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Release Notes (Website)

Release notes and updates for the Plan to Eat website.

Last updated on 22 May, 2026


Desktop Version 8.3.6 - May 22, 2026

- Cleaner ingredient parsing when importing or pasting recipes whose ingredient lists use bullet points – more bullet styles are now stripped instead of being left in the ingredient name.

- Fixed an error when editing a shopping list item whose name contains certain punctuation that could stop the app from finding which of your recipes use that ingredient.

- When Concise Mode is on for a recipe, the Cooking View now shows the same concise directions as the recipe page instead of the original ones.

Desktop Version 8.3.5 - May 18, 2026

- You can now purchase gifts and update your saved card with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Link, in addition to entering a card manually.

Desktop Version 8.3.4 - May 13, 2026

- "Beginner Mode" is now "Concise Mode" – tap it on any recipe to rewrite long, wordy directions into a tight, easy-to-follow list of steps.

Desktop Version 8.3.3 - May 4, 2026

- Shopping list now keeps form variants (e.g., evaporated/condensed milk, powdered/granulated sugar, canned/crushed/diced/stewed tomatoes, smoked paprika, toasted sesame oil) as separate collapsible rows under a shared heading instead of merging into one quantity.

Desktop Version 8.3.2 - April 21, 2026

- Recipe search now ranks recipes with the keyword in their title above recipes that only mention it in the description, ingredients, or directions – so searching "chicken parmesan" surfaces a recipe titled "Chicken Parmesan" before a "Weeknight Bowl" that happens to mention chicken parmesan in its directions.

- Recipe search now matches partial words in titles. Typing "Apple Muff" finds "Apple Muffins" without having to type the full word.

- Fixed a shopping list bug where deleting a sub-item from a grouped ingredient would leave the old combined total and expand arrow behind. The group now updates to show the correct combined quantity, or collapses back to a single row if only one item remains.

- When a recipe is imported from a cached result, a "Retry Import" link now appears so you can re-import with fresh data if the results don't look right.

- Improved recipe clipping for paywalled and login-protected sites – if our server can't access the page, the clipper extension's copy of the page is now used as a fallback.

Desktop Version 8.3.1 - April 13, 2026

- Your shopping list just got smarter! Similar ingredients are now automatically grouped together – so all your cheeses, pastas, breads, and more appear in one place instead of scattered throughout the list. No more hunting for that second bag of mozzarella.

- Within each group, you can expand or collapse varieties to see exactly what you need. For example, all your parmesan items collapse into a single row showing the total quantity across recipes.

- New "Expand All" toggle lets you expand or collapse all grouped items at once. Your preference is remembered across sessions.

- You can now drag an entire ingredient group to move all its items to a different store at once.

- The remove confirmation dialog now shows exactly how many items will be removed.

- Ingredient grouping now works across more food types including pasta, rice, lettuce, and apples – so "basmati rice" and "jasmine rice" appear together under rice, and "Granny Smith" and "Honeycrisp" appear together under apples.

- Shopping list items are now more accurately assigned to the correct grocery category, even if you've customized your category names or added emojis.

- Facebook recipe reels and video posts now extract video captions and comments to improve recipe detection. If the recipe isn't found in the post text, we check comments, captions, and audio transcription – just like Instagram.

- Recipe links shared in Facebook comments are now followed automatically, so recipes posted as links in the comments section can be imported.

Desktop Version 8.3.0 - April 13, 2026

- Instagram recipe reels that have the recipe spoken in the video (rather than written in the caption) can now be imported. We automatically transcribe the video audio and extract the recipe from the transcript.

- Instagram reels with recipe text displayed on screen (but only music in the audio) can now be imported. We use AI vision to read the on-screen text and extract the recipe.

Desktop Version 8.2.9 - March 20, 2026

- We've significantly improved the accuracy of our nutrition facts. Our AI now does a better job of matching your recipe ingredients to the right USDA nutrition data, so calorie and nutrient counts are more reliable.

- Nutrition facts now cover more ingredients. When a USDA match can't be found, our AI will estimate nutrition values directly so fewer ingredients show up without data.

- We've improved portion size accuracy for nutrition calculations. Ingredients like spices, eggs, and chicken breasts now use smarter weight estimates, leading to more precise per-serving nutrition facts.

Desktop Version 8.2.8 - March 11, 2026

- You can now update your preferred email, even with accounts created with SSO, such as Google or Facebook.

