# Data Preparation[¶](https://knowledge.dataiku.com/latest/kb/data-prep/index.html#data-preparation "Permalink to this headline")

Data preparation in Dataiku is achieved with recipes in the Flow. Recipes can be:

* Visual, for a quick and code-free way to perform a variety of operations

* Code, for operations beyond what’s possible in the visual recipes

* Plugin, for wrapping custom code behind a visual layer

Note

You can learn more about code recipes and plugin recipes in their sections of the Knowledge Base.

## Topics & Articles[¶](https://knowledge.dataiku.com/latest/kb/data-prep/index.html#topics-articles "Permalink to this headline")

* Concept: Recipes in Dataiku

* Preparing Data with Visual Recipes

* Data Pipelines & Computation Engines

* From Excel To Dataiku
