This Instagram app lets you upload photos from your PC
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Smartphone cameras continue to get better, and that’s great for people on social media, but if you want to use your PC to upload content, your options are limited. Instagram has an app on Windows 10, but it doesn’t support uploading images. In comes Grids, an Instagram client that allows you to upload pictures from your PC.
In addition to being able to upload content from your PC, Grids scales beautifully to different sized windows and brings plenty of features for power users. Grids is an Instagram app for professionals, marketers, social influencers, and power users of Instagram.
Do it for the Gram
Grids
Bottom line: Grids brings powerful features to your Instagram accounts and looks good doing it. It comes at a price, but it’s worth it for the right person.
Pros:
- Adaptable interface that scales well
- Supports most popular Instagram features
- Allows you to post content to Instagram from your PC
Cons:
- Requires a subscription
- Has some older UI elements
What you’ll love about Grids
Grids (left) vs. Instagram (right)Source: Windows Central
In addition to looking good on Windows 10, Grids allows you to post photos and videos directly from your desktop. This means you can take an image from your DSLR or videos from your video camera and pop it up on Instagram. For everyday users, this might not seem like a big deal, but it’s great for people who use Instagram for work.
I used to work in marketing, and I had to post a lot of content across social media platforms. Some of the other options to upload content straight from your PC to Instagram are old or clunky. Grids seems smooth and seamless. Many other programs that allow you to post directly from your PC also only allow posting and don’t have any of Instagram’s other features. Grid supports notifications, likes, comments, following, searching, and exploring. You can also direct message people or view and upload stories.
Grids puts together the features you need to manage a professional Instagram account into one convenient program. It also wraps those features in an attractive layout.
What you may dislike about Grids
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It could be nitpicking, but Grids has some older UI elements that really bug me, too. It presents Instagram in this beautiful layout of flowing grids and then has a bar across the top, looking like it’s from Windows 7. It’s not a big deal in terms of functionality, but that part of the interface doesn’t look great, in my opinion.
Should you buy Grids?
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If you’re a professional marketer, influencer, social media manager, or anyone who needs to use Instagram from their PC, then Grids is right up your alley. It lays Instagram out well so you can find content to like and follow, and supports uploading your own photos and videos.
I especially like that it can upload content and feels like an Instagram app. Some other options for uploading content from your PC still require you to have another Instagram app to use all of the platform’s features.
Do it for the Gram
Grids
Power and beauty
Grids brings powerful features to your Instagram accounts and looks good doing it. It comes at a price, but it’s worth it for the right person.
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