Miro Board Locked or View-Only (Can't Edit)
Quick answer
On the Free plan only 3 boards per team stay editable and the rest become view-only. Upgrade, free a slot, or change the board's access to unlock it.
Most likely fix: Check the Free plan limit
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Check the Free plan limit
- The limit counts boards across the whole team, not only yours
- Delete or move boards you no longer need to free a slot
- Recent community reports say new boards may now be blocked at the limit instead of the oldest going read-only
Did this fix it?2. Unlock a locked board
- Open the board and click Share
- Choose Manage access and change the Team access level
- Reload and test editing
- Duplicating the board can give an editable copy, but counts toward the 3-board cap
Did this fix it?3. Check your role and plan
- Ask the owner whether you have Can edit rights
- After a downgrade, confirm the plan in Settings > Billing
- If an education or other plan was approved but limits remain, contact Support
Did this fix it?4. Export before you lose access
- Export important boards as PDF or image or save a backup copy
- Upgrading to Starter ($8 per member billed annually) re-enables all boards
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
A board shows as locked or view-only, you can't add stickies, or Miro won't let you create a 4th board.
Why it happens
- Free plan limit of 3 editable boards per team (not per person)
- Board was private or set to No access during a paid plan and locked after downgrade
- Subscription ended or plan downgraded
- Education or other plan not yet applied to the team
- Someone locked the board or you only have view access
This guide also covers
- miro board view only
- miro 3 boards limit
- miro can't edit board
- miro board locked
- miro free plan limit
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