What's new on MagicListe?

Who spoiled you: your thank-yous, ready to write

On your management page, a new card brings together, person by person, what each of your loved ones reserved, gave or chipped in to — with the little notes they left you.

• someone who took a gift and chipped in to a group gift under the same name appears on a single line, with both gifts
• notes left with a contribution finally show on screen: until now, you only read them in the email you got at the time
• no amounts appear: it's a list for saying thank you, not for counting
• “Copy the list” puts it on your clipboard, ready to paste into a message

A shop link that blocks reading still gets added

Some shops stop us from reading their product page. Pasting their link used to show an error message; now the gift is added from the link, and its card opens so you can fill in what's missing.

• its name comes from the link's address — adjust it if needed
• the price is suggested and marked “Price to check”, or left blank; outside Amazon, add the photo yourself
• when a page offers several possible prices, we no longer pick one: we ask you to check

Group gifts count to the cent

When €100.60 is left to raise, the contribution window shows €100.60 — not €101.

• the same goes for the thank-you screen, both contribution emails and your management page

You can see which address your notifications go to

Under the title of your management page, a line shows the email address that receives reservations and access links. A typo stands out right away, not on the day you need it.

• the banner shown right after you create your list names it too

The list's first name can be cleared

Added it too early, or by mistake? Click the pencil next to the title, clear the field and confirm: the list goes back to its default name, such as “our baby”.

• your list's address doesn't change: if it contains the first name, it keeps it

When something doesn't work, the site says so — and says what to do

When the connection drops or the site doesn't respond, most actions now say so, and what to do.

• a loved one who cancels their reservation or confirms their purchase sees a message right under the button when the connection drops or the site doesn't respond, and can try again
• on your management page, a gift or the list's first name that fails to save says so under the form, instead of an error pop-up; and removing the header photo tells you when it fails, instead of staying silent
• on the English site, error messages are no longer shown in French: they say what to do — try again, wait, or check the field
• during a temporary issue, a valid list link offers “Try again” instead of showing “Page not found”
• when a temporary issue stops us finding the gift, reserving, cancelling, confirming or chipping in tell you to try again, instead of “This gift just changed”

What keeps MagicListe going, stated clearly

The About page spells out our commitment: no commission on your gifts. And it explains where the money comes from: some links to shops are affiliate links — when a purchase goes through one, the shop pays us a commission, at no extra cost to the buyer and without taking anything from your gifts.

• the Privacy page is up to date: what we measure about how lists are used, how long we keep it, and what our email provider receives
• group gift texts no longer promise what the site doesn't do: on a list without payment details, the loved one is told to sort out payment directly with you

What used to get stuck, and doesn't any more

A few everyday annoyances, fixed this month.

• with the keyboard, the selected element is now clearly visible: drop-down menus, date fields, the title pencil
• the “Give feedback” bubble no longer thanks you for feedback that didn't go through, and keeps your text so you can send it again
• someone whose access to manage the list you remove is told their access was removed the first time they reopen it on the device they managed it from, instead of waiting for an email that would never come

A loved one can change their mind, without going through you

When someone clicks “I'll give the whole gift” and then changes their mind, they can withdraw from your list themselves. You get an email, and the group gift reopens just as it was.

• “I'm no longer covering this” appears on the card, for whoever had committed
• you get an email telling you — no more finding out by chance
• the group gift reopens exactly as before: your guests can chip in again, or give it in full
• and as long as someone has pledged money, the gift stays locked: nobody can reopen it

Every gift shows where it really stands

Someone committing to give a big gift on their own is not a purchase yet. The whole list now says so.

• a gift claimed in full shows as pending, not in green as “gifted”: the order hasn't been placed yet
• your list's counters say “claimed” — which is true — instead of “gifted”
• the email you receive uses the right word too
• deleting such a gift no longer claims to erase “the record of that purchase”: there isn't one
• and when someone is about to order, your list reminds you to add a delivery address
• a loved one who takes a whole group gift reads “You're giving this gift. Now place the order”, and keeps the button to go and buy it

Paste links: several at once, with no waiting

Got ten store tabs open? Paste them all at once into the add field: we spot the links and add them one by one.

