02 / Photo, receipt & voice entry

Add groceries with a photo or your voice

Turn ingredient photos, receipts, text or speech into an editable ingredient list.

Choose how to enter your groceries

Ingredient photos

Photograph the ingredients or packaging. Review names, amounts and units, adding anything the image does not show.

Grocery receipt

Use a clear, complete receipt photo without glare. Split very long receipts into sections and remove non-food items after recognition.

Text or speech

Type or dictate “six eggs and a carton of milk.” Speech is transcribed to text before AI organizes it.

Edit each recognized item

Results stay on a review screen until you confirm. Correct names and amounts, remove unwanted items or add missed ingredients.

Unknown quantities can stay empty rather than being filled with a guess. Choose a storage zone before saving.

Speech transcription uses no AI credits; organization uses shared credits. Transcription may run on-device or through Apple speech services. Recordings are not sent to CookBook AI.

Example input

Six eggs, one liter of milk and four tomatoes.

Example organized ingredient list
Name	Amount	Unit
Eggs	6	pieces
Milk	1	L
Tomatoes	4	pieces

Illustrated workflow, not an actual AI result

Actual CookBook fridge screen with 13 sample ingredients, remaining amounts and freshness — Actual app screen · 13 sample ingredients

Confirm, then manage items in your fridge

After review, save several ingredients at once. Add expiry dates in the fridge, update remaining amounts and move items between zones.

The free tier allows 20 fridge entries. Example freshness labels and expiry dates are not AI food-safety assessments.

Choose a photo, photograph a receipt, or enter text or speech
Review names, amounts, units and storage zones
Confirm, then add expiry dates and other details

Using AI

Online AI features share 15 lifetime free requests; members get 200 per Beijing calendar month. Service-wide daily and concurrency limits apply. Available features depend on the app version.

Required content is sent only when you submit a task. Review amounts, allergies and steps: results may contain errors or omissions. Calorie estimates are for reference.

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