There is a single irreplaceable thing in most American kitchens, and it's whatever your grandmother wrote on the back of a Crisco box thirty years ago. Saving grandma's recipes properly — not just photographing them and forgetting which folder they're in — is one of those tasks people put off until the cards are damaged or, worse, gone. MyRecipe was built specifically to make that job easy. Open the app, snap a photo of each card, let the OCR pull the ingredients and steps into a clean recipe, and you've now got a backup that won't fade, stain, or get lost in a move.
Once digitized, you can scale grandma's brisket recipe up to feed twenty for the holidays, share a private link with your cousin in another state, build a printable family cookbook for next Christmas, and add your own personal notes ('grandma always added an extra clove of garlic, even if the card doesn't say so'). The original photo of the card stays attached forever — a piece of the artifact lives alongside the searchable text. It's the digital backup grandma never knew she needed, but every grandkid eventually wishes they had.
What MyRecipe gives you
- Save and organize unlimited recipes (50 free, unlimited on Family)
- Photo OCR for handwritten recipe cards and old cookbooks
- URL import from any food blog or recipe site
- Drag-and-drop weekly meal planner
- Auto-generated shopping list, sorted by aisle
- Household sharing for up to 4 family members
- Public, private, or link-only sharing for every recipe
- Multi-device sync with offline cooking mode
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FAQ
What if the recipe card is faded or hard to read?
Take the clearest photo you can in good light. The OCR handles a lot, but you can always edit any ingredient or step manually after scanning.
Can I share grandma's recipes with the whole family?
Yes. Use a private 'link only' share, or invite your relatives to a Family plan household where everyone has the same library.
Will my recipes be private?
Every recipe is private by default. You explicitly choose what to share, and with whom.
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MyRecipe is a free recipe sharing app for families and friends. Share recipes with a private link, build a public chef profile, or send your saved recipes to anyone — no social-media account required.
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Build a digital family cookbook with MyRecipe. Save grandma's handwritten recipes, share them with your relatives, and pass the collection down — without losing a single index card.
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Use MyRecipe's photo OCR to digitize handwritten recipe cards in seconds. Preserve grandma's recipes forever, edit them on any device, and share with the whole family.
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MyRecipe is a meal planning app that uses your own saved recipes. Drag dinners onto a weekly calendar, generate a grocery list, and keep the whole household in sync.
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Auto-generate a smart grocery list from your meal plan. MyRecipe's shopping list app sorts by aisle, combines duplicates, and syncs with your family in real time.
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Free Recipe App
MyRecipe is a free recipe app with no usage limits on sharing, search, OCR, or meal planning. Save up to 50 recipes free, share unlimited.
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Scan recipe cards with your phone camera and turn them into editable digital recipes in seconds. MyRecipe's OCR handles cursive, print, and old magazine clippings.
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