Share a Recipe with Friends

Found a recipe that someone you know would love? Cookonut makes it easy to share recipes — whether the other person uses Cookonut or not.

Sharing via Text, Email, or Other Apps

You can share any recipe through your phone’s standard sharing options:

1. Open the recipe you want to share
2. Tap the ••• options menu, then Share
3. Choose Share as text to open your phone’s share sheet, then pick a method:
   • Text message / iMessage
   • WhatsApp
   • Email
   • Messenger
   • Copy
   • Or any other app in your share sheet

The recipient gets a nicely formatted version of the recipe with the title, ingredients, and instructions. They can read it without needing to install Cookonut.

Sharing Directly with Cookonut Users (Premium)

With a Premium subscription, you can share recipes directly with other Cookonut users:

1. Open the recipe
2. Tap the ••• options menu, then Share
3. Choose Send to Cookonut user
4. The other person receives the recipe right in their Cookonut app
5. They can save it to their own collection with one tap

This is the smoothest sharing experience — the recipe arrives complete with all details, formatting, and the photo, ready to be saved.

Note: Direct user-to-user sharing within Cookonut is a Premium feature. Sharing via text, email, and other external apps is available to everyone.

What Gets Shared

When you share a recipe, the recipient gets:

• Recipe title and description
• Full ingredients list with quantities and units
• Step-by-step instructions
• Prep time, cook time, and servings
• Photo (when sharing directly within Cookonut)

Sharing Scenarios

“You have to try this!” — Share a recipe you loved with a friend who’d enjoy it too.

Family recipe exchange — Send grandma’s pie recipe to your siblings so everyone has a copy.

Dinner party coordination — Share the recipes you’re making so guests can see what’s coming (and offer to bring something that pairs well).

Cooking together — Share the recipe with your cooking partner so you both have it on your phones.

Sharing Multiple Recipes

To share several recipes at once (like a whole cookbook’s worth):

• Share them individually — each recipe gets its own share
• Or share a meal plan that includes multiple recipes (see the Share & Export Your Meal Plan article)

Privacy

Sharing is always intentional — recipes in your collection are private by default. Nothing is shared unless you explicitly open the ••• menu, choose Share, and pick a method or recipient.

Free vs. Premium Sharing

Feature	Free	Premium
Share via text, email, WhatsApp, etc.	Yes	Yes
Export as PDF	Yes	Yes
Print recipes	Yes	Yes
Share directly within Cookonut (user-to-user)	No	Yes

Tips

• Share from the recipe detail view for the most complete sharing options
• For non-Cookonut users, sharing via text or email works perfectly — they don’t need the app
• For Cookonut users, direct sharing (Premium) is the best experience since the recipe imports directly into their collection