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Viewdown vs Scappi

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Viewdown compared with Scappi
DetailViewdown logo ViewdownScappi logo Scappi
What it doesMarkdown viewer for Mac, with live preview Recipe box for organizing recipes from links, photos and cookbooks
StageEstablished Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inNL EE
Pricing modelNot given Freemium
Pricing$11.99 USD one-time purchase, with 14-day free trial and no credit card required 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
  • Live preview with automatic file watching
  • Automatic scrolling to changed content
  • Mermaid diagram rendering
  • LaTeX mathematics typesetting
  • Syntax highlighting for 80+ languages
  • Table of contents sidebar
  • Smart search matching rendered text
  • Support for tables and task lists
  • 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
  • Works with any editor already in use without plugins or extensions
  • Automatic scrolling marks recently edited content
  • 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 planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)29 +29 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)240
Citation Flow (Majestic)190
Referring domains (Majestic)390

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