Open Chrome and log in to Instagram as usual.

If you are on a PC, here is how to do it on Chrome: Now you should be able to upload pictures directly to Instagram from your Mac device.

Choose a mobile device from the list of User Agents.

Choose User agent, then unselect the Select Automatically option.

Select More Tools then Network Conditions.

Tap the “more” icon (three vertical dots).

Click on the View menu, then select Developer.

Open Chrome and log in to Instagram as normal.

To get out of this, refresh the page and your view should go back to normal.

Close the menu now you will see the upload option on Instagram (the little + icon in the center of the screen).

You will see a list of other User Agents, choose iPad or iPhone any model will work.

Pull down the Develop menu, then click User Agent.

Close the Advanced tab, then look for the Develop menu in Safari.

Tap Advanced then check the box for Show Develop Menu.

Open Safari and log in to Instagram as usual.

Or, in Instagram’s case, it might make it so you can’t post from a desktop!īy changing the user agent to mobile, you can “trick” Instagram into letting you post from a Mac or PC device. For example, a site might simplify the navigation bar if you are on a mobile device.

Don’t worry, you can’t mess anything up if you follow the instructions below.įirst, what is a user agent? The user agent string tells a website what device and browser you are using to view the site. It doesn’t require any coding knowledge, but you will see some behind the scenes stuff in your browser. This is by far the most straightforward workaround. Post to Instagram from Mac or PC by changing your browser’s user agent

Upload to instagram from macbook