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PinBoard – Desktop app to bulk download Pinterest boards locally

PinBoard – Desktop app to bulk download Pinterest boards locally

by arcquesar·Mar 2, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Free, local Pinterest board backup beats sketchy extensions—but scraping is fragile.

Strengths
  • •Truly local operation: zero cloud, no proxy, credentials stay on device.
  • •Handles videos (converts to MP4), which most Pinterest tools skip entirely.
  • •Respects rate limiting and pagination; shows file preview before download.
Weaknesses
  • •Pinterest actively blocks bulk scraping; longevity depends on cat-and-mouse with their API.
  • •No code-signing on macOS/Windows raises friction; 'Open Anyway' is developer-unfriendly.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Pinterest users wanting to back up boards, archivists, collectors

Similar To

Chrome extensions for Pinterest download · DownloadThemAll · Bulk Image Downloader

Post Description

I built a desktop app that lets you download entire Pinterest boards to your computer. Images, GIFs, and videos

I wanted something like this for backing up my own boards and the existing Chrome extensions all felt sketchy, most need subscriptions, and some don't download videos.

Everything runs locally on your machine. No server, no cloud, no proxy. You paste a board URL and it extracts media, and downloads to a folder.

Built with Electron so works on MacOS, Windows and Linux

https://pinboard-download.vercel.app/ GitHub: https://github.com/pinboardapp/pinboard/releases/latest

Would love feedback, still early and actively working on it.

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