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# How to install and use the CookBook extension in Microsoft Edge

| **Quick answer:** Edge doesn’t have a native CookBook add-on, but you can install our **Chrome extension** in Edge in under a minute, then click the CB icon on any recipe page, sign in, and hit **Edit recipe** to save it.

# Install the extension in Edge

1. **Open Microsoft Edge** and visit the CookBook extension on the [Chrome webstore](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookbook-app-recipe-impor/pehlnokhmjhnlghjkjbepjimjbcnjnlb)[](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookbook-app-recipe-impor/pehlnokhmjhnlghjkjbepjimjbcnjnlb) here.
2. At the top, Edge shows a banner: **“Allow extensions from other stores.”** Click **Allow** → **Add extension**.
3. Review the permission pop-up and click **Add extension** again.
4. Edge confirms the CookBook icon has been added to your toolbar.

__(Need visuals? See Microsoft’s official guide__ [_**here**_](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/add-turn-off-or-remove-extensions-in-microsoft-edge-9c0ec68c-2fbc-2f2c-9ff0-bdc76f46b026)__**.**)__

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# First-time sign-in and permissions

* Click the **CookBook icon** in the toolbar.
* A new tab opens to the [CookBook Web App](https://app.cookbookmanager.com), sign in once.
* Edge may ask “CookBook wants to store files on this device.” Choose **Allow** (the clipper caches recipe text and photos locally for faster loading).

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# Import a recipe

1. Browse to any recipe page.
2. Click the **CookBook icon** in the toolbar.
3. The clipper scans the page. If successful, you’ll see the recipe title, photo, servings, and counts of ingredients and steps.
4. Choose either:

    * **Save to CookBook:** Saves the recipe immediately without opening the CookBook app.
    * **Edit recipe:** opens CookBook so you can add tags, change servings, or upload photos before saving.

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# If the clipper can’t read the recipe

**You might see:**

* “We could not read the recipe data from this page.”
* “Website must support structured recipe data…”

**Why?**  
Many sites don’t label their recipe data with standard formats (hRecipe, Microdata, Recipe Schema, or JSON-LD), so the clipper can’t parse it, even if the ingredients are visible on-screen.

**What you can do**

* Hit retry
* Copy–paste the recipe into CookBook manually.
* Think the site does use a standard format? Tap **Submit a request** with the URL and a screenshot - we’ll investigate.