Recipes, exactly as written.
Cookfile is a recipe app for iPhone. It copies a recipe as the source shows it, keeps its groups and steps, and tells you what it found. No account. Nothing collected.
Coming soon to the App Store
Bring a recipe in from anywhere
Web pages
Paste a link or browse to the recipe in Cookfile's own browser, then save it.
Screenshots and cookbook photos
Choose up to four pictures of one recipe, or scan a page with the camera. The text is read on your iPhone.
Pasted text
Paste a recipe from Notes, a message or an email.
Other apps' export files
Bring a whole library in one go from Paprika, Mela, Crouton, Recipe Keeper, Copy Me That or Plan to Eat.
It keeps what the recipe says
Cookfile does not rewrite a recipe. The ingredients and steps are kept as the source wrote them, in the groups the source used ("For the sauce", "For the dough").
Before a recipe from a page, a picture or pasted text is saved, a review screen says what was found: how many ingredients, in how many groups, how many steps, and how the text was read. If something is missing, it says so, and you can fix it with Edit. A library file from another app first shows how many recipes it holds, how many you already have and any it could not read.
Cookfile can make mistakes, especially with photos and handwriting. Check amounts, allergens and cooking times against the source.
Cook from it
Scaling
Change the number of servings and the amounts change with it.
Cook mode
One step at a time, with the ingredients a tap away. The screen stays awake.
Shopping list
Add a recipe's ingredients to your list, tick them off in the shop, and share the list.
Search and tags
Find a recipe by its title, ingredients or source, or by a tag.
Leave whenever you like
Cookfile writes your whole library in Paprika's file format (.paprikarecipes) and Mela's (.melarecipes). Export is always free.
Price
Cookfile is free for up to 30 recipes, with every feature. Cookfile Pro is a one-time purchase that removes the limit. There is no subscription, and Family Sharing is on.
Your recipes stay on your iPhone
There is no account and no Cookfile server. Cookfile has no analytics, ads or tracking. Read the privacy policy.
Coming from Paprika?
Paprika 4 changed how it is sold on 6 November 2026. Our guide explains what changed and how to bring your library across: Moving from Paprika.
Cookfile is not affiliated with Paprika, Mela, Crouton, Recipe Keeper, Copy Me That or Plan to Eat.