Last updated: October 2026 · 4.7★ Rating (1k+ ratings)
How to Save Recipes from Pinterest
Stop losing recipes in endless Pinterest boards! Save them properly — one tap extracts the ingredients and steps so you can actually cook the recipe.
Save a Pinterest Recipe in 3 Taps
Open the Pinterest pin with the recipe you want to save
Tap the Share button and select "Recipe Notes"
Done — the recipe is saved and synced to all your devices
Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Download Recipe Notes (Free)
First, get the free Recipe Notes app from the App Store or Google Play. The free plan includes an unlimited recipe library with 20 social imports a week (up to 5 a day) plus 30 web imports — no subscription required.
Add Recipe Notes to Share Sheet
To save Pinterest recipes even faster, add Recipe Notes to your iOS share sheet shortcuts:
- Open any Pinterest pin and tap the share button
- Scroll to the end and tap "More"
- Find "Recipe Notes" and tap the + button
- Drag it to the top for quick access
On Android there's nothing to set up: once installed, Recipe Notes shows up in the share menu. If you don't see it in the first row, tap More.
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1. Tap Share
2. Tap More
3. Select Recipe Notes
Save Pinterest Recipes
Now you're ready to start saving! Here's how:
- 1Find a recipe pin on Pinterest
- 2Tap the share button (three dots menu)
- 3Select "Recipe Notes" from the share menu
- 4Recipe Notes follows the pin link and extracts the full recipe automatically
- 5Review and save — it's now in your collection!
Better Than Pinterest Boards
Pinterest boards look organized, but try cooking from one — you're scrolling through hundreds of pins to find that pasta recipe, then clicking through to a blog that may have moved or deleted the page. Recipe Notes is built for cooking:
Search by ingredient — Find "chicken thighs" across all saved recipes, not just pins with that word in the title
Dead link protection — The recipe is saved as text, so it survives even if the original blog post disappears
Cooking mode — Keep your screen on, check off steps as you go, no ads interrupting you mid-recipe
Grocery list — Tap a recipe to add its ingredients to your shopping list, grouped by aisle
Pinterest is great for inspiration. Recipe Notes is great for actually cooking.
Save Pinterest Recipes Before Links Die
Pinterest pins link to external websites — and those links break all the time. Bloggers move platforms, rename URLs, or delete old posts. When that happens, your "saved" recipe is gone forever.
- Recipe Notes extracts the full recipe and saves it as text on your device
- Even if the original website disappears, your recipe stays intact
- Sync across all devices means your recipes are backed up automatically
Pro tip: Go through your oldest Pinterest boards and import the recipes you actually want to cook. The older the pin, the more likely the link is already dead.
Share Pinterest Finds with Your Family
With Recipe Notes Family Sharing (Family plan), every Pinterest recipe you save can go straight into a shared Family kitchen. Your partner, parents, or roommates see the same recipes — ready to cook or add to a shared meal plan.
- 1Save a Pinterest pin from the share sheet as usual
- 2Open the recipe, tap Share, and select "Share with family"
- 3Everyone in the group gets the recipe instantly — no forwarding pins
Pinterest group boards share links, not recipes. Recipe Notes keeps your household cooking from the same collection.
Why Save Pinterest Recipes with Recipe Notes?
One-Tap Save
No more clicking through to websites. Share to Recipe Notes and it's saved automatically.
Survives Dead Links
Recipes are saved as text. The original blog can disappear and you'll still have the recipe.
Real Search
Search by ingredient, cuisine, or any word in the recipe — not just pin titles.
Cooking Mode
Keep your screen on, check off steps, no ads. Built for actually cooking.
Free to Use
Unlimited recipe library with 20 free Pinterest imports a week (up to 5 a day), plus 30 web imports — no ads, no hidden fees.
Common Questions
Yes! Recipe Notes can extract recipes from any Pinterest pin that links to a recipe website. It works with pins from food blogs, cooking websites, and recipe platforms — over 1,000 websites supported.
If the original website is down or has moved, Recipe Notes can't extract the recipe on import. But once a recipe is saved, it's yours forever — even if the original page disappears later.
Your recipe library is unlimited. The free plan includes 20 social imports a week (up to 5 a day) from Pinterest and other social sources, plus 30 web imports. Typing in recipes by hand is always unlimited, and Pro removes the import limits.
Pinterest boards save links, not recipes. You still have to click through, wait for the page to load, and scroll past ads. Recipe Notes saves the actual ingredients and instructions as searchable text, with cooking mode, grocery list, and meal planning built in.
Recipe Notes uses AI to extract recipe information from the linked website. If something doesn't look right, you can edit the recipe after saving. You can also try the "From Text" or "From Scratch" import methods.
Yes. Recipe Notes also works with Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and over 1,000 cooking websites. One app for all your recipe sources.
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2026 Update: What's New for Saving Pinterest Recipes
Recipe Notes keeps improving how it saves Pinterest recipes. Here's what's new in 2026:
- Family Sharing (v3.2): push Pinterest recipes to a shared Family kitchen so everyone cooks from the same collection
- Better recipe extraction: improved accuracy for parsing recipes from linked websites
Start Saving Pinterest Recipes Today
Join 50,000+ home cooks using Recipe Notes. Save your Pinterest recipes in one place — unlimited recipes, no subscription required.
