How to Download GIFs from Pinterest

Quick Tips

• Tap on the three-dots icon on the GIF, and select Download Image.
• If the GIF fails to download, use the Visit button, and go to the source website of the GIF. Download the GIF from the website.
• When downloading the GIF from the source website, ensure the file extension contains ‘GIF’ in the end.

Download GIFs from Pinterest on the Mobile App

Method 1: Using the Native Download Button

Step 1: Navigate to the GIF that you want to download.

Step 2: Tap on the three-dot icon and select Download image from the menu.

You will get a notification at the bottom indicating after the image is saved. Open your gallery or camera roll, and you will find the newly downloaded GIF.

Also Read: How to download images from Pinterest

Method 2: Download From GIF Source Website

Sometimes the download button is missing from the GIF or downloading the GIF using the above method doesn’t play it.

Step 1: Open the GIF or video on Pinterest that you want to download on your phone.

Step 2: Tap on the Visit button present below the GIF. Pinterest will take you to the GIF’s website.

Step 3: Tap and hold on the GIF. If you get a Download or Save image option, tap on it, else tap on the three-dot icon and select Open in browser.

Step 4: Once in a browser, again tap and hold on the GIF until a menu appears. Tap on Download image.

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Download GIFs From Pinterest on Web Browser

Step 1: Open the GIF that you want on your computer

Step 2: Click on the three-dot icon present above the GIF and select Download image from the menu.

If the download button is missing, you need to take the help of its website. For that, click on the GIF’s source link.

You will be taken to the site hosting the GIF. Here right click on the GIF and select Save image as… from the menu. Make sure the extension of the file is ‘GIF’.

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