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Unfortunately, the Snapchat app has been designed for mobile devices. It is not available on laptops or desktop computers. This is often a reason for frustration among many users. It is needless to say that a mobile device doesn’t stand up to a full-fledged PC when it comes to ease of use, computing power, and of course, speed.

So, if you are one of those many hundreds of thousands of people who want to know how to use Snapchat on PC and Mac, this detailed guide here is going to help you.

• Yes, you can install Snapchat on Mac, but you cannot find an official solution as the company is planning to remain on the smartphone & tablet platform. Snapchat is not a desktop-class social media platform and strictly wants to remain on a smartphone and that’s why you cannot even log in via a web browser.
• Firstly, download Snappy - Send and Receive Snaps (it's free) on your Mac from the Mac App Store (or from this.zip file). Once installed, open it up from your Launchpad or from your Applications folder and use your Snapchat credentials to log in. Viewing Snaps & Stories In Snappy you'll be able to browse your sent and received Snapchats.

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Snapchat On Mac For people who do not know, Bluestacks basically re-creates an Android system on Mac, which lets you download any Android app and use it on a PC. It is a nifty feature to have if you wish to use apps on a much bigger display.

Basic Things You Should Know

Before you learn how to use Snapchat on PC and Mac, you need to know a few basic things.

First, Snapchat has been specifically designed and developed for mobile devices. The coding used for the creation of this app is geared towards Android OS and iOS. These operating systems are different from the regular Windows Operating System or Macintosh Operating System.

The applications designed for mobile devices running either Android or iOS have different types of coding that do not work with the desktop operating systems. They are simply incompatible. This explains why you directly install your Snapchat on your PC or Mac.

No matter how hard you try, you cannot achieve direct installation unless Snapchat decides to come up with separate desktop clients. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Snapchat has any such intention.

Just because you cannot install Snapchat on our desktop computers, it doesn’t mean that you cannot use them on your desktop or laptop.

Note the difference between the two words – INSTALL and USE.

When you install, it simply means that the software is a native client of the operating system on which you are installing it.

When you use particular software, it may or may not be a native client of the operating system on which you use the software.

So, you can only USE Snapchat on your Windows PC or Mac desktop but you cannot install it.

But how?

There are two methods and both of them require installing another software known as Android Emulators. Using these emulators, you can easily get Snapchat on your Mac or Windows 10 PC.

Use Snapchat on Windows 10 PC and Mac with Bluestacks

In order to use Snapchat on PC and Mac, you can use Bluestacks. It is the most popular Android Emulator on the market. It is fast, well-designed, and gives a smooth experience.

You can download Bluestacks from this location.

Once the Bluestacks application is installed, follow the steps mentioned below to use Snapchat:

Step 1: Launch Bluestacks

Once you have installed the application, launch the app by finding it on the launcher (for Mac) or from the Start menu on your Windows desktop.

If Bluestacks already did not ask you to sign in during the installation process, it will do so now. You will be asked to sign in to your Android account using Gmail. If you are already an Android user, use your Gmail ID and password. If you don’t have a Gmail account, simply create an account and use the login credentials.

Step 2: Search Snapchat

Once Bluestacks launches, you will see a finder bar or finder icon on the Bluestacks window that opens. Click on the search bar or on the search icon and type in ‘Snapchat,’ and hit the enter button.

Step 3: Locate the Snapchat App

Once you conduct the search, Bluestacks will show the list of applications. Locate the Snapchat app icon, which is basically a yellow square box with a white ghost figure on it.

Step 4: Install Snapchat

Now click on the icon to install the application. The application will be installed inside the Bluestacks emulator. In other words, the app will be installed in the virtual Android environment inside Bluestacks. It will not be installed on your Windows PC or your Mac desktop.

