Create Photos for Instagram

This Mac workflow will resize images to a width of 1080px and then add them to your Photo Library. It uses a slightly modified Applescript shared by Craig Smith on Stack Overflow.

How Does This Work

The workflow accepts image files for input.

1. It takes those image files and copies them to a folder on the Desktop it creates called Instagram.
2. It will then look for the string "FS" in the images' filenames.
   • If it finds "FS", it will change it to "IG". Otherwise, the file will retain its name.
3. It then uses Sips to resize the images to 1080px while maintaing the images' proportions.
4. It will then add the images to your Photo Library (Photos.app).

Note

You may wish to disable or alter Steps 2 and 4 depending on your workflow.

How To Use This

1. Open the .workflow file in Automator.
2. Save it as a service ~/Library/Services
3. In Finder, highlight the photos you wish to resize.
4. Right-click on one of the photos and in the menu, go to Services, then Create Photos for IG v2.