Share projects with preview mode

Preview mode lets you share a read-only version of an entire project or a specific page, diagram or design mockup. Recipients can open the link without a Slickplan account and, when comments are enabled, leave feedback without editing your project.

Choose the type of link based on what the recipient needs to review:

• Share the entire project when they need to navigate the sitemap and its related pages, diagrams and mockups.
• Share an individual page, diagram or mockup when you want them to focus on one item.

Share settings and project-level defaults

You can create a full-project preview link from the sitemap or any module.

1. Open the project you want to share.
2. Select Share in the top navigation bar.

The Share window lets you copy the project link or open it in preview mode. To change who can access the link, control comments or adjust the default sitemap display, select General settings at the bottom of the window.

In Share settings, you can manage the project’s default preview behavior:

• Require a password: Restrict access to people who have the password.
• Allow comments in preview mode: Let recipients leave feedback across the project.
  • Select View-only comments when recipients should be able to view comments without replying.
• Sitemap preview preferences: Set the default text size, page size and whether the utility bar and footer open expanded or collapsed.

Save your changes, then return to the Share window and select one of these actions:

• Copy link to copy the preview URL to your clipboard.
• Open preview in new window to review the shared project before sending the link.

A full-project link opens on the sitemap by default. Recipients can navigate the project’s pages, diagrams and attached mockups without signing in to Slickplan.

Share an individual page preview

Create a page-specific preview link when you want someone to review content without opening the rest of the project.

1. Open the page in the Page Editor.
2. Select Share preview in the upper-right area of the editor.

In the Share preview window, choose one of these actions:

• Copy link to copy the page preview URL.
• Open preview in new window to open the shared page yourself.

Page comments follow the project-level setting by default. When project comments are disabled, turn on Allow comments in the page share window to collect feedback for this page only.

The link opens a focused, document-style preview of that page. Recipients can read the content and, when comments are enabled, leave inline or block-level feedback without signing in or accessing other parts of the project.

Share a diagram in preview mode

Share a diagram when someone needs to review a user flow, wireframe or process without editing it.

1. Open Diagrams from the top navigation.
2. Select the diagram you want to share.
3. Select Share in the diagram actions.

The Share diagram window provides these options:

• Copy link: Copy the diagram preview URL.
• Open preview in new window: Open the diagram directly in preview mode.
• Share via integration: Send the link through Slack, Teamwork or Basecamp.

Recipients can zoom, pan and explore the diagram’s connections without changing the project.

Share a design mockup in preview mode

Share an individual mockup when you need focused design feedback or approval without granting editing access.

1. Open the Designs dashboard, or open a sitemap page with an attached mockup.
2. Point to the mockup thumbnail.
3. Select Share.

The Share mockup window provides these options:

• Copy link: Copy the mockup preview URL.
• Open in new window: Open the mockup in a new browser tab.
• Share via integration: Send the link through Slack, Teamwork or Basecamp.

Recipients can view the full mockup and, when comments are enabled, leave feedback without signing in to Slickplan.

What recipients can see and do

Preview links open a read-only version of the shared content. What recipients can navigate depends on the link you send:

• A full-project link opens on the sitemap and includes navigation to project pages, diagrams and designs.
• A page link opens the selected page in a focused content view.
• A diagram or mockup link opens the selected visual item in preview mode.

When commenting is enabled, recipients can leave feedback in the relevant context:

• Sitemap comments: Add feedback to sitemap cells or the project generally.
• Diagram and design comments: Place pin-style comments on the canvas. For designs connected to Figma, comments can sync between the two platforms.
• Page comments: Add block-level or inline feedback to page content.

Comments and replies appear in the project so your team can review and respond. When commenting is disabled in Share settings, recipients can still view the shared content but cannot add feedback.

For more detail about the shared interface, see Preview mode overview. For the complete feedback workflow, see Commenting on shared projects.

Share through an integration

Slickplan can send preview links through Slack, Teamwork and Basecamp.

Open the relevant Share window and select a connected service under the integration options. Slickplan sends a formatted message containing the preview link for the project, page, diagram or mockup.

To connect or manage these services, open General settings > Integrations. Connected services then appear in the available Share windows.

Use preview mode for developer handoff

Preview mode can also give developers read-only access to finalized site structure, page content, diagrams and design assets. Share a full-project preview link when a developer needs to navigate the related materials during production.

For instructions on reviewing and extracting production content and assets, see Using preview mode for developer and production handoff.