The Recipe Box

Recipe Box Features

• Stores thousands of recipes
• Include photos with your favorite recipes
• Rate your recipes and mark those you haven't tried
• Filter recipe list by meal course (salad, main dish, etc.)
• Instantly locate recipes by typing a word or two
• Create and edit your own custom meal courses
• Associate multiple courses to a single recipe
• Add credit for the original recipe source
• Store preparation time, number of servings, source, notes and more!
• Automatically scales recipes up or down for the number of servings needed
• Maintains ingredient, measures, and preparations database for consistency and quick data entry
• Automatically checks instructions for completeness
• Sophisticated algorithms automatically correct entry errors
• Generates shopping lists for an entire meal (scaled for the number servings needed)
• Shopping lists allow manual entry of items not included in the selected recipes
• Exports shopping lists as text files for phones, tablets and other devices
• "Menus" window allows recipes to be grouped for meal planning
• Allows easy management of ingredient, measures, and preparations databases
• Print recipes or display them on screen while cooking
• Easily share recipes with friends who use Recipe Box (and even those that don't)!
• "Shortcuts" window for quick access to common tasks
• Anticipates recipe entries on-the-fly

Recipe Box screen snapshots

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Version 1.8

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	Disk image (.dmg) file for Mac OS (35.7 MB)
	Installer file for Windows (7.8 MB)
	Stuffit (.sit) file for Mac OS 9 (7.0 MB) previous version

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System requirements

Recipe Box version history

• Updated for improved compatibility with MacOS Monterey and later.
• The Recipe Box is now a "universal" application, running natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

• The Recipe Box is now a 64-bit application compatible with Mac OS Catalina and later.
• Added a digital signature for additional security and compatibility with modern versions of Mac OS that require code signing.

• Changed the way search terms are evaluated to be more "Google-like"
• Recipe pictures displayed in their own windows now scale when the window is resized
• The menu bar and dock no longer disappear when the Recipe Box opens
• Corrected a problem that prevented the Recipe Box from installing correctly on systems running Mac OS Lion
• Corrected a problem with the way recipe images are displayed in editing windows
• Corrected a problem handling recipes included in other recipes as ingredients when the original recipe is no longer in the recipe book

• Notes can be assigned to ingredients from any Recipe window
• Ingredient quantities in each recipe remember their format (fraction or decimal)
• Automatically changes space characters in fraction entries to dashes
• Corrected a problem with scaling decimal quantities

• Corrected a problem with the Import Assistant that could cause the application to quit unexpectedly
• Added instructions on the use of recipe ratings to the user guide

• Never released

• Added a recipe rating scale and an "untried" indicator
• Improved handling of ingredient entries containing leading or trailing spaces
• Improved handling of missing recipe book files when the application opens
• Corrected a problem importing some recipe books after being mailed
• Corrected a problem printing from the search results window

• Corrected a problem with initial installation of Recipe Box support files

• Corrected a problem with recipes containing deleted ingredients
• Corrected a problem with using text in the quantity field of an ingredient
• Removed the limit on the number of ingredients, units of measure, and preparation methods per recipe book
• Corrected a problem with fraction conversions
• Corrected a problem with the main ingredient shifting when ingredients are edited
• Improved text export of recipes to the clipboard
• Corrected keyboard shortcut for "Exit" (MS-Windows only)

• Added a recipe index
• Added a separate preparation time field for each recipe
• Added fields for nutritional information for each recipe
• Recipe book files remember the locations and sizes of most windows
• Windows are sized to accommodate the number of entries in long lists
• Recipes read out loud can now be spoken line-by-line
• Improved automatic backups to include two generations of changes
• Improved automatic backups to update only when changes are made to the original file
• Significantly improved the undo/redo features in recipe edit windows
• Corrected a problem with entering large ranges of servings (5 digits)
• Corrected a problem with re-opening the recipe book file that is already open
• Corrected a problem with background colors in some windows (MS-Windows only)
• Corrected a problem with version transmittal in the crash dialog

