# How to use Household Sharing

Published: 2026-02-06 · Last updated: 2026-02-06

Honeydew's household feature lets you create a shared space with family members or anyone you cook with. Share recipes, collaborate on grocery lists, plan meals together, and even use the family whiteboard widget.

## Setting up a household

1

**Open Settings**

Go to the Settings section in Honeydew.

2

**Tap Household**

Look for the Household option and tap it to create or join a household.

3

**Create a new household**

Give your household a name and invite family members by sharing an invite link or code.

4

**Members join**

When someone accepts your invite, they join your household and can see shared content.

## What you can share

*   Recipes -- share your saved recipes with household members so everyone has access.
*   Grocery lists -- collaborate on a shared shopping list. Anyone in the household can add items or check things off.
*   Meal plans -- plan meals together. Everyone can see what's scheduled and add suggestions.
*   Whiteboard widget -- a shared drawing canvas that appears on everyone's home screen.

## The Family Whiteboard

The whiteboard is a fun, shared drawing canvas for your household. Leave notes, doodles, or reminders that everyone in the household can see. It syncs in real time and can appear as a widget on your phone's home screen, updating automatically.

## Member roles

Each household has an owner (the person who created it) and members. All members can view and contribute to shared content. Each member gets a unique color for easy identification.

Household sharing is a Honeydew Plus feature. All household members need their own Honeydew accounts, but only the household owner needs a Plus subscription to enable sharing.

## Related Articles

[How to use Grocery Lists](https://honeydewcook.com/support/en/using-the-app/grocery-checkout) [How to use Meal Planning](https://honeydewcook.com/support/en/using-the-app/meal-planning) [Using Honeydew on multiple devices](https://honeydewcook.com/support/en/using-the-app/multiple-devices) [How to share your account with family](https://honeydewcook.com/support/en/your-account/share-account-family)

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