# Gratin

> Your personal recipe book: save recipes from anywhere, organise them, plan meals, and build grocery lists.

Gratin is a free, local-first recipe manager available on macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android.

## What it does

- Save recipes from any website using the Chrome extension or by pasting a URL
- View recipes with photos, ingredients, method, cook time, and ratings
- Organise recipes into collections and magazines
- Build grocery lists that are automatically sorted by aisle
- Plan meals for the week
- Create dinner party menus with courses (appetiser, main, side, dessert)
- Import recipes from other apps (Paprika and more)
- Search and filter your recipe collection

## How it works

All data is stored locally on your device. No Gratin account is needed; an optional account (a username and password, no email) exists only for paid hosted sync, and no server can read your recipes.

Sync between devices uses Evolu (https://evolu.dev), an open-source protocol based on CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types). Sync messages are end-to-end encrypted; the relay server passes messages between devices but cannot read any of your data.

You can use the default public relay, a self-hosted Gratin relay, or any Evolu-compatible relay. You can also turn sync off entirely. If Gratin stopped existing, your data would still be on your device in a standard format.

## Privacy

- No account required to use the app; the optional sync account needs no email address
- No analytics, tracking, or advertising
- No data stored on Gratin servers
- Sync data is end-to-end encrypted
- Full privacy policy: https://gratin.app/privacy

## Links

- Website: https://gratin.app
- Privacy policy: https://gratin.app/privacy
- Terms of service: https://gratin.app/terms (plain-English terms: free app, paid hosted sync, refunds, cancelling)
- Delete your account: https://gratin.app/delete-account (how to delete a Gratin account in the app, what is removed and what is kept)
- Evolu (sync protocol): https://evolu.dev

## Downloads

- macOS (Apple Silicon): https://updates.gratin.app/downloads/Gratin_latest_aarch64.dmg
- macOS (Intel): https://updates.gratin.app/downloads/Gratin_latest_x86_64.dmg
- Windows: https://updates.gratin.app/downloads/Gratin_latest_x64-setup.exe
- Chrome extension (recipe clipper): https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gratin-recipe-clipper/mdjdhannhbpakjbmnidaphijpclifpeh

## Contact

consult@reb.nz