> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trysouschef.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Share a live shopping list with your household

> Share a private link so your household can check off one live grocery list together — in the app or on the web.

export const SUBSCRIPTION_ENABLED = false;

{SUBSCRIPTION_ENABLED ? (
<a href="/billing/free-plan" className="help-availability-badge">
  <Badge icon="circle-check" color="green" shape="pill">
    Included in Free plan
  </Badge>
</a>
) : (
<span className="help-availability-badge">
  <Badge icon="circle-check" color="green" shape="pill">
    Free
  </Badge>
</span>
)}

This feature is included in the free version of Souschef.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/nekonote-llc/XuA-guXAxwzbRNF5/images/mascots/shopping-cart.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=XuA-guXAxwzbRNF5&q=85&s=df0207a4e754cf72c1cbf2a53e41fd8e" alt="Sous the cat — off to the grocery store" className="help-illustration" width="1069" height="1256" data-path="images/mascots/shopping-cart.webp" />
</div>

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](/using/shopping-list) — then share it.

## Share a live link

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a list that has items">
    You can share once the list isn’t empty.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Tap Share">
    Tap **Share** on the list.

    <Info>
      📸 Screenshot needed: shopping list with the Share button highlighted.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send the private link">
    Send the link however you usually share — Messages, email, or another app.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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.

<Info>
  📸 Screenshot needed: share sheet with Allow editing and View only.
</Info>

## 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.

<Note>
  View-only members can see the list but cannot shop it. Web guests must add a
  short name before checking items.
</Note>

## 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.

<Info>
  📸 Screenshot needed: shared shopping list with Shared/Collaborating, avatars,
  and a “checked this” label on an item.
</Info>

## 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.

<Info>
  📸 Screenshot needed: Messages compose screen with a shopping list checklist
  ready to send.
</Info>

<Warning>
  Lists with no edits or check-offs for **7 days** are deleted — including
  shared ones. Checking something counts as activity.
</Warning>

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## Still need help?

If you have questions or run into anything unexpected, our team is happy to help. [Contact support](/troubleshooting/contact-support)

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**Related articles**

* [Shopping List](/using/shopping-list)
* [Shared collections](/using/shared-collections)
* [Pantry](/using/pantry)
* [Plan weekly meals](/using/meal-planner)