EverShelf: An Open-Source, Self-Hosted Smart Pantry Manager with AI to Stop Food Waste
Hi DEV community! 👋 I wanted to introduce EverShelf , a self-hosted, MIT-licensed smart pantry manager I’ve been building to tackle food waste at home. We recently crossed 147+ stars and 14 forks on GitHub , and I'd love to share the tech behind it, gather feedback from fellow developers, and invi
I wanted to introduce EverShelf, a self-hosted, MIT-licensed smart pantry manager I’ve been building to tackle food waste at home.
We recently crossed 147+ stars and 14 forks on GitHub, and I'd love to share the tech behind it, gather feedback from fellow developers, and invite new contributors!
We’ve all experienced it: buying groceries, tucking them away in cupboards, and forgetting about them until they expire and end up in the trash.
Most consumer pantry apps are closed-source, full of subscription paywalls, or rely on proprietary cloud platforms. I wanted something modern, self-hosted, offline-capable, and privacy-respecting.
We are currently running an official community contest on GitHub! You can read all the instructions, participate, and help shape the project here: 👉 EverShelf Discussion #299
We are actively looking for feedback, bug reports, and contributors (code, translations, UX). If you like the project, a star on GitHub is always deeply appreciated! 🌟
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