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Setup · 2 minutes

Share a Reel straight into LinkPlate

Instagram and Facebook only offer apps you've installed in their "Share to…" row. Here's how to put LinkPlate in that row on your phone — then any recipe is two taps from a shopping list.

iPhone & iPad

iOS only lets installed apps join the share sheet, so we use the built-in Shortcuts app — it works exactly the same way and takes about a minute.

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    Open the Shortcuts app → + to create a new shortcut.

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    Tap the info (i) icon → turn on Show in Share Sheet. Under "Receive", set it to accept URLs and Text.

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    Add the action Text and paste: https://linkplate.app/import?url= then insert the Shortcut Input variable right after the =.

  4. 4

    Add the action Open URLs below it (it will use the text above).

  5. 5

    Name it Save to LinkPlate and pick the LinkPlate icon colour you like. Done — in Instagram tap Share to… and choose it.

Also worth doing: open LinkPlate in Safari, tap Share → Add to Home Screen so it opens full-screen like an app.

Android

No shortcut needed — LinkPlate registers itself as a share target once it's installed.

  1. 1

    Open linkplate.app in Chrome.

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    Tap the ⋮ menu → Install app (or "Add to Home screen").

  3. 3

    In Instagram, Facebook or TikTok tap Share to… → LinkPlate. The recipe starts reading automatically.

No setup? Copy link still works

Tap Copy link in the share sheet, open LinkPlate and paste it. If the platform blocks us, paste the caption text or upload a screenshot instead — same result.

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