How to Make a Moodboard from Pinterest in Figma in 2026
Stop screenshotting Pinterest images to bring them into Figma. Download your entire Pinterest board as a ZIP and import every image to Figma in one operation.
Most designers use Pinterest as their primary inspiration-gathering tool, and Figma as their primary design tool. Getting inspiration out of Pinterest and into Figma is where the workflow breaks down. The naive approach — screenshotting pins or right-clicking to save them one by one — is painful when a board has 200 images and non-existent when it comes to capturing video pins. The professional workflow uses PinDownCloud: download the entire Pinterest board as a ZIP, then bulk-import every image into Figma in one drag-and-drop operation.
This workflow matters for more than just convenience. A proper Figma moodboard uses original-resolution images, not browser screenshots that lose quality and get compressed. When you screengrab from Pinterest, you typically capture 800–1200px wide images at screen resolution — fine for a quick glance, but too low-quality to present to a client or zoom into for reference. PinDownCloud downloads the highest resolution available from Pinterest's CDN, which means your Figma moodboard contains actual HD images that hold up at any zoom level.
What you'll need
- Chrome, Edge or Brave browser
- PinDownCloud extension — free
- A public Pinterest board
How to create a Pinterest moodboard in Figma
From Pinterest board to Figma moodboard in three steps.
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Download your Pinterest board as a ZIP with PinDownCloud
Install the PinDownCloud Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store for free. Navigate to the Pinterest board you want to use as a moodboard source. Click the PinDownCloud button at the top of the board page, confirm the pin count, and click Download. You'll receive an email with a ZIP file containing every image, video, and GIF from the board — typically within 5–15 minutes. The files are numbered sequentially, preserving the board's original order. Extract the ZIP on your computer before the next step.
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Import images into Figma
Open Figma and create a new file (or use an existing one). Navigate to the extracted ZIP folder on your computer. Select all image files at once (Cmd+A on Mac, Ctrl+A on Windows) and drag them directly onto the Figma canvas. Figma will import all selected images simultaneously as individual frames, each matching the source image dimensions. For a large board with 200+ images, this import takes about 10–20 seconds. Figma supports JPEG, PNG, GIF, and WebP — all the formats Pinterest uses. MP4 video files won't import directly into Figma (Figma doesn't support video), so you can skip those or use them separately.
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Arrange into a moodboard layout
After import, your images will be scattered across the canvas as individual frames. Select all of them and use Figma's Auto Layout or Tidy Up feature (right-click → Tidy Up) to arrange them into a grid. Adjust the grid spacing and columns to your preference. From here, you can: resize individual images, remove images that don't fit the direction, add text labels for categories, draw section dividers, or group images thematically. A typical moodboard workflow takes 15–20 minutes after the initial import — much faster than assembling images manually from screenshots.
Organizing your Pinterest imports in Figma: practical techniques
The biggest challenge with a bulk-imported moodboard is organizing 200+ images into something readable. A few techniques that work well in Figma: create a dedicated 'Moodboard' page in your Figma file, separate from your working design pages. This keeps the moodboard accessible as reference without cluttering your design workspace. Use Figma's Section tool to divide the moodboard into labeled areas — 'Typography', 'Color', 'Layout', 'Product Photography', etc. — and drag images into their relevant sections after the initial bulk import.
For client presentations, a useful technique is to create a tightly-cropped 'highlight reel' version of the moodboard alongside the full collection. Keep all 200 images in the full version for reference, but create a curated second canvas with 20–30 of the strongest images arranged more deliberately. This gives you both comprehensive reference material and a presentable deck without having to maintain two separate collections. Figma's Components feature can help here — mark the 'selected' images as components so they're easy to identify.
One practical Figma tip for working with downloaded Pinterest images: use the Image Fill approach instead of importing as frames for your final moodboard layout. Instead of placing images as raw imported files, create equal-sized rectangles in your Figma grid first, then paste images as fills (right-click rectangle → Fill with image). This gives you a consistent grid layout where you can control the visible crop of each image independently without changing the image file itself. It's how professional design teams typically build presentation moodboards in Figma.
Build your Figma moodboard from Pinterest today
Download any Pinterest board as a ZIP with PinDownCloud, then bulk-import to Figma. Free Chrome extension, no watermarks, original HD quality.
Install Extension — It's FreeFrequently asked questions
- Can I import a whole Pinterest board into Figma at once?
- Not directly from Pinterest — Figma and Pinterest have no integration. But you can get there in two steps: download the board as a ZIP with PinDownCloud, then drag all extracted image files onto the Figma canvas at once. Figma imports all selected images in one operation, creating individual frames for each. The whole process from Pinterest to Figma takes about 15–20 minutes including the PinDownCloud processing time.
- Will the images be high enough quality for client presentations?
- Yes. PinDownCloud downloads images at the highest resolution Pinterest serves, which is the original uploaded resolution. Pinterest images are typically 1000–3000px wide — much higher quality than browser screenshots or manually saved pins. For client presentations and moodboard work, the image quality is fully adequate, and significantly better than what you'd get from screenshotting the Pinterest feed.
- Can I import Pinterest video pins into Figma?
- Figma does not support video files. Pinterest video pins download as MP4 files, which you can't import directly into Figma. You can include video pins as thumbnail screenshots in your Figma moodboard by taking a screenshot of the video frame you want, or simply skip video pins in your moodboard and use them separately as reference in another tool like Notion or a shared Google Drive folder.
- Is there a limit to how many images I can import into Figma at once?
- Figma doesn't impose a hard limit on bulk image imports, but very large batches (500+ images) can make the file heavy and slow. A practical approach for large boards: import in batches of 100–150 images, arrange each batch before importing the next. This keeps the Figma file manageable and lets you organize as you go rather than dealing with 400 unorganized frames at once.