Follow any recipe one step at a time. See which ingredients you need right now. Built-in timers. No account, no ads.
Users
8
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#207K
#173K among extensions
Version
0.5.0
updated 10 Oct 2026
Users
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Simmer
You found the recipe. Now you're cooking, and you have to scroll past the entire ingredient list to re-read step 3. Then scroll back up because you forgot how much cumin. Your hands are covered in dough you just rolled out.
Simmer puts the recipe in a sidebar so you never lose your place. Open any recipe page, tap the Simmer icon, and it pulls out the steps for you.
Each step shows just the ingredients you need right now, highlighted and pulled to the top of the list. Ingredients you've already used fade out. Ingredients you'll need later stay visible but stay out of the way. No scrolling up and down.
If a step mentions a time ("simmer for 20 minutes"), Simmer spots it and gives you a one-tap timer. Timers are color-coded so you can run several at once without mixing them up.
Cooking for more or fewer people? Adjust the serving size on the overview screen and all the quantities update.
Simmer works on any recipe site that uses standard recipe markup, including popular recipes sites with all recipes and serious eats. Bon appetit!
There is no account to create. Nothing is saved or tracked. Simmer reads the recipe on the page you're looking at and that's it.
Free, lightweight, and built for the person standing at the stove.