Premium Chrome Extension for Designer Workflows
PinDrop allows users to drag any image from Pinterest and instantly copy it to the clipboard in a Photoshop-ready format. This removes the need for manual downloads, save dialogs, and unnecessary folder management.
Workflow:
Pinterest → Drag Image → Auto Copy to Clipboard → Ctrl + V in Photoshop
PinDrop is built for designers, editors, content creators, and Pinterest power users who need a faster workflow for collecting visual assets.
Instead of downloading images manually, users can simply drag an image from Pinterest and the extension automatically:
- Detects the drag action
- Fetches the highest available image quality
- Converts the asset into clipboard-compatible PNG format
- Copies it directly to the system clipboard
- Displays a clean confirmation notification
This creates a seamless production workflow for tools like Adobe Photoshop, Figma, Canva, Illustrator, PowerPoint, and other design software.
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Download and extract the project folder
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Open Chrome and navigate to:
chrome://extensions/
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Enable Developer Mode using the toggle in the top-right corner
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Click “Load unpacked”
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Select the project folder:
pinterest-drag-pro
- Open Pinterest and begin dragging images
The extension will start working immediately after installation.
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Browse Pinterest normally |
| 2 | Click and drag any image |
| 3 | The extension detects the drag action |
| 4 | The highest available resolution is fetched from Pinterest CDN |
| 5 | The image is converted to PNG format |
| 6 | The image is copied directly to the clipboard |
| 7 | A confirmation toast appears |
| 8 | Open Photoshop and press Ctrl + V |
pinterest-drag-pro/
├── manifest.json
├── background.js
├── popup.html
├── popup.css
├── popup.js
├── icons/
│ ├── icon16.png
│ ├── icon32.png
│ ├── icon48.png
│ └── icon128.png
└── src/
├── content.js
└── toast.css
This file contains the core extension engine and is responsible for the main user workflow.
Core systems include:
Detects real drag intent using a combination of mousedown and mousemove threshold logic. This prevents accidental triggers and improves reliability across Pinterest layouts.
Resolves and upgrades image URLs from Pinterest CDN to the highest available quality using automatic path rewriting and fallback logic.
Fetches the image, converts it using OffscreenCanvas, and writes it to the system clipboard in PNG format for maximum compatibility.
Displays lightweight in-page notifications to confirm successful clipboard actions.
Handles duplicate prevention, temporary history tracking, and session optimization using sessionStorage.
Acts as the Manifest V3 service worker.
Responsibilities include:
- Badge counter updates
- Extension state management
- Enable / Disable toggle handling
- Message communication between popup and content scripts
Controls the extension popup interface.
Features include:
- Live clipboard session history
- Last copied image preview
- Enable / Disable controls
- Session reset actions
Chrome Clipboard API requires image data to be written as image/png blobs.
OffscreenCanvas allows reliable in-memory conversion of JPG, WEBP, and other formats into PNG without creating visible DOM elements or temporary files.
This improves performance and avoids unnecessary rendering overhead.
Pinterest often overrides native browser drag events using custom handlers.
Relying only on dragstart is unreliable across:
- Pin grid view
- Closeup pin view
- Board layouts
- Dynamic loaded sections
Using both mousedown and mousemove threshold detection ensures stable behavior across all Pinterest interfaces.
Pinterest serves multiple versions of the same image using path-based size variations such as:
/236x/ /474x/ /564x/ /736x/ /originals/
The extension automatically upgrades to the original asset first and falls back progressively if needed.
This guarantees the highest possible image quality.
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
| clipboardWrite | Copy image data to system clipboard |
| storage | Save extension preferences and session state |
| activeTab | Communicate with the active Pinterest tab |
| scripting | Inject and manage content scripts |
| Host Access: *.pinimg.com | Fetch high-resolution assets from Pinterest CDN |
Only required permissions are used.
No unnecessary browser access is requested.
PinDrop is designed for workflows involving:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Figma
- Canva
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Google Slides
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Notion
- Other clipboard-supported design tools
Some Pinterest assets may have restricted cross-origin policies depending on CDN routing.
When this happens, the extension automatically retries using lower resolution fallbacks.
Pinterest dynamically injects content after navigation.
Some newly loaded pins may require a short initialization delay before becoming interactive.
This is handled using MutationObserver-based detection.
Chrome requires the browser window to remain focused when writing to the clipboard.
If the browser loses focus during the action, clipboard writing may fail.
MIT License
Free for personal and commercial use.