Recipe Management Platform Profile
MasterCook
MasterCook is a long-running recipe management product available as a Windows application alongside web and mobile companions, with detailed cookbook, nutrition and cost-analysis tools.
Recipes
Cookbooks
Recipe Clipper
Menus
Meal Planning
Shopping Lists
Pantry
Nutrition
Cloud Sync
Family Sharing
Mobile
Desktop
Category
Desktop recipe software with web and mobile access
Available on
Web · iOS · Android · Windows
Pricing
Paid Windows software with subscription options for web and mobile access.
Last reviewed
September 2026
What You Can Do
The sections below describe the features MasterCook offers. Feature availability changes over time, so confirm current details on the platform's own website.
Recipe Management
- Recipes are stored with ingredients, directions, notes and images, and can be scaled for different yields.
- Extensive search and category tools suit very large collections.
Digital Cookbooks
- Cookbooks are a central organizing idea, with recipes grouped into chapters.
- The Windows product includes detailed printing and cookbook layout options.
Recipe Import & Clipping
- Recipes can be imported from websites and from recipe files, including collections migrated from earlier versions.
Menus
- Menus group recipes for events and repeat occasions.
Meal Planning
- Meal plans place recipes on a calendar and feed shopping lists.
Shopping Lists
- Shopping lists are built from planned recipes and can be organized by category.
Pantry Management
- Pantry tracking records ingredients on hand for use in planning and lists.
Nutrition
- Nutrition analysis calculates values per recipe and per serving. Cost analysis estimates ingredient cost. Figures are estimates.
Import, Export, Sync and Sharing
Importing
- Website import
- Recipe file import
- Migration from earlier MasterCook collections
Exporting
- Detailed printing
- Recipe file export
Synchronization
- Web and mobile access to a synced collection
Sharing
- Recipe and cookbook sharing
Who Might Like This Platform?
May be useful for:
- People with very large recipe archives
- Cooks who want nutrition and cost figures for their recipes
- Anyone who prefers a full Windows desktop application
This is a description of potential use cases, not a claim that the platform suits everyone.
What Can You Manage?
The map below shows only the areas MasterCook covers.
- Recipe Management
- Digital Cookbooks
- Recipe Import & Clipping
- Menus
- Meal Planning
- Shopping Lists
- Pantry Management
- Nutrition