Importing from Screenshots, photos & closed apps, step by step
You'll need: images (.jpg, .png, .heic)
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Get your recipes out of Screenshots, photos & closed apps
Use this for apps that closed or have no export (Clove, Osta, Recime, Pepperplate, MacGourmet, Living Cookbook), and for recipe cards or magazine pages.
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Open the recipe and screenshot the whole thing, scrolling for long recipes.
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Take a clear picture
Screenshot the whole recipe on screen, or photograph a printed page or recipe card in good light, flat and in focus. Long recipes can take several pictures.
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Open Import → Screenshot
Tap Import in the top menu, choose Screenshot and drop your pictures (or use Scan from your cookbook on your phone).
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Check and save
We read the text and rebuild the recipe with ingredients and steps. Check it, fix anything we misread, then save it to a cookbook.
Good to know
- Clear, well-lit, straight-on pictures read best.

