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Vanilla Cookbook vs Recipya: catalog facts
Vanilla Cookbook	Recipya
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Automatic ingredient parsing with unit conversion Deliberately uncluttered interface	Imports from Mealie, Tandoor and Nextcloud Cookbook Automatic metric and imperial conversion
Spare-time project by a single developer Smaller community than larger recipe managers	A Rust rewrite is in progress, so the current version may see few new features Last stable release dates from December 2024
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, 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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