Sift helps users collect, organize, and extract recipes from websites using AI. It is catalogued under Food, cooking & nutrition on PulseGate.

Sift is an open-source project built for home cooks and recipe collectors.

Yes — Sift is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does Sift run on?

Sift runs on the web and Android.

Is Sift still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 52 commits in the last 90 days.

Sift is developed by Mats Cornegoor.

Yes — Sift is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.

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Sift

Name: Sift
Author: Mats Cornegoor

f-droid.orgFood, cooking & nutrition

Sift is an open source Android app for collecting and organizing recipes. It uses AI to extract recipes from websites, supports manual entry, and stores data locally for privacy. Ideal for home cooks who want a minimalist, ad-free recipe manager.

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27stars

4forks

5features

2025since

Overview

5 features

Sift is a Food, cooking & nutrition project. It helps users collect, organize, and extract recipes from websites using AI. Sift is an open-source project aimed at home cooks and recipe collectors. The project is open source (MIT). It runs on the web and Android.

Mats Cornegoor builds and maintains Sift, and it first shipped in 2025. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 27 stars and 52 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include recipe import, AI recipe extraction, and manual entry. The interface is available in 26 languages, including Arabic, Tibetan, and Catalan.

Recipe import
AI recipe extraction
Manual entry
Recipe organization
Local storage

Built with & integrations

Framework

React

Runs on

BrowserAndroid

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 27Active maintenanceMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Jun · 09:51 UTC
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Frequently asked questions about Sift

What is Sift?: Sift helps users collect, organize, and extract recipes from websites using AI. It is catalogued under Food, cooking & nutrition on PulseGate.
Who is Sift for?: Sift is an open-source project built for home cooks and recipe collectors.
Is Sift free?: Yes — Sift is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does Sift run on?: Sift runs on the web and Android.
Is Sift still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 52 commits in the last 90 days.
Who makes Sift?: Sift is developed by Mats Cornegoor.
When did Sift launch?: Sift first shipped in 2025.
Is Sift open source?: Yes — Sift is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Mobile · Web
Open source: Yes · ★ 27
License: MIT
Built for: home cooks and recipe collectors
Model: Open source
Solves: Helps users collect, organize, and extract recipes from websites using AI.

Registered as

GitHub: matscornegoor/sift-recipe-keeper
Google Play: app.siftrecipes

Developer

Mats Cornegoor

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 27
Forks: 4
Open issues: 4
Last commit: 9 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 52
Contributors: 4
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 96.5
Indexed: 27 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 27 Jun 2026

Identity audit (11)

Slug: sift-f-droid-free-and-open-source-android-app-repository-f-droid-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://f-droid.org/packages/app.siftrecipes

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