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Clip recipes sound good in a moment, then keep only the most interesting. Simply clip recipes to Utensil, review or experiment at your convenience, and then export only the best recipes to your collection. No cluttering up your recipe collection while you experiment!

Or using Utensil's Shortcut action make a shortcut that asks an AI like Grok or ChatGPT for complementary recipes!

Using Safari, open a webpage containing a recipe you’d like to clip.

Tap the share button and select Utensil from the apps listed in the second row of the iOS share sheet. Utensil’s progress indicator may appear briefly followed by the Clip Recipe sheet containing the clipped recipe.

Tap the checkmark at top-right of the sheet to send the recipe to Utensil.

You can edit recipes in Utensil during clipping. Tap the edit button next to any field to modify it, then tap the checkmark at top-right to save changes to the field. Tap the checkmark at top-right of the Clip Recipe sheet to send the edited recipe to Utensil.

Recipes
Swipe left or right to browse recipes. To view or edit a recipe, use the edit button at bottom-right of the main screen or double-tap anywhere on the recipe. Swipe up on the main screen to delete a recipe or use the trash button at top-right of the view/edit recipe screen.

Export Options
Tap the export destination button at bottom-left of the main screen to browse and select from the currently enabled export options in the Export Options menu. Tap the edit list button at the bottom of the Export Options menu to enable, disable, reorder, or configure export options. Alternatively, you can access export option configuration screens from the settings button at the top-right of the main screen.

Tap the edit button at bottom-right of the main screen or double-tap anywhere on the recipe to bring up the view/edit sheet. Tap the edit button next to any field, then tap the checkmark at top-right to save changes to the field. Tap the checkmark at top-right of the Clip Recipe sheet to save the edited recipe.

You can enable, disable, customize, and reorder the export options found in Utensil's export options menu. To do so, tap the edit list button at the bottom of the Export Options menu. Alternatively, you can access export option configuration screens from the settings button at the top-right of the main screen.

To enable an export option, tap the + button next to any currently disabled option. You can then reorder the enabled options list by tap-holding and dragging the handlebars next to any enabled export option. To configure an enabled option, tap the > button related to that option and make whatever changes you'd like.

To disable an export option, go to the specific export option's configuration screen and toggle the enable switch to the off position.

Swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select your desired destination from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option.

Note : Some export options interact directly with other apps, while others make use of the share sheet.

At this time Utensil supports built-in apps like Notes, Reminders, Calendar, Mail, Messages and Shortcuts, as well as popular apps like Bear, Craft, Day One, Obsidian, Things, and Todoist.

You can also use any app that accepts these standard file formats: Text, Rich Text, Markdown, TextBundle, JSON, or PDF.

You can also send recipes to any app that supports Shortcuts.

And there's more to come!

The Shortcuts app included on the iPhone is a powerful tool for automating tasks with just a tap or a Siri voice prompt. For additional information about the app and what you can do with it, see Apple's Shortcuts User Guide.

There are two ways to use Utensil with the Shortcuts app:

Export JSON from Utensil to a Shortcut

JSON is a ubiquitous data interchange format consisting of some combination of text-based key/value pairs and/or arrays. Many apps can parse and use JSON, including the Shortcuts app, which refers to JSON objects as Dictionaries. To send JSON to a Shortcut:

1. Create a Shortcut which accepts files or text from the iOS Share Sheet. To do this, from within your Shortcut, tap the ( i ) information button at the bottom of the screen, enable Show in Share Sheet, and then be sure files and text are included in the list of acceptable inputs indicated in the Receive action now shown at the top of your Shortcut.
2. Use the standard "Get Dictionary from Input" or "Get Dictionary Values" actions within your shortcut to feed other actions Utensil's JSON blob or values for individual pairs/fields. For examples of how this can work, check out our Shortcuts Gallery.
3. Swipe to the recipe you wish to send to the shortcut and with the JSON export option selected, tap the the share button. Select your shortcut from the bottom section of the share sheet.

NOTE: The keys (fields) available in Utnesil's JSON output are: name (the title of the recipe, text), author (the author, text), description (if provided, a brief description of the recipe, text), ingredients (the list of recipe ingredients, comma separated text array), instructions (steps to complete the recipe, comma separated text array), servings (recipe portions, text), prepTime (estimated preparation time in seconds, text), cookTime (estimated cooking time in seconds, text), totalTime (estimated total time to execute recipe in seconds, text), source (the URL to the recipe, text), image (the URL to the recipe's image unless you've set the preference for the image to be base64 encoded in this field, text)

Use Utensil's Clip Recipe Action within a Shortcut

Utensil's Clip Recipe extension takes a URL as input, parses the page at that location for a recipe, then provides that recipe as a dictionary (JSON) to the Shortcut. To use the action:

1. Create a new Shortcut and add the Clip Recipe action, making sure to supply the action with an input URL via some other action.
2. Use the standard "Get Dictionary from Input" or "Get Dictionary Values" actions within your shortcut to get data from the Clip Recipe action. For examples of how this can work, check out our Shortcuts Gallery.
3. Invoke your shortcut as you intended.