Desktop Version 8.2.7 - March 11, 2026

- We refreshed the look and feel with more rounded design elements throughout the app.

- Added SSO (Google, Apple, etc.) login and sign-up buttons to the gift redemption page, so recipients can redeem gifts using their OAuth accounts.

- Redesigned the gift redemption page with a tabbed Sign up / Log in layout for a cleaner experience.

Desktop Version 8.2.6 - 2/15/2026

- We've improved our recipe clipper for greater accuracy on difficult-to-parse websites.

- We've enhanced our recipe clipper to allow importing more recipes from YouTube.

- We made it simple to link your existing PTE accounts to your Google (or other OAuth provider) emails for easy, single-click sign-ons.

Desktop Version 8.2.5 - 2/7/2026

- We improved our recipe importer for better accuracy on difficult-to-parse websites.

Desktop Version 8.2.4 - 1/20/2026

- You can now access the planner search from multiple locations, including the event popup, recipe view, and planned events.

- We have updated the planner event search to improve search result accuracy.

- You can now use the planner search to find ingredients, notes, and prep notes.

Desktop Version 8.2.3 - 12/18/2025

- We updated our recipe clipper so you can import more recipes from Facebook.

- We improved the results of our new Beginner Mode option for recipe directions.

- We improved our "Import from other apps" feature so importing recipes from Copy Me That should be more accurate.

Desktop Version 8.2.2 - 12/3/2025

- We added a "deleted" option in your recipe book so you can easily see and restore deleted recipes. This option used to be located on the account page.

- We fixed a confusing bug where, when viewing hidden or removed recipes, selecting the "select all recipes" checkbox would sometimes select recipes in your main recipe book.

Desktop Version 8.2.1 - 11/19/2025

- You can now quickly add ingredients to your shopping list or view ingredient substitution suggestions directly from any recipe ingredient. You can filter ingredient substitutions by dietary preference (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, paleo, or keto).

Desktop Version 8.2.0 - 11/8/2025

- We updated our unit conversion algorithm so that fluid ounces are now scaled correctly.

- We updated the recipe book so that your recipes are sorted by recipe title, regardless of case.

- We improved recipe importing for mastercook mx2 and mz2 files.

Desktop Version 8.1.9 - 10/24/2025

- We updated the shopping list so you can edit the notes on ingredients that are associated with your planned recipes.

- We added a beginner mode for recipes that uses AI to improve recipe directions for beginner cooks.

- We fixed a bug that was preventing recipe photos from saving from Instagram posts.

Desktop Version 8.1.8 - 11/17/2025

- We added a new search feature to easily highlight recipes in the planner. Additionally, you can search your entire history of planned events and select specific recipes to view all previously planned dates and see a snippet of the full day of recipes for selected dates.

Desktop Version 8.1.7 - 10/1/2025

- We updated the mobile browser interface to provide more breathing room.

Desktop Version 8.1.6 - 9/29/2025

- We updated our referral ads so we host them as jpgs at app.plantoeat.com, not as gifs on Amazon S3. All existing ads will continue to work.

- We updated our help widget to provide better customer support with AI-powered assistance with the option to still contact a real person.

Desktop Version 8.1.5 - 9/5/2025

- We updated our icons to provide a more modern and consistent visual experience.

Desktop Version 8.1.4 - 8/2/2025

- We added the ability to customize the meal times for your planned events when sharing your planner feed with other calendars.

- We added support for Sign in with Apple.

Desktop Version 8.1.3 - 8/19/2025

  • We updated the Recipe Share > Blog feature so the embedded HTML includes bulleted nutritional information (in the correct order) and numbered directions.

Desktop Version 8.1.2 - 8/11/2025

  • We improved the meal planner so you have more space to view your recipe book on smaller screens.

Desktop Version 8.1.1 - 7/29/2025

  • We fixed a bug that prevented the recipe popup from appearing for recipes on the planner in some mobile browsers.

  • We updated the recipe search filters so the count for missing tags is more accurate.

Desktop Version 8.1.0 - 7/3/2025

  • We updated our recipe clipper to work better with recipes from instagram.com.

Desktop Version 8.0.9 - 6/11/2025

  • Changes to prep notes in recipes will now automatically update any unmodified prep notes in menus and on future dates on the planner.

Desktop Version 8.0.8 - 6/9/2025

  • We updated the meal planner so you can rename, reschedule, and remove automatically planned prep notes associated with your planned recipes and frozen recipes. If you make any changes to your planned prep notes, they will no longer automatically move with your planned recipe.

