Settings

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1. Settings tabs List of Settings
2. Account tab Account
3. Browser settings List of Settings
4. Appearance settings List of Settings

The settings window allows you to configure Paprika's default behavior.

It also provides access to your Paprika account and syncing. Paprika's import, export, and Find Duplicates tools live in the File menu — see Import Recipes, Export Recipes, and Find Duplicates below.

Accessing the Settings Panel

Paprika's settings can be accessed by navigating to Paprika -> Settings… in the menu bar (or pressing Command-,). You can also click the button at the top of the sidebar. The settings window is divided into five tabs: General, Email, Groceries, Meals, and Account.

List of Settings

The Account tab is described under Account below.

Account

The Account tab of the settings window (called Cloud Sync in earlier versions) is where you create or log into your Paprika account, manage your account details, and control syncing.

Paprika Cloud Sync

Paprika Cloud Sync is an automated backup and syncing service for your recipe collection. It will automatically upload your recipes, cookbooks, categories, grocery lists, pantry, meals, and other data to our cloud servers, ensuring your data is safely backed up.

If you have Paprika installed on multiple devices, you can also use Paprika Cloud Sync to keep your data synced across all of those devices.

Accessing your Account

Your account can be accessed via the Account tab of the Settings window. Your account email and last-synced time are also displayed at the bottom of the sidebar.

Creating an Account

You'll create one Paprika account for all devices sharing the same recipe collection. You can do this through the settings pane of any version of Paprika, and then log in to that same account on all other versions of Paprika.

To create an account, open the Settings window, and then select the Account tab. Then select Sign Up.

Enter in your name, and the email address and password you would like to use for this account.

Logging In

If you already have an account, you can log back into it using the Log In button on the account screen.

Managing your Account

After logging in, you can manage your account and sync status from the Account settings pane.

Quick Sync

If you are logged in, your account email and last-synced time are displayed at the bottom of the sidebar. Click the sync icon beside them to start a new sync. You can also choose Sync -> Sync Now in the menu bar, or press Command-Y.

If you aren't logged in, the bottom of the sidebar shows Set Up Sync instead. Click it to open the Account tab of the settings window.

Deleting your Account

If you would like to permanently delete your Paprika account and all of the data associated with it, choose Delete Account from the Manage Account dropdown in the Account tab. You will be asked to confirm before the deletion is processed.

Import Recipes

Paprika can import recipe databases from several other applications. To perform an import:

1. Go to File -> Import… in the menu bar.
2. Select the file to be imported. Paprika chooses the Format at the bottom of the window from the file's extension. If more than one format uses that extension, such as .zip, choose the format yourself.
3. Choose the Cookbook for the imported recipes. It starts with the cookbook you're viewing. For a Paprika file, Import cookbooks from file is turned on at first, and puts each recipe into the cookbook it was exported from instead.
4. Click Open, then click Import to confirm.

When the import finishes, Paprika reports how many recipes were imported and how many existing recipes were updated.

The currently supported file types are:

YAML Format

YAML is a simple, plain text file with sections delimited by key-value pairs. To indicate a block of text, use an initial pipe character, as shown in directions and ingredients. Consistent indenting should be used, but the order of the fields does not matter, and most are optional with the exception of the name, ingredients and directions. It is recommended that you use an online YAML validator such as this one to validate your file if you're experiencing difficulties importing.

YAML recipe example:

name: My Tasty Recipe
servings: 4-6 servings
source: Food Network
source_url: http://www.google.com
prep_time: 10 min
cook_time: 30 min
on_favorites: yes
categories: [Dinner, Holiday]
nutritional_info: 500 calories
difficulty: Easy
rating: 5
notes: |
  This is delicious!!!
photo: (base-64 encoded image)
ingredients: |
  1/2 lb meat
  1/2 lb vegetables
  salt
  pepper
  2 tbsp olive oil
  4 cups flour
directions: |
  Mix things together.
  Eat.
  Tasty.
  Yum yum yum.

YAML multiple recipes example:

- name: My Tasty Recipe
  servings: 4-6 servings
  source: Food Network
  source_url: http://www.google.com
  prep_time: 10 min
  cook_time: 30 min
  nutritional_info: 500 calories
  on_favorites: yes
  categories: [Dinner, Holiday]
  difficulty: Easy
  rating: 5
  notes: |
    This is delicious!!!
  ingredients: |
    1/2 lb meat
    1/2 lb vegetables
    salt
    pepper
    2 tbsp olive oil
    4 cups flour
  directions: |
    Mix things together.
    Eat.
    Tasty.
    Yum yum yum.

- name: My Tasty Recipe 2
  servings: 4-6 servings
  source: Food Network
  source_url: http://www.google.com
  prep_time: 10 min
  cook_time: 30 min
  nutritional_info: 500 calories
  difficulty: Easy
  rating: 5
  photo: | (base-64 encoded image)
  notes: |
    This is delicious!!!
  ingredients: |
    1/2 lb meat
    1/2 lb vegetables
    salt
    pepper
    2 tbsp olive oil
    4 cups flour
  directions: |
    Mix things together.
    Eat.
    Tasty.
    Yum yum yum.

Export Recipes

Paprika currently offers two different export formats:

How to export your recipes

1. Go to File -> Export… in the menu bar.
2. Select the destination folder you would like the export to be saved to.
3. Choose the cookbook to export under Cookbook, or All Cookbooks. It starts with the cookbook you're viewing. To export a single category instead of All Recipes, click the button beside Categories and choose one.
4. Choose either HTML or Paprika Recipe Format under Format.
5. Press Export.

Find Duplicates

Over the years, it's easy to end up with the same recipe saved more than once. The Find Duplicates tool helps you clean these up. To open it, go to File -> Find Duplicates… in the menu bar.

Under Match Recipes By, select the fields you would like to match: Name, Source, Source URL, Ingredients, and Directions. Only Name is selected at first. Recipes are considered duplicates when all selected fields match; capitals and accents don't matter. Click Search to find duplicate recipes. Paprika searches all of your cookbooks, and leaves out recipes in the Trash.

The matching recipes are displayed in groups, each headed by the recipe's name and its number of copies. In each group, the oldest copy is listed first and marked Keep. Use Select Duplicates to select every copy except the one marked Keep, and review the selection. Then click the delete button, or press Delete, and confirm. The selected recipes are moved to the Trash. If you've selected every copy in a group, the confirmation warns you that no copy of that recipe will remain. Double-click a recipe to open it.