Free Instagram Client For Windows 8: Metrogram Plus
Metrogram Plus is a free Instagram client for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices which lets you access your Instagram news feeds on your Windows device in a Metro environment. When you install and launch the app, you will be presented with an interface which allows you to login to your Instagram id and then view your news feeds in a tiled interface. The app allows you to post comments, view pictures as well as see your followers and the people whom you are following.
Metrogram Plus is available as a free download from the Windows App Store.
Features of Metrogram Plus for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices:
When you install and launch the Metrogram Plus app on your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 device, you will be presented with an interface which looks like the above screenshot.
As you can see above, you will be prompted to enter your Instagram id and then login to the app via the Sign in with a Instagram account button at the center of the screen in the above interface. You will be presented with a screen where you will be able to enter your credentials and login.
When you click on the Login button in the above screen, you will be presented with another screen where you will be asked to grant access to the app to access your Instagram feed. Once that’s done, you will finally be taken to the main screen of the app which resembles the below screenshot.
In the above screen, you will be able to see the photos posted by you on your Instagram. You can access the recent feeds by others, view your followers or the people whom you are following by clicking on the tabs above. You can also click on the Back button at the top left corner to be taken to the previous screen. When you click on an image to open it in full screen size, you will be shown the below interface.
As you can see above, you will be able to see your brief profile description at the right, your photo on the left and the comments posted on the photo right next to the image. You can also comment on the image, like the photo or post the image to Facebook via the POST THIS IMAGE TO FACEBOOK button at the bottom. In the main screen, when you click on the Followers or the Following tabs at the top, you will be presented with a tiled interface of people following you/ people whom you are following. You can click on them to be taken to their respective profiles as well.
You can access the control bar of the app at any point of time by right clicking anywhere on the screen. The control bar which pops up from the bottom of the screen will allow you to access options like signing out, etc. You can see the control bar open in the below screenshot.
This basically concludes all the main features of the Metrogram Plus app for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices. You can also check out the MetroGram or the Metrogram Live Instagram clients for Windows 8!
Conclusion:
Metrogram Plus is a nice and well designed Instagram client for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices. The app makes sure that you can access all the basic functionality of Instagram on your Windows 8 device through it, and the only drawback that I felt about the app is that it doesn’t allow you to post images to Instagram. Apart from that, it’s a pretty neat and nice little app to have on your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 device.
I rate it a 4 out of 5!
Get Metrogram Plus.