. Once successfully imported, ARChone Runtime will appear in the extensions Install Instagram on desktop 1.

The Instagram (7.7.0) packaged by ARChon Packager 2. Unzip the archive to your desktop 3. Open Google Chrome 4.

Select “Windows” > “Extensions” 5. Press “Load unpacked extension” 6. Select the Instagram folder 7. Once successfully imported, Instagram will appear in the extensions 8. Open Instagram from the Chrome App Launcher 9. Select a folder to store Instagram app data Uploading photos to Instagram 1.

Press “Gallery” 2. Select “Other” 3. When prompt “pick a source”, press “Open file” 4. Select a photo from your desktop 5. Alternatives Alternatively, you can use ( Mac App Store, $11) to upload photos to Instagram. • 5 notes • liked this.