Your first 10 minutes with ListPlus

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The fastest way to see what ListPlus does is the built-in sample list. It is already loaded with realistic — and deliberately incomplete — contact data, so you can go from "empty account" to "checked, enriched, exported list" in about ten minutes, without touching your own data.

1. Sign up (or just look around first)#

You can browse the app without an account — including the shared sample list and its checks (step 2). The moment you want your own list, save anything or spend credits, ListPlus asks you to sign in: enter your email address and a one-time code sent to it — no password, no credit card. A new account comes with starting credits — enough for everything in this walkthrough.

2. Open the sample list#

To look first (no account, free): on the Home page, the "Want a look first?" card has an Open sample list button; the Lists page shows the same offer as "Just want to look around?", and the New List page has it at the top. The button opens the shared Sample contacts list — 247 business contacts across 21 columns, with gaps and mistakes built in on purpose (missing company names and domains, missing job titles and genders, a few malformed email addresses, a couple of generic addresses like info@ and admin@). The checks open by themselves and run live. This list is view only: a banner at the top says so, and Create your own list takes you on.

To try fixing, enriching and exporting (the rest of this walkthrough): you need your own copy. There is no button for it: open the address listplus.ai/app/new-list?sample=contact-list-sample in your browser, then click Create List. This goes through the exact same import as your own file: it needs an account, costs credits and runs the same automatic column detection (a small extra amount of AI credit) that a normal import uses, so what you see next is what you'll see with your own files too.

3. Get your bearings#

Three things in the list's header are all you need to start:

  1. Find & evaluate — the field in the middle of the header, for searching the table or picking a goal to rate your data against.
  2. Your three workspaces — one click opens Analyze (checks data quality and selects rows), Record (every field of one contact) or Enrich (finds emails, companies and contacts).
  3. Everything else in one place — click More (the grid icon with a caret) to open sublists, change history, columns, prompts, automation and the dashboard.

4. See what needs fixing#

The Analyze panel opens and runs automatically — no button needed. You'll see a quality score, a distribution of contacts from excellent to unusable, and a list of checks such as "Company missing", "Job title missing" or "Invalid email format", each showing how many rows it affects. Running the checks is free, and the optional Include AI Analysis setting (off by default) is marked in the app as using credits.

5. Fix the quick wins#

Checks that can be corrected automatically (like capitalization or stray characters) show a Fix or Fix all button. Clicking it applies the correction to every matching row; this doesn't cost credits. The corrected cells show up highlighted as suggestions — nothing is written yet.

6. Apply the fixes#

Click Apply · N in the list header to write the suggestions to the list, or Discard to drop them. Your own edits (typing, paste, new rows) need nothing — they are saved automatically about a second after you make them. If you try to leave with suggestions still open, ListPlus asks: Apply, Discard or Cancel (to stay on the page).

7. Pick a goal#

In the Find & evaluate field, choose the Cold Email evaluation — a saved set of rules for what a contact needs to be ready for a specific job. Every row is instantly rated ready, enrichable (something needed for cold email is missing but can be looked up) or unusable, and a bar lets you filter by each status (details: "Is my list ready for cold email, CRM or calling?").

8. Enrich a handful of rows#

To try enrichment without spending much, tick the checkbox next to 5 rows (pick some from the "enrichable" filter) and click Enrich in the selection bar that appears. A dialog titled Enrich ("5 contacts · choose what you want to enrich") lists fields to tick, grouped under Person, Company and Tasks & analyses — for example Company under Company data or Email under Contact details. As you tick data fields, the footer shows the maximum cost for the fields you picked, for the 5 contacts (this covers the data fields, not separate tasks like Verify email); click Next, then Start enrichment. Most lookups are only charged when they find something; a few checks, like Verify email, cost a small amount per clear result.

When it finishes, a "Fill empty cells with enrichment data?" dialog asks whether to write the new values into the grid. Choose Yes, fill empty cells — this only touches cells that were empty and never overwrites data you already have, and the filled cells are saved automatically.

9. Export your result#

Export lives in a separate ⋯ icon button at the far right of the header (not the More button from step 3). Open it and choose Export as Excel for an instant download of the current list. For other formats and destinations — CSV, JSON, Google Sheets, HubSpot and more — choose Export Data in the same menu (or Export Wizard from the command palette, ⌘K) to open the export wizard, which lets you export a selection, a filtered view or the whole list.

