Show HN: I made a Chrome extension to instantly show recipes without scrolling

[rplatimer]

http://repibox.com/

[Glench]

I use Recipe Filter for this: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recipe-filter/ahlc...

[rplatimer]

Hi HN, I built Repibox as a way of improving the user experience when interacting with recipe sites.

I wanted to spend spend less time scrolling and more time cooking. This meant creating a straightforward UX that would let you read recipes in a consistent simple format.

When I started on this journey, I learned many things from friends and family who like to cook, but approach cooking in slightly different ways. For example, I was surprised by the number of people who requested a print icon to print and were unfamiliar with CMD+P or print in the browser menu. Another surprise was a lot of people still wanted to read the main recipe article or comments, so creating a straightforward way to minimize the recipe card modal was essential.

Current features include:

   • Pretty formatting of ingredients and instructions
   • Easy access to serving size and time estimates
   • Print and copy functions
   • Share to your device via QR code

Repibox Home Page: https://repibox.com

Direct link to the Chrome Store is here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/repibox/nbgpmjdmpl...

[cjoverbay → rplatimer]

I hate scrolling!!!

Do you have plans for mobile? I mostly use recipes on my phone and scrolling to the bottom is a pain

[dmje → cjoverbay]

Looks great but ditto, never have my laptop in the kitchen, always have the iPad.

[rplatimer → cjoverbay]

Not yet, but you can scan the QR code to send the recipe to your phone.

[feniv]

Looks great! I've tried it out with a bunch of recipes and liked the cleaner layout of information. Using chrome-extensions to augment the web experience based on metadata like this is definitely an underrated capability.

[tortle]

Most recipe sites have the long stories for SEO purposes, but I wonder why they can't just automatically show the the recipe in a modal directly.