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 ## Checklist
 
 * [ ] I've referred to the the [Guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/amiaopensource/ffmprovisr/blob/gh-pages/readme.md#guidelines-for-contributing)
-* [ ] New recipe has been added to `recipes.txt`
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 #### Guidelines for contributing
 
 * Recipes should ideally do just one thing or solve one problem, to keep things as user-friendly as possible and to avoid unintended side-effects
-* Add the recipe to the [`.txt` file](./recipes.txt)
 * Explanations and examples for recipes should be as generic as possible, to allow users to alter the command for their own use-case.
   * This may involve the use of `VARIABLE_NAMES`
   * Example: [Fade video and audio streams](https://amiaopensource.github.io/ffmprovisr/#fade_streams)