MacGourmet 2.1: New Import and Export Options Abound!
I'm pleased to announce that MacGourmet 2.1 is now available. Dubbed the "Import-Export Release," version 2.1 completely redoes import and export functionality and adds lots of new options for both.MacGourmet 2.1 adopts an all-new plug-in system for import and export. What does this mean? Well for you, the end user, it means quicker updates for importers and exporters. For me it means that it's now a LOT easier to support new file formats, etc. It also means that 3rd parties, if they are interested, can add importers and exporters too.
Included in the list of new importers and exporters are plug-ins to export your recipes to your iPod, and to RTF and text files. You can also now import from CookWare Deluxe, Cook'n and Yum (see the User Guide or Help for more info). Exporting to your iPod, for instance, is as easy as selecting a list in MacGourmet, exporting, and then copying the resulting file or folder to the Notes folder on your iPod. It's now easier than ever to take your recipes with you!
And speaking of help, MacGourmet 2.1 adds Help in Apple's standard format, making it easier to find information on using the product. You can access it in the Help menu, or by using the command-? menu item.
MacGourmet 2.1 also adds a great new feature: a service to quickly import from a variety of recipe web sites in just one step. Supported right now are epicurious.com, allrecipes.com, food.yahoo.com, williams-sonoma.com, foodnetwork.com and cookinglight.com. Using this new feature is simple: go to a recipe page and either select the URL of the page in your web browser and choose "Import Recipe From Web Page" from the Services > MacGourmet menu, or drag and drop the recipe page URL from your web browser to your clippings list. Either of these actions will open a new recipe import assistant with as many values filled in as are possible taken from the page you specified. Import in just one step. It's easy!
Finally, version 2.1 adds the ability to open a library other than the default library, by holding down the option key while MacGourmet is starting. If you do this, you'll be able to pick an existing MacGourmet database other than your default. This has been useful for me, during testing, and is also useful if you want to maintain more than one library.
In addition to all of the above, version 2.1 also fixes a bunch of minor issues, and adds blog support for Blogger (I haven't forgotten you, WordPress users, I'm still planning to add posting support). To see the full list, please see the release notes page.
So, considering version 2 was just released in January, why was 2.1 released so soon after? Well, a lot of what's in version 2.1 was added during the beta period for version 2. It all came together pretty quickly, and it allowed me to get the bulk of the new architecture done before version 2 was even released.
Also, just as an update on nutrition, I've also spent a good deal of time on nutritional information support during all of this too (I keep VERY busy). In the latest internal development version, you can't do calculations yet, but you can view and browse the nutritional database, so I've been making progress towards getting this done as well.
Now with all of that said, just hurry on over to the download page and grab your copy!
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Sweet. I love that you're picking up on the food blogging trend. I don't have one at the moment...but if it's this easy, I might just think about it.
And the import/export stuff is awesome. I've been printing out shopping lists forever. I'm curious to see how well a list on the ol' iPod works.
I guess I could resurrect my Palm V and try handyshopper again. But is it worth it for just the one program?
Thanks for all the hard work!
Just tried out the export to iPod feature its awesome! Thanks so much, keep up the good work!
This is great to see. I'm looking forward to automatically importing from Epicurious.
You're probably not ready to handle requests for more sites, but I'd love it if Sunset's recipes, which I use all the time, could be as easily imported.
http://www.sunset.com/
Thanks!
Great update. I will spend the money to become a regular user! One queston: The import function throught services / Clipping or import does only work with Safari, not with Firefox. Is there a trick to extend this function to Firefox or will there be an update?
This is actually a problem with Firefox, not MacGourmet. It doesn't support Mac OS X Services, so it's not something I can change. You can still, however, either copy and paste the text from the web page to the clippings list, or drag and drop the text as a way around this problem.
If you're taking requests for more sites, www.kraft.com would be nice.
I'm a very satisfied user of MacGourmet, but haven't stayed up to date with the releases, although I'm registered. Am I missing the boat -- as I do not get informational emails from you guys... ?? Great product! The "Fresh Market" recipes would be great to add to your imports.
I am an avid mastercook user and am thinking of getting a MAC. I am trying to determine if MACGourmet will fit my needs. Does it allow you to set up different cookbooks?In msstercook I set up different cookbooks for different recipe types likes main courses, desserts, vegetables etc. thanks, Louise
Louise,
MacGourmet follows a model that is typical to the Mac, that of iTunes, or iPhoto. Rather than having different files for each "cookbook" everything in MacGourmet is kept in one file.
However, you can essentially make your own lists for cookbooks, or use smart lists to build lists automatically for you, so you can sort of emulate the same idea if you want. The unregistered version allows you to try everything fully. I recommend downloading it to see if it will do everything you require.
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