How do I sign up for Prepsheets?

Go to prepsheets.com and click Free Trial, fill in your name, email and phone number, accept the terms and click Sign up. Prepsheets emails you a confirmation link to follow, then you set up your organisation.

Is there a free trial of Prepsheets and do I need a credit card?

Yes. Every new Prepsheets account starts with a free 14-day trial and no credit card is needed to begin.

What do I set up when I create my Prepsheets organisation?

Your business name, country (two-letter code), currency, measurement system, a wastage percentage built into recipe costs, a margin alert threshold that flags low-margin recipes in red, and default shelf lives that feed your labels. Then click Save Organisation and select it to open your dashboard.

My Prepsheets confirmation email hasn't arrived. What should I do?

Check your spam or junk folder — confirmation emails often land there. It usually arrives within a couple of minutes.

Help Centre › Getting Started

Create Your Account & Set Up Your Organisation

⏱ About 5 minutes · You'll need access to your email inbox

To get started with Prepsheets, go to prepsheets.com and click Free Trial to start a free 14-day trial (no credit card needed), confirm your email, then set up your organisation — your business name, country, currency, measurement system, wastage, margin alert and default shelf lives. It takes about 5 minutes and leaves you ready to add ingredients.

This guide takes you from the website to a fully set-up organisation, step by step.

Step 1: Start your free trial

Go to prepsheets.com and click Free Trial (top right).
Fill in your name, email address and phone number.
Tick the box to confirm you've read the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, then click Sign up.

Prepsheets homepage with the Free Trial button highlighted

Step 2: Confirm your email

Open the confirmation email Prepsheets sends you and follow the link.
Click Confirm and stay logged in.

Tip: If the email doesn't arrive within a couple of minutes, check your spam or junk folder.

Step 3: Set up your organisation

You're now logged in, and Prepsheets asks you to create your organisation — this is your business: your café, restaurant, bakery or production kitchen.

Name — your business name.
Country — the two-letter country code, e.g. IE for Ireland, GB for the UK, DE for Germany.
Currency — the currency you buy and sell in.
Measurement System — Metric gives you kg, g, l and ml.
Wastage (%) — the wastage Prepsheets builds into every recipe cost. Not sure? 5% is a sensible starting point, and you can fine-tune per recipe later.
Margin Alert Threshold (%) — if a recipe's margin falls below this figure, it shows in red so you spot it immediately. For example, enter 75 for a minimum 75% gross profit margin.
Default Shelf Life (days) — these feed into your food labels: Opened On / Prep On: 3 days, Frozen: 30 days, Defrost: 2 days. These defaults suit most kitchens, and you can override them per ingredient or recipe later.
Click Save Organisation.

Step 4: Select your organisation

Your organisation now appears on the left. Click the organisation selector (top left, under the Prepsheets logo) and choose it to open your dashboard. It's empty — 0 ingredients, 0 recipes, 0 suppliers — which is exactly right for a brand-new account. From here you'll fill it up.

The organisation selector open on the left with the empty dashboard showing zero ingredients and recipes

Next: add your ingredients

Before you can build a recipe, you need ingredients — same principle as a real kitchen.

Adding Ingredients from the Managed Database →