Sharing Overview

Learn how public profiles, briefs, notebooks, and datasets work when you share your work on Margin.

Margin is designed around a simple principle: publish your outputs, not your raw data.

What Gets Shared

When you share work, viewers see:

  • Briefs – Narrative reports with charts, tables, and images
  • Notebooks – A public notebook page with your code and outputs
  • Datasets (Pro) – Metadata, previews, and downloads for reproducibility

Your underlying data stays protected unless you explicitly make it public.

Shareable Content

Content TypePublic URLWho Can Access
Profile/@usernameAnyone
Notebook/@username/notebooks/slugAnyone with link
Brief/@username/briefs/slugAnyone with link
Dataset/@username/datasets/slugAnyone with link (Pro)

You control visibility on a per-item basis.

Public Profiles

Every Margin user gets a public profile at marginfordata.com/@username.

Your profile shows:

  • Display name and avatar
  • Bio and social links
  • List of your public briefs

Set up your profile in Settings → Profile.

Your profile URL is based on your username. Choose something professional and memorable.

How Sharing Works

  1. Create content – Build notebooks, write briefs, upload datasets
  2. Keep it private – Work stays in your workspace by default
  3. Share selectively – Toggle items public when you're ready
  4. Control access – Revoke public access anytime

Privacy by Default

Everything you create is private until you explicitly share it:

ContentDefaultHow to Share
NotebooksPrivateShare modal → Toggle public
BriefsPrivateShare modal → Toggle public
DatasetsPrivateShare modal → Toggle public (Pro)
ProfilePublicAlways visible at /@username

Next Steps