Open Source Recipe Management Projects

Self-hosted recipe organizers, meal planners, shopping list generators, and pantry trackers — alternatives to Paprika, Mela, and similar paid apps.

CookTrace

Self-hosted recipe, pantry, and cooking tracker with a PWA and native Android app — no telemetry, no cloud lock-in.

Alternative to:

Paprika Recipe Manager

AI-assisted

Mealie

Self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner that imports recipes from any URL and generates shopping lists.

Alternative to:

Paprika Recipe Manager

Norish

Realtime, self-hosted recipe app for households: import recipes from anywhere, plan meals, share groceries and cook together.

Alternative to:

Paprika Recipe Manager

Tandoor Recipes

Open-source, self-hosted recipe manager — import from any website, plan meals, build shopping lists and cook with family. Free alternative to Paprika.

Alternative to:

Paprika Recipe Manager