You can invite other people to work on a file with you. When your file is shared, anyone with a link to your file will be able to access the file as a visitor. You can control whether visitors can editor the file or only view it.

Important things to remember:

• Files are shared by default.
• Only the creator of a file can share a file or make it private.
• Shared files are public. Anyone with the shared file’s link will be able to visit the file.
• A visitor does not need to have a tldraw account to view or edit a file.
• Changes you make to a shared file will be visible in real time to visitors.

Read the guides below to learn how to share your file, un-share it, and manage visitors.

Share your file

To share a file, click the Share button.

Click the Invite tab.

Click the Copy link button.

Alternatively, you can copy your file’s URL from your browser’s address bar. This is the same URL that gets copied from the Invite tab.

Share the link with the person that you would like to visit your file.

Make your file private

To “un-share” your file and make it private, click the Share button.

Click the Invite tab.

Click the Share this file switch to turn it off. The file is now private. You are the only user who can see or edit the file.