• no more waiting: while we fetch the title, price and photo, you can already paste the next link
• the store's name shows while we search — and if it's slow to answer, we say so instead of leaving you with a frozen screen
• if a link comes back empty — some stores block us — you get three buttons: type the title and price yourself, try again, or drop it
• when you paste a batch, links already on your list are set aside, and we tell you
• from your phone, the “Share” button in a store app or Instagram sends the product straight into your list
• and on desktop, the Chrome extension is offered right under the field, exactly when it would save you time

Group gifts say where they stand

On bigger gifts, the group gift now shows more clearly where it stands — and what's left to raise.

• “I'll give the whole thing”, for the guest who wants to take the gift alone
• the first names of those who already chipped in appear under the gift: your guests can see they're not going first
• when the goal is close, a nudge shows what's left — “Only €35 to go!”
• a group gift that just started is no longer counted as an already-given gift in your list's progress
• an empty group gift explains what it is, instead of showing “€0 collected” under an empty bar
• if you correct a gift's price, its group gift target follows
• group gifts start from €100, and the site explains why

See what happened since your last visit

Once your list is published, your management page shows a “Your list's activity” card: your loved ones' visits, and how many gifts have been claimed.

• from your second day of visits, “Since your last visit” sums up what happened: visits, gifts claimed, group gift pledges
• opening your management page counts as a visit
• on the visits chart, slide your finger along: each day shows its number of visits
• when nothing new has happened but your loved ones are still opening the list, the card tells you so, instead of suggesting you share it again

Chip in without picking a gift

A guest would rather let you choose, or arrives when everything is taken? You can switch on free contributions: they send you an amount without picking from the list. The money goes straight to you — MagicListe never receives it.

Your loved ones can pay, however you entered your payment details

An IBAN, a Lydia or PayPal link, an address or a number to copy: your payment details now show in a form your loved ones can actually use.

• an IBAN is written out in the contribution confirmation email, sent to loved ones who left their address
• details that are neither an IBAN nor a link are shown for copying, with “Copy details”
• a Lydia or PayPal.me link entered without “https://” now opens correctly
• after chipping in, the loved one is told what to do before closing the window: keep the details, or open the button right away

No more nasty surprises on your gifts

Deleting, correcting, cancelling: your list now tells you what each action will change, before you do it.

• deleting a gift that's reserved, already given, or that people have pledged money towards asks for confirmation, and spells out what it would erase
• a guest clicked “I'll give the whole thing” by mistake? You can put the gift back on the list — do tell them, we can't let them know for you
• an email lets you know if a guest cancels their reservation
• switching a gift to a group gift can no longer erase a reservation silently
• “Details” becomes “Your note”: more room, and a counter to keep track

A list page that's nicer and easier to read

The page your loved ones discover has been reworked: more room to breathe, your photo given pride of place, and readable text throughout.

• the header was rebuilt: your photo is showcased, and the gifts move up
• your image shows in full, without being cropped
• a welcome message with real room — up to 600 characters, and past a few lines it folds behind “Read more” so it doesn't push the gifts down
• every piece of text on your list was reworked to clear the readability bar, gold wording included

What used to get stuck, and doesn't any more

A few blockers, several of them reported by parents, fixed this month.

• store links work from Messenger, Facebook and Instagram, where the web opens in a window with no tabs
• opening your list from the home page is much faster: the page gets ready in advance
• the delivery address goes out with the confirmation email
• when a store blocks us from reading its page, we try a second time before giving up: many stubborn addresses now add themselves
• on phones, the buttons in our emails are back to a normal size, and “WhatsApp” and “SMS” fit side by side
• a second tap on “Create my list” no longer creates an identical second list
• duplicating a list shows “Copy created ✓” and a direct link to the copy
• “I've bought this gift” and “Cancel my reservation” are easier to tap on phones
• the whole “View the product on the retailer's site” strip is clickable, not just the words
• while a reservation or contribution is being sent, the window stays open: you always see whether it worked

The Magic Button, even faster

The Magic Button is still the heart of MagicListe: paste a product link from any store — on mobile or desktop — and we pull in the title, price and photo for you. New: on desktop, a Chrome and Edge extension adds it straight from the product page, without even copying the link.

Your loved ones keep a record of what they reserved

When someone reserves a gift, they can leave their email and get a summary of what they're giving you right away, with a link that takes them back to their reservation from any phone or computer — to change their mind, or confirm the purchase later.

