Project links

Project links let you share your entire project with other Descript users or Drive teammates—all compositions and files in the full editor. They're designed for backend collaboration where teams need to see “under the hood” and work on the project as a whole. 

Recipients must be signed in to a Descript account to view a project link.

Sharing with a non-Descript user? Consider a Descript web link instead. Sometimes called “share links,” these links give anyone (even non-Descript users) the ability to view and comment on a specific composition with a more “front facing” view, and there’s no Descript account required. Learn more about using Descript web links.

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From an open project

  1. Click the Project Access icon (circular button with a plus) in the top-right corner.
  2. Select Copy link.

Copy link button in Project Access menu

From the Drive view

  1. Hover over the project name in your Drive.
  2. Click the More options icon (three vertical dots).
  3. Select Copy project link.

Copy project link from the Drive view

How project link permissions work

By default, project links are set to Project access required. Who can open the link depends on where the project lives:

  • Drive workspace (shared): Everyone on your Drive has access based on their role:
    • Editors can view and edit, so long as the Team setting is ​"Can edit"
    • Viewers can view and comment
  • Personal workspace (private): Only you can access the project. If you change project access, Descript automatically moves the project to your Drive workspace.

How to change project link access

Update access settings to share more broadly without inviting people individually:

  1. In the project editor, click the Project Access icon. In the Drive view, click More options.
  2. Select one of the following access levels:
  • Anyone with the link can comment: View access plus the ability to leave comments.
  • Anyone with the link can view: View-only, no commenting or editing.
  • Project access required: Only people with explicit access can open the link.

For more control over individual project collaborators, see Project access and collaborator roles.

If someone without access tries to open a restricted link, they’ll see this message:

You need permission... To view this project, ask the owner to give your account access, or switch to an account that already has permission.

Permission warning when access is denied