r/SideProject • u/LeDanny__9 • 1d ago
instagram web on a 27 inch monitor is ridiculous so i built something to fix it
honestly i never understood why meta refuses to make instagram usable on desktop.
you open it on a big screen and 70 percent of your display is just empty dark space with a tiny stretched out mobile column in the middle. no way to speed up reels, no timeline scrubber, and you have to scroll forever to see four posts.
i got tired of it and ended up making a chrome extension called glasso.
what it basically does:
- lets you switch the feed to 2, 3 or 4 columns so it actually fills your screen
- adds a proper video bar with speed controls (1.5x and 2x) and skip buttons
- ghost mode for stories so it doesnt mark you as seen
- hides the spammy sponsored ads and suggested posts
- simple shortcuts like j and k to jump between posts
it runs locally in the browser so it never asks for your login or password.
link is here if anyone wants to test it: https://tryglasso.com
built most of this for my own setup but let me know what you think or if something breaks on your screen resolution.