Saving, sharing and public designs
Where your designs are kept, and unsaved changes
Designs are kept only in this browser, saved as you edit. What the saved state means, what to do when saving fails, leaving with unsaved changes and designs open in two tabs.
Who it is for
Anyone who designs, signed in or not.
Before you start
- A browser that allows this site to store data.
Saving happens by itself
There is no Save button. Every change to the pieces, the name or the size is written to this browser at once, and the bar above the design shows “Saved”.
Designs stay in the browser and on the device where you made them. Another browser or device does not see them unless you share the design. Clearing browsing or site data deletes them, so export a design file as your own backup.
When a change cannot be kept
While saving fails, the design stays open: another design cannot be opened until the change is kept.
- The bar shows “Latest change not saved” and a notice says your changes are not being kept in this browser, with the reason (for example, storage is full or blocked).
- Your edits stay on screen. Press “Try saving again”.
- If it keeps failing, press “Export design file” to keep a copy on your device.
Leaving with unsaved changes
Moving between a design’s Design, Material list and Fortune pages is not leaving. When you go to another page (also when changing the language), the site first tries to save again. If that fails, the move is stopped and a dialog offers: “Stay and keep editing”, “Try saving again” (the move continues once saved), “Export design file” and “Leave without saving”, which drops the unsaved edits. Esc or a click outside means stay.
Reloading or closing the tab with unsaved changes gets only the browser’s own question; once you confirm it, those edits cannot be recovered.
A design open in two tabs
Only one tab of this browser edits a design at a time. Another tab shows it with “View only: this design is open for editing in another tab. This tab takes over when that one lets go.” When the editing tab opens another design, leaves or closes, the waiting tab takes over after reading the latest saved version.
If the browser cannot coordinate tabs, editing is off with a message saying so.
What you will see
- “Saved” in the bar after each change.
- Your designs in My designs, in this browser only.
- “View only” in a second tab of the same design.
Limits
- At most 100 designs per browser.
- The one-tab rule covers tabs of one browser, not other devices.
- Designs that were neither shared nor exported are lost when site data is cleared.