Save draft work items

Drafts hold work items you've started but aren't ready to add to a project. Save a half-written work item as a draft, and pick it up later from Drafts in the sidebar.

How drafts work

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

Plane doesn't save drafts on its own. When you close the Create work item modal after typing something, Plane asks Save this draft?

• Click Save to keep the work item in Drafts.
• Click Discard to close the modal and lose what you wrote.
• Click Cancel to go back to the modal.

If you close the modal without typing anything, it closes without asking.

Your drafts are listed in Drafts in the sidebar. Find a draft by its preview text, then edit it, delete it, or move it to a project when you're ready.

Create drafts manually

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

Manage your drafts

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

• Edit
  Select Edit to make changes to your draft as you would with a regular work item. 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 work item. 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. ::: caution Keep in mind, deleted drafts cannot be recovered. You'll always see a confirmation modal to prevent accidental deletions. :::