A Just the Recipe alternative built for printing
Paste a recipe link into either one and you get the ingredients and steps without the backstory. The difference comes next: Just the Recipe keeps it on your screen, RecipePrinter puts it on paper.
RecipePrinter and Just the Recipe, side by side
| RecipePrinter | Just the Recipe | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting recipes in | ||
| From a recipe link | RecipePrinter: Yes | Just the Recipe: Yes |
| Reading a recipe out of a photo | RecipePrinter: Yes | Just the Recipe: No |
| From text you paste in | RecipePrinter: YesRead and laid out for you | Just the Recipe: YesTyped into a form yourself |
| An old handwritten card | RecipePrinter: YesTake a photo of it | Just the Recipe: YesType it in yourself |
| Printing | ||
| Printing a full-page recipe | RecipePrinter: YesFree, no account | Just the Recipe: YesPaid plan |
| 4×6 cards and premium themes | RecipePrinter: YesRecipePrinter Pro | Just the Recipe: No |
| Cut lines for card stock | RecipePrinter: YesRecipePrinter Pro | Just the Recipe: No |
| Printing several recipes in one job | RecipePrinter: YesRecipePrinter Pro | Just the Recipe: No |
| Keeping them | ||
| Saving recipes to come back to | RecipePrinter: YesUnlimited with a free account | Just the Recipe: Yes20 free, then paid |
| Bound cookbook with a cover and chapters | RecipePrinter: Yes10-recipe preview free; $19.99 to download or add more | Just the Recipe: No |
| In the kitchen | ||
| Using it on a phone | RecipePrinter: YesAny browser, no install | Just the Recipe: YesWeb, plus iOS and Android apps |
Just the Recipe details checked September 2026 against its website (opens in a new tab) and its App Store listing (opens in a new tab).
The same first step, a different second one
Just the Recipe keeps the cleaned-up recipe on a screen, with serving adjustments and printing on its Premium plan. RecipePrinter is built for the paper end of it: a full page for the binder, printed free without an account, or a 4×6 card for the recipe box and a batch of several at once with RecipePrinter Pro.
Recipes that never had a link
Plenty of what you cook never had a URL: a handwritten card, a screenshot from a group chat, a paragraph someone texted you. RecipePrinter reads those the way it reads a link, so they end up on the same printed page as the ones that came off a website.
Full page or 4×6, cut lines, several at once
Choose a full page or a 4×6 card sized for a recipe box, pick a theme, turn on cut lines for card stock, and print several recipes in one job. Full-page printing is free and works without an account; the 4×6 size and premium themes are RecipePrinter Pro, previewable free before you buy, and printing several at once is Pro too.
Questions about RecipePrinter and Just the Recipe
- How do I choose between them?
- By where the recipe ends up. If you cook from a screen, that's what Just the Recipe does. If it ends up on paper, in a card box or a binder, that is what RecipePrinter does.
- What does each one cost?
- Just the Recipe is free to read recipes and to save up to 20; printing, unlimited saves and serving adjustments are on Premium. RecipePrinter is free to print full-page recipes, with no account and 10 free recipe imports every 30 days. Two themes are free. 4×6 cards, premium themes, Customize theme and printing several recipes at once are RecipePrinter Pro, $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. Cookbooks are separate: preview up to 10 recipes free, then pay $19.99 per book once to download it or add more recipes.
- Can I bring my saved Just the Recipe recipes over?
- Not directly. There's no export from Just the Recipe that RecipePrinter can read, so the quickest route is pasting the original links in again. Paprika export files and CookPilot libraries do come straight across.
- Does RecipePrinter have an app?
- No. It runs in any browser, on a phone or a computer, so there's nothing to install and nothing to sign into before you print.