Instagram now lets some users post photos from desktop browser
Jun 28, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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Last month, we got a hint that Instagram might let us post photos from desktops. And now it’s happening: Instagram has started testing the new feature. Some users can already post photos from a desktop browser, and it’s possible that all of us will be able to do it in a while. Finally!
Back in May, mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi did some digging and discovered the new feature and what it would look like.
#Instagram is working on the ability to create posts from the desktop website 👀 pic.twitter.com/pATuOHiTGE
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) May 14, 2021
Speaking with Engadget, Instagram confirmed that the test has officially begun. “We know that many people access Instagram from their computer,” a spokesperson told Engadget. “To improve that experience, we’re now testing the ability to create a Feed post on Instagram with their desktop browser.”
I’ve been wishing for this feature ever since I opened an Instagram account. Even more so after I made accounts for sharing my embroidery work and recipes/food photos. So, I rushed to my computer to see if I am a part of the latest test. Sadly, I’m not, so I can’t share the firsthand experience and tell you what posting from a browser looks like. But I’ll keep my fingers crossed that this becomes an official feature of Instagram. And judging from a survey we did in May, a lot of you would like it, too.
[via Engadget]
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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6 responses to “Instagram now lets some users post photos from desktop browser”
It’s a nice idea! Now I might not need to use the developers tools of google to view my IG like it would be on a mobile device :-)
There was a Lightroom Plugin that allowed you to post directly from Lightroom to Instagram, converting keywords to tags, but about a year ago Instagram made a change that disabled it and the developer doesn’t seem to care enough to fix it. I found some plugins that allow my browser to emulate a mobile device.
Yep, it would be really handy for me, but sadly it doesn’t exist anymore. I didn’t take advantage of it while it did, I didn’t need it.
I would have thought with the pandemic the developer would have had more than enough time to fix the problem. After all, Shakespeare wrote three of his greatest plays while riding out an epidemic.
I use a windows 10 app called simply “App for Instagram” which allows me to post my photos onto Instagram and it works very well
I used something similar but it was laggy. :(