Importing Recipes
Bring recipes in from websites, pasted text, photos and social videos, and save them as .cook files you own.
cook.md converter · CookCLI · Cook Editor
Read the guide →Guides
Each guide walks through one job from start to finish, with the exact files to create and commands to run. They assume you already have a few .cook files; if you don't, start with Getting Started or run cook seed to get a sample collection.
Everyday cooking
Get recipes in, plan the week, and walk out of the shop with everything you need.
Shopping Lists
Turn one recipe, a handful of recipes, or a whole week into a single grocery list sorted the way your shop is laid out.
CookCLI · mobile app · Cook Editor
Read the guide →Meal Planning
Write the week as a .menu file that references your recipes, then get one shopping list for all of it.
any text editor · CookCLI · Cook Editor · cook server
Read the guide →Pantry Management
Keep a plain-text inventory of what is in your kitchen so shopping lists only contain what you actually need to buy.
CookCLI · cook server
Read the guide →Share and discover
Put your collection online, turn it into a book, and find what other people cook.
Publishing Your Recipes
Register your recipe collection with the Cooklang Federation so anyone can find it, while the files stay on your GitHub or your own site.
GitHub · Cooklang Federation
Read the guide →Hosting Recipes as a Static Website
One command turns your recipe folder into a searchable website you can host for free on GitHub Pages or Netlify, or open straight from a USB stick.
CookCLI · GitHub Pages or any static host
Read the guide →Creating Cookbooks
Export recipes as Typst or LaTeX and compile them into a printable PDF, from a single recipe card to a full family cookbook with chapters and an index.
CookCLI · Typst or LaTeX · cookbook-creator
Read the guide →Recipe Discovery
Search thousands of recipes other Cooklang users actually cook, and drop the .cook file straight into your collection.
recipes.cooklang.org · any Cooklang app
Read the guide →Self-hosting and power tools
Run your own recipe server and bend the data to your will.
Raspberry Pi Kitchen Server
Run cook server on a Raspberry Pi so every phone, tablet and laptop in the house can browse recipes, build shopping lists and check the pantry, with no cloud involved.
CookCLI · Raspberry Pi · systemd
Read the guide →Reports and Data Management
Write a Jinja template once and turn any recipe into a recipe card, a shopping list with product links, a cost breakdown, or whatever else you need.
CookCLI · Jinja templates · Cook Editor
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