Workspaces help you organize animations, projects and files inside Lottie Creator. Each workspace is a dedicated area where your team or personal projects are stored, with their own files, structure and permissions.

This page covers the essentials for navigating and managing your workspace.

1. What Is a Workspace?

A workspace is the top level container in LottieFiles. It represents:

• •A personal account
• •A team
• •An organization
• •A client environment

Every workspace has its own:

• •Projects
• •Files
• •Members and permissions
• •Storage and settings

You can switch between workspaces at any time.

2. Workspace Structure

Lottie uses a simple three level file hierarchy:

Workspace
└── Project
    └── File (Animation)

Workspace

The top level container. Files saved in Creator are stored inside a workspace.

Projects

Used to organize animations by product area, campaign, client, feature or any category you prefer.

Files

Your individual animation documents saved as Lottie JSON, dotLottie or drafts.

3. Switching Workspaces

You can switch workspaces directly inside Lottie Creator.

How to switch

1. Click your profile icon in the top right corner

2. Under Workspaces, select the workspace you want to switch to

3. Creator reloads with the selected workspace’s files and projects

You will see:

• •Workspace name
• •Workspace plan (Personal, Experience or Enterprise)
• •Your role (Editor or Admin)

4. File Locations: Drafts, Projects and Dashboard

When working in Creator, your file lives in one of two places.

Drafts

• •Files saved automatically before you assign them to a project
• •Accessible via the Drafts breadcrumb in the header
• •Useful for quick experiments

Projects

• •Finalized or organized files
• •Located in your workspace’s LottieFiles Dashboard
• •You can move files into a project using Move to… from the file dropdown

Opening the Dashboard

Use:

• •Profile icon → Go to Dashboard or
• •Click the Drafts breadcrumb → View files in LottieFiles

This takes you to the LottieFiles Dashboard where you can view all projects and files for that workspace.

5. Creating a New File

You can start new animations from several places.

In Lottie Creator

Click on the LottieFiles logo on the top left → Create a new file

Starts a new blank animation in the current workspace.

From Drafts

Click New → Create animation

6. Saving Files

First Save

When saving a file for the first time:

1. Click Save or press Cmd or Ctrl and S

2. Choose a workspace project

3. Name your file

4. Click Save

Auto Save

Creator auto saves after about two seconds of inactivity.

You will see:

• •Saving… (uploading)
• •Saved (cloud synced)

7. File Actions (Inside Creator)

Click the filename dropdown in the header to access:

• •Save
• •Rename
• •Make a copy
• •Move to…

These actions modify the file within the current workspace.

8. Workspace Roles (High Level)

Roles depend on your workspace plan, but the basics are:

Admin

• •Full control
• •Manage workspace members
• •Manage projects
• •Access all files

Editor

• •Create and edit all files
• •Use Creator fully
• •Cannot change workspace settings

Viewer

• •View files
• •Cannot edit or create

9. Summary

The workspace is where all your animations live, whether personal, team based or client specific. Use projects to stay organized, switch workspaces as needed and rely on auto save to keep everything synced.