Recipya
Clean, simple and powerful recipe manager your whole family will enjoy.
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Commit activity more than 14% of tracked projects; popularity more than 20%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 412 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | nightly · 17 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 16 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Go |
Is Recipya actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 29 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 10 of them.
The most recent tagged release, nightly, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Recipya ranks #8 of 11 tracked recipe management projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Recipya actually does
Recipya is a self-hosted recipe manager designed for households. It provides a centralised space to store, organise, and consult culinary instructions and meal ideas.
Best fit: It suits families or individuals looking for a dedicated, local-first system to manage their personal recipe collections away from commercial platforms.
Worth knowing: The project relies on a relatively modest community and maintenance pace, meaning you might encounter slower response times for bug fixes or feature requests compared to more mature alternatives.
Deployment notes
As a containerised Go application, it typically requires persistent storage volumes for your recipe data and configuration, alongside a reverse proxy if you require TLS termination.
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