recipeShelf is a lightweight web application that provides you with an intuitive user interface to enter, archive and manage your delicious recipes from any point in the world.

Ease Of Use

The user interface is highly interactive and by design limited to a single page. Keeping navigation simple and intuitive has been a priority, while making your data easily accessible.

Features And Functionality

The intent has been to not overload recipeShelf with bells and whistles but to add as much functionality as needed, supporting a full fledged web environment as well as a streamlined, iPhone-optimized user interface for mobile access while you’re on the road. recipeShelf comes with…

Sharing Recipes

Sharing recipes with friends via recipeShelf is easy, either by email straight from the application or by exchanging recipe data via export/import (XML).

iPhone Support

Besides the full fledged recipeShelf web interface there is also an iPhone optimized version. The functionality has been limited to retrieving & viewing recipe data, emailing recipes and adding ideas to your ideas collection. Within a click you have access to your favorite recipes, the last ones entered or alternatively can use the search function to quickly check on ingredients.
Please note: this is not a native iPhone app and can’t be found in the iTunes store.

Minimum Installation Requirements

- ftp access
- database access
- a few MB of web space

recipeShelf is a PHP and MySQL based web application, similar to Wordpress and such. To painlessly install, you need to know a few things about your web server / domain…

Note: If the above is too cryptic, please get in touch with your web developer or system administrator, or web hosting company.

Version & Roadmap

The currently available version is v0.93 beta. Version details are kept up to date in the version history accompanying the ZIP file.

The preliminary roadmap foresees an export feature / connector to allow Wordpress users to include recipes on posts and pages. The final version will come with back-end admin features offering complete database backup / restore and data management (editing, purging of certain recipe/ingredient data etc.). Please refer to the user guide.

Different Languages

recipeShelf supports localization. The language of choice can be configured as part of the installation, currently Germany and English are supported. If you’re interested in translating recipeShelf into your own language please get in touch with us.

FAQs & Support

For software support please see the FAQ page, as well as the installation / user guide.

Copyright, Terms and Conditions

recipeShelf is a standalone software product and fully copyright protected, please also refer to the license document contained in the ZIP file. The currently available beta version of recipeShelf is fully functional and free of charge, however, future versions (including the final, official release) and upgrades may involve a license fee.

Update 04.03.2010 – v0.93
- fixed: PHP servers not supporting GETTEXT (language localization)
- fixed: error when recipe saving (MAGIC_QUOTES support)
- fixed: RESET function when input fields have been moved around
- iPhone: fixed recipe preview err, when no categories selected
- iPhone: fixed localization of categories
- added: Hungarian Localization

Update 15.02.2010 – v0.92
+ added Spanish, Italian & Dutch
+ localized calendar tool
+ ingredients: TAB no more automatically picks an “auto complete” item
+ added message board feature (see bottom of screen/footer)
+ added noindex information to avoid google indexing of main page
+ fixed some CSS (cosmetics)
+ fixed PW RESET “Access Denied” error
+ fixed PW RESET URL when logged in
+ fixed minor cosmetic layout issues (ingredients)
+ fixed deletion of ‘cooking ideas’

Update 29.01.2010 – v0.91
– fixes IE7 / IE8 render bug (recipe layout)
– adds iPhone detection/reminder to iPhone web app