Portable Cookbook

Portable Cookbook is a software application which allows cooks to keep track of their recipes in a user-friendly environment. It can be easily handled.

Since this is a portable product, installing Cookbook is not necessary. It means that you can store the tool on an external device (like a USB flash drive), and directly run its executable file on any computer.

In this way, you can carry Portable Cookbook with you whenever you're on the move. More importantly, no leftover items are left behind in the Windows Registry or on the hard drive, after deleting the tool from the computer.

The interface of the utility is uncomplicated and easy to navigate; you can create a new recipe by specifying its name, ingredients, preparation process, picture, level of difficulty, number of servings, preparation and cooking time, rating, source and annotations.

There are several predefined recipe presets available which include appetizers, drinks and main dishes. However, you can edit these entries, as well as add as many as you want.

On top of that, you can import and export data, use a complex search function (e.g. filter by difficulty, preparation time), print the selected recipes, and edit menus. From the 'Options' screen, you can make the app save the window position on exit, adjust the font size and change the interface language, just to name a few.

The program requires a moderate amount of CPU and system memory, is pretty responsive to commands and includes a help file. No error dialogs have been displayed throughout our evaluation and Portable Cookbook did not freeze or crash. Thanks to its intuitive layout and overall simplicity, first-time users can quickly get acquainted with Portable Cookbook's features.