CookEase

Save recipes from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest

Tap Share on a TikTok, Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest post and choose CookEase, or paste the link. CookEase watches and listens to the video, so the caption does not need the recipe.

Works oniPhoneAndroidWebUpdated

In short

  • On your phone, tap Share on the post and choose CookEase. The recipe starts saving straight away.
  • Keep CookEase one tap away: on iPhone add it to your share sheet Favorites; on Android press and hold it in the share sheet and tap Pin.
  • On any device you can also copy the post's link and paste it into CookEase.
  • The caption does not need to list the recipe. CookEase watches the video and listens, so ingredients and steps that are only shown or said still get saved.
  • A post with several recipes (a slideshow or a "3 easy dinners" video) is saved as separate recipes.

Found a recipe while scrolling? You do not have to screenshot it, take notes or dig through your likes later. On your phone, the share button sends it straight to CookEase. On a computer, you paste the link.

iPhone: add CookEase to your share sheet Favorites once.

Android: Share, then CookEase. This link was already saved, so CookEase says so.

On your phone: share it to CookEase

This works the same way in TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest (and YouTube, see saving from YouTube). You need the CookEase app installed and to be signed in.

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    Tap Share on the post

    Tap the share arrow on the video, reel or pin. In TikTok and Instagram, this first opens the app's own share menu: swipe the row of apps to the end and tap More to open the iPhone share sheet.
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    Choose CookEase

    Tap CookEase in the row of apps. CookEase opens and the recipe starts saving.

The first time: add CookEase to your Favorites

CookEase may start at the end of the share sheet. Move it to the front once and it stays there:

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    Open the full list

    In the share sheet, swipe the row of apps to the end and tap More.
  2. 2

    Tap Edit

    Tap Edit at the top right.
  3. 3

    Add CookEase

    Tap the green + next to CookEase so it moves into Favorites, then tap Done. From now on it sits next to Messages and Mail.

On any device: paste the link

Copy the post's link (in the app, Share, then Copy link; on a computer, the address in your browser) and paste it into CookEase:

  • Website: paste it into the field at the top of any page, or click Save a recipe and paste it into Web Link, then Save a Recipe.
  • App: tap the orange +, then Save a Recipe, tap PASTE and then Save Recipe. After you paste a TikTok or Instagram link, the app may show a quick tip, Skip the copy-paste next time, with a Try it now button that opens the post so you can practice sharing it.

A TikTok link pasted on the website. About 15 seconds from paste to saved.

No recipe in the caption? No problem

Lots of creators keep the recipe in the video and use the caption for a joke. CookEase watches the whole video and listens to it, so it catches ingredients and steps that are only shown on screen or said out loud. When the caption does give amounts or a serving count, CookEase uses those exactly. Any amount nobody mentioned is estimated from what is shown, and you can change it with Edit.

Several recipes in one post

Photo slideshows and "3 easy dinners" videos often hold more than one recipe. CookEase saves each one as its own recipe, with its own photo where it can find one. While saving, the card shows a badge like +2 more recipes, and on the website the last step reads Recipes Saved! so you can flip through them and file them all into a cookbook at once. A post counts as one save however many recipes it holds.

After it saves

Recipe Saved! Baked Garlic Butter Shrimp has been added, with Add to Cookbook (Optional), a Weeknight dinners cookbook, Create new cookbook and Done

File it into a cookbook, or tap Done.

The Source card on the saved recipe: Saved from TikTok with a View Original button

View Original opens the post again.

You see Recipe Saved! with the option to add it to a cookbook. The recipe keeps the creator's name and a View Original button, and its nutrition fills in a few seconds later. Long videos can take a minute; you can keep saving in the background and CookEase tells you when it is done.

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The saved Baked Garlic Butter Shrimp recipe on the website with a photo from the video, servings, times and nutrition per serving

The saved TikTok recipe in the cookbook.

If a post won't save

  • Private accounts, deleted posts and some stories cannot be opened from outside the app, so CookEase cannot see them. You will see a message saying so.
  • Something went wrong on our side? CookEase says We couldn't save this one yet, sends it to our team, and adds the recipe to your cookbook once it is fixed.
  • Already saved it? You see Already in your cookbook instead of a second copy.

None of these use up a save. More fixes in when a recipe won't save.

Questions people ask

CookEase is not in my share sheet. What do I do?

Make sure the CookEase app is installed and that you have opened it and signed in once. Then, in the share sheet, tap More (iPhone) or scroll the list of apps (Android). On iPhone, tap Edit and the green + next to CookEase to add it to Favorites; on Android, press and hold CookEase and tap Pin.

The caption has no recipe. Will it still work?

Yes. CookEase watches the whole video and listens to it, picking up ingredients and steps that are shown on screen or said out loud. If the creator gives amounts in the caption, those are used exactly.

Can I save from TikTok or Instagram on my computer?

Yes. Copy the post's link (in the browser's address bar, or Share, then Copy link) and paste it into the field at the top of the CookEase website, or click Save a recipe and paste it into Web Link.

Why won't a post save?

Private accounts, deleted posts and some stories cannot be opened by anyone outside the app, so CookEase cannot see them either. You will see a message saying so. If the problem is on our side, CookEase tells you we are fixing it and will add the recipe to your cookbook for you. A failed save never uses up one of your saves.

Do I need to be signed in to share to CookEase?

Yes. If you are signed out, sharing to CookEase does nothing. Open the app, sign in, then share the post again.

Where does a recipe link back to?

Every saved recipe shows where it came from under SAVED FROM, with a View Original button that opens the post or video again.

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Still stuck?

Tell us what happened and a real person on the CookEase team will get back to you, usually within a day.

Send us a message info@cookeaseapp.com