Your recipes, in your own CookBook.

A personal collection for everyday cooking

Family favourites, your own creations and recipes you discover online can all have a place in your CookBook. Keep them organised, add your notes and turn them into meals and shopping lists.

Other CookBook users cannot browse your personal collection. Signing in to the same account on another device gives access to that collection. Read how private recipes and sharing work.

CookBook uses cloud services to store and sync your recipes, so private does not mean stored only on your phone. Our privacy policy explains how we handle data.

Sharing is a separate choice

CookBook lets you share recipes using options such as a PDF, CookBook file or recipe link/code. The person receiving a shared recipe can view it, and a file or link can be passed on. Keep that in mind before sharing something personal.

For someone else's recipe, sending the creator's original page is a useful way to help friends discover their work. Before sending a copy, check that you have permission or another applicable right to share the text and images.

See how recipe sharing works.

Keep the connection to the creator

Keep the original source link and creator's name with a recipe where available. Return to their site or social post for videos, tips, updates and more recipes. Buying their books and supporting their work helps keep good recipes coming.

Saving a recipe does not transfer its copyright to you or to CookBook. Giving credit is valuable, but credit by itself does not replace permission when permission is needed.

Recipes and copyright: the useful distinction

In the United States, a basic ingredient list is not protected by copyright. Original descriptive writing, photographs, videos and the creative selection or arrangement of a cookbook can be protected. The U.S. Copyright Office explains this distinction.

A recipe being available online does not make all of its content free to copy or republish. You can use your own work, material not protected by copyright, or content you have permission, a licence or an applicable legal exception to use. Those rules depend on the material, the use and the country. Keeping a copy private does not automatically settle the copyright question.

CookBook's role is to help you organise recipes for your cooking. Respect creators' rights and access restrictions, including subscriptions and private accounts. Our terms explain the rules for using the service.

A question about your work?

Recipe writers, photographers and video creators are welcome to email the CookBook team about copyright. For help using the app, visit CookBook support.

For general information, see the U.S. Copyright Office's fair-use guidance, the UK Intellectual Property Office's guidance, or the Australian Attorney-General's guidance for copyright users.