  • We updated the bulk edit feature so you can limit your selection to prep notes only, and event types (like recipes, ingredients, and notes) are now highlighted in the selection mode.

Desktop Version 8.0.7 - 5/7/2025

  • We now recognize the abbreviation "gr" as grams, and 1,5 (with a comma) as 1.5 for your recipes, planned ingredients, and shopping list items.

Desktop Version 8.0.6 - 4/30/2025

  • We updated the planner so the recipe search/filters are always visible.

Desktop Version 8.0.4 - 4/10/2025

  • We updated metric amounts to have more precision and match our fractional equivalents. We added eighths and thirds (0.125, 0.333, 0.375, 0.625, 0.666, 0.875) to our existing quarters (0.25, 0.5, and 0.75).

  • We added a checkbox that allows you to turn off the display of mixed units on your recipes.

  • We no longer scale 4 cups to quarts and 4 quarts to gallons in your recipes or shopping list.

Desktop Version 8.0.3 - 4/8/2025

  • We updated the "Print Shopping List" feature so it looks better on smaller screens and remembers your print options when tapping the "Group Items by Store" option.

  • We updated planned recipes and frozen recipes to allow scaling with fractional serving sizes like 0.5 and 1.5. Previously, only integers were allowed, and entering 0.5 would automatically change to 1.

Desktop Version 8.0.2 - 4/3/2025

  • When scaling your recipes, recipe measurements are now displayed in familiar kitchen units. For example, "2 1/16 cups" displays as "1 cup + 1 tablespoons + 1/8 teaspoon". This makes recipes easier to follow by using combinations of standard measurements like, quarts, cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons.

Desktop Version 8.0.1 - 3/13/2025

  • We updated our search engine, making viewing, searching, and filtering recipes approximately 10x faster on the desktop site!

Desktop Version 8.0.0 - 3/6/2025

  • We added support for using emojis in your recipes, planned events, and grocery stores and categories 

Desktop Version 7.0.7 - 2/20/2025

  • We fixed a bug that was not setting the correct cookie when using the recipe clipper bookmarklet.

  • We fixed the recipe directions when using the share recipe html on blog feature.

  • We improved the time it takes to import recipes from the web.

Desktop Version 7.0.6 - 2/18/2025

  • We fixed the recipe filters default value when selecting the - Edit My Categories option.

  • We fixed a bug that was temporarily displaying the incorrect serving size for planned recipes after calculating the nutritional information.

Desktop Version 7.0.5 - 2/10/2025

  • We updated our recipe clipper so ingredients are imported correctly more often from sites like Instagram and Facebook.

  • We fixed a bug that was not updating the current calculated nutrition facts for recipes when after an ingredient was deleted.

Desktop Version 7.0.4 - 1/30/2025

  • We improved the recipe clipper accuracy on some social media sites.


Desktop Version 7.0.3 - 1/23/2025

  • We added the ability to update existing recipes from text in any format.

Desktop Version 7.0.2 - 1/21/2025

  • We added the ability to print your shopping list with the Grouped by Store option disabled.

  •  We update the date picker on the meal planner so it does not hide before you can pick a month or year.

  • We updated the Print Meal Plan page so it works on smaller screens.

  • We updated some of the button colors so they match our mobile app.

Desktop Version 7.0.1 - 1/8/2025

  • We added the ability to import recipes from text in any format.

  • We fixed the select drop down color in dark mode on Windows.

  • We updated the meal planner print preview so it more accurately matches the print output and removed leftovers from the list of printed recipes.

Desktop Version 6.9.6 - 12/20/2024

  • We updated the recipe cards in your recipe book so you can rate recipes without opening the recipe modal.

Desktop Version 6.9.5 - 12/11/2024

  • Recipe imports from URLs now work more reliably.

  • We added a new AI powered recipe parser that can parse recipe information from simple text on websites like Instagram and Facebook!

Desktop Version 6.9.4 - 12/4/2024

  • We updated our recipe clipper so you can import more recipes from Instagram, even when the source url is not included in the post.

  • We updated our recipe clipper so it works with Pinterest more often.

Desktop Version 6.9.3 - 11/22/2024

  • You can now import recipes from Instagram if the source url for the recipe is included in the post!

  • We updated our recipe bookmarklet so it works better with Pinterest.

