How to Download Pinterest Videos in 2026 — iPhone, Android and PC

When you press the red Save button, Pinterest adds the pin to one of your boards. That is handy for browsing later, but the video still lives on Pinterest. You need a connection to watch it, you cannot send it to someone on WhatsApp as a file, and if the original pinner removes it, it vanishes from your board too. I learned this the hard way with a bread recipe I had saved three times — all three pins pointed to the same deleted video.

A downloaded file sits in your own gallery. It plays on a plane, in the kitchen with poor Wi-Fi, or on a laptop while your hands are covered in flour. That is the whole point.

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   Open the video pin

   Tap the pin so it opens full screen. Make sure it is a real video pin and not a still image with a play icon drawn on it — those are just pictures.

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   Tap the three dots

   In the Pinterest app, tap the three dots (or the share arrow) at the top or bottom of the pin. On the website, the three dots sit next to the Save button.

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   Choose Download video

   If the creator allows it, you will see Download video or Download image. Tap it and allow Pinterest to access your Photos or storage the first time it asks.

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   Check your gallery and rename

   Open Photos (iPhone) or Gallery (Android) and look in Recents. Move the video into an album such as Recipes or Workouts so you can actually find it next month.

iPhone: The first time you download, iOS asks whether Pinterest may add to your Photos. Choose Allow, or the download silently fails. If you tapped Don't Allow earlier, open Settings, scroll to Pinterest, tap Photos and switch it to Add Photos Only or Full Access.

Android: Videos usually appear in Gallery or Google Photos under a Pinterest folder. On some phones they hide in Internal storage, then Pictures, then Pinterest. If nothing shows up, check that the app has storage or media permission in Settings, Apps, Pinterest, Permissions.

Windows and Mac: On pinterest.com, open the pin, click the three dots next to Save and choose Download. If the menu only offers an image, the pin does not allow a video download. Files go to your normal Downloads folder.

This is the question people ask most, and the honest answer is that Pinterest decides per pin. Promoted pins (ads), many Idea pins and pins that came from an outside website often have no download option. Some creators switch it off on purpose.

Before reaching for a random third-party site, try the simple things. Tap the pin title or the link under the video — many pins lead to the original blog or YouTube channel, where the full recipe or tutorial lives, usually in better quality. If the video came from TikTok (you will often see the TikTok username in the corner), find the original TikTok post and save it with our TikTok downloader without the watermark.

Be careful with sites that promise to download any pin. Many are covered in pop-ups, push you to install an APK or ask you to log in with your Pinterest account. Never give your password to a download site — no legitimate one needs it.

Pinterest compresses videos heavily, and many pins are already re-uploads of re-uploads. The download gives you exactly what Pinterest stores, so a soft-looking pin will be a soft-looking file. If quality matters, go back to the original creator's post.

Silent videos are often silent on Pinterest too — many pins autoplay muted and were uploaded without audio. Play the pin with sound on before downloading so you know what to expect.

A gallery full of files called VID_20261022 is nearly as useless as no download at all. Make two or three albums that match how you use Pinterest — Recipes, Home ideas, Workouts — and move each video in right after saving. On a computer, rename the file with the dish or project name and the creator's handle, for example butter-chicken-by-chefname.mp4. Six months later you will thank yourself.

Downloading a pin to cook from it or follow a workout offline is everyday personal use. Posting that same video on your Reels or TikTok as if it were yours is not. If you share it, credit the original creator by name, and for anything commercial ask for permission in writing first.