Warning

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

The built-in browser on iPhone showing a web page: the address bar and bookmarks button at the top, and the back, forward, share and clipboard tools buttons and the Download button at the bottom.
  1. Address bar Using the Browser
  2. Bookmarks button Using the Browser
  3. Download button Clipping Recipes Online
  4. Clipboard tools Manually Saving Recipes Using the Clipboard Tools
The browser in Paprika for iOS.

Paprika's built in web browser lets you easily search the internet for your favorite recipes and save recipes from many different websites.


Using the Browser

The browser toolbar contains back and forward buttons, a combined address bar and search bar, a share button, an edit recipe button that shows or hides the recipe pane, and the download button for clipping recipes.

Tap the address bar and type a URL to navigate to that page (ex: paprikaapp.com), or type in a search term to perform a recipe search. (ex: beet salad). If you have a link copied to the clipboard, you can also tap and hold the address bar and choose Paste and Go to load it in one step.

Note

If you copy a recipe link in another app, Paprika can offer to open it for you the next time you switch back to the app. You can turn this behavior on or off with the Detect Clipboard URLs setting in the Settings panel.

You can bookmark your favorite recipe sites, and your bookmarks sync with your other cloud data. Tap the bookmarks button at the top of the browser to display your bookmarks. From there you can load a bookmark in the browser, press to bookmark the current page, and edit, search and sort your bookmarks.

Note

The bookmark labeled Paprika Home takes you to Paprika's list of popular recipe sites.


Clipping Recipes Online

Paprika supports clipping recipes from hundreds of different recipe sites. In order to clip a recipe:

  1. Use the web browser to browse to a recipe you would like to save.

  2. Press the Download button in the browser toolbar.

  3. Paprika will attempt to clip the recipe from the page and display it in the recipe pane. On iPhone, this pane slides up to fill the screen; on iPad, it slides in as a panel on the right side of the browser, so you can keep the original page in view while you review the recipe.

  4. Review the recipe fields, then save the recipe.

  5. If Paprika cannot figure out how to clip the recipe, it will display an error message. You can then use the manual clipboard tools (described below) to clip the recipe manually.

Note

You can show or hide the recipe pane at any time with the edit recipe button in the toolbar ( on iPhone, on iPad).

Note

If you clip a recipe that appears to already be in your collection (matching name and source), Paprika will warn you before saving a duplicate. Choose Save to save it anyway, or Cancel to go back.


Clipping Recipes from Social Media Premium

In addition to traditional recipe sites, Paprika can save recipes from social media posts, stories, and pages on sites such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Paprika reads the recipe from the text of the post, including its caption or description, so posts on other sites may work too.

  1. Navigate to the post in Paprika's browser (or paste the post's link into the address bar).
  2. Press the Download button.
  3. Paprika will read the post's text and extract the recipe into structured ingredients and directions. Review the result, then save the recipe.

Shortcut You can also share a post to Paprika directly from the TikTok or Instagram app using the share sheet — see Saving Recipes from Other Apps.


Manually Saving Recipes Using the Clipboard Tools

If Paprika wasn't able to clip the recipe for you, or only partially clipped the recipe, you can use the clipboard tools to manually copy/paste the recipe information from any website.

To use the clipboard tools:

  1. First, find the name of the recipe on the website. Tap and hold your finger over the name until the selection handles appear.

  2. Drag the selection handles until the name is fully selected.

  3. Choose Name from the menu that appears above the selection. The selected text will be copied into the Name field, and the recipe pane opens to show it.

  4. Repeat the same process with the Ingredients, Directions, and any other fields you would like to capture. The selection menu offers Name, Description, Ingredients, Directions, Notes, and Nutrition.

  5. To save an image, tap and hold on it, then select Add Photo to Recipe from the menu that appears.

  6. When you've copied all the fields you would like to save, press Save at the top of the recipe pane to transfer all of your copied information into a new recipe.

Tips

  • You can use the Reset button at the top of the recipe pane in order to clear your copied selections and try again.
  • You can review and freely edit the text you have captured into each field before saving.
  • If text already exists in a field when you capture a new selection, the current selection will be appended to the existing text. The Name field is the exception: a new selection replaces it.

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