Instagram wants to run on your mobile device, but you can work around this by emulating Google's mobile OS Android on your desktop. There are a few popular Android emulators available, but we recommend BlueStacks, one of the more reliable options which works on both Windows and MacOS. How to use an emulator to get Instagram on your Mac But trust us, it'll be worth it for those likes.
There are several workarounds that let you access Instagram on your Macbook or iMac, and we'll detail them all here, but we start with the most comprehensive experience, which-brace yourself-involves emulating good old Android on your Apple device.