Starting August 1, 2026, Editor permissions will require a workspace seat. Editors who do not have a workspace seat on August 1 will keep their Editor access for 30 days. After those 30 days, they'll remain on their projects as Reviewers unless they're assigned a seat.

What's changing

Role	Before	Starting Aug 1, 2026
Owner	Requires Paid seat	Requires Paid seat (no change)
Manager	Requires Paid seat	Requires Paid seat (no change)
Editor	Free	Paid seat
Reviewer	Free	Free (no change)

Owners and Managers already require a paid seat today. That doesn't change. Editors are the only role moving from free to paid. Reviewers stay free with no limit on how many a project or workspace can have.

A paid seat allows someone to be assigned as an Editor on any project in that workspace.

See current pricing.

How we're easing the transition

Editors without a seat get 30 days of free Editor access. This applies to anyone who has Editor permissions without a seat on August 1, as well as anyone invited as an Editor for the first time after August 1.

During those 30 days, Editor access is limited to projects where they are invited as an Editor. This gives projects room to start without automatically adding a paid seat.

After 30 days:

If they're assigned a paid seat, they keep Editor permissions
If not, they automatically switch to a Reviewer

Workspaces created before August 1 get two free seats through January 2027. Use this window to figure out which Editors should get a paid seat going forward.

We're also removing the two-seat minimum from the Studio plan, so workspaces can choose Studio without needing to maintain two paid seats.

What to do before August 1st

Workspace owners should review who currently has Editor permissions on projects, and decide who needs a paid seat going forward:

Click your avatar (top right) → Settings
Select your workspace
Go to the Members tab and assign paid seats as needed

If you are not a workspace owner and you're unsure how these changes affect your access, please reach out to support@verybusy.io, and we can help.

Editor vs. Reviewer Role

	Editor	Reviewer
Upload rounds	✅	❌ (except first version of a new asset, if enabled)
Create new labels or edit existing labels	✅	❌
Apply existing labels	✅	✅
Comment & markup	✅	✅
Approve assets	✅	✅
Rate and star assets	✅	✅ (new)
Compare current round to previous round	✅	✅
Compare current round to any previous round (A/B toggle or side-by-side)	✅	✅
Download	✅	✅ (if enabled)
Invite other Editors and Reviewers to a project	✅	❌

If someone only needs to review work, leave feedback, apply existing labels, or approve assets, they can stay a free Reviewer. No change is needed for them.

What Permissions Are Associated with Each Project Role? →

Workspace-Level Roles: Manager & Editor

Alongside this change, paid seats now come with a workspace role that's separate from project-level roles: Manager or Editor. This determines what someone can do at the workspace level, on top of whatever role they hold in individual projects, useful when you're working with external vendors who should have limited visibility.

Not everyone with a paid seat can create and manage projects, manage members, manage template groups, or assign other available seats. That's what the workspace role controls:

Capability	Owner	Manager	Editor
Create & manage projects	✅	✅	❌
See all workspace projects	✅	✅	❌ — only assigned projects
Assign or manage available seats	✅	✅	❌
Update member roles (Manager ↔ Editor)	✅	✅	❌
Remove members from workspace	✅	✅	❌
Manage label / template groups	✅	✅	❌
Manage contact / collaborator groups	✅	✅	❌
Manage billing and subscription	✅	❌	❌
Update workspace settings	✅	❌	❌
Transfer or delete workspace	✅	❌	❌
Be assigned as Project Manager	✅	✅	❌
Be assigned as Project Editor	✅	✅	✅
Be assigned as Reviewer	✅	✅	✅

To be an Editor within a project, a person will need a paid seat with either a Manager or Editor workspace role.

Nothing changes for your team today: every existing paid member is automatically set to Manager, so nobody loses access.

Full walkthrough of assigning workspace roles: How to Add a Member to a Workspace You Own →

Questions?

Reach out to your account contact or support@verybusy.io. We're happy to help you plan the transition.

Paid Seats for Editors: What's Changing on August 1, 2026