Cook: Cooklang format recipe app – Lossless Recipes
Most recipe apps strip away the details that make recipes actually work. Cook preserves everything by using Cooklang recipe format based on text files.
Capture How Recipes Really Work
Real recipes have structure. A pie has a crust and a filling. Bread has preferments. Sauces get referenced across dishes. Cook handles all of it:
- Sections – Keep dough, filling, frosting, and garnish organized as distinct parts of one recipe
- Recipe references – Link to your pizza dough from your pizza recipe instead of copying it everywhere
- Shorthand preparations – Write "onion, diced" once and the app understands both the ingredient and the prep
- Notes and metadata – Oven temps, timing cues, source attribution—nothing gets lost
Shopping Lists That Match How You Shop
Group ingredients your way: by store section, by recipe component, or by store. Cooklang builds your list automatically and lets you configure the groupings to fit your routine.
Your Recipes, Your Files
Cook runs on Cooklang, an open-source plain text format. Create recipes on desktop, sync via iCloud, CookCloud, or any sync app. Works offline. No lock-in—your recipes stay yours forever.
- Organize in folders
- Scale by servings, multiplier, or ingredient ratio
- Share and export freely
Download and start building a recipe collection that captures how you actually cook.
It would be great if the app allows to store the recipes outside of a default folder on iCloud. It crashes at the first startup multiple times but I hope it is resolved once the config files are set up.
Using this app deleted my files.
batsquatch47
I tapped remove on a recipe to take it out of my shopping list and it’s now gone from iCloud. The whole .cook file has been deleted. Removing this app from my devices and asking for a refund.
Developer Response
Hi batsquatch47I'm very sorry that your file was deleted. I can imagine how it is frustrating for you. Thank you for requesting a refund. I just wanted to note that CooklangApp is a read-only app and we rely on Apple infrastructure for iCloud synchronisation. If you don't mind helping us, could you please send us more details on hello@cooklang.org about the context so we can try to reproduce that dreadful situation? What version of Mac and iOS do you use? How many (approximately) recipes do you have? Can you recall a few steps before this file disappear? Do you use only Mac and an iOS device or you have more?This information would greatly help us with identifying the issue.Thank you for your help-Alexey
- cross-platform shopping list
Version 0.7.5
The developer, Alexey Dubovskoy, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Information
Seller
Alexey Dubovskoy
Size
30.2 MB
Category
Food & Drink
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 16 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
