Home Cookin Recipe Software Revision History

Version 9

Version 9.96 - May 3, 2026

Fixed major bug that could crash database when saving a recipe.
Rewrote the Cleanup feature on the Options screen to better recover corrupted data files.
Fixed the "Failure Ending the Upload" error. Now retries upload as requested by the server.
Improved error logging for cloud uploads.
Old User ID's blocked on cloud server.
Added support for accented ANSI characters in spell-checker.
Rewrote the Recipe34 to Recipe860 conversion functions.
Fixed the conversion of old grocery and meal data when upgrading from old versions.
Increased beta version timeout to six months.

Version 9.95 - Feb 7, 2026

Home Cookin Released as Freeware.
Fixed crashing problem if blog site list is empty or missing.
Implemented new cloud ID format.
Replaced cloud upload/download with Export to Cloud feature.
New cloud file format to reduce storage space on the server by almost half.
Fixed bug in cloud chapter sorting that could result in duplicate chapters.
Moved meal planner date changes to individual buttons.
Multiplication symbol is converted to x when web importing.

Version 9.94 - Nov 1, 2025

Improved conversion of text pasted into recipe editor.
Fixed small bug with internet cookie handling.
Fixed bug in Find routine that would miss whole word searches at the start of a buffer.
Title only searches now scan master index instead of reloading entire recipe.
Removed length limit for header lines (previously 60 characters for lines ending with a colon).

Version 9.93 - Apr 27, 2025

Fixed open file handle in import identify - Caused clipboard copy issues in manual import.
Added notes support to AccuChef importing.
Removed internal timeout when downloading web pages (use Windows timeout).
Improved logging for multi-threaded blog updates.
Increased download buffer to 8K in URL to string function.

Version 9.92 - Jan 29, 2025

Increased web import timeout to 60 seconds.
Fixed bugs in word extraction when hovering text on recipe screen.
Improved function to import line of text.
Improved identification of recipe import file formats.
Fixed bug in CSV grocery import.
Fixed crashing problem when importing after changing ingredient measurement format.
Information text will now import without formatting.
No formatting applied to info text, regardless of option setting.
Recipe ingredients will not be aligned if no formatting is selected on Options screen.
Added import support for Cookmate .mcb recipe files.

Version 9.91 - Jun 28, 2024

Fixed ingredient formatting when exporting Mastercook II to clipboard.
Fixed resizing when no ingredient formatting selected.
Fixed resizing error with spaces in quantities (i.e. 2 8 ounce cans).
Fixed typo errors in cloud upload procedures.
Changed internal data file definitions.
Current data files now backed up before downloading from cloud.
Cloud upload now includes all user data files for later downloads (grocery, meals, blogs, etc.).
New hex encoding for printer settings.
New file format for user settings.
User and application settings separated.
Simplified security checks.
New data location option to move personal data to another drive.

Version 9.90 - Mar 18, 2024

Fixed a bug that prevented restoring from versions prior to 8.60.
Improved index selection. First recipe in index will no longer be selected automatically.
Fixed bug that prevented blog site list from being restored.
Fixed bug calculating client area when minimizing.
Updated recipe screen object viewing algorithm.
Made source links clickable in recipe directions.
Simple prepositions and conjunctions will no longer be capitalized in recipe titles.
Changed internal links to Home Cookin web page.
New algorithm for extracting recipe ingredients.

Version 9.89 - Apr 10, 2023

Added error checking for empty account when downloading from the cloud.
Added option to enter alternate user ID when downloading from the cloud.
Decimal quantities converted to fractions except for ounces.
"No Formatting" measurement option will now display lines as entered.
Ingredients without valid quantity or measure will be left unformatted.
Fixed Home Cookin import to allow Servings: line in ingredients.
Fixed formatting bug when exporting single character fractions to ePub files.
Current recipe reloaded when exporting to ePub on recipe screen.
Blog files added to backup and restore functions.
Settings reloaded after restoring from backup.
Recipe tips are now included with Living Cookbook imports.
Fixed Home Cookin import error with leading dashes.
Fixed Home Cookin import to preserve carriage returns.
Quotes now escaped properly in CSV grocery exports.
Added grocery import feature to reload previously exported shopping lists.

Version 9.88 - Dec 28, 2022

Fixed a permissions bug when detecting the default web browser.
Improved detection of file type associations and browser locations.
Minor improvements to status log formatting.
Ignore unsupported image types with Web Import.
Only keep first line of article descriptions on Blog screen.
Added error message when pasting invalid code in the activation dialog.
Improved ingredient extraction for reformatting.
Decimal quantities no longer converted to fractions.
Repair minor ingredient formatting errors from web imports.
Fixed web import image selection (ignore author or publication photos in JSON data).
Directions typed in all upper case will be reformatted as mixed case when importing.

