How to Save Pinterest Boards to Your Computer in 2026
Pinterest doesn't have a download button — but there's a straightforward way to save any public board to your computer as a ZIP file, every image and video included.
Pinterest is great for collecting inspiration, terrible for getting that inspiration out of Pinterest. There's no 'Download Board' button, no export function, no way to batch-save pins to your hard drive from within the app. The only built-in option is saving individual images with a right-click, one at a time. For a board with 500 pins, that's 500 right-clicks, 500 save dialogues, and 500 files landing in your Downloads folder with random scrambled filenames. PinDownCloud solves this with a Chrome extension that exports any Pinterest board to your computer as a clean, numbered ZIP file — delivered by email when it's done.
The workflow is simple: install the extension, go to any public Pinterest board, click the download button, and wait for an email. The email contains a download link for a ZIP file with every image, video, and GIF from the board, numbered sequentially so the original board order is preserved. Saving that ZIP to your computer is the final step — extract it and you have a proper folder of files you can use in any app, organize how you like, back up to an external drive, or share with a client. No more being locked into Pinterest's interface to view your own inspiration.
How to save a Pinterest board to your computer
Install once, then save any public Pinterest board to your computer in three steps.
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Install PinDownCloud from the Chrome Web Store
Go to the Chrome Web Store and add PinDownCloud for free — the install takes about 30 seconds. The extension activates automatically on Pinterest board pages. You'll see a download button appear at the top of any board you visit, right next to the board name. No configuration needed. Compatible with Chrome, Edge, and Brave. Not compatible with Firefox or Safari — if you're on one of those, switching to Chrome just for this task takes under a minute.
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Go to the Pinterest board and click Download
Open any public Pinterest board — yours or someone else's. Click the PinDownCloud button at the top of the page. You'll see the pin count for the board, which is how many files will be in your ZIP. Click Download Board to confirm. The processing starts on PinDownCloud's servers immediately. You can close the tab right away — the download runs server-side, so your computer doesn't need to stay on, and your browser doesn't need to stay open. This is the key difference from browser-based tools that stop downloading if you close the tab.
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Get the ZIP, extract it, save to your computer
Within 5–15 minutes (for typical boards), you'll receive an email with a download link. Click it to download the ZIP file to your computer. Extract the ZIP and you'll have a folder of every image, video, and GIF from the board, named 001.jpg, 002.jpg, 003.mp4 in the original board order. Move this folder anywhere you like — Documents, an external drive, a cloud folder, or directly into your design tool's assets. The download link is valid for 24 hours.
What to do with your downloaded Pinterest files
Once you have the ZIP extracted on your computer, you have a proper file folder that works with any app. For designers, the most common next steps are: dragging the folder into Figma for a moodboard (Figma supports bulk image import — drag all files at once onto the canvas), uploading to Canva's Uploads panel for design work, or organizing into a brand reference folder in your project files. The numbered filenames make it easy to reference specific images in client conversations: 'take a look at 023.jpg' is much cleaner than 'the one with the blue kitchen.'
For people saving boards for personal reference — recipes, home decor ideas, fashion inspiration — the folder works like any other image collection on your computer. You can view it in the Mac Finder or Windows Explorer preview, drag images into Notes or Word documents, set images as phone wallpapers, or print them for a physical mood board. If you use Apple Photos or Google Photos, you can add the entire folder to your library in one operation, making the images searchable and accessible on your phone too.
One important caveat about offline saving: the images you download are copies of what's currently on Pinterest. If the original creator later deletes their pin or their account, your local copy is unaffected — you have the file. This is particularly relevant for saving boards you depend on for ongoing work: a designer who relies on a client's inspiration board, or a researcher using Pinterest boards as reference. Boards can disappear — accounts get deleted, boards get set to private, creators remove pins. Saving to your computer is the only way to guarantee permanent access.
Save your Pinterest board to your computer — free
Install PinDownCloud and download any Pinterest board as a ZIP to your computer. Free plan, no credit card, no watermarks. Works on any public Pinterest board.
Install Extension — It's FreeFrequently asked questions
- Why doesn't Pinterest have a 'save board' or 'download all pins' button?
- Pinterest's business model depends on keeping users inside the platform — boards that exist only on Pinterest require you to come back to Pinterest to view them. A built-in export function would reduce that dependency. Pinterest has never added a bulk download option and there's no indication they plan to. Third-party tools like PinDownCloud exist specifically to fill this gap, giving you true ownership of your collected content.
- What's the difference between saving a board and pinning images?
- Pinning saves a reference to content on Pinterest's servers — the image lives at Pinterest's URL, and viewing it requires an internet connection and a Pinterest account. Downloading the board to your computer gives you the actual image files on your own storage — viewable offline, usable in any application, not dependent on Pinterest's servers, and not affected if the original creator deletes their pin.
- How long does the download stay available after I click the email link?
- The download link in the email is valid for 24 hours from when the ZIP is ready. After that, the link expires. If you need to re-download after the link expires, you'll need to run the board download again. To avoid this, save the ZIP to your computer as soon as you receive the email — it only takes a few seconds to download and save.
- Can I save boards from other people's Pinterest accounts?
- Yes, any public board. PinDownCloud can download any board that's publicly accessible — whether it's your board or someone else's. Private boards, secret boards, and boards in closed group accounts aren't accessible. Public boards are visible to anyone without a Pinterest login, and those are the ones PinDownCloud can save to your computer.