diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscayl-ncnn/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscayl-ncnn/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e66ba69c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscayl-ncnn/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#TODO incomplete script
+# build instructions - https://github.com/upscayl/upscayl-ncnn/blob/master/README.md
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/upscayl/upscayl-ncnn"
+rev = "22774bc42e2bc3c785b5b585d213d960b1348ad5"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
+COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
+    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
+    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
+    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
+    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
+    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
+"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
+)
+cookbook_configure
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/net/libfilezilla/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/net/libfilezilla/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..991b9a1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/net/libfilezilla/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions - https://svn.filezilla-project.org/filezilla/libfilezilla/trunk/INSTALL?view=markup
+[source]
+tar = "https://dl2.cdn.filezilla-project.org/libfilezilla/libfilezilla-0.48.1.tar.xz?h=ABnRzj5uctW-vLCfNWW5mQ&x=1722822577"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "libnettle",
+    "gnutls3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/net/libidn/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/net/libidn/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb7c94f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/net/libidn/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/libidn2-2.3.7.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "libunistring",
+    "libiconv",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/mozconfig b/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/mozconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed78d39ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/mozconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ac_add_options --enable-project=comm/mail
+ac_add_options --prefix="{COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
+ac_add_options --enable-release
+ac_add_options --disable-jack
+ac_add_options --disable-crashreporter
+ac_add_options --disable-updater
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfb6dde04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO missing cross-compilation variables and a command to move the executable to the package
+# build instructions - https://developer.thunderbird.net/thunderbird-development/building-thunderbird
+[source]
+tar = "https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/128.0.1esr/source/thunderbird-128.0.1esr.source.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "library1",
+]
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr
+export MOZCONFIG="{COOKBOOK_RECIPE}/mozconfig"
+./mach build
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/ftp/filezilla-client/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/ftp/filezilla-client/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34454405c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/ftp/filezilla-client/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build intructions - https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Client_Compile
+[source]
+tar = "https://dl3.cdn.filezilla-project.org/client/FileZilla_3.67.1_src.tar.xz?h=HG1-LUZAqtxJaEQhlQ9oNg&x=1722821782"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "libfilezilla",
+    "gnutls3",
+    "libidn",
+    "dbus",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/ftp/filezilla-server/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/ftp/filezilla-server/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2f7920be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/ftp/filezilla-server/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build intructions - https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Client_Compile
+[source]
+tar = "https://dl2.cdn.filezilla-project.org/server/FileZilla_Server_1.8.2_src.tar.xz?h=05HQOZtMOkV85GW9u3rrsg&x=1722821856"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "libfilezilla",
+    "gnutls3",
+    "libidn",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/ftp/unftp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/ftp/unftp/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7c4fcf2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/ftp/unftp/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/bolcom/unFTP"
+[build]
+template = "cargo"