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Platefolio vs PasteDaemon

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Platefolio compared with PasteDaemon
DetailPlatefolio logo PlatefolioPasteDaemon logo PasteDaemon
What it doesAd-free recipe manager for organizing, viewing, and sharing your recipes A clipboard manager for Mac that automatically transforms what you copy
StageNot given Not given
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Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingLine Cook: Free. Head Chef: $12 per year for up to 5 household members. Free: Clipboard history, search and basic pasting. Full access free until January 1, 2027. Licence: $4.99 one-time ($19.99 from January 1, 2027) for pipelines, triggers, actions, variables, abbreviations, secrets and the local API, one person on all their Macs with all future updates.
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
  • Clipboard history with search including text inside screenshots
  • Triggers that automatically transform copied content
  • Over 200 built-in actions for dates, JSON, Markdown, pictures and lists
  • In-place text editing and transformation
  • Snippet abbreviations and auto-expansion
  • Encrypted secrets vault with Touch ID or password
  • Local API and MCP server for AI integration
  • iCloud sync with end-to-end encryption
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
  • Automatic trigger-based transformations with no action required
  • No account or telemetry required
  • Import history from Alfred, Maccy, CopyQ or Flycut
  • One-time purchase with all future updates included
  • Works on every Mac with no need for subscription or recurring charges
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 check1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)175
Citation Flow (Majestic)1821
Referring domains (Majestic)1227

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