Note: Sorry FileMaker readers, this is a little off topic. It is in the general realm of minor hacking, so perhaps some of you might find it useful.
- Instagram Uploader App
- Download Uploader For Macbook Air Instagram Settings
- Download Uploader For Macbook Air Instagram Version
- Video Uploader For Instagram
For some reason Instagram is still insisting on users posting photos only from their mobile devices. Something about their walled garden, where they don't want people to get photos out easily and somehow mobile photos are the only worth ones. Whatever. Fortunately there are ways around this. For Safari users on Mac, it is possible to post to photos to Instagram from your computer by spoofing the User Agent to pretend to be an iOS device. This is a built-in feature in Safari, using an advanced feature called the Developer menu.
Source: https://www.indabaa.com/upload-photos-instagram-mac-computer/
Launch the Safari browser on your Mac and enable the ‘Developer' menu in Preferences.
Instagram‘s social code encourages IGers to post photos shot on mobile, but now it's easier to cheat a little in the name of art. Up for Instagram is a lightweight little Mac app that makes. With such Instagram apps for macOS, you can view, like, comment on photos, access Instagram profiles, feeds, and even upload photos and videos to Instagram directly from Mac. Follow our quick & handy guide to download Instagram for MacBook Air/Pro or iMac running macOS Mojave, High Sierra or older. I have had my T5i & my current MacBook Air for years and have never had an issue uploading photos, my last successful upload was the beginning of August 2019 now suddenly I am unable to upload for some reason. I plug in the cable to my laptop and nothing happens, as if my laptop doesn't even recogn. Apple MacBook Air with macOS Big Sur. Apple Apple MacBook Air 2020 Review: There's only one M1. On Intel laptops, you could buy more processing power by upgrading to the next level of Intel silicon.
Click on the Safari menu and then select Preferences from the menu. Or Command Comma will get you there as well.
Instagram Uploader App
In the dialog box, click on Advanced tab.
Then click on the check box to 'Show Develop menu in menu bar.'
Now you should see a new ‘Develop' option in top menu bar.
Spoofing Instagram
Open Instagram in a Safari window and click on the Develop menu bar.
Select ‘User Agent' from the Develop Menu and Pick one of the iOS options.
Any iOS option should work, since all mobile iOS devices have a camera.
Add Photos from your computer's hard drive
Upon changing the User Agent to an iOS device, the Instagram page should reload and you should now see a Camera icon in the tool bar.
- Click on the Camera icon and instead of switching to the Camera app as if it were on a phone or iPad, you will be prompted to select an image from your Mac.
- Once you choose the image, if you have the side bar set to Panels, you should see a preview image.
- When the image uploads to Instagram, you can then crop the image to your liking and click on Next button.
- Add a caption and then click the Share button as you would on your phone or iPad.
Instagram is one of the most popular photo and video sharing apps for mobile devices. It's available for iPhone and Android devices, and you can also view posts on your desktop computer on the Instagram website. However, on the desktop site, there isn't an option to upload photos or videos. For people that don't have a smartphone or tablet, or who just want the convenience of being able to upload photos and videos to Instagram from their computer, this can be quite annoying. Luckily, we've found a solution! There are third party apps available that will allow you to upload photos to your Instagram account from your Mac computer, and today we're going to show you how to use one of them – Flume.
Flume is free to download and use – yay! However, you only get a few free uploads. To get unlimited uploads with Flume, upgrade to Flume Pro for a one-time payment of $13.99 (in-app purchase.) It's a great way to enable Instagram uploading from your Mac computer. If that's something you're interested in, it's worth it.
If you think that's worth it and want to download Flume to your Mac, check out our instructions below and we'll show you how.
To download Flume:
- Open the App Store on your Mac.
- Type 'Instagram' into the search bar in the top right corner.
- In the search results, click Flume (which should be near the top).
- Click Get, then click Install App to begin downloading Flume.
- When the download is complete, click Open to start up Flume on your computer.
Now that you have Flume installed on your Mac computer, let's go over the steps to uploading to Instagram from your computer.
To upload a photo to Instagram from your Mac
1. Download the Flume app to your computer.
Use the instructions above to install the Flume desktop app on your computer.
2. Open the Flume app, and log in to your Instagram account.
Type in the username and password you use for your Instagram account. Once you've entered them, click Log In.
3. From the menu at the bottom of the window, click the Upload Button.
Move your cursor over the bottom of the app window to reveal the main menu. On the left side, click the Upload Button.
4. Choose a photo or video to upload.
You can drag and drop a photo or video file into the Flume uploader window, or click in the middle of the window and click Select Photo/Video to browse your computer files.
Once you've located the photo or video on your computer, click Open to upload it.
Download Uploader For Macbook Air Instagram Settings
5. Add a caption to your post and/or tag your friends.
Click in the box labelled 'Write a caption' and type in a caption for your post.
Click the button that looks like a person to tag your friends.
Download Uploader For Macbook Air Instagram Version
Click on your photo where you'd like to tag them, then type in your friend's Instagram username to tag them in your post.
