diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/evolution/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/evolution/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54a3b651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/evolution/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution#configuring-evolution
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/evolution/3.60/evolution-3.60.2.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_GNOME_DESKTOP=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_ALARM_NOTIFY_MODULE=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_CANBERRA=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_AUTOAR=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_HELP=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_TEXT_HIGHLIGHT=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_WEATHER=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_CONTACT_MAPS=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_PST_IMPORT=OFF",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/archives/libzim/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/archives/libzim/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d101b0b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/archives/libzim/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.openzim.org/release/libzim/libzim-9.7.0.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dexamples=false",
+    "-Dtests=false",
+    "-Dwith_xapian=false",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "xz",
+    "libicu",
+    "zstd",
+    #"xapian-core",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libkiwix/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libkiwix/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98f33391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libkiwix/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://mirror.download.kiwix.org/release/libkiwix/libkiwix-14.2.1.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "libzim",
+    "libicu",
+    "pugixml",
+    "mustache",
+    "curl",
+    "microhttpd",
+    "zlib",
+]
+[package]
+dependencies = ["aria2"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/text/mustache/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/text/mustache/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dff5d557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/text/mustache/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/kainjow/Mustache"
+rev = "3f654942a70c46a775070d7a09ca7acfa3e205b7"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/include"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/mustache.hpp "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/include"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/text/rapidjson/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/text/rapidjson/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dded4ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/text/rapidjson/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson"
+rev = "24b5e7a8b27f42fa16b96fc70aade9106cf7102f"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/include"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/include/rapidjson "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/include"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/text/xapian-core/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/text/xapian-core/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78d21091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/text/xapian-core/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://xapian.org/docs/install.html
+[source]
+tar = "https://oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/2.0.0/xapian-core-2.0.0.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "zlib"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/video/editors/shotcut/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/video/editors/shotcut/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35adff06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/video/editors/shotcut/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/releases/download/v26.4.30/shotcut-src-26.4.30.txz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DEXTERNAL_LAUNCHERS=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "mlt",
+    #"qt6-base",
+    "fftw",
+    "ffmpeg6",
+    "frei0r",
+    "sdl2",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/video/other/frei0r/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/video/other/frei0r/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97dfda34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/video/other/frei0r/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://github.com/dyne/frei0r/blob/master/BUILD.md
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/dyne/frei0r"
+rev = "v3.2.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DWITHOUT_OPENCV=ON",
+    "-DWITHOUT_FACERECOGNITION=ON",
+    "-DWITHOUT_CAIRO=ON",
+    "-DWITHOUT_GAVL=ON",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/web/kiwix-desktop/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/web/kiwix-desktop/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e939696c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/web/kiwix-desktop/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO add script for qmake: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-desktop#compilation
+[source]
+tar = "https://mirror.download.kiwix.org/release/kiwix-desktop/kiwix-desktop-2.5.1.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "libzim",
+    "libkiwix",
+    "aria2",
+    "qt6-base",
+    "qt6-webengine",
+    "qt6-svg",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/web/kiwix-tools/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/web/kiwix-tools/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfe8eb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/web/kiwix-tools/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://mirror.download.kiwix.org/release/kiwix-tools/kiwix-tools-3.8.2.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "libkiwix",
+    "libzim",
+]