United StatesMela is a simple, elegant and modern recipe manager that syncs with iCloud. SYNC Sync your recipes with iCloud, either privately (default) or by sharing a recipe library with other iCloud users. (Please note: the shared recipe library feature requires macOS 12) IN-APP BROWSER WITH LIVE PREVIEW Quickly save a recipe while browsing: If Mela detects a recipe on the currently viewed page, it will be displayed in Mela's native recipe viewer*, on the same screen. Want to add or view a recipe from outside of Mela? No problem, just use Mela's sharing extension. FEEDS Subscribe to your favorite recipe blogs to view all the recipes in Mela's native recipe viewer*. COOK MODE The cook mode makes it easy to follow all steps while cooking, displayed using a larger font to make sure everything stays readable even when you're not right in front of your device. You can add multiple recipes to the cook mode, easily letting you switch between them. TIMERS No need to switch to another app for setting up a timer. When in cooking mode, Mela let's you easily create and manage timers. SCANNER Scan a recipe from a book: With the help of text recognition, you can just add it to your personal collection and view it in Mela's native recipe viewer, as any other recipe. GROCERIES Mela uses the Reminders.app to manage your grocery list. This has the advantage that you’re always able to access your grocery list on all your devices even if Mela is not installed on a specific device. CALENDAR Do your meal planning by using Mela's built-in calendar. It's managed by Calendar.app which also has the advantage that you're always able to access it on all your devices. ORGANIZING Recipes can be organized in categories, marked as “Favorite” or as “Want to Cook”. PRINTING Of course, Mela supports printing in case there’s a recipe you want to have on paper or save as PDF. Please note: If iCloud Sync is enabled (default), Mela will sync these items with iCloud: - Recipes - Browser bookmarks - Subscription list (feeds) Not synced: - Feed recipe entries - Browser history Groceries are always stored in Reminders.app * Extracting recipes only works for websites that support this, most of them do.
Just a terrific app!
The App Store description for Mela does not do justice to how great this app is. I test drove several similar apps - paid and free - and opted for Mela as having the most polished UI bar none, for browsing recipes from various feeds, saving and adjusting recipes, sharing, and most importantly its presentation and interface while cooking. Silvio has been very responsive with bug fixes and continues to enhance the app across the platforms. Thoroughly recommend - It’s just a pleasure to use.
United StatesGood App, one quibble
This is a great app. It's dead simple to capture recipes from acrosss the web or add your own recipes manually. I also like that I can generate calendars and grocery lists. One quibble! The app would be perfect if I could change the order of groceries in my list once it's generated.
United StatesDelightful
It's nicely laid out, imports Paprika files, and has great features. The only downside? The icon. The icon is just a square with a circle in it. 🙈 I have no idea what it is in my dock.
United StatesGreat, until gone
This app was awesome, but somehow all of my data and recipes got wiped out. Suddenly, I opened it one day and it was all gone.
United StatesGreat app and UI, I would expect this quality from the developer of Reeder
That said, I would love some extra features - Browser extension to add RSS feeds (like in Reeder - The feeds view only has recipes, what if I also want all the content in those blogs as well, I want to use Mela for all food related blogs
United StatesWonderful, Aside from Browsing
Mela has been the best recipe manager I've used of a few. The interface is clean, without a bunch of multi-step fatigue when choosing recipes. The real shine for Mela is the cooking view. On Mac and iPad you have a persistent pane with your ingredients, and a clear view of directions. You can also add multiple timers on the same screen! Other recipe managers I've used aren't any better than viewing a site, so I appreciate Mela being innovative. If I could change anything about Mela, it would be to allow support for Safari extensions. I don't know whether this is possible, but cooking websites have an aggravating amount of ads and other intrusive data tracking practices. Mela doesn't collect any information, and it would be wonderful if the browser followed the same privacy rules. If I want to support a cooking site I buy their cookbook, online ads are a cancer.
United StatesMela renders Paprika Obsolete
Coming from Paprika, the modern UI/UX is breathtaking. Simultaneously minimalistic and powerful, Mela gives you everything you need to manage your recipes simply. It just works. The Apple mentality applied to recipes makes this feel like a first party app.
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NEW - Support for notes in Calendar which means you can create an entry without having to add a recipe. Notes can also be added to recipe calendar entries. - Recipe list
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