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Permissions for Admin, Creator, Creator Lite, and User

This matrix documents what each role can do in Storydoc across workspace settings, stories, versions, folders, sharing, analytics, exports, and integrations.

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Roles

  • Admin
    Admins have full control over the workspace. They can manage users and seats, handle billing and subscription settings, connect integrations, and control workspace-wide branding and defaults. Admins can also create, edit, share, archive, and delete stories and versions.

  • Creator
    Creators are the main content builders in the workspace. They can create and edit stories, manage versions, work with folders, and control most content-related settings. Creators can also update workspace design defaults (like the Design System), upload brand assets, and manage shared slide assets such as Team Slides.

  • Creator Lite
    Creator Lite users work with versions only. They cannot create or edit main stories, but they can create and fully edit their own versions, including adding or removing slides, adjusting layout, and changing version-level settings. Creator Lite is available on the Team plan only.

  • User
    Users can create, view, and manage their own versions for personalization purposes, without changing the underlying story. They can fill dynamic variables in the share flow and can rename, duplicate, share, archive, and delete their own versions. User is available on the Team plan only.


Billing, subscription, and seats

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

View Workspace > Subscription

Yes

No

No

No

View Workspace > Billing History (invoices)

Yes

No

No

No

Upgrade/downgrade plan

Yes (Starter/Pro). On Team: via AM

No

No

No

Cancel subscription

Yes

No

No

No

Purchase/remove seats

Yes

No

No

No

Remove user and delete seat

Yes

No

No

No

Consumes a paid seat (Team plan)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notes:

  • Removing a user does not automatically remove the seat. Admin can delete the seat.


Workspace branding and design defaults

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Change workspace default branding (logo, engagement bar defaults)

Yes

No

No

No

Change workspace Design Settings / Design System defaults

Yes

Yes

No

No

Upload/manage brand assets (logo, assets)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Set or change default fonts

Yes

Yes

No

No

Custom fonts (Team plan)

Via Storydoc support

Via Storydoc support

No

No

Override branding per story

Yes

Yes

Only within their versions

No

Notes:

  • Creator Lite can adjust design and branding only within their versions.


Stories (main story level)

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Create story

Yes

Yes

No

No

Edit story

Yes

Yes

No

No

Duplicate story

Yes

Yes

No

No

Archive story

Yes

Yes

No

No

Delete story

Yes

Yes

No

No

Access Story Settings (title, language, etc.)

Yes

Yes

No

No


Versions (personalization and editing)

User role (versions without modifying the story)

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Create a version

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fill dynamic variables during creation (share flow)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Edit story content/layout

Yes

Yes

No

No

Rename version

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

Yes (their versions)

Duplicate version

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

Yes (their versions)

Archive version

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

Yes (their versions)

Delete version

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

Yes (their versions)

Creator Lite (versions only)

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Edit slide content in a version (text/images/layout)

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

No

Add/remove slides in a version

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

No

Change version settings (public title, access options)

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

No

Create versions from any story they can access

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes (via share flow)


Favorites, My Slides, Team Slides

Notes: “Templates” is now handled as Favorites.

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Save story as Favorite and edit it

Yes

Yes

No

No

Save slides to My Slides

Yes

Yes

No

No

Save slides to Team Slides

Yes

Yes

No

No

Manage Team Slides (edit/delete/organize)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Use Team Slides inside versions

Yes

Yes

Yes

No


Folders

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Create folders

Yes

Yes

No

No

Delete folders

Yes

Yes

No

No

Toggle folder Share with everyone

Yes

Yes

No

No

Manage folder members (add people, set folder role)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Become folder Owner

Yes

Yes

No

No

Folder access changes version permissions

No (no change)

No (no change)

No (no change)

No (no change)


Sharing, access, embeds, and bulk send

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Generate share links

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Update & Share (publish changes)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Enable Access Control (lead form gate)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Enable Password Protection (Team feature)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Generate embed code (iframe)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bulk send (CSV personalization)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes


Analytics

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

View analytics

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

Yes (their versions)

Viewer details (names/emails)

Unknown: need confirmation

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Reset analytics

Unknown: need confirmation

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Notes:

  • Creator Lite and User analytics access is limited to their versions, not the full story.


Exports

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Export to PDF

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PDF Advanced Settings (if available on plan)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Export other formats

No (PDF only for now)

No

No

No


Integrations, Zapier, API, calendars

Feature

Admin

Creator

Creator Lite

User

Access Integrations panel

Yes

No

No

No

Connect/disconnect CRM integrations

Yes

No

No

No

Set up Zapier

Yes

No

No

No

Enable/manage API access

Yes

No

No

No

Add calendar link to profile

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add calendar link into stories

Yes

Yes

No

No

Add calendar link into versions

Yes

Yes

Yes (their versions)

No

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