Hi HN,

I posted the first version of OnlyRecipe here about four years ago [1], and the response was incredible. The feedback in that thread shaped a lot of what I wanted to build next. That initial momentum proved that the core problem (ads, life stories, and clutter on recipe blogs) needed a solution.

Progress since then has been slower than I hoped — I had some health issues and was building on and off — but I kept coming back to this project because I genuinely love working on it. I’ve been working on the project on and off, fitting development in whenever I could. This post represents a huge personal milestone.

Here’s what’s new after all this time:

Import from Videos: Import directly from TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook videos

Import from Handwritten recipes: Import from handwritten notes and screenshots

Unit Conversion: A highly-requested feature. Instantly convert US Customary (cups/oz) to Metric (grams/ml) for any extracted recipe.

Grocery Lists: Consolidate ingredients from multiple saved recipes into a single, clean shopping list.

Meal Plan: Plan your weekly meals in advance

Controls: Full recipe editing, PDF export, printing, and cross-device sync

Mobile-First Design: While the web view (linked above) is great for quickly seeing the result, the mobile apps have dedicated native controls for cooking mode (e.g., screen stay-awake, timers, and offline access).

In-App Browser: Directly import from any site within the app and many more...

To see these features in action quickly (small gif/videos), check it out on the landing page [2]

The link above is a deep link to a live demo on the web app.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the new utility features and the performance of the parser! Try it out here [5]

[1] Original post from Jan 2022: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29795482

[2] Landing Page: https://get.onlyrecipeapp.com

[3] iOS App: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/only-recipe/id1602130759

[4] Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nsqr.onlyr...

[5] Web app: https://onlyrecipeapp.com

Nice use of Flutter!

I just realized the direct post link to recipe is not going to the recipe details page (only on the web app). It is going to the home page.

Looks like Flutter has to be loaded first and only then the direct deep links are working as expected.

Quick workaround for now is to just come back and click on the link again. This way since the web app is already loaded in your browser, it will directly open the recipe details page.

Meanwhile I'm debugging the issue with deeplinks on web