Cook: Recipe Manager for iPhone and iPad

Your complete recipe companion. Browse your Cooklang recipe collection, cook with step-by-step guidance, and create smart shopping lists — all from your pocket.

Features

• Browse & search your recipe collection organized by folders
• Rich metadata — servings, prep/cook time, difficulty, cuisine, tags, and more
• Recipe scaling — adjust by multiplier, servings, or a specific ingredient amount
• Cooking mode — step-by-step instructions with large text, swipe navigation, and mise en place checklist
• Built-in timers — tap a time in any step to start a timer; run multiple timers at once with lock screen notifications
• Smart shopping lists — auto-generated from recipes, organized by store aisle, shareable with family
• Clip recipes — import from any website URL or snap a photo of a cookbook page
• Share recipes — generate a QR code or shareable link for any recipe
• Sync options — CookCloud (cross-platform), iCloud Drive, or local folders
• Offline support — recipes are available without an internet connection once synced
• Own your data — plain text Cooklang files, no account required

Getting Started

1. Download Cook from the App Store
2. Choose a sync method: CookCloud (recommended), iCloud Drive, or Local Folder
3. Add .cook recipe files to your synced folder — learn the simple Cooklang syntax at cooklang.org

Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

Help & Documentation

Full documentation with screenshots is available at cook.md/help:

• Overview — what the app can do
• Getting Started — setup and first sync
• Using the App — features guide
• Troubleshooting — common issues and FAQ

Feedback

This repository is for collecting feedback about the Cook iOS app:

• Bug reports — open an issue
• Feature requests & questions — start a discussion

Related

• Cooklang — the recipe markup language
• CookCLI — command-line tool for Cooklang
• Cook for Android — Android version
• Sync Agent — CookCloud sync for desktop