The Watchlist (saved contacts)
Watchlist (formerly Saved, German formerly "Gemerkt") is where people wait for their list. Every profile you load in Person Search, Segment Search, AI Research or the Inbox is recorded automatically, and it lands on the Watchlist as soon as a lookup finds data, or when you file it or save it from the Inbox, so you can collect over days and then move a whole folder into a list at once. The Watchlist is deliberately not a CRM: there are no notes, statuses or deal stages.
The Watchlist belongs to the workspace: everyone in the workspace sees the same contacts and folders, and can file, enrich or remove them. If you work in several workspaces, each has its own Watchlist (see "What is a workspace?"). The page's address is listplus.ai/app/watchlist.
How people get here#
Loading a profile anywhere in the app is recorded automatically, and it lands on the Watchlist as soon as a lookup finds data, or when you file it or save it from the Inbox. In the Inbox, Save puts a recognised person on the Watchlist too, regardless of what any lookup found. Someone you already have is recognised by LinkedIn URL, email, or name and company, so nothing is saved twice — a richer result just updates the existing entry. The button that puts someone there is still called Save (Merken), and a person on the Watchlist shows the badge Saved (Gemerkt).
On the Watchlist versus just viewed#
Contacts you keep — saved, filed into a folder, or enriched (a profile where at least one lookup found data, including a cache hit) — are on the Watchlist and don't expire. Profiles where nothing was found are only kept briefly as viewed — for example a result loaded straight onto the page from a LinkedIn URL, email or domain with no match. They are not on the Watchlist: they show under Recently viewed (Zuletzt angesehen) at the bottom of the Watchlist page's left column. (The idle Person Search page has its own short Recently viewed list: the 6 contacts opened most recently, on the Watchlist or not.) Viewed entries drop out after 30 days of no further activity (up to 50 are kept per workspace). To keep one, click Save in its ⋯ menu (with several selected, it saves them all) — it moves onto the Watchlist and no longer expires.
The Watchlist page#
Click Watch in the left navigation to open the Watchlist; its header reads "Watchlist". As long as nothing is on the Watchlist yet, it shows a start page, "Keep interesting contacts in view", with the four ways contacts get there: From Person Search, From Segment Search, From AI Research and From the Inbox, each with a button that takes you there.
Once something is on it, the page looks like the Lists view: the entries themselves are in the left column, and the main area shows the profile of the one you picked — the same profile the app's side panel shows, with room to read it. From top to bottom the left column has:
- its head, Watchlist, with + (a new folder) and × (collapse the column);
- a search field (name, title, company, domain, email, place);
- your folders, each holding its entries;
- the entries that are in no folder;
- Recently viewed at the bottom (folded; profiles you only opened).
Each entry shows its photo or company logo, its name and its title and company (a company: its domain). Drag the column wider and it also shows how to reach the person: email, mobile, phone and LinkedIn. The column can be collapsed (⌘⇧L / Ctrl+Shift+L, or click Watch in the left navigation again to reopen it). On phones the column is the page; picking an entry opens its profile, and ‹ Watchlist at the top left (or the phone's own back gesture) returns to the column. The arrow keys ↑ and ↓ move to the previous and the next entry. Opening a profile from the Watchlist costs nothing. Add in the bar above the profile puts the person or company into a list or a pipeline; the entry's ⋯ menu has the same and also Move to folder and Remove from watchlist.
Folders#
A folder is a project: it holds people and companies together, for example the accounts of a trade fair and their contacts. Click the + in the column's head to create one (up to 50 total). File an entry by dragging it onto a folder, or with Move to folder in its ⋯ menu; Remove from folder takes it out again. A folder's own ⋯ menu has Select all in this folder, Add to list, Send to pipeline, Complete profile (when it holds companies), Rename and Delete folder. Deleting a folder, or taking something out of one, keeps it on the Watchlist; it just isn't filed anywhere any more. Up to 300 saved contacts can be filed across all folders combined (companies don't count towards it). Both limits apply per workspace, shared by all its members.
Several at once#
Hold ⌘ (Ctrl on Windows) and click entries to select several, or hold Shift and click to select everything from the shown entry to the clicked one. A bar above the profile then offers Move to folder, Complete profile (for the companies among them), Remove and Add (to a list or a pipeline). The ⋯ menu of a selected entry acts on the whole selection, too.
Getting people into a list or a pipeline#
Click Add → Add to list in the bar above the profile, use Add to list in an entry's or a folder's ⋯ menu, or select several (see "Several at once") and click Add in the bar. Adding merges with rows that already exist in the list by email, LinkedIn URL, or name and company, filling empty cells instead of creating duplicates. The enrichment results and their sources travel along, so the list shows where each value came from. Add → Send to pipeline puts the selected people and companies into one of the workspace's pipelines instead (see "Pipelines — send records on to your CRM, Slack, e-mail or API").
When you open a contact from the Watchlist that has been sent to a pipeline, the profile drawer shows an In pipelines section with each pipeline's state for that person (waiting, data check, sent, failed or removed) — see "Seeing which pipelines a record went through".
Enriching from the Watchlist#
Opening someone from the Watchlist always reloads them for free. If the basics (LinkedIn profile and company profile, which cost credits) haven't been loaded yet, click Load in the profile drawer; add-on cards for a verified email, phone or mobile number run only when you click them and show their price first. The result is saved in place, so the data is there when the person moves into a list.
