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# What is Auto Live Layers?

**Auto Live Layers** automatically joins the public [Live Layers](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-are-live-layers-and-how-do-i-get-set-up-1fowibn/) group for every document you open — no manual setup per script.

|| 📝 NOTE: Live Layers is available on [Scriptation Team](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-team-4bxf8z/) and Enterprise licenses.

### What does Auto Live Layers do?

When **Auto Live Layers** is on, Scriptation automatically:

* **Joins** the public Live Layers group for any document your team already has a group for;
* **Creates** a new public Live Layers group when you're the first to open a document with Live Layers.

This skips the manual flow of opening Layers → toggling on Live Layers → choosing or creating a group for every single script. It's useful for teams who want their whole document set sharing layers from day one.

### Turning on Auto Live Layers

1. Tap the **three-dot menu** (...) at the top right, then tap **Settings**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/menusettingspng_1i92j07.png =300x429)

2. Tap the **Live Layers** tab, then toggle **Auto Live Layers** on.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/settingslivelayersautoonpng_fdwmux.png =500xauto)

That's it — the next time you open a script, Scriptation will silently join (or create) the public Live Layers group for that document.

### Adding a Private Key

By default, Auto Live Layers joins or creates the **public** group for each document — meaning anyone on your team's license activating the same script can join.

If you'd rather have every auto-generated group be password-protected, set a **Private Key**:

1. From the **three-dot menu** (...) → **Settings** → **Live Layers** tab, toggle **Private Key** on;

2. Enter a password.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/settingslivelayerspasswordpng_n5vnnq.png =500x295)

From now on, every Live Layers group auto-generated by your device will use this password. Anyone joining the same auto-generated group will need it.

|| 📝 NOTE: The Private Key only applies to groups created by Auto Live Layers on your device. Groups created manually (via the Layers menu) still use whatever password you set when creating them.

### When to think twice about Auto Live Layers

Auto Live Layers is great for high-collaboration teams, but a few things to keep in mind:

* **Public means public.** Without a Private Key, anyone on your team's license activating the same script can join your group;
* **Existing groups aren't affected.** Toggling Auto Live Layers on won't change groups you've already created or joined — it only kicks in for new documents.

| 💡 TIP: You can mix and match — leave Auto Live Layers off, then manually enable Live Layers on specific scripts where you want to collaborate.

# What's Next

[What are Live Layers, and how do I get set up?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-are-live-layers-and-how-do-i-get-set-up-1fowibn/)
[How do I turn off the Live Layers Name Header?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-turn-off-the-live-layers-name-header-1pkbd1y/)
[Uses and Tips for Live Layers](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/uses-and-tips-for-live-layers-1345ub6/)