Safari Method (Recommended)

Safari is the best browser to use for downloading Pinterest videos on iPhone. It gives you the most direct path to saving the file to your device through the iOS Files app.

Step 1

Copy the Pinterest pin URL

Open the Pinterest app or Safari. Navigate to the video you want to download. Tap Share (the arrow icon), then tap Copy Link. The URL will look like: https://pinterest.com/pin/123456789/

Step 2

Open Safari and go to PinSave

Open Safari on your iPhone. Type or paste pinsave.cc/ in the address bar and load the page.

Step 3

Paste the URL and tap Download

Tap the input box and paste the Pinterest URL. Tap the red Download button. Wait 2–4 seconds for PinSave to fetch the video quality options.

Step 4

Tap Download HD to save the video

When the quality options appear, tap the ↓ Download HD button (or any quality you prefer). The MP4 video downloads directly to your iPhone — you'll see a download indicator in the Safari toolbar, and the file lands in the Downloads folder inside the Files app.

Tip: If the video opens in a new tab instead of saving, make sure you're using Safari (not the Pinterest in-app browser). Open pinsave.cc/ directly in Safari and try again.

Save to Photos Camera Roll

The video is now in your Files app. Here's how to move it to your Photos camera roll so it appears alongside your other videos:

  1. Open the Files app on your iPhone (white icon with a blue folder).
  2. Tap Browse at the bottom, then tap Downloads.
  3. Find the downloaded video (usually named something like V.mp4 or similar).
  4. Long-press the video file. A menu will appear.
  5. Tap Share, then tap "Save Video".
  6. The video is now in your Photos app.
Shortcut: You can also tap the video file in Files to preview it, then tap the Share button (box with arrow) in the top-right corner, and choose "Save Video" from there.

Ready to download? Paste any Pinterest URL and get started:

Open PinSave for iPhone →

Chrome on iPhone Method

Chrome on iOS works the same way as Safari. Go to pinsave.cc/ in Chrome, paste the Pinterest URL, and tap Download. When the quality options appear, tap ↓ Download HD and Chrome saves the MP4 straight to your device.

Saving to Photos from Chrome: Open the downloaded file from Chrome's downloads list or the Files app, tap the Share icon, then tap "Save Video" to add it to your camera roll.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

The video opens in a new tab instead of downloading

This usually means you're inside Pinterest's in-app browser rather than a full browser. Copy the Pinterest URL, switch to the Safari or Chrome app, open PinSave there, and try again — the file will download directly.

The video is in Files but won't save to Photos

Make sure the file extension is .mp4. If it downloaded without an extension, rename the file by long-pressing it in Files, tapping Rename, and adding .mp4 to the end of the filename.

PinSave says "Failed to fetch"

The Pinterest URL might be from a private board or an Idea Pin (multi-slide). Try copying the URL directly from the Pinterest pin page (it should contain /pin/ in the URL). PinSave works best with standard video pins.

Frequently Asked Questions

Not directly on iPhone. iOS requires files to go through the Files app before you can move them to Photos. The two-step process (Download → Files → Save Video) is the standard iOS workflow. There's no shortcut that bypasses Files entirely without a third-party app.
No. PinSave is a website that works entirely in your browser — Safari, Chrome, Firefox, or any other browser on your iPhone. No app installation is required.
Pinterest's in-app browser has limited download capabilities and may block the file download. Safari and Chrome are full browsers with complete iOS download support. Always open PinSave directly in Safari or Chrome, not inside the Pinterest app.
Pinterest itself doesn't add watermarks to videos. If a video you downloaded has a watermark, it was part of the original video (for example, a TikTok video re-posted to Pinterest will carry the TikTok watermark). PinSave downloads exactly what Pinterest has — it cannot remove watermarks that are baked into the video.
Yes. PinSave is a website — it doesn't install any software, request device permissions, or access any data on your iPhone. The download happens entirely within Safari's built-in download manager.