Keeping people on the Watchlist costs no credits. All prices are in "Price list: what every action costs".
No alerts#
The Watchlist keeps people and companies in view; it doesn't check them on a schedule or notify you when something changes. To see whether a contact changed jobs, add them to a list and run a job-change check there (see "Detecting job changes").
Companies on the Watchlist#
Companies stand in the left column beside the people, each once, by its domain (with its logo). A company you save from a search is put there automatically; Watch company in a contact's ⋯ menu adds more. Companies can go into folders, a list or a pipeline as company records. All of that is in "Companies on the Watchlist".
FAQ#
What is the Watchlist?#
The Watchlist (formerly called Saved, German "Gemerkt") is the holding place for people you found and want to keep — from Person Search, Segment Search, AI Research or the Inbox. You collect there, organise in folders, enrich if needed, and move people into a list or a pipeline when ready. It's not a CRM: no notes, statuses or deal stages.
How do I save a contact to my watchlist?#
Open the person's profile anywhere in the app: once a lookup finds data, they're on the Watchlist automatically. To keep someone regardless, choose a folder under Save in … in the profile drawer's header, tick them in the Inbox and click Save, or click Save on their row under Recently viewed on the Watchlist page. Profiles loaded from a bare email or domain have no Save in … button, so save or file them from the Watchlist page instead.
Why did a contact disappear from my watchlist?#
Only contacts you keep — saved, filed, or enriched with a lookup that found data — are on the Watchlist. A profile where nothing was found (viewed only) shows under Recently viewed at the bottom of the Watchlist page's left column and drops out after 30 days of no activity. Click Save on it there to put it on the Watchlist, where it no longer expires.
How do I organise contacts on my watchlist?#
Create folders (up to 50) with the + in the head of the Watchlist page's left column, or from Save in … → New folder … in the profile drawer. A folder can hold people and companies together. Drag an entry onto a folder, or use Move to folder in its ⋯ menu (with several selected, it moves them all). A folder's own ⋯ menu offers Add to list, Rename and Delete folder any time — deleting one keeps everything in it on the Watchlist, it just unfiles it.
How do I move contacts from my watchlist into a list?#
On the Watchlist page, click Add → Add to list above the profile or choose Add to list in an entry's ⋯ menu, select several with ⌘/Ctrl- or Shift-click and use Add in the bar above the profile, or open a folder's menu and choose Add to list for everything in it. Pick an existing list or create a new one; people already in that list are matched by email, LinkedIn URL, or name and company and merged instead of duplicated.
Are contacts saved twice if I find them again?#
No. ListPlus recognises the same person by LinkedIn URL, email, or name and company and updates the existing Watchlist entry with the richer result instead of creating a second one.
Can I enrich a contact directly from the Watchlist?#
Yes. Open the person and use the profile drawer: load the basics if they aren't loaded yet (they cost credits), reveal a verified email, phone or mobile number, or run other add-ons — each shows its price before it runs. The Watchlist entry is updated in place, so the data travels with the person into a list.
Can I export my watchlist to a file?#
Not directly — there's no export button on the Watchlist page. Add the people to a list first, then export the list as CSV or Excel.
Where are folders and Recently viewed, and how do I delete a contact from the Watchlist?#
Folders are at the top of the Watchlist page's left column (the + in the column's head creates one); the entries that are in no folder follow, and Recently viewed is at the bottom. The column can be collapsed (⌘⇧L / Ctrl+Shift+L, or click Watch in the left navigation again to reopen it). The idle Person Search page also shows a short Recently viewed list of the last 6 contacts you opened, on the Watchlist or not. To delete an entry, use Remove from watchlist in its ⋯ menu and confirm.
Where did "Saved" go — why is it called Watchlist now?#
Saved (German "Gemerkt", Spanish "Guardados") was renamed to Watchlist in all languages; it's the same place with the same contacts, now at listplus.ai/app/watchlist. The button that puts someone there is still called Save (Merken), Open a folder and the header becomes a breadcrumb, Watchlist / [folder name], so Watchlist is your way back to "All".
What is in the Watchlist's left column?#
The entries themselves: your folders with what is filed in them, the people and companies in no folder, and Recently viewed at the bottom. Pick one and its profile fills the page; the search field at the top narrows the column.
Can my colleagues see my watchlist?#
Yes. The Watchlist belongs to the workspace, so every member sees the same contacts and folders and can file, enrich or remove them. If you work in several workspaces, each one has its own Watchlist; switch workspaces to see the other one.
Why is my Watchlist page empty or showing a start page?#
As long as nothing is on the Watchlist in the current workspace, the page shows the start page "Keep interesting contacts in view" with four ways to add contacts: from Person Search, Segment Search, AI Research or the Inbox. If you expected contacts there, check that you're in the right workspace, because each workspace has its own Watchlist.
Where do I see whether a contact on my watchlist was sent to a pipeline?#
Open the contact from the Watchlist: if it has been sent to a pipeline, the profile drawer shows an "In pipelines" section with each pipeline's state (waiting, data check, sent, failed or removed) and the date. Click a row to open that pipeline; the section is hidden when there's nothing to show.
Can I get an alert for job changes or new posts of a contact?#
No. The Watchlist doesn't check contacts or companies on a schedule and sends no alerts. To see whether a contact changed jobs, add them to a list and run "Detect Company Changes" or the "Detect Job Changes" wizard there.