How to upload photos to Instagram from a computer without programs
Social network from Facebook - Instagram is constantly gaining momentum. More and more users are registering on the site. However, there are several drawbacks here, for example, you can only work from your phone. However, in order to eliminate this annoying injustice, today we will tell you how to upload photos to Instagram from a computer without programs. It turned out a little in rhyme, but the method is 100% working. We invite you to check it out for yourself.
We use a regular browser
In order to add a photo to our social network, you do not need to install any additional software. A regular browser is enough for us, be it Google Chrome, Opera, Yandex.Browser, Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Let's take a closer look at how this is done:
- Initially, we go to the official Instagram website using any available browser.
- If necessary, we perform authorization by entering your username and password in the appropriate fields.
- When your page opens, right-click on an empty area of the window. In the context menu that appears, select View Code. For example, in Google Chrome it looks like this.
- As a result, the browser debugger will start, in which we will need to click on the icon with the image of a mobile device. For clarity, we marked it in the screenshot below.
- The last thing we need to do is refresh the page. To do this, respectively, click the icon of the same name on the browser panel.
- As a result, a button for adding new photos will appear on our page. Equally the same as it is in the Instagram mobile application or the site version on the phone. Now just click on the icon marked in the screenshot.
- This will launch Windows Explorer in which we will have to select the photo we want to publish. When the object is selected, click the "Open" button.
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- As a result, the standard Instagram tools will launch, namely, zooming, adding hashtags, or applying one of the effects. When all these settings are made, we just have to click the publish button, and the picture will go to the social network.
As you can see, adding a photo from a computer to Instagram without using any additional software is very simple. To do this, we just needed a regular browser.
Attention: in other popular browsers, for example, Mozilla Firefox, Opera or Yandex.Browser, everything is done in exactly the same way. The only thing this method does not allow is the publication of a video.
Should you trust online services?
Someone may say - but why complicate our lives so much when we can use the services of one of the many online services? Yes, indeed, there are sites, by logging into which, you get access to the publication of photos and videos directly from your computer. However, it is important not to forget that when you log in to a social network through a third-party resource, you simply give them your username and password.
Expert opinion
Daria Stupnikova
Specialist in WEB-programming and computer systems. PHP/HTML/CSS editor for os-helper.ru site .
Ask Daria We categorically do not recommend doing this, since small offices cannot give you guarantees of data safety! Moreover, the way with the browser, in our opinion, is quite simple and convenient.
Video instruction
In order to make it easier for you to understand the essence of the method discussed in the article, we also recommend that you watch a training video in which it is described more clearly. Perhaps, when you get acquainted with the video, you will no longer have to read the article itself.
Summing up
So friends, now you understand well how to upload photos to Instagram from a computer without using any additional software. We want to remind you once again: do not trust online services! There is a high probability of coming across dishonest "entrepreneurs" and why do this, because everything is available in a simple browser!
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