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How to save your first recipe

Copy a recipe video's link, paste it into Phork It! and get a clean recipe in a minute or two. Here's the whole first import, start to finish.

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  1. Where you can save from
  2. Save your first recipe
  3. Next time, skip the copy and paste
  4. What to do next

Find a recipe video or recipe page, copy its link and paste it into Phork It!. A minute or two later you have a written-up recipe with ingredients, amounts and steps, ready to plan, shop for and cook.

  1. Import
  2. Plan
  3. Shop
  4. Cook

Where you can save from

Works with
  • TikTok
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Websites
  • Photos
  • Text

Phork It! reads videos from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X, and almost any recipe website or blog. You can also import from a photo or screenshot, from pasted text, or write a recipe yourself.

Save your first recipe

  1. Find a recipe

    Open a recipe video in TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, or a recipe page in your browser.

  2. Copy its link

    Tap Share, then Copy link.

  3. Paste it into Phork It!

    Open Phork It!. If it spots a link on your clipboard, it offers Import copied link?: tap Paste link. Otherwise, on an empty Recipes tab tap Paste a recipe link, or tap + at the top, then Import from a link, and paste it in.

  4. Tap Phork It!

    You'll see the steps tick off as Phork It! works: Grabbing a fork, Taking a good look, Picking out the ingredients and Plating up.

  5. Open your recipe

    When it says "Phorked!", tap Open recipe. It's saved in Recipes already, so there's nothing to confirm.

Next time, skip the copy and paste

In TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, tap Share and pick Phork It! from the row of apps. The import starts by itself. Sharing to Phork It! works in the iPhone and Android apps; in the browser, paste the link instead.

What to do next

Your recipe is ready for the rest of the loop: put it on a day with Add to plan, put its ingredients on your list with Add to shopping list, or tap Start cooking. Spotted something wrong? Fix anything with Edit in the recipe's menu.

Saving recipesHow to save a recipe from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or FacebookShare a recipe video to Phork It! or paste its link, and get a written recipe with ingredients, amounts, steps and credit to the creator. Plan & shopHow to plan your meals for the weekPut saved recipes on the days you'll cook them, choose servings and options, drag meals between days and clear the plan when you start over. TroubleshootingWhy isn't Phork It! in my share sheet?Can't find Phork It! when you tap Share in TikTok, Instagram or YouTube? Here's how to add it to your favourites on iPhone and Android.

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