Create a new project

    Before you start

    Who can use this feature

    Users on any team plan can use projects. You can only create projects in teams. 

    Only Editors, Admins and Owners of teams or projects can make changes to projects.

    Projects allow you to group related files together in a single workspace.

    If you're in a Professional team or Organization, you have advanced project permissions. This allows you to Create private and view-only projects.

    If you are on an Education or Starter team, your project will be set to can edit. Team members can access projects based on their team permissions. Learn more about projects in our Projects in Figma article.

    Access all projects within a team from the team page. There are two places you can create a new project from:

    • The + New Project link at the top of your list of projects
    • The New Project button in the top-right corner of the team pageImage showing the new project button in the top-right corner of the project page

    Set up your new project via the Create New Project input.

    1. Give the project a name.
    2. If you have a Professional team, you can define what access your team members will have. Click the arrow next to Everyone at <team> can edit. Choose between:
      • Can edit
      • Can view
      • Invite-only

      Image of the create new project modal highlighting the permission settings

    3. Click Create Project to confirm.
    4. We will create a project for you on the team page.
    5. Add a description for your project by clicking the Add a description link on the project page.

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    • Projects in Figma

      Before you start

      Who can use this feature

      Projects are only available in teams.

      Users on Education, Professional, and Organization Figma plans have unlimited projects. Users on Starter teams can create up to 2 projects.

      You can only create projects in teams. You can't create projects within your Drafts.

      Projects allow you to group your related design files together in a single space, like a folder in a file system.

      Projects are only available in teams. Create teams for your own work, or for collaborating within a group.

      • In a Starter Team, you can create up to 2 Projects.
      • In a Professional Team, you can create Unlimited Projects.
      • In an Organization, you can create Unlimited Teams and Unlimited Projects.

      Tip! Create a free Starter team to create projects. projects can only be created within teams. It's not possible to create projects in your Drafts.

      Project structure

      There are five levels of file structure available in Figma:

      1. Organization (Figma Organization plans only)
      2. Teams
      3. Projects
      4. Files
      5. Pages

      Illustration showing the five levels of file structure with projects highlighted as the third level

      Use projects to group files in any way that makes sense to you. The way your company or agency is set up may also inform some of that structure.

      Some approaches we've seen for projects:

      • Client projects
      • Grouping resources e.g. brand assets or templates
      • Component libraries and design systems
      • Building interfaces and prototypes for new products
      • Files for usability or accessibility testing
      • Collections of an individual designers work within a team
      • Exploration outside of a current project's scope
      • Presentations and slide decks
      • Side hustles and personal projects
      • Maker week fun and games

      It's not possible to create subfolders within your projects. This is something to bear in mind when deciding how to structure your files and projects.

      Project pages

      Create projects from within your team page. Every project you create will then have its own project page.

      This allows members to access files within that project, in one place. This also gives you an opportunity to communicate the context behind the project.

      Image showing a project page in Figma

      At the top of the project page you can perform some quick actions:

      Image showing the drop down menu under the project name with share selected

      In the body of the project page you can see:

      1. Project name: Change the project's name by clicking on the project name at the top of the page. Select Rename from the options. 
      2. Project description: Add links to websites, external Files, or spec documents here. This gives collaborators greater insight and allows them to access other project resources.
      3. List of top contributors: Figma displays project members in order based on their interactions. Figma shows most active Editors at the top, so you know exactly who to talk to about a project.
      4. All Files in this project: Switch between List or Grid view, pin important Files to the top, or sort files based on your preference.

      Numbered annotated image which shows where each feature in the list above is placed on a project page in Figma

      Project permissions

      Generally, any projects created within a team will be accessible to all members of that team.

      Team members will be able to interact with any team projects based on their permissions. Learn more in our Manage permissions in a team article.

      You can also adjust the permissions for each project.

      You can use Advanced project permissions to create invite-only projects for sensitive or private work. Or, create Projects that members of that Team can only view.

      This allows you to give a team member permissions that are different from their general team access.

      You can also use this option to invite someone from outside of the team to a specific project without inviting them to the entire team.

      Click the Share button on the project page to open the sharing modal for the project.

      From here you can:

      1. Invite Viewers and Editors to a project
      2. Adjust Permissions on a project
      3. Remove a Collaborator from a project
      4. Create private and view-only projects (Advanced project permissions)

      Advanced project permissions

      If you are a member of a Professional Team, you also have access to Advanced project permissions.

      These extra permissions allow you to create:

      • Private projects
      • View-only projects

      Learn more about creating invite-only or view-only projects.

