Paste a link from Instagram, TikTok or a recipe website. You get the ingredients and
steps as clean text, without the life story, the ads or the video. Free, no sign-up.
How it looks in Meally
This post doesn't write the recipe in its caption, so
there's no text to read. You can still keep the link in Meally and add the recipe
yourself.
Ingredients
No ingredients found. See the original.
Steps
No steps found. See the original.
To save as PDF, open this page in Safari or Chrome first.
Keep it in Meally
Copy the link, then in Meally tap + and paste it. The recipe lands in your recipe book with its
photo and a link back to the creator. Free to start, on iPhone, Android & Web.
Copy the link. On Instagram or TikTok, tap Share, then Copy link. On a recipe
website, copy the address from your browser.
Paste it above and tap Get the recipe. Websites take a few seconds; Instagram
and TikTok can take up to 40.
Read it, save it as a PDF, or keep it in Meally, where it lands in your recipe
book.
What the extractor can read
Instagram Reels and posts: the recipe in the caption.
TikTok videos: the recipe in the caption, including vm.tiktok.com share
links.
Facebook posts and Reels: the recipe in the post text.
Recipe websites and food blogs: most publish their recipes in a standard
format the extractor reads exactly, including the servings, the total time and the photo. On
other pages it reads the recipe out of the page text.
What it can't do
Recipes that are only spoken in the video. If the caption doesn't write the recipe
down, there's no text to read. You still get the post's title and link, and you can add the recipe
yourself in Meally.
Recipes shown only on photos. Take a screenshot of the photo with the recipe, then
in Meally tap + and choose Photos.
Private accounts and pages behind a login. The extractor only sees what anyone can
see without signing in.
Just the recipe, or keep it
Recipe extractor
Meally app
Ingredients and steps as text
Yes
Yes
Save as PDF
Yes
Yes, and share as a link
Import straight from Instagram or TikTok
Copy and paste the link
Tap Share, then Meally
Recipe book with folders and search
No
Yes
Change servings, cook step by step
No
Yes
Meal plan and grocery list
No
Yes
Frequently asked questions
Is the recipe extractor free?
Yes. There's no account and no sign-up. To keep it running for everyone, each visitor can
extract up to 20 links a day.
How do I get the recipe from an Instagram Reel?
Tap the paper-plane Share icon under the Reel, then Copy link, and paste the link above. The
extractor reads the recipe from the caption.
Can I extract a recipe from a TikTok video?
Yes, when the creator wrote the recipe in the caption. Tap Share, then Copy link, and paste it
above. If the recipe is only spoken in the video, there's no text to read.
Do you store the links or recipes I paste?
We don't keep the recipe. The link goes to Meally's server only to read it; like every
request, it shows up in our server logs, which are deleted after 30 days. The
privacy policy explains the details.
How do I save the recipe as a PDF?
Tap Save as PDF under the recipe. On a computer, choose Save as PDF as the printer. On iPhone,
tap the Share icon in the print preview and choose Save to Files.
How is this different from the Meally app?
It's the same import engine. The extractor shows you one recipe at a time; the app keeps every
recipe in your recipe book, where you can search it, change the servings, cook step by step and
add it to your grocery list.
Meally
Keep every recipe, not just this one
Share any recipe from Instagram, TikTok or the web straight into your recipe book. Free to
start, on iPhone, Android & Web. Save any recipe. Keep it forever.
