An Instagram desktop app featuring dark mode powered by Electron
Cervine is an unofficial Instagram desktop app for those of us who got tired of waiting for a desktop experience.
Cervine is an unofficial Instagram desktop application that supports a dark mode among other future features. Cervine was born out of my frustration of not being able to respond to people on Instagram quickly.
Why
IG:dm exists but uses Instagram's private API to receive and respond to messages. I found the application slow and somewhat buggy (the UI would sometimes bug out and you could send the wrong person a message).
Cervine does not use Instagram's private API. Rather, it simply uses the Instagram website to send/receive messages. This makes it snappy and quick without having to create a brand new UI. To make dark mode, the application simply overrides Instagram's CSS styles.
Features
- Look at posts
- Post pictures
- Search for people
- Follow people
- View stories
- Send/receive messages in real time
- Cross-platform
- d a r k m o d e
Cervine mimics the dark mode on Instagram's mobile app
macOS 10.10+, Linux, and Windows 7+ are supported (64-bit only).
To install, just download the latest release package.
OR
You can build the application yourself.
Clone the repository
$ git clone https://github.com/DevinMui/cervine
Install necessary packages
$ npm install
Package the application
$ npm run dist
If you would like, you could also package specific targets rather than building every distribution.
$ npm run pack:<target>
Replace <target> with osx, linux, win32, or win.
To contribute to Cervine, clone your fork of Cervine
$ git clone https://github.com/DevinMui/cervine
Install necessary packages
$ npm install
And run the application
$ npm start
When you have finished with your edits, feel free to create a pull request!
Cervine is a third-party app and is not affiliated with Facebook or Instagram.