Not everyone has an expensive smartphone on which they can run Instagram. Also, not everyone recharges their smartphones with data packs. If any of these problems are keeping you away from Instagram, it doesn’t make sense! Not having budget smartphone or data packs on your phone can’t keep you away from your craze of using Instagram app because you can use Instagram from your computer too (without having a phone).
Curious? Let’s see how it’s done.
Today, I am going to share few workarounds that will let you to create Instagram account directly from computer and you’ll also be able to use Instagram through PC and upload photos to it.
Please Note: None of these below methods are official ways to use Instagram on PC. Instagram is an app for mobile phones and best to use in mobile devices when you have Instagram for Android, iOS installed in phone. You might be facing some problems while using Instagram on computer but if you don’t have any option to use it on Smartphone, these workarounds are great.
1. BlueStack – App Player (Windows/Mac)
BlueStack is Android emulator that lets you to run Android apps on Windows or Mac. We have shown you how to run an Android chat app on PC using Bluestack and Instagram is not any different. It’s just like other Android apps and hence, BlueStack can run it on your PC or Mac.
To start using it, head on to BlueStack website, download and install the software to your PC. Now, you’ve two ways to add Instagram app to BlueStack, either search it directly inside BlueStack or use this website to download Android app directly to PC. You can also use my coolest trick that will allow you to download Android app directly from Google Play to your PC. The apps should automatically run on BlueStack.
2. InstaPic or InPic (Windows 8)
InstaPic is fully fledged Instagram client for Windows 8. It lets you to sign up for Instagram account, if you don’t have one. You can sign in to your existing account and add your multiple Instagram accounts. InstaPic lets you to do everything you can do on Instagram apps for mobile phones: upload photos, edit pics, add filters, view timeline, activity, followers, follow/unfollow users and more.
3. Pixta – Instagram App for PC
Pixta is another great app for Windows PC that will let you to explore Instagram and enjoy viewing, liking other users pic, following/unfollowing etc. However, you’ll not be able to upload photos. Pixta is providing the best Instagram experience on PC with its sexy interface. It is really nice, elegant and well-designed desktop app.
4. Gramblr (Windows/Mac)
Gramblr is nice app that lets you to upload photos to Instagram. unfortunately, the app is limited only photo upload. You can do anything else. You can even explore your Instagram, neither cropping nor editing can be done. Editing and cropping to any photo that you’re going to upload on your Instagram through Gramblr app, need to be done prior to uploading.
If you can’t use BlueStack or InstaPic, Gramblr is nice to use in combination with Pixta where one is fixing other tool’s features and providing the best Instagram experience on PC.
5 - Other Workarounds & Related Apps
There are other workarounds and related apps available for Instagram to let you run it on PC. You can use Instagram for PC. Another pretty app is Instagrille which pretty much allows you to do everything you’d normally do on Instagram on your PC–except upload photos. Another nice workaround is to use IFTTT Dropbox to Instagram Integration that will automatically upload your Dropbox images to Instagram.
