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This trick finally lets you post to Instagram from your desktop

The Instagram app has recently become a fixture in our daily lives. Imaginative filters, the possibility of adding stories and several photos at the same time are innovations that certainly pleased us. However, we are all the more disappointed that we still cannot add images directly from the computer desktop.

Some people prefer to take photos with a camera and then save them on a computer rather than using a phone. Instagram it doesn't offer the option to upload images from the desktop, but now it turns out that we can work around this limitation.

The process is not complicated, but it is essential that you use a browser Google Chrome. First, you'll need to log into your profile via the website as usual instagram.com. Then press the key combination Ctrl, Shift and I, which will allow you to enter ti developer mode. Don't be confused by the large amount of text on the right side of the screen. In the next step, press on the icon that indicates the phone, in the upper left corner.

Click on the icon in the upper left corner marked with a red square.
Click on the icon in the upper left corner marked with a red square.

Just one more refresh the page and you'll notice the image upload button you already know from the mobile app. Your screen should look something like the one in the image below. The problem is thus solved.

You can now upload an image of your choice from your desktop.
You can now upload an image of your choice from your desktop.

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