NOTE: The keys (fields) available in Utnesil's JSON output are: name (the title of the recipe, text), author (the author, text), description (if provided, a brief description of the recipe, text), ingredients (the list of recipe ingredients, comma separated text array), instructions (steps to complete the recipe, comma separated text array), servings (recipe portions, text), prepTime (estimated preparation time in seconds, text), cookTime (estimated cooking time in seconds, text), totalTime (estimated total time to execute recipe in seconds, text), source (the URL to the recipe, text), image (the URL to the recipe's image unless you've set the preference for the image to be base64 encoded in this field, text)

Although Apple does not provide an API allowing us to fully integrate with the Notes app, there are still a few ways to export recipes to Notes:

Exporting text from Utensil

The Notes app will accept plain text directly from Utensil via the iOS share sheet. To send a recipe in plain text to Notes:

1. If you do not already have the Text export option enabled, Open Utensil, tap the export options button at the bottom-left of the main screen then tap edit list. Tap the + next to the currently disabled Text export option and reorder in the export options list if you'd like.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then select the Text export option from the export option list at the bottom-left of the screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the export option button and when the share sheet appears, select the Notes app.

Exporting PDF from Utensil

The Notes app will accept a PDF file from Utensil via the iOS share sheet. To send a recipe as a PDF to Notes:

1. If you do not already have the PDF export option enabled, Open Utensil, tap the export options button at the bottom-left of the main screen then tap edit list. Tap the + next to the currently disabled PDF export option and reorder in the export options list if you'd like.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then select the PDF export option from the export option list at the bottom-left of the screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the export option button and when the share sheet appears, select the Notes app.

Use a Shortcut

The Shortcuts app has actions that allow you to create and manipulate notes in the Notes app. You can send JSON from Utensil to a Shortcut or use Utensil's Clip Recipe action within a shortcut. See the Shortcuts Gallery for examples.

At this time the best method to get recipes into Google Keep is to export text from Utensil.

exporting text to Google Keep via the Share Sheet

This method allows you to easily create a note containing a nicely formatted recipe and thanks to Keep's URL preview feature, include a thumbnail image.

1. If you do not already have the Text export option enabled, Open Utensil, tap the settings button to open the app's settings, Tap Export Options from the Exporting section, tap on Text and toggle the Enable switch. Exporting as a file should be diabled. Reorder Text in the list of export options if you'd like.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Text from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and when the share sheet appears, select the Google Keep app.
4. From the Keep dialog box, optionally select a label and tap Save at top right.

There are multiple ways to export recipes to Obsidian, but the best is use Utensil’s Obsidian export option. (You can also export Markdown to Obsidian via the share sheet or export a markdown file into the Obsidian vault.)

export a recipe with the Obsidian export option

This method allows you to easily add a nicely formatted recipe as a standalone note.

1. Enable the Obsidian export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. Swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Obsidian from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option.

export a recipe to Obsidian via the Share Sheet

This method allows you to easily append a nicely formatted recipe to an existing note or to the daily note.

1. Enable the Markdown export option by tapping Edit List from the export options under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then swipe select Markdown from the export options at the bottom-left of the screen.
3. Tap the share button and when the share sheet appears, select the Obsidian app.
4. From the Obsidian dialog box, select a text note where you would like to append the recipe.

export a recipe Markdown file to the Obsidian vault

This method allows you to easily export a recipe into Obsidian as a standalone note.

1. Enable the Markdown export option by tapping Edit List from the export options under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then swipe select Markdown from the export options at the bottom-left of the screen.
3. Tap the share button and when the share sheet appears, select Save to Files from the vertical list. Navigate to the directory you are using as Obsidian's vault and into a subfolder if you wish. Tap Save at top-right.

There are multiple methods to export recipes to Bear, but using Utensil's Bear export option is the easiest and best option.

export a recipe with the Bear export option (recommended)

This method allows you to easily add a nicely formatted recipe as a standalone note.

1. Enable the Bear export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Bear from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option.

export markdown to Bear via the Share Sheet

This method allows you to create a nicely formatted note containing the recipe or append the recipe to an existing note.

1. Enable the Markdown export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Markdown from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and then select the Bear app from the Share Sheet.
4. From the Bear dialog box, tap save to create a dedicated note with the recipe, or select Start off... or End of... to append the recipe to an existing note.

NOTE: Bear doesn't seem to support embedding images with standard Markdown on import. However, if you remove the leading exclamation point in the Markdown, it can be treated as a link with a preview.

export a Textbundle file to Bear

This method allows you to easily export a recipe, icluding a photo, into Bear as a standalone note.

1. Enable the Textbundle export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Markdown from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and then select the Bear app from the Share Sheet.
4. Open the Bear app and tap the hamburger menu icon at top left to open the Bear's top-level menu. Tap the vertical ellipsis icon at top left and tap Import Notes. Select the Use first line as title and tap Import Notes. Navigate to the Textbundle file, tap it and then tap Open at top right.

Notability can technically accept a number of document formats, but given the app's robust support for PDF, this is the best option.

