Settings

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1. Settings tabs Accessing the Settings Window
2. Browser tab List of Settings
3. Account tab Account
4. Appearance settings List of Settings
5. Recipes 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 Window

Paprika's settings can be accessed by navigating to File -> Settings in the menu bar. The settings window is divided into six tabs: General, Browser, 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.

Creating an Account

You'll create one Paprika account for all devices sharing the same recipe collection. You can do this through the settings 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 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. You can also press Set Up Account at the bottom of the left sidebar to get to the same place.

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 sync status are displayed at the bottom of the left sidebar, and you can initiate a new sync from there using the sync button. You can also choose Sync -> Sync Now in the menu bar.

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 selects the matching format automatically based on the file's extension; you can also choose the format yourself using the Format dropdown.
3. Choose the cookbook to import the recipes into using the Cookbook dropdown. It starts out set to the cookbook you're viewing.
4. Confirm the import. A progress dialog is displayed, and Paprika reports how many recipes were imported when it finishes.

Shortcut You can also simply double-click a .paprikarecipes file in File Explorer — Paprika will open (or come to the front if it's already running) and show the import dialog for that file. Recipes imported this way are added to the cookbook you're viewing.

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 file you would like the export to be saved to.
3. Choose the cookbook to export using the Cookbook dropdown, or choose All Cookbooks. It starts out set to the cookbook you're viewing.
4. Choose the categories to export using the Categories button. By default all recipes are exported, but you can restrict the export to one or more categories if you would like.
5. Choose either the HTML or Paprika Recipe Format.
6. Press Export.

Shortcut To export only certain recipes, select them in the recipes list, then right-click and choose 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, check the fields that must match: Name, Source, Source URL, Ingredients, or Directions. Recipes are considered duplicates when all of the checked fields match. Click Search to find duplicate recipes.

The matching recipes are listed in groups, with columns such as the rating, times and date added to help you tell them apart. Click a column header to sort within each group, and double-click a recipe to open it. Click Select Duplicates to select every recipe except the oldest in each group, review the selection, and then click Delete to move the selected recipes to the Trash.