How to Watch Instagram Live on PC

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By Victor Ashiedu

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How to Watch Instagram Live on PC

This Itechguide teaches you how to watch Instagram live on PC.

The guide covers 2 steps to watch Instagram live on PC. It also covers steps to vie Instagram Stores on a PC.

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Install “Stories for Instagram” Chrome Extension

How to Watch Instagram Live on PC - Install "IG Stories for Instagram" Chrome Extension

Instagram.com does not offer the option to watch Instagram live on PC.

The way around this is to install “Stories for Instagram” Chrome extension. Then use the extension to watch Instagram live on PC.

Here are the steps to install this extension…

  1. Open Stories for Instagram Chrome web store link from Google Chrome browser.
  2. Then, on the top right of the page, click Add to Chrome. A confirmation pop-up window will be displayed.
Update: The new Microsoft Edge now supports adding extensions from the Chrome web store.
IG Stories for Instagram is now called Stories for Instagram
How to Watch Instagram Live on PC - Install "IG Stories for Instagram" Chrome Extension
  1. At the bottom of the confirmation pop up, click Add extension.
How to Watch Instagram Live on PC - Install "IG Stories for Instagram" Chrome Extension
  1. Wait for the extension to install on Chrome. When it is installed, the icon will be displayed on the top right of your Chrome browser – see the second image below…
How to Watch Instagram Live on PC - Install "IG Stories for Instagram" Chrome Extension

How to Watch Instagram Live on PC with “Stories for Instagram”

How to Watch Instagram Live on PC with "IG Stories for Instagram"

Watching live Instagram videos with this extension is very simple. You can also view Instagram Stories on a PC. Here are the steps…

How to Watch Instagram Live with “IG Stories for Instagram”

  1. Open Instagram.com from Google Chrome on your PC.
  2. If one of the people you already follow is streaming live, it will appear on the top left of the page.
  3. To start watching the live stream on your PC, on the top left of the page, click the live video link. See the highlighted portion of the video below.
How to Watch Instagram Live on PC with "IG Stories for Instagram"  - How to Watch Live Videos of People You Follow
  1. The live video stream will open in a new browser tab.
How to Watch Instagram Live on PC with "IG Stories for Instagram"  - How to Watch Live Videos of People You Follow
  1. To download the video, hover over it. Then, on the top left of the screen click the Download link.

How to View Instagram Stories with “IG Stories for Instagram”

You can also watch the Instagram Stories of the people you follow.

  1. On the top left of Instagram.com (beside the person’s live video icon), click on the person’s Instagram Stories icon.
  2. You could also click the same icon under Stories on the right pane of the page.
  1. The person’s Stories will be displayed. To scroll through, hover over the page and click the forward or backward buttons.

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About the Author

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Victor Ashiedu

Victor is the founder of InfoPress Media, publishers of ilifeguides.com and itechguides.com. With 20+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, his expertise spans Windows, Linux, and DevOps. Explore his contributions on Itechguides.com for insightful how-to guides and product reviews.

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37 thoughts on “How to Watch Instagram Live on PC”

  1. Hi, I did it ,
    At first use I watched instagram’s lives on my laptop but after that I couldn’t load Live video’s again, would you please guid me ?

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    • First, confirm that at least one of the people you Follow is streaming a live video. One way to do this is to open the Instagram app on your phone and check that there are existing live streams. If one of the people you follow is streaming live, when you open Instagram.com, you should see the live stream on the top left of the page.

      If this does not work, try the following:
      1. Confirm that the “IG Stories for Instagram” Chrome Extension is NOT disabled –
      2. Open Chrome in Incognito mode and login to Instagram.com in Incognito
      3. If the above 2 fails, remove the “IG Stories for Instagram” Chrome Extension, install it again and try

      Reply

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