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Save your progress in Drafts

We've all been there—clicking outside a modal or navigating away from a page, only to lose all our progress. With Drafts, you don’t have to worry about that anymore. If you're interrupted when writing an issue or a comment or accidentally click away, Plane automatically saves your half-written text so you can pick up right where you left off.

How Drafts work​

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Drafts remain private and won't be visible to team members until you move them to project issues.

As soon as you start writing an issue, Plane auto-saves it for you. Should you stop midway or click away to a notification, all your issues, and soon, comments, are available in Drafts accessible from the sidebar. Find your draft from the preview text, edit it, delete it, or move the draft to a project when you're ready.

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Additionally, if you try to close the Create issue modal, you’ll see a confirmation box offering you the option to save it to Drafts. Save to drafts

Create drafts manually​

Just click Draft an issue at the top right of your Drafts screen, and write out a draft that you will pick up later.

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Manage your drafts​

To manage your drafts, click the ellipsis (•••) next to any draft and choose one of several options. Manage drafts

  • Edit
    Select Edit to make changes to your draft as you would with a regular issue. Once you're done, just save your updates.

  • Make a copy
    Need a duplicate? Simply select Make a copy to clone your draft.

  • Move to project
    Ready to finalize your draft? Click Move to project to publish it as a regular issue. A confirmation modal will appear, giving you a chance to review it one last time. Assignees and team members will be notified only once the draft is moved to the project.

  • Delete
    Created a draft you no longer need? Deleting it is easy. Click Delete, confirm, and it’s gone. A toast message will appear confirming the deletion.

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    Keep in mind, deleted drafts cannot be recovered. You'll always see a confirmation modal to prevent accidental deletions.

Troubleshooting​

Here are a few common troubles you may have and their possible solutions.

  • Draft does not appear after auto-save
    Refresh your page and make sure you are online. If this persists, try clearing your browser’s cache.
  • Unable to move a draft issue to an active project cycle
    Double-check that all the required fields are filled out and that the draft is properly assigned to the running cycle in a project before moving it.