  • We updated the recipe bookmarklet so it more effectively imports recipes from sites that block our bookmarklet code.

Desktop Version 6.9.1 - 10/30/2024

  • You can now purchase recurring monthly and yearly subscriptions before your current subscription expires. Just in time for our upcoming annual sale!

  • We added the options to pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Amazon Pay.

Desktop Version 6.8.7 - 9/17/2024

  • We added Dark Mode so you can meal plan in the dark!

Desktop Version 6.8.4 - 8/26/2024

  • We updated our referral program so you can get paid via PayPal or Venmo. We also added the option to input your PayPal email address if it is different than the email used with your Plan to Eat account.

Desktop Version 6.8.2 - 8/2/2024

  • We updated our grocery delivery service so you can select if you want your groceries delivered in the United States or Internationally.

  • We refreshed the confirmation and edit shopping list item dialogs.

  • We update the shopping list toolbar so works better on smaller screens.

Desktop Version 6.8.1 - 7/24/2024

  • We updated the meal planner so you can easily add multiple ingredients or notes to the planner at one time.

Desktop Version 6.8.0 - 7/15/2024

  • We changed our grocery delivery provider for timezones in the United States. It should be more robust and will also allow you to deliver more than 100 items.

Desktop Version 6.7.9 - 7/11/2024 

  • We fixed a bug that was sometimes changing the view option for recipe directions when scaling the recipe.

Desktop Version 6.7.8 - 6/10/2024 

  • We added the option to group your shopping list items by all items or by grocery store!

  • Added a heart icon next to the favorite store heading.

  • Updated the category headings style to match the mobile app.

  • Moved the "Grocery Delivery" option down the page and made it a "Deliver Groceries" button.

  • Swapped the "Categories | Store" buttons order to "Store | Categories".

Desktop Version 6.7.6 - 5/13/2024

  • We updated the recipe search so filtering recipes by tags displays recipes with more tags at the top of the list.

  • When searching or filtering recipes, we now sort by relevance instead of course. Sorting by course can still be manually selected.

  • We now display recipe categories on recipe cards when filtering by that category and sorting by relevance.

Desktop Version 6.7.5 - 5/6/2024

  • We moved the recipe stats, including the times planned information, from the bottom of the recipe view to the top.

  • We added a date picker on the planner so you can easily jump to any date.

Desktop Version 6.7.4 - 5/6/2024

  • You can now import simple html in recipe directions when importing from files.

  • We Improved the performance when renaming shopping list ingredients and selecting the option to update associated recipe ingredients.

Desktop Version 6.7.3 - 4/4/2024

  • We addressed an issue where the correct serving size wouldn't always display in planned recipes after adjusting the serving size.

  • For friend's recipes, we've resolved the issue with ingredient scaling when viewing the original serving size.

Desktop Version 6.7.2 - 4/2/2024

  • We removed the (BETA) tag from our nutrition facts calculator.

Desktop Version 6.7.1 - 3/25/2024

  • We updated the recipe print preview so it more accurately matches the print output.

  • We fixed a rare visual glitch when viewing your meal planner in Safari.

Desktop Version 6.7.0 - 3/5/2024

  • We added caching to our desktop site so pages should load much faster (particularly the recipes) as you use the site.

Desktop Version 6.6.9 - 2/27/2024

  • We added caching to our API so the mobile app should use less resources and be more snappy! 

Desktop Version 6.6.8 - 2/23/2024

  • We improve the functionality and performance for the custom autocomplete list of ingredient titles that is displayed when adding and editing recipe ingredients, shopping list items, and searching recipes by ingredient titles.

Desktop Version 6.6.7 - 2/20/2024

  • We improve the functionality and performance for the custom autocomplete list of ingredient titles that is displayed when adding and editing recipe ingredients, shopping list items, and searching recipes by ingredient titles. 

Desktop Version 6.6.6 - 2/5/2024

  • We fixed a bug that was not allowing users to remove prep and cook times from their recipes.

Desktop Version 6.6.5 - 1/15/2024 

  • We fixed a bug where adding new ingredients for a recipe on the planner was not picking the correct grocery category and store for the new shopping list items.

  • And a long list of updates behind-the-scenes.  

Desktop Version 6.6.4 - 12/15/2023 

  • Don't convert shopping list item units like mL to ml.

Planner UI updates:

  • Add a gray background for old days on the planner.

  • Add dotted lines between sections.

  • Darken the section headings, e.g. Dinner, Lunch, etc.

