How to save a recipe from anywhere

In MealTime, saving a recipe almost always comes down to one move: open the recipe in any app, tap Share, and choose MealTime. The app reads the source and turns it into a clean recipe. Below are the exact steps for the most common places people find recipes.

The universal method: the Share button

  1. Open the post, video, or page that has the recipe.
  2. Tap the Share icon (the square with an arrow on iOS).
  3. Choose MealTime from the share sheet. Tap More the first time to enable it if you do not see it.
  4. Wait a few seconds while MealTime extracts the recipe, then review and save it.

Save a recipe from Instagram

On a Reel or post with a recipe, tap the paper-airplane Share icon, then choose MealTime. MealTime reads the caption and video to pull out the ingredients and steps. If the recipe lives in the caption, that text is used too.

Save a recipe from TikTok

Tap Share on the TikTok video and pick MealTime. MealTime works from the video and its description, so recipes that are spoken or shown on screen can still be captured.

Save a recipe from YouTube

Open the video, tap Share, and choose MealTime — or copy the video link and paste it into MealTime. This works well for full cooking videos and Shorts.

Save a recipe from Facebook, Reddit, or Threads

Use the post's Share action and select MealTime, the same as everywhere else. MealTime supports recipe posts from Facebook, Reddit, and Threads.

Save a recipe from a website or blog

On any recipe blog or website, tap Share in your browser and choose MealTime, or copy the page URL and paste it in. MealTime skips the life story and ads and keeps just the recipe.

Save a recipe from a screenshot or photo

Already screenshotted a recipe? Share the screenshot from your Photos to MealTime. You can also take a photo of a cookbook page or a handwritten card and import that.

Save a recipe from copied text

Paste a recipe you copied from a note, email, or message directly into MealTime and it will structure the ingredients and steps for you.

MealTime reads recipes with AI, so check imported quantities and steps before cooking — particularly for measurements, cook temperatures, and anything related to allergies.

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Updated 2026-06-02