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# How to install and use the Google Chrome browser extension

| **Quick answer:** Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store, pin the **CookBook** **icon**, sign in once, and click the icon on any recipe page to save or edit the recipe in CookBook.

# Install the extension in Chrome

1. **Open** 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. Click **Add to Chrome → Add extension**.
3. In Chrome’s toolbar, click the **puzzle-piece icon** → click the **pin** next to CookBook. The CookBook icon now stays visible.

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# First-time sign-in

* Click the **CookBook icon** in the toolbar.
* A new tab opens to the [CookBook Web App](https://app.cookbookmanager.com), sign in once.

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# Save 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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# Failed import?

**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.