> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.benchcanvas.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Project collaboration

> Invite teammates to a project as editors or viewers and work together on the same canvas.

Collaboration lets you bring teammates into a project so you can build and review a canvas together, beyond a read-only [public link](/share/share-links). Share a project and give someone **editor** access so you can build flows together instead of passing screenshots back and forth.

## Invite collaborators

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the share dialog">
    From a project you own, open the share options.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite by email or link">
    Invite people by email address, or copy a collaborator invite link to send yourself.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a role">
    Assign each collaborator a role: editor or viewer.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Roles

| Role       | Can do                                                                    |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Editor** | View and change the canvas: capture, edit screens, comment, and annotate. |
| **Viewer** | View the canvas and, depending on settings, leave comments.               |

## Accepting an invite

When someone receives a collaborator invite link, opening it brings them into the project after they sign in. Shared projects appear in a dedicated shared projects area in the app, separate from projects they own.

## Staying in sync

If another collaborator changes the canvas while you have it open, BenchCanvas shows a banner so you know the canvas is out of date. Refresh to pick up their changes.

## Public sharing vs collaboration

* Use a [public share link](/share/share-links) for read-only access without an account, for example for stakeholders.
* Use collaboration when teammates need to edit or actively work in the project.

<Card title="Plans" icon="coins" href="/plans">
  Paid plans add share links without branding and higher AI limits.
</Card>