Project Roles: Leader, Editor, Viewer

Project roles define what a user can do inside a specific project. They work together with account roles.

Leader

• Can edit project settings.
• Can manage project members.
• Can create, edit, move, and delete tasks.
• Can remove project members, except where the system protects the last Leader.

Editor

• Can view the project.
• Can create and edit tasks.
• Can move tasks between statuses.
• Can delete tasks they created.
• Cannot manage project members or project settings.

Viewer

• Can view the project and tasks.
• Can add comments to tasks.
• Cannot edit task fields, move tasks, or manage members.

Account role overrides

Account Owners and Admins have broad access across projects in their account. For account-level responsibilities, see Account Roles: Owner, Admin, Member.

Where roles matter

Project roles affect project setup, task creation, task movement, and task comments. Continue with Setting Up a New Project, Creating & Assigning Tasks, or Task Comments and Email Notifications.