What this costs in total#

  • Importing the sample: costs credits, plus a small amount of AI credit for automatic column detection.
  • Checks and fixes: free, and the optional Include AI Analysis setting (off by default) is marked in the app as using credits.
  • Applying fixes and picking an evaluation: free.
  • Enriching 5 rows: the cost depends on which fields you tick. If you tick Company and Email for 5 contacts, expect a modest number of credits for this whole walkthrough. Company data by domain is the cheapest lookup, a verified email with company phone costs more (only if found), and a full contact profile from an email costs more again. Most lookups are only charged when they find something; a few checks, like Verify email, are charged per clear result. A mobile number is charged per hit and costs several times the price of an email, so ticking Phone/Mobile for 5 contacts can use more than your starting credits. The Enrich dialog shows the maximum cost for the data fields you pick before you confirm (every price: "Price list: what every action costs").
  • Exporting: free.

All told, importing the sample plus a Company/Email enrichment test on 5 rows typically uses only a part of your starting credits — richer fields like Mobile can use more.

If something looks different#

  • If you already have lists, the Home page shows your list grid instead of the empty-state card; the sample is then behind Open the sample list at the top of New List. A second sample, Sample companies — a smaller reference list of well-known companies for testing company data and joins — loads as your own copy from listplus.ai/app/new-list?sample=company-list-sample.
  • If the sample list already looks clean, someone has run the checks and fixes before you (for example on a shared account) — you can still enrich and export it the same way.

For advanced users#

The Analyze panel's checks, the evaluation ratings and the selection-bar enrichment plan are all computed live from the current grid state, so re-running any step after an edit (including Fix all) recalculates the numbers you see.

Related topics: what-is-listplus · first-steps-by-goal · which-finder-do-i-use · quality-checks-overview · campaign-ready-evaluations · fixing-issues · saving-is-manual · selecting-rows · enrichment-overview · fill-empty-cells · export-overview · price-list · credits-explained.

FAQ#

What should I do first in ListPlus?#

Start with the built-in sample list rather than your own data: it walks you through checking, fixing, enriching and exporting a ready-made list in a few minutes, so you know what each step does before you try it for real. Click Open sample list on the Home page to look at it and its checks (no account needed); to fix, enrich and export, load your own copy by opening listplus.ai/app/new-list?sample=contact-list-sample in your browser.

Where do I find the sample list?#

Click Open sample list on the Home page ("Want a look first?"), Open a sample list on the Lists page ("Just want to look around?") or the same button at the top of the New List page: it opens the shared sample contacts (247 rows with deliberate gaps), view only, with the checks running. For your own editable copy, open listplus.ai/app/new-list?sample=contact-list-sample in your browser (listplus.ai/app/new-list?sample=company-list-sample for Sample companies).

Does opening the sample list cost credits?#

Opening the shared sample list is free and needs no account. Loading your own copy goes through the same import as your own file, so it costs credits plus a small amount of AI credit for automatic column detection. A new account comes with starting credits — enough for this and the rest of the first-10-minutes walkthrough.

Why is the sample list missing so much data?#

It's on purpose: most rows in the sample contacts are missing company name and domain, and some are missing job title, gender, or have a malformed or generic (info@, admin@) email address. This lets you see what the Analyze checks catch and what enrichment can fill in, before you try it on your own list.

What should I do with the errors in the sample list?#

Open the Analyze panel (it opens and runs automatically) to see the issues listed by check, then use Fix or Fix all wherever it's offered to correct them for free and click Apply in the list header to keep the corrections. Anything left over — like the missing company names and domains — you look up afterwards with Enrich.

Which rows should I enrich in the sample list?#

To try enrichment cheaply, pick the "enrichable" filter after choosing an evaluation like Cold Email, then select just a handful of rows (for example 5) instead of the whole list. ListPlus shows the maximum cost for exactly the rows and fields you picked before you confirm.

How much does it cost to try ListPlus?#

If you tick Company and Email for 5 contacts, trying ListPlus with the sample list costs only a part of the starting credits a new account comes with: importing it costs credits, checks/fixes/evaluations/exporting cost no credits, and most enrichment lookups are only charged when they find something — a few, like Verify email, cost a small amount per clear result. Richer fields like a mobile number (charged per hit) can use more of that balance; all prices are in "Price list: what every action costs".

Can I try ListPlus without signing up?#

You can browse the app without an account and open the shared sample list with its checks; creating your own list, editing or enriching data requires a free account (email address + one-time code, no credit card). A new account comes with starting credits — enough to import a list, run the free quality checks and enrich a few contacts.

Is there a guided tour of the app?#

No tour starts by itself — click the round Help button (a question mark) in the bottom-right corner of a main view instead. It lists short step-by-step guides for the view you are in and ticks off the ones you opened. If you hid the button, choose Help in the search (⌘K / Ctrl+K) or in the menu at your avatar.

What should I do after trying the sample list?#

Import your own file the same way — drag it onto the New List page or pick it with the file picker, which also costs credits — or try Person Search to look up one specific contact. From there the same steps apply: check, fix, evaluate, enrich and export — edits are saved automatically.