Intuitive social network for creating, editing, sharing photos, videos, and livestreams with powerful built-in tools
Intuitive social network for creating, editing, sharing photos, videos, and livestreams with powerful built-in tools
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Program license Free
Developer Burbn, inc.
Version 398.1.0.53.77
Works under Android
Also available for Windows
Also known as Instagram
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(6,265 votes)
Developer
Burbn, inc.
Works under
Android
Program license
Free
Version
398.1.0.53.77
Also available for
Also known as
Pros
- Share and Discover a World of Content Want to just follow accounts of cute animals riding other animals? Want 15 second recipes? Whatever you’re looking for you’ll find it on Instagram – just tap it into the search box and you’re off!
- Powerful Built-In Editing Tools Once you select your picture, you’ll be able to crop it to the right size and then apply hundreds of filters and effects to make a masterpiece.
- Comment, Follow and Chat with Other Users You can leave comments, follow accounts you like and even privately chat with other users (DMs) by clicking the little paper airplane icon in your homescreen.
- Livestream Right From Your Device Livestreaming is easier than ever – click the livestreaming button and you’ll be live to your audience right away!
Cons
- You Have to Sign Up You can’t do much on Instagram without an account.
Instagram is a social media app that lets you share and discover photos and videos, chat with other users, livestream and so much more.
The genius of Instagram is really in how easy it is to use! Want to capture professional-quality pictures and tell beautiful stories that reel people in? You can do that, and you don’t need any technical expertise to do it! Want to share your pictures and interesting stuff you discover on IG to other social media networks? You can do that too!
You can tag friends in your posts just like you already do in Instagram, and if you turn on geotagging support you’ll be able to share your location with your followers so they can see where you got that beautiful shot of the Grand Canyon.
The best thing about Instagram though is its photo editor. You’ll be able to do everything you already do with basic editors like crop, zoom in, adjust contrast and things like that, but you’ll also have access to hundreds of filters, effects and other settings that transform boring selfies into beautiful works of art.
Instagram also sets itself apart with Instagram Live, its unique livestreaming service. Unlike Facebook Live, users will have to use the actual Instagram app (not the website in a browser window!) to watch livestreaming videos. Streamers have more control and can boot people from viewing and/or commenting on their stream, something you can’t do on many of the other livestreaming apps.
The one drawback of IG is the fact that you have to sign-up to use it – though this is pretty common now, even with Facebook. These sites want you to sign up so they can mine you for data, it’s just how it goes.
Other than mandatory sign-up to follow people and post photos, Instagram is a very solid social networking app. You can share and edit both photos and videos, discover and chat with other users that share your interests, livestream to thousands of people and so much more – so check it out and see how you like it.
Pros
- Share and Discover a World of Content Want to just follow accounts of cute animals riding other animals? Want 15 second recipes? Whatever you’re looking for you’ll find it on Instagram – just tap it into the search box and you’re off!
- Powerful Built-In Editing Tools Once you select your picture, you’ll be able to crop it to the right size and then apply hundreds of filters and effects to make a masterpiece.
- Comment, Follow and Chat with Other Users You can leave comments, follow accounts you like and even privately chat with other users (DMs) by clicking the little paper airplane icon in your homescreen.
- Livestream Right From Your Device Livestreaming is easier than ever – click the livestreaming button and you’ll be live to your audience right away!
Cons
- You Have to Sign Up You can’t do much on Instagram without an account.
Pros
- Share, Follow and Discover With over 500,000,000 users, IG is the best way to share, follow, and discover new content on the go.
- Create and Share Stories Create and share stories with your pictures and photos, then add text, drawings and more to make it your own!
- Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Stop worrying about editing and deleting posts from your grid! Stories let you share videos and photos that disappear within 24 hours.
Cons
- No Livestreaming Support for Android As of this writing, IG only has Live support for Apple devices, which means Live viewing or streaming may not work on Android devices.
- Minor Issues Some users have reported issues with DMs (direct messages) including not being able to watch videos in their DMs and broken image thumbnails.
Instagram is the easiest way to capture, share, and stay connected with the people and causes you care about while on the go.
With over half a billion users, IG puts the world at your fingertips – but it doesn’t stop there. Edit your photos and videos with built-in editing tools and exclusive filters, combine them to create beautiful stories that you can share with your followers, and use the Discover tab to uncover new users and content to explore.
Instagram now offers an improved streaming feature that lets you go live – videos disappear once the broadcast ends, making sharing easy and effortless. Built with privacy in mind, the Instagram Direct feature lets you send disappearing messages, videos, photos and posts that disappear, offering better privacy and security.
As of this writing, Android support for live is unavailable; some users are also reporting issues with watching videos sent via DMs.
Overall, Instagram offers everything beginners and advanced users need to capture, edit, share, and discover new content.
Pros
- Share, Follow and Discover With over 500,000,000 users, IG is the best way to share, follow, and discover new content on the go.
- Create and Share Stories Create and share stories with your pictures and photos, then add text, drawings and more to make it your own!
- Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Stop worrying about editing and deleting posts from your grid! Stories let you share videos and photos that disappear within 24 hours.
Cons
- No Livestreaming Support for Android As of this writing, IG only has Live support for Apple devices, which means Live viewing or streaming may not work on Android devices.
- Minor Issues Some users have reported issues with DMs (direct messages) including not being able to watch videos in their DMs and broken image thumbnails.
Pros
- Easy-to-use
- Extremely versatile
- No ads even though it’s a free app
Cons
- Limited features without downloading other apps
- Focuses solely on photo and video
Instagram is the photo and video sharing app that single-handedly revolutionized the way we share and consume media with our phones. Simple to use yet versatile enough to have helped foster a culture of internet celebrities, this app has rightfully earned over 30 million five star reviews.
In terms of usability, the program is simple. Take a picture, choose how it’s framed, apply a filter to help color it and post it with a caption for your followers to enjoy. It also comes with added connectivity to other social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, giving you the power to increase the number of locations the photo or video is featured. If you’re looking for more than just media sharing, Instagram has slowly been increasing its potential. Instagram Direct lets you share media with only specific groups of people, and a drawing tool allows you to add even more flare to the pics you snap. For increased connectivity, there is a Search tab that lets you search for users while simultaneously presenting you with other users you might find an interest in.
In order to keep the app so easy to access, a lot of other features are only available through other apps released by Instagram. Layout, for instance, gives you the ability to create collages of multiple photos. Boomerang, on the other hand, creates loop videos. While this can be a tad frustrating to not have everything in one app, all of the officially sanctioned additions are free.
Pros
- Easy-to-use
- Extremely versatile
- No ads even though it’s a free app
Cons
- Limited features without downloading other apps
- Focuses solely on photo and video
Instagram is a social network application that allows you to take pictures and videos, apply filters, and share them with your friends and followers. Users have the ability to not only “like” photos, but also comment on them; the images and videos that you upload can be easily shared with other social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Instagram is easy to use, and has great photo editing capability. Aside from basic editing techniques, such as cropping and making a picture brighter, there are over 27 filters users can choose from to add even more special effects to their images. The only downside to Instagram is that it requires individuals to sign-up before using the application.
