Naturally, the first step when starting with the Flume application is to provide your Instagram credentials. Note that Flume offers you the possibility to connect to multiple accounts, which is great if you need to manage both personal and professional accounts.

Within the Flume main window you can see the posts on your wall into a single column or by using a 3X3 grid, but keep in mind that you can also view the list of liked or favorite posts while the search tool helps you find specific tags, users, or places.

In addition, you get to view the notifications received on your account or search for particular conversations. If you navigate to the account’s panel, you can see your own posts, who is following you, and who are you following, but you need to use a web browser to edit your Instagram profile.

Post new images or comment on photos shared by others

Flume offers you the possibility to upload new pictures to Instagram, but also provides full support for interacting with the photographs shared by others. You can view details about the image or about the author, save the file's to your Mac, or delete your personal posts.

Furthermore, you get to like the photo or add a comment, copy the image’s URL to your clipboard, or use the share menu to send it directly to other social media accounts or to other applications.

Unobtrusive Instagram client that provides a streamlined experience on the desktop

To sum up, Flume offers you the possibility to connect to multiple Instagram accounts and fully interact with the image sharing platform without cluttering your desktop or your browser.

Take into consideration that you get to customize the app’s behavior to match your own needs, going from adjusting the refresh rate to setting a system-wide hotkey to toggle the Flume user interface.