Markdown Buddy vs Scappi

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Markdown Buddy compared with Scappi
Detail	Markdown Buddy	Scappi
What it does	Native Markdown editor and preview for macOS with workspace tree, find and replace, link map, and clickable task lists	Recipe box for organizing recipes from links, photos and cookbooks
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	Not given	EE
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	$4.99 one-off purchase on the Mac App Store	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	Import Word, PDF and RTF to Markdown with headings and tables	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	No subscription: one-off $4.99 purchase with all features included and free updates Complete privacy: no data collection, no network access unless you add your own API key Search by meaning: find sections with semantic similarity computed on your Mac AI project overview generation with Apple Intelligence or local models MCP support for AI agents to read and suggest changes to projects	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
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	3 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	18	0

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