Warning

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

Beta Testing

Thank you for helping us test Paprika 4! This section describes what we'd most like you to try during the beta, and how to send us your feedback.

Before You Start

  1. Sign up - If you haven't already, fill out our beta signup form to enable beta access for your Paprika account.
  2. Sync first - Before you install the beta, open Paprika 3 and let it finish syncing to ensure all of your data is uploaded to your Paprika account.
  3. Back up your recipes - We always recommend taking a backup of your recipes in the Paprika Recipe Format via Settings -> Export Recipes.

Note

  • Paprika 4 replaces Paprika 3. Paprika 4 is designed as an in-place upgrade, therefore installing Paprika 4 will replace Paprika 3 on your device. If you still need Paprika 3, we recommend installing Paprika 4 on a secondary test device instead.
  • Your data will be preserved when you upgrade.
  • Paprika 4 is backwards compatible and capable of syncing with earlier versions of Paprika.
  • You can leave the beta and reinstall Paprika 3 by going to TestFlight and pressing Stop Testing.

What to Test

Use Paprika 4 the way you normally would: add new recipes, plan your meals, shop from your grocery list, and cook with your recipes. Most of all, we'd like to hear about anything that is broken, confusing, or slower than it was in Paprika 3. Along the way, please try these in particular.

Adding Recipes

  • Recipe scanning - Scan cookbook pages and recipe cards, including handwritten cards, recipes set in two columns, and recipes that run across two pages.
  • Social media importing - Save recipes from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube posts.
  • Clipboard importing - Copy a recipe from an email or a document and add it from the clipboard.

When submitting feedback regarding any of these new import features, it would be very helpful if you provided the source photo, social media post, or text content that you attempted to import.

Organizing

Nutrition

Sharing

  • Family sharing - Invite a family member, then both make changes and check that you each see the other's.
  • Messages - Send a recipe to another Paprika user, and import one sent to you.

Pantry

  • Pantry locations - Split your pantry into locations such as the fridge and the freezer.
  • Barcode scanning - Scan the barcodes of items in your pantry.

Meals

  • Calendar feed - Subscribe to your meal plan in your calendar app, then plan and move a few meals and check that the calendar follows.

Integrations

  • iOS integrations - Add the meal planner and grocery list widgets, try Paprika with Siri and Shortcuts, search for a recipe in Spotlight, save a recipe from Safari or another app, and check your grocery list and timers on an Apple Watch.
  • Alexa - If you have an Echo, connect Paprika to Alexa and ask it to add items to your grocery list.

Sending Feedback

Through TestFlight

The quickest way to send feedback is from Paprika itself: take a screenshot, tap the screenshot's thumbnail, and choose Share Beta Feedback. Add a note describing the problem, and send it. You can also open the TestFlight app, select Paprika, and tap Send Beta Feedback.

If Paprika crashes, TestFlight asks whether you'd like to send a crash report. Please do, and add a note about what you were doing when it happened.

Direct Feedback

For a longer report, or to attach files, you can also submit a request through our support page using the Beta Feedback category. Please include:

  • The version of Paprika 4 you are running, shown at the bottom of the Settings panel.
  • Your device model and iOS version.
  • Screenshots, if they help show what you saw.

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
  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. Ingredient Substitutions
    8. Pinning Recipes
    9. 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
  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. Searching the Grocery List
      4. 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
    6. Using Siri
  15. Pantry
    1. Adding Items to the Pantry
    2. Editing Pantry Items
    3. Pantry Locations
    4. Scanning Barcodes
    5. Sorting the Pantry
    6. Searching the Pantry
    7. Pantry Actions
  16. Meals
    1. Viewing the Meal Planner
      1. Switching Views
      2. Daily View
      3. Weekly View
      4. Monthly View
    2. Adding a Meal
      1. From the Meal Planner
      2. From the Recipe Screen
      3. Drag and Drop
    3. Editing Meals
      1. Changing a Meal's Date or Type
      2. Deleting Meals
      3. Moving or Copying Meals
      4. Scaling Meals
    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. 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
      5. Deleting your Account
    4. Import Recipes
      1. YAML Format
    5. Export Recipes
      1. How to export your recipes
    6. Find Duplicates
    7. Alexa
  20. Extensions
    1. Saving Recipes from Other Apps
    2. Widgets
    3. Shortcuts
    4. Apple Watch
      1. Grocery Lists
      2. Timers
  21. Resources
    1. Technical Support
    2. Frequently Asked Questions
    3. Changelog