CookShelf

CookShelf

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About this app

Do you love cookbooks? Us, too. That's why we created CookShelf, the app that helps you make the most of your cookbook collection, and cook from the books you already own.

Got too much zucchini in the summer, and an excess of cabbage in winter? Or are you just trying to find that one Bolognese recipe you love and make every year, but can *never* remember which book it’s in? Quickly find recipes across your cookbooks that use what you already have—no more forgotten vegetables wilting in your crisper drawer. Simply search by ingredient, dish type, or whatever you're craving, and CookShelf shows exactly which cookbook has what you need and what page it's on.

CookShelf is built for home cooks who love real cookbooks and real creators. Set a goal for how many cookbook recipes you'll cook this year, track your progress, and look back at everything you've made. Plus, get inspired by what our community is cooking from the books you own. We bridge the gap between physical cookbooks and digital convenience—because the best recipes are already on your shelf.

◆ Instantly search across your cookbooks and thousands of online recipes
◆ Find recipes based on what's in your fridge
◆ See ingredients lists before opening your books
◆ See what people are cooking: browse real cooks from the books already on your shelf—what people made, the notes they left, the little tweaks that made it better
◆ Follow your friends: find the people whose cooking you trust and follow along
◆ Track your cooking: bookmark recipes, mark what you've cooked, add photos and notes, and look back at your cooks timeline
◆ Set a cooking goal and watch your progress grow throughout the year
◆ Reduce food waste: use up CSA box ingredients before they spoil
◆ Finally cook from those cookbooks you love but rarely open
◆ 16,000+ cookbooks indexed

Join thousands of home cooks who are rediscovering the treasures in their cookbook collections every day.


HOW DOES IT WORK?
CookShelf includes both a free version and a Premium (paid) subscription.

The free version lets you add up to 5 cookbooks and use all of CookShelf's features for those books—search, bookmarking, cooking goals, and tracking.

Premium unlocks your full collection:
◆ Add unlimited cookbooks
◆ Search across your entire library and over 15,000 indexed titles

You can start a free trial to access Premium. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, you'll be automatically charged the price shown on the payment screen for your chosen plan. Your CookShelf Premium subscription renews automatically each month or year until you cancel. Canceling disables the automatic renewal, but you'll keep full access through the end of your current period. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription.


Terms of Use: https://www.cookshelf.app/terms
Privacy: https://www.cookshelf.app/privacy

Ratings and reviews

Cool idea, but copyrights totally kill it. You still have to crack open the book if you're not "culinarily inclined" to guesstimate measurements, especially for baking where "cooking chemistry" matters. This is the main reason the app falls short; you still need the actual book for correct measurements, making the subscription pretty much useless in the grand scheme of things. Good concept, not worth the money in my opinion. It does have its uses, just not at the cost of a subscription.

This indexing app will make your cookbooks relevant again & it will help you get better use from ebook cookbooks that disappear into your devices. Don't expect full text of recipes, but the ingredient lists are really helpful for browsing and for last minute decisions at the grocery store. I love the user notes and tracking what I cook. As a professional librarian, IMHO the annual cost of about one cookbook is a great deal for the indexing provided.

I've been waiting for this app for years and it doesn't disappoint. I collect cookbooks from the places I travel and I was feeling guilty that I haven't been using books to their full potential owed to not being able to quickly find what I'm looking for, I love that it even tells you which page your recipe is on. I just wish I could organize my cookshelf by location in my house because I have books all over the place and I lend them out - being able to keep track of that would massively helpful.

What’s new

General bug fixes and performance improvements, including smoother scrolling through recipe lists.