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Paste a recipe link
Works for food blogs, recipe sites, and social video pages from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook.
What ReelsMeals reads
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
350+ food blogs and recipe sitesSupported
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook video pagesSupported
Major food publishers (NYT Cooking, BBC Good Food, Serious Eats, etc.)Supported
Photos of paper recipes and cookbook pagesSupported
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Workflow
Three ways to add a recipe
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Photograph a paper recipe
Upload one or more photos of a cookbook page, recipe card, or magazine clipping.
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Search the whole collection
Everything saved — web, video, paper — lives in one searchable library with tags.
Honest expectations
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.
Where it gets tricky
Major recipe sites with schema.org/Recipe markup
What we do → Clean extraction — ingredients with quantities, steps, prep/cook times, image, source link.
Where it gets tricky
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.
Where it gets tricky
Social videos with recipe in caption
What we do → Good results — captions extract well, source link kept for replay.
Where it gets tricky
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.
Where it gets tricky
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.
Where it gets tricky
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.
Questions before you save?
Which platforms does ReelsMeals support?
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube (Shorts and long-form), Facebook video pages, 350+ recipe sites and food blogs, plus paper recipe photo scanning.
Does every website extract the same way?
No. Sites with structured recipe markup (schema.org/Recipe) extract cleanly. Others rely on page content; results vary. Source link stays attached so you can compare.
Can I request a site that isn't supported?
Yes — email jmqcooper@gmail.com with the site URL. ReelsMeals expands coverage based on what users actually ask for.
What about paywalled recipes?
ReelsMeals only reads publicly accessible content. Recipes behind paywalls or private accounts aren't supported.
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