CookBuddy Guide

Adding Recipes from TikTok

CookBuddy makes adding recipes from TikTok a snap. Follow this simple, 3 step process to add your favorite recipes from the platform to your CookBook:

• Copy the link. Go to the recipe video on TikTok and click the Share button. Once the widget menu pops up, click the Copy Link icon to copy the video link to your clipboard.

• Paste the link into CookBuddy. Go into your CookBook and click on the green square plus size button to bring up the Add Recipe widget. Right click the gray Recipe Link input bar (If on mobile: tap the input bar once, wait for the keyboard to be brought up, and then tap it again) and then select Paste.

• Click and wait. Click the green Add Recipe button and wait for the recipe to be added to your profile. You will see a green success banner come across the top of the screen and the recipe appear in your CookBook when the process is finished.

And just like that you have added a new recipe to your CookBook from TikTok to use wherever and whenever you need it! Make sure to be patient when waiting for a new recipe to be added to your CookBook, the process can sometimes take over a minute to generate your new recipe.

Adding Recipes from YouTube

Adding recipes from YouTube to your CookBook is largely the same as doing it from TikTok, and just as easy. Follow along to see how you can add your favorite recipes from YouTube to your CookBook:

• Copy the link. Go to the recipe video on YouTube and click the Share button. Once the widget menu pops up, click the Copy Link icon to copy the video link to your clipboard.

• Paste the link into CookBuddy. Go into your CookBook and click on the green square plus size button to bring up the Add Recipe widget. Right click the gray Recipe Link input bar (If on mobile: tap the input bar once, wait for the keyboard to be brought up, and then tap it again) and then select Paste.

• Click and wait Click the green Add Recipe button and wait for the recipe to be added to your profile. You will see a green success banner come across the top of the screen and the recipe appear in your CookBook when the process is finished.

And now your YouTube video recipe has been successfully added to your CookBook! Again, make sure to be patient when waiting for a new recipe to be added to your CookBook, the process can sometimes take over a minute to generate your new recipe.

Adding Recipes from a Webpage

CookBuddy can also take written recipes you find on standard webpages and add them to your CookBook. Follow along to see how you can add webpage based recipes to your CookBook:

• Copy the link. Go to the webpage that has the recipe and click the URL bar. Highlight the entire URL and copy it to your clipboard.

  • On desktop. Click the mouse on the URL bar and drag it across the entire link to highlight it. Right click and Select Copy to copy it to your clipboard.
  • On mobile. Click the URL bar once to highlight the URL, and click the URL again to bring up the menu. Select Copy to copy it to your clipboard.

• Paste the link into CookBuddy. Go into your CookBook and click on the green square plus size button to bring up the Add Recipe widget. Right click the gray Recipe Link input bar (If on mobile: tap the input bar once, wait for the keyboard to be brought up, and then tap it again) and then select Paste.

• Click and wait. Click the green Add Recipe button and wait for the recipe to be added to your profile. You will see a green success banner come across the top of the screen and the recipe appear in your CookBook when the process is finished.

And now your webpage recipe has been successfully added to your CookBook! Again, make sure to be patient when waiting for a new recipe to be added to your CookBook, the process can sometimes take over a minute to generate your new recipe.

Moving Recipes Around in your CookBook

CookBuddy makes it easy to move the recipes in your CookBook around. Just drag and drop any recipes with the mouse (or your finger if on mobile) where you want it to be in your CookBook. It's as simple as that!

Moving Folders Around in your CookBook

Any folders you have created can be reorganized in the same way. Just drag and drop the folder where you would like it to be in your CookBook the same way you would a recipe.

Removing Recipes

Have a recipe in your CookBook that you don't think you are going to use anymore? Follow along with these instructions to learn how to remove it from your CookBook:

• Click the Edit button. While in your CookBook, press the Edit button. This will put your CookBook in editing mode.

• Click the red "x" button. Click the red "x" button on the left side of the recipe you wish to delete. This will bring up a popup confirming that you are sure you would like to delete this recipe.

