Warning
This guide is for Paprika 4, which is currently in beta. Switch to the Paprika 3 guide.
Paprika allows you to organize recipes into categories to make them easier to manage.
Note
Each cookbook has its own set of categories.
To edit a recipe's categories, navigate into the recipe and press the button in order to edit the recipe. The Categories row in the edit form has two buttons: an edit button that opens the category picker, and a wand button that suggests categories for the recipe.
The edit button opens the Choose Categories dialog. Uncategorized is listed at the top, followed by your full category hierarchy shown pre-expanded, with a selection circle next to each category. Select one (or more) categories to associate them with the recipe. You can type into the Search or Add Category field at the top to quickly filter the list. Press the button when you are done.
Shortcut You can create a new category right from the picker: type its name into the Search or Add Category field and press Return. When no category matches, you can also click the Add "name" row. The new category is added at the top level and selected for the recipe.
Shortcut From the main recipes listing, you can drag and drop a recipe row into a category. This allows you to quickly assign categories to a recipe without having to open up the recipe itself.
Paprika can suggest categories for a recipe based on its contents. While editing a recipe, click the wand button in the Categories row. Paprika adds up to five categories to the recipe, using your existing categories where they fit. Review them before you save, and remove any you don't want.
Two settings in the Recipes group of the General tab in the Settings window control suggestions:
Auto-Suggest Categories - Suggests categories automatically when you add a recipe from the browser, the clipboard, or a scan. Off by default.Suggest New Categories - Lets suggestions include categories you don't have yet. Turn it off to use only your existing categories. On by default.The wand button works whether or not Auto-Suggest Categories is turned on.
You can add a category by pressing the button in the categories toolbar.
Optional To create a subcategory, first select the parent category and then press the button. A new subcategory will be added to the parent category. You can also drag-and-drop to move categories into and out of subcategories.
To edit a category, simply click once to select it, wait a moment, then click again to edit. If you would like to delete the category, highlight it and press the key on your keyboard, or right-click the category and press .
You can also drag and drop to rearrange the category order. First click the button above the categories and choose Custom. When it's set to Name, the default, categories stay in alphabetical order.
There are several built-in categories. These categories cannot be removed and provide special ways to view your recipes:
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| All Recipes | Lists all of the recipes in your collection in alphabetical order. |
| Most Recent | Sorts your recipes by the date they were added, with the most recent recipes near the top. |
| Top Rated | Lists all of the recipes in order from highest star rating to lowest. |
| Favorites | List all recipes that you have added to your favorites. |
| Uncategorized | Lists all of the recipes that have not been assigned to a category. |
| Trash | Lists all of the recipes that have been marked for deletion. They cannot be opened or edited. Emptying the trash will permanently delete these recipes. |