Shortlist

The recruiter CRM that lives beside LinkedIn.

Save a profile in one click, move candidates from Sourced to Placed, and get a reminder when it’s time to follow up. Everything stays in your browser.

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Coming soon to the Chrome Web Store. Free for everyone, with no limits and no sign-up.

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From LinkedIn profile to placed candidate

Shortlist opens in Chrome’s side panel and stays there while you browse, so your pipeline is always next to the profile you’re reading.

Save any LinkedIn profile in one click. A LinkedIn profile with the Shortlist side panel open: the profile is saved and a follow-up is set for two days later.
See every candidate at a glance. The Shortlist pipeline with stage filters from Sourced to Placed, and each candidate's tags and follow-up date.
Never let a good candidate go cold. The Follow-ups tab groups candidates into Overdue, Today and Next 7 days, with a desktop reminder that three follow-ups are due today.
Personal messages in seconds. A contact's outreach message filled in from a template, with the Copy and mark contacted button.
Write once, personalise automatically. The Templates tab with three message templates using firstName, company and myName variables.

What Shortlist does

The parts of a recruiting CRM you use every day, in a side panel next to LinkedIn. There’s nothing to set up: open a profile and click Save.

  • Save in one click

    A Save to Shortlist button appears on LinkedIn profiles. Name, headline, company and location are filled in for you, and a follow-up is set for two days later.

  • Track every stage

    Move people from Sourced to Contacted, Replied, Interview and Placed, or archive them. Filter your list by stage with one tap.

  • Follow up on time

    See who’s overdue, due today and coming up this week. A badge on the toolbar shows the count, and one reminder arrives each day.

  • Message from templates

    Write a message once. Shortlist fills in each person’s name and company, and Copy & mark contacted moves them along your pipeline.

  • Notes, tags and search

    Keep call notes, salary expectations and notice periods with each contact. Search across names, companies, tags and notes.

  • Export to CSV

    Download your whole pipeline as a spreadsheet for your ATS, a client update or a backup.

Your candidates stay in your browser.

Shortlist has no servers and no sign-up. What you save is stored by Chrome on your own computer, and nobody else can see it, including us.

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  • Stored on your computerContacts, notes and templates are kept in Chrome’s own storage and never uploaded.
  • Reads only what you saveShortlist reads the profile you’re viewing, and only when you click Save.
  • No automationIt never sends messages, visits profiles or saves people in bulk for you.
  • No trackingNo analytics and no ads, and your data is never sold.

Get started in a minute

Shortlist is free for everyone. There’s no limit on contacts or templates, and nothing to sign up for.

  1. Add Shortlist to Chrome

    Install it from the Chrome Web Store (coming soon). It works in Chrome 116 or later on desktop.

  2. Save a profile

    Open any LinkedIn profile and click Save to Shortlist in the bottom-right corner.

  3. Open your pipeline

    Click the Shortlist icon in your toolbar. Your contacts open in the side panel.

  4. Reach out

    Pick a template, click Copy & mark contacted, and paste the message into LinkedIn.

Common questions

Is Shortlist really free?

Yes. Every feature is free for everyone, including unlimited contacts, unlimited templates and CSV export. There’s no account, no trial and nothing to pay.

Where is my data stored?

In your browser, using Chrome’s storage on your computer. Shortlist has no servers of its own, so your contacts, notes and templates never reach us.

Does Shortlist automate LinkedIn?

No. It reads the profile you’re looking at, and only when you click Save. It never sends messages, visits profiles or saves people in bulk. You copy a message and paste it into LinkedIn yourself.

Can I use it on more than one computer?

Your contacts are stored in one Chrome profile and don’t sync between computers. To take them with you, export a CSV from Settings.

What happens if I uninstall it?

Chrome deletes everything Shortlist stored. To keep a copy, export a CSV from Settings first.

Which browsers does it work in?

Google Chrome on desktop, version 116 or later. Shortlist uses Chrome’s side panel, which isn’t available on mobile.

Is Shortlist made by LinkedIn?

No. Shortlist is an independent tool and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn.