How it works

1. 1

   I connect my Pinterest account

   In the app I open Settings → Connections, choose Manage beside Pinterest, then Connect. My browser opens Pinterest's own sign-in page and its consent screen, which lists what the app is asking to do. The app never sees my password.

   The app asks for these permissions, and uses each one for one job:

   user_accounts:read

   To show which Pinterest account is connected, by its username, and read my account's statistics.

   boards:read

   To list my boards, so I can choose where each Pin goes.

   boards:write

   To create a new board, only when I ask for one.

   pins:read

   To confirm a Pin I published went up, show it in the app, and read its statistics.

   pins:write

   To publish the Pins I have approved.

   When I click Allow, Pinterest hands back a token. It is held encrypted on the app's backend, hosted by Supabase in EU (Frankfurt), and used only to make the requests I ask for. The desktop app itself never stores the token.

2. 2

   I choose or create a board

   The app reads my boards so I can pick one for each Pin. If none fits, I create a new board from inside the app and it appears on my Pinterest account straight away.

3. 3

   I create a Pin from an image

   I import the image I want to share: a piece of artwork, a photo, a quote, a mockup. The app makes it into a Pin in Pinterest's tall 2:3 shape. I give it a title, a description, alt text that describes the picture for people using screen readers, and the link it should open.

4. 4

   I review it

   Every Pin waits on the Review page until I have looked at it. I check the picture, change any of the words or the link, and choose its board.

5. 5

   I approve it, and it is published

   When I am happy with a Pin, I approve it and the app publishes it to my board. Nothing is published without my approval, and approving one Pin never approves another. Published Pins stay on my Pinterest account until I delete them there.

6. 6

   I see how my Pins are doing

   Once a Pin is published, the app reads its statistics from Pinterest, such as views, saves and clicks, and shows me how my own Pins and account are doing over time.

7. 7

   Disconnecting

   In Settings → Connections I can choose Manage beside Pinterest, then Disconnect. The tokens are deleted from the backend, and nothing more can be published. I can also remove the app's access from my Pinterest settings at any time. What is stored, and for how long, is in the Privacy Policy.

More on how the app handles the connection is in Support, and exactly what is stored, and for how long, is in the Privacy Policy.