Cookbook Index
Scan & Organize Your Cookbooks
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Snap a photo of any cookbook index and digitize every recipe in seconds. No typing - just scan, search, and cook. With timers, converter and ingredient swaps built in.
Stop flipping through cookbook indexes. Cookbook Index reads any index page with OCR - every recipe name, every page number and turns your bookshelf into a searchable digital library in minutes.
No typing. No copy-pasting. Just point, snap, and cook.
SCAN IN SECONDS
- Photograph any cookbook index page
- OCR automatically extracts recipe names and page numbers
- Handles multi-column layouts, dot leaders, page ranges, and more
- Batch scan multiple pages in sequence
- Smart document detection highlights the page in your viewfinder
ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION
- Create digital cookbooks with cover photos and full metadata
- Tag recipes by ingredient, cuisine, meal type, dietary restriction, cooking method, or custom categories
- Rate recipes, track favorites, and log how many times you've cooked them
- Add prep time, cook time, servings, difficulty, notes, and photos
COOK MODE
- Multiple kitchen timers running at once, with quick-add presets
- Unit converter (volume, weight, temperature) and density-aware mass↔volume for flour, sugar, butter and dozens more
- Hundreds of ingredient substitutions, filterable by category
- Background notifications so timers fire even with the app closed
FIND ANY RECIPE INSTANTLY
- Search across recipe names, cookbooks, tags, and notes
- Typo-tolerant fuzzy search
- Filter by cookbook, tags, favorites, or status
- Browse recently viewed recipes
- Never flip through an index again
EXPORT & SHARE
- Export recipes as plain text or CSV
- Share via Messages, Mail, Notes, or any app
- Export entire cookbooks at once
PREMIUM FEATURES
- 9 additional color themes
- Batch scanning for multi-page indexes
- iCloud sync across devices
Built with privacy in mind. All scanning and recognition happens on your device - your recipes never leave your phone.
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The developer, Joseph Morton, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Joseph Morton
- Size
- 6.8 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Cookbook Index Pro $6.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Joe Morton
