Pestle iOS recipe app gets big update with smart folders, PDF scanning and more

Popular recipe/cookbook iOS app Pestle is out with a major update that brings a number of upgrades. Headlining the release are Smart Folders plus new ways to import recipe cards and cookbooks via PDF, existing photos and more.

A nice new way to organize all your recipes is with the Smart Folders feature in Pestle 1.4. The option allows you to select criteria with the folders and then populate itself.

Here’s what developer Will Bishop had to say about it: “Desserts that aren’t drinks that are also rated at least 4 stars? Easy! The sky’s the limit with this and I can’t wait to see how you use it!”

For anyone who has PDF versions of cookbooks, you can now import them into Pestle, just hit the + button to use the new feature.

Another import improvement is the ability to scan photos from your iPhone camera roll into Pestle.

There have also been improvements to searching in Pestle, and when you use Spotlight to retrieve Pestle content, you’ll see recipe previews.

Pestle 1.4 is available now as a free download from the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Pestle Pro runs $1.99/month, $19.99/year, or $39.99 as a lifetime purchase to unlock all of the app’s features.

Full release notes:

Smart folders, PDF scanning, image scanning and more!

Buckle up, this is a big one!

# Smart folders

Create self-filling folders based on your criteria. Desserts that are not drinks that are also rated at least 4 stars? Easy! The sky’s the limit with this and I can’t wait to see how you use it!

# Image scanning

In addition to Pestle’s existing scanner, Pestle can now scan photos from your camera roll too! Importing is a breeze and you can save your recipe cards to Pestle in no time!

# PDF import

Do you have cookbooks as PDF files? Well, now Pestle can import them too! Press the ‘+’ in your cookbook and start highlighting your favorites right out of the book.

# Search improvements

Have you ever searched for a recipe and wondered why something matched? Now at the top right of all search results you get a useful label such as “Main dish” or “Matches with ingredient”.

# Spotlight

Finally, just a little tidbit. Pestle will now show recipe previews in Spotlight search, just for some visual flair.

# Bug fixes

– The meal plan widget is working again

– Calendar synchronization works better

– Fixed instruction labels are truncated on one line.

– Spotlight no longer shares duplicates

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