• Click the "Remove Recipe" button. Click the red Remove Recipe button to finish removing your recipe from your CookBook. You should see the recipe you selected disappear from your CookBook immediately.

Important things to keep in mind

Make sure to be careful when removing recipes from your CookBook. This action is irreversible and CANNOT be undone. The only way to recover a recipe that has been removed from your CookBook is to readd it using a link to the original recipe like you did when you first added it.

Adding Folders

Folders are an incredibly effective way of adding a new layer of organization to your CookBook. Follow these instructions to create a new folder for you to store your recipes in:

• Click the folder icon. While in your CookBook, press the button with the folder symbol and a + sign on the right side of the CookBook header. This will bring up a popup that will allow you to create a new folder in your CookBook.

• Enter a name for your new folder. Come up with a good name for your new folder to be called and enter it into the input bar.

• Click the "Add Folder" button. Click the green Add Folder button to finish creating your new folder. You should see your new folder appear just about immediately in your CookBook.

Now you have a brand new folder in your CookBook to store your recipes in! Go check out the next section in this guide if you want to learn how to move recipes into your folders.

Moving Recipes into Folders

After you have created some folders, you will most likely want to move some recipes into them. Follow along with these instructions to learn how to move a recipe into a folder in your CookBook:

• Click the Edit button. While in your CookBook, press the Edit button. This will put your CookBook in editing mode.

• Click the green "+" button. Click the green + button on the right side of the folder you wish to add recipes to. This will spawn additional green "+" buttons next to all the recipes in your CookBook, and a yellow "-" button next to the folder you are adding recipes to.

• Click the "+" recipe buttons. Click the green + button next to each recipe you want to add to the folder. You should see the recipe you selected disappear from your CookBook immediately. This is how you know the recipe was added to the folder that is currently open.

• Click the "-" button when done. When you're done adding recipes to the opened folder, just click the yellow "-" button next to the opened folder to close it.

Now your recipe resides in the folder you just moved it into. Don't worry about getting it right the first time, you can always move the recipe back out of the folder and vice versa as many times as you want.

Moving Recipes out of Folders

Don't like which folder you put a recipe into anymore? This section will show you how to move the recipe back out of the folder it is in:

• Open the folder. While in your CookBook, select the folder you want to move a recipe back out from and open it by clicking anywhere on the row in the table.

• Click the "Edit" button. Click the green Edit button on the right side of the CookBook header. This will put the CookBook into editing mode, adding all the buttons you are already familiar with, as well as a double back arrow button on each recipe in the folder.

• Click the "<<" button. Click the << button next to each recipe you want to move out of the folder. You should see the recipe you selected disappear from your CookBook immediately. This is how you know the recipe was moved out of the folder that is currently open and back to the top level of your CookBook.

• Click the "Back" button when done. When you're done moving all the recipes you wanted to move out of the folder you're in, just click the green Back button to the left of the CookBook header to close the folder and return to the top level of your CookBook.

Now your recipe is back outside of your folder. And no worries if you decide to go back on this decision, you can always move the recipe back into the folder again as many times as you would like.

Removing Folders

Done using a particular folder in your CookBook? Follow along with these instructions to learn how to remove it from your CookBook:

• Click the Edit button. While in your CookBook, press the Edit button. This will put your CookBook in editing mode.

• Click the red "x" button. Click the red "x" button on the left side of the folder you wish to delete. This will bring up a popup confirming that you are sure you would like to delete this folder.

• Click the "Remove Folder" button. Click the red Remove Folder button to finish removing your folder from your CookBook. You should see the folder you selected disappear from your CookBook immediately.

Important things to keep in mind

Make sure to be careful when removing folders from your CookBook. By removing a folder, you will also remove all the recipes and other folders that you have inside of it from your CookBook as well. This action is irreversible and CANNOT be undone, so if you plan on removing a folder but keeping the recipes inside of it make sure you move all the recipes and folders you wish to keep out of it before removing the folder itself.