Step 5: Launch Snapchat

Once you install Snapchat on Bluestacks, you can find the app icon in the Library tab. Click on the Snapchat icon to launch it inside Bluestacks! Now log into your Snapchat account and voila! Snapchat is at your fingertips. You can now ditch your phone and stick to your Windows PC or Mac desktop.

Use Snapchat on Windows 10 or Mac without Bluestacks

As we mentioned earlier, there is absolutely no way you can use Snapchat on your PC and Mac without an emulator. While Bluestacks is always the first choice, there are other great emulators too. Another great option is the Nox App Player or simply NoxPlayer.

Simply visit this link and download NoxPlayer for your desktop. Select the Mac version if you have Mac. Now install the application and follow the steps below:

Step 1: Launch NoxPlayer

Once you have successfully installed NoxPlayer, launch it from the Start menu (on Windows PC) or from the Launcher on your Mac desktop.

Step 2: Search Snapchat

Once NoxPlayer launches, search for Snapchat on the search bar you see on the top. Hitting the search button will open a new window inside the NoxPlayer listing all results related to Snapchat. Basically, it will show an Internet search inside the NoxPlayer. You can also see an URL on top which reads something like this:

https://www.bignox.com/search/result?q=snapchat

Basically, the application will search for Snapchat on the BigNox website but, instead of using a traditional browser, the NoxPlayer will use the integrated browser.

Step 3: Install Snapchat

Click on the first link and it will ask you to choose the option of opening the link with a browser or using Play Store. Use the Play Store and then install the app.

Step 4: Use Snapchat

Once you install Snapchat, click on the ‘Open’ button and the app will be up and running inside the NoxPlayer emulator.

Simply log in or sign up to use the messaging client! That’s all.

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About Snapchat

Snapchat! This insanely popular instant messaging app can be found installed on almost every Android and iOS phone in this world. The popularity of this picture messaging app can be traced back to its feature of spontaneity and fleeting nature of the conversations.

Yes, the pictures and the messages shared through this messaging client disappear forever after a short period of time. It is this particular nature of the app that intrigued millions of users worldwide after its launch in 2010. Today, it is one of the most widely-used messaging clients in both Android and iPhone ecosystems.

While it only takes a few taps to install the app on either an Android-powered device or an iOS-powered device, users often ask a workaround to make this app work on Windows PC or Mac OS.

Conclusion

No one is stopping you from using Bluestacks or NoxPlayer. It is your choice! But you need to remember that the moment you use Snapchat on PC and Mac using any of these emulators, you immediately disturb the privacy policy of Snapchat.

The moment you install Snapchat on any Android emulator, the emulator gets access to you all your data from the Google Play Store. If you are a big advocate of privacy and you still use these emulators to use Snapchat on your desktop, do not cry foul when Bluestacks or NoxPlayer get their hands on your data. You will be knowingly granting them permission!

Contents of the Article

• Use Snapchat on Windows 10 or Mac without Bluestacks

Before Instagram Stories and WhatsApp Status, Snapchat was the only solution if you wished to send disappearing images and videos to someone else securely. Nine years since its inception, the platform is still regularly used among teenagers and early adults and has currently around 240 million daily active users worldwide.

Like any social media platform, Snapchat is actively used on iOS and Android devices, but did you know that you can also use it on your Mac? In the following post, we will discuss how you can install Snapchat on your Mac and what you need to take care of before you do. Let’s get started.

• How to get Snapchat on Mac

Is Snapchat available on the Mac App Store?

No. Snapchat isn’t officially available for Mac devices and thus cannot be download from the Mac App Store. And if you somehow found your way to this post, that might exactly be the reason why. At the moment, Snapchat is only available as an app on iOS and Android on their respective app stores.

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How to get Snapchat on Mac

If you think using Snapchat on your phone is way too distracting, then you can get Snapchat on your Mac using the guide we’ve prepared below. Before we move on to the details, it’s important for you to know that we’re achieving this with the help of an emulator; which in this case is Bluestacks.

