Import Recipes from Links, YouTube Videos, Photos, or Manual Entry
Choose the right import method, review the results, and save clean recipes to My Cookbook.
Recipe capture is one of the fastest ways to get value from RecipMe. The goal is to turn recipes from the places you already use into clean, searchable recipes that are ready for planning and cooking later.
Step by step
Follow these steps in order for the smoothest first pass.
Open the create area and pick the right method
Use the method that matches your source: Import URL for recipe pages, Import Video for supported YouTube videos, Scan Photo for printed recipes, or Manual Entry when you want to type it in yourself.
Use Import URL for recipe websites
Paste the recipe link when the original source is already written as a recipe page. This is often the quickest path to a usable result.
Use Import Video for YouTube only
Video import currently supports YouTube links. Paste the video URL and let RecipMe extract the recipe details before you review them.
Use Scan Photo for recipe cards or cookbook pages
Upload clear photos with bright lighting and flat pages so the text is easier to read. Review the results carefully after the scan finishes.
Use Manual Entry when the source is incomplete or messy
Manual Entry is the right choice when a recipe only exists in a notebook, a text thread, or a source that would take longer to clean up than to type once.
Review, clean up, and save to My Cookbook
Check the title, servings, ingredients, directions, and visibility before saving. A quick cleanup now makes the recipe far easier to search, plan, and cook later.
Quick tips
Small habits that make the feature easier to use.
- Import Video currently works with YouTube only.
- If an import gets you most of the way there, finish the rest with quick edits instead of starting over.
- Photos work best when recipe text is bright, flat, and easy to read.
- Manual Entry is still a normal workflow, not a fallback you should avoid.
Related guides
Keep going with the next features people usually learn after this one.
Organize Recipes in Your Cookbook
Use My Cookbook tabs to keep created, saved, tried, favorite, and note-rich recipes easy to revisit.
Create a Recipe from Scratch
Use Manual Entry to build your own recipe, add the right details, and decide whether it should stay private or public.
Use Recipe Details Before You Cook
Check Pantry fit, adjust servings, save notes, and launch cooking mode from the full recipe view.
Related FAQs
Short answers connected to this guide.
Open the create area and choose the method that matches your source. You can use Import URL, Import Video for YouTube, Scan Photo, or Manual Entry before saving the recipe to My Cookbook.
RecipMe supports recipe website URLs, YouTube videos through Import Video, recipe photos through Scan Photo, and fully manual entry when you want to type the recipe yourself.
Yes. Manual Entry is a normal part of the workflow and is often the best choice for original recipes, family recipes, or messy sources that would take too long to clean up after import.
Yes. In the create flow, choose private while you are still testing or refining a recipe, and make it public when it is ready to share more broadly.
Open the recipe from My Cookbook and update the details while the recipe is still fresh in your mind. That is the best time to fix titles, ingredients, steps, servings, and personal notes.
Need another hand?
If you are still stuck after trying the guide, the Modern Method Discord is the best place to ask for help.