Mealie
Mealie is a self hosted recipe manager and meal planner with a RestAPI backend and a reactive frontend application built in Vue for a pleasant user experience for the whole family. Easily add recipes into your database by providing the URL and Mealie will automatically import the relevant data or add a family recipe with the UI editor.
Mealie is built in Python, distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0, 11.9k GitHub stars, latest release v3.14.0.
When to use Mealie
Mealie is listed here as a Self-Hosted project. The directory calls out Self-hosted recipe management, Meal planning, RestAPI backend as capabilities associated with it.
Other recorded traits for Mealie include Vue.js frontend application, Automatic recipe import, User-friendly UI editor.
Besides Self-Hosted, this page also files Mealie under API, Productivity, Web.
Mealie compared with
Records in this directory name Paprika, Recipe Keeper, Tandoor Recipes, Cookbook as products people compare with Mealie. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Mealie replaces each of them.
What the Mealie stats reflect
GitHub currently shows 11.9k GitHub stars, 1.2k forks, 184 open issues, latest tracked release v3.14.0. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.
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- Language
- Python
- Latest Release
- v3.14.0
- License
- GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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Key features of Mealie
- Self-hosted recipe management
- Meal planning
- RestAPI backend
- Vue.js frontend application
- Automatic recipe import
- User-friendly UI editor
Recorded alternatives to Mealie
Mealie resources
Mealie on GitHub
Frequently asked questions
What is Mealie?
Mealie is a self hosted recipe manager and meal planner with a RestAPI backend and a reactive frontend application built in Vue for a pleasant user experience for the whole family. Easily add recipes into your database by providing the URL and Mealie will automatically import the relevant data or add a family recipe with the UI editor. This directory highlights Self-hosted recipe management, Meal planning, RestAPI backend.
Is Mealie free to use?
Mealie is published as open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. The directory lists Self-hosted recipe management, Meal planning, RestAPI backend among its recorded capabilities.
What language is Mealie written in, and what is the latest release?
Mealie is written primarily in Python. The latest release tracked on this page is v3.14.0.
How widely is Mealie used on GitHub?
Mealie has about 11.9k GitHub stars. It also has about 1.2k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.
What do people compare Mealie with?
This directory records Paprika, Recipe Keeper, Tandoor Recipes, Cookbook as comparison points for Mealie.
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