What is the RezKonv format?

RezKonv is a long-standing German recipe text format. A single .txt file usually holds many recipes back-to-back, separated by header markers, with ingredients laid out in fixed-width columns. It's the German cousin of Meal-Master and is still widely used in older German recipe collections.

How do I export to RezKonv format?

Most often you already have RezKonv files — they're shared as legacy collections. If you're using a German recipe tool that exports RezKonv, look in its Export menu. Either way, you end up with a .txt file containing one or many recipes. Upload it here.

Will German Umlauts and special characters survive?

Yes. RezKonv files are typically encoded in windows-1250 or latin-1 (ISO-8859-1) rather than UTF-8 — which is why opening them naively turns ü into ü or worse. We detect the encoding and convert cleanly to UTF-8 so Umlauts, ß, and other special characters survive in every output format.

Can I move RezKonv recipes to a modern app?

Yes — convert to JSON or .cook here, then import into the destination app. Schema.org JSON-LD works in Mealie, Tandoor, Paprika, and most modern recipe apps regardless of language.

RezKonv .txt files with windows-1250 / latin-1 supported

Convert RezKonv recipes

RezKonv is a legacy German recipe text format — many recipes per file, fixed-width ingredients, and tricky encoding. We handle the windows-1250 / latin-1 conversion to UTF-8 so your Umlauts come through intact, and emit PDF, JSON, CSV, Markdown, or .cook.

100% free. Open-source parsing. No account required.

What we support

RezKonv text files — single recipes or whole collections — with the original encoding preserved.

.txt Supported

A single .txt RezKonv file. We detect every recipe header and split the file into individual recipes — even if there are dozens packed into one file.

.zip Supported

Zip multiple RezKonv .txt files together and we'll process every one and bundle them into your chosen output format.

How to get a RezKonv file

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Find your existing RezKonv file

Most RezKonv files are inherited collections — passed around as .txt files for years. Check old backups, USB sticks, or the original RezKonv tool if you have it.

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Or export from a German recipe tool

If your current app supports RezKonv export, look in its Export menu and pick the RezKonv option. Save the .txt file.

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Don't worry about the encoding

RezKonv files are usually windows-1250 or latin-1 — not UTF-8. That used to mean broken Umlauts. We auto-detect and convert, so you don't need to do anything special.

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Upload it here

Drag the .txt (or a .zip of many) into the upload area above and pick the output formats you want.

Why convert RezKonv recipes?

RezKonv collections are wonderful pieces of recipe history — but they're also a usability dead end. The format is German, the encoding is legacy, and the fixed-width layout breaks the moment you try to read the file in a modern editor.

That's the gap this page closes. We handle the windows-1250 / latin-1 conversion properly, parse the structured fields out of the fixed-width ingredient block, and produce clean UTF-8 output in any modern format.

Convert to JSON for re-import into another app, PDF for printing, Markdown for a personal cookbook, or .cook for any CookLang-compatible tool.

Export to any format

Get your recipes in formats that work for you

{ }

JSON

Schema.org compliant

PDF

Print-ready cards

CSV

Excel-friendly

MD

Markdown

Plain text

.cook

CookLang

For developers

DB

SQLite

Portable database

ORF

Open Recipe

YAML format

Rescue your RezKonv collection

Drop your RezKonv .txt above and we'll convert every recipe — encoding and all — into the format you want.