Guide

Turn any recipe into a shopping list in seconds

Cooking something new shouldn't mean typing out 14 ingredients by hand. Here are three faster ways to get a recipe's ingredients onto your list.

1. Paste the recipe URL

Found a recipe online? Paste the link into Nimblist and it reads the ingredients automatically — quantities and all — ready to add to any shopping list in a single tap. It works with most recipe websites.

2. Photograph a recipe card or book page

For recipes that aren't online — a card, a magazine clipping, a page from a cookbook — take a photo and Nimblist extracts the ingredients from the image. No retyping.

3. Capture from your browser

The Nimblist browser extension grabs the recipe straight from the page you're reading, so sites that block automated readers still work perfectly.

Why it matters

Ingredients land on your shared list already sorted by aisle, so when you (or anyone in your household) get to the shop, everything's in order. Combine it with the meal planner and a whole week's shopping builds itself.