Your recipes from a photo
Cookbook, handwritten recipe card, magazine page or screenshot: one photo is enough, Zeste reads the text and files the recipe in your cookbook.
The family recipe book exists in a single copy, in handwriting only your mother can decipher. Cookbooks stay on the shelf because you don't want to stain them. A photo solves both problems.
Zeste sends the image to a vision model that reads the text, handwriting included if it's legible, then structures the recipe. The result can be edited like any other recipe card. Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, or straight from your phone's camera.
What Zeste does for you
- Cookbooks, handwritten recipe cards, magazines
- Recipe screenshots
- Read by vision AI, printed or handwritten text
- Editable, plannable, shareable recipe card
Digitize a paper recipe in Zeste
Photograph the recipe
Page flat, well lit. A recipe over several pages takes several photos, up to 10. Avoid glare on glossy paper.
Import the photo
Import tab, choose Photo, then take the picture or pick it from your gallery.
Check the quantities
The AI reads print well, cramped handwriting a little less so. Take a quick look at the quantities before filing the recipe.
Frequently asked questions
Is handwriting recognized?
Often, yes, when it's legible and well lit. Cramped handwriting or a faint pen lead to mistakes: check the quantities.
How many photos can I import for free?
2 photo imports per week on the free plan. Zeste Pro (€4.99/month) removes the limit.
My recipe runs over two pages
Add both photos to the same import, up to 10 per recipe: Zeste reads them in sequence and makes a single recipe card. Make sure to select them in page order.
Simple, transparent pricing
Start for free, then try Pro for 7 days without paying on a first subscription — less than half the yearly price of Samsung Food+ (€69.99/year).
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To discover Zeste
- 5 video/link imports per week
- 2 photo imports per week
- 10 text imports per week
- 10 file imports per week
- Unlimited recipe cookbook
- Recipes translated into your language
- Cooking mode, timers and cooking robot mode
- Meal planning and shopping list
- Store mode and widgets
- Shared household and sharing by link
- 5 free imports per referred friend
Zeste Pro
€4.99/month
or €2.50/month, billed €29.99/year (save 50%)
7 days free on a first subscription, then no commitment
- Unlimited importsLinks, videos, photos, texts and files: every import, with no weekly quota.
- Chef ZesteA craving, leftovers, guests: the chef invents a made-to-measure recipe that respects your diets and allergies.
- Magic FridgeCheck off what you have left, and Zeste finds what to cook in your cookbook or suggests a no-waste recipe.
- Wine cellar pairingsSnap your labels, Zeste keeps track of the bottles and tells you which one to open with tonight's dish.
- Everything in the free planMeal planning, shared shopping list, cooking mode, translation.
First subscription: nothing is charged before day 8 · secure payment by Stripe on the website, by the App Store or Google Play in the app
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