# Pinboard WebExtension

> Easily add links to Pinboard. A remake of the old official Pinboard extension.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinboard-webextension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinboard-webextension)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pinboard-webextension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** George Pop
- **Category:** bookmarks,other
- **Daily users:** 622
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 4.86 / 5 (21 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.64
- **Last updated:** 2022-07-12
- **First published:** 2017-09-17
- **Size:** 48 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pinboard-webextension/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/gapop/pinboard-webextension/issues](https://github.com/gapop/pinboard-webextension/issues)

## Description

Pinboard WebExtension is a free Chrome extension designed to make saving links to your Pinboard account seamless and efficient. It recreates the functionality of the original official Pinboard extension, updated for modern browsers using the WebExtensions platform to ensure compatibility with Firefox 60 and newer.

Key features include "Save to Pinboard," "Read Later," and "Save tab set." The extension offers a versatile toolbar button with theme compatibility, context menu integration, and customizable keyboard shortcuts. Users must be logged into Pinboard to save links, with the extension securely handling authentication via the official Pinboard login form without storing credentials. Note that some features have limitations in Private Browsing mode due to browser restrictions.

## Rankings

- #4,420 — Overall
- #142 — Bookmarks
- #47 — board
- #50 — inbox
- #68 — extension guard
- #90 — payments

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://pinboard.in/*`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `notifications`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `pinboard.in`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Provides desktop notifications for 'read later' saves
- Allows saving of pages that the official extension wouldn't
- Shortcut keys are very useful
- Supports saving of tab sets
- Automatically adds selected text to the Description field

### Cons

- Lacks a light version of the menu bar icon for developer edition

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinboard-webextension)