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Getting Started

Honest Recipes is your no-clutter recipe box — stores everything on your device, works offline, and makes cooking hands-free. Here's how to get going in three steps.

1

Install Honest Recipes on your phone or desktop

Honest Recipes is a Progressive Web App (PWA) no App Store required. Install it like a native app for quick access right from your home screen.

  • iOS (Safari): Tap the Share button → “Add to Home Screen”
  • Android (Chrome): Tap the three-dot menu → “Install app”
  • Desktop: Click the install icon in the browser address bar
Step-by-step install guide
2

Import your first recipe — URL is fastest

Found a recipe online? Paste the URL and Honest Recipes strips out all the ads, pop-ups, and life stories — leaving you with just the recipe.

  1. 1.Go to Import in the bottom nav
  2. 2.Paste any recipe URL and tap Import
  3. 3.Preview the recipe, then tap Save

Works with most recipe sites. You can also paste text, scan a photo, or import from Paprika/Mela. Compare import methods

3

Use Cook Mode for hands-free cooking

Cook Mode walks you through each step one at a time — perfect for when your hands are covered in flour and you don't want to scroll.

  • Open any saved recipe and tap the orange Cook button
  • Swipe or tap to advance through each step
  • The screen stays on while you cook — no more tapping to wake it

Ready to dive in?

Import your first recipe