Just take a photo
Up to three photos of a recipe are enough. From another app you can share a photo straight into the import.
Digitise recipes
Your cookbook goes digital, without retyping
Photograph a recipe, upload a PDF or paste a link. Happi Happi recognises the ingredients and steps automatically and turns them into a finished, editable recipe.
From a pile of paper to a searchable collection
PDF and link
A saved PDF or the link to a recipe page is read in just like a photo.
Neatly structured
Ingredients, amounts and steps land in separate fields, in German and English, including fractions like ½.
Your data stays yours
Photos and PDFs are stripped of hidden metadata before processing. Only what you confirm gets saved.
How to digitise a recipe
You pick up to three photos, a PDF or paste a link. In the background the app reads out ingredients and steps, in German and English and with amounts like ½ or 250 g.
Before saving you check and correct everything in the editor: amounts, steps and the suggested ingredients. Nothing lands in your collection unseen. Even clearly legible recipes sometimes need a little fine-tuning, and that is usually easier on a desktop than on a phone. So if you are bringing over a larger collection, it is best to import on a computer.
After that the recipe is a full Happi Happi recipe: searchable, scalable, shareable and versioned. A photo becomes a recipe you can actually cook from together.
Printed recipes are recognised reliably. With handwriting the result depends on legibility, and you can adjust everything anyway. The import runs on Android and in the browser.
By the way: the import is free for you, but the automatic recognition does cost us something behind the scenes. If you like Happi Happi, you can support it voluntarily with Happi Plus . It is never required, and the import stays the same for everyone.
Frequently asked questions
How do I digitise a recipe from a photo?
In Happi Happi you pick up to three photos of a recipe, or share a photo from another app straight into the import. Ingredients and steps are recognised automatically, and you confirm them in the editor.
Can I import recipes from a website?
Yes. You simply paste the link to the recipe page and the app reads out the ingredients and steps. For safety, only publicly reachable addresses are allowed.
Are PDFs recognised too?
Yes. The app reads a saved recipe PDF just like a photo. Hidden metadata is removed beforehand.
Does the app recognise handwritten recipes?
Printed recipes are recognised reliably. With handwriting it depends on legibility. Since you check and correct everything before saving anyway, tricky spots are easy to fix.
Does digitising cost anything?
No. The recipe import is free and ad-free. Happi Happi runs on Android and straight in the browser.
Bring your recipes into the app
Digitise your cookbook pile once and have it with you everywhere afterwards: searchable, shareable and cookable together. Ad-free and free wherever possible.