You can still download and save Pinterest pictures or Pins without registration, or logging into your account.
Currently you can browse Pinterest images without an account, but you cannot download and save them for yourself.
When you click "Download Image" or "Save Image", this "Sign up to download" box pops up.
In other words, you need to have a Pinterest account to download its curated pictures or photos.
How can you save images from Pinterest without an account?
Well, there are workable ways to download Pinterest images full size without login.
In addition, I show you how to capture images from Pinterest videos, and also how to save Pinterest video clips in MP4 format.
Can I download Pinterest images or videos for free?
Yes, you can download images from Pinterest for free, but it is for personal use only and not for commercial purposes without the creator's permission.
How to download and save Pinterest pictures without an account
Table of Contents:
1. Developer Tools
This method uses the browser integrated tools called "development tools" or short "DevTools".
Google Chrome:
If you use Chrome, right click anywhere outside the picture, a context menu pops up.
Click "Inspect".
The code appears, now click the first icon "select an element in the page to inspect it".
Then move the cursor over the image, and when click on it, the code is highlighted in blue color.
At this line of code, look for src="https://i.pining.com/xxxx/xx/xxx....jpg". (you have to drag the horizontal scroll to the right)
Place the cursor over this https://i.pinning.com text, instantly a box pops up with the thumbnail image and its specifications.
To get this particular Pinterest picture, click either the thumbnail image or the "Current source:" link.
Automatically the picture appears.
To save the picture, right click on the image, a context menu pops up, click "Save image as...".
Save the Pinterest picture wherever you wish.
Mozilla Firefox:
The procedure is similar to what I have explained how it is done in Chrome browser.
For Firefox users, likewise right click anywhere outside the image.
A context menu pops up, click "Inspect (Q)".
The code in the developer tools appears, click at the first icon (Pick an element from the page).
Then move the cursor over to the picture and click on it.
A line of code is highlighted in blue color, but look for the fifth line below it, which has this: src="".
Right click on this: https://i.pining.com/xxxx/xxxxxxxxx.jpg, and a context menu pops up.
Click "Open Link in New Tab", immediately the picture appears.
To save the picture, right click on the image.
A context menu pops up, click "Save Image As...".
Now save the picture wherever you prefer.
2. Pinterest image downloader
This method is straightforward and easy.
Go to one of these Pinterest image downloader websites, to save the pictures of photos.
Basically is, paste the Pinterest image URL in the box provided, and click the "Download" button.
Here are three of these websites:
https://pinterestdownloader.com/pinterest-image-downloader
Firefox Pinterest Image Downloader Add-on
For Firefox users, you can also use this Pinterest Downloader add-on (extension).
Download and install this browser extension to your Firefox.
Pin it to the toolbar, and you should see this icon.
Click the Firefox extension icon at the toolbar.
Instantly the purple color button with the word "Download" appears.
Go to the picture that you want to download, click the Download button.
It would automatically download and save the picture for you in PNG format.
3. Capture Images From Pinterest Videos
This is how to abstract any part of the Pinterest video clips.
For example, I want to capture a scene from this video clip:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/attack-on-titan--843087992766236884/
Copy this video URL, paste it on this Pinterest video downloader, and click the "Download" button.
A new page appears, click "Download VIDEO" button, and the video clip starts playing.
Now pause any of the duration of the video clip scene that you want to save.
Then right click on the paused scene, a context menu pops up.
Click "Save video frame as...".
The Saved As box pops up, select where you want to save the picture (in PNG format).
For Firefox, the save function is called "Take Snapshot...", and the image is in JPEG format.
4. Pinterest video Downloader
This is how to save Pinterest video clips without an account, or logging in for both Chrome and Firefox browsers.
Copy the Pinterest video URL, paste it on the box of the Pinterest Downloader.
A new page appears, click "force Download VIDEO" button.
It would automatically save the video clip in MP4 format for you.
These are all the latest workable ways to save Pinterest images, videos and also captured images from the video clips.
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