Manage default libraries for a workspace
Organization and workspace admins can enable libraries by default for all files in a workspace. This helps people access a library’s components and styles in their Figma Design and FigJam files, without having to manually search for and add the library.
If you choose not to enable a library by default for a workspace, people in the workspace can still manually add the library to their files. Learn more about libraries →
Understanding default libraries in workspaces
Every library can be enabled by default for the organization by an organization admin. Most libraries aren’t enabled by default, so this setting is usually set to Off. Organization and workspace admins can override this setting to enable a library by default for a specific workspace by selecting one of the following:
- Off: The library is not a default library for a specific workspace. You might use this setting to turn off a library that has been enabled by default at the organization level. A library with this option applied can still be enabled by default for individual teams within the workspace.
- All files: Enables the library by default for both Figma Design and FigJam files in the workspace.
- Design files: Enables the library by default only for Figma Design files in the workspace.
- FigJam files: Enables the library by default only for FigJam files in the workspace.
Note: You can update this setting at any time. Changing the setting does not affect anyone’s ability to manually access the library. If you want to remove access to a library, you can unpublish it.
Configure a default library for a workspace
- From the file browser, click Admin settings.
- Select the Libraries tab.
- Navigate to, or search for, the library you want to manage and click it.
- Select the workspace you want to enable the library for.
- Choose one of the options: Off, All files, Design files, or FigJam files.
- From the file browser, click Admin settings.
- Select the Resources page and then the Libraries tab.
- Navigate to, or search for, the library you want to manage and click it.
- Select the workspace you want to enable the library for.
- Choose one of the options: Off, All files, Design files, or FigJam files.
Caution: The Libraries tab contains a list of all the libraries you have access to in the organization. You can enable any library in the list as a default for a workspace.
This includes libraries where access may be restricted, such as those in closed or secret teams.
If the library file isn’t shared with everyone in the organization, you’ll see the following warning:
If you enable the library by default for the workspace, Figma will publish the library to the organization and modify the permissions on the file for you.
Review a list of default libraries for a workspace
You can check how many libraries have been enabled by default for a specific workspace:
- From the file browser, select Admin settings.
- Click the Libraries tab.
- Click Filters and select one or more workspaces to review.
- From the file browser, select Admin settings.
- Click Resources and then the Libraries tab.
- Click Filters and select one or more workspaces to review.