Paprika (app)
{{Short description|Meal planning app}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = Paprika
| logo =
| developer = Hindsight Labs LLC{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704658204575610671539748344|title=Review: Cooking With the iPad and Paprika Recipe Manager|first=Courtney|last=Banks}}
| released = 2010
| operating system = iOS, Android, macOS, Windows{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/best-meal-planning-apps|title=Best meal planning apps in 2024, tested by our editors | CNN Underscored|date=March 6, 2023}}
| genre = Diet, nutrition and weight loss
| website = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://www.paprikaapp.com}}}}
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Paprika is an app and website that helps users organize recipes, produce meal plans, and create grocery lists.{{Cite web |last=Leader |first=Supreme |date=2024-08-09 |title=Paprika Recipe Management Software: Simplify Your Culinary Creations - Supreme Restaurant |url=https://supremerestaurant.nyc/paprika-recipe-management-software/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}} The app is available for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows devices.
Overview
The app allows users to import recipes from various sources, including websites and other apps.{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2013 |title=Paprika Recipe Manager (for Mac) |url=https://uk.pcmag.com/macintosh/1548/paprika-recipe-manager-for-mac |website=PCMag UK}}
The app also allows users to automatically generate meal plans, which are also customizable, in order to achieve specific objectives such as weight loss, muscle gain, adherence to various dietary preferences, or personal taste.
The app is also capable of generating grocery lists based on the daily or weekly meal plans chosen by the user.
All the recipes, menus, and grocery lists of each user are accessible from smartphones, tablets, and computers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/g44052513/best-meal-planning-apps/|title=The 6 Meal-Planning Apps That'll Take All the Brainwork Outta Making Dinner|date=June 9, 2023|website=Cosmopolitan}}
History
Paprika Recipe Manager for iPad version 1.0 was initially released in September 2010 by Hindsight LLC.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= 22 September 2015|title=Paprika Recipe Manager by Hindsight Labs LLC |url=https://appadvice.com/app/paprika-recipe-manager/392408028 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710182301/https://appadvice.com/app/paprika-recipe-manager/392408028 |archive-date=2024-07-10 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=AppAdvice |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2010-09-23 |title=Paprika Recipe Manager for iPad |url=https://www.iclarified.com/11844/paprika-recipe-manager-for-ipad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710182515/https://www.iclarified.com/11844/paprika-recipe-manager-for-ipad |archive-date=2024-07-10 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=iClarified |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Paprika Recipe Manager shopping mobile app case study |url=https://www.getvendo.com/b/paprika-recipe-manager-shopping-mobile-app-case-study |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=getvendo.com |language=en}}
Paprika 2.0 was released for iPhone and iPad in November 2013,{{Cite web |title=Paprika 2.0 Released for iPhone and iPad |url=https://www.paprikaapp.com/blog/2013/11/18/paprika-2-0-released-for-iphone-and-ipad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701210355/https://www.paprikaapp.com/blog/2013/11/18/paprika-2-0-released-for-iphone-and-ipad/ |archive-date=2014-07-01 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Paprika |publisher=Hindsight Labs LLC}} and Paprika 3.0 was released for iOS and macOS in November 2017.{{Cite web |title=Paprika 3.0 has been released for iOS and macOS |url=https://paprikaapp.com/blog/2017/11/14/paprika-3-0-has-been-released-for-ios-and-macos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607075102/https://paprikaapp.com/blog/2017/11/14/paprika-3-0-has-been-released-for-ios-and-macos/ |archive-date=2023-06-07 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Paprika |publisher=Hindsight Labs LLC}}