Paper Chef

Scan and import all recipes

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

Take control of your kitchen! Organize your recipes like a pro with full book editing and smart recipe transfers. Your favorite dishes, perfectly managed. Paper Chef Tired of messy cookbooks, oil-stained recipe cards, and web blogs filled with endless ads? Welcome to Paper Chef — the ultimate digital sanctuary for your culinary collection. Paper Chef is designed for those who love to cook but hate the chaos of managing recipes. Whether it’s a handwritten secret from your grandmother or a viral recipe you found online, Paper Chef uses cutting-edge AI to bring everything into one clean, organized, and ad-free place. WHY PAPER CHEF? • AI-POWERED CAMERA SCANNING Stop typing manually. Point your camera at any physical cookbook or handwritten note. Our advanced VisionKit OCR and AI technology will instantly recognize the ingredients and steps, creating a structured digital recipe in seconds. • AD-FREE WEB IMPORT Paste a URL from any cooking blog and watch the magic happen. Paper Chef strips away the ads, pop-ups, and "life stories," extracting only what you need: the ingredients and the instructions. • SMART GROCERY LISTS Turn your recipes into action. Add ingredients from any recipe directly to your integrated grocery list. Shop faster and never forget a key ingredient again. • DISTRACTION-FREE COOKING Enjoy a clean, minimal interface designed for the kitchen. No clutter, no distractions—just you and your recipes. • FULL PERSONALIZATION Add notes, adjust cooking times, and upload your own photos. Make every recipe truly yours. KEY FEATURES: OCR Scanner: Scan physical books and notes with high precision. Link Importer: Save recipes from any website instantly. Manual Entry: For those who prefer the classic way. Privacy First: Your recipes belong to you. They are only stored on your device. Pro Tools: Enjoy free AI imports or upgrade to Pro for unlimited scans and advanced features. Stop searching through bookmarks and stained pages. Download Paper Chef today and start building your personal digital cookbook! - Paper Chef: Your Kitchen, Your Rules. Tired of rigid recipe apps? Paper Chef lets you create your own culinary ecosystem. With our 2.0 version, customization reaches a new level: MANAGE YOUR BOOKS: Create, name, and edit your recipe books. Organize your library your way: "Grandma’s Desserts," "Quick Dinners," or "Kitchen Experiments." DYNAMIC EDITING: Improved a recipe? Update it instantly. Edit every detail, from cooking times to the very last ingredient. SMART TRANSFERS: Keep your collection tidy by moving recipes from one book to another without losing any data. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Paper Chef is evolving with you! In this 2.0 update, we’ve unlocked the most requested features to give you total control over your culinary library: Complete Management: You can now fully edit both your Recipe Books and individual Recipes. Correct names, adjust cooking times, or refine ingredients in a heartbeat. Seamless Organization: Found a recipe in the wrong place? Use the new Transfer feature to move recipes between books effortlessly. Performance & Reliability: We’ve rebuilt our data persistence engine to ensure your changes are saved instantly and navigation is smoother than ever. Bug Fixes: Resolved minor performance issues to provide a more stable and faster cooking experience.

Version 2.1

The developer, Jose Carlos Valenzuela Nieto, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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Information

  • Seller
    • Jose Carlos Valenzuela Nieto
  • Size
    • 15 MB
  • Category
    • Food & Drink
  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
  • Languages
    • English
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Paper Chef Pro Yearly $29.99
    • Paper Chef Pro $2.99
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  • Copyright
    • © 2026 Vanitcode
  • Privacy Policy

    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Some in-app purchases and subscriptions may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled. Learn More

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