• Dramatic new look!
• True fractional math for improved recipe scaling and shopping list performance
• Resizable view pane in the recipe list window for quick reference
• Photo thumbnails help identify dishes in the recipe list window
• Live search field instantly locates any recipe
• New Import Assistant makes retrieving recipes from files or web sites quick and easy
• Liquid and dry measurement conversions pop up in a new floating window
• Updated shortcuts window now includes the Import Assistant
• Pre-populated ingredient, preparation, and measurements dictionaries ease recipe entry
• Wording of the recipe book import and export menu items were updated for clarity
• Optimized the performance of view windows and the view pane in the recipe list window
• Corrected a problem with opening recipe books containing photos
• Corrected a rare ingredient scaling problem
• Fixed a problem with Edit -> Find Again failing to populate the search results window

• Universal binary--PowerPC & Intel native (Mac OS only)
• Pictures can be included with each recipe
• Automatically creates backup files of recipe books
• Copy Recipe and Copy Ingredients work with selections in all windows
• Cut, Copy and Paste work with entire recipes within the application
• Cut and Copy automatically format recipes or ingredient lists as plain text for other applications
• Copy works with shopping lists
• Allows multi-selection in the Menus pane of the Menus window
• Menus can be dragged to any order
• Added contextual menus to the ingredients field
• Live updates in View windows
• Added proper Close icon highlighting for recipe windows with changes (Mac OS only)
• Speaks recipes or ingredient lists
• Recipes added as ingredients can specify a quantity
• Improved installation
• Numerous bug fixes

• Corrected a problem when pasting text containing carriage return characters.
• Corrected a problem with printing shopping lists.

• Redesigned windows use less space and are more attractive.
• Exports shopping lists as text files for iPods and PDAs.
• New, large format view for using the computer in the kitchen.
• New "shortcuts" window for quick access to common tasks.
• New "menus" window allows recipes to be grouped for meal planning.
• Ingredient lists allow entry of "divider" headings to separate groups of ingredients.
• Shopping lists allow manual entry of items not included in the selected recipes.
• Contextual menus available in most windows (right-click or CTRL-click).
• Easy switching between edit and view windows.
• Anticipates recipe source entries on-the-fly.
• Create and edit meal courses.
• Uses the course filter selection of the main window as the default course for new recipes.
• Corrected file mappings so recipe books open the application properly.
• Corrected file types in open and save dialogs boxes.
• Improved processing of imported files and recipe books.
• New recipe book format prevents loss of ingredients in certain circumstances.
• Shopping list windows no longer display zeros for all ingredients in certain circumstances.
• Edit windows correctly prompt to save changes when closed.
• View windows scroll properly when the mouse wheel is turned.
• Properly supports the right-delete key in entry fields.
• Uses the measurements dictionary to resolve plurals when possible.
• Initial release for Microsoft Windows.

• Added 'Copy Ingredients' and 'Copy Recipe' items to the Edit menu.
• Added entry anticipation feature to the Source field.
• Improved the 'Find All At Once' function so that results appear in a window.
• Added basic Undo capability when editing fields in a recipe window.
• Corrected logic for enabling the 'Add' ingredient button.
• Improved processing of certain types of errors.
• Numerous bug fixes.

• Automatically scales included recipes when host recipe is scaled.
• Previously entered ingredients can now be edited (just double-click).
• Improved "smart" processing of ingredient/preparation method entries.
• Improved formatting of printed and "viewed" ingredient lists and recipes.
• Redesigned ingredient/preparations/measurements confirmation dialog.
• Single quote mark in entry fields suppresses "smart" processing for that entry.
• New, improved file storage format for recipe books and exported recipes.
• More robust error checking when opening and importing files.
• Numerous bug fixes based on user feedback.
• Corrected a problem with "source" fields that included parenthesis.
• Long ingredient lines wrap properly rather than being clipped at the edge of the page.

• Internal development version--never released.

• First released version.