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Chefless imports a recipe from a website link, a public post with the recipe in its caption, pasted text, or up to four photos of a cookbook page, screenshot, or handwritten card. It fills in the title, ingredients, and steps, marks anything unclear, and saves only after you check it.
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9:41
Butter chicken
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Mariam Saleh
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Cooked by 24 people
45min
MediumDifficulty
520cal
ModerateCost
Creamy, gently spiced and loved by the whole family. Serve it with rice or warm naan.
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Works with recipe websites and with public TikTok and Instagram posts that have the recipe in the caption.
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Reads photos of cookbook pages, screenshots, and handwritten cards, up to four at a time.
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Share from another app on iPhone or Android, then review the recipe before it saves.
How do I import a recipe into Chefless?
Open Import in your recipe book and paste a link, paste the recipe text, or choose photos. You can also share a link or screenshot to Chefless from another app. Chefless fills in the recipe, you fix anything that looks off, and nothing saves until you tap save.
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Chefless reads the recipe
It reads the recipe website's own data, the post's caption, your pasted text, or your photos, and pulls out the title, ingredients, steps, servings, and cooking times.
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Review, then save
The recipe opens pre-filled with unclear parts marked and missing amounts left blank. Fix anything, then save it. Nothing is saved until you do.
Photos and screenshots
Can I import a recipe from a photo or screenshot?
Yes. Take photos of a cookbook page or a handwritten card, or choose screenshots from your gallery, up to four at a time. You can crop and rotate each page. Chefless reads them into one recipe, flags what looks unclear, and leaves a missing amount blank for you to fill in.
- Up to four photos or screenshots become one editable recipe
- Crop and rotate each page before Chefless reads it
- When a link cannot be read, import offers a screenshot instead and keeps the original link as the source
What it pulls out
What does Chefless pull out of a recipe?
Chefless reads the title, each ingredient with its amount and unit, the steps in order, and the servings and cooking times when the source lists them. Cuisine and diet tags are suggested too. You see everything before it saves, so you can fix a quantity or reword a step.
- Every ingredient with its quantity and unit
- Steps in order, cleaned up and numbered
- Servings, prep time, and cook time when the source lists them
- Cuisine and diet tags suggested for you to keep or change
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Step 1 of 6
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8 minutes
Warm the olive oil in a wide skillet and cook the onion and pepper for 8 minutes until soft.
Set a timer for 8 minutes
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- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
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An imported recipe is a normal Chefless recipe. It lands in your recipe book with the source link kept, and you can edit it, rescale it, tag it, and make it private or shared. Add it to the weekly plan and its ingredients flow into your shopping list.
- Lands in your recipe book with the source link kept
- Edit, rescale, and tag it like any recipe you wrote yourself
- Share it to a Kitchen or add it to the shared calendar
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How do I save a recipe from TikTok?
In TikTok, tap Share and choose Chefless, or copy the link and paste it into Import in your recipe book. Chefless reads the public post and fills in the recipe when it is written in the caption. It does not watch the video or listen to the audio, so a recipe that is only spoken needs its text pasted in.
Does it work with Instagram and other apps?
Yes, for public posts that have the recipe in the caption, such as Instagram and TikTok, and for recipe websites and blogs. Share the post to Chefless or paste the link. Chefless does not watch videos or listen to audio, so a recipe that is only shown on screen will not import.
Can I import a recipe from a screenshot or a photo?
Yes. Choose up to four photos or screenshots, or share them to Chefless from your gallery or another app. Chefless reads them into one editable recipe, flags the unclear parts, and leaves a missing amount blank. Handwritten cards and cookbook pages work too, and you check everything before saving.
Is recipe import free?
Importing is included in the free plan, up to ten a day within the five recipe limit, and Chefless Premium raises the daily allowance to 20, shared with the AI Recipe Helper and Ask about this recipe. The pricing page has the full comparison.
What if the import gets a detail wrong?
You always review the recipe before it saves. The import opens the recipe pre-filled with unclear parts marked, so you can fix a quantity, reword a step, or rescale the servings. Nothing lands in your recipe book until you tap save, so you stay in control.
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