Digitize before it's too late
Recipe cards fade, notebooks get lost. Digitizing takes minutes per card and creates a backup that lasts forever.
What makes it work
Attach the stories
Add recipe notes that capture family memories, modifications made over decades, and who taught whom to cook this dish.
Share across generations
Give your kids and grandkids access to the family's entire recipe history. No shoebox handoffs, no lost cards.
Start free. Save up to 50 recipes.
No credit card. No time limit. Upgrade only if you need more.
Frequently asked
Is this good for a memorial cookbook project?
Yes — many families use MyRecipe after losing a relative to collect and share that person's recipes with the extended family.
Can I include photos of the actual recipe cards?
Yes — the original card photo is attached to every scanned recipe. The visual artifact lives alongside the searchable digital text.
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Preserve grandma's handwritten recipe cards with MyRecipe's photo OCR scanner. Digital backup that never fades, shared with the whole family.
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Save grandma's recipes, share with relatives, and build a digital family cookbook that lasts generations. Free to start on MyRecipe.
Digitize Handwritten Recipes
Snap a photo of any handwritten recipe card. MyRecipe's AI OCR reads cursive and print, extracting ingredients and steps into a searchable digital recipe in seconds.
Digital Family Cookbook
Scan grandma's handwritten recipes, add your own, and build a searchable digital family cookbook that everyone can access. Free to start.
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