# Save your plan

> Save a plan to your account, read the save status, see when the planner saves by itself, and what happens to a guest's draft.

Signed in, you save your plan to your account and can reopen it from any browser. As a guest, nothing is saved: your plan lives only in the open browser tab until you sign in.

## Save a plan

1. Press the plan's name at the top left to open **Plan file**.
2. Type a **Plan name**.
3. Press **Save plan**, or **Save changes** once the plan has been saved before.

![The Plan file menu of a saved, shared plan: Plan name, Save changes, Save & share, Open public view in a new tab and Unshare.](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/screenshots/plan-file-popover.webp)

The status line says “Saving plan…”, then “Plan saved as a new immutable version.” After the first save, the address changes to the plan's own page and the plan appears in your [plan library](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/your-plans.md). Pressing the save status beside the plan name saves too.

## The save status

Beside the plan name, the save status shows where your plan stands:

| Status | What it means | Pressing it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| “Local draft · not saved” | You are a guest. Nothing is saved. | Starts sign-in, and your draft comes with you. |
| “New plan · not saved” | You are signed in, but the plan has never been saved. | Saves the plan. |
| “Unsaved changes” | The plan changed since the last save. | Saves the changes. |
| “Saved” | Everything is saved. | Nothing. |
| “Read-only · …” | The plan uses a catalog version this planner can't edit. You can look at it and export it, but not change, save or share it. | Nothing. |

Narrow windows show a short form, such as “Unsaved”. Phones show a coloured dot only.

## When it saves by itself

Nothing saves on a timer. When you are signed in, the planner also saves without a click when:

- You leave the 3D view or the walkthrough for another view while the plan has unsaved changes or has never been saved. The status line says “Complete canonical plan saved while leaving the derived view.” A template you only looked at is not saved.
- You open **Share** on a plan that already has a link. The current version is saved and the link updated.
- You press **Create view-only link** in the Share dialog, or **Save & share** in Plan file.

## Versions

Every save is kept as a new version; nothing earlier is overwritten. There is no screen to browse or restore older versions yet. To keep a copy you can go back to, use **Duplicate** in your [plan library](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/your-plans.md) before a big change.

## If a save doesn't work

| Message | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| “Enter a plan name before saving.” | Type a name in **Plan name**. |
| “Finish or cancel the open review before saving or sharing.” | Apply or cancel the review that is open in 2D, then save. |
| “This plan is already being saved. Try again in a moment.” | Wait for the save to finish. |
| “This plan changed in another session. Reopen it before saving again.” | The plan was saved from another tab or device. Reopen it from your plan library, then make your change again. |
| “The plan could not be saved. Try again.” | Check your connection, then save again. |

## The unsaved-changes warning

If you reload, close the tab or leave the page while the plan has unsaved changes, the browser asks you to confirm first. This happens for guests and for signed-in plans alike.

## Guest drafts

As a guest, your plan lives only in the open browser tab. Reload or close the tab and it is gone, after the browser's warning. To keep it, sign in from the planner and save; see [Bring a guest draft with you](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/accounts-and-signing-in.md#bring-a-guest-draft-with-you).

> **Warning:** Downloading an export does not keep a plan you can edit. The planner has no import, so a PNG, PDF, SVG or JSON file can't be opened in the planner again.

## Related

- [Accounts and signing in](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/accounts-and-signing-in.md)
- [Manage your plans](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/your-plans.md)
- [Share and export a plan](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/share-and-export.md)
- [A tour of the planner](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/planner-tour.md)

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Source: https://floorplancraft.com/docs/saving-your-plan · Updated 2026-11-07