How to Copy a Recipe From a YouTube ShortPaste the ingredients and steps anywhere — free
Want to copy a recipe from a YouTube Short as plain text you can paste into Notes, a message, a Google Doc, or your favourite recipe app? Paste the Short's URL (youtube.com/shorts/...) 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 YouTube Shorts 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 youtube short in under a minute.
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Open the YouTube Short with the recipe you want
Find the YouTube cooking Short whose recipe you want to copy. It must be a Shorts URL (youtube.com/shorts/...) — any public cooking Short from your feed, a creator's channel, or a link someone shared with you.
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Copy the Short link
Tap the share icon under the Short and choose "Copy link". The Short'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 YouTube Shorts.
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Wait ~10 seconds for the AI to extract the recipe
CookingGuru's AI processes the Short — 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
Paste the copied recipe into iOS Notes, Google Docs, a WhatsApp message, a Notion page, or any other app. You now have the recipe as editable text, not just a video link.
Manual method vs. CookingGuru
Doing it manually
- Watching the YouTube Short on loop, pausing every 2 seconds
- Guessing quantities from on-screen text
- Scribbling ingredients into Notes
- Losing the recipe when the YouTube Short gets deleted
With CookingGuru
Free- Paste the YouTube Short 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 YouTube Short is deleted
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I copy the full recipe text from a YouTube Short in one click?
Yes. After CookingGuru extracts the recipe, there's a Copy Recipe button that puts the complete recipe — title, ingredients with measurements, and step-by-step instructions — onto your clipboard as formatted plain text.
Is it free to copy recipes from YouTube Shorts?
Yes. CookingGuru is free to use, and you don't need an account to convert and copy your first few YouTube Shorts recipes. Free accounts can copy several recipes per day.
Does this work with regular YouTube videos, not just Shorts?
No. CookingGuru currently supports YouTube Shorts URLs (youtube.com/shorts/...) only. Regular long-form YouTube watch URLs are not supported. Make sure you copy the link from a Short, not a standard video page.
Why not just screenshot the YouTube Short description?
YouTube Short descriptions rarely contain the full recipe — most creators only list a few hashtags or a teaser. The real recipe is spoken or shown on-screen inside the video itself. CookingGuru's AI watches and listens to the Short, so you get the complete recipe, not just the description.
Can I copy a recipe from a Short that doesn't have captions or spoken narration?
Usually yes. CookingGuru's AI can work from the on-screen text overlays, ingredient cards, and visual cues most cooking Shorts show. Silent Shorts with no text are harder to convert accurately, but most recipe Shorts have at least some on-screen text.
Will copying the recipe break YouTube's terms of service?
Copying a recipe you watched on a public YouTube Short for personal use is equivalent to writing down a recipe you learned from TV or a friend — it's a normal part of cooking. For republishing or commercial reuse, always credit the original creator and check their guidelines.
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YouTube Shorts Recipe Converter
Our main tool for turning any YouTube Short into a structured, copyable recipe.
Prefer to do it from your iPhone?
Copy any YouTube Shorts cooking video link into CookingGuru on your iPhone and get a full recipe in seconds. Free on the App Store.