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 Type | Public URL | Who Can Access |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | /@username | Anyone |
| Notebook | /@username/notebooks/slug | Anyone with link |
| Brief | /@username/briefs/slug | Anyone with link |
| Dataset | /@username/datasets/slug | Anyone 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
- Create content – Build notebooks, write briefs, upload datasets
- Keep it private – Work stays in your workspace by default
- Share selectively – Toggle items public when you're ready
- Control access – Revoke public access anytime
Privacy by Default
Everything you create is private until you explicitly share it:
| Content | Default | How to Share |
|---|---|---|
| Notebooks | Private | Share modal → Toggle public |
| Briefs | Private | Share modal → Toggle public |
| Datasets | Private | Share modal → Toggle public (Pro) |
| Profile | Public | Always visible at /@username |
Next Steps
- Sharing notebooks – Publish full code + outputs
- Sharing briefs – Publish analyses for stakeholders
- Sharing datasets – Enable reproducibility (Pro)
- Privacy model – Understand what's exposed