## 1. Sign in

Open Gather from the [daemn front page](/) and sign in. Gather opens for members of a tenant that holds Gather. If your account has no access yet, the page says so, and **Ask for access** sends the request to your tenant's Owners.

## 2. Choose your measurements

Pick **Metric** or **US customary**. Above the phone size it sits at the end of the top bar; on a phone it is in the You sheet's Settings. If you never choose, Gather uses Metric. Every amount on screen follows your choice.

## 3. Add your first recipes

Press **Add recipes**. You can:

1. Paste a link to a recipe page.
2. Import a bookmarks export, and tick the folders that hold recipes.
3. Upload text, HTML, PDF or Word files.
4. Upload or paste a recipe CSV.
5. Enter a recipe by hand.

Review what Gather found, then press **Bring in** or **Import**. Nothing is saved before that.

## 4. Finish your drafts

A recipe that is missing something arrives as a draft, and a draft cannot be planned yet. To be ready, a recipe needs a title, a course, a yield, at least one ingredient and at least one step. Open a draft, press **Finish draft**, fill the gaps and press **Save**.

## 5. Plan your week

Open **Plan**. Choose the days you want to cook, then press **Suggest new dinners**. Gather picks from your ready recipes. On each day you can change the servings, **Swap** the dinner, **Swap side**, or **Skip day**.

## 6. Finalize and shop

When every day has a dinner, press **Finalize & make shopping list**. The list opens with every ingredient for the week, combined. Tick each line as you shop. If you change the plan later, press **Reopen plan** first.