iOS Share Extension
Last updated: 2026-10-23
The fastest way to save recipes. Use the iOS Share Sheet to import from Safari, social media, photos, and more — all without leaving the app you're in.
What is the Share Extension?
The Share Extension integrates momoChef directly into iOS's native Share Sheet. This means you can save recipes without ever leaving Safari, Instagram, Pinterest, or any other app. It's the fastest, most seamless way to build your recipe collection.
Features
One-Tap Saving
Save recipes from anywhere with a single tap.
- Browse Safari, Chrome, Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok — anywhere
- Tap Share, then tap Import to momoChef — preview the draft, edit if needed, then save
- No need to copy/paste URLs
- Fastest way to build your recipe collection
Smart Detection
Automatically finds recipe content on any page.
- Detects recipes even on pages without structured data
- Works with food blogs, major recipe sites, and social media
- Preview before saving, so you can fix anything the parser missed
- Supports multiple languages
Photo Import (Premium)
Save recipes directly from your photos.
- Share up to 10 photos at once from your camera roll to momoChef
- Text recognition extracts the recipe — processed on your device first
- Best for printed pages you can't copy as text
- Edit and organize after importing
Quick Edit
Review and edit before saving.
- See parsed recipe before adding to your collection
- Choose which recipe book to save to
- Edit title, ingredients, or instructions
- Add tags or notes before saving
How to Use
- Open Share Sheet — In Safari or any app, tap the Share button (box with arrow pointing up)
- Find momoChef — Scroll through the row of apps and tap Import to momoChef. (The separate Import Webpage to momoChef action is a web-page-only shortcut.)
- Review & Save — Preview the imported recipe, make edits, and tap "Save Recipe"
- Done! — Recipe is saved to your collection. Ready for meal planning or cooking.
Compatible Apps
- Safari — Save from any recipe website or blog
- Chrome — Full support with the share sheet
- Pinterest — Save recipes from your pins
- Instagram — Save from food posts or reels
- TikTok — Save recipes from cooking videos
- Photos — Import recipe photos with OCR
Pro Tips
Can't find momoChef in Share Sheet?
Tap Edit Actions or More at the bottom of the Share Sheet and add momoChef to your favorites.
Recipe not parsing correctly?
Import it as-is anyway — every import is an editable draft you can fix before saving. Our import engine is constantly improving: when parsing gets better, improved versions of your imports appear in Recipe Updates to accept. If the recipe exists as selectable text anywhere, copy/paste beats a photo — Photo Import is Premium and best for printed pages.
Want to save multiple recipes?
You don't have to go one at a time: the share sheet accepts up to 10 photos and 10 files at once, multi-recipe pages and PDFs offer a picker of everything found, and the web app has bulk import from CSV, JSON, Markdown, or ZIP (Settings → Data). Each save lets you pick the book it lands in.
On your computer, the momoChef browser extension gives you the same one-click saving for Chrome and Firefox.