This article explains how family sharing works in Nori and how family members share information.
Overview
Nori is organized around a family. The family is the shared space where Calendar, Tasks, Meal Plan, Recipes, Shopping Lists, Photos, Family Hub data, and AI-created items live.
A person can belong to more than one family and switch between families when that option is available.
Types of family profiles
| Type | What it means |
|---|---|
| Family member with an account | A person who can sign in and use Nori on their own device. |
| Profile-only member | A profile used for planning, such as a child, dependent, pet, or anyone who does not need a login. |
What is shared
- Calendar events, with the option to keep individual events private
- Tasks, chores, and routines
- Meal plans
- Recipes and cookbooks
- Shopping lists
- Selected photos for Family Hub
- Family preferences
- AI-created family items
Control calendar privacy
You can set privacy at two levels:
- Entire synced calendar: Choose whether all events from a connected calendar are visible only to you or shared with all family members.
- Individual event: Adjust the visibility of a specific event when creating or editing it.
Your privacy settings can be changed anytime in Calendar Settings or within the event details.
What stays personal
- Each family member signs in with their own account.
- Each profile can have its own name, avatar, and color.
- Some view settings, such as calendar filters, apply only to the current account.
Invite a family member
- Open Family Setup or Family Management.
- Add a family member profile.
- Choose whether to send an invitation.
- Share an invite link or send an email invitation.
- Ask the family member to open the invite and sign in or create an account.
If the invitation is still pending, you can resend it from that family member's profile.
Profile status
| Status | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| Profile only | The person has a profile but no account login connected. |
| Invitation pending | An invitation was sent, but the person has not joined yet. |
| Invitation expired | The invite needs to be sent again. |
| Joined | The person has connected their account to the family. |
Family preferences
Family preferences can include allergies, dietary preferences, activity preferences, and other notes. These help Nori make better suggestions, especially for meal planning and AI requests.
Removing someone
Removing a family member does not delete past items connected to that profile. Older events and tasks may still show the profile, but you will not be able to assign new items to a removed member.
The family creator may have extra protection from being removed by other family members.