A Real-Time Shared To-Do List, Right in Your New Tab

Shared to-do lists usually break in the same place: someone edits their copy, someone else edits theirs, and by the afternoon nobody knows which version is right. What you actually want is one list that everyone sees at once, updating the instant anyone changes it — no refreshing, no “which file is latest,” no pasting screenshots into chat. And you want it somewhere you already look, not buried in yet another app.

Here is how to run a real-time shared to-do list right on your Chrome new tab, so your team stays on the same page without adding a tool anyone has to remember to open.

Why a real-time list beats a static one

A static shared list — a doc, a spreadsheet, a screenshot — is a snapshot that starts going stale the moment you send it. Live collaboration fixes that: when a teammate ticks off a task or adds a new one, you see the change as it happens. There is no merge step and no version confusion, because there is only ever one list. That is the difference between a list people trust and a list people quietly stop checking. If you are new to keeping tasks on the new tab at all, start with adding a to-do list to your Chrome new tab and then bring in the people you work with.

How to set up a shared list your team can edit live

1. Install Slaet from the Chrome Web Store — it is free, and you can also open it as a web app at app.slaet.space.
2. Sign in with Google. An account is what lets a list live across people and devices, so this step is required for collaboration.
3. Create a list, add your tasks, and share it with your teammates. Once they open it, everyone edits the same list and every change shows up live.

From then on the list sits on each person's new tab. When one person checks something off, it is checked off for everyone — no message needed to say it is done.

Share a single task without giving away the whole list

Sometimes you do not need a collaborator, you just need one person to see one thing. For that, Slaet lets you share a single task as a read-only link. Whoever opens it can view the task and its details but cannot edit it — and, importantly, they do not need an account or a sign-in to view it. It is the quick way to hand off a spec, a request, or a status to a client or a colleague outside your team, without pulling them into the full list. For a fuller tour of what shared lists can do, see shared lists for groceries, trips, and projects.

Give each task the context it needs

A shared list is more useful when tasks carry their own detail, so people are not asking “what did you mean by this?” in a separate thread. In Slaet every task has room underneath for rich-text notes — the brief, a link, the acceptance criteria. You can set reminders in plain language like “follow up Thursday at 10am” and get a notification, and flag the few items that are genuinely high priority so they stand out to everyone on the list.

Solo use stays private and offline

Collaboration is opt-in. If you are just managing your own work, Slaet is local-first: your tasks live in your browser, work fully offline, and need no account at all. Signing in unlocks sync across Chrome, Brave, and Edge and the ability to share and collaborate — but until you choose to share something, your lists stay yours. Slaet never reads your browsing history and never sells your data, and you can delete anything you have shared at any time.

Frequently asked questions

Is the shared to-do list really free?

Yes. Slaet is completely free — unlimited lists, tasks, notes, reminders, sharing, and live collaboration, with no paid tier and no credit card.

Do my teammates need to sign in to edit the list?

To edit a shared list live, yes — sharing across people and devices runs on an account, so each collaborator signs in. Viewing a single task you've shared as a read-only link needs no account at all.

Do I need an account just to use it myself?

No. Solo use is fully offline and local to your browser with no account. You only sign in when you want to sync across devices or collaborate with other people.

How fast do changes show up for everyone?

Changes are live — as a teammate adds, edits, or completes a task, you see it happen. There is nothing to refresh and only ever one version of the list.