Don't share a single PDF file via cloud folder with your team — use Layers instead. Each person keeps their own copy of the script, and you selectively share notes via Layer export (or Live Layers on Team licenses).

If multiple users actively work in the same file inside a shared folder, a "conflicted" version is created — because two people had the file open at the same time, made changes simultaneously, and both versions uploaded back to the cloud and don't match.

Scriptation (along with every other PDF annotation app) can't offer real-time collaboration on PDFs the way Google Docs does for word processing.

The recommended workflow

Each collaborator keeps their own copy of the script and shares specific Layers of notes. For the full walkthrough — including the production-binder analogy and why this works better than a shared file — see Can multiple people collaborate on one document?

When it's time to share, an individual user Exports a Layer to their collaborator. The recipient then imports the Layer onto their own script — or combines files into a master document and merges Layers if desired.

What's Next

Can multiple people collaborate on one document?

How to Share Layers with Export

What are Live Layers, and how do I get set up?

Updated on: 02/06/2026