Version 9.87 - Aug 3, 2022

Home Cookin cloud service moved to hcrecipes.com.
Cloud user name and password replaced with registration assigned user ID.
Cloud service requires registration less than one year old.
Cloud uploads now use smaller file sizes to accommodate larger recipe collections.
Grocery and meal data now included in cloud uploads and downloads.
Backup and Restore functions no longer ask for a filename when it isn't used.
Backup path automatically removes Home Cookin folder to prevent invalid destinations.

Version 9.86 - Apr 5, 2022

New cloud functions to work with new secure server.
Fixed blog list crashing when site list is empty.
Blog articles without description will now use article title instead of skipping.
Site names removed from blog article titles whenever possible.
PDF exports now have colored text for recipe titles, chapter titles, and bold headings.
Fixed bug in ingredient extraction to prevent tea bags being reformatted as teaspoon bags.

Version 9.85 - Dec 10, 2021

New web site downloader to improve Web Import compatibility and faster blog downloads.
Fixed JSON image extraction to reduce "unsupported image" alerts.
Fixed bug that duplicated recipe photos on blog screen.
Invalid blog sites will now be removed automatically when updating the blog list.
Added support for XML Sitemap recipe feeds on blog screen.
Improved site name detection for blog downloader.
Fixed duplicate blog processing on blog screen.
Duplicate feeds removed when adding or editing blog sites in site manager.
Fixed user interface bugs in the blog site manager.
Improved progress display on Blog screen to better monitor completed downloads.

Version 9.84 - Nov 9, 2021

Improved registration functions so old code is not erased when upgrading.
Improved measurement extraction from ingredient lines.
Improved ingredient alignment in PDF exports.
Fixed bug in PDF exports that could cause unintentional blank pages.
Moved PDF Cookbook to new Export to Cookbook option in Export menu.
New PDF file export option to provide a simple PDF export without title or index pages.
Improved Export to Tablet operations.
Added new ePub export format for tablets and other ereaders.
Fixed bug in export format selection to remember previous selection.
Added ingredient formatting to generic text export.
Replaced Zlib with 7-Zip for compressing and decompressing files.
Fixed Blog screen to remember last scroll position when changing screens.
New title priority selection for Web Import.
Improved alternate download for failed Web Imports.
Fixed web import to allow any image type (not just JPG).
Minimum window size increased to 1024x768.
Added Windows 11 to version detection (displayed in logs and About screen).

Version 9.83 - Jul 29, 2021

Fixed grocery list sorting after printing.
HTML emphasis, strong, and bold markups removed when using web import.
Added Shop-N-Cook importing for SXB and SXC recipe files.
Added a special chapter for recipes without photos.

Version 9.82 - Sep 30, 2020

Minor speed improvement for cleanup function with deleted recipes.
Rewrote Living Cookbook import to support large file sizes (over 2GB).
Enlarged maximum internal photo size to 800x400 pixels.
Fixed rounding errors in the resize functions.

Version 9.81 - Jul 9, 2020

Fixed bug that caused chapter and recipe indexes to reset to top when changing screens.
Fixed bug that caused grocery list to reset to top when changing screens.
Fixed bug that over corrected grocery list when current item was out of range.
Fixed bug in JSON Web Import that mistook context for text in instructions.
Changed grocery list from line accuracy to pixel accuracy.

Version 9.80 - Jun 28, 2020

Fixed bug that prevented Mastercook MZ2 unzipping when manually selecting import format.
Fixed broken font reference for trial screen.
Fixed button alignment in alert box.
Improved JSON processing in Web Import to prevent duplicate lines in directions.

Version 9.79 - May 29, 2020

Improved font management for better program performance.
Eliminated tiny fonts for improved readability.
Improved text wrapping on blogs screen for faster displays.
Enlarged progress gauge to accommodate more status information.
Updated file scanning routines for better performance.
Added XML cleaning for degree Fahrenheit symbol.
Improved window processing to minimize flicker when minimizing or maximizing.
Fixed bug on Find screen that prevented centering or moving window.
Added file importing for Plan to Eat recipes in CSV format.