  • Like the app, inline the nutritional information on events instead of putting them on a newline, and update the event type headings.

  • scaleTimes on weekly planner like we do on full page planner.

  • Slightly increase the height for the weekly planner from 240px to 30vh (30% of the vertical height of the window).

  • Fix sticky day headings on weekly (and monthly) planner.

  • Make meal section headings sticky.

  • shrink the padding on planned events so you can see more information.

  • Fix the max lines ellipsis on event titles.

  • Add back the blue outlines on prep notes when hovering over the associated recipes.

  • Improve the UI for the popup tips on planned recipes and events.

Desktop Version 6.5.3 - 8/22/23

  • Improved the Recipe Clipper's accuracy when saving recipes from multiple websites.

  • Limit imported recipe ingredients from the web to 100 ingredients.

Desktop Version 6.5.2 - 8/11/23

  • We fixed a bug that was causing recipe file imports that included emojis to fail.

  • We fixed a bug that would switch the recipe view from table to grid after visiting the meal planner.

Desktop Version 6.5.0 - 7/28/23

  • Photos with a URL of over 255 characters will now import correctly. 

  • We fixed a bug that caused remote photos to not be saved when removing or restoring draft recipes.

  • We fixed importing total time data from websites, such as seriouseats.com.

  • We fixed a bug causing some external recipe photos to not appear right after a recipe was imported.

Desktop Version 6.4.5 - 6/6/23

  • We updated the homepage branding so it more closely matches our new wordpress site.

  • We fixed a bug causing draft recipes without titles to appear in your recipe book.

Desktop Version 6.4.4 - 5/4/23

  • We added a recipe filter that allows you to return recipes based on a calorie range.

    • And a sort by calories option.

  • We now display calories on recipe cards, and the grid format, when sorting and/or searching by calories.

  • To improve performance, we're limiting the website filter to 150 websites when viewing the Friends recipe book.

  • Bugfix: Calculating Nutrition for a recipes were not calculating the unit "fl. oz." and "fl oz" correctly. Recipes that use "fl oz" and have already been calculated will need to be re-calculated to fix the incorrect nutritional data.

Desktop Version 6.4.2 - 3/31/23

  • We updated freezer prep recipes to not display nutritional data.

  • We fixed the watermark PTE logo when printing recipes.

  • When sharing the shopping list from the app, the URL will now remember the original shared date range.

Desktop Version 6.4.1 - 3/15/23

  • We updated the Plan to Eat logo.

  • We added a slightly cool tint to website gray colors.

  • We fixed some image imports in the recipe clipper.

  • We fixed a few misc UI issues.

Desktop Version 6.3.9 - 2/1/23

  • We increased the global font size for the desktop website from 13.5px to 14px.

  • We darkened planner day section headings when printing.

Desktop Version 6.3.8 - 1/23/23

  • We improved recipe imports for thereciperebel.com and myplate.gov.

  • You can now view the nutrient details for friend's recipes.

Desktop Version 6.3.5 - 11/8/22

  • We renamed "Cooking Challenges" to "PTE Recipes".

  • We fixed the Queue button in the Recipe Clipper. You can now queue a saved recipe inside the Recipe Clipper.

  • We updated the gift subscription welcome email.

Desktop Version 6.3.0 - 8/12/22

  • We added a Nutrition Facts API that calculates Nutrition Facts for your recipes based on the ingredients and number of servings.

  • We added a Calculate Nutrition Facts button to the recipe view so you can calculate the Nutrition Facts for a recipe. You will be prompted with a before and after comparison to make sure you like the changes. Please note that this feature is in beta.

  • We added a menu allowing admins to change the selected nutrition for an ingredient nutrient.

(All of the nutrition features are only available to admins right now.)

 

Desktop Version 6.2.7 - 8/4/22

  • Plan to Eat admins can now enable/disable the email verification process.

  • We made general updates to the gift subscription page.

  • Bugfix: replace &s with &s when importing recipes from the web.

  • Bugfix: Stops the recipe clipper from jumping to the top of the clipper window when adding a new recipe category.

  • Bugfix: Fix recipe importing for themodernproper.com, and maybe other websites with a lot of spaces and line-breaks in ingredients html/text.

Desktop Version 6.2.6 - 7/8/22

  • We can now import yield(s) from recipe text files.

  • Bugfix: Don't scroll the window when opening the category dialog in the recipe clipper.

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