How to save recipes from TikTok — as a recipe you can actually cook

A 45-second TikTok is a great way to discover a dish and a terrible way to cook one. The quantities flash by, half of them are only said out loud, and the video is lost in your Favorites a week later.

The problem with TikTok Favorites

• The recipe often isn't written down. Many creators say the ingredients instead of typing them.
• You can't search your Favorites by ingredient or cuisine.
• Cooking from a looping video means pausing, rewinding and unlocking your phone with messy hands.
• Videos get deleted, and your Favorite goes with them.

Turn a TikTok into a recipe in three taps

1. Tap Share on the video.
2. Choose Table. In the iPhone and Android apps, Table sits right in your share sheet — no copying links. On the web, choose Copy link, open Table, tap Add recipe and paste it.
3. Review and save. Table reads the caption and the video's subtitles — so it catches the ingredients the creator only said out loud — and writes out a clean ingredient list and numbered steps. You check it, then save.

What you get

• A written recipe with quantities, in metric or US units — your choice, one tap to switch.
• The cover image and a link back to the creator, so credit stays where it belongs.
• Adjustable servings, labels and private notes ("added extra chili — perfect").
• A translation if the video is in another language, with the original kept alongside.

Tips for the best result

• Videos with a written recipe in the caption, or clear spoken quantities, import most accurately.
• If the creator links to a full recipe on their blog, import that link — it'll be exact.
• Give the quantities a quick look before you cook; video recipes are sometimes vague ("a splash of soy").

Also works for Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest

The same steps work for Instagram Reels, Facebook videos and Pinterest pins, and for recipes on almost any website.