Share files and prototypes

Who can use this feature

Supported on any team or organization plan.

Applies to Figma design and FigJam files. Prototypes are only available on Figma design files.

Share files and prototypes to collaborate, educate, document, or inform.

Share privately within your team or organization, without having to worry about access.
Share publicly for presentations, tutorials, classes, or other collaborative sessions.
Share just the prototype with people outside your team or organization ((Professional, Organization, and Enterprise only).

Every file or prototype has a unique URL or link. You can use these links to share your files and prototypes with collaborators, or add them to external websites.

Files and prototypes share the same URL, the only thing that changes is the prefix:

File: figma.com/file/ABC.../File-name
Prototype: figma.com/proto/ABC.../File-name

You can adjust access and copy file links from the Share modal. We recommend this approach as it allows you to review and update the file’s default permissions before sharing.

Open the share modal from a file, branch, or prototype.

Share a FigJam file

Open the FigJam file.
Select Share in the toolbar.

When you share a design file, you give people access to any prototypes in that file. You can also link to a specific page, frame, or layer in your file.

Open the design file in the editor.
Open the page you want to share and select the frame.
Select Share in the toolbar.

Share a link to any prototypes in the file. This allows people to view any flows on that page.

If you’re on a paid plan (Professional, Organization, or Enterprise) you can choose to share just the prototype. If you’re on the Starter or Education plan, sharing the prototype also gives people access to the file itself.

Open the design file.
Select in the toolbar to open presentation view.
Click Share in the top toolbar.

Review access

We recommend reviewing the file’s permissions before sharing the link with collaborators:

Use the file’s link sharing settings to set the audience and default access
Decide if you want to allow viewers to copy and share the file’s contents

Link sharing settings allow you to set default permissions for a file or prototype. This means you don’t have to manage access for everyone independently.

There are two settings that control link sharing. Your plan determines which link sharing settings are available in your files. Explore link sharing settings by plan ↓

A
Audience

Who can access the file or prototype.
- Anyone with the link: anyone inside or outside your team or organization can access the file if they have the link.
- Anyone with the link and password: people without a role on the file can access the file using the link and password.
- Anyone at organization with the link (organizations only): only members of the organization can access the file. Members can only access the file is they open a link to that file.
- Anyone at organization (organizations only): organization members can find this file when browsing and searching. Use this setting to share libraries with the organization. Guests can't access these files unless you invite them to the file or team.
- Only people invited to this file: only people you explicitly invite to the file, or the team it lives in, can access the file.
B
Access

How the audience can interact with the file or prototype.
- Can edit: gives edit access to the file. This allows people to edit the contents of the file. People with edit access can also move, rename, share, or delete the file.
- Can view: gives view only access to the file. People can still view and inspect layers and properties in the file, as well as view prototype flows and connections in the editor and presentation view. They can also use collaborative features in design and FigJam files like comments, cursor chat, audio, and emotes.
- Can view prototypes only (Figma design): gives access to the prototypes in that file, but not the underlying pages in the file. This is only available for Figma design files.

Audience	Starter	Education	Professional	Organization	Enterprise
Anyone with the link	can edit, can view	Can view	can edit, can view, can view prototypes only	can view, can view prototypes only	can view, can view prototypes only
Anyone at organization	✕	✕	✕	can edit, can view	can edit, can view
Anyone at organization with link	✕	✕	✕	can edit, can view, can view prototypes only	can edit, can view, can view prototypes only
Anyone with the link and password	✕	can edit, can view	can edit, can view, can view prototypes only	can edit, can view, can view prototypes only	can edit, can view, can view prototypes only
Only people invited to the file	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Anyone else with a prototype link (Prototypes only)	✕	✕	✕	can view prototypes only, cannot access	can view prototypes only, cannot access

Copy links

With the access set for the file or prototype, you can now copy a link to the file. There are a few places to find and copy a file or prototype link.

Click Copy link in the share modal to add the link to your clipboard.

In Figma design files, you can link to your current selection. Check Link to selected frame to include the frame id in the link.

Address bar

If you're viewing the file in the browser, you can copy the address directly from your browser’s address bar. This will include the details of any selected pages, frames, or layers.

Frames, containers, and layers

Copy a link to a specific frame, container, or layer from the canvas.

Note: It's only possible to link to a top-level frame in design files. If a frame is nested within another frames, it has the same link as its parent.

FigJam files

Select the layer on the board.
Select Copy link from the options to copy the link to your clipboard.

FigJam files

Select the layer on the canvas or in the layers panel.
Right-click on the layer and hover over Copy/Paste as.
Select Copy link from the options to copy the link to your clipboard.

Tip! If you're on the desktop app, you can select a frame and use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ Command L / Ctrl L to copy a link to that frame.

File browser

Copy a link to a Figma design file, FigJam file, or prototype from the file browser.

Open your drafts, recent, or project folder in the file browser.
Right-click on the file or prototype and select Copy link to add the link to your clipboard.

Copy a link to a specific flow from the Prototype panel of the right sidebar.

Open the Prototype panel in the right sidebar.
In the Flows section, hover over the flow.
Select to copy a prototype link to the starting point of that flow.

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Share files and prototypes

Review access

Audience

Access