Paste a link. Keep the recipe.
A recipe website, a public TikTok or Instagram post with the recipe in its caption, or a photo of a cookbook page. Chefless reads it, and you check it before it saves.
Dinner is a team sport
Recipe keeper app for cooking and meal planning.
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Chefless keeps every recipe you love, plans the week with the people you cook with, and turns the plan into one grocery list. Free to download on iPhone and Android, in English, Arabic, Spanish, and Turkish.
- 166cuisines
- 0ads, ever
- 4languages
- No ads
- We never sell your data
- Private or shared, you choose
- Your recipes stay yours
- Free to start
01
A recipe book that is genuinely yours.
Keep any recipe private with one switch, or share it with your Kitchen and the cooks who follow you. You decide, one recipe at a time, who gets to see it.
02
A kitchen with everyone already in it.
Invite the people you plan with. One invite code and everyone sees the same week, the same recipes, and the same list.
03
A grocery list that writes itself.
Pick the days you want and the plan becomes one shopping list, combined, sorted by aisle, and shared with everybody cooking.
01 / Kitchens
What is a Kitchen?
A Kitchen is a shared space where your household plans meals and shops together. Everyone sees the same meal calendar and shopping list. Members suggest meals, and the Head Chef, or someone the Head Chef chooses, approves them. People join with an invite code, and private recipes stay private.
- 01Head Chef, Editor, and Approver roles so nobody breaks the plan
- 02Join with an invite code or by scanning the invite QR code
- 03Tap Food is ready and the whole Kitchen gets the news
02 / The week
How do I plan the week with my household?
Drag recipes onto a calendar the whole Kitchen can see. Look at the plan by week, month, or year, give each meal its own number of servings, and plan leftovers for another night. When a day is empty, Chefless suggests three recipes you could cook, and Plan it adds one in a tap.
- 01Custom slots for the meals that are yours, like Iftar or prep day
- 02See who is coming to dinner without having to ask
- 03The grocery list is made from the plan and updates when it changes
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falafel | Gnocchi | Miso ramen | Add a meal | Lamb tagine | Pizza night | Sunday roast |
| Add a meal | Green curry | Add a meal | Harira | Add a meal | Lentil soup | Add a meal |
03 / Your recipe book
How do I add recipes from the web or a photo?
Paste a link from a recipe website or a public post with the recipe in its caption, paste the text, or photograph a cookbook page, a screenshot, or a handwritten card. Chefless reads it, marks anything unclear, and you check the recipe before it saves. Up to four photos at a time.
- 01Import from a link, pasted text, photos, or a screenshot shared from another app
- 02Scale the servings and the amounts follow, in metric or imperial
- 03Filter by 18 diets, including Halal, Kosher, Vegan, and Low FODMAP
04 / Culinary passport
What is the Culinary Passport?
Every recipe carries a cuisine, and every time you cook one and share your plate, that cuisine earns a stamp in your passport. Chefless lists 166 cuisines in 8 world regions, and a region badge takes five different cuisines from that region.
Japanese
Italian
Mexican
Lebanese
Indian
Thai
French
Ethiopian
Peruvian
157 more
05 / And the rest
What else can Chefless do?
Beyond recipes, planning, and shopping, Chefless has Cook mode with timers on the lock screen, a Tonight widget for iPhone and Android, diet filters including Halal and Kosher, Pantry and What You Can Cook with Chefless Premium, and a way to ask a question about the recipe you are cooking.
Your cooking year, counted up.
Every meal you logged, every new cuisine, every recipe your Kitchen kept asking for.
2026
127 dinners14 cuisines8 new stamps
See how a recipe travelled.
Somebody swaps the lamb for mushrooms. You can follow the whole family tree back to the original.
Hands full? Chefless keeps the time.
One step at a time, with your screen kept on. Timers keep counting on the lock screen and alert you when they finish.
Tagged for how you actually eat.
18 diet filters, including Halal and Kosher. Chefless does not certify any recipe, so check the ingredients.
