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Jeff_Allison
Jeff_Allison
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May 23, 2025
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Single file edit access for freelancers (Professional plan)

  • May 23, 2025
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Hello,

I’m running into a permissions issue since Figma restructured its plans and access controls. Our team works with a number of freelancers, and we need to grant them edit access to individual files—without giving them visibility into the rest of our files.

 

Previously, we were able to share a single file with edit access, but now it seems the only option is to upgrade freelancers to a full design seat. Unfortunately, that also gives them Team-level access, which exposes all of our files.

 

Is there a way to give freelancers edit access to just one file without granting broader permissions? This seems like a very basic, necessary feature.

 

Thanks.

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    mosina
    mosina
    New Member
    February 10, 2026

    ​@Nick_Zhurenko After many posts here, about half a dozen emails to Figma support, a one-on-one call with a Figma rep, and different answers from everyone, I’ve finally determined that it is, in fact, possible to invite invite a user to edit a single file without allowing them to view all your files. I’ve have tested this on my end by inviting a coworker (using her personal email) to edit a file. She was not able to view any file except for the one she was invited to.

    It’s extremely frustrating and disappointing that it has taken this much effort just to get an answer to such a simple question. My guess is that Figma’s policy moving forward is to to let Professional users fend for ourselves as a way to get us to upgrade to their Organization plan, which is 4X the cost of the Pro plan. The rep I spoke with said they consider the Professional plan a “personal” plan, even though that’s not at all how they bill it on their website. It’s very misleading.

     

    Again, extremely disappointing.


    Hi ​@Jeff_Allison!

    Sorry to ask but which plan did you, in the end, succeed on adding an editor to just one file - Professional or Organization?

    Thanks for your answer in advance!

    Lindie
    Lindie
    New Member
    March 17, 2026

    ​@Jeff_Allison, how did you eventually solve this? I’m on the professional plan. I’ve just had to add a freelancer a full seat, in my team, in order to work on only one file. The person shouldn’t have access to all the other files.

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