• the message field already suggests a ready-made line, matched to the occasion — baby, wedding or birthday
• you'll find that message on the gift card in your edit page; it never shows on the list your guests see
• if they come back to your list later, they'll find the gifts they already reserved, marked with their name

No more blank page before the store

Clicking to give a gift used to open an empty tab while the reservation saved. Now a page appears: it confirms “Reserved in your name”, tells you which store you're headed to, then takes you there. A button lets you go straight away.

Manage your list together

Preparing this list as a couple? Invite the other person by email: they add and edit gifts alongside you, with no account to create — for either of you.

• you can see whether the invitation was opened, and send it again
• since August, they get the same emails you do — reservations, group gift pledges
• an expired invitation explains what to do, instead of leading nowhere

Your list's name and address, your choice

You can now choose your list's address, and change it whenever you like — even after sharing it. Links you've already sent keep working; they redirect to the new address on their own.

• while creating your list, you watch the link write itself under the field as you type the name
• a random code stays at the end of the address: without the link, your list is very hard to guess
• your edit page now shows the same name your guests see — “our baby” until you fill in a first name, instead of “Baby registry”
• and your list's link moves up right under the title, instead of hiding in the Share section

Our gift ideas stay on screen

The idea strip no longer vanishes after the first add: it stays on your edit page while you fill your list, and “See more ideas” offers four fresh ones. Every idea was checked one by one — the right product page, and its price noted by hand. Baby registries for now.

A page about who's behind MagicListe

An “About” page explains why the service exists and what it will never do with your data. You'll find it at the bottom of every page.

Our emails have a new look

The logo shows up like it does on the site, messages stay readable if your inbox is in dark mode, and the layout no longer sprawls in Outlook. In your inbox, each email now sums itself up in one line, instead of just the word “MagicListe”.

MagicListe is now in English

The whole site is now available in English, emails included. Perfect for sharing your list with English-speaking friends and family. You can switch language at the bottom of the page.

MagicListe on Product Hunt

We launched MagicListe on Product Hunt. If you like the project, a little support over there helps us a lot to spread the word.

Find us on Instagram and Pinterest

MagicListe is now on Instagram and Pinterest: gift ideas, inspiration and behind-the-scenes.

Lists for any occasion

MagicListe is no longer just for births: you can now create lists for weddings, birthdays or any other event. The form and the interface adapt to the type you choose.

Change the type after creating

Created a baby registry but it was actually a wedding? You can now change the event type after creating the list, from the edit page.

"Details" field on gifts

Add a note to each gift: size, colour, model. Anything that helps your friends and family pick the right one.

More reliable prices when adding

Price extraction when you add a gift is now more accurate. When the system isn't sure, it flags it so you can double-check.

The blog is live

We're publishing our first articles to help you prepare your list: tips, gift ideas, lessons learned. First article: "When to start your baby registry".

Add gifts manually

Product link not working? You can now add it by hand by entering the title and price directly.

Delete a list

Created a duplicate list or one by mistake? You can now delete it from the edit page.

IBAN accepted for group gifts

You can paste your IBAN directly into the payment field. Your friends and family will have the details to send you their contribution.

Must-have gifts

Mark certain gifts as "must-have" to point your friends and family toward what matters most. They appear at the top of the list with a gold badge.

Baby's name now optional

Haven't picked a name yet? Create your list now and add it later.

More reliable images

Images from some shops (La Redoute, Amazon) didn't always show up. That's now fixed.

Gift suggestions

Short on inspiration? MagicListe suggests a selection of popular gifts you can add in one click, tailored to your list type.

List personalisation

Add a welcome message, a cover photo and a delivery address for your friends and family.

Group gift

For the bigger gifts (stroller, car seat…), turn on a group gift: your friends and family chip in whatever amount they like.

Drag & drop

Reorder your gifts with a simple drag and drop, in whatever order you like.

Design and comfort

A warmer new design, better readability on mobile, and a "How it works" page to understand everything in 30 seconds.

Email notifications

Get an email when someone reserves a gift or chips in on a group gift. No more checking your list all the time.

MagicListe launches

MagicListe is live 🎉 Create your free baby registry in 2 minutes. Paste a link from any site, share a single link with your friends and family, and that's it.

• Smart parsing: paste a link and we pull in the title, price and photo automatically
• Works with any site: Amazon, Etsy, and hundreds of others
• No account to create, no password
• Share by link, WhatsApp or SMS
• Find your list again anytime with your email