Dinner on your home screen.
See tonight's planned meal with its photo and cooking time, and start Cook mode in one tap. It works on iPhone and Android.
Cook what you already have.
Keep a pantry and What You Can Cook shows the recipes you can make now. It is part of Chefless Premium.
Ask while you cook.
Ask a question from Cook mode or the recipe page and get a short answer that knows your servings and the step you are on. The first question is free.
Keep reading
The whole story, in parts.
01
Why Chefless
What separates a real recipe app from a folder full of screenshots.
02
Family meal planner
One shared calendar your whole household can see, with servings for each meal.
03
Meal prep
Batch cook, plan leftovers, scale to your portions, and shop once.
04
Recipe sharing
Choose who sees each recipe, and cook with family in a Kitchen.
05
Recipe import
Paste a link or photograph a page and keep the recipe, not the essay.
06
Culinary passport
166 cuisines across 8 world regions, one stamp at a time.
07
Diets
18 diet filters, including Low FODMAP, Halal, and Kosher.
08
Pricing
Free to start, and Chefless Premium for $5.99 a month or $34.99 a year.
09
Guides
Plain answers to cooking, planning, and shopping questions.
10
Mealime alternative
Mealime closes on October 21, 2026. What to do before then and how to keep your recipes.
11
Chefless vs Paprika
Two recipe keepers side by side, and who should pick which.
12
About Chefless
Who makes it, where, and why.
FAQ
Questions people ask about Chefless.
Where can I get the Chefless app?
Chefless is on the App Store for iPhone and on Google Play for Android. It works in English, Arabic, Spanish, and Turkish, and it is free to download. Search for Chefless: Recipe Meal Planner in either store, or use the download buttons on this page.
Is Chefless free?
Yes. Chefless is free to download with no ads, and the pricing page lists exactly what a free account includes and what Chefless Premium adds for $5.99 a month or $34.99 a year, so you can decide whether you ever need it.
What makes Chefless different from other recipe apps?
Most recipe apps are either a private organizer or a public feed. Chefless is both: you keep your recipes, plan meals, and shop in one place, and you can also follow other cooks, rate what you cook, and share your plate. Each recipe is private or shared, and there are no ads.
Does Chefless do meal planning and grocery lists?
Yes, Chefless works as a family meal planner and a grocery list app in one. Drag recipes onto a calendar your Kitchen shares, then make one list from the plan for the days you pick. Repeated ingredients are added together, and when the plan changes you update the list, which keeps the items you checked.
Can I share recipes with family and friends?
Yes. Share a recipe on your profile for the cooks who follow you, or create a Kitchen and send the invite code so family sees your shared recipes, the week's plan, and the shopping list. Each recipe is private or shared, so grandma's secret can stay yours.
Do you share my recipes or sell my data?
We never sell your data and Chefless has no ads. You decide for each recipe whether it is private, which keeps it visible only to you, or shared. You can also make your whole account private, so people need your approval before they can follow you.
What works in Chefless without an internet connection?
Chefless opens with your account and the last Home feed you saw, and Cook mode keeps its steps and timers on your phone. Most other screens, such as search, the calendar, and shopping lists, need a connection, so check your plan before you head somewhere with no signal.
Which languages does Chefless support?
Chefless works in English, Arabic, Spanish, and Turkish, and Arabic is written right to left. Dates and weekdays follow the language you choose in the app rather than your phone, and cuisines, diet tags, and meal labels show their translated names.
Who makes Chefless?
Chefless is made by Sahab Solutions in Fishers, Indiana, and Omar Abdelalim is its founder. SAHAB LLC is the company named in the privacy policy and terms. You can read the story and meet the maker on the About page.
Get everybody cooking.
Free on the App Store and Google Play, with no ads and no spam. Your week stays yours to plan.
Free to download with no ads. Free accounts hold up to five recipes, a Kitchen of two people, and a five day plan, and Chefless Premium removes those limits.