Show HN: I had issues organizing my favorite recipes, so I built this (feastgenius.com)

Article summary

The author built a website called FeastGenius to organize favorite recipes, allowing users to add their own recipes and clip recipes from the web. The website aims to solve the problem of finding and organizing recipes. The author is open to feedback and suggestions for improvement. The website's development is ongoing, with plans to add features such as downloading recipe collections and improving the user interface.

Main themes

• recipe organization
• website development
• user interface
• copyright and licensing
• food and nutrition

What commenters say

• The website should allow users to download their recipe collections in a formatted way to ensure data preservation.
• The website's current implementation of linking to external recipe sources can be inconvenient and may lead to lost recipes if the external links become unavailable.
• Some users prefer to have a local copy of their recipes and are concerned about the website's long-term availability.
• The website's design and user interface are well-received, but some users suggest improvements such as removing animation delays.
• There are existing solutions for recipe organization, such as Paprika, which offer features like meal planning and grocery list generation.
• The development of FeastGenius could benefit from collaboration and sharing of ideas with other developers working on similar projects.
• Some users suggest that the website should prioritize features like menu planning and nutrition planning to set it apart from existing solutions.
• The issue of copyright and licensing for recipes is a concern, and the website's approach to giving credit to original creators is appreciated.