Olivi offers 5 ways to import recipes:
1. From a web URL
Paste the link to a recipe you found on the web (recipe site, cooking blog, online magazine…). Olive reads the page and structures the recipe automatically.
Where: Recipes > + Add > Import URL or PDF > URL tab
2. From a PDF
Downloaded a recipe PDF? Import it. Olive reads the content and structures it.
Where: Recipes > + Add > Import URL or PDF > PDF tab
3. From a photo of a dish
Spotted an appetizing dish at a restaurant or on social media? Snap a photo and Olive identifies the dish and generates a matching recipe.
Where: Recipes > + Add > Photo of a dish
4. From a paper card (Scan)
Your grandmother's recipe book, a magazine, a cookbook? Take a photo of the recipe. Olive reads the handwriting (yes, even cursive) and structures everything automatically.
Where: Recipes > + Add > Scan (paper photo)
5. Several recipes at once (notes, another app)
Migrating from another app, or keeping recipes in notes (Apple Notes, etc.)? Paste everything at once: text holding several recipes AND/OR a list of web links:
- Go to Recipes > + Add > Several at once
- Paste your text (up to 12 recipes per batch: repeat with the rest if you have more)
- Olive splits and structures each recipe (and reads every detected link)
- You get a checklist: uncheck what you don't want, then Import
Each recipe joins your collection one by one with visible progress; if one fails, the others carry on.
Translate on import
In the import Options (URL or PDF), enable Translate and pick the target language: Français or English. Olive translates the recipe as it imports it, and can also convert units to metric.