Metrics on every pin
Save counts, reactions, shares, repins, comments, and how old the pin is — right on the tile. No click-through to read social proof. Hide the overlays when you need to read the phrase cleanly.
Open-source Pinterest research for POD
PinTwist
Pinterest is packed with design ideas and social proof — but the feed will not tell you which pins are actually popular, and it will not sort by saves. PinTwist is the open-source Chrome extension that overlays real pin metrics, re-ranks multi-page results, and builds a local research catalog you can export — no account, no backend, no telemetry.
Apache-2.0 · runs in your browser · no sign-in
The research loop
From scroll to signal
Built for print-on-demand sellers who already mine Pinterest for phrases, memes, and product ideas — and need rank, age, and a keepable corpus, not another feed.
See what is actually popular
Pinterest is full of POD ideas — memes, phrases, designs — but the feed will not show you which pins carry the social proof. PinTwist puts the stats on the pin so you stop guessing.
Sort, then go deeper
Sort a search or board by the metric you care about. Click a gem and re-sort the adjacent pins to follow a design path. Surface ideas that are hot on Pinterest but thin or missing on Amazon and Etsy.
Keep the research, ship the designs
Build a local database of what you found. Export CSV, download references, adapt phrases into niches, and design from proven signal — not from endless scrolling.
Guides
How to use PinTwist for POD research
Install, multi-page sort, seed digs, local catalog, CSV, and paced queue — full write-ups, not just this product page.
Pinterest Research for POD Sellers | PinTwist
How POD sellers use Pinterest for design ideas — and why pin metrics, multi-page sort, and a local catalog beat endless scrolling. Free Chrome extension: PinTwist.
How to Install PinTwist Chrome Extension
Install PinTwist from the Chrome Web Store in one click, or build from GitHub and load unpacked. Know when the toolbar and pin overlays mean it is live.
Sort Pinterest Pins by Popularity | PinTwist
Pinterest will not re-rank a board by saves or repins. PinTwist walks multiple pages, captures the set, and sorts by saves, repins, reactions, comments, or last activity.
Pinterest Seed Terms & Adjacent Pins | PinTwist
Use seed terms like funny shirts or cat memes, then open a strong pin and re-sort adjacent suggestions. Two ways to dig design paths with PinTwist.
PinTwist Local Catalog & CSV Export
Every PinTwist sort can save to a local catalog on your device. Filter, re-sort, group by design, download images, and export CSV for your own AI or design workflow.
PinTwist Search Queue Automation
Queue many Pinterest seed terms and run them with paced intervals so research collects while you step away. Local automation for POD sellers — no bypass of rate limits.
All PinTwist guides →
Browse the full index of research write-ups in one place.
What it does
Everything stays on the pin — and on your machine
Overlays, sort, seed digs, catalog, CSV, and a paced search queue. One job: turn Pinterest into a research stack you control.
Multi-page sort
Pinterest will not rank a board by popularity. PinTwist walks multiple pages (you choose how deep), captures the set, and re-ranks by saves, repins, reactions, comments, or last activity — in the background while you keep working.
Seed terms and seed pins
Type a seed (funny shirts, cat memes, present for dad) and sort the results. Or open one strong pin and sort its adjacent suggestions — dig a related path without a new keyword.
Local catalog
Every sort is saved on your machine. Open the catalog tab to filter by the terms you already ran, re-sort the whole corpus, group by design, and download pin images as design references.
CSV export for your stack
Download what you captured as CSV — or auto-export after N pins in settings. Hand the file to Claude, Codex, or your own process for idea lists and design angles. The data never leaves your browser unless you export it.
Search queue (automation)
Queue many seeds (memes, jokes, product types, niches) and run them with paced intervals so Pinterest is less likely to throttle you. Come back later — research collected without babysitting each term.
Install
Add from the Chrome Web Store
One click for most people. When the top toolbar says PinTwist and overlays appear on pins, you are ready to sort.
Install from the Chrome Web Store.
Open Pinterest and refresh. The PinTwist toolbar appears across the top and metrics overlay each pin — that means it is live.
Enter a seed term or stay on a board, set how many pages to walk, pick a sort metric, and run Sort. Capture first, then re-rank.
Open Local catalog for everything you have already sorted. Filter, re-sort, download images, export CSV — or queue more searches under Automation.
Developers: clone github.com/iScale-Builders/pintwist, build with corepack pnpm install then corepack pnpm run build, and load the unpacked build in Chrome.
Privacy
Local by design
Your research corpus lives in your Chrome profile. Nothing is shipped to an iScaleLabs server — because there is not one.
- No iScaleLabs account or sign-in required
- No backend, no server, no telemetry or analytics
- Your catalog stays in your browser (chrome.storage + local IndexedDB)
- Pinterest data is read using your own logged-in session and never sent anywhere
- Open source and Apache-2.0 — audit it, fork it, or load it unpacked so the extension is yours