Quick Answer: Download Pinterest Videos on Android
You can download Pinterest videos on Android using just Chrome: copy the video pin’s link, paste it into Pinterest video downloader, tap the download button, and the MP4 lands in your Downloads folder. Open it once from the Files app so your gallery app picks it up. The full steps are below.
What you’ll need
- An Android phone (any recent version, Android 10 and up works best)
- Chrome (preinstalled on almost every Android phone, nothing to install)
- A link to the video pin you want to save
Step 1: Copy the pin link
Two ways, depending on where you find the video.
From the Pinterest app: open the pin, tap the share icon, and choose Copy link. The link is now on your clipboard.
From Pinterest in a browser: open the pin and copy the address from the address bar. Both pinterest.com/pin/… links and pin.it short links work.
Tip: if you copy the link from the Pinterest app and it keeps trying to open back in the app, that’s fine, just paste it into Chrome manually. The app and the browser don’t need to talk to each other.
Step 2: Paste the link and download in Chrome
- In Chrome, go to downloadpins.com.
- Paste the pin link into the box and tap Download.
- You’ll see a preview of the video with its title and the available quality options. Tap the Download MP4 button for the quality you want.
- Chrome shows a download notification and saves the file to Downloads. If Chrome warns that the file type “might be harmful,” that’s its generic warning for any direct file download, the MP4 from a video pin is safe to keep.
If tapping the button plays the video instead of downloading: go back, long-press the download button, and choose Download link. Chrome saves the file instead of playing it.
Step 3: Find the video on your phone
Open your Files app (on Samsung it’s called My Files) → Downloads. Your video is there.
To see it in your gallery: open the video file once from the Files app. That triggers Android’s media scan, and the video then shows up in your gallery app, usually under a Downloads album, or in the main camera-roll view depending on your gallery app.
Troubleshooting on Android
“I downloaded it but my gallery doesn’t show it”
Open the file once from Files → Downloads. Android only adds files to the gallery index when the media scanner runs, opening the file triggers it. If it still doesn’t appear, restart the phone and check again.
“The download is stuck at 0%”
Check two things: your storage (Settings → Storage) and your connection. Downloads also fail silently on very slow connections, switching from mobile data to Wi-Fi usually unblocks it. Chrome’s download manager (⋮ → Downloads) shows whether the download is paused or failed.
“Chrome keeps opening the Pinterest app instead”
Some phones intercept pinterest.com links and fling them into the app. Workaround: copy the link from the app first, then paste it into Chrome manually at downloadpins.com, you never need to open the pin itself in the browser.
“The link says the pin can’t be resolved”
Make sure you copied a single pin link (pinterest.com/pin/…), not a board, profile, or search page. Private pins, secret-board pins, and deleted pins can’t be downloaded by any tool, that’s a Pinterest limitation, not a bug.
“It downloaded but the quality is low”
You get exactly what Pinterest serves, if the original pin is 720p, that’s the file you get. Nothing on your phone changes this. Any site promising 4K from a low-quality pin is inventing pixels.
“My storage is full”
Videos save to your device first, so a full phone fails the download. Free up space and retry. Move finished videos out of Downloads into a folder you manage, and delete the copies you don’t need.
Downloading Pinterest GIFs and images on Android
The same steps work for images and GIFs: paste the pin link, pick the format, and grab the file from Downloads. Dedicated step-by-step guides are coming for GIFs and images, the steps differ slightly (GIFs save as GIF files, images save in their original format), so they get their own guides. On iPhone? There’s a separate iPhone guide for that.
A note on what you save
Downloading is easy; using what you download well is the part people forget. Save videos for personal use, inspiration, reference, mood boards. If you plan to repost someone’s work, credit them and check the pin’s original source first. Creators upload to Pinterest to be found, and a link back is the least the download costs you.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to install an app to download Pinterest videos on Android?
No. Everything happens in Chrome, copy the pin link, paste it into the downloader, and save the MP4. No app, no account, no root.
Where do Pinterest videos save on Android?
In the Downloads folder (Files or My Files → Downloads). Open the file once so your gallery app indexes it.
Why doesn’t the video appear in my gallery?
Android’s gallery only shows files the media scanner has indexed. Opening the downloaded file once from the Files app triggers the scan, and the video appears, usually under a Downloads album.
Does this work on Android tablets too?
Yes, the steps are identical on tablets. Chrome, Downloads, and the Files app all work the same way.
Can I download videos using the Pinterest app’s built-in save?
The app’s “save” only bookmarks the pin inside Pinterest, it doesn’t put a video file on your phone. To get an actual MP4 file, use the downloader in Chrome.
Is it legal to download Pinterest videos?
Saving videos for personal, offline use is generally fine, but reposting or commercial use of someone else’s content without permission can infringe copyright. When in doubt, credit the creator and link to the original pin.
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