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CLUSTER RECIPE-HOSTED-IMPORTS · 13 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-14

Self-hosted recipe managers

This cluster comprises recipe manager applications, several self-hosted, that import recipes from websites, photos, PDFs, and text, and offer organization and cooking modes. Dated entries before the index start appear sporadically from March 2022, then multiple emerge in late 2025 and early 2026, but the shape is defined by only a few points. Traction is led by recipery with one star, while other members show zero activity.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAY 2019: 1MAR 2022: 1JUL 2023: 1AUG 2024: 2OCT 2025: 1DEC 2025: 1JUN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 3
MAY 2019SEP 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 13 unlabelled

Operator · 4 hobby · 1 indie · 3 open source · 5 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 13 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01recipery2★20 daysliveSelf-hosted recipe library for managing and browsing recipes, requiring no database setup or migration.
  2. 02mise0★20 days—hobbySelf-hosted recipe manager that imports recipes from web pages, photos, PDFs, and text, and organizes ingredients and cooking steps.
  3. 03Salty Recipe Manager0★27 dayslivehobbyRecipe manager application that stores a personal recipe collection locally on device and imports recipes from a discontinued recipe manager format.
  4. 04Simply Recipes for iOS0★1 moliveRecipe manager that imports recipes from websites or text, auto-detects timers and nutrition, and provides a cooking mode.
  5. 05recipes0★1 mo—hobbySelf-hosted recipe manager that imports recipes from photos, PDFs and websites, supports shared collections and full-text search, and works as a mobile-friendly web app.
  6. 06Decadent: Recipe Manager0★22 daysliveRecipe manager that imports recipes from web links, photos, or manual entry, preserves them word for word, and provides cooking mode with timers.
  7. 07mealie0★23 daysliveopen sourceSelf-hosted recipe manager for organizing recipes, meal planning, and sharing cooking ideas.
  8. 08Recipe Folder0★3 moliveindieRecipe manager that stores personal recipes, imports from websites or photos via AI, and scales ingredient quantities during cooking.
  9. 09quince0★2 mo—hobbySelf-hosted recipe manager that imports recipe files, scales ingredients, provides a cook mode with timers, and supports searching.
  10. 10FunkyRadish-AI Recipe Manager0★2 yrabandonedliveRecipe manager that stores, imports, scans, and syncs recipes across devices, with offline access and a searchable database of one hundred thousand recipes.
  11. 11cooklang-chef0★10 mostaleliveopen sourceCommand-line tool that manages recipe collections and organizes recipe files for home cooks.
  12. 12Gargantua Recipe Manager0★10 mostaleliveRecipe manager that imports recipes from web and images, organizes and annotates them, and offers hands-free cooking mode with gestures.
  13. 13anymeal0★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop application that helps users manage recipes by importing, searching, editing, and printing MealMaster files.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.