Basic Operation
The basic operation in a few steps:
1) Select a recipe from the cookbook
The cookbook opens when Magnetron.APP opens, or open it by clicking the in the top left.
Learn more about the cookbook.
2) Add a file
- by dropping it
- on the file list area in the app,
- on the app icon (located on the dock or in the applications folder),
- by opening the 'add file/folders' dialog
- by clicking cmd+shift+a (macOS) or ctrl+shift+a (Windows),
- by opening (right click) the context menu in the file list area in the app and select add file/folders,
- by clicking the Magnetron.APP button in the lower left corner and select add file/folders.
Learn more about the file list.
3) Start the recipe
by clicking on the big green button at the bottom
![](https://magnetron.app/media/pages/support/basic-operation/ae52f8d1b5-1713047540/magnetron-start-button-480x480.png)
Let me show you
on macOS by dropping the file on the Magnetron.APP interface
on macOS by dropping the file on the Magnetron.APP application icon