Extract Recipe From YouTube VideoIngredients, Steps, and Nutrition in Seconds
Extract the recipe from any YouTube video: paste the link into CookingGuru and get the complete recipe — ingredients, measurements, step-by-step instructions, and nutrition.
It works for full-length cooking tutorials and YouTube Shorts alike, even when the recipe is only spoken aloud and never appears in the description.
Prefer an app? Convert videos from the share sheet
Share TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Rednote, or Pinterest cooking videos straight to CookingGuru on iPhone and get a full recipe in seconds.
Learn more about the recipe saver appHow to extract a recipe from a YouTube video
Copy the YouTube link, paste it into the converter above, and get a complete recipe you can save, print, and cook from.
1. Paste a video link
Copy a public cooking video URL from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Rednote, or Pinterest and paste it into CookingGuru.
2. Let AI extract the recipe
CookingGuru reads captions, narration, and visual cues to pull out ingredients, measurements, timing, and step-by-step instructions.
3. Save, cook, or share
Use the generated recipe immediately, save it to your cookbook, print it, or share it with friends.
Why use CookingGuru?
Built for cooking videos
CookingGuru is made for social video recipes, so it can combine spoken instructions, captions, and on-screen ingredient lists into one clean recipe card.
Faster than manual notes
Skip pausing, rewinding, and screenshotting. Paste a link once and get ingredients, method, and nutrition in seconds.
Works across platforms
Use one recipe converter for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Rednote, Pinterest, and regular recipe websites.
Easy to save and reuse
Save converted recipes to your cookbook, search them later, print them, or open them again when you are ready to cook.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I extract a recipe from a YouTube video?
Copy the YouTube video URL (tap Share, then Copy link), paste it into CookingGuru, and click Convert. The AI extracts the ingredients, measurements, and cooking steps into a structured recipe.
Does it work for long cooking videos, not just Shorts?
Yes. CookingGuru can extract recipes from full-length YouTube cooking tutorials as well as Shorts, as long as the video is public.
What if the recipe isn't in the video description?
No problem. The AI listens to the narration, reads on-screen text, and analyses the visuals, so it can write out a recipe even when the creator never posted one.
Is the YouTube recipe extractor free?
Yes. You can extract recipes from YouTube videos for free on the web, and free accounts can save recipes to a personal cookbook.
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