Save a Pinterest Video Pin to Your Device
Pinterest lets you save a video pin to a board, but it never gives you the actual file. There is no download button on a video pin, which is a problem the moment you want to follow a recipe at the stove, redo a DIY step away from your phone, or keep a workout you found before the pinner deletes it.
Paste the pin link here and ScreenApp saves the Pinterest video in HD, with no watermark added. Because the import lands in your account like any other recording, you also get a transcript and AI chat on it, not just the file.
The pin as an MP4 in HD
Imported at up to 1080p H.264 MP4 where the source offers it, then downloadable once processed.
No watermark added
ScreenApp adds no watermark on any recording or export.
pin.it and full links
The short link from the app and the full pinterest.com/pin URL both work.
Transcript and AI chat
In 100+ languages, so you can pull a recipe or the steps out as text.
Pinterest Video in HD: What Quality You Get
Most searches for this tool ask for HD, full HD, 1080p or 4K. Here is the honest answer.
HD and full HD 1080p
Pins come in at up to 1080p H.264 MP4 where the source offers it, without being recompressed below that cap.
4K
Imports currently top out at 1080p, even when the pin was uploaded in a higher resolution.
ScreenApp does not upscale. A pin uploaded in low resolution stays low resolution, so check the pin on a big screen before you expect a sharp file.
How to Download a Pinterest Video
- Copy the pin link: Open the pin, tap the three dots at the top or the share arrow, and choose Copy link. In the mobile app this hands you a short
pin.itlink, which works here just as well as a fullpinterest.com/pin/...URL. - Paste it into ScreenApp: The video imports and processing starts. A
pin.itlink is just a redirect to the real pin, so you do not need to expand it first. - Read the transcript, then download: The transcript and AI chat are ready first. Downloading the finished MP4 needs a paid plan; see why downloads are a paid feature.
Get the right link on your phone
Open the pin
In the Pinterest app or the website.
Tap share, then Copy link
The app gives you a short pin.it link.
Paste it as it is
No need to expand the short link first.
If the link fails, open it in a private browser window. If you can see the video there, ScreenApp can import it.
The line for what imports is simple: if a logged-out browser can open the pin, ScreenApp can pull the file. A pin on a secret board, or from a private profile, needs a login the tool doesn’t have, so it can’t be pulled in. See how we measure accuracy for how the transcript is scored.
Public pins
Any pin a logged-out browser can play, from the app or the website.
Private or secret-board pins
They need a login the tool does not have. If it is your own video, upload the original file instead.
Once you have the file, if you actually wanted the words out of it, a tutorial’s steps or a recipe’s ingredients, the video to text converter transcribes it, and the AI video summarizer pulls the key points.
One thing worth saying plainly. Downloading a public video does not hand you the rights to it. Saving a recipe clip to cook from is one thing. Reposting someone’s pin as your own content is a copyright problem unless you have permission. Save for your own use, sort out reuse separately.
What It Can and Cannot Do
Good at
- Saving a public pin as an MP4 in HD
- No watermark added by ScreenApp
- A transcript and AI chat on every pin
- Working from pin.it links on any phone
Not built for
- 4K: imports top out at 1080p today
- Private pins: anything behind a login
- Whole boards: one pin at a time
- Free downloads: Paid plans only
Pinterest Video Downloader vs the Ad-Heavy Sites
Search “pinterest video downloader” and you get a wall of near-identical sites that fetch your pin on their server and log the URL you pasted. The difference here is less about features and more about what happens once the video is in your account.
| ScreenApp | KlickPin | LinkGrab | PintSave | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Import free (3 to try), download needs a paid plan at $19/month annual | Free | Free forever | Free |
| Watermark | no watermark on any recording or export | No watermark | No watermark | Does not add or remove a watermark |
| Video quality | up to 1080p H.264 MP4 where the source offers it | HD, 2K, or 4K when Pinterest provides those source files | 720p (Pinterest's CDN caps video at that quality) | Not stated |
| Login required | No | No | No | No |
| Board or profile downloads | Not stated | Yes, up to 50 pins per request | Not stated | No, one pin per link |
Sources, checked 2026-09-18: screenapp.io/features/video-downloader, ScreenApp pricing, klickpin.com/en2, linkgrab.io, pintsave.net
- vs KlickPin: KlickPin is free and pulls whole boards at up to 50 pins per request, at HD, 2K, or 4K when Pinterest provides those source files. ScreenApp handles one pin at a time but adds the transcript and AI chat that KlickPin doesn’t offer.
- vs LinkGrab: LinkGrab is free with no login, but caps out at 720p (Pinterest's CDN caps video at that quality) even when Pinterest serves a sharper file. ScreenApp keeps up to 1080p H.264 MP4 where the source offers it.
- vs PintSave: PintSave is free for a single pin link and Does not add or remove a watermark, the same as ScreenApp. It doesn’t support boards or profiles (No, one pin per link), and it has no transcript or summary step.
The honest pitch: importing the pin is free either way. ScreenApp is the pick when you also want the transcript or a summary of what’s in the video, not just the file.
Who Uses It
Cooks and DIYers
Saving recipe and DIY videos to follow offline, away from a phone that keeps locking.
Creators
Pulling their own pins back out to post on Reels or TikTok.
Marketers
Archiving competitor video pins for a swipe file before they are taken down.
Anyone with one good tutorial
Keeping it before it gets lost in the Pinterest feed.
