Warning

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

The grocery list on Android: the current list name and search button at the top, the add item field, items sorted by aisle with their quantities and recipes, two checked off, and the edit, filter, sort and actions buttons at the bottom.
  1. Current list Viewing your Grocery Lists
  2. Add Item Adding a Custom Item to the Grocery List
  3. Purchased item Marking Items as Purchased
  4. Filter button Filtering Grocery List Items
  5. Sort button Sorting the Grocery List
  6. button Grocery List Actions
The grocery list in Paprika for Android.

Paprika's grocery list makes it easy to shop for your recipes. You can make multiple grocery lists, add entire recipes to your grocery list, as well as your own custom grocery items.

By default, your grocery list will be sorted into aisles based on the type of ingredient. For example, milk will be placed into the Dairy aisle, and spinach will be placed under Produce.

The grocery list will also automatically attempt to consolidate similar items with one another. For example, if one recipe calls for 2 eggs, and another recipe calls for 3 eggs, the consolidated listing will display 5 eggs total.

Note

You can turn off both the grocery list aisle sorting and consolidation features in the Settings panel if you do not find them useful.


Adding Ingredients

Adding a Recipe to the Grocery List

To add an entire recipe to the grocery list, open the recipe and press the button in the toolbar.

An ingredients pane will pop up displaying that recipe's ingredient list. Here you can check/uncheck ingredients before they are added to the grocery list. If you have more than one grocery list, you can also choose which list to add them to.

(For example, if you already have salt at home, you can uncheck it before adding the recipe to the grocery list.)

Note

Ingredients you have in stock in your Pantry will be automatically unchecked for you.

Once you have the correct ingredients checked, press the Save button to add those ingredients to the grocery list.


Adding a Custom Item to the Grocery List

Custom items can be added to the grocery list by typing them into the Add Item field at the top of the list and pressing Done on the keyboard. The field clears, ready for the next item. If you paste several lines, each line is added as its own item.

If you are adding a common grocery item, the aisle will be automatically selected for you as you type. You can change the aisle after the item has been added by tapping on the item and selecting a new aisle. Paprika will remember and sync the change.

Your current entry will also be autocompleted as you type. You can tap on a suggestion to select it.


Editing the Grocery List

Editing Grocery List Items

To edit a grocery list item, tap on the grocery item row to open the edit screen for that item.

From here you can edit the grocery item and change its aisle, notes, quantity, and list. The and buttons beside the quantity change its number by one, so 2 cups becomes 3 cups.


Removing Items from the Grocery List

You can remove individual items from the grocery list by tapping and holding an item (or pressing the button in the floating toolbar) to enter selection mode, selecting the desired items for deletion, and then pressing the button in the toolbar at the top.

Finally, you can clear the entire list using the Clear Grocery List action described below.


Using the Grocery List

Marking Items as Purchased

Mark an item as purchased simply by tapping it once. A checkmark will appear to indicate that the item has been purchased. You can mark the item as unpurchased by tapping it once more.


Filtering Grocery List Items

Press the button in the floating toolbar to filter the grocery list. The button is highlighted while a filter is on.

  • Purchased - Choose All, Bought, or To Buy. (When you are shopping you may find it easiest to select To Buy, to only show the unpurchased items left on your grocery list.)
  • Recipe - Choose Entire Grocery List, My Items to show only the items you added yourself, or a recipe to show only its ingredients.

While you are showing only the items to buy, a line at the end of the list says how many purchased items are hidden, such as 12 purchased items hidden. Tap it to see those items, without changing your filter. Tap Clear beside it to remove the purchased items from the list. If every item has been purchased, the list says All Items Purchased and offers a Clear Purchased button.


Sorting the Grocery List

By default, your grocery list will be sorted into aisles based on the type of ingredient. If you prefer, you can change the grocery list to sort by recipe, by pressing the button in the floating toolbar and choosing Recipe instead.


Managing Multiple Grocery Lists

Paprika starts with one grocery list named My Grocery List. This list cannot be deleted, but it can be renamed. You can add additional grocery lists if you would like — for example, separate lists for different stores.

Note

Adding grocery lists is not available in the free version of Paprika.

Viewing your Grocery Lists

The name of the currently selected grocery list is displayed in the toolbar. Tap it to reveal the Grocery Lists screen. From there you can select a different grocery list, add a new list, or edit an existing list.

Note

On tablets, all of your grocery lists are displayed in the pane to the left of the current list. Tap on a grocery list to select it.


Adding a New Grocery List

Press the button in the Grocery Lists screen to create a new grocery list.


Renaming a Grocery List

Choose Edit Grocery List from the list's menu to rename the current grocery list. You can also rename, reorder, and delete lists from the Grocery Lists screen: tap and hold a list (or press the button) to enter selection mode. Press the button beside a list to rename it, or select one or more lists and press the button in the toolbar at the top to delete them. To reorder your lists, press the Sort By button and choose Custom, then enter selection mode and drag the handles beside the lists.


Grocery List Actions

You can access these actions by pressing the button at the end of the floating toolbar.

Action Description
Edit Grocery List Edit the current grocery list's options, such as its name.
Clear Grocery List Removes all items from your grocery list. You can choose between clearing all items, or only clearing purchased items.
Move to Pantry Moves items from the grocery list into the pantry. You can choose between moving all items, or moving only purchased items. If you have multiple pantry locations, you'll be asked to choose a location.
Copy to Pantry Copies items to the pantry, leaving them on the grocery list.
Share Sends the list to any app on your device using the Android share sheet. The list is shared as plain text — item names only, without aisle headings. Print and Email send a fuller, formatted version instead.
Print Print out the grocery list.
Email Send an email containing the contents of the grocery list.

While you are selecting items, the button offers Move to Pantry, Move to List, Copy to Pantry and Copy to List for the selected items.


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
      7. Integrations
    3. Sending Feedback
  4. Overview
      1. The Floating Toolbar
  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. Advanced Search
    5. Saved Searches
    6. 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
  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
    5. Saving Recipes from Other Apps
  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. Scanning Barcodes
    5. Sorting the Pantry
    6. Pantry Actions
  16. Meals
    1. Viewing the Meal Planner
      1. Switching Views
      2. Changing the Selected Day, Week or Month
    2. Adding a Meal
      1. From the Meal Planner
      2. From the Recipe Screen
    3. Editing Meals
      1. Changing a Meal's Date or Type
      2. Deleting Meals
    4. Meal Planner Actions
    5. Calendar Feed
  17. Menus
    1. Adding a Menu
    2. Adding Menu Items
    3. Adding a Menu to the Meal Planner
    4. 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. Push Notifications
  19. Settings
    1. Accessing the Settings Panel
    2. List of Settings
    3. Account
      1. Paprika Cloud Sync
      2. Creating an Account
      3. Logging In
      4. Managing your Account
    4. Import Recipes
      1. YAML Format
    5. Export Recipes
      1. How to export your recipes
    6. Alexa
    7. Find Duplicates
  20. Resources
    1. Technical Support
    2. Frequently Asked Questions
    3. Changelog