# Disable users to export .penpot file

**URL:** <https://community.penpot.app/t/disable-users-to-export-penpot-file/9984>\
**Category:** Ask the community\
**Tags:** community, administration\
**Created:** [October 15, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/disable-users-to-export-penpot-file/9984 "2025-10-15T18:29:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sppam\_Kontrol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/sppam_kontrol/32/7304_2.png) [@Sppam\_Kontrol](https://community.penpot.app/u/Sppam_Kontrol)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/disable-users-to-export-penpot-file/9984/1 "2025-10-15T18:29:11Z")

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we need to disable users to have the ability to export files to .penpot.

Or at least limit only to authorized users to have the ability to export.

this applies regardless if using saas or selfhost (professional or unlimited).

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**Author:** ![diacritica](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/diacritica/32/5604_2.png) [@diacritica](https://community.penpot.app/u/diacritica)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/disable-users-to-export-penpot-file/9984/2 "2025-12-02T20:17:48Z")

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We will look into this, thanks!