I am so excited to share how to create a Pinterest video Pin In Canva for FREE!
What is CANVA?Â
Canva is a tool that makes it possible to design anything and publish anywhere. With its user-friendly drag and drop tool and thousands of customizable templates.Â
With Canva, you can easily create beautiful documents & designs for any occasion and purpose. From social media posts to presentations, you can browse more than 65,000 editable templates or you can start from scratch if you’re feeling adventurous.
So, Canva also makes it easy for you to access millions of stock images, illustrations, icons, and fonts inside the app.
You can also:
- Store, organize, and edit your images in a breeze
- Customize your templates and share them with your team to edit
- Publish your designs anywhere to reach your audience
So now, let’s dive right into how to create a Pinterest video Pin in Canva for Free!

SET UP A CANVA ACCOUNT
First thing first, you need to go to www.canva.com and sign up for your free account.
You will be able to sign up with your Facebook account or Gmail account, but also with any other email address.
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So, create your account, with your name, email, and password.
Next, Canva will ask you, what will you using Canva for? You can answer, personal or small business.
You can skip the next questions. They will ask you if you want to try Canva Pro for free! It’s a 30 day free trial.Â
Otherwise, select “Maybe Later”
HOW TO CREATE A PINTEREST VIDEO PIN
Now, let’s get into this tutorial, shall we?
Once your account is set up, Canva will ask you to create your first design!
So, into the search bar, tap Pinterest and select Pinterest Video Pin.

Choose a template
The cool thing about Canva is their templates!
You will have a lot of templates to choose from.
So, from here, select one of their templates.

Change the background Video
Now that you have selected your template, it’s time to customizing it!
To do so, you will start by changing the background video.
So, select the background (you will know it’s selected when you will see a blue line around it).
From there, upload your own video or select a new one from their library.
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Customize the template
It’s time for you to customize this template.
After changing the background video, you can change the text and also change the font!
You will also be able to add some more texts or graphics, like an arrow, for example.
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EXPORT YOUR PINTEREST VIDEO PIN
Once your design is done, save your work!
So, note that Canva is saving the work you are doing while you are doing it, so unless you delete your design, you can always find it on your Canva account.
To save your Pinterest Video Pin, click on the three dots in the right corner.
Then, click on Download and your work will be save on your computer.
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YOU DID IT!
Now, you only have to create a pin on Pinterest and add your video.
Thank you so much for reading about how to create a Pinterest video pin in Canva for free.
Before you leave, you might be interested in reading about why you should switch to a Pinterest Business account? or SEO Pinterest Board Optimization!
Until next time,
Justine Lamer
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