How to Use Depop on a Computer to Manage Your Shop

How to Use Depop on a Computer to Manage Your Shop

For any serious reseller, managing your shop efficiently is the key to scaling your business. While Depop is known for its mobile-first experience, many sellers find that using a computer offers more power and flexibility for tasks like listing, inventory management, and customer communication.

If you've been wondering how to use Depop on a computer, you're in the right place. The desktop experience can significantly streamline your workflow, but it also has its limitations.

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about using the Depop desktop site, other methods to use Depop on Mac or PC, and how to truly supercharge your shop management to grow your sales on Depop, Poshmark, eBay, and more.

Understanding the Official Depop Desktop Experience

The most straightforward way to use Depop on a computer is through its official website. Depop operates a website, referred to as "the Site," which you can access from any modern web browser on your Mac or PC.

While the website provides core functionality, it's essential to understand how it works behind the scenes, particularly regarding the technologies it uses to track your activity and personalize your experience.

How Depop's Website Functions: A Look at Cookies

Depop uses cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies on its website to make it function. These technologies are crucial for everything from keeping you logged in to understanding what products you’re interested in. Knowing how they work can help you understand the Depop desktop experience better.

Cookies are small data files sent from a server to your browser and stored there. They allow the website to recognize your browser, which is essential for a personalized and functional experience.

Types of Cookies Used on Depop Desktop

Depop utilizes several types of cookies, each with a specific purpose for users on a computer.

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies specific to a single visit. They carry information as you navigate through different pages on the Depop site. This means you don't have to re-enter your information every time you click to a new page or try to check out. Session cookies expire and delete themselves automatically shortly after you leave the site or close your browser.

Persistent Cookies: Unlike session cookies, these remember certain information about your preferences. They allow Depop to recognize you each time you return to the website. They are stored in your browser's cache until you choose to delete them or they expire, which helps create a more seamless login and browsing experience on your Depop desktop.

Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies placed by someone other than Depop, like social media providers or analytics partners. They can gather browsing activity across multiple websites and sessions. These are typically persistent cookies that remain until you delete them or they expire.

What Depop's Cookies Do for Your Shop Management

The cookies on the Depop website are not just for tracking; they enable core functions necessary for managing your shop from a computer. They store data about your use of the site, which allows Depop to customize your experience.

These technologies are essential to making the website work. They maintain security and safety, enable authentication to keep you logged in, and ensure you can securely complete transactions. Without them, you couldn't effectively use Depop on a computer.

Here’s a breakdown of some specific first-party cookies Depop uses on its desktop site and what they mean for you as a seller:

These cookies help remember your account preferences over time, such as keeping you logged in and maintaining your choices on Depop features. This customizes the content you see based on how you use the platform.

Third-Party Integrations on Depop Desktop

The Depop website also integrates tools from third-party services, which have their own implications for users on Mac or PC.

Social Widgets: You may notice buttons or icons from social media providers like Facebook or X. These widgets can collect your browsing data, which is received and controlled by the third party that provides the widget.

Analytics and Marketing: Depop uses Google Analytics and partners with third-party service providers to understand how the community uses the site and to learn about ad performance. They might use frequency capping to limit how often you see an ad or cross-device recognition to track actions across your different devices. For audience targeting, Depop may share hashed identifiers (representing an email address or name) with partners like Google and Facebook.

Some of the key third-party cookies include:

• Facebook Connect: Allows users to log in to Depop using their Facebook account.
• Facebook Pixel: Helps Depop understand the results of its advertising campaigns.
• Google Analytics: Helps Depop understand how users interact with the site.
• Branch: Tracks which links visitors use to get to the Depop site.
• Rakuten: Used for affiliate marketing purposes.

Managing Your Privacy and Settings

As a user, you have control over these technologies. You can configure your desktop browser's settings to accept or reject cookies, including how to handle third-party cookies. You can manage settings for common browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.

You can also opt out of Depop website cookies that are not strictly necessary by using the "Cookies" link found at the bottom of most pages on the site. However, be aware that if you reject or block all cookies, you will not be able to take full advantage of Depop's services, as some are necessary for the site to function properly.

