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4 services and tools for printing Instagram photos

Instagram is now generating a bunch of services and other ideas for printing Instagram photos. I haven’t tested any of these, and so I’m interested in hearing from anyone with real-world experiences actually using them. In particular, I’m wondering about photo quality, given that Instagram posts low-resolution images.

How do these services work? In general, you sign in with your Instagram account and then choose from your photos, although some services may also let you tap into other users’ photos.

Here are four options, available now or in development, that are being promoted for their ability to print Instagram images:

1. instamaker prints t-shirts, mugs, and photos from Instagram photos.
2. Artflakes lets you print 4-by-4 inch stickers from Instagram and PicPlz images.
3. Printsagram lets you print your Instagram photos as a poster or stickers. The 20-by-40 inch poster (shown above) looks really cool. It costs $25 plus shipping.
4. Instaprint is a location-based printer for Instagram photos.