CookCLI
Command-line tool for automating meal planning and shopping with Cooklang recipes, scriptable for UNIX workflows, includes web server.
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Still maintained? Yes: 472 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.39.0 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Recipe Management: Mealime alternatives.
At a glance
CookCLI quick facts
- Health score
- 83/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 1,424
- Last commit
- 2 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.39.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to CookCLI
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Command line tools for working with Cooklang recipes. Full reference: CookCLI documentation."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
CookCLI scores 83/100, #6 of 11 in Recipe Management: 472 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.39.0, 6 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,424 stars add 12.6 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
472 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.39.0 released 6 days ago
- Stars 12.6 / 20
1.4k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 472
- Last 90 days
- 864
- Last 12 months
- 2 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 11 tools in Recipe Management by health , between Mealie (#5) and RecipeSage (#7) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Rust |
| Latest release | v0.39.0 · 6 days ago |
| Stars | 1,424 |
| Open issues | 24 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | cooklang/CookCLI ↗ |
CookCLI vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with CookCLI (Recipe Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tandoor Recipes | 96 | 8.7k | MIT | 3 days ago |
| Bar Assistant | 92 | 1.1k | MIT | yesterday |
| Tamari | 89 | 145 | GPL-3.0 | 1 month ago |
| Mealie | 87 | 14k | MIT | today |
| CookCLI (this tool) | 83 | 1.4k | MIT | 2 days ago |
| RecipeSage | 82 | 985 | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
CookCLI: common questions
Is CookCLI still maintained?
CookCLI had 472 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago; the latest tagged release, v0.39.0, is from 6 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.