Step 01
Save favorites & collect cravings
Import tested recipes from any cooking website with 1-click JSON-LD scraping. Keep family favorites organized and let everyone submit what they'd love to eat.
100% Free & Open Source · Self-Hosted Meal Planning
Make family meals feel effortless.
FamilyPlates brings recipes, weekly scheduling, aisle-organized grocery lists, and your family calendar together—without turning breakfast, lunch, or dinner into another stressful chore.
- Zero Subscriptions
- 100% Private & Self-Hosted
- 1-Page Fridge Printout
- Google Calendar Real-Time Sync
$0 / mo
Forever free & open source
1-Click
Web recipe scraper (JSON-LD)
1-Sheet
Ink-saving fridge calendar printout
Real-Time
Direct Google Calendar sync
< 80 MB
Lightweight single Docker container
A Calmer Weekly Rhythm
From daily dinner panic to already planned.
Three connected steps that turn meal planning from a daily headache into an effortless, collaborative household routine.
Step 02
Build the week in 5 minutes
Assign meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Distribute cooking responsibilities so everyone knows who's on duty, and turn leftovers into smart tomorrow plans.
Step 03
Shop, print, and sync
Walk through the supermarket with an aisle-sorted checklist, stick a clean 1-sheet calendar on the fridge, and push meal times straight to shared Google Calendars.
Interactive Product Tour
Built around the way families actually eat.
Explore the core features designed to keep your kitchen organized, your grocery trips quick, and your entire household on the same page.
Weekly & Monthly Planner
See the whole week at a glance.
Plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner effortlessly across 7 days. Assign family cooks, add notes, and turn tonight's dinner into tomorrow's lunch.
- 1-click recipe assignment across breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Cook assignments so kitchen responsibilities are crystal clear
- Smart leftover scheduling to save money and reduce food waste
Recipe Vault & Web Scraper
Keep every family favorite close.
Import recipes from any food blog or cooking site with 1-click JSON-LD parsing. Browse by meal type, dietary tags, cook times, and ratings.
- 1-click recipe scraper extracts ingredients, times, and instructions
- Filter by dinner, quick prep, vegetarian, kids' favorites, and custom tags
- Household craving submissions to inspire weekly meal choices
1-Sheet Refrigerator View
A plan everyone can see on the fridge.
No screens required in the kitchen. Print a clean, high-contrast 1-page letter-landscape calendar designed specifically for hanging on the refrigerator.
- High-contrast, ink-saving design for standard home printers
- Fits the entire week on a single landscape sheet
- Clear cook tags and meal names so anyone can check the plan
Smart Grocery Checklist
From weekly plan straight to supermarket aisle.
Ingredients from your planned meals are combined, quantified, and categorized by grocery aisle for frictionless in-store shopping on your phone.
- Combines ingredient quantities across all weekly meals
- Grouped by aisle: Produce, Dairy, Meat, Bakery, Spices, and Pantry
- Mobile-optimized strike-off mode as you navigate the store
Smart Pantry Shield
Shop for what you need—not what you already own.
Keep track of staple pantry items like oils, flour, and spices. Items marked on hand are automatically deducted from your shopping list so you never buy duplicates.
- Aisle-organized kitchen inventory of everyday staple ingredients
- 1-tap toggle for on-hand stock status
- Automatically excludes stocked staples from the weekly grocery list
Engineered for Everyday Family Life
Thoughtful details you'll appreciate every day.
No streaks, feeds, advertisements, or meal-planning theater. Just practical features that save time and reduce stress.
Direct Google Calendar Integration
FamilyPlates writes scheduled meals, assigned cooks, preparation times, and ingredients straight to your shared family Google Calendar via Google Service Account in the background.
JSON-LD Web Recipe Scraper
Paste any link from NYT Cooking, AllRecipes, Serious Eats, or your favorite food blogs. FamilyPlates extracts title, yield, cook time, and ingredients without life story fluff.
Family Profiles & 12 Kitchen Themes
Give every household member their own avatar and select from 12 warm kitchen accent color palettes (Terracotta, Sage, Slate, Berry, Tuscan Sun, and more).
Admin Control & PIN Security
Kids can browse recipes and submit cravings freely on tablets, while meal schedule edits, roster changes, and system settings require a secure 4-digit PIN.
Fast In-Store Mobile Checklist
Responsive mobile interface designed for grocery aisles. Strike off items with one tap, see ingredient quantities, and stay organized without cell reception issues.
Private SQLite Architecture
No tracking pixels, third-party analytics, or vendor lock-in. Your family recipes, meal histories, and schedules remain safely stored on your local hardware.
Your Kitchen · Your Hardware · Your Data
Up and running in 60 seconds.
Deploy FamilyPlates on any Docker-compatible system: Home Assistant, Synology NAS, Unraid, TrueNAS, Raspberry Pi, or any Linux server.
- Single-container Docker image with automatic migrations
- Built-in SQLite with persistent volume storage
- Guided 4-step first-launch setup wizard
# docker-compose.yml
services:
familyplates:
image: ghcr.io/elevate08/familyplates:latest
container_name: familyplates
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3000:80"
environment:
- RAILS_ENV=production
- SECRET_KEY_BASE=replace_with_a_secure_random_hex_string
- RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES=true
- RAILS_LOG_TO_STDOUT=true
volumes:
- familyplates_data:/rails/storage
volumes:
familyplates_data:
driver: local# 1. Download official docker-compose.yml from repository
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Elevate08/familyplates/master/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml
# 2. Start FamilyPlates in background
docker compose up -d# Single command docker run
docker run -d \
--name familyplates \
--restart unless-stopped \
-p 3000:80 \
-e RAILS_ENV=production \
-e SECRET_KEY_BASE=$(openssl rand -hex 64) \
-e RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES=true \
-v familyplates_data:/rails/storage \
ghcr.io/elevate08/familyplates:latestBreakfast to Dinner, Handled
A calmer week starts at the kitchen table.
Bring the plan, the recipes, the grocery list, and your family together with FamilyPlates.