350+ sites, the four big social platforms, plus paper
ReelsMeals reads recipes from structured recipe sites and food blogs, from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook video pages, and from photos of paper recipes. Here's the honest map of what works well and what's still messy.
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What 'supported' covers today
Recipe sources you can paste
Updated May 2026
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Three ways to add a recipe
Paste a recipe link
Works for food blogs, recipe sites, and social video pages from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook.
Photograph a paper recipe
Upload one or more photos of a cookbook page, recipe card, or magazine clipping.
Search the whole collection
Everything saved (web, video, paper) lives in one searchable library with tags.
Quality varies by source. Here's what to expect.
Extraction quality isn't uniform. This is the honest version of which sources produce a perfect card and which produce a starting point.
The issue
Major recipe sites with schema.org/Recipe markup
What we do: Clean extraction: ingredients with quantities, steps, prep/cook times, image, source link.
The issue
Food blogs with non-standard formatting
What we do: Usually good. ReelsMeals reads page content directly. Occasionally needs a manual cleanup on the Master Chef plan.
The issue
Social videos with recipe in caption
What we do: Good results. Captions extract well, source link kept for replay.
The issue
Social videos where recipe is voiceover only
What we do: Partial card: title, creator, source link. Steps need to be added manually if you want a complete recipe.
The issue
Paper photos with poor lighting or messy handwriting
What we do: Variable. Accuracy depends on the photo. Always review before saving; multi-photo upload helps for spreads.
The issue
Recipes behind a paywall or private account
What we do: Not supported. ReelsMeals only reads publicly accessible content; it doesn't bypass paywalls or private settings.
Supported recipe sources
- Instagram Reels and image posts
- TikTok cooking videos and creator profiles
- YouTube Shorts and long-form cooking videos
- Facebook posts, Reels, and video pages
- 350+ recipe sites and food blogs
- Paper recipes, cards, magazine clippings, and cookbook pages
What 'support' actually means
Source formats vary
Some sites publish structured recipe data; others rely on captions, descriptions, or visible text. Extraction quality varies accordingly.
Source links remain useful
Saved cards keep links back to the original page or platform whenever a link source was used. Useful for attribution, replay, and update checks.
Photos cover offline sources
When a recipe isn't online, scanning lets you add paper cards, cookbook pages, and clippings into the same searchable library.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about saving, scanning, and cooking with ReelsMeals.
- ReelsMeals is a digital recipe keeper designed to help you save recipes you find online, whether they're in Instagram Reels, TikTok videos, blog posts, or other websites. Instead of losing track of saved links or screenshots scattered across different platforms, ReelsMeals centralizes them into your own digital cookbook, making it easy to find and cook the meals you were excited about.
Saving recipes is simple!
- Copy the URL (link) of the recipe page, blog post, or social media video.
- Paste the URL directly into your ReelsMeals dashboard.
- ReelsMeals then attempts to extract the recipe details for you.
Yes! ReelsMeals now supports paper recipe scanning. You can:
- Take photos directly with your phone camera — great for recipes on paper, handwritten cards, or cookbook pages.
- Upload images from your device — drag and drop or select multiple photos.
- Multi-page support — scanning a recipe that spans multiple pages? Just add all the photos and our AI will combine them into one structured recipe.
The AI reads both printed and handwritten text, extracts ingredients with measurements, and organizes everything into a structured recipe card — just like it does with online recipes. Each scan uses one recipe credit.
You can access the scanner from the “Scan Recipe” tab on the homepage, or from the Add Recipe button on your dashboard.
- When you sign up for ReelsMeals, you get 3 free recipe save credits to try out the service. Each time you successfully save and extract a recipe using a URL, it uses one credit. This lets you experience how easy it is to build your online recipe collection. Once you've used your free credits, you can choose one of our paid plans (see pricing) to continue saving unlimited recipes.
- ReelsMeals is a web application. This means you access it through your internet browser (like Chrome, Safari, Firefox) on any device with an internet connection – your phone, tablet, or computer. You don't need to download it from an app store like some alternatives (e.g., Recime.app); just visit our website and log in.
We now offer PWA functionality: ReelsMeals can be installed as a Progressive Web App (PWA) directly to your home screen from your browser. This gives you an app-like experience with faster loading times, without requiring an app store download.
Android users: When you install our PWA on Android devices (using Chrome), you can directly share links from other apps like Instagram, YouTube, or your browser to ReelsMeals. This makes saving recipes you discover even faster!
iOS users: While you can install ReelsMeals to your home screen through Safari's “Add to Home Screen” option, Apple does not currently support PWA share targets. This means you'll need to copy links and paste them into ReelsMeals manually on iOS devices. We're monitoring iOS PWA capabilities and will implement direct sharing if Apple adds support in the future.
ReelsMeals supports recipe extraction from:
- Over 350+ websites, blogs, and news sites
- Instagram Reels
- Facebook Reels
- Facebook Posts (text)
- YouTube Shorts
- TikTok Reels
New! You can now scan paper recipes by taking photos or uploading images — AI extracts the recipe just like it does from URLs.
Coming soon:
We are currently working on expanding our compatibility to include more platforms. If you have a specific website in mind that you'd like to see supported, please let us know at support@reelsmeals.com!
Unlike bookmarks that get lost and don't capture recipe details, ReelsMeals offers significant advantages:
- Centralized Organization: All your recipes — online and paper — in one searchable collection.
- Smart Extraction: We pull ingredients and steps automatically from URLs and photos, creating complete digital recipe cards.
- Paper Recipe Scanner: Digitize handwritten cards, cookbook pages, and printed recipes with your camera.
- Cross-Device Access: Use your recipes on any device through our web interface.
- Community Sharing: Discover recipes saved by other food enthusiasts in our growing community.
- Clutter-Free: Replace scattered bookmarks, screenshots, and paper scraps with a dedicated recipe library.
- Automatic recipe extraction from diverse online sources is complex. While ReelsMeals strives for accuracy, sometimes formatting issues on the source site might lead to imperfect results. We are continuously improving our extraction engine. You will be able to manually edit recipes in our Master Chef plan and we save the original link as well.
- We want you to be happy with ReelsMeals! We offer a 7-day refund policy from the date of your purchase. If you're not satisfied within the first week, please contact our support team to request a refund.
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