Save a Picture from Pinterest
Pick what you want and your device: Pinterest’s own steps to save a picture, to a board or to your phone or computer.
Open the Pin’s ⋯ menu and choose Download imageOn a phone it lands in Photos or the Gallery; on a computer, in Downloads
Download the picture — Web
- Select the Pin you want to download
- Click the ellipsis icon next to the image
- Click Download image
Pinterest’s words behind it
You can download some Pins to your computer or mobile device.
Pinterest Help: Download an imageDownloaded images are usually saved to your device’s default Downloads folder or Photos app, depending on your device and browser settings.
Pinterest Help: Download an imageYou can also download a Pin directly from the home feed to your device by clicking on the ellipsis icon at the bottom-right of the image and choosing Download image from the menu.
Pinterest Help: Download an imagePlease note that not all Pins can be downloaded so these steps may not apply to all Pins.
Pinterest Help: Download an image- A picture you download is still its owner’s. Saving it to a board is how Pinterest means it to be kept; posting it again as your own is a different question, answered on the Can I Use This Pinterest Image? page.
Save, download, star or heart: what each one does
| On a Pin | What it does | Where you find it |
|---|---|---|
| Save | Adds the Pin to one of your boards | On your Pinterest profile |
| Download image | Puts the picture on your phone or computer | Photos (iPhone, iPad), the Gallery (Android), the Downloads folder (a browser) |
| Star a Pin on your board | Marks it as a favorite; only you and board collaborators see the star | Your profile › Pins › Favorites |
| The heart | Reacts to the Pin; it doesn’t save it or favorite it | Pinterest’s help names no list of them: save it to keep it |
This page never asks for a Pin’s address and fetches nothing from Pinterest: the download is Pinterest’s own button, on Pinterest. Every step and quoted sentence is Pinterest’s own help centre, word for word. Checked 14 October 2026.
Quick answer: to save a picture from Pinterest to your phone or computer, open the Pin, click or tap the ⋯ (ellipsis) icon next to or under the image, and choose Download image. On an iPhone or iPad it lands in Photos, on Android in the Gallery, and from a browser usually in your Downloads folder. To keep it on Pinterest instead, tap Save on the Pin and pick a board. The tool above gives Pinterest's steps for what you want and your device.
How to save an image from Pinterest to your phone or computer
Pinterest's help (Download an image) starts with a careful word: You can download some Pins to your computer or mobile device.
On the web you select the Pin, click the ellipsis icon next to the image and click Download image. In the app you tap the Pin, tap the ellipsis icon underneath it and tap Download image. There is a shortcut from the home feed too: You can also download a Pin directly from the home feed to your device by clicking on the ellipsis icon at the bottom-right of the image and choosing Download image from the menu.
This page never asks for a Pin's address and fetches nothing from Pinterest. The download is Pinterest's own button, on Pinterest.
How to save Pinterest pictures to your camera roll
On a phone, Download image is the camera-roll answer. Pinterest names the folder for each app: on an iPhone or iPad, The image will be saved in the Photos folder on your device.
On Android, The image will be saved in the Gallery folder on your device.
From a browser it depends on the browser: Downloaded images are usually saved to your device’s default Downloads folder or Photos app, depending on your device and browser settings.
How to save images on Pinterest to a board
Saving is how Pinterest means a picture to be kept: Save Pins that you discover on Pinterest to your boards.
Open the Pin and tap Save at the bottom of it in the app, or click the arrow-down icon next to Save on the web, then choose a board or create a new one (Save Pins to a board). Pinterest puts the difference in two lines: Saving a Pin adds the Pin to one of your boards. This makes it easier to find it later and it helps Pinterest to better understand your taste.
Downloading a Pin saves the image to your device.
To find one again quickly, star it on your board: You can select your favorite Pins within your board by marking them with a star so it’s easy to find them later. Only you and board collaborators will be able to see them.
The heart is not the same thing: Note: The heart icon reacts to a Pin, but doesn’t favorite it. To favorite a Pin, save it to a board, then select the star-outline icon on the Pin in your board.
(Mark your favorite Pins in your board)
Can't see Download image on a Pin?
Pinterest is plain about it: Please note that not all Pins can be downloaded so these steps may not apply to all Pins.
Before giving up, it suggests two things: try the ellipsis icon under the Pin in your home feed instead, and try a desktop or mobile browser instead of the app.
The picture didn't save
If you chose Download image and nothing arrived, Pinterest's list is: close and reopen the Pinterest app, make sure your device has enough storage, check that Pinterest has permission to save photos on your device, update the app, and try a browser instead of the app. Then look in the folder your device uses: Photos, the Gallery, or Downloads.
Can I post a picture I downloaded?
A picture you download is still its owner's. Saving it to a board is how Pinterest means it to be kept; using it on your own site, or posting it again as your own, is a different question. The Can I Use This Pinterest Image? page answers it from Pinterest's Terms and copyright policy.
FAQ
Does Pinterest tell someone when I download their Pin?
Why is there no Download image on some Pins?
not all Pins can be downloaded so these steps may not apply to all Pins.Pinterest suggests trying the home feed's ellipsis icon or a browser first; its help does not list which Pins can't be downloaded.
Is saving a Pin the same as downloading it?
You can download an image from a Pin and look at it offline.
Where do downloaded Pinterest pictures go on an iPhone?
The image will be saved in the Photos folder on your device.