MagicMeals guide
How to use MagicMeals
Everything you need to save recipes from any link, cook from them, track what you eat, shop for it and share it. 14 short chapters, about 45 minutes to read them all, or jump to the one you need.
MagicMeals in 30 seconds
- ✦Create an account with your email and a password, then start the 7-day free trial ($5 a month after, cancel anytime).
- ✦Save your first recipe by pasting a link from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok or any recipe site on the Add tab.
- ✦Everything lives in five tabs at the bottom of the screen: Recipes, Add, Ask, List and Journal. Your settings are under Account at the top.
- ✦Add MagicMeals to your phone's home screen so it opens like a regular app.
Quick start
- 1Create your account. On magicmeals.app tap Start free trial. Enter your email and a password of at least 6 characters, then tap Sign up. If we ask you to confirm your email, open the link in the message we send and log in.
- 2Start your free trial. Tap Start free trial on the plan screen. Stripe asks for a card, but you aren't charged until the 7-day trial ends, and you can cancel before then from Account.
- 3Save your first recipe. Copy a recipe link from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok or a recipe website. In MagicMeals tap Add, paste the link and tap Get recipe. Check the draft and tap Save recipe.
- 4Cook or log it. Open the recipe to scale servings and check off ingredients, tap Cook this with the voice assistant to be walked through it, or use Add to diary to log it.
- 5Put it on your home screen. In Safari tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. In Chrome on Android tap the ⋮ menu, then Add to Home screen or Install app.
I want to…
- Save a recipe from a linkAdd, paste link, Get recipe
- Type in Grandma's recipeAdd, type a recipe in yourself
- Find a recipe by ingredientRecipes, search box
- Tag a recipeRecipe page, + Tag
- Double a recipeRecipe page, + next to Servings
- Cook hands-freeRecipe page, Cook this with the voice assistant
- Log what I ateRecipe page, Add to diary
- Plan this weekRecipe page, Add to diary as Planned
- Make a grocery listList, Build my list
- Share recipes with familyAccount, Public cookbook name
- Cancel or update my cardAccount, Manage billing
Start here
Get started with MagicMeals in five minutes
Set up MagicMeals in five minutes: create your account, start the free trial, save your first recipe from a link and learn the five tabs.
4 min read
Install MagicMeals on your iPhone or Android phone
Install MagicMeals on iPhone or Android in a few taps. It opens full screen from your home screen like a regular app, with no app store needed.
2 min read
Save recipes
Save a recipe from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok or any website
Save recipes from Instagram, YouTube Shorts, TikTok and recipe websites. Paste the link, let AI pull out the ingredients and steps, then check and save.
4 min read
Type in a recipe by hand, or edit one you saved
Add a family recipe by hand or fix an imported one. Learn the recipe form: ingredient sections, steps, tags, credit, photo, video and privacy.
3 min read
Search, tag and organize your cookbook
Find any saved recipe fast. Search by name, ingredient or tag, filter with tag chips, edit tags, and download your whole cookbook as JSON or Markdown.
3 min read
Cook
Cook from a recipe: scaling, checklists and video
Everything on a MagicMeals recipe page: creator credit, embedded video, servings scaler, ingredient checklist, numbered steps and nutrition facts.
3 min read
Cook hands-free with the voice assistant
Ask your cookbook what to make, then cook hands-free. Learn hands-free mode, read aloud, and the Next, Repeat that and What do I need buttons.
3 min read
Read and fix the nutrition facts on your recipes
How MagicMeals works out calories, macros and 27 nutrients per serving from USDA data, how to read the panel, and what to do when an ingredient isn't counted.
3 min read
Eat and track
Shop
Turn your meal plan into one shopping list
Turn your meal plan or any recipe into one grocery list, combined and sorted by aisle, with pantry staples set aside and Amazon or Instacart delivery.
4 min read
Walk the aisles with the in-store checklist
Use the MagicMeals in-store checklist: big tap targets, items grouped by aisle, a keep-screen-on switch, sharing, and checks that save even with no signal.
2 min read
Share and manage
Share your family cookbook with one link
Make a public family cookbook in MagicMeals: choose a cookbook name, mark recipes public, share one link, and use YouTube videos to save family recipes.
4 min read
Manage your account and subscription
Manage your MagicMeals account: change your name, cookbook link and calorie goal, update your card, cancel your subscription, download recipes and log out.
3 min read
Fix common problems
Fixes for common MagicMeals problems: imports that can't find a recipe, missing nutrition, a microphone that won't listen, login emails, limits and more.
3 min read
Questions
What can I do with MagicMeals?
Save recipes from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and any website, cook from them with a servings scaler and a voice assistant, see USDA nutrition for every recipe, plan and log meals in a food diary, build a shopping list sorted by aisle, and share a family cookbook with one link.
What's the fastest way to learn MagicMeals?
Read Getting started, then save one recipe, add it to tomorrow in your Journal, and build a shopping list from it. That covers the core of the app in about five minutes.
Is MagicMeals free?
It's free for 7 days, then $5 a month. Cancel anytime. Anyone can view public recipes and family cookbook links for free without an account.
Something not working? See troubleshooting.