Live edits

Edit pages in real-time with other collaborators

Live editing is the default editing mode for any newly-created GitBook space.

With live editing enabled, you can see the avatars of anyone currently viewing the space in the top-right corner.

GitBook supports live collaboration, meaning you’ll be able to work on the same document with multiple members at the same time.

Toggling live edit mode

You can toggle live edit mode in a space by selecting Lock live edits or Unlock live edits from the space header’s Actions menu .

When a space is in Live edits mode, the space header will show the Editor tab. When it is in Locked live edits mode, the space header will show a Read-only tab. When the Read-only tab appears in the space header, you will need to open a change request to edit the content of the page.

When is live editing not available?

You cannot unlock live editing if:

1. a space is published with the In collection, Public, or Unlisted visibility option.

2. a space has GitHub or GitLab Sync enabled.

Only administrators and creators can lock or unlock live edits.