Organize recipes into collections

A collection is a named set of recipes, like Weeknight Dinners or Holiday Baking. A recipe can sit in several collections, and deleting a collection never deletes the recipes inside it.

Create a collection#

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   Open Collections and press New collection

   On a computer, Collections is in the top bar. On a phone, tap More in the bottom bar, then Collections. Before you have any, the page offers Create a collection instead.

   

   You'll see: A form opens with a name box, a description box, three visibility choices and your recipes.

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   Type a Collection name

   The grey example is e.g. My 30-min Weeknight Dinners. A short description is optional. The Free plan keeps up to 3 collections (see The Free plan limit).

   

   You'll see: The name is the only required box. If you press Create collection without one, a message says Give the collection a name first.

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   Choose who can see it

   A new collection starts as Private, so only you can see it. Pick Unlisted or Public only when you want to share it; the next section explains all three.

   

   You'll see: The choice you make is highlighted.

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   Tap the recipes you want in it

   Use the search box above the list to find a recipe by name.

   

   You'll see: A tick shows on each recipe you pick. You can pick none and add them later.

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   Press Create collection

   

   You'll see: A message says Collection created and you are back on the Collections page, where the new card is waiting.

Add a recipe from its page#

You do not have to go to the collection. You can file a recipe while you are looking at it.

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   Tick the collections you want

   Private collections show a small padlock and the number of recipes. + New collection at the bottom of the panel starts a new one.

   

   You'll see: The recipe is added at once, a message says Added to collection, and the button changes to In 1 collection. Untick a box to take it out again.

Add and remove recipes in a collection#

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   Open a collection from the Collections page

   Press the collection’s name or Edit.

   

   You'll see: A page opens with the name, description, visibility choices and a RECIPES list.

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   Press Add recipe

   

   You'll see: A search panel opens below, with a search field and a list of your recipes.

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   Search, then press the + beside a recipe

   The search field says Search recipes to add…. To take a recipe out, press the small remove icon on its row. A message says Recipe removed. The recipe itself is not deleted. To add another recipe, clear the search first.

   

   You'll see: A message says Recipe added and the recipe joins the list.

To rename a collection or change its description, edit the boxes at the top and press Save. The button stays grey until you change something.

Choose who can see it#

The three choices sit under the description on the collection page.

• Public: anyone can find and view it.
• Unlisted: only people with the link can open it. It is not listed anywhere.
• Private: only you can see it.

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   Press Public, Unlisted or Private

   On the Collections page there is also a quick button on each card that steps through the choices: Make public, Make unlisted, Make private.

   

   You'll see: The change applies at once, with a message such as Collection is unlisted (link only). No need to press Save.

Share a collection#

Once a collection is Public or Unlisted, two more buttons appear beside the visibility choices.

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   Press Copy link

   On the Collections page, public collections also have a Share button that copies the same link.

   

   You'll see: The button says Copied for a moment. Paste the link into a message or email.

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   Press Preview to see what others see

   

   You'll see: The public page opens in a new tab.

The public page shows the collection’s name, description and the cards of its public recipes. Each card opens to show the ingredients and steps. It does not show who made it, and a visitor does not need an account to read it.

Delete a collection#

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   Press the trash icon on the collection's card

   The icon is at the right end of the card’s buttons on the Collections page.

   

   You'll see: A box asks Delete collection? and says the recipes themselves are not deleted.

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   Press Delete to confirm, or Cancel

   

   You'll see: A message says Collection deleted. This cannot be undone, but every recipe is still in your library.

The Free plan limit#

The Free plan keeps up to 3 collections. Pro and Family have no limit. When you press Create collection for the fourth, a box appears instead.

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   Read the box, then press Try Pro free for 14 days or Maybe later

   Your existing collections keep working. You can delete one you no longer need to make room. See Free, Pro and Family.

   

   You'll see: The box is titled You’ve used your 3 free collections. Nothing is created. Maybe later closes it.

Common questions#

Can a recipe be in more than one collection?#

Yes. Tick it in as many as you like from its Save to collection panel.

What happens if I delete a recipe that is in a collection?#

It goes to Trash and leaves the collection’s list. See Delete and restore recipes.

Does a public collection make my private recipes public?#

No. Visitors to a Public or Unlisted collection see only the recipes that are public. A private recipe in it stays hidden from them, and filing a recipe into a collection does not publish it. See Choose who sees a recipe.