A shopping list on your phone, right next to your recipes
Check the ingredients in a recipe, add what you’re missing, and check items off as you shop. It all happens in one app, so there’s no paper list left behind on the fridge.
How to make a shopping list for a recipe
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Open the recipe and see what you’re missing
Go through the ingredients and take a look in the fridge. Only what you actually need goes on the list.
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Add the items to your list
Open “Shopping list,” type an item into the “Add an item...” field, and press Enter. Keep adding one after another without closing the keyboard.
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Check items off in the store
Tap the circle next to an item when it goes in your cart. The progress bar shows how far along you are, for example “3 / 5 bought.”
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Tidy up after shopping
Checked items move to the “In the cart” section. “Clear all” removes them before your next trip.
Send the list to whoever is at the store
“Copy list” copies every item you haven’t bought yet as a ready-made bulleted list. Paste it into a text message or WhatsApp, and the other person gets a readable list on their phone instead of a photo of a sticky note.
One list on your phone and your computer
The list belongs to your account, not to a device. Plan the week’s dinners at your computer while browsing your recipes, then open the same list on your phone at the store.
If you install the app on your phone, the list is one tap away from your home screen. On Android you can also press and hold the app icon and pick the “Shopping list” shortcut.
Good to know before you start
- You add items by hand. The app doesn’t move ingredients from a recipe to the list automatically. You decide what’s missing.
- You need an internet connection. Adding and checking off items is saved to your account, so it needs to be online.
- The list is private. Only you can see it, until you send it to someone yourself.
No recipes in the app yet? Start by saving a few recipes from the web.
Questions and answers
Are ingredients from a recipe added to the list automatically?
No. You add items yourself while looking at the recipe, so the list only has what’s actually missing from your kitchen.
Can I send my shopping list to someone else?
Yes. “Copy list” copies every item you haven’t bought yet as a bulleted list. Paste it into a text message, WhatsApp, or any other messaging app.
Does the shopping list work offline?
Adding and checking off items needs an internet connection. In the store, regular mobile data is enough.
Will I see the same list on my phone and my computer?
Yes. The list belongs to your account, so you can write it on your computer in the evening and open it on your phone in the store the next morning.
Does the shopping list cost anything?
No. The shopping list is part of MyRecipeDrawer, which is free and has no ads.
See also: what else MyRecipeDrawer can do
- Save recipes from the webKeep recipes from blogs, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram in one place, each with a link back to the original.
- Digital recipe bookMove the family recipe box onto your phone before the cards fade.
- Install it on your phonePut MyRecipeDrawer on your Android phone or iPhone, step by step. No app store needed.
- Share recipes with familySend a recipe as a link or straight to a friend inside the app. No retyping.
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