diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/managers/ratifact/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/managers/ratifact/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c0d8df2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/managers/ratifact/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/adolfousier/ratifact"
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/other/curtail/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/other/curtail/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d80194e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/other/curtail/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO missing dependencies: https://github.com/Huluti/Curtail#tech
+# build instructions: https://github.com/Huluti/Curtail#build-from-source-nightly
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/Huluti/Curtail"
+rev = "1.13.0"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "gtk4",
+    "libadwaita",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/other/jpegoptim/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/other/jpegoptim/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f1cf17eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/other/jpegoptim/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/tjko/jpegoptim/releases/download/v1.5.6/jpegoptim-1.5.6.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "libjpeg",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/other/pngquant/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/other/pngquant/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe7b2ccc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/other/pngquant/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/kornelski/pngquant"
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gui/girara/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gui/girara/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c26f68cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gui/girara/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://pwmt.org/projects/girara/installation/
+[source]
+tar = "https://pwmt.org/projects/girara/download/girara-0.4.5.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "gtk3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/http/quark/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/http/quark/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbc312aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/http/quark/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make
+[source]
+git = "https://git.suckless.org/quark"
+rev = "5ad0df91757fbc577ffceeca633725e962da345d.html"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/proxy/hitch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/proxy/hitch/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74db0f9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/proxy/hitch/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.hitch-tls.org/source/hitch-1.8.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "libev",
+    "openssl3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/proxy/stunnel/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/proxy/stunnel/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a140df0fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/proxy/stunnel/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.stunnel.org/downloads/stunnel-5.76.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/office/zathura/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/office/zathura/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a2b57e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/office/zathura/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/installation/
+[source]
+tar = "https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/download/zathura-0.5.14.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "girara",
+    "gtk3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/scan/zbar/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/scan/zbar/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07df68470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/scan/zbar/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO determine the dependencies
+[source]
+tar = "http://sourceforge.net/projects/zbar/files/zbar/0.10/zbar-0.10.tar.bz2/download"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/video/editors/blind/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/video/editors/blind/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6339138df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/video/editors/blind/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make
+#TODO verify if ffmpeg and imagemagick are needed at compile-time or run-time
+[source]
+tar = "https://dl.suckless.org/tools/blind-1.1.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "ffmpeg6",
+    "imagemagick",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/web/elinks/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/web/elinks/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..408ac7a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/web/elinks/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO determine dependencies
+# build instructions: https://github.com/rkd77/elinks/blob/master/INSTALL
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/rkd77/elinks/releases/download/v0.18.0/elinks-0.18.0.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"