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This feature is included in the free version of Souschef.
Sous the cat — off to the grocery store
One live grocery list for a household. Share a private link so you’re not juggling two lists or a text thread while you’re both at the store. Build the list first — see Shopping List — then share it.
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Open a list that has items

You can share once the list isn’t empty.
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Tap Share

Tap Share on the list.
📸 Screenshot needed: shopping list with the Share button highlighted.
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Choose Allow editing or View only

Allow editing lets people add, edit, and check items in the app. View only lets them see the list without checking or editing.
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Send the private link

Send the link however you usually share — Messages, email, or another app.
Friends who open the link in the app and sign in join the list. Anyone with the link can open it on the web without an account. The link is unlisted — it isn’t a public page. Web pages for shared lists are not meant to show up in search results.
📸 Screenshot needed: share sheet with Allow editing and View only.

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Who can do what

  • Owner (app) — full control: edit, check, share, and remove people.
  • Editor (edit link, joined in the app) — add, edit, and check items. They can’t manage the link.
  • Viewer (view link, joined in the app) — see the list. They can’t check or edit.
  • Web guest (has the link, not in the app) — on an edit link, enter a short name (no links) and then check items. On a view link, look only.
Joining in the app adds the list to their Shopping tab. Web guests don’t get that until they open the list in the app and sign in.
View-only members can see the list but cannot shop it. Web guests must add a short name before checking items.

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Use a shared list in the app

Switch lists from the title to move between lists you own and lists you joined. Shared lists show Shared or Collaborating and people’s avatars. When someone checks an item, you’ll see who did it — for example, “Alex checked this.” If you own the list, you can remove someone from it.
📸 Screenshot needed: shared shopping list with Shared/Collaborating, avatars, and a “checked this” label on an item.

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Share as plain text instead

Need to send the list to someone who doesn’t use Souschef? You can still share it as plain text — sorted by aisle — via Messages or any messaging app. That copy doesn’t stay in sync. For a live list, use the private link above.
📸 Screenshot needed: Messages compose screen with a shopping list checklist ready to send.
Lists with no edits or check-offs for 7 days are deleted — including shared ones. Checking something counts as activity.

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