Instagram does not allow users to upload photos or videos to our profiles from their desktop or laptop. This is an intentional move from Instagram to encourage mobile use of the app and engagement with other users.
However, you can still post via your Personal Computer by simply taking the following steps.
1. Navigate to Instagram’s website in your Chrome browser
The first thing you’ll want to do is open up Google Chrome and navigate to https://www.instagram.com/ by typing it into the navigation bar.
2. Open the “Settings” menu by clicking the three dots in the top right corner of the browser
Up in the top menu on the far right side, you’ll find three verticle dots. Once you click these, a drop-down menu will open up.
3. Scroll down to “More Tools” in the drop-down menu, and then click “Developer Tools”
Developer Tools gives you access to a menu that opens up in a panel on the right side of your window. This will give you advanced control over how your browser displays content, helping you post to Instagram from a desktop using Chrome.
4. Click the “Toggle Device Toolbar” mobile button
On the top left corner of the new panel, you’ll see an icon with two squares that represent a tablet and a mobile device. Clicking it will reveal the Device Toolbar that gives you advanced control over your browser.
5. Choose which mobile device you’d like from the drop-down menu
In the Device Toolbar, you’ll see another drop-down menu with a list of mobile devices. Selecting one will tell the browser to emulate how a website looks on that particular device you selected.
Choose which mobile device you’d like on the drop-down menu, as well as how zoomed in you want to be.
6. Refresh the page to see the mobile interface of Instagram from your browser
You should then be able to able to use Instagram straight from the emulation or even close the panel on the right side while retaining this “mobile view.”
7. Upload an Instagram post the same way you would via mobile
You can upload an Instagram post the same way you would via mobile.
