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Recipya vs Vanilla Cookbook: catalog facts
Recipya	Vanilla Cookbook
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Imports from Mealie, Tandoor and Nextcloud Cookbook Automatic metric and imperial conversion	Automatic ingredient parsing with unit conversion Deliberately uncluttered interface
A Rust rewrite is in progress, so the current version may see few new features Last stable release dates from December 2024	Spare-time project by a single developer Smaller community than larger recipe managers
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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