How to Post an Instagram Story from a PC/Laptop

Instagram is the first app that comes to mind when discussing the greatest photo-sharing website. Facebook owns the free photo and video sharing app Instagram. There are currently more than 1 billion monthly active users on Instagram.

Instagram has a tonne of options besides photo and video sharing, like Reels, IGTV, Stories, and more. Out of all the Instagram features, stories appear to be the most widely used. Everyone uses Instagram stories to spread their message, even small businesses and superstars.

Instagram put this strategy in place to promote the usage of mobile apps. But since Instagram is primarily a mobile social network, a lot of its features were only available through apps. For instance, you cannot upload images, videos, reels, stories, etc. from your desktop to Instagram.

How to Post an Instagram Story from a PC/Laptop

Despite Instagram's policy prohibiting users from posting tales from their desktops, you may still share your story on the photo-sharing website by using a simple browser trick. We'll provide a thorough tutorial on uploading stories to Instagram straight from a PC down below.

See Also: How to Save or Download Instagram Stories to an Android Device.

It's a bit of work, but this is the only way to submit stories to Instagram from a PC. Now let's investigate.

1. Go to the Instagram website using the Google Chrome browser.

2. Go to your Instagram account and log in.

3. You have to choose "Inspect" with a right-click on the page.

4. This will open the Developer window for Chrome. Now click on the ‘Mobile’ button, as shown below.

5. Now, you will see the mobile interface and select any mobile model.

6. If you cannot read the text, change the smartphone phone model from the drop-down menu.

7. If the upload button doesn’t appear, reload the webpage.

8. Now, you will see a camera icon in the top-left corner. Click on the icon and browse the file you want to post on Instagram’s story.

You can also upload any posts to Instagram from a PC.

You are done. This is how you can post stories on Instagram from a PC.

Post an Instagram Story from PC Using InSaverify

InSaverify is a Chrome extension that lets you use the core functionality of Instagram right from your browser.

You don’t need to open the Instagram.com website to check your feed, as the extension lets you do it in a single click. It’s a powerful tool that lets you access the DM, upload photos or videos, upload stories, etc.

1. Open the Google Chrome web browser and visit InSaverify’s Chrome Extension page.

2. Click the Add to Chrome button to install the extension on your browser.

3. On the confirmation prompt, click on the Add Extension button.

4. This will add the InSaverify extension to your Chrome browser. You will find the extension icon just beside the URL bar.

5. Click on the extension icon to access Instagram instantly.

6. To share stories, click the (+) button on the extension.

7. From the menu, select Story.

8. Now select the photo you want to add to your Story, edit it and share it.

That’s it! This is how you can use InSaverify to post Instagram Stories from desktop. While the extension does not replace the Instagram mobile app, it is free and doesn’t use much space. So you can use it to your advantage.

Post Instagram Story from PC using BlueStacks

BlueStacks is basically an Android emulator that lets you run mobile apps on a PC. With the help of the BlueStacks emulator, you can easily install the Instagram mobile app on your PC.

Once installed, you can use the Instagram app just like you do on your mobile. Here’s how to post Instagram Story from PC using the BlueStacks emulator.

1. On your computer, download and install the most recent version of the BlueStacks emulator.

2. After installation, launch the BlueStacks emulator's Google Play Store.

3. After that, look for the Instagram app and select the appropriate listing.

4. To install the Instagram app on BlueStacks, click the Install button now.

5. After installing Instagram, launch the app and press the bottom-of-the-screen (+) button.

6. Choose the media files you wish to post to Instagram Stories.

Here's how to use the BlueStacks emulator on a PC to post an Instagram Story.

Thus, the focus of this article is on using a PC to submit a story to Instagram.