An Alternative Way to Use Depop on Mac or PC

Beyond the web browser, there is another method for those who prefer a more app-like experience on their computer. You can use a service called WebCatalog Desktop to install Depop on your machine.

Using WebCatalog for a Desktop App Experience

WebCatalog Desktop is a program you can download to use Depop on a computer. It effectively wraps the web app into a dedicated desktop application, which is available for both Mac and Windows users.

Running Depop through WebCatalog Desktop offers a few enhancements. You can run the app in distraction-free windows, which can help you focus on managing your shop. One of the main benefits is the ability to manage and switch between multiple Depop accounts and apps easily without needing to switch between different browsers or constantly log in and out.

This provides a slightly more integrated way to use Depop on PC or Mac, but it is still fundamentally based on the web version and shares many of its limitations for sellers looking to scale.

The Pro Seller's Choice: Manage Your Depop Shop with Reeva

While using the Depop website or a tool like WebCatalog is a good starting point, serious resellers quickly find they need more powerful tools to run and grow their business effectively. Juggling listings, managing inventory across multiple platforms, and handling administrative tasks manually is a recipe for burnout.

This is where our platform comes in. We designed Reeva to simplify and automate running a resale business, giving you back valuable time to focus on sourcing, selling, and scaling.

For resellers aiming for growth, our all-in-one platform is built to help you accelerate that journey with ease. We help you sell smarter, not just harder, on Depop and other marketplaces like Poshmark, eBay, and Mercari.

You can manage your entire business seamlessly from your mobile, desktop, or tablet. Best of all, you don't need a Chrome extension or to keep your laptop running for our automations to work.

Ready to see how much easier managing your Depop shop can be? Start your free 7-day trial of Reeva today.

Sell Smarter and Faster Across All Platforms

One of the biggest time sinks for any reseller is the listing process. Our platform revolutionizes this with an optimized selling process designed to save you hours every week.

Turn Photos into Listings Instantly: Simply upload your product photos, and we will create complete listings for you. This includes AI-generated titles, detailed descriptions, and suggested prices, taking the guesswork and grunt work out of listing.

As our user FabFam from Washington shared, "Reeva has cut my listing time by more than half. I can take photos, voice-to-text my details, and let Reeva handle the rest—background removal, form completion, and listing generation—all in one seamless process. By the time I put the item away, my listing is ready to go live."

List Everywhere with One Click: Stop wasting time copying and pasting listings between marketplaces. With our platform, you can publish your items to Depop, Poshmark, Mercari, eBay, and more without ever switching tabs. This single feature is a game-changer for cross-platform selling.

User Lawyerposh from California was "surprised to discover that you have a best-in-class cross-listing tool. I don’t believe any other company can currently upload an entire existing closet (e.g. from Poshmark) on a phone app with virtually no user input."

Maximize Sales with Multi-Store Support: Effortlessly sell across all your stores and reach a wider audience of buyers. Managing inventory on Depop and other platforms becomes simple, helping you increase your sales potential.

Save Time with Powerful Automation

Growing a resale business means finding ways to work more efficiently. We built powerful automation tools to handle repetitive tasks, boost your products' visibility, and maximize your sales.

Automated Sharing: Our system can automatically share your products on Poshmark to keep them in front of potential buyers and increase visibility.

Send Personalized Offers: You can send personalized offers to interested buyers automatically, without lifting a finger. This helps you convert more likes into sales and keep your revenue flowing.

Relist Stale Products: Don't let old listings get buried. We automatically relist stale products, keeping them fresh and at the top of search results to attract new buyers.

Instantly Delist Sold Items: This is a critical feature for any multi-platform seller. Our platform instantly delists items once they sell on any marketplace, preventing the dreaded overselling and protecting your seller reputation. AlistairBP, a top reseller from Georgia, said, "The feature I use 100% the most—and couldn't live without—is the AUTO-DELIST feature."

Grow Your Resale Business with Ease

Beyond listing and automation, our platform provides the management tools you need to scale your business from a side hustle to a full-time operation.

