Pinterest alternative
Your mood boards, just for you.
Collect the images that inspire you in boards nobody else sees. No ads, no feed, no algorithm, and your pictures sit right beside the links, notes and files that go with them.
A calmer place to collect what you love
Private by defaultYour boards are yours alone, with no followers, public profile or feed.
No ads, no trackingNothing in the app is trying to sell to you or learn from you.
Save any pictureRight-click an image on any website and it lands in your Inbox. Or drop in your own photos.
Masonry boardsLay a board out as a packed masonry wall, or grid, columns or Kanban, and give it a colour and a banner.
More than picturesKeep the article, the PDF, the product page and your notes on the same board as the images.
Every image, one viewAn Images view shows every picture you have ever saved, across every board.
Tags that roll upTag images by colour, room, project or mood, and open a tag to see everything beneath it.
Lock the private stuffPut a PIN on any board and it disappears from search and views until you unlock it.
boilerpod and Pinterest, side by side
Pinterest is a good choice for discovering new ideas from other people and sharing boards publicly. Here is how the two compare on what matters when you switch.
| boilerpod | ||
|---|---|---|
| What you save | Images and videos, as Pins. | Images alongside links, articles, PDFs, books, notes and video. |
| Privacy | Private boards available. Ads appear in your feed. | Everything is private, and the app shows no ads or feed and does no tracking. |
| Saving from the web | A Save button for major browsers; some sites block it. | Right-click any picture on any site, or drop in your own. |
| Organising | Boards. | Nested boards with sections, tags that nest, and masonry, grid or Kanban layouts. |
Pinterest details checked against its own website in September 2026. boilerpod is our product.
Questions
Can other people see my boards?
No. Your library is yours alone.
Can I save images from any website?
Yes. Right-click an image and choose to save it to boilerpod. It lands in your Inbox, ready to file.
Can I upload my own photos?
Yes. Drag them in: PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP and AVIF all open right in boilerpod.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Sign up and start your first board.