Platefolio vs Linger

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Platefolio compared with Linger
Detail	Platefolio	Linger
What it does	Ad-free recipe manager for organizing, viewing, and sharing your recipes	A private, local-first image organizer for design references
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Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Line Cook: Free. Head Chef: $12 per year for up to 5 household members.	Personal $39 USD one-time for 1 person on 2 Macs with Linger 0.x and 1.x updates included; Lifetime $79 USD one-time for 1 person on 4 Macs with all future major upgrades included. 14-day full trial available with no card required.
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	Add personal notes and tags to each reference Multiple view modes: grid, stack and focus views Text search across titles, notes and tags Canvas feature to arrange references side by side Collections and saved searches Local library with no cloud sync required Optional AI for text extraction and descriptions Chrome extension for easy capture No item count limits
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	Private local-first library that keeps your data on your device with zero cloud dependency One-time purchase with permanent access, no monthly subscriptions Canvas tool to explore visual and conceptual relationships between references
Free plan	Not given	Not given
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Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	17 −1 (down) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	17	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	18	13
Referring domains (Majestic)	12	1

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