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1 Yellow Duck
- 1.2 Loola
- 2.1 Yellow Duck (With OBS)
- 2.2 Loola
- 3.1 How do you go live on Instagram on a laptop?
How to go live on Instagram on your laptop or desktop: Go to Loola.tv. Sign in with Google, grant Loola access to your camera and microphone, and go through the tutorial. Connect your Instagram account. Go to Studio, make sure Instagram is selected, and click Go Live to start streaming!
Do you love live streaming on Instagram? Do you wish you could live stream on Instagram via your computer? Live streaming can be a powerful way to engage with followers on Instagram.
Unfortunately, Instagram only lets you do it on their phone app. If only you could live stream from your desktop, you could use desktop-only tools to deliver top-notch content.
Fortunately, there are workarounds that enable you to do this. In this article, I’ll explain how to go live on Instagram on a computer using two third-party methods.
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Yellow Duck and Loola are two popular third-party services for live streaming to Instagram from a computer. And while both have their benefits, I think that Loola is better.
Aside from technical issues experienced by some users, Yellow Duck is free and easy to use. Though they only have download buttons for Windows and Mac, they say they’re also compatible with Linux.
With no multifunctional interface, the biggest advantage of Yellow Duck over Loola is its simplicity.
Unfortunately, however, some Yellow Duck users aren’t able to get past an error message.
The biggest advantage of Loola is its intuitive interface, which lets you see which platforms you’re streaming to, your viewers’ messages, and your most engaged viewers.
You can live stream for free with Loola’s Base pricing plan. For more features, you can pay money for their Premium or Pro plan.
DJ Beneficial provides a comparison of using Loola and Yellow Duck with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software):
He explains that Instagram doesn’t share stream keys with users, making Loola a way to “get in through the back door.” He warns, however, that this might violate Instagram’s terms and conditions, so using it is at your own risk. This may also be true of Yellow Duck.
DJ Beneficial also warns that on the same day he tried using Loola, people tried breaking into the platforms he granted Loola access to. Additionally, he explains that using Loola and OBS together consumes a lot of CPU resources.
Si Hargreaves explains how to get started using Yellow Duck and OBS:
Below, I’ve paraphrased his instructions and included some of mine and DJ Beneficial’s:
1. If you don’t already have OBS, download it.
2. In OBS, go to Settings.
3. Click Output.
4. Make sure the Video Bitrate is 2500 Kbps
5. Set the Audio Bitrate to 192.
6. Go to Video.
7. Set the Base Resolution to 1080×1920.
8. Set the Output Resolution to 1080×1920.
9. Set the Downscale Filter to bicubic and the Common FPS Values to 30.
10. Go to Yellowduck.tv and download Yellow Duck.
11. Open the file.
12. Yellow Duck will install itself.
13. Open the Yellow Duck window.
14. You’ll probably get an error message. Si Hargreaves says this seems to happen every time (He probably means when a new person tries to use Yellow Duck). Click out of it.
15. Repeat steps 10 – 13.
16. Unfortunately, many people can’t get past the error message. If you can, log into Instagram in the Yellow Duck window.
DJ Beneficial cautions that you’ll go live right after logging in.
17. In Yellow Duck, copy the RTMP URL.
18. In your OBS Settings, click Stream.
19. Set Service to Custom.
20. Paste the RTMP link next to Server.
21. In the Yellow Duck window, copy the stream key.
22. Paste it next to Stream Key in OBS.
23. Click out of Settings.
24. Click Yes to save changes.
25. When you’re ready to start streaming in OBS, click Start Streaming.
26. When you’re done streaming, go to Yellow Duck and click Save & Finish, followed by Finish.
27. Click Stop Streaming in OBS.
To start live streaming with Loola, follow these steps:
1. Go to Loola.tv.
2. Click Let’s Get Started.
3. Click Sign in with Google.
4. Choose an account.
5. Click Allow.
6. Allow Loola to use your microphone and camera.
7. Click Get Started.
8. You’ll be given a walkthrough. Click Next for each box and Finish for the last one.
9. Click the gear on the upper right.
10. Click Instagram.
11. Download and install the Chrome extension.
*Just FYI, I’m not sure this is necessary. I tried doing a live stream after uninstalling the extension, and it seemed to work.
