Pinterest Board Downloader: How to Save Entire Boards

Last updated: May 2026 · ~7 min read

Pinterest is a great place to gather visual references, but it isn't built for getting those references back out. If you've ever tried to save a whole board, you've probably noticed there's no native "download all pins" button — only the option to save one image at a time. This guide walks through the practical ways to download an entire Pinterest board, when each method makes sense, and how to handle boards that contain hundreds or thousands of pins.

Why download a Pinterest board at all?

A few common reasons people end up looking for a board-level download:

• Working offline. Travel, unreliable Wi-Fi, or strict client networks can make Pinterest itself unavailable when you need it most.
• Moving images into a design tool. Designers often want their pinned references inside Figma, Photoshop, or InDesign rather than scattered across Pinterest tabs.
• Backing up curated work. Boards represent real curation effort. If an account is suspended, a pin is removed, or a collaborator unfollows, having a local copy matters.
• Sharing with collaborators or clients. Sending a ZIP of reference images is often easier than asking someone to sign in to Pinterest.

The available methods, at a glance

There are roughly four ways to get images off a Pinterest board, with very different trade-offs:

• Manual right-click save. Free and obvious, but slow. Pinterest also often serves a smaller version of the image on right-click, so you may not get the original resolution. Practical only for a handful of pins.
• Browser extension. The fastest option for whole boards. A dedicated extension scrolls the board, collects every pin's image URL, and lets you download them in bulk. Works on desktop browsers — Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Brave.
• Desktop application. Free open-source tools like WFDownloader can fetch Pinterest content. They're capable but usually require importing cookies and some manual configuration.
• Pinterest's data export. Found under Settings → Privacy and Data. It produces an account-wide archive of metadata and URLs rather than a tidy folder of images, and takes a day or two to arrive. Useful for full-account backups; not great for a specific board.

For most people, a browser extension hits the right balance of speed, image quality, and effort. The rest of this guide focuses on that approach.

How to download a board with a browser extension

The steps are essentially the same across tools. We'll use Pinpasta, the extension we build, as the walk-through; the workflow is the same in Chrome and Firefox.

1. Install the extension

Pinpasta is available for Chrome (and Chromium browsers like Edge and Brave) and for Firefox. Pick the store that matches your browser, install, and pin the extension to your toolbar so it's easy to find.

2. Open the board

Navigate to the Pinterest board you want to download. This can be your own board, someone else's public board, or a collaborative board you have access to.

3. Open the extension and click Extract

Click the extension icon in your browser's toolbar. Pinpasta detects the board you're viewing and shows the pin count. Hit Extract. The extension scrolls through the board, gathers every pin, and grabs the highest-resolution URL Pinterest exposes.

For a 50-pin board this usually takes 10–20 seconds. Boards with several hundred pins can take a minute or two — Pinterest loads images progressively, so the extension has to scroll all the way to the bottom of the board before extraction is complete.

4. Save to ZIP or send to Figma

When extraction finishes, you have two output options:

• Download to ZIP. Saves every image into a single archive in your default download folder. From there you can drop the files into any other tool — InDesign, PowerPoint, Canva, Notion.
• Send to Figma. If you also install the Pinpasta Figma plugin, the images appear directly on a Figma or FigJam canvas without going through your file system. Convenient if you're building a moodboard.

Working with large boards

Boards with 500 or more pins behave differently from small ones, and a few habits help the process stay reliable:

• Use a stable connection. Extraction makes a lot of small image requests. A flaky network is more disruptive than a slow one.
• Keep the Pinterest tab in the foreground. Most browsers throttle background tabs, which can slow or stall an extraction in progress.
• Expect a bit of waiting on the largest boards. A 1,000-pin board can take five to fifteen minutes depending on how quickly Pinterest serves the images.
• If you hit a rate limit, pause. Pinterest may temporarily slow down requests if it sees a burst of activity. Waiting five to ten minutes is usually enough.

If you regularly work with large boards, the free Pinpasta tier (30 pins per extraction) won't be enough — the Pro license removes that limit and adds ZIP downloads.

About image quality

Pinterest stores several sizes of every image and decides which one to serve based on context. Right-clicking a pin and choosing "Save image as…" often gives you the size Pinterest is currently displaying, not the largest version available. A good extension specifically requests the largest size Pinterest exposes for each pin, which is typically 1,200–2,000 px on the long edge.

That's enough for digital moodboards, slide decks, and small-format print. For high-resolution print work, treat the downloaded image as a directional reference and source the final asset from the original photographer or a stock library — Pinterest doesn't give out the original upload.

A note on copyright

Images on Pinterest are almost always someone else's work. Downloading a board for personal reference, internal moodboarding, or client inspiration is generally considered fair use. Republishing those images, using them in finished client deliverables, or selling derivative work based on them is a different matter and usually requires licensing.

A reasonable rule of thumb: downloads are for thinking, not shipping. If an image is going to end up in front of customers, license it properly.

Common use cases

It's helpful to think about board downloads in terms of the workflow that follows. A few examples:

Designers and creative directors

Most often, the goal is a moodboard. Curate a board, extract it, send the images to Figma, and arrange them by section (palette, typography, photography, etc.). Total time goes from "a slow afternoon of right-clicking" to roughly five minutes.

Interior designers

One board per client, often split into rooms or themes. After extraction the images become slides in a concept deck, references on a printed lookbook, or the basis of a Figma presentation. See our Pinterest moodboard guide for interior designers.

Social media and content teams

Pinterest is useful for planning visual themes across a quarter. Downloading the board into a shared folder gives the team a consistent reference set when shooting, editing, or writing, even offline.

Educators

Teachers and lecturers often build Pinterest boards as reading lists of imagery. Bringing them down to a local folder makes it easier to drop the references into slides or printouts for class.

Other tools worth knowing about

If Pinpasta doesn't fit your needs, a few alternatives cover different gaps. Pin Toolbox supports video downloads and PDF export but is subscription-priced and Chrome-only. Unpinned has a generous free tier and preserves Pinterest section structure inside the ZIP. WFDownloader is a free desktop app that runs outside the browser entirely. For a side-by-side comparison, see our overview of Pinterest board downloaders or the head-to-head reviews of Pin Toolbox vs Pinpasta and Unpinned vs Pinpasta.

Frequently asked questions

Try Pinpasta

A browser extension for downloading whole Pinterest boards as a ZIP or sending them straight into Figma. Free tier covers small boards; Pro is a one-time $29.99 for unlimited extractions.

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