Video Downloader for Pinterest

Review by eFreeware

Pinterest is built around collecting things you might want to come back to, but the app itself is a place to browse rather than a place to keep files. When a recipe clip, a workout demo or a room-tour video is the thing you actually want to watch later, a saved pin is not much use on a plane or in a workshop with poor signal. Video Downloader for Pinterest exists to close that gap, turning pins into files that live on your phone.

The app comes from ETM Video Downloader and sits in the Video Players & Editors category on Google Play. It is free to install, and it carries ads and offers in-app purchases. The pitch is straightforward: grab video, photo, GIF and image content from Pinterest at high quality, then keep it in albums on the device for playback and sharing. It has been installed more than five million times and holds a 4.7 average across 108,904 ratings, figures that suggest a lot of people have found the basic idea useful.

Turning a pin into a file on your phone

The core job is saving media, and the developer describes two routes. The first runs through Pinterest's own share menu: you tap the share icon on a pin, pick this app from the popup that appears, and then choose the quality you want. The second is a copy-and-paste route for when that popup does not appear — you copy the link in Pinterest, open this app, and use its save control. Both paths end the same way, with the file landing on your device automatically.

What I like about the design is the emphasis on choice before commitment. The app shows the file size attached to each quality option, so you can weigh a larger file against a smaller one instead of guessing. That matters on a phone with limited storage, and it is the sort of detail that separates a tool built for repeated use from one that just grabs whatever it can.

It handles more than video. Photos, GIFs and still images are all supported formats, which fits how people actually use Pinterest: a single board might mix a moving clip, an animated GIF and a handful of reference images. Saving them all through one app keeps the process consistent rather than forcing you to switch tools depending on what you found.

Where the saved files end up

Downloaded media is stored in a folder named Pinterest Downloader, according to the developer. That is a small thing, but a useful one: a predictable location makes it easier to find what you saved, move it into another gallery, or clear it out later when storage gets tight. Files kept locally are the whole point of downloading rather than bookmarking.

The app is also positioned as a way to keep ideas in albums and pass them on to friends. If you and a partner are planning a kitchen renovation, or you are gathering craft references to send to a group chat, having the media as a file rather than a link makes it simpler to share and to revisit. The developer presents this as the everyday use case, and it lines up with how the app is built.

What you need before the first save

Setup is minimal. No login is required, so you do not need to hand over account details or connect a profile before saving anything. The app is described as light, which suggests it is not trying to be a full media suite — it does one job and stays out of the way.

In practice the share-menu method starts inside Pinterest. The pasted-link method is the fallback when the share popup does not appear, and both sequences are covered. The most recent update, dated September 9, 2026, is described only as an optimization of the user experience, so there is no new feature to learn — the app was first released on July 12, 2024, and this is a refinement rather than a redesign.

The trade-offs worth weighing

Two things sit alongside the free download. The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases, so the experience is not entirely without cost or interruption. The purchases are something to make inside the app once you see what is on offer.

There is also a legal dimension the developer flags directly. The app carries a disclaimer that it is not responsible for intellectual property violations arising from unauthorized reposting of a video or photo, and it states plainly that it is not associated with Pinterest. That is standard for a downloader, but it is worth reading rather than skimming: saving someone else's work for personal reference is one thing, and republishing it is another. The app gives you the tool; how you use the files is on you.

The focus is narrow by design. This is a Pinterest saver, not a general-purpose downloader, so its value depends entirely on how much you use Pinterest and how often you want that content offline.

Who gets the most from this app

The clearest fit is someone who treats Pinterest as a working library rather than a scrolling feed. If you collect tutorials, recipes, workout clips or design references and want them available when the signal drops, a dedicated saver is more convenient than trying to remember where a pin was. The no-login requirement also helps anyone who would rather not tie another app to an account.

It also suits people who share what they find. Passing a clip to a friend or moving it into a project folder is straightforward. Anyone who mostly browses Pinterest casually and rarely revisits pins will get less from it, since the app's whole purpose is the step after browsing.

The install numbers and the 4.7 average suggest the approach resonates with a broad audience, though a rating tells you about satisfaction rather than whether the app matches your particular habits. The honest test is whether you have pins you genuinely want to keep.

A focused saver for people who collect pins

Video Downloader for Pinterest does one thing and does not pretend otherwise. The two saving methods cover the common cases, and the app is free to install, with ads and in-app purchases present.

The intellectual property disclaimer is a reminder that the tool is neutral about what you do with the files.

If you use Pinterest to gather material you intend to watch, read or share later, this is a sensible addition to your phone. If your pins are mostly things you glance at once, the app has little to offer you. For the collector, though, it addresses a real gap between saving a pin and owning the file.

What's new in version 1.7.0

Optimized user experience