Setting Collaborators to Read only or Read/Write

[SamHorson]

Dear Sir,

I opened a respository, I invited someone to my repository, I would like setting access status to them. How do I set someone to Read only, some to Write and Read status?

[Imen-Frigui]

To answer your question it depends if its a stand alone repo or a part of organization (please review this):

Can't change access role of collaborator

But you can still limit access by the moderation option (your repo -> settings ->moderation option ->interaction limits)

[jyotiska222]

Hi 👋

You can manage a collaborator's access level on your GitHub repository by following these steps:

✅ To set different access levels (Read / Write):

1. Go to your repository on GitHub.
2. Click on the Settings tab.
3. On the left sidebar, click Collaborators and teams (for personal repos) or Manage access (for organization-owned repos).
4. Under Manage access, you’ll see the list of invited collaborators.
5. Next to each person's name, click the gear icon ⚙️ to change their role:
   • Read – Can view the code and issues, but cannot push changes.
   • Write – Can read and push changes to the repo.

📌 Note: You need to have admin rights on the repo to manage collaborator permissions.

Let me know if you need help with the screenshots or finding the option!

[SamHorson]

Dear Jyotiska222,

I am using GitHub Free, at the Manage access web page, it has not gear icon next to a invited collaborators, it has only a trash icon.

Best regards
Sam Ng

[Imen-Frigui]

"The ability to change collaborator roles is currently not available for private repositories on GitHub Free. This feature is only available for private repositories on GitHub Team and Enterprise Cloud plans.

If you need to change a collaborator's role on a private repository, you will need to upgrade your GitHub plan to Team or Enterprise Cloud."
https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/77312

[SamHorson]

Dear Imen-Frigui,

Noted, thank you very much.

Best regards
Sam Ng

[Nazar2]

No gear icon next to collaborator (