Video Uploader For Instagram
6. Post your photo or video to Instagram.
When you're all done adding captions and tags, you can post your photo or video to Instagram. Click Post in the bottom right corner to upload it.
That's it! Those are all the steps to uploading a photo or video to Instagram from your Mac computer. Check out our entire Instagram course for free on TechBoomers if you're interested in learning more about using it!
Launch the Safari browser on your Mac and enable the ‘Developer' menu in Preferences.
Instagram‘s social code encourages IGers to post photos shot on mobile, but now it's easier to cheat a little in the name of art. Up for Instagram is a lightweight little Mac app that makes. With such Instagram apps for macOS, you can view, like, comment on photos, access Instagram profiles, feeds, and even upload photos and videos to Instagram directly from Mac. Follow our quick & handy guide to download Instagram for MacBook Air/Pro or iMac running macOS Mojave, High Sierra or older. I have had my T5i & my current MacBook Air for years and have never had an issue uploading photos, my last successful upload was the beginning of August 2019 now suddenly I am unable to upload for some reason. I plug in the cable to my laptop and nothing happens, as if my laptop doesn't even recogn. Apple MacBook Air with macOS Big Sur. Apple Apple MacBook Air 2020 Review: There's only one M1. On Intel laptops, you could buy more processing power by upgrading to the next level of Intel silicon.
Click on the Safari menu and then select Preferences from the menu. Or Command Comma will get you there as well.
Instagram Uploader App
In the dialog box, click on Advanced tab.
Then click on the check box to 'Show Develop menu in menu bar.'
Now you should see a new ‘Develop' option in top menu bar.
Spoofing Instagram
Open Instagram in a Safari window and click on the Develop menu bar.
Select ‘User Agent' from the Develop Menu and Pick one of the iOS options.
Any iOS option should work, since all mobile iOS devices have a camera.
Add Photos from your computer's hard drive
Upon changing the User Agent to an iOS device, the Instagram page should reload and you should now see a Camera icon in the tool bar.
- Click on the Camera icon and instead of switching to the Camera app as if it were on a phone or iPad, you will be prompted to select an image from your Mac.
- Once you choose the image, if you have the side bar set to Panels, you should see a preview image.
- When the image uploads to Instagram, you can then crop the image to your liking and click on Next button.
- Add a caption and then click the Share button as you would on your phone or iPad.
Instagram is one of the most popular photo and video sharing apps for mobile devices. It's available for iPhone and Android devices, and you can also view posts on your desktop computer on the Instagram website. However, on the desktop site, there isn't an option to upload photos or videos. For people that don't have a smartphone or tablet, or who just want the convenience of being able to upload photos and videos to Instagram from their computer, this can be quite annoying. Luckily, we've found a solution! There are third party apps available that will allow you to upload photos to your Instagram account from your Mac computer, and today we're going to show you how to use one of them – Flume.
Flume is free to download and use – yay! However, you only get a few free uploads. To get unlimited uploads with Flume, upgrade to Flume Pro for a one-time payment of $13.99 (in-app purchase.) It's a great way to enable Instagram uploading from your Mac computer. If that's something you're interested in, it's worth it.
If you think that's worth it and want to download Flume to your Mac, check out our instructions below and we'll show you how.
To download Flume:
- Open the App Store on your Mac.
- Type 'Instagram' into the search bar in the top right corner.
- In the search results, click Flume (which should be near the top).
- Click Get, then click Install App to begin downloading Flume.
- When the download is complete, click Open to start up Flume on your computer.
Now that you have Flume installed on your Mac computer, let's go over the steps to uploading to Instagram from your computer.
To upload a photo to Instagram from your Mac
1. Download the Flume app to your computer.
Use the instructions above to install the Flume desktop app on your computer.
2. Open the Flume app, and log in to your Instagram account.
Type in the username and password you use for your Instagram account. Once you've entered them, click Log In.
3. From the menu at the bottom of the window, click the Upload Button.
Move your cursor over the bottom of the app window to reveal the main menu. On the left side, click the Upload Button.
4. Choose a photo or video to upload.
You can drag and drop a photo or video file into the Flume uploader window, or click in the middle of the window and click Select Photo/Video to browse your computer files.
Once you've located the photo or video on your computer, click Open to upload it.
Download Uploader For Macbook Air Instagram Settings
5. Add a caption to your post and/or tag your friends.
Click in the box labelled 'Write a caption' and type in a caption for your post.
Click the button that looks like a person to tag your friends.
Download Uploader For Macbook Air Instagram Version
Click on your photo where you'd like to tag them, then type in your friend's Instagram username to tag them in your post.
Video Uploader For Instagram
6. Post your photo or video to Instagram.
When you're all done adding captions and tags, you can post your photo or video to Instagram. Click Post in the bottom right corner to upload it.
That's it! Those are all the steps to uploading a photo or video to Instagram from your Mac computer. Check out our entire Instagram course for free on TechBoomers if you're interested in learning more about using it!