Richard Stallman, an American software freedom activist, has profound views on what freedoms should be provided in software. He strongly believes that free software should be regarded in the same way as free speech and not free beer. Rest assured, this article is not going to become embroiled in an ideological debate, but instead focuses on a subject which really is essential for life itself.
The necessary requirements for life are physical conditions which can sustain life, nutrients and energy source, and water. This article relates to the last two requirements. Linux software can play a key part in helping to improve our health and quality of life. If you want to stay fit, part of the solution is to ensure that you are eating the right types of food in the right quantity. Nutrition analysis is important to ensure that you have a healthy balanced diet containing a variety of foods including fruit, vegetables and lots of starchy foods.
This roundup focuses on the finest web-based food and drink software for Linux. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion. Graphical and terminal based Linux software is explored in this separate roundup.
Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart.
Let’s explore the food and drink software at hand. For each title we have compiled its own portal page, a screenshot of the software in action, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, together with links to relevant resources.
| Web-Based Food and Drink Software | |
|---|---|
| Mealie | Self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner |
| KitchenOwl | Self-hosted grocery list and recipe manager |
| Tamari | Fully-featured recipe manager |
| Bar Assistant | Manage your home bar |
| Recipya | Simple and powerful recipe manager |
| RecipeSage | Recipe keeper, meal planner and shopping list organizer |
| Specifically Clementines | Grocery list app |
| Fork recipes | Manage food recipes with this Python web-based frontend |
| What to cook? | Suggests a recipe |
| ManageMeals | Recipe manager frontend |
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