Questions, answered without the kitchen chaos.
Everything you need to know about turning YouTube cooking videos into clear recipe cards, including saving, sharing, nutrition, privacy, and creator credit.
Getting started
What ChefScribe does, who it is for, and how to use it.
What does ChefScribe actually do?
ChefScribe turns a YouTube cooking video into a clear written recipe with ingredients and step-by-step instructions.
Open the video, click the ChefScribe extension, and the recipe appears without all the pausing, rewinding, and losing your place.
Who is ChefScribe for?
ChefScribe is for anyone who finds it easier to cook from a calm written recipe than a fast-moving video.
It is especially useful for beginners, busy cooks, visual learners, and people who enjoy collecting recipes.
How do I start?
Install the ChefScribe Chrome extension, open a cooking video on YouTube, and click the ChefScribe icon.
Your recipe should appear within seconds.
Can I cook along with ChefScribe?
Yes. ChefScribe is designed for cooking alongside the original video.
Use Check-Off Mode to tick off ingredients and steps as you go, so it is easy to keep your place.
Features
Serving sizes, nutrition, and the tools you will use while cooking.
Can I change the serving size?
Yes. Use the serving-size control to increase or reduce the number of portions.
ChefScribe adjusts the ingredient amounts automatically, so there is no calculator wrestling required.
Does ChefScribe show nutrition information?
ChefScribe can provide estimated nutrition information when there is enough reliable recipe information to work from.
Nutrition values may change when you adjust the serving size and should be treated as estimates rather than medical or dietary advice.
Saving and sharing
Your Recipe Shelf, sharing links, printing, and mobile viewing.
Where are my recipes saved?
Every recipe you extract is saved privately in your own Recipe Shelf.
If another person extracts the same video, they receive their own separate copy. Other users cannot browse your shelf.
Can I share recipes?
Yes. Use the Share button to create a link that someone else can open in their browser.
Can I print recipes?
Yes. ChefScribe includes a clean print view without the usual webpage clutter, which is handy for cooking or keeping recipes in a binder.
Does ChefScribe work on mobile?
The extraction tool is a desktop Chrome extension.
After you extract a recipe, you can open its share link on a phone or tablet, keeping the laptop safely away from the splash zone.
Accounts and plans
What needs an account and what is included in each plan.
Do I need an account?
You need a free ChefScribe account to keep recipes in your Recipe Shelf and use account-based features such as sharing and printing.
Is ChefScribe free to use?
Yes. ChefScribe is free to install, and the free plan includes 6 recipe extractions each month.
ChefScribe Pro is available for people who need a much larger monthly allowance.
Privacy
Clear answers about what ChefScribe does and does not track.
Do you track what I watch on YouTube?
No. ChefScribe activates when you choose to use it on a video.
It does not collect your general YouTube viewing history or follow your browsing around the web.
Are my saved recipes private?
Yes. Your Recipe Shelf is private to your account unless you deliberately create and share a recipe link.
Creators, ownership and credit
The original video remains the source and creators stay visible.
Does ChefScribe own the recipes?
No. ChefScribe is a companion tool that helps viewers follow cooking videos more easily.
The original YouTube video remains the source, and ChefScribe keeps the creator and video connected to the extracted recipe.
Turn your next cooking video into a recipe you can actually follow.
Install ChefScribe, open a YouTube cooking video, and extract your first recipe in seconds.
