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Free Cooking Timers™

Free Cooking Timers™ is completely free to use. No account is required to create or run cooking timers.

Free Cooking Timers™ is available at: freecookingtimers.com

Need more than timers? A Libraries subscription lets you:

  • Save and import recipes from your favorite apps like Pinterest, Instagram, and TikTok, plus websites, videos, cookbooks, and more.
  • Create meal plans, Smart Grocery Lists, and organize unlimited recipes.
  • Save and import DIY projects from your favorite apps like Pinterest, Instagram, and TikTok, plus websites, books, magazines, and more.
Can I run multiple cooking timers at the same time?
Yes. Run as many cooking timers as you need, all on one screen.
Do my timers keep running if I close the app?
Yes. Timers continue running in the background and will alert you when they finish.
Can I use Cooking Timers on my phone, tablet, or computer?
Yes. Cooking Timers works across your devices, so you can cook wherever you are.

Libraries

Libraries are available at: cookingtimers.app

What is included with a Libraries subscription?
A Libraries subscription includes everything you need to save, organize, and manage your recipes and DIY projects: unlimited Recipe Box, unlimited Project Box, recipe and DIY project imports, Meal Planning, Smart Grocery Lists, Smart Materials Lists, AI-generated cover images, Collections, Sharing, Device syncing, Smart Cooking Timers, and Smart Project Timers.
How much does a Cooking Timers Library subscription cost?
A Cooking Timers Library subscription costs $9.99/month and includes a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime before your trial ends and you won't be charged.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. You can cancel your subscription at any time from Manage Subscription in your account. Your Libraries access continues until the end of your current billing period.
Do I lose my recipes or DIY projects if I cancel?
No. Your recipes, DIY projects, meal plans, Smart Grocery Lists, Smart Materials Lists, and collections remain safely stored in your account. If your subscription ends, your Libraries features are locked until you resubscribe, but your content remains in your account unless you choose to delete it.

Importing Recipes & DIY Projects

Where can I import recipes and DIY projects from?
You can save and import recipes and DIY projects from your favorite apps and websites, including Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok, and more.
Can I import recipes and DIY projects from videos?
Yes. Import recipes and DIY projects directly from videos. Cooking Timers automatically compresses and optimizes videos during import to make uploads faster while preserving the information needed to create your recipe or project. Once imported, everything is saved and organized in one place for easy access.
Can I import recipes and DIY projects from books, photos, and printed instructions?
Yes. Import recipes and DIY projects from cookbooks, recipe cards, books, magazines, package instructions, handwritten notes, photos, screenshots, and more.
Can I edit imported recipes and DIY projects?
Yes. You can edit titles, ingredients, materials, instructions, notes, timers, collections, and cover images at any time.

Cover Images

How do cover images work?
Every recipe and DIY project can have its own custom cover image. Cooking Timers can automatically create a unique AI-generated cover image using your recipe's ingredients or your project's materials. Prefer to use your own image? Simply upload it, and Cooking Timers will automatically resize and optimize it to fit your library. For best quality — Recommended size: 1600 × 700 px (16:7). Lightweight option: 1200 × 525 px. Minimum size: 800 × 350 px. For the best appearance across all devices, use a landscape image and keep important text and subjects away from the outer edges.

Recipe Box & Project Box

What are Recipe Box and Project Box?
Recipe Box and Project Box are your personal libraries where you can save, organize, and quickly access all of your recipes and DIY projects in one place.
Can I organize my Recipe Box and Project Box?
Yes. Create unlimited collections to organize your recipes and DIY projects any way you like, making everything easy to browse and find.
Can I search my Recipe Box and Project Box?
Yes. Quickly search your saved recipes and DIY projects to find exactly what you're looking for.
Can I edit recipes and DIY projects after I save them?
Yes. Update titles, ingredients, materials, instructions, notes, timers, collections, and cover images at any time.

Inspiration Board

What is the Inspiration Board?
The Inspiration Board is a place to save ideas for future recipes and DIY projects before you're ready to organize them into your Recipe Box or Project Box.
Can I save ideas for later?
Yes. Save recipes, DIY projects, and creative ideas to your Inspiration Board so you can come back to them anytime.
Can I move ideas from my Inspiration Board into my Recipe Box or Project Box?
Yes. When you're ready, you can organize your saved ideas into your Recipe Box or Project Box.

Meal Planning & Smart Grocery Lists

Can I create a meal plan?
Yes. Create daily or weekly meal plans using your saved recipes to make cooking and shopping easier.
Can I create a Smart Grocery List?
Yes. Create a Smart Grocery List from one recipe or combine ingredients from multiple recipes into a single list.
Will duplicate ingredients be combined automatically?
Yes. Matching ingredients are automatically combined to help simplify your shopping list.
Can I share a Smart Grocery List?
Yes. Share a Smart Grocery List with friends or family using a shareable link.

DIY Projects & Smart Materials Lists

Can I create a Smart Materials List?
Yes. Create a Smart Materials List from your DIY projects to help you gather everything you need before you begin.
Can I add timers to my DIY projects?
Yes. Add as many timers as you need for drying, curing, baking, waiting, painting, and more.
Can I organize my DIY projects into collections?
Yes. Create unlimited collections to organize your DIY projects by season, holiday, room, craft, or any way you like.
Can I add notes to my DIY projects?
Yes. Save measurements, paint colors, shopping notes, ideas, or anything else you'd like to remember with each project.
Can I share my DIY projects?
Yes. Share your DIY projects with friends and family using a shareable link.

Printing

Can I print my recipes and DIY projects?
Yes. Print clean, easy-to-read recipe and DIY project cards whenever you need them.
Can I print my meal plans or shopping lists?
Yes. Print your meal plans, Smart Grocery Lists, and Smart Materials Lists whenever it's convenient.

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