Exporting PDF from Utensil

To send a recipe in PDF format to Notability:

1. Enable the PDF export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select PDF from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen.n.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and then select the Notability app from the Share Sheet.
4. From the Notability dialog box, select the option for a new note, select the target subject, and tap Import at top left.

GoodNotes can technically accept a number of document formats, but given the app's robust support for PDF, this is the best option.

Exporting PDF from Utensil

To send a recipe in PDF format to GoodNotes:

1. Enable the PDF export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select PDF from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and then select the GoodNotes app from the Share Sheet.
4. From the GoodNotes dialog box, select import loaction and then tap Import as New Document at bottom.

There are many ways to import recipes into Craft, but the easiest and best method is to use Utensil's Craft export option.

export a recipe with the Craft export option (recommended)

This method allows you to easily add a nicely formatted recipe as a standalone note.

1. Enable the Craft export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen. (If you wish to save recipes in a specific Craft folder, log in to your Craft account on the web and paste a full URL pointing to any note in your target folder into Utensil's Craft settings.)
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Craft from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option.

Exporting Text from Utensil

To send a recipe in text format to Craft:

1. Enable the Text export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then select Text from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and then select the Craft app from the Share Sheet.
4. From the Craft dialog box, select new document, select the target space, and then tap Save at top right.

Use a Shortcut

Using a Shortcut to import your recipes into Craft gives you the ability to do more advanced formatting. To use the sample Shortcut we've created for use with Craft:

1. Download the Recipe to Craft shortcut from the Shortcuts Gallery.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then select JSON from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and when the share sheet appears, select the Recipe to Craft Shortcut from the vertical list.

At present, the best way to export a recipe to Evernote is to use a Shortcut.

Using a Shortcut

Using a Shortcut to import your recipes into Evernote yields a nicely formatted recipe, inclding a photo. To use the sample Shortcut we've created for use with Evernote:

1. Download the Recipe to Evernote shortcut from the Shortcuts Gallery.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then select JSON from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen..
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and when the share sheet appears, select the Recipe to Evernote Shortcut from the vertical list.

There are currently two methods to export recipes to OneNote:

Exporting text from Utensil

OneNote will accept plain text directly from Utensil via the iOS share sheet. To send a recipe in plain text to Notes:

1. Enable the Text export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Text from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and then select the OneNote app from the Share Sheet.

Exporting PDF from Utensil

OneNote will also accept a PDF file from Utensil via the iOS share sheet. To send a recipe as a PDF to Notes:

1. Enable the PDF export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select PDF from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and then select the OneNote app from the Share Sheet.

There are currently a few ways to export recipes to your Day One journal:

export a recipe with the Day One export option

This method allows you to easily add a nicely formatted recipe as a standalone entry.

1. Enable the Day One export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. Swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Day One from the export options list at the bottom-left of the main screen. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option.

Exporting text from Utensil

The Day One app will accept plain text directly from Utensil via the iOS share sheet. To send a recipe in plain text to Notes:

1. If you do not already have the Text export option enabled, Open Utensil, tap the settings button to open the app's settings, Tap Export Options from the Exporting section, tap on Text and toggle the Enable switch. Reorder in the list if you'd like.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then swipe to the Text export option in the list at the bottom of the screen.
3. Tap the [^] export button and when the share sheet appears, select the Day One app. (You may need to tap the [...] more button if you haven't reordered the app list in the share sheet.)
4. From the Day One dialog box, make any edits to the recipe you wish, select the target journal, and add any deired tags. Then tap Save.

Use a Shortcut

The Day One app has robust support for Shortcuts. This option gives you the ability to do more advanced formatting and include images. We've created a sample shorctut that creates a nicely formatted recipe, including a picture and a recipe tag, in the journal you choose. To use the sample Day One Shortcut:

1. Download the Recipe to Meal Journal shortcut from the Shortcuts Gallery.
2. From the main screen, swipe to the recipe you wish to export then swipe to the JSON export option in the list at the bottom of the screen.
3. Tap the [^] export button and when the share sheet appears, select the Recipe to Meal Journal.

There are currently two ways to export recipes to Apple's Journal app:

Exporting text from Utensil

Journal will accept plain text directly from Utensil via the iOS share sheet. To send a recipe in plain text to Journal:

1. Enable the Text export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
2. Swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Text from the export options list under the button at the bottom-left of the main screen.
3. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and when the share sheet appears, select the Journal app.
4. From the Journal dialog box, make any edits to the recipe you wish then tap Save at top right.

Using a Shortcut (reccomended)

This option gives you the ability to include images. We've created a sample shorctut that creates a nicely formatted recipe, including a picture. To use the sample Journal app Shortcut:

1. Download the Recipe to Journal shortcut from the Shortcuts Gallery.
2. Enable the JSON export option by tapping Edit List from the export options listed under the button at bottom-left of the main screen.
3. Swipe to the recipe you'd like to export then select Text from the export options list under the button at the bottom-left of the main screen.
4. Tap the share button next to the chosen export option and when the share sheet appears, select the Recipe to Journal shortcut from the vertical list.