12. Click Instagram again.
13. Click Log in With Instagram.
14. Log into your Instagram account.
You may have technical problems with this part. If so, keep trying until it works. You may have to log out of and back into Loola.
15. Click the X.
16. Click Studio.
17. Click the gear on the lower right.
18. Choose your camera, microphone, and dimensions.
19. Click the gear again to collapse the menu.
20. If the Instagram icon isn’t colorful, click it.
21. Click Go Live to start live streaming!
22. When you’re done streaming, click End.
23. Loola will give you a broadcast summary.
24. If you want, Loola gives you the option to download your video or view detailed statistics.
25. Close out of it when you’re done viewing it.
Though Instagram only lets you live stream through their phone app, you can live stream from a desktop or laptop PC using third party services.
Yellow Duck and Loola are two popular solutions.
Instagram lets you use many of its features on a laptop or desktop computer. Unfortunately, live streaming isn’t one of them. With Yellow Duck or Loola (and something like OBS), you can use tools on your computer to create the best live content possible. This way, you can achieve the highest possible engagement.
Similarly, if you would like to disable IG Live comments, you can do it only from the Instagram app.
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If you’ve tried live streaming using Instagram, it’s about time you try hosting an Instagram Live from desktop instead.
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If you’ve been live streaming on Instagram Stories then repurposing your video to other channels like YouTube, we’ve discovered a new platform that will blow you away!
With Loola.tv you can multiply your audience by going live on multiple social networks at once from one convenient location – your browser.
That means no phones, no downloads, and zero headaches with tech issues during your Instagram live.
Hosting an Instagram Live from your desktop has never been easier!
With Loola, you can view comments across multiple platforms and easily interact with viewers in real-time so you can focus on driving engagement.
Ready to learn how to do a live video on Instagram, from the comfort of your desktop? Keep on reading…
Step 1.
Go to Loola.tv and sign-in with your Google Account
Loola will request access to your YouTube channel before you log in to the site.
Step 2.
Once you’ve created an account, configure your social media accounts by clicking on the gear icon on the upper right-hand corner of the dashboard.
From there, you’ll be able to connect any of the following social media platforms:
Next, you’ll want to connect your camera. In the center of the screen, click on the gear icon on the bottom right of the screen. From here, you can choose your camera of choice.
If you have a built-in web camera on your computer you can use that or you can connect your external webcam or even a DSLR!
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Step 4.Next, connect your microphone. In the same area where you selected your camera, scroll down to choose your mic. Instagram for live video has never been so easy.
Now, it’s time to choose which platforms you want to live stream to. On the upper left-hand corner, you’ll find icons for each one of your social media channels, click the channel(s) that you want to broadcast to. In this example, we clicked on the Instagram icon.
Step 6.
With your camera, mic, and social media channel(s) selected, all you have to do now is click on the “Go Live” button on the upper right-hand corner to start your live stream.
Step 7.
When viewers start to comment on your broadcast, the comments will appear under the Live Chat column on the right.
Note: Unlike Instagram where you can type in a comment as your live streaming, Loola does not have that option. In addition, if you wanted to view your live stream on Instagram, you will have to login from a different account. This is definitely something to consider when hosting an Instagram Live from a desktop.
As your viewers start to comment, your most engaged viewers will appear in the Most Engaged column on the left. You are absolutely winning at your Instagram live video! You champ!
We recommend giving a shout out to your most engaged viewers to help build your audience and drive more engagement.
Step 9.When you’re ready to end your broadcast, simply click on the “End” button on the upper right to end your live stream.
After your broadcast has ended, Loola will Loola show you a Broadcast Summary of:
Note: At the time of writing this post, the option to Download Video and view Detailed Statistics were not available. We’re hoping that feature is released soon!
P.S. Before you start live streaming with Loola, here are some pros and cons to be aware of.
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Now that you know how to live stream on Instagram and other channels simultaneously, do you plan on using Loola?
