Start a list from a template
Fill an empty list from a template, or add a template's items to a list you've already started.
Updated November 12, 2026
Start a new list
- On the Grocery tab, tap New List and open it.
- Under Or start from a template, tap Use Template next to the one you want.
- Choose Groceries in the sidebar.
- Choose Use template next to the template. A new list opens with its items, named for today's date.
You can also open the template and choose Use template at the top.
Add a template to a list you've started
- In the list, tap + on your phone, or use the add panel on the web.
- Open the Templates tab and choose a template.
- Choose Add all, or add the items you want one at a time.
On the web, Add all skips anything already on the list. On your phone it adds every item, so you may see doubles.
Change a template
Open it from Templates and add or remove items like you would on a list. Every list you start from it afterwards begins with the new items. Lists you've already started don't change.
Want to save this week's list as a template? Use Duplicate List first, then Convert to Template on the copy, so you keep the list too. See Lists and templates.
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