{"id":23952941,"date":"2021-05-23T06:56:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T04:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shymow.es\/tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T01:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T23:48:58","slug":"tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shymow.es\/en\/tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricks to view Instagram on PC just like on your cell phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/en\/tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone\/#Mobile_view_on_your_Instagram_for_PC\" >Mobile view on your Instagram for PC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/en\/tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone\/#Post_to_Instagram_feed_for_PC\" >Post to Instagram feed for PC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/en\/tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone\/#Upload_photos_and_videos_to_Instagram_from_PC_or_computer_2021\" >Upload photos and videos to Instagram from PC or computer 2021<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/en\/tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone\/#Alternative_How_to_upload_photos_and_videos_to_Instagram_on_PC_2021\" >Alternative: How to upload photos and videos to Instagram on PC 2021<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/en\/tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone\/#How_to_use_Instagram_on_PC_as_if_it_were_a_cell_phone_or_cell_phone\" >How to use Instagram on PC as if it were a cell phone or cell phone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/en\/tricks-to-view-instagram-on-pc-just-like-on-your-cell-phone\/#Unfollows_on_Instagram\" >Unfollows on Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram is the social network that has gained the most followers in recent years, overtaking Facebook and Twitter. It is the most used network by influencers, and with the option to create   <\/span><span style=\"color: #38b6ab;\"><a style=\"color: #38b6ab;\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/publicidad-redes-sociales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>advertising<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  in posts and stories gives a lot of play to promote your business, your products or your services. But Instagram is basically designed to be a mobile app, and the web version is somewhat neglected. This tool is    <\/span><b>clearly focused on smartphone use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  but there is also the possibility to use Instagram for PC. In today&#8217;s post we tell you how to manage your Instagram account from your computer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First we have to be clear about the limitations <\/span><b>limitations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  that Instagram for PC has compared to the mobile version, such as reading and sending DMs, viewing the feed in portrait format, uploading photos or posting stories or unfollowing. Here are some tips to overcome these limitations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  Before we begin, we would like to recommend you something:<\/p>\n<p>You might be interested in this follow <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/postigreel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this profile on Instagram<\/a>, as it offers tips on Instagram, for example, how to make beautiful stories:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CO721nMIOh5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CO721nMIOh5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Marketing with Jenn (@marketingwithjenn).<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_view_on_your_Instagram_for_PC\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile view on your Instagram for PC<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viewing Instagram for PC on desktop can be more tedious than what we are used to on mobile. But this can be changed in a very simple way. Once you&#8217;re logged into your Instagram account on your computer, open the code inspector (right-click and click Inspect). From here press     <\/span><b>Ctrl + Shift + M<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  and that&#8217;s it! You will see   <\/span><b>the Instagram feed just like on mobile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we say, it is a very basic and elementary trick, but if you are very used to the mobile version, this is a good way to keep using this visualization.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Post_to_Instagram_feed_for_PC\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post to Instagram feed for PC<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most annoying limitations of the PC version of Instagram is that you can&#8217;t <\/span><b>post photos and videos directly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can only do it from your mobile, but if you are working with Instagram on your PC you should be able to upload photos whenever you please. There are several tools or extensions for this. <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These tools allow you to <\/span><b>simulate that your browser (Mozilla or Chrome) is actually a cell phone.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This way you will be able to upload photos to Instagram as if you were doing it from your smartphone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have the tool installed, the icon will appear in the browser. Then you just have to select   <\/span><b>what kind of device you want to use to view Instagram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and start uploading your photos. <\/span> <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upload_photos_and_videos_to_Instagram_from_PC_or_computer_2021\"><\/span>Upload photos and videos to Instagram from PC or computer 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this video we explain briefly how to post or upload photos to Instagram step by step. You have the link in the previous point. <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Instagram para PC versi\u00f3n m\u00f3vil | C\u00f3mo subir v\u00eddeos y fotos\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6T5j8Nq-8Xo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that <\/span><b>Instagram penalizes actions made with external tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  that may seem suspicious because they do not comply with your policies. Try not to abuse them and do not program massive actions with this type of tools. Use them only occasionally.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #38b6ab; color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 25px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 36px; font-size: 22px;\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/el-buen-community-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read: The good community manager inside and out<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternative_How_to_upload_photos_and_videos_to_Instagram_on_PC_2021\"><\/span>Alternative: How to upload photos and videos to Instagram on PC 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We have found an even easier way to upload photos and videos in this year 2021 as an alternative. This is the following Chrome extension: Instachrome . Install it and you will be able to upload photos and videos from your computer. super easy!   <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_use_Instagram_on_PC_as_if_it_were_a_cell_phone_or_cell_phone\"><\/span>How to use Instagram on PC as if it were a cell phone or cell phone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The extension is no longer available, but the trick shown in the video above still works as of October 14, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download Instachrome extension<\/li>\n<li>Go to Instagram and log in.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the top right of your Chrome browser and click on the extension.<\/li>\n<li>Start uploading photos and videos!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7345\" src=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Subir-fotos-y-videos-instagram-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Upload photos and videos instagram 2021\" width=\"750\" height=\"393\"><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unfollows_on_Instagram\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfollows on Instagram<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4071\" src=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Instagram-para-pc-marketing-digital.png\" alt=\"Instagram for pc digital marketing\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Instagram-para-pc-marketing-digital.png 810w, https:\/\/shymow.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Instagram-para-pc-marketing-digital-480x267.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 810px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world of <\/span><b>follows and unfollows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  deserves a separate post because it is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingwithjenn.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital marketing strategy<\/a> you have developed for your business. Managing Instagram followers, following profiles so that they follow you or unfollowing them if they do too, all depends on what we want to achieve.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we are interested in today is to see that <\/span><b>unfollow from the pc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  is much easier and faster than doing it from your mobile device. From your profile you can see your followers and the profiles you follow. Just go to Following and Unfollow the profiles you want to stop following. You will keep the blue Follow button in case you want to recover it in the future and follow them again.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #38b6ab; color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 25px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 36px; font-size: 22px;\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/consejos-marketing-en-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read: Tips for your Instagram strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ve taken a quick look at some <\/span><b>simple tricks to enjoy Instagram on your computer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  and that it looks as similar as possible to our app on the smartphone. When we have become accustomed to something, it is difficult to change it, so these little tricks will help you to visualize it in the same way on both platforms. And if you have a business and you need to professionally manage your Instagram account, ask us for a free quote.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #38b6ab; color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 25px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 36px; font-size: 22px;\" href=\"https:\/\/shymow.es\/tarifas\/marketing-digital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Budget for social media management<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram is the social network that has gained the most followers in recent years, overtaking Facebook and Twitter. It is the most used network by influencers, and with the option to create advertising in posts and stories gives a lot of play to promote your business, your products or your services. 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