Share codes

Compact, URL-safe codes for exchanging recipes.

A share code is a compact string that encodes an entire recipe. Copy, paste, share — anyone with AERR can decode it into their own Cookbook.

How it works

Under the hood, share codes are:

Custom binary format — name + ingredients + quantities.
Compressed with Brotli.
Base64-encoded for safe pasting anywhere.

The format is stable across AERR versions — a code from v1.x still decodes on v2.x.

Making one

From the Mixer or any Cookbook entry, click Copy code. The code lands on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere — Discord, Nexus comments, a text file.

Decoding

Paste into the Mixer’s import field. You get a live preview. Nothing lands in your Cookbook until you confirm.

The web decoder

A browser version of the decoder lives at /lab/sharecode. It runs entirely in your browser — no server, no logging.

Format limits

Share codes encode up to about 20 ingredients with full quantity precision. Beyond that, quantity gets rounded to 2 decimals.