Cooklang Chef
Plain-text recipe markup with a CLI and server
Cooklang is an open-source recipe markup language with a companion CLI and web server called Chef. Recipes are written in plain text and can be served, scaled, and turned into shopping lists.
Key features
- Plain-text recipe markup
- Built-in web server
- Shopping list generation
- Recipe scaling
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Version-controllable recipes
- No database needed
Trade-offs
- Requires learning the syntax
- Minimal UI
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