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Import recipes from Paprika

If you’ve been using Paprika Recipe Manager and want to migrate to Forktastic, you don’t have to re-import recipes one by one. Forktastic can read Paprika’s export file directly and bring in your entire collection in one go.

What you’ll need

  • An installed copy of Paprika 3 (Mac, Windows, iOS, or Android) with the recipes you want to move.
  • The exported Paprika file (.paprikarecipes), which is a bundle of all your recipes.
  • Forktastic installed on the device you’ll import on.

Step 1 — Export from Paprika

The export step is done inside Paprika, not Forktastic. The exact menu varies by platform:

Paprika on Mac / Windows:

  1. Open Paprika.
  2. Select the recipes you want to export. Cmd+A / Ctrl+A to select all, or pick specific ones.
  3. File → Export → Paprika Recipe Format.
  4. Save the resulting .paprikarecipes file somewhere you can access from your phone — iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or just AirDrop it.

Paprika on iOS:

  1. Open Paprika.
  2. Settings → Sync → Export Recipes as Paprika Recipe Format.
  3. Save to Files or share via AirDrop.

Paprika on Android:

  1. Open Paprika.
  2. Settings → Backup & Export → Export Recipes.
  3. Save to your device or share.

You’ll end up with a single .paprikarecipes file containing all the recipes you selected.

Step 2 — Import into Forktastic

Create Recipe sheet with Upload Document option

  1. Open Forktastic.
  2. Tap the Import tab.
  3. Tap From Paprika.
  4. Tap Select Paprika file. Your device’s file picker opens.
  5. Navigate to the .paprikarecipes file from Step 1 and tap it.
  6. Forktastic shows a preview: how many recipes are in the file, and which ones it’ll import. Uncheck any you don’t want.
  7. Tap Import all (or Import selected).
  8. Wait. Importing a large collection can take a minute or two — Forktastic processes each recipe individually.
  9. When done, you’ll see a summary: how many imported successfully, how many had issues.

Where the recipes land

By default, all imported Paprika recipes go into a new cookbook called Imported from Paprika. You can rename it, move recipes to other cookbooks, or split them up — see Cookbooks.

Paprika’s existing categories are preserved as category tags on each recipe. So if you tagged a recipe “Vegetarian” and “Dinner” in Paprika, those tags carry over.

What’s preserved, what isn’t

Preserved:

  • Recipe title, ingredients, instructions
  • Servings, prep time, cook time
  • Categories (as Forktastic categories)
  • Source URL and notes
  • Recipe images embedded in the export

Not preserved (or handled differently):

  • Paprika ratings → Forktastic uses its own rating system; ratings reset to 0 after import. Re-rate as you cook.
  • Paprika menus → Forktastic uses Meal Plans instead; you’ll need to re-add recipes to your meal plan.
  • Paprika groceries → Forktastic’s grocery list is built from recipes and manual entry; existing groceries don’t transfer.
  • Paprika bookmarks (saved URLs to import later) → these don’t carry over; re-bookmark in Forktastic if you still want them.

Bulk-import counts against your free quota

Paprika imports use up your free 5-recipe quota one-for-one. If you have 200 recipes in Paprika, you’ll need Pro to import them all. See Free vs Pro.