Turn cookbooks and recipe cards into digital recipes
Cookbook scan is Clemi's camera tool that turns a printed cookbook page or a handwritten recipe card into a structured, editable recipe in seconds. Point, scan, and the family classics join your searchable library.
Scan printed pages and handwriting alike
Point your camera at a glossy cookbook page or the recipe card your grandmother wrote by hand. Clemi reads both, sorting the lines into ingredients, quantities, and steps.
Capture a whole recipe across several pages
Long recipes rarely fit on one page. Start a multi-page scan session, add a photo per page, and Clemi stitches them into one recipe in the right order.
Every field stays editable
Faded ink or ornate handwriting might need a small correction. Nothing is locked, so you can fix a quantity or a step before saving. Then the paper can go back on the shelf.
One library for paper and screen recipes
Scanned recipes sit next to the ones you saved from the web or social video, all searchable and ready for your meal plan and grocery list. See the full cookbook import walkthrough for tips on a clean scan.
Frequently asked questions
Does it really read handwriting?
Yes. Clemi reads handwritten recipe cards as well as printed pages. Very faded or ornate writing may need a quick review, and every field is editable afterwards.
What about a recipe that spans several pages?
Start a multi-page scan and add one photo per page. Clemi combines them into a single recipe in order, so nothing gets split or lost.
Is this just OCR?
It goes further. Plain OCR gives you raw text. Clemi understands recipe structure, so ingredients, quantities, steps, and servings each land in the right field.
Can my household see the recipes I scan?
Yes. Scanned recipes join your shared Home library like any other recipe, so everyone can view them, plan with them, and shop from them.
Your cookbook shelf, finally searchable
Scan the family classics once and keep them forever. Download Clemi and try it today.
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