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Workspaces, Roles & Permissions

Understanding your Workspace and managing Roles & Permissions

Updated over a week ago

πŸ“ What is a Workspace?

Layer is built around workspaces.

  • Every user starts with a personal workspace.

  • Every user can create a team based workspace

  • Team collaboration is supported on Studio and Enterprise plans.

  • Free and Pro plans are built for solo creators.

Note: Workspaces help teams organize work, manage users, and collaborate using sessions and Layer Drive.

πŸ” Can Users Belong to Multiple Workspaces?

Yes!

  • Users can be invited to multiple workspaces.

  • Switch between them using the profile picture menu in the top-left corner of the app.

  • Navigate via File Browser > All Workspaces.

πŸ‘₯ Adding & Managing Workspace Members

βž• Add Members

  • Go to: Settings > Members > Add Member

  • Add individuals or batch invite.

  • Be mindful: once your trial ends, you’ll be charged per memberβ€”remove inactive users to avoid unnecessary charges.

βž– Remove, Reassign or Reactivate Members

  • Remove users directly from Settings > Members.

  • To manage multiple users at once:
    β†’ Select users in the table β†’ Click Bulk Actions > Change Workspace

  • You can:

    • Reassign members to other workspaces.

    • Reactivate suspended users.

πŸ” Roles & Permissions

πŸ€Ήβ€β™€οΈ Understanding Roles

Assign roles during member invites or through Member Settings.
These roles control access to features and content within the workspace:

Role

Permissions

Artist

Generate images using any style, upload files

Editor

All Artist permissions + manage folders & styles

Art Director

All Editor permissions + view generation history

Admin

Full workspace access incl. history, billing, team, folders, styles

Billing Admin (view-only)

Manage billing and team, but cannot generate assets (no charge)

Tip: Assigning proper roles helps minimize confusion around access.

πŸ› οΈ Workspace Management

πŸ”§ Create a Workspace

  • Bottom of the app β†’ Create Team Workspace

πŸ‘€ Assign People to Roles

  • Assign users to roles to delegate permissions and responsibilities.

  • Assigning a person to a workspace does not affect their existing plans or personal workspaces.

πŸ”„ Switch Workspaces

  • From the top-left profile menu or File Browser > All Workspaces

🧹 Leaving / Deleting a Workspace

  • Members can leave workspaces.

  • Workspace admins can delete or rename a workspace, or update icon/color/description.

πŸ“£ Workspace Notices (Enterprise Only)

Large organizations who prefer to operate with specific guidelines around AI can leverage this feature to keep their teams informed and reminded using this feature.

  • Enable via: Settings > Notices > + Add Notice

  • Set custom messages with frequency: Once, Daily, Weekly, Each Login

  • Tag notices as Draft or Live

  • Useful for sharing internal AI policies or company alerts.

πŸ”’ Enterprise-Level Admin Features

πŸ” Security & Compliance

πŸ“‚ Using Layer Drive

  • Share files and styles with your team

  • Supports design consistency across teams

  • All files are accessible from the Drive modal

πŸ‘‘ Admin Levels Summary

Admin Type

Permissions

Workspace Admin

Manage members & settings in their workspace only

Billing Admin

View/manage billing only (non-billable role)

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