Warning

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

Overview

The Main Menu open on Android: the sync button and account at the top, the Recipes, Browser, Groceries, Pantry, Meals, Menus, Sharing and Settings rows with Recipes selected, and a pinned recipe below them.
The Main Menu in Paprika for Android.

Paprika is divided into several main sections, each of which is accessible from the Main Menu — a navigation drawer that slides in from the left side of the screen.

Tap the menu button in the upper left corner of the toolbar to open the Main Menu, then tap the section you would like to visit.

Shortcut You can also swipe from the left edge of the screen towards the middle to reveal the Main Menu.

Section Description
Recipes This is the main screen of the application, and contains your recipe collection. From here you can open individual recipes, search for recipes, and view recipes by category.
Browser The built-in web browser allows you to browse for recipes online, and clip your favorite recipes into Paprika.
Groceries This shows your grocery lists. From here you can check off grocery items as you shop, edit your grocery lists, and add custom grocery list items.
Pantry The pantry section keeps track of common ingredients you may have at home. In this section you can add custom pantry items, change expiration dates and purchased dates, and more.
Meals This is Paprika's meal planner. You can use it to create daily, weekly and monthly meal plans, and view your meal schedule.
Menus The menus section allows you to create reusable menus from your favorite meal plans.
Sharing The sharing section is where you manage your family sharing and your in-app messages — sending recipes to other Paprika users, and importing the recipes they send you.
Settings Opens the Settings panel, where you configure Paprika and manage your account.

Below the sections, the Main Menu also contains an Unlock Premium row, which opens the Paprika 4 Premium purchase screen. (The Unlock Premium row disappears once you have subscribed.) Underneath it, the Main Menu displays your Pinned Recipes and your running Timers, complete with live countdowns. At the top of the Main Menu, you'll find your account status and a sync button.

The Floating Toolbar

List screens such as Recipes, Groceries, Pantry, Meals and Menus have a toolbar floating at the bottom of the screen. It starts with the button, which lets you select items in the list. While you are selecting, a button appears beside it. The screen's own buttons, such as Sort, come next, and the button at the end holds the screen's other actions. While you are selecting, the Actions button holds the actions for the selected items instead. Tap and hold a button to see its name.

Buttons for searching and adding stay in the toolbar at the top of the screen. While you are selecting, that toolbar shows the button for deleting the selected items. The floating toolbar hides while the keyboard is showing.

Note

On larger tablets, Paprika uses a wider layout: the Main Menu is replaced by a permanent rail of section icons down the left edge of the screen, and sections such as Recipes, Groceries, Pantry, Menus, and Sharing display two panes side by side. A 10-inch tablet uses this layout in both portrait and landscape; a 7-inch tablet uses it in landscape, and the Main Menu when held upright. The menu button at the top of the rail still opens the full Main Menu, where you can reach your pinned recipes, timers, and the Unlock Premium row. On phones, Paprika is displayed in portrait orientation.

Note

Pressing your device's Back button closes the Main Menu if it is open; otherwise it steps back through the sections you have previously visited.

Note

Paprika supports both light and dark appearances, and follows your device's theme.

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