The full Shio import app
Last checked September 7, 2026
Built for ShioImport recipes from links, videos, photos, and the awkward stuff.
This is Shio's full recipe import app. It handles websites, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Lemon8, RedNote, screenshots, carousel images, cookbook pages, and handwritten cards. The free web tool is limited to one public recipe URL.
- Public linksWebsites and social posts keep the original URL.
- Photos and screenshotsPrinted pages, recipe cards, and image carousels become editable text.
- Video recoveryCaption, creator link, audio, and on-screen text can all contribute.
- Any source languageRead the source and translate the saved recipe inside Shio.
Why import coverage matters
The easiest recipe is not always the one you want to cook.
A standard importer does well when a website publishes tidy recipe data. Real recipes also arrive as a Reel with the amounts on screen, a carousel with the method on slide eight, or your grandmother's card with instructions on the back.
Shio starts with the cleanest available source and keeps checking when it is incomplete. That makes simple links fast and gives the awkward cases a better chance of becoming a complete recipe.
Inside the app
From source to cooking copy.
The original can be a post, an image, or another language. The saved result behaves like the rest of your recipes.
Pick the source
Share the post, paste the link, or upload the images.
Keep the original
The source language remains available for names and context.
Cook from your copy
Read structured ingredients and steps in your chosen app language.
Our favorite recipes
Recipes worth keeping.
How it works
Use the fastest complete source available.
Shio does not process a full video when the caption already contains everything. It keeps looking only when the first source is not enough.
- 01
Send the source
Share from the social app, paste a page, or upload every photo in reading order.
- 02
Parse the easy parts
Shio checks structured page data, captions, linked recipes, and visible text first.
- 03
Recover what is missing
Audio and video processing can fill in instructions absent from the written source.
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Review and save
Confirm informal amounts and cropped details, then keep the recipe with its source.
Import coverage
The recipe can come from almost anywhere.
Each source fails in a different way. Shio keeps more than one recovery path available.
Recipe websites
Read recipe data or organize the public recipe text when page markup is incomplete.
Social posts
Use captions, links, carousel slides, audio, and video when available.
Cookbook pages
Turn clear page photos into editable ingredients and steps.
Handwritten cards
Transcribe the card, then compare every number with the original.
Screenshots
Combine several images into one recipe in reading order.
Other languages
Read recipes from any source language and translate the saved copy.
Try it with one recipe
Try the recipe your current importer skipped.
Share the post, page, screenshot, or photo with Shio. Check the result before you save it.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers.
What sources can Shio import?
Shio supports recipe websites, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Lemon8, RedNote, screenshots, carousel images, cookbook photos, and handwritten cards.
How fast is Shio's recipe importer?
Clean links can parse in seconds. Text and image recovery often takes around 30 seconds. Full video processing commonly takes 45 to 70 seconds, though the source and platform can add time.
Can Shio import recipes from any language?
Shio can read recipes from any source language. Saved recipes can currently be viewed in English, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese.
What happens if a public link cannot be opened?
Login walls, removed posts, and platform restrictions can block a public fetch. Upload screenshots of the recipe text or images when that happens.
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