What is RecipeSage and what does its export look like?

RecipeSage is a free cross-platform recipe app — web, iOS, and Android (PWA) — that exports your collection as JSON-LD shaped around the Schema.org Recipe vocabulary. Export options include JSON-LD (.json), plain text (.txt), and PDF (.zip of PDFs). The JSON-LD export carries image URLs for each recipe.

How do I export my recipes from RecipeSage?

In RecipeSage, open Settings → Export. Choose JSON-LD export (.json). Save the resulting file and upload it here.

Will my labels, ratings, and photos come through?

Yes. RecipeSage's JSON keeps the full recipe shape — title, ingredients, instructions, notes, source URL, ratings, labels, and image references. Everything maps cleanly to schema.org Recipe and carries through to PDF, JSON, Markdown, and CSV outputs.

Can I move my RecipeSage collection to Paprika or Mealie?

Convert to JSON or .cook here, then import into the destination app. Most modern recipe apps accept schema.org JSON-LD or have a generic JSON import. Mealie and Tandoor both accept RecipeSage-style JSON well.

RecipeSage JSON-LD (.json) exports supported

Convert your RecipeSage recipes

RecipeSage uses Schema.org-shaped JSON, which makes it one of the friendlier exports to convert. We turn it into PDF, JSON, CSV, Markdown, or .cook — every recipe, every label, every photo reference.

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

What we support

RecipeSage's JSON-LD export and any zip archives of .cook or plain-text files you may have.

.json Supported

Your full collection as a JSON-LD export. We parse every recipe — title, ingredients, instructions, notes, labels, ratings, and image URLs.

.zip Supported

A zip archive containing your RecipeSage JSON export or other recipe files. We unpack it, read the JSON, and preserve image references through to PDF and HTML outputs.

How to export from RecipeSage

1

Open RecipeSage on the web

The web app at recipesage.com gives you the most complete export options. Sign in to whichever account holds your collection.

2

Open Settings → Export

In the side menu, choose Settings, then the Export tab. RecipeSage offers JSON-LD (.json), plain text (.txt), and PDF exports.

3

Choose JSON-LD and download

Select the JSON-LD export (.json). This is the structured format — it carries title, ingredients, instructions, notes, labels, ratings, and image URLs. Save the file.

4

Upload it here

Drag the .json or .zip into the upload area above and pick the output formats you want.

Why convert RecipeSage recipes?

RecipeSage is one of the most open recipe apps out there — free, cross-platform, and shipping a clean JSON export. But the JSON file by itself isn't something you can hand to a printer, drop into Numbers, or open in Paprika.

That's the gap this page closes. Because RecipeSage already exports clean structured data, conversion is mostly lossless: ingredients keep their structure, instructions keep their order, and notes and ratings come along for the ride.

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 RecipeSage collection

Drop your RecipeSage export above and we'll convert every recipe into the format you want.