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By Leslie Walker Leslie Walker Writer University of Virginia Former Lifewire writer Leslie Walker is a multimedia journalism professor who covers social media, web publishing, and internet technologies. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on April 15, 2020 Tweet Share Email Pinterest Tweet Share Email Pinterest Facebook Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating The Pinterest Pin It button is a bookmarking button that users of Pinterest.com can install in their web browsers to improve their experience with the image-sharing social network. It takes a few seconds to install from the Goodies page on Pinterest.com. Once installed, the Pin It button appears on the bookmarks bar of any major web browser.

What Does the Pin It Button Do

The Pin It button is a bookmarklet, or little snippet of JavaScript code, creating a one-click bookmarking function. After it's installed, when you press the Save button on your browser's bookmarks bar, a script runs that lets you automatically "pin" or save images to personal image collections you have created on Pinterest.com. The Pinterest button, of course, is designed to let you bookmark images you find and like online while you are browsing other websites. Pressing the button saves a copy of any image you select and stores it, along with a copy of the image URL or address, back on Pinterest.com.

Using the Pinterest Button

When you visit a web page and press the Pinterest button in your browser's menu bar, you are immediately shown a grid of all the possible images on that web page that are available for pinning to your Pinterest boards. Simply select the image you want, and press Save. Next, you'll be shown a drop-down menu listing all your image boards on Pinterest. Select the down-arrow to see all your boards. Then choose the name of the board where ​you want to store the image you're pinning.

How to Install the Pinterest Button

Installing the Pinterest bookmarklet is pretty much as easy as pressing yet another button. Pinterest's page will automatically detect your web browser and display the download link for the right Pinterest extension. Press Get our Browser Button to go to your browser's extension/add-on store. Once you're on the Pinterest Browser Button page in your web browser's extension "shop," press whichever Add or Install button is available on the page to install the add-on. Follow the instructions to finish installing and enabling the add-on. As soon as the extension's installed, the Pinterest button will appear in the menu bar. Whenever you are visiting web pages, and press the Save button, you'll be able to grab an image and store it in one of your Pinterest boards. Pressing the button also grabs the original source code of images you're saving and creates a link to the original source. That way, anyone who clicks ​on your images on Pinterest can go to see them in their original context. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How Screenshots Became the Default Way to Share and Save Everything The Best Web Bookmarking Tools How to Add a Pinterest Tab to Your Facebook Page 10 Best Free Photo Resizers What Is Pinterest? How Does It Work? 8 Best Free Download Managers (Updated October 2022) How to Delete a Board on Pinterest How to Fix It When YouTube Comments Aren't Showing Up How to Manage the Top Sites Feature in Safari Home Pages: What Are They? 7 Best Free Image Hosting Websites How to Pin Something from Pinterest to Tumblr The 7 Best Screen Capture Software of 2022 How to Check for Plagiarism in Google Docs How to Add and Save a Website to the Home Screen on Your iPad What Is Feedly? Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies