Hello everyone, I built plately.fit because my "Saved" folder on Instagram was becoming an endless list of recipes I’d rarely actually cook. The Problem: We’ve all been there: you see a delicious 30-second Reel, save it, and then... nothing. When you finally want to cook it, you have to scrub through the video ten times just to find the measurements, or the caption is a mess of emojis and hashtags with no clear instructions. The Inspiration: I wanted a "one-click" way to turn that chaos into a structured digital cookbook. I’m a web developer, so I figured—why not build a bridge between the content we love and the utility we actually need? The Process & Evolution: The journey wasn't as simple as I thought! While building this, my process evolved significantly: The Scraping Puzzle: I quickly learned that social platforms are very protective. Moving from local development to a live environment brought a lot of "HTTP 429" challenges that forced me to get creative with how I fetch data and extract audio for parsing. Refining the AI: Initially, I tried to just grab captions, but I realized the real "gold" is often in the audio or hidden in messy descriptions. I shifted the focus toward a more robust parsing engine that filters out the noise. I’m launching this today to help fellow foodies reclaim their saved folders. I’d love to hear your feedback on the parsing accuracy and what platforms you’d like to see supported next! Happy cooking, Igor

Plately.fit

The last cookbook you'll ever need

The last cookbook you'll ever need