CookZone

How to scan a recipe from a cookbook

Scan recipes from cookbooks, cards or magazine pages with your phone, and CookZone turns them into a recipe in your collection.

The short version

On the Recipes tab, tap “Add”, then “Camera”. Scan each page, tap “Save”, then “Import”. All the pages become one recipe.

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Step by step

  1. Tap “Add”

    On the Recipes tab, tap “Add”. No recipes yet? Tap “Scan a recipe”.

    The CookZone recipe collection, with a finger on Add

  2. Tap “Camera”

    Tap “Camera” to open the scanner.

    The Add a new recipe sheet, with a finger on Camera

  3. Scan the pages

    Hold your phone over each page; it’s captured automatically. Got a photo of the dish? Scan it too. Then tap “Save” (on Android, “Done”).

    The scanner with a recipe page outlined and two pages captured, and a finger on Save

  4. Pick the cover

    Touch and hold the dish photo to make it the cover. The cover isn’t scanned for ingredients or steps.

    The scanned pages, with a finger holding the dish photo

  5. Tap “Import”

    Tap “Import”. All the pages become one recipe.

    The scanned pages with the dish photo marked as the cover, and a finger on Import

  6. Done

    CookZone reads the pages and turns them into a recipe with ingredients and steps.

    The CookZone recipe collection with the scanned recipe first

Photos and PDFs work too

Already have a photo or a PDF of the recipe? In step 2, tap “Gallery” or “PDF” instead of “Camera”.

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