# Overview (/platform/workspaces)



A workspace is your saved setup in [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform. It holds everything you've laid out: the charts and their [layout](/platform/charts/introduction#layouts), each chart's symbol and timeframe, drawings, indicators (including [scripts Quant creates and edits in this workspace](/platform/quant/indicators#keep-it-on-the-workspace)), and your [panel](/platform/workspaces/panels) setup. The [Journal](/platform/workspaces/journal) sits next to the workspace — accessible from the panel rail, but the trades and notes belong to your account, not to this layout.

Your workspace setup **autosaves** when you are signed in. This is separate from the Pine editor’s **Save** action, which keeps a reusable script in [My Scripts](/platform/charts/indicators#my-scripts). The editor’s previous versions are temporary [session history](/platform/charts/pine-editor#version-history), not a permanent workspace backup. Keeping multiple workspaces gives you separate setups: one per routine (say, a crypto multi-chart grid and a separate equities layout) that you can switch between or share.

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Scripts Quant creates and edits belong to the workspace until removed. A single chat can manage multiple scripts, and there is no separate commit or **Add to workspace** step. See [Making indicators](/platform/quant/indicators#keep-it-on-the-workspace) for the script workflow.

## Save and switch [#save-and-switch]

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Workspaces dialog">
    Click the workspace name or **Workspaces** in the chart topbar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create or switch">
    Search your list and click a row to switch to that workspace. To create one, use the footer. If you typed a name in the search box, that name is used for the new workspace. An empty list just means nothing is saved yet; create one to keep the current setup.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Keep working">
    Switching replaces the charts in view with the saved layout. Every change you make from then on autosaves into the workspace you're in.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  The number of saved workspaces depends on your plan: **Free** 10, **Essential** 20, **Premium** 50, **Ultimate** 100, **AI Ultra** 200.
</Note>

## Share [#share]

From the Workspaces dialog you can share a workspace at three scopes:

* **Chart layout**: the charts with their drawings and indicators
* **Panels**: the panel setup only
* **Chart + panels**: both

Sharing is **copy-based**, not collaborative: anyone with the link gets their own independent copy, and edits on either side don't affect the other. Your chats and preferences stay private; they are never part of the share.

Shared links open on [vela.luxalgo.com](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart) and require the recipient to sign in before their copy is created.

![Share workspace dialog with Chart layout, Panels, and Chart + panels options and a Copy link button](/images/workspaces/share-workspace.png)

## What lives in a workspace [#what-lives-in-a-workspace]

<CardGroup cols="2">
  <Card title="Charts" icon="chart-candlestick" href="/platform/charts/introduction">
    Layouts, symbols, timeframes, drawings, and indicators.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Panels" icon="panels-top-left" href="/platform/workspaces/panels">
    Watchlist, Journal, Pine editor, Object tree, Data window, and Tables.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Watchlist" icon="list" href="/platform/workspaces/watchlist">
    Symbols one click from the chart. Docked panel or Advanced view.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Journal" icon="notebook-pen" href="/platform/workspaces/journal">
    Log fills, review trades on the chart, and read P\&L and Edge Score.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>