Instagram has become one of the most popular social network, and not just for teens and Millennials. Fpr those who have ever used the platform before, or those who just want tp take their usage to the next level, Instagram has some lesser-known tricks and settings. That's why we set out to find them and list them all in one place.
Top 10 Instagram Hidden Tips and Tricks
1. Download videos and photos in batches
Unlike Facebook, Instagram is trying to protect its users from copyright violations. However, not being able to download the videos and photos you posted to Instagram can be a problem if you lost the original files or if you just want to create a backup of your Instagram posts.
Insta-downloader.net is a website that enables you to download photos and videos from Instagram, while it also provides the option to download all images featured on an Instagram account. You just have to copy the URL of a photo or Instagram profile and click the Download button.
2. Upload photos and videos from your computer
The Instagram app can't be installed on a computer, while the upload feature is not available on Instagram profiles when viewed from a computer-based web browser. As social media managers and professional photographers know working with large amounts of images is much easier from a computer than it is from a Smartphone. In case you would like to post images to Instagram directly from your computer you can use an emulator like BlueStacks that will allow you to connect your Android device with a computer, and post your photos and videos to Instagram directly from a PC.
3. Check out all your liked posts
If you want to be inspired for your brand, a good way is to check the profiles of people who liked your post? You can actually see the 300 recently liked photos which can be useful to see what captures your audience's attention.
- Login to your account
- If you're on iOS, click the gear icon or the three dots if you are on Android then select Options
- Select Posts You've Liked
4. Delete your search history
As you know, Instagram has a search history and displays recent keywords the next time you do a search. If you want to clear out your search history, follow the steps below:
- Login to your profile
- Tap the gear icon if you are iOS or the three dots if you are on Android then select Options
- Scroll to the bottom, then select Clear Search History
5. Share your photos to Pinterest
Pinterest is not yet available from Instagram's sharing options. However, you can still pin it by following the steps below:
Via mobile:
- Select the post you'd like to share on Pinterest
- Select the three dots in the upper-right part of the post
- Select Copy Link
- Go to your Pinterest profile
- Click the plus sign located at the upper right part of the page
- Select Copied link
- Pinterest will then open the link that is saved to your clipboard
- Choose the image you'd like to Pin
Via desktop:
- Go to Instagram.com and select the post you'd like to Pin
- Right-click the photo and choose Open Link in New Window
- Choose the image you'd like to Pin using the Pinterest browser button
6. Delete comments
Aside from comments left by other users, you can also delete your own comments by following the steps below:
Deleting your own comment:
- Tap the bubble icon below the post you commented on
- Swipe to the left over the comment you'd like to delete
- Select the trashcan icon
Delete comments of other users:
- Tap the post containing the comment you like to delete
- Swipe to the left of the comment
- Tap the trash can icon or continue swiping to the left to delete the comment
7. Comment controls
Instagram now has the capability to filter comments by keyword or disable it entirely for a particular post.
- Visit your profile
- Select the gear icon and go to Options
- Go to Comments
- To hide offensive comments, enable Hide Inappropriate Comments
- Create your own list of keywords through Manual Filter
How to disable comments:
- When posting a photo, go to the part where you add location, caption, and other tags
- Select Advanced Settings
- Enable Turn Off Commenting
You can enable it back on by tapping the three dots icon above the photo and select Turn On Commenting. You can also disable comments on older posts by following the same steps.
8. Post multiple photos at the same time
Instead of creating a separate post for each new image you share on Instagram, now you can add up to 10 images in a single post and share them on your Instagram account. This recently added option is best used for images that are closely related because featuring images that have nothing in common in a single post can be quite confusing.
The 'Select Multiple' feature enables you to select photos from your Camera Roll and post them to your Instagram account.
9. Adding line breaks to your bio
To make your bio visually appealing, you can add line breaks to your bio. Here's how to do it.
Via mobile:
- Write your bio using a text editor and type it as you'd like it to show on your bio, including line breaks
- Select all and Copy
- Visit your Instagram profile and click Edit Profile
- Paste the text into the bio field
- Save changes
Via desktop:
- Login to Instagram using a web browser
- Select Edit Profile
- Type your bio and press enter per line to create line breaks
- Save changes by clicking Submit
10. Add multiple accounts
If you are planning to have two or more accounts (i.e. one for business and one personal), you can do so by following the steps below.
- On your profile, select the gear/three dots icon to go to Options
- At the bottom of the screen, click Add Account
- Log in your second account
- If you want to switch accounts, click the arrow beside your profile name and select your second account
Best Instagram Converter
No matter Instagram, Twitter or FaceBook, they all have limitations on the videos users upload. So you may ask what are the limitations? Or some people have experienced the failure of uploading video. With all this in mind it’s time to get to grips with video in social media thanks to our handy cheat sheet.
