How to Post on Instagram from a Computer or Mobile Device

Instagram has a new built-in feature that allows you to post from a computer — here’s how to post on the desktop website or mobile app.

How to post on Instagram from a computer or mobile device

• How to post on Instagram from a mobile device
• How to post on Instagram from a computer

• On Instagram, you can post from a computer or mobile device with just a few clicks or taps.
• Instagram recently added a built-in feature to its desktop website that allows you to upload photos and videos the same way as the Instagram mobile app.
• This article is part of Insider’s Guide to Instagram.

If you haven’t posted on Instagram in a while, you may not know where the post launch button is located, as the mobile app has changed its appearance many times in recent years.

If instead you’re familiar with the mobile app and would like to seamlessly add posts to Instagram from your computer in the same way as from the app, you’re in luck now. Instagram recently added a feature to its desktop website that is analogous to the way posts are sent on mobile phones.

Here’s how to post on Instagram from a mobile device or computer.

How to post on Instagram from a mobile device

1. Open the Instagram mobile app and sign in if needed.

2. On the home screen or in your profile, tap the + (plus) symbol in the upper right corner and select Post from the dropdown menu.

3. Select a photo (or video) you want to publish from your device library or tap the camera icon to take a new photo with your smartphone’s camera. To create a post with multiple photos – you can use up to 10 photos in one post – tap the circle with the stacked squares icon and then tap the photos you want to use in order. After selecting media, tap the Next button.

4. On the next screen, select a filter if you want to use one, or tap the Edit button and make additional changes to the crop, brightness, saturation, and other image parameters. Then tap Done.

5. Now you can add a text caption and location, tag people, and pair other platforms – such as Facebook or Twitter – and syndicate your post there as well.

6. By tapping the Share option in the top right corner, you set up a live broadcast of your post on Instagram.

How to Post on Instagram from a Computer

In the past, you had to use a complicated procedure to convince Instagram that you were using a mobile device in order to post from a computer.

Fortunately, Instagram has added a new built-in feature that makes posting from a computer website just as seamless as from a mobile app. Here’s how to post from a computer.

1. Go to Instagram’s website in your computer browser and log in if necessary.

2. Click the + (plus) symbol at the top of the page to start creating a post.

3. Drag image or video files into the pop-up window that appears or click the Select from Computer button.

4. The selected image will appear in the window. Using the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner, you can zoom in and crop the image, or using the icon of two arrows to its left, select a specific aspect ratio for your post. If you want to add more images, tap the circle with overlapping squares in the bottom right corner and tap the resulting plus sign to add media. When finished, click the Next button.

5. Select a filter or click on the Edit tab and adjust brightness, contrast, and other elements. Then click the Next button.

6. Click on the photo to tag accounts or use the form to the right of the image to add a caption, location, or alt text (via the Accessibility dropdown menu) or disable comments (via the Advanced Settings dropdown menu). Then click the Share button to post to your Instagram feed.

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