

Navigate to the page, category or board that you want to use and then click on “Desktop Pins” tab. You’ll need to login if you want to use a specific board from your page or a friend’s. You’ll then be directed to the “Pinterest” tab in the setup window – it’s basically a mini browser window. To change it, click on the “Change” button. You can even use the home page URL if you’d like to keep up with everyone you’re following. Whatever you decide to use, you’ll need to enter that URL in the setup window.īy default, you’ll see Pinterest’s popular pins URL entered here. You can use any Pinterest page, category or board that you’d like all you need is the URL. When you’re ready to enable them, just slide the switch to “on.” You can also choose to start the app when your computer starts. The Desktop Pins setup window will automatically appear. You can stop this from showing again by leaving “show this window again next time” unchecked, at the bottom of the window.Ĭlick on the “Start Desktop Pins” button to get started.

When you first run the app, you’ll be greeted by a Welcome screen. Installationĭesktop Pins can be downloaded from the Mac App Store. Best of all, a Pinterest account is not needed to use the app, but having one makes the app much more fun and personal. Desktop Pins will reshuffle the pins on your background every 10 minutes and will refresh them (check for changes and new pins) every hour.
