Mastercook 15 Recipe PC

I finally installed the software from the disk (purchased the software right before my father passed away and forgot about afterward) and opened an account with them to find out that it did not come with an activation code. I feel cheated! I wasted my money for nothing!

Excellent way to keep up with recipes! This software is the best.

I received Mastercook 15 today and love it. It was so easy to install and use. I highly recommend this product to anyone who has tons of recipes sitting in file folders, index cards, scratch paper and more.

I had a problem with windows 10 interaction and reported it to Master Cook. They resolved the issue by contacting Microsoft and working with their development team and kept me informed throughout the process. Love the program and the support that comes with it.

Ive been a user of MasterCook for a decade or more. Years ago, serious development stopped on the software, and they converted to an annual subscription model at about $30/year. I was annoyed but inertia kept me with them. The latest news is that MasterCook 2020 is due this month, and the new cost will be $100 to $125 (or more) per year. This is another example, like Quicken or MS Office 365, of companies taking mature software, converting it to the SaaS (Software as a Service) model, and milking what users remain. After considerable research, I have converted to Paprika Recipe Manager 3, which seamlessly imported all 500 of my MasterCook Recipes. Paprika has every single feature that I wanted - and more. Plus, its much simpler to use, even on multiple devices. The direct import of recipes from websites is particularly robust. I have zero association of Paprika, btw.

There is no upgrade to the latest version. I have tried numerous times to sync this to the website and it will not sync. The help site is way to technical for the average person to try and fix the issue. It is not as easy to use as I was led to believe.

Ive been using Mastercook since about the 4th edition. 15 is the best yet. It can easily sync all your cookbooks you select and the recipes to your mobile device once you download the app. Once set up every time you add a recipe to the computer it automatically shows up in the app. While Im not the fastest learner with these programs and apps, and Ive had a few problems that were mostly caused by me, it is easy to get help from their Support. Just ask a question with a decent description of what is happening and Pam Erickson will get back to you fast. I have yet to wait more than an hour or two for a response and she is always able to get me going again. No other program has this kind of support.

I did not purchase this program from Amazon but directly from MasterCook because of a sale not offered by Amazon. In that sense I am a verified buyer. The MasterCook software gets good reviews from almost every reviewer. It is truly full featured and has many templates and lots of recipes included.

Easy to input recipes software loaded without a hitch

What I didnt like was it would not load on my laptop. Had to have a tech load on thumb drive for it to work.