Instagram Chat by bcattaneo
Enables Instagram chat for the desktop.
You'll need Firefox to use this extension
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IMPORTANT NOTE (4/10/2020):
As of today, I see Instagram has enabled DM on the Web. I don't think this add-on is longer needed, unless you want to chat on a tiny bottom-right window, instead of the whole window.
Thanks to all who installed and submitted those friendly reviews!
This add-on allows you to chat on the Instagram Web app, which is not available by default although the functionality is there.
Functionality
Modifies the Instagram page doing the following:
How it's done
For a technical explanation, check this add-on's website or the "Technical Details" section.
As of today, I see Instagram has enabled DM on the Web. I don't think this add-on is longer needed, unless you want to chat on a tiny bottom-right window, instead of the whole window.
Thanks to all who installed and submitted those friendly reviews!
This add-on allows you to chat on the Instagram Web app, which is not available by default although the functionality is there.
Functionality
Modifies the Instagram page doing the following:
- Adds new chat icon on the top-right menu
- Shows/hide a chat-box once you click on the new chat icon
How it's done
For a technical explanation, check this add-on's website or the "Technical Details" section.
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- Access your data for all websites
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Size
- 11.05 KB
- Last updated
- 5 years ago (Aug 11, 2019)
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- GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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A hidden "iframe" element is created for the direct chat URL along with a chat toggle on the page top-right menu. Their mobile direct chat looks pretty ugly, so this add-on also does some tweaks to improve its design. It's all done as follows: