Clear, precise home cooking recipes written like step-by-step code.
HowToCook is an open-source collection of clear recipes written to eliminate confusing culinary ambiguity. It breaks down cooking techniques, kitchen basics, and hundreds of dishes into exact steps and transparent ingredient lists. Anyone can browse the guides directly on the website without guessing vague measurements.
The original recipes and tips are written in Simplified Chinese.
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Yes, HowToCook is completely free and released under the public domain Unlicense, with no API keys or accounts required.
It is open source (Unlicense license) with 103,925 GitHub stars, last updated 2026-10-26. Download only from the official link on this page, and scan the file before installing: see the safety checklist in our beginner guide.
The recipes and cooking guides in HowToCook are originally written in Simplified Chinese.
Compiled from the project README. 103,925 GitHub stars (2026-11-13) · License Unlicense · Last update 2026-10-26