That 38-second Reel
With no written caption
ReelsMeals reads page text and on-screen recipe details — even when the creator skipped the caption — and saves what it can find with the source link attached.
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Built by one cook, in public
I got tired of losing the recipe in a TikTok I'd watched three times.
So I built ReelsMeals — paste any Reel, TikTok, YouTube video, blog link, or photo of a cookbook page, and get back a clean recipe card you'll actually cook from. One library, source links kept, no subscription that locks you out of your own collection.
What ReelsMeals saves that older apps can't
The recipes most cooks actually save from in 2026
Aunt Rita's handwritten card
Yellowing in the recipe box
Photograph it; ReelsMeals turns the image into a digital card you can pull up at the stove. The paper original stays where it belongs.
That 22-minute cook-along
You'll never re-watch
YouTube cooking videos hide the recipe between intros and sponsor reads. Paste the URL and get a card you can cook from; the video stays one tap away if you need it.
Why I'm not raising venture money
ReelsMeals charges €5 for 20 recipes because it doesn't need to be a unicorn.
The recipe app graveyard is mostly subscription products that got acquired and quietly shut down, or that kept hiking prices until the families using them gave up. Whisk got bought by Samsung in 2023 — users still report recipes lost in the migration. That's the bar to clear.
ReelsMeals is run by me, Mike, out of the Netherlands. There are no investors to please, no growth-at-all-costs pressure, no hardware giant in the wings. Pricing is one-time: €5 for 20 recipe credits, €49 for unlimited. Your collection is yours; it stays accessible whether or not you ever pay again.
That's the whole pitch. Smaller product, longer-lived product, recipes you don't have to migrate every two years.
Source attribution
Recipe cards credit the original creator or source when that information is available, and link back to the original URL. ReelsMeals does not claim ownership of third-party recipe content. Creators can request removal anytime.
AI honesty
AI extraction can miss details or misread measurements, especially when the source is voice-only or unusually formatted. Always check against the original source before cooking — full detail on the AI disclosure page.
Where to reach me
Support, billing, attribution corrections, removal requests, or just to say a recipe extracted weirdly — email jmqcooper@gmail.com. I read every message.
Where it's registered
ReelsMeals is operated by Groceri, a company registered in the Netherlands. EU consumer rights apply. Terms of service and privacy policy cover the legal detail.