Self-Hosted Alternatives to Paprika Recipe Manager

Why Replace Paprika? Paprika has been the go-to recipe manager for years, but it's showing its age. The main pain points: $5 per platform. Buying Paprika on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows costs $20 total. Self-hosted alternatives are free on every device via the web browser. No web access. Paprika stores recipes locally on each device. There's no web interface — you can only access recipes from a device with the app installed. Cloud sync is a black box. Paprika syncs through their servers. You can't self-host the sync, export cleanly, or control where your data lives. Stale development. Major features like collaborative meal planning, shared shopping lists, and nutritional tracking have been requested for years without delivery. No household sharing. Sharing recipes with a partner requires manual export/import. Self-hosted alternatives support multi-user accounts natively. Self-hosted recipe managers give you a web UI accessible from any device, proper multi-user support, automatic rec