Cook: Free Recipe App for iPhone & Android — Plain-Text, No Lock-In

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Features:

  • Recipes are stored as plain-text files written in the Cooklang markup language.
  • Organise your recipes in your way. Use as many folders and pictures as you want.
  • Create shopping lists grouped by store department. Export and share them with others.
  • Apply agile approach to your recipes and continuously improve them.

The app is free — cook offline, import recipes, build shopping lists. Sync through Cook Cloud comes with Cook Basic (€4.99/month); iCloud or folder sync costs nothing.

iPhone/iPad app

Store your Cooklang recipes files in iCloud Drive and seamlessly use them on your iPhone or iPad while cooking or shopping.

Download on the App Store.

Two ways to sync: the Sync Agent, or a local folder kept in sync by an app like iCloud Drive — see Syncing your recipes below (the Sync Agent uses Cook Cloud, part of Cook Basic).

Submit your feedback in discussions or by email: .

Please open an issue here to report a bug.

Android app

Store your Cooklang recipes files in any folder on your Desktop and seamlessly use them on your Android phone or tablet while cooking or shopping.

Download on Google Play.

Two ways to sync: the Sync Agent, or a local folder kept in sync by an app like Dropbox or Syncthing — see Syncing your recipes below (the Sync Agent uses Cook Cloud, part of Cook Basic).

Submit your feedback in discussions or by email: .

Please open an issue here to report a bug.

Syncing your recipes

Your recipes are plain-text files, so there are two easy ways to keep them in sync between your computer and your phone:

  • Sync Agent — install the Sync Agent on your Mac, PC, or Linux machine, and your recipes sync automatically across all your devices through Cook Cloud. Cook Cloud sync is part of Cook Basic (€4.99/month); accounts from before the paywall keep it free.
  • A folder synced by another app — keep your recipes in a folder that a service you already use keeps in sync (iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Syncthing, and the like), then point the app at that folder.

Either way, your files stay plain text and fully under your control.

Prefer a desktop app?

Cook Editor is a free desktop app for writing, previewing, and planning meals from your .cook files on macOS, Windows, and Linux — with optional CookBot AI assistance (part of Cook Pro, €12.99/mo). It syncs with the mobile apps.