- Preferred Format: MP4 (with H.264 Codec & AAC audio, 3,500 kbps video bitrate)
- Frame Rate: 30fps or below
- Maximum Dimensions: 1080px Wide
- Playback Length: Maximum of 60 seconds
- Filesize Limit: 15mb
- Preferred Format: MP4 (with H.264 Codec & AAC Low Complexity audio)
- Frame Rate: 40fps or below
- Maximum Dimensions: 1280px x 1024px (Between 1:3 & 3:1 aspect ratio, with a 1:1 pixel ratio)
- Playback Length: Maximum of 140 seconds
- Filesize Limit: 15mb
- Preferred Format: MOV or MP4 (with H.264 Codec & AAC audio)
- Frame Rate: 30fps or below
- Maximum Dimensions: 1280px Wide (with a ratio divisible by 16px)
- Playback Length: Maximum of 45 minutes
- Filesize Limit: 1.75GB
Althoug these guidelines do seem a little fussy, but they are really useful. When your uploaded content doesn't meet their requirements, they will refuse. So how to settle all the difficulities? A Instagram video converter is necessary. You can get Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, it helps you convert and trim any video for Instagram, and other social network.
This video converter can convert MOV, AVI, MKV,M4V, WVM, MPEG-2 ,etc to Instagram compatible H.264 MP4 video. In the conversion process, you can adjust video size from 2160p to 1080p and 720p, video bit rate to 5,500 kbps or 3,500kbps, video frame to 29.96 frames per second or 30fps and adjust audio codec to AAC, audio bitrate to 128kbps to meet all the specs of Instagram.
To meet Instagram video length limitation, you can trim the MP4 video footage or split your MP4 video to several clips to make the video 50MB for Instagram. You also can crop black bar and adjust the aspect ratio to fit in Instagram. Now, click the right version video converter name to download the software on official page then install it on your PC or Mac. Windows version supports windows 10 and Mac version will work stably on macOS High Sierra.
Step-by-Step to Convert Videos to Instagram
Step 1: Load videos you want to upload
You can simply drag and drop all your video files into the software. Batch conversion is supported here.
Step 2: Choose MP4 Format
Click "Format" button to open drop-down list and there you can choose MP4 format. You can choose MP4 format for Instagram in "Common Video" and "HD Video" categories.
Tip 1. Adjust converted MP4 video audio bitrate, codec, size for Instagram
Now, click "Settings" on the main interface to start to adjust video and audio parameters to fit in Instagram according to the below specs.
Video Size: 1080p Video Bitrate: 3,500 kbps Video Frame Rate: 29.96 fps |
Audio Codec: AAC Audio Bitrate: 128kbps |
You can choose the right settings in this window. When you can't find the settings you want, you can simply tap it in.
Tip 2. Trim or split MP4 video length for Instagram
Now, click "Edit" to open video editing window. In "Video Editor" there are seven edit tabs: Trim, Crop, Text Watermark, Image/Video Watermark, Effect, Audio Editor and Subtitle.
The "Trim" feature allows users to decide where to start and where to end when converting the selected clip, so that unwanted segments will be cut out after conversion.
To trim a video, please switch to "Trim" tab in "Video Editor" Interface and follow any of the methods below:
1. Drag the control sliders 
to include the segment you want to remain.
2. Click the left square bracket 
to set start point, and click the right square bracket 
to set end point when previewing the video
3. Input specific values to "Start" and "End" box.
Trim frame by frame: Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate offers "Previous Frame" and "Next Frame" options for users to select frames and trim accurately.
If you want to remove certain frame in your video, you can use Pavtube Media Magician. It is a video editor by frame which can enable you cut off video frame and also trim video length by frame.
Split video to 50MB for Instagram
By clicking the "Split" button 
on file list, or from "Edit" menu, you can launch the "Video Split" window. Checking "Enable" to enable it, and then you can split the file by file count, time length, or file size. We recommend video size to 50MB for Instagram, so here we would split video in 50MB to several clips for Instagram.
With Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, you also can add subtitle to video, add watermark to video, mute audio, replace audio, etc in "Edit" windows.
Step 3: Start to convert video to Instagram
After all the settings, clicking the Convert button on main interface, you can go to Conversion window to start video to Instagram conversion. When the conversion ends, you can get perfect 1080p video in MP4 format by H.264 codec with 3,500 kbps video bitrate and 29.96 frames per second with AAC audio codec and 128kbps audio bitrate from your MP4 video to Instagram.
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