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Platefolio vs Beckon

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Platefolio compared with Beckon
DetailPlatefolio logo PlatefolioBeckon logo Beckon
What it doesAd-free recipe manager for organizing, viewing, and sharing your recipes A Mac app that brings your Dock to your cursor in a ring around the pointer
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingLine Cook: Free. Head Chef: $12 per year for up to 5 household members. Free: the ring for open apps, flick and click, your own shortcut, find any app by typing, Glass and Outline looks, zip, AirDrop and image conversions. Beckon Pro: $24, once, on up to 3 Macs, includes your Dock apps running or not, folders and Trash, websites, Shortcuts, files and collections, window
Key features
  • Import recipes from URLs, text, photos, and AI assistants
  • View recipes in five formats: traditional, cook mode, notecard, flowchart, and rails
  • Custom categories and filtering
  • Create and organize cookbooks with covers and chapters
  • Rate and favorite recipes
  • Share recipes publicly via shareable links
  • Pin recipes to Pinterest in multiple formats
  • Household sharing with up to 5 people
  • No ads and no tracking of recipes
  • Print recipes or notecards
  • App ring around cursor with directional flicking
  • Window switching with live thumbnails
  • Pinned apps, folders and Trash access
  • Website, Shortcut, file and collection management
  • Dock hiding and hiding the Dock for good
  • File drop actions: convert, compress, trim, redact, zip, send
  • Customizable appearance with five look options and accent colors
  • Pointer auto-follow after window selection
  • Cross-display window placement with Shift+release
  • Minimal memory footprint with instant activation
What makes it different
  • Five display formats for the same recipe, switchable anytime
  • Import recipes from AI assistants, not just websites
  • Completely free, forever, with no ads
  • Household sharing at $12 per year for up to 5 people
  • Your recipes are never sold or used for AI training
  • Brings the Dock to your cursor instead of requiring travel to the bottom of the screen
  • Works for mouse and trackpad users without requiring keyboard shortcuts
  • One-time purchase with no subscription or account required
  • Completely private with no analytics or data collection
  • Fully restores original Dock settings if you change your mind
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)17 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)170
Citation Flow (Majestic)1818
Referring domains (Majestic)1211

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