Pinterest doesn’t have a built-in option to download an entire board at once. To download Pinterest boards, you’ll need a browser extension like Pinpasta or Unpinned, which let you export a full board as a ZIP file containing every image and video. Individual pins can be saved directly from Pinterest using the three-dot menu on any pin.
If you’ve been building Pinterest boards for months or years, there’s a good chance you’ve accumulated hundreds of saved pins you’d like to have offline. Maybe you’re creating a mood board for a client project, backing up inspiration for a rebrand, or just want local copies of images you’ve pinned. The frustrating reality is that Pinterest’s native app gives you almost no options for bulk downloading.
The workaround is simple once you know it exists: browser extensions built specifically for Pinterest board downloading. Here’s how each method works and which one fits your situation.
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Can you download Pinterest boards directly from pinterest?
The short answer is no, at least not as a board. Pinterest lets you download individual images one at a time using the three-dot menu on any pin, but there’s no official “export board” or “download all” button anywhere in the interface.
For single pins, the native process is: click the pin to open it, click the three-dot menu in the top right corner, select Download image, and the image file saves to your device. That’s fine for one or two pins but completely impractical if you have a board with hundreds of saved images.
For anything resembling bulk downloading, you need an external tool. Fortunately several good ones exist, and the best free ones work without requiring you to log in or hand over account credentials.
How to download Pinterest boards using pinpasta (free)
Pinpasta is currently one of the cleanest free options for downloading an entire Pinterest board. It’s a Chrome extension that handles boards of any size, including boards with over 1,000 pins.
To use it, install the Pinpasta extension from the Chrome Web Store. Navigate to the Pinterest board you want to download in your browser. Click the Pinpasta extension icon in your toolbar, then click Extract. Once Pinpasta has loaded the board data, choose Download to ZIP. Your browser will download a compressed folder containing all the images from that board at full resolution.
The process is relatively fast for smaller boards but can take a few minutes for boards with hundreds of images. Leave the tab open while it runs. Once the ZIP downloads, you can open it and work with the files like any other folder on your computer. Creating Pinterest graphics from saved inspiration images is much more efficient when you have everything offline and organized locally.
How to download Pinterest boards using unpinned
Unpinned is another browser extension that works on both Chrome and Firefox. The free tier handles boards with up to 50 pins, which covers most casual use cases. For larger boards, they offer a paid plan.
The process is nearly identical to Pinpasta: navigate to the board on Pinterest, click the Unpinned extension icon, select Download board, and let it run. A ZIP file downloads automatically with all images and videos from the board included. Videos are one thing Unpinned handles particularly well, since some competing tools only download static images.
If you have a board that contains a mix of images and video pins and you want both, Unpinned is worth the extra step of installing alongside another tool. For growing your own saves on Pinterest, studying what formats and visual styles perform well in your niche is useful research, and having those files locally makes that analysis easier.
How to download Pinterest boards without a browser extension
If you’d rather not install a browser extension, WFDownloader is a standalone desktop application that can bulk download from Pinterest boards. It’s free, cross-platform (Windows and Mac), and doesn’t require any account connection to Pinterest.
To use it, download and install WFDownloader from its official site. Copy the URL of the Pinterest board you want to download. Paste the URL into WFDownloader and start the download. The application handles the rest, saving images to a folder you specify on your computer.
WFDownloader is particularly useful if you’re downloading from multiple Pinterest boards in one session, since you can queue multiple URLs and let it run in the background. It’s less polished than the browser extensions but works reliably for bulk downloading at no cost.
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One practical use case for WFDownloader is archiving your own boards. If you’re planning to delete boards, merge them, or move content between accounts, downloading first gives you a local backup of everything you’ve collected. Pinterest doesn’t have an account export feature for boards, so this is the closest thing to a proper backup tool available. It’s especially worth doing before any major account restructure since lost content can’t be recovered through Pinterest itself.
What to know about copyright when downloading Pinterest boards
Downloading images from Pinterest for personal reference, inspiration, or private use is generally low-risk. Saving pins to a local folder for your own mood board or project reference is no different from bookmarking them on Pinterest itself.
What creates problems is using downloaded Pinterest images commercially, publishing them on your own site without permission, or presenting them as your own work. The images saved to Pinterest boards were created by other people and those creators retain copyright. Downloading a board of design inspiration for your own reference is different from using those images as content for your blog or social channels.
If you want images for your blog or marketing, creating your own original pins with keyword-optimized descriptions is always the right move. Your own content builds your account authority and drives traffic back to your own pages rather than someone else’s. Increasing your Pinterest traffic long-term comes from original pinning, not from repurposing downloaded content.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Pinterest let you download entire boards natively?
No. Pinterest only supports downloading individual pins one at a time through the three-dot menu on each pin. Bulk board downloading requires a third-party extension or tool.
Is downloading Pinterest boards free?
Several tools offer free tiers. Pinpasta is free with no pin limit. Unpinned has a free tier for boards up to 50 pins. WFDownloader is completely free as a desktop app. Paid options like Pin Toolbox offer faster performance and higher limits.
Can I download a Pinterest board on my phone?
Not easily. The main tools are browser extensions designed for desktop Chrome or Firefox. For mobile, you’d need to save pins individually or use a separate downloader app. The desktop approach is significantly faster for any board with more than a handful of pins.
Do downloaded Pinterest images keep their full resolution?
Most browser extension tools download images at the highest available resolution on Pinterest. The original resolution depends on what the pinner uploaded. Pinterest does compress images upon upload, so downloads reflect Pinterest’s stored version, not necessarily the original file.
Can I download someone else’s Pinterest board?
The tools technically allow downloading any public board. Whether you should is a separate question. Public boards are viewable by anyone, but the images within them belong to their creators. Download for personal reference only. Building your own Pinterest presence with original content is far more useful than downloading and reusing others’ work.
Will downloading boards get my Pinterest account banned?
Using external tools to download board images does not interact with your Pinterest account and therefore doesn’t put your account at risk. You’re downloading files from a web page, not using Pinterest’s API in an unauthorized way.
Key Takeaways
- Pinterest has no native option to download a full board — you need a third-party tool
- Pinpasta (Chrome extension, free) handles boards of any size and downloads as a ZIP file
- Unpinned (Chrome and Firefox, free up to 50 pins) also downloads videos, not just images
- WFDownloader is a free desktop app that works without a browser extension and can queue multiple boards
- Downloaded images are for personal use only — copyright still applies to the creators of those images
- Individual pins can still be downloaded natively via the three-dot menu on any pin on Pinterest.com
Wrapping Up
Downloading Pinterest boards is one of those things that sounds like it should be simple and built in, but isn’t. The workaround takes two minutes once you have the right tool installed, and the free options cover most use cases without needing to pay anything.
Install Pinpasta or Unpinned, navigate to the board, and let the extension do the work. For research, inspiration, or offline reference, that’s all you need. Just keep the copyright picture clear and use what you download for personal purposes rather than publishing it as your own content.