Pinterest GIF Downloader
Save looping Pinterest pins as genuine animated files. The animation is preserved exactly as uploaded, never flattened into a still frame.
- Animation preserved
- GIF or MP4
- No login
- Free forever
- Pin types supported
- 4 Pin types supported
- Files stored on our servers
- 0 Files stored on our servers
- Typical time per download
- ~5s Typical time per download
- Forever, no account
- Free Forever, no account
Step by step
How to download an animated Pinterest pin
Animated pins behave a little differently from photos, so here is exactly what to expect.
- 1
Find the animated pin
Open the pin that loops. Animated pins usually start playing on their own once the pin is open full-screen.
- 2
Copy and paste the link
Use Copy link from the share menu, paste it above and press Download.
- 3
Save the .gif file
If the pin is a true GIF, the button says GIF and the file keeps its animation. If Pinterest stored it as video, you will see an MP4 button instead.
What you get
Why people use this Pinterest downloader
Original quality, always
We read the pin payload directly, so you get the full-resolution image or the highest MP4 the pin ships with, not a re-compressed copy.
No login, no app
No Pinterest account, no browser extension, no APK. Paste a link in any browser on Android, iPhone, Windows or Mac and the file is yours.
No watermark added
The file you save is byte-for-byte what Pinterest serves. We never brand, crop, re-encode or overlay anything on top of it.
Nothing is stored
Links are resolved on the fly and streamed straight through. We keep no copy of your pin, no download history and no personal data.
Videos, images, GIFs, Idea Pins
One box handles every pin type, including multi-page Idea Pins and carousels, where each slide gets its own download button.
Built for speed
Static pre-rendered pages, system fonts and a lookup API with no client framework. The page paints before most sites finish their first request.
GIF or video? Pinterest decides
A looping pin can live on Pinterest in two different ways. Some are stored as true .gif files. Many
others are transcoded to MP4 on upload, because an MP4 of the same clip is often ten times smaller
and plays more smoothly on a phone.
Both look identical in the feed, so there is no way to tell from the outside which one you are looking at. This tool reads the pin and tells you the truth: if a GIF exists you get a GIF button, otherwise you get the MP4 that Pinterest actually holds. There is no third option hiding somewhere.
Converting an MP4 back to GIF
If you specifically need a GIF for a chat app or a forum that will not take video, download the MP4 here first, then convert it locally. Doing the conversion on your own machine keeps the file private and lets you control frame rate, colour palette and size, which matters because a careless conversion can balloon a 400 KB video into a 12 MB GIF.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
How do I download a GIF from Pinterest?
Copy the animated pin’s link, paste it into the box on this page and press Download. If the pin is stored as a GIF, the download button is labelled GIF and the saved file animates exactly like the pin.
Why did my GIF download as an MP4?
Pinterest converts many animated uploads to MP4 because it is far smaller to stream. When that has happened, no GIF version exists on their servers, so the MP4 is the original file. Any converter can turn it back into a GIF locally if you need that format.
Does the animation survive the download?
Yes. The file is copied byte for byte, so a GIF stays a looping GIF and an MP4 stays a playable video. Nothing is flattened to a still frame.
Can I download just one frame as a still image?
Not directly. Download the animation first, then pull a frame out of it in any image editor or with a screenshot at the moment you want.
Are GIF downloads free?
Yes, like every other pin type here. No account, no quota and no charge.
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Scroll back up, paste the link and pick a quality. It takes about five seconds.
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