    • Favorite projects

      Before you start

      Who can use this feature

      Users on Any team plan can favorite projects

      Anyone with access to the project can favorite it

      Favorite important or current projects within your team, so you can easily access them from the File Browser. Your favorites will only apply to your account, not other members of your team.

      When you favorite a project, Figma will:

      • Add a star to the project on the team and project pages.
      • List the project(s) underneath the team name in the sidebar.

      Image showing the star icon on a favorited project on the project page

      This makes it easier for you to access those Projects from the File Browser.

      You can favorite a Project in a few different places:

      Team page

      1. Click on the team name in the File Browser.
      2. Find the project in your list of projects.
      3. Click the star next to the project.

      Project page

      Favorite projects while you are the project page. You can favorite a project from the header and the project name.

      Header

      1. Open the project in the File Browser.
      2. You can see your projects listed on the project page.
      3. Click the star icon next to the file count.

        Image showing the favorite star icon in the header of a project page

      Project name

      1. Open the project in the File Browser.
      2. In the header, click on the arrow next to the project name.
      3. Select Add to Favorites from the options.

      Click the favorite icon again to remove the project from your favorites.

    • Pin a file to a project

      Before you start

      Who can use this feature

      Users on any team plan can pin projects

      Anyone with can edit access to the project can pin a file

      Pin important files and current work in progress to the top of your project page. This makes it easy to find and access those files. Use pinned files to:

      • Quickly access files without needing to search through all files in the project
      • Show collaborators where to start with a project
      • Find key files and information related to that project
      • Highlight current work that's ready for review
      • Feature templates, design systems, or UI kits

      Figma will pin a square thumbnail with the file's name, as well as the name of the person who pinned it.

      Image showing a project page in Figma with files pinned at the top

      Note: It's not possible to adjust how Figma displays pinned Files, or change the order they appear in.

      Pin a project

      1. Open the project page in the File Browser
      2. Right-click on the file and choose Pin to Project

        Image showing how to right-click on a file and choose pin to project from the options

      3. Figma will add the file to the Pinned section at the top of the page.

      Want to remove a Pinned File? Right-click on the File and select Remove from Pinned. You can do this from the Pinned location, or the File itself.

    • Move, rename or delete projects

      Before you start

      Who can use this feature

      You can only create Projects in Teams. Users on Any team plan can use projects.

      Only Editors, Admins and Team Owners or Project Owners can make changes to Projects

      Make changes to your projects once you have created them. You can move projects between teams, as well as rename or delete projects.

      Move a project

      Favorited projects appear in the sidebar in the File Browser, this allows you to move them between teams you're a member of. You can temporarily favorite projects to move them to another team.

      Favorite the project

      1. Open the project page in the File Browser
      2. In the top-right corner, click the star icon
      3. Figma will add the project to the sidebar in the File Browser

      Move the project

      Now you can move the project to a new team.

      1. Click and hold the project name in the File Browser.
      2. Drag the project name so that it appears underneath the team name.
      3. Release to move the project. Click Move Project to confirm the location.

      Note: When you move a project to another team, Figma won't change the permissions on the project or files within in. Anyone who has explicit access to that project will still be able to access it - that is, anyone you can see listed in the sharing modal for that project. The same goes for files. Figma won't add them to the team itself.

      Rename a project

      Change the name of a project from the project page.

      1. Open the project page in the File Browser
      2. In the Toolbar, click the arrow next to the Project name.
      3. Select Rename from the options.
      4. The project name will now be editable. Enter a new name in the field provided.
      5. Click outside of the project name to apply.

      Delete a project

      If you no longer need a project, you can delete it. When you delete a project, Figma will move all the files in that project to your Deleted Files. You can find Deleted files in your Drafts.

      Note: It's not possible to restore deleted projects, or the files within them. It is possible to duplicate deleted files, but this won't include any comments or version history from the original file.

      1. Open the project in the File Browser.
      2. In the toolbar, click on the arrow next to the project name and select Delete from the options:
      3. Click Delete Project to confirm.
      4. Figma will then:
        • Remove that project from the team
        • Add any files from that project to the owner's Deleted Files folder.

      Only the owner of a file or project can delete a file forever. To permanently delete the files in a project:

      1. Go to the Deleted Files folder. 
      2. Right-click on the file and select Delete forever.
      3. Repeat for any other files that were in that project.

      Accidentally deleted a Project? We recommend that you duplicate any deleted files to your Drafts. Create a new project in your team and move those files into the team.