Import from YouTube (iOS)

YouTube is full of cooking tutorials and recipe videos, but pausing to scribble down ingredients is no fun. With Cookonut on iPhone or iPad, you can import a recipe from any YouTube video using the iOS share extension.

Step-by-step

Use the iOS Share Sheet

The share extension is the quickest way to get YouTube recipes into Cookonut.

1. Open the YouTube video with the recipe
2. Tap Share below the video
3. In the iOS share sheet, find and tap Cookonut (scroll the app row if needed)
4. Cookonut will open with the link ready — tap Import
5. Wait while Cookonut’s AI analyzes the video content

If Cookonut doesn’t appear in the share sheet, scroll to the end of the app row, tap More, and enable Cookonut in the list.

What Gets Extracted

Cookonut analyzes the video’s metadata and description to build your recipe:

• Recipe title from the video title
• Ingredients and instructions from the video description (many creators list these below the video)
• Thumbnail image from the video
• Cook times and servings when included in the description

Videos with full recipes written in the description produce excellent results. If the description only has promotional links, the import may be sparse.

Credit Usage

Each YouTube import uses 1 credit from your monthly pool. Free plan users get 10 credits per month; Premium users have unlimited imports.

Review Before Saving

After import, review the extracted recipe on the preview screen. YouTube imports depend on how much detail the creator included in their video description, so you may need to fill in missing quantities or expand brief steps. Check that everything looks correct and tap Save when you’re satisfied.