Version 9.78 - Apr 28, 2020

Added feature to select a word in recipe editor by clicking twice.
Fixed web import to ignore links for each step in directions.
Improved sorting of master index for faster saves on slow drives or networks.
Improved grocery database management for faster operation on slow drives or networks.
Improved meal planner database management for faster operation.
Fixed bug in grocery checklist printing that prevented grid lines from showing.
Improved processing speed of progress gauge.
Fixed file overwrite verification when exporting Mastercook MZ2.
Improved newsletter notification to remove separate version notice.

Version 9.77 - Apr 8, 2020

Deleted recipes saved to status log when rebuilding database.
Improved detection of default web browser.
Fixed bugs preventing batch import from clipboard.
Fixed Web Import to open GZIP compressed web pages.
Fixed Web Import to open restricted access web pages.
Fixed Web Import image import for JSON ImageObjects.
Fixed Web Import to ignore invalid images.
Degree symbol substituted in recipes using incorrect masculine ordinal symbol.
Added A5 page size to PDF export.
PDF export now creates dedicated pages for chapter titles.
PDF export now adds blank pages as needed to ensure title page is on odd pages (right hand side).
PDF export now includes a Contents page when exporting two or more chapters.
Locate Duplicates now searches the current chapter (All Recipes, or a single chapter).
Added function to Find recipes with identical titles in the current chapter.

Version 9.76 - Jun 20, 2019

Fixed fall back to manual if web import fails.
Fixed web import for sites that include two sets of JSON data.
Fixed web import with encoded carriage returns in JSON data.
Fixed incorrect title selection from JSON data.
Fixed serving extraction from JSON data.
Improved alternate download if primary web import fails.
Added additional HTML filtering from imported recipes.
Find screen now remembers your last choice for whole word matches.
Changed ZIP extraction on web server to fix cloud uploads.
Add support for ingredient headings in Mastercook XML imports.
Replaced old Mastercook MC2 export with new Mastercook MZ2 export including photos.
Clipboard export changed to use old text only Mastercook MC2 format.

Version 9.75 - Jun 5, 2019

Fixed bug in new version notification. Improved update notification.
Fixed cosmetic issues with drop downs and variable font sizes.
Fixed meal editor layout.
Fixed cloud backup and restore functions.
Cloud Backup/Restore changed to Cloud Upload/Download.
Cloud storage policy clarified.
Rewrote JSON parsing for web import.
Added alternate download method if primary web import fails.
Blog update no longer keeps old articles.
Removed article delete button from Blog screen.
Check for firewall blocking in Blog site manager.
Changed blog download method to improve performance.
Fixed a display bug in the progress gauge.

Version 9.74 - Feb 25, 2019

Improved window dragging and resizing.
Improved loading and saving of user settings.
Added verification for user settings.
Email button on About screen now opens contact web page.
New HTML to text converter for manual import.
Redesigned web import processing.
Added whole word search option to Find screen.

Version 9.73 - Jul 26, 2018

Fixed text alignment bug in gauge popup.
Consolidated pixel based list controls.
Consolidated mouse wheel controls (+control for slow scroll, +shift for fast scroll)
Added type and element cleaning for directions in web import.
New blog screen for following and importing from recipe blogs.
Fixed button font in meal screens event editor.
New import function for Living Cookbook files (FDX and LC2 format).
Added import support for older Cookbook Wizard file format (cookbook wizard two).
Added failed connection alert to cloud backup.

Version 9.72 - Apr 16, 2018

Web Import - Improved recipe title selection.
Web Import - Improved ingredient line spacing.
Web Import - Fixed bug in XML replacement.
Web Import - Eliminated Domain Counter.
Font smoothing now enabled by default.

Version 9.71 - Dec 4, 2017

Updated cloud viewer to force browser to reload recipes.
Web Import - Fixed bug that skipped final field in JSON data.
Web Import - Improved JSON image processing.
Web Import - Added step processing (bon appetit).
Web Import - Improve selection of recipe title.
Web Import - Increase buffer size for HTML verification.
Generic Export fixed to include carriage returns.
Find feature now supports # or * tagging in search terms.

Version 9.70 - Feb 7, 2017

Improved photo handling in web import.
Improved ingredient processing in web import.
Improved processing of unicode encoded characters in web import.
Improved photo scaling when printing to avoid small images from being overly distorted.
Bug fixes in the PDF recipe export.
Added XML cleaning to PDF export to fix unsupported characters.
Left and Right quotes replaced with single quote in PDF exports.
Slight tweaks to slider controls to prevent accidental list jumping.
Added skipping for embedded ingredient glossaries to web import (bbcgoodfood).
Fixed redirection problem with cloud restore.

