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Downloading a Pinterest video to your phone

Updated 2026-10-02

Phones make one part of this easy and another part confusing: copying the link is simple, but the file goes somewhere you may not expect. Here is the whole path, and where to look for the video afterwards.

Step by step

1
Copy the Pin linkIn the Pinterest app, tap the share icon on the video Pin and use “Copy link”. The address looks like pinterest.com/pin/…
2
Open this site in your phone's browserNot inside the Pinterest app — the app cannot start a file download for you. Paste the link into the box at the top.
3
Fetch the Pin, then press DownloadThe video card appears with its real file size. Pressing Download starts a normal browser download.
4
Find the fileWhere it lands depends on the phone — see the next section, because this is the part that catches people out.

Where the file goes on iPhone

Safari saves downloads into the Files app, in a folder called Downloads. It does not go straight into Photos.

To get it into your camera roll: open Files, find the video under Downloads, then use Share → Save Video. It will then appear in Photos → Recents.

Where the file goes on Android

Chrome writes downloads into the Download folder, visible in the Files app or your Downloads app. Most gallery apps pick that folder up automatically, so the video often shows up in your gallery without any extra step.

If your gallery does not show it, open Files, find the MP4 and open it once — media scanners usually index it immediately after that.

Why the Pinterest app cannot do this itself

Pinterest does not offer a save-to-device button for other people's videos, and an in-app browser cannot hand a file to the operating system the way a real browser can. That is the only reason a step through your browser is needed.

You are not installing anything. There is no app and no browser extension; the whole job happens on one page in the browser you already have.

Frequently asked questions

Does this work on iPhone?

Yes. The download lands in the Files app under Downloads, not in Photos. Use Share → Save Video from Files to move it into your camera roll.

Do I need to install an app?

No. It runs in the phone browser and there is no extension or app to install.

Why did the download not start?

Usually because the page was opened inside the Pinterest app's built-in browser. Open your own browser, paste the link there and try again.

See what is inside a Pin

Paste a public Pinterest Pin link and see every file behind it — each image size with its measured pixels, and videos as real MP4 files.

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