# Make a project private

> Turn off a project's public link on any plan, Free included, so only the people you invite can open it - and why the published site stays public.
> Source: https://playcode.io/docs/build/make-a-project-private - last reviewed 2026-10-10.
> Ask Playcode's agent: "Make this project private - turn off its public link." It sets Anyone with the link to No access; the people you invited keep their access, and the published site stays public.

A private project opens only for you and the people and teams you invited. New projects start private on every plan, Free included. To make a project private again after you shared its link, set **Anyone with the link** to **No access** in the project's **Share** tab. Making a project private does not hide the published site.

## Do it yourself

1. Open the project and choose **Publish** at the top of the editor, then the **Share** tab. Or open the project menu (☰ and the project name) and choose **Share project…**.
2. If the project was never saved, choose **Save Project** first.
3. Under **Access**, find **Anyone with the link** and choose **No access**.
4. Check the row: it now says "Only people with access can open the link."
5. In a team workspace, also check the row **Everyone at** and the workspace name. Choose **No access** there to make the project invited-only inside the workspace too: then only you and the people and teams in the list can open it.

## If it doesn't work

### The Access rows cannot be changed

Only the project's creator, or an Admin of its workspace, can change them. Everyone else sees the current setting.

### A static site you made private is public again

Until 2026-10-10, when the creator opened a private static site on the Free plan, Playcode turned its public link back on and said "This project was private but has been made public. Upgrade to Pro to keep projects private." That no longer happens, but a link it turned on stays on. Set **Anyone with the link** back to **No access**.

## Limits

- A project you create while signed in starts private. To share it by link, set **Anyone with the link** to **Can view**.
- A project you start before you sign in starts public, and it stays public when it is saved to your account. Turn its link off after you sign in.
- The published site stays public: making a project private hides the project, not the site. To take the site off the internet, see [Publish a website](/docs/publish/publish-a-website).
- The people and teams you invited keep their access. To remove someone, see [Share a project](/docs/build/share-a-project).
- An invited-only project in a team workspace is hidden from the other members, workspace Admins included.