What is ChefTap and what does its export look like?

ChefTap is an Android and iOS recipe app. Its export drops a cheftap_export/ folder onto your device, with one plain-text file per recipe. Each file holds the title, ingredients, instructions, and metadata in a conventional layout.

Will my ingredients and tags be preserved?

Yes. We detect the conventional Ingredients / Instructions / Notes sections in each .txt file and split them into structured fields. Tags, source URL, prep/cook times, and servings are picked up when present.

Can I move my ChefTap recipes to another app?

Yes — convert to JSON or .cook here, then import into the destination app. Schema.org JSON-LD works in Mealie, Tandoor, Paprika, and most modern recipe apps.

cheftap_export folders supported

Convert your ChefTap recipes

Q: How do I export from ChefTap?

In ChefTap, open Settings and look for Export or Backup. The app writes a cheftap_export/ folder to your device storage. Zip that folder, transfer it to your computer, and upload the .zip here.

ChefTap drops a folder of plain-text recipes onto your phone. Zip it up and we'll turn every recipe into PDF, JSON, CSV, Markdown, or .cook.

100% free. Open-source parsing. No account required.

What we support

The cheftap_export folder, zipped — or a single .txt recipe.

.zip Recommended

The full cheftap_export folder zipped up. We unpack it and parse every recipe inside.

.txt Supported

A single ChefTap recipe text file works too — useful if you only want one recipe converted.

How to export from ChefTap

1

Open ChefTap

Launch the app on whichever phone holds your collection.

2

Open settings

Tap the menu and choose Settings, then look for an Export or Backup option.

3

Run the export

ChefTap writes a cheftap_export/ folder to your device storage, with one .txt per recipe. On Android the folder appears in your Downloads or app-specific storage; on iOS it lands in Files.

4

Zip and upload

Compress the cheftap_export folder into a .zip, transfer it to your computer, and drag it into the upload area above.

Why convert ChefTap recipes?

ChefTap's plain-text export is friendly to read but useless as a backup if you switch apps — no other recipe manager imports a folder of .txt files natively.

That's the gap this page closes. We parse the conventional section layout back into structured fields, so the output works cleanly in any other recipe tool, prints to a recipe card, or drops into a spreadsheet.

Convert to JSON for re-import into another app, PDF for printing, Markdown for a personal cookbook, or .cook for any CookLang-compatible tool.

Export to any format

Get your recipes in formats that work for you

{ }

JSON

Schema.org compliant

PDF

Print-ready cards

CSV

Excel-friendly

MD

Markdown

Plain text

.cook

CookLang

For developers

DB

SQLite

Portable database

ORF

Open Recipe

YAML format

Free your ChefTap collection

Drop your zipped cheftap_export folder above and we'll convert every recipe into the format you want.