---
title: "Lists"
description: "Make a list, save companies or people to it from a search or a table, and find it again. A list holds companies or people, and everyone in your workspace sees it."
canonical_url: "https://openlead.ai/docs/lists"
last_updated: "2026-11-10"
type: "how-to"
section: "Lists and export"
---

# Lists

Make a list, save companies or people to it from a search or a table, and find it again. A list holds companies or people, and everyone in your workspace sees it.

A list is a named collection you keep. Saving to a list does not copy anything: the companies and people are already in your database, and a list points at them.

## 1. Create a list

1. Open **Lists** in the sidebar and click **New list**. The plus button next to Lists in the sidebar and the **Create a list** action in ⌘K open the same dialog.
2. Type a name, up to 80 characters.
3. Pick a colour. Openlead suggests the next one you have not used.
4. Choose what the list **holds**: companies or people. A list holds one kind, so people you want to keep get a list of their own.
5. Add a description if you like, up to 200 characters, then click **Create list**. The new list opens.

You can also make a list from a finished search. In the search's table, open **Save all** and choose **New list from this search**. Openlead names the list after your search, you can change the name, and **Create and add** puts every company of the search into a new company list.

## 2. Save companies or people to it

Every place that shows a company or a person has a bookmark or an add button:

- **Search results.** Click the bookmark on a row to pick a list. To save several companies, tick them and click **Save to list** in the bar that appears. **Save all** at the top of the table saves the whole search.
- **Your database.** Click the bookmark on a row, or tick rows and use the bulk bar.
- **A company or person page.** Use **Add to list** in the top bar.

In the list picker, a company is offered your company lists and a person your people lists. A tick marks the lists that already hold it, and clicking a ticked list takes it out again. If you type a name that does not exist yet, **Create** makes the list and adds the row in one step.

Saving a row that a list already holds changes nothing, so you cannot add the same company twice.

## 3. Open, rename or delete a list

**Lists** shows every list in the workspace with its type, contents, when it changed and who made it. Filter by All, Companies or People, find one by name, or hover a name for a preview.

A list's own page shows:

- The name, description and a summary line: how many companies and people it holds, how many searches they came from, and when it last changed.
- A table. A company list has the company with its domain, what it does, its location, the people found there and when it was added. A people list has the person, their company, location, profile link and when they were added.
- Filters: **Added by** (you or teammates), **People** (companies with or without people, on company lists), and a search box for the list.

Select rows to use the bulk bar: **Export CSV** for the selection (see [Export to CSV](https://openlead.ai/docs/export-to-csv)), **Move to list** to take the rows out of this list and put them in another of the same kind, and **Remove** to take them out of this list.

To rename a list or change its description, open the **⋯** menu on its row or on its page and choose **Rename**. To delete it, choose **Delete** and confirm. Deleting a list removes the list and its entries. The companies and people stay in your database.

## Who sees a list

A list belongs to the workspace, not to one person. Everyone who is a member of the workspace can see it, add to it and change it. The Owner column and the **Added by** filter show whether you or a teammate made a list or added a row. For how members join a workspace, see [Workspaces and members](https://openlead.ai/docs/workspaces-and-members).

## FAQ

### Can a list hold both companies and people?

No. You choose companies or people when you create the list. Save people to a people list and companies to a company list.

### Does saving to a list use credits?

No. Saving to a list and exporting are free. Only the new companies a search finds count against your month, then your credits. See [Plans and credits](https://openlead.ai/docs/plans-and-credits).

### What happens to my companies if I delete a list?

They stay in your database. Deleting a list only removes the list and its entries.

### Can I start a list from a search in one step?

Yes. Open **Save all** on the search's table and choose **New list from this search**.