Warning

This guide is for Paprika 4, which is currently in beta. Switch to the Paprika 3 guide.

There are several ways to add recipes to Paprika:

  • Type it in - Press the button and fill in the recipe yourself. See Adding a Recipe.
  • Paste it from the clipboard Premium - Copy recipe text from an email, a document or a message, and Paprika sorts it into a new recipe. See Adding a Recipe from the Clipboard.
  • Scan it Premium - Choose a photo or scan of a cookbook page or recipe card, and Paprika reads the recipe from it. See Scanning Recipes.
  • Download it from a website - Find a recipe in Paprika's built-in browser and press Download. See Clipping Recipes Online.
  • Copy it from a website yourself - For a site Paprika can't read on its own, use the browser's clipboard tools to copy each part of the recipe into place. See Manually Saving Recipes Using the Clipboard Tools.
  • Save it from social media Premium - Open a TikTok, Instagram, Facebook or YouTube post in Paprika's browser and press Download. See Clipping Recipes from Social Media.
  • Receive it from another Paprika user - Recipes and cookbooks other Paprika users send you arrive in your Messages inbox. See Receiving & Importing Recipes.
  • Import it from another app - Paprika can import recipes exported from other recipe apps. See Import Recipes.

Adding a Recipe

  1. Click in the upper right corner of the recipes screen.
  2. Choose how to start:
    • New Recipe - Opens an empty recipe form.
    • Scan Recipe - Creates a recipe from photos of a cookbook page or recipe card. See Scanning Recipes.
    • Clipboard - Turns recipe text you've copied into a new recipe. Only appears while there's text on the clipboard. See Adding a Recipe from the Clipboard.
  3. Fill in the fields you want. See Recipe Fields.
  4. Click Save in the lower right corner, or Cancel beside it to discard.

The description, notes and nutrition boxes start out hidden; click a box's triangle to show it. To add photos, click the photo at the top of the editor. See Adding Recipe Photos.

The menu bar has the same options under File -> New Recipe and File -> New Recipe From Photo(s).

Shortcut Press Ctrl-S to save, or Esc to cancel.


Adding a Recipe from the Clipboard Premium

Copy recipe text from an email, a document or a website, then:

  1. Click in the upper right corner of the recipes screen and choose Clipboard.
  2. Check the preview and click Import. Paprika sorts the text into the recipe fields.
  3. Review the filled-in form, then click Save.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Table of Contents
  2. What's New
    1. Highlights
    2. Other Changes
  3. Beta Testing
    1. Before You Start
    2. What to Test
      1. Adding Recipes
      2. Organizing
      3. Nutrition
      4. Sharing
      5. Pantry
      6. Meals
    3. Sending Feedback
  4. Overview
  5. Adding Recipes
    1. Adding a Recipe
    2. Adding a Recipe from the Clipboard
  6. Scanning Recipes
    1. Scanning a Recipe
    2. Editing a Scanned Recipe
    3. Scanning Tips
  7. Browsing Recipes
    1. Browsing by Category
    2. Browsing Subcategories
    3. Searching Recipes
    4. Searching Categories
    5. Advanced Search
    6. Saved Searches
    7. Sorting Recipes
  8. Editing Recipes
    1. Editing a Recipe
    2. Deleting Recipes
    3. Recipe Fields
    4. Inserting Recipe Text
    5. Adding Recipe Photos
  9. Viewing Recipes
    1. Recipe Actions
    2. Printing Recipes
    3. Timers
    4. Scaling & Converting Ingredients
    5. Crossing off Ingredients
    6. Marking Directions
    7. Pinning Recipes
    8. Photo Gallery
    9. Keyboard Shortcuts
  10. Nutrition
    1. Entering Nutrition Facts
    2. Analyzing Ingredients
    3. Viewing Nutrition
  11. Categories
    1. Assign a Recipe to a Category
    2. Suggesting Categories
    3. Adding a Category
    4. Editing Categories
    5. Built-In Categories
  12. Cookbooks
    1. Switching Cookbooks
    2. Adding a Cookbook
    3. Managing Cookbooks
    4. Moving Recipes between Cookbooks
    5. Sharing a Cookbook
  13. Browser
    1. Using the Browser
    2. Clipping Recipes Online
    3. Clipping Recipes from Social Media
    4. Manually Saving Recipes Using the Clipboard Tools
      1. Tips
  14. Groceries
    1. Adding Ingredients
      1. Adding a Recipe to the Grocery List
      2. Adding a Custom Item to the Grocery List
    2. Editing the Grocery List
      1. Editing Grocery List Items
      2. Removing Items from the Grocery List
    3. Using the Grocery List
      1. Marking Items as Purchased
      2. Filtering Grocery List Items
      3. Sorting the Grocery List
    4. Managing Multiple Grocery Lists
      1. Viewing your Grocery Lists
      2. Adding a New Grocery List
      3. Renaming a Grocery List
    5. Grocery List Actions
  15. Pantry
    1. Adding Items to the Pantry
    2. Editing Pantry Items
    3. Pantry Locations
    4. Sorting the Pantry
    5. Pantry Actions
  16. Meals
    1. Viewing the Meal Planner
      1. Switching Views
      2. Monthly View
      3. Weekly View
      4. Daily View
    2. Adding a Meal
      1. From the Meal Planner
      2. Drag and Drop from the Recipes Sidebar
      3. From the Recipe Screen
    3. Editing Meals
      1. Changing a Meal's Date or Type
      2. Deleting Meals
      3. Moving or Copying Meals
      4. Viewing Recipes from the Meal Planner
    4. Meal Planner Actions
    5. Calendar Feed
  17. Menus
    1. Adding a Menu
    2. Adding Menu Items
    3. Drag and Drop
    4. Adding a Menu to the Meal Planner
    5. Menu Actions
  18. Sharing
    1. Family Sharing
      1. Inviting Family Members
      2. Managing Family Members
    2. Messages
      1. Sending Recipes & Cookbooks
      2. Receiving & Importing Recipes
      3. Checking for New Messages
  19. Settings
    1. Accessing the Settings Window
    2. List of Settings
    3. Account
      1. Paprika Cloud Sync
      2. Creating an Account
      3. Logging In
      4. Managing your Account
      5. Quick Sync
    4. Import Recipes
      1. YAML Format
    5. Export Recipes
      1. How to export your recipes
    6. Find Duplicates
  20. Software Updates
    1. Checking for Updates
    2. Installing an Update
  21. Resources
    1. Technical Support
    2. Frequently Asked Questions
    3. Changelog