Recipes and meal planning

Mealie

Your recipes, from the first click to the next meal.

Overview

Mealie is an open-source application for bringing your recipes together and organising your meals. Find ingredients, steps and photos in a web interface accessible from your computer or phone.

Import a recipe by pasting its link from a compatible website, or enter your own preparations. Organise your collection with categories, tags and recipe books.

Plan your meals in the calendar and add recipe ingredients to a shopping list. Keep your meal ideas in one place, from weekly preparation to shopping.

Highlights

Keep the recipes you love

Paste the link to a recipe from a compatible website to import it. You can also create a recipe card manually and edit its ingredients or instructions.

A well-organised recipe book

Use categories, tags and recipe books to find a dish, group your favourites or explore your collection.

Meal plans for the whole week

Place your recipes in the meal calendar. Add notes for days when you plan to eat leftovers or have a meal without a recipe.

Ingredients become your list

Add a recipe’s ingredients to your shopping list, complete it manually and tick off items as you shop.

Integrated in your seedbox

In My dashboard, open Customise to show Mealie if its card is hidden. Start the installation, then use the Access button when it is complete. You can then create or import your recipes in the web interface.

Installation from My dashboard
Access to your Mealie space over HTTPS
Interface accessible on desktop and mobile
Your recipes, meal plans and shopping lists in one place

Frequently asked questions

Can I import a recipe from any website?

Mealie imports recipes from compatible websites. The result depends on the information published on the page. If the import does not work, you can enter the recipe manually or correct the recipe card.

Can I view my recipes from my phone?

Yes. Open your Mealie space in your phone’s browser to find your recipes, meal plan and shopping lists. A connection to your server is required.

How do I install Mealie on my Seedbox?

Open My dashboard, then Customise if the Mealie card is not displayed. Click Install and confirm. During installation, the card shows In progress. Once installation is complete, click Access.