The latest articles on DEV Community by CosmicDorito (@cosmicdorito). https://dev.to/cosmicdorito https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3916038%2Fd5c26ae1-ef87-4a8c-b2cd-cad668d6dac4.png https://dev.to/cosmicdorito en CosmicDorito Wed, 06 May 2026 13:44:41 +0000 https://dev.to/cosmicdorito/snacktax-a-single-file-offline-calorie-marcos-and-water-tracker-11fe https://dev.to/cosmicdorito/snacktax-a-single-file-offline-calorie-marcos-and-water-tracker-11fe <p>Hey DEV.to, I'm a beginner and I was tired of calorie trackers wanting my email, a subscription, and cloud access. So I built one that lives entirely in a single HTML file. No dependencies, no backend, data stays in local storage. Would love any feedback!</p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/github-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/CosmicDorito-25" rel="noopener noreferrer"> CosmicDorito-25 </a> / <a href="https://github.com/CosmicDorito-25/SnackTax" rel="noopener noreferrer"> SnackTax </a> </h2> <h3> SnackTax is a stupid-simple, local-first calorie tracker and diet planner packed into a single HTML file. No account, no cloud, no sync, no drama -- just a fast privacy-first meal log for tracking calories, meals, and daily intake offline. </h3> </div> <div class="ltag-github-body"> <div id="readme" class="md"> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">SnackTax</h1> </div> <blockquote> <p>you eat it. you log it. you question your life choices.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>No account, no cloud, no sync, no drama — just a fast, privacy-first meal log for tracking calories, meals, and daily intake offline.</strong></p> <p>SnackTax is a stupid-simple, local-first calorie tracker that lives entirely in a single HTML file.</p> <p>No installs. No accounts. No cloud. No “AI-powered insights”.<br> Just open the file and start logging what you ate.</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Why this exists</h2> </div> <p>Because most calorie trackers:</p> <ul> <li>want your email</li> <li>want your data</li> <li>want a subscription</li> <li>want to tell you you're doing great</li> </ul> <p>SnackTax wants none of that.</p> <p>It just quietly keeps score.</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Features</h2> </div> <ul> <li>single HTML file (yes, really)</li> <li>works completely offline</li> <li>zero dependencies</li> <li>instant load (it’s literally just a file)</li> <li>local storage only (your data stays with you)</li> <li>minimal UI, no clutter</li> <li>brutally honest logging experience</li> <li>you can save meals which can be reused</li> <li>streaks (based on calorie limit and…</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="gh-btn-container"><a class="gh-btn" href="https://github.com/CosmicDorito-25/SnackTax" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on GitHub</a></div> </div> nutrition fitness opensource midnightchallenge