What's New

• Import from Instagram captions — Import recipes directly from Instagram captions for easy saving and editing.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Find friends from contacts — Easily discover and follow people from your phone contacts.
• Content moderation — New reporting tools and moderation workflows to help keep the community safe.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Push Notifications — Get notified when friends interact with your recipes and posts
• Create Recipes from Photos — Turn food photos and screenshots into real recipes
• Redesigned Recipe Creation — One simple flow with support for photos, links, text, and AI
• Smarter AI Edits — See what changed when AI helps update your recipes
• Cleaner Feed & Better Navigation — Subtle design and performance improvements throughout

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Filter recipes by tags you can choose or let AI pick

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Cooked Post Flow – Posting a photo is now the primary action from a recipe, auto-linking the recipe and prompting a rating.
• Performance & Feed Stability – Reduced unwanted feed refreshes, improved scrolling, and fixed several navigation edge cases across Feed and Explore.
• UX & Interaction Polish – Better tap targets in search, reliable mentions in Explore, smoother image zooming, and improved recipe card layouts.
• Notifications & Media Handling – New notifications when someone posts your recipe, camera photos now save to the camera roll, and fallback images added to recipe pages.

• Social Recipe Pages – A refreshed recipe page that shows how your friends are saving, rating, and cooking recipes.
• Cleaner, More Focused Layout – Simplified actions, improved spacing, and a clearer path to cook or customize.
• Community Photos & Ratings – See real photos and ratings from people you know, right on the recipe.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• New & Improved Feed – A cleaner layout with faster image loading and streamlined actions.
• Save from the Feed – Save posts directly without leaving the feed.
• Better Sharing – Improved link copying and sharing for posts and recipes.
• Smarter Mentions – Improved @ mention matching, with clickable and highlighted mentions in the feed.
• Profile & UI Polish – Better spacing, higher-quality profile photos, and more consistent profile views.
• Social Improvements – Follow back directly from notifications and more visible invite friends prompts.

• Web-Shareable Links – Posts and recipes can now be shared via links that open on the web, making it easier for users to send content to friends outside the app.
• General Improvements – Small UX and performance tweaks across the app.

• Improved Mentions – A new mentions dropdown and clearer @ tagging make it easier to tag users in posts.
• Post Sharing – Share posts directly from the feed to boost visibility and engagement.
• Performance and UX updates - Smoother Onboarding, expand profile pictures, and other touch ups

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Multiple Photos per Post – Share more of your cooking experience with a new multi-image option for posts.
• New Explore & Recipe Tabs – A fresh layout with better visuals and a better search experience.
• Zoom Photos Anywhere – Pinch to zoom on photos to see food up and close.
• Profile Pictures – Upload a profile photo.
• Performance Upgrades – Faster and better looking.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Invite friends — easily send invitations to bring friends into your Potluck Club.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• New Recipe tab — explore recipes in a dedicated space.
• Easier posting — smoother experience when creating and sharing your own dishes.
• Improved navigation — updated tab layout makes it easier to browse between feed, explore, and recipes.

• Improved post experience — it's now easier (and more fun) to share what you've cooked, with clearer prompts and a refreshed design.
• Camera upgrades — snap a photo right in the app and show off your latest creation in seconds.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Recommended follows — discover and connect with friends who share your taste.
• Improved recipe creation — enjoy a smoother, more intuitive way to share your dishes.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• New social features — share posts, recipes, and photos with the community.
• Like and comment — connect with other cooks and join the conversation.
• Stay in the loop — get notifications when others engage with your posts.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Add images to your reviews — show off your results or plating when leaving feedback.
• Images on your feed — see beautiful photos from the community right alongside their recipes.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Add photos to your recipes — creators can now upload images to bring dishes to life.
• Share recipes with friends — send a link that opens directly in the app.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Redesigned recipe creation flow for brainstorming ideas — faster, more flexible, and consistent with menus.

Introducing your personalized Menu Builder! Turn that random fridge haul into a chef-worthy spread. Enter ingredients, set an occasion or theme, and our AI builds a full, balanced menu (mains, sides, dessert—your choice). Lock favorites, hit Shuffle to swap dishes, then save & share menus in one tap. Zero decision fatigue, zero food waste—just harmonious plates powered by AI menu generation.

• Bug fixes and UX improvements.

• Bug fixes and UX improvements.

• New Explore page — surfaces top chefs, most-popular recipes, and highest-rated dishes for quick discovery.
• Recipe branching — duplicate any recipe and apply your own tweaks for fast iteration.
• Enhanced recipe extractor — recognizes a wider range of cooking websites, reducing manual copy-paste.
• Ratings revamp
  • Ratings now appear directly on recipe cards in ranked profile sections.
  • An expanded ratings view exposes rating counts and averages to guide your tweaks.
• Additional metadata — recipes now store cook time and servings for more accurate scaling and search.
• Creation provenance — each recipe records whether it was AI-generated or link-imported.

Introducing Cook Mode and Recipe Q&A.

The built-in AI Assistant now supports recipe Q&A. Whether you’re unsure about a substitution, curious about a cooking technique, or need clarification based on a specific recipe, you can now ask questions directly within the app.

Cook Mode is designed to simplify the cooking experience. It helps you track your progress through a recipe and interact with your AI sous chef while cooking. You can check off ingredients and steps as you go, scale the recipe as needed, and ask questions mid-cook to get real-time help from the AI Assistant.

Improved UX and bug fixes.

Improved onboarding flow.

cookbook.ai is live! We’re excited to bring you lots of exciting features and we will continue to improve.

• AI-Powered Recipe Building: Transform your cooking ideas into complete recipes with our AI sous-chef. Easily create or modify recipes to match preferences or available ingredients.
• Connect & Follow: Find friends and food enthusiasts to follow. See what recipes they're cooking and rating in your personalized feed.
• Discover & Save: Explore our community's growing collection of recipes. Save favorites to your "Want to Try" list for easy access later.
• Rate: Share your experience with recipes you've tried and see what others think of yours.
• Personalized Profile: Build your cooking portfolio with your own profile showcasing your creations, ratings, and saved recipes.