How To Quickly Share Pinterest Board On Desktop And Mobile

If you are wondering why would anyone put all the effort to share a Pinterest board, here are some classic reasons to share Pinterest board with friends and family.

Collaboration: If you are planning a party, wedding, or any other event, Pinterest is a great way to collect and share your ideas. Wish Lists: You can also create a wish list on Pinterest – for yourself, your spouse, or your children. Almost any website allows you to pin images and add them to your “wish list”. By browsing their Pinterest boards, I have even found gifts for friends by ordering something from their “Want it” board. Collections: The most common reason for sharing a Pinterest board is to show off your collection on that particular topic. For example: “Living Spaces”, “DIY Ideas”, “Formal outfits”

Whatever your reason might be for sharing Pinterest boards, here’s how to share a Pinterest board on Android, iOS, and desktop operating systems.

First of all, you can only share public boards; the boards you have marked as private/secret are not visible to others, even if you share them. You can learn how to share the Pinterest board on the desktop here.

Open Pinterest and click on the profile icon at the top right corner.
Select the Saved option to find the boards you have created.
Now select any board you want to share from here.
On the board page, click on the three-dot menu beside the Board name and select the Share option.
On the pop-up Share menu, you can share on Twitter, WhatsApp, and Facebook directly. You can select the Email option to send the board link in an email to someone.
You also have the option to search for a name or email to send someone a message directly using the Pinterest direct message option.
To share anywhere, you can click on the Copy link option, or you can just copy the link of the Pinterest board and share it anywhere you like.

The process to share the Pinterest board is not so different compared to the web app.

Open the Pinterest app on your Android or iPhone. Then tap on the profile icon at the bottom right.
Here, select the board that you want to share. Make sure that you are not sharing a private board.
On the board page, tap on the three-dot menu and select the Share board option.
Just like on the web app, you can select social media sites to share on them directly. Or you can enter the name or email id of the person that also uses Pinterest to share directly on the Pinterest DM. Also, you can scroll and select the Copy link option to share on whatever platform you like to share.
Selecting the More option will provide the option to choose an app on your phone to share.

Apart from this traditional method, the Pinterest app also supports a gesture-based share option for fast sharing.

Open the Pinterest app and tap on the profile icon at the bottom to open the Pinterest boards
Here long press on the board that you are willing to share. You should find quick shortcuts to Send with the share icon. Just drag the board into the Send option. That’s it, you can access your share option just like before.

Both on the web app as well as mobile apps, you have an option to quickly share your Pinterest boards with friends and family using QR codes. Basically, Pinterest generates a QR code that you share with your friends, who will need to scan the code using Pinterest Lens to view the board. Pincodes can be scanned by pointing the Pinterest camera at them directly. They can also be uploaded from your gallery or camera roll. If someone sends you a Pincode, this comes in handy. To generate a Pinterest pincode:

Whether you want to promote your business or share pins with your friends, you can use these ways to share Pinterest boards on all platforms from Android, iOS, and web apps. In any case, you always have the option to hide the board by simply turning it into a secret board or deleting it altogether. This way, other people will not be able to see the board even though you have shared it.

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