Tell us in the comments below – and let me know if you are excited to try hosting an Instagram Live from a desktop!
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After winning ‘Australasian Startup Founder of The Year’ for her achievements helping businesses grow using Instagram, she now splits her time between Silicon Valley and Sydney to grow her own software business, and help others grow their businesses too.
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Instagram is a social network that is firmly rooted in our lives. Here are our friends, our favorite cosmetics store, useful blogs with recipes, life hacks, and much more.
Agree, leaving Instagram seems crazy, but there are situations when you need to leave this social network.
For example, you logged into your account from a friend's phone or not from your computer.
And so that after you another person does not get access to your page, you can delete Instagram. But it's better to just log out of your account. In this article, we will look at several ways to do this.
Based on your situation, choose the method that suits you best and follow the step-by-step instructions. Everything is very easy and simple, if you are an active Instagram user, each of these items will take no more than one minute for you.
If you use a mobile application, then here are a few simple steps for you
Done, you are logged out of Instagram on your phone.
Do you prefer to manage your Instagram profile on a computer? Then we have prepared the following instructions for you. If you use the web version of the site, then follow these steps:
If you logged into Instagram from a friend's phone and forgot to log out of your Instagram profile? Use the following steps and be sure that no one will visit your profile.
After entering a new password, you will be automatically logged out from all pages where you were previously logged in and no one will be able to log in again from your profile except you.
You might be wondering what to do if you forgot your Instagram password.
If you have a second profile and you have lost interest in it or no longer want to maintain it, and notifications bring you anxiety, we know how to fix it. Follow the steps below and log out of your second account.
You may be wondering how to turn off notifications on Instagram.
As you can see, there is nothing complicated about this, and if you decide to permanently log out of your account, then the following method is presented for you below.
If for some reason you decide to leave the world of Instagram forever, use the following instructions.
If you still decide that you spend too much time on Instagram, then we advise you to pause and not delete the page, but simply temporarily disable your account.
We hope that our tips and instructions were helpful. If errors or warnings appear during the steps, read our blog, where there are answers to all questions about errors. Be active users of social networks, but do not forget to take a break from them from time to time.
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account in the process of studying people with Instagram who could not understand how to leave the account Instagram on the phone. There are few of them, but question “ I can’t log out of my Instagram account, what should I do ?!” was asked often enough that I had the idea to dedicate a small article to this on my personal blog. The manual is based on screenshots.
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First, go directly to your account by clicking on the circle with your avatar:
The next step is to call up the menu by clicking on the three horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the screen.
At the very bottom of the menu that opens, find "Settings" and click. This will open:
Scroll to the very bottom, and find "End session ***".
Congratulations, you know how to log out of your Instagram account on iPhone and any other smartphone. Here you can log out of all authorized accounts and authorize a new one. You can log in to 5 accounts from one device.
If you need to exit Instagram on a computer, now I will explain step by step how to do it:
com and click on the button in the form of a man (silhouette), then on three horizontal dots:
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To do this, enter chrome://settings/personal into the address bar. There you need to select passwords and password management, find the password that is not needed in the drop-down list and delete it (by clicking the cross to the right of the unnecessary password). After that, you can simply delete the login directly in the input window: select it in the drop-down menu of the list of previously entered logins and click Delete.
What should I do if I can't log out of my Instagram account? Try updating your version of insta: in some older versions, the section with the button " Exit " sometimes disappears.
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The easiest and most trouble-free option would be to do this:
For those who haven’t noticed: since the beginning of 2016, on Instagram, you can go to all your profiles at once, and then look, as needed, one or post specifically to it.
To add a second account, you need to go to the profile tab, from there go to the settings, scroll down and select the "Add account" column:
We enter the second account, enter the login and password. Now it will be easy to switch at the top left:
If some account in the application is not needed, you can simply exit it, leaving all the others: go to the settings, scroll down and select "End session
How to log out of Instagram? To do this, do the following:
Please note: after that, the profile is permanently deleted! It will be impossible to restore it, so - if you want to take a break, it's better to just disable the page temporarily.
