Partiko is a great application for mobile devices, but they sadly do not have a version for regular desktop computers. A while back, I had a short interaction with @whatsup about this on a post from @therealwolf, we both mentioned that we didn't like using our phone for posting content. At that time, I had completely forgotten that there's actually a way to run mobile apps on your desktop computer, using Android emulators.
Meet Bluestacks, this is one of the best Android emulators out there and it's available for both Windows and Mac. You're able to run just about any Android application on it and you can just use your regular old keyboard for typing. Now you can earn those sweet sweet Partiko points, straight from your desktop computer! Installing Partiko is easy, you just connect your Google account and install it straight from the Google Play store.
I've noticed that when you first open the Partiko app through Bluestacks, the resolution is a little bit too big for my taste. Images appear pixelated and you can only see one post at a time. I've found that you first have to click the 'write a new post' icon, to change the way Partiko is displayed. I've highlighted this on the screenshot below (1).
After you've clicked that button, Partiko is displayed like this:
It remains like that throughout your entire session and I quite like it that way. I've not found an alternative way to display it like that by default, but perhaps it's possible.
I'm still not really a fan of using Partiko for writing actual articles, since you don't have the option to include any decent sort of formatting. Writing comments on the other hand, is now so much easier for me. Now I can easily browse the Steem blockchain using Partiko, while I'm working on my desktop computer. Partiko is a great app overall, but I don't want to constantly switch to my phone to be able to use it. Now I don't have to!
Download Bluestacks on their official website here:
https://www.bluestacks.com/
They have a free version that comes with some unobtrusive ads. Alternatively, they also have a paid version without the ads. I'm personally more than happy with their free version though.