How to Copy a Recipe From a Rednote VideoPaste the ingredients and steps anywhere — free
Want to copy a recipe from a Xiaohongshu (Rednote) cooking video as plain text you can paste into Notes, a message, a Google Doc, or your favourite recipe app? Paste the video's URL into CookingGuru below and you'll get a clean, structured recipe with a one-click Copy button — free, no sign-up needed.
This guide shows you the fastest way to copy Rednote recipes, plus a manual fallback if you prefer to transcribe by hand.
Step-by-Step Guide
Follow these 6 steps to how to copy a recipe from a rednote video in under a minute.
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Open the Rednote video with the recipe you want
Find the Xiaohongshu (Rednote) cooking video whose recipe you want to copy. Any public cooking video works — from your feed, a creator's profile, or a link someone shared with you.
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Copy the video link
Tap the share icon on the video and choose "Copy link". The video's URL is now on your clipboard.
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Paste the link into CookingGuru's converter
Scroll up on this page, paste the URL into the recipe converter field, and click Convert. You don't need an account to convert your first few Rednote videos.
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Wait ~10 seconds for the AI to extract the recipe
CookingGuru's AI processes the video — listening to narration, reading captions, and watching the video — and produces a structured recipe with ingredients, measurements, and step-by-step instructions.
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Click the "Copy Recipe" button
Once the recipe appears, click the Copy Recipe button at the top of the recipe card. The full recipe is placed on your clipboard as clean, formatted plain text.
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Paste it wherever you want
Open Notes, WeChat, a Google Doc, or any app and paste. You now have the full recipe as editable text — no more pausing and rewinding the video.
Manual method vs. CookingGuru
Doing it manually
- Watching the Rednote video on loop, pausing every 2 seconds
- Guessing quantities from on-screen text
- Scribbling ingredients into Notes
- Losing the recipe when the Rednote video gets deleted
With CookingGuru
Free- Paste the Rednote video URL, get the recipe in ~10 seconds
- AI extracts ingredients, measurements, and steps
- Saved to your personal cookbook, synced to iPhone
- Keeps working even if the original Rednote video is deleted
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I copy a recipe from Rednote without creating an account?
Yes. You can convert and copy Rednote recipes without signing up. An account is only needed if you want to save recipes to your personal cookbook for later.
What format does the copied recipe use?
CookingGuru copies the recipe as clean plain text — title, ingredients with measurements, and numbered steps. It pastes cleanly into Notes, messaging apps, Google Docs, and most recipe apps.
Does this work with xhslink.com short links?
Yes. CookingGuru accepts Rednote and Xiaohongshu URLs in any standard format, including xhslink.com short links and full xiaohongshu.com or rednote.com URLs.
Can I copy recipes from private Rednote accounts?
No. CookingGuru can only access public Rednote videos. Private or restricted videos can't be converted.
Is copying a Rednote recipe the same as saving it?
Copying gives you the recipe as text on your clipboard right now. Saving (with a free account) stores it permanently in your CookingGuru cookbook so you can find it later, sync across devices, and print it anytime.
What if the video is in Chinese?
CookingGuru's AI handles Chinese-language Rednote cooking videos well — it reads on-screen text and listens to narration in Mandarin and other languages, then produces a structured recipe you can copy.
Related Rednote Recipe Guides
How to save recipes from Rednote
Save Rednote cooking video recipes to a personal cookbook that survives even if the video is deleted.
How to print recipes from Rednote
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Import recipes from Rednote for free
Bulk-import your favourite Xiaohongshu cooking videos into a personal cookbook — no subscription.
Rednote Recipe Converter
Our main tool for turning any Rednote video into a structured recipe.
Prefer to do it from your iPhone?
Share any Rednote cooking video straight into the CookingGuru iOS app and get a full recipe in seconds. Free on the App Store.