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 | RecipePrinterYes | Just the RecipeYes |
| Reading a recipe out of a photo | RecipePrinterYes | Just the RecipeNo |
| From text you paste in | RecipePrinterYesRead and laid out for you | Just the RecipeYesTyped into a form yourself |
| An old handwritten card | RecipePrinterYesTake a photo of it | Just the RecipeYesType it in yourself |
| Printing | ||
| Printing a full-page recipe | RecipePrinterYesFree, no account | Just the RecipeYesPaid plan |
| Recipe card sizes and themes | RecipePrinterYesRecipePrinter Pro | Just the RecipeNo |
| Cut lines for card stock | RecipePrinterYesRecipePrinter Pro | Just the RecipeNo |
| Printing several recipes in one job | RecipePrinterYesRecipePrinter Pro | Just the RecipeNo |
| Keeping them | ||
| Saving recipes to come back to | RecipePrinterYesUnlimited with a free account | Just the RecipeYes20 free, then paid |
| Bound cookbook with a cover and chapters | RecipePrinterYes$19.99 a cookbook, edits included | Just the RecipeNo |
| In the kitchen | ||
| Using it on a phone | RecipePrinterYesAny browser, no install | Just the RecipeYesWeb, plus iOS and Android apps |
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 recipe-box card 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.
Card or page, cut lines, several at once
Choose a full letter page or a 4 by 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 card format, themes, and printing several at once are RecipePrinter Pro, previewable free before you buy.
Questions people ask
- 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 no limit. The recipe-card format — every theme, 4x6 cards, the card toolkit — is RecipePrinter Pro, $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. Cookbooks are separate: $19.99 per book, paid once.
- 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.