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# How to get hashtag suggestions for Instagram in Sproutsocial

| Updated September 11, 2025

**You can get hashtag suggestions for your Instagram photos right inside Sproutsocial.**

**JUST ADDED**: The RiteTag extension's hashtags for photos solution shown in the video below also works with all web to **Instagram direct publishing** and scheduling solutions, including Sproutsocial's - **and all the others, too**! Just follow the instructions for desktop-to-phone Instagram scheduling in the video for use in direct Instagram desktop upload solutions.  
  
**NOTE:** The one-minute video below shows the **previous RiteTag hashtag suggestions modal** (popup) - now **Generate Hashtags**. The current RiteTag extension is far faster.

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**The quick video below shows using the RiteTag Pro extension (latest version) within both Hootsuite and Buffer. It works the same in all social publishing sites, including Sproutsocial.**
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1) Firstly, you will need to have the RiteTag extension for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ritetag/hclhpnhohpmlbadmeieecaandnglfodm) or [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ritetag-ritekit/) installed. [Here's how](https://ritekit.crisp.help/en/article/heres-how-to-add-the-ritetag-pro-browser-extension-to-a-browser-such-as-operavivaldibraveetc-that-uses-chrome-browser-extensions-d5gb1s/) to use the Chrome extension in your Vivaldi, Torch, Brave, Opera, Dolphin, Yandex, Puffin, and Microsoft Edge browsers.

2) Start a new post in Sproutsocial and attach a photo to your post, then click the image thumbnail to open the full-size photo:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/c93e608da3b55800/2d3da9be-04e8-4cbf-8bf1-8e4e46_5dtc9z.png)

3) Right-click the photo and select **Generate Hashtags**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/41d3323ff7c7c800/27dac821-6380-434d-850d-b7419a_10drd2x.png)

4) Copy any hashtag by clicking it and copying or, copy all with the **Copy All** button on the right side to copy all hashtags to your clipboard. Then, crop and/or apply a filter and Apply, then Save, or just click the X to close the full-size photo.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a35871e87e825000/72b23086-bc6f-42a0-8274-0b4273_19e4d2c.png)

5) Paste the hashtags to the **Caption** section of your post  
You can also highlight some or all of the text of your post, right-click and select **Generate Hashtags**. This works best with 5 to 25 words (up to 1,000 characters). 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/c5254be75e52c000/fed56e58-6882-4eb8-987d-52c305_fibhmu.png)

6) Set scheduling time and save. The post will send you a phone notification at the time you designate, for easy upload to Instagram!

You can also right-click photos in any web page for the **Generate Hashtags** solution, even if you didn't upload the photo to a Sproutsocial or other publishing composer. Also, there's a button beside search, on the left side on the **RiteTag Hashtag Bar**, for getting hashtags for any photo  in your computer: the up arrow button.  

## See Basic Mechanics, in the full [RiteTag Extension Tutorial](https://ritekit.crisp.help/en/article/ritetag-pro-20-browser-extension-tutorial-1jve5fa/), for instructions on:

*   Copy and Search features 
*   Opening/closing the Hashtag Bar
*   Navigate through your last searches
*   Comparing generated hashtags based on real time engagement analytics

[Using the RiteTag browser extension everywhere](https://ritekit.crisp.help/en/article/ritetag-pro-20-browser-extension-tutorial-1jve5fa/)

#### See also:

[Using RiteTag in your favorite sites and social media tools](https://ritekit.crisp.help/en/category/ritetag-1g4fj9g/)

[How to get hashtag suggestions in Hootsuite](https://ritekit.crisp.help/en/article/how-to-get-hashtag-suggestions-for-instagram-in-hootsuite-11mb2j3/)  
[How to get hashtag suggestions in Buffer](https://ritekit.crisp.help/en/article/how-to-get-hashtag-suggestions-for-instagram-in-buffer-2zl8z/)