Pin something that’s a video, tap Pinterest’s own save option, and you may end up with a still image instead of the clip you actually wanted. Grabio sidesteps that by working from the Pin’s link: you share the link, it copies it, and it opens a clean download page.

If Pinterest’s own save gives you a still image

At a glance

Cost
Free, forever
Account
None needed
App Store
No install
Runs on
iPhone, via Shortcuts

Save options differ from Pin to Pin and between app versions, so I treat the link as the dependable starting point rather than the save button. Recipe videos, tutorial clips and DIY Pins are where people most often want the video itself.

Pinterest Video Downloader for iPhone (Free)

To get the video into your camera roll, see save Pinterest videos to your camera roll on iPhone. For still images, see Pinterest image downloader on iPhone.

Steps to download a Pinterest video on iPhone with Grabio

  1. Add Grabio to your iPhone once, free Apple Shortcut, no account needed.
  2. Open the Pin with the video in the Pinterest app and tap the Share (paper airplane) icon.
  3. Tap Grabio in the share sheet. If the app does not list it, open the link in Safari and share it from there.
  4. Grabio recognizes the Pinterest link, copies it, and sends you to a clean download page.
  5. Tap Paste, pick the quality, tap Download, and save the actual video file to Photos or Files.

This table is read from the current Grabio Shortcut’s link handling, so you know what happens behind each tap.

Step What the Shortcut does
Recognise the link Treats text containing pinterest or pin.it as a Pinterest link
Clean the text Pulls the web address out of a shared caption such as “Take a look!” with a link, so only the link is copied
Copy Puts that link on your clipboard
Open the page Shows a short note (tap Paste, pick the quality, download), then opens the download page in Safari

What kind of Pins this works on

Pins that are videos, shared as a pinterest link or a short pin.it link, take the same route. This covers the typical case of saved recipe videos, tutorials, and clips you’ve pinned to a board for later.

I have not tested every Pin format, so if a particular Pin does not give you a video on the download page, it is probably not a video Pin.

Is it private and free on iPhone?

No sign-up, no cap, no cost. Grabio checks the Pin link on your phone and opens the page in Safari, my server gets only a random anonymous install ID, and it never downloads or stores the video itself. Save Pins you have a genuine right to keep a copy of, this isn’t meant for pulling other people’s original content to repost as your own.

Download Pinterest videos on iPhone: FAQ

What if Pinterest’s own save gives me a photo instead of the video?

Share the Pin’s link to Grabio instead of using the save option. The Shortcut copies the link and opens the download page, where you tap Paste and pick a video quality.

What if the share text has a caption as well as the link?

That is fine. The Shortcut pulls the web address out of the shared text and copies only that, so you can share straight from the Pinterest app without trimming anything.

Can I download a video from someone else’s board I follow?

Yes, as long as the board and Pin are public and you can open the Pin’s link without logging in. Private or secret boards aren’t reachable through this flow, same as any other link-based downloader.

Related on iPhone: download Reddit videos on iPhone, download Tumblr videos and GIFs on iPhone, or Video & Audio Tools.

Once you have that working, it is worth seeing how it stacks up against the alternatives, the full video downloader for iPhone comparison covers paid apps, ad-heavy sites, and the free Shortcut approach side by side.