Education plan permissions
Who can use this feature
Applies to teams on the Education plan.
On the Education plan, you can share assets at three different levels: team, projects, and files. Read our Guide to sharing and permissions for more information on how sharing works in Figma.
Teams
All teams support the same permissions: can view
, can edit
, admin
, and a team owner
. Explore team permissions →
On the Education 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.
Note: In teams on the Education plan, admins (and owners) will automatically get edit access to the team. It's not possible to give admins view only access to the team.
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ | ✓ | |
✕ | ✓ | |
✕ | ✓ | |
Can create team, but not any files in that team | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | Not applicable | |
✕ | ✓ | |
Invite people to teams, projects, or files |
With can view access only | ✓ |
In drafts | ✓ | |
In drafts | ✓ | |
✕ | ✓ |
Projects
Every project has a team access setting. This controls the default access team members can have on that project. In Starter and Education teams, all projects have can edit
access.
Team members access can team projects based on their team permissions. If someone has can view
access to the team, they'll only be able to view that project.
If you want to create view-only or invite-only projects within a team, 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 |
Can view prototypes only |
Anyone with the link: anyone inside or outside your team can access the file if they have the link. |
✕ |
✓ |
✕ |
Only people invited to this file: only team members and people you explicitly invite to the file can access it. |
Access based on user's permissions |
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 |
✓ | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ | |
Move, edit, or delete layers |
✕ | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
Edit design and prototype properties |
✕ | ✓ |
In drafts only | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
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 |
✕ | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
✕ | ✓ | |
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ | ✓ | |
✕ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
Copy objects on the board |
✓ | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
Follow along in a file |
✓ | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
✓ | ✓ | |
✕ | ✓ | |
✕ | ✓ | |
Create stickies, shapes, connectors, and text |
✕ | ✓ |
✕ | ✓ | |
✕ | ✓ | |
In drafts | ✓ | |
Insert strong blocks, widgets, or media (Images, GIFs, videos, links) |
✕ | ✓ |
✕ | ✓ | |
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
Everyone has access to draft files, which are separate from their team files and projects. On the Education plan you can give collaborators either can view
or can edit
permissions to files in your drafts.