Groups — Share Content With Multiple People
What Are Groups?
A Group is a lightweight access list you create in your Contacts area. You add contacts as members, give the group a name (e.g. "Study Buddies", "Design Team"), and then use it when sharing content — so everyone in the group gets access in one step.
Groups are not team chat workspaces — that is what FoxCom Spaces are for. Groups are purely for controlling who can access content you share.
Groups vs FoxCom Spaces
| Groups (in Contacts) | FoxCom Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Control access to shared content | Team collaboration — channels, boards, messages |
| Created in | Contacts → Groups | FoxCom app |
| Use for sharing | ✅ Yes — pick from your owned groups | ❌ Not used for content sharing |
| Has channels / boards | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
How to Create a Group
- Go to Contacts in the app menu.
- Click Groups or + New Group.
- Give the group a name, optional tagline and intro text, and upload a logo and/or header image (same style as Spaces and Orbit Cards decks).
- Select members from your contacts list (hold Ctrl/Cmd to select multiple).
- Click Create Group.
Who Can Receive Shared Content?
Only members with a 🟢 Platform badge (linked OrbitingFox account) can receive shared content. External contacts (⚪ badge) are shown in the member list but do not yet have platform accounts, so they cannot access platform shares.
Using a Group for Sharing
- Open an Orbit Cards deck and click 🔗 Share.
- On the Groups card, select one of your groups from the dropdown.
- Choose permissions (Study / Export / Copy) and click 🏢 Add Group.
- Anyone in that group with a platform account can now access the deck via their share link.
Tip: Only groups you own appear in the sharing picker.
Groups someone else created and added you to are visible in Contacts → Groups for reference,
but they are not usable for your own shares.
Viewing Group Usage
Open a group's detail page (Contacts → Groups → click a group name) to see:
- All members and their platform status.
- Active shares that currently use this group.
- Private notes (only you see these).