What is Preplo?

Preplo is a smart recipe extractor that turns cooking videos from YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram into real, cookable recipes. Instead of pausing, rewinding, and guessing measurements, you paste a video link and Preplo’s AI extracts ingredients, step-by-step instructions, and even cost estimates. It’s a complete cooking companion that handles everything from video discovery to the dinner table.

Who it's for

• Home cooks who love watching recipe videos but struggle to remember quantities and steps while cooking.
• Meal planners who want to merge recipes into smart shopping lists with price estimates and category grouping.
• Habit builders who thrive on streaks and accountability — Preplo tracks your cooking streak and shows when friends are cooking too.

Key features

AI Recipe Extraction

Paste any cooking video URL from YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram Reels. Preplo analyzes the transcript or description and instantly returns a full recipe with ingredients, timed instructions, and cost estimates. It even supports short links.

Guided Cook Mode

A full-screen, step-by-step cooking guide with large text, video timestamps, and screen-awake mode. You can follow along hands-free without touching your phone, and each step keeps your screen on so you never lose your place.

Smart Shopping Lists

Preplo automatically generates shopping lists grouped by category, complete with price estimates. You can merge multiple recipes into one list — perfect for planning a week of meals or a dinner party.

Cooking Streaks & Social Accountability

Build a weekly cooking habit with tier progression from Beginner Cook to Chef Legend. Streak freezes keep you covered on busy days, and you can see when friends cook to stay accountable together.

What stands out

Preplo turns “I’ll make that someday” into “I’m making that tonight.”

Most recipe apps expect you to type or upload a recipe manually. Preplo does the opposite — it starts with the video you already watched and extracts everything automatically. The combination of AI-powered extraction, cost estimates, and social streaks makes it feel less like a tool and more like a cooking partner that actually understands how people discover recipes today.

Worth checking out if…

You’re tired of pausing cooking videos to scribble down ingredients, or you want a single app that handles extraction, shopping lists, and guided cooking. Preplo is especially useful if you cook from social media regularly and want to turn inspiration into action without friction.