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# Welcome to PinBot!
## What the heck is a PinBot?
PinBot is an easy-to-use Discord bot which allows server managers and members to collect important and/or memorable messages (or messages of any kind) in a dedicated "pinboard channel".
Example of pinned messages in a pinboard channel
Originally created in 2020, PinBot has been trusted by thousands of Server Admins. In May 2023, PinBot was re-written from the ground up to add new features and improvements.
Aside from the obvious features such as [pinning by reaction and voting](/pinbot/configuring-pinbot/pin-by-reaction-and-voting.md), this method of "pinning" messages is often cited by Server Admins who use PinBot as a better alternative than the native Discord message pinning functionality for a few reasons:
* Pinboards give server members the ability to interact with each pinned message via reactions and replies
* Messages can be pinned from multiple different channels into one centralized location
* Server members do not require Manage Messages permissions to pin a message
* PinBot is not subject to Discord's per-channel message pin limit of 50 messages
**Ready to start using PinBot?** Let's learn more about how the bot works and how to add it to your Discord server in the next section.
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