How to create an account and sign in

Phork It! never uses a password. You type your email, we send you a 6-digit code, and you type it in. The first time you use an email, that creates your account. On the phone app you can also start without an email and add one later.

Your first time in the app

The first time you open the app on a phone, a few welcome screens show up.

1. Tap Get started

   Or tap I already have an account to go straight to signing in.

2. Answer a few quick questions

   We ask your name, what brings you here, what you love to eat, whether you follow a diet, and anything you can't eat. Every question has Skip, and you can change your answers later in SettingsAbout you.

3. Tap Let's cook

   You land on Recipes, with a short guide to saving your first recipe.

Trying Phork It! without an email

In the phone app, Let's cook usually starts you off without an email, so you can import, plan, shop and cook straight away. When that's the case, you'll see Add your email at the top of Settings. (If it asks for your email instead, just sign in as below.)

1. Open Settings

   Tap Add your email at the top.

2. Enter your email and tap Continue

   We email you a 6-digit code.

3. Type the code and tap Save

   Everything stays exactly where it was: same recipes, plan and shopping list. From now on you can sign in with that email on any phone or in the browser.

If that email already has a Phork It! account, the app asks whether to bring this phone's recipes, plan and shopping list into it. Tap Bring them over to combine them (both sets of recipes are kept), or Cancel to leave them.

Signing in with your email

1. Enter your email

   On the sign-in screen, type your email and tap Continue.

2. Check your inbox

   You'll get an email titled "… is your Phork It! code". The code works for 10 minutes.

3. Type the 6-digit code

   The app signs you in as soon as all six digits are in. Many phones offer to fill in the code from the email for you.

You stay signed in on that phone until you sign out or delete your account. If you don't open Phork It! for 90 days, you'll need to sign in again. Nothing is lost when that happens.