# My Recipes

This is where your personal library of recipes is viewed and managed.

All created and imported recipe is displayed here. You can also create or import recipes directly from this screen. You can select the recipe you wish to brew from this screen.

Available recipes are sorted alphabetically.&#x20;

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On the left is the <img src="/files/5AP57phlelbPVSXeJgfJ" alt="" data-size="line"> **Add new Recipe** button and the <img src="/files/kNyXnU8SNF0jqr74POo2" alt="" data-size="line"> **Import Recipe** button.

### Import Recipes

To Import an existing recipe, select the <img src="/files/kNyXnU8SNF0jqr74POo2" alt="" data-size="line"> **Import Recipe** button.

The recipe must be in BeerXML format to be imported. The BeerXML file can be uploaded or simply dragged and dropped onto the Imprt Recipes pop up.

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### Create New Recipe

To create a new recipe, select the  <img src="/files/5AP57phlelbPVSXeJgfJ" alt="" data-size="line"> **Add new Recipe** button.

This will open the **Edit** screen. This screen s where all recipe data can be viewed, edited and scaled. It is a powerful recipe editing tool with full functionality, including built in water calcultions (including accurate pH calculations), IBU colculations and the ability to manage and scale recipes for different sized batches or alternate brewing equipment.

Once the recipe has been imported or created simply select the recipe  from the **My Recipes** screen in order to view the details and/or edit the recipe.

### Search Recipes

You can search for a recipe in your library using the Search option in the top right.&#x20;

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Once you have Added or Imported a recipe, it can be edited (if imported) or created in the Recipe Editor screen. To Edit or design any recipe select the recipe in the My Recipes screen.

The [Recipe Editor](/recipes/my-recipes/recipe-editor.md) will open automatically once you select  <img src="/files/5AP57phlelbPVSXeJgfJ" alt="" data-size="line"> **Add new Recipe.**


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