Version 9.69 - Nov 14, 2016

Fixed recipe editor to show servings changes.
Index is now sorted correctly if web import fails and manual import is used.
HTML-to-Text conversion now adds a line feed after table rows.
Fixed window positioning if window is accidentally placed off screen.
Numerous changes to recipe editor to fix memory leaks that caused crashing and odd displays.
Fixed flagging bug that caused crash when deleting recipe on recipe screen.
Fixed object list display bugs in select_list and file_selector.
Fixed bug in ingredient extraction that could result in hidden text.
New broad based web import feature.
Added option to smooth fonts.
Free upgrades reduced to one year starting Jan 2017.
Discontinuing the old export to cloud feature starting Jan 2017.

Version 9.68 - Aug 10, 2016

Increased default window size to 1600x1000.
Updated user interface with standard window and new toolbar.
Fixed memory leak in recipe viewer.
Fixed first and last meal jumping on meals screen.
Fixed bug that saved empty meal events.
Manual import is now limited to the first 256,000 bytes of the selected file.
Modified the grocery text export formatting.
Combined the grocery send-to and export functions.
New faster import functions for Living Cookbook FDX recipe files.
Combined meal screens first meal, last meal, and select date functions into a single Change Date button.

Version 8

Version 8.67 - Mar 21, 2016
Version 8.66 - Nov 23, 2015
Version 8.65 - Oct 29, 2015
Version 8.64 - May 11, 2015
Version 8.63 - Apr 24, 2015
Version 8.62 - Feb 17, 2015
Version 8.61 - Feb 4, 2015
Version 8.60 - Jan 28, 2015
Version 8.59 - Aug 5, 2014
Version 8.58 - Apr 21, 2014
Version 8.57 - Mar 21, 2014
Version 8.56 - Feb 19, 2014
Version 8.55 - Jan 10, 2014
Version 8.54 - Dec 12, 2013

Version 7

Version 7.53 - Oct 18, 2013
Version 7.52 - Jul 5, 2013
Version 7.51 - Apr 19, 2013
Version 7.50 - Apr 9, 2013
Version 7.49 - Mar 27, 2013
Version 7.48 - Feb 8, 2013
Version 7.47 - Jan 30, 2013

Version 6

Version 6.46 - Jun 22, 2010
Version 6.45 - Apr 2, 2010

Version 5

Version 5.9 - Jul 15, 2009
Version 5.8 - Nov 12, 2008
Version 5.7 - Nov 01, 2008
Version 5.6 - Apr 03, 2008
Version 5.5 - Apr 17, 2007
Version 5.4 - Oct 20, 2006
Version 5.3 - Jan 26, 2006
Version 5.2 - Nov 04, 2005
Version 5.1 - Oct 19, 2005
Version 5.0 - Aug 23, 2005 (First 32-bit version of Home Cookin.)

Version 4

Version 4.9 - Nov 27, 2002
Version 4.8 - May 03, 2002
Version 4.7 - Sep 09, 2001
Version 4.6 - May 09, 2001
Version 4.5 - Mar 26, 2001
Version 4.4 - Mar 16, 2001
Version 4.3 - Jan 05, 2001
Version 4.2 - Oct 12, 2000
Version 4.1 - Aug 21, 2000
Version 4.0 - Aug 14, 2000

Version 3

Version 3.9 - Sep 21, 1999
Version 3.8 - Sep 03, 1999
Version 3.7 - Aug 09, 1999
Version 3.6 - Jun 25, 1999
Version 3.5 - Jun 08, 1999
Version 3.4 - Mar 19, 1999
Version 3.3 - Jan 10, 1999
Version 3.2 - Nov 12, 1998
Version 3.1 - Oct 19, 1998
Version 3.0 - Oct 09, 1998

Version 2

Version 2.8 - Jan 14, 1998
Version 2.7 - Jan 09, 1998
Version 2.6 - Dec 05, 1997
Version 2.5 - Nov 12, 1997
Version 2.4 - Nov 03, 1997
Version 2.3 - Nov 01, 1997
Version 2.2 - Aug 31, 1997
Version 2.1 - Jul 20, 1997
Version 2.0 - Jun 23, 1997

Version 1

Version 1.4 - Feb 06, 1997
Version 1.3 - Jul 29, 1996
Version 1.2 - Jun 10, 1996
Version 1.1 - May 19, 1996
Version 1.0 - Apr 02, 1996

Earlier Products

The Amiga Recipe Box - Released 1993 for the Commodore Amiga
The Mac Recipe Box - Released 1993 for the Apple Macintosh
The Recipe Box - Released 1991 for the Atari ST
The Atari Cookbook - Released 1991 for the Atari 600XL

Home Cookin Revision History