Getting recipes in

Scan a handwritten recipe card

Photograph Nonna’s handwritten card and it becomes a typed recipe with ingredients and steps, credited to her and shared with the family.

1 min 00 sec · no sound needed: every step is on screen

How it works

  • Scan a photo of a handwritten card, cookbook page or PDF.
  • The ingredients and steps are typed out for you to review and edit.
  • The original photo of the card is kept with the recipe.
  • A recipe can be credited to the relative it came from, even if they never use the app.
  • A new scan starts private; add it to the family cookbook when it is ready.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Tap Scan

    On the home screen, tap Scan.

    Step 1: Tap Scan
  2. 2

    Snap the card

    Tap Take Photo to photograph the card, or Browse Files to pick a photo you already took.

    Step 2: Snap the card
  3. 3

    Tap Extract

    Check the preview, then tap Extract and add to the recipe library.

    Step 3: Tap Extract
  4. 4

    Card → recipe

    The card is now a recipe. It starts private, visible only to you.

    Step 4: Card → recipe
  5. 5

    Check the ingredients

    Scroll down and check the ingredients against the card.

    Step 5: Check the ingredients
  6. 6

    And the steps

    Keep scrolling to check the steps. Tap Edit Recipe later to fix anything.

    Step 6: And the steps
  7. 7

    Tap Edit Recipe

    Scroll back up and tap Edit Recipe.

    Step 7: Tap Edit Recipe
  8. 8

    Whose recipe? Nonna’s

    Under "Whose recipe is this?", choose Nonna.

    Step 8: Whose recipe? Nonna’s
  9. 9

    Save

    Tap Save Changes.

    Step 9: Save
  10. 10

    Share with the family

    Tap Add to Family Cookbook so everyone in the family can see it.

    Step 10: Share with the family
  11. 11

    Saved for good

    Nonna’s recipe is now in the family cookbook for everyone.

    Step 11: Saved for good

Nonna’s Almond Biscotti is in the family cookbook, credited to her, with the photo of her card kept alongside it.

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