Disable 'observe' mode

Just today I suddenly had several people in my file, on my page watching me work. They were uninvited. Draft mode doesn’t work because I was on a revision of a layout.

Two features would solve this:

• either a privacy mode where I can quickly set the entire file to temporarily in no-viewing mode
• Or, viewing preference per page in a file so I can set a page to draft

I know I can set the viewing prefs for the entire file, but then people could not look at other pages in the file. Working is a separate file is not an options due to the components.

Lol probably the exact same mod that has the worst communication on this forum — always communicating in the manner of your example.

It’s interesting how they’re ignoring this topic tho. It would be nice to read their view on this situation.

It is really a gross violation of privacy, especially when I preferred to work on private documents and transfer all the files before a meeting, but the company insists on having people edit in the shared file.

I’ve had managers be extemely offensive and even go back to check the auto-save timings and call me out saying I didn’t work all day because they didn’t see the auto-save, or my icon in the file all day, while I was working in my drafts. I don’t think I should be answerable for where my cursor is or which file I’m working on as long as I have substantial progress before every meeting.

It is especially anxiety-inducing to be working on the shared file and have the manager’s cursor hover over mine as he monitors my moves.

I’ve never been this creepily monitored, and it might as well be an issue to bring up with the higher ups.

Cannot wait for Figma to add an incognito mode or an incognito page so I can work in peace.

@Josh @Figma_Support What is the forecast for meeting this long-awaited solution?

I would like to request this feature as well. Figma is a great collaborative tool and like all good collaborations there are times where people need to be able to create uninterrupted. It’s not a hidden, privacy, or stealth mode. It’s a productivity feature.

This idea has been here for multiple years and I’m surprised that it hasn’t been done yet. I don’t want my clients or my boss to observe me while working.

But more than that, I don’t want them to comment while my work is in progress. I do use separate files that only I have access to and then move to the shared file. But there should be a way to do that easily and automatically in the same file.

I want to be able to work on a page in “locked mode”, meaning nobody can see what I’m doing or edit the page I’m working on until I “unlock” it. And then they’d be able to see the changes.

Hey @Nad_Cee,

We hear you, and sorry for the frustration. The forums are primarily run by the community. Our team monitors all feature requests, and we pass feedback and votes along to the appropriate teams for consideration. To be completely transparent, our teams are always working on improvements, but there’s no immediate roadmap we can provide but the more votes and feedback the better.

That said, it sounds like you’re also interested in this feature: Giving unique access to specific pages

I can’t wait for this! 🫣

And where do we vote on this? And how much feedback will it take for this to be taken seriously? Devs and designers are not your adversaries. Or at least shouldn’t be. It’s a legitimate request that obviously has a significant impact on many people’s work life.

Hey @Anthony_Fields,

You can Vote by clicking “Vote” at the top of the page. ☝️

If you go to the Share an Idea category then click Votes, you’ll see all feature requests sorted by Votes. Historically, any feature requests with 300+ Votes has higher likeliness of being prioritized by our developers.

That said, this particular feature is already on our team’s radar. Ultimately, teams have full control over these features, which is why our team here doesn’t have a specific timeline to share. We’ll keep you in the loop whenever we can.