How do I get the recipe, with the amounts, from a YouTube cooking video?

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Short answerOpen the video's transcript and write the amounts down yourself, or use a tool that does it for you. With ClipQuery you paste the video link, open the Lenses tab and press Recipe card: you get the ingredients with their amounts, the equipment and the steps, each with a time chip that opens the exact moment.

What is ClipQuery?

ClipQuery is a web app (clipquery.com) that lets you ask questions about YouTube videos: it answers from what is actually said, shows the exact moment, and can compare what several videos say in one table. The Basic plan is free forever with no card, and ClipQuery shows no ads.

The simple way, with no tool

Without any tool: on a computer, open the video description (many cooks put the recipe, or a link to it, there), or choose Show transcript and search for words like cup, tablespoon or grams. It works when the cook says the amounts out loud, and not when they are only written on the screen.

With ClipQuery, step by step

Open ClipQuery and sign in with Google.
Paste the cooking video link, press Load, then Analyze.
Open the Lenses tab and press Recipe card.
Read the ingredients with their amounts, then the steps. Tap a time chip to hear the cook say it, and press PDF or Copy to keep the recipe.

Example

A real example from our own test: a 4-minute paneer butter masala video gave the ingredients with their amounts (for example 300g of paneer, with a chip that opens 3:30, the moment the cook says it), the equipment and the steps.

Good to know

The recipe comes from what the cook says or, for videos with almost no speech, from the text shown on screen (Read the screen, videos up to 30 minutes). A cook can say an amount differently from the written recipe, so use the time chips to check what matters. If a video is not a cooking video, the lens says so and does not count. You sign in with Google; ClipQuery keeps only your email address.

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Questions

Does it work if the cook never talks and the amounts are only written on the screen?

Yes, for videos up to 30 minutes. When the captions are only music, ClipQuery offers Read the screen: it watches the video, writes down the text it shows with times, and then makes the Recipe card from that.

Can I print the recipe?

Yes. Press PDF on the Recipe card to print it or save it as a PDF, or press Copy to paste it anywhere.

How many recipe cards can I make?

A recipe card is one of the five lenses. Basic includes 3 lenses a month, Pro 30, and Beast has no limit. A lens already made for the same video is free.

Is it free?

The Basic plan is free forever with no card, and ClipQuery shows no ads. Pro is $9 a month and Beast is $45 a month, each billed once for the period with no automatic renewal.