How do I edit a design with other people at the same time?

Everyone who opens a design edits the same live copy. You see each change as it’s made, so two people can’t overwrite each other’s work.

Before you start

Inviting people to a design works for designs in a Hub, on the Core plan and the Growth plan. Hub members with edit access can already open designs in that Hub.

Invite people to a design

1. Open the design. Open the design in the design editor. To invite people, the design needs to be in a Hub.
2. Open the tab menu. Select the arrow on the design’s tab at the top of the design editor.
3. Invite people. Select Invite, enter each person’s email, and select Invite.
4. Edit together. When the people you invited open the design, you see their names on their cursors, outlines around what they’ve selected, and their avatars in the top right. Every change shows for everyone as it’s made.

Avatars also show on each page in the page strip, so you can see who is looking at which page. To set what each person can do, see What can each role do?

Saving and versions

Changes save on their own while you work and when the last person leaves. There’s no save button.

To go back to an earlier version, select Versions in the top right of the design editor and pick a version. A tick marks the version you’re on, and a Vai mark shows a version Vai made. Restoring a version restores it for everyone in the design, as one step you can undo.

Vai and image tools

When Vai edits a design, its changes appear live for everyone in it. Image tools use AI credits each time someone runs one. See How do credits work?

Lock a finished design

Select Mark complete to lock the design for everyone. Select Continue editing to unlock it.

If something goes wrong

• You see “Reconnecting…”. Visualist lost its connection to the design. Check your internet connection. The label goes away when Visualist reconnects.
• You can’t edit. You have view-only access, the design is marked complete, or the design is archived. Ask the owner for edit access, select Continue editing, or restore the design.
• Invite isn’t in the tab menu. The design isn’t in a Hub, or it’s archived. Move it into a Hub first.

To leave notes for each other on the design, see How do I comment on a design in Canvas?