A recipe card scanner is the single most underused feature in most cooking apps, even though almost every home cook has a stack of cards, magazine clippings, or old cookbook photocopies they'd love to make searchable. MyRecipe's recipe-card scanner uses a handwriting-aware OCR model — open the camera in the app, point at the card, and seconds later you've got an editable recipe with the ingredients in one column and the steps in another. The original photo stays attached so the sentimental value isn't lost.
It works on more than just handwriting. Print recipes from old church cookbooks, recipes torn out of a 1992 Bon Appétit, the back of a flour bag — all of them scan cleanly. Once digitized, every recipe is a first-class citizen of your library: tag it, scale it, plan it onto a meal calendar, generate a shopping list. You'll be surprised how quickly a few hundred index cards turn into a full personal cookbook.
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 kind of recipe cards work best?
Anything with text — handwritten cursive, print, typed, or photocopied. Clear lighting and a flat angle help accuracy.
Does it work on torn-out magazine pages?
Yes — print OCR is very accurate. Slight wrinkles or off-angles are fine.
How many recipes can I scan at once?
One per scan, but you can rip through a stack quickly. Many users digitize a full recipe box in a single sitting.
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