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Saving recipes

Save from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, any website, photos of cookbook pages, PDFs and pasted text.

  1. 1Save recipes from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and PinterestTap 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.iPhoneAndroidWeb
  2. 2Save a recipe from a YouTube videoShare a YouTube video to CookEase or paste its link. CookEase reads the description, the creator's comments and the captions, and watches videos up to 10 minutes long.iPhoneAndroidWeb
  3. 3Save a recipe from any websitePaste a recipe page's link into CookEase and get just the recipe: ingredients, steps, photo and nutrition, without the ads and the life story. A few sites block apps; save those from a screenshot or pasted text.iPhoneAndroidWeb
  4. 4Save a recipe from a photo, screenshot or cookbook pageSnap a cookbook page or a handwritten card, or pick a screenshot, and CookEase reads it into a recipe you can scale, cook from and shop for. Works on the website, iPhone and Android.iPhoneAndroidWeb
  5. 5Save recipes from a PDFOn the CookEase website, upload a PDF and every recipe in it is saved as its own recipe, with a View PDF link back to the file. PDF upload is on the website only.Web
  6. 6Save a recipe by pasting its textCopy a recipe from your notes, a text message, an email or a web page and paste it into CookEase. It sorts out the title, ingredients and steps, even when the formatting is messy.iPhoneAndroidWeb
  7. 7What happens while a recipe saves (and saving in the background)While CookEase saves a recipe, a recipe card writes itself. Long saves can carry on in the background while you do something else, and CookEase tells you when the recipe is in your cookbook.iPhoneAndroidWeb
  8. 8Saving recipes on CookEase and copyrightCookEase is a personal recipe box. You save recipes one at a time for your own cooking, they stay private unless you share them, and every saved recipe links back to its creator.iPhoneAndroidWeb

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