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How to install MyRecipeDrawer on your phone

You won’t find MyRecipeDrawer in an app store, and you don’t need to. You install it straight from your browser. It takes about half a minute and costs nothing. After that, you open it from an icon on your home screen like any other app.

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Install on Android

These steps are for Chrome, the browser on most Android phones.

  1. 1

    Open myrecipedrawer.com in Chrome and log in

    If you don’t have an account yet, create one. Signing up takes less than a minute.

  2. 2

    Tap “Install” in the banner at the bottom of the screen

    After you log in, an “Install on your phone” banner appears. Tap “Install” and confirm.

  3. 3

    Don’t see the banner? Use the Chrome menu

    Tap the three dots in the top right corner of the browser and choose “Install app.” On some versions of Chrome it’s called “Add to Home screen,” followed by “Install.”

  4. 4

    Open the app from your home screen

    A green “MyRecipeDrawer” icon appears on your phone. From now on the app opens full screen, without the browser’s address bar.

Install on iPhone and iPad

On Apple devices, Safari is the most reliable browser for this.

  1. 1

    Open myrecipedrawer.com in Safari

    Log in to your account or create a new one.

  2. 2

    Tap the Share button

    It’s the square with an arrow pointing up. On an iPhone you’ll find it in Safari’s bottom toolbar.

  3. 3

    Choose “Add to Home Screen”

    Scroll down the list of options until you see it.

  4. 4

    Confirm with “Add”

    The “MyRecipeDrawer” icon appears on your Home Screen next to your other apps.

How it’s different from an app store app

MyRecipeDrawer is what’s called a progressive web app (PWA): a website your phone can install like a regular app. In practice that means three things:

  • It takes up almost no space. You aren’t downloading a large file from a store.
  • It updates itself. You always open the latest version.
  • It looks like an app. It has its own icon and runs full screen, without an address bar.

Does the app work offline

MyRecipeDrawer needs an internet connection. Your recipes are saved to your account, not to your phone. Without a connection, your phone shows pages you opened in the last day at most, so don’t count on it as a full offline mode. Adding and editing recipes, and the shopping list, always need to be online.

The same recipes on your computer and tablet

Your recipes are saved to your account, not to your phone. Log in at myrecipedrawer.com on any device and your whole collection is there. It’s handy, for example, to type up family recipes on a computer and then cook with your phone propped up on the counter.

Switching phones doesn’t delete anything: log in on the new one and install the app again.

Questions and answers

Is MyRecipeDrawer on Google Play or the App Store?

No. You install the app directly from myrecipedrawer.com, in your browser. You don’t need an app store account for it.

Do I have to install the app to use it?

No. MyRecipeDrawer works in any browser, on a phone, tablet, or computer. Installing it gives you an icon on your home screen and a more comfortable full-screen view.

Does the app work without an internet connection?

You need an internet connection to use the app. Without one, your phone shows pages you opened in the last day at most, so it isn’t a full offline mode.

How do I uninstall the app?

The same way as any other app: press and hold the icon and choose to remove it. Your account and recipes stay, and you can still get to them in a browser.

Does installing it cost anything?

No. The app is free and has no ads or paid add-ons.

See also: what else MyRecipeDrawer can do

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