> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://wonder.design/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Share a file
> Choose who can open a file, copy a link to a file, page or layer, invite people from the file, and see what viewers can do.
Every file in a workspace can be opened by the workspace's members. Make a file public to let anyone with the link view it too. This page covers both, plus links and what people who view a file can do.
**Before you start** · Web and desktop · Free plan
## Private and public files
New files are private.
| | Who can open it |
| - | - |
| **Private** | Members of the workspace, at any role. |
| **Public** | Anyone with the link, read-only, without signing in. The file is also listed in your workspace's public profile. |
Wonder has no per-file permissions: you can't give someone access to one file only. To let someone edit, invite them to the workspace. To let anyone view, make the file public.
## Make a file public or private
Owners, admins and editors can change a file's visibility. On the Free plan, only the owner can.
1. In the file, click **Share** at the top right.
2. Under **File visibility**, choose **Public** or **Private**.
3. Confirm with **Make public** or **Make private**.
You can also use **Make file public** or **Make file private** in the Wonder menu's **File** submenu, the command palette (⌘K), or the **⋯** menu on a file in your files. Public files show a **Public** badge there.
> [!WARNING]
>
> Making a public file private stops its links working, and anyone viewing it from outside the workspace loses access right away.
## Copy a link
* **To the page you're on.** Click **Share**, then **Copy link**. The link opens the file on that page.
* **To a layer.** Right-click one layer on the canvas and choose **Copy link to selection**, or find it in the command palette. The link opens the page, selects the layer and zooms to it.
* **To a public file.** In your files, open the **⋯** menu on a public file and choose **Copy link**. The link opens the file on the page the person last had open, or its first page.
A link only works for people who can open the file: members of the workspace, or anyone if the file is public.
## Invite people from the file
The **Share** panel has the same invite form as **Settings** › **Members**. Invites go to the workspace, not just the file: new members can open every file in it.
1. Click **Share**.
2. Enter one or more email addresses in **Add emails…**.
3. Choose a role and click **Invite**.
Admin and Editor take a paid seat, and the panel shows what it will cost. Viewers are free. See [Members and roles](https://wonder.design/docs/members-and-roles.md).
## Open a file you can't access
* **You're signed out.** Wonder asks you to sign in, then opens the file if you have access.
* **You're signed in but not a member, and the file is private.** Wonder opens the workspace's public profile instead, which lists its public files. There's no way to request access: ask someone in the workspace to invite you or make the file public.
* **The file is made private while you're viewing it.** Wonder says you no longer have access and takes you to the workspace's public profile.
## What viewers can do
Workspace members with the Viewer role, and anyone opening a public file, can:
* move around the canvas with the **Move** (V) and **Hand** (H) tools;
* open the **Pages** and **Layers** panels and select layers to see how a design is built (both side panels start hidden, so the canvas has the space);
* export with the **Export** section of the right-hand panel: PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF, code (Tailwind or CSS), and SVG when everything selected is an SVG;
* copy layers, copy them as code, PNG or a prompt, copy their styles, and copy a link to a layer.
The right-hand panel shows them **Export** but none of the editing sections.
They can't edit, rename or delete the file, change its visibility, or invite people. People who aren't members see **You're viewing in read-only mode**. Someone who opens a public file without signing in sees **Sign up to create your own designs**.
## If something goes wrong
* **You don't see Share.** Viewers can't share a file. On the Free plan, only the owner can.
* **A link opens the workspace's profile instead of the file.** The file is private and you're not a member. Ask to be invited.
* **Couldn't find the linked content on this page.** The layer in the link was deleted or moved to another page.
* **Copy link is missing on a file in your files.** It only shows on public files, for people who can edit. Open the file and use **Share** › **Copy link**.
## Related
* [Members and roles](https://wonder.design/docs/members-and-roles.md)
* [Workspaces](https://wonder.design/docs/workspaces.md)
* [Work together in real time](https://wonder.design/docs/work-together-in-real-time.md)
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