How to download a whole Pinterest board
Pinterest lets you save single images, but it has no button to download an entire board. If you want a real copy of a moodboard — for a client presentation, a design file or simply a backup — you have two options.
Option 1: Save pins one by one
On Pinterest's website, open a pin, click the … menu and choose Download image. Repeat for every pin.
This works for a handful of pins. For a board of 200 it means 200 rounds of clicking, files named with random strings, no board order and no sections.
Option 2: Download the whole board with Moodstash
Moodstash is a Chrome extension that saves every pin on a board into one ZIP file.
- Install Moodstash from the Chrome Web Store and log in to Pinterest. (Pinterest only shows part of each board when you're logged out.)
- Open the board you want to save.
- Click Download board in the bottom-left corner of the page.
- Choose Download all, or Choose pins to pick specific ones from a thumbnail grid.
- Open the ZIP in your Downloads folder.
What's inside the ZIP
| File | What it is |
|---|---|
Kitchen ideas/001_Walnut island_1010…jpg | Each image in its original size, numbered in board order, with its title and pin ID |
Kitchen ideas/Islands/014_….jpg | Pins in a board section, in their own folder |
Kitchen ideas/manifest.csv | A spreadsheet of every pin: link, title, description, source website, file name and pixel size |
Very large boards are split into several ZIP files (part 1 of 3, and so on). If Chrome asks whether to allow multiple downloads, choose Allow.
Tips
- Stay logged in. If you're logged out, Moodstash will tell you it could only see part of the board.
- Need one section? Open the section and download just that. See downloading sections.
- Video pins are currently saved as their cover image.
- Images look small? Many pins were uploaded small. Read why Pinterest downloads look small.
A note on copyright
Downloading a pin doesn't give you rights to it. Keep downloads for personal reference and moodboards, credit creators, and ask permission before publishing someone else's work. The source links in manifest.csv make that easy.
Save your first board
Free for up to 100 pins per download.