Guide
Add to your shopping list by voice with Alexa
Nimblist has an Alexa skill, so you can add to your shared shopping list without touching your phone. Say the word in the kitchen and the item appears on everyone's list in real time.
What you can say
Once the skill is enabled and linked, ask Nimblist to manage your list out loud:
- Add an item — “Alexa, ask Nimblist to add milk to my shopping list.”
- Read it back — “Alexa, ask Nimblist what's on my shopping list.”
- Tick something off — “Alexa, tell Nimblist to tick off bread.”
- Take something off — “Alexa, tell Nimblist to take milk off the list.”
- Start a new list — “Alexa, ask Nimblist to create a list called party.”
Everything acts on your default list and syncs straight back to Nimblist, so whoever's at the shop sees it instantly.
Say it right: use the “ask Nimblist to…” or “tell Nimblist to…” pattern.
Alexa reserves the bare “add milk to my shopping list” phrasing for its own built-in list, so naming Nimblist is what routes the request to your Nimblist list.
Enable the skill
- In the Alexa app (or at alexa.amazon.com), open More → Skills & Games and search for Nimblist.
- Tap Enable to Use. Alexa will prompt you to link your account.
Link your Nimblist account
Account linking signs Alexa in to Nimblist securely, so the skill acts on your lists and no one else's.
- When prompted, tap Link Account — a Nimblist sign-in page opens.
- Sign in the way you normally do (email, or Google, Facebook or Microsoft) and approve access.
- You'll be sent back to Alexa with the account linked. That's it — try “Alexa, ask Nimblist to add milk.”
You only link once. You can unlink any time from the skill's page in the Alexa app.
Prefer to route it through your smart home?
If you already run Home Assistant, you can also add to your Nimblist list by voice through Alexa there — handy if you drive everything from HA. The dedicated Alexa skill above is the simplest path if you just want voice adds without any extra setup.
The Alexa skill is free — and so are unlimited shared lists.
Get started free →Why it matters
The hardest part of a shared shopping list is remembering to add to it — usually right when your hands are full of dinner. Saying it out loud means the milk you just ran out of is on the list before you've forgotten, and on everyone else's phone before they leave for the shop. Pair it with recipe import and the meal planner and most of your list builds itself.