Starter plan permissions – Figma Learn - Help Center

Who can use this feature

Applies to teams on the Starter plan.

On the Starter plan, you can share assets at three different levels: team, projects, and files. If you only have teams on the Starter plan, your plan also controls sharing permissions for your drafts.

Share teams, projects, and files on the Starter plan

Read our Guide to sharing and permissions for more information on how sharing works in Figma.

Team

All teams support the same permissions: can view, can edit, admin, and a team owner. Explore team permissions →

On the Starter plan, a person’s team permissions determine their access to the team. This controls what actions they can take within the team—like the ability to create and move files—as well as their permissions on design and FigJam files.

Team actions

Permissions table with a list of general team tasks. Icons indicate if someone with that permission can ✓ or can't ✕ perform that task.

Action	Can view	Can edit
Create and edit files in drafts	✓	✓
Create new files in teams	✕	✓
Create new projects	✕	✓
Create new teams	Can create team, but not any files in that team	✓
Duplicate Community files	✓	✓
Request to edit a file	✓	Not applicable
Share files or libraries from their drafts	✕	✓
Invite people to teams, projects, or files	With can view access only	✓
Use styles from libraries	In drafts	✓
Insert components from libraries	In drafts	✓
Create and share libraries	✕	✕

Projects

Every project has a team access setting. This controls the default access team members can have on that project. In Starter teams, all projects have the can access team setting.

With the can access permission, team members can access the project based on their team-level permissions. For example, if a user has can view team permissions, and the team access level for the project is set to can access, then the user has can view access on the project.

If you want to make projects with can view access or have projects that are only open to those invited, you need to upgrade to a paid plan.

Team files

A team member's access to files in the team is based on their team permissions.

It's possible to invite external collaborators to individual files. This will give them access to just that file and not the rest of the team's files. You can give them can view or can edit access.

Files in a team also have link sharing permissions. This controls the default access for anyone outside the team who accesses the file from a link. On the Starter plan, you have the following link sharing settings:

Access	Can edit	Can view
Anyone: Anyone inside or outside your team can access the file if they have the link.	✓	✓
Only invited people: Only team members and people you explicitly invite to the file can access it.	Access based on user's permissions

Note: If you set file access to Anyone, use the Advanced options in the Share modal to add password protection to the file. Learn more about sharing files and adding password protection to files.

Figma Design files

Permissions table with a list of Figma Design specific tasks. Icons indicate if someone with that permission can ✓ or can't ✕ perform that task.

Action	Can view	Can edit
Open and view design files	✓	✓
Select layers in the left sidebar or canvas	✓	✓
Move, edit, or delete layers	✕	✓
Measure distances between layers in design files	✓	✓
Use the right sidebar to view layer properties	✓	✓
Edit design and prototype properties	✕	✓
Use styles from libraries	In drafts only	✓
Add, reply to, or resolve comments	✓	✓
View the version history of a file, then duplicate or share links to specific versions	✓ Last 30 days only	✓ Last 30 days only
Create and name file versions, or restore previous versions of a file	✕	✓
View and interact with prototypes and presentations	✓	✓
View existing prototype flows and connections	✓	✓
Create or edit prototype connections	✕	✓
Save a local copy as .fig	✓	✓
Copy frames, components, and layers	✓	✓
Export frames, layers, and assets in design files	✓	✓
Move and adjust layers on the canvas	✕	✓

FigJam files

Permissions table with a list of FigJam specific tasks. Icons indicate if someone with that permission can ✓ or can't ✕ perform that task.

Action	Can view	Can edit
Pan and zoom in a board	✓	✓
Select, move, and order objects	✕	✓
Add, reply to, or resolve comments	✓	✓
Add temporary emotes	✓	✓
Use cursor chat	✓	✓
High-five collaborators	✓	✓
Copy objects on the board	✓	✓
Export selection as an image	✓	✓
Export board as an image	✓	✓
Export stickies to CSV	✓	✓
Follow along in a file	✓	✓
View and interact with link previews	✓	✓
View timer	✓	✓
Use templates in drafts	✓	✓
Use templates in team files	✕	✓
View and use toolbar	✕	✓
Create stickies, shapes, connectors, and text	✕	✓
Use marker, highlighter and eraser	✕	✓
Add stamps to the board	✕	✓
Use stickers from libraries	In drafts	✓
Insert strong blocks, widgets, or media (Images, GIFs, videos, links)	✕	✓
Interact with widgets	✕	✓
Run plugins in FigJam files	✕	✓
View the version history of a file, then duplicate or share links to specific versions	✓ Last 30 days only	✓ Last 30 days only
Create and name file versions, or restore previous versions of a file	✕	✓

Drafts

If someone only has teams on the Starter plan, they can only invite collaborators to files in their drafts with Can view access. If you want to invite collaborators to your files with edit access, you need to upgrade to a paid plan.

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