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Sharing

Cosmograph has two sharing models: publish a read-only graph by link, or grant a registered collaborator access to a saved project. Choose the option based on who should see the graph and whether the data is suitable for that audience.

Cosmograph project sharing menu with a team-share option

Choose a sharing option

OptionRequired accessWho can open itCan the recipient edit the source project?Searchable
Publish projectAny saved projectAnyone with the linkNoYes, and it may appear in Showcase
Publish with passwordActive paid accessAnyone with the link and passwordNoNo
Share with userPro-level accessOne registered Cosmograph userNoNo
Share with teamActive Team access and active team billingCurrent members of that teamNoNo

The project owner keeps edit and save control. Directly shared and team-shared collaborators can explore a graph and participate in Discussions, but the project opens read-only for them.

Before you share

Publishing copies the project configuration and the data needed to render the published graph. Anyone who can open that published link can inspect the graph and its available data.

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Do not publish sensitive, personal, or confidential data unless every viewer who receives the link should be able to access it. Password protection restricts access by link and password; it does not turn the published graph into an editable private project.

Public publishing

Public publishing creates a read-only version of a saved project at a shareable URL.

  1. Open a project you own.
  2. Select Shareā€¦ > Publish project.
  3. Copy the generated URL.

Anyone with the link can view the graph. Public projects are searchable and may be added to the Showcase gallery. Publishing creates a snapshot, so changes to the editable project do not appear until you publish again.

Use Unpublish from the same dialog to remove the public version.

Password-protected publishing

Password-protected publishing creates a read-only version that requires both the link and a password.

  1. Open a project you own with active paid access.
  2. Select Shareā€¦ > Publish with password.
  3. Enter a password and publish the project.
  4. Send the URL and password through separate, appropriate channels.

The published version remains read-only and is not searchable. To change its password, unpublish it first and publish it again with the new password.

Direct user sharing

Pro-level access lets a project owner share a saved project with a specific registered Cosmograph user.

  1. Open a project you own and select Shareā€¦ > Share with user.
  2. Enter the collaboratorā€™s account email address.
  3. Select Share.

The recipient can open, explore, and discuss the project, but cannot modify or save the ownerā€™s source project. Use Shareā€¦ > Manage access to revoke the userā€™s access later.

Team sharing

Team owners and members of an actively billed team can share a project they own with that team.

  1. Open a project you own and select Shareā€¦ > Share with team.
  2. Choose a team with active billing.
  3. Select Share.

Current team members can open the project read-only and join its discussions. Removing someone from the team removes their access to every project shared with that team. Use Manage access to revoke the entire teamā€™s access to one project.

See Plans for member roles, seat billing, invitations, and inactive-team behavior.

Manage project access

For projects you own, Manage access lists direct users and teams that currently have project access. Revoke a user or team there when they should no longer be able to load the project.

Unpublishing is separate from project access management: use Unpublish to remove a public or password-protected version.

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