How to transfer ownership of a Paper doc

Updated Oct 28, 2025

Log in to dropbox.com.
Click New next to the search bar.
Hover over Document.
- If you don’t see Dropbox Paper doc in the list of document types, then you’re using the old release.
- If you do see Dropbox Paper doc in the list of document types, then you’re using the new release of Dropbox Paper. If you’re using the new release of Dropbox Paper, the owner of your Paper doc is determined by the owner of the folder it’s stored in. Learn how to transfer the owner of a folder instead.

If you're a member of a Dropbox team account, you can easily transfer ownership of a Paper doc to another member of the same team. Team admins can also transfer ownership of any doc that they currently have access to.

To transfer doc ownership:

Open a Paper doc.
Click Invite.
Click the dropdown beside the name of the person you'd like to transfer ownership to.
- If you don't see their name, share the doc using their email address first.
Select Make owner.