# pinterest\_light

> Extremely lightweight unofficial addon for pinning things to Pinterest. It's not injecting any javascript to the pages you browse and activates only when you press extension button on the panel.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinterest\_light](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinterest_light)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pinterest_light`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** actionless
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,bookmarks,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 171
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.07 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-09
- **First published:** 2018-02-18
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pinterest_light/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/actionless/pinterest\_light](https://github.com/actionless/pinterest_light)

## Description

**Pinterest_Light** is an extremely lightweight and unofficial Chrome extension designed for users who want to pin images to Pinterest without page clutter or script injections. Unlike official Pinterest add-ons, it does not inject any Javascript or add buttons on webpages, ensuring your browsing remains clean and unaffected. 

When you want to save images, simply click the Pinterest_Light extension button, which opens Pinterest in a new tab with the current page loaded for easy selection and pinning of images. This extension offers a simple, unobtrusive way to quickly pin content while preserving full control over your browsing environment.

## Rankings

- #8,857 — Overall
- #308 — Bookmarks
- #15 — interest
- #20 — pinterest
- #82 — light
- #85 — delight

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.pinterest.com/pin-builder/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinterest_light)