With this Apple Shortcut, you can extract a recipe from any photo and import it to the Cookbook app. Simply open up the recipe image, hit "Share", and select the Shortcut.
With this Apple Shortcut, you can extract a recipe from a website and import it to the Cookbook app. When on a website with a recipe, hit "Share" and select the Shortcut.
Use the appropriate Shortcut version for recipes in different languages. Shortcuts only work with Apple Intelligence.
Create, organize, and store your recipes—simple as that. Add ingredients, cooking instructions, categorize and/or tag by e.g. meal type, and search through everything instantly.
The app won't sync across devices, or store photos. It's intentionally minimal. Think of it as a focused recipe notebook, not a social cooking platform.
Yes. Select a JSON file with your recipes and the app handles the rest. There's a template you can export to see the exact format. You can also use Siri Shortcuts to import recipes programmatically from images or websites!
The app is optimized for iPhone, but should at least run on iPad and Mac, too.
Yes. Tap the share button on any recipe and send it via AirDrop, Messages, Mail—whatever works. Recipients with the Cookbook App can import it directly.
Yes, you can export your entire collection as a JSON file. When you need it, import it back.
Shoot me an email. I can't promise I'll add every feature request—this is a side project, after all—but I'm listening.
Hi, I'm Jacob Stahl, a product designer, foodie, and home cook.
When searching for a way to store and manage my personal recipes, I could only find cluttered solutions full of ads and features I didn't need. So I built and launched my own minimalistic app.
Maybe you find it useful, too? Give it a try!