This will result in the mobile version of the page being sent back to you, complete with the new image upload function.Another easy method is to install an extension such as which will allow you to change the user agent setting at will.

This is very handy if you work collaboratively on cloud file sharing sites and want to post to Instagram from your desktop. Instagram isn't just for phones, you know.

At least, that's what worked for me. Posting from your computer isn't an official feature per se, but we'll show you a workaround to get your carefully crafted photos on the social network directly from your Note that you won't be able to use this trick to post videos. Sarah Tew/CNET My passion is photography and the ever-changing hardware and software that we use to create it, be it traditional cameras and Photoshop or smartphones and tablets with their numerous apps. How to Post to Instagram with a Web Browser by Spoofing the User Agent. To post to Instagram from PC or Mac with Hopper HQ, you’re able to upload files from your device, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Photos, Box, URL or web search. Find the option to enable Develop options in Preferences under the Advanced tab. Find me on Instagram @paul_monckton.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.A recent update to Instagram’s website has just enabled a feature which users of iPads and desktop PCs everywhere have been crying out for since the start.

I have also worked extensively on computing titles such as PC Magazine and Personal Computer World and managed the PCW hardware testing labs. My passion is photography and the ever-changing hardware and software that we use to create it, beI’ve been working as a technology journalist since the early nineties. Best Further, the feature is currently limited to the Facebook website only. You cannot post from your personal Facebook profile to Instagram. When you're done posting your photo, click on the tablet icon again and close the Inspector tool. In Firefox, that icon is on the top-right of the inspector tool.

The only thing we care about is the small tablet icon in the top-left corner of the Inspector tool.

Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Here's a method for posting to Instagram from a desktop or laptop that doesn't involve any third-party apps or installing plugins.

Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET If you don't have the post button, refresh the page and it'll show up. Here's a secret: it already does. At the bottom of the page will be a checkbox labeled Refresh the tab or window with the Instagram site loaded, and as it reloads you'll now find a When you're done, make sure you change your user agent back to the Pretty easy, right? You can now upload images directly from a browser without the need to use the Instagram app and it’s trivially easy for Chrome users.Now if you want to upload images directly from a PC, a Mac or even a Chromebook, you can do so without having to first transfer the pictures to your phone. Sarah Tew/CNET

You may then need to resize the windows a little so you can see the Instagram page clearly.

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