CookCLI
Keep recipes as text files and get the week's shopping list.
// WHAT IT'S FOR
CookCLI is a free, open-source command-line tool that works with recipes saved as plain text in the Cooklang format. It combines several recipes or a whole menu into one shopping list grouped by aisle. One command opens your recipes in the browser, where you can search them and scale servings. Use it to plan the week's meals at home or in a small kitchen.
// FROM THEIR SITE
CookCLI — Command-Line Recipe Manager and Shopping List Generator | Cooklang
“CookCLI is a free, open-source command-line tool that generates shopping lists from recipes, runs a local recipe server, imports recipes from websites, and …”
ON GITHUB
- Stars
- ★ 1.4k
- Last change
- Oct 9, 2026
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Rust
Data as of Oct 9, 2026
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