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Comment by thebricklayr

2 years ago

https://umami.recipes

LOVELY.

I have a boatload of feature creep ideas for you to reject... Shall I post them here, or DM you?

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This is an app logic that works for more than just cooking - but a big thing is OCR a hand written recipe from familial cookbooks...

I still have my mothers, as well as hand written recipes from my grandmother, their friends, etc.

Take a pic of a recipe, OCR if can - else host the pic?

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However, an interesting aspect of the "recipe" app logic is that it can apply to, say, mechanics

"Here is a recipe for replacing this part/working on this thing"

  • > I have a boatload of feature creep ideas for you to reject... Shall I post them here, or DM you?

    Ha! Either, or feel free to email me at jeff@umami.recipes.

    > Take a pic of a recipe, OCR if can

    The app actually has an OCR recipe importer (tap "Add Recipe" > "Scan Recipe"). It uses Apple's native iOS OCR library, which inserts text directly from the camera.

    It doesn't support importing from an existing photo yet though -- that's high up on my list to build (after Android).

    > else host the pic?

    You can upload photos for recipes!

    > However, an interesting aspect of the "recipe" app logic is that it can apply to, say, mechanics

    That's a really good point. I bet much of the underlying functionality could be re-used in a completely different app focused on something like mechanics. Another example I've thought about is a separate app specific to cocktail recipes, with features tailored around mixology and bar management.