Create your first collection
Open iCook, create a collection, and make it the place where your recipes will live.
Section 01
Getting Started
Show new users how to create their first collection, add categories, and start building a recipe library.
Add categories
Create the structure inside the collection so recipes are easier to browse later.
Add your first recipe
Capture the basics: title, time, notes, ingredients, steps, and optionally a photo.
Section 02
Linking Recipes
Explain how to connect recipes that depend on each other, like sauces, fillings, toppings, or prep components.
Tap a Recipe
Start from the recipe that should point to another recipe.
Add related recipes
Select the recipes you want to link so the relationship is easy to follow while cooking.
Use linked recipes during prep
Jump between connected recipes without hunting through the full collection again.
Section 03
Sharing Collections
Walk through creating a shared collection, inviting people, and accepting shared collections on another device.
Choose the collection to share
Open the App Settings window by tapping the Settings icon.
Send the invitation
Tap the (...) next to the collection, and tap Share. Send the iCloud link via iMessage.
Accept and sync
Accept the share on iPhone, iPad, or Mac and wait for iCook to load the shared collection.
Section 04
Import & Export
Show how to export a collection for backup or sharing, then import it back into iCook on another device or into a new collection.
Open collection actions
Go to Settings, find the collection you want, and open the (...) menu.
Export your recipes
Choose Export Recipes to create an iCook export file you can save or send elsewhere.
Import into iCook
Open the export file in iCook and choose the destination collection before starting the import.