Step 1: Install Bluestacks Android emulator

In case you do not know, Bluestacks is a free Android emulator which essentially creates a virtual machine that runs Android OS on your computer. When you install Bluestacks on your Mac, you can basically utilize all the things that come with an Android device like apps and games but on a larger screen.

To install Bluestacks on your Mac, you need to first download the Mac installer from here. Click on ‘Allow’, when Safari prompts you to. Once the installer (.dmg file) is downloaded, go to your Downloads folder, and open the file.

Install the app by following the on-screen instructions. You will be asked to double-click on the Bluestacks installer after you have opened the .dmg file.

When you do that, you’ll receive a prompt from the Mac system asking you to confirm whether you want to run this app. Click on ‘Open’.

In the next screen, click on the Install button inside the Bluestacks installer and wait for the app to get installed on macOS.

Step 2: Setting up for the first boot

Once the Bluestacks app on your Mac has been installed, you can proceed to set it up for the initial boot. Open the Bluestacks app on your Mac and follow the on-screen instructions to set up the emulator for the initial boot. Allow all the permissions that the app demands to run it without any issues and wait for the emulator engine to start.

Note: On newer macOS versions, you will need to unblock Bluestacks from within your System Preferences since both macOS Mojave and macOS Catalina initially block apps from unknown sources by default. You can unblock Bluestacks on your Mac by opening System Preferences, going to Security & privacy > General, and clicking on the ‘Allow’ button at the bottom as shown in the image below.

After you have unblocked Bluestacks, let the emulator boot up for the very first time and upon successful boot, you will see the ‘Welcome’ screen.

Step 3: Sign in to your Google account

Now that your Bluestacks emulator is ready it’s time to link your Google account to this (new) Android system in order to use the Play Store and download other apps. To do that, click on the ‘Let’s Go’ button inside the Welcome screen and sign in with your Google account credentials.

You will also be asked to agree to Google’s terms of service and you need to click on the ‘I agree’ button to complete the sign-in process. After that’s taken care of, you will be taken to the home screen of your new Android system inside Bluestacks.

You will be able to use it like any Android device but instead of touch controls, you will have to rely on your Mac’s keyboard and trackpad.

Step 4: Snapchat download

After you have booted up your Bluestacks system and linked your Google account to it, it’s time to install the Snapchat app. To do that, click on the Google Play Store icon from the home screen or open the app drawer from the home screen and then go to the Play Store.

Inside the Play Store, search for “Snapchat” inside the search tool at the top and install the Snapchat app by clicking on the ‘Install’ button on the right.

Google Play will now download the app and take care of the installation process. Once the Snapchat app is installed, click on the ‘Open’ button and this will open the Snapchat app on the Bluestacks window in portrait mode.

Now, you can either sign in or create a new account, give Snapchat permissions to access your contacts, and camera and use it similar to how you would on your phone.

That’s it! You have successfully set up Snapchat to be used on your Mac. You can scroll through limitless stories and text your friends from within the Bluestacks window with Snapchat open at any time.

How to use Snapchat on Mac

Once you have installed the Snapchat Android app on your Mac through BlueStacks as given above, you can use the Snapchat app any time you want be accessing it through BlueStacks software.

You won’t find the Snapchat app among your Mac apps, BTW. To access Snapchat app, you will need to open BlueStacks first, and then open the Snapchat app in this software only. That’s how it works!

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Will Snapchat ever come to macOS?

At the time of writing this, Snapchat isn’t available on the Mac App Store. But we hope that might change because of Mac Catalyst support in the upcoming version of macOS – macOS Big Sur. Apple claims that with Mac Catalyst, native apps on the Mac will soon share the same code with iPad apps and developers will be able to add features to the Mac version of an app easily.

Future apps that are built with Mac Catalyst will be able to access more iOS frameworks and can be controlled using only the keyboard. With such ease of developing already available apps for the Mac, we can expect a Snapchat app to be available on the Mac App Store at some point in the new future.

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