Bulk Listing Management: Need to update pricing, shipping, or details across your inventory? You can update and manage hundreds of listings in bulk with ease, saving you countless hours of manual edits.

Powerful Business Analytics: Stop guessing and start making data-driven decisions. Track your sales, profits, and key performance metrics with our powerful business analytics. Understand what's selling, where it's selling, and how to optimize your strategy.

Multi-User Account Options: Are you growing a team? Our platform supports you. You can give team members access with multi-user account options, allowing your VA or employees to help with listing and management securely.

Built-in Accounting Tools: Keep your finances in order without the headache of spreadsheets. Our full-service accounting tools help you keep accurate records and prepare for tax time with confidence. As TUFFNY from New York noted, "I've cut down my admin time by at least 30%, which has allowed me to source more products and expand my offerings."

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Full-Service Accounting for Resellers

Financial management is often the most overlooked—and most stressful—part of running a resale business. We built a full-service accounting solution directly into our platform to eliminate that stress.

Here’s how we make your bookkeeping seamless:

• Automatic Transaction Sync: Connect your bank accounts, and we will automatically record your transactions, expenses, and marketplace fees.
• Seamless Receipt Capture: Simply upload a photo of a receipt and attach it to the corresponding transaction for perfect record-keeping and audit protection.
• Tax-Ready Categorization: We automatically categorize your income, fees, and expenses, so filing your taxes becomes a straightforward process.
• Clear Profit & Loss Reports: Generate easy-to-understand profit and loss reports that help you make smarter business decisions and truly understand the health of your business.

PCT Vintage Finds from Florida put it perfectly: "No more spreadsheets. My bookkeeping is now all automated thanks to Reeva accounting."

Trusted by Top Resale Businesses

We are trusted by top resale businesses across the country who have seen incredible growth using our platform. The results speak for themselves.

Nuzzydeals in Denver saw a 7x increase in sales and a 60% increase in listing speed.

Vintage Vault in West Virginia achieved a +372% increase in items sold in just 3 weeks and can now create 10x the listings per hour. They said, "I used to need 3-5 programs just to do everything—now I only need one... I no longer waste time juggling multiple programs—everything I need is in one place, and I can work from anywhere."

AlistairBP in Georgia went from selling 3-5 items a week to 10-15 products sold per day after switching to our platform. They now manage around 1,000 listings at a time and say, "Being able to manage my entire reselling business through my iPhone is truly industry-leading—nobody else does it to this degree."

These stories show what's possible when you have the right tools to support your growth. Using an all-in-one platform to manage your Depop computer workflow is the most effective way to scale.

Our Pricing Plans

We offer simple, transparent pricing designed for resellers at every stage of their journey. You can try Reeva completely free for 7 days with no payment due upfront.

Basic Plan

Perfect for solo resale entrepreneurs, this plan is currently available for a limited-time offer of $29/month (regularly $39/month). It includes unlimited AI listing generations, auto delisting, business analytics, and cross-listing to multiple marketplaces.

Business Plan

Designed for growing resale businesses and teams, this plan is available for a limited-time offer of $59/month (regularly $99/month). It includes everything in the Basic plan, plus full automation features, our complete accounting suite, multi-user and multi-store support, and priority email, phone, and chat support.

Conclusion: The Best Way to Use Depop on a Computer

Managing your shop on a Depop desktop is a clear step up from trying to do everything on your phone. The official website gives you access to core functions on your Mac or PC, and tools like WebCatalog can offer a more focused, app-like environment.

However, for resellers who are serious about growth, these methods are just the beginning. The limitations of the standard Depop desktop experience become clear when you start scaling your inventory, cross-listing to other platforms like Poshmark and eBay, and trying to manage the administrative side of your business.

To truly unlock your potential, you need a solution built for resellers. Our platform automates the tedious work, from creating AI-powered listings in seconds to automatically delisting sold items across all your stores. We give you the analytics to make smart decisions and the accounting tools to manage your finances effortlessly.

Stop juggling multiple tabs and programs. Simplify your workflow, save dozens of hours a week, and focus on what you do best: sourcing great products and making sales. Take control of your resale business today.

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