A shared checklist where you choose what others can change
Last updated August 15, 2026
Most shared lists are all-or-nothing: either everyone can edit everything, or you send a screenshot nobody can interact with. The useful middle — they can tick things off, but they can’t rewrite my list — is what permissions are for.
See anonylist pro Pro lists have an owner. Visitors still just open the link — no account, ever.
Per-feature switches, not one big lock
On an owned list, every feature has its own switches. Items: can visitors add them, edit their text, check them off, reorder them, delete them? Sign-up slots: can they claim one, or also create new ones? Sections and notes each get the same treatment. Turn off exactly what keeps going wrong and leave the rest open — or start from a preset like check off only and loosen from there.
The classic setup: tick yes, rewrite no
The most common grid for a family chore list or a troop packing list: visitors can check items off and claim sign-up slots, and everything else is off. The list reads like a page you published; it behaves like an app they can tap. Changes you make — new items, reordered sections, tightened permissions — appear on every open phone instantly.
Admins for the people who help you run it
Permissions bind visitors, not your co-organizer. Add admins by their Google email: they skip every restriction and can tune the switches with you. Admins sign in free — only the owner subscribes.
Honest limits
Permissions control who can change the list. Anyone with the link can still read it, and that’s by design — the link is still how the whole thing works. A password remains available as a gate for new visitors; it isn’t privacy, and neither are permissions. Don’t keep secrets in any shared list.
Questions
- Do visitors need an account?
- No. Visitors open the link like any anonylist list. Only the owner subscribes to pro; admins sign in with a free Google account.
- Can I change permissions later?
- Any time, and they apply to everyone the moment you flip them — open phones re-grey live, no refresh needed.
- What can’t I control?
- Reading. Anyone with the link can view the list; permissions govern changing it. A password can gate new visitors, but it’s a speed bump, not privacy.
- What does pro cost?
- $10 a year, or 99¢ a month. Everything else on anonylist stays free.