Instagrille: Instagram for Windows PC

Posted by Mike on April 8th, 2012 | No Comments

As you may have know, Instagram finally made its way to the many millions of Android users this week, and although it’s certainly a step in the right direction for the most popular image networking app on the planet right now, it’s definitely crying out for some sort of web interface.

With work on the Android version having sapped most of the Instagram team’s energy/attention, we aren’t expecting a web app any time soon, but Instagrille for Windows does offer a pretty neat desktop version in the meantime.

It’s created by SweetLabs – a development team focused on delivering the very best in HTML5 apps and games through an app called Pokki.

Pokki is the product of a San Diego-based startup SweetLabs, which is backed by Google and Intel. There are more than 150 apps in the Pokki store today, and Instagrille has been receiving some good feedback since it launched late last year.

When you download the app and launch it, you’ll be asked to connect with your Instagram account, and the little Instagrille icon (which looks pretty familiar…) sits in your taskbar at the bottom.

The app essentially lets you do everything your Instagram account does, except upload photos from your desktop.When you first log-in, you’ll see all the usual icons you’re familiar with, such as ‘Popular’, which gives you the option of viewing in a grid format (below) or list:

It also features feeds, profile views, and supports comments and ‘likes’ with real-time notifications. You can also follow/unfollow other Instagram users through this little third-party Web app:

First impressions here was that it was a really nice, elegant and well-designed desktop app. And I’m not sure whether Instagram would do a much better job itself of creating such a simple, streamlined experience for the desktop.

Instagrille is currently compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8, with a version for Mac apparently coming soon.

Download Instagrille for Windows.