Intent.
Memoix started as a notebook. The kind that fits in a back pocket on the line - quick notes, specials, things worth keeping.
Kitchens being what they are, the notebooks didn't last.
Recipes are confirmed. The scratch pad is not.A spreadsheet replaced them. Tabs for recipes that had been made and proven. A tab for things being tested, sourced, or reconsidered. That division still exists in the app.
The spreadsheet got shared. Family, friends, people who wanted to cook something from it. Shared access meant accidental edits. Reading a recipe across columns in a spreadsheet is its own problem. The whole thing became more maintenance than it was worth.
So an app replaced the spreadsheet. The structure that had developed over time - course tabs, linked recipes, colour organisation, paired dishes - came with it, refined rather than rebuilt.
The default recipes in Memoix are ones that have been made. In restaurants, at home, repeatedly. They are not curated for variety or discovery. They are there because they work.
The Cook
Memoix is built around professional note-taking habits. It assumes you already know how to cook and want somewhere to keep that knowledge organised and accessible, editable.
The structure provides this. A smoking entry offers pit notes or a full recipe. Baking surfaces baker's percentages. Modernist entries support equipment-specific fields. These things are present when you need them and absent when you don't.
Anyone can use it. Exploring it will get the most out of it.
The Anti-Social
Memoix is not a social platform, a learning course, or a productivity game. It stays out of the way and no account is required.
This is by design, not oversight.
The Work
Memoix is in active development. Core systems are stable - the database layer, import pipelines, cooking views, and sharing.
The app is functional and used daily. Rough edges exist because it keeps evolving.
Built with salt.