Recipe box for organizing recipes from links, photos and cookbooks
Stage
Not given
Startup
Founded
Not given
2026
Based in
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EE
Pricing model
Paid
Freemium
Pricing
$12 USD one time. Includes all note-taking features, use on up to 3 Macs, and free updates. 24 hours free trial available. 7-day refund policy.
Free plan with 15 recipe imports to start, then 3 in any 30 days, and 6 recipe chat changes. Scappi Pro: €5.99 per month or €39.99 per year (US$5.99 and US$39.99 in the US) with 2-week free trial; raises imports to 100 in any 30 days, includes recipe chat and collection sharing for up to five family
Key features
Native notch placement for quick access
Notes, checklists, tables, and templates
Local storage on your Mac
Optional iCloud sync between Macs
Customizable themes and accent colors
Markdown import and export
Daily local backups
Note versioning and history
Pin important notes
Accompanying Ink companion character
Save recipes from links, screenshots, cookbooks and handwritten cards
Automatic recipe extraction without ads or life stories
Step diagram showing parallel cooking tasks
Recipe scaling with ingredient amounts adjustment
Integrated timers in recipe steps
Offline cooking access
Multi-recipe combined view for one meal
Recipe adaptation via AI chat
Support for 8 languages with automatic translation
Recipe collections and sharing with family or friends
What makes it different
Local-first approach with no account required
Accessible from Mac's notch for always-available capture
Notes remain readable and exportable even without license
Works with virtual notch on non-notched displays
One clear recipe from any source—links, cookbooks, photos and handwritten cards all become the same format
Step diagram view shows what cooks in parallel instead of only a numbered list
Free plan with unlimited cooking, timers and saved recipes—no paywall to cook
No ads and user data not sold
Automatic translation and unit conversion between languages and measurement systems
Inkling
Scappi