# Publishing to the community

> Source: https://sumistudio.ai/en/docs/publish-community
> Last updated: 2026-10-29
> Index: https://sumistudio.ai/llms.txt · Full text: https://sumistudio.ai/llms-full.txt

Once a canvas is ready, you can share it read-only with others or publish it to the community. Both start from the “Share” button in the canvas top bar.

## Share a read-only link

Click “Share” in the canvas top bar, then click “Share” on the “Share via link” row of the menu to create a read-only share link (/shared/ followed by a token). In the dialog, “Access” switches between:

- Public: anyone with the link can view the canvas (no sign-in needed), but only view it, not edit it;
- Only me: turns public access off, and the link stops working for others.

Sharing grants read-only viewing, never editing. On a team canvas, the “Share” menu also has “Invite to collaborate”, which copies the team's join link.

People who can edit the canvas also see “Become an official template” in the “Share” menu; click “Apply” to submit the canvas as an official template.

(Image: The “Share” menu in the canvas top bar: Publish to community and Share via link)

## Publish to the community

Click “Publish” on the “Publish to community” row of the “Share” menu to publish your work to the community showcase. You'll fill in:

- A cover image and/or video (choose at least one; upload from your device or pick from your generation history);
- The work's title and description (required) and genre (optional);
- When a challenge is running, “Campaign” (choose a contest track, or “Not participating”) and “Social link” also appear;
- The “Make canvas public” switch: when it's on (the default), the work includes this canvas and others can “View process”; when it's off, only the cover and video are shown;
- The “Allow others to copy” switch (on by default): when it's on, others can copy the canvas into their own projects and keep creating; when it's off, they can only view it;
- The “Share the making-of” switch (on by default; needs “Make canvas public” on first): when it's on, others can replay your conversation with Sumi and every change to the canvas, step by step;
- The compliance authorization checkbox (required).

Click “Publish” to submit (the button reads “Publish and enter” when you've chosen a contest track). When the site has review turned on, the work appears in the community only after it's approved; otherwise it's public as soon as you publish. If you've published this canvas before, the dialog defaults to “Sync published work”, and you can also choose “Publish as a new work instead”. “Publish” at the top right of the Community page can also publish a project, script, edit, character or single piece of media.

(Image: The community showcase, where published works appear)

## Viewing the process and copying

After you publish, anyone, including visitors who aren't signed in, can click “View process” on the work's detail page to browse the canvas's full node structure read-only. Signing in is needed only to click “Copy to my project” (called “Duplicate canvas” in the process view) and copy it to your own account to keep editing. When the creator has turned copying off, you'll see “Copying is turned off by the creator”.

> In the “Share” menu, Share via link gives a read-only link; Publish to community puts the work in the community showcase · Publishing needs a cover, title, description and the compliance confirmation; with review on, the work appears after approval · “Allow others to copy” decides whether others can copy your canvas