👩‍🍳 ChefScribe
YouTube recipe extension for Chrome

Turn YouTube recipes into clean recipe cards

Stop pausing, rewinding and digging through YouTube comments for the recipe. ChefScribe extracts ingredients, steps, timings, serving info and nutrition from YouTube cooking videos, then turns them into recipe cards you can save, print, translate and actually cook from.

Watch ChefScribe turn a YouTube video into a recipe card

Quick demo

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6 free recipes every month · Desktop Chrome · Privacy-focused · No account needed to start

See it in action

Real YouTube cooking videos, turned into recipes you can actually follow

Watch the demo above, then browse public examples of the recipe cards ChefScribe creates from YouTube cooking videos — with ingredients, ordered steps, serving details and nutrition when available.

🍝 Before & after
Video recipe to clean card
Before
  • Messy video
  • Constant pausing
  • Notes everywhere
After
  • Clean ingredients
  • Ordered steps
  • Save & cook later

Cook Without Rewinding

Turn a messy cooking video into a calm recipe card with ingredients, steps and useful notes in one place.

No rewinding Easy to follow Saveable
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🍜 Extracted recipe
Ingredients and steps
Ingredients
  • Chicken breast
  • Egg noodles
  • Peppers & spring onion
Steps
  • Stir-fry chicken
  • Toss with noodles
  • Serve hot

Chicken Stir Fry Noodles

See how ChefScribe turns a YouTube noodle recipe into clear ingredients, ordered cooking steps and useful recipe details.

Ingredients Steps Nutrition
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🍰 Saved for later
Baking tutorial to recipe
Ingredients
  • Flour & sugar
  • Eggs & butter
  • Blueberries
Steps
  • Mix batter
  • Bake until golden
  • Cool & serve

Save Recipes from YouTube

Save baking tutorials as printable recipe cards, with ingredients and steps ready when you cook.

Printable Organised Cook later
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How ChefScribe works

From YouTube video to recipe card in seconds

ChefScribe reads the transcript, description and recipe clues from a YouTube cooking video, then turns the useful parts into a structured card you can follow beside the video, print out, translate, or open later on your phone.

  • ✓ Ingredients you can glance at without pausing
  • ✓ Steps laid out clearly, in order
  • ✓ Nutrition info and serving sizes when available
  • ✓ One-click translation into English
  • ✓ Shareable links for cooking from your phone or tablet
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① Open a YouTube cooking video

Use ChefScribe on cooking channels, home cook tutorials, baking videos, meal prep demos and recipe walkthroughs.

② Click the ChefScribe extension

ChefScribe extracts the useful recipe details automatically, so you do not have to copy ingredients or scrub through the video.

③ Cook from a clean recipe card

No more losing your place. No more hunting through comments. Just a neat recipe card beside the video.

What you can do

Everything you can do with YouTube recipes

Extract, save, print, translate and organise cooking videos as practical recipe cards you can actually use while cooking.

Extract recipes from YouTube videos

Pull out ingredients, steps, servings and useful cooking details from YouTube recipe videos.

Save YouTube recipes in your library

Keep recipe cards from your favourite cooking videos so you can find them again later.

Print YouTube recipes

Turn a video recipe into a cleaner printed recipe card without copying everything by hand.

Translate YouTube recipes into English

Follow cooking videos in other languages with translated ingredients and instructions.

Get nutrition info from YouTube recipes

See estimated calories, macros and serving information when there is enough recipe detail available.

Organise YouTube recipes by channel or tag

Browse saved recipe cards by creator, meal type, tag or cooking style.

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Common questions

Everything you need to know

Before adding ChefScribe to Chrome, here are the questions people usually ask first.

What does the ChefScribe Chrome extension do?

ChefScribe turns YouTube cooking videos into clean, structured recipe cards. It extracts ingredients and step-by-step instructions so you can cook without constantly pausing, rewinding, or typing notes.

How do I extract a recipe from a YouTube video?

Open a cooking video on YouTube, then click the ChefScribe extension icon in your Chrome toolbar. It pulls out the key recipe information and lays it out in a cleaner, easier-to-follow format.

Is ChefScribe free to use?

Yes. ChefScribe is free to install and includes 6 free recipe extractions every month, so you can keep trying it on real YouTube recipes before deciding whether to upgrade to a paid plan.

Does ChefScribe include nutritional information?

ChefScribe can calculate nutrition details for extracted recipes — including calories per serving and macros such as fat, carbs, and protein — when enough information is available in the video.

Can I translate recipes into English?

Yes. If a YouTube cooking video is in another language, ChefScribe can translate the extracted ingredients and instructions into English with a single click.

Does ChefScribe work on mobile?

ChefScribe is a desktop Chrome extension, but once a recipe is extracted you can open it on your phone or tablet using a shareable link while you cook.

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Ready to cook from clean YouTube recipe cards?

ChefScribe turns YouTube cooking videos into clean recipe cards — ingredients, steps, timings and nutrition when available. Install it on Chrome and get 6 free recipe extractions every month.

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6 free recipes every month · Desktop Chrome · Privacy-focused