diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 667e39a..0caba2d 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:pizzaplanner/entities/PizzaRecipe/pizza_recipe.dart';
 import 'package:pizzaplanner/entities/PizzaRecipe/recipe_step.dart';
 import 'package:pizzaplanner/entities/PizzaRecipe/recipe_substep.dart';
 import 'package:pizzaplanner/pages/add_pizza_event_page.dart';
+import 'package:pizzaplanner/pages/add_recipe_url.dart';
 import 'package:pizzaplanner/pages/edit_recipe_page.dart';
 import 'package:pizzaplanner/pages/edit_recipe_step_page.dart';
 import 'package:pizzaplanner/pages/edit_recipe_sub_step_page.dart';
@@ -187,6 +188,9 @@ class RouteGenerator {
         }
         return MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) => EditRecipeSubStepPage(subStep));
       }
+      case "/recipes/add/url": {
+        return MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) => AddRecipeURLPage(settings.arguments as String?));
+      }
       default: {
         return MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) => PizzaEventsPage());
       }
diff --git a/lib/pages/add_recipe_url.dart b/lib/pages/add_recipe_url.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cf000a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pages/add_recipe_url.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:hive_flutter/hive_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:pizzaplanner/entities/PizzaRecipe/pizza_recipe.dart';
+import 'package:pizzaplanner/pages/scaffold.dart';
+
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:pizzaplanner/widgets/pizza_recipe_widget.dart';
+
+class AddRecipeURLPage extends StatefulWidget {
+  final String? url;
+  
+  const AddRecipeURLPage(this.url);
+  
+  @override
+  AddRecipeURLPageState createState() => AddRecipeURLPageState();
+}
+
+class AddRecipeURLPageState extends State<AddRecipeURLPage> {
+  String? url;
+  String tempUrl = "?";
+  List<Widget> itemList = <Widget>[];
+  
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    url = widget.url;
+  }
+  
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context){
+    return PizzaPlannerScaffold(
+        title: const Text("Fetch Pizza Recipe"),
+        body: Column(
+          children: <Widget>[
+              Expanded(
+                flex: 5,
+                child: InkWell(
+                  onTap: () async {
+                    showDialog(context: context, builder: (BuildContext context) {
+                      return AlertDialog(
+                        title: const Text("URL"),
+                        content: TextFormField(
+                          decoration: const InputDecoration(
+                            hintText: "Recipe URL",
+                          ),
+                          initialValue: url ?? "",
+                          onChanged: (String newUrl) {
+                            setState(() {
+                              tempUrl = newUrl;
+                            });
+                          },
+                        ),
+                        actions: <Widget>[
+                          TextButton(
+                            onPressed: () {
+                              Navigator.pop(context);
+                            },
+                            child: const Text("Cancel"),
+                          ),
+                          TextButton(
+                            onPressed: () {
+                              Navigator.pop(context);
+                              url = tempUrl;
+                              setState(() {
+                                fetchUrl();
+                              });
+                            },
+                            child: const Text("Fetch"),
+                          ),
+                        ],
+                      );
+                    });
+                  },
+                  child: Text(url ?? "?"),
+              ),
+            ),
+            Expanded(
+              flex: 45,
+              child: ListView(
+                children: itemList,
+              )
+            )
+          ]
+        )
+    );
+  }
+  
+  Future<void> fetchUrl() async {
+    if (url == null){
+      return;
+    }
+    final uri = Uri.parse(url!);
+    if (!uri.isAbsolute){
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      final response = await http.get(uri);
+      if (response.statusCode != 200) {
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      final yamlBody = response.body;
+      final pizzaRecipe = await PizzaRecipe.fromYaml(yamlBody);
+            
+      
+      itemList.clear();
+      itemList.add(
+        InkWell(
+          onTap: () {
+            showDialog(context: context, builder: (BuildContext context) {
+              return AlertDialog(
+                  title: Text(pizzaRecipe.name),
+                  content: const Text("What do you want to do?"),
+                  actions: <Widget>[
+                    TextButton(
+                      onPressed: () {
+                        Navigator.pop(context);
+                        Navigator.pushNamed(context, "/recipe/view", arguments: pizzaRecipe);
+                      },
+                      child: const Text("View"),
+                    ),
+                    TextButton(
+                      onPressed: () {
+                        Navigator.pop(context);
+                        addPizzaRecipeToBox(pizzaRecipe);
+                      },
+                      child: const Text("Add"),
+                    ),
+                  ]
+              );
+            });
+          },
+          child: PizzaRecipeWidget(pizzaRecipe),
+        )
+      );
+    } catch (exception) {
+      print(exception);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  Future<void> addPizzaRecipeToBox(PizzaRecipe pizzaRecipe) async {
+    final pizzaRecipeBox = Hive.box<PizzaRecipe>("PizzaRecipes");
+    if (pizzaRecipeBox.containsKey(pizzaRecipe.key)) {
+      return; // this recipe is already in the box
+    }
+    setState(() {
+      pizzaRecipeBox.add(pizzaRecipe);
+    });
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pages/recipes_page.dart b/lib/pages/recipes_page.dart
index cbeb1df..4d13f9d 100644
--- a/lib/pages/recipes_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/recipes_page.dart
@@ -154,7 +154,30 @@ class RecipesPageState extends State<RecipesPage> {
                           width: double.infinity,
                           child: TextButton(
                             onPressed: () async {
-                              loadRecipe();
+                              FocusScope.of(context).unfocus();
+                              showDialog(context: context, builder: (BuildContext context) {
+                                return AlertDialog(
+                                    title: const Text("Source"),
+                                    content: const Text("Add from a local file or from an URL?"),
+                                    actions: <Widget>[
+                                      TextButton(
+                                        onPressed: () {
+                                          Navigator.pop(context);
+                                          loadLocalRecipe();
+                                        },
+                                        child: const Text("Local"),
+                                      ),
+                                      TextButton(
+                                        onPressed: () {
+                                          Navigator.pop(context);
+                                          Navigator.pushNamed(context, "/recipes/add/url");
+                                        },
+                                        child: const Text("URL"),
+                                      )
+                                    ]
+                                );
+                              });
+                              
                             },
                             child: const Text("Load Recipe", style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white)),
                           )
@@ -185,7 +208,7 @@ class RecipesPageState extends State<RecipesPage> {
     );
   }
   
-  Future<void> loadRecipe() async {
+  Future<void> loadLocalRecipe() async {
     final result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles();
     if (result == null){
       return;
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e053913..ef35bfb 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   file_picker: ^4.0.2
 
+  http: ^0.13.3
+
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
     sdk: flutter
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index 850df12..8f172ff 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Feature
 - add 'capturing' sharing intent
-- add import of recipes
-    - from raw url
-        - maybe allow a 'dir' yaml, that just points to other raw pizza yaml urls
+- maybe allow a 'dir' yaml when importing from url, that just points to other raw pizza yaml urls
 - add settings page
     - option for type of notification, full screen or just in the appbar
     - pick alarm sound
@@ -15,6 +13,8 @@
 - RecipeStep.waitUnit should probably be an enum?
 - refactor to const page names instead of loose strings everywhere ('/path/page')
     - also do this with hive box names
+- make the url fetching less shit
+    - probably use a stream for adding to the listview ?
     
 ## Bug
